Chapter 8: Dark Shadows
February 14th is a special day for me, because my old friends would be together once in their lives, and even though they are now dead, I still follow the tradition of buying offerings and talking to them on this day every year.
This day was the same as usual, although the weather was gloomy, but it was very cool, I bought the offerings in the afternoon, I went to the cemetery, and stayed until more than 6 o'clock in the evening, when I also drank a lot of wine, I sat in front of the tombstone in a daze and fell asleep, this sleep, I don't know how long I slept, but I felt as if I had fallen into the ice cellar, and there were a few people whispering something in my ears, the voice was too small, I really couldn't hear clearly, but I wanted to know what the voice said, so I could only listen with all my might, All attention is on the ears.
Suddenly, as if knowing that I couldn't hear clearly, the sound suddenly became deafening, and I was awakened at that time, but I didn't remember what the voice said, only the two words "Lao Ge!" ”
When I woke up, I looked up and saw that it was completely dark, there was no moonlight, and it was quiet all around, and my clothes were already soaked. I looked at my watch, it was close to three o'clock in the morning, I had slept for too long, and I still remembered the word Lao Ge in my head, and I vaguely felt that something was wrong, I felt that the voice in the dream was very familiar, but I couldn't remember it. I'm a soldier and don't believe in ghosts and gods, so I didn't think it might be a reminder from my old brothers, but I do remember one thing, and that is the rule of the Sixth Ring Mountain, you can't go out after 3 a.m.
The rules for me, is not broken, I saw that the time is not far from three o'clock in the morning, I stood up, cleaned up and went down the mountain, although the Sixth Ring Mountain is a cemetery, but the scenery is still very good, usually some small animals during the day are also very much, but there is a strange place, as long as it is 10 o'clock in the evening, hehe, you just turn up the entire Sixth Ring Mountain, and you can't find a living thing! Even the trees and plants seemed to be cautious.
You Uncle Ge and I, hey, I am stupid and bold by nature, not to mention walking in the cemetery at night, even if you sleep with a dead body, you won't frown. However, it was so quiet that night that there was not even a hint of wind, as if the whole person was locked in a huge cage, and the atmosphere was extremely depressing.
The road that could have been walked in 10 minutes made me walk for half an hour, and every step I took seemed to use all my strength, and when I reached the bottom of the mountain, I was already exhausted, and when I raised my hand to see, three o'clock had already passed.
Since I have broken the rules, I can't take care of regret, I can only rest in the same place first, I really can't walk, while resting, I looked up at the top of the mountain, only to see that a black fog thicker than the night, is slowly enveloping most of the Sixth Ring Mountain.
I didn't have a high level of education, I didn't see the reason, I just thought it was a normal phenomenon of nature, so I didn't pay much attention, and after resting for a while, I felt that my strength had recovered a little, and I was ready to go back to my room to sleep.
However, at this moment, a miserable cry instantly broke the original silence of the Sixth Ring Mountain, although I was bold, but also frightened by this scream, cold sweat brushed down, I didn't dare to move, until 1 minute later, I felt that nothing had happened, this was relieved, and the tense muscles on my body also relaxed.
What's going on, how can there be a scream, or on this Sixth Ring Mountain, there won't be any bandits going up the mountain, why is the voice just now so similar to Xiao Li, I thought in my heart. At this time, I didn't think about the ghosts and gods, but I was just a possibility that some bandits wanted to steal something, Liuhuan Mountain is a cemetery, and there have been urns stolen before, plus the voice missed Xiao Li very much, so I hesitated for a moment, then picked up a wooden stick from the ground and hurriedly ran towards the mountain.
Although I thought when I left, Xiao Li might have encountered an accident if he could make such a sound, but soldiers are born to serve the people, even if it is a corpse, I have to take a look, and I also want to see what kind of villain dares to go to the Sixth Ring Mountain to spread wilderness.
Hearing this, Ge Ling couldn't help but interject: "Grandpa, didn't you think to call the police first." ”
When Uncle Ge heard Zhang Heng's question, he was stunned for a moment, and then said, "I really didn't expect it." Your grandfather and I have lived all my life, and I have never called the police once, but that time, I did call the police, but not at the beginning.
Hearing his grandfather say this, Ge Ling didn't say anything more.
Uncle Ge continued to narrate: "I went up the mountain very fast, and the depressing feeling had disappeared, so in less than 5 minutes, I ran halfway up the mountain. It was too dark to go up the hill, and I didn't have a flashlight, so I could only look at the road ahead with all my might, and just as I was about to reach a cemetery complex, I heard a clanging sound in front of me.
