People living in modern society, especially in cities, have rarely experienced this kind of "absolute darkness". Because there are always various light sources in the environment, even if the light is very weak and you can't see things around you clearly, it can cause a subconscious visual response, which means that the eyes can focus in the corresponding position, so that the brain can gain a sense of space.

However, in the absence of any visible light source, it is difficult for the eyes to focus naturally, and people seem to lose some senses, which can also cause a distorted sense of space. It is a terrifying experience to be unable to distinguish between near and far in absolute darkness, as if everything is bottomless, and as if it is pressed around the body.

Absolute darkness may lead to a distorted sense of space, which in turn can affect the judgment of the sense of movement, and a certain phenomenon of "ghost hitting the wall" often occurs in this case. For example, at night when the clouds are very thick, in the wilderness, there is no reference light source around, and people will not be able to walk out of a certain area.

The main reason for this is not only the difference in stride length between the left and right feet, but also the confusion in the sense of space, which leads to problems with the sense of movement. In the absence of distant references, if the terrain is more complicated, people will subconsciously follow the best place to go. For example, if there happens to be a gentle stretch of road that encircles an area, and there are slopes on both sides, then it may be really difficult for people to get out.

Of course, there may be more than one cause of ghosts hitting the wall, and the absolute darkness of the environment is just one of them. Someone may ask, can't you use a light source for lighting, such as a flashlight or lighting a lantern?

Theoretically, this is possible, but the reality depends on how strong the light source you are carrying, whether it can shine on a distant reference object and reflect it back, so as to give guidance on spatial judgment. And in an environment of absolute darkness, the light source that is carried with you does not shine far, and people can hardly see things in the distance.

For example, someone turns on a strong flashlight in a very open and huge underground cave and shines it into the distance, but finds that he can't see anything, so he thinks the flashlight is broken, and turns around to shine on his face, but the strong light blinds his eyes.

This is the experience of the night in this outside world, although Ding Qi and the others lit three bonfires, and the dim light of the fire illuminated the grotto and the nearby hillside, but less than ten meters away was darkness, like a dark curtain. Bi Xuecheng also deliberately took out a strong flashlight and gestured a few times outside, in addition to being able to see the nearby hillside, changing the direction to shine on the mountains in front of him, the flashlight seemed to be completely broken.

This feeling was very depressing and unsettling, but fortunately, there were three bonfires, and the light of the fires illuminated the faces of Teacher Ding Qi, so that the three disciples had a sufficient sense of security. Ding Qi said: "You guys should rest first, save your strength, and you have to hurry tomorrow." Bi Xuecheng, I will call you in two hours, and then in two hours you will call Ye Yanxing......"

Meng Huiyu glanced at her watch and said, "It's still early, it's only half past eight, and I can't sleep." ”

Ding Qi: "If you can't sleep, just practice, take the Jingwen Stone in your hand, and practice the method of sitting still that I taught you, feel the subtleties and sustenance of your mind." Before he could finish speaking, he stood up with his stick, for there was a fluttering sound in the darkness, like the flapping of the wings of countless birds.

Ding Qi's ears were very sharp, and not only could he hear the sound of the air, but there seemed to be something moving on the ground in the distance. Everyone couldn't help but get nervous, Ding Qi waved his hand to tell the three disciples to stay behind the fire, and he walked outside the bonfire with a stick, standing in a position where he would be able to see a little closer to the ground.

The sound in the air became more obvious, and Ding Qi suddenly waved his long stick, only to hear two snaps, and knocked down two things in the dark, and then picked them down near the fire with the tip of the stick.

The three disciples exclaimed, "What kind of monster is this? It looks like a bat, such a big bat, and it's still white!"

Ding Qi hurriedly reminded: "Stay away, don't touch, be careful of being bitten or infected with bacteria and viruses." ”

The thing was the size of a washbasin, fluttering its wings by the fire, and it looked like two huge bats, spreading their membranous wings, and their bodies were covered with white fluff. In fact, if you look closely, these fluffs seem to have no color, but because they are too small, they appear pure white due to the refraction of light.

