It was just about dawn, so we removed the red string from the jar and put the wooden stopper back in. The talisman no longer needed to be sealed. We picked up firewood and started a fire, melting the snow in a pit, and washed our faces. But we were hungry, so we leaned against a big rock to avoid the biting morning wind. At least we were just hungry, not cold and hungry.
When we were discussing how to find prey nearby, we heard a dog barking. It was Xiao Hei's barking. We were overjoyed and stood up to see a small black dot running up the hillside. It was panting with exhaustion, holding a dead hare in its mouth, which looked to be about three or four pounds.
Xiao Hei opened his mouth and threw the hare onto the snow, then lay down, panting heavily with his tongue hanging out. Shen Bing and I were curious about each other, we didn't expect this little guy to be so cute, just like a trained hound, he didn't keep the prey to himself, but ran up the mountain to give it to us.
This little guy gave us so many mysteries. Even after his owner left, he still stood guard, and he knew why we were there, so he helped to dig out the ashes. He suddenly disappeared last night, but reappeared tonight and brought us food. This is simply a magical dog. I went to Heilonggang tonight and met the big-foot fairy to discuss it. I will pay whatever price she wants to buy this little guy.
We roasted the rabbit and tore off a large piece of meat for Xiao Hei. This guy shook his head and licked his belly with his tongue, as if to say that he was not hungry. Shen Bing liked it and held it in her arms. Now this guy was very well behaved and put his head on Shen Bing's chest. I was so envious and a little jealous.
After filling our stomachs and drinking some snow water, we felt refreshed. We didn't feel tired after not sleeping all night. Shen Bing held Xiao Hei and I held the jar, and we went down the hillside to the southwest. When we reached the foot of the mountain, we looked at the vast mountains all around. We were lost again, because the mountains in front of us blocked our view. Who knew if there were any low hills on the back of the mountain
As if he understood our expressions, Xiao Hei broke free from Shen Bing's arms and jumped off the ground, wagging his tail and running forward with us. Shen Bing and I looked at each other. I guess the little guy wanted to take us to Heilonggang
We followed behind it, and it led the way. After we climbed over a hill, we could see Longwei Village in the east and a small mound a few miles to the west. From here, we could vaguely see a black dot on the hill, which should be a thousand-year-old tree. Although we saw it, it would probably take us half a day to get there. It was already noon, so we estimated that we could get there before dark.
Xiao Hei didn't leave here, but ran into a forest diagonally, and came back with a wild pheasant in his mouth. Shen Bing and I were really impressed. Such a little guy could catch rabbits and pheasants. It was incredible. Shen Bing picked up firewood, and I thought about the method of beggar's chicken. I took out the pheasant's internal organs, washed them, covered the pheasant with a layer of mud, buried it in the soil, and roasted it with fire. Finally, I dug it out, the outer layer of mud was peeled off, and all the chicken feathers were peeled off. It tasted very sweet.
After a delicious meal of beggar's chicken, we continued on our way to Heilonggang. As expected, we arrived after dark.
This mound is not high, only about ten meters high. Compared with the disgusting mountains I climbed in the past two days, I didn't feel much effort and climbed up easily. Standing on the hill, Shen Bing shone the flashlight around and saw that the mountain graves were scattered in an orderly manner and occupied most of the hilltop. Three thousand-year-old trees with black bark connected to each other were like a black dragon entrenched outside the mountain grave circle, giving people a sense of mystery and vicissitudes.
Apart from that, there was nothing else, it was bare and desolate. Shen Bing's pretty face showed fear, there were so many graves, and among them were the girls from the opera troupe, it was indeed a bit creepy.
"Isn't Big Foot Fairy afraid of being here alone? Where is she?" Shen Bing was still looking for her with a flashlight.
I was also puzzled. The hill was not very big, and the flashlight could basically reach the edge of the other side. There was not even a thatched hut on the hilltop. Where was she facing the wall? Was she lying to us
As we were looking around, we suddenly heard a faint sound of footsteps in the wind. My heart tightened immediately, and I quickly asked Shen Bing to turn off the flashlight. There was no place to hide except for the three trees on the hill. So I pulled her to squat behind the big tree. These three trees were too big, and three people might not be able to hug each tree. The two of us hid behind them, just like hiding two chickens.
"What's wrong? Is anyone coming?" Shen Bing didn't hear the sound just now, but now she asked in a low voice in my ear.
I hushed and poked my head between two trees to peek out. I didn't pay much attention to it at the time, but later I suddenly remembered this scene. It was so dark, and my head was placed between the huge trees. Did it look like an egg? Damn it, if it was an egg, it must be a black dragon egg!
The old tree was not far from the hillside. Two figures could be seen vaguely in the darkness on the hill. They were still whispering, "We clearly saw a light up there just now, why is it gone now?"
"There's nothing strange about this. Heilonggang has always been the most creepy place, with countless vengeful ghosts. It's normal for someone to light a ghost lantern here or something." said another person.
"Please don't scare me. I feel like peeing right now." One of the people said in a trembling voice.
"I'm not scaring you. Everyone knows that Heilonggang is a mass grave. All those who did bad things during their lifetime and couldn't be buried here are buried here. How can there not be a lot of resentment?" The other guy continued to scare him as if he did it on purpose.
But what this person said makes sense. I'm afraid many people don't know what Shangxue means? Shangxue is a term used by the people to refer to burial in the ancestral tomb. If you can't Shangxue, that is, you can't be buried in the ancestral tomb after death, the dead ghost must be very resentful. In addition, there are so many dead ghosts thrown into the mass grave. Who knows how they died? For example, those actors were killed by someone. You can imagine the resentment in their hearts. It's good that they didn't become evil ghosts.
But which village are these two guys from? Why did they come to Heilonggang in the middle of the night
The man who had spoken earlier asked in a trembling voice, "You said that Master Jiu asked us to come to Heilonggang in the middle of the night to dig up the bones of 19 people, buried in a large grave. Could they have gotten well when they died?"
I was moved. He said he wanted to dig up nineteen corpses. Aren't they from actors? Who is this Ninth Master? Why did he want to dig up the corpses of actors? Damn his Second Uncle. If you are the Ninth Master, then don't you become the brother of the Seventh and Eighth Masters
Shen Bing clenched my hand and whispered in my ear, "They are here for the actors."
I nodded and put my finger to my lips, signaling silence, because the two guys were talking and walking into the cemetery, getting closer and closer to us.