There was no moon in the sky, and it was dark all around, so it was impossible to walk, but Old Man Lu put up a torch before entering the mountain, and they relied on the light of the torch to illuminate it. At this time, the torch was the only source of light within their line of sight. Who's there? Uncle Lu said suspiciously, "Dad, no one." Old Man Lu glanced at him: "There are people, there are three people, walking not far behind." Uncle Lu looked back again. The ancient path of the black hole, even with the help of the light of the torch, cannot see far. On such a dark road, if someone has no lights, if there are lights, the lights will definitely be visible. "Dad, there's no one!" "Nonsense," Old Man Lu glared at him, "Look, they're not getting closer. As soon as he finished speaking, Old Man Lu's face suddenly changed, he turned around, grabbed Uncle Lu, and walked faster without saying a word, he walked fast, almost running. Uncle Lu is still young, and he was already tired after walking for so long, and he was so tired that he couldn't breathe after running this time. "Dad, I can't walk." He begged Old Man Lu to stop. But Old Man Lu didn't say a word, and decisively threw the luggage on the ground. Then he picked up Uncle Lu and continued to walk forward quickly. As he walked, he pressed his mouth with his hand.

Uncle Lu raised his head and saw his father's face gloomy, the old man was already panting, after all, Uncle Lu was an eleven-year-old child, and his weight was not light, and this time he was running, even though Old Man Lu was strong, he couldn't bear it. But he kept walking, as if he was dodging something terrible, as if something was chasing them closely, as if he could be swallowed by the terrible thing if he took a step slower. At this moment, there was a muffled thunder in the dark sky, and heavy rain poured down. Old Man Lu hesitated for a moment, took off his clothes to wrap Uncle Lu, and continued to rush forward naked, braving the heavy rain. Their umbrellas had been thrown away just now, and although Uncle Lu was wrapped in clothes, a summer single coat did not block the rain at all, and within a few minutes, both father and son were drenched. Uncle Lu was shivering from the cold. Their torches have long been extinguished. In the pouring rain, it was pitch black three steps away, and Old Man Lu was walking completely by intuition. Just like this, he stumbled and walked a few more steps, Old Man Lu couldn't hold on, he just walked quickly, sweating profusely, and at this time, he was poured by the cold rain, and his body was cold, and he began to feel dizzy and nauseous. He knew that he couldn't go on, not only the child couldn't stand it, but he himself couldn't hold on. He looked back again, seemed relieved, and muttered, "Didn't keep up!" ”。 There was a large tree in the vicinity. Of course, according to our current common sense, it is actually very unsafe under the big trees in thunder and lightning weather. But Old Man Lu didn't have such knowledge, he only hoped to be able to hide from the rain at this time, so he hid under the big tree with Uncle Lu in his arms.

The old man tried to find a clean place to sit down and catch his breath for a while. Uncle Lu is feeling better now. He took the hand of the old man Lalu; "Dad, what happened to you just now?" Old Man Lu looked left and right, and whispered, "We've run into a ghost." "What the hell?" Uncle Lu is young, but when he hears the word "ghost", he still feels terrified. "What's a ghost cha?" Old Man Lu was so frightened that he quickly gagged him. "Be quiet, don't let the ghost hear." He stuck his head out from behind the tree again, looked at the ancient path, and probably didn't see anything, he retracted his head, lowered his voice and said, "If you let the ghost cha catch you, you will die." Uncle Lu sat in the arms of Old Man Lu and said in a low voice, "Dad, what's the ghost?" How can I not see? Old Man Lu leaned against the trunk of the tree and whispered, "It's also the first time I've seen it, there are three people." At first they were so far away that I couldn't see clearly, and I thought they were pedestrians, but I was glad that someone could walk with us. It's better to have a companion, but when they got closer, I realized that the three were all dressed in ......" As soon as he said this, the old man suddenly stopped, he listened nervously, and then cautiously peeked out from behind the tree and looked at the ancient road.

Uncle Lu saw that his father suddenly stopped talking, and was about to speak, when suddenly he also heard the sound of chains on the ancient road where no one was around. He was also afraid, but the more he was afraid, the more curious he became, and he stretched his head out of his father's arms and looked at the ancient road.

The dark and dreary ancient road is vague. It was dark like ink. Only the pouring rain was falling. But the sound of the rain could not suppress the "ding" sound of the chain impacting, and the sound became clearer and clearer. Walking in the direction of father and son. The father and son were so cold and afraid, snuggled up to each other and curled up, shivering in the dark and rainy night waiting for the unknown horror.

