"Do you remember when you were a kid?"

This night, Shi Wei sat on the ground, looked at the flickering light in the firelight, and asked.

"When you were a child?" Cao Xi thought about it carefully, and when he was a child, he seemed to be as far away as the stars in the sky, "I don't remember." ”

"Don't remember?" Shi Wei turned sideways and looked at her, "Then what do you remember?" ”

"Hmm......" Cao Xi thought hard, "It's really nothing, I feel that the things in my dreams are clearer than in real life." ”

"Dreams?"

"Yes. I often have some very strange dreams. ”

"Tell me about it." Shi Wei straightened up and propped up her head with her arms, showing great interest.

"It's hard to say." Cao Xi frowned, "It's a little messy, but it seems to be continuous." ”

"That is, these dreams can be connected?"

"Yes." Cao Xi replied, "I will repeat it." ”

"Well, tell me the one that impresses you the most." Shi Wei smiled and said, "I'll give you an analysis." ”

Cao Xi glanced at Shi Wei's expectant eyes and pursed his lips: "Okay...... I once dreamed that I was in a room with no one else. I was faced with a large floor-to-ceiling window, watching it climb up the rocks and break through the dirt until I saw the outside world. ”

She took a deep breath: "And the outside world is no longer the world I know, like a black swamp. ”

"Listen, it's scary." Shi Wei replied, "Except for you, there is no one else?" ”

"Nope." Cao Xi shook his head, "But there is always a voice around me that will talk to me." ”

"Oh? Say what? ”

"Tell me that I was chosen to fulfill my sacred mission."

Shi Wei laughed, and Cao Xi turned her face to look at her in confusion.

"Do you know anything about religious rituals?" Shi Wei said, "The sacred feels very religious." ”

"I don't believe it." Cao Xi explained, "That voice will still care about me, ask me how my body feels, and ask me a lot of strange questions. ”

"Really?" Shi Wei smiled, "Then in your life, has anyone ever cared about you so much?" ”

Cao Xi hesitated for a moment and shook his head: "It doesn't seem to be." ”

"Don't you wish someone could care about you?"

Cao Xi looked at Shi Wei and was a little touched: "Have you thought about it...... However, I am an orphan and it is good to have someone willing to support my life. ”

"It's fine." Shi Wei gently stroked her cheek, "I'll care about you in the future." ”

Cao Xi felt the warmth of Shi Wei's palm, which was particularly comfortable in the cold wind, and she smiled and nodded.

"Thank you."

"You're welcome, everyone here is your friend, you don't have to be inhibited."

"Hmmm......"

Shi Wei put down her hand, and the bracelet loomed in the firelight.

"The bracelet is very special." Cao Xi said.

Shi Wei's gaze stopped on the bracelet for a moment, the corners of her mouth twitched slightly, and said, "Thank you." ”

This night, everyone has not set up their tents yet, and it seems that they are all waiting for Xiao Jing to come back. It was so quiet that there was no insect chirping, and Momo had been asleep for a long time, and he had no intention of waking up.

"Would you like to put up your tent first?" Shi Wei asked.

Mo Mo has been lying on Guo Enming's lap, Guo Enming is not easy to move, so he can only trouble Shi Wei and Guan Yang to help first.

Guan Yang looked at Mo Mo and said to Guo Enming, "Are you so tired?" Sleep that long? ”

Guo Enming looked at her closed eyes and was also worried: "I don't know why she slept so soundly this time." ”

"Are you feeling unwell?" Cao Xi couldn't help with setting up the tent, so he had to go forward to check on Momo's situation.

She stretched out her hand and touched Momo's forehead, fortunately, it wasn't very hot, it shouldn't be a fever.

"Momo?" Cao Xi called out to her softly, but there was no response.

"Momo?" Guo Enming also moved, "Momo? ”

Mo Mo's eyes trembled for a moment, and he slowly opened his somewhat heavy eyelids: "Guo Enming...... I felt a little uncomfortable. ”

"Uncomfortable?" Guo Enming helped her and asked, "Where?" ”

"Foot ......," Momo said, and then fell into a stupor.

Guo Enming hurriedly pulled open her trouser legs, rolled up to look at the previous wound, and saw that her calves had begun to be blue and swollen, and the situation was not very good.

