The lantern on the table glowed eerily scarlet, and in front of me was a pile of cumbersome papers that stood above my shoulder. Turning around boredly, I looked at the tall buildings outside the window in confusion, and felt an inexplicable emptiness in my heart...

I opened the drawer and opened the yellowed hardcover diary that I had treasured for fifteen years.

The village I once cherished, the friends I once had, and everything I had experienced came back to me clearly.....

.........

Duyang Village is a small village away from the city, surrounded by mountains, and its location is very remote. There are more than 100 families in the village, eating by the mountains and drinking by the water, and the days go back.

A few years ago, the policy was good, the village was connected to water and electricity, a road to the outside was built, and a magnificent school was built, and all the teachers invited were from the city, and I (Chen Yi) was one of them.

When I graduated from university, I was full of ambition and heard that children in the countryside could not afford to go to school, so I came to teach in this remote village despite the opposition of my family.

The teaching of the teachers in the mountain village was really hard, and that night, I stayed until about 10 o'clock in the evening because of the delay of the school.

I walked alone on my way home, the bleak white moonlight illuminating the rugged path. It's early autumn, and the cool breeze is cutting through my skin, and I can't help but wrap my coat hard.

The road was lined with dark woods, and there was a strange sound of insects, which sounded indescribably awkward. My heart was beating hard, and I remembered the horrible rumor in the village.

According to the old people in the village, there used to be a mass grave on the hillside. 60 years ago, our Eighth Route Army fought the Japanese devils and surrounded a platoon of devils. But when the Eighth Route Army rushed into the woods, no figure was found, as if the world had evaporated. What's even more frightening is that a few years ago, some villagers said that when they walked this road at night, they saw a group of devils, who were lining up in the woods to practice bayonets!

It's really bizarre, but legend is legend, and I've always disbelieved in ghosts and gods and other nonsense, after all, I'm a highly educated intellectual in this village.

I quickened my pace, trying to get out of this hellish place as soon as possible, when I saw a light ahead! There's also a black thing on the side of the road.

I wondered, what is it? Take a closer look,... It turned out to be a van that had stalled.

I can't be blamed for my surprise, vans were a rarity in those days, especially in the middle of nowhere.

The van pulled up on the side of the road, and two figures sneakily got out of the car and carried a bag of marijuana out of the trunk.

The only people in this village who can afford to drive a van are the two brothers, who have been abducted and deceived to earn some illegal money, either to steal electric cars in the city, or to climb over the wall of Widow Li, and do everything but good deeds. It's so late, what are they doing?

At this moment, the sack seemed to rise and fall! I was shocked, could it be a person in the sack?! They're not kidnapping for ransom, are they?

After thinking for a moment, I decided to follow along, so I tiptoed behind the two of them.

The big cow and the second ox carried the sack into a wheat straw field, and I hurriedly followed, hiding behind a big locust tree on the ground, and quietly watched.

The big cow untied the sack, and there was a girl in it who was gagged and tied up firmly.

The girl was probably in her early twenties, and her hair was disheveled and covered in mud, but judging by her fair skin and tall twin peaks, her appearance should not be bad.

The two looked at the girl's body in a daze, and smiled lewdly. The girl looked at them in horror and writhed desperately.

"Be obedient or I'll kill you!" Da Niu said a word viciously. The two of them tore off the girl's clothes...

I hurriedly retracted my head, these two daring beasts! To do such a thing!

My heart is really a little empty... What to do!? They are two strong men! I'm a skinny reader... But I can't sit idly by and let these two beasts do whatever they want!

At this moment, a woman's painful moans were heard in the wilderness.

The scales of morality and fear are swinging in my heart, my brain is blank, my breathing becomes heavy and rapid, what should I do? What to do?

I clenched my fists, what kind of teacher am I!

It's out! I rushed out and shouted, "What are you doing! Two bastards! Before he could finish speaking, he picked up a lump of dirt and threw it at them.

The lump slammed into the man's ass, "Smack!" As soon as it collapsed, the bodies of the two black shadows who were busy trembling violently.

"Who?! I'm getting tired of living! One of them took out a silver glittering knife from his waist, "His grandmother's, Lao Tzu..."

If you say you're not afraid, it's a fake, I only have a pen in my trouser pocket, and if I can make do with a fruit knife, I don't have a chance of winning at all! I rushed out with one lunge and ran away.

Two black shadows immediately jumped over, "Don't let that kid run!" ”

I ran forward desperately, two figures behind me holding sharp knives and chasing after me like mad dogs.

Can't run on the road, they have cars!

So I rushed headlong into the deep woods, and the two of them followed closely behind.

