Chapter 8 Chapter 7 Xiuxi Ridge

After an hour's drive, the five of us got off the car beside a road.On the left side of the road is Xiuxi Village. The former farmland still exists until now, but it is covered with wild sorghum stalks as tall as a person.Pointing to the impenetrable sorghum stalks, I said, "Across this field of wild sorghum, Xiuxi Village is on the opposite side." When we passed through this field of wild sorghum, the scene before us can really be described as shocking.Most of the original houses of the villagers collapsed, and only a small part survived.Fortunately, my old house is still there.I took them in and walked around, and the furniture in the room was not missing, but it was covered with dust and cobwebs.The pasted paper on the window frames has long since disappeared, and the wooden window lattices and doors are also in dilapidated condition. A gust of breeze will cause a "creaking" sound.Seeing all this, I couldn't help but feel a little sad. After all, this is my hometown where I was born and raised for nine years, so it is impossible to have no feelings.

After staying for a while, we left the house and headed west. The dirt roads that were once laid in the village are now overgrown with weeds.On both sides of the dirt road, those old houses that are still standing but have become dilapidated are dilapidated and lifeless. Suddenly, our eyes lit up, and there was a neat and clean house in front of us. Although it was an old house and not very particular, it was at least somewhat popular, and it was very eye-catching among the piles of dilapidated houses and rotten tiles. As far as I remember, this house used to be the home of a brigade accountant.Qin Hai was a little strange: "There should be people living in this room." After finishing speaking, he knocked on the door and shouted, "Is there anyone? We are tourists."

After waiting for a while, seeing that no one spoke, Qin Hai gently pushed the door open.There are indeed signs of people living in the house, especially under the stove in the kitchen, there are still traces of sparks.Qin Hai frowned and thought for a long time, then said, "This is hell, who would live in such a place?" "Maybe it's a beggar. I said, it's boring to waste your brain on this matter." Lao Tofu said decisively. "Be careful in everything. You don't want your girlfriend to be a widow before she gets married." After Jia Xiaobing said this, we were all stunned for a moment, and then we all looked at him.

As mentioned earlier, Jia Xiaobing has a "special ability" that can make people crazy, that is, to speak bad words, which is often called crow's mouth.It's just that he has never had the opportunity to show it before, after all, there are few opportunities to get along with him, and now he is starting to show his ability little by little, which makes people feel a little uncomfortable.Those with a slightly better style than him are also not very good at speaking, while Jia Xiaobing belongs to the typical category of extremely bad at speaking.He would often say what was on his mind without thinking, and a single sentence could make him half-deadly angry. For this, he was often beaten, but this was his character.No matter how others treat him, Jia Xiaobing can't get rid of this problem of his own.

"What do you mean by that?" Lao Tofu walked towards Jia Xiaobing with an angry face, and we quickly stopped him. On the contrary, Jia Xiaobing felt aggrieved: "Am I wrong? In this kind of place, everyone should be careful when doing things." "Okay, you're right. But if you don't say it, it would be better." Qin Hai yelled at Jia Xiaobing while hugging the red-eyed Lao Doufu tightly. After finally stabilizing Lao Doufu, we continued to move forward.Not far away, suddenly, a few people's conversations came from a distance.One of them said: "Mr. Li, this place is an absolute treasure of geomantic omen. I have seen it before and after. It is the centipede's seclusion in the geomantic cave. It is a great auspicious cave."

"Really? It seems that I have taken a good piece of land." The person who said this had a strong local accent and was full of confidence. Gradually, the voice is getting closer and closer, and it is estimated that they will meet soon.I heard the person from before say again: "This is Li Zong's fortune, and it is also Pindao's fortune. Today, Pindao congratulates Li Zong first." Then there was a burst of triumphant laughter. Finally, at the corner of the dirt road, three people flashed out from the side of the dense wild sorghum field.The two groups of people met unexpectedly like this, and the piercing laughter stopped abruptly at this moment.The one who laughed was the man walking in the middle. He was in his forties, dressed in brand-name clothes, with a thick back, a big back comb, and a fleshy face. It was disgusting to look at.It is estimated that this is Mr. Li, and there is a man dressed as a Taoist standing on the left and right sides of him.The man on the right is a bit older, about sixty years old, with white hair and a long beard. He is holding a strange thing in his right hand. I later found out that it is a compass for measuring Feng Shui. .Although the person on the left is also dressed as a Taoist priest, he is much younger. From the looks of it, he is not much older than me, with a humble expression on his face.

