Chapter 9 Chapter Seven Death Approaches

"The time is up. After the monster repeated this three times, I suddenly felt my body loosen, and the weight on my body disappeared without a trace. I was able to move, and it disappeared." The hypocrisy was full of fear. "Then I heard a rooster crowing outside. I looked at my watch, and it was almost six o'clock. It was unbelievable. It was only three o'clock in the morning when it came out of the closet, and it passed in a short while. For three hours, time seemed to be swallowed by that monster." While eating breakfast, everyone listened to the hypocritical strange talk.Most people don't think so.

Yan Guo plucked his hair and said with a grin: "Brother hypocritical, tell some serious stories early in the morning, and if you really scare the little girl so that you can't sleep when you camp at night, I will sneak into your tent." Hypocritically, he almost didn't spit out the soy milk in his mouth, "You are most welcome, my tent door is always open for beauties." "Then may I ask you, Brother Hypocritical, how many houses do you have, how much is your monthly income, do you have a wife and children? If I really get into your tent, I will be in charge of your money from now on." Yan Guo plucked his hair and smiled charmingly with.

"Haha." The hypocrisy was full of black lines, and he laughed twice in embarrassment. Everyone couldn't stop laughing wildly at their interesting conversation, only Sang Lin buried his head in his breakfast, and even his laughter seemed bitter and bitter. Li Nuoyi gently pulled me under the table, and asked in a low voice: "The hypocritical ghost story seems to have some basis. Didn't you tell me last time that Xia Xue babbled nonsense about the time being up before she died?" "Yes, I personally think it's true. It's impossible for him to know what Xia Xue said when he died. If it was accidental, it's too weird to be accidental." I frowned.

"You mean, our group of people was also cursed at some point? Like Xia Xue and the other six, we will die like crazy?" Li Nuoyi's understanding ability is very strong. "I don't think this is very likely. After all, we haven't done anything cursed, and we haven't even set foot on the road to Yinshan Village." I shook my head. "Then why did Hypocrisy encounter strange things last night?" She was puzzled. "There must be a reason. I always feel that there is something wrong with Sang Lin. He must have concealed something important to the team."

I took a look at the porridge, and my gaze bypassed Qingyin Shuidi intentionally or unintentionally, "That cold beauty, Qingyin Shuidi, seems to know something inside. When she listened to the false story, she frowned, as if thinking of something !" Li Nuoyi still wanted to ask a question, but the reporter Qiu Mu suddenly clapped his hands to signal everyone to look at him, making her swallow the sound that rushed to her throat. "Today's itinerary is to leave the car in Xieyuan Town, rent a motorcycle and a van to the entrance of the mountain, and hike into the mountain. Along the way, we will pass through the No. 3 extinct volcano crater, Zhongshan, etc."

"Camping in Zhonggang at night. The walking distance is about 20 kilometers. It must be a bit tiring for me as a newcomer, but veterans must feel relaxed?" He said with a smile, "If you have any questions, ask now, eat After dinner, we are ready to go into the mountains.” I raised my hand, "I want to ask about the arrangement of the tour guide. By the way, no porridge, the last time you went to Yinshan Village, is the tour guide dead or alive?" "There is no tour guide." Sang Lin said: "At that time, the leader of our team who went into the mountain was 'a disaster for the world'. She contacted the local tour guide, but when she heard that she was going to Yinshan Village, no one was willing. Our group did not want to be disappointed. And when he returned, he set out on his own way.”

"That's right, we won't have a tour guide for this trip." Qiu Mu nodded, "When I went to ask for a tour guide, no one would go either. In the end, I only rented two horses, and we had to drive them ourselves. Fortunately, the mountains and the flowing water I have horse riding experience. There is only a simple map for this trip, which is in the information for everyone." "Why would the locals not want to go? Are there any strange legends in Yinshan Village?" Yan Guo plucked his hair and asked curiously, "I didn't find anything on the Internet. If it wasn't for the mysterious death of five people, I'm afraid Yinshan No one knows the name of the mountain village.”

Qiu Mu found a document and looked it up, "I found something. Yinshan Village is located in the deep mountains, and the nearest town is hundreds of kilometers away. It was built by a group of Han people who escaped disaster two thousand years ago. They usually communicate with the outside world. Rarely, people in the village moved suddenly a hundred years ago, but so far no descendants of Yinshan Village have been found.” "There is another theory that all the villagers of Yinshan Village mysteriously disappeared a hundred years ago, so there is no way to find their descendants."

