Beipai Tomb Raiders Notes

Chapter 591 "Strange Bird Attacks the Mountain Courtyard"

After running for a while, Watermelon Head rushed back to save his men despite my obstruction. I had no choice but to run back with him, because if I was the only one left, I would have no chance of defeating the Jiang family, not to mention that these people came here to help me.

Just now I felt that the strange "crying sound" was familiar.

Can't go wrong.

Our team was attacked on Kirishima before. It was this strange bird. It was huge and extremely ferocious! Its claws were as big as a teenager's palm and could easily scratch human skin.

I always thought that the strange bird encountered on Kirishima ran out from the nearby wetland park, but now it seems not. Xiao Liu said that when he was a child he often heard the sound of women crying in the woods near the brick factory. In addition, there was indeed a woman who hanged herself in the woods at that time, so there was the later saying of ghosts.

Last time I saw a single strange bird, this time it was a flock of them.

As soon as I ran back, I saw Xiao Liu. I saw a strange bird poking at the back of his head, just like opening a coconut, again and again. Xiao Liu was lying face down on the ground, and had no reaction at all.

The watermelon-headed man fired angrily.

The next second, the strange bird flapped its wings and flew away.

The watermelon-headed man looked around and shouted angrily, trying to organize his men.

No one could hear what he was shouting because the scene was in chaos and panic.

It was late at night and the light in the woods was very dim. Many people had lost their flashlights, which made it even harder to see. These people had no targets, and shooting into the darkness was of no use at all, and they might even accidentally injure people around them.

At this moment, the flock of strange birds seemed to have turned into the god of death in the darkness. As long as one person fell to the ground, he would immediately be attacked by four or five of them. They seemed to have been hungry for a long time and could not wait to dig open the back of the person's head to taste the thick juice.

I knew very well that running was useless now. How could a human being outrun these flying beasts? The only way was to organize the remaining manpower and concentrate firepower.

There were piles of dead leaves and dry branches everywhere. I quickly grabbed a handful and took out my lighter to light them.

Sure enough, the burning fire attracted attention.

I immediately yelled, "Everyone come over here!"

Soon some people gathered and I saw Adong. His coat was torn into strips on his chest and his arms and face were covered in blood.

"Turn off the flashlight!"

"What did you say!!" Adong said in panic.

"Damn it! Hurry up! Turn off the flashlight!" I shouted anxiously.

We formed a circle, and as the flashlights went out, the surroundings fell into complete darkness.

I think the strong flashlight was one of the reasons that attracted these strange birds to attack. The dense woods even blocked the moonlight. Strange crying sounds were heard from time to time around, and even the watermelon-head didn't dare to make a sound.

"There! Hit!"

Adong and his men opened fire instantly.

"Stop! Save your bullets!"

"Brother...brother, did you hit him? Can you see that?"

I was concentrating, and nervously said, "I can see clearly. Let's maintain formation and move out. Don't make any noise. Once we're out of the woods and into the open, we'll be able to handle it."

These strange birds seemed to have intelligence. Seeing that we organized an effective counterattack, they chose to hide in the darkness.

We fought and retreated like this, and soon we were out of the woods.

Out of about thirty or forty people, including Adong, only eight managed to get out. Some people died, and more people ran away in panic and no one knew where to go.

The watermelon-headed man's face turned pale. He tried to contact the people who were separated, but his cell phone didn't even have a signal.

A-Dong was badly injured. He panted and asked me, "Brother...brother, what on earth were those things just now? I didn't see them clearly."

I said, "It's a creature called a forest eagle or a diaohu. I've seen them before in other places, but I didn't expect there to be so many here. The dead sheep we saw just now were eaten by these strange birds. The white copper mountain bell must be a tool to attract these strange birds, just like chickens raised in a farm. When a gong is struck, the chickens will swarm to grab the food. In the eyes of these beasts, there is no difference between a two-legged human and a four-legged goat."

Watermelon Head said with a dark face: "These beasts are not wild."

I nodded: "No, now it seems that it must have been domesticated by humans."

Ah Dong gritted his teeth and said, "Damn it! If this gets out, we'll be so embarrassed! Brothers from our illustrious Zhuji Gang have been killed by a flock of birds. I just saw Xiao Liu. He's dead! There's a hole in his head."

Another person hurriedly said, "Brother Dong, this isn't a matter of shame or not. Those beasts were actually raised by humans. We should find that person and avenge our brothers."

