Chapter 49: A false alarm
The arrow array in the pit had traveled nearly three-quarters of the way, and I suddenly noticed that the arrow array under my feet had happened and there was something abnormal.
The array of arrows became more and more dense, and the iron arrows were as bright as new, shining with a dazzling cold light, and the shafts of the sharp arrows and the strings of the bows and arrows were also like new ones, which made my scalp tingle, and I could not help but wonder in surprise: Could it be that these new bows and arrows have been newly placed here recently?
At this time, it would be nice to have a shield in my hand, and I couldn't help but think of the ivory coffin cover that the fat man was carrying before. However, the coffin lid has been abandoned by the fat man at some point, and there is no way to go back to find it now.
The arrow array in front of him became denser and denser, and it became very difficult to move forward. Now there is only one last distance left, but it has become impossible to settle safely in the arrow array, so I have to tell everyone to stop and move on.
Everyone sat around the ground and discussed how to get out of the arrow formation safely.
Tianyu first expressed the doubts in his heart: "How can the arrow array here be so new, just like the one just arranged." ”
The fat man lifted a small corner of the blindfolded blindfold, glanced at the arrow array in front of him, and said, "The bow and arrows here are too new, do you think they are fake?" ”
When I heard this, I immediately asked him what he meant by it: "What do you mean?" What is fake? ”
The fat man replied, "I suspect that the arrow array here is fake. ”
Hearing the fat man say that the arrow array was fake, I couldn't help but smile: "You shouldn't be going to come up with your ghost theory again, right?" ”
The fat man shook his head, pouted, and said, "It looks like a ghost here." My consciousness is to say: the arrow array here may be a mirage or something illusory. ”
The fat man's words are too mysterious. I shook my head in disbelief, and then looked at the cigarette man, trying to ask for his opinion.
The cigarette man holds a cigarette in his mouth. stared intently at the flickering arrow array in front of him, and had no intention of joining the discussion at all. I couldn't help but lament in my heart, after getting along with the cigarette man recently, I found that as long as he has someone to take the lead in doing things, he will definitely be immersed in his own world, and only occasionally come to hang out.
Tianyu vetoed the fat man's idea and said, "There is no sea and no desert here. How can there be a mirage. ”
The fat man said in the tone of the seniors teaching the juniors: "Senior Sister Tianyu, you are wrong. I don't mean just a mirage, it's possible that there was an arrow array here. But after years of devastation, it has disappeared, and for some reason, it has left an illusory afterimage. It's like someone on a thunderstorm night and sees Qing Dynasty royal guard soldiers passing through the walls in the Forbidden City. Or in the corner of an abandoned ancient wall. There will be illusory scenes of Japanese soldiers killing V people, but in fact, these are just some remnants of the remains. ”
I don't usually agree with the fat man's bizarre whimsy, but there is a certain truth in what he said this time. But who dares to verify whether he is right. In the unlikely event that the arrow array is not an afterimage but is real, the person who touches the mechanism will surely die, and the lives of others left in the pit will also be in danger.
The fat man's temper came again, and he said anxiously, "This is not good. That's not going to work, I'm running out of ideas. It's up to you to figure out the solution. I'll be in charge of sleeping! With that, he pulled down the cloth covering his eyes, and then began to close his eyes without saying a word.
At such an important moment, the cigarette man was like no one else, and the fat man didn't do it again, leaving me and Tianyu looking at each other, and I didn't know what to do for a while?
Tianyu looked at me and asked me softly: "They have always been like this" I guess what she wanted to say later was "out of tune." Probably afraid that they would hear it, but they were embarrassed to say it.
I sighed deeply, and then asked her helplessly, "What do you think of the new arrow array written earlier?" ”
She immediately shook her head, and I sighed helplessly and deeply, it seemed that it was useless to expect others to give me some construction. There is a saying that "relying on the mountains and falling down, relying on everyone to run, relying on yourself is the best." "That's right.
I quietly closed my eyes, mobilized all my brain cells, and began to think about what was going on with this intact arrow array. The first thing that came to mind was that someone had just laid out this new arrow array, but then immediately rejected it, which was simply impossible. Such a large project can not be completed in one day.
Secondly, I rethought what the fat man said, and he said that this new arrow array does not actually exist, but is just a phantom that we can see, and I think this kind of argument that is too illusory is not possible. The taut bowstring, the texture of the wooden pole, the cold light on the arrow, the afterimage left by thousands of years ago, how can it be so realistic?
Another bizarre idea that doesn't fit the reality is that it's haunted, and we might now encounter "ghosts covering their eyes" or "ghosts hitting walls", which reminds me of that ghostly black face.