But they weren't like normal bats, at least Tintzy had never seen anything like this, with a long, tiny tooth mouth that squeaked as it struggled. This thing has wings and claws, and its body is like a bird, with a pair of front paws growing at the first joint of the membranous fleshy wings, and three toes stretching out two in front and one behind.

Meng Huiyu was suddenly surprised: "Master, this thing actually has no eyes!"

These two large white bats really don't seem to have eyes, only a small piece of hairless place on each side of the head, forming two small protrusions, the surface seems to be covered with a flesh-colored film, which looks like eyes, but they can't open them, or they have degenerated.

Ding Qi thought to himself: "They should be nocturnal creatures here, the sky here has no stars and no moon, the night is absolutely dark, it seems that the eyes have degenerated." I've never seen anything like this outside, it's supposed to be endemic here. ”

Bi Xuecheng: "It's very similar to the little white pterosaur in science fiction movies." ”

Dingzi: "Then you can give it a name, it's called White Pterodactyl." It appears that its sensory organs at night are similar to those of bats, possibly by ultrasound localization, or by sensing temperature changes. ”

Everyone had just heard the sound of flapping their wings in the sky, and there should have been a large group of white-winged dragons flying by, but none of them approached the fire. It seems that although this kind of thing is invisible, it can feel the temperature, or the degraded eyes still retain a little light, and the heat source radiation of the fire is something they don't want to approach.

Ding Qi deliberately walked out for a while, far away from the fire, and two white wings flew over to attack, but he was knocked down with a stick. The two things were still alive, but they couldn't fly for a while, and struggled to pounce away into the darkness away from the fire. Ding Qi didn't pay any attention to them, and let the two white winged dragons flutter away.

It seems that it was a wise decision to light three campfires to protect the camp, the darkness here is full of unknown dangers, at least this white wing dragon will attack people, and I don't know what the consequences of being bitten or caught will be, but it must not be a good thing. If you compare it to bats, this creature often carries a variety of germs, viruses and parasites, so it is best to avoid contact with them.

Two large white bats fluttered and fled back into the darkness, and Tintze walked out with his stick in his hand. Not only did he hear the sound in the sky, but there was also movement on the ground, and he was not very relieved if he didn't know why. This can be regarded as a master of the arts, and with three disciples behind, he has to take responsibility and make a difference.

This time he walked farther in the darkness than last time, and the background of the three disciples watching him by the fire was already hazy. Ding Qi suddenly took out his stick and struck it on the ground, and a small squeaky thing was picked up by him and flew to the fire. The little creature was very nimble, and when it got up and wanted to run back, Ding Qi had already jumped back in a few arrows, stretched out the tip of the stick and pressed it to the ground.

Ding Qi used his strength very skillfully this time, and did not hurt it, but captured it alive. The three disciples exclaimed, "This is a mouse...... I don't seem to have eyes!"

It looks a bit like a vole, with a fat body, but it is one size smaller, with dark brown hair with cloud-like lines, and it is much more beautiful than a house mouse anyway, and its tail is much shorter. But its eyes are also in the shape of two protrusions covered with flesh membranes, as if they have also degenerated, and even if they are still functional, I am afraid that they can only retain a little sense of light and cannot see.

Ding Qi: "Blind rats, they must also be nocturnal animals endemic to this place, sneaking out at night to feed. ”

Ye Yanxing: "It should be called a flower blind mouse, with patterns on its body." ”

Bi Xuecheng: "It doesn't have eyes, what does it rely on to forage?"

Meng Hui said: "It should rely on hearing and smell, you see that its ears are big and thin, and its nose is sharp and long." ”

The little thing was pinned down by the tip of the stick, unable to break free, and squeaked. The sound of flapping wings in the sky suddenly became denser, and the group of white winged dragons that flew over just now seemed to be attracted to the vicinity again, they were afraid of the radiation of the fire and did not dare to get too close, they were hovering not far away, and they could even see a lot of hazy shadows fluttering their wings, which made people's scalps tingle.

Tintze let go of the stick, and the blind mouse slipped into the darkness, followed by the sound of flapping wings in the sky. It seems that this kind of flower blind mouse should be the food of the white pterodactyl, so I don't know if this little thing can run away.

