One Pillow Huaxu

Zhang Qiling's footsteps are fast, but the Buddha statue is like a mirage, which makes people unable to touch the boundary.They walked for a long time in the wind and snow, gradually leaving the wolves behind, but they still couldn't get closer to the target.Zhang Qiling quickly noticed the abnormality, they seemed to have entered a bigger snowstorm.

The deeper you go, the less clear the surrounding scene becomes.What blurred people's vision gradually ceased to be the wind and snow, and turned into another kind of white, damp and mist-like thing.

The surrounding gradually fell into an abnormal silence.

"The sound of the wind disappeared." Wu Xie said.He patted Zhang Qiling, who immediately slowed down and put Wu Xie down.

Wu Xie leaned against him to stand firm, took out a flashlight from the equipment bag, patted it vigorously to turn it on, and cast the light forward.

They stood in a cloud of mist.Surrounded by endless gray and white, Wu Xie's voice was quickly swallowed by the cold air, leaving only a few empty echoes.

He rubbed his feet on the ground, and now they were still standing on a muddy ground scattered with gravel, but the thick snow had disappeared, and there were only a few sporadic piles of crushed snow.

Wu Xie said, "Did you go astray?"

Although he said so, there was no doubt on his face.Zhang Qiling didn't say anything, just shook his head.Wu Xie also knew that they were moving forward in a fixed straight line, and the person who led him to run had an excellent sense of direction, so the probability of such mistakes should be very low.

Wu Xie frowned. He had encountered similar things too many times, but what happened at this time did not make him feel surprised.

"seek death."

In the end, Wu Xie spread his hands and published a summary.He intuitively felt that this matter was not simple, but when he had the idea of ​​"escape" and chose this route, everything was already developing in a direction that deviated from common sense.

The phantom Buddha statue is just a guide, or a reflection of something.Wu Xie's choice was shaken for a moment. Although he quickly reacted and wanted to reverse it, the people with him didn't give him a chance.

Is this a strong judgment that was decided from the beginning?Wu Xie recalled the decisive word "good", and denied this conjecture in his heart, and then came to a conclusion that made him feel a little unbelievable.

It's a pampering.This man was indulging in the absurd choice he made at that moment.

Thinking of this, Wu Xie's expression became complicated, but soon he suppressed the redundant expression, and glanced at Zhang Qiling with a half-smile: "You run quite simply, and you are not afraid of running into any pit along the way."

Zhang Qiling still didn't answer, shifted the backpack in front of him, and lowered his body with his back to Wu Xie.Wu Xie didn't force himself, and climbed onto his back, and heard the person under him ask indifferently, "Where are you going?"

Wu Xie said, "Everyone is here."

These things that are out of common sense and reality, he has encountered countless times in the process of absorbing pheromones and touching the bronze bell.At this point, he felt as if he had met an old friend.

Surrounded by mist, the mountain wall seems to have disappeared into the whiteness.They walked a little further, only to see a dark shadow gradually appearing.At first, there were some weeds and bushes, but later on these things became more and more lush, and finally Wu Xie saw a tall and slender shadow.

Passing through the fog, his sight began to move up as the distance drew closer.But this is just an ordinary tree, not the Buddha statue they are chasing.

Behind this tree were countless tall shadows, standing indistinctly in the mist, covering their sight more closely.

They walked into a sea of ​​dark trees.

This is a very typical primeval forest in Tibetan areas, with towering ancient trees, and lush moss can be seen everywhere on the trunks and stones.After only a few steps, all natural weak light sources are completely swallowed up by darkness.Even the flashlight was blocked by the dense tree shadows and could not be projected further.

Suddenly something long and long swept across Wu Xie's neck. Before he could react, he heard the person behind him remind him, "It's vines."

"I know." Wu Xie didn't care, he pushed aside the cane that was in the way.The vines were coiled in the forest, but the two knew that in the darkness, there were also things that looked like vines, but were much more dangerous.This time it was rattan, but next time I might not know what it was.

Wu Xie tapped Zhang Qiling's shoulder, and Zhang Qiling stopped immediately.If you need to find your way out, it's best to move through the woods as quickly as possible.Wu Xie wasn't sure if there were unknown creatures in this forest, and it was obviously not an easy task to walk through a large virgin forest in the dark when one of them was unable to move.

He began to think about going back the same way, and retreated to the relatively open area at the opening for the time being, waiting for dawn before acting.But when Zhang Qiling walked back a few steps as he said, they soon noticed something strange.

Wu Xie's flashlight scanned the surroundings, and the giant tree cast a mottled shadow under the light of the flashlight.

It's too quiet here, there are no insects or any biological activity.

This is undoubtedly abnormal, and the silence here seems to announce a certain kind of death.Next, another, more anomalous point emerges, contradicting those silences.