Strangely, there was nothing but the sound of chains. There was no sound of anyone talking, no one moving, and the only sound of the chains between heaven and earth was the sound of the rain crashing. The voice was getting closer and closer, and Uncle Lu nervously grabbed his father's hand. He couldn't tell what he was afraid of, but he felt inexplicably terrifying, and the sound of chains was like a spell urging life, approaching him step by step. His eyes widened nervously, staring at the darkness ahead, bewildered. At this moment, a blinding lightning streaked across the sky, and in the split second when the lightning illuminated the surroundings, he really saw it. There were really three people on the dark ancient road, and these three people were dressed differently, and two of them were dressed as if they were officials on the stage. What else is in your hand. The one in the middle was dressed in white and bowed his head. The three of them walked silently in the pouring rain.

The lightning flashed instantly, and everything around it turned pitch black again. But this momentary sight was enough to frighten the eleven-year-old. Uncle Lu cried out with a "wow". Old Man Lu was frightened, and quickly covered the child's mouth with his hand. But this crisp cry was enough to attract the attention of others.

Old Man Lu was also trembling with fright, and he hugged Uncle Lu tightly. The father and son could only cling to the tree and resign themselves to fate. Another flash of lightning struck. Uncle Lu saw the three people again. They were still on the ancient road, but at this time they were not leaving, and they seemed to have found the father and son. All three of them turned their faces sideways, their faces stiff and expressionless, their dead fish-like eyes glowing with a cold light, staring at father and son. Uncle Lu's eyes were dark, and he lost consciousness due to excessive fright.

When he woke up, it was already bright, the rain had stopped early, the sun was shining high, and Uncle Lu was looking at the morning sun with joy. For the first time in his life, he was excited to see the sun. He had never felt the sun so warm and safe. He looked around, they were still under the tree, the ground was still wet, and Old Man Lu was leaning against the tree, humming and chirping. Uncle Lu hurriedly stood up: "Dad, wake up!" Father! ”。 But Old Man Lu just snorted and couldn't speak. Uncle Lu was in a hurry, grabbed Old Man Lu's hand and pulled and shook it, trying to wake him up. But he tried hard for a long time, but it was useless. The child didn't have any opinions, and thought that his father was dead, so he sat on the ground and cried.

I cried for about ten minutes. There was a sound of footsteps on the ancient road, and a big man dressed as a farmer walked by. The big man heard a child crying by the side of the road, so he came over. looked down at Old Man Lu on the ground, and exclaimed: "Big brother! "It turned out that it was Old Man Lu's brother-in-law who came. How did he get here? Old Man Lu's sister had a dream last night, dreaming that her brother was crawling on the mountain road, shouting for help to herself while climbing. When she woke up in the morning, she was scared in a cold sweat. At that time, people were more superstitious. She felt that this was a bad omen, so as soon as the morning dawned, she urged her husband to follow the ancient road to find it. It turned out to be true. (Speaking of this, Uncle Lu smiled at me: "I can't explain this, I can only think that this is family affection.") It is possible that there is an inexplicable mental connection between relatives, especially those with deep affection. Otherwise, how could my aunt have had such a dream so coincidentally! That ancient road is sparsely populated, and if my brother-in-law doesn't come, we may have to die there, both old and young. ”）

The two were taken to the village, Old Man Lu had a high fever, but Uncle Lu was fine. The medical conditions in the mountain village are extremely poor, but fortunately, Old Man Lu is in good health. The two lived in the village for a month before Old Man Lu recovered. But since then, he has fallen into the root of the disease and has not been cured.

Since then, Old Man Lu has never visited his sister again, but occasionally asks someone to bring a message or a letter. That's eight years. Old Man Lu's health is getting worse and worse because of the root of the disease, which is one of the reasons why he no longer travels long distances to see his sister. I didn't expect to receive the news of my sister's death today, and of course the old man broke his liver and sausage.

In 1970, China was experiencing the "Cultural Revolution", and although the Lu family lived in a remote place and not as chaotic as in the city, it was still affected. Old Man Lu was distressed about his sister's death, and secondly, he also wanted to leave the chaotic city and take refuge in the village. As soon as the father and son discussed, they prepared and set out on the road. Eventually, father and son set foot on the ancient road again. The horrific scene of eight years ago reappeared in their memories. In order to avoid walking the ancient road at night, the two carefully calculated the time. I went on the trail in the middle of the day. But man is not as good as heaven. Eight years later, the trail is even more dilapidated because there is no one to repair it. In the seventies of the last century, the development of our country is still very backward, there is no mobile phone, no computer, no GPS, the two of them completely rely on memory to find the past, after all, they have not been here for many years, they actually got lost on the ancient road. In addition, Old Man Lu's body is not as good as before, and the two of them can't walk fast. As the sun set little by little, the father and son were once again trapped on the winding ancient road in the dark night.

The temperature in the mountains is cooler than in the plains, and this is especially noticeable after the sun sets. A cold wind was blowing in my ears. The father and son snuggled up to each other and walked slowly on the silent ancient road against the biting cold wind. Both father and son were scared. But unlike eight years ago, Uncle Lu is already an adult after all. He hugged his father and said, "Dad, we have to find a place to stay, we can't go this way." The old man nodded: "Yes, but there is no village in front of it, and there is no store in the back." Where do we live? Uncle Lu also had no idea, and neither of them had anything to do but keep their heads down and continue to walk forward.

