Chapter Forty-Three: The Night Shines on the Mysterious City
The more evil you say, the more evil you are.
Just when they had just made up their minds to believe that it was a hallucination of bad intentions, something even stranger happened.
The brightly lit city seemed to be a little closer to them! And from afar, I could see that the gate was slowly opening, and it seemed to be a dazzling splendor inside.
Qin Zhen and the three of them looked at each other, and they really didn't know how to explain such a strange thing that they had been laid off. If it's a hallucination, could it be that three people have a hallucination at the same time in such a tacit understanding? And it's not bad at all? This probability is so low that even they can't convince themselves.
If that's not an illusion...... In other words, there really will be a city there? In the rainforest of the mysterious Brahmaputra Grand Canyon, where almost no humans have ever set foot in an area, there is a city that lights up at night.
No, no, Qin Zhen was desperately admonishing himself to restrain such thoughts. Resolutely not shake the will, lest you fall for the "goblin".
Now, if this picture has to be said to be similar to some scenes, it is chatting. In Liaozhai, there are many "very stupid and naΓ―ve" scholars, walking in the barren mountains and mountains, and walking will encounter a high-rise compound. When they entered without any scheming, they found that it was a very wealthy family, and that there were at least several beautiful daughters. A scholar will definitely fall in love with one of them at first sight and make a private decision for life. After the spring supper, the scholar will find himself lying on a grave......
Is this kind of ghost story going to happen to the three of them? Pu Songling didn't write back then, and the mirage-like ghost mansion could still be transformed in such a bad place! Even if there really is something like a fox spirit or a rabbit spirit. It is estimated that you will not be able to meet a "passing scholar" until you die!
Lao Gu looked at Qin Zhen's changing expression at that time, and couldn't help but ask, "Are you evil?" What are you thinking with such a rich expression? β
"No, I'm wondering if there can be a beautiful woman such as Pu Songling's baby Ning or flower spirit or fox spirit in that city......" Qin Zhen said perfunctorily. Unexpectedly, Lao Gu took it seriously. He turned to Qin Zhen's face, and it was a slap in the face of Qin Zhen mercilessly!
Qin Zhen covered his face in surprise, glared at Lao Gu and scolded in disbelief: "Damn! What are you doing? β
"Isn't it all like this to be cured of evil?" Lao Gu said with a serious face, but it could be seen from the faint smile in the depths of his eyes that he was definitely taking revenge just now!
Qin Zhen was also not polite, and replied to Lao Gu with a punch and scolded: "Your uncle, you have just fallen into evil!" I'm thinking. Do we have to analyze the current scene from a scientific point of view......
"Don't talk nonsense! You may not be able to analyze it from an unscientific perspective. It's still scientific! Lao Gu directly denied Qin Zhen's idea.
Jiang Qi on the side also frowned and said, "Qin Zhen, I was thinking about it for a long time just now." has been under Dong Shao's hands for so long, and he is not surprised by strange things. But for now, I can't really think of anything to explain it. I can only be sure of one thing. It's definitely not a real city. β
Qin Zhen nodded thoughtfully and said, "Yes." Of course it won't be a real city. To find out what that is, exactly. You have to think about why we have encountered it. What is the special reason for the appearance of this strange city? β
Qin Zhen turned around, preparing to gather the thoughts of the three of them and analyze the situation in front of him. The brothers are also very tacit. You and I express your own thoughts and opinions. In the end, they came up with a few "special" situations that didn't seem to work at all.
Needless to say, of course, because they are in the rainforest. Second, it's night. If the moisture and humidity of the rainforest do anything, it's during the day. After all, the appearance of a mirage depends on sunlight!
So, what is it that makes such a vision appear in the rainforest at night?
Using the elimination method like this, Qin Zhen seemed to have a bold guess in his heart immediately. He narrowed his eyes slightly, looked at the blurred city that was far and near, and said leisurely: "Old Gu, Daqi, have you ever thought about it, why does it move?" β
"Nonsense! It's a ghost town, it's not just a ghost town! Do we still need to give us a reasonable explanation and reason? Lao Gu seemed to feel that Qin Zhen's question was too redundant. Jiang Qi didn't speak on the side, quietly waiting for Qin Zhen to continue. Now that he has gradually understood, since Qin Zhen can ask like this, he probably already has something in his heart.
Qin Zhen paced slowly, waved his hand and said, "Old Gu, of course this needs a reason. Whether it's a ghost town or a fairy mansion, it shouldn't be like this. Unless ......"
"Unless what?"
"Unless it's alive." Qin Zhen replied in a deep voice.
