With a jerk of his legs, Xiao Hai opened his eyes. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

The sky was bright, but it was covered with a gray hazy mist, and the air was filled with the smell of long-blown sand, and the smell of earth everywhere.

His neck was sore, and even a little numb, and he reached out to rub it only to find that there was a deep concave mark on the back of the stalk, and the culprit was the big stone he was leaning on.

It looks like I slept on it all night.

Or rather.... It's fainting.

What happened last night is still vivid, like a dream. But he was unscathed, and there was no trace of blood on his body, the dry food was scattered on the ground, only stained with dust, and the wrapped old cloth was pressed under his legs, and there was no trace of last night's terrible horror.

What a evil ......

Xiaohai picked up a piece of dry food, patted the soil on it, put it in his mouth and ate it in a big gulp, but after only a few chews, he lost his strength, and only felt that his cheeks hurt.

This should be too hard! I had no choice but to hold it in my mouth, slowly softened and swallowed it.

"Ketata!!"

Suddenly, a hoarse voice accompanied by the sharpness of the bell rang in his ears, startling Xiaohai.

Half a piece of dry food choked in his throat, his face flushed with coughing, and when he looked back at the voice, it turned out to be a hunchbacked old man! It seemed that the old man was eighty years old, to say the least, with a thick cloth wrapped around his head, a tattered cloth robe, a broken bell hanging from his waist, a thin figure with his back bent, and his eyes were almost crushed by the folds of loose skin. But at this moment, his eyes suddenly became round, which made his eyes, which were already clouded blue and black, look even more abominable and terrifying.

"Who are you?!" Xiao Hai stood up vigilantly and asked.

"Ketata!!" The old man shouted again. This time it was even more high-pitched than before, and his voice was like a mouthful of purulent phlegm stuck in his throat, always gurgling, and sounding very uncomfortable.

The old man looked at Xiao Hai with a puzzled and vigilant expression, his voice was a little slower, but his eyes were still cold, and he said, "You came back alive." ”

Come back?

After being stunned for a while, Xiao Hai suddenly said, the old man was referring to the river of blood last night.

He nodded, shook his head randomly, and hurriedly asked, "How do you know?" And what the hell is that?! I don't know what's going on, but when I open my eyes, it's all dark, a monster that looks like a tree..."

The old man looked at him meaningfully, but did not answer.

"She'll come back."

Is it "him" or "she"?

"Who?"

"The woman.—" The old man lengthened his voice and walked slowly, the bell around his waist tinking as he walked.

He stopped in front of Xiao Hai, suddenly raised his head, and said with a smile: "Those who escaped from hell will go back again!" No one will survive! ”

As soon as the words fell, the old man looked up to the sky and laughed, and the bell made a rapid sound, which was very harsh, like the sound of long nails scratching back and forth on the blackboard, and the whole body was creepy, and the blood coagulated!

The old man's voice was a little incoherent, and he said over and over again, "Hahahaha... She's here! She's here! Hahaha... I see! I see! ”

"Who?! Who's where? What the hell are you talking about?! ”

Fluttering, a vulture fluttered its wings and passed in front of Xiao Hai's eyes, the flapping wings hit some dust in Xiao Hai's eyes, he only saw a familiar and eye-catching red ribbon around the vulture's neck, and closed his eyes in pain. When he opened it again, the old man was gone.

Xiao Hai stood in place blankly, he subconsciously touched his chest, there seemed to be something, took it out and saw that it was a bracelet!

It was caught in the river of blood last night...... That bracelet.

How could it be in your own arms?

This bracelet is not the same as my brother's, Xiao Hai remembers that the jade bracelet that Da Lei is holding is a clear white. And this one is pure green, not as thick as last night, so green that it turns black and purple. At this moment, the color of this jade bracelet is very delicate and clear, without a trace of impurities, and the texture is uniform and smooth. Although Xiao Hai doesn't know much about this, he can also understand that this is a piece of precious jade.

He touched the bracelet as he reflected on the old man's words.

She's here......

Who is "she"?

Also, those who escaped from hell will go back...

No one survives...

What does this mean exactly?

Xiao Hai looked around in confusion, the gray fog and loess in the sky, and he was alone and alone. He couldn't help muttering, "Brother..."

After saying that, he shook his head and smiled self-deprecatingly.