Strange things happened again on this century-old ancient road, and they suddenly found that pedestrians began to appear on the ancient road at some point. To say that it is a happy thing for the father and son to walk on the mountain road at night and meet pedestrians, but the father and son do not feel this way, all they can feel is yīn forest and terror. Because these pedestrians are very strange, they don't light the lamp, and they don't talk about it. Just silent in the dark, burying his head and moving forward. Only father and son were holding torches, and around them were a group of dark yīn-like figures. The father and son were increasingly surprised. Uncle Lu stopped a pedestrian and asked him how to get to the village where his aunt lived.

The man looked at Uncle Lu, the surroundings were dark, and he couldn't see the man's face clearly, the man paused for a moment and said in a deep voice, "Go forward!" Then he didn't say anything and went on his own way. Uncle Lu inquired about another person, and it was still like this. He also began to get scared and didn't dare to ask again. The father and son walked a few more steps, and there was a big slope in front of them, and suddenly, a burst of suona music came. They are happy, they have a family, even if they can't stay, they can always rest their feet and inquire about the way.

Uncle Lu helped the old man down the hill together. It's so lively here, and there are several caves in front of it. People come and go, lanterns are hung high, it turns out to be a happy event. So they heard the suona just now. The father and son walked to the edge of the small courtyard and were about to speak. The guests standing in front of the door took the initiative to talk to them, thinking that they were guests who had come to watch the ceremony. The two saw that they had misunderstood, and hurriedly explained to others, saying that they were passing by and were lost, so they wanted to ask for directions and take a break. The Zhibin was very bold, laughed and said, "This thing is easy to do, I see that you are also tired." Today's host's family is holding a happy event, although you are walking here by mistake, but you are a guest from afar. Come, come, come in, have a drink and rest by the way. It's never too late to leave after eating! As soon as the two of them thought about it, they followed Zhibin into the courtyard. Zhibin led the father and son into an empty cave, lined up the tables, and warmly beckoned them to sit down. And he commanded that they should be served food and drink. After the wine and food were served, the guests went out to greet others after a few angry words.

The father and son were already cold and hungry, and they were already salivating when they saw the sumptuous wine and food. Just now, they were embarrassed to eat, there would be no one, and the two of them began to eat. However, they found that although the dishes were very sumptuous, and there were all kinds of fried and cooked dishes, all the dishes were cold and had a strange taste. The two of them took a bite and spit it out. Father and son hesitated for a moment. Put down the chopsticks and discuss what to do. What Old Man Lu meant, don't eat the rice, hurry up and inquire about the way and leave. The two were just about to get up, when the door opened, and the guest came in again. He said to them, "How's the food?" The two quickly stood up and said a few polite words. The guest said, "When my master heard that you were coming, he came to see the two of you. "Say a word. Only then did the father and son notice that Zhibin was followed by a woman. The woman hurriedly walked up and greeted the two. But both sides were stunned when they looked at each other. Isn't this woman the sister of Old Man Lu?

Before Old Man Lu could react, he saw his sister and burst into tears for a while. His sister also kept wiping her tears, crying and chattering: "Brother, why have you been gone for eight years." And don't come back to see me. Old Man Lu also sighed: "Sister, you don't know, it's not that I don't want to come." The last time I came here, I fell ill and my health has not been good. I can't stand the long journey. Ay! This time, if I hadn't heard that you ......" Speaking of this, the old man suddenly reacted, yes. Didn't my sister die from the cave collapse! That's why I came back with all my might. But right in front of me, isn't my sister alive here? Is it nonsense with a message or is it ......

Uncle Lu had already felt that something was wrong, and when he saw that his father was speechless, he hurriedly pulled his father. Old Man Lu's sister didn't notice this detail, and was still talking there: "Brother, why did you come here so coincidentally, today your nephew married a daughter-in-law, look at it, I didn't know you came, you wait, I asked them to come over and give you a salute." With that, he went out with the intellectual.

As soon as the father and son saw that there was no one around, they began to discuss. Old Man Lu said, "What's the matter? Is your aunt dead? Uncle Lu shook his head: "Dad, people with letters don't talk nonsense, red and white things are major events in life!" Who dares to spread rumors? Old Man Lu didn't want to believe it: "This is not possible, maybe he brought the wrong one." Besides, didn't you see it with your own eyes, your aunt is standing in front of us alive! ”

Uncle Lu said firmly, "No, Dad, something is wrong. The message can be wrong, but think about it, who marries a wife at night? Do we have this rule? Also, why is this meal all cold, and who uses cold dishes to entertain guests on a cold day? Besides, does my aunt live here? Also, I noticed just now that they walk awkwardly. this place