It is normal for the mountains to fog in the autumn night, and there is nothing to make a fuss about, but the hurried appearance of the people who come is surprising.

As soon as he shouted, a group of people gathered from the mourning hall, all of whom looked nervously to the west, and I followed to look over there, and it was pitch black, and I didn't see anything.

Grandpa Gu asked, "What time is it?" ”

"It's only past nine o'clock, and the fog starts earlier than usual, and it should be around eleven o'clock when you climb over the hillside." The person who told the news speculated.

"An hour earlier than usual." Grandpa Gu lit another cigarette, took a few puffs, and then looked at Mo Xianye: "What do you think?" ”

"If something goes wrong, there must be a demon, so it's better to prepare early." Mo Xianye said in general terms.

Grandpa Gu nodded: "Xiaoxiao, guard the mourning hall, and the rest of you will come with me." ”

The big guys were obviously well-trained, and they took the guys that had been prepared a long time ago and walked towards the west, while Gu Xiaoxiao returned to the mourning hall and guarded the everlasting lantern.

"Mo Xianye, should we go over and help?" Although I don't know what is going on, I do understand that there can be no accident in the west, and if something happens, the corpses in this mourning hall may have to change.

Mo Xianye shook his head: "We are new to the city, and we are not familiar with the situation in the mountains, but in the past, it has added to the chaos, and it makes more sense to guard this side." ”

"The fog they talk about is different from the fog we usually understand, right?" I asked.

"It's the same, it's not the same." Mo Xianye explained, "Fog is normal fog, after all, the mountains here are continuous, and it is normal for fog to rise at night, and the key is that the direction of the fog is abnormal." ”

"It is said that the south of the mountain and the north of the water are yang, and the north of the mountain and the south of the water are yin, because of the different sunlight, a mountain and a water are separated, and the climatic conditions are very different, but I have never seen it, the fog is not south or north, it comes up directly from the west, you see the mountain in the west, although it is not high compared to the peaks on both sides, but it is at least ten meters."

"Just now Gu Lao told me that the west side of the mountain is foggy every night, but it will hardly turn over the mountain, the fog rises at ten o'clock every night, and the fog invades at twelve o'clock, gathers on the mountain, and then slowly spreads towards the village, until the end of the farmland, as time goes by, the temperature will slowly rise, before three o'clock in the morning, the fog will be forced back to the mountain, until the sun rises, the fog dissipates, day after day, year after year, the villagers have long been accustomed to it."

"But there are exceptions, don't they?" If he really got used to it, the person who reported the news tonight would not be so nervous, and once something abnormal happened, it could be catastrophic for Daliu Village.

"What everyone is doing is to avoid anomalies." Mo Xianye looked to the west, and the group of people led by Grandpa Gu had already entered the mountain, and there was no figure to be seen.

This group of people is taking a huge risk when they enter the mountain, and if they can't control it, they probably won't be able to come back.

I glanced back at Gu Xiaoxiao, who was silently chanting beside the ever-bright lamp, and sighed, if Grandpa Gu can't come back, Gu Xiaoxiao will be like me, and he will be alone.

I asked Mo Xianye, "What will happen if the fog gathers into the village?" ”

"I haven't experienced it, and I don't know, but I heard Gu Lao say that twenty years ago, the fog hit Daliu Village once, and that time, Daliu Village was almost ransacked." Mo Xianye said.

"Ransacked?" I don't believe it very much, "If Daliu Village had suffered a catastrophe 20 years ago, in just 20 years, would these families have moved here later?" Most of those villagers are more than 20 years old, right? ”

"That's because twenty years ago, at the most critical moment, someone stepped forward to help everyone block the invasion of the fog, so the older the person, the deeper the memory of this period, and the more sensitive to the fog in the west of the mountain."

