Text: Chapter 10: A Glimmer of Heaven
"Water ghosts?!" I screamed.
Tiezhu asked, "You can make it clearer." ”
The old fisherman said with a gloomy face, "We all call that a thin slit a line of sky, because when we cross it by boat, we can only see a thin slit in the sky." There are many shrimps and fish fat, it should be a good place for fishing, but in recent years, people who go there will not be able to come back, even if they are lucky enough to pick up a life and come back, they will be delirious and full of nonsense, and then after a while, they will only eat raw meat, and bite people when they see them! The goddess of the village said that this was to let the water ghost suck away the soul and possess it..."
The more I listened, the more I felt that it was mysterious, a water ghost, a goddess or something, and it was a lie when I heard it. And Cai Wen looked nervous, and Uncle Li bowed his head and was silent.
The old fisherman suddenly stretched out his arms and pointed to the river, "See that old man?" In order to make two more small money, he had to go fishing on the front line last month, and no one could pull it, and soon after he came back, he became this crazy look. ”
Following the direction of the old fisherman's finger, I saw an old man with gray hair, dressed in rags, with his back to us, sitting on the marble by the river.
"However, I advise you to stay away from him, lest you get some bad luck!" When the old fisherman had finished speaking, he shook the oars and left. The bad luck he said was naturally different from what Uncle Li said, and I also knew that bad luck was actually a thing that actually existed.
Cai Wen and I looked at each other, and Uncle Li said decisively: "Let's go, let's go see the man." ”
We walked towards the old man, and from far away we smelled a strong stench, unkempt and filthy, and clasped his shoulders and carried us back.
Tie Zhu whispered, "You... Hello! ”
The old man sat there as if he hadn't heard.
Tie Zhu had no choice but to raise his voice: "Excuse me. Have you ever been to a glimmer of heaven? ”
Hearing the words "a glimmer of heaven," the old man turned around slowly, his stature was short, his abdomen was swollen, and under his gray hair was a wrinkled and sallow face, like a piece of dry bark. Godless's eyes narrowed into two tiny canyons, faintly glowing with cold light!
"A glimmer of heaven! ..... Hehehe" the old man muttered stupidly, a terrifying smile condensed at the corner of his swollen mouth, and some white juice dripped down his open mouth..."White.... Aerosol... Hey... Blue Devil..! Demons!"
"What fog? Demons?" Tie Zhu then asked.
"Aha!!" The old man trembled madly, and raised his head to let out a series of horrible laughter, "No one... To come back alive.... Everybody is going to die!"
We listened horrified...
At this time, two strong men suddenly rushed over from a distance. They pressed the old man together, and the old man's body struggled desperately as if something was about to break through the ground...
"Alright, Dad. Come home. The two strong men strained their faces, grabbed the old man's arms and pulled them back, the old man's limbs were twisted like branches, and he screamed, saliva flowed out of the corners of his mouth.
"Let go of me!!"
The old man's mouth suddenly cracked into a terrifying arc, and he bit down on the hand that was holding his arm.
The two strong men shouted and cursed and forcibly dragged him away....
"Hahaha! Everybody's going to die!"
We stood there like clay sculptures, and the old man's words lingered in my mind like a curse of fate.
I couldn't help but look at the mountains in the distance, and vaguely realized that there was a deadly danger waiting for us....
"What to do? Do you want to keep going?"
We all looked at Uncle Li. There is an unprecedented solemnity on his face...
On Uncle Li's sallow face, all the emotional fluctuations in his heart are hidden in the ravines, and his deep and dark eyes look at the endless lake..."Babies, we are still passing by the water." ”
Tie Zhu has always been a staunch supporter of Uncle Li, and he said: "Good! I'd like to see what the hell this is!"
Uncle Li took out the pipe in his pocket and said, "Passing through here, it's not that I'm afraid of that weird Heigou Village, but because the waterway saves time." ”
"And...."Uncle Li lit his pipe and glanced at me, "Chen Yi's baby can't be delayed, right?"
"Hmm...."I looked down at my chest, the pain in my chest has been getting worse these days, and I feel more and more out of breath when I breathe... I'm running out of time...
"But... Nobody wants to give us a ride. Ahh Cai Wen pursed his lips lightly, with a worried look.
"Remember, boys." Old Uncle Li's expression was hidden in the smoke he exhaled, "In this world.... There's nothing money can't do. ”
Uncle Li took us to look for fishermen one by one by the lake, and decided to buy a fishing boat and row there by himself.