"These trees are alive."

Wu Xie looked at the way he came and said.They had only come in a very short distance, but now they seemed to penetrate into the center.Numerous branches and vines block out the sky, leaving only a narrow passage overgrown with grass.

This is not the way they came in, at least Wu Xie thinks that this way cannot lead to where he is going.

"The ghost hit the wall, find another way." Wu Xie was very straightforward, he directly grabbed Zhang Qiling's collar and signaled him to stop.

Wu Xie made this decision very quickly, as if it was a conditioned reflex without thinking.There was an orderly tone in his words, which was his long-term habit of being in a decision-making leadership position.

"Or there is another way, let's burn this place directly." Wu Xie said, "The fastest way to walk through the maze is to push down the wall directly."

At this point, he seemed to be really thinking about the feasibility of doing so, and then added with some regret: "But we don't have a bulldozer."

"Don't talk." Zhang Qiling replied softly.Before Wu Xie opened his mouth, he was already observing the surrounding situation.Zhang Qiling looked ahead, and at the same time listened attentively to the sounds around him.

It is not absolutely quiet here, there is still a very strange sound.The sound was inaudible, only Zhang Qiling could faintly notice it, it was rustling, like friction, or the sound of sand flowing.

Wu Xie silently closed his voice, he turned his head and looked at the person in front of him, but the other party only left him a dark head.

At this time, Wu Xie felt a vine sweeping towards his neck again.He raised his hand to push it away, but soon a few more fell down one after another.

These rattans seem to have fallen down naturally, very quiet and cold to the touch.

Following Wu Xie's movements, Zhang Qiling suddenly realized something.He raised his head and glanced at the top of his head quickly, and there was a more obvious sound coming from above, and now even Wu Xie could hear the strangeness.

Reflexively matching Zhang Qiling's gaze, he turned the flashlight upwards, and saw countless vines wriggling in the darkness above their heads.These things were tightly intertwined and together, accompanied by the strafing of light, they flinched like animals afraid of light, and at the same time, a cloud of black mist blasted out from the cut of the vine.

Countless dense worms swarmed out in an instant. The worms were white-headed and black, as small as the mouth of a needle, and actually filled the entire vine.

Zhang Qiling pressed his body down and retreated quickly, Wu Xie also cursed at this time: "This thing is called Langjiuduo in Sanskrit, it is said that it only eats brains, so protect your head and retreat quickly."

At the same time, he pulled out the knife all of a sudden, cut a bloody hole on his hand neatly, stretched his arm forward, and directly slapped a blood mark on Zhang Qiling's forehead.Zhang Qiling's movements paused, and Wu Xie quickly slapped himself on the forehead again.The two turned their heads to look around, and found that everything around them had been disturbed, and countless vines filled with insects hung down silently, blocking their way densely.

"The top is empty, go up." Zhang Qiling said, before Wu Xie had time to react, he heard him add "hold on firmly", then he pulled Wu Xie's backpack forward and tied it hard, The two were tied together.

Immediately afterwards, Zhang Qiling looked for the gap, lowered his center of gravity, kicked the ground vigorously for a few run-ups, clung to a tree suddenly and climbed up.When climbing, he completely let go of the hand holding Wu Xie. If Wu Xie hadn't conditioned to hang on to him tightly, this series of quick and violent movements could instantly throw people away.

Wu Xie clicked his tongue, and at the same time clenched his fist vigorously, raised his hand and threw the squeezed blood out into the darkness ahead.There was a rustling sound in front of it, and the flashlight shone through, and the vines that were thrown by the blood retreated as if they had been scalded, leaving a very narrow opening.

Zhang Qiling's fingers gripped the tree tightly, and when he saw this, he kicked the tree up with all his strength, and after grabbing the trunk above, he lifted the two of them up with his waist.

At this time, the height they were at was almost close to the canopy of the tree, and there was actually a walkway hidden between the branches and leaves above.

There were very few bugs around, Zhang Qiling untied the shackles between the two, first found a strong tree branch to put Wu Xie away, and then took the lead to climb up the walkway that looked like a suspension bridge.

The walkway is very rough, more than one person wide, connected by wooden planks and ropes, extending around along the direction of the branches.The sound of Zhang Qiling falling to the ground was very light, but the moment he stood up, there was still a creaking sound around him.Fortunately, the trees in this forest are quite old. He stood on them for a while, seeing that the aisle and the branches below were strong enough to support a person's weight, he climbed back and pulled Wu Xie up.

When Wu Xie went up, there was another toothache sound in the aisle. He stood still, and at the same time scanned his surroundings. Seeing that there were still a few bugs wandering nearby, he stretched out his hand to make a fist.

It's just that before he exerted any force, Zhang Qiling pulled his hand back: "I can't make it through."