Mr. Li hesitated for a while, and saw that our group was young and there were girls, who must have come to Xiuxiling for tourism, so he ignored it and walked past us without even turning his eyes.After we walked over, we only heard his voice coming from the back of our heads: "I bought this land at a relatively cheap price. Fatty Ma from the Lushui Company threatened me, saying that this place is not peaceful. I think he wanted to Eat this piece of meat by yourself. Think I’m stupid.” After finishing speaking, he laughed triumphantly again. Now we understand that this person is actually the boss of a real estate development company and wants to do projects here.It is worth mentioning that the tourism industry was not very developed back then, but it has gradually grown into a large scale. Many wealthy people who received good news have invested in resorts or contracted scenic spot projects.These people later made a lot of money.

Qin Hai lowered his voice and said: "This person should be Li Hao from Guiyang, the most wealthy man in Yunnan. I heard about him when I was in the Public Security Bureau, but I didn't expect to meet him here. This old boy is not a good guy. It was the ignorant money earned from drug trafficking, and in the end the business grew, and I think he will suffer retribution sooner or later." But I said: "He is about to receive retribution, if he buys this piece of land, can he get better?" As soon as I finished my sentence, Lao Tofu raised an objection: "That's not necessarily true. The two Taoists just now must be Mr. Feng Shui. Since they agreed, it must be reasonable."

Jia Xiaobing categorically retorted: "This is definitely not a good place, otherwise, Brother Bing's family would almost die." After saying this, he didn't feel it at all, and continued walking his own way. , but Lao Doufu cast a sympathetic look at me, and Lin Li covered her mouth and smiled softly.For this reason, I was very depressed. I didn't forget Jia Xiaobing's words until I left the village and was shocked by the scene in front of me. At the foot of Xiuxi Ridge, the warning zone set up when the troops left has disappeared, which is beyond my expectation.The concrete and stone bridge that blocked the entrance of the cave was also missing, but the strange plane tree still stood in place, and its position was not bad at all.All of this immediately gave me some kind of illusion. Could it be that everything after the day when the strange thing happened was just my illusion?It's incredible.I looked left and right for a long time, and didn't find any strange signs, so I was completely confused.

Xiuxi Ridge is still so picturesque, and the Wuliang Mountain not far away stretches to the east.Although it is midsummer, the tree-lined Xiuxi Ridge is foggy and cold.Looking at this beautiful place, Qin Hai and the others stared wide-eyed. No matter how you look at it, it doesn't look like a weird place, it seems like a scenic spot. Qin Hai pulled me to the side and asked in a low voice: "Brother, it's not that I doubt you, but the scene in front of me is very different from what you described. We didn't come here to escape the summer heat." I frowned and said, "Who said it wasn't? But I can guarantee 100% that there was indeed a barbed wire fence around here, and the sycamore tree was also pulled out, and a section of concrete bridge piers were pressed on it."

