Tao Xiaozhi was lying on the ground, panting, soaking wet and trembling. He recalled the situation of struggling in the river just now: the water was deep and cold, his struggle became weaker and weaker, his consciousness became more and more blurred, he just paddled instinctively, and he did not know how much water was poured, and in the process of his sinking, he grabbed a hard aquatic weed and climbed to the opposite bank with all his might.

He knew that there were thousands of strange eyes staring at him on the other side, but he was indeed exhausted and unconscious, and even hummed softly the nursery rhymes taught by his grandfather as a child.

Countless faces swept through his mind: grandpa's vicissitudes of life, grandma's kind face, Chu Ru's cute smiling face, and the funny grimaces of Amu Datou and other partners.

I don't know how long it took, his consciousness returned to normal, and his physical strength was not so bad, but the wound still hurt like being stepped on on his toes.

He struggled to his feet, and stood firmly, without looking back.

After all, life is tenacious, he thought, when it comes to despair, he can't give up, people are wonderful because of fighting.

The heavens and the earth are vast, he is not in the direction of the collision, this wasteland seems to be getting longer and longer, the night seems to be endless, and what about human life?

As he thought about this, he stepped on a pile of dead branches and leaves, and his center of gravity suddenly fell, and the sky was dark in front of him, and he fell heavily into the darkness.

It's a trap, a wolf's trap, a little trick that some hunter or farmer comes up with in his spare time. It is said that the trap of wolves is nothing more than a pit about 12 feet deep and as large as a well, and some dead branches and leaves can be easily deceived by laying some dead branches and leaves on the pit.

Fortunately, there were no iron quinoa, bayonets and anything like that installed in the pit, otherwise Tao Xiaozhi's life would be in jeopardy. Tao Xiaozhi stared at the falling leaves, thinking about how to climb out of this deep pit.

He groped for the walls of the pit, which were smooth and wet, and it was obviously impossible to climb the walls.

He groped his body, hoping to find a small knife or dagger or something like that. But nothing.

There are also some dead branches and leaves on the ground, which have just fallen from the mouth of the pit. He chose some skewed, hard branches with sharp edges, and cut a small hole a foot from the bottom of the pit, and a small hole three feet above the hole. Then a small hole was cut three feet from the bottom of the pit on the left-hand side, and another hole was cut three feet above it.

He put one foot on the first hole on the right, so that one foot on the first hole on the left, while his right hand clasped the second hole on the right, and with the other hand he made a small hole with a branch higher up. He relied on this method to climb up to the mouth of the pit one by one.

Tao Xiaozhi finally crawled out of the pit, he was so tired that he collapsed to the ground, panting.

Instead of being excited, he became more and more uneasy, and always felt that something more terrible awaited him. It's an amazing feeling, and people like to call it "intuition."

His breathing grew heavier and heavier, like a choke on someone's neck.

He lifted his eyelids slightly, and a pair of red eyes came into view, and there were thousands of turquoise eyes behind these red eyes!

He was surrounded by this mighty pack of wolves!

No one can describe Tao Xiaozhi's mood at the moment, he did not cry with sadness, nor did he tremble with fear, nor did he cry in despair, but with confused guilt and lost resentment.

He couldn't imagine that his flesh and blood body could be so charming, and that it would cause such a huge wolf pack to chase him.

The wolves stared at Tao Xiaozhi quietly, because the wolf was like this. Obviously, the red-eyed wolf was the head of these green-eyed wolves. The head doesn't hum, how dare the little minions fart.

The red-eyed gray wolf glared at Tao Xiaozhi with a resentful look, but instead of looking him directly into the eyes, he stared at his exposed chest, where a strange fang hung from it. This fangs are curved and sharp, four or five times larger than ordinary tiger teeth and wolf teeth, and they are white and flawless.

This was a gift from his grandfather when Tao Xiaozhi was eight years old, and he has never seen his grandfather since.

"This thing is for you," said Grandpa, "and it will bless you in times of need." ”

Tao Xiaozhi stared at the strange fangs with wide eyes, and then looked at his grandfather's white beard and smelled the smell of liquor spit out of his mouth.

"Grandpa, where are you going?"

"I'm going to slaughter beasts. "Grandpa's eyes were shining and determined.

"Where are the monsters?"

"A very far away place," Grandpa said as he looked into the distance, "far, far away." ”

That day, the grandfather carried a silver gun on his back and rode away at a gallop.

It was Tao Xiaozhi's eighth birthday, and his grandfather never came back that day.

The red-eyed gray wolf is staring at the fangs, the green-eyed wolves are staring at the fangs, and Tao Xiaozhi is also staring at the fangs.

The red-eyed gray wolf led the moon to howl, and in an instant, the heavens and the earth were killed, and the bodies of thousands of wolves flashed, all rushing towards Tao Xiaozhi!

Tao Xiaozhi waved the branch desperately and greeted it.

Suddenly, a strong wind arose, and the moon was overshadowed by heavy dark clouds, and the sky was dark.

The cold wind howled like the howl of evil spirits.

Tao Xiaozhi was hit hard and fell to the ground, and the wolves covered Tao Xiaozhi like a pile of rice incense, biting his **. It didn't take long for his bones to be gone.