Xiao Hai picked up the dry food and sundries on the ground, wrapped them and carried them on his back, he hesitated again and again, and finally put it in his pocket. Although the source is unknown, there is no reason to throw it away. He walked slowly, and there were many abandoned dwellings and shops, and the mud-vaulted houses were empty. At first, he would knock on the door and ask questions, but then he would simply swagger in, rummage and come out. Xiao Hai found water in an empty house, he poured some and drank more than half of it, then filled it up. I looked around, and there was really nothing left, so I left.

He walked aimlessly, with only the sound of the soles of his shoes rubbing against the ground, and the thoughts of his head talking to himself.

On the first day I came here, I met eleven people, all of whom died mysteriously. When the night came, I encountered the strange river of blood and the dryad, and I had the impression that before I fell unconscious, the dryad's branches had ten heads! And the other is bare...... Xiao Hai suddenly thought that in the broken temple during the day, he sat on the ground because he did not stand firmly, and sat on the head of a person......

"Bang!!" The loud explosion and the splattering of blood came to mind......

A flurry of retching in my stomach......

The next day, apart from the strange old man and the vulture, there was not a single living creature along the way. Where is this? There are so many houses and shops, and there is not a single living person!

......

"No one will survive!" The old man's voice rang out again.

......

Could it be that .... All dead?

Before he knew it, he had walked through many narrow paths and came to an open flat land. There was a well on this flat ground, and Xiao Hai walked over and saw that it was already a dark mess, bottomless, and it seemed to have dried up. He sat down against the stone well to rest, but was pleasantly surprised to find that there was a yellow-green blade of grass next to the well! The grass is very hidden, and it is not easy to detect it in the shadows cast by the stone well.

It's been so many days, months, and the desert is flying in the air, and when you close your eyes, it's all unappetizing sand and yellow! But now I saw this small blade of grass! It's a sign of life! How can I not be excited!

He stretched out his hand and couldn't wait to touch this tenacious little life, but he stopped at the moment he was about to meet... His hands were rough and stained with dirty sand, and he couldn't bear to touch them.

Xiao Hai looked at this little grass quietly, and said to himself: "You can survive like this, you are really powerful......"

The little grass leaned against the stone well, and the slender grass hung down slightly.

"Just yourself? Are there any other partners? ”

In the twilight, Xiao Hai's eyes widened, and he clearly saw that the grass was moving!! There is no wind bucket at all! What is the move?!

He stared blankly, his brain thought quickly, as if he had thought of something, and after a while, he paused and asked, "Brother, is it you?" ”

As soon as he finished speaking, even he felt ridiculous, and it seemed that he was really crazy.......

Suddenly, the little grass trembled slightly up and down, as if nodding!!

Xiao Hai was a little excited, and he forcibly suppressed the indescribable rushing feeling in his heart, like a fire burning in his chest. His lips trembled, and he continued, "Are you still alive?" Not dead? ”

Xiaocao nodded.

That's great... That's great...!! Brother is here! He's still there! Always by your side! Thinking of the first day and the second day, whenever the critical moment starts, there is always a sudden voice to warn me, and this voice is my brother's! Brother has been protecting himself! Xiao Hai felt a warm current in his heart, and this feeling of reunion after a long absence actually made him cry with joy......

He hurriedly leaned over and stared at the grass closer, and was afraid that he would speak too loudly, so he cautiously asked, "Brother, you have been following me where I can't see, right?" ”

Xiaocao nodded.

Xiao Hai laughed a little happily, but suppressed it in a panic, however, his eyes became dim again, he lowered his head and muttered: "It's all because I was obsessed with money at the time, I must find some treasure... I'm sorry...."

Xiaocao shook her head.

Xiao Hai lay on the ground, lying next to the grass, but he was afraid of pressing it, so he stepped back, carefully maintaining his distance.

"When I return to the New Seventh Courtyard, I won't be lazy anymore, help Uncle Xiang and Aunt Xiang do more work, and your brother, don't run around."

Xiaocao nodded.

"And there's more...."Xiao Hai grinned: "Actually, I think Brother Wang Chuan's sister is very good, the girl is clever and housekeeping, and she is also kind." The most important thing is not to dislike us! Alas... Both of their parents died young, and they only had one grandmother. It's pathetic, too. Brother, although people are fat, ugly, and temperamental, they are also serious people, or you will follow. ”

The grass swayed from side to side, as if shaking its head, a little hurried.

