At night, Yuan Qi knocked on the landlord's door. The landlord opened the door and said hesitantly, "Who are you?" ”

"Auntie, you don't remember, I asked you about some things about Yuanluo Mountain five years ago," Then he faced Zhao Deqing behind him and said, "This is my friend Zhao Deqing." Zhao Deqing stood next to Yuan Qi and said very politely: "Auntie." ”

The landlord just nodded to Zhao Deqing, who was standing next to Yuan Qi, and continued to face Yuan Qi, saying, "You are Yuan Qi." ”

"Exactly."

"Please come in." The landlord closed the door after inviting Yuan Qi and Zhao Deqing in. Yuan Qi and Zhao Deqing walked in, standing in this room and looking left and right. The landlord stepped forward and stood next to the two of them, and said, "This room is very simple, please sit down with you two." ”

Yuan Qi and Zhao Deqing sat on the sofa, and the landlord entered the kitchen and poured two glasses of warm boiled water and put them in front of the two of them, and said, "Please drink water." Then he sat down in front of the two of them and said, "What have you come to inquire about this time?" ”

"The Forest of Death."

The landlord was shocked when he heard what he said from Yuan Qi's mouth in the Forest of Death, and said: "You really don't know the height of the sky, you returned from Yuanluo Mountain five years ago is already considered lucky, before you, there are many people like you who want to go to the Forest of Death to explore, but none of these people who went to the Forest of Death have returned, and then I heard that these people have died there, there are no bones, you have time to regret it now, otherwise you are like them and have no return, there are many people who died there are also very angry, you are really a bold person." ”

"Auntie, I'll tell you so, I'm like an arrow off the string, as the so-called bow is opened without turning back, there is no reason to regret if you have made up your mind, I must go to the Death Forest, you can tell us about it."

"I'll tell you a story that is known to many people in the area, about the fact that thirty years ago, five young people came to Yunnan, and perhaps these people came to explore like you to satisfy their curiosity. The five of them first lived in the village of Yimen, and the next day went to the Forest of Death, and in the end, only one person came out, and the other four died in the Forest of Death. It would be his fate for this person to come out in the middle of the night, and he escaped this catastrophe, and this dead forest is listed as one of the major forbidden areas in our country. ”

"Are they lost in there?" Yuan Qi listened very seriously, so he asked.

"I heard that the resentment inside is very heavy, and these five people may have lost their lives because they saw something they shouldn't have seen," looking at the face of the landlord, the landlord was terrified, like a nightmare haunting her.

Yuan Qi and Zhao Deqing returned to the room, sat down, smoked a cigarette and pondered, and said after a long time: "Deqing, do you think what the landlord said is credible?" ”

"I've also been observing her facial expressions, and it doesn't look like I'm lying, since it's a no-go zone, there's a reason to be a no-go zone."

"But all these things he said are rumors, and there is a kind of exaggeration in the rumors, and we should not back down even if we take risks, and this is perhaps the most critical part of the case."

"Okay, let's go together tomorrow, even if it's the ghost gate, we have to break through," after that, Zhao Deqing got up and said, "Master, I'll go back to the room first." ”

"Go back to your room and rest first, and we'll go to the Forest of Death together tomorrow morning."

Zhao Deqing exited Yuan Qi's room and closed the door, leaving Yuan Qi alone in the room. At this time, Yuan Qi sat on the sofa, smoking a cigarette, and shook the ash into the ashtray. The full moon in the night sky is particularly bright, dispelling the dark clouds in the sky, and the bright moonlight is sprinkled on the balcony, I believe that tomorrow will be another good weather. At this time, Yuan Qi, who was sitting in front of Kazhuo, took out a blank piece of paper, wrote the four directions of east, south, west, and north on the white paper, and drew the map of the Death Forest and its surroundings according to the map on his mobile phone. When Yuan Qi finished painting, he stood up and supported his waist, and then fell asleep until dawn.

The red sun rose out of the clouds, Yuan Qi sat up at the head of the bed, then took a nap, and after getting out of bed, he opened the curtains, and the sunlight shone in to make the room bright. Yuan Qi squatted in front of the suitcase and opened the suitcase, took out a white casual suit and put it on, entered the bathroom and walked out after washing, stood at the door of Zhao Deqing's room and knocked on the door, and said, "Deqing, it's not early, it's time for us to go." ”

Zhao Deqing, who was in the room, got up and dragged his slippers, stepped forward to open the door, yawned, and said, "Master, you are here." Yuan Qi walked into Zhao Deqing's room and sat aside. Zhao Deqing entered the bathroom to wash up again, and walked out: "Master, let's go." Then he walked out of the hostel with Yuan Qi. The morning sun was too strong, it was very dazzling, and the two of them walked out wearing sunglasses. Today, they did not drive, but took a fire tricycle to the forest of death. On the way to the Forest of the Dead, these people sat on either side, and these people on either side wore pointed hats, chatting with each other, sometimes laughing, sometimes serious, sometimes slightly sad. After Yuan Qi and Zhao Deqing got out of the car, they entered the store and bought some masks and compasses. Zhao Deqing, who was standing outside the store, saw Yuan Qi walk out and asked, "Master, what did you buy?" ”

"I bought some masks and compasses for the division."

After Zhao Deqing heard this, he was puzzled, so he asked, "Why are you buying these?" ”

"The miasma in the forest is very heavy, and the mask is to prevent the miasma from invading. The Forest of Death is vast, and we can use a compass to identify the direction so as not to get lost and lose our way on the way. ”

"Master is really meticulous in his work, I can rest assured that I will walk with you."