As soon as the words fell, Jia Xiaobing shouted loudly: "Come here quickly. Look, there is something." We hurried to his side, and saw a piece of iron pipe with slightly exposed soil under Jia Xiaobing's feet, which had already rusted.This is the iron pipe used to pull the barbed wire back then. Soon, we found many iron pipes similar to this one. From the cross-section, it seems that they were sawn off.I felt relieved: "See? This is the trace left by the barbed wire fence back then, and it must have been demolished by later people. There is also the concrete bridge pier, which must have been demolished as well. As for the sycamore tree, it must be the same. man-made." "If this is the case, then we will be in big trouble. Not to mention other things, the person who does this is enough for us to drink a pot." Qin Hai said worriedly. I accidentally saw Lin Li holding Lao Doufu's hand tightly involuntarily, as if she was a little scared.Then, I heard Lao Doufu yelling loudly: "Whoever they are, let's do our business and see who dares to stop me." "It's easy for us, you have to take good care of Sister Lin." Jia Xiaobing suddenly said something very considerate, which surprised us a little bit. Before we could praise him, he said again, " In case something happens to Sister Lin, we can't explain to her family, and at that time, all the responsibility will be yours." "It's mine, it's all fucking mine." Old Tofu was so angry that his face turned a liver color.At this very moment, I began to check whether the gun in his hand should be brought here for safekeeping, otherwise, sooner or later he would bombard Jia Xiaobing. While talking, suddenly, I seemed to see the big khaki eyeballs protruding from the cracks of the thick plane tree again.This thing once left an indelible shadow on me. In panic and fear, I roared, hurriedly backed up a few steps, and then sat down on the ground. Several other people immediately became alert, Qin Hai took out his dagger, squatted beside me and asked, "What's wrong?" I pointed to the sycamore tree and said tremblingly, "Then... the eyeballs appeared again." Lin Li heard this, exclaimed, and quickly hid behind Lao Doufu.At this moment, the atmosphere suddenly became tense, but as time passed, they observed for a long time, but nothing happened.So the old tofu said: "Bingge, you won't be blinded. That tree has no cracks at all, it is a solid tree, how could it have eyes?" After what he said, I stabilized my emotions, and after a closer look, I found that this plane tree was indeed different from the one that had the accident before.The tree body of this tree is very full, unlike the previous one, which is basically hollow in the middle.So, I must have been hallucinating just now.Thinking of this, my spirit gradually calmed down, and I stood up with a blushing face and said, "Sorry, I was really dazzled just now." "It's nothing. After all, you were stimulated when you were a child. We can all understand. But why did the place return to its original state? Doesn't the local government know the danger?" Qin Hai frowned. "I really can't figure out why this place has been changed. I think it may have been a long time ago, and everyone has forgotten about it?" That is simply impossible. Qin Hai pondered for a moment, and said decisively: "If the previous mystery is restored here, then there should be a huge python under the plane tree. Who has the guts to dig a shovel of soil with me?" As soon as I heard this, my heart jumped directly into my throat, and suddenly Lao Tofu said firmly: "Let's go." This is not the time to be a hero, that is to take risks.This is not simply a matter of digging the soil twice. I suddenly became curious about Lao Doufu. What kind of personality is this kid? Qin Hai and Lao Doufu put down their backpacks and took out the engineer shovel they had prepared in advance.This thing can not only dig soil but also defend oneself, so I bought three in advance and put them in the backpacks of Jia Xiaobing, Qin Hai and Lao Doufu respectively. Just as he was about to get it, Qin Hai turned to me and asked, "Do you still remember when that snake came out of the ground, where did the snake's head go?" I replied without thinking: "It's facing our front." Qin Hai nodded and said to himself: "The head of the snake faces the west, and the body of the snake faces the east. I understand." After finishing speaking, he carefully led Lao Doufu to a place three meters away from the plane tree. place, stopped. The two of them didn't dare to move too much, they just gently scraped away the dirt on the surface one by one.I don't know how long it took, but suddenly, with a bang, the dust in front of the plane tree exploded.My legs immediately went limp, and I shouted, "Run." I saw a huge snake's head popping out from under the tree roots.Lao Doufu turned around and was about to run, but was suddenly grabbed by Qin Hai, and the two stood there motionless.My heart was about to die, I thought