Chapter 2 Chapter 2 Take a breath

In the Chengdu Great Plain, even in the middle of winter, the air is not as stiff and rigid as in the north.This is a typical piece of fertile land with a marine climate that exists inland. Although the field is covered with a thick layer of severe frost, there is still vitality that cannot be concealed from the white frost.The growth of wheat seedlings has slowed down, but the layers of green covered by frost and ice still indicate that the vitality of the coming year is ready to go. When Battalion Commander Shi, Zhang Yaoye and his party arrived in a medium jeep, the sky was not bright yet, and there was not even a trace of fog in the heavy frosty weather.Crouching Cow Village seemed to be still sleeping in a dream, dead silent and lifeless.

The middle jeep stopped beside a big haystack, and the one who couldn't wait was Zhang Yaoye. Even before Guard Cui stopped the car securely at the village, Zhang Yaoye was anxious to get out of the car.Zhang Ziheng had quick eyesight and quick hands, jumped out of the car first, and then reached out to catch Master Zhang Yao. The road to the village became narrow, and the middle jeep could not drive directly into Woniu Village.Battalion Commander Shi ordered the Zhongjipu to be covered with straw, and then he followed Zhang Yaoye and his party to the village quietly. As soon as he arrived at the entrance of the village, Zhang Yaoye's keen intuition immediately made him feel a little uneasy. He turned his head and looked roughly towards Woniu Village, and muttered to himself: "It seems something is wrong! Why is the village so quiet? , not even the sound of mosquitoes?"

Zhang Yaoye's words immediately reminded everyone, and the reaction of Battalion Commander Shi and Guard Cui was the most obvious, and the eyes of the two immediately became bright. "Old man, do you feel that something is wrong?" Battalion Commander Shi asked Master Zhang Yao. Before Master Zhang Yao could speak, Zhang Ziheng spoke first: "Master Yao, you have become suspicious again. When we went out to look for Xiao Bai, didn't all the people in the village hide in the Jingwu Temple on the mountain?" Is it? Maybe the old and young people in the village are still hiding in the Jingwu Temple and have not come back. It is normal for the village to be quiet as if there is no one there."

Master Zhang Yao said unhappily to Zhang Ziheng: "You know the hammer. No matter how quiet it is, it will never be like this. After so many years, one day I am not the last to go to bed and the earliest to wake up. Every day I have to go around the village for a couple of days. Circle around, to see if there is any mistake in any household. Every bamboo and every tree in the village seems to know how to greet me. But today, why do I feel so bad?" Zhang Ziheng muttered with some dissatisfaction: "It's starting to mess around again." Riwobuji believed in Zhang Yaoye's words, and said, "Something really happened in the village. I feel that the atmosphere is not right."

Hearing what Riwobuji said, Battalion Commander Shi, Master Zhang Yaoye and others all looked at him. "You said that too?" Battalion Commander Shi asked Riwobuji suspiciously. "I just go by intuition," Riwobuji said. Battalion Commander Shi immediately became impatient, and said angrily: "What's the use of intuition now? Go in and have a look first." Battalion Commander Shi and Guard Cui changed into casual clothes before setting off for fear of causing unnecessary misunderstandings. At this time, they were no different from ordinary people. Led by Battalion Commander Shi, when the group was about to enter the village, a black shadow shot towards them like an arrow.

Master Zhang Yao had sharp eyes, he immediately recognized the black shadow, and shouted loudly: "It's Heizi! It's Heizi! Heizi——" Heizi heard Zhang Yaoye's shout, let out a soft bark, and arrived in front of Zhang Yaoye in the blink of an eye.It is jumping and shaking its long tail in front of Mr. Zhang Yao, eager to put its front paws on Mr. Zhang's shoulders, as if it wants to hug Mr. Zhang tightly before giving up. Warmth and excitement. Master Zhang Yao bowed down, hugged Heizi, ran his hands along the hair on Heizi's neck, and said to Heizi affectionately: "It's better to kiss me, you bastard! Why don't you stay in the den in such a cold day?" You come here to pick me up, you're more spiritual than a human being!"

However, Heizi sobbed softly towards Mr. Zhang Yao, like a child who has been wronged a lot. When Zhang Yaoye touched Heizi's back, he suddenly exclaimed, "Why did you lose so much weight all of a sudden?" He touched Heizi's bony spine with his hand, and it turned out that he was so thin that only a piece of skin remained. . "Heizi, I've been gone for a few days, didn't the old lady give you something to eat?" Master Zhang Yao's heart ached. Heizi whimpered softly, jumped onto the ground and grabbed Zhang Yaoye's trouser leg, and dragged Zhang Yaoye towards the village.

At this moment, Riwobuji patted Zhang Yaoye on the shoulder, sighed and said, "Let's go in quickly and take a look. There may be something serious in your village." Hearing what Riwobuji said, Zhang Yaoye and Zhang Ziheng became anxious.Zhang Ziheng ran towards the village first, and Zhang Yaoye followed closely... Every house in the yard was closed, dead silent, not a single cough or snoring sound could be heard, as if under a spell, there was no living breath. In the alley, Zhang Yaoye patted the doors of several houses next to each other, but did not respond.He turned to the back door to see what happened, and the back door was locked.

