I looked in along the brick hole, and it was very dark behind. In the hazy light, I could see what seemed to be a large desert, with yellow sand all over the sky. In the far distance, there is the faint outline of the mountains.
There is something like a ghost lingering in the desert.
No matter where it is, there is only one explanation, and it is definitely not the earthly world.
My mind was so confused that I picked up Wei Rongrong and walked in the opposite direction.
She asked what was wrong, but I couldn't explain it, and my judgment wasn't necessarily correct. The ferryman doesn't care in advance. If you want to get out from here, you can only try the opposite direction first.
I picked up the black brick and we walked in the tunnel for a long time, and gradually there was light outside. The tunnel finally came to an end.
Coming out of the tunnel, there was a cold wind. Wei Rongrong wrapped her clothes tightly and leaned against me.
I was a little dizzy and managed to look over. There was a huge mountain in front of me. Wherever I looked, there were thorns everywhere and there was no way forward.
The wind was strong, blowing a large amount of snowflakes, and the night was bitingly cold.
Too sesame and cold. I took Rongrong and was about to go back to the tunnel to take shelter from the wind. When I looked back, I was completely stunned.
There was no tunnel at all behind him, just a ruined temple. The temple door was ajar, the eaves were covered with thick snow, and a gust of wind blew, causing snowflakes to fly.
Wei Rongrong was extremely cold. Forget it, no matter what happened, let's get through this night first.
I pushed open the temple door and went in. Inside there was a tattered sacred table with several copper incense burners filled with incense ashes. There are also long extinguished candles on both sides.
There is a god enshrined on the central altar, dressed in ancient colorful costumes, holding a long flag with the words "accumulate blessings" on the top and "peace" on the bottom.
A gust of cold wind blew in and my back was soaked. Go back quickly and close the temple door.
"Brother Qin, look at the statue above, does it look like the old man driving the carriage just now?" Wei Rongrong said suddenly.
It was barely warm in the temple, so I rubbed my eyes and took a closer look. Really, the eyebrows and eyes looked very similar.
With a thought in my mind, I looked up and saw a horizontal plaque written on the top of the shrine, which read three words, "Hanlin Altar".
I picked up my phone and looked at it. I raised my eyebrows. There was actually a signal!
At this time, several messages came in, all from Master Chen.
"Xiao Qin, are you really going out? Alas, there is nothing we can do."
"Xiao Qin, I just found out what happened. Someone set up a magic circle in our alley to temporarily open the Yin Road to the underworld. Our alley will become a passage through Yin and Yang tonight. And the eye of the magic circle is right in front of your house. Come on! Are you really in the dark?"
"Xiao Qin, someone came to your door and asked me to fight him off."
There is no further information.
I looked at my watch. It was four-thirty in the morning, and it was almost dawn. I thought about it and sent a message to Master Chen, briefly explaining my experience.
He didn't reply to the message, maybe he was resting and we'll talk about it in the morning.
Rongrong fell into a deep sleep. I found a relatively clean place in the corner and helped her lean against the wall.
I rummaged around the temple and found some rags and thick grass, which were piled on top of her, barely enough to keep her warm.
After struggling all night and narrowly escaping from death, she, a girl, naturally couldn't stand it.
I was okay, I was still in high spirits, standing in front of the temple gate, looking at the cold mountains outside.
I know we are still in the sun now.
There are a lot of things that I don't understand here, but my mind is so confused that I don't think much about it.
I lit a cigarette, stood in front of the window and smoked slowly, waiting for the sun to rise outside.
Unknowingly, after staying up for more than two hours, the sky became slightly brighter, and the red sun rose and hung in the sky.
Only then did my heart settle down. I will never see the sun in the underworld.
I patted Rongrong awake. She was well rested, but her head was slightly hot. I helped along the way, and we finally found a way to go down the mountain and came to the foot of the mountain. There was a small park here, and some adults and mothers who were doing morning exercises came out.
I went over to inquire and found out that this was actually the Dongshanju community, which was more than ten kilometers away from the alley where the massage parlor was.
I'm a little confused. We actually went so far in one night?
After leaving the park, I took a taxi and went all the way back to the alley. I can't believe it, I'm really back?
This night was like a nightmare. Looking back now, every detail seems so unreal. This is called Huangliang Yimeng, right?
I touched my inner pocket and saw that the black brick was still there. It was brought back from the underworld. It means that I have really been there and this night is not a hallucination.
When I arrived at the door of the massage parlor, I was surprised to see a lot of red paint splashed on the door, making it dirty. While I was away, someone did come last night.
I quickly opened the door with the key. Xiaoying was still resting in the store. Something big must have happened in the store last night. Is she okay?
After opening the door, I asked Rongrong to take a rest, and I quickly ran to the back room. Xiaoying was sleeping and woke up when she heard the sound.
She rubbed her groggy eyes and said, "Are you back? I didn't even sleep well last night. There were crackling sounds outside, like wild cats fighting."
Seeing that she was fine, I breathed a sigh of relief. I didn't expect that among us, she was the safest.
She didn't leave the store all night, and nothing happened. She was really a lucky person who didn't have to be busy.
I didn't explain much, I just said Rongrong is here and has a fever, please take care of her. Xiaoying became anxious upon hearing this and quickly put on her clothes and came out.
The two girls look out for each other. I told them to stay in the store and not go anywhere.
I came out of the store and ran to the food stall at the entrance of the alley.
Hui Kee doesn't sell breakfast and keeps the door closed early in the morning. I knew that Master Chen lived in the store, so I started knocking on the door.
No matter how hard you knock it, it won't open. It's broken. Has something happened to Master Chen?
