Urban Oddities: The Seven-Day Cycle

The amulet broke under a tug. Yan Shi did not expect Luo Yunsong to do such a move. He was so angry and anxious that he wanted to beat him up. Luo Yunsong looked calm and took it out of his bag. Make a hamburger, break half of it and give it to Yan Shi.

Yan Shi took off his amulet and handed it to him: "Put it on."

Luo Yunsong took a bite of the hamburger, and said in a relaxed tone, "I've eaten peaches before, so I'm not afraid."

"Don't be afraid of a fart! You idiot! Put it on quickly!"

"Yanshi, we have no time to waste. Look, we didn't expect to come to such a place. We don't have much food and water. If we continue to consume it, even if we have amulets, we won't be able to survive." Luo Yunsong said There was a firmness in his eyes, "It's better to let Zhou Yongfei come to me directly!"

Yan Shi stopped talking and gnawed on the hamburger. He had to admit that Luo Yunsong's method was indeed the fastest, but it was also very risky. Yan Shi secretly made up his mind to follow Luo Yunsong closely and guard him.

Luo Yunsong suddenly stretched out his hand and wiped the corner of Yan Shi's mouth, Yan Shi was shocked.

"Don't be nervous, there's just ketchup." Luo Yunsong stretched out his fingers in front of his eyes.

Yan Shi touched the corner of his mouth: "Oh."

The stinky hooligan licked his fingers and looked at him lustfully: "It's clean now."

Yan Shi: "..."

After the two of them finished eating, they sat in a daze. The blasting talisman in Luo Yunsong's hand was almost soaked with sweat. Yan Shi saw him unwrapping the talisman paper, and looked over his head: "Is it wet?"

"It's not wet, the paper seems waterproof." Luo Yunsong folded it back along the crease.

After a quick glance, Yan Shi felt that the spiral rune on the blasting talisman looked familiar, but he didn't think much about it at the time.

Time passed little by little, and the sound of water droplets and shadows that he had been looking forward to did not appear again. Luo Yunsong gradually became sleepy. He did not rest well and was very tired. When he was half asleep and half awake, he heard the sound of Yan Shi beside him. With a loud cry, Luo Yunsong was startled awake immediately, but before he had time to ask what was going on, he caught a glimpse of a black shadow, and Yan Shi rushed out quickly. When Luo Yunsong came back to his senses, Yan Shi had already run Into the mist, there was only a blurry shadow left, Luo Yunsong also yelled immediately, and ran wildly, Yan Yan ran very fast in the mist, turning left and right, as if chasing someone, Luo Yunsong held on tight Staring, for fear of losing his attention, the fog gradually dispersed, he followed Yan Shi and ran into a huge room, Luo Yunsong quickened his pace, but still couldn't catch up with Yan Shi, he shouted anxiously: "Yan Shi ! Wait for me!"

He watched as Yan Shi ran into the gap in the wall, the gap was so narrow that only one person could enter sideways, Luo Yunsong almost didn't think about it, he was about to go in on one side of his body, but he didn't get out yet After a few steps, a hand came in from outside, dragged him out, slammed him to the ground, the flashlight rolled away, the light beam was deflected in one direction, Luo Yunsong only saw a figure riding on him, raised his fist It seemed that he was going to fight, Luo Yunsong saw that the person who came was not kind, of course he refused to show weakness, he immediately punched the person, fisted and kicked the person, rolled into a ball on the ground, when it comes to fighting, Luo Yunsong is still an expert, he specially went to After studying in the training class, that person was certainly not his opponent, and he was quickly pushed to the ground. Luo Yunsong wondered in his heart, he thought it was a living corpse at first, but what happened?Not only did the living corpse not bite him, but it even raised its knees and slammed hard between his legs...

Luo Yunsong's eyes darkened, and he almost fainted. The man overturned Luo Yunsong, rode on him, raised his hand and slapped him a few times, and Luo Yunsong's face immediately ached.