At this time, Wu Xie also discovered that reaching this height is like reaching a dividing line, and the vines are all concentrated at the bottom and will not grow upward.And a little farther away, there are countless tiny bugs crawling between the vines, but they rarely come close.

The walkway is like a bridge, and the tangled vines and dense bug swarms are the river below.It's just that this bridge is erected in the air, connecting trees and trees, extending into the depths of the dense forest like a spider's web.

"It's coated with something." Wu Xie touched the rope, and there was a layer of dust-like powder on it.In fact, his sense of smell has long since failed, and he brought his hand to his nose just as a gesture, and soon he stretched it out in front of Zhang Qiling's face.

Zhang Qiling didn't care about the powder sticking to his fingers, just pressed his hand, took out a bandage from his bag and started to stop the bleeding.

The incident happened suddenly, and Wu Xie attacked very quickly and ruthlessly, his skin and flesh turned out a little. At this time, the vicinity of the wound began to turn white, and the blood had been squeezed dry by himself.

Wu Xie was very cooperative, and even sat down like a normal person.He watched the man in front of him lower his head and deal with the wound without saying a word, then suddenly took a flashlight to shine on Zhang Qiling's face, stared at the blood on the other's forehead, and said casually:

"Have you seen it before?"

His question was extremely vague, and ordinary people might not be able to figure out whether he was asking about bugs or something else.

Zhang Qiling was silent for a moment, then nodded.At this time, the alcohol had already been poured on it, and Wu Xie's hand shook physiologically, but his expression didn't change at all, and he didn't even glance at it.

He held up the flashlight, and the light paused on Zhang Qiling's face for a moment, then he clicked his tongue suddenly, and the next second he stretched his hand forward.

The flashlight was still in his hand, and the light suddenly became messed up.

Wu Xie directly attacked the junction of the opponent's jaw and neck, but the person who was dealing with the wound with his head down reacted faster than him. He tilted his head reflexively. The opponent flipped his backhand and blocked it cleverly.

Wu Xie was not annoyed when he didn't succeed. He smiled and said, "I've thought about the possibility of success along the way. I've thought of many ways, but there's a high probability that you can just kick me to the tree. Can't get up and down."

Zhang Qiling raised his eyes to look at Wu Xie, and remained silent, but Wu Xie maintained a stalemate, and suddenly let go of his hand.The flashlight landed on the board and made a muffled "boom".The light hit the ground directly to the distance, and the faces of the two were once again immersed in darkness.

Wu Xie tapped the opponent's hand blocking him with his fingers, and he said, "Old Zhang, tell me, how many faces can a person have."

Zhang Qiling looked at Wu Xie's face in the dark, but did not answer the question.His other hand was still holding Wu Xie's injured hand, and after moving his fingertips slowly, he replied softly, "I won't hurt you."

"I know, this answer is not important." Wu Xie said, "It's very simple to turn someone into a real corpse. To deal with me, you only need to leave me alone. If you want to start, I'm already dead. back."

"It's just some impossible things, will there be a possibility of sudden occurrence?"

This is the second time Wu Xie said this sentence. The eyes of the two crossed each other's faces through the darkness, but they couldn't read each other's expressions.

Zhang Qiling said: "You have already reached a conclusion."

Wu Xie laughed in the dark, and he said slowly: "My conclusion may cause us to break up early, do you want to know?"

Hearing this, Zhang Qiling paused slightly with his stalemate hands.After a while, he slowly withdrew some of his strength.After Wu Xie felt it, he moved his hands closer to the inside, but when he reached the opponent's face, he stopped.

Suddenly, he simply let go of all his strength and took the initiative to withdraw his hand.

Wu Xie picked up the flashlight, and the light came back on between the two of them.His face appeared in the light, with a calm expression: "One day we will break up and come out to make a living. Everyone will have difficulties, won't they?"

After speaking, he stretched out his injured hand again, signaling the other party to continue to deal with it.Zhang Qiling was silent for a while, lowered his head and continued to bandage, and at the same time replied flatly: "But before that, you have many choices."

Wu Xie watched his patient movements, shook his head, and let out a sigh of relief.He looked up at the intertwined branches and leaves, and said a word: "Cows and sheep go together, beasts walk alone[1]."

"I try to imitate this saying, now I am walking alone under the cover of cattle and sheep. I couldn't understand this sentence before, but now, I need to make myself like that."

Wu Xie said, keeping his eyes fixed on the person in front of him: "The moment when people are most likely to die is the eve of being rescued."

All irrational laxity and unrealistic fantasies will crush a person in an instant.

"Right now, I can't have a new choice."

Note [1]: From Lu Xun's "Chats at the End of Spring": Beasts are alone, while cattle and sheep form teams; a large team of bison will form a city to defend against powerful enemies, but if you pull one horse, you will only be able to fight. Mou called.