Mo Xianye tapped the inside of the mourning hall with his chin: "There are fixed mountain guards in Daliu Village, all of whom are selected from among the youngest and strongest young men in the village, the number is three, working in shifts, specially guarding the fog on the other side of the mountain, and the one lying inside is one of them." ”

"You're saying he didn't fall off a cliff and died, but by the mist?" Gu Xiaoxiao obviously didn't know much, so she didn't give me any ideas, but Mo Xianye got some useful information from Grandpa Gu.

"Falling off the cliff is a symptom, the deep-seated reason is that the fog rose too suddenly at night, and he was sucked into his lungs, and when he found that he was in a hurry to rush back, it was too late, and he would fall off the cliff in a trance." Mo Xianye analyzed it to me, "It's also because he had an accident and gave the villagers an early warning, but the price of this early warning is a little bigger." ”

I didn't seem to understand, and sighed in my heart, this fog was so powerful, but after thinking about it, there was something I didn't understand: "No, if Daliu Village had experienced a catastrophe twenty years ago, why didn't they move away?" ”

Now how good is the urbanization construction, young people are working hard outside, a little money, are buying houses in towns, remote places like Daliu Village, transportation, medical education, etc., all aspects can not catch up with the outside, all over the country like this village, there are many, but the aging is serious, most of the people who stay here are old people, they have the feeling of returning to their roots, and they are not used to life outside.

But Daliu Village is different, there are more than 100 houses in the four rows of houses in the village, and there are many young and middle-aged people, why do they want to stay?

Tou Tie, don't you want to die?

"They can't leave." Mo Xianye said, "It's like being branded, anyone in Daliu Village is a dead word when they leave Daliu Village, this is their fate." ”

"Similar to a curse?" I asked.

Mo Xianye agreed: "It's roughly the same meaning. ”

I clenched my fists, my mind kept running, the matter of Daliu Village, Grandpa Gu was involved twenty years ago, and twenty years ago, Gu Xiaoxiao's parents encountered an accident, could it be that back then, it was Gu Xiaoxiao's parents who sacrificed themselves to save Daliu Village?

But...... Gu Xiaoxiao's family ancestors have no necessary connection with Daliu Village, right?

Even if there was an accident in Daliu Village twenty years ago and he asked Grandpa Gu for help, could Grandpa Gu not see the danger of Daliu Village?

Then why did he take Gu Xiaoxiao's parents on the adventure? What's more, Gu Xiaoxiao was still an infant at that time, wasn't he afraid that something would happen and leave Gu Xiaoxiao alone for the rest of her life?

What is there in the west of Shanxi?

"Ahri." Gu Xiaoxiao suddenly called me.

I hurriedly walked over and sat down against her: "What's wrong?" ”

"I'm a little scared." Gu Xiaoxiao leaned her head on my shoulder and said in a muffled voice, "Ah Li, what should I do?" ”

"Don't be afraid, don't be afraid, it's not like we're here, it's going to be fine." I actually have a lot of bottom in my heart, but at this time, Gu Xiaoxiao needs a sense of security even more.

As soon as I said this, Gu Xiaoxiao stretched out her hand and hugged me all of a sudden: "Fortunately, you guys are here, otherwise I really don't know what to do now, I can't go with grandpa, I have to guard this mourning hall, but I always have a bad premonition, I always feel that grandpa will go this time, I'm afraid it's ......"

"No, Grandpa Gu has accumulated virtue and good deeds all his life, nothing will happen, there are so many people who go with him, maybe he will come back in a while, let's guard the mourning hall and wait for him to return safely." I comforted Gu Xiaoxiao, she didn't know about her parents, and fortunately Grandpa Gu had always kept this secret, otherwise Gu Xiaoxiao would be even more unable to sit still now.

When Gu Xiaoxiao's mood calmed down, I saw the coffin in the center of the mourning hall in a blink of an eye, this is a heavy plum blossom coffin, with a big head and small feet, and the head is carved with lifelike plum blossoms.

Lying in there, once a mountain guard, in his thirties, it was the time when life was vigorous, but it came to an abrupt end, he used his death to warn the whole village to avoid more casualties, he is worthy of our respect, but now, all of us to him, only one word is left - afraid!

