Chapter 1: In the Black Woods
Ling Yun is twelve years old this year, his home is in a small village not far from Fulin Mountain, there are not many people in the village, only about twenty or thirty households, outside the village is a dilapidated clod wall, there is not much difference between there and not, behind the village is a huge forest called the Black Forest, occasionally there are one or two terrible cries at night, but the village is still very peaceful for so many years.
On this day, the sky was full of white clouds, the scorching sun had lost its strength to show off its might, the birds were chirping on a few big trees near the village, and the ants on the ground were busy collecting food.
On a small hill not far from the village, a child is holding a long green bamboo that looks like a flute and beating the lawn, and a large green cow is eating delicious grass around the child.
"Hey, when will I be able to stop herding the cows, it's really boring?" thought the child, helplessly.
The lawn was dented by the "pop ......", and the child looked at the dark forest behind him. There is a magical power that attracts these children.
"Lingyun let's go, come with us to dig out the bird's nest, what is there to put this old cow in, it won't run around here" Da Zhuang said on the side.
"That's it...... What's so fun about herding cattle. Erzhuang and Ergou echoed on the side.
"I ...... I can't go, my grandfather won't let me go, I'll be beaten, and some old people say that there are monsters in there, and they want to eat people" Ling Yun kept rubbing the long bamboo with his hand and looked a little tangled, although he really wanted to go.
"Ah...... Haha" Several people laughed on the side, especially Chen Ergou laughed the loudest, like picking up golden shit.
"Brother, is there really a monster in it?" Er Zhuang asked with his hand pulling Da Zhuang's clothes.
"Erzhuang, don't listen to his nonsense, this is what those old men used to deceive people, there are no monsters in the world at all" Da Zhuang was a little uncertain, and looked into the forest from time to time as he spoke, as if there were really demons and monsters in the deepest part of the place.
"The coward herding the cow baby, it is really useless, let's go and catch the birds, maybe catch a phoenix-tailed canary? If you are lucky, you may have a nest of birds' eggs, if you sell it, your steel knife will be lost." Chen Ergou encouraged on the side. Hearing the steel knife, Da Zhuang's eyes showed a bit of resoluteness and decisiveness, last time Da Zhuang followed his father to Shengyong City, a small city next to Fulin Mountain in Fansen Ancient Kingdom to sell things, the first time I saw the steel knife, the sharp blade can cut off several thick green bamboos with a knife, which is like the broken wood knife at home, the arms are shocked and dislocated, and the bamboo is just a small indent, since then Da Zhuang's dream is to have a steel knife, and you can cut a lot of bamboo to sell in the future, and if you sell more, you will have money to build a new house, and the fat girl next door will not dislike my house with a new house, and for a while Da Zhuang's brain thought of a lot of messy thingsγ
"Let's go Chen Ergou, let's go catch birds. "Da Zhuang looks very resolute.
"Let's go, coward, don't be red when the time comes!" Ergou sneered.
"Hmph, I won't be red-eyed!" Ling Yun twisted his head to the side.
"Hey, let's go on an adventure. With that, Da Zhuang and the group walked in the direction of the black forest.
It's just that Da Zhuang and his gang haven't gone far before they hear a shout from behind: "Wait for me, I'm going to ...... too"
Although the black forest is just behind the village, few villagers go inside, and when they do, they only get some firewood outside the woods to burn it. According to Da Zhuang's grandfather, when he was a child, he heard his grandfather say that there were a few daring villagers who wanted to go deep into the woods, but they never returned, and since then no one has dared to go into the depths of the black forest.
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On the outer edge of the black forest, the villagers still frequent, sometimes picking up wild mushrooms on rainy days, and occasionally encountering fat hares. Ling Yun and his group had already left the periphery at this time, and gradually walked towards the depths.
"Brother, when will we find the canary, let's go back, it's scary here!" Er Zhuang asked, pulling Da Zhuang's clothes.
"Erzhuang, if you ask me again, I'll throw you here and let the monsters catch you and eat you. Da Zhuang said impatiently.
Ling Yun walked at the back and looked up, where the lush trees shaded the sky and the sun, and the surroundings gradually darkened, occasionally scattered with scattered spots of light, telling them that it was still daytime, and they were already some distance away from the village, and the surroundings were quiet and occasionally an unknown cry was heard.
I don't know why Ling Yun has liked the night since he was a child, maybe he feels the mystery and silence in the depths of the night, he longs for the night, whenever the night is quiet, he likes to look out the window, although it is very dark and he can't see anything, but he just likes it. So walking in such an environment, he did not have the slightest nervousness and fear, but a trace of excitement and expectation.
Ling Yun and his group walked like this, and Chen Ergou walked in the front. Suddenly, Chen Ergou shouted: "Look, everyone, what a big spider." β
I saw a black spider the size of an adult's fist, weaving a round web the size of a bed between two broken trees, and the big spider stayed in the center of the web, motionless and seemed to be sleeping.
"This spider is so big, I've never seen a spider this big, it's scary. Da Zhuang said on the side. At this time, Chen Ergou picked up a branch on the side and threw it at the spider web. As soon as the huge web shook, the black spider immediately stood up alertly, and after a while it curled up and did not move.
