In Bian Ancheng, pedestrians are bustling and bustling, the shops on the street paint the signboards at the entrance of the store brand new and fancy, the sound of laughter in the tavern, mixed with the loud greetings of the shopkeeper through the doors and windows to the street, the old bustard who opened the green building is even more shrewd and skillful, so that the Peugeot girl is half in front of the door, wearing thin and colorful clothes, teasing the pedestrians and merchants who come and go.

Along the road, from a hundred-year-old locust tree on Zhengjie to the south, the gate of the most popular dart game in Bian An City is open, and the people who come and go are not rarer than the Qinglou tavern. The neatly dressed guys, or driving a carriage full of goods, or carrying a package lightly and riding a horse, there are also many like Kang Ting, only holding a pillow-sized box, sending things to a village only a few dozen miles away, although this job earns little silver, but fortunately it is light and leisurely, Kang Ting just finished a long time ago, climbing mountains and wading tired, now a close, but can also ease the spirit.

Kang Ting is the most diligent person in the Golden Autumn Dart Bureau, he is clever and brave and warm-hearted, and he is quite appreciated by the dart head, most of the people in the same dart bureau are some rude men, and there is any need to read and settle accounts, and they are willing to call Kang Ting together, all year round, the money earned by Kang Ting can be left in addition to subsidizing the family, and there is still some surplus. Parents are only one son, the body is still strong, the old couple on weekdays to plant some melons and fruits to sell in the market, can also save a lot of silver, now Kangting's family background, although not as good as some of the rich businessmen in Bian An City, compared to the ordinary people, is already very superior.

When sending this dart, Kang Ting in order to send the dart to the place as soon as possible, and in order to avoid the scorching sun in the dog days, he had already set off when the sky was just polished, and when he arrived at the mountains and forests thirty miles away from Bian Ancheng, the genius completely brightened up.

Kangting to take this road, only through a corner of the forest, according to the older generation of people said that this forest is very big, in the autumn the wild geese flying south to here, but also to fly around, for fear of getting lost, more terrifying, some people rumored that there are ghosts in this forest, people who strayed into the depths of the forest can not find a way out, starved to death in the mountains and forests, wandering back and forth after becoming a ghost, still can't get out, over time there is a resentment, if you see a living person, it must be to ask for your life, so when you take this road in the forest, People often walk together, not daring to rest and delay halfway, and only after walking this broken distance in one breath do they dare to take a break.

In fact, at the beginning of this dart, it was not Kang Ting to charge, but it happened that the person who originally received the dart was the least brave thin man in the dart game, saying that something had happened recently in this forest, and the thin man was afraid and did not dare to come, so he begged Kang Ting to come together, but it happened that the night before yesterday, the thin man was seriously ill and the old lady could not come up in one breath, and the person was gone, and the thin man hung filial piety at home, and this dart could only be sent by Kang Ting.

Kang Ting had just come back from the field before, and he was busy with some family affairs, and he didn't ask what was going on in this forest, but now that he got closer, he found that this forest was indeed more strange and quiet than before.

The farther you go into the forest, the dense leaves above your head block the sun, and a thin layer of smoke begins to rise on both sides of the road overgrown with wild grasses.

Kang Ting walked alone in the forest, at first he was humming a local tune of Bian An, but after walking for a while, he found that in this deep forest, his voice sounded a little different, the insects chirping around him, and the birds flying with wings overhead, these ordinary sounds, at this time, I also felt a kind of silence to the extreme.

Gradually losing interest, Kang Ting stopped humming a minor tune in his mouth, quickened his pace and walked for a while, and found that it was still far from the exit of the forest, so Kang Ting walked, forcing himself to think of some messy things in his mind, because sometimes he felt that the road was far away, and he felt close as he walked.

Kang Ting wrapped the pillow-sized box in a bag, hugged it in his arms for a while, and carried it on his back for a while, and walked not far, only to feel that the sound of insects in the surrounding grass was a little scarce, but faintly, there seemed to be a whining cry, and the cry was getting closer and closer, and it was slowly drifting towards this side.

Kang Ting worked in the dart bureau, climbed mountains and waded through rivers for many years, and he was not less in a hurry at night, and he had encountered strange things a few times before, but none of them were like now, crying in the forest in broad daylight.

Kang Ting stopped and observed carefully, there was a dagger made of fine iron hidden in the boot of his right foot, which was given to him by his kung fu master in the dart game, and the master said that when this dagger was made, it had been quenched with black dog blood, which could not only defend himself, but also ward off evil spirits. Kang Ting bent down slightly to make a vigilant gesture, only cautiously, when the cry was near, if there was danger, he would pull out the dagger, whether it was a person or a ghost, he would fight for his life.

