Chapter 34: The Ghost Barrier Forest
When it was opened, there were six pure white, finger-sized candy balls. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info Li Qingling shouted from afar: "When you are extremely tired, you can put it in your mouth to lift your spirits a little." That's all I can do for you. ”
As I stood there and watched the figures of the two of them gradually shrink and finally melt into the night, I suddenly felt a panic for no reason. Wang Zhen took a deep breath and said half-jokingly: "If I go insane here, please send me to a mental hospital with better conditions, three dishes and one soup a day." ”
Zhang Siyuan patted his shoulder and said, "No problem, try to match you with a few more beautiful nurses." ”
The group polished their eyes, held their flashlights high, and went into the forest with nervous expressions. Wang Linshuo held a sharp branch and made a mark on the trunk every few steps. At first I thought the forest was cold, the wind that blew from time to time smelled of hell, and the trees and the owls that croaked from time to time were ghosts ready to see us ugly.
But as the journey got farther and farther, the pain, exhaustion, and hunger began to make me fearless. I helped Wang Zhen and gasped: "I think those two people will only tell some sensational things to scare others, and along the way, I feel that the woods are not as terrifying as I imagined." ”
Wang Linshuo continued: "And the density of trees here is no different from the forest behind us, and the mountain roads are not very intertwined. I guess we won't get lost. ”
My heart, which had been hanging in the air, relaxed a little, and said with relief: "At our rate, it won't be long before we can find them." I think those two people have ghosts in their hearts, which is why they think this place is so terrifying. ”
Zhang Siyuan nodded in agreement, he looked around vigilantly and curiously, and said, "If you want me to say, it is those who have a lot of brains that will get lost." You see these trees are different......"
Before he finished speaking, Wang Linshuo on the side suddenly shouted in panic. I was startled by his scream, and hurriedly turned around and asked, "What?" ”
Wang Linshuo's hands trembled involuntarily, and even a calm person like him was sweating in panic: "I can't find the mark I made!" ”
This sentence was like a thunderbolt slashing past my ears, and my whole body jumped up uncontrollably, grabbed Wang Linshuo's arm, and said in a panic: "You, you must have read it wrong, take a good look!" ”
Wang Linshuo's already pale face looked even more penetrating and desperate under the light of the flashlight. His lips twitched, and he snatched his flashlight to take a closer look at the trees he could see, but they all looked as if they had been washed away, and there was nothing on the black trunk.
I shuddered, my throat dry and I couldn't speak. Wang Zhen ran along the road behind him like crazy, and it didn't take long for him to walk back with his head hanging down and shaking, his voice desperate enough to squeeze out tears: "There are no markers." ”
For a moment, the air that hung over us changed all at once. No one laughed anymore, everyone was wandering around in despair like a headless fly, and even Zhang Siyuan's face was like dead ashes. The frightened expressions of Hu San and Li Qingling kept echoing in my mind, and my strength seemed to be being drained little by little, and I really felt a sense of fatigue and sleepiness gradually coming up.
Zhang Siyuan still did not give up on repeated inspections, he roared loudly, and collapsed weakly on the ground. Wang Zhen, who had been smoking a cigarette, suddenly jumped up, walked in front of Wang Linshuo with blood-red eyes, his body was tense, and he asked in a somewhat threatening tone: "Are you sure you have made marks on every tree?" ”
Wang Linshuo replied without hesitation: "I'm sure." ”
Wang Zhen stared at his resolute eyes, held back his anger into his stomach, and kicked the trunk of the tree in anger. Zhang Siyuan wanted to come to the flashlight to light the way ahead, and those trees with teeth and claws, which were no different from usual, stared at him quietly. Zhang Siyuan was silent for a few seconds, and suddenly said, "Do you feel weak now?" ”
I nodded weakly, Wang Zhen and Wang Linshuo glanced at each other, and shook their heads with some hesitation. Zhang Siyuan's eyes lit up suddenly, and he stumbled over to help me up, shouting: "As long as not everyone feels weak, it proves that we are not lost!" Grab your flashlight and move on! ”
In hindsight, it was not uncommon for us to be so mentally instructed, and it was not uncommon for us to be hungry, covered in wounds, lost in the jungle, or feel tired. But we didn't expect that this small thing that happened just now could change the whole journey.
