My legs were shaking, my fingernails were digging into my flesh without noticing, my heart was trembling in my throat, and it seemed as if it would leap straight to the ground when I opened my mouth. I moved my stiff legs and followed Wang Zhen mechanically, my brain in a mess, eager to look at the snow but very timid, and my eyes looked like I was a thief.

No one spoke or moved, all of them maintained a stiff expression, looking deeply down at the eight rows of messy footprints less than a few dozen meters apart. At that moment, my mind went blank, and I had the idea of smashing the ice and jumping into the river to commit suicide, and no matter how hard I racked my brain, I couldn't figure out what was going on. Obviously walking in the opposite direction, how could it be possible that three sets of footprints appeared in the same place and almost overlapped?

I went crazy, stared and rushed back into the forest along the footprints left by the second time, and touched the bark with my trembling hands, and sure enough, I found the mark left by Wang Linshuo on it. My vision began to blur, and I stumbled back a few steps, staring blankly at the fanged trees, deeply doubting if the world in front of me was the world I really saw. Am I in a dream now? Or is it all in front of me that I imagined?

I felt like my heart had stopped beating, and I couldn't feel its temperature. I walked back to the river with my head bowed and walked silently like a walking corpse, and when I saw the three of them still standing there, motionless, I walked past.

Zhang Siyuan glanced at me angrily, scolded rudely, and kicked the tree next to him very hard. The kick didn't matter, a black thing slipped out of his coat pocket and jumped onto the ice.

He cursed in annoyance and ran up to pick up the flashlight on the ice. Wang Linshuo said in a low voice: "Fortunately, the ice is solid, and I didn't fall into it, otherwise it would be too troublesome." This morning, I borrowed all the flashlights from the black bear, leaving only one. ”

Zhang Siyuan's hands began to tremble, and his face turned pale. His eyes were full of despair: "You, what did you say? Do you really run out of flashlights in your bag? ”

I looked at his deadly face and the flashlight that had been pushed to its strongest level but didn't light up, and it felt like a bolt of lightning had struck me, and blue sparks and a burning smell came out of my body. Wang Zhen roared angrily, his eyes widened, and he threw his backpack on the ground and began to rummage. Zhang Siyuan didn't even bother to wipe the cold sweat dripping, slapped the flashlight, removed the battery, and twisted the glass in front of him to look at the bulb.

I don't know where the fall broke it, no matter how we slapped it or brutally disassembled and reassembled, it seemed to have been drained of its soul, and the light bulb wilted and didn't even look up at us. I could distinctly feel the light around me turning golden, and the orange-red sunset creaning low on the other side of the trees and mocking us...... Wang Zhen's spirit almost collapsed, he raised his clenched fists, his eyes were bloodshot, his eyes were red as if he was sick, his nostrils were wide open, his eyebrows and eyes were hanging upside down, and he looked like an angry bull. I've never seen him look so terrifying, and I can't help but feel a little flustered.

He glared at us fiercely and said coldly, "Do you have a flashlight in your bag?" ”

Zhang Siyuan lowered his head and said nothing, while Wang Linshuo and I sighed and shook our heads. Wang Zhen's face suddenly began to twist, his muscles twisted together, he turned around suddenly, grabbed Zhang Siyuan's collar, and sprayed the spit on his face: "Why do you put the flashlight in your pocket?" Didn't you think about the consequences with your brain? If you get lost in the dark, you will die......"

Wang Linshuo and I hurriedly rushed forward to drag Wang Zhen away, but this mad dog-like guy seemed to have lost his mind, he shook us off, and yelled at Wang Linshuo with a flushed face: "Don't you still know the stupid X virtue of the black bear?" I always thought you were cautious, I didn't fucking expect ......"

Before he finished his words, Zhang Siyuan suddenly punched him. Wang Zhen was caught off guard, took a few steps back and almost fell, his face was as red as pig's liver, he stared at Zhang Siyuan with anger on his face, and raised his fist to meet him. Zhang Siyuan's face turned pale, and he made up for it again, grabbed his arm and dragged him into the woods.

Wang Zhen struggled and shouted angrily, and Uncle Lu and Hu San and I were not immune to it. Zhang Siyuan ignored him and said to us in a cold voice: "Don't come to help?" I can't control this madman. ”

I suppressed my anger and panic, picked up my bag, and the three of them clamped down on Wang Zhen and pushed him deep into the dense forest. As the trees around him became denser and denser, Wang Zhen's expression and face gradually calmed down, and he no longer looked like he was about to split. I breathed a sigh of relief, and my heart was indeed the effect of the electromagnetic field by the river.