Three figures flickered in the woods, and the branches of the leaves and branches whipped against my cheeks, and the pain was scorching. All I heard was the click of my feet on fallen leaves! Click! sound, out of breath, his mind was blank, and his legs were spinning like gears mechanically. If you can't be caught, you'll die!

I practiced hard for a month to win the long-distance running championship in college sports competitions, which came in handy, I don't know how long I ran, and the shouting and scolding of the two behind me gradually disappeared....

Suspecting that they were still following, I ran through the woods for a while, and when I finally reached the limit, I looked back, and there was no fingers behind me, only mottled shadows and trees in a stunned patch.

My body went limp like a marionette of broken strings, and I sat on the ground gasping for air, and if I ran any longer, my life would be gone!

Alas, what is this called, isn't there a saying that says, don't do that porcelain work without diamonds, I can't help but smile bitterly, and I don't know if the woman escaped. Did those two bastards see my face clearly?

After a little rest, I looked around and couldn't help but feel a chill down my back, even though it was closer to my house from this wood! But this forest Wang's sister-in-law seems to have told me not to come in!

The surrounding edged trees are like ghosts with fangs and claws, and they are terrifying... There was a crunching sound in the grass, and a faint green spark flickered in the darkness...

The black mist was dispersed from the woods, making everything look hazy and eerie...

My face turned pale, and my nerves, which had just relaxed, tensed to the extreme, and I struggled to get up, and the sound of my feet squeaking on the leaves made my scalp tingle to the sound of strange sounds.

"Gotta get out of this place quickly—" I quickened my pace and hurried forward.

"Chenyi!"

Behind... It was as if someone was shouting at me, and the voice was very small and weak, but I did hear it! The voice was cold and poignant... It's like squeezing out of the throat...

My face turned pale! There has always been a story in the village...

Every night at twelve o'clock, the two worlds of yin and yang are the same, there will be ghosts sent out to patrol, once he calls your name, don't look back, never agree, just run forward! Otherwise, he will take your soul to the underworld!" This is the so-called ghost fighting, idlers avoid!

The cold wind was blowing behind me, and I staggered forward, the muscles in my calves were sore, and my joints were a little numb, but my instinct for survival forced me to keep running!

The cold wind was rushing on his back, and I ran forward, followed by the sound of hurried footsteps.

Out of the corner of my eye, I glanced at the ground, and my heart fell into the ice cave.

The shadow on the ground, in addition to my slender figure running fast, there is a shadow behind me! This shadow wears a spiky hat and waving sharp claws and desperately chases my shadow! What's even more terrifying is that according to the proportions of the shadow, the man is at least two meters tall!

Ghost Fight! That horrible story instantly came to my mind, and I can't believe in ghosts anymore.

Although I was exhausted, a spirit seemed to inject me with a burst of stimulant, and gradually, my brain was deprived of oxygen. Consciousness is gradually weakening. And the footsteps behind him are approaching step by step... I can't get rid of it!

"Huh!" Suddenly a thin figure flashed in front of me, and it was over! My heart plunged into the abyss of despair.

"Hey! Brat! The figure suddenly shouted. A little red light rose in front of the man.

It's an old man! That's great! Now just seeing a living person is enough to give me peace of mind.

The old man raised the red lantern in his hand, reflecting his face full of ravines, and looked at me carefully, "Boy, who are you?" Why don't you sleep so late, why do you run into this woods! ”

I gasped and pointed behind me and said, "Yes... Ghosts! ”

The old man glanced at the dark forest, his face did not fluctuate much, he shook the lantern in his hand, "What the hell, scare yourself, boy." ”

"But..."

"Alright." The old man glared at me impatiently, "Look at your sven appearance, you are the teacher here, go home and go to sleep." ”

Looking at his unkind gaze, "... Good. I wiped the sweat from my forehead and walked in the direction of home, and the old man followed me as if he was afraid that I would slip away. But it also reassures me.

"Old man, are you also from Muyang Village? I see you're a little bit of a face. I asked.

The old man didn't say a word, but walked. The scarlet light shone on his somewhat hideous face, and I had to hold my mouth in amusement.

The trees had finally thinned, and I could vaguely see the white glow of the road in the moonlight outside the forest. It's finally time to get out.

"Boy, you can't enter this forest, don't you know the rules." A low, hoarse voice pierced from behind him.

"That.. I had some accidents today...", I said quickly.

"Little baby, don't say I didn't remind you, if you enter this forest again, I won't care about your life."

“.... Okay," I swallowed, foaming, "thank you for today." ”

Walking out of the woods, the old man stood by a poplar tree and looked at me with a lantern.

Walking on the road, I saw my familiar little bungalow, and finally let out a long breath.