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"We were looking around on the mountain, and suddenly Yu Sheng said listen, and heard Lin Jing calling him. I, we didn't hear him at the time, but Yu Sheng insisted that Lin Jing was calling his name in front of him, and he was still crying. , led the way to the mountain, the mountain. It was dark at that time, and the woods were dark. After walking a few steps, we separated, and then called Yu Sheng again, and there was no movement at all... ..." Wang Long narrated the matter somewhat stammeringly, then looked at the two policemen begging for help, "Comrade, what, what should I do?"

The two policemen looked at each other.This is good, one has not been found yet, and another one is caught.The older policeman looked at the sky and shook his head: "I can't find it today, let's organize people to go up the mountain to look for it tomorrow."

Han Qianqian was so anxious that she wanted to cry: "But will there be wolves in the mountains? Will there be bad guys? I'll look for them tomorrow. What if something happens to Yu Sheng and Lin Jing?"

The two policemen glanced at each other, which clearly meant that something had happened, and there was no rush for this night.Wang Long grabbed the young policeman anxiously: "You, you have to look for it, otherwise, I, I will file a complaint!"

The young policeman pulled back his sleeves: "Complaints? Missing for less than 24 hours is not a case. What are you complaining about? And there are notices at the foot of the mountain reminding tourists not to take those roads that have not been opened. Where are you going? It’s getting dark now, we don’t have enough manpower, how can we find them at night? What if we pay for a few more?”

Having said all this, Wang Long and Han Qianqian had nothing to do but worry.The mountains in the dark night looked hideous, not the clear mountains and rivers in the daytime at all, even if they were asked to go back to look for them, they would not dare.Moreover, Lu Yusheng's disappearance was very strange, which made them feel that there must be something terrible in the mountains.

The older policeman sighed: "It's not that we don't look for it. People in the city don't know the situation in the mountains. It's very taboo to go into the mountains at night. Even if you give money, you may not be willing to let anyone go. We, the police alone, Even if all the dozen or so people went up the mountain, they still couldn’t find them. Go back to the hotel quickly, and we will definitely organize people to look for them tomorrow morning. You must never go out at night, please remember!”

The two policemen left, and Han Qianqian looked at Wang Long and Mai Mai with tears in her eyes: "What should I do?" Here they knew only Mai Mai.

There is no way for wheat.In fact, he understood that although what the two policemen said sounded a little cold, it was the best way, so he could only let Han Qianqian and Wang Long go back to the hotel first, and told them not to go out at night.After the two of them settled down, it was already dark, and Mai Mai was also a little inexplicably afraid of the night, so he ran home as soon as he left the hotel.He always felt that the disappearance of Lin Jing and Lu Yusheng had something to do with the village's old custom of not being named by their names, and he had to go back and ask grandma about it.

Although it was dark, there were lights on the side, and the road was not difficult to walk.Mai Mai lowered her head and walked quickly, seeing that she was almost at the gate of grandma's house, when she suddenly heard someone call: "Mai Qiao." The voice was soft and concerned, clearly it was grandma's voice.

Mai Mai’s first reaction was that he hadn’t come home after dark, but grandma came out to look for him, raised his head, and before he could say “Hey”, he suddenly felt something was wrong—grandma would never call him by his name, forever Just called Brother Chun!

He pressed the promise that was about to be spoken, and Xiaomai felt a chill down his back. He suppressed the urge to turn back, and strode forward.In front was the gate of grandma's house. Mai Mai pushed the door open and went in, closed the door heavily with his backhand, and then touched the latch to lock it firmly, only then he breathed a sigh of relief.The light in the house shone out warmly, casting a yellow light in the small yard.Mai Mai's heart warmed, and she called out: "Grandma --" reached out to push the door.

The door creaked open, but there was no response, and grandma was not in the room.Mai Mai looked around in several rooms suspiciously, but there was no one there, and soup was still simmering on the gas stove in the kitchen, so it was impossible for grandma to just go out like this.He called again, but still no response.

Mai Mai's first thought was that grandma saw that he hadn't come back after dark, so she went out to look for him.But grandma would never go out without turning off the fire on the stove. Something must have happened suddenly that made grandma throw down the stove and go out.What could it be?Could it be related to Lin Jing's disappearance?What if—what if grandma goes missing?

