Chapter 35: The Outsider
The wind swept up the yellow sand and flew for two days before it gradually dispersed, Xiao Hai listened to the movement outside, and thought in his heart that it should be almost, and said to Da Lei: "Brother, stay here, I'll go out and have a look first." ”
Da Lei opened his eyes, and his eyes were still covered with manbai petals, and his vision was blurred. He nodded and replied, "Be careful." ”
When the sandstorm came that night, the sand got into his eyes, grinding painfully, and he was supported by Xiaohai in the house only to find that it was bleeding. Fortunately, Xiao Hai only went to the patriarch's house to get Xin Manbai during the day, otherwise this eye would have been blind.
Xiao Hai pushed the door open a crack, and the outside was all quietly earthy yellow, and the air was filled with a strong smell of sand and dust.
Looks like it's over......
Xiao Hai pushed open the door, stretched his waist, and was about to grow hair after two days of holding back in the dark little earthen house.
This man's desires are limitless, and the more he has, the more he wants to get. On the contrary, if you lose a lot, you will have very little.
In the desert for the past few years, every day I want to escape. After two days in the dark room, I thought it was good in the desert.
Phew! Xiao Hai secretly scolded himself, it was better to escape from this place as soon as possible.
The sixth man on the opposite side also pushed open the door, stretched out his hand and covered his nose with a disgusted expression, obviously the gray air made him sick. After seeing Xiaohai, he nodded and smiled.
Xiao Hai waved at him in response.
Several surrounding families also came out one after another, but they all stayed for a while before they all entered the house again.
"Oops......" Xiao Hai looked up to the sky and sighed for a long time, then twisted his neck, turned his head and shouted into the house: "Brother! Sandstorm stops....... Ahhh ”
Before he finished speaking, his shoulder was suddenly held down, and out of nowhere, a person popped out, embarrassed, rolling two bloodshot white eyes, his lips were already dry and cracked, not so much two hands on Xiao Hai's shoulders, but the whole person fell on Xiao Hai's body, only to see this face hungry and yellow, extremely weak shouted to him: "Help...... Save me. ”
As soon as the words fell, his neck crooked and he fainted.
Da Lei heard a noise outside in the house, didn't know what was going on, and couldn't see clearly, so he struggled to get up and shouted, "Xiaohai? What happened? ”
After waiting for a while and no one responded, Da Lei was anxious. He thought of the time four years ago at the Loulan ruins, when he fell into the Octagon and broke his leg, he also called out to Xiaohai in the dark, but no one responded, and finally lost contact with Xiaohai......
Da Lei groped out of the house, still shouting Xiaohai in his mouth, but still no one answered. He stumbled and fell to the ground under his feet, and his mouth and nose were in the sand, and he choked uncomfortably. It's hard to talk for a while.
There was a sound of hurried footsteps in his ears, and Da Lei said vigilantly: "Who?!" Xiaohai? ”
"It's me."
It's the sixth.
Da Lei breathed a sigh of relief, was helped up by the sixth child and sat down in the house, and asked, "What happened?" What about Xiaohai? ”
"There are outsiders in the village, and it seems that they have suffered a lot of crimes, and they are quite weak, and they were sent to the patriarch's house by Xiaohai."
"Outsiders?" Da Lei came to the spirit.
"yes, I didn't expect anyone to come in this place again."
"You mean ......"
"Yes, just like you and me. It seems that he is desperate. ”
"That's ......," Da Lei nodded and muttered.
He actually had some expectations in his heart.
On the one hand, I am very curious about the outside world, I don't know what is like outside now, I don't know where this person is, it would be nice if I was in the same place with myself. I can learn more about the current situation in my hometown. Maybe there are other ways for this person to get out. On the other hand, I don't know if this person has broken into the ancient tomb, whether it is Luo Yusha's tomb or Manzhu Shahua's tomb. As long as you enter one of the tombs, you mean that the probability of your death is 1 in 3. No, maybe this man has other accomplices, maybe those people have died in the tomb...
