In order to prevent making a noise, I took off my shoes and went barefoot, not daring to turn on the light, but only holding the flashlight in my hand and walking up the wooden stairs leading to the second floor.

The further I went up, the clearer the bell became, until I went up to the second floor, and it was already pitch black in front of me, with only the faint light of the first floor, which made me barely blind.

The sound seemed to come from the right-hand side, and I walked cautiously towards it, when suddenly, the wooden floor under my feet seemed to make my body too heavy, and I unwillingly let out a shrill creaking sound.

The voice was so clear in the darkness of the night that I chuckled in my heart and thought, "Is this thief really going to put all the bad things on my head?" As soon as this thought turned, there was a creaking sound of the door opening in front of me, and then an emaciated old man, holding a white candle, walked out, with a sallow face and cloudy eyes, staring at me in the dim light, and asked gloomily, "Who told you to come up?" ”

I don't know it's good, but since this old man is a human being, I am not afraid, holding a flashlight in one hand, and thinking: If this old man is really strange, just knock on it, and don't blame me for not caring for the old man when the time comes.

The bell still stopped ringing, and I realized that the old man was holding a candle in his left hand and his right hand drooping, carrying a copper-yellow bell, just like the ritual tools that Taoist priests often hold in their hands. I thought to myself: This old man rings the bell upstairs in the middle of the night, could it be that he is engaged in some superstitious activity? This is understandable, Xiangxi has always believed in ghosts and gods, and various taboo customs are too numerous to mention, if this is the case, then it is also reassuring.

Thinking of this, I didn't plan to tear my face, after all, I still lived in someone's room, so I said: "Old man, I'm sorry to disturb you, I heard a noise upstairs in the middle of the night, and I thought it was a mouse." Thanks to you, I don't have any other skills, catching rats is my forte, so I'm ready to go upstairs to eliminate the harm for you. ”

The old man's cloudy eyes stared at me, his voice was still hoarse and ugly, like a breath, and said: "There are few people in this place, most of them have moved out, it is inevitable that there will be some rats, foxes and lynxes, I am also used to it, don't worry, you go back." ”

I gave the old man a step, and he probably saw that I was young and strong, and he didn't intend to tear my face, so he asked me to go back to the first floor. At this moment, I found out the truth and the truth, and I had no intention of staying more, the second floor was dimly lit, emitting this musty smell, which made people's nose very uncomfortable, and immediately I turned around and went downstairs, and the old man also took the candle and walked into the dark room, as if he was asleep.

When I went downstairs, Gu Wenmin was still waiting for me, and when he saw me going downstairs, he immediately lowered his voice and asked, "What's the matter?" ”

I told my guess and said, "I guess I'm doing some tricks to trick the gods, Xiangxi believes in these things, it doesn't matter." Gu Wenmin was relieved when he heard this, it was late at night, and everyone was tired during the day, so he put his heart at ease at this time, and fell asleep again after a while.

In the haze, I felt a little hot in my wrists, which was not intense, but it contrasted strongly with the cold humidity of the night, and I couldn't help but wake up again.

Looking at the time, it had been another two hours since I got up before, and I couldn't help but look at my hot wrist, and an uneasy thought suddenly rose in my heart: the position of my wrist was the string of peach wood hand beads that my grandfather made for me.

At that time, at the bottom of the Huiyong River, I used this peach bead against the cat, and when I hit it, one of the beads had cracked. Legend has it that the peach wood is the cane in the hands of the father, and has always been known as the holy product of warding off evil spirits and driving away ghosts, but at this time, it actually cracked again.

Could it be that there are really some ghosts haunting this place?

Did this peach wood handball save me again?

Or is it because this hand bead belt has been in place for too long, and it has been subjected to water vapor for the past two days, so it has cracked?

A few thoughts flashed, and most of my sleepiness disappeared, but Gu Wenmin and the others slept very deeply, I touched my pocket, habitually wanting to touch the pack of cigarettes, but remembered that I had already been washed away in the rain.

The peach wood beads suddenly cracked, giving me a very ominous premonition, I didn't believe in these things before, but after a series of events in the Huiyong River, I realized that there are many forces in this world that cannot be explained by human technology.

