Chapter 2 Mountains and Forests Mirror Spring
The summer vacation at university is a carnival without any restrictions. Because www.biquge.info of his own special circumstances, Huo Xiaolu could not go to other places to do part-time jobs like his classmates, and his whole summer was completely spent in the beautiful scenery of his hometown. About a few friends who have played from childhood to adulthood, a few people rushed into the mountains and forests behind the village.
The scenery of this undeveloped place is incomparable to those artificial landscapes in the outside world, and every wildflower and weed reveals a sense of nature and wildness. I don't know how many years of trees have been growing together, and the dense canopy blocks out the scorching sun, and the forest is cool. Huo Xiaolu and the others seemed to have returned to their childhood, running in the forest like a few children. Surrounded by identical trees and sprawling grass, several men unwittingly ran to a place they had never been before in pursuit of a frightened hare. When he saw the orange of the sunset light from the gaps in the branches and leaves above and realized that it was getting late, he looked around, except for the trees or trees, Huo Xiaolu knew that they were lost.
However, they were not worried, they only had to spend the night in the woods, and the next morning they would find their way back. This is also a very mysterious rumor in Huo Xiaolu's hometown village. Whenever someone gets lost in the forest and can't go home, he just needs to stay in the forest for the night, and the next morning, when it is darkest before dawn, he sees a ray of light spreading in a certain direction from under his feet. This light is actually a line of dew, but no one knows why the dew glows so brightly when there is no light. At this point, you can walk back to the village along the dewy light. It sounds weird, but no one has ever encountered something bad because of this, the old people in the village say that this is the Lin God to guide the way, most people are convinced of this, and a few people who don't believe it can't find the reason, so it has become a legend that exists in reality.
"We're going to spend the night in the forest tonight, and the dew is heavy at night, so let's find a spacious place to make a fire, otherwise I'm afraid it will be very cold at night." The one who spoke was a tall and tiger-headed young man, his name was Huo Shan, the youngest son of Huo Xiaolu's second uncle's family, and his best playmate when he was a child. The other three nodded in agreement, and the group began to look around for a place to make a fire for the night. After a short time, a few people found a clearing in the woods, picked up the fallen leaves, picked up some dead branches and fallen leaves that could be seen everywhere, Huo Shan took out a box of matches from his pocket, and a warm and bright fire was burning.
Knowing that the forest was very safe, the young men were not afraid, talking around the fire, and throwing a few branches into it from time to time to make the fire warmer and brighter. After a while, a man named Huo Cheng found some wild fruits, and after several people ate them to satisfy their hunger, they chatted for a while, and they were all sleepy.
Huo Xiaolu didn't want to sleep because of his own reasons, so he volunteered to keep a vigil for everyone and watch the fire, and the others were not hypocritical, so they fell asleep, Huo Shan and Huo Cheng quickly fell asleep, and the remaining one named Huo Hu finally couldn't support it and fell asleep after chatting with Huo Xiaolu for a while. There was occasionally the crackling sound of burning wood in the flames, the breeze on the branches and the rustling of the leaves, Huo Xiaolu guarded the fire and his three companions soon became tired, but thinking of the terrible scene he would encounter when he wanted to sleep, he still stared at the fire with a strong spirit, and silently thought about some of his own thoughts.
The night soon deepened, and when the moonlight shone vertically overhead, Huo Xiaolu was already immersed in his mind and a little carried away. He lowered his head and felt that his neck was a little sore, so he raised his head and moved his stiff and sour cervical vertebrae, and his eyes inadvertently skimmed to the place where the other three people were sleeping, but suddenly a cold sweat broke out: there was a black shadow on the top of everyone's head, and the head was connected with the sleeping person, as if a body had grown from the top of the head.
Huo Xiaolu maintained an awkward and stiff posture and looked at everything in front of him, and the fear in his heart was self-evident. In addition to his fear, he also had questions, didn't he say that this forest was very safe, he hadn't heard anything for so many years, why did he let himself encounter something unclean this time, could it be that he was unlucky? Or is it because of a curse on your body?
Just as he was thinking nonsense there, the black shadow lying above Huo Shan's head suddenly raised his head. Huo Xiaolu's pupils contracted in fright, and he saw that the head of the black shadow was pitch black, and he couldn't see his facial features, like a black mist. In Huo Xiaolu's frightened eyes, the other two black shadows also raised their heads, revealing two heads that were also pitch black and couldn't see their faces, and what made Huo Xiaolu's heart jump out of fright was that the three black shadows actually stood up and slowly walked towards him step by step.
The muscles all over his body were tense, Huo Xiaolu was so nervous that he couldn't move, he wanted to swallow saliva to relieve the fear in his heart, but his throat trembled slightly, but there was no way to move, seeing that the black shadow had already walked in front of him, Huo Xiaolu had already unconsciously made up in his mind the terrifying scene that was about to happen, was the black face suddenly transformed into a blue-faced fang? Or did the three black shadows stretch out their thin arms and choke themselves until they were suffocated, or even directly tore them to pieces? He couldn't take the bloody scene a bit. Just as he was thinking, three black shadows stopped about half a meter away from him.