Mai turned off the stove, turned around and went out.When he opened the gate, he pulled down the latch and held it in his hand. After thinking for a while, he turned around and put the fruit knife back on.Grandma's fruit knife is [-] centimeters long, and it is considered a good weapon.Then he took out a flashlight, turned it on to see if it was still working, and went out the door with it in his pocket.

Mai Mai ran to Shi Chunyuan's house first.The two of them are closest to each other. If grandma really wants to go out suddenly, maybe she will tell them.

The door of Shi Chunyuan's house was ajar, because Shi Chunyuan had passed away, and there was only a widow in the house. It was not easy for Xiaomai to push the door in, so he stood at the door and shouted: "Sister-in-law! Lan Lan!"

No one answered.

Mai Mai's heart tightened, she pushed the door open and went in.The yard is empty, not even the dog is there; when you open the door and enter the house, the house is also empty, steamed buns are steaming on the stove, and the fire is still on, but no one is there.

A thin layer of cold sweat broke out on Mai's back.Something is not right!He turned around and ran out, knocking on the door of every neighbor along the road, but the result was without exception: there was no one in the house, even the domestic chickens and dogs disappeared, in short, there was no living thing.Many homes were cooking on the stoves, and one was even frying vegetables in an oil pan. The vegetable leaves had been soaked in the boiling oil and turned yellow. The spatula was thrown aside, and there was no one in sight.

Mai Mai knocked on the doors of five or six families all the way to the hotel where Wang Long and Han Qianqian lived. It was still quiet inside. Even the hotel owner and the tenants evaporated like water.Mai Mai stood at the door of the hotel and looked out. All he could see were the lights of various houses, but there was no sound at all. He suspected that he might be the only one left in the whole village now.

The light from the street lamps was dim, casting some shadows on the road, and then being pulled into various strange shapes by the uneven road surface, which became more and more creepy in the silence.Mai stood for a while, and suddenly heard someone shouting from the shadow: "Mai Qiao!" With a little impatience, it was clearly Shao Jing's voice, which sounded to be nearby, as if he would come from the shadow of the tree in the next second. walk out.

Mai Mai's "Hey" came to his lips again, but he didn't agree immediately.That voice was very similar to Shao Jing, and even the impatience was vivid, but there was one thing: Shao Jing always called him Mai Mai, never by his name.

The shadow of the tree shook, and after a long time, no one came out of it.Mai Mai squeezed the door bolt in her hand, stepped out of the door suddenly, and walked towards the direction of the sound.Everyone in the village disappeared and he was the only one left, which meant that this thing was coming for him. At this time, it was useless to retreat and escape, only to meet it!

In just a few steps, Mai Mai had already stepped out of the range of the light, and his figure was immediately enveloped by the shadow of the tree.Mai Mai flicked on the flashlight, but there were only trees as far as the light could reach, and there were no creatures that might be calling.Maimai thought for a while, then suddenly swung the flashlight around in a circle. During this flash, he seemed to see a monkey face flashing in the woods. The movement was too fast and he couldn't see clearly, but the general direction should be towards the woods. in.Mai Mai gritted her teeth and chased after him.

The further you go, the rougher the road under your feet.Xiaomai estimated in his heart that this distance was about the same as the pass into the mountain. The road shouldn't be so difficult, and the trees shouldn't be so dense.But now every time he took a step, he could feel the branches brushing against his cheeks, as if he had entered a deep mountain and old forest.

"Mai Qiao--" a woman's voice sounded, crying.Mai Mai shivered, it was Lin Jing's voice, coming from the front, as if calling for help.But at this time, he was sure that these voices were not real, so he followed the voices, but tightly closed his lips and resolutely refused to respond.

"Mai Qiao--" It was Lu Yusheng's voice again, panicked and in pain.

"Mai Qiao--" This is Mama Mama's voice, full of worry, just like her mother's hand that cannot be let go when she is dying...

