Chapter 46 4. Wilderness

This morning, Zhu Neng put on a mask and hat, wrapped himself up tightly, and went out.In everyone's eyes, he was already dead, so he always dressed like this when he went out. He didn't want everyone to be afraid. In the past two days, Zhu Neng found more and more suspicious people around him.For example, this morning when he went out to buy breakfast, he saw a strange person downstairs.The man had his back to him and folded his arms across his chest. At first, Zhu Neng didn't care, he walked past that person.Just a few steps away, he heard a cat meowing behind him.He turned his head and saw the man holding an extremely ugly cat in his arms.

The cat is white, but its eye rims are black. It looks like someone has poked two holes in a piece of white paper.At first glance, it can be intimidating.Zhu Neng was startled, he felt that its eyes were very evil. The person holding the cat is wearing a mask and sunglasses with an ominous expression. In the early morning, why is this man standing downstairs in his house with a cat in his arms?Zhu Neng was surprised.He was afraid that this person was looking for him, so he hurried away. When he came back, Zhu Neng found that the person holding the cat had disappeared, but there was an old lady selling fruit with a burden.Her face was bitter, and her hair was dusty and dull.The fruit she sells is also not shiny, and some apples are dried and crumpled.

She squatted downstairs in Zhu Neng's house. Zhu Neng turned his head and walked past her cautiously.When he passed by, he smelled a rancid smell, and he felt sick for a while, and almost vomited. What happened to this world? After dinner, Zhu Neng and Bai Jingjing set off to find the truth.In other words, to find an ending - after finding the relic of Xuanzang's parietal bone, this matter will be over. Of course, this was just Zhu Neng's idea, he didn't know what purpose Bai Jingjing had.On the train, while Bai Jingjing was not paying attention, Zhu Neng sent a text message to Niu Chuanchuan: How is it?

Oddly, the cattle tradition did not reply. Zhu Neng's heart twitched.Nothing will happen to Niu Tradition, right?He began to blame himself for letting Niu Traditional go to such a dangerous place alone.The reason why he thought that place was dangerous was because his parents had a car accident when they went to that place.Also, Xu Lan and the others also know that place, and they are probably there. He suddenly felt that the cattle tradition was more ominous than good. The sky is blue and the sun is warm. On the surface, there was nothing unusual about this small county town, but Zhu Neng still noticed something different—a peddler selling candied haws kept staring at him.There was also a security guard in a unit with a very fierce appearance who walked past him sneakily again and again.

Zhu Neng felt that they were all harboring ulterior motives. "This place is nice, everyone is quite laid-back." He said casually. Bai Jingjing looked around, as if looking for someone, paused for a while and said: "I'm a little tired, let's find a place to stay first?" Why is she not in a hurry?Zhu Neng was a little curious.He calculated the time, and a week had passed, which meant that there were only 20 days left in the month they gave him.It stands to reason that Bai Jingjing should be urging him to find that person at this time, but now she is uncharacteristically, why is that?

Zhu Neng felt that Bai Jingjing was full of secrets, and he became more and more afraid of her. "There's something I want to ask you..." He stammered. Bai Jingjing said calmly, "What's the matter?" "Did you go out these few nights?" After speaking, Zhu Neng stared into her eyes, trying to find something.Unfortunately, he failed, Bai Jingjing's eyes did not change at all. "No." She replied simply. A car that looked like a taxi drove up, the driver honked, Zhu Neng waved, the car stopped, and stuck out a dirty head. "Go back to the hotel." Bai Jingjing hurriedly said.

"Get in the car." The driver smiled strangely, showing his yellow teeth. Going back to the hotel... Zhu Neng felt that this name was very unlucky, and he didn't understand why Bai Jingjing chose this hotel.There was another point that puzzled him: how did she know that there was a family here to return to the hotel? The taxi started with a "squeak and squeak" and drove westward.After running for about ten minutes, the driver raised his finger and said, "Here we are, there it is." Zhu Neng looked in the direction of his finger. On both sides of the road, there were almost all hotels, one next to the other, with similar facades.Returning and going to the hotel are mixed in, not conspicuous.

After paying, they got out of the car.As soon as he entered and returned to the hotel, Zhu Neng saw a woman with a very white face, sitting behind the service desk, typing away.He had never seen any woman with a face as white as hers. "Is there any room?" Zhu Neng asked. The woman looked up and said, "How many rooms do you want?" Zhu Neng glanced at Bai Jingjing next to him, and said, "Two rooms." "You guys live in 201 and 203." After she finished speaking, she opened the drawer, took out two keys and threw them over. Zhu Neng gasped. He felt that the woman with a very white face in front of him knew they were coming, so he had prepared all the keys in advance.He glanced at Bai Jingjing next to her again. She lowered her head and couldn't see her expression.

