I rubbed my eyes and looked in the direction her finger pointed. Sure enough, there was a little light flickering in the darkness.
"It can't be a will-o'-the-wisp?" I said.
"Don't scare me, okay?" Shen Bing pouted and said.
"Tsk, you've seen countless ghosts, why are you afraid of a will-o'-the-wisp?"
"I don't know what happened, but after I recovered my memory, I found that I became more and more timid." Shen Bing said embarrassedly.
Maybe she recalled too many horrible memories from the past, which destroyed the confidence she had built up now. I held her little hand and said, "I'll take you to build up your courage." Then I stood up and walked over there.
"No, didn't you say that our ancestors told us not to touch the evil spirits here? What if it's a ghost and we can't beat it, wouldn't that be asking for trouble?" Shen Bing said, pulling back.
What he said made sense, but this wasn't Red Flower Valley, where there were no taboos. Besides, I had already seen something strange over there, and if I pretended not to see it, I wouldn't be able to sleep well.
"Did you forget that I brought black beans? Put one in your mouth."
I took out two black beans, gave her one and put one in my mouth, then chanted a spell and burned a talisman. We could see each other, but I didn't know if these irregularly cooked black beans really made us invisible. We both took our backpacks from the tent and crouched forward.
The light continued to flash, but it was very far away. Fortunately, we were walking against the wind, so we were not afraid of the other party hearing our footsteps. We walked forward for about ten minutes, and when we were approaching the light, the light suddenly disappeared. It seemed to have sensed our coming and hid. I touched my nose. Could it be that the black beans I cooked were too watery, so I couldn't be invisible and let the evil spirit find us
But if we retreat, we will appear cowardly and be more vulnerable to attack, so we might as well go forward and have a look. So we went forward again, climbed up a slope, and pulled aside a clump of grass, remembering that the light was there just now. But now it was pitch black, and there was no movement at all. I guess it was a will-o'-the-wisp or something, and it had gone out.
There are too many tombs in Mangshan, and it is common to see ghost lights. I breathed a sigh of relief and was about to take out the flashlight to confirm whether there was really nothing unusual around me, and then go back. At this time, I heard a sound again, as if it came from underground. I pulled Shen Bing and squatted in the bushes, stretching my head to look around.
Finally, I found the sound was right in front of us. I reached forward and touched a pile of soil. It was soft to the touch, as if it had just been dug out. I was moved and vaguely guessed something. I leaned forward and saw that it was a robber's hole as expected. There was light coming from below, which was definitely not visible from above.
I touched the rope at the edge of the cave entrance, grabbed it and shook it. After a while, I saw the light below getting brighter and brighter, and a dark figure came up with a headlamp. The movements were quite agile, and it was obvious that he was an experienced tomb robber. This guy was wearing a tight rat suit, and he jumped out of the cave entrance, looking around nervously. His face and eyebrows were all covered with dirt, just like a big rat.
Shen Bing and I looked at each other under the light. The black beans worked and he couldn't see us. I was even more childish, quietly walked to his side, reached out and patted his shoulder, and immediately dodged away.
The guy was so scared that he jumped back and forth, sweat streaming down his forehead like a waterfall, and his wretched little face looked so pale.
Finally, when no one was around, the guy knelt on the ground and said in a trembling voice, "I am forced to do this for a living. I am sorry for offending you. Please forgive me and let me go. I will never touch your tomb again."
Seeing how cowardly he looked, Shen Bing covered her lips with her hands and almost laughed out loud.
I also find it interesting. This guy steals from people's graves, which is a detrimental thing. I have to teach him a lesson today. Just as I was about to speak, I suddenly saw a faint black gas rising from the hole. My heart tightened. There must be something in the tomb!