At this moment, the wind and rain are still blowing outside, and the cold wind is blowing, which is different from the wind of the city, the mountain wind here, passing through the side of the cliff and passing through the treetops, forming a unique rhythm, like a ghost crying wolf.

I subconsciously listened to the movement on the second floor, and found that it was very quiet above, and it seemed that the strange old man had already slept. According to what the old man said, this place should be a relatively remote ancient village, but with the development of the times, most people have moved out and moved closer to the populated place, and the old man is about what we call an empty nester.

It's a little pitiful to think about.

Just as I was thinking, all of a sudden, I heard some strange noises.

The noise was not coming from upstairs, but from outside the wooden gate.

Listening to the sound, it was vaguely like the footsteps of people, and the sound of shoes stepping on the rain was peculiar, and I was sure I couldn't have heard it wrong. At this moment, who will walk in the rainy night outside in the miserable wind and rain?

The old man had never come downstairs, could it be that the owner of one of the other lanterns was walking outside?

What are you doing in the middle of the night?

The footsteps never stopped, and it seemed that they were about to pass through our door. I've always liked to get to the bottom of things, and I hate having a stalk in my heart. In such a strange situation, I always felt uncomfortable if I didn't figure it out, so I immediately jumped off the wooden table, walked to the wooden door, and looked out through the crack in the door.

The faint candlelight in the room could not penetrate through the crack in the door, so I only saw darkness in my eyes, and I couldn't help but curse myself for being a fool, thinking: I have forgotten this little bit of common sense, and I can see a ghost clearly.

I was about to give up peeping and open the door openly, when suddenly, a hazy halo appeared in the darkness and gradually came into my sight. Take a closer look, under the pouring rain curtain, there is a thin figure who can't see clearly the appearance and dress, with a big red lantern in his hand, in the rainy night, slowly walking towards the outside of the village, and before and after him, there are faintly other human figures, although they can't see men, women and children clearly, but according to the outline, the number of people is very large.

I couldn't help but be taken aback, and took a cold breath, at this moment, a cold hand slammed on my shoulder, and I turned around in fright, but it was Gu Wenmin who woke up, she gave me a silent gesture, and behind me stood a tofu with a puzzled face and a hairy rooster with a nervous expression.

After Gu Wenmin finished making the gesture, she also looked out through the crack in the door, and after about ten seconds, she retracted her gaze, with fear in her eyes, and said, "They are not people!" ”

Not human?

I didn't react, are they all ghosts? Have I ever had my luck down to this?

Tofu was frightened enough by these words, and said nervously: "Grandma, what do you mean, you can make it clear." ”

Gu Wenmin's dark gaze, in the dim line of sight, showed nervousness and a touch of strong composure, she slowly exhaled, and said in a low voice: "I can't see what they look like, but I have good eyesight, so I found that none of their heels touched the ground." ”

The hairy rooster gasped, his face turned blue, as if he had thought of something, and his teeth chattered for a while.

Tofu was not necessarily afraid, looked ignorant, and asked Gu Wenmin: "What does it mean that your heels don't touch the ground?" ”

I explained: "Folklore says that when a ghost gets into a person's body, that person's heel can't touch the ground. Gu Wenmin nodded and said worriedly: "Could it be that the people outside have been ghosted?" ”

I recalled the scene just now, and couldn't help but shake my head, and said: "I don't think so, this place is inaccessible, there are so many people who are abnormal, I don't think it's a ghost at all, they are not people in the first place." ”

As soon as the words fell, Tofu was already frightened, crying and leaving me with a sad face, and said, "I was wrong, I should stay away from you hapless pervert, God, help me." ”

My mind was running at high speed, and countless thoughts came to me, and I said, "Don't call God, I remember last night you said to God, fuck your mother, you even dare to do it to God's mother, will God save you?" ”

Tofu wanted to cry without tears, and said, "I'd rather go out in the rain than stay in this place, what do you say?" ”

Gu Wenmin lowered his voice and said: "Xiao Dou is right, going out to get wet in the rain is better than staying here, and when the things outside are gone, let's leave here." As soon as the words fell, the hairy rooster stammered: "If、What if it、They don't go?" ”

Tofu boldly said, "Don't go? If you don't leave, will you stay here and have cubs? ”

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