Chapter Ninety-Three: The Fog
Lu Qingchen sent Xiye to the door of the house and said goodbye hastily. www.biquge.info He always felt that it was very dark today, and it was not yet 5 o'clock, and the sky was already dark, and even the sunset had set.
He wanted to go to the upper end of Nazaki Village to find out.
The thick fog blocked everything, Lu Qingchen bought some snacks and water on the side of the road, and explored the past towards the upper part of Naqi Village. To reach the upper part, it was necessary to cross a long ramp at first, and Lu Qingchen stopped a truck.
The kind of army-green flatbed truck, not big, but full of cargo. Lu Qingchen brushed it lightly, and it was all groceries, dry food and daily necessities.
The truck driver was holding a cigarette, and he had a rose tattoo on his left arm, which must have been tattooed for a long time, and the tattoo was a little deformed.
The driver asked, "What's the matter?" ”
Lu Qingchen said: "Can you give me a ride and go up there." ”
The driver said: "I really want to go up, but you can also see that this pile of goods has already made this car reach the limit, and I really don't dare to carry more people." ”
Lu Qingchen took out some change, "Maybe these can help you change your mind." ”
The driver said, "How heavy do you weigh?" ”
Lu Qingchen said: "89.5 catties." ”
"Come on." The driver accepted the money, Lu Qingchen sat in the co-pilot, and the truck "squeaked, squeaked" and drove into the thick fog.
The white fog is thick from a distance, and even more terrifying up close. With visibility of less than 10 meters, the truck's dashboard always fluctuates between 20 and 15. No matter what kind of driver he is, he doesn't dare to gallop in such an environment, like a white purgatory.
The truck was on the road, so I felt that the road was real, and it was white all around, and occasionally it was like ashes, very ethereal.
The truck driver complained, "Oh, this place is so terrible, no matter how many times I go up and down, I always get goosebumps all over my body." ”
Lu Qingchen said: "Has it always been like this here?" ”
The truck driver said: "The fog has always been there, isn't it strange that you say Dayan Mountain?" There is always a lot of fog in the early morning or on rainy days, but the fog here never dissipates. When the mountain road was first split, it is said that several people died, and they all said that there was something in the fog, and they jumped off the cliff in fright. ”
Lu Qingchen said: "It's really unimaginable to fall from here. "Based on the journey and the slope of the truck, they may have been about 2,000 meters above sea level, and they were about to be crushed if they fell from here.
He asked, "How long is the journey?" ”
The truck driver said, "Half an hour left." Lu Qingchen frowned, there was still half an hour, wouldn't it be necessary to run to a height of three thousand meters? He didn't expect it to be so high.
The truck driver said, "What are you here for?" ”
Lu Qingchen said: "I first came to Naqi Village, I just want to know about this place, by the way, where can I stay above?" ”
The truck driver said: "Haha, there is a hotel at the door, although it is dilapidated, but although the sparrows are small, they can always live in people." ”
The two were talking, and the car suddenly rubbed something and made a violent noise!
The truck driver grips the steering wheel and brakes sharply.
Lu Qingchen opened the car window and reached out to touch the rock wall next to him. Sure enough, the fog was so thick that I couldn't even tell how close it was to the mountain, and only when I rubbed to the edge did I see a vague rock wall in front of me, and then I was completely submerged by the fog.
The driver held the steering wheel, and he was nervous.
Lu Qingchen said: "The truck only rubbed some paint, it's okay." ”
The driver said, "No, it's not...... I didn't stop when I hit the rock wall, I saw a dark shadow in front of the car and hit it directly. He couldn't speak well, suspecting that he had bumped into someone.
The two got out of the car to check, only to see a pool of blood in front of the car.
The driver was tall, but he almost fainted, "Oh my God, isn't it...... Did I hit someone? ”
Lu Qingchen said: "Are you sure it's a person?" ”
The driver said: "The fog is too big, and I only see a dark shadow." ”
There is a thick fog everywhere, there are only white and gray between the sky and the earth, and even the asphalt road under your feet does not seem so real. Is the land they are trampling on really the land? These smooth asphalt roads are condensed with wet water vapor due to long-term fog. The pool of blood spilled on the pavement, and only the treacherous meaning remained.
Lu Qingchen said: "Is there only one way up and down the mountain?" ”
The driver said, "Not bad." You can see that the road surface is extremely wide, so you are afraid of accidents, so it is wide enough to accommodate two cars in parallel. ”
Lu Qingchen comforted him and said, "It shouldn't be a human." No one walks in such a place, and the car is not going fast with its headlights on. Maybe it's an animal or something. ”
The driver said: "Speaking of which, the upper part of Nazaki Village is indeed infested with wild deer because of its proximity to Dayan Mountain. He looked at the strange pool of blood and comforted, "I hope it's just a deer......"
The driver checked the damage on the side of the car, and the two set off again.
This time he drove even slower, slowly driving through the foggy night, unable to hear or see anything around him, feeling like he had been abandoned by the world.
Lu Qingchen said: "If it goes on like this, it will be eight or nine o'clock to drive there." ”
The driver said: "It's going to be about two hours away, I don't want to have any accidents, it's better to be safe." He could still see the rock faces, some of which were weathered and prone to landslides.
If a landslide occurs in such a place, it will be devastating.
The driver drove on, and the whole body shook violently! The wheels also slipped, "Damn, rubbed a stone." The driver cursed hatefully, and the next part of the road was bumpy from time to time. He said that the mountains were old, and he couldn't help but torture, and a while ago a typhoon blew, and the road was full of rockfalls. Although the road was closed for a period of time, large pieces were cleared, but it was inevitable that scattered stones would fall.
Lu Qingchen looked at his watch, it was already 9:03.
But it's finally here.
The shadow of the street sign faintly appeared, the driver deliberately drove closer, and Lu Qingchen saw that the road sign said "Zenith - 200 meters ahead." ”
Lu Qingchen said: "Why is it called Zenith, doesn't it belong to Naqi Village?" ”
The driver said, "Yes." It's just that it's inconvenient to come and go, so the mountain is self-sufficient, and there is less contact with the villagers. There are also adults living here for a long time, and there are no children who are going to school. Maybe they're also lonely, and they're just idle and bored to make a name. ”
"Oh, that's right." Lu Qingchen narrowed his eyes, and he could vaguely see the outline of the zenith entrance.
It was a huge iron frame, standing firmly in the middle, and its outline could be seen even in the fog around it.
The truck driver said: "This is used to remind the driver that he is almost there, and try to slow down, it is the wreckage used to build the tower, and we all call it the 'golden hoop stick'." ”
Lu Qingchen looked at the legendary "Golden Hoop Stick", which was indeed very spectacular. It was almost impossible for something of this size to be picked up by man. Lu Qingchen asked: "You said the wreckage used to build the tower, where is the tower?" ”
The truck driver said: "There is an ancient pagoda in the forest in the lower part of Nazaki village, and I originally planned to raise funds to rebuild it, but it was delayed when we built half of it, so we simply used the iron frame of this half of the tower as a road signpost." ”
As the two of them spoke, they had already driven past the cold and solemn iron frame.
It has witnessed the changes of the times, and finally it has been reduced to a pile of dry bones, looking at it as if it is looking at the remains of an iron giant.