There was no chirping of insects, no chirping of birds, and no roaring of animals. Even the sound of the wind had stopped. The Baihuang Mountains were especially dead under the night.
After running around in these high mountains for a day, everyone couldn't hide their tiredness, so after eating dry food, most of them fell asleep. The sound of snoring came and went, breaking the dead silence and adding a little life to Baihuang Mountain.
Zhang Xiaozu was lying on the dry grass. Even though he had taken a calming pill given by Qi Yoyo, he still tossed and turned and couldn't fall asleep because the inexplicable sense of panic kept lingering in his heart, causing him to have palpitations and panic from time to time, making him extremely tired. It is difficult to relax mentally and feel extremely uncomfortable.
Fortunately, the horrific scene of blood covering the sun at noon did not appear again, which gave him some peace of mind, thinking that maybe it was really an illusion.
However, he was too tired after all. Coupled with the effect of the tranquilizing pills and the slight snoring of Qi Yoyo sleeping not far away, his pair of heavy eyelids finally closed gradually, and he fell asleep as soon as he closed his eyelids. passed.
He didn't know how long he had slept, but Zhang Xiaozhu suddenly woke up with a panic. He felt as if a huge mountain was weighing on his body, making it difficult for him to breathe. He opened his eyes suddenly and saw a fire, and there was thick smoke in his mouth and nose, which made him cough violently and tears flowed down his face. He tried to get up in panic, but was horrified to find that his body was imprisoned by something, and he couldn't break free no matter how hard he tried.
Crack, crackle——
The withered grass around him burned more and more fiercely, and the flames shot up half a foot high and were about to burn him.
"——" Zhang Xiaozu wanted to shout for help, but his voice was stuck in his throat and he couldn't scream no matter how hard he shouted.
Suddenly, a puff of thick smoke hit his face, blocking his mouth and nose, making it impossible for him to breathe, and then a half-foot-high flame rolled over with a roar and engulfed him.
"Shh!"
"Don't make any noise and don't move!"
Suddenly, Zhang Xiaozu heard the sound of Qiyoyo in his ears, and also heard some chaotic sounds that seemed to come from a distance. At the same time, he felt that his mouth was being covered hard by something soft, preventing him from opening his mouth. He opened his eyes suddenly and saw pitch black, no firelight, and no thick smoke.
In the darkness, Qi Yoyo was leaning over his body. Her beautiful face was only half an arm's length away from his face. It was so close that he could clearly feel the hot breath of Qi Yoyo's breath hitting his cheeks. Numbness on the top. What covered his mouth was Qi Yoyo's soft little hands, which had a faint fragrance and smelled very good.
Zhang Xiaozu looked at Qi Yoyo's beautiful face close to Chi Chi, and his brain quickly regained consciousness. He knew that the sea of smoke and fire should be a nightmare, but Qi Yoyo's solemn expression told him that something bad had happened.
"Are you awake?" Qi Yoyo asked in a low voice when he saw Zhang Xiaozu opening his eyes. There was a hint of joy on her solemn expression, as if Zhang Xiaozu's waking up surprised her.
Zhang Xiaozu wanted to answer, but his mouth was still blocked by Qi Yoyo's little hand, so he had to give Qi Yoyo an affirmative look and hum at the same time.
"Shh!" Qi Yoyo did not immediately let go of Zhang Xiaopou's mouth. Instead, he blocked his red lips with his right index finger and made a silent gesture towards him, and then warned him solemnly: "Move gently, don't do it." Make some noise. No matter what you see later, be sure to stay calm."
Zhang Xiaozu hummed again, and then Qi Yoyo released his mouth and took back his hand.
Zhang Xiaozu turned over lightly and put his arms on the ground to support his upper body. He looked around and found that the place beneath him was no longer where he slept before, but on the higher side of the valley. He and Qi Yoyo He was prostrate behind a piece of bluestone.
He raised his head and followed Qi Yoyo's gaze into the valley, and was stunned at this sight.
There was no moon in the sky, and the valley was pitch black at night. Fortunately, the sky was filled with bright stars, and a faint starlight fell down. Zhang Xiaozu's eyesight was very good, and he could see clearly even with the faint starlight.
I saw a busy scene in the valley. Everyone was working hard on the pile of firewood and dry grass in front of them. Some people used dry firewood and dry grass to make a big silver ingot shape, some people built a chair shape, and some people made a A wooden figure, someone even placed a big knife, a yard, a big pot - all kinds of shapes.
