Li Bing froze and told himself in his heart that this was an illusion. When he opened his eyes again, he found that everything was still normal in front of him.

The other four people in the car asked Li Bing what was wrong, and Li Bing said lightly: "It's nothing, it's just that the car can't start." ”

When he twisted the keys again, the engine let out a low roar and the car started.

Li Bing drove the car cautiously, driving on the mountain road that he was not familiar with, his eyes wide open, staring nervously at the mountain road in front of him.

A few minutes later, he found that there was a light not far in front of him, and there seemed to be a light box on the side of the road.

When the car drove closer, I found that it was an independent villa-style three-story farmhouse building, and the light box was in big red letters: Parking and accommodation. The headlights illuminated five copper characters on the door of the small farmhouse: Ruyi Farmhouse.

Li Bing drove the car to the door and stopped, turned his head and said to the people in the car: "It's not early today, it's more dangerous to drive on mountain roads at night, why don't we rest here for one night." ”

When everyone heard this, they agreed, and got out of the car one after another, and an old woman dressed as a typical mountain person was already standing next to the car and warmly beckoned everyone into the house.

The group of five people was already hungry, and under the leadership of the old woman, they entered the lobby and saw a total of two separate boxes.

The old woman led them into the first box near the gate and handed them a menu. Zhao Wan'er didn't look at it, and said directly to the old woman: "We are all starving to death, what delicious food do you have here, just serve it." ”

When the old woman heard this, her eyes narrowed into a line, and she hurriedly said, "You can sit down for a while, and you will be fine immediately." He turned around and shouted, "Old man, hurry up and serve a few cold dishes." ”

Not long after, an honest old man came in with four cold dishes. When he put down the cold dishes, he quickly took out a cigarette, gave Li Bing, Zhang Yuanshan and Qian Yiduo a cigarette each, and took out a lighter, respectfully lit cigarettes for the three of them one by one.

The old woman on the side also poured a cup of steaming black tea for each of the five people, and took two bottles of white wine and a few cans of drinks and put them on the small table next to them.

As soon as everyone had taken a few sips of tea, the old woman turned and went out, and in a short time a plate of hot dishes was served.

The five of them already felt hungry, so they hurriedly moved their chopsticks, and after tasting it, they couldn't help but praise the flavor of the mountains was really different.

When the old man said hello and just wanted to quit, Li Bing stopped him: "Uncle, don't go, sit down and have a drink together." I have some more things to ask you. ”

The old man smiled, found a vacant seat and sat down, filled himself with a glass of liquor, and then said slowly: "Thank you for your kindness, then I will not be polite." What would you like to inquire about? ”

Li Bing asked, "May I ask the old man, what kind of place is this?" How far is it from Qianling? ”

The old man looked at everyone in surprise, took a sip of wine, and said unhurriedly, "You are from Xi'an, right?" This is Wugong Mountain, out of the mountain, you will go to Qianxian, and when you get there, it is the location of Qianling. Do you think of Qianling so late? Look at you, you are not like those who steal and dig graves, but you travel to Qianling during the day, do you encounter any trouble on the way? ”

Li Bing hurriedly said: "Don't hide it from the old man, we did travel to Qianling, but there was a problem with the car, and we were delayed on the road for four or five hours. Li Bing deliberately lied.

The old man was stunned and put down the wine glass in his hand: "Are you on the way from Xi'an, and the car broke down not far from here?" ”

Li Bing showed a surprised expression and asked anxiously, "Uncle, how do you know?" ”

The old man sighed, and a trace of unease flashed on his face: "It is a section with many curves, and a few years ago, there was a young woman in red, who unfortunately died in a car accident there. Since then, there have often been drivers who see the figure of the woman at night, most of them are so frightened that they don't possess their bodies, and finally spend the night at my place, and they dare to move forward when the sky is bright. ”

Everyone turned their heads to look at Qian Yiduo, only to see that his face was as earthy as earth, smoking a cigarette and coughing violently.

The old man also felt the looks of everyone, looked at Qian Yiduo and said, "Is this brother the one who drove just now?" It was the car that broke down where the female ghost haunted, right? ”

Qian Yiduo looked gloomy, nodded, and still kept smoking. Everyone began to fall silent, each silently eating the sprinkled vegetables.