"And the weirdest thing is that there are ancient temples on each side of the village. Each temple has a history of more than two thousand years. The local people believe that the temple is to suppress the evil spirits in Yinshan Village. It is because of a certain temple a hundred years ago. The destruction of the village caused the ghost phenomenon of the villagers." I was stunned, this point is the same as what Fengmen Village said.It is said that there are also three temples built on the east, west, and south sides of the valley in Fengmen Village. According to the monk's explanation, they were built to suppress the lonely ghosts in the valley.In the end, the media proved that the temple did exist, but the location was purely coincidental.

Could the temple in Yinshan Village also be a coincidence? "In short, except for the team that doesn't eat porridge, many groups, large and small, have been to Yinshan Village for more than ten years. Nothing happened to them, and they are still alive and well." Qiu Mu closed the profile , "Who has any questions? If there are no questions, we are ready to go." Everyone really didn't have any more questions. Most of the people came here with a relaxed and adventurous attitude. The only one who should be nervous, Sang Lin, looked much better this morning. I looked at him suspiciously a few more times, always feeling something was wrong.

Putting the luggage on the rented motorcycle, a group of twelve people took the car of the locals and headed towards the west of Xieyuan Town. The road conditions along the road were very bad. Bones are shaking to pieces. When it was close to ten o'clock, the car stopped. "Here we are, please pack your equipment. The girl's things can be bundled with the camera equipment on the horse." Qiu Mu arranged the matters before entering the mountain. I looked up and looked around.The environment surrounded by mountains is very beautiful, the air is also very fresh, and the sound of birdsong is endless in all directions.At the end of the dirt road, there is a path that goes straight into the woods with the sound of bushes. That should be the starting point of the hike and the beginning of this trip. "Go into the mountains." In the embrace of the beautiful nature, everyone was in a good mood, and the winter idyll even let out a strange cry. No one knows that this trip has entered a journey of death beyond redemption.The haze of death, in fact, as early as when we stepped into Xieyuan Town, it has been carrying everyone like a shadow, and most people are doomed to be unable to escape! After entering the small area, there is a gentle hillside. The grass on the hillside is very thick, and the oily green color fills everyone's sight.The front is very open, there are few tall trees, and even the shrubs are sparse. The so-called No. 3 extinct volcano crater is just below the hillside, showing an oval shape. If one hadn't read the information, no one would think that there was once a volcano there.The vicissitudes of life, tens of thousands of years have passed, and now it is just an ordinary small valley. Walking through the hillside, you can see Zhongshan Mountain from a distance. A white waterfall flows down from the mountainside, and even forms a rainbow in the sunlight. Such a wonderful sight is refreshing. "That's the Yinshan River." Qiu Mu said, pointing to the waterfall. High mountains and flowing water drove the horses to carry photography, lighting equipment, and the luggage of the three ladies, while the men each carried about 30 kilograms. Since they had just started hiking, everyone was full of energy, so they were all in high spirits.There were people talking, silent and excited along the way, and the uncanny workmanship and beauty of nature conquered everyone. Li Nuoyi stood beside me, taking pictures with the SLR camera vigorously, and took my hand and sighed: "It's so beautiful, that waterfall and rainbow. Ah Ye, I took pictures of you." "Save your energy, you have to walk 20 kilometers today." I warned, "It will be very hard for a newcomer to walk such a long distance on the first day. Maybe you don't feel it now, but you will know how tired you are later." "No mood." Li Nuoyi pouted and put the camera away. It's been a long day. The three girls are not very strong except for the plucking of the goose. Twenty kilometers is not long, but if you really use your feet, it will take five hours even on the concrete road, and the mountain road More time is needed.Qingyin Shuidrop not only has a cold personality, but she is also very stubborn. She broke out in cold sweat, but she gritted her teeth and never complained. Li Nuoyi was exhausted by the afternoon, her feet were shaking, and she almost finished the second half of the walk with my support. Except for Qiu Mu, the photographer and the lighting engineer, all the men are physically strong and experienced.Everyone took care of people with poor physical strength along the way, and it took more time than usual to reach the destination-China Hong Kong. The sun had already set when we camped, and we were supposed to arrive at six o'clock, but now we have been delayed for three hours.I glanced at my watch, it was twenty-five past nine. Li Nuoyi sat on the spot and massaged her calf vigorously, "Aye, do you really have to walk for eleven days? I feel like I have lost all feeling in my feet." The origin of the place name Zhonggang is taken from the name of the caravan for thousands of years. At that time, the wood transported from the deep mountains was transported by the Yinshan River, and the chopped logs were thrown into the water and flowed downstream.However, in the past