Ji Mingxia walked up to Yu Ning, looked Yu Ning up and down, confirmed that Yu Ning was fine, then looked not far away.
"Is it over?" Ji Mingxia said uncertainly.
Although he was standing in the same place, he was still some distance away from the business car.
Although dusk is not as dark as night, the dim light greatly affects vision. Ji Mingxia looked carefully for a long time and could only barely see the figures of three people. He could not hear what they were saying at all.
"Everyone's gone." Yu Ning said, and took Ji Mingxia back to the business car.
Just when he got close to the business car, he was hit by the foul smell of rotting meat. Ji Mingxia was dizzy and almost couldn't move forward.
Seeing Yu Ning standing aside, as if nothing had happened and as if he couldn't smell the smell, Ji Mingxia admired him so much.
Of course not everyone can be the protagonist. With such a terrible smell, look at Yu Ning. Not only did he not stop, he didn't even cover his nose.
Although the smell was strong, Ji Mingxia wanted to know what had just happened, so he finally covered his nose and walked forward.
Although the leaves in the forest are dense, there is still a faint sound of wind blowing from afar.
The direction that Ji Mingxia and his companions had just come from was against the wind, so the stench was particularly strong. When they stood next to the commercial vehicle, the smell was still there, but it was not as strong and suffocating.
It was already dark at this moment. Ji Mingxia turned on the flashlight in his backpack and shone the light around him.
Both the monster and Song Yuelin had disappeared. In the huge forest, only Yu Ning and Ji Mingxia were left.
In addition, the items near the commercial vehicle have also changed compared to before.
The first and most eye-catching thing is the trunk opened by Song Yuelin.
When Song Yuelin escaped, he used the things in the trunk to attract the monster's attention, so he didn't have time to close it.
At this moment, the trunk was open, and the items under the trunk were clearly visible. Ji Mingxia picked up the flashlight and shone it around.
The next second, Yu Ning turned off his flashlight: "Don't look."
However, it was too late. The moment the flashlight shone on the trunk, Ji Mingxia had already seen the scene inside the trunk.
In the trunk, there was a decomposed body of a woman.
Although it had not been long since death, the body had already shown some changes because it was summer.
Her skin was covered with brown and green corpse spots, her limbs were swollen, and dark red blood was flowing from her eyes, ears, mouth and nose.
The flesh near the thigh had disappeared, and the wound was covered with white maggots that were wriggling wildly on the rotten flesh.
The body was slightly swollen and her appearance had changed greatly. If she hadn't been wearing a skirt, it would have been impossible to tell her gender.
Ji Mingxia just took a look and his face turned pale.
When he smelled the strange odor, Ji Mingxia guessed that it was probably the smell of a corpse.
Guessing and seeing it with your own eyes are two completely different things.
He had never seen a dead body in his life, let alone a rotten one. The wriggling maggots seemed to be growing on his body.
Ji Mingxia took a step back, and it was not until Yu Ning pulled him back that he came back to his senses.
"This..." Ji Mingxia looked at Yu Ning, almost speechless.
"She should have been dead for two days. The bleeding from her mouth and nose is due to the decay of the corpse. She is a normal person and did not turn into a ghost after death. Don't be afraid." Yu Ning said to Ji Mingxia.
Ji Mingxia barely managed to curl his lips. This feeling was completely different from facing a ghost.
Although Yu Ning looked normal, maybe in his opinion, it was almost the same.
In order to avoid vomiting, Ji Mingxia quickly left the business car and walked to the side.
There was another box near the business car.
When Ji Mingxia was hiding in the dark just now, he vaguely saw Song Yuelin fiddling with something at this location. The lid of the box was facing Yu Ning's direction, which also blocked Ji Mingxia's sight. He was at a distance and it was impossible for him to guess what Song Yuelin was doing in the box.
Thinking of this, Ji Mingxia shone the flashlight around curiously.
I saw a box, and inside it was a row of knives.
There were knives of various shapes, from big to small, from short to long, all polished to a shine. When a flashlight was shone on them, they instantly reflected light, stinging Ji Mingxia's eyes.