After a few more moments, the sound of flapping wings in the sky faded away, and the sounds in the grass in the distance were no longer audible. Ding Qi asked the three disciples to rest first, and if they couldn't sleep, they would sit down and practice. He told them that being able to stay focused in this unknown environment is a kind of realm, and the current experience is very tempering.

Although the words were said lightly, Ding Qi himself was always vigilant, and the long stick was in his hand, and he sat behind the fire as if he was uncertain. Fortunately, nothing abnormal happened this night, the fire was not extinguished, and the three disciples took turns to get up and watch the night, and when it was light, Ding Qi also slept for a while.

In fact, sitting still is also a kind of practice, at least Ding Qi has mastered the method of nourishing qi and nourishing the spirit, although it cannot completely replace sleeping, but Ding Qi sleeps for one or two hours a day. When the sun rose, the sky was shining brightly, and it was a beautiful scene, and there was a pleasant birdsong in the distant forest, as if the dark experience of last night was just an illusion.

The four masters and apprentices sorted out their equipment, set off again with their bags, and walked along the stream.

There was no danger on this day, but the road was difficult to find, fortunately, the three disciples had a good physique, and Ding Qi deliberately controlled the speed and rhythm, they did not walk fast, and the consumption of physical strength was within a bearable range. Ding Qi also asked Meng Huiyu to pay attention to the change in the height of the sun, write down the watch time when the sun roughly rises to the highest, and compare it at the same time tomorrow.

The seasons and times of day and the outside world are different here, and the length of day and night may be different, so Ding Qi wanted to make sure that a day and night here was roughly equivalent to how many hours outside.

Walking along the stream is not as easy as it sounds, as there are not always easy beaches in the mountains that are easy to walk. In the morning, they had a little trouble, and the current passed through a place with cliffs on both sides, and they had to go around the nearby hill. When I followed the sound of the water and went back to the stream, I found that the stream had formed a waterfall after passing through the cliff.

When they reached the heights, they finally saw a large wild mammal in this place, which looked a bit like a deer, and when they heard the movement in the distance, they quickly ran into the bushes and ran away, and the three disciples did not have time to see clearly.

Bi Xuecheng: "Master, what is that?

Ding Qi: "That's an elk, commonly known as the four dislikes, and it's very timid." ”

Meng Hui said: "Master's eyes are so good, you can recognize it in such a flash." ”

Ding Qi smiled: "My eyesight is indeed better than yours, and I have seen elk, and I have eaten it, and it tastes very good! In fact, your eyesight is also quite good, and your hearing is also good, I heard it just now and saw it, and ordinary people may not notice it at such a distance." ”

Ye Yanxing: "Yes, my feelings are much sharper now than before, just because I have cultivated the secret method taught by my master." ”

Ding Qi: "Then continue to cultivate." ”

As he spoke, Ding Qi also paid more attention to the movements around him, since he found a large herbivore, it means that there may also be carnivorous beasts, so be more careful......

"Master, how long will it take us to find the gateway back, as well as Uncle Shi and Uncle Shi?" these were the words asked by several disciples during the camp on the third night, and their faces were already showing anxiousness.

This is an unavoidable situation. A day and night here is also 24 hours, the same as outside, so count the days, today is already the second of January, the New Year's Day holiday has passed, and the school has also started classes. While missing two days of class in college isn't too serious, it doesn't hurt if you continue to delay and even miss your final exams.

Ding Qi understands this anxiety very well, if he can't find other people and a gateway to go out in a short time, he has to think about survival on the one hand, and psychological problems on the other.

People often have emotional breakdowns in extreme environments, although under his leadership, the three disciples have been in a stable mood for the past few days, but as time goes by, I am afraid that they will become more and more anxious, and it is easy to have accidents when walking in this environment.

Tinzi is well aware of the situation, and all of them are facing this problem. The first is what if you never get out? Second, even if you can find the portal, what if it takes too long? If you don't say it's too long, a few months, the school will definitely call the police to say that the student is missing, and the student's parents will be very anxious.

