The thick black clouds that appeared in the southeast corner of the sky spread out at a speed visible to the naked eye, and the wind that was not blowing in the mountains gradually became cold, and a low thunder could be faintly heard in the distance.

When Wei Xiaofeng and the other eight people rushed back to the villa, the entire sky was covered with black clouds, and the sky was overcast all of a sudden, as if entering the dark night, giving people a chilling feeling.

"You're back in time, it looks like a thunderstorm is about to fall." Liang Bo saw them walk in the door and said happily.

"Thanks to Brother Wang Quan's reminder." Zhu Jie replied.

As soon as the words fell, I saw a strong light flash outside the window, like a powerful searchlight illuminating the sky, and two seconds later, the thunder that shook the heavens and the earth roared, as if the air was trembling. Accompanied by the thunder, everyone only felt their hearts jump suddenly, and their ears buzzed.

"Look at the sound of thunder, this rain can't be small." Liang Bo said habitually, "It's good that you are back, otherwise once it rains, this mountain road will become difficult to walk and prone to danger." With that, he turned on the light in the living room, and the dark room suddenly became much more reassuring.

"What about the two male college students? Haven't come back yet? Wu Yun asked.

Liang Bo shook his head and said, "Not yet, but it should be soon." They're already mountain veterans, so they're sure they'll be able to spot the signs of an impending thunderstorm in advance. ”

At this moment, with another lightning bolt that pierced the sky and a shocking thunderclap, the sky seemed to have broken a big hole, and the rain poured down, as if a curtain of water had been drawn between the heavens and the earth, and the distant scenery instantly became blurred. The sound of bean-sized raindrops crashing on the ground, rooftops, treetops, and glass, mixed with the roaring thunder, is like a symphony of heavy metal, and it makes people shudder.

"It's a good thing I closed the window beforehand, otherwise the floor of the room would have been damaged." Aunt Niu came out of the kitchen and said, "By the way, what about those two boys?" ”

As soon as Aunt Niu's words fell, the door of the villa was pushed open, and Yan Zheng and Hong Falcon rushed in soaking wet.

Yan Zhi wiped the rain on his face and scolded: "It's really fucking unlucky, I was drenched a few steps away from here!" ”

Hong Falcon also complained: "Isn't it, staying in such a heavy rain for two seconds will be made like a chicken in soup, God!" ”

Aunt Niu hurriedly brought two towels from the back room, handed them to them, and said kindly: "Wipe your hair first, change your clothes and take a shower immediately, otherwise you will catch a cold." ”

"Thank you, Aunt Niu." The two of them took the towel, thanked them, wiped their heads twice, and hurriedly ran upstairs.

"Then let's go put our things away and take a shower before dinner." Bai Liqin said to the others.

Liang Bo said: "There is a bathroom at the end of the corridor on both sides of the upstairs, if there are too many people, you can also go downstairs to wash, there are also two downstairs." ”

"Okay." Everyone answered, and went upstairs with their things.

When everyone finished taking a shower, the fatigue was gone, and the body that had been tired for a day was almost relaxed. At this time, it was also time for dinner.

They sat down according to their seats at noon, and Aunt Niu brought the prepared meals in front of everyone. Dinner was obviously more sumptuous than the lunch one, and Aunt Niu knew that after an afternoon of trekking through mountains and rivers, she needed more high-quality food to replenish her energy.

The food after the trip was very fragrant, and everyone ate it with relish, while constantly talking about their feelings and experiences during the afternoon visit.

"Brother Wang Quan, where are we going tomorrow?" After eating, Yu Xiaoyu couldn't wait to ask.

Wang Quan looked out the window, the rain did not decrease in the slightest, and lightning and thunder still appeared from time to time.

"Let's see it tomorrow, if there is no big problem with the mountain road, we will go to the top of Dongming Mountain, it is estimated that we will not be able to come back at noon, so you should prepare more dry food, it is very expensive to eat over there."

Aunt Niu interjected: "We have a lot of dry food here, if you don't dislike it, you can take it and eat it tomorrow." ”

"Aunt Niu, thank you so much!" Zhang Yueyue thanked happily.

"Then I'll prepare it for you." Aunt Niu sighed, turned around and walked to the kitchen.

At this moment, another bright light flashed outside the window, and the lightning tore through the sky under the rule of night like a silver dragon.

At the moment of lightning, everyone's eyes suddenly went dark.

There's a power outage!

The sudden darkness made people feel panicked all of a sudden, and they couldn't help but let out a burst of exclamation.

The fear of darkness in people's hearts has a long history, because the human eye cannot see anything in the darkness without light, and this visual powerlessness is people's most primitive fear of darkness.

In the primitive era when human beings were just born, human beings could only rely on some simple tools to deal with natural enemies and conquer nature. In the vast darkness lurk some terrifying predators, such as large cats and wolves. The human eye is useless in the dark, but the predators have a special vision that can capture everything clearly in the dark. Therefore, in order to protect themselves, human beings have learned to use fire, because fire can bring light and give people the strength to overcome fear.

Despite this, humanity is unable to conquer the darkness completely, and the unknowability in the darkness is still terrifying for humanity. In the dark space, all kinds of demons and monsters are born in people's minds. Therefore, even as time passes, people's fear of the dark continues unabated, because no one is sure that there is a horror in the darkness that cannot be seen clearly that can threaten their lives.

