The Ancient City of the Desert Chapter 49 The Space of Consciousness
The scholar and I pushed open the stone door and listened quietly for a while, but found no movement, and then walked out. I walked in front with a gun, and the scholar walked behind with a gun. We cautiously groped our way forward.
The scholar was right, the passage here was narrow and tortuous, turning left and right in all directions. When I came, there were so many people, and in a blink of an eye, I was left with the scholar, I felt sad, and the scholar walked silently, and no one spoke. Although this passage is tortuous, I didn't find any exit, but the light was very dim, and I was afraid that I would miss the secret door and secret passage, so I tried to slow down as much as possible.
After walking for about ten minutes, I suddenly heard a voice in the distance. I made a stop motion, listening closely, but I couldn't hear clearly. I was worried that it was those rice dumplings, so I turned on the gun safety and walked quietly with the scholar against the wall on the side of the passage.
The road in front of me is not long, more than ten meters later there is a corner, I and the scholar bought the corner of the ambush, poked out half of his face, and glanced outside. Outside, there was an open space, and on the other side of the clearing was a narrow passage similar to where we were. This area is not as bright as the front hall, I don't know if it is intentional or artificial, the surrounding area is very dark. I couldn't see the other side clearly, but I could vaguely hear human voices.
Our group of people was almost wiped out, since someone spoke, it shouldn't be those zongzi, most likely, it should be the people of the ghost clan. As soon as I got up, my heart suddenly became nervous, and I motioned to the scholars to be on guard, watching my gestures desperately at any time.
I have made up my mind that if I hand over the fire, I will give them a shuttle first, and then take them by surprise, and then withdraw to the stone chamber. The thought of shooting and killing people makes me feel abrupt, but this place is far away from civilized society, and in the face of a group of extremely vicious gangsters, where is there any legal reason to talk about? People are only human beings in civilization, and here, they can only follow the law of the jungle, the law of the jungle, and the survival of the fittest.
I was on guard while untying my mind from the shackles of my mind. The voice got closer and closer, and sure enough, the figure flickered, and a group of people rushed out of the dark passage. I had already put my finger on the trigger, and when I was looking at the face, I shot straight away.
Suddenly, the two leaders whispered a few words, and this time I heard them clearly, and their mouths opened. Isn't this the fucking voice of the fourth master and Linglong? My heart tightened, and I hurriedly poked my head out to take a closer look. Sure enough, the two people who took the lead were the fourth master and Linglong! There were Ah Shun and Ali in the back, and Lao Xu also followed the team with a bag.
I grabbed the scholar and jumped out, "Fourth master! Exquisite! Lao Xu! ”
The group of people on the opposite side were stunned for a moment. Linglong and Lao Xu shouted "ah" in unison, and then watched the people on the opposite side brush a few times, took out their guns, and pointed directly at us!
"Fuck, what the hell are you guys doing?! It's us, Xia Nan! "I'm afraid that they can't see clearly because of the dim light, and they will accidentally hurt us.
The fourth master was silent for a while, and made a stop gesture. Linglong suddenly got behind the fourth master, the guy of the Cao family did not put down the gun, but just lowered the wound slightly, and that Ah Shun did not move the wound at all, but pointed at the scholar.
"Oh shit, you're crazy?! Fourth master, what are you doing here?! "I'm on fire.
"Scholar," the fourth master said slowly, "This time it's all my fault, let you put yourself in danger." At that time, there were too many zongzi at once, and the nineteen coffins were on the road, which was really weak. Let you die in the mouth of the monster, I feel uncomfortable, and Linglong and Lao Xu are also in pain. If we are lucky enough to complete the task and get out alive, we will definitely engrave a monument for you. You should go for it. ”
"Fourth Master, what are you talking about?! Isn't this good? I looked at the fourth master suspiciously.
"Brother Nan, come here! The scholar is not human at all, he is dead!! Linglong called out to me.
"Xia Nan, what Linglong said is true, the scholar is dead, I saw him bitten to death by the white-haired zongzi with my own eyes, and the body is still in the hall on the second floor. The fourth master was afraid that his corpse would change, so he made a cinnabar charm and put it on his head. Lao Xu also said.
I was startled and turned to look at the scholar.
The scholar's face changed, he glared angrily, and said to me, "Xia Nan, they are ghosts, I saw the zongzi rush up and bite them to death." The fourth master's head has fallen! Don't go there, they're all ghosts! Run with me! ”
"Brother scholar, we are also sad that you died tragically, if you have any unfulfilled wishes, you can say now, I will go back and let the old man do it for you. But Brother Nan and you are like brothers, how can you pester him and harm him? Linglong looked at me anxiously.
I was confused by them and turned my head back and forth to look at them.
"Xia Nan, hurry up. The scholar is really dead, at that time we were carved by the ghost eye, more than ten white dumplings jumped out of the coffin, I recited the heart method to break the way, but unfortunately it was too late to save the scholar. And you ran out all of a sudden, we couldn't take too much care of it, so we could only hurriedly settle the scholar's body, and then chase it over, but there was no trace of you. It's not a scholar at all around you. ”
The scholar and the fourth master accused each other, and they all said that the other side was dead, and I felt cold again, and suddenly remembered a story, which seemed to be a girl and her boyfriend and a group of friends of her boyfriend went to climb the snow mountain, and then the girl was physically exhausted and stayed in the camp halfway up the mountain, and her boyfriend and friends continued to challenge the snow mountain. But three days later, the boyfriend and his friends came back separately, accusing each other of dying in an avalanche. Today, I am also facing such a terrible situation.
