Chapter 28: The Soul Contract (4)
As if knowing that someone was looking at it, the face leaned forward, its round eyes rolling around the bone, its big mouth moving slightly, and its smile as if it were saying something. Unfortunately, this is not a movie after all, we can't hear any sound, and we don't know what it's saying.
"This damn guy is so annoying! obviously has a bloody mouth, but when he speaks, he imitates the appearance of other people's cherry mouths, sipping and sipping! Is there any mistake, could it be that it still thinks that it is a vixen that charms all beings? …… Otherwise, we can infer what it says based on the shape of its mouth! I glared at the face viciously, gritted my teeth and said, I had already greeted its ancestors one by one for the eighteenth generation in my heart, regardless of whether it had ancestors or not! Although it can't be seen or heard at all.
"Don't worry, read on!" Qi Zhen soothed me.
Thankfully, before I could go berserk, the face finally disappeared into the lush foliage, leaving only a large patch of trees on the screen. From the point of view of the refraction of the sun's rays, this should be early this morning, probably before we have class.
In a few moments, two people walked side by side in the woods, a man and a woman, and the two talked intimately as they walked. Getting closer and closer to the gap, the eyebrows of the two were extremely clear, and they were indeed Ding Zhongheng and Ye Xiaoyun. White jacket and black clothes, black and white colors set off a delicate and beautiful pair of boys and girls. It's just that there is a world of difference between the two corpses we saw later, stiff and cold, with blood-red streaks on their faces.
I stared at the picture with my eyes wide open, nervously for fear of missing any of their movements and losing important clues. Judging from the above, the two really had a good relationship and came to the woods together. So, what's going to happen next? Who could be the murderer?
Suddenly, the two stopped talking, and they both raised their heads and looked into the air. The murderer appeared? I immediately dismissed the idea! Because on the two faces that looked up, I couldn't help but smile, and they seemed to have found something interesting. Then, the two people on the screen actually chased around the woods, and Ye Xiaoyun, who was running in front, stopped from time to time, grabbed some fallen leaves from the ground and threw them at Ding Zhongheng with a smile. Alas, if we hadn't known the ending of the two for a long time, just looking at these shots, we would almost think that they were the young heroes and heroines of which literary film!
"Look, what's fogging?" Chang Qing screamed in surprise.
But no, just as I was distracted, a layer of white fog appeared on the screen. It's like someone who has sprinkled bags of lime powder, and the woods are filled with a thicker and thicker mist. The two chasing men also stopped in surprise, and invariably turned their heads to look northeast of the woods, as if listening, and then, the figures of the two gradually blurred, and slowly disappeared.
The two disappeared completely, and the "page" changed from bright to dark, and then shrunk into a ball of "fireflies" with a hint of pink in the silver white, and fell back into Chen Qiu's palm.
"That's it...... That's it...... Finished? "I was dumbfounded.
"Yes." A simple but unmistakable tone.
Ah, the dawn of hope that had just been revealed has burst like a rainbow of soap bubbles!
My face was crumpled and bitter more bitter than any bitter melon.
"Your 'corpse fireflies' seem to be disturbed." Chang Qing looked at Chen Qiu's palm.
"Didn't you say they wouldn't be eaten by the caster?" I asked, perking up.
"They didn't get backlashed. However, the caster may be an anomaly, and the medium it uses is the same as my 'corpse firefly', which is also something between a spirit and an entity, so it interferes with the images collected by the 'corpse firefly'. Chen Qiu explained.
"Oh. Then, it must be that face that killed Ding Zhongheng and Ye Xiaoyun! As soon as I think of the "grimace" with a collapsed nose and a big mouth, I don't get angry.
"I'm afraid not." Qi Zhen shook his head.
"Why?" I'm not convinced.
"What we saw just now is the scene of Ding Zhongheng and Ye Xiaoyun before they died, and it should be their last memory. That is, only what has ever appeared in front of their eyes can be presented. However, when the face appeared, the two of them had not yet entered the woods! Evergreen also understood.
"So, what's going on?" I asked, rubbing my forehead.
"The spellcaster who is hidden behind the scenes has influenced the 'corpse firefly', so the scene presented in front of us will look like a patchwork and edited movie!" Chen Qiu sighed.
"Oh." I nodded stupidly, then wrinkled my face into bitter melon again, "Alas! Now, we're at the end of our rope again! ”
"Maybe we still have a chance." Qi Zhen said calmly.
"What chance?"
"There's someone else on that death list!"
"Well, we can find out the murderer by protecting the classmates on the next list!" I suddenly asked Chang Qing, "Who is next on the list?" ”
“…… His name is very strange, Yun Tengjiao! ”
"Yun Tengjiao?!" Qi Zhen and I exclaimed together, what a coincidence, it was him!
"What? Do you know him? Chang Qing asked.
"yes!" I smiled wryly, I was going to avoid this strange "friend" who made me fearful! Now it seems...... Sure enough, "the more afraid of the dark, the more hellish you see"!
"Is he unsightly? Look at your bitter gourd face. Evergreen chuckled.
"No, he's a beautiful man!" I shrugged.
"Just kidding! Adonis? Does he have my beauty? Chang Qing Gu shook his hair in a chic manner, causing me to roll my eyes.
"Alright, no kidding!" Chen Qiuwan smiled, and his sadness decreased slightly.
"It seems that we can only use him as bait to catch the murderer!" Qi Zhen's tone was thoughtful, with a little strange unwillingness.
"How do you fish?" I asked.
