Chapter 21: The Cliff of the Dead
Haunted?
My eyes widened, and my heart said no, shouldn't it, aren't all the ghosts of Sanchawan haunting me, why is this place haunted.
Seeing my expression, Lao Wu thought I was frightened, and said to me: "More than ten days ago, it was flooded by a sudden flood, because it was night, none of the people in the village ran away, all died, and the rescue team went too late, and even the body was not seen, and the rescue was changed to salvage, but how big the Yellow River was, the corpse did not know where to wash, and it took three days to salvage, not only did not a corpse be fished, but many people died." ”
I asked curiously, how could it be that there was a dead man, and there was another flood?
Lao Wu shook his head and took a deep puff of his cigarette, "It's strange here, I heard the people of the salvage team say that there will be waves in the river area at night, and the waves are as big as if they are about to turn the sky, I haven't seen such a big wave in nine or eight years, and the sound is worse than a ghost crying."
The rescue mission above is tight, and the salvage team also has to work at night, catching up with the salvage when the waves are small, and guess what, as soon as the waves go down, I see many figures coming ashore from the water, all of them entered the village, and the salvage boats were overturned several times, and the people on the boat all died, and the salvage team of hundreds came out alive more than a dozen, and the above sent people to investigate at night, none of them came out, and finally invited the old fairy, and ran away without even entering the village. ”
I wondered why I hadn't heard of such a big thing, and now that the Internet is so developed, I haven't seen it.
"Oh, this matter is being concealed, many people know but don't dare to spread it, my nephew is from the salvage team, he told me in person, and he resigned after experiencing this."
I was stunned by what I said, so many things have happened in Sanchawan in just ten days, will my father's return this time have anything to do with it, Yingzi was cut off by Ji Zongbu and fled into the wilderness, and he will definitely not be able to set off such a big storm in a short time, is it the thing at the bottom of the river that is causing trouble.
I kept silent when Lao Wu spoke, and I refused to see that he still wanted to continue to persuade me: "It's okay, I'll go during the day and come back at night, my grandfather is the man in the village who was swept away by the flood, I want to go and take another look, and I won't delay much." ”
Lao Wu sighed and started the car again, the location of Sanchawan is relatively remote, there is only a rural road connected to the national highway, every time I go back, I have to greet the driver half an hour in advance, and he has to be reminded several times in the middle to remember.
When I got to the place, Lao Wu took out a yellow paper talisman from the rearview mirror and handed it to me: "Little brother, this talisman was asked for in Lingshan three years ago, and I have been driving safely and smoothly all these years to point to it, I think you are a good person, you are young and knowledgeable, it is a pity to fold your life, you take this thing with you, I am waiting for you until it gets dark, and I will take you back for free before you come out before dark, but if you don't come back, don't blame the big brother for being ruthless." ”
I gratefully put the amulet around my neck, gave the pack of Chinese cigarettes in my pocket to Lao Wu, and got out of the car and rushed to the village after thanking him.
It took almost an hour to walk from the national highway to the entrance of the village, and although I was mentally prepared, I was still stunned when I stepped into the village with one foot.
It was noon, and at this time of the year, white smoke would float from the chimneys of every house in the village, and children would take advantage of the time before lunch to play in the corners of the village, but now from a distance, the eyes are full of broken walls.
The village was littered with traces of erosion by floods and river sand, and not even a single intact house could be seen, and the old locust tree, where I hung the corpse of the ghost woman, was also broken from the waist and lay alone in the middle of the village, barren and lifeless.
Retracting my gaze, I trembled and walked into the village, in the empty village there was only the "rustle" sound of the soles of my feet stepping on the river sand, I looked for traces of my father in all corners of the village, until I came to the door of my grandfather's old courtyard, and saw a series of footprints at the door.
It seems that Dad has really come back.
There is no Yizhuang on both sides of the Yellow River, and the corpse diggers usually put it on the river beach after recovering the body, waiting for the family of the deceased to claim it, but some corpses that have not been claimed for a long time will be moved to a relatively high cliff wall to avoid decay, so as not to let the bad luck enter the village.
The cliff where the corpse is dried must be in the shade, and there is water underneath, which can maintain the humidity of the corpse and not decay for a long time, so it is also called Xiangyin Cliff.
The footprints at the door were very deep, and it seemed that my father had stopped here for a long time, and then the footprints went in the direction of the river.
From here to Xiangyin Cliff, you have to walk two miles by the river, if the name that Dad said before leaving is really Xiangyin Cliff, then the person who once stood at the door must be Dad.
It's just that why did my father suddenly come here and then there was no news, I deliberately looked at my phone, there was a signal, or did it happen suddenly, and he didn't want people to know what he did at all?