Mai Mai wiped her face, it was wet from sweat or tears.He closed his mouth tightly, resolutely not letting himself speak, and followed the changing voice at that time.In order to save electricity, he turned off the light, held the door latch in one hand, and a fruit knife in the other. Fortunately, the moon was clear and he could barely see the road in front of him.I don't know how long I walked, and suddenly my eyes opened up. It turned out that the woods had come to an end, and there was a grassland in front, which was brightly illuminated by the moonlight.Mai Mai looked forward, and there were lights [-] meters below the hillside. It was actually a village, and there were lively gongs and drums. There were many people gathered in the open space in front of the village, as if they were setting up a stage to sing an opera. of.

Actually walked out of the mountain?Mai knew that there were several villages nearby, but he had followed those voices in the woods for a long time, and he couldn't tell the difference between east, west and north, and he didn't know which direction this village was in his own village.But here and now, no matter what happened, he couldn't believe it completely, so he tucked the fruit knife into his coat to ensure that he could take it out easily, then leaned on the door bolt as a walking stick and walked down the hillside.

Sure enough, a stage was set up in the middle of the open space to sing an opera, and the song seemed to be the same as "Broken Bridge" in The Legend of the White Snake.There was a large group of people sitting under the stage, all listening attentively.Mai Mai walked to the edge of the crowd and was carefully looking at these people. An old man turned around and saw him, and asked with a smile, "Which village did you come from? You also come to the theater?"

Mai Mai looked at him vigilantly, and responded with a dry cough in his throat.The old man didn't care, and stretched out his hand to pull him to sit down: "Come on, sit down and listen, it's singing well."

Mai Mai took a step back, let go of his hand, squatted down hesitantly, wondering if he could talk to him.But when he looked into the crowd, he saw a person: "Lu Yusheng!"

The person sitting in front turned around in response, wasn't it Lu Yusheng?Mai Mai didn't care about others, so she stooped over and grabbed Lu Yusheng: "Why did you come here?"

Lu Yusheng smiled and said: "Lin Jing brought me here. The people here are so hospitable. They said there will be a big show tonight, so we must listen to the show before leaving."

The more Mai Mai listened, the more confused she became: "Lin Jing? Isn't she missing?"

"No." Lu Yusheng had just said two words, but someone was unwilling later, "Hey, hey, I want to talk out!"

Lu Yusheng had no choice but to get up, and left the stage with Mai Mai, and then said: "A person from your village came here to visit relatives. Lin Jing heard that the scenery here is very beautiful, so she came to have a look. She left a note, It was probably blown away by the wind, and we didn't see her, so we thought she was missing. This girl is crazy, I don't want to go back no matter what, I just said that I will go back after watching the play today."

Mai Mai felt that something was wrong: "She doesn't want to go back, what about you? You came out to look for someone, and even you disappeared all of a sudden, aren't others in a hurry?"

Lu Yusheng was surprised: "I told Qianqian and Wang Long, I told them to go back first, and I will go back after playing with Lin Jing for a day. This place is so close to the village, ten minutes on the mountain road, and I will go back soon."

Wheat felt even more ridiculous.Not to mention that Han Qianqian and Wang Long were in such a hurry, it was absolutely impossible to know where Lu Yusheng had gone.Moreover, Lu Yusheng said that it is only ten minutes away from the village on the mountain road, and he walked for not two hours, but an hour and a half. Could it be that he was confused by detours?

"Where is Lin Jing? Let's go back quickly." No matter what, he always felt that this village was unreliable, so he better leave first.

Lu Yusheng was a little bit embarrassed: "Lin Jing is playing with those actors in the back. She likes to wear ancient costumes and sing in operas since she was a child, and she will exchange them for costumes later on. She is having fun."

Mai Mai pulled him up: "Hurry up, go find Lin Jing, and go back to the village!"

Lu Yusheng was dragged away by him, and said with a wry smile: "Lin Jing has such a temper, she won't leave until she has had enough fun."

Wheat didn't answer.The two walked around to the back of the stage. As expected, Lin Jing was wearing someone else's costume and having a great time. Seeing Mai Qiao, she said happily, "Mai Qiao? Why are you here?"

Lu Yusheng reluctantly tore off the long belt that was wrapped around her body: "Lin Jing, Mai Qiao is here to look for us, should you go back quickly?"

"Didn't you say you'll go back tomorrow? It's only been a day." Lin Jing looked reluctant to part with a new costume in her hand and was reluctant to put it down.