Another example is Zhu Shanxian, the head of Yuling District has disappeared inexplicably, I am afraid that it will cause officialdom turmoil and all kinds of suspicions. Even if Zhu Shanxian finally goes back, he doesn't know how he will be examined, because he can't explain his whereabouts clearly, his official position will definitely be lost, and he may not know what problems will arise from the investigation and audit during his departure from office.

For some reason, if he doesn't go to work for a few months, there is no news, and Tan Hanchuan is afraid that he will also lose his job. In fact, Ding Qi's situation in Boci Medical is similar, and as for Xian Hao, it should also delay a lot of things outside.

This is based on the fact that they will be back in a few months, and based on the current situation, this is already a very optimistic expectation. Ding Qi and the others must be prepared to be trapped here for a long time, so they must adjust their mentality of staying here for a long time, and they must not be impatient, because it will not help.

This truth may be understood by everyone, but it is not something that can be done, Ding Qi thought while stewing chicken soup, looked up with a smile and said, "Don't worry, shall I tell you a story?"

The three disciples all nodded and said, "Okay, eat chicken while listening to the story!"

The pheasant that Ding Qi caught in the mountains and forests today should be a wild bamboo pheasant, with black and white fur, a bit like a domesticated reed flower. Ding Qi was not shot with a stick, but with a sharpened bamboo branch as a shuttle.

Ding Qi's five-style stick fighting technique can not only be practiced with a long stick, such as the first type of "point", there is the kung fu of taking off the moving things, which is actually equivalent to the hidden weapon technique. Zhuang Mengzhou just taught a shelf at the beginning, but later Tan Hanchuan gave Ding Qi the most.

When Ding Qi practiced the "cloud kneading hand on the tip of the stick", he also began to practice these five styles of stick fighting with other things, such as using chopsticks. They didn't bring shotguns or bows and arrows, and it was difficult to hunt them, so Ding Qi used sharpened bamboo branches to shoot two bamboo chickens. But only one was picked up, and the other fell into the deep stream.

Among the supplies that Ding Qi brought with him were salt and condiments, salt is of course necessary for survival in the wilderness, but in fact, condiments are also necessary. In many literary or film and television works, it is actually impossible to catch any prey in the wild that is simply cooked and delicious. For example, if you boil a lot of fish in plain water or simply grill it, it will be too fishy to swallow, let alone delicious.

Chicken may be the best to make delicious, directly put a little salt stew soup taste very fresh, take thin branches to make chopsticks on the spot, the three disciples are very satisfied, while eating while listening to the story of Teacher Ding, this is a folk legend somewhere in Yunnan -

In a certain village, according to ancient legend, there is a mysterious Sanssouci village deep in the mountains outside the village, where people live a carefree life forever. A certain young man longed for Sanssouci Township, he felt that the daily work was too hard, and it was even more difficult to go to distant towns, and he only liked to lie on the haystack outside the village in a daze every day with nothing to do.

One day he was lying on the haystack basking in the sun, when a particularly beautiful butterfly suddenly flew in front of him, and he was attracted by a butterfly, so he jumped off the haystack and chased after him. The butterflies flew and flew, and the young man chased them into the mountains outside the village, and came to a valley that he had never seen before. There are verdant fields, delicate flowers, and beautiful villages, and the butterfly has become a beautiful girl.

This is Sanssouci Township, and the young man later married a girl and lived here. The people of Sanssouci don't have to work, and the fields naturally grow delicious food and flowers......

In this way, more than ten years have passed unconsciously, and this day the young man was lazily lying on the grass outside the village basking in the sun, and suddenly remembered his hometown. For some reason, he had a strong desire to go back and see, so he got up and walked out of the valley, and finally found his way out of the mountains.

When he returned to his original village, nothing had changed, even the haystacks outside the village were still the same. When he went back to the village to inquire, the day was still the day he had just left! The neighbor's children almost didn't recognize him, because more than ten years had passed, and his appearance had changed a little, and his outfit had completely changed.

The young man told the villagers about his experience, but none of the villagers believed him. In order to prove that he was not lying, the young man took the villagers to look for Sanssouci again, but he couldn't find anything.

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