It was dark in the distance, and the edge could not be seen, only an unknown dim yellow light lit up in the place close to him. This light did not relieve the horror and depression of the surrounding environment at all, but magnified the strangeness in the scene - countless distorted black shadows appeared on the left and right walls under the light of the light. Only the blurry shadows. They huddled and moved closer and closer to his shadow on the ground...
Chi Yan whimpered and struggled to wake up from the dream, only to recover a little when she saw the familiar ceiling, and indifferently squeezed in the direction of the sleeping man beside her.
The man subconsciously stretched his arms around him: "Have you had a nightmare again?" It was clear that the person in his arms was too hot and didn't want him to hold him, but as soon as he was afraid, he ducked back. It was really ungrateful to cross the river and demolish the bridge.
I was scolding in my heart, but I couldn't help feeling distressed, and I softened my voice and said, "Don't be afraid, it's all fake, I'm here."
Chi Yan gave a shallow "um", hugged him even tighter and didn't let go.
He didn't dare to tell his lover that what he dreamed was not a simple dream, it was something he had personally experienced, a nightmarish memory.
That was a few years ago, when Chi Yan had just graduated from high school.
He was anxiously waiting at home for the results of the college entrance examination. After his cousin Wang Sheng came home from vacation, he saw him restless and proposed to take him out for a walk to relax, so that he would not be bored at home and worry about it every day. Chi Yan's parents were also very supportive after hearing about it, and they encouraged him to go out with his cousin to play.
Wang Sheng is Chi Yan's aunt's son, but he's actually only three years older than Chi Yan. That year, he should be promoted to senior year. His major is related to geology and geology. In his junior year, the summer school asked them to form a team to go out to do a job. Field practice, I have to write a report after school and I have to show it. Wang Sheng formed a team of four with his girlfriend Liu Yu and two classmates Cheng Tao and Li Fengkai.
It is said to be practice, but the time and place are all chosen by oneself, and it is not much different from going out to play. It is enough to submit a plan to the department in advance, so Wang Sheng discussed with the other three and hoped to bring it with him. on his own cousin. Anyway, Chi Yan is not too small, and he can take care of his basic life by himself. Although Liu Yu was Wang Sheng's girlfriend, she was a girl after all. She had to live in a single room when she went out. Chi Yan could also share a room with Wang Sheng.
Chi Yan was about the same age as them, and the other three agreed after hearing about it.
Wang Sheng and others chose to practice in Gui Province, which has unique topography and landforms. This area is widely spread with various hills, basins and canyons, and has developed various types of karst landforms. Many famous scenic spots are themselves unique geographical scenery. Undoubtedly a good place to practice.
Several young people played in Gui Province for ten days, went to the more famous scenic spots, and collected enough materials for writing reports. On the train back to the provincial capital, they met a middle-aged man.
The old-fashioned green leather train had two rows of seats on each side of a small table, which could seat six people. The man happened to sit with five of them, and at the most window position, he naturally chatted with them. After learning that Wang Sheng and the others were all geography students, the man was greatly surprised. He said that he also did geological research. Now he is working in the provincial capital of Guangxi Province. Knowing that they are here for field practice, he enthusiastically recommended his hometown to them. , let them search for a place called Hongtu Village, saying that there are many undeveloped and little-known canyon caves nearby, the scenery is more beautiful than many scenic spots, and it is also more valuable for research.
Hearing what the man said, the four Wang Sheng were moved. Wang Sheng and Liu Yu wanted to see the pure natural scenery, while Li Fengkai had more practical considerations. He had heard that the results of this practice report would affect the postgraduate study. I want to make the practical results better. He had always felt that the materials they had obtained were still a bit bland, and he was not reconciled, so after hearing about it, he tried his best to encourage his teammates to go to the Red Map Village to take a look. Anyway, it would not take more than three or four days at most. They had an early vacation this time because of the summer practice, and there are still nearly two months left before school, which is not bad at all.
After the five people got off the train, they searched the Internet and inquired along the way to find the location of Hongtu Village.
In the only hotel in the village, they met a young man who called himself Liushun. Liushun told them that the nearby road was not easy to walk and it was not easy to find the direction. He could be a guide for them and take them to the places they wanted to go. In places with special landforms and geology, only one hundred yuan per day is required.
100 yuan is not a lot, and it is evenly divided into 20 per person. It can really save a lot of trouble with local people leading the way. Wang Sheng and the others agreed after thinking about it. Chi Yan was the youngest at the time, and was instructed by his parents to be with his cousin, but he didn't make up his mind, so he followed Wang Sheng like a little follower.
The five rested in the hotel overnight, and at eight o'clock the next morning, Liu Shun called them to set out for the mountain. The mountains on this side are not too high, but there are many deep and secluded canyons. Liushun took them through a canyon and walked for a long time. Li Fengkai and the others found a lot of valuable materials. They stopped and stopped along the way. Picking up, picking up and patting, I am very excited and feel that this time is the right time. When it was nearly three in the afternoon, Liu took them to the entrance of a cave, saying that the scenery inside was more special, and asked them if they wanted to go in.
The five young people were actually very tired, and it was already late, so they would not be able to return to the village until six or seven o'clock on the original road. But they were seduced by the scenery in the cave described by Liushun, and felt that if they missed it this time, they would definitely not have the opportunity to go in again.