Once he cheats the corpse, the consequences are really unimaginable.

The night was quiet, there was no sound of crying and mourning, no sound of mourning, and even when they were talking, everyone lowered their voices, as if they were afraid of alarming something.

I looked at the woman sitting across the coffin, dressed in linen and filial piety, and she was the saddest of all of them, her eyes were red, and she sobbed twice from time to time, and then down, when my eyes were fixed on her stomach, I was stunned.

The belly is as big as a basket.

The wife is pregnant, the man dies unexpectedly, the woman is sad, and the man's grievances should be heavy.

I touched Gu Xiaoxiao beside me and asked in a low voice, "How many months is the fetus?" ”

"The due date is approaching, I have been stimulated and grieved excessively in the past few days, and I am also afraid that something will happen to her, once something happens, it will be too late to go to the hospital, so grandpa invited the midwife to stay here early in the morning, just in case." Gu Xiaoxiao said.

I was relieved that no matter what, the pregnant woman and the child must not have an accident, otherwise it would be worse.

But then I thought, why did this man have an accident?

There are three mountain guards, and the other two are fine, but it is his turn to have bad luck, perhaps it has something to do with his family.

"Grandpa Gu asked you to hold the lamp here, did you explain anything?" I asked Gu Xiaoxiao.

Gu Xiaoxiao pointed to the ever-bright lamp and said: "Grandpa told me, the ever-bright lamp can't be extinguished, as soon as it arrives at twelve o'clock at midnight, the incense will be served immediately, the incense can't be broken, and it will continue until three o'clock to go out of the funeral. ”

"Where did you choose the location of the grave?" Obviously, Grandpa Gu's arrangement was motive, and the possibility of defrauding the corpse in the coffin was too great.

"In the mountains." Gu Xiaoxiao replied, "The specific address Grandpa didn't say, he just said that he would send the coffin into the mountain at three o'clock in the morning, I heard them say that this is the rule." ”

"Rules? What rules? I quickly asked.

Gu Xiaoxiao shook her head and said that she didn't know very well, she just listened to the people in Daliu Village.

I glanced at the time, and it was already ten o'clock in a blink of an eye, according to their previous inference, the fog would spread to the western mountains at eleven o'clock, then, before that, Grandpa Gu and they must withdraw.

Time is running out, and the more time it gets, the more likely it is that something will happen.

The breeze outside was gentle, and the lights of the ever-bright lamp swayed slightly with the breeze, Gu Xiaoxiao walked over, dialed the wick, and the woman on the side burned a little paper money.

I stood up and walked out, and I saw Mo Xianye standing there straight like a statue, looking to the west.

When I walked over, he immediately turned to me: "It's cold outside, stay inside." ”

"I can't settle down, Mo Xianye, what if something happens in the mountains?" I asked, thinking it would be okay to wait.

Mo Xianye was not worried: "I can't guarantee that others will be able to get out, but Gu Lao will definitely be able to come out, even if he loses contact, I can find him." ”

I was a little puzzled, but then I reacted, it should be that Mo Xian and Grandpa Gu had already made arrangements before, and they could contact each other in some way.

"If Grandpa Gu doesn't come out later, do you want to go into the mountain?" I asked again.

Mo Xianye nodded: "That's certain, three mountain guards, one has died, one has already taken everyone into the mountain, and the other has stayed, just in case, when the time comes, if the real person can't get out, we will follow him into the mountain." ”

"Mo Xianye, it's very dangerous, I have to go with you, I'm afraid I won't find you." I hugged his arm and said.

Mo Xianye shook his head: "Don't you still worry about my ability?" Besides, there is also a need for people to sit here, and when you leave, this large number of people don't care? ”

"But......" I tried to argue, but I couldn't find the right words, and I lowered my head, a little uncomfortable, "when will I be able to fight alongside you?" ”

"To be honest, Mo Xianye, I feel a little unworthy of you."