"Are you awake? Ah? Are you awake?!" The man tugged at Luo Yunsong's collar and shook it violently. Seeing Luo Yunsong's daze, he slapped him a few more times.

Luo Yunsong's gaze slowly focused, tried to distinguish the figure, and asked uncertainly, "Yan Shi?"

"Hmm!" Yan Shi grabbed the flashlight and shone it on his face.

Luo Yunsong turned his head to look at the crack in the wall. He clearly saw Yan Shi get in. When did he come outside again?

"What did you see?" Yan Shi asked.

Luo Yunsong touched the corner of Yan Shi's bloody mouth, distressed and angry: "It's okay! Where did you come from? Are you dumb? Can you move your hands and not make a sound?!"

Yan Shi glanced at him and said angrily, "Squeak!"

Luo Yunsong: "..."

Yan Shi got off Luo Yunsong, sat aside, took out the potion and applied it to himself, Luo Yunsong's hand was heavy, Yan Shi knew without looking, his face must be stained, he ran all the way, still breathing Shun, the lungs hurt like they were on fire.

Luo Yunsong snatched the bottle and carefully applied the medicine to Yan Shi. He gently rubbed Yan Shi's swollen face, and said firmly, "Next time, don't just run out without saying a word. You won't even be able to catch up. What if I get lost? Who knows what dangers lie ahead, if we want to go, let's go together, don't act alone, understand?"

Yan Shi waited for him to finish his chatter before he sneered: "Is it you who ran out without a word?"

Luo Yunsong was taken aback: "Me?"

Yan Shi sniffled and sneezed. Luo Yunsong quickly wiped his nose with a tissue and heard him tell the story intermittently. It turned out that the matter was very simple. Yan Shi was in a daze at the time, when Luo Yunsong suddenly heard a loud cry Yan Shi saw him running, so he ran along with him. Yan Shi didn't know what Luo Yunsong saw, but seeing his nervousness, he thought that he must have seen the shadow , since the clue came, he just followed it. As a result, Luo Yunsong ran very fast, like a wild horse that had run loose, and chased for a while, but his physical strength was a little bit behind him. He was afraid of losing track, so he called Luo Yunsong loudly. Luo Yunsong wanted to tell him to wait for him, but Luo Yunsong didn't respond at all.

Having said this in one breath, Yan Shi sneezed again, sniffed and said, "I realized something was wrong at that time, what exactly did you see?"

Luo Yunsong sighed: "I happen to be like you, but what I saw was you running out, and then I chased you all the way here."

"You run back, remember to say something next time." Yan Shi poured the potion into his hands and rubbed it to warm it up, covering Luo Yunsong's red and swollen face. .

Yan Shi: "...why?"

"And brother Luo."

A blue vein popped on Yan Shi's forehead: "What's wrong, brother Luo?"

Smelly hooligan: "It was bullied, and it is crying now, if you don't believe me, touch it."

Yan Shi squeezed his crotch, hummed and said, "It's okay, little brother Luo is healthy and still hasn't broken."

Stinky Hooligan: "...QAQ"

Yan Shi pretended not to see the stinky hooligan rolling on the ground clutching his crotch, and took a flashlight to shine into the crack in the wall. The crack in the wall was so deep that the flashlight couldn't reach his head, and he didn't know where it was leading. He gestured with his body, and immediately became anxious: "Hey! Yan Shi!"

"I didn't leave." Yan Shi waved his hands impatiently, "Do you think I'm such an impulsive person?"

Luo Yunsong corrected: "It's not like, it's just like that!"

Yan Shi: "..."

Luo Yunsong walked to Yan Shi's side, and together they used a flashlight to shine into the crack of the wall. That fake Yan Shi had malicious intentions, and what was waiting in front of him was definitely not a good thing.

Yan Shi asked, "Go in?"

"No." Luo Yunsong felt the wall inch by inch, trying to find another way out. Even if there was a trap ahead, he was willing to go there. He was determined to deal with Zhou Yongfei, but the gap in the wall was too small. No matter what danger, there is nowhere to fight or flee.

He touched along the wall all the way, and he really found out eight strange places.