I didn't dare to stay here longer, the touch of the scene reminded me of a lot of past memories, with a stomach full of questions, I followed the footprints to walk towards the river, but at this time the flat ground blew a strong wind, the wind was so strong that the sand and dust on the ground covered the sun all day, and even the sky was darkened at this moment.
I quickly covered my eyes with my hands, and the sound of the wind whistling in my ears was full of sand blowing, the sand scraping on my face was like a knife, and the "rustle" sound of the wind rolling the sand and gravel was like countless invisible people walking around me.
Fortunately, the wind came and went quickly, and when I opened my eyes again, the scene in front of me had not changed, but all the footprints on the ground had disappeared.
I stood still, vaguely feeling that something was not quite right with the wind, but I couldn't think of a reason for it for a long time.
Even if there were no footprints, I could find my way to the Yin Cliff, patted the sand and dust on my body and prepared to continue walking, but as soon as I took a step forward, on the ground on the tip of my toes, I saw a big word composed of river sand and gravel: Go!
"......"
I gasped and didn't spit out, I looked at the word "go" in front of me blankly, and only felt that my heart stopped beating suddenly for a second......
Looking around blankly, there was no trace of anyone, it was a depression, only the word "go" in front of him was extremely dazzling.
I really didn't dare to stay here, I didn't dare to think about anything, I started to run with my head down, and I ran to the embankment in one breath before stopping, but when I opened my eyes and looked at the tumbling water in the river, the fluctuating water patterns slowly converged at a speed visible to the naked eye, becoming another word "go".
It's just that this time in the change of water lines, I can even feel the urgency and anxiety emanating from it, who is it, who is letting me go, where is I going?!
I roared hoarsely at the rolling Yellow River, but the water flowed as quietly as ever, and the words of water on the water were scattered into ripples under the lapping of the waves.
After venting the last trace of depression, I gritted my teeth and began to run all the way in the direction of the yin cliff, and the wind began to blow by the river, which seemed to be mixed with the laughter and anger of countless people, and finally it became the voice of people knocking on the door that night, all shouting my name and telling me not to pass.
I desperately covered my ears to keep myself from being disturbed by these things, no matter who stopped me, even if I died, I would find my father!
Yin precipice is located on a mountain cliff less than five kilometers downstream, after this mountain is Liujia Village, the mountain is not big, but because of the water around the river, the mountain is rich in water vapor all the year round, and the trees grow very vigorously.
But when I reached the foot of the mountain, I looked up at the hill in front of me, and as far as the eye could see, it was full of depression.
In the hot summer, it is the season when the plants and trees are vigorous, but the mountains are like entering a harsh winter, the leaves are withering, the flowers and plants are withering, and people don't feel a little angry when they look at it.
What's really going on here......
Pressing the doubts in my heart and starting to climb up the mountain, the crow's cry echoed over and over again in the mountain intermittently, the withered yellow artemisia grass was blown by the wind, and the eyes were introduced in addition to the withered grass or withered grass, and with the climb, the temperature began to decrease, and then looked up at the scorching sun in the sky, this strong contrast made people feel extremely uncomfortable.
As soon as I climbed to the edge of the cliff, I smelled a disgusting smell, this smell is somewhat familiar, and I smelled this smell last time I came with my grandfather, and my grandfather said that it was a corpse smell.
But in these ten miles and eight villages, except for grandpa, I haven't heard that there are still corpse collectors, grandpa has long washed his hands and won't dry them, is there anyone else hanging corpses here?
I covered my nose and looked around, but I didn't find any trace of my father, and I didn't see any footprints, the water on the cliff side near the river was very loud, I was attracted by the sound of the water and looked towards the cliff, and what came into sight was a thick rope tied to a crooked neck on the cliff side.
One end of the rope was tied to the trunk of the tree on the edge of the cliff, and the other end hung down from the cliff, and something seemed to be hanging from the bottom of the cliff, and the rope was pulled straight.
After seeing this scene, I unconsciously froze in place, my heart began to "thump", I took two steps forward under my feet, and stretched my neck to see what was hanging below, but the rope hung too deep and was blocked by a raised rock.
Just when I was restless, a shrill phone rang suddenly, and I took it out and saw that it was Sister Yu calling.
"Xiao Yi, where are you now?"
Sister Yu's voice sounded a little anxious, not like her usual gentle and elegant personality.
"I'm in my hometown, is there something wrong with Sister Yu?" I'll be honest.
"No matter where you are now, what you are doing, stop and leave that place immediately, and I will arrange for someone to pick you up now."
"But ......"
"Nothing, get out of that place, right away!"
Sister Yu hung up the phone after speaking, I was stunned for a long time with the phone, I didn't understand why she was so anxious, since my father was not here, then I didn't have to stay longer, I thought about it and turned around to leave, but at this time, the thick rope under my feet suddenly moved.