Qin Hai was frightened, and said loudly: "Come back quickly, that snake is very big." Qin Hai looked back at us, but he didn't intend to run for his life at all.At this time, the snake's head was completely exposed to the ground, and it spit out its purple-blue tongue, aiming at the two of them, as if it was about to launch an attack immediately.But no matter how hard it tried, it couldn't move forward even an inch.It suddenly occurred to me that this giant python must be tightly entangled by the sycamore tree, unable to move at all.However, Qin Hai's courage was also a little too big, which surprised me a lot.Looking at the old tofu again, I was so frightened that I turned into sieves. Qin Hai calmly and slowly squatted down, facing the huge snake head.He seemed to be observing the other party very seriously, and the hissing sound of the giant python could be heard clearly even by me.I thought Qin Hai was risking his life, but before I could yell out again, he had already stood up, raised his engineering shovel high, and slashed down on the snake's head.With a flash of blood, the snake's head was cut off.This sudden situation made my heart skip a beat, and I couldn't help but secretly suspect, who is this Qin Hai?Facing such a strange scene, how could he be so calm? Before I could figure it out, I heard a rumbling sound.Looking at the giant python again, its body was pushing through the soil, circling, and rolling towards the two of them.Lao Doufu said "Ah" again this time, turned around and wanted to run, but Qin Hai held him back again and refused to let him go.We watched helplessly as the huge python twisted and writhed until it finally reached the two of them, but immediately twitched a few times and became limp.And as long as the snake moves a meter or two, the two people will be drawn if they are not entangled, and the consequences will be disastrous. At this time, Lao Tofu had already slumped on the ground, panting heavily.Lin Li didn't expect to encounter such a situation at all, and was so frightened that she cried at that time.Instead, I calmed down. It was nothing more than a replay of what I saw before, no big deal.Looking at Qin Hai again, he was cutting off the snake's body piece by piece with all his strength. The thick snake carcass was about the same thickness as an elephant's leg, which looked shocking. I hurriedly stumbled over with Jia Xiaobing, ready to condolence to the two of them, but just halfway through the run, I heard Lao Doufu scolded bitterly: "Even if you don't want to leave, even if you want to die, why don't you let me go? Why are you holding me back?" Qin Hai concentrated on the cutting work, and then said casually: "In case we are entangled, two people will bear less pressure than one person." Old Tofu suddenly cursed loudly like crazy: "Fuck you." Immediately, he raised his engineering shovel and slapped Qin Hai on the head.Who knew, when Qin Hai flipped it over, Lao Doufu's hand was firmly held down. Then, Qin Hai pressed the old tofu against the sycamore tree in a few steps, and shouted: "Boy, if you want to fight with me, you are still young. No one asked you to come, so you fucking pretend to be a hero. Let me do it today." You understand a truth, a good man can’t do it casually. You’d better stop doing such stupid things, and you won’t be so polite next time.” After finishing speaking, he grabbed Lao Tofu by the neckline and moved forward with his legs. Tripped, Lao Tofu immediately fell into the mud. Qin Hai suddenly seemed to be completely different from the one I knew before, and I became more suspicious.Just stopped at a loss, and heard Qin Hai say to us in a calm tone: "Why are you standing there stupidly, come and help." After speaking, he threw the engineering shovel that he had taken from Lao Doufu to the under my feet.I picked it up, walked past the old Doufu who was lying on the ground shaking like chaff, and asked Qin Hai, "What should I do?" Qin Hai pointed to the body of the snake and said, "After dividing the meat, we have to take it into the mountains. If we do find that spring, we can't use living people to catch that monster out, right?" One sentence reminded me.But this snake is too huge, we can only take a few sections, the rest were buried by Qin Hai and I.The other three went to the nearby woods to make lunch, and I took the opportunity to ask, "Do you have to deal with Lao Tofu like this?" Qin Hai sat on the mound of dirt, lit two cigarettes, gave me one, and said with a smile, "You think I'm a little too much, don't you?" "Of course, this is not the same person as the usual you." "Really? Then who do you think is the real me?" After saying this, Qin Hai stood up with a half-smile, and patted my shoulder, "It's fate that we met, so don't let anyone spoil it. For this hard-won friendship, finding a way to solve the case is the most important thing." He turned to go to the woods, and I followed, asking, "Who the hell are you?" Qin Hai smiled, his