Just when Song Jiang was getting more and more uneasy, he suddenly heard footsteps coming from ahead. He suddenly felt happy. He thought it was Meng Zhe who was back, but when he heard it, he felt that the footsteps were not right. …
First of all, Meng Zhe went to find the little fat man, so even if he came back, it should be the footsteps of two people. Secondly, even if Meng Zhe came back alone, it shouldn't be such heavy footsteps. The voice sounded like an extremely exhausted person moving slowly forward.
Just when Song Jiang was confused, he saw a staggering man staggering out of the thick fog and threw himself directly at Song Jiang's feet... Although Song Jiang was startled, his first reaction was to hurry up. He helped the man up from the ground.
It was a dark-skinned middle-aged man with messy hair that looked like it hadn't been washed in eight hundred years. If the man hadn't been wearing worn-out mountaineering equipment, would Song Jiang have thought he had met a homeless man? !
At this time, the man grabbed Song Jiang's sleeve and said feebly, "Help...save me! Take...take me away...get out of here..."
Song Jiang saw that the man was extremely weak, so he quickly supported him and said, "Don't worry, my friend will be back soon, and we will take you back to the camp where we are stationed."
Unexpectedly, when the man heard what Song Jiang said, he suddenly became very excited, "No... you can't camp here... hurry up, get down the mountain quickly, or else... you won't be able to leave if it's too late."
Seeing that the man was too weak, Song Jiang quickly took out a piece of chocolate from his body and said, "Eat something first to replenish your strength. My friend will be back soon. As long as he is here, we will be able to go down the mountain safely."
The man looked at the chocolate in Song Jiang's hand, with a hint of greed in his eyes. He asked with some uncertainty, "Is this...really given to me?"
Song Jiang nodded and said, "Yes, eat it quickly! Only after eating can you have the strength to walk."
After hearing this, the man grabbed the chocolate and ate it hungrily... Unexpectedly, he suddenly coughed violently before taking two bites, and then vomited out all the chocolate he had just eaten.
When Song Jiang saw it, he quickly patted the man on the back and said, "Eat slowly..."
As a result, when Song Jiang accidentally glanced at the other party's vomit on the snow, he was shocked to find that there were some grass roots, tree bark and dead centipedes... Song Jiang suddenly felt a chill in his heart, wondering how long he had been hungry. Ah, I can even eat these things.
But the next scene made Song Jiang even more unacceptable. After the man finally stopped vomiting, he knelt on the ground like a starving ghost and ate back the filth he had just vomited...
Now Song Jiang couldn't stand it any longer. He took a few steps back with a disgusted look on his face. He suppressed the nausea in his heart and said, "Brother, we won't do it. There is still food in the camp, so don't eat it, okay?" good?!"
After hearing this, the man paused, then slowly raised his head and looked at Song Jiang, with indescribable despair in his eyes. After a while, he said in a hoarse voice, "Have you ever been hungry?"
Song Jiang shook his head sincerely and said, "That's not true..."
The man smiled bitterly after hearing this and said, "Then do you know what it feels like to be hungry?! I haven't had a full meal for a long time. My stomach is like a bottomless pit that can never be filled. The more I eat, the hungrier I get. …The more hungry you are, the more you eat…”
Song Jiang instantly felt that the eyes of the man in front of him began to become scary. Although he had never seen a starving ghost, he had heard many legends about starving ghosts. Could it be that he had encountered a starving ghost today? ? !
Thinking of this, Song Jiang quickly changed the subject and said, "Brother, what's your name? We can help you find the local rescue agency after we get down from the mountain and let them contact your family."
After hearing this, the man thought about it. It seemed that this was a question that was not easy to answer, but it was considered a success in diverting the other party's attention. He finally no longer stared at Song Jiang like he was looking at food...
After a while, the man said quietly, "My name is Xia Tao, and I am a mountaineering enthusiast..."
Song Jiang nodded and said, "Brother Xia, when did you get up the mountain?!"
Xia Tao thought for a while and said, "Departing from Gatang on February 22nd..."
"February 22?!" Song Jiang almost exclaimed. It's almost the beginning of winter. Could it be that Xia Tao has been in the mountains for more than half a year? ! No wonder he dares to eat anything!
But Song Jiang immediately felt that something was wrong, because the name Xia Tao was somewhat familiar, as if he had seen it on the Internet before, so he continued to ask tentatively, "In what year did you set off from Gatang on February 22nd?! "
Although Xia Tao thought Song Jiang's question was a bit silly, he still answered casually, "February 22, 2010..."
Song Jiang was stunned after hearing this, and then quickly looked forward. At the same time, he cursed in his heart why Meng Zhe, a bastard, had been gone for so long. If he didn't come back, he might be eaten by the starving ghost in front of him. !
Seeing that Song Jiang suddenly became silent, Xia Tao sighed softly and said, "My friend Haozi and I set out at noon on February 22. As a result, we encountered extreme weather soon after going up the mountain. The snowstorm almost made us unable to open our eyes. , finally waited until the wind and snow stopped, only to find that we had already lost our way."
"What happened next?" In order to delay time, Song Jiang could only bite the bullet and continue asking.
"Later, Haozi sprained his ankle. I carried him for a while, but I still couldn't find the direction to go down the mountain... In the end, there was really no other way. I could only leave him where he was and go down the mountain to rescue me." Xia Tao seemed completely relieved. Immersed in his own memories, he didn't realize that Song Jiang's eyes were becoming more and more frightened.
"Then you...do you still remember where Haozi's location is?" Song Jiang really didn't want to make the atmosphere cold, so he had to ask further.
Xia Tao shook his head helplessly and said, "After I left him, I wandered around the mountains for a long time...I couldn't find the way down the mountain. I tried to put out a signal flare, hoping that someone would see it, but no one was ever seen. Discover."
Song Jiang actually wanted to tell him that this happened more than ten years ago, but he felt that doing so was a bit too cruel...
At this time, Xia Tao continued, "My daughter is only three years old. As long as I can get down the mountain safely this time, I will never do such a risky thing again."
Song Jiang felt like he couldn't hold himself any longer, so he had to ask him quickly, "What's your daughter's name? I'll help you contact her after I get down from the mountain!"