Xiao Hai didn't speak, he turned over and lay on the ground, watching the gray sky in front of him gradually reveal a little yellow, and the hazy sun was hidden inside, under this kind of light, even if he looked directly at the sky, he would not feel dazzling, and the faint and soft brightness was just right.

He was a little intoxicated by the foggy clouds in the sky, and remembered the scene when he was a child and his brother played on the North Mountain, and the two of them were also lying on the ground, looking at the changing clouds above their heads, chattering non-stop.

"Brother." Xiao Hai stretched out his finger and pointed to a faint cloud in the sky and said, "Look at the appearance of that cloud, it is thin and broken, like Aunt Xiang's gray scarf?" ”

Xiaocao nodded.

"Oops... How many winters did she bring that scarf, but it was so torn that she was reluctant to throw it away. ”

Xiao Hai kept talking to himself, this comfortable and familiar feeling was something he had long forgotten and numb. He closed his eyes softly, greedily enjoying.

"Hmph, yo.... Yo Yo Hey..."

The long-lost comfort made Xiao Hai can't help but sing: "The sea sails by the helmsman... Everything grows on the sun... Rain and dew moisten the seedlings... Yohehe... The revolution relied on Grandpa Mao's thoughts... Hmph...."

The grass in the shadow swayed slightly in his tone.

"Fish can't live without water, they can't do without water... Melons can't do without seedlings... Hey, hey... Inseparable from... The revolutionary masses could not do without... Inseparable from the altogether. Give birth. Party.... Hey...."

It's so comfortable....

It is said that when you keep staring at someone, even if they are behind them, that person will sense it.

Have you ever tried staring at someone with their eyes closed?

The man was lying quietly and leisurely, his eyes closed and immersed in the world of his mind, as if he had not experienced such pleasure for too long, and he was a little too drunk. As a result, the eyes lurking by the well stared at him for a long time, but they were not discovered.

Perhaps, this is also good.

Everywhere there were flowing black hairs, and they came out of the bottom of the well in circles, all of them hula-la, and the hundred-foot-long green silk surged together, and they were like the foundations deep under the coiled earth, all exposed to broad daylight at the moment, writhing greedily, clumps and wisps as thick and dangerous as pythons.

Her eyes were still staring silently, her sharp hands clinging to Ishii, and she slowly crawled out, her long, deformed nails stained. The walls of the stone well, which are dozens of meters deep, are covered with traces of pits and pits, and some of the deep crevices have broken nails......

"Click... Click..."

The eyes were fixed on the man lying on the ground, and he refused to slack off for a moment. He was still so relaxed, with a detailed face.

Yes, that's what it is...

She stretched out her hands and was slowly approaching her prey......

Crawling again and again, his fingertips touching his chest......

"Ketta !!"

There was a sudden roar, and nothing was gone in a flash......

The gray and deep sky was gone, and the already vague sunlight was gone. The sky hung like a big rock overhead.

There was only cold sand on the empty ground, and those eager hands and eyes disappeared without a trace in an instant.

It's the voice again! Damn it!

Xiao Hai was so startled that he jumped up, he blinked and looked around, and sure enough, the thin old man was not far from him, and the nasty bell on his waist was swaying again and again.

The old man was still staring at him with a smile in his eyes.

The vulture with the red ribbon fluttered its wings and rested on the old man's shoulder, it turned its neck, and its dark eyes looked coldly at Xiaohai.

I don't know why, that vulture is obviously a brute, how can it have such cold eyes?! In the same ambient temperature as the desert, it can make you shudder!

There was a stalemate on both sides, Xiao Hai waited for the old man's next move, but he stood there motionless, staring at him meaningfully. The look seemed to say, "You start first." ”

For a long time, Xiaohai broke the silence.

"What do you mean by Ketata?"

"He who flees from the devil, but dies after all."

"Escape?"

"She'll be back sooner or later." The old man left a sentence inexplicably, and turned to walk towards the intricate paths. Xiao Hai was stunned for a second, and then chased after him, but after turning a corner, he was nowhere to be seen!

A lot of age, old bones, how can you go so fast?!

Xiao Hai thought about his previous words...

Ketata...

Is it talking about yourself?