Thinking of Song Yuelin's previous actions, Ji Mingxia firmly believed that Song Yuelin was squatting on the ground fiddling with the box at that time. Although he was talking to Yu Ning, he must have had the intention to kill in his heart...
Fortunately, Yu Ning was smart and had made preparations early in the morning.
Not long ago, Yu Ning, Ji Mingxia and Song Yuelin hid deep in the jungle. A moment later, the monster appeared.
Ji Mingxia was targeted on the spot and was frightened out of his wits. At this moment, Yu Ning wrote two words on Ji Mingxia's face: Don't move.
The fingertips slid across the skin on his chest, gently and slowly, and the words fell clearly. Ji Mingxia only felt a numbness on his chest, and his attention was diverted at that moment.
Although he was frightened by the monster and his whole body was stiff, his attention was all on Yu Ning's fingers as he wrote.
Yu Ning asked Ji Mingxia to keep his troops in place.
If it were someone else, Ji Mingxia would have started cursing a long time ago.
The monsters are staring at him, and you tell him not to move. Is this what a human should do
It was Yu Ning who was writing. Ji Mingxia was nervous and felt numb. Besides fear, he also felt an inexplicable throbbing and his heart beat faster and faster.
He and Yu Ning had experienced many dangerous times together, so Ji Mingxia naturally trusted Yu Ning 100%.
Ji Mingxia overcame his inner fear and had the instinct to run away. He watched the monster walk towards him step by step, but finally he gritted his teeth and stood still, not moving at all.
Dozens of seconds seemed as long as a year. The monster was about to cross the jungle and come in front of Ji Mingxia. At this moment, a red light appeared, and the next moment, the monster disappeared.
Ji Mingxia was frightened by the monster and broke out in cold sweats, his legs almost went limp. Although the monster disappeared, Ji Mingxia was still in a daze because he was too nervous.
At this moment, Song Yuelin opened his eyes and glanced at Ji Mingxia.
Ji Mingxia didn't react at first. The next moment, Song Yuelin's gaze moved from Ji Mingxia to Yu Ning.
Ji Mingxia instinctively felt that something was wrong with the atmosphere. Thinking of the two words written by Yu Ning, Ji Mingxia continued to maintain his posture and even held his breath.
Of course, the next moment, Song Yuelin ignored Ji Mingxia and started talking to Yu Ning directly.
Song Yuelin's attention was all on Yu Ning. When he was doing something, he was only on guard against Yu Ning. Therefore, some things that Yu Ning might not be able to see were clearly seen by Ji Mingxia.
He clearly saw that while Song Yuelin was speaking, he hid a small mirror in his pocket.
This suddenly reminded Ji Mingxia of the moment when he realized the law of attraction and advised Yu Ning not to stare at the other person, a bright light suddenly fell on his face, which eventually led to Ji Mingxia being discovered and targeted by the monster.
Seeing the small mirror in Song Yuelin's hand, Ji Mingxia suddenly understood.
Through the principle of mirror reflection, the light is concentrated on his face, attracting the monster's attention.
In this way, Song Yuelin didn't have to touch Ji Mingxia at all, and there would be no evidence left. He could easily sacrifice Ji Mingxia to the monster.
Anyway, the monster only kills one person every night. After Ji Mingxia dies, Song Yuelin is safe.
Ji Mingxia was thinking this, when Yu Ning got up and left.
Song Yuelin originally wanted to search the place, but when Yu Ning left, Song Yuelin had no choice but to follow him.
At this time, Ji Mingxia was certain that Yu Ning used the bronze mirror to confuse Song Yuelin's eyes, making Song Yuelin mistakenly believe that the monster killed Ji Mingxia and then disappeared.
As for why we do this, the purpose is simple.
Ji Mingxia and Yu Ning currently know very little about the information about this forest. Song Yuelin has a lot of information in his possession, but he is a murderous maniac with deep scheming.
Only when his goal is achieved and he relaxes, will he be able to reveal more truly useful content.
From the very beginning, Ji Mingxia was the bait to deceive Song Yuelin, while Yu Ning was responsible for integrating the information.