"What should I do?" Guo Enming raised his head and asked Shi Wei in a panic.

Shi Wei put down the tent that was about to be set up, walked over and looked at Momo's feet, feeling uneasy.

She gently pressed around the wound, and some pus bulged from the wound, and when she pressed it harder, they flowed out of the broken buttons, white sticky, and Guan Yang felt sick to see. Momo also frowned at pain.

"Is the wound suppurating?" Cao Xi asked.

"Not really, right?" Shi Wei was also surprised, "I never knew that I would be like this after being bitten by leeches." ”

"I broke it when I pulled it, right?" Guo Enming still blames himself.

"Not necessarily." Shi Wei looked at him, stood up and patted him on the shoulder, "Don't think about it." ”

"Then she's injured like this, won't we go back?" Cao Xi stood up and asked.

Shi Wei glanced at Cao Xi, and then went to the other side of the empty space: "At least wait for Xiao Jing to come back, right?" ”

"Don't ......" Mo Mo's hand was on Guo Enming's hand, and he almost slipped down, but fortunately he grabbed it. Don't go back......"

Cao Xi frowned and approached Momo: "Momo? Momo? ”

But she didn't respond.

Cao Xi was a little puzzled as to why Mo Mo would say that. But the few people around her now seem to be all in agreement, and they don't want to leave.

"Cao Xi." Shi Wei pulled her, "Let's rest first, there will be movement when Xiao Jing comes back." ”

"I can't sleep." Cao Xi replied.

"Then at least you need to rest, right?" Shi Wei smiled far-fetchedly, "Hiding in a tent, it's not easy to get cold." ”

Cao Xi didn't say anything more. Now that she is here, there is no other way, and it is even more impossible to go back alone, so she can only cooperate, continue to stay here, and wait for things to develop.

It's just that at night, there is no sense of security in the cold village, if she can't go back, will Luo Xin come to her?

I didn't have to wait for Xiao Jing to come back, so I went back to the tent and slept first.

The feeling of dampness is getting heavier and heavier, and with a burst of coldness, people who fall asleep unconsciously wrap themselves tightly.

I don't know how long it took, but I vaguely felt that it was dawn? The sound of a chatter in the tent, or something tickling the tent?

Cao Xi opened his bewildered glasses and only saw the transparency of the tent. When I looked closely, a small black dot appeared on the cloth. She looked at the little black dot and saw that it seemed to be moving, but it didn't seem to move, and then it began to grow...... No, but separated, divided into two......

"Shi Wei ......" she called softly, but no one answered her.

The two small black dots in front of him began to grow longer and pulled into four......

"Shi Wei." She turned her head and saw that there was no one behind her at all, only she was hiding in this tent alone. On the gray tent, the little black dots began to move, and they continued to split, more and more, and they spread out in all directions, gradually covering the entire tent.

The sound of them rubbing against the tent made Cao Xi's scalp tingle, and he was at a loss, should he escape? Or continue to hide inside?

But she couldn't think much about it, the black bugs seemed to have found a suitable place, began to gather, and then stopped there.

A strong uneasiness, watching them stand still, as if premeditating something, knew that the blackness was getting deeper and deeper, penetrating the thin tent and successfully burrowing into it...... One by one, they poured in, dissatisfied, and surrounded her......

"Nope! No! Cao Xi became nervous, but there was nowhere to run.

The dense black stuff had quickly climbed up her feet, starting from the calves and up the thighs, and up the thighs...... Her hand touched the stuffed thing and flapped wildly in horror: "Don't! No! ”

But they continued to crawl on her, more and more, more and more densely, to cover her all......

"Don't!"

"Cao Xi!" A voice called out to her, "Cao Xi! Wake up! ”

"Don't! Don't! Cao Xi was woken up, only to see Shi Wei in front of him. She quickly ran away, looking carefully for herself, only to find nothing clean.

And the tent also shrouded itself unharmed.

"Nightmare?" Shi Wei asked with concern.

Cao Xi looked at her, confirmed that it was Shi Wei, and there were no such things, and nodded in horror.

"It's okay, it's okay." Shi Wei comforted her, "It's good to wake up." ”

At this time, the outside of the tent was already misty gray, and a black shadow flashed quickly, which frightened Cao Xi again, and cold sweat kept coming out, feeling that his body was soaked......