On the second floor, Bai Jingjing walked into room 203 and left room 201 to Zhu Neng. Opening the door of room 201, Zhu Neng found that the room was very nice.There are two beds, TV, air conditioner, and separate bathroom.He locked the door, put on slippers, and lay down on the bed on the left. He put his ear against the wall and listened to the movement of 203 next door, but he didn't hear anything, Bai Jingjing might have been lying down, and didn't make a sound.After thinking for a while, Zhu Neng took out his mobile phone, found Niu Traditional's number, and dialed it.I don't know why, but Niu Chuanzhong has not answered the phone.Zhu Neng was even more worried. He called again, but still no one answered.He drew the curtains, lit a cigarette, and paced the room restlessly.

Time passed by every minute and every second, and the sky slowly became dark. Unable to bear it any longer, Zhu Neng sent Niu Chuantong a text message: Answer the phone, I have something to do with you.After waiting for a long time, Niu Chuanzhong did not reply, Zhu Neng sent him another text message with the same content: answer the phone, I have something to do with you. Niu Tradition still hasn't responded. Zhu Neng tried to call him, but Niu's phone was turned off.At this time, Zhu Neng's heart turned cold. He was shaking with his mobile phone, not knowing what to do. He knew that what happened to Niu Chuanchuan must have been done by Xu Lan and his group.