In order to prevent Ji Mingxia from being exposed and to lure Song Yuelin back to the business car, Yu Ning took Song Yuelin back to the business car. Unfortunately, Ji Mingxia was some distance away from them and didn't know how Yu Ning was progressing.
Thinking of this, Ji Mingxia closed the box. He just turned around with the box and saw Yu Ning walking out from the trunk. He was holding something like a card. He took out a bottle of clean water from the business car and washed the blood off the card.
After rinsing it, Yu Ning held up the card and said to Ji Mingxia, "The deceased is Zhou Li."
Only then did Ji Mingxia realize that the card was actually an ID card.
It looks like it was taken from the dead person.
Ji Mingxia shrank his neck in fear.
As expected of Yu Ning, Ji Mingxia once again deeply felt how happy it was to follow the protagonist in the dungeon.
"There are seven people in Li You's group. Every time the ghost kills a person, a face is added. Not counting tonight, the ghost has killed three people in total, and only four people are left alive. Zhou Li did not die at the hands of the ghost. She died about two days ago. Half of what Song Yuelin said is true." Yu Ning concluded.
Ji Mingxia was confused by what he heard, and seemed to understand: "So what did he lie about?"
"They lured the monsters out. We only wanted to kill them and had no interest in us. Song Yuelin didn't know this and wanted to use us as test subjects. That's why he was ecstatic and carried away when he found that you disappeared." Yu Ning said, and then told Ji Mingxia what had just happened.
Ji Mingxia had difficulty listening to this. He only understood that a stupid human was crushed by the IQ of the academic master. Not only did he successfully use the monster to dig out useful information about Song Yuelin, but he also used Song Yuelin to test the monster's killing method.
However, there were two things that Ji Mingxia didn’t quite understand.
"This box of knives must be his killing tools, right? He is doing this with his back to you. Does he want to harm you? Since Guiying is not interested in us, why would he want to kill you? Wouldn't it be good to have another partner?" Ji Mingxia couldn't help but say.
After all, in this dangerous forest, survival is the most fundamental need of human beings.
Yu Ning said: "Since you disappeared, it proves that your life can be deducted for one day, which is equivalent to multiple lives and multiple life-saving talismans. Song Yuelin can kill his companions, which shows that he does not believe in human nature, but believes in himself more. In this case, only my death will be good for him."
Yu Ning said, glancing at the trunk. "Besides, the body has been stored for two days and has already started to rot. Song Yuelin is a gourmet expert, and he processed the meat from Zhou Li's thigh in a special way, so it can still be eaten. But judging from the condition of the body, he didn't cut much meat, and after two days, it should be almost gone."
Ji Mingxia shuddered unconsciously: "Not only does he want to kill you, he also wants to eat you? He wants to continue eating people?!"
Ji Mingxia thought for a moment and couldn't help asking, "So just now, did he use Zhou Li's body to attract the monster's attention, and then he managed to escape?"
"Yeah." Yu Ning nodded.
The monster's target was only these seven people, so even though Zhou Li had turned into a corpse, facing the prey so close, the monster still stopped and gave Song Yuelin a chance to escape.
Song Yuelin had stayed in this area for four or five days and was obviously very familiar with the terrain. In just a few minutes, he had completely disappeared.
After this incident, Song Yuelin will definitely find that Yu Ning is a difficult person to deal with. As long as he is sober, he will definitely avoid Yu Ning.
Ji Mingxia said, "I have one last question that I can't figure out. Today is the fifth day. Including Zhou Li, a total of four people died. That is to say, there was one night when the monster didn't hunt any humans. So what should we do? This game of hide-and-seek ends on the seventh day, or will it continue until the monster kills them all?"
Yu Ning said: "We can only know all this after we find the remaining two people."
Monsters hunt the people in the mountains every night.
If Song Yuelin didn't dare to look for Yu Ning, he could only find the remaining two people and use them as scapegoats or store food if he wanted to survive.
However, Ji Mingxia and Yu Ning were not the monster's targets, so the monster would not actively seek them out. At the same time, with Song Yuelin's disappearance, they also completely lost any clues.