Li Bing looked at everyone and asked the old man: "Uncle, we are resting here today, I saw the word accommodation on the light box outside, I don't know how many rooms there are?" ”

The old man smiled and said, "Deserted Village, my wife and I opened this small shop, and the business is not good." The ground floor is a place for passing drivers to eat, and my wife and I live in a small attic on the third floor. There are only two rooms on the second floor, and there happen to be no other guests today. You will just have it, two women in one room, and you three men squeezed together. ”

The five of them glanced at each other and nodded in unison, none of them wishing to continue their march in the night of this strange and fearful mountain road.

After everyone had eaten, the old man took everyone up to the second floor, and after opening the two rooms, he sent a few bottles of hot water to take care of everyone.

Zhang Yuanshan quietly pulled the corner of Li Bing's clothes and asked in a low voice, "Brother Li, have you seen anything?" ”

Li Bing shook his head, and Zhang Yuanshan sighed at this time: "That's good, I'm afraid that you can see something, then it's a big trouble, and I have to open the eyes of heaven to do it." It's okay now, everyone goes to bed early, and we have to hurry tomorrow morning. ”

There were only two beds in the room, and Li Bing smiled: "Two big brothers, you can sleep, I can read a book, and I will lie on the sofa for the night." ”

Zhang Yuanshan and Qian Yiduo were embarrassed to give in, seeing that Li Bing's attitude was very resolute, they were secretly happy in their hearts, they said a few polite words, washed their feet, climbed into bed, and fell asleep under the quilt.

Li Bing was looking at the archaeological log left by Professor Zhang, when suddenly, there was a slight knock on the door, and Zhao Wan'er was heard whispering outside: "Brother Li, have you slept?" ”

Li Bing hurriedly got up, opened the door, and saw that Zhao Wan'er and Shi Liya were standing at the door, looking a little scared, and asked puzzledly, "What's wrong with you two?" Why haven't you slept yet? ”

Zhao Wan'er pressed her index finger to her mouth and "shh They followed them to their room.

As soon as she entered the room, Zhao Wan'er whispered: "Brother Li, our two women are timid and can't sleep in this strange place, so you can talk to us." ”

Li Bing nodded, and Shi Liya said on the side, "Brother Li, did you hear any sounds?" ”

Li Bing listened intently for a while, and said with a smile: "Sister Shi, don't call me Brother Li, call me Li Bing in the future." It's the mountains, I hear it too, it's a wolf howl in the distance, it's normal, don't be afraid. ”

Shi Liya and Zhao Wan'er looked at each other for a moment, and their faces were a little soothed. Shi Liya pointed out the window: "Li Bing, this mountain room is too simple. You see, there is not even a curtain, and the flickering lights outside are really scary, is it the legendary 'ghost fire'? ”

Li Bing walked to the window and looked outside for a while, only to see that in the endless black shadows of the mountains and the swaying trees in the distance, there were indeed small points of light that lit up from time to time and were almost difficult to distinguish with the naked eye.

Li Bing looked at it for a while, then turned around and smiled: "Don't be too nervous, don't forget that this is a mountainous area." Those small spots of light should be sent out by glowworms, but the Mid-Autumn Festival has passed, and there are fewer glowworms, not as many as in summer, so you can only see a little. Even if it's the legendary 'ghost fire', all three of us have gone to college, so we understand the truth in this. The so-called 'ghost fire' is nothing more than the phosphorescent light that wafts from the decomposing corpses of animals or people in the wild or in burial graves. These are normal natural phenomena, nothing to be afraid of, so don't scare yourself two of you. ”

Zhao Wan'er smiled: "Brother Li, there are many things, we understand the truth, but it is human nature to be afraid." Fortunately, with you to accompany us, we are not so scared. You won't be allowed to sleep today, so I'll tell you two stories until dawn. ”

Li Bing laughed: "Tell a story? You can't listen to ghost stories, right? ”

Zhao Wan'er and Shi Liya were frightened, and said in unison: "Don't tell ghost stories!" Are you trying to scare us? Tell us about your love history. ”

Li Bing smiled awkwardly: "I've been in love a few times, but that's not much love." The family background is not good, there is no car, no house, and the person is not handsome, which girl can take a fancy to me? Wan'er, thanks to your father's sponsorship of me to study in Nanjing, it is still important to finish my studies first, and I haven't considered falling in love yet. ”

Shi Liya laughed: "Li Bing, you are also in your 30s, and if you don't look for it, you will be old." Miss Zhao has a fiancé, but I'm single, aren't you afraid that I, an old woman, will fall in love with you? ”

Li Bing's face turned red, and he quickly changed the topic and told the two of them a lot of interesting things in life.