It's been this time, it's still in the cemetery, who will be here, and I didn't see anyone when I went down the mountain, but I didn't think much about it, I just thought that there might really be a thief. I slowed down and walked gently towards the place where the sound was coming from, for it was too easy to tell if the person making the sound was in such a quiet night. As I got closer, the sound got louder, dangdang, dangdang, a bit like the sound of a bang, but a little different. Slowly, I got closer and closer, and I didn't realize that the moon had already shown a corner, just in front of me, but even if I did, I probably wouldn't pay attention to anything, only glad that the road became visible.
Picking up a branch in front of me, I saw a back figure doing something in the cemetery, and the sound was indeed coming from here, dangdang, dangdang, I don't know what it was beating. I don't know why, I always feel that this back is a little familiar, because of the moonlight, although I don't see it too clearly, but it is also much stronger than before, at least I can see the clothes this person is wearing, by the way, clothes, I know this clothes, I suddenly thought!
The blue is some old overalls, and the back is marked with a pattern that I don't recognize, the pattern is like a crying human face, this pattern I know, I have seen Xiao Li wear this kind of clothes once, because the human face is really a little chilling, although it is only composed of a few simple lines, but it shows the expression of people crying, lifelike, as long as you have seen this pattern, you may never forget it for the rest of your life.
Is it Xiao Li? What is he doing here? If this is him, then who is making the screams? These questions flashed through my mind. While I was still thinking, the banging suddenly disappeared!
I suddenly looked up and looked ahead, but there was nothing, the moonlight was blocked again, and it became dark again, and I tried to look ahead, but there was only a dark that could not be dissolved.
An invisible feeling of depression slammed into me again, and the feeling of suffocation surrounded me, and although I couldn't see my face, I knew that my face must be very ugly.
After a little respite and feeling some strength, I was ready to leave, I knew I couldn't stay here, I didn't believe in ghosts and gods, stupid and bold, but that didn't mean I didn't know to be afraid. It's a bit weird here, maybe I should go down the mountain and get my phone, and call the police, what the police say, I don't care anymore, the most important thing now is to leave this place where the dead are staying, and go back to the civilization of the living.
I immediately got up and took another look at the front and prepared to go down. Who would have thought that it was this sight that almost made my soul fly, just a dozen steps in front of me, a figure stood there quietly!
It was close, but it was too dark for me to see his face, but I did recognize the blue overalls.
What's going on? Is it Xiao Li? How did he reappear? Or is it facing me and saying I've been discovered? In a second, my mind flashed through a myriad of questions. But because of the mental quality of a soldier, I didn't move or shout, I just stood there in a posture and saw what he wanted to do.
A few minutes passed, and the black shadow still didn't move, my heart gradually relaxed, and I thought to myself: "Whether it's Xiao Li or not, I must go down the mountain immediately, he doesn't move now, but he can't guarantee that he will always be still, and this is too weird, what's the matter, let's wait for the police to come."
Thinking of this, I began to move slowly, ready to step back first, to see how the shadow reacted, and then take the next step.
I slowly took a step back, who knew that at this moment, the black shadow also shook, as if taking a step forward, I saw this situation, immediately did not dare to move, I did not move, the black shadow also stopped, motionless.
Whew, I gasped quietly, my forehead was covered with cold sweat, and I thought to myself, what can I do, it looks like it's going to entangle me, what the hell is this. At this time, I don't treat him as Xiao Li anymore.
After a few more minutes, I looked at my watch, it was almost 4 o'clock, and when I looked up at the sky, it was still as dark as ink, no! , I took a closer look, and there was a little light in the sky, not the stars, but the moon! The moon is about to come out.
As soon as the moon comes out, I can see clearly what the dark shadow on the other side is, and with the moonlight, if I go down the mountain, I will have a direction, I can see the road clearly, I believe that even if that thing wants to chase me, it will not be so easy.
Thinking of this, I was not so anxious, and I actually felt that the oppressive atmosphere around me was rapidly receding, and I immediately felt good, and began to wait quietly for the moonlight to appear.
The moon did not disappoint me, but in a minute or two, I was clearly visible all around, and the dark shadow, although not yet shining, was fast.
I didn't want to miss the chance to see the face of the black shadow, so I kept staring straight ahead, and the slow movement of the moon made the moonlight shroud the black shadow inch by inch, and the black shadow remained motionless.
Finally, the lower body of the black shadow was illuminated by the moonlight, and I really saw it clearly, it was definitely the blue overalls that Xiao Li was wearing, I was motionless, my muscles were tense, and I stared at the black shadow on my upper body, but! When the moonlight reached his waist, he stopped moving, and it seemed to be blocked by something, and it was disappearing rapidly.
Seeing this, I was in a hurry, and I didn't have time to think, so I took a big step back, and when I retreated, the black shadow also took a step forward.
Now, I can finally see his face clearly!
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