The spirit flag, also known as the soul flag.

In fact, it is a kind of flag that hangs vertically, which is used to attract ghosts during funerals. It is propped up with a long bamboo pole and placed next to the body until the deceased is left for funeral. At the time of the funeral, the eldest grandson or eldest son generally holds up the soul flag and walks at the forefront of the funeral procession. When holding the Soul Banner, its rod rests against its chest, but it grabs over its head. After the deceased is buried in the grave, the soul banner will be inserted on the tomb until it is gone with the wind.

In many places, the mourning flag is made of three pieces of wood or bamboo, one vertically and two horizontally crossed, and a piece of cloth is hung in the middle. On the left side of the cloth is written the birthday of the deceased, on the right side is the date of the deceased's death, and in the middle is the name of the deceased. The existence of the spirit flag has a long history, and there have been written records: the ancients were given in front of the coffin, and today's people use bamboo to hang out of the house, and the Yin and Yang family will pass it on, thinking that the soul of the deceased is melodious into space, so that it can return.

Although the spirit flags are different from place to place, their functions are similar. It is mainly used to guide the soul of the deceased.

And Xing Mo and Zhou Zheng were in this mountain forest, and they actually saw the spirit flag.

There were no graves found around, but there were spirit flags, which could not help but make several people full of suspicion, and at the same time, they were also uneasy, not knowing what would happen next.

Judging from the current situation, Zhou Zheng was caught in the way of the spirit flag, and was led by the spirit flag to go to the waterhole and make such a strange move.

Although Zhou Zheng, Youyou, and Xing Mo didn't believe in ghosts and gods, this incident occurred, and the faces of several people were also very ugly.

Speaking of this, Ma Tan poured another glass of wine and drank it, looking thoughtful.

I nodded and said, "Such a strange thing happened, and sure enough, there are so many strange things in the Qiyang Mountain." ”

Ma Yan's face turned pale, but he shook his head after listening to me: "It's nothing, the next thing is ...... It's even more terrifying. ”

Then Ma Tan told me what happened later:

Although I believe in ghosts and gods, I don't know how to do it, and I know that there is a trick in it, but there is no solution to it. So at that time, I wanted to leave Qiyang Mountain with the team.

But we came with the subject, and after we went in, we didn't even see the shadow of the earth, so we went back like this, and everyone didn't approve of it.

And Zhou Zheng was in good health, and after half a day's rest, he recovered. So they suggested continuing to walk into the mountains, no matter how to find the ground Jiao, even if it was to take a valuable photo.

Their attitude was very resolute, and I had no choice but to obey them. Now that I think about it, I should have insisted on going out of the mountain.

We left our camp and continued into the mountains. After walking a short distance, I found an abandoned village. The village was located in the mountains, devastated and ruined, and looked like it had been abandoned for a long time.

The map we had was a sketch, and it didn't have any information about the village. It looked weird from the outside, and we didn't want to go into it. But I checked the map and compared the coordinates, and it was very likely that it was the range of the Jiao.

Just as we were undecided and looked down at the map, we suddenly let out an exclamation. We were startled and didn't know it was happening

What the.

I saw Zhou Zheng pointing to the village and said, "Yes...... Someone, I saw it. ”

We hurriedly looked in the direction of Zhou Zheng's finger, but we didn't see anything.

Wen Youyou asked, "Zhou Zheng, are you mistaken?" This village has long been abandoned, how can there be any people? ”

Hearing that everyone said that they didn't see it, Zhou Zheng seemed very anxious, and he said that there was obviously a figure behind the broken wall just now. And ran into the village first, trying to find the man to prove it to us.

We were afraid that something would happen to Zhou Zheng, so we hurriedly followed. At that time, it was almost dark, and we didn't find the figure that Zhou Zheng said after we went in.

It was overcast, and the wind was blowing again, so it was probably going to rain. We didn't have a place to camp, so we planned to find a house in the village that was still in good condition to hide from the rain and talk about it overnight.

It wasn't until we walked into the village that I had a not-so-good feeling. It's just that I always feel that in this village, there is a pair or several pairs of eyes staring at us.

The four of us are like enclosed prey, ready to be killed at any moment.

Walking into the village, there were a lot of rubble and discarded wood scattered underneath, and only a path for one person stretched forward.

The four of us formed a line and slowly marched into the village.

By this time we had given up the idea of camping in the village, because there was no good house in the village. It's like it's been blown up by a bomb, and it's in tatters. In this kind of house, there is no shelter from the rain at all.

We walked aimlessly along the path, Xing Mo was the first to walk, the second was me, the third was Wen Youyou, and Zhou Zheng was the last to break off.

In order to defend himself, Xing Mo carried a steel trekking pole, I held a tranquilizer gun, and Wen Youyou and Zhou Zheng both carried a dagger for self-defense. Perhaps sensing the tension, we all took out our weapons.

We each had a flashlight and walked slowly through the village.

But as I walked, I suddenly felt that something was wrong. I walked in the second one, and Xing Mo in front of me was a little more distancing. So I can clearly hear the breathing and footsteps of Youyou and Zhou Zheng behind me.

At first, their breathing was still heavy and their footsteps were chaotic.

But as I walked, the footsteps behind me became regular. What does this mean?

The footsteps of two people, due to the length and frequency of their strides, will definitely not be the same, so they will appear chaotic. Then it suddenly becomes regular, which means that there is only one person's footsteps.

Feeling this, I paid special attention to it. I could clearly hear the breathing of two people. There are two people here, why is there only one person's footsteps?

Thinking of the weirdness of Zhou Zheng by the waterhole before, my heart trembled.

So as I walked, I suddenly turned around, and the flashlight in my hand shone behind me.

Sure enough, I saw an extremely strange scene.

Walking behind him was Lin Youyou. Everything was normal with her, and she was shocked when she saw my flashlight shine back.

And Zhou Zheng actually lay on Lin Youyou's body at this time.

Zhou Zheng's head is on the hook

On Lin Youyou's right shoulder, the body was coiled around Lin Youyou's body. Under the illumination of the flashlight, Zhou Zheng's face was very pale, as white as a piece of white paper, and on his pale face, those eyes were staring at me deadly, and the corners of his mouth were stiffly upturned, revealing a sly smile.

No wonder I only heard the footsteps of one person. It turned out that Lin Youyou was actually traveling with Zhou Zheng on his back.

But Lin Youyou, a girl, didn't feel any hardship, and walked freely, as if she didn't know about it.

Seeing me turn around suddenly, Lin Youyou was also so frightened that he stopped and looked at me blankly.

At this time, I noticed that my flashlight was shining on them, and shadows appeared on the ground.

But that shadow, only Lin Youyou, but not Zhou Zheng.

Zhou Zheng has a problem!

I realized this, didn't dare to hesitate, raised my hand, and shot Zhou Zheng's head on Lin Youyou's shoulder.

With a bang, Zhou Zheng let out a sigh and fell from Lin Youyou's shoulder to the ground.

Lin Youyou was also startled, and he didn't know who I was shooting, so he turned around to look.

Zhou Zheng covered his head and asked me in surprise, "Teacher, why are you shooting at me?" Luckily, it didn't hit. ”

I rushed over and shone a flashlight on Zhou Zheng, only to find that everything was as usual now, and the shadow under him was clearly recognizable.

(End of chapter)

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