Mai Mai went over and took the costume from her hand: "Let's go quickly, something happened in the village!" He felt that the costume didn't feel right in his hand.The clothes looked like silk, but they were a bit crisp in the hand, like paper.

Tut duk, the rhythmic sound of the cane tapping came in, Mai Mai turned around, and saw a face that looked more like a monkey than a human, it turned out to be the man he saw in the car with only one arm and one leg left.There was a smile on that monkey-like face: "Mai Qiao, are you here too?"

Mai's heart skipped a beat.How does this man know his name is Mai Qiao?And, why is he here?Suddenly thinking of the monkey face he saw with a flashlight in the woods, Maimai subconsciously closed her mouth tightly and did not answer, looking quietly at the man's feet.The man was wearing a pair of fat-bubble pants, with the bottom of the trousers scattered on the ground, covering his feet.Mai Mai glanced around and saw a teacup next to it with water in it.He pretended to step back, knocked over the cup with his elbow, and the water spilled on the ground.Mai Mai backed away, pretending to be nonchalant, and said to Lin Jing and Lu Yusheng: "Stop playing, let's go."

The monkey-faced man walked towards him leaning on a cane: "Why do you have to leave now? Let's leave after eating."

Wheat backed away slowly, eyes fixed on the water on the ground.The monkey-faced man didn't care about the puddle of water on the ground, and stepped on it directly, leaving a footprint in the water. The footprint was much larger than that of an ordinary person, and the traces of five toes could be vaguely seen.With a buzzing in his head, Mai Mai clenched the door bolt with both hands.All of a sudden, he found something quiet around him, the sound of gongs, drums and opera singing outside disappeared, it was as quiet as a tomb.Lu Yusheng seemed to feel that something was wrong, and stretched out his hand to pull Lin Jing: "Lin Jing, stop playing, let's leave quickly."

"Get out of the way!" Mai Mai suddenly yelled, swung the door bolt and smashed it.Because the monkey-faced man suddenly threw away his crutches, and rushed towards them with extremely agility, and landed on Lu Yusheng's back in the blink of an eye.Lu Yusheng screamed, Mai Mai's door bolt had been smashed, and it hit the monkey-faced man's waist with a bang, and it broke with a snap!The monkey-faced man suddenly turned his head, screamed loudly, his eyes glowed with green light, he propped himself on Lu Yusheng's back with one leg, and rushed towards the wheat again.Mai Mai fell back, pulled out the fruit knife in her clothes, and stabbed it hard.The knife did not know where it was stabbed, Xiaomai felt a warm liquid splash on his face, the monkey-faced man screamed, rolled off his body, and disappeared with a jump.

Mai Mai wiped the liquid off her face, and rushed over to pull Lu Yusheng up.There was a wound on Lu Yusheng's neck, as if cut by a knife, blood was flowing.Fortunately, it wasn't deep, so Mai took a knife and took off a sleeve from his clothes to wrap up his wound, and dragged the two of them out of the backstage.As soon as they went out, they realized that there was no village at all outside, let alone a stage, just a clearing in the forest, overgrown with weeds.Surrounded by thick and huggable trees, there seemed to be fireflies floating in the forest, and there was a sharp cry in the distance, but I didn't know what it was.

Lin Jing was so frightened that she couldn't cry, she choked up and asked, "W-what is this place?" Unfortunately, no one could answer her.

Lu Yusheng was calmer than her, and asked Mai Mai: "Where are we going?"

Xiaomai suddenly felt something hot on his chest, and when he felt it, it was the hundred-day money that his grandmother had tied on him last time.He just pulled it out by the red rope, when the rope broke suddenly, the money fell to the ground, and Gululu rolled away.Mai Mai looked in the direction where the money was rolling away, and suddenly found that there were little green lights lit up in the woods at some point, and it was unclear how many things were in it.

At this time, if the diamond wheat was dropped, he didn't care about picking it up, so he pulled Lu Yusheng and ran away.Lu Yusheng pulled Lin Jing again, and the three of them ran wildly in the woods, only hearing the screams coming and going from behind, piercing the ears.Suddenly, Mai Mai stepped on the ground and dragged Lu Yusheng and Lin Jing. The three of them strung together in a string and fell straight down...