"Don't think about it yet." Seeing Da Lei's expression, Lao Liu guessed a thing or two in his heart, and he snapped his fingers, interrupting Da Lei's fantasy: "It's more important for you to take care of your eyes first than anything else." ”
Da Lei couldn't help but smile bitterly: "I can only think about it now." ”
"Brother, I'll ...... Why are you here?! It was Xiao Hai who spoke, and when he entered the house, he saw that the sixth child was stunned at first, and then became vigilant, and his tone was also a little hostile.
"I just fell outside the door, and the sixth helped me in. Cough..... Ahem... This damn sand chokes on me now. Da Lei patted his chest and hurriedly said, "Xiaohai, help me fill some water." ”
"Uh-oh." Xiao Hai nodded, he couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed, he walked to the water tank and scooped a bowl of water, handed it to Da Lei, looked at the sixth child, scratched his head and said: "Sixth uncle, don't blame me, I have been suffocated in the house for the past two days, and my eyes are not good, and I didn't see who started shouting blindly...... Don't take it to heart. ”
"It's fine." The sixth waved his hand, he knew that since Xiaohai gave the steps, then go down. Then he smiled and said, "I understand human nature." Then you two stay put, I'll go to the patriarch's house first. ”
Xiaohai sent the sixth child to the door, watched him leave, turned his head to Da Lei and said, "He's gone." ”
"Alas......" Da Lei shook his head: "You were too impulsive just now." ”
"I know. But brother, in fact, it's not a big deal, as the so-called heart of harming people is indispensable, and the heart of preventing people is indispensable. He understands everything, so I don't believe he doesn't guard against the two of us! ”
"It makes sense, but I still have to get by on the face, and besides, he and I are now grasshoppers on the same rope. Forget it, let's not talk about this, how is that person? ”
"Half-dead, very weak, faint in the patriarch's house."
"Male or female?"
"Female."
"Female? Is it just her? Da Lei was a little surprised. Although I wasn't sure of the gender of this outsider, I subconsciously thought it would be a man.
"What? Interested? Xiaohai quipped: "But she is estimated to be quite old, brother, don't think about it." ”
"Nonsense!" Da Lei scolded angrily: "Lao Tzu is wondering how she is a woman and her family is in such a wilderness!" How can you say all that miscellaneous stuff! ”
"I'm just kidding, why are you still angry?" Xiao Hai said aggrievedly: "It's the woman's own." She almost scared me to death when I went out today, rolling her eyes like ghosts. ”
"Okay, don't complain, go out for a walk with me, I won't move anymore, and my limbs will be crippled."
There was a slight smell of dust in the air, but even so, Da Lei didn't want to nest in a small earthen house. The sand under my feet seems to be softer, and it is fun to walk with a "creaking" sound.
"It's quiet around here, but what about the others?" Da Lei asked.
"I've gone to the patriarch's house to see that woman." Then Xiaohai muttered: "It's like watching a monkey, just like the two of us did last time." ”
Da Lei "poofed" and said with a smile: "I can't get out of the house when the sandstorm comes, and after holding it for so many days, it's inevitable that I'll be bored." Besides, there are only more than 200 villagers in this village, and it is rare for a newcomer to come and see what is wrong. ”
"This sandstorm isn't too bad, but it's actually quite average. I heard Khan Meng say that the worst scrape took four days, and didn't you notice that the layout of the village was different from when we first came? It was the sandstorm that affected it. ”
Da Lei nodded: "I've heard this from the sixth child a long time ago." ”
As he was talking, Da Lei felt an itch in his back, and reached out to scratch it, not wanting to touch a hand, which scared him: "Who?!" ”
"Who's that?" Xiao Hai stopped and wondered.
"Who's behind me?!" Da Lei turned around and looked around. To be precise, I should have touched the hand of a child...... His eyes were still covered with white petals, and his eyes were white.
"Brother, there's no one behind you?" Xiao Hai also looked around and muttered, "Could it be that you are thinking too much, right?" ”
"Nope." Da Lei shook his head, the feeling was very clear, it was a small hand covering his back.
Cold, sticky little hands.
"I felt a very itchy back, so I wanted to reach out and scratch it, but I came across a cold and sticky hand, like a child's hand." Da Lei said.
"Shhh...... Elder brother! Xiaohai's voice changed.
"What?!"