Suddenly, a deafening snoring sound came from the fat man, disturbing my train of thought. I really admire him for being able to fall asleep in such a harsh and urgent environment. I kicked him with my foot in a bad mood, and the fat man immediately woke up from his dream, lifted his blindfold at once, and asked me, "What's the matter?" Something happened. ”
I smiled and said to him, "It's dawn, the butcher just said that today is the day you go out of the slaughter." ”
The fat man glared at me and said, "Lao Zheng, I found that you are really not serious, when do you still have the heart to joke." ”
I smiled and asked him, "You can sleep, so I can't joke?" ”
The fat man didn't feel embarrassed at all, and asked me in good spirits, "Have you found the reason why the arrow array has become new?" How can we get out of here? ”
I shook my head and said, "Didn't find a reason." It is estimated that it is related to environmental factors. You see, some of the coffins we saw before were not corrupt, but some were as good as new. ”
As soon as I finished speaking, it occurred to me that something was wrong. Immediately he stood up sharply and looked around vigilantly. The others were startled by my abrupt movements, and the fat man stood up and asked me in a panic, "What's wrong?" ”
I took him by the arm and whispered to him, "There are ghosts." ”
The fat man's voice trembled and he asked me, "Where?" It won't be behind my back, will it? ”
I whispered to him, "I don't know." I haven't seen it yet. ”
The fat man breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this, then slapped me and said reproachfully: "You didn't even see it, how do you know that there is a ghost." ”
Tianyu probably heard our conversation and looked at me in surprise.
I hurriedly covered the fat man's mouth and said, "Didn't the coffins we saw before rot very badly?" ”
The fat man I was covering his mouth nodded, then ripped my hand off and asked me, "So what?" ”
Seeing that everyone was looking at me curiously, I lowered my voice and continued to explain, "And when we encounter coffins that are not rotting, don't we all encounter ghosts? I think the big black-faced ghost I saw before must be hiding in the shadows of this arrow array. ”
Everyone immediately became nervous when they heard me. Tianyu grabbed my hand in fear, her little hands were soft and soft, and they were very comfortable to hold in her hands. I hurriedly shook my head, thinking: what time is it, how can I indulge in such shameless feelings.
Everyone looked nervous, Tianyu grabbed my hand tighter and tighter, and I exclaimed: How can this seemingly thin girl have so much strength?
Just when I was sighing at the strength of the rain, suddenly, the corner of my eye looked at my right side, as if a black shadow flashed. So, he immediately hurriedly turned backwards and took a few quick steps to the left at the same time.
However, I forgot that Tianyu was still holding my hand, and because of my sudden movements, Tianyu fell down without being unsuspecting. And out of the instinct of survival, she stretched out her hand and grabbed the pants of the fat man beside her, and the fat man, who couldn't see clearly around him blindfolded, was carried backwards by the rain in a daze, and was about to fall into the brand-new arrow array behind him.
The cigarette man was preoccupied with the front of me, and my eyes were attracted by the flashing black shadow, and by the time we both noticed that the fat man had fallen backwards, it was already too late.
I stretched out my hand and didn't catch the fat man, and the fat man at the moment he fell, he even pushed the Tianyu next to him away from the arrow array, I watched him fall into the arrow array, and immediately let out a terrible wail "Fat man", his throat and eyes were sweet, and a mouthful of blood almost didn't spurt out.
However, at this moment of great grief, a dramatic scene suddenly happened. The fat man fell to the ground unharmed, and the terrifying arrow array around the ground of the pit disappeared without a trace.
Quiet, extremely quiet. What happened just now made too many complicated emotions sit on my mind, and I lost my ability to speak at once. Looking at the fat man lying on the ground humming and screaming in pain in his butt, I instantly felt weak in my legs, and I fell to the ground.
The fat man jumped up from the ground with an excited face and shouted, "Grandma, let me really say it right." The brand-new arrow array here is a mirage-like phantom. Hahaha, Lao Tzu is really fateful. After saying that, he came over with a big laugh, patted me on the shoulder and asked me, "Lao Zheng, are you okay?" ”
I frowned slightly, the moment of parting from life and death just now was too big a blow to me, I suppressed the mixed tastes in my heart and said lightly, "I'm fine." ”
The fat man pulled me up from the ground, then took off the blindfold that had fallen on my chin, and said with a grin, "Now it's okay, we can move on boldly with peace of mind." ”
My mood at this time is not as relaxed as the fat man, the green tendons on the temples are still jumping and jumping, I look at the fat man's happy back and do not move.
Then the cigarette man came over, put his hand on my shoulder and said, "The result is good." After saying that, he walked forward without looking back. (To be continued......)