Chapter 46

When these four people didn't enter, everything was fine, but once they stepped in, all was lost.

However, no one knew what kind of human tragedy was hidden in the human flesh workshop beneath the Cross Slope Black Inn.

To put it simply, Wang Lun and his companions followed the passage down to this secret room, and the scene before their eyes was so horrifying that it made all four of them shudder, their eyes wide open in shock, and the horror in their hearts was indescribable.

The first thing that caught everyone's eye was the dozen or so heads hanging from the ceiling, with various expressions, both male and female, which was quite terrifying. Below the heads were five or seven human skins, casually spread out on the earthen walls, like wallpaper on the walls of a later era.

Looking deeper, there were countless bones stripped of flesh piled in the corners, and from their length, they were clearly from human limbs. Next to the bone pile, there were several wooden basins filled with blood, which looked greasy and very eerie. In the far corner, there were seven or eight large wooden barrels, full of something unknown, but no one dared to check them.

The air around was murky, and the smell was indescribable, making everyone feel a strong sense of malevolence, almost to the point of nausea.

Such a scene, even a man like Lu Zhishen, who had come from the battlefield of corpses and blood, couldn't help but close his eyes. How much more so for Wang Lun, who had only seen such a scene in horror movies? At that moment, he couldn't help but feel a wave of nausea, but the two people next to him had even stronger reactions, which saved him from making a fool of himself. Wang Lun managed to stand steady, but Zhang San and Li Si were already sitting on the ground, weak and vomiting uncontrollably.

At this moment, in the inner room, there was still a man busy cutting the bones of a severed arm. Hearing the commotion, he was startled and quickly abandoned the knife in his hand, picked up a weapon from the wall, and shouted, "Who dares to look around here!"

Unexpectedly, this loud shout made Lu Zhishen open his eyes, which were now bloodshot. Without a word, he raised his staff and rushed forward. The man hurriedly raised his knife to meet him, but Lu Zhishen fiercely swung his staff, cutting the man and his long knife in half.

Zhang San and Li Si had already vomited everything they could, and the sudden situation caught their attention, making them feel slightly better. They helped each other to stand up and suddenly recognized the naked man lying on the meat table. They exclaimed in shock, "Sir, isn't that Tang Long brother?"

Wang Lun was startled by this and hurried over, ignoring the nausea in his heart. He saw a man lying on the wooden table, his left arm already severed, and blood still spurting from the wound.

Wang Lun was very anxious and quickly felt Tang Long's carotid artery, which calmed him down a bit. At this moment, Zhang San, looking at the thin stream of blood spurting from Tang Long's wound, exclaimed, "Sir, can he still be saved? Look, there's hardly any blood coming out. Hasn't Tang Long brother lost all his blood?"

Wang Lun quickly took a torch from the wall and brought it to Tang Long's wound, focusing his eyes on the flame. "When a limb is completely severed, the body's reflexes cause the blood vessels to contract, so it's less likely to die from excessive blood loss in a short time!"

Zhang San and Li Si were greatly shocked by this and nodded in understanding. Only Lu Zhishen looked at Wang Lun with surprise, his lips moving as if he wanted to say something but feared distracting Wang Lun, so he didn't speak. Instead, he took off his outer clothes and tore them into strips.

Wang Lun, seeing that the disinfection was almost complete, handed the torch to Zhang San and took off his outer clothes. Lu Zhishen told Li Si, "Quickly help him up, I'll bandage him." Li Si, not daring to delay, helped the unconscious Tang Long up and assisted Lu Zhishen in wrapping his wound. Wang Lun also took off his outer clothes to cover Tang Long's body.

After the initial treatment, Lu Zhishen turned to Wang Lun and said, "We need to find a doctor who specializes in wounds to ensure his safety!"

Wang Lun nodded in agreement, and Lu Zhishen carried Tang Long on his back as they all hurried to find an exit.

Suddenly, a cold voice came from the peeling bench in the corner, "You'd better kill me quickly with one blow, or I'll never let you go, even if you run to the ends of the earth!"

Everyone turned to look, and Wang Lun, realizing he had forgotten someone, patted his head and said, "How could I forget another one!" He told the others to go ahead and hurried over to the man, saying, "Sir, don't shout! We are also guests who have been harmed by this black inn. We'll let you out!"

The man was surprised by this. He had just woken up and seen the hellish scene before him, thinking it would end badly. Determined not to be humiliated, he had resolved to die. But now, seeing the scholar come to untie him, he was overjoyed. However, he was a proud man and didn't speak, just covering his private parts and standing up. He then saw the dead innkeeper and took his clothes to cover himself.