Yuan Qi looked in front of him, and in front of him there was a path leading to the mountain col, and in the middle of the mountain pass there was a large forest. The forest is surrounded by mountains on all sides, like a large basin, as if it is isolated from the outside world, not connected to the outside world, and entering it is like entering a dead place. Yuan Qi and Zhao Deqing climbed the high mountains around the Death Forest and looked down at the large forest below, which loomed in the depths of the clouds and mist. Yuan Qi stood on the top of the mountain and looked at the surroundings of the mountain, facing Zhao Deqing who was standing next to him, and said, "Deqing, what do you look like when you look at the terrain?" ”

"Surrounded by mountains here, coupled with cloudy and mist, it is another world isolated from the outside world, like a paradise, looking at the terrain, and like a big basin, the large forest looming at the bottom of the basin is like a dead place in the art of war, if someone enters there must be no return."

"Maybe this is the legendary Yin and Yang Realm, one Yin and one Yang are in it, look at the back of the mountain," Yuan Qi and Zhao Deqing turned to look at the back of the mountain, and said: "There is a very small town in the middle of this undulating mountain, when we entered this town just now, there were only a few sparse houses around the town and under the mountain, and it was obvious that there were few people living here. When I entered a shop in the middle of town, I took a look at the shelves with compasses, masks, and some food that I needed to get around. Think about when and where you can use a compass and a mask, drinking water and other food. It is used to wait for rescue and survival when you get lost, and there is a large forest in the col near this town, and if one or several people enter this large forest, it is completely useful, and there are obviously some curious, daring, adventurous or adventurous tourists who have come here. Yuan Qi turned around and looked at a small village deep in the mountains, and then said, "Get the map," Zhao Deqing put down the backpack on his back and took out a hand-drawn map from the backpack. Yuan Qi opened the map on the stone slab, pressed the four corners with stones, looked at the small village in the southeast corner of the mountain, and then compared it with the map, and said: "Look at the southeast corner of the mountain, that is Yimen Village." ”

"Master, you drew this map."

"Last night, I drew a picture based on a map on my phone."

Yuan Qi and Zhao Deqing walked down the winding mountain road and stood in front of the woods, where the weeds were overgrown, and a sign was erected among the weeds with the words "forbidden land" written on it. Yuan Qi and Zhao Deqing looked at this sign and entered this forest, and a path led to a secluded path. When the two of them first entered the woods, the trail was covered with fallen yellow leaves, and the summer season always gave people the desolation of late autumn, and it was cold and cold. Yuan Qi and Zhao Deqing stepped on the yellow leaves spread on the ground, like a yellow carpet. They walked slowly deeper into the woods. Yuan Qi faced Zhao Deqing, who was walking on the side, and said, "Be careful." ”

"Master, I know," Zhao Deqing looked around, and his voice was still trembling.

Yuan Qi looked at Zhao Deqing and said, "Deqing, what's wrong with you?" ”

Zhao Deqing sneezed and said, "Master, it's already the height of summer, why is it still so cold here?" ”

Yuan Qi looked at Zhao Deqing who was walking beside him, Zhao Deqing was still wearing short sleeves at this time, so he took off his coat and put it on him, and said, "Quickly put it on, you see that it is dark and opaque here, and it will be warmer when you wear it." ”

"Master, what about you?"

"It's not cold for the teacher."

They continued to walk deeper into the woods, and the deeper they went, the darker the light became. Zhao Deqing stepped forward, his pace was very slow, his head kept looking left and right, I don't know what hard thing was kicked under his feet, and this hard thing rolled under a big tree with a thick bowl mouth. Zhao Deqing hurriedly walked forward, and it turned out that the hard thing kicked under his feet was actually the skeleton of a dead man. Zhao Deqing looked around, and the deep weeds were covered with white bones.

"Master, come and see, there are a lot of white bones here," Zhao Deqing said in surprise.

"I know for the teacher."

Yuan Qi stepped forward and squatted down to look at the white bones spread in the grass, and then stood up to look around, one of the white bones was very strange, his legs were constricted, and he still had a hand bone in his mouth. Yuan Qi looked at this strange white bone and said, "You see that this person must have had a strong struggle before he died, and you see that his bones are black, which is a sign of poisoning, and it is for the current corpse." You see his legs are constricted, and he still has the arm bones of his companion in his mouth, and this man is so hungry and poisoned that he is so insane that he eats the flesh and blood of his companion. Yuan Qi looked at these bones on the ground, and inevitably felt a little heartache, and said: "You look at these bones in the weeds, you can know the tragic situation of the year, some of these bones are unarmed people, a dead forest has so many innocent souls who have died, sad!" It hurts! ”

Zhao Deqing stood aside and said angrily: "Looking at these corpses, it's really inhumane!" ”

Yuan Qi stood in place, looked at the surroundings of the forest, closed his eyes and continued to ponder, then opened his eyes and said: "Master seems to have been here, but I can't remember when I came here, it seems to be very vague, everything can't be remembered." ”

"Master, you said you have been here," Zhao Deqing looked at Yuan Qi beside him and asked curiously.

"yes, it's a dream. When I was a child, I often dreamed that I was wandering in a strange place, and later I witnessed that there were indeed places that I dreamed of, but they were so vague, such as this Death Forest is a good example. ”

Zhao Deqing looked at the white bone that was touching the tree upside down, pointed his finger, and said in surprise: "Master, look, what is attached to the chest of that white bone?" ”

Yuan Qi stepped forward to take a look and said, "This is a puppet talisman," Yuan Qi closed his eyes again, kept pondering, and suddenly opened his eyes, and said: "It's not good, we have fallen for the plan of Wushan in Yunnan." ”