Maybe I was a good match with Mo Xianye back then, but now, he is still so strong, and I'm just an ordinary person, and his world, at least so far, has actually not been able to melt in.

Mo Xianye hugged me hard with his backhand, and whispered in my ear: "Bai Li, you are the best in my heart, no one can replace you, my world, only you can really come in, believe me, one day, I will marry you back in style." ”

"We have missed ten thousand years in vain, and this time, no matter how difficult it is, I will not let you go easily."

"Mo Xianye ......" I didn't expect him to say such sensational words, 10,000 years ago, how deep the relationship between the two of us should have been, and how painful it should have been the moment of losing each other.

……

waited until half past ten, Grandpa Gu didn't come back, Gu Xiaoxiao sat like pins and needles, but had to guard the everlasting lamp, and couldn't even go out of the mourning hall, so he sent me out to take a look from time to time, tossing back and forth until ten forty, everyone was not calm, and the third mountain guard was also gathering young people, ready to go into the mountain to check the situation.

At ten forty-five o'clock, Mo Xianye and seven or eight young men walked towards the west, and I watched them leave, and my heart was full of joy.

But Mo Xianye had only been gone for two minutes when a scream came from inside the mourning hall: "It's moving!" ”

It was a woman's cry, very hoarse, and I raised my feet and ran towards the mourning hall, and I saw the pregnant woman cowering in the corner, staring at the coffin in horror.

Gu Xiaoxiao's eyes stared at the coffin for a moment, everyone held their breath, and in the tense gaze of everyone, the coffin shook slightly.

Everyone saw it really, so when Gu Xiaoxiao said that the coffin was covered, a few men who had been guarding the side immediately pushed the coffin lid hard, and after that, they began to nail the coffin.

After the coffin nails were nailed, Gu Xiaoxiao brought the ink fountain and the ink that had already been mixed with special materials, and beckoned to me: "Ah Li, you come and help me play the ink fountain line together." ”

I went over and took the ink fountain line, pulled it open, and played it carefully on the coffin with Gu Xiaoxiao.

As soon as the ink bucket line flicked the first one, the pregnant woman who was sobbing and choking on the side cried loudly, and the next moment, she threw herself directly towards the coffin, hugged the coffin, and shouted while crying: "Wen Qiang, you are so ruthless, are you just leaving?" What can we do if we are left orphaned and widowed? ”

"Can you take us with you, take us with you? When we get there, our family of three is still together, okay? ”

"I can't live without you, and I can't do without you."

……

When a woman is pregnant, she is very emotionally sensitive and easy to cry, especially after encountering this kind of thing, it is even more difficult to control it.

But at this time, the most important thing is to be emotional.

The person next to her came to pull the pregnant woman, and the pregnant woman desperately held the coffin and did not let go, crying, very pitiful.

Gu Xiaoxiao and I dragged the ink fountain line, didn't dare to relax, and were still playing on the coffin.

From time to time, there was a noise in the coffin, and the amplitude grew louder and louder.

A few people finally pulled the pregnant woman away, and Gu Xiaoxiao and I tacitly accelerated the speed, but just when we played seven or eight more ink fountain lines, the pregnant woman didn't know how to break free, and one by one, she hit her head towards the coffin.

It happened very suddenly, and I reacted immediately, threw the ink fountain line in my hand, leaned sideways and fell down, and used my body to block the middle between the pregnant woman and the coffin.

The pregnant woman used all her strength and hit my heart hard, I was half dead in pain, I covered my heart, and my body fell to the ground against the coffin, although it hurt, but I was relieved.

Whether it is to cover the coffin lid, put the coffin nail or play the ink fountain line, it is to prevent the corpse from cheating, to prevent the corpse from jumping out of the coffin, if at this time, the pregnant woman hits the coffin, the coffin sees blood, everything we do is in vain.