……

The university town is bathed in brilliant sunshine, and the whole city is bright and cozy.

Luo Xin hadn't set foot here for a long time, and he was used to the rain and humidity of Helong, and the sunlight here made him feel dazzling.

Walking all the way from the boulevard of the campus to the teaching building, I had already contacted Cao Xi's tutor Zhang Yun, so I waited here. By the way, take a look at the college students who are active on campus, full of youth and vitality.

"Mr. Luo, hello, I'm Zhang Yun." When Teacher Zhang came out of the teaching building, he recognized Luo Xin at a glance.

"Hello Mr. Zhang." Luo Xin politely greeted Teacher Zhang and stretched out his hand to shake it.

"Mr. Luo, did you come to the school for Cao Xi's graduation?"

"Nope." Luo Xin's index finger pushed the glasses on the bridge of her nose, "I heard Cao Xi say that she went on an outdoor trip with her classmates at school, so I wanted to find out the specific situation." ”

Teacher Zhang was slightly surprised: "Didn't Cao Xi mention it to you?" ”

"Just a rough idea." Luo Xin replied with a smile.

"Oh, that's right." Teacher Zhang invited Luo Xin to her office for a detailed chat.

Luo Xin followed her to the office area.

"Actually, the school is supportive of their outing." Teacher Zhang said as he walked, "I agreed to Cao Xi to go with her, also because she is introverted, and it is rare to have a compatible friend to go out with." ”

"I know that." Luo Xin replied, "So when she told me to go out, I also agreed." ”

"Moreover, she went with the students of the student council this time, so I was very relieved." Teacher Zhang began to laugh heartily when he mentioned the "student union".

"Student Council?" Luo Xin didn't understand.

"Yes, it's Shi Wei and them, they are all very capable."

"Shi Wei?" Luo Xin just felt that this name was very unfamiliar, and he hadn't heard it from Cao Xi, did he really not know her at all?

"Mr. Luo, please come here."

Finally arrived at the office, Mr. Zhang asked Luo Xin to sit down, and opened a document, which was the record of this outing, which recorded when to leave, prepare to return on the same day, destination and other content.

Luo Xin glanced at it cursoryly, then closed the document, and said to Teacher Zhang with a smile: "Teacher Zhang, I'm sorry, because Cao Xi and I don't have an ordinary relationship, so I care more about who she goes with." Luo Xin put the document on the table, "Can you tell us about the children who passed?" ”

Teacher Zhang was a little surprised, but he quickly understood what Luo Xin meant: "Okay, Mr. Luo, I understand." It's the first time Cao Xi has gone far away, and it's normal for you to worry about her, but the children we went with were really good. ”

Zhang Yun explained while accessing the files of these students on the computer and printed a copy.

"Mr. Luo, Cao Xi is going with them, I only leave a name and a photo, and other information is inconvenient to disclose." Teacher Zhang handed him the printed paper, "May I ask, why did you suddenly think of this?" ”

Luo Xin took the list and smiled: "I don't know much about her study and life, because our relationship is relatively special." ”

Teacher Zhang nodded.

"So, I want to know who she'll be in contact with, and what advice and advice I can give her."

"I understand." Teacher Zhang smiled and said, "But Shi Wei and they are all very good students in the school, there will be no big problems, please rest assured." ”

"Well, can I take this with me?" Luo Xin asked directly.

"This ......" Teacher Zhang just hesitated, but did not refuse, "Okay." ”

"Thank you." Luo Xin accepted the list and asked Zhang Yun again before leaving, "Teacher Zhang, have you filed the address?" ”

"yes."

"Okay." Luo Xin said goodbye to her and prepared to go back.

After getting in the car, he took a closer look at the students on the list, and couldn't help but have some strange intuition in his mind. How did these people, or just this Shi Wei, suddenly appear around Cao Xi? Why did Cao Xi, who never goes out, agree to go out together?

And it is precisely Shuixi Village?

He pulls out his phone and finds a friend in his address book.

"Can you help me look up a few students?"

"How many?"

"Five."

"Big business!" The other person is typing, "Give me my name." ”

Luo Xin took a photo of the list and sent it to the other party.

"The old rule is that the fastest is a week, and the slowest is a month."

"The sooner the better."

"Cash only."

"Okay."