Chapter 066: The Ferryman
"It's over, it's over! What to do! Zhang Mengmeng, who was beside him, also saw the vicious dogs all over the mountains, and said with a crying voice.
I was also very nervous, especially when dealing with dogs, the dogs I was most afraid of since I was a child! But after thinking about the current situation, my heart is also a little more stable, after all, we are 'dead' and people can't be resurrected, Wu Fengqiao may just be comforting us. Thinking of this, I gently patted Zhang Mengmeng's shoulder, forced out a smile and said, "We either walk over or just wait here, I listen to your decision." As soon as the words came out, I felt regretful, why I was like this every time, so unassertive, especially in this environment, I actually pushed all the burden on a girl.
Hearing my words, Zhang Mengmeng was stunned, she looked at me, with tears in the corners of her eyes, I seemed to be able to see the face I chose to escape from the crystal tears. After a while, she wiped away her tears and spoke: "I don't want to die, I'm only 22 years old, there are still many things to do, and there are still many things waiting for me to do." I know, maybe what the old man said was just to comfort us, but don't you try to be willing? ”
Hearing her words, I was shocked, yes, there are still many things that have not been done, but, but without her, what else can I do? Let's fight it, if it really succeeds, I will start my life again, without her.
"Then let's go! Close your eyes, hold your breath, hold my hand, don't open your eyes no matter what happens, let's fight! After speaking, I took Zhang Mengmeng's hand, her hand was very soft, very cold, and her palm was still damp before drying. I don't know why I suddenly felt my face burned, an indescribable feeling.
Zhang Mengmeng looked at me, nodded, then closed her eyes and said, "Let's hurry up and go, time is running out." ”
I nodded, glanced at the road ahead, and slowly closed my eyes.
One step, two steps, three steps. After walking a lot of steps, it was surprisingly quiet along the way, there was no dog barking, no wind sound, and the world seemed to be the only two of us. I quickened my pace, I just wanted to get out of this ghost place as soon as possible, for myself, and for Zhang Mengmeng beside me.
We groped in the dark, not knowing where we were at this moment, let alone what danger awaited us. At this time, I hate myself so much, why didn't I study the "Sanqing Quanshu" and the books left by Wu Fengqiao at the beginning, if I really read it seriously and learned, I wouldn't be as sloppy as I am now, I can only stupidly close my eyes and walk aimlessly like a blind man.
The time is extremely long, and the body seems to be a little unbearable, my legs feel sore, my head feels dizzy, and I don't know how many steps I have taken. Suddenly, I heard a voice, a rooster crow! The silence was broken by the sound of a rooster crowing, followed by the barking of dogs. Neither of these voices seems to be outdone, one is louder than the other, and the other is louder than the other. The quiet world suddenly became noisy, but the noise was hope!
I opened my eyes slightly, and there was a sudden silence around me. The roosters and dogs were gone, and there was a river in front of him, and he couldn't see the river on the other side.
I squeezed Zhang Mengmeng's hand and said softly, "Open your eyes, I think we've arrived." ”
At this time, I found out that Zhang Mengmeng's lips had turned white, and her hair had already been wet with sweat and stuck to her forehead, which was very embarrassing, but very beautiful. Brave beauty, senseless beauty.
She slowly opened her eyes and saw everything in front of her as much as I did, she turned her head, squeezed out a smile at me and said, "I said that we will definitely live, we will definitely be able to ....." Before she could finish speaking, she fell.
"Nope! You can't die! I quickly squatted down one hand to slip her neck and put one hand on the tip of her nose. Fortunately, there is still breathing, maybe it is too tired. On second thought, we are already dead, and now we are only in the state of the soul, how can we die? I can't help but smile wryly when I think of this.
I carried Zhang Mengmeng on my back, she was very light, so light that she almost didn't weigh much, maybe because it was just a soul now.
Not far away, there was a ferry with wooden planks, and when I got close to the ferry, I saw a stone tablet standing next to the ferry, which was crookedly written-Weak Water River.
