In the world, in the south of the continent, deep in the mountains.

It was late at night, and it was pitch black in the depths of the mountains, except for the occasional crow that flew by.

At the foot of the mountain, a faint light shines through a house.

A candle was lit on the broken old table, and under the candle a woman was doing needlework, and by her hand lay a handkerchief embroidered with a cuckoo, which was so vividly embroidered that it seemed to fly out of it.

Next to the woman was a large square bed, on which a dark-skinned man was sleeping soundly, and beside the man lay a man and a woman—two children of seven or eight years old.

The candle on the table was about to burn, and the woman yawned, and she put down the handkerchief in her hand and stretched.

At this moment, the girl suddenly sat up from the bed.

"Daughter, why are you awake?" the woman asked.

The girl rubbed her eyes, pointed to the door, and said, "Mother, there is someone outside the door!"

"Don't talk nonsense, go to bed quickly!" the woman blew out the candle.

"It's true! There were four of them, and they were standing outside the door!" the girl said firmly.

At this time, the boy also sat up from the bed, and he said, "Mother, there is really someone outside the door!"

"What's wrong with you today?" the woman asked, puzzled.

"Mother, we're afraid. The boy and the girl hugged each other.

"Alas. The woman shook her head helplessly, she walked to the door, took the deadbolt, and opened the door.

"Don't talk nonsense, children, where is there ............" But when the woman opened the door, there were four people standing there with their backs to her.

At the foot of the mountain, there used to be more than a dozen families, but since a year ago, other families have moved away one after another, leaving them alone.

The woman quickly closed the door, she ran to the side of the bed, and frantically shook the sleeping man: "Father, child, get up quickly." ”

"Hmm, what's wrong?" the man said with a slurred voice.

"Don't sleep, get up, there's someone outside the door!" said the woman.

"What, there's someone outside the door?" the man sat up reluctantly.

"Right by the river, there were four people standing. The woman said fearfully.

"You must be mistaken, there is no one in this deep mountain. "Men don't believe women.

"Go and see. The woman pulled the man out of bed.

The man opened the door, and outside the door, the four men were still standing by the river with their backs to them, looking closely, as if two adults were leading two children.

A gust of wind blew, and the man shivered involuntarily.

"Excuse me, are you lost?" For some reason, the man's voice trembled.

The four men did not answer, but walked upside down, because they walked backwards, so the man still couldn't see them. But their backs, the man felt very familiar.

After a while, the four men walked up to the man.

At this moment, the moon suddenly hid in the clouds, and a crow flew to the thatched hut and quacked.

The four of them turned around in unison, and one of them looked ............ It's exactly like a man!

A scream pierced the night sky, and several more crows flew over............

Capital.

"It's dry, watch out for candles. ”

Now it's the third watch, and the streets outside the capital are pitch black, and an old man walks down the street carrying an oil lamp.

The street, which was still lively during the day, was not seen at the moment.

As he walked, the husband suddenly felt anxious, and he hurriedly put down the oil lamp and walked to the corner.

However, he did not see that behind him, a black figure came out of the ground, and the man was completely black, blending perfectly with the night.

After a little relief, he picked up the oil lamp, but in the next second, his head fell to the ground.

Three miles away, Lin Mansion.

Lin Mansion is the largest mansion within a radius of 100 miles, and the owner, Mr. Lin, is the favored minister of today's saints, and his family has a lot of money and a group of wives and concubines, and he is an out-and-out corrupt official.

Grandpa Lin has a habit, that is, he likes to walk in the garden during the third watch.

Today, as usual, he went to the garden.

The fragrance of all kinds of flowers filled the air, and Grandpa Lin smelled the fragrance of flowers and walked to the depths of the garden.

The moonlight is faint, the breeze is not dry, the fragrance of flowers is charming, and the night is quiet.

When could there be more comfortable than now? Grandpa Lin greedily inhaled the fragrance of flowers in the air, and the corners of his mouth rose slightly.

However, he didn't notice that the water in the pond had already turned red!

Grandpa Lin walked into the depths of the garden, but there was a person sitting in the pavilion!

Grandpa Lin was suddenly completely disinterested.

"Who are you? Didn't I tell you that you are not allowed to enter the back garden without my permission?" Grandpa Lin looked at the person in front of him and said angrily.

The man in front of him did not answer, nor did he stand up.

"I'm talking to you, don't you hear?" Grandpa Lin was furious, stepped forward and grabbed the man's clothes, and then said, "What's your name? I'm going to deduct your wages!"

The person in front of him slowly turned around, he was ............ Grandpa Lin himself!

"Huh, you!" Grandpa Lin was speechless.

"Grandpa Lin" in front of him took out a dagger from behind his back.

"Help! Come!" Grandpa Lin fled from the back garden, he screamed, but no one answered him.

At this moment, Grandpa Lin felt that the earth suddenly trembled, and one by one the "people" covered in darkness came out of the ground, they looked exactly the same, just like a mold carved out!

The black men laughed, and they let out exactly the same laugh.

"You............ You guys............ Come............ Someone!" Grandpa Lin sat down on the ground and shouted in despair.

These black people slowly approached Grandpa Lin, and then surrounded him in the middle............