When I was looking at the monument, footsteps sounded behind me, and He Qin walked over: "Liu Yang, you have been walking for a long time, I am afraid that you will have an accident, I will come to you." ”

I said "um" and pointed to the stele and told him that I had found such a stele on this road.

He Qin came to the stele, rubbed his eyes, looked at it carefully, and wondered, "What is written on this?" How can I not understand it. ”

The stele had two words written from top to bottom, and the shape was very strange, so it was no wonder that he didn't recognize it. I said, "These two characters are very old alien characters, one is 'Hui' and the other is 'go'. ”

He Qin looked at me and said in surprise: "'Go back' written on the tablet? Can we go back along this road? ”

I shook my head, my heart was in turmoil, and I looked at the path behind the monument, which had been winding into the mist, and it looked very mysterious. I said, "Can you understand it that way, the road behind is too dangerous, and the word 'go back' is actually telling us to go back, not to move forward." ”

He Qin nodded: "It's also possible." ”

I walked back with him, went back to the original place, and told Lu Wen about the situation on this road. I said, "Let's make an idea, the minority respects the majority, and we will discuss which way to go." ”

The mute girl took my hand and pointed to the way down the mountain. Lu Wen and He Qin glanced at each other and said together: "Let's go along the original road, this fork in the road is strange, don't worry about it." ”

The four of us continued to walk down the mountain, and after walking for a while, the mountain wind gradually became stronger, and the fog around us became thicker and thicker, and the air was damp. I looked up at the sky, and there was a faint sound of thunder in the thick fog.

After walking for a while, a light rain drifted in the sky, and the rain tended to get heavier. We took off our clothes and covered our heads, and for a short time we were drenched all over our bodies. The rain was getting heavier and heavier, the sky was dark, the road down the mountain was getting more and more slippery, and my mood was getting heavier and heavier.

At this time, He Qin shouted in surprise: "Below, there is a temple below." ”

I put my hands on the pergola and barely looked down the hill. Just below our hillside, there is a big river with undulating waves and turbulent water, and at this time, the river borrows the rain, and the waves roll over, making a roaring flow sound, but it is also amazing. On this river, there is a wooden bridge of strange form, which spans both banks.

Sure enough, there is a very old ancient temple on the shore, which looks small in size.

"Go to the temple to take shelter from the rain." I said to them.

We hurriedly came down from the hillside, the ground was too slippery and fell a few times, and our whole body was muddy, and finally came to the temple, and we climbed into the ancient temple with a roll.

I don't know how many years this temple has been repaired, it is dilapidated, and there is a shrine in the middle, which seems to be offering some Buddha. There were clay pots on the ground, sloppy brooms in the corners, and cobwebs and dust everywhere. Originally, it was raining heavily outside, and there was no light, and the temple looked even more gloomy and gloomy, and it was very uncomfortable to stay here.

The rain was getting heavier and heavier, and water was dripping from the eaves. It was so dark that I went to the shrine in the dark, took out a lighter, and lit the two wax sticks on the table, and the faint light of the fire ignited.

I was startled when the fire was lit, because I could see the image in the shrine.

Inside is enshrined an ancient official, wearing an official uniform, wearing an official hat, a peaceful face, and a few long strands of hair on his chin. The whole statue is small and exquisite, only half a meter high, and the expression is vivid. I'm a little puzzled, this style of idol is not available in the mainland, what kind of place is this?

Lu Wen walked over and looked at it, and said fearfully, "Why does this statue look eerie?" ”

"Don't talk nonsense." I glared at her.

"When will this rain stop?" She asked.

I looked at the heavy rain outside that formed a curtain of rain, and my mood was very gloomy: "I don't know what to do. ”

As soon as he finished saying this, suddenly a voice came from under the altar offering table. Lu Wen screamed in fright and pulled me tightly. He Qin also came over and asked in horror what was wrong.

I pointed to the offering table and said in a hoarse voice, "There's a sound down there." ”

The three of us were huddled together, and I went to the corner and picked up the broom, and came to the offering table. There was a thick red flannel cloth on the table, and it was impossible to see what was dirty, and the sound was hidden behind the flannel.

I stirred the flannel with my broom, and the two of them watched nervously behind me.

The cloth was slowly lifted, and when we saw the scene inside, we were all stunned.

I saw a man hiding under the offering table, pouting his buttocks, holding his head, shrunk into a ball, and shivering. I picked up the wax table and looked inside, the man was wearing a suit, black leather shoes on his feet, and a meticulous big back, looking about forty years old, looking like a dog.

"Who are you?" I asked.

The man looked up at us and asked in horror, "You, aren't you the god of thunder?" ”

"What Thor?" I'm baffled.

The man's expression quickly changed from frightened to smug as he scrambled out from under the offering table, dusted off his body in an orderly manner, fiddled with his head a few more times, and wiped his shoes with the flannel cloth of the offering table.

I hurriedly said, "This is a shrine, you can't use that to rub it, it's insulting to the gods." ”

"We Marxist-Leninists have never believed in these things. Seeing that you are young, why are you so superstitious? "The man educated me.