We're really here, so what's next? What about the ferryman? Where should I find the ferryman in Wu Fengqiao's mouth? However, it seems that there is a certain number in the dark, and a pleasant bell comes from a distance, and slowly, I see a swaying dim light, which is particularly warm in this dark environment, because this is the hope of life!
The boat slowly approached the ferry, as if it was only coming to pick us up. Holding the boat was an old man with a slumped back, his face hidden in the darkness, and his face could not be seen clearly, but his voice was heard, a voice as ugly as metal friction: "Not on the boat yet?" ”
I was slightly stunned, and then stepped into the hull of the boat with Zhang Mengmeng on my back, the boat was not big, just enough to accommodate three people, I put down Zhang Mengmeng and let her lie on the ground. Then he looked at the ferryman's back and said, "Thank you, my master Wu Fengqiao asked us to come here to find you, saying that you would send us back to the yang world." ”
The ferryman didn't make any physical moves, but let out an 'oh' and said, "I can send you back to the sun, but I will have to pay the price." ”
I smiled wryly and said, "But we don't have anything on us." ”
The ferryman let out an extremely ugly laugh and then said: "You have the price I want, if you really want to pay back, it depends on whether you are willing to pay the price." ”
At this time, Zhang Mengmeng woke up, opened her eyes weakly, looked at everything in front of her, and asked me very weakly: "Where are we?" ”
I squatted down, helped Zhang Mengmeng up and whispered, "We are on the boat now, going to and from the boat in the sun." ”
At this time, the ferryman spoke again: "If you are willing to pay the price, you will set off if you want, and you will get off the boat if you are not." ”
I was about to say something, but Zhang Mengmeng covered my mouth and said in a weak voice, "Do we still have a way out?" What the price, you say. ”
"It's still this girl who understands things, okay, as long as you press your fingerprint on it, the boat will set off immediately, time is running out." After speaking, the ferryman took out two pieces of paper from his sleeve, handed them to me and Zhang Mengmeng respectively, and then said: "The only taboo means that the content on the paper is only allowed to know by yourself, if you let others know, hehe, since I can send you back to Yang, I can send you back to the West." ”
The ferryman's words had been said very clearly and clearly, I picked up the piece of paper and saw the words on it, the general content was like an IOU, but when I looked closely, I realized that the price was really great. Only two lines were written on the paper - Jin Tongyu is willing to take a lifelong marriage as a condition for returning the yang, and the date of the painting will take effect until a hundred years.
I felt a pang in my heart, and I felt a little breathless in my chest. I sneaked a glance at Zhang Mengmeng beside me, her hand holding the paper trembled, and after a while, she put the paper on her lap, bit her thumb with her teeth, and pressed it on the paper. She closed her eyes, and a tear fell from the corner of her eye, dripping onto the paper.
Seeing that I hadn't moved for a long time, the ferryman coughed lightly and said, "Time is running out, if you are not ready to exchange, please get off the boat, don't delay this girl's trip." ”
I looked at the paper, and the words on it writhed like a viper. Just when I was hesitating, Zhang Mengmeng whispered: "As long as you live, there is hope." ”
Yes, as long as you live, there is hope! Her words finally made me up my mind, I bit my thumb, and looking at the scarlet blood, I closed my eyes and pressed it. I knew what it meant, but I didn't have a choice, looking at the bright red fingerprints on the paper, I don't know why I suddenly wanted to laugh but couldn't laugh, the price was too cruel, just when I was looking at the handprint in a daze, Zhang Mengmeng gently patted my back. I turned my head and looked at her, two lines of crystal liquid slipping from the corners of her eyes. We just looked at each other in silence, and we both knew that we had lost something from each other, something important and impossible to replace.
The ferryman slowly rocked the boat, and the wooden boat, which was as small as a leaf, finally moved slowly in this huge river of weak water.
(After half a year, I updated this novel again, I encountered a lot of things in half a year, and my thoughts have changed, I don't know if the book will be read, but once it starts, it won't stop, I will let the story of the city slowly plump up, and thank you to the readers and friends who are reading this paragraph, along the way, thank you really for it, there is nothing to repay, only to use words to compile a wonderful story to repay everyone.) )