few hundred years, no one is willing to enter the mountain, and the pier has been abandoned. "I didn't regret it. I gritted my teeth and endured it. Looking back, this is also an unforgettable memory." She looked up at the starry sky, "After all, it has always been my dream to be able to watch the stars with Ah Ye. .” I was dumbfounded, and silently set up the tent.Since the two claimed to be husband and wife, they will sleep in the same tent for more than ten days.Seeing Li Nuoyi looking forward to this little girl made me wonder if that was the purpose of her trip. Exhausted girls prepare dinner and the men split into two groups.A group went into the nearby forest to pick up some dry firewood and set up a bonfire, and a group of people checked the vicinity to see if there were any dangerous wild animals. Hypocrisy is the group that is checking. The five of them scattered around the camp and radiated outwards. They had to walk 500 meters away. The surroundings were pitch black, and only the light of the flashlight illuminated the front. Although the starry sky above them was bright, it could not brighten the environment. Pretending to walk to the predetermined distance, I checked the surroundings a little, and there were some broad-leaved plants growing sparsely in the woods.Everything was quiet, not even the chirping of insects. He suddenly felt something was wrong.The ground paved with thick leaves, not far behind, seems to be followed by something.He turned his head hypocritically, flicked the flashlight left and right, but saw nothing. Thinking of the weird experience in the hotel last night, he shivered suddenly, wrapped his coat tightly and decided to go back.After walking a few steps, I found the fallen leaves "rustling" and making a rubbing sound, as if someone was walking behind. Looking back again, there was still nothing. Hypocritically afraid, he ran back desperately.At this moment, a huge force threw him to the ground, and that thing was the black shadow that appeared last night!It pressed him firmly, repeating the four words in a hoarse voice next to his ear. "The time is up. The time is up." Afterwards, as soon as his hypocritical body relaxed, the black shadow disappeared without a trace before his eyes.He rubbed his eyes, and it took him a long time to react, then he ran towards the camp with all his strength, until his beating heart calmed down a little when he saw the fire. The eleven people staying in the camp looked at him in surprise. Qiu Mu asked: "Fake, where did you go? It took more than an hour to check the surroundings. We thought something happened, and we were all discussing and scattered to search for you." "Why do you look like you have seen a ghost and are still in shock?" I was also looking at him. Trembling with hypocrisy and fear, he gathered around the campfire, and the flames brought him warmth and made him feel much more at ease. "I saw last night's monster again. It chased me in the woods, threw me down, and repeated 'time's up' in my ear twice. Damn, the devil knows what it means!" Hypocrisy His face was pale and his heart was trembling with fear. But not many people seem to believe it. Winter Pastoral smiled ambiguously, "Are you deliberately telling some ghost stories to scare someone? Be careful that someone really sneaks into your tent tonight, and then you will have to pay your entire salary." Yan Guo plucked his hair and glanced at him flirtatiously, then said coquettishly to Hypocritical: "What a scary ghost story, I really dare not sleep alone at night. Brother Hypocritical, you can accompany me." But hypocrisy was obviously not in the mood to joke, he was indeed scared, so he simply nodded. Everyone froze for a moment.Yan Guo plucked his hair and didn't expect the situation to develop like this, so he had to laugh a few times, and subconsciously distanced himself from the man who had been sweating coldly. As a result, after dinner, hypocritically, he got into his single tent by himself. Li Nuoyi and I slept in our respective sleeping bags, she asked in a low voice, "What happened just now was kind of scary, is he lying?" "Looking at his expression, he probably didn't." I judged, "Did you notice that he mentioned the black shadow hypocritically and said 'time is up', and repeated it twice, one less than last night." "That's right." She recalled, "Could it be that he really met a supernatural event? But I don't understand why it was him. That person didn't interact with Xia Xue and the other six." "I don't know either. I called the old man with a satellite phone during the day and asked him to help me investigate the real identities of the other ten people in the opposite party. The results should be available tomorrow." I closed my eyes, "I have to continue walking for a long time tomorrow." far, go to rest early." Li Nuoyi blushed slightly, "But my feet are so painful that I can't sleep, I'm afraid they are a little swollen." "Then, do you want me to rub it for you?" "Huh? Ah, yes! Of course." The girl nodded in surprise. "I knew there would be such a thing, and I prepared the medicine before departure." I took out the medicine for removing blood stasis and promoting blood circulation, and slowly applied it on her feet. Li Nuoyi's eyes were blurred, feeling the temperature of my palm, she didn't speak for a long time. "A Ye, I love you." For a long time, when I painted her right foot and picked up her left foot.She said it softly. My hands trembled, I didn't say anything, I just increased the strength in my hands. It was late at night, and only the white smoke from the extinguished bonfire and the chirping of insects remained outside the tent. Time