At intervals on the wall, traces of water seepage appeared. Luo Yunsong followed the traces and found out the outline of the door. He studied it and opened the secret door. Inside the door was a staircase extending downward.

Yan Shi imitated him and opened the other hidden doors. Without exception, there were exactly the same stairs inside.

The two retreated to the center of the room, looking around at the eight opened doors.

Eight doors, eight directions, which way to go?

"The one near the crack in the wall?" Luo Yunsong asked Yan Shi.

Yan Shi shook his head: "I don't think so. The environment here cannot be explained by common sense. Who knows if there will be a turn in the middle of the walk near the wall?"

Luo Yunsong thought for a while: "Well, that's true."

Yan Shi continued to analyze: "Since that thing can bring you here, it will definitely continue to appear. Let's just wait."

"Oh, Yan Shi..."

"what?"

"Don't run around anymore."

Yan Shi was furious: "Fuck! You are the one running around?!"

The stinky hooligan lightly took Yan Shi's hand: "This way you won't be able to escape."

Yan Shi was so angry that he turned his face away, his ears were burning red, but he was angry, Yan Shi did not shake off him, Luo Yunsong felt extremely happy, but unfortunately the environment here is not compatible with romance, Luo Yunsong discussed: "This year's flower market is on South Street. It is said that the market will open early. Let's go and have a look?"

When he mentioned this, Yan Shi remembered that the New Year is coming soon. The warm climate in S City always gives people an illusion of summer. Yan Shi did not have the habit of visiting the flower market in previous years. He has no relatives and lives alone. The New Year is the same as usual. Eat, eat, sleep, wake up and watch a movie, it's like a long vacation.

Luo Yunsong smiled and said, "Shall we spend this year together?"

Yan Shi endured it, but he still couldn't, and asked, "Aren't you going home?"

Luo Yunsong: "Return, how could you not return."

Yan Shi: "...Oh."

Luo Yunsong winked: "Guess who is in my family?"

"Who?" Yan Shi felt that this question was so stupid. Of course, he was going home to visit his parents. Maybe Luo Yunsong's family had brothers and sisters. It was so lively, how could it be the same as himself?

Luo Yunsong pressed close to Yan Shi's ear, and said softly, "You."

Yan Shi looked up at him, only to find that Luo Yunsong's expression changed, and he turned to look at a door.

"It's coming? What is it?!" Yan Shi stared in that direction nervously.

"I don't know... there seems to be some voice..."

Just as he was talking, the voice rang again.

"Tick."

Xu Hua followed Ao Lie through the fog for a long time, and couldn't help asking: "Xiao Lie, is this direction?"

"That's right, it's the smell of the potion!" Ao Lie sniffed, and led Xu Hua to turn in a direction. Luo Yunsong's arm was injured, and the potion was mixed with pearl powder. The smell was quite special. Ao Lie remembered it clearly. He knew after smelling it that Luo Yunsong must have traveled this distance.

Ao Lie's nose is particularly sharp. When he was a child, no matter how his parents hid snacks, he could always find them. Daddy Long once proudly praised him for having a nose that is more brilliant than a dog's.

When Xu Hua went to a large room, he had to admit that Ao Lie really...

"The nose is smarter than a dog's?" Ao Lie squinted at him.

Xu Hua praised blankly: "Wow, Xiao Lie, you are so amazing."

Ao Lie: "...recite the lines, this is it?"

Xu Hua showed him a note: Wow!Xiao Lie, you are amazing! o(>ω<) o! ! !

In order to emphasize, Xu Hua specially added a brush and drew a few crooked peach hearts.

Ao Lie snorted and put the note into his pocket, and was about to walk towards a door, when Xu Hua grabbed him: "Wait, this place is eight doors."

"Bamen? Yes, you can tell it at a glance."

Xu Hua said: "No, the eight gates here are not the eight gates of quantity, but the eight gates of rest, life, injury, Du, scene, surprise, death, and opening in Qimen Dunjia. Except for the gate of life and the gate of death, The remaining doors represent a cycle that goes on and on, and if we go wrong, we won't be able to get out."