"It's really boring, let's go back, I haven't found anything for so long, it's not early now, and I'll be scolded if I go back late." Chen Ergou said listlessly.
"Let's go any further, look for a little longer, and then we'll go back to the village." Da Zhuang said.
"Further down is the depths of the black woods, and I don't dare to go. β
"You cowardly bag don't even dare to go to this, forget it, let's go with Ling Yun, Ling Yun, can we go inside?" Da Zhuang looked at Ling Yun, but Ling Yun didn't seem to hear what he said, just looked at the big spider, stunned.
Da Zhuang was about to shout Ling Yun, when Chen Ergou said a little angrily on the side: "Who is cowardly, you don't dare to go, we are deeper than who goes in, do you dare to compare, who loses who eats?"
"Hmph, what's not to compare, I'm afraid of you!" Ling Yun hurriedly left. Da Zhuang shouted, and then strode into the depths of the black woods, while Erzhuang trotted after him.
"Here, wait for me!" replied Lingyun. Just now, Ling Yun saw the two broken trees, the center was slightly white, as if they had just been broken, but the light here was faint and difficult to see, so it was probably wrong.
A group of people walked into the depths of the black forest without looking back, and the surroundings were getting darker and darker, and in some places the shrubs were high and humid, and the clothes were wet when they walked beside them, and there were obviously no mosquitoes here, but they had some itching on their bodies.
"Da Zhuang, let's go back, it's not too late now, it's getting darker and darker here, and I won't be able to find my way back for a while." Lingyun told Da Zhuang.
"Hmm......" Da Zhuang looked around.
"Alright, let's go back. Da Zhuang said with some disappointment.
Da Zhuang was about to tell Chen Ergou that he was going back, but found that the others didn't know where to go, and when the three of them were looking around and wanted to call him, a shout came from the high slope not far away: "Da Zhuang Lingyun is coming, there is a big waterhole here." β
"Waterhole, let's go to Lingyun. Da Zhuang said.
"Well, good. Ling Yun replied.
"Brother, I saw a hairy monster over there just now, let's call Brother Ergou back. Erzhuang whispered to Da Zhuang. Da Zhuang didn't take what Er Zhuang said seriously at all, and he didn't pay attention to him. Ling Yun glanced at the way they came, feeling a little inappropriate in his heart, but he didn't think so much, so he walked towards the high slope.
Looking down from the top of the high slope, it is a circular pool, because of the light, the pool looks dark and faint and can not see the bottom of the pool, the size of the pool is about the area of the village earthen house, the surrounding area of the waterhole is in addition to the high slope of Lingyun, the other three sides are woods.
"Let's go down and have a look. Chen Ergou said, and when he was going down, Da Zhuang next to him grabbed his clothes.
Whispered, "What do you see there?"
The second dog was so startled that he almost shouted, "Canary!" But he was covered by Da Zhuang's mouth.
Not far from them, an eyen elf, with a fiery red bird feather on its head and three golden stripes on its tail, was leisurely drinking water by the waterhole, and from time to time it put its head into the water to wash its ......
"We can't go down from here, it's a high slope that will be discovered, and we'll go around it. Ling Yun said on the side.
"Well, that makes sense, we'll go over there and catch it. Da Zhuang said excitedly on the side. With that, a group of people quietly walked around.
After a while, the four of them lay behind the canary, and at this time the bird was using its beak and claws to arrange its feathers, and just as Da Zhuang took out the net to catch the bird and sorted it out with Ling Yun, he only heard a strange cry of "chirp ......", and then something fell into the water.
"Oh no, the bird fell into the water. Ergou immediately stood up and said.
"Hurry up, let's go take a look, now we can catch it with our hands, haha. Da Zhuang said excitedly.
Ling Yun walked at the back, he always felt a little strange today, it seemed that something was wrong, but he couldn't say.
Before a group of people walked into the waterhole, they only heard a "bang", and the waterhole exploded a lot of water, and several people were startled, especially Da Zhuang, who was walking in the front, and was directly frightened and sat on the ground.
At this time, there was a monster on the edge of the waterhole, only to see that half of its dark face was green, and the other half was bright red flesh, especially the white eyeballs that had no eyelids outside the eyes, which were creepy at first glance. It has messy white hair on its head, a shriveled wrinkled neck, and its whole body is covered in tatters, and some parts of its body seem to have been cut open by sharp weapons and have not healed.
"Wow...... Haha, finally a living person is coming, ...... the monster licked its tongue and spoke.
At this time, several people still don't know where they are, and today they have encountered the legendary ghost. Da Zhuang was still sitting on the ground at this time, and he wanted to stand up and run, but his legs just couldn't exert his strength, and he couldn't stand up. Erzhuang was so frightened that he cried at this time, Chen Ergou stood there trembling in place, if Ling Yun was in front of him, he would definitely see a large wet crotch of his pants. Ling Yun was also frightened and froze for a while, his mind was blank for a while, but he suddenly saw the ghost, and his feet seemed to be tied to something.
"Everyone, run, this monster is tethered, can't catch us, if you don't leave, we will be eaten by him." Ling Yun shouted.
Several people were suddenly sobered up by Ling Yun's shout, and saw that their two cyan feet had sharp black nails, and the upper feet and necks seemed to be tied by something, and they had penetrated deep into the flesh.