Zhu Neng became angry, he cursed a word, strode out, came to the door of Bai Jingjing's room, and knocked on the door loudly.Bai Jingjing never opened the door.Not long after, a head poked out from room 202 and looked at Zhu Neng timidly. "Sir, who are you looking for?" Zhu Neng looked back and saw a little girl who looked like a waiter standing in front of the door of Room 202. He ignored her and continued knocking on the door even louder.The sound was so loud that the deaf could hear it, but the strange thing was that Bai Jingjing never opened the door. "The guest in room 203 has gone out..." the little girl said timidly. Zhu Neng was stunned. Only two electric lights were on in the corridor, and such a dark corridor seemed like a tunnel leading to the underworld.On the top of the corridor, several huge and ugly bugs crawled around.Zhu Neng trembled in his heart. After waiting for a long time, Bai Jingjing still hasn't come back. The anger in Zhu Neng's heart receded little by little, replaced by strong fear.He wanted to smoke, but found that the pack was empty, so he walked towards the landing and went out to buy cigarettes. As soon as he turned the corner, Zhu Neng shivered suddenly—— In the dim corridor, a woman with a very pale face leaned against the wall, standing there stiffly.The light was very dim, Zhu Neng couldn't see her expression clearly, she seemed to be blank. "What are you doing!" Zhu Neng couldn't help shouting. The woman said slowly: "I'll bring you boiled water." After speaking, she raised her hand.She held a hot water bottle in her hand. Zhu Neng came back to his senses and said, "I didn't ask for boiling water." "Oh—" the woman agreed, then turned and walked away.She walked very slowly, very lightly, without making a sound. Zhu Neng clenched his teeth tightly, his nerves almost snapped.He didn't know what this woman with a very white face was going to do, but he knew it was definitely not a good thing.Is she Xu Lan's accomplice? After buying cigarettes in a small shop, Zhu Neng walked back slowly. The street lights were dim and there were few pedestrians.He looked back as he walked.At this moment, he wished for a power outage, if the whole world was plunged into darkness, then they would not be able to find him. As if to deliberately oppose him, the moon appeared, a cold white. Zhu Neng had a feeling—they were by his side.But where are they?A dark corner by the side of the road?On the bare roof?In the shade of a greenery tree?Or live next door to him? His heart sank. As soon as he entered and returned to the hotel, Zhu Neng saw Bai Jingjing lying on the reception desk with her back to the door, whispering something to the woman with a very pale face.Seeing Zhu Neng walk in, the woman with a very pale face winked, Bai Jingjing immediately raised her voice and said, "Where's the boiled water I want?" Zhu Neng saw everything in his eyes, he went upstairs without saying anything.As soon as he lay down on the bed, there was a knock on the door.He opened the door and saw Bai Jingjing standing at the door with her head down. "Is there something wrong?" Zhu Neng asked calmly. Bai Jingjing raised her head, looked at him and said, "Just now, I went shopping..." "Come in and talk." Zhu Neng turned his body sideways. After entering the room, Bai Jingjing stood there the whole time, looking very restrained.Zhu Nengqiang smiled and said, "Sit down, I'll go to the reception desk to get a pot of boiling water and make tea for you." After speaking, he went straight out. Back in the room, Zhu Neng made a cup of tea for Bai Jingjing and served it to her.She looked at him, took it, and said, "Thank you." Her movements were stiff, like a puppet. "Why don't you drink?" Zhu Neng asked. Bai Jingjing picked up the teacup and drank it in small sips, her expression looked like she was drinking poison. The two did not speak for a long time. After a long time, Bai Jingjing suddenly stood up and whispered, "I'm going back to sleep." After she finished speaking, she stood there with her head down and didn't move, as if she was waiting for Zhu Neng's consent before she dared to leave. "Oh—" Zhu Neng agreed. Bai Jingjing walked out quietly, leaving Zhu Neng with a lot of questions—— It seemed to him that their plot was increasingly superficial and full of holes.This is not in line with common sense.It stands to reason that the longer a person does one thing, the more proficient he will be, and the fewer mistakes he will make. At the beginning, their conspiracy was extremely deep and seamless.Today, things are completely different.This change caught Zhu Neng a little by surprise.He didn't know if it was a good thing or a bad thing. He couldn't conclude that everything was done by Xu Lan, and he couldn't conclude that Bai Jingjing had something to do with these things, but he clearly felt a resentment in her... In the end, he simply gave up thinking about it and fell asleep. Early the next morning, Zhu Neng woke up, packed his things and walked out of the room.Standing in front of the door of 203, Zhu Neng put his ear on the door, but couldn't hear a sound.After hesitating for a while, he raised his hand and knocked on the door a few times, the door opened immediately, Bai Jingjing seemed to be standing behind the door waiting for him. Zhu Neng was taken aback. "Shall we go?" he said tentatively. Bai Jingjing nodded, picked up her luggage from behind the door, and walked out of the room. There was an old taxi parked in front of the hotel, with the same dirty head and yellow teeth.Seeing Zhu Neng, the driver grinned as a greeting. Zhu Neng felt that there was deep meaning in his smile.He even suspected that he was Bai Jingjing's accomplice. The taxi quickly drove out of the county seat and headed west. That place is called Wulibao Town, forty kilometers away from the county seat.Along the way, the driver didn't say a word.The road conditions were bad, and the car bumped violently, which soon made Zhu Neng sleepy, and he fell asleep in a daze. I don't know how long it took, maybe an hour, maybe a minute, Zhu Neng was woken up by a knocking sound.He opened his eyes and found that the car was parked on the side of the road, and the driver was lying on the engine, messing with something. "What's wrong?" Zhu Neng got out of the car. "car broke down." Zhu Neng looked around, but couldn't find Bai Jingjing, he was taken aback for a moment and said, "Where's Bai Jingjing?" The driver raised his head, pouted to the side, and said in a low voice, "Go pee." His expression was wretched. Zhu Neng coughed dryly and said, "How far is Liwulibao Town?" "How far? Have you never been here before?" The driver was obviously stunned for a moment, "Cross the mountain in front, and we will be there in 20 minutes. It's really evil, every time you drive to this ghost place, you have to turn off the engine. You It’s not good for those villagers to bury their dead somewhere, but it’s so damn unlucky to bury them by the side of the road!” The driver kept complaining while repairing the car. Zhu Neng stopped talking to him, he turned around, and immediately saw several lonely graves.Looking from his direction, the grave mound was facing the sun with its back, and it was gloomy. He suddenly felt a cold air rushing towards him, and his heart trembled.At this time, a huge black cloud floated over, covering the sunlight, and the surroundings suddenly became gloomy and cold. Zhu Neng had goose bumps all over his body. The driver also noticed the black cloud, and he quickened his movements. A big bird seemed to have been frightened by something, and flew up from behind the grave mound "flappingly". Not long after it took off, it seemed to be hit by something suddenly and fell vertically. Zhu Neng stared at all this, his body was getting colder and colder, and he suddenly felt that something was about to happen to him. "It can't be fixed." The driver said dejectedly. Wulibao Town was suddenly out of reach, and Zhu Neng was extremely depressed. "What should I do?" The wind was blowing, and dead leaves were scurrying around them. The driver seemed desperate. He threw the tools in his hand on the ground, squatted down, and smoked heavily. Not a single car passed by on this desolate mountain road. "Is it really not good enough?" Zhu Neng asked carefully. The driver gave him a blank look and didn't speak to him.After smoking a cigarette, he stood up and clapped his hands and said, "It can't be repaired, I have to call someone to tow the car." "Then what shall we do?" The driver thought for a while, pulled Zhu Neng and walked forward tens of meters, pointed to a small road by the side of the road and said, "Take this small road and cross the mountain, and you will arrive at Wulibao Town." It seems that no one has walked on the path for a long time, and it is covered with weeds. If you don't look carefully, you really can't see it. Zhu Neng felt terrified in his heart—it seemed that he and Bai Jingjing were going to walk through this barren mountain path with no village in front and no shop behind... At this time, he inadvertently saw a strange light flashing in the driver's eyes, which seemed to be the joy after the conspiracy succeeded.Zhu Neng suddenly thought, is this Bai Jingjing's conspiracy?What is she going to do in this wilderness? Now, where did Bai Jingjing go? "What's wrong?" A faint voice came from behind, it was Bai Jingjing. The driver turned around and said, "The car is broken down, so I can't go." Bai Jingjing seemed to tremble a bit, she tremblingly said: "Then what shall we do?" The driver pointed to the small road next to him and said, "Take this small road and cross the mountain to reach Wulibao Town." The wind was getting stronger, and there were heart-piercing cries hidden in the sound of the wind. It was not a single person, but a group of people, both men and women.The crying seemed to come from the other side of the mountain, and it sounded miserable and eerie. Zhu Neng's scalp tingled for a while. After a while, he and Bai Jingjing set foot on that path.Zhu Neng didn't know what danger was waiting for him ahead, but he had no way out, so he could only bite the bullet and move forward. Wulibao Town is on the other side of the mountain. Zhu Neng is finally getting close to the answer.