"But...they're already in..."

"Xiao Lie, don't worry, wait for me to deduce it." Xu Hua sketched on the sticky note, Ao Lie couldn't understand it, he just found it interesting, Xu Hua drew several pages, took out the chalk from his bag, and wrote on a There is a sign next to the door.

"This is the life gate among the eight gates, you can go out." Xu Hua explained.

"Where did you go out?"

"I don't know, I can't figure it out. The remaining doors are very dangerous, especially the door of death." Xu Hua walked to another door and drew a cross on the wall.

Ao Lie twitched the corner of his mouth: "What kind of door is this?"

"The door to death."

"What happens when you go in?"

"As the name suggests, no one who enters the gate of death can survive."

Ao Lie: "..."

Seeing that Ao Lie's expression was wrong, Xu Hua pondered for a while, and immediately understood. After he understood, he only felt a chill run up his spine.

Ao Lie nodded heavily: "They have already gone in."

The sound of water leaking kept ringing ahead, no matter how much Luo Yunsong chased after him, the sound was still not far or near.

Luo Yunsong had a premonition that there was something unimaginable at the end of the stairs, and that thing was the culprit of the seven-day cycle.

Is it Zhou Yongfei?

Thinking of this, Luo Yunsong shouted: "Zhou Yongfei!"

"Tick tock. Tick tock."

"Zhou Yongfei! Come out! Stop hiding! I know you did it!"

No one answered, only the intermittent sound of dripping water.

Yan Shi couldn't hear the sound of the water, and didn't know if Zhou Yongfei replied, but he heard Luo Yunsong yelling loudly by himself, as if singing a one-man show, Luo Yunsong was provocative and scolding in different ways, and he spoke in a logical manner , As a result, Luo Yunsong's throat was smoking, but the other party kept leaking.

Yan Shi wanted to laugh a little, and asked, "Did you see the shadow?"

"No." Luo Yunsong was dejected.

Looking at the end of the darkness, Yan Shi suddenly said, "Do you still remember what that shadow looks like?"

Of course Luo Yunsong remembered, especially the first catastrophe, he was almost killed by that thing, the shadow had long hair, he once thought it was a water plant.

"Is Zhou Yongfei a man?" Yan Shi asked again.

"Of course, Zhou Yongling still calls him brother, isn't it a man..." Luo Yunsong said, feeling extremely strange in his heart.

There's a terribly wrong place about things.

The shadow that killed him was obviously a woman, it couldn't be Zhou Yongfei.

So what kind of role does Zhou Yongfei play in the seven-day cycle?Is it just a matter of raising a finger and sending out a koi fairy?

Yan Shi was also thinking: "What's the matter with that shadow? If it's a woman, then what's the relationship between her and Zhou Yongfei?"

Luo Yunsong pondered for a moment, then a light bulb lit up on his forehead: "Could it be Zhou Yongfei's lover?"

Yan Shi continued: "Zhou Yongfei spent a lot of time and effort to get a koi fairy to eat souls and raise lovers, but he met an accident and turned into a living corpse?"

"Yan Da, you really have a big brain."

"Compared to Mr. Luo, this brain hole is nothing."

Luo Yunsong: "Well, you still know me best."

Yan Shi: "..."

Turning the corner, the clear sound of water sounded from the depths of the stairs.

"Tick."

Yan Shi trembled violently.

Luo Yunsong was surprised: "Did you hear that?!"

"I heard it!"

"Impossible...you haven't forwarded it..." Luo Yunsong thought about it, "Is there water?"

Yan Shi nodded and said: "Yes, it may be a pool of water, or an underground river or something. The water gathers Yin Qi, which is also called ghost Qi. If it gathers, it will become a dangerous place. If Zhou Yongfei becomes something that is not human, it is very likely Where the water gathers."