"I came forward and had a relationship with him, and after getting acquainted, Qi Zhen and I followed him closely every day. We'll know who will attack him at that time! Chang Qing hurriedly replied.
"No. You two follow him like bodyguards, it's so eye-catching! And it might cause him to resent it. Chen Qiu disagreed.
"I'm afraid that the murderer will see through us because of this, but if he doesn't take the bait, or find another target to attack, it's bad!" Qi Zhen added.
"So, what do you mean?" Chang Qing spread his hands, a little helpless.
"Little Star, what do you say?" Chen Qiu turned his head sideways and asked me.
"......," I sighed and muttered reluctantly, "knowingly, it's not for me to approach him!" ”
"We don't know him well, and besides, he has a very ...... attitude towards you Different, you go to get close to him, it should be easier! When Qi Zhen said that his attitude towards me was "different", he paused obviously, and his reluctance was undoubtedly revealed.
"Well, okay." I nodded listlessly. In fact, I can't think of anything else or better, so I'll make do with it!
"Don't do this, Qi Zhen and I will secretly protect you!" Evergreen hooked my shoulders to comfort me.
"Protection? Don't want it! You treat me as a fool, and you don't let me catch the murderer, and when I see that the situation is not good, I won't slip away? "I said it easily, but I didn't know the bottom in my heart, as long as I thought of Ding Zhongheng and Ye Xiaoyun's terrible appearance after death, I was terrified.
"I'm afraid that when the time comes......" Qi Zhen and Chen Qiu spoke at the same time, and stopped at the same time, not only did they say exactly the same thing, but even their expressions were the same when they looked at me. It's just that the things contained in the unfinished words may not be the same, and such a thought suddenly jumped in my heart.
"No matter what, you must cheer up 120,000 points anyway! By the way," Chang Qing lowered his head and rummaged in his pants pocket, then took out a triangular yellow talisman and put it in my hand, "You take this, it will help you in case of danger!" ”
I looked at it over and over, and although it was a talisman, there was no cinnabar symbol, and the yellow color was wilted, and it looked extremely inconspicuous.
"That's it? How can it help me? I couldn't help but pout, and then asked innocently, "Will it be like Aladdin's magic lamp, as soon as I scream, there will be a summoned beast or Shikishen to come out and help me deal with all dangers?" ”
"Oh my God!" Now it was Chang Qing's turn to roll his eyes, "What have you been reading lately?" How did Aladdin's magic lamp get together with Shishen, it's really a mess! …… This is a 'spark', if you encounter danger, it will warn you, and I can also sense your location immediately and rush to save you!" ”
"Oh! It turned out to be just an 'alarm'! "I secretly despise it in my heart, and evergreen equipment is nothing more than that!
"Hey, since you have this kind of talisman, why don't you take it out last time in the old building? Do you want to hide a hand from us? I suddenly remembered this stubble, and immediately changed to a fierce and vicious face.
"Not yet! …… It was given to me by my uncle when he was leaving. Chang Qing pulled a handful of hair in embarrassment.
“……”
"Okay, let's start the 'Fishing Plan' tomorrow!" It seemed that the announcement was over, Chen Qiu smiled slightly, took my shoulder, and waved his hand to Qi Zhen and Changqing, and the four of us turned around and walked towards the classroom with different expressions.
Although the autumn weather is cool, the midday sun is bright and warm, with blue skies and white clouds, fluttering and leisurely, making people feel comfortable.
When we were gone, two dark shadows were silently cast in the corner of the ground floor.
"How?"
"Everything is going according to plan!"
"Okay."
Brief conversations, deliberately vague voices, all show that the speaker does not want to be known.
It's just that both shadows are strange. The shadow on the left should be tall, but when it is reflected on the wall, it blindly bows its head and bends down, as if it has been humbled to the point of fear. The shadow on the right was terrifyingly black, that thick and deep black, flashing with an evil and strange light, like the color of hell! Moreover, the shadow was cast on the wall, with neither limbs nor neck, nor even a head, but a long strip of straight line, like a venomous snake standing upright, hissing and spitting letters, looking for its prey!
If at this time, we see the owners of these two shadows clearly, we will definitely be dumbfounded, and we can only sigh in our hearts: the world is changeable, and the good and evil of people's hearts are unpredictable!
The wind is blowing!
In the lawn not far away, bamboo and plantain swayed in the wind.
The shadows on the wall flickered and vanished, like a burnt candle.
In the plantain leaf bush, a slender figure can be faintly seen hiding in it. The figure was pale yellow, and the whole person was wrapped in huge green leaves, motionless, as if it was born as the fruit of a plantain. The wind was whining and the blades were flying, masking the sound of breathing and heartbeat, so the figure didn't alarm anyone—including us and the two black shadows!
When the black shadow on the wall disappeared, a pair of slightly childish but enthusiastic eyes slowly lifted up, looking at the teaching building in front of them, and a sneer, fierce and sarcastic sneer suddenly spread from the corners of his mouth, overflowing the entire body. At this moment, although it is silent, this person must be secretly proud in his heart: the praying mantis catches the cicada, and the yellow finch is behind!
The sky is high and the clouds are light, and the sun that shines on the earth benefits all beings and contains everything: love and hatred, righteousness and evil, beauty and ugliness......
However, the will of heaven is often unpredictable, and in the dark, this rotating wheel of fate follows the most ruthless and just way of heaven! Who is a praying mantis? Who is the Yellow Sparrow? Who is the hunter who is waiting for the net and bending the bow to shoot? Until the final curtain falls, no one can see clearly!