Snow stained with dried bear blood and a large pile of dirty footprints appeared in front of us, and we were back in this place. At this time, everyone finally calmed down, their eyes were no longer red, their noses were no longer moving, and their faces were no longer purple. Wang Zhen shrugged his shoulders lightly and broke free of our hands, and walked silently with his head down. I thought to myself: This person's brain hardly works, he has always acted on impulse, but after doing something wrong, he regrets it, but this wave of operations is not something that can be withdrawn.

When I was thinking carefully, I suddenly saw Wang Zhen raise his head, his expression was a little unnatural, and his voice was a little dry: "I'll go to the last direction by myself, you guys rest here." ”

Zhang Siyuan sneered and said, "That's not good, what if you go crazy again and kick a tree down?" ”

Wang Zhen's expression was a little embarrassed, he smiled embarrassedly, and touched his head: "How is it possible, I ...... I was really, I'd better go and find out for myself. ”

I laughed and said, "How could I leave you alone, what if you found the exit and slipped away by yourself?" Also, don't kick the tree, your feet hurt. You see how good Zhang Siyuan's flesh sandbag is, there is a lot of fat, and it doesn't hurt to kick. ”

Zhang Siyuan stretched out his hand and slapped me, scolding: "Why don't you say beat yourself? Lao Tzu doesn't have much fat on his body, and his abdominal muscles have eight pieces, and this muscle and that chicken are all available. ”

Wang Linshuo glanced at Zhang Siyuan with slanted eyes, revealing a meaningful smile and not commenting. I didn't want this kind of topic to taint my pure heart, so I hurriedly said, "Do you want to go in the last direction?" ”

Wang Zhen nodded without hesitation: "Of course, maybe the end of this road is light." I'll just go myself, and you'll be waiting for me here, hoping that I will bring back good news. ”

Wang Linshuo shook his head: "I don't recommend this, it's best for two people to act, there is no one here who can hand over his back, and it is difficult to move an inch." I think it's better for me to go with you, we complement each other's personalities, and we may not be able to quarrel. ”

Wang Zhen touched his nose embarrassedly and smiled, Zhang Siyuan smiled: "I like to sit in place and wait for someone the most, I am almost tired of walking back and forth for a long time." Come to Xiao Xuanxuan, let's sit here and have a tea party and wait for them. ”

I made a disgusted expression and pouted, "Who wants to have a tea party with you, what are you going to eat for me, dirty snow?" ”

We put our backpacks aside and sat on them, banging on our sore legs, as we watched as they walked out into the dark depths of the forest. At first, I was a little uneasy, and I kept worrying about them, but Zhang Siyuan was a heartless fool who could make a joke about the sky when the sky fell, and as soon as he sat down, he began to talk nonsense, running the train with his mouth full, and if I didn't listen carefully, I would pat me on the shoulder, forcing me to follow his train of thought, and soon forgot about my worries.

I don't know how long I talked about it, but when I felt dry mouth and sore buttocks, the two of them still hadn't returned. My heart hung up again, stretched my neck to look around, and asked Zhang Siyuan anxiously, "Do you want to go and see?" It's been almost forty minutes. ”

Zhang Siyuan waved his hand indifferently: "What are you afraid of, I guess they definitely haven't found an exit, and now they are discussing how to come back to face us by the river." ”

I couldn't bear it anymore, slapped him on the back of the head, dragged him up, and said angrily: "I'm sorry for them to have a bad friend like you, you hurry up and let me go!" ”

The two of us quickened our pace, ignoring the trees dyed with the setting sun around us, and hurried forward. Zhang Siyuan was inexplicably quiet at this time, and no longer muttered nonsense. Usually I find him annoying, but in such a tense atmosphere, I was a little unaccustomed to it, so I said, "What do you want?" ”

Zhang Siyuan raised his head suddenly, his eyes flashed with different colors under the golden light of the setting sun: "Don't be angry about Wang Zhen just now, he is like this, his temper is too short-tempered and impulsive." In fact, he was not like this originally, there must be something like an electromagnetic field by the river that can disturb people's minds. ”

I waved my hand and said, "I don't care about this, everyone is in a bad mood, and it's better to vent it." ”

He paused, his eyes rolling in his sockets: "Actually, he has always felt sorry for us because of his father's affairs, especially for you." But he's too arrogant, and he must be embarrassed to apologize to you in person. The piece of jade has not been found now, and Li Xikan doesn't know where to go. ”

I was a little curious as to why he suddenly brought up this topic and smiled: "What do you mean by that, do you apologize to me for him?" Glancing at the glittering golden river, I took a deep breath and pretended to be calm, "The destination has arrived."