Lu Wen said sarcastically: "Then you were afraid of Thor just now." ”

The man smiled awkwardly: "I grew up in the countryside, and I am especially afraid of thunder. It had been raining heavily just now, and the thunder was gusting, which reminded me of some myths and legends from my childhood. ”

Lu Wen chuckled: "Are you doing something immoral?" ”

The man gave her a vicious look. He stretched out his hand and shook my hand: "My surname is Tan, and I am the deputy director of the Commercial Bureau, you can call me Director Tan or Teacher Tan." ”

Although this person was oily and looked uncomfortable, I was still relieved. Having an older and more senior person in charge does feel very down-to-earth.

A few of us got together and chatted, introduced ourselves to each other, and we all got acquainted with each other. Director Tan saw that we were all young people who were not yet in the house, and suddenly raised his toes and said, "Little Liu, Xiao He Xiaolu, you just follow the eldest brother, the eldest brother will definitely take you out of this broken mountain." ”

When we talked about the big tiled house with the words "Wangxiang" written on it, Director Tan listened very carefully, and I saw that he looked different and asked what was wrong. Director Tan smiled bitterly: "When I came, I also entered the big tiled house." ”

We immediately came to the senses and asked him what was the matter.

Director Tan said, "Like you, I don't know how to appear in this mountain. But I'm not in your farmhouse yard, I woke up in a wood. I went out and saw the big tiled house. Damn evil, I found paper money in that family's warehouse. You see paper money with your name written on it, I fucking ......" He "fucked" in a row, and my heart burned: "What do you see?" ”

Director Tan said in a trembling voice: "The paper money I found in the warehouse has my name written on it!" ”

As soon as these words came out, we were all stunned, and a cold wind blew in from the temple gate, blowing everyone cold.

He Qin swallowed his saliva and said, "This, is this a prank?" ”

"I suspect it's a big conspiracy. Some people trapped us all in the mountains and used all kinds of tricks to tease us. ”

"What are they going to do?" Lu Wen said fearfully.

Director Tan said: "Xiao Lu Xiaohe, you two are students, Xiao Liu, you are an unemployed vagrant, and my old Tan is not big or small, he is the director of a small county." What are these people trying to kidnap us? ”

Lu Wen said: "Could it be a show? TV stations generally have this column, which is called a reality show. Strain a group of people in the mountains or on an island, and then secretly shoot them with a camera and make a show. Maybe there's a camera hidden in the statue. ”

He Qin sulked his head and said, "I smashed it!" ”

I hurriedly stopped him, at a loss, feeling that Lu Wen's statement was a bit unrealistic, but I couldn't say why.

At this time, the heavy rain outside gradually stopped, and the rainy day actually brightened up a little. Director Tan said: "I originally wanted to cross the bridge, but it was raining too much just now. Now we hurry over, the current is getting faster and faster, and once we cross the bridge deck, it is dangerous. ”

We hurried out of the ancient temple and when we reached the bridge, we saw the river churning. The water is really very strong, moving like a lion, galloping and roaring. Due to the heavy rain, the water rose so high that it was almost the same as the bridge deck. The bridge is made of wood, mottled and crunchy under the impact of the river, and it is a miracle that it has not collapsed for so many years.

Seeing that the water level was getting higher and higher, Director Tan waved his hand: "Hurry up and cross the bridge!" ”

A few of us hurriedly got on the bridge, when He Qin suddenly shouted: "Look, what are the words written on this bridge?" ”

At the head of the bridge, there are two huge red letters, which are clearly written: Nahe.

At this time, there were still sporadic raindrops in the sky, Director Tan wiped his face with his sleeve, touched these two words, and said suspiciously: "What do you mean?" What a bridge? ”

I blinked, "It sounds so familiar." ”

"Don't worry so much, let's go quickly, you can't walk when the water overflows the bridge." Director Tan greeted us.

He and Lu Wen He Qin were really polite, running wildly on the bridge with their heads in the way, not caring at all. I dragged the mute girl after me, and the water was very high. The river is glowing with an indescribable yellow, like yellow mud soup, exuding a dead breath.

When I got to the middle of the bridge, stopped. Director Tan turned around and shouted, "Xiao Liu, hurry up." ”

I looked at the mute girl, touched the bridge railing again, and the doubts in my heart grew stronger, and I shouted, "Don't go, come back!" ”

The three of them stopped and looked at me together.

"Liu Yang, what's wrong with you?" He Qin said.

At this time, the fog gradually dissipated, and I clearly saw a sea of flowers on the opposite side of the hillside, blood red, and the flowers seemed to drip blood. The flowers bloomed all over the ground, but there was a strange dull and dead air, and there was no trace of life at all. The mountain wind blows, the red flowers sway, and each flower is like a human face, as if looking in the direction we came from with expectant eyes.

I have a strong feeling that walking across this bridge is likely to be a point of no return. We will become a member of the sea of flowers, and we will stay in the mountains forever, never to be able to go out again.

The three of them ran back again, and Lu Wen looked at me dissatisfied: "Why are you grinding and chirping, you don't look like a master at all, are you scared again?" ”

The three of them talked about me babblingly, and even the mute girl took my hand and pointed to the other side, and anxiously motioned for us to hurry over.

My indecisive nature came out again, and I stood in the middle of the bridge, biting my lower lip, and I was struggling with my heart, not knowing what to do.