If he hadn't noticed that everyone's movements were stiff and slow, and their eyes were dull and unfocused, as if they were sleepwalking with their eyes open, and everything was weird, Zhang Xiaopou would have high-fived them and praised their craftsmanship.
"What's wrong with them?" Zhang Xiaozu couldn't help but feel a chill running down his spine, and asked Qi Yoyo in a low voice.
Qi Yoyo responded: "They were blinded by the ghost mist and were obsessed by the ghost. Fortunately, I woke up in time and escaped with you when the ghost mist rushed towards me. Otherwise, we would be like them now." "
Hearing this, Zhang Xiaozhu suddenly had an expression of horror on his face and asked anxiously: "How to save them?!"
"Depending on the situation, there shouldn't be any need for rescue." Qi Yoyo frowned slightly. Seeing Zhang Xiaozu's confused look, she explained: "Look, each of them behaves naturally, and there is no extreme behavior or pain. The uncomfortable reaction suggests that it is not evil spirits that confuse them, as long as they wait until the rooster crows and the ghosts leave, they will wake up."
"What if it's an evil spirit?" Zhang Xiaozu didn't dare to be careless.
"Can you exorcise ghosts?" Qi Yoyo asked.
"No." Zhang Xiaopou said.
"That's okay." Qi Yoyo rolled his eyes and said, "Just wait patiently. At least the ghosts have not done anything to harm them so far. If you rush out rashly, if you anger the ghosts, it will harm them."
"Yes." Zhang Xiaozu nodded, thinking that what Qi Yoyo said made sense.
"By the way, you were so sleepy, I covered your mouth and nose for a long time before I woke you up." Qi Yoyo said with a smile on his face.
"——" Zhang Xiaozu suddenly understood why he had nightmares about being choked by thick smoke and unable to breathe. It turned out to be thanks to this aunt. He turned his head and looked at Qi Yoyo's beautiful raised lips, and almost couldn't help but punch her in the face. However, thinking that one punch would most likely result in Qi Yoyo's devastating blow, he could only let out a long and depressed sigh. .
"What are they doing?" Zhang Xiaozu's eyes returned to the valley, scanning the things everyone piled with firewood and dry grass, and curiously asked Qi Yoyo beside him.
"The gadgets they played with should be the most important thing in their hearts." Qi Yoyo guessed, "Look at Zhao Quan, he is a fighting maniac, so he brought out a big knife. The one over there is a money fan, he A gold ingot was placed out. The one who talked about making achievements all day long put out a chair that symbolized power. There was also the one who praised his wife's virtuous wife to his colleagues before going to bed, so he placed that one She should be his wife.”
Zhang Xiaozu nodded with sudden realization and found Niu Dawa in the crowd. He occupied a large space and piled a tall tree with a large amount of firewood. Zhang Xiaozu couldn't help but feel a sore nose. He knew it was an old willow tree.
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Suddenly, a flat wind rose in the valley, blowing the dead grass and fallen leaves, making a whining sound.
Zhang Xiaozu couldn't help but shiver, feeling that the air temperature had suddenly dropped a lot, and the whining wind was so harsh that he felt that it was not the real wind, but the cry of a ghost. He couldn't help but feel scared and didn't want to listen, but the sound just hit his ears.
"The Yin Qi suddenly increased so much, something doesn't seem right." Feeling the biting Yin wind, Qi Yoyo felt a bad premonition in her heart, and asked Zhang Xiaozu: "Can your subtle state of mind cover it? If possible, you might as well Try to see if you can see the ghost that is confusing them and see what this ghost wants to do to them."
Gulu——
Zhang Xiaozu suddenly swallowed hard, his loud voice attracted Qi Yoyo's eyes and asked: "What's wrong with you?"
In fact, as soon as his eyes fell on Zhang Xiaozu's face, Qi Yoyo knew that something was wrong with Zhang Xiaozu, because his face had lost all color at some point, and a heavy cold sweat was falling from his forehead. His face and eyes There was a look of horror all over.
"If - if we can see them, how - how should we deal with them?" Zhang Xiaozu asked aloud, his voice was a little hoarse, and the corner of his eye glanced behind Qi Yoyo uncontrollably.
Qi Yoyo's face turned pale as a sheet, and the hairs all over his body stood on end, like an old cat whose tail had been stepped on. At this moment, fear occupied her heart. Because the change in Zhang Xiaozu's expression, the questions he asked, and the direction in which he looked out of the corner of his eyes all clearly told her that Zhang Xiaozu had seen a ghost, and that the ghost was behind her.