"They seem to have gone out?" Zhang Ziheng said. "Are they still hiding in Jingwu Temple and haven't come back?" Master Zhang Yao also asked in wonder. Battalion Commander Shi and Riwobuji followed behind them without making a sound. "Let's go, hurry to Jingwu Temple to have a look." Master Zhang Yao became anxious. Suddenly, She Shiyun, who had been silent all this time, whispered tremblingly: "There are people in the woods!" She Shiyun's voice immediately alerted everyone, and at the same time, a strange voice came faintly from the bamboo forest.At this time, Heizi was hiding behind Zhang Yaoye, bowing his waist and shrinking his body, looking very scared.Heizi stared closely at the direction of the strange sound, trembling all over, trembling with fear.

Battalion Commander Shi sniffed the hard dry air and whispered, "Why does it smell like blood?" Master Zhang Yao and Zhang Ziheng's hearts suddenly flickered. Zhang Yaoye's throat was astringent, and he said, "Why did you say that? Why did you say that?" But his calf had already started to weaken, and he was about to be unable to stand. Zhang Ziheng on the side supported him. Battalion Commander Shi ignored Master Zhang Yao, who was about to lose his support, and Guard Cui, out of the keen reaction of professional soldiers, had already groped towards the bamboo forest where strange sounds came from.

Zhang Yaoye looked at Zhang Ziheng with despairing eyes, couldn't help crying out loud, and said, "Ziheng, did Granny Yao and the others escape this evil?" Zhang Ziheng didn't answer Master Zhang Yao, only two lines of tears flowed down his cheeks. In the depths of the pitch-black bamboo forest, the strange voice became more and more clear. She Shiyun's eyes were fixed on the direction of the voice in horror and nervousness. The figures of Battalion Commander Shi and Guard Cui had disappeared in the thick darkness, and they seemed to be swallowed by the darkness. There was a deathly silence all around, but it cruelly tore people's hearts. At this moment, Riwobuji whispered to Zhang Ziheng: "First help your master Yao to sit on the edge of the steps, he is about to be unable to carry it anymore." Zhang Ziheng wanted to help Master Zhang Yao walk down a low eaves.But Zhang Yaoye said: "Ziheng, don't worry about your Yaoye. You follow them and go see what's going on in the forest." Zhang Ziheng didn't know whether to listen to Riwobuji or Zhang Yaoye, he looked embarrassed.Now he has completely lost his claim, like a mechanical marionette. She Shiyun came to support Zhang Yaoye from the other side, and said to Zhang Ziheng, "Let me take care of godfather." Riwobuji led Zhang Ziheng into the depths of the bamboo forest where strange sounds came from. This bamboo forest is very familiar to Zhang Ziheng. Although the bamboo forest is completely dark at the moment, he knows the layout of every row of bamboo in the bamboo forest very well, so he walked in front of Riwobuji and walked straight towards Go to the place where the strange sound is coming from. The sound became clearer and clearer, like some kind of monster's tongue licking something in the dry air. Zhang Ziheng and Riwo Buji didn't dare to be careless, and they started to tiptoe. Under a ridge of bamboo, Battalion Commander Shi and Guard Cui were lurking quietly. Hearing the faint sound of Zhang Ziheng and Riwobuji approaching, Battalion Commander Shi said to them with a suppressed voice, "Squat down." Zhang Ziheng and Riwobuji squatted down. The place where the strange sound was made was only about seven or eight meters away from them.Although Battalion Commander Shi lowered his voice to the lowest possible level, he still startled the guy who made the strange noise. The strange sound stopped instantly.The dark bamboo forest suddenly fell into a terrifying silence.At the same time, Zhang Ziheng and Battalion Commander Shi saw a few beams of green light flickering furtively in the darkness. "Is it a wolf?" Guard Cui asked in a low voice. Zhang Ziheng is very familiar with this green light. He breathed out, his nerves relaxed immediately, and said, "It's not wolves, it's some wild dogs. It was a false alarm!" I was sweating cold, and my back felt sweaty and chilly. Battalion Commander Shi's nerves also relaxed, and he asked, "How many wild dogs are you sure?" "It's really a wild dog. I used to walk past the burial dam at night. I often met these bastards, but I didn't bother to provoke them. As long as I don't provoke them, they won't bother us." Zhang Ziheng and Commander Shi did not speak very loudly, which made the wild dogs relax their vigilance.These guys who have been wandering around in Woniu Mountain have always kept a close distance from the people in Woniu Village. They have become less strange to people, so they started licking and biting things on the ground again, and the sound of chewing seemed to be too loud. More presumptuous. "What are these guys eating? Could it be that some pig was dragged out and killed?" Zhang Ziheng asked. At this time, Riwobuji picked up a moderately large stone from the ground and threw it towards the wild dogs.The stone smashed hard on a wild dog impartially, and it let out a scream of "嗤", and ran away in a hurry.The other wild prisoners were also frightened and fled in a hurry. Zhang Ziheng rushed over first, followed by Battalion Commander Shi, Guard Cui and Riwo Buji. Guard Cui turned on the flashlight that he had been clutching in his hand all this time. When the white thorny light of the flashlight shone on the ground, everyone on the scene couldn't help but gasped and let out an exclamation at the same time...