The cry seemed to turn with the crooked road ahead, and sure enough, it came towards Kang Ting, who watched intently, and saw a few pieces of white paper money falling in the wind, and then a few people, carrying a dark coffin, wept and walked towards this side.

Kang Ting took a look at it very vigilantly, and when he saw the person who followed the coffin, he slowly straightened his waist and watched quietly, because among the people who followed the funeral procession, there were a few people he looked familiar with, and it should also be in Bian An City, one of them Kang Ting also knew, the person lived not far from his home, he was bold and vigorous, and often did the work of carrying the sedan chair and carrying the coffin.

When the person carrying the coffin cried and cried and passed by Kang Ting, who was avoiding the side, Kang Ting did not say hello to Brother Erzhuang, for fear that the employer would blame him and disturb the funeral of others, who knew that Kang Ting did not speak, and when the Er Zhuang saw Kang Ting, he kept an eye on it, and took advantage of the gap when he did not carry the coffin, he took a step slower to Kang Ting's side and said: "Little Pavilion, why are you alone?" ”

Kang Ting smiled at Er Zhuang, patted the burden behind him, and said truthfully: "The things sent this time are not big, and they are not very expensive, I will walk faster alone, wipe the black and rush back and forth, one day is enough." ”

Er Zhuang looked at the funeral procession, lowered his voice and said, "You can pay attention, this forest has not been peaceful recently, and several people have died." As he spoke, he pointed to the coffin and said to Kang Ting, "Do you see that coffin?" The coffin was not filled with a dead man, but with a talisman for conjuring spirits. ”

Kang Ting was puzzled: "Fu Gong? ”

Er Zhuang saw that the team had opened up some distance, and quickened his speech and said: "A few days ago, another person died in this forest, his eyes were gouged out alive, and the blood flowed to death. ”

Kang Ting nodded, and when he saw that Brother Erzhuang had spoken, he turned around and rushed to the team carrying the coffin, hurriedly waved his hand, and said in a suppressed voice: "I'll be careful, thank you Brother Erzhuang!"

The second Zhuang had already approached the coffin, and did not reply loudly, for fear of disturbing the ritual of this conjuring spirit, and waved his hand towards Kang Ting, which could be regarded as a response.

Watching the team carrying the coffin go farther and farther, Kang Ting stood in place, feeling that this forest was weird but weird, and he also had a sense of awe for nature, but it was not like what Brother Er Zhuang said, as this forest is a man-eating monster, which will make people go and never return.

Don't think about those gods and ghosts, the steps under his feet are faster, not for anything else, just because Kang Ting feels that the time is not early, as soon as possible to send the things in his hand to the place, the employer is happy, he is also considered an errand, even if it is a grind, it is always his own business.

After leaving the forest safely, Kang Ting hurried a short distance before handing over the box on his back to the family entrusted by his employer. After the matter was completed, Kang Ting stayed in the town for a meal, and after eating, he came out of the small restaurant, and the sun was already sinking in the west.

The food in the restaurant was very delicious, Kang Ting felt relaxed every time he completed an errand, and couldn't help but open his arms, who would have thought that there was more food stored in his stomach, and his legs and feet were not as light as before, and when he arrived at the mountains and forests with two legs, the sun had fallen heavily on the west mountain, and the night was dark and pressed, if it weren't for the not very clear moon hanging overhead, it would have made people think that the top of their heads was covered with a layer of dark cloth.

Kangting used to walk at night, especially in summer, during the day, the sun dried a layer of people's skin, and at night the mountain breeze can blow the whole world out a little clear, so some people who are in a hurry will take advantage of the bright moonlight at night to hurry. Kang Ting had tried this before, and he thought it was pretty good, so he didn't have much thought about passing through the mountains and forests tonight.

The forest at night, and the daytime seems to have completely changed its appearance, the moonlight, which is not very bright, is even more sparse and fragmented in the forest, Kang Ting relies on his good eyes, can barely see the road clearly, thinking about the big and small things in the dart game in his head, the steps under his feet are deep and shallow, and he began to walk into the mountains and forests.

After walking for a while, Kang Ting felt that not only the trees in the forest seemed to have changed their image, but even the sound of insects chirping in the grass had changed to another tone.

While thinking wildly, Kang Ting listened carefully to the surrounding situation with his ears, and not long after leaving, he heard the sound of wheels behind his ears, turned his head to look, and saw an old horse pulling a wooden cart, on which sat three middle-aged men, who seemed to have drunk some wine, some of them were unsteady, and the horses with them were shaking, and the light from the lanterns on the ground was short and long.