Suddenly, a long howl came from afar, the howl was like thunder, and it swept with a fiery heat, and the surrounding cold suddenly disappeared.

The wolves all stopped moving, and listened with their ears pricked up, as if aware that a nightmare was coming. Tao Xiaozhi was also shocked by this whistling sound, and even forgot the pain on his body.

A bright spot appeared in the sky, and it expanded, and soon it became the size of the moon in the sky.

There was another long roar, and the sky seemed to be torn apart into millions of pieces, pieces scattered. The wolves stood there like rocks, their faces distorted, their eyes shining with uneasy looks.

The fire burned louder and bigger, shooting at the speed of a meteor.

The flames were fierce, bright as day everywhere they went, and the bright light was dazzling.

Tao Xiaozhi was hot, his clothes that were originally soaked were quickly dried, and he was quickly soaked with oozing hot sweat. Despite the pain and tears streaming down his eyes like pins and needles, he used his hands to cover the bright light and try to keep his eyes open to see what was happening in front of him.

To Tao Xiaozhi's shock, there seemed to be a galloping giant beast in the flames. As it ran at great speed, the outline of the flames became clear.

Its head was like a dragon's head, but it had only one horn, its eyes were red, its two fangs were also red, and it had dragon-like whiskers of fire next to its nostrils; its body was like a deer's body, but it was several times larger than a deer, and its body was covered with golden armor, and a red tongue of fire burst out between its armor; its hooves were like horses' hooves, and a fire burned on its ankles, like a red pennant; it also had fiery eyebrows, fiery hair, fiery back hair, and fiery tail, and its whole body had flowing flames, which soared and shrank with its emotions.

It rushed wildly into the sky above Tao Xiaozhi's head, suddenly stopped its four hooves, raised its forefeet high, roared wildly, and a ball of fire erupted from its mouth. The sound was like a thunderbolt, deafening, heartbreaking, and had the momentum of overwhelming mountains and seas, and the sky and the earth cracking.

Tao Xiaozhi's heart was like broken glass, and he didn't have a clue at all. He didn't know what kind of expression and what kind of movements to use to deal with the scene in front of him, his soul had never been so shocked, and his consciousness didn't know which dark corner he was hiding in.

The wolves were so frightened that they fled in all directions, leaving only Tao Xiaozhi, who was paralyzed on the ground.

The beast was no longer so agitated, but the flames on its body were still soaring higher and stronger. Its red eyes were blazing, staring at Tao Xiaozhi underground with contempt.

What does it want to do? Tao Xiaozhi's heart was full of questions. Although it was not known whether its appearance was a blessing or a curse, the wolf was scared away, and at least thanks to it.

Its eyes burst with flames, and the flames in its whole body soared, and it became furious again, roaring wildly, and spewing out a huge fireball towards Tao Xiaozhi

"Ah don't," Tao Xiaozhi shouted hoarsely.

"Ah don't"

The shouts resounded through the sky.

Through the soft moonlight outside the window, Tao Xiaozhi found that he had rolled off the bed, his body still wrapped in a yellowed quilt, and his clothes were already soaked.

Dreams, it turned out to be dreams!

The neighbor's Sun Sanniang shouted:

"What are you yelling in the middle of the night, don't let people sleep, neurotic!"

Tao Xiaozhi was naturally very clear about the lethality of Sun Sanniang's shouting, but he wanted to provoke her.

"Oh, what a big mouse, wow, stronger than a cat!" Tao Xiaozhi shouted out the window, "Oh no, it seems to have smuggled into Sun Sanniang's house!"

So, the lights in Sun Sanniang's house turned on, and there was a "rumbling" sound of turning over boxes and cabinets.

Tao Xiaozhi's porter opened with a "creak", and a hunchbacked old woman walked in and walked in slowly.

She lit an oil lamp.

"You're playing tricks on people again, aren't you?" said the old woman, "well, why don't you grow up?" ”

"Grandma, where do I dare to fix Sun Sanniang, she is the famous dominatrix in Stone Village" Tao Xiaozhi stood up, put the quilt on the bed, and continued, "I'm just reminding her to do a good job of preventing rats and killing rats." ”

"Yes, too. The old woman's eyebrows stretched out, and she said, "In recent years, rats have been rampant, and the harvest of the dealer is not very good. ”

The old woman's deep eyes darkened.

"Did you see it again?"

"It?" Tao Xiaozhi recalled the fragment of the dream, "Yes, I saw it again, and a group of cute little wolves." ”

"Why does it always refuse to let you go?" said the old woman's eyes, which looked even more melancholy.

"But it was just a dream. Tao Xiaozhi said.

The old woman was silent and sat quietly in her chair.

"It's a dream, it's a dream," said the old woman, who seemed a little sad, and said to herself, "It's a strange and mysterious dream." ”

"Where did Grandpa go?" Tao Xiaozhi said suddenly, "Why do you keep refusing to tell me?"

"Twelve years," said the old woman, "there is a reason why I didn't tell you. ”

"Why? What ......?"

Before he finished speaking, Tao Xiaozhi fell to the ground, his whole body convulsed.