Wang Lun, seeing the man's long hair covering his face and his silence, and thinking of his friend's injuries, nodded to the man and hurried out.

Wang Lun rushed out of the secret room and saw Lu Zhishen and the others waiting for him. Lu Zhishen said, "Brother, the pockmarked man has been taken care of and is out of danger! Let's burn this inn to prevent the couple from having accomplices who might return and continue to harm others!"

Reminded by Lu Zhishen, Wang Lun suddenly remembered that Zhang Qing had more than one black inn on Cross Slope. After Wu Song's bloodshed at the Mandarin Duck Building, he was captured and taken to one of these inns. Wang Lun nodded and instructed Zhang San and Li Si to find oil, cloth, and other flammable materials. They agreed and went off.

On the way, Zhang San said to Li Si, "Brother, since this is a black inn, there must be stolen goods. Wait a moment, I'll go look for them!"

Li Si quickly responded, "You go ahead, I'll find the fire first and then set it!"

Zhang San ran into the inner room but didn't forget to warn, "Wait until I come out before setting the fire, don't trap me inside. I accidentally hit you with a bench earlier, don't hold a grudge!"

Li Si, hearing this, angrily replied, "I almost forgot. Go quickly! If it's too late, I won't care and will just burn the place down!"

Wang Lun and Lu Zhishen, hearing this, couldn't help but shake their heads and smile. These two were always able to create some fun.

Seeing them go, Wang Lun and Lu Zhishen carried Tang Long to a table in the hall to examine his injuries. Unexpectedly, a man walked out of the inner room and thanked them.

Wang Lun and Lu Zhishen turned to look at the man, and Wang Lun was startled to see that he was dressed as a monk.

The man, seeing the two, was also surprised and greeted Lu Zhishen, "Brother, are you well?"

Lu Zhishen replied, "Good, good! I didn't expect a monk to be caught by this black inn!"

The monk sighed, clearly ashamed of his misfortune.

Wang Lun, seeing the neatly dressed monk, thought, "Could this be the monk who was harmed by the female bandit?" He noticed the iron headband on the monk's head, the black robe, the two snowflake steel knives, and the necklace of 108 human skull beads, and became more convinced.

At this moment, Lu Zhishen said, "This is my brother. We are going to burn this inn! Monk, you can go, be careful on your journey!"

The monk, seeing Wang Lun's scholarly appearance, didn't take him seriously at first. He planned to thank the scholar for freeing him and then talk to the monk. But when he heard the fat monk say that the scholar was his brother, he was startled and asked, "The famous scholar in the江湖 is only the White Scholar Wang Lun. May I know your name?"

Wang Lun didn't answer but asked, "Monk, are you from the Screen Ridge?"

The monk was greatly surprised and said, "You know my background? Yes, I am Guanghui from Screen Ridge! I am blind and wish to know your name!"

Lu Zhishen, seeing Wang Lun's extraordinary insight, was pleased and said, "That monk, my brother is the leader of Liangshan, the White Scholar Wang Lun!"

Guanghui was overjoyed and said, "Half a month ago, I passed through Jizhou and heard the locals praise the high virtue of Leader Wang. I wanted to visit the mountain, but I was chasing a villain and couldn't make it. I didn't expect to meet Leader Wang today and have him save my life. What a twist of fate!"

Wang Lun laughed and replied, "Such a meeting is a deep bond! We came here by chance and met Master Guanghui. I have heard much about your hatred of evil and your efforts to eliminate villains, which I greatly admire!"

Guanghui laughed and stroked the necklace of human skull beads, "I, Guanghui, have killed many people, but I can say with confidence that none of them were innocent! I didn't expect to lose my luck in this remote place and almost fall into the hands of villains. If not for Leader Wang, I would have met the Buddha today!"

Wang Lun and Lu Zhishen laughed at this, and after some more conversation, Wang Lun introduced Lu Zhishen to Guanghui. Guanghui was amazed and bowed in respect. The monk then asked why Wang Lun was not on the mountain, and Wang Lun explained his journey to rescue his sister-in-law and how Xu Ning came to help. Guanghui sighed, "The villagers were right! Leader Wang is a true hero. I regret not meeting you earlier!"

Lu Zhishen, hearing this, was pleased and said, "Brother Guanghui, you are a true hero. Why not join us on Liangshan and gather with us?"