Chapter Twenty-Five: A Collective Nightmare
When we arrived at the place, the gray moon had quietly risen, and the old ghost finally decided to stay in a position quite far away from the mountain after going back and forth, in view of the big meal last night, now it is basically no hunger at all, so there is no need to make a big pot of rice tonight, who is hungry, there is dry food in the bag, just eat some water.
They all began to set up tents, and the old ghost showed a hint of worry as he helped. This old man doesn't like to say things directly, so when I saw this, I had to take the initiative to ask him, "Is there any problem?" ”
The old ghost looked up at the night sky, and saw that there was only one moon in the sky, without stars, and it looked gray to the naked eye.
"Looks like it's going to rain!"
"Well, I've noticed it too, but as far as I know, these trees are so tall that they almost obscure the sky, and a little rain shouldn't make a difference." The big head leaned over.
The old ghost shook his head, "The problem is not that it rains, but that once it rains, all kinds of snakes, insects, rats and ants in the forest will pour out of their nests and run everywhere when they are washed by the rain. Suffice it to say who is the overlord of this forest, I'm afraid they are, not in strength, but in infinite numbers. ”
The fat man set up the tent, and when he heard what the old ghost said, he said nonchalantly, "According to what you say, as long as it rains, won't it be all but the end!" ”
"Hey, I can only hope that the rain will be lighter! Everyone is on guard tonight, and if the rain increases, you must stay awake to survive. This fat man, you may think that I am exaggerating, but let me tell you, until you have really seen the mountains and forests in the middle of the night in the rainstorm, you will really understand the meaning of the word purgatory on earth. ”
After the old ghost finished speaking, he glanced at the sky worriedly, and then sat down next to the fire with a hunting knife, and tonight the monkey, the big head, the sunspot, the old ghost, and the five people who couldn't sleep Amu kept vigil together.
I reached out and felt the breeze that had been blowing since nightfall, and stepped into the tent. Xiu'er sat there recliningly, saw me enter, and asked, "What did you say just now, it's noisy!" ”
"It's nothing, don't worry, just rest!"
"I thought I would finally have a chance to sleep well, but I couldn't sleep at all."
"Come, come to my arms, close your eyes, don't think about anything, you will fall asleep soon, take advantage of the opportunity, let's sleep more, I don't know how troublesome it will be on the next road."
"Hmm." Xiu'er lay down and closed her eyes, I looked at the fire beam swaying in the wind outside through the tent, and took out the miner's lamp from my bag and put it in my hand. Gradually, I fell asleep.
In a daze, I felt as if I had appeared on a grassland, Xiu'er was riding on the back of a gray and white wolf, galloping around, and the hearty laughter echoed, and suddenly, the ground sagged suddenly, and I watched the two of them fall, so I hurried after them, and fell into an ancient underground palace with the sinking ground.
As the two wolves stood up, a group of imps who were either injured or miserable floated out of the darkness in the distance, shouting "Go back!" Go back! ”
When I calmed down and looked at them carefully, I realized that I had seen all these people, all of whom had lost their lives for some so-called pursuit. Familiar faces swirled around the two of us' heads, and I tried to break them up with my hands, but it didn't work, and they would soon reunite.
After several fruitless attempts, I finally got angry and yelled, "What are you going to do? ”
"Get back, get back!"
"We still have business to do, and I haven't been able to find out the final mystery of the series of conspiracies you started at the beginning. All that is not yet possible to go! ”
"Get back, get back!"
"Ahh I saw that the dense ghosts grabbed Xiu'er's feet in unison, and while repeatedly shouting and rolling back, they turned Xiu'er upside down and dragged them away.
I wanted to run over and grab Xiu'er, but I found that I only had the upper body to move, and when I looked down, I didn't know when the gray white wolf had gnawed away my lower body and only a skeleton remained.
Why don't you feel pain? Why did the ghosts drag Xiu'er over and gather in a circle as if they were eating? Why am I suddenly indifferent to this scene?
Oh, I raised my left hand, and a bloody heart was still beating in the palm of my hand.
Of course, people who don't have a heart don't feel pain, but why do they remember to find the final answer?
One of the ghosts turned his head towards me with a miserable grin, his mouth biting a human leg, and someone faintly wailing.
Oh, Xiu'er was eaten by them!
Suddenly, all kinds of ghosts floated towards me in all directions, and the big heads were all in it, "Go back, go back!" The same is true of the sheer number of ghosts.
I looked at them, then at Xiu'er, who had only a small piece left, and wanted to open my mouth to say that I wanted to go back too, but I couldn't make a sound.
So I tried to stick my tongue out and feel my teeth, but what about my tongue? Why doesn't there seem to be a tongue anymore? Is it my tongue that the gray white wolf is holding on its paws?
That's right, it's so happy to eat, so let's just throw this heart in its hand to it.
You see, how happy it is smiling when it sees more food.
You see, Xiu'er's last half of her face is so happy to look at me!
"Xiu'er!" Suddenly, I was awakened by a roar in the darkness, I hurriedly reached out and groped around me, and finally touched a palm that exuded warmth, and my eyes followed the direction of the palm, but I saw that Xiu'er was about to break free, and her eyes were staring at me in horror.
"What's wrong? It's me! "I was taken aback by the way she looked. After Xiu'er saw that it was indeed me through the faint light of the fire, the look of horror gradually disappeared. "I'm sorry, I had a nightmare!"
"Me too!"
Xiu'er opened her mouth in fright and wanted to say something, but was interrupted by the roar of the old ghost outside the tent, "Hurry up!" ”