Therefore, Ji Ming, Xia Xu and Yu Ning must also find the remaining two people.
Yu Ning took out the clues he found in the business car: "There are two people, beauty blogger Meng Xinyi and pet blogger Bao Guangyuan. The barrier starts from the edge of the forest and covers several famous scenic spots nearby. There are several places that are suitable for Tibetans. We can look in that direction."
Ji Mingxia asked uncertainly: "Yu Ning, can you find the way?"
Ji Mingxia's ability to find his way is at the average level, and he has to refer to maps and road signs to find his way.
The scenery in the forest is similar and it is easy to get lost in it. Ji Mingxia was lucky enough not to get lost in it, let alone find someone.
Yu Ning said: "I know the general direction of the geological structure and natural landscape around here. I will try my best."
Ji Mingxia looked at him in surprise: "You even know this?"
"The scenic spots near the forest and the resort have the same selling point, which is all recorded in the hotel's brochure." Yu Ning said, not knowing what he was thinking of, and turned his eyes away to look in another direction.
"The brochure of the Quanzhuang Hotel?" Ji Mingxia was stunned for a moment, then suddenly remembered, "It was the book you read when I was sleeping. It turns out that you had prepared it at that time, waiting for it to come into play now..."
Thinking of this, Ji Mingxia shouted in his heart again, he is worthy of being a top student, worthy of being the protagonist!
Look at how they made the copy. It is so well prepared that anyone who sees it would admire its meticulousness and care.
Ji Mingxia's admiring gaze made Yu Ning's expression more unnatural: "I just couldn't sleep, so I just took a look..."
"Ah?" Ji Mingxia was even more surprised.
Thinking back to the days at the resort, Ji Mingxia slept so soundly.
After all, although the resort is weird, the environment is really good. They just came out of the high school dormitory and moved into a VIP couple room. Such luxurious treatment is simply too comfortable.
He thought Yu Ning was the same as him, but now Yu Ning told him that he couldn't sleep well
"Why can't you sleep? Is it because of the bronze mirror? Or... am I disturbing you when you sleep with me?" Ji Mingxia couldn't help asking, and suddenly she became worried. "I slept so soundly those days. Is it because I slept too deeply and my sleeping posture was not good?"
He thought that since he and Yu Ning lived in the same dormitory, they were already accustomed to each other's sleeping postures and had never worried about this issue.
But if he thought about it carefully, he slept too comfortably those days, and maybe the noise he made was too loud, which affected Yu Ning
"After returning from the forest in a few days, we still have to stay in the resort for one night, otherwise we can change to two single rooms." Ji Mingxia suggested
"No, you sleep very well." Yu Ning suddenly raised his voice.
Ji Mingxia looked towards Yu Ning and saw that Yu Ning was looking at him: "I like to see you sleeping. I feel at ease when I am with you."
Yu Ning and Ji Mingxia looked at each other, their ears turning red all the way to their earlobes. Even in such a dark night, with the dim light of the flashlight, one could see that his face was slightly flushed and he looked much better than usual.
The faint light reflected on his face and inflected into his pupils. When Yu Ning looked at Ji Mingxia, his eyes were exceptionally clear, like a stream in the forest.
"I'll go set up a tent for you." Yu Ning said, and without waiting for Ji Mingxia's response, he turned around and walked aside.
Ji Mingxia stared at Yu Ning walking away in a daze, and it took him several seconds to come back to his senses: "Strange, why was I distracted just now? I stared at Yu Ning's face for a long time..."
He touched his cheek and found strangely that his cheek was also a little hot. Apart from that, there were no other symptoms. It was probably because he mistakenly thought that he had a bad sleeping posture and embarrassed Yu Ning.
Because he was inexplicably caught up in some emotion and was distracted by staring at Yu Ning's face, Ji Mingxia didn't hear clearly what Yu Ning said at all.
At this time, Yu Ning had already set up a tent aside. Ji Mingxia didn't dare to go up and ask, so he packed up his things and prepared for the first camping trip tonight.