"You...! ... Why do you have blood on your hands? ”
Da Lei's heart was cold, he actually smelled a smell of blood.
"That'...... So do I have blood on my back? Da Lei tried to calm himself down.
"Yes," Xiaohai said, "it's a small red handprint." ”
Da Lei's heartbeat became rapid, and Senua's face suddenly appeared in his mind.
Could it be that she's back?
Could it be that the last person to die was himself?
I couldn't help but see the backs of Xiaohai, Lao Liu, and Ganu leaving, while my body was buried in this abyss......
Da Lei sat on the ground, although he was ready, but he was still not so free and easy before death.
......
"He who flees from the devil, but dies after all."
......
This sentence seemed to have a spell, and it kept echoing in Da Lei's head, and he couldn't stop it.
"No, no, no....." Da Lei shook his head desperately: "Xiaohai...... Xiaohai? ”
"I'm here." Xiao Hai's voice was cold, which made Da Lei even more uneasy.
There was a white expanse in front of him, and he couldn't see anything clearly. After a pause, he asked, "Is it still dawn?" ”
"No." Xiao Hai suddenly laughed: "It's already dark. It was dark and dark, like it was buried in the earth. ”
Black... Dark sky?
Da Lei's eyes are still white, if it is dark, then it should be dark in front of him.
"Brother." Da Lei could feel Xiao Hai approaching him, and he said, "Do you want me to pull you up?" ”
Da Lei hesitated in his heart, but still stretched out his hand, and the next second he was frightened and shouted, where is this Xiaohai?! The hand that pulls himself up is clearly a child's hand!!!
Cold ...... Slimy little hands......
"Loose... Loosen!! Da Lei couldn't help shouting: "Xiaohai, where is Xiaohai?!" ”
But the hand became tighter and tighter, and he couldn't pull it out.
"Why are you doing this to me?" Xiao Hai's voice became choked, then became more and more shrill, and finally became the voice of a little girl, this is Senua!
Da Lei's scalp was numb, and the little hand that held him tightly seemed to be embedded in his bones.
"Click"
Da Lei seemed to hear the sound of his bones breaking.
"What do you want?" Fear, Da Lei suppressed the sadness in his heart and asked.
"I'm just sad...... Senna cried, her voice like a dense worm burrowing into Da Lei's ears, gnawing at her nerves and cells.
"Why are you doing this to me?" Senua's wailing continued, and Da Lei was confused: "What's wrong with you?!" Don't forget that you almost made me jump into a well! ”
Could it be because Senna didn't succeed last time, so she was unwilling, so she cried and came to herself?
"I'm so cold......" Senna suddenly stopped crying: "Uncle, it's dark and cold in the soil, I don't believe you can feel it." ”
"What?" Before Da Lei could react, he only felt a cold and cold body leaning towards him, with a slight rancid smell.
"Uncle, this is me... You touch, do you touch me, is it cold? ”
Da Lei's stomach turned upside down, he couldn't hold back, turned his head and vomited.
"Originally, I was used to it..."Senua's voice was extremely aggrieved: "But now there is a lot of blood, a lot of blood, flowing from me, uncle, do you smell it, is it fishy?" ”
Suddenly, the overwhelming smell of blood swept in, filling Da Lei's nasal cavity, rushing straight into his brain, and making him uncomfortable.
"Get out..."Da Lei tried to pull out his hand, but he resisted desperately: "Get out..!" ... I don't care about you!!!!! ”
The last sentence seemed to be shouted out with all his strength, and suddenly, a gust of wind blew, and Da Lei felt a lot more relaxed.
He gasped heavily, the numbness in his hands gradually disappeared, Da Lei stretched his neck and sniffed, and the smell of blood and rancid was gone.
There was still a blank expanse in front of me.
Just when Da Lei was strange, Xiao Hai's surprised voice came from the side: "Brother... You.. What happened to you? ”
"Xiaohai?!" Da Lei's shoulders trembled in shock: "You.. What are you? ”
"I've always been there..."Xiao Hai said confusedly, "It's you, what's wrong?" ”
“... Me? Da Lei asked knowingly, but he didn't know where to start.
"Walk well, you said that your back was itchy, and you also said that you touched someone else's hand, I said don't be suspicious, you suddenly let me get out."