"Alive?? Da Zhen, do you dare to say anything in one go? This hangs people's appetite, and you also learn from Dong Shao? But don't forget, you're not him. He hangs everyone's appetite, we just think that the leader is thinking deeply, and if you talk like this, you owe it! Lao Gu said irritably.
Qin Zhen turned his head, looked at Lao Gu and Jiang Qi and asked seriously, "You say, is it possible...... That's just a big patch of fireflies? β
"Fireflies??" Lao Gu looked at Qin Zhen with neurotic eyes, and said incomprehensibly: "Don't make trouble, have you seen so many fireflies posing in an organized and disciplined way for others to see?" No, Qin Zhen, there is more and more trend in the water in your head! What the hell do you think! β
Qin Zhen didn't continue to joke, he motioned to Lao Gu to be calm for a while, and then analyzed very rationally: "Look carefully, that piece of light is moving, and it is moving as a whole. I don't believe that this would be the effect of the ghost, and it is impossible for the three of us to have the same hallucination. So it's what our eyes really see. You look at that special golden color with a little green fluorescence, isn't it very similar to fireflies? β
As soon as Qin Zhen said this, Gu Jie and Jiang Qi also carefully observed the "brightly lit" city tower. Not to mention, what Qin Zhen said makes sense, that piece is fluttering, it is indeed very similar to the effect of a large area of flying animals gathered together.
I didn't know how to explain this scene, and I didn't understand why the fireflies here appeared in such a special way, so Gu Jie and Jiang Qi both cast their incomprehensible eyes on Qin Zhen.
Qin Zhen thought for a while and said, "Rotten grass is fireflies, there must be a large area of suitable place for fireflies to grow in that place." Fireflies are naturally grown in tropical humid areas, and if there is a lot of decay, it is naturally best. In terms of living conditions, the place where they flourish the most is precisely the place that is least suitable for us. β
"You're saying there's going to be danger for us?" Jiang Qi tried to deduce Qin Zhen's words.
Qin Zhen couldn't answer with certainty: "Fireflies are also known as bright nights, sedum, night light, and flowing fireflies, their lives are extremely short, and their brightness should not be so exaggerated. What we see now is completely inconsistent with the characteristics of normal fireflies. So I concluded that the food they eat, or the nutrients they consume, and the environment in which they grow must be very special. β
Lao Gu pulled Qin Zhen and Jiang Qi at this time, sat back by the bonfire, and said with a serious face: "If it's a wolf, you can train your teeth, if it's a sheep, you can train your legs, let's just be ready to escape at all times." But I don't think these things are going to come up to us and attack us. It's been a long time, haven't they never left that place? β
Qin Zhen looked there again, the erratic "city" of the dazzling night seemed to be real and illusory, in such a rainforest, if there was no threat to the safety of his life, it would really be an extremely dreamy scene. There may be some people who will never see such a large number of fireflies in their lifetime. At this scale, there are more than tens of thousands......
It seems that in this untouched primeval rainforest, there are indeed too many strange scenes that humans cannot see.
Jiang Qi also agreed with Lao Gu's words at this time and said: "I don't think these little insects will pose any threat, but with them appearing, we have to be more vigilant." β
"The glowworm leads the way, and the Raptors take a detour. This is the premise of the legendary path to the illusion. I don't know if this qiΔ is related to the Lotus Secret Realm of Nanga Bhava......" Qin Zhen muttered to himself.
Now, the three of them seem to be out of the question. Only when you really go out can you get the answers you want. So at this time, Lao Gu thought very much and said, "You two think first, and I, the wounded, will rest for a while." When it's almost time to call me up. β
Qin Zhen waved his hand and motioned for him to shut up and go to sleep. All the horrific and bizarre experiences of this day are really enough for people, and they all need to rest now.
The night breeze is finally starting to cool down. This reminded Qin Zhen of the quiet night in the indigenous treehouse before. I have to say, it feels really good. Even if it has nothing to do with the wind and the moon in the rainforest, just saying that the mood was quite relaxed at the time, now that I think about it, I feel a little bit lost......
The fireflies in the distance still emitted a scorching light, back and forth, left and right. However, the real and illusory light really embellished the dark and boundless night in the Brahmaputra rainforest.
In less than half a minute, Lao Gu's slight snoring came from beside him. Qin Zhen and Jiang Qi glanced at each other, shook their heads helplessly and smiled. This man is really well fed and sleeping, even if there are powerful ghosts and impermanence in front of him, he can't shake him in the slightest.
For him, that's all about being alive. Alive, as it should be. (To be continued......)