During this period, Ji Mingxia was a little absent-minded. He accidentally walked to the trunk of the car and saw Zhou Li's body again.
Ji Mingxia was caught off guard by what he saw late at night and was so frightened that he nearly had a heart attack.
All the embarrassment and confusion in my heart were scared away.
Although it was a bit strange that he was suddenly bewitched by Yu Ning's appearance, he was in danger at the moment and there was a woman who died unjustly not far away. Ji Mingxia's brain suddenly became clear, and his mind was full of information about the blood-red ring, Song Yuelin, Li You, etc. He no longer had the mind to think about other things.
Ji Mingxia and Yu Ning brought the camping tent provided by Quanzhuang Hotel. This tent is also a couple's model. It is not only simple and lightweight, but most importantly, the two tents can be combined into a double tent or separated into two single tents.
Although Ji Mingxia and Yu Ning lived in the same room, they each slept in their own beds and did not have the habit of sleeping together, so they ended up setting up two simple single tents.
Considering safety issues, the two single tents are placed close to each other. Once one of them makes any unusual movement, the other one will be able to sense it quickly.
Ji Mingxia and Yu Ning had originally planned to bury Zhou Li before going to bed.
But after they tried it, they finally found that it was very difficult.
Zhou Li had been dead for a long time. Because her body had been cut up, it was in a high state of decay. The slightest movement would cause the flesh to fall apart, and blood and pus would flow out, making it difficult to move.
Song Yuelin had completely sealed the trunk to store Zhou Li's body in order to block the stench of the corpse.
However, from another perspective, the modified and completely sealed trunk can also be used as Zhou Li's coffin.
Finally, Yu Ning covered Zhou Li with a layer of black cloth, closed the trunk door, and let Zhou Li rest inside.
It was around nine o'clock in the evening when the tent was set up.
In the city, the night had just begun, but in the forest, it was now pitch black and completely deep into the night.
Ji Mingxia and Yu Ning were at the edge of the forest at the moment. They didn't have to worry about wild beasts, but they were in an empty, dark forest. There was a monster that appeared regularly, a food blogger who was obsessed with eating people, and a female corpse not far away...
This environment was much worse than Ji Mingxia had initially expected.
He even felt that if he could fall asleep in such an environment, nothing would be difficult for him in the future.
Thinking this in his mind, Ji Mingxia thought he would suffer from insomnia all night. However, when he closed his eyes and thought that Yu Ning was less than half a meter away from him, Ji Mingxia, who was tired after a day's work, quickly fell asleep.
When he opened his eyes again, it was already daybreak, and the whole night had passed.
After finishing breakfast together, the two packed up their equipment and headed deeper into the forest.
Along the way, the two of them got along just as usual. I don't know if it was because of what happened yesterday that caused Ji Mingxia to have some sequelae, but as they walked, Ji Mingxia couldn't help but look at Yu Ning's face.
Yu Ning is still the same Yu Ning. Compared with last night, I always feel like something is missing.
His complexion wasn't as good as last night, and his eyes didn't look as bright as last night. What exactly did Yu Ning say when he was explaining it last night...
"Mingxia." At this moment, Ji Mingxia suddenly heard Yu Ning calling his name.
Ji Mingxia suddenly came back to his senses: "Ah?"
"Are you tired?" Yu Ning asked.
"I... am a little tired." Seeing Yu Ning looking at him, Ji Mingxia was afraid that Yu Ning would notice that he was distracted, so he had to nod.
"If you feel tired, there is a place to rest in front. Let's sit there." Yu Ning said, lowering his eyes and looking away, hiding the good mood in his eyes.
"Okay." Ji Mingxia nodded and agreed without thinking too much.
They walked forward for more than half an hour. This was still the boundary of the primeval forest, which was also one of the natural landscapes. In an inconspicuous corner, there was a stone tablet. It looked very simple and weathered, and it was probably not repaired for many years.
"Love Spring?" Ji Mingxia looked at the stone tablet and slowly read out the three words on it.
As soon as he finished speaking, an unusual noise suddenly came from the front.