helped the drunk Cheng Shi back to his home. By the time I got to the entrance of the hospital, he was no longer able to do so, leaning on top of me and falling asleep, full of alcohol. I searched his pocket and found the key to open the door. When I entered the courtyard, I locked the courtyard door with my backhand, and finally dragged him back to the hall.

The hall still smelled as strange during the day. I endured the discomfort and dragged him to the back room, I couldn't let him sleep in the hall, it was so cold at night, there was no heating, and I had to freeze this night.

Lao Cheng's house is quite big, with a hall and bedroom, a total of four houses, I pushed them one by one, the front two rooms were locked doors, and the third room pushed the door open, the room was a simple marching bed, the bedding was scattered at random, and the table was a plastic lunch box and paper cups that were not cleaned up. I threw Cheng Shi on the bed and covered it with a quilt, he snored like thunder and fell asleep.

After packing him up, I suddenly remembered something, where will I sleep tonight?

It was late to look at my watch, the wind was raging outside, the windows were creaking, and I had to leave here if I went to the hotel, and the thought of braving the wind through the deep alleys made my scalp a little numb, so I had to stay here at night.

I couldn't have slept in a room with such a drunkard, so I went out to the fourth room, which was fortunately unlocked, and the door opened.

It was not very large, and to my surprise, the room was neat and tidy, and the bedding was stacked quite neatly, but it was cold inside, and it seemed that no one had lived in it for a long time.

I suddenly realized if I was making a fuss, this room was Cheng Shi's bedroom, and the pig nest just now was actually for the mentally ill. I smiled, then there is no way, who made me a guest, I will enjoy such a clean room first.

When I got into bed, I couldn't open my eyelids, I weighed as much as a thousand pounds, I took off my coat and shoes, and I was even more sleepy when I lay on the bed, and my whole body fell apart.

I spread out the quilt and barely covered my body in a daze, and fell asleep. This sleep was dark, completely dreamless, like a white horse passing through a gap, and soon passed.

I was sleeping soundly, my body shivered involuntarily, I quickly went from deep sleep to light sleep, and just before I woke up, I felt that there was an extra person in the room.

I wanted to open my eyes but couldn't, I was conscious but I was trapped in sleepiness and couldn't get out. I barely managed to "see" with my senses, and the man felt as if he was not very old, standing at the end of the bed. My perspective was limited and I could only see him from the neck down, but there was a strong feeling that he was staring at me.

I snapped out of my nightmare and sat up, the room was empty, and I was alone.

I leaned against the head of the bed, feeling stupid for half the day, and my forehead was full of cold sweat. Looking at the watch, it was already past five o'clock in the morning, and it was still dark outside, like ink.

I mustered up the courage to get out of bed, pulled my shoes to the end of the bed, and walked around there twice, noticing anything unusual. Is it just a nightmare?

At this moment, suddenly there was a slight sound from behind, and I looked back to see an old-fashioned cabinet against the wall, and at this time the door somehow opened a gap.

I took a deep breath and pulled the door open, and the cabinet was empty, with some baffles lying horizontally, and on the top baffle, there was a photograph.

The cabinet was dark, and there was no light in the room, and I could barely see a person in the photo. The photograph is encased in a frame with a bracket at the back, giving the impression that it is a posthumous photo.

I quickly turned on the light, took the frame and looked closely, the photo showed a young man, the same age as me, with very clear eyebrows and beautiful eyes, a little not like the northeasterners, to the delicacy of the southerners.

I had a strong feeling that what I had seen in the nightmare was this person.

At this time, a voice came from outside: "You are looking at my son." ”

I was startled, Cheng Shi woke up at some point, leaned against the door, and looked at me coldly.

I was a little embarrassed and closed the cabinet door: "Teacher Cheng, I'm sorry......"

"How did you find the picture?" He asked.

I recounted the nightmares I had just had, the nightmares that made someone stand by the bed. Cheng Shi looked at me thoughtfully and didn't speak for a long time.

I was a little nervous: "Teacher Cheng......"

Cheng Shi's tone was a little sad: "My son has appeared." Xiao Feng, he has a fate with you. He has appeared! He sighed: "Xiao Feng, I will try my best to help you with my son, but I also have one condition." ”

I hurriedly asked what the conditions were.

Cheng Shi waved his hand, and stopped talking: "I'll talk about it then." ”

He went out to buy breakfast. I opened the cabinet door and looked at the picture again, and the young man had a deep gaze, and the picture was extremely expressive. I suddenly remembered that Cheng Shi said that his son was possessed by a monster and died. A cool breeze suddenly swept through the back of my neck, as if the person in the photo had suddenly become gloomy.

