"Come here, the tent is set up!"

Xu Yi stood in the open field and shouted loudly to the three of us who ran over in a panic.

Among the boys, Zhang Qiang was undoubtedly the most keen, and when he saw the three of us looking flustered, he asked curiously:

"What's wrong with you, how did you pick up a firewood and come back like a ghost?"

Liu Meng is still like that, it seems that she hasn't eased up yet, the whole person is dumbfounded, Zhang Wenshu pulled her aside to comfort her.

I had no choice but to talk:

"It's okay, I met an animal and scared her, don't worry, it'll be fine in a while."

"Oh, that's right, then hurry up and pack up and take out your sleeping bag. I'll have to cook later. ”

Seeing that I said it was okay, Zhang Qiang sighed, and then urged me.

While we were collecting firewood, a few boys had already set up their tents, a total of three tents, all of which were large, and could sleep three or four people in one squeeze.

In a place like this, having a place to sleep at night is simply heavenly.

The three tents are arranged in a triangle shape and have a look after each other, and a pyre is set up in the middle so that they can be heated at night.

Looking at the time, it was still early, six o'clock in the afternoon.

The temperature in the silent valley dropped quickly, and the sky quickly darkened.

From time to time, the laughter of men and women could be heard in the empty valley, and a wisp of cooking smoke rose......

"Wow, it's so fragrant, what's cooking?"

I leaned over, looked at the pot, and pricked up my nose as I sniffed and spoke.

Chen Dong, who was busy working, stopped what he was doing and looked at me:

"This is meat and vegetable soup, add some frozen meat, and some dehydrated vegetables, and add the packet, it's good, it's fast, but it tastes very good, it's very fragrant, right?"

He smiled, said no more, and went back to preparing other food.

"Wow, it's time to eat?"

At this time, Liu Meng also ran over, and after Zhang Wenshu's comfort, she turned her head and forgot.

Looking at the pot expectantly, he went back to the tent and took out some snacks to eat.

Zhang Qiang didn't know where he went, where did he go so late?

"Oh, that's right, he said that the firewood you brought back was not enough, so he ran to collect firewood again, saying that he had to add firewood in the middle of the night."

Xu Yi explained, taking out a large circle folding blanket from his bag, which just happened to surround the fire.

"Don't worry, this is not easy to ignite, and there is still a distance, don't be afraid."

He preached to us and then said:

"Hey, sit down. Why don't you sit? ”

"Oh, well, since you've taken it out, is there any reason not to sit?"

I looked from behind me, Zhang Wenshu didn't know when he came out, and smiled to himself.

"Yo, Miss Zhang admires her face, how dare you be a little one."

It was really interesting to listen to their conversations, which were both teasing and joking.

"Haha."

Chen Dong couldn't help laughing when he heard it, and said:

"You two really go the same way."

While talking, Liu Meng sat down in front of Xu Yi, and kept putting snacks in his mouth, which seemed to be fruit-like things, and put some into Xu Yi's mouth from time to time.

"Hey, where is Xu Fei?"

I suddenly remembered Xu Fei, who had been walking alone, and asked.

I haven't seen him for so long, so I remembered it for a while.

"Oh, you ask him, he is often like this, ignore him, and when it's time for dinner, I'm sure he'll show up."

Xu Yi said with a smile.

"Have you known each other for a long time?"

Listening to Xu Yi's meaning, they seemed to be very familiar.

"Yes, I grew up with him, and he's always been like this, it's okay!"

He patted his chest and said. 、

It was getting dark, and at this time, Zhang Qiang walked back with a pile of firewood.

"Come here, pick it up for me."

Everyone stood up and helped him put down the firewood.

Good guys, there are quite a few. Coupled with the rounds we picked up before, it is estimated that it will be no problem to burn in the middle of the night.

"Sit down, thank you, you're hungry?"

Zhang Wenshu patted the soil on his body for him, Zhang Qiang sat down, and Xu Yi handed him a bowl of soup.

"Hey, what about Xu Fei? Why hasn't he come back yet? ”

Zhang Qiang also noticed that there were few people, so he asked.

Just as Xu Yi was about to explain, a figure walked over from not far away.

Take a closer look, isn't this the Xu Fei that everyone has been looking for?

"Where have you been? How did it take so long? Everyone is waiting for you to eat! ”

Xu Yi directly complained that he had the best relationship with Xu Fei, and he didn't seem to care about these things when he looked at Xu Fei.

He looked at everyone and said lightly:

"Nothing, it seems to have turned around to see if there were any beasts or something."

He is a careful person, and he can't help but make people's eyes shine.

"Oh, why are you bothering to do this? How can there be wild beasts in the winter? Don't you know that animals hibernate? ”

Xu Yi said unceremoniously.