Adong looked at the watermelon-headed man, waiting for him to express his opinion.

The watermelon-headed guy looked at me and asked, "Didn't you know we would be in this situation?"

"I know shit!"

"How could I possibly know? I had a premonition before I came here! I said I had a feeling something bad was going to happen! You didn't believe me! Now you should believe me!"

"Boss, how about we go back first? We can talk to the other brothers after daylight."

Before Watermelon Head could make a decision, someone suddenly shouted, "Look! There's a yard!"

Looking in the direction of the guy's finger, I saw a large yard not far ahead. There was no light in the yard and it seemed that no one lived there, as if it had merged into the night.

Yu Dingcheng did not lie to us. There is indeed a large courtyard hidden in this mountain.

They had just been attacked by a strange bird and were still a little frightened. After discussion, they decided to go over and take a look.

When we arrived in front of the compound, we saw that the gate was closed. In front of the gate stood two stone lions over one meter tall. Hanging on the door beam was a black-painted plaque with red characters that read "Jiang's House".

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In addition, a couplet was painted on the wooden pillars on both sides of the door frame.

The flashlight swept over and saw that the first couplet read: "The sunset dyes the courtyard with golden waves."

The second line reads: "The wind spreads elegance and docility, and the Jiang family's hall is filled with auspicious light."

Ah Dong frowned and said, "This yard doesn't look like a place for people to live. It looks like an ancestral hall. There shouldn't be anyone inside."

Adong's feeling is not wrong, I have a similar feeling, but I don't think this is an ancestral hall.

Just looking at this gate, the layout and shape give me the same feeling as the "Gate of Life and Death" in an ancient tomb. As long as the gate of life and death in a tomb is sealed with bricks, it means that you will be separated from your family from now on.

This yard looked old, probably built in the 1950s. Adong suggested climbing over the wall to get in, but he soon found that it was not feasible because the wall was built too high, equivalent to the height of several floors, and the surface was smooth, with no place to gain leverage. The towering wall stretched as far as the eye could see, giving people a very depressing feeling, like a bunker.

In the old city of Chun'an back then, even if it was not in chaos, there were still many people who did not have enough to eat. In that era, the Jiang family was able to build such a magnificent fortress compound in the deep mountains where there were few people and no roads. What kind of financial resources must have been possessed by them?

What's even more terrifying is that half a century has passed, and no information about this compound in the mountains has been heard from the outside world. All information about the entire Jiang family has been erased, and there is no record of this place in the Chun'an Geography compiled in 1990.

I looked at the painted couplet in front of the door again.

"The sunset paints the courtyard with golden waves, the wind spreads the elegant and gentle, and the Jiang family's hall is filled with auspicious light."

This place should perhaps be called the "Sunset Courtyard" because in this mountain, the only things you can see every day are sunrise and sunset.

"This courtyard is not only built like a bunker, but also has a story behind it."

"What do you mean?"

I glanced at Watermelon Head and pointed to the left side of the gate and said, "There's a small forest over there. It's all locust trees. Locust trees gather shade and are shady trees."

I raised my flashlight and shone it toward the right side of the gate. "There are a lot of rocks piled there," I said. "They're not just randomly piled. If you look closely, they're mostly pointed rocks."

"The stone pile blocks the wind, and the locust tree absorbs water. From the perspective of professional feng shui, this is called left yin and right evil. If a house is located in this situation, it is no ordinary layout."

"You mean this is a haunted house?"

"No, the earth's energy has leaked out of the woods that hide the courtyard. I feel like there's neither yin nor yang here, or maybe the yin and yang are reversed. I think I understand what Uncle Cha said back then."

"Who is Uncle Cha?"

"You don't know him. He's no longer in Qiandao Lake."

As he was speaking, suddenly, without any warning, the door in front of him automatically opened a crack to both sides.

We looked at each other, wondering why the door opened by itself.

What was even more bizarre was that as the door of Jiang's house opened, the flashlights in our hands began to flicker, which inevitably reminded me of what happened under the Zukengyuan Water Cave.

A Dong's face was filled with fear. He stared at the crack in the open door and said, "Boss, how about... how about we retreat? There's no signal here, and we can't contact the other brothers."

"Adong, you've been with me for so many years, and this is the first time I've seen you scared."

"Godfather once said that there is nothing to be afraid of in this world, no matter if it is a human or a ghost."

After saying that, Watermelon Head stepped forward, raised his right foot, and kicked the door open.