The two children were so nervous that they held their breath and stared at the black dot that was moving in the night, watching it grow larger, walk past them, and then fade away.

Xu Huaigu showed joy on his face, let go of his sweaty hand, Li Zi glared at him fiercely, and then also looked at the black spot, unable to take his eyes off it anymore.

When he had walked far enough, Xu Huaigu and Li Zi stood up lightly and followed behind the man.

There are few adjectives to describe the curiosity and excitement of the two children, who hold hands and feel each other's pulses beating rapidly.

The man walked around the alleys in the fields, and finally left the village and walked towards the Lingjiang River.

The cold wind was blowing, but the two of them didn't feel the cold, and the hot blood flowed all over their bodies. They only dared to follow closely, not to come closer.

The man continued to walk, and did not stop when he reached the Lingjiang River, but walked straight into the Lingjiang River, the water went from his ankles to his knees, and he continued to walk in, and soon he was out of sight.

Xu Huaigu and Li Zi both hesitated, it was dangerous to enter Lingjiang rashly, and now they couldn't see the location of that person clearly, if they were found out, the two children would definitely not be his opponents, and the two of them would be finished.

Xu Huaigu pulled Li Zi to the back of a big rock and said to her, "Let's wait here for him to come out, it's too dangerous to go in now." ”

Li Zi had no objection, although she really wanted to see the identity of that person, but reason still overpowered her desire, she squatted next to Xu Huaigu, stared closely at the position where the person entered, and replied, "Okay." ”

Xu Huaigu also looked at the Lingjiang River, a cold river that could never be seen on the other side, his thoughts were fluttering, and his face was full of extreme excitement that could not be concealed.

The two of them watched like this for a long time, and the black shadow did not come out. Xu Huaigu's eyes hurt, and in the past few days, he stayed up late, and his eyeballs were bloodshot.

He rubbed his eyes, and instead of looking at Ling Jiang, he went to see Li Zilai. In fact, this girl doesn't seem to be as annoying as she used to think, but she is a little biased in some aspects, but she actually has a good heart.

Li Zi was obviously tired from watching, but she still didn't give up and didn't divert her attention. The previous excitement turned into perseverance, etched into her handsome face.

She stared intently at it, her face reflected in the frost, and she was very beautiful.

Xu Huaigu suddenly seemed a little tempted, but he immediately realized it, shook his head heavily, and put this little thought away.

After some time, Xu Huaigu was almost asleep, and the person had not yet come out of the Lingjiang River. He couldn't help but get tired, the rooster crow sounded in his ears, it was going to be dawn soon, why didn't this person come out?

Li Zi was also sleepy, and barely pinched himself to come to his senses, but soon he was going to fall asleep again.

Xu Huaigu didn't know why, he suddenly had a bold idea, touched her face, and pouted gently.

Li Zi sobered up instantly, slapped him hard, looked at him angrily, and said, "Xu Huaigu, what are you doing!" ”

Xu Huaigu was embarrassed, but the thing had already been done, so he had no choice but to say, "I didn't see that you were about to fall asleep, so I gave you a refreshment." ”

Li Zi obviously didn't believe his explanation, snorted heavily, and ignored him anymore.

Xu Huaigu seemed to be a little happy, and his eyes looked at her with a little different meaning.

However, this bad idea is still very effective, not only Li Zi can't sleep, but Xu Huaigu also has no sleepiness, and looks at Ling Jiang seriously.

Finally, a black shadow appeared on the surface of the Lingjiang River, walking slowly, with heavy but firm steps.

The shadow approached, and the two held their breath again, their eyes unblinking. The black shadow was strong, tall, and walked quickly, and there was still some distance away from them, and he could only see that it was a man, and the rest of his face could not be seen clearly.

Li Zi suppressed the extreme desire in his heart, just squatted to watch him, watched him pass in front of him, and finally trotted up and disappeared from sight.