voice was full of disdain, but he didn't answer my question and walked over.I couldn't help but doubt this person even more. Could it be that he is actually a bad person with ulterior motives?In the past, it was just hidden deeper.Thinking of this, I can't help but feel a little depressed. We each finished the meal with a sullen face. While packing up the cooking utensils, Lin Li said to Lao Tofu: "Xiao Ma, let's not go, let's go home?" Old Doufu stared at Qin Hai and said, "I won't go back. I won't go back unless this matter is done well." Qin Hai snorted and didn't speak, but Old Tofu suddenly raised his voice, "What are you humming? " Seeing that something was going to happen again, I hurriedly persuaded: "Forget it, it's all for doing things, why bother to have conflicts?" Qin Hai said contemptuously, "Are you in charge?" With red eyes, Lao Tofu went to pull his backpack, which contained an old-fashioned shotgun he carried.This time the matter was about to get serious, Jia Xiaobing and I hugged him tightly, but Qin Hai stood up, tore the two of us apart, squatted in front of Lao Doufu and said, "If you have the guts, shoot, but You don't have the guts at all, do you?" After that, he adjusted the muzzle of the gun to his heart with a sneer and said, "Just pull the trigger and it's done, let's shoot?" Lao Tofu's hand holding the gun trembled slightly, and his eyeballs became more and more red.After a while, Qin Hai said: "I haven't loaded the gunpowder yet, so you can use a fire stick for nothing." After saying that, he pushed the barrel of the gun away. Lao Tofu roared angrily: "Fuck!" He rushed forward and wanted to fight Qin Hai desperately.I was also irritated by Qin Hai's attitude, and prepared to gang fight without hesitation.Unexpectedly, Qin Hai took out a shiny black pistol from his back and pointed it at Lao Tofu's head. This sudden change was beyond everyone's expectations. For a while, we didn't know what to do.Qin Hai said mockingly: "Do it? Why are you hesitating?" I tried my best to calm myself down and said, "Brother Qin, we are all friends, and we should discuss everything. You can't point a gun at your friend." Qin Hai laughed and said, "Do you think I'm a friend? Without this gun, I might be the one lying on the ground now. Bingzi, if you want to take advantage of the number of people to bully the few, then it won't work." The gun in Qin Hai's hand was definitely not obtained through normal channels.This is a very professional pistol. He didn't tell us that he had a gun before he came here.Why hide this?There are more and more doubts about Qin Hai. Is he a friend or an enemy? Lin Li was calmer than us at the moment. She said in a calm tone: "Brother Qin, we are all good friends. Whether it is you or them, there must be no malice towards each other. It is normal for young people to have quarrels. There is no need for everyone to remember." In the heart." Qin Hai smiled and said: "Even if it is to save face for you, I won't mention this matter. I hope everyone can cooperate sincerely and don't hurt the peace because of trivial matters." After saying this, he put the pistol back on his body, and then He took out his dagger, cut a piece of snake meat, and roasted it on an iron plate.After a while, the fragrance overflowed. I didn't expect python meat to be so fragrant. I was already full, but I couldn't restrain the urge to taste the delicious food.Just at this moment, suddenly, a few howls of ferocious beasts came from the distant Wuliang Mountain, and then the different roars came one after another, becoming more and more frequent, which made people tremble with fear.I wondered: "Could it be that they also want to eat snake meat?" Qin Hai had already cooked the snake meat at this time, cut a large piece with a knife and put it in his mouth. He ate it with relish, and said while eating: "It tastes really good, maybe they smell the fragrance? It's okay to mix it up if you want to. It's normal. Come, everyone, try it." After that, he picked up the frying pan and held it in front of us.Suddenly, in this huge and empty mountainous plain, a huge and breath-taking roar suddenly sounded, even Qin Hai was startled, his hands shook, and even the pot and meat fell to the ground. This roar is definitely not something that any animal I know can make. Whether it is a mountain bear or a tiger, even an elephant cannot make such a loud sound.After the roar, there were muffled panting sounds, which seemed to be caused by the vibration of the throat.With every gasp, it seemed that even the leaves were shaken, and the roars of the other animals in the mountain that had been rising and falling disappeared in an instant, as if they had received some kind of order.After that, the huge and dull gasping sound gradually disappeared.We stared at Wuliang Mountain dumbfounded for a long time. It seems that we still don't have enough understanding of the horror of this mountain. What kind of scary and weird world is here?