“... Ah..."Da Lei was uneasy, but he didn't know how to talk to Xiao Hai, he was afraid that he would be worried, so he prevaricated: "Brother has been suffocated for the past two days, and his eyes can't see, so if he is bored, he will play with you, don't take it seriously." ”
"It's okay.." Xiao Hai shook his head in disbelief, and then suddenly thought of something, and said: "Lord Tiru said that the injury on the eye can be treated in two days, and today is almost the same, let's take it off directly." ”
Also, Da Lei thought about it, it has been two and a half days, and it is estimated that it is about the same, Da Lei took off the manbai on his eyes.
It's still vague in front of me.
"How?" Xiao Hai asked.
“... Yes.. It hurts a little .." Da Lei blinked uncomfortably.
He could vaguely see Xiaohai's outline, but it wasn't very clear.
There was still a faint tingling sensation in his eyes, he blinked twice, and suddenly glanced behind Xiao Hai, at the corner of the path, a small figure hiding behind the earthen house.
It's Senua.
The surroundings were blurry before, but Senna herself could see clearly.
Senna looked at Da Lei expressionlessly, turned around, and disappeared.
The line of sight gradually became clearer.
God, it's really dark.
"Are you better?" Xiao Hai asked.
"Hmm." Da Lei nodded: "It's getting dark so fast." ”
"yes." Xiao Hai didn't hear the meaning of Da Lei's words, he pointed to the high earth house in front of him and said, "The newcomer is in the patriarch's house, they have all come here, go and have a look." ”
"It's a big night, it's not good." Da Lei was really not in the mood and said perfunctorily.
"It's okay, everyone else is there." Xiao Hai didn't notice that Da Lei was wrong, Da Lei sighed and followed Xiao Hai in.
This is the second time Da Lei has come in, and the room is densely packed with people, and it is difficult to turn around. Da Lei has always felt strange, although such a small room, although it is two floors, how can it accommodate more than 200 people during the daily festival?
There was a woman lying near the window, and it took a lot of effort for Da Lei and Xiao Hai to squeeze to the front.
Out of a man's instinct, Da Lei couldn't help but look at her, the woman was pale, really not good-looking, even a little ugly, short and thin, a bit of an old mother's taste.
But these are not the point, the point is whether she has entered the ancient tomb or not, and whether she has other accomplices.
"Brother.." Xiao Hai leaned over and whispered in his ear, "Don't you think it's a little strange? ”
"What?"
"It's just... It's the expressions of the people here..."Xiao Hai said softly, "Look at their laughter... It's a bit out of order. ”
"Huh?" When Da Lei heard this, he looked up and looked around, and sure enough, what should I say... They had a very strange smile on their faces, anticipation? Greedy? It's like a wolfdog that has been hungry for a long time suddenly sees flesh and bones......
Da Lei couldn't help but shudder.
At this moment, the sound of "cough cough" came, and the woman coughed lightly twice, and gradually opened her eyes.
She glanced around, and the crowd began to boil, and Da Lei clearly felt waves of force surging behind him, as if he wanted to cut his body in half, and he almost fell down several times.
"Quiet!" The patriarch snapped, and the crowd quickly fell silent.
The woman looked around as if frightened, she didn't know where she was, she didn't know who these people were.
"Don't be afraid." Xiao Hai suddenly comforted: "I saw that you fainted during the day, so I sent you to the patriarch's house." Now you're safe......"
Before Xiaohai finished speaking, the woman's eyes became frightened as if she had seen a ghost, and she pointed at Xiaohai and screamed "wow".
"No...... No, don't be afraid, I'm not a bad person. Xiao Hai looked dazed: "You forgot?" I sent you here during the day, and I'm your savior......"
The woman was still screaming hysterically, her face distorted and deformed, as if Xiaohai was her enemy.
Xiao Hai stood there with an embarrassed expression, Da Lei patted him on the shoulder and said, "Maybe it's a madman." ”
The woman was still shouting, the corners of her mouth twitched, and then her whole body twitched, rolled her eyes, and fainted again.
And that hand was still pointing directly at Xiao Hai, like a knife, piercing Xiao Hai's body