Everyone cheered up, Wang Linshuo and Zhang Siyuan held wooden sticks and kept marking the trees on both sides. And Wang Zhen and I walked in front of us nervously to explore the way. Zhang Siyuan had to look around every 100 meters, and kept asking me if I had taken the wrong path, until I got countless negative answers.
As the low, thin trees behind him faded away, the bushes in front of him began to become dense and tall. Zhang Siyuan looked back excitedly and said, "You can see the changes in the trees on both sides, this proves that we are not lost, and we will be able to reach our destination soon!" ”
When I heard this, my spirits were lifted, the pain in the soles of my feet and the hunger in my stomach were also forgotten, and my tense nerves relaxed, and I exclaimed with some pleasure: "Comrades, work hard, victory is just around the corner!" ”
As soon as the words slipped out of my mouth, I caught a glimpse of something unusual through the white light of the flashlight. My heart sank suddenly, the smile on the corner of my mouth froze, I hurriedly grabbed the flashlight, and the two long and short nicks on the trunk rushed into my eyes, my heartbeat stopped at that moment, and I stammered almost suffocated: "Come here, take a look, this ...... Did we make this mark? ”
Wang Linshuo said categorically: "Absolutely impossible!" My mark is different from other people's, one long and one short. You must be mistaking someone else's mark for ours. ”
Before he could finish his sentence, my whole body felt like it had sunk into the ice cellar. My heart beat weakly and violently, and I said, "Come and see for yourself." ”
Wang Linshuo walked over in disbelief and said in a sworn tone: "This is impossible, I will do ......"
His business was like someone unplugging the radio, and he couldn't even pronounce a syllable for a moment. He rushed to the side of the road like madness, grabbed the trunk of the tree and stared at it for a few moments, and then ran to the tall tree in front of him, as if he were about to rip off a piece of bark. It wasn't until a long time later that he moved his body back inch by inch like a walking corpse, and said to us, "How is that possible...... I've never seen such a tall and big tree before? ”
I replied weakly, "But the mark below is from your handwriting." ”
Wang Zhen was ruthless and said angrily: "It doesn't matter if he has any marks or not, I think we should ignore everything and move forward." I don't believe the jungle can be a circle. ”
We quickened our pace and ran forward, and every time we passed a tree, Wang Linshuo and Zhang Siyuan would leave two marks on it. The low, thin trees are gradually left behind, and although each giant tree in front of us bears the mark of déjà vu, our brains automatically filter out this information.
Wang Zhen cheered and said: "The tree in front of us has become short again, it seems that God has left us a way to live." ”
In the midst of the uproar, I had a vague premonition, and I secretly prayed in my heart that what I wanted would never become a reality.
However, the god who controls the world seems to like nothing more than to do the opposite, and when we hurry to the low trees, the familiar marks on the trunks and the few pieces of used toilet paper at our feet, as well as the dirt footprints on the trunks and the traces of leaning under the roots, remind us again and again that we have been here.
Zhang Siyuan's face was like ashes, he glanced at me in great horror, and muttered, "This is impossible. We've been walking in a straight line, how can we possibly go back to square one? ”
Wang Linshuo stood motionless for a long time before he said, "Have you ever heard of a slight difference in the length and strength of a person's two legs, for example, the left leg has a slightly longer step, while the right leg has a shorter step. In this case, in fact, human beings have been walking in a circle. ”
Wang Zhen was puzzled: "I'm sure I'm walking in a straight line, is it possible that my senses are out of order here?" ”
Zhang Siyuan explained: "Illusion, people, like other animals, sometimes involuntarily do circular motion. ”
I listened quietly, and suddenly an idea jumped into my mind, and I said, "It's better for us to make a ninety-degree turn every time we walk and break this circle." ”