The pregnant woman failed to hit the coffin because of a cushion on my body, and her body fell to the ground and lay there still.

I struggled to get up, and someone next to me came to pull the pregnant woman up, but when I sat up, I felt like it was wet under my legs.

How can it get wet?

When I looked down, I was immediately shocked, it was blood.

The person dragging the pregnant woman next to me also noticed that something was wrong, the coffin behind me was banging, and when I stood up, I found that there was a pool of blood on the ground, and the blood flow had penetrated under the coffin.

The blood was not mine, but the pregnant woman's, and it came from under her.

"What about the midwife? Xiaoxiao, where is the midwife? I shouted.

At this time, there was no longer so much to care about, although the pregnant woman did not hit the coffin, but she had fetal gas, as if she was about to have a miscarriage.

This month, to this extent, the child is afraid that she is about to be born, but she is so good that she will not die, but she faints, even if she is not afraid of anything else, she has a fetal gas, and it is likely that she will die twice.

The midwife, who had been guarding the ear chamber next door, heard the movement here, rushed over, put her hand on the pregnant woman's body and did a cursory examination, and immediately said, "Quick, carry the person to the bed, the child is about to be born." ”

Everyone was in all hands, carrying people, pinching people, and pinching people, all of them hugged into the ear chamber, and then came the cry of a pregnant woman in pain.

The movement inside the coffin was so loud that the whole coffin was trembling, and the blood obviously increased the climate of the things inside, Gu Xiaoxiao and I had no other way but to continue to play the ink fountain line, hoping to trap the things in the coffin.

But at this time, the ever-bright lamp suddenly flashed sharply, and a cold air forced in from the door, Gu Xiaoxiao and I were stunned, and even the coffin didn't move at that moment.

The pause was only a matter of a moment, and then, the flame of the ever-bright lantern was like a group of demons dancing wildly, and it was clearly extinguished, and the cold outside kept pouring into the mourning hall, and the sound inside the coffin intensified.

"Xiaoxiao, it's useless, I'm afraid I can't keep the ever-bright lamp." I said helplessly.

Gu Xiaoxiao didn't admit defeat: "It won't be extinguished, with me, I won't let the everlasting light go out." ”

As she spoke, she rushed to the side of the ever-bright lamp, picked up the skewer and went to dial the wick, but before the skewer touched the wick, a cold wind suddenly poured in from the outside, the kind that played the trumpet.

I walked a few steps to the door, glanced to the west, and suddenly my heart was half cold.

In the west, the fog came faster than they had assumed, and it was violent, but so far, none of the two groups of people who had entered the mountain had returned.

Even Mo Xianye didn't come back.

What to do? Looking at the current situation, let alone going into the mountains to save people, I estimate that in less than five minutes, the fog will cover the entire village, if you want to leave, this time......

I glanced at the people in the mourning hall and the incessant screams of pregnant women in my ears, and sighed.

If you really want to leave, only me and Gu Xiaoxiao can get out, and the rest of the people, it's useless to escape, and they won't run away, because they know the seriousness of the consequences.

Grandpa Gu can't get out, Gu Xiaoxiao won't leave, if we can't keep the mourning hall, the entire Daliu Village will likely become a village of death.

I walked towards the mourning hall, comforting myself in my heart, Mo Xianye is very strong, he will definitely bring others out, and I will fight side by side with him, stabilize everyone, and ensure that the corpses in the coffin do not jump out and harm people.

But at that time, the everlasting lamp that Gu Xiaoxiao carefully guarded went out.

The moment the lantern went out, I heard a gasp sound, and it was only the lantern that went out, and the bulbs around it were all on, which had no effect on the light.

Gu Xiaoxiao took the lighter and kept trying to relight the lantern, but no matter how hard she tried, the lantern couldn't be lit.

Boom!

There was a loud bang, everyone shook suddenly, and with a bang, the coffin lid that had been nailed to the coffin fell to the ground, and a pair of miserable white hands stood up from the coffin.