passed, the night passed, and the first rays of sunlight in the morning penetrated the clouds and projected on the tent.The first day of camping is over, and the second day is here! November 17th was the third day of the expedition, and according to the calculation of the death interval of Xia Xue and five people, theoretically Sang Lin would die today. When I woke up in the morning, I saw him cooking breakfast with a calm face. There were already many teammates who got up at 6:30 in the morning. Everyone was busy packing up the tents. Everyone glanced at him intentionally or unintentionally, wondering whether he would die today, and how he would die! Today's itinerary is from Hong Kong to Baitan.As mentioned in the information provided by Qiu Mu, along the river from Zhonggang to Baisha Lake, there are many scenic spots on land. As the altitude gradually increases, the temperature decreases, and tropical plants will decrease. Cold-resistant and humidity-resistant shrubs and interesting trees can be seen everywhere. wild animals.The walking distance is 25 kilometers, and we will find a suitable place to camp at Baizhan at night. The hypocritical complexion is very bad, probably because of continuous encounters with strange things, he was so frightened that he didn't sleep well all night. It was already 7:25 after breakfast, the sun was shining in the woods, it was very warm and comfortable.Li Nuoyi's feet swelled a lot, and the pain was not so unbearable anymore. This is the case with many things. It is the most difficult at the beginning. After the pain reaches a certain peak, it will not cause more damage if the pain continues. Afterwards, you will feel that your body can tolerate greater pain. This is the case with hiking. You just need to be patient Increased stamina and energy one day, the next. The girl Qingyin Shuidrop has been silent all the time. She rubbed her sore leg muscles silently, silently followed behind the team, silently watched us laugh at a certain joke, and silently thought about her own affairs.As time went by, when everyone was offended by her cold personality, most of them kept her at a respectful distance. Li Nuoyi was an exception, perhaps because she spent a long time with the guardian girl, and she was quite good at communicating with the frozen girl.From the departure to the noon break, she basically kept talking, and the soft voice and water drops listened silently. Today's dirt roads are still mostly hillsides, and each slope is not steep, but the added height is scary.The photographers in the team took the trouble to take pictures behind Sang Lin, and even the usually talkative Yan Guo plucked his hair and kept quiet on purpose. I am afraid that most people have the mentality of watching the excitement in their hearts. Knowing the time of death of a person, waiting for a person to die before their eyes, and not breaking the law at all, such opportunities are rare. I tore off a grass stalk from the ground not far away and bit it in my mouth, paying attention to Sang Lin's attitude intentionally or unintentionally. His expression has been very calm since morning, without fluctuations or hysteria. It doesn't look like the emotions that a person who is about to die should have. Li Nuoyi sneaked up to me and asked in a low voice, "Why does he look so calm when he doesn't eat porridge? Isn't he afraid of death?" I smiled and shook my head, "His expression only shows two situations." "Which two kinds?" "First, he doesn't believe that he will die at all. He thinks the curse of Yinshan Village is nonsense. But if that's the case, why does he insist on returning to Yinshan Village?" "Yeah, it's really contradictory." She touched her chin with her hand, pretending to be contemplative. "Secondly, he looks down on life and death. This is even more impossible. There are many people who see through life and death in the world, but it is absolutely impossible for him to appear." I said firmly. "Why?!" Li Nuoyi was surprised by my affirmation. "Do you think that a person who just won tens of millions of lottery jackpots a few days ago will disregard the world and look down on life and death?" I asked back. "It's really not, even I can't do it. Ah!" She was suddenly shocked and almost shouted, "You mean he won the lottery prize?" "Yes, after Yang Junfei found out, he called the satellite phone early this morning to tell me." I smiled slightly, "The special prize, the prize won on November 11th, is about 30 million, and he went to redeem the prize the next day How can a person who is bearish about life and death be so enthusiastic about redeeming prizes?" Li Nuoyi was silent for a while, "He won the big prize when he came back from hiking, and his friends who hiked beside him died every three days. It is very difficult for ordinary people to encounter one of these things in their lifetime, and now they are all concentrated on him Is it. Could it be too much of a coincidence?" "Who knows? Let's see tonight. If he doesn't die tomorrow morning, the whole thing may become troublesome." I sighed. It's about to fail. Unfortunately, my hunch came true.No shit happened all day today, and when we stayed overnight at Baitan, everyone in the team was relieved and slightly disappointed at the same time. Sang Lin is still alive and well. On the morning of November 18th, I got out of the tent, and he was still sitting quietly by the campfire cooking breakfast.The time of his death has passed. But there was an unexpected person in the team, who did not leave the tent when the departure time came. When Qiu Mu went to call him, he only found the man's cold body. Dead people are hypocrites.