Chapter 40: The World in the Painting (2)
No, when people enter the painting, it is a bridge that only exists in myths and legends. In reality, this will never happen.
I subconsciously held the tanuki in my arms, stood up and looked around, and at the same time, I warned myself:
Everything here is unreal, and according to the orientation, I can only be on the terrace on the top floor of the 28th floor of a residential building. Before you find a way to break the illusion, you must be cautious. If you make a mistake, you can't guarantee that it will become a piece of minced meat caused by gravity.
Looking around, not only are there no traces of the scrolls, but there are also doors and attics.
Listening to the sound of the water, he hesitated a little, and walked forward diagonally along the sound of the water.
The more I walked, the more I was shocked, and the feeling of stepping on the earth's leylines was really hard to tell if it was illusory. Moreover, this way, although it is also a trend, how can I walk thirty or fifty steps, that is, at least thirty or forty meters away. There is no obvious turning point. Even if the terrace and the roof are not separated as a whole, not to mention the edge of the roof, at least there should be a cliff. Why do you walk around and wander in the endless mountains and forests?
The sound of water was getting closer and closer, and I subconsciously quickened my pace, turning a dense forest, and a rushing mountain stream appeared in front of me.
I walked to the stream, observed for a while, and finally couldn't help but squat down, scooped up a handful of water with one hand, and slapped it on my face.
The cold water cleared my mind a little, but it also made me more convinced that the place I was at the moment was not unreal.
Awakening is only a matter of moments, the tingling sensation in the choked throat is always there, and when I breathe, the nasal cavity is hot and painful.
As soon as I came into contact with the water, the pain became clearer and stronger. I put the tanuki down, picked up the water and poured it into my mouth.
After a few handfuls of water, although it was still difficult to speak, the pain was also reduced.
I was about to take two more sips when the tanuki suddenly "meowed" and ran quickly in one direction.
I felt something was wrong, so I quickly got up and chased after him.
With a tanuki leading the way, I wasn't worried about stepping on the air, but when I ran after the cat, I suddenly felt that something was wrong.
Cats move much faster than humans, and now that the tanuki is clearly running on all fours, how can I keep up?
Also, the tanuki's fur was still as bright as satin just now, why did it become dull now, and even a few places where the hair became bald?
Unpredictably, the man had already followed the tanuki over a hill.
I was thinking about something else, and I didn't notice that I tripped over something under my feet, and I fell on my stomach.
The body was soft, as if it was pressing something, and when I held up my upper body, I almost went black and fainted.
What I was holding down was a dead corpse!
I'm all too familiar with corpses.
Looking at the surface of the dead body, I immediately judged that this person had not been dead for long.
Supposedly, the last thing I should be afraid of is a dead body, but looking at the corpse in front of me, I only felt cold limbs and difficult breathing, as if I was on the verge of death.
The source of my horror was the clothes on the bodies of the dead at first.
Light brown sweater, dark blue straight-leg jeans......
This is clearly the one that I saw Wang Xinfeng change through my spiritual sense not long ago.
However, the dead man who was pressed 'by me' and had corpse spots on his face and neck was a gray-haired old woman!
Take a closer look, although her face is old, she is somewhat similar to Wang Xinfeng.
I suddenly remembered something and jerked my head up.
After finding the dead body, the tanuki Xiaofu had already stopped and was less than three meters away from this side, looking this way.
Xiaofu was adopted by Sang Lan a few years ago, and at that time he was only a half-sized stray cat, and it was difficult to deal with a mouse.
Sang Lan's family's food is good, and after half a year's work, the cat cubs have been raised to be fat and powerful. But no matter how you say it, time will not change, at best, it can only be said that Xiaofu is in the prime of life.
But now, it seems that the tanuki in front of him has a dull coat and many bald spots, and it looks like a drooping old man.
How did it suddenly become an old cat?
No wonder it tried its best just now, and I was able to catch up with it.
After being stunned for a while, I suddenly shuddered.
This old cat is undoubtedly a little blessing, and the cat has become old...... Tripping my female corpse, could it be Wang Xinfeng?!
I finally couldn't hold back my extreme doubts, reached out and unbuttoned the corpse's jeans, and pulled the zipper down halfway.
When I turned the dead body over, I realized that what I had just done was a bit redundant.
The corpse had become very shriveled due to old age, and even if it was not unbuttoned, it was easy to tear off its jeans.
With my trembling hands, I lifted the deceased's sweater and pulled the back of my jeans down, and I was slightly relieved to see what I saw.
I remember that through spiritual awareness, I saw that Wang Xinfeng's tattoo was on the back of the waist near the groin, and now the same part of this corpse is in the same place, but there is no tattoo.
This also proves that although this old woman's appearance is somewhat similar to Wang Xinfeng, she is not Wang Xinfeng herself.
But the question that followed was, where did the corpse come from if it wasn't Wang Xinfeng?
Her facial features are so similar to Wang Xinfeng, is she Wang Xinfeng's mother?
I can't help but have a picture in my mind of an old man staying at home, waiting for his wife and daughter to come home from work. Unexpectedly, behind the door leading to the terrace, there was suddenly a strange picture. The old man, before us, entered the painting.
Whether it is the world in the painting, or the way to enter this 'world', it is enough to be shocking. Even though I am 'well-informed', I am still frightened, how can an old woman bear this strange situation. Because of this, Wang Xinfeng's mother couldn't find her way back, and finally ran out of oil and died on this hill.
In fact, I know very well that this speculation is very far-fetched, and there are too many loopholes in the meantime. But I still subconsciously think so.
Because I really can't accept it, and I don't dare to agree with another possibility
- Entering the world in this painting, people and animals will age rapidly. 、
- Tanuki Xiaofu is like this, and so is Wang Xinfeng.
- This dead body is Wang Xinfeng, she doesn't have a tattoo, but I read it wrong.
——As soon as Wang Xinfeng entered the painting, he aged rapidly, and finally couldn't support it, and died alive in this mountain forest.
I cautioned myself not to think in this direction, because this possibility was undoubtedly more terrifying than encountering any demons and monsters.
But the brain will not deceive itself, and the more you don't want to face it, the more you can't control it.
When Xiaofu let out a hoarse cry, my heart trembled.
Xiaofu has become an old cat, will I be the same as him, and become old unconsciously?
Also, Bai Jing went upstairs with Wang Xinfeng, if this dead body is Wang Xinfeng, what about Bai Jingren?
Men never wear a vanity mirror with them, but under the onslaught of great fear, my brain developed a sickly rapid response.
It seems that I've been carrying a mirror with me since a certain moment.
I hurriedly took off my backpack and pulled out the Yin and Yang Bone Mirror, which I didn't know the authenticity of. Looking at the bronze mirror, he couldn't help groaning, and sat on the ground.
In the blurred mirror, what is reflected is an old face full of wrinkles!