When faced with the sudden darkness, the first reaction of everyone here is to take out their mobile phones to light up the screen and flash, even a little bit of light can also bring them the courage to face the darkness.

"Don't panic, everyone, I'll go get the candles." Aunt Niu followed the light from everyone's mobile phones, touched the TV, took out a flashlight from the drawer of the TV cabinet, lit it and walked towards the warehouse.

After a while, Aunt Niu walked back to the living room with a three-pronged copper candlestick in her right hand and three large white candles on it, and a bag of things in her left hand.

She went to the table, put the candlesticks in the center, and then took out ten copper bowl-shaped candlesticks from her bag, put candles on them one by one, distributed them to each person, and gave each person a lighter, and said, "I know that there may be a power outage, so I have been prepared for a long time." One for each of you, and don't forget to blow out the candles when you sleep. Then she gave the flashlight to Uncle Liang and instructed, "Old Liang, you go and see if the electric switch can be repaired, if not, call the power bureau tomorrow and ask them to send someone over." ”

Liang Bo passed the flashlight and hurried to the back door of the house.

Others gathered around the candlelight, chatting, or fiddling with their phones.

A few minutes later, Liang Bo came back and said in an apologetic tone: "Not only the fuse was blown out, but the entire circuit was burned and short-circuited, it seems that someone from the power bureau must be asked to repair it tomorrow." I can only grieve everyone tonight with a candle, I'm really sorry. ”

Everyone hurriedly said that it was understandable, after all, this is a natural force majeure, and no one can predict it. Then everyone lit candles and went upstairs together.

Going up to the second floor, Wei Xiaofeng and the other five said goodbye to Wu Yun and the others, and walked to the corridors in different directions.

Walking in the corridor, the candlelight flickered, and the figures were longing, shining on the crimson wall, adding an eerie atmosphere.

Chen Xueqi, who couldn't settle down in her bones, rolled her eyes, and an idea came to her mind. She asked, "What are you going to do when you go back to your room?" ”

Zhang Yueyue said: "I can't do anything when the power goes out, and I can't play my mobile phone, and I can't charge it if I run out of power." It's better to go to bed early, recuperate, and go hiking tomorrow. ”

Chen Xueqi shook her head: "It's a bit of a waste of time to go to bed so early, it's rare that the power is out now, why don't we play a game together?" ”

Zhang Yueyue unceremoniously stopped: "Come on, that game scared Xiao Feng a lot a few days ago, you still have to make it harder?" ”

Chen Xueqi quibbled: "The last time it was just us scaring ourselves, didn't something happen?" This time the game will certainly not be as scary as 'Bloody Mary'. Xiao Feng, do you want to play for a while? ”

Only Wei Xiaofeng knew the real reason why she was scared last time. The face of the strange little girl who suddenly appeared in the mirror made her frightened as soon as she saw it. But because no one else in the bedroom saw that face, Xiao Feng didn't mention it, and didn't want to make them feel too much. After all, Zhong Xiaoye's previous incident had already made them a little nervous. After finally calming down for a while, she didn't want to make waves again.

"Okay," Wei Xiaofeng didn't want to go to bed too early, "I was too nervous last time." There shouldn't be any problems this time. ”

Yu Xiaoyu reminded: "Play the game and order candles, right?" Is that candle enough? ”

Chen Xueqi said: "This game doesn't use candles. ”

"It turns out that you have premeditated...... Zhang Yueyue said a little angrily, "What are you going to play this time?" Is it enough for just a few of us? Zhu Jie, do you want to be together? ”

Zhu Jie waved his hand and said, "Forget it, I'm not interested in these things, I'd better go back to the room and play with the laptop for a while, and I can play for two hours with the battery." ”

Chen Xueqi clapped her hands and smiled: "That's just right, four people." ”

"What are we going to play?" Yu Xiaoyu asked curiously.

"Let's go to Kaede's room." Chen Xueqi deliberately sold a pass.

Wei Xiaofeng answered indifferently, took out the key to the room, and opened the door. The four girls walked in together.

Chen Xueqi took the candle, walked around Xiao Feng's room, and said with satisfaction: "Xiao Feng, your room is really the largest. ”

"What do you mean?" Wei Xiaofeng asked.

Chen Xueqi explained: "Generally, in a big mansion built by a wealthy man like this, the bedrooms are on the second floor, which is divided into the master room and the guest room. The maid's room is generally on the first floor. Uncle Liang: They may have lived downstairs for the convenience of business. Our room will be a little smaller because it is a guest room, and your room should be the master room. It's so nice, it's so spacious, I really want to exchange it with you......"

Wei Xiaofeng said indifferently: "If you want to change it, change it." ”

Chen Xueqi stuck out her tongue and said, "It's fun, anyway, it only stays for two nights, it doesn't matter if it's big or not, and the guest room is quite comfortable." ”

Yu Xiaoyu didn't understand what the game had to do with the size of the room, so she hurriedly asked, "What are we going to play?" ”

By this time, the rain outside the window had become much lighter, and the sound of raindrops hitting objects could hardly be heard, and the lightning and thunder had passed, and only the rumbling thunder that had gone away could be heard.

Chen Xueqi looked out the window, nodded and said, "It's a lot quieter outside now, it's just right!" ”

Then she placed the candle on her desk and solemnly revealed the mystery to the other three curious girls: "We're going to play the 'Four Corners Game'. ”