I was torn between being torn and not knowing who to trust. Subconsciously reminded myself to stay on guard, I unconsciously clenched the gun in my hand, and slowly moved under my feet, in the argument between the scholar and the fourth master, I had quietly moved to the side, keeping a certain distance from both sides. Listening to the chatter and repetitive arguments on both sides, I simply pulled out my lighter and cigarette, and wanted to smoke a cigarette. Unbeknownst to me, when my hand touched the cigarette, I suddenly thought of a solution.
Before, I received nearly 20 years of education, so I never believed in gods and ghosts, and I thought it was all nonsense. However, many Western universities, even well-known ones, have spirituality. Some Chinese universities also have feng shui surveying disciplines in the architecture department, and in the final analysis, these things that can be classified as superstition may only be areas that science has not yet covered. For example, some scientists insist that ghosts do exist, and that they are a magnetic field left behind by the death of an organism, which can be detected as long as the observation conditions are appropriate.
Now, this action has allowed me to see too many strange things, and many things that originally only existed in movies and novels actually exist. The scholar and the fourth master are both saying that the other party is a ghost, and I can only judge by my own methods. I remember that the blind man said that ghosts are the energy left over after death, and they are insubstantial and formless, so ghosts have no shadows.
I took the opportunity to take two steps forward, and while lighting a cigarette, I carefully looked at the scholar and the fourth master with my eyes. This small hall is not very large, the light is very dim, and when the lighter is lit, the light shines in all directions. My shadow appeared at once, dragging behind me and reflecting on the wall. And the scholar and the fourth master, there is no shadow of them!
My scalp was instantly numb, my hairs stood on end, and my brain was a little confused. I took a long puff of cigarette, forced myself to compose myself, and took the opportunity to turn on the lighter again and keep my eyes open. However, there is still no shadow at the feet of the fourth master, scholars, Linglong, Lao Xu and those Cao family brothers. On the contrary, under the reflection of the firelight, the figures of those people were a little foggy, and they were hazy and could not be seen really. What the fuck, are they all ghosts?!
When people are in extreme fear, their minds will short-circuit in an instant, but once they turn the corner, they will be extremely calm. I finished that cigarette and was calm. I clutched the gun in my hand, ready to bite the tip of my tongue and do it again. Then he looked coldly at the two parties who were still arguing, and said sharply: "Damn it, don't quarrel!" Don't pretend to me, you're all fucking dead. If you still treat me as a friend, you should go wherever you want, and if I can still get out alive, I will send you money and food on the first day of the three festivals every year. ”
"Grass, Banren, what the fuck are you talking about?"
"Xia Nan, I know you're too sad because of the scholar's business, but you have to accept the facts."
The scholar and the fourth master both stared at me.
"I've heard that the easiest way to tell someone's ghost is to see if there's a shadow. So, look at yourselves! "I suddenly turned on my Zippo lighter.
Under the firelight, it was a miserable white. The scholar and the fourth master bowed their heads in unison, and then there was silence for a while. I closed the lighter, and no one spoke. Linglong suddenly cried out: "How can this be? How so? Fourth master, Ah Shun, are we dead too? ”
I feel very sad in my heart, the partner in front of me is here with me, except for me who died here for no reason. My chest is blocked, and I don't know how to vent.
The fourth master and the scholar looked at each other for a while, then suddenly turned around and looked at me viciously. The fourth master said: "It turns out that you are the only one alive!"
The scholar continued: "The family is so worried about you, it turns out that you are not righteous enough to escape alone!"
"Hmph, you can't let him escape alone!"
"Why let him live, I still have parents and daughters-in-law at home! I don't want to die. ”
Then the voice changed to a kind of "Kill Xia Nan!" ”
Then, the fourth master scholar suddenly floated over, yes, that's right, it's floating. They no longer hide it, or suddenly understand the reality of their ghosts.
Although he knew that they were dead, he still couldn't shoot them, and even if they did, they didn't have any effect. I turned around and ran, and with memory turned left and right, and finally returned to the small stone house where I started. I closed the stone door again.
However, this is useless. Because, I watched them, one by one, go through the walls. I was horrified and screamed for help. The fourth master, the scholar, laughed, their faces became more and more hideous, and they approached together.
At this point, I could only use the true yang salivation, and I bit the tip of my tongue in one bite, regardless of the pain in my heart, mixed with saliva, and sprayed at the scholar who pounced. The saliva made an arc through the scholar's body and landed on the ground. Didn't work! I was shocked.
The fourth master and the scholar rushed over together, and suddenly stuck my neck. I just felt that it was getting harder and harder to breathe, but I couldn't hold their hands. His consciousness began to slowly drift away, and his grandmother's could only wait for me to die and become a ghost, and then settle accounts with them.