"You've heard too much about snakes hibernating, haven't you? Who told you that an animal hibernates? Have you ever heard that people hibernate? ”

Xu Fei's words caused everyone to laugh for a while, and several people looked at Xu Fei with a smile.

Xu Yi's face was also extremely dark, and he looked at Xu Fei angrily for a while, but he didn't know where to start, which was even more ridiculous.

"The meal is ready, let's eat, come, I'll serve it to everyone."

Chen Dong diverted the topic, stood up and served soup to everyone one by one.

"Wow, it's so comfortable, sure enough, a bowl of hot soup in winter is the most comfortable."

Liu Meng was the first to sigh, this is indeed the truth.

After eating, several people got into their tents, and only Zhang Qiang and I were left outside.

"Why don't you go in and rest?"

He couldn't help but say when he saw me staying outside.

I smiled and said:

"Didn't you go in too?"

"I'm going to add firewood, light it on the fire, and I'll go in in a while.

"I can't sleep when I go in now, I'm full, let's sit outside for a while, it's stuffy in the tent."

I explained.

"By the way, it's not the first time you've been to this forest, have you?"

I asked him suddenly, as if he had thought of something.

"I don't know if it's the first time, what's wrong?"

He looked at me.

"Have you ever seen any of the animals in this forest?"

"What's wrong? Are you suddenly interested in the animals? ”

"Nothing, just curiosity."

Seeing that I didn't want to explain more, he didn't continue to ask.

"I haven't seen many animals, but I've heard that there's a strange animal here, and I don't know if it's nonsense or if it really wants to exist."

"What animal?"

His words piqued my curiosity.

"That's right, I heard that there is an animal in this Songjiang Ridge, which only haunts in winter, and many locals call this animal Suo Soul, which is usually used to scare children."

"Soul seeker? What's going on? I've never heard of an animal called Soul Seeker. That's interesting. ”

I told him that I wanted him to continue to explain the way to me.

"Whether the soul actually exists or not is just a legend, just like the year beast, no one knows. But I heard that it was a black head, and this animal had no body, only a head, but whoever saw it would have his soul snatched away. I don't know if it's true or not. ”

Zhang Qiang said.

According to his description, isn't this what I saw with Liu Meng before?

If not, what would it be?

There is no body, only a head, it can't be said, since it is an animal, it must be alive, but what we saw before is clearly dead, and the blood on the ground can't be faked.

Seeing that I seemed to be thinking about something, Zhang Qiang raised his head and looked at me and said:

"What's wrong with you? Why don't you speak? ”

"Oh, no, it's okay,"

I answered him, didn't say anything, and walked in.

It's very warm in the tent, but I really can't figure out why there is such a legend.

Only animals without bodies, do they really exist?

Besides, how can this be unique to Songjiangling?

However, the animal we saw before was really like what Zhang Qiang said.

The animal's head was something I had never seen before, and the black head was so large that I had never seen it before.

"What do you want?"

Zhang Wenshu saw that I went back to the tent without saying a word, so she ran to me and asked.

"It's okay, don't worry, I'm just thinking about things"

"Thinking about things? What do you think? Tell me about it. It's just the two of us at the moment. ”

He was right, Liu Meng went to sleep in a tent with Xu Yi.

Zhang Wenshu and I slept in a tent together.

He's the kind of good big sister type who is enthusiastic, and I've kept my distance from him.

I remember that when I walked with Qin Xinrou and Liu Nan before, I was scared half to death when I bumped into her.

Now that I think about it, it's really funny, how could I have such an idea?

"Well, do you remember the head of the animal we saw earlier?"

Seeing me mention this, he looked puzzled and said:

"Good and decent, why are you mentioning this? I'm scared when I think about it now. I asked myself if I was a college student, but I had never seen the head of that animal look like that. ”

"What's wrong? Do you know what kind of animal it is? ”

I didn't continue talking, paused, and then said:

"Zhang Qiang just told me about an animal, and I think it's very similar to what he said."

"What did he say?"

Zhang Wenshu seemed to be very urgent, and immediately asked.

"That's right, Zhang Qiang said to me, there is a unique animal in Songjiangling in this forest, its name is Suo Soul, I don't know what it looks like, but I heard Zhang Qiang say that the older generation of people say that this animal has only one head, and if anyone is seen by him, he will be hooked away from his soul and never come back."

I explained to Zhang Wenshu.

He looked incredulous and said:

"You're a college student, how can you believe in this superstition? Soul seeker? Do you believe it? ”

She seemed to be very disdainful of these things, shook her head and smiled, and said:

"Wash and sleep. You think about what you don't have this day. ”

I didn't know what to say for a while, it seemed like I was thinking too much.

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