The black shadow in the middle actually said to Huo Xiaolu in a hoarse voice, "You...... It's called Huo Xiaolu...... Right? ”
Huo Xiaolu seemed to regain his autonomy in an instant, he looked at the three black shadows standing in front of him in front of him and gave him infinite pressure, he didn't know how to answer, and secretly glanced at the three people who were still sleeping and didn't know anything from the corner of his eye, seeing that their smooth and undulating chests didn't seem to have anything going on, and his heart was slightly relieved. He struggled to stabilize his emotions, and said in a trembling voice, "...... Yes, I am, my name is Huo Xiaolu...... Who are you? ”
"Come, follow me."
The shadow dropped the word and turned to walk into the woods, followed by the other two shadows, one position behind. Huo Xiaolu wanted to just stay still and wait for dawn, but his body involuntarily stood up and followed, as if his body was no longer his own in an instant. He shouted in his heart to stop, but his body followed the black shadow into the depths of the woods step by step.
The woods were unusually quiet, and there was not even the sound of insects, only the sound of Huo Xiaolu's feet stepping on the branches and fallen leaves, and his heavy panting. Although he was still familiar with the forest, Huo Xiaolu had such an illusion: he seemed to be walking towards a quiet grave. The feeling sent him shuddering.
didn't go a long way, the black shadow in front of him stopped, and Huo Xiaolu followed and stopped. Then the black shadow got out of the way, Huo Xiaolu walked over, and he saw a well.
It looks like an ordinary stone well, the wall of the well made of stones looks a little dilapidated, and the only thing that seems special is that the water level of the well is very high, almost level with the wellhead, far above the ground. Huo Xiaolu's heart had already eased a little at this time, and he stood there trying to adjust his breathing, not knowing why.
The black shadow walked over and picked up Huo Xiaolu's hand in his horrified gaze. The Black Shadow's hand was not as wet and cold as he had imagined, on the contrary, it was still warm and felt a little rough, like the hand of a powerful old man. He took Huo Xiaolu's hand and gently put Huo Xiaolu's finger on the well water.
The fingers do not touch the cold well water, but the touch that resembles a lapel. At this time, Huo Xiaolu also found that the well water was like a mirror that clearly reflected everything it could see, the bright moon in the sky, the surrounding lush tree canopy, black shadows, and Huo Xiaolu...... and the struggling ghost behind him.
Huo Xiaolu had been frightened enough in a short period of time tonight, but the previous sum did not add up to make him feel terrified at this moment. In the picture reflected on the surface of the well, there was a distorted ghost behind him, with a terrifying face, which was the same evil ghost he would see every night. However, at this time, the evil ghost seemed to be suppressed by something, and he couldn't move, so he could only struggle to open his bloody mouth and howl, and Huo Xiaolu seemed to be able to hear the scalp-numbing roar in his ears.
The more Huo Xiaolu looked at it, the more frightened he became, and just as he was trying to twist his head to avoid the terrifying image in front of him, the black shadow spoke again: "This is a demon you provoked when you were a child, and it is very angry, the ancestors of the Huo family have no way to expel him, and you can only suppress it with your bloodline, but if you are too far away from home, your grandfather will have no way to suppress him." Moreover, only the evil spirits in the forest under the care of this forest god can be completely suppressed, and we can find you and get close to you. ”
After saying this in one breath, the dark shadow fell silent again. Huo Xiaolu stood there and digested the news alone, not only knowing the cause of the nightmare on his body, but also understanding the reason why he could avoid the nightmare at home. He boldly asked, "Then how did I provoke this demon?" Also, you, who you are. Why do you know about me? ”
Although he couldn't see the expression on his dark face, Huo Xiaolu obviously felt that the black shadow was smiling, and then heard him say, "Granny Lin will tell you what you want to know when the time comes, so you should stay at home for a while with peace of mind." It's almost dawn, and it's time for you to go back. ”
Huo Shan slapped Huo Xiaolu on the head and woke him up, Huo Xiaolu looked at Huo Shan in confusion with sleepy eyes a little flustered. Huo Shan said angrily: "I also said that the vigil, as long as you sleep comfortably, wake up quickly, we should go back." ”
Huo Xiaolu's eyes were still a little dull, and he couldn't tell whether everything last night was real or a dream. The forest was pitch black, and there were no fingers to be seen, only the sparkling dew beneath his feet stretched in a line into the distance. The group followed this special road sign all the way to the dark, and when the morning sun rose, they saw the smoke rising from the village. Huo Xiaolu shook his head, which was still not very sober, and threw his thoughts out, he decided that he must ask Granny Lin for clarification when the time came.