It was already night, but the people in the deserted village did not see the old army coming back. Usually at this time, before the sun had set, the old army would have already walked onto the road with a plow and returned to the deserted village. But what happened today?
People walk to the mountains. On the mountains, at night, almost anything can be found, such as tigers, leopards, wolves, demons, ghosts, and some quite scary things. It's better during the day, but at night, these things come out one after another, and it's a wonder that those they encounter don't peel off their skin.
Although the old army is said to be very capable, he is old after all. Faced with these things, he is afraid that he will not be able to deal with them. People in the deserted village see the old army as old and do not care about their wealth and life at this time. In danger, he rushed up the mountain to look for the old army. It seems inappropriate that there is no veteran in the deserted village. It is like a person who lacks soul and spirituality. Living in this world can only be regarded as a walking corpse.
People searched for a day and a night on the mountain, but almost nothing could be seen on the mountain. At this time, it would definitely be impossible for a person to walk alone on the mountain. Because it is said that some people have seen unclean things staying on this mountain, almost completely dark, walking around in the night. Some people have said that the existence of this thing can only be regarded as a ghost looking for a substitute.
For this reason, it is not that there are no people who go up the mountain alone, but those who return safely are definitely very few, and can even be said to be unique. There are also people who miss their loved ones, so every night they will quietly go up the mountain alone, carrying some Taoist incense paper and other things on their backs, and then walk up and down the mountain like ghosts. of.
Often at this time, that person will see his relatives who have passed away many years ago, sitting on a rock with each other, chatting, or talking about the past. This is all good. Of course, this requires very good luck, otherwise, even if it takes a year or two, you may not be able to meet your relatives.
At this time, among the group of people looking for the old army, some people said that they had just seen their grandfather who had been dead for many years, but because there were so many people, he disappeared in a flash and disappeared. People kept shouting the old army's name at this time, but there was almost nothing on this mountain, not to mention people, even a beast was missing.
"Where did the old army go?" Someone asked in surprise.
"I saw him coming in the morning. Why didn't he come back for a while? Could it be..." The man stopped in the middle of his words and did not dare to go on.
"Why didn't you see Shaoqiu?" Someone with sharp eyes asked when he noticed that Shaoqiu was not here.
"He, he is most afraid of death. He knows that the mountains are unclean, so he doesn't dare to go to the mountains at this time, but he stays at home and reads a book." Someone replied angrily.
"Mom is such a jerk. She only knows how to read. Is reading useless?" Someone spat with all his strength.
"He might be staying in the room and reciting some kind of spell, maybe he's cursing us people to encounter ghosts." After someone said this, he cursed hatefully.
"Forget it, don't worry about Shaoqiu, we still need to go find Laojun. Maybe at this moment, Laojun is at a critical moment of life and death." I don't know who said this.
So a group of people stopped talking, because for some reason, it started to rain that day, and everyone got wet. At this time, they felt very cold, and some even started to shiver uncontrollably. But even so, for the sake of the old army, no one backed down, no one.
People walked up the mountain, but because the road was muddy, many people fell down, and some even broke their hands and feet. But for the sake of the old army, no one left, even though the mountain road was so difficult and they could smell the shocking words. There were quite a few timid people among them. After hearing those words, they were so unbearable that they actually Without regard for dignity, he cried loudly.
Although he was frightened and cried, for the sake of Laojun, a timid person could say that he had no idea of going back and just followed people, hoping to find Laojun. It's also because there are so many people. Otherwise, no one would dare to walk on this mountain, even if they had eaten the heart of a bear or the courage of a leopard. Otherwise, no one knows what will happen to them after they go back.
Rumors about ghosts on the mountains have long been spread in deserted villages, and there are many people who know about them. However, in order to survive, people have to stay on the mountains every day, either pulling up roots or onions, even if there are ghosts on the mountains. It's a joke, otherwise, if you don't do anything, what will you eat? Among these crowds, I don't know when Shaoqiu was among them, and I don't know who went back to find him. At this time, people were also following them, constantly looking for the whereabouts of the old army.
But as he walked, Shaoqiu's feet turned out to be weak for some reason. Walking was quite inconvenient for a while. There were several times when what was originally a cliff looked like a clean slope. , often fell under the cliff, but after people rescued him once, they saw that he was always like this, so they gave up the idea of saving people. People only care about themselves and walk away.
