In the dark night, the silence was eerie, as if the boundless thick ink was heavily smeared. The wind on the river beach howled coldly, and from time to time you could hear the rustling of leaves in the distance.
Sitting in the tent, staring blankly at the sky, listening to the howling wind in the dark night, I felt a chill on my back.
"Sister, why don't we go along?"
"Xiao Xia, since it involves my father, Grandpa Lin, and us encountering these strange things, we must go no matter how scared we are."
"That's right, as long as Little Ling is here, brother, you will be fine." On such a night, Little Ling seemed to be like an elf in the night, and he was very happy.
At dusk, Liu Mengying told everyone that we would stay here for the night so that we could explore the Wolf Wood Forest.
Of course, except for my sister and I who remained silent, everyone else responded one after another. Even Yunyi, who I thought would be on the same side as us, was also full of curiosity.
My sister and I are both timid, so the four of them went to tinker with so-called magic weapons, body protection and the like.
Xiaoling didn't go because she didn't like those things, so there were only three of us in this tent.
Midnight, eleven o'clock.
After simply eating some of the food we had brought, we reluctantly headed towards the Wolf Wood Forest, which is what I call the Hanging Neck Forest.
"There seems to be movement in the tent over there?" Xiao Ling, who had been beside my sister and me, suddenly whispered to me.
Feeling something was wrong, I immediately lowered my voice and walked to Liu Mengying who was leading the way: "Sister Mengying, the tent over there seems to be responding?"
"It seems that they have the same purpose as us?" Liu Mengying didn't react much. "Let's not make any noise. There must be a lot of people going to Langmulin tonight."
"Sister Mengying, why did you choose tonight?"
"No, did you see it? The blood moon was high last night, and it's at its peak tonight, but because of the change in weather, it's completely blocked and you can't see it."
"Then what exactly are we going to Wolfwood Forest for? You should tell everyone now, right?"
Liu Mengying shook her head and said: "You are really stubborn. I am here just to explore."
After hearing what she said, I felt as if I had been deceived again.
The first time I was deceived was the mistress street operation, and the second time I was deceived was the crematorium operation. The first time I caught Abe Seimei, but unfortunately he ran away.
The second time was just to make people feel uncomfortable. No ghost was seen, but the group of people were frightened half to death.
What will happen this time?
When I walked to the foot of the mountain, the crows of crows could be heard from time to time in the forest, which made me feel panicked. My sister beside me seemed to be uncomfortable as she stood close to me.
Suddenly, I heard the sound of very slight footsteps, and Liu Mengying immediately motioned for us to squat down.
"Remember, if you see something terrible, don't say anything."
These words were spoken to my sister and I. It was a common occurrence for other people to face such a situation. What surprised me was Yunyi, she also seemed very relaxed.
When the footsteps were far away and completely inaudible, Liu Mengying made another gesture, telling us to follow.
Follow the forest and walk cautiously towards the hillside.
The deeper I went into the forest, the more uncomfortable I felt, as if a pair of scary eyes were staring at me in the night.
I know that this is the fantasy that I am afraid of appearing in my mind.
What are you thinking and afraid of? There was a sound in the woods, which scared me so much that I almost screamed.
Fortunately, there were people around me, so I suppressed the uneasiness and fear in my heart.
Liu Mengying had been walking in front. When she heard the sound, she had no intention of stopping and walked straight forward.
"Didn't you hear the sound?"
Although saying this under such circumstances would make everyone feel uncomfortable, I couldn't help but whisper it.
"Is it a squirrel? Nothing surprising."
"Brother, Sister Mengying is right, it's the sound of a squirrel. You are too timid." Xiao Ling's smiling voice resounded in my mind.
I found that Xiao Ling's voice seemed to be the only one who could hear it.
"However, this place is strange. It seems that many big sisters are gathering here."
"Aren't you scaring me?" I communicated with her in my mind.
"Don't worry, as long as I'm here, they will only look for other people."
"Xiao Ling, how do you feel here? In other words, what kind of secrets are hidden?" Suddenly, I remembered that Xiao Ling was different from us, and she might know something, so I asked.
"Brother, this is a place where lonely souls are sealed. For you, you may obtain some treasures from the underworld and improve yourself. And for us, you may swallow some living souls and also improve yourself."
"There is a pair of brass eyes inside, and you can also see some things and things that you want to know but cannot."
"In other words, can that brass eye reflect what I want to know? That is, the death of Grandpa Lin and the disappearance of my father in the Yin and Yang Realm?"
"Brother, that's the truth. However, it's really unreal. I've only heard about this little spirit from my mother. Besides, it's hard to tell whether the brass eye is there or not?"
After listening to what she said, I glanced at Liu Mengying who was walking in front. It seemed that she knew these legends.
I wanted to ask, but I still didn't.
After walking for almost half an hour, we were walking into a deep forest, and it was difficult to even see the path under our feet.
Instead, Mo Xinqi took out a fluorescent screen from her bag and glanced at the map in her hand.
"Xinqi, are we taking the right route?"
"Yes, but the light here is getting weaker and weaker now. It may be a little difficult for us to find the cave."
"It's okay. This mountain forest is not big. There is a very conspicuous big tree there, which is quite strange. Let's go."
The group of people continued walking in the deep forest.
From time to time, the sound of crows in the forest could be heard, and my sister unconsciously stretched out her hand to pull my arm. I didn’t say anything, but instead pulled her in turn and continued to follow Liu Mengying and the others.
"We're here." After walking for almost half an hour, I vaguely saw a strange big tree with many stones surrounding it.
Liu Mengying asked Mo Xinqi and Jiang Kexin to check around to make sure there was no one there.
The three of them quickly took out some magical artifacts that I had seen in Grandpa Lin's Yin Yang House from their backpacks.
The compass, the incense, the miniature mahogany sword carried on the old Taoist priest's back, some yellow paper and something I don't know.
After lighting up the incense, Liu Mengying and Mo Xinqi sat on the floor. She gently picked up the peach wood sword with her orchid fingers and recited a spell in her mouth.
Mo Xinqi picked up the yellow paper and a brush, and started to draw a spell toward Jiang Kexin, who was holding something that looked like ink but not ink.
Looking at this strange combination, I felt speechless. It was just like a child playing house.
Instead, I noticed that Xiao Ling was far away, and I felt that I was looking for her. Xiao Ling's voice floated into my mind: "Brother, when you go in later, I will follow you."
What surprised me was that at the moment when Xiaoling and I were talking, I saw the peach wood sword in Liu Mengying's hand fly to a hand, and then, a scene beyond scientific knowledge occurred.
The big tree actually started to move. Although it was very slow, it was really moving.
Yun Yi, my sister and I were on the side looking at this in shock.
"Hurry in." Jiang Kexin didn't seem to be idle. She used her perception to look around and said immediately.