Li Zi came back to his senses, full of joy, all his efforts finally paid off, and asked, "Where are we going now?" ”

Xu Huaigu looked at this mysterious river, looked at Li Zi, and seemed to say to himself: "Let's go, let's go and see what is in this river!" ”

Li Ziyan smiled and ran out first. The fatigue of a sleepless night dissipated driven by intense curiosity, and the two children rolled up their trouser legs and walked deeper into the Ling River.

As soon as my feet stepped into the water, I felt the cold as always, and the cold entered the bone marrow. When the current hit them hard, they held hands and balanced each other, walking side by side.

I walked a long way into the river, but I still couldn't see the other side. Fog began to rise on all sides, and the white mist enveloped everything, and even the clear light of the moon faded. The darkness around them was as if they had fallen into an endless void, and only the temperature on their hands reminded them that they were not alone.

Xu Huaigu couldn't stand the silence at first, and said, "Li Zi, how long have we been gone?" ”

"About half an hour."

The gentle voice sounded in his ears, which finally gave him a little comfort, and he felt a lot better.

Moving on, the fog was still thick and there was nothing to see. What was even more terrifying was that when he looked back, he couldn't even see the shore from which he came.

Xu Huaigu felt palpitations, he felt that Li Zi was also scared, and he didn't know what else was waiting for them ahead.

"That, Li Zi, haven't we gone too far, and we can't even see the riverbank."

There was silence, no voice answering him.

He shook Li Zi's arm vigorously, but Li Zi didn't react, but cried quietly.

Xu Huaigu comforted: "It's okay, don't be afraid." Let's hurry back and have time to come here in the future. ”

After speaking, he turned around and pulled Li Zi back, Li Zi was pulled by him and staggered a few steps, and finally couldn't walk. He was frightened in his heart, walked up to Li Zi, and put his face up to look at her again.

This is no longer the so-called dark night can be compared, he is clearly face to face with Li Zi, but he still can't see anything, only the soft touch in his hands. He hurriedly reached out to touch her face, but it was a tear-stained face, cold and piercing.

His heart was beating so fast that he didn't dare to hesitate at all, so he picked her up and ran to the shore.

The water of the Lingjiang River splashed all over his body, and he was breathless from the endless darkness around him, and he suddenly wondered if he was going in the wrong direction, what if he went in the wrong direction?

He had just had this thought, and the little hope in his heart was shattered, he fell weakly, and forcibly stood up again, using his last strength to carry Li Zi out of the water so that she could breathe.

Despair and fear were more terrible than the tide of the Lingjiang River, swallowing up his last faith, and he crouched down and cried without hesitation.

After crying for a long time, he seemed to see a glow rising from the corner of the sky, he looked in that direction with tears in his eyes, seemed to have the last bit of motivation, gritted his teeth, ignored the clothes that were stained with water and became heavy, and dragged Li Zi in the original direction.

As if in the blink of an eye, the riverbank appeared in front of him, and everything he had experienced before was like a dream. The sun gradually shone through the mist, and the surroundings were not as beautiful as the world.

When I came, I walked for a long time, but when I turned back, I was only at the river bank in a flash.

Seems a little familiar......

It's the story Uncle Chen told him!

When Xu Huaigu thought of this, he couldn't help but feel a chill in his heart. He looked at Li Zi, who was already unconscious for some reason in his arms, put her down and leaned on his shoulder, and straightened out her long and scattered hair.

I didn't expect the story told by Uncle Chen to be true, so according to him, when I turned back at this time, I could see the other side......

On the other side, on the other side of the Ling River......

This almost became a demon in his heart.

Turning his head, he could see the other side of his daily thoughts, and his heart was pounding.

He was almost sure that the black shadow was Uncle Chen, why did he come to Lingjiang at night? What did he see on the other side of the Ling River?

Xu Huaigu began to tremble. His intuition told him that something terrible would happen when he turned back, but that most primitive desire in his heart guided him to turn back.

Just take a look, and it should be fine, right?

He sighed, no longer had the strength to move, sat down cross-legged, put Li Zi in his arms, and quietly looked at her face.

The sun was halfway out and gave off an encouraging glow in the distance.

Xu Huaigu looked at the sun and laughed, but he didn't look back after all.