The black shadow seemed to have completely disappeared and never appeared again. Shu Huan was a little thankful that she didn't call Du Qiu rashly, but her vigilance had been mobilized, and any sound of wind and grass could make her feel Nervous, but in the dense forest in the dark, all kinds of strange sounds are absolutely indispensable, which stimulated her infinite imagination, so she became more and more nervous.
Her nerves were always tense, and people would easily feel tired. She kept on guarding tremblingly until the middle of the night. She was already yawning, but seeing that Gu Xiran and the others were sleeping soundly, she didn't want to wake them up, so she had to force herself to tell herself, Hold on for a while, hold on for a while...
Persisting until the end, she couldn't help squinting and shaking her eyes. Suddenly, she felt her shoulders sinking, and something was covering her. She was so startled that she immediately woke up and almost cried out.
Fortunately, a voice that was deliberately lowered, as soft as a whisper, and with a slightly hoarse voice when she first woke up, calmed her down.
"Why didn't you wake me up?"
It was Gu Xiran who put the cloak on her shoulders.
Shu Huan caressed her heart and complained softly: "You scared me to death"
Saying that, he handed the water bag to him who was sitting beside him.
Gu Xiran raised her head and drank a few sips of water, she was completely awake, seeing how sleepy she was, she smiled slightly and said, "Go to sleep, I'll watch over."
The two of them only spoke three words in a very soft voice, but they still woke up Du Qiu. In the end, they were all forced to go to sleep, and Du Qiu was guarding them in the second half of the night.
When Shu Huan lay down, Gu Xiran also squeezed beside her, a cloak covered the two of them, more on her side, less on his side. Shu Huan originally wanted to kick him far away to sleep, but he was really sleepy, so he opened his mouth slightly, and fell asleep in seconds after murmuring a half sentence. He didn't even know that Gu Xiran took the opportunity to wrap his arms around her waist, letting each other's body temperature Mutual warmth, but Du Qiu, who was sober, felt a little embarrassed when he saw it.
The night passed peacefully like this, and the next day Shu Huan slept until near noon, and when he rubbed his eyes, he saw that the two brothers of the Gu family had been driven to climb the cliff again. In the mountains and forests under the sun, the feeling of peril was gone, and even she herself was a little confused, feeling that the half-night trembling last night was like a dream that was too real.
They originally planned to go up the mountain overnight and go back, but Shu Huan sprained his ankle. Although it was not a serious injury, it affected his walking. Besides, going down the mountain was more difficult than going up the mountain, and it would be very dangerous if he lost his footing. Stay here for a few more days, wait until her feet are almost healed before leaving, and let Gu Xihe climb the cliff a few more times, hoping to help him overcome his fear of heights.
In this way, Shu Huan simply adjusted his schedule to sleep during the day and watch the night at night. Although he was a little tired, everyone had something to do during the day, but she was idle, except for walking around occasionally. Gather some weeds and wild flowers to weave some baskets for storage and so on, and the only thing she can do is sleep.
After two days in such a peaceful state, nothing happened. Only when she was watching the night every night, she could hear a special sound, as if something was walking in the grass, but every time she turned her head, Always seeing nothing, she couldn't help but tell Du Qiu and the others, but was ridiculed by Gu Xihe as suspicious. After all, the movement of the wind blowing grass leaves is indispensable in the dense forest, and even the black shadow said Maybe it was her hallucination.
The others didn't laugh at her, but she just heard the voice, other than that there was no other unusual sign, they could only think that she was too nervous and associated the normal voice with mystery, Gu Xiran even told her not to Watching the night, it is better to sleep peacefully.
Shu Huan stubbornly refused, not wanting them who were tired all day to watch the night instead of her, so on the third night, she kept an eye out, and before the rustling sound, she lay on the ground and pretended to be asleep, but in fact she was slightly Squinting his eyes, he was observing the movements in the dense forest.
After a long time, the familiar rustling sound finally sounded again, but this time, Shu Huan saw a darker shadow slowly appearing from the dense forest, standing under the bright moonlight.
that shadow...
Shu Huan's eyes widened in astonishment, and he tightly covered his mouth with his hands, only then did he restrain himself from exclaiming.
not a beast
She's terrified because it's not a beast
The black shadow under the moonlight turned out to be a person
This is a deep mountain and dense forest, so it is not surprising that there are wild animals. Of course, it is not particularly strange to meet a person occasionally, but this person always appears in the middle of the night every time, and is very mysterious, especially The slightly stooped figure, short and thin, looked like a stunted child.
In the middle of the night, deep in the mountains, the mysterious figure of a child...
What other normal things can Shu Huan think of? I just felt goosebumps popping up on my body one after another, and I couldn't help but feel a creepy feeling.
The black shadow stood under the moonlight for a moment without moving.
Shu Huan was so frightened that she was a little silly, and she didn't move until she realized that she wanted to quietly reach out to push Du Qiu to wake up without disturbing the black shadow, the black shadow finally moved, and its legs and feet were very flexible. Running towards the fire, she could gradually see clearly that it was indeed a child, but with disheveled hair, it looked like a ghost...
She couldn't bear it any longer, and she didn't care if it would startle the black shadow, she stretched out her hand to shake Du Qiu desperately.
Du Qiu slept very vigilantly, and was immediately woken up by her push. When he opened his eyes, he happened to see the mysterious person running a foot away from the fire, so without thinking, he jumped up and ran after him .
"what-"
A shrill scream suddenly pierced the silent night.
Gu Xiran felt his heart twitch in his sleep, and when he turned over and sat up, he saw Shu Huan with his mouth slightly open, staring in a daze in one direction.
The scream was not made by her, but the person caught by Du Qiu, who was struggling fiercely at the moment, kept making high-pitched screams, which shocked everyone to wake up.
If this man screamed like this again, some wild beast might startle him, so Du Qiu decisively tore a piece of cloth from his clothes, stuffed it into the man's mouth, blocked the piercing sound, and then picked it up By the fire.
Only then did they see the person's description—
His greasy hair was loose and knotted, and he was covered in tattered clothes that were so dirty that he couldn't tell the color. Even his face was covered with mud, and he couldn't see his face clearly. The shining eyes are clearly visible, but there is extreme panic and fear in the eyes, looking at them, as if seeing a man-eating beast.
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Shu Huan covered her mouth again, this person was not the ghost mountain spirit she had imagined, but a young child, and from the tattered and dirty clothes, she could vaguely tell that it was a girl
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In the gate of the house, the wife is arguing with the concubine, and the little servant is ridiculous.
In the court hall, you fight for him and grab him too, calling the prince to be careful.
A certain woman: (smugly) learned how to pick up girls
A certain king: (long eyebrows raised slightly) How about it
A certain woman: (downcast) I am a girl...
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A certain woman: (putting hands on chest) What are you doing? I do not want
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