Cheng Tao asked Liushun if it was big inside the cave, and Liushun said it was not big, and he could go in and just look at it and come out. So Cheng Tao and the others said to go in and take a look, and then come out after half an hour at most, so that it would not be too dark and would not delay returning to the village on the way back.
It was very dark inside the cave. Cheng Tao and Wang Sheng both turned on their flashlights. What they didn't expect was that as soon as they entered, a large stone fell from the entrance of the cave, blocking the entrance of the cave.
Cheng Tao shouted: "Liushun, what should we do? How can we get out?"
But no one responded. Under the light of the flashlight, only five young people looked at each other.
After a while, Li Fengkai broke the silence: "...he seemed to be at the back just now and didn't follow up."
When entering the canyon, the mobile phone has no signal, and it is impossible to ask for help at this time. Everyone had many bad ideas in their hearts, but no one said it. The five also tried to push away the stone blocked at the entrance of the cave, but they did nothing.
Cheng Tao went to the side with a flashlight to observe the surrounding environment, and suddenly pointed at the underground with a beam of light: "There is water here, there should be an underground river, and you can feel the flow of air and wind. There must be more than this one. The entrance of the cave, this canyon area is not too big, the cave should not be too long, we should be able to find the exit by following the water and the wind.”
It was a waste of effort to stand at the blocked entrance and continue to push and shout. Everyone accepted Cheng Tao's suggestion and continued to walk inside the cave.
The cave was very gloomy and cold, Chi Yan put on a thin coat, but still felt the chill penetrate into the bone marrow, and could not help clenching his arms. And I don't know if it was an illusion or not, he always felt that there were many pairs of eyes looking at him, but there were only five of them around.
After walking for more than an hour, the five felt even more tired, and the most tiring thing was the psychological torment. They had no idea how long the road was and how long they had to go. Several people's mobile phones had only a small amount of power left. In order to keep the lights on, they turned off their mobile phones and flashlights, and only let Wang Sheng hold Chi Yan's mobile phone to illuminate the front.
Suddenly, the surroundings were completely plunged into darkness. Chi Yan's phone automatically shuts down when it runs out of power.
Wang Sheng hurriedly turned on his mobile phone and looked around. All five people were there. To the right of the cave was a pool of unknown depth, and there was a fork in front of it.
Wang Sheng felt the direction of the wind and was a little unsure which way to go. Cheng Tao stood beside him and silently raised his finger to the left. The five walked to the left under the leadership of Wang Sheng, with Chi Yan and Li Fengkai at the back.
Chi Yan was originally walking last, but Li Fengkai suddenly walked two steps slowly and deliberately walked to him, and said in a low voice, "Xiao Chi, brother asked you something, did you pay attention to your brother Cheng just now?"
Chi Yan shook his head.
I just heard Li Fengkai muttering like he was talking to himself: "But I seemed to hear the sound of something falling into the water just now. When your brother turned on the phone again, I happened to see Cheng Tao crawling out of the water and smiled at me. For a moment. But he didn't say anything, and his clothes weren't wet... Could it be that I read it wrong... "
Chi Yan felt a sudden shock in his heart, but still forced a smile: "Brother Li, don't scare people, those ghostly things are all made up to scare people, you must be wrong."
Li Fengkai himself was not sure, and then walked silently without speaking.
Not long after that, only a loud sound of falling into the water was heard. Accompanied by the woman's exclamation, Li Fengkai quickly turned on the flashlight in his hand, and went to the source of the sound together with Wang Sheng.
I saw "Cheng Tao" soaking in the water, only one head sticking out of the water, smiling at them, and was dragging Liu Yu into a pool next to him, most of Liu Yu's body had been dragged underwater by "him".
Wang Sheng hurriedly threw his bag and smashed the "Cheng Tao", and at the same time reached out to pull Liu Yu, but his strength was no match for the strength of dragging Liu Yu downward, and even he was dragged to the point of falling into the pool. . Chi Yan and Li Fengkai also went to help, but to no avail.
At this time, many snow-white arms stretched out from the pool, reaching out enough for three people, trying to drag them into the water. Liu Yu had only one head left on the water. Seeing this, he cried, "Wang Sheng, hurry up, hurry up, this place is too evil, leave me alone, leave me alone, you must run out."
Li Fengkai gritted his teeth and let go first, while Chi Yan and Wang Sheng were about to be reached by those wet white arms.
But at this moment, those arms suddenly stopped, the cave seemed to come alive, and there were countless small but piercing whispers from the inside to the outside, and those voices repeated one sentence. The words, including "Cheng Tao" who only showed one head, also wriggled his lips, showing a humanized fear on his face.
The voices were chanting the same syllables: "He's waking up... He's waking up..."
Taking advantage of this pause, Chi Yan pulled his cousin out of the range of those white arms, but Liu Yu was also completely dragged into the water.
Wang Sheng was still staring at the water in a daze, those arms moved again, and stretched longer to reach the two of them. Li Fengkai shouted "Run!" The first to run forward, Chi Yan also reacted, and quickly pulled Wang Sheng and stumbled to follow. He ran.
After running a distance, Li Fengkai who was at the front suddenly stopped and looked up at the two of them: "Do you think we can still run out?"
There was deep despair in his eyes: "I remember the way that thing showed us just now."