In the end, we compared and bought a fishing boat that was more than four meters long. This fishing boat has no electric motor, and can only be rowed by manpower, which is an old antique gadget, which is relatively cheap. Uncle Li said that we didn't walk much, and it would be useless to use up this boat, and it was relatively cost-effective to buy this boat.
So, the four of us boarded the wooden boat, and it was quite interesting for me, a landlubber who had never been in the water, to take a boat.
"Hold on to the strings of the boat and don't fall into the water." Old Uncle Li advised.
"Sit tight!" The iron pillar shouted, paddling the wooden oars, and the oars stirred the green water to ripple slightly.
Old Uncle Li sat alone on the bow of the boat smoking, and Cai Wen and I discussed taking turns rowing.
The shore of the lake is getting farther and farther away from us, gradually shrinking into a horizon, and the sound of rushing water is in our ears.
A few egrets have drawn a narrow arc in the sky above us...
As we drove towards those two mountains, the boats around became scarcer and scarcer.
My initial curiosity and excitement were polished away by the empty and monotonous scenery.
Finally the last fishing boat passed by us ....
"Hey! You can't go any further!" The fisherman on the boat shouted at us with his mouth wide open.
"What's wrong?" Iron pillar shouted at him.
"There's a glimmer of heaven ahead!"
"We know!" Tiezhu replied loudly.
The fisherman was stunned for a moment, and shouted loudly: "The ghost tide is coming!"
"What?"
"Alas!" The fisherman shook his head, "Another one to die...."
The fisherman propped up his boat and walked farther and farther behind us, gradually disappearing from view....
I looked around and couldn't see the green waves as far as I could see, and now it was just us in this small boat wandering alone...
The two mountains are getting closer and closer, and the gap between them is faintly visible...
Seeing Cai Wen rocking the oars, panting heavily, I leaned over to him and said, "Come for me." ”
After taking the oars, I realized that rowing was not as simple as I imagined.
Every time the oars are rowed, they have to overcome the resistance of the water, which is not too big or small, but if the swing is not right, it will be very physically demanding...
"Here we are." Old Uncle Li, who was sitting on the bow of the boat, said softly.
Finally, in front of me were two steep peaks standing in the water, with ripples in the middle of the water, about five meters wide. We slowly drove into the gap in the middle... I couldn't help but feel a little nervous.
The bare mountain wall is full of potholes, as if they were dug by hand, but it is unlikely... It's too difficult to dig a hole halfway up the mountain. Looking up, I can't see the peak of the mountain, I can only see the blue sky like a thin line, and I can't help but secretly sigh the beauty of the name "A Line of Sky....
"Boom!"
The oars shook violently, almost falling out of my palm!
"What's wrong?" Tie Zhu and the others turned their heads to look at me.
"Oh... Possible... Hit a rock?" I was wondering if the oars had touched something hard... However, my intuition told me that it should not be a stone, and if it was, it would not have been so strong as to flick the oar out of my palm, and it was more like something was coming head-on.
The boat is moving slowly along the current... The sound of rushing water echoes in the lonely hollow...
At some point, a white mist drifted around...
"Be vigilant!" Old Uncle Li said in a deep voice.
The fog showed no signs of dissipating, but gathered rapidly at a speed visible to the naked eye... Our boat was bogged down in a sea of fog.
The atmosphere around me became weird, and the fog in front of me was getting thicker and thicker, and I could barely see Cai Wen beside me... Even the smog days in the city in autumn and winter can't compare to this, I have never seen such a big fog.... But in this bizarre place, the heart unconsciously raised the throat and eyes.
"Cai.... Cai Wen! When the emaciated figure disappeared from view, I had to shout ahead, "Are you still there?"
No one answered....
"Cai Wen! Are you there? "I slowly lowered the oars, the dead air around me was about to suffocate, but what made my scalp tingle was that the boat was still moving slowly on its own....
"Uncle Li! Iron Pillar! I exclaimed nervously.
Suddenly, a red light spread from the bow of the ship...
"What the hell are you called!"
The scarlet light reflected Old Uncle Li's face, "Be careful, it's extremely bad luck here." ”
The red light gradually dispelled the white mist around me, and I was almost trembling beyond words... Next to me, it's empty!
Cai.... Cai Wen is gone!