I quickly closed the door and walked out of the bedroom. It didn't take long, Cheng Shi bought breakfast at the mouth of the alley, and we simply ate some. After a little more small talk, I asked him about his son, and the old man was so strict that he didn't say a word, but just told me that the time had not come.

By half past six in the morning, we were out of the yard. Outside the alley, Cheng actually led me to a car. This is an Audi, it is estimated that it has been around for many years, and it is not maintained, and the outside is full of dust and mud, as if it has just come back from running the Qinghai-Tibet line.

Cheng Shi told me yesterday that he was going to take me to scold people today, but he didn't elaborate on the specific situation.

It was very cold in the early morning, and I turned a few streets and went out of the block, flanked by endless wilderness and mountains, and rows of bare trees on the roadside.

Cheng Shi pointed to the mountain outside and told me that it was Dagu Mountain.

The car turned and entered a small road, bumpy all the way, the terrain gradually increased, and it drove for about 20 minutes. Not far away is the foot of Dagu Mountain.

The car drove onto a street full of local restaurants on both sides, which had opened early in the morning and did not see any customers.

Cheng Shi parked the car on the side of the road, and as soon as we got out of the car, a few people came over to surround us. They are all local girls in their thirties and forties, wearing red hats and holding small red flags in their hands: "Two big brothers, go into the mountain to worship the Buddha, come, come, please have two sticks of incense, but Linghao, I don't know the road, we still have a guide here." ”

Cheng Shi smiled: "The temple we are going to, I'm afraid your guide may not know." ”

"Yo, what I said, there is nothing on this mountain that we don't know......" Before a woman finished speaking, her eyes widened: "Yo you, who should we be, it turned out to be Master Cheng, who doesn't know Mount Tai with eyes." ”

These girls seem to be very familiar with Cheng Shi and say hello. Cheng Shi joked with them and said to me: "See, I'm a little celebrity here." ”

Cheng Shi took me into the mountains. The weather is very cool early in the morning, and you can occasionally see tourists around. He didn't take the main road, but led me down an inconspicuous mountain road.

Along the way, there was no one to be seen. The mountain scenery of Dagu Mountain is beautiful, and even in late autumn, you can see speckled green. The air in the mountains is very cool, and the road becomes more and more rugged, and you can see the mountain stream.

After walking for an hour on the mountain road, I suddenly saw a section of the eaves of a Buddhist temple exposed in the lush mountain forest near the mountainside.

Climbing up the mountain steps, you can see that this is a not too large temple, built between stone cliffs, and the idea of construction is extremely exquisite, quite ancient.

The temple has no wooden plaques and two gates are open, and the inside is silent.

The two of us walked in, and there was a courtyard with couplets carved on the pillars, but it was very strange, only the upper couplet was not the lower couplet, and it was written that "there are people walking in secluded places".

It's weird and uncomfortable. I whispered, "Teacher Cheng, who are we scolding here?" ”

"You'll find out in a moment." Cheng Shi strode into the nave, without stopping, and led me straight into the nave.

I chuckled in my heart, this old man didn't come here to scold the Buddha.

The Buddha hall is particularly small, gloomy and dark, and a statue sits on the shrine. The statue does not see men and women, with clear eyebrows and beautiful eyes, a red coat on its body, a small round hat, narrow and slender eyes, and a bit of demonic spirit.

In front of the statue are several plates and bowls, and offerings such as melons, fruits, pears and peaches are placed inside. Somehow, when I saw this statue, I got goosebumps on my arms, which was an indescribable feeling, that is, I was afraid, and I couldn't say what I was afraid of, evil nature.

Seeing that Cheng Shi was not paying attention, I slowly stepped back.

Cheng Shi put his hands behind his back and stared at the statue tightly, his eyes were on fire, he didn't just want to scold this, right?

At this time, a person came out of the darkness behind the Buddha hall, an old man, wearing dark blue overalls, gray hair, and glasses, and came over to greet him: "Lao Cheng, here you are again." ”

"Hmm."

"The hatred in your heart hasn't been let go?" The old man said.

"It killed my son, do you think I can put it down?" Cheng Shi gritted his teeth.

The old man sighed: "You scold." ”

The old man shook his head, stepped out of the threshold of the main hall, and walked straight away without looking at me. As soon as he left, Cheng Shi rolled up his sleeves and began to scold at this strange statue, scolding extremely ugly, I was trembling when I heard it, worried that once the fairy was scolded, I wouldn't follow him to eat and hang.

Cheng Shi gave me the impression that he was a very honest middle-aged man, but I didn't expect to scold people so ruthlessly, and his words were extremely vicious. I listened to it for a long time, and I heard some tastes, this statue is called the nine-tailed spirit fox, it should be the fox fairy in the mountain, it seems to have killed Cheng Shi's son.