The two discussed all the way, the flashlight flickered, it seemed that the contact was bad, Luo Yunsong took a few shots, and the flashlight went out disappointingly, Yan Shi was about to laugh, but unexpectedly his own flashlight also went on strike, the two tossed After a while, he had to use a lighter to illuminate it. The moment the fire was lit, Luo Yunsong suddenly felt a person standing there in front of the left.

Luo Yunsong was startled, took a step forward to protect Yan Shi behind his back, and shouted at the man with a watermelon knife: "Who?!"

Yan Shi nervously said, "What did you see again?"

Through the light of the fire, Luo Yunsong saw a faint figure, the shadow was blurry, Luo Yunsong couldn't tell who it was, he led Yan Shi to the side, and the figure ignored them, woodenly Walking up, muttering something in his mouth, Luo Yunsong felt that his voice was a little familiar, as if he had heard it somewhere, after hearing the name he was muttering clearly, Luo Yunsong's body trembled suddenly.

Yan Shi didn't understand what happened. He was about to ask, when Luo Yunsong said, "Miaomiao is fine, don't worry."

The figure didn't know if he understood it, but he stopped in his tracks.

Luo Yunsong led Yan Shi to a trot all the way, and when he ran to the next corner, the flashlight suddenly turned on again.

He wiped off his sweat and shone behind him with a flashlight. The light couldn't be too far away, and he couldn't see whether Miaomiao's father was still there, but he felt that the shadow stood there, facing them.

Luo Yunsong put his hands around his mouth and shouted loudly: "Miaomiao is fine and healthy, someone is taking care of him, don't worry!"

There was a sigh in the darkness, the breeze blew by, and the feeling of being stared at disappeared.

Yan Shi asked, "Miss Chen?"

Luo Yunsong's nose was sore: "No, it's Miaomiao's father."

Yan Shi looked back and asked, "Has he left?"

"I don't know, maybe let's go, those souls really came here."

"Where are the others?"

"He's the only one. Miaomiao's father is already... well, his soul is very thin, very weak, and he may be too concerned about Miaomiao..."

Miaomiao's father is not a person in the seven-day cycle, he just actively chased his wife away, and as a result, his soul was trapped here. He didn't know what happened and became extremely weak. He obviously didn't know that his most beloved son had also passed away. Not alive, with an obsession to find his son.

"There is also a strange situation. His shadow has become very fat. If it weren't for his voice and his height, I would have thought it was the fat woman."

"So, that fat woman is not fat?" A thought flashed through Yan Shi's mind, and just as he was about to think about it, Luo Yunsong suddenly slipped, and Yan Shi was led by him, and the two fell on the ground together. up the stairs.

Yan Shi supported his waist and gasped from the fall. Luo Yunsong got up and saw that there was a thin layer of moss growing on the steps. No wonder it was so slippery. Luo Yunsong helped Yan Shi up and massaged his waist , Touching and touching, the hand was wrapped around Yan Shi's waist, Yan Shi didn't bother to get angry with him anymore, turned his face away, pretending not to see.

The further you go down, the louder the sound of the water, the more moss on the stairs, and the humidity is very heavy.

When they stepped on the platform, they were surprised to find that the ground was covered with a layer of water, the water covered their ankles, and their shoes were soaked immediately. The two of them drenched in the water all the way, and when they walked out of the corridor, their eyes suddenly opened up. Scanning around with a flashlight, trying to find a place to go ashore, the light swept in a certain direction, showing a huge thing soaked in the pool, Luo Yunsong couldn't see it clearly, wanted to get closer, Yan Shi pulled him to stop, Nervously said: "Don't go!"

"I haven't seen it clearly yet." Luo Yunsong was very depressed, the flashlight at home was not powerful, and he regretted not bringing his own wolf-eye flashlight.

Yan Shi shook his head, dragged him to hide in the corner, and pointed the light of the flashlight in that direction, telling him to look carefully.

Luo Yunsong was secretly amused. In a dark environment, he had to hide and turn on the light. Isn't this revealing his position and contradicting himself?

He looked carefully in that direction, and gradually, his eyes widened.

That thing... seems to be moving?