Chapter 14: Deep Mountains and Old Forests, the Crisis Emerges
The summer rainstorms in the village usually don't last long, and most of them are just showers, which stop after half an hour.
Today, however, it has not been raining for nearly two hours since it began, but it shows no signs of abating. I went out wearing only a straw hat, and now I'm soaking wet from top to bottom, and the rain is running down my clothes and into my shoes, and then out of my shoes. The range that I could see was very small, and I was guided by the faint light of the compass hanging from my chest.
I don't know how this thing was made, but since I entered the mountain, it has been shining with a faint light, just illuminating the small stretch of road in front of me, and everything else is dark.
I held on to the tree and walked slowly in the mud with difficulty, but despite all the difficulties, I did not forget what Huang Pizi said - don't look down at the footprints.
As I was walking, I suddenly noticed a figure in front of me, standing not far away without an umbrella, looking at me quietly.
My heart tightened, I secretly said no, I was so unlucky, I didn't run into a ghost not far away, and I didn't know what the person meant, so I could only go forward.
However, the figure remained in place, and I slowly moved forward with trepidation, but I kept in mind Huang Pizi's words that I could not deviate from the direction given by the compass...... Uncle?!
When I saw the calm face of the figure, I couldn't help but freeze in place. Just by looking into his eyes, I knew that it was my uncle and not the yellow-skinned man, and the way my uncle looked at me was gentle, gentle and loving.
"Wang Chen, are you okay alone? I'm sorry I couldn't continue to take care of you. β
My uncle spoke, and along with his words came my parents and three siblings, who were not evil spirits now, but the most ordinary human figures, all standing in front of me, looking at me.
"Wang Chen, your uncle was also killed by the monster, but you don't want to take revenge, so why do you want to help the monster?" My father was the first to speak, and the words of reprimand made me feel very guilty and embarrassed.
I have no way to deal with Huang Pizi, except for the problem of strength, I always feel that he does not look like he will harm my family, especially after a few contacts, which makes me deeply suspicious of my previous thoughts...... But now I'm facing the family I've been thinking about for a long time, can I not listen to their words, can I not listen?
At this moment, my mother sobbed, she wiped her tears and looked at me: "Don't ask for anything else, Chenchen, Mom wants you to be safe, you are Mom's last child." β
Listening to my mother's words, and then looking at the familiar faces of my relatives, I only felt dizzy in my head, as if there was a jack pressed on my neck, forcing me to lower my head little by little, and I slowly wanted to lower my head, and there was no way to continue to look directly at them......
"Wang Chen, what are you doing here?!" Just as I was about to lower my head, someone suddenly slapped me on the head, and almost instantly woke me up from my hazy state.
"I ...... Liu Huan: Why are you here? Seeing Liu Huan standing in front of me, I couldn't help but rub my temples, and I felt a little better about the grogginess.
"I saw that you and your uncle have been talking secretly, and I don't know what you are doing, so I saw that you came out by yourself, and I followed all the way, and I saw you talking to the open space inexplicably, so I couldn't help but come up and pat you."
After Liu Huan finished speaking, he looked at me suspiciously, looked up and down, and then reached out and touched my forehead: "Wang Chen, are you in the rain and have a fever?" What do you do in the mountains without sleeping at night, and we will go back together. β
Hearing her say this, I was a little strange, if someone in this mountain was manipulated, I was almost calculated by them, so what about Liu Huan, why didn't she be affected in any way.
I was about to ask her, and I heard her calling me to come home with me...... I felt dizzy and dizzy, and my hands and feet began to weaken in disobedience, as if I was really sick with a fever. When I heard the words of going home again, I just wanted to go home and take a hot bath comfortably, and then go to bed and sleep without thinking about anything.
The rest, what Mu Xiaofeng, the four tires, I don't want to care......
Thinking like this, I didn't hesitate, and followed Liu Huan to go home, on the way, she didn't ask me about the compass hanging on my chest, but moved the umbrella to my side, and I followed her by instinct, feeling that my whole body was a little fluttery.
"Hey, boy, that girl's soul won't come back after tonight, think about it yourself." Seeing that I was about to leave this mountain forest, Huang Pizi's words rang in my ears out of thin air, like an alarm bell that woke up my groggy head.
I looked at Liu Huan walking beside me, and then thought about Mu Xiaofeng, who was lying on the bed in a very dangerous condition, biting the tip of my tongue hard with my teeth, and using the pain to make my weak body lift some strength.
"That, Liu Huan, I suddenly remembered that I still had something on my body, as if I had fallen into the forest just now. You wait for me, I'll go find it right away and come back! After speaking, regardless of her reaction, I gritted my teeth and turned around and rushed back to the woods, only to hear Liu Huan shouting behind me.
"Wang Chen, Wang Chen, what are you doing?! Is there something that you can't find tomorrow? Wang Chenβ"
The voice was left far behind me, I didn't dare to look back at all, my legs were like noodles, I was limp and had no strength, so I could only run forward with my strength, and gradually became smaller and then I could no longer hear it.
Liu Huan wanted to chase Wang Chen, but he didn't know why, it was obvious that Wang Chen's speed was not fast, but she just couldn't catch up with the other party, and in the end she could only watch him run farther and farther, and then she couldn't even see a shadow.
I leaned against a tree and gasped for air, sweat mixed with rain sliding down my face and falling in my mouth with an indescribable weird taste. Only then did I feel the strength in my body returning, and the feeling of exhaustion that I was powerless to resist came inexplicably, and went silently.
"What's going on? I just didn't almost go back: went? I clenched my fists and felt better before I said my question to the compass.
"Boy, you're smart, you know I'm using this compass to contact you. Well, this matter is quite complicated, you should quickly get that girl's soul back first, and I'll talk to you about the rest later. Huang Pizi first praised me, and then said in a solemn tone that I should not delay any longer, and wait for any problems to be solved when I come back.
Naturally, I didn't delay, I gasped again, felt a lot better before I got up and continued to look forward, and what I never expected was that after only a few steps, a few stars began to flash around me, ghost-like things, but they were not as erratic as ghostfire, but around me, slowly approaching.
I could clearly feel my legs and stomach trembling, so where was the hell fire?! It was clearly a pack of wild dogs, about seven or eight wild dogs, with a strange green glow in their eyes directly in front of me, bright red tongues constantly licking their white teeth, sticky saliva dripping down the corners of their mouths, and the sound of breathing was extremely heavy and mixed with the excitement peculiar to wild animals.
Step by step, I slowly retreated with my limpy legs, and the forest, which was originally full of the smell of rain and leaves, began to fill with the suffocating smell of wild beasts......