When Shaoqiu climbed up from the cliff and wanted to continue walking with people on the mountain, he found that the people had already gone away. At this time, looking at the mountain, he couldn't find north for a while. He was so confused that he was going to the empty space. Went into a deserted place. And the heavy rain is getting heavier and heavier. At this time, a person staying on this mountain has no idea where the road is, because he can clearly see the road, but when he steps on it, it is full of water. Woah, I just got my shoes wet.
People say that many people on the mountain were beaten to death by ghosts. Is this the same case for this old soldier? Thinking of this, Shaoqiu had to be afraid. Moreover, there was only one person at this time, and his feet were too weak, making walking extremely inconvenient. Otherwise, these rumors would be nothing more than that.
While walking on this mountain like this, in the middle of the night, for some reason, I was clearly heading towards my house, but I kept going in circles, and after a while I returned to where I was. I was so exhausted that I stopped walking. I sat on a rock and wanted to smoke a cigarette, but I touched my pocket and found no cigarette. At this moment, Shaoqiu saw a group of shadows flashing in front of him. He had no time to take a closer look, but for some reason, this person's appearance was extremely terrifying, and he disappeared in a flash.
"Did I really encounter a ghost?" Shaoqiu thought in his heart, but he didn't dare to say it out loud, otherwise, there might be an unexpected disaster.
It can really be said that I was scared of being separated, and the tears couldn't help but flow down. It would be great if someone was by my side, but at this time I was the only one left. Facing the torrential rain, I could only cry. It could just be a long sigh. He wanted to go back, but when he was about to go back, he suddenly heard the shadow appear in front of him again, drifting like the wind into the forest not far away.
Shaoqiu quickly patted his butt and had to leave this place immediately, because this place was known to be unclean, and besides, he was here alone at this time, wasn't he deliberately seeking death? When he was about to leave, he suddenly heard a scream coming from the forest, which seemed to be the voice of Lao Jun, "Oh, Lao Jun is here!" Shaoqiu stumbled towards the place where Lao Jun was staying. I didn't dare to walk to the place at first, because I saw a ghost walking into the forest just now, but now that the old army is there, I feel brave for a moment, and I can almost say nothing to fear.
Besides, why did I go up the mountain this time? Aren't we just here to find the whereabouts of the old army? How could we stand by and watch when we heard the screams of the old army?
Walking towards the dense part of the mountain forest, it soon became pitch black and I couldn't see my fingers. I felt bad. It would definitely not be a problem if it continued like this! At this time, he no longer cares about Lao Jun. His own wealth and life are the most important thing. In the situation where the Clay Bodhisattva is crossing the river and cannot save himself, Lao Jun must know about it and he will definitely not blame himself, right?
Shaoqiu hurried to his house at this time, otherwise, if he stayed in this heavy rain, a big disaster might happen! Because he was traveling in a hurry, he accidentally wandered into a thorn bush. When he climbed out, he accidentally fell into the valley. But God blessed him, and with his strong will, Shaoqiu finally crawled out of the valley and returned to his house.
Let's say that people walked on the mountain for a long time, and when they reached the dense forest, they found that the old army was already leaning on a dead tree. People were calling for a long time and were unconscious, but his pale face was already gone. "Are you afraid that he was beaten to death by a ghost?" Someone asked in fear.
People were silent for a while, no one spoke, and no one left. They just guarded the old soldier's body, not knowing what to do for a while. Someone tried to carry the old soldier on his back, but the corpse was so heavy that he couldn't move even one step. It was like carrying a huge mountain on his back. The man even broke a bone because of this. .
For a while, no one dared to carry Lao Jun on his back. But just when I didn't know what to do, someone suggested, why not let Shaoqiu carry the old soldier's body?
"How can I do this if I am a scholar?" someone said, feeling very unfair for Shaoqiu.
"Why not? He studies?!" the man retorted, "What's the use of studying? It's just a curse on us."
Hearing what the man said, the people in the deserted village fell silent for a moment. They seemed to think that letting this scholar carry him on his back was a kind of revenge for his ability to read, and even let him know that the solemnity of life is not a trivial matter. Taking it lightly, the purpose is just to make them feel in awe and not dare to do whatever they want in the future. Otherwise, if reciting the mantra is effective, it will cause stomach pain for no reason, which is not a problem. For a moment people agreed.
Shaoqiu has always been timid, so he hid under his bed, not daring to come out at all, for fear that something bad might be waiting for him outside, or bite him, or catch him and drag him to a dark place to drink his blood. . For a while, I had no choice but to hide under the bed. No matter what big things happened outside, it had nothing to do with me.