Although Ding Zhen was afraid, she was somewhat immune to the situation of someone or a ghost "behind" her. She bent down to pick up the tree stick that Liu Chuanfeng had dropped on the ground and walked backwards.
"Old...Old Ding..."
Ding Zhen exclaimed, could it be that Gao Yuan faked the corpse?
When he was about to leave again, he stepped on something and heard another voice in his ear: "It hurts..."
The flashlight ran out of power, so Ding Zhen had no choice but to find Gao Yuan's still warm "body" in the dark.
The breath is still there, and the heart and pulse are still beating.
Gao Yuan was not dead at all. He was confused and listened to some of the conversation between Ding Zhen and Liu Chuanfeng.
Not far away, the ghost is approaching.
Ding Zhen heard the noise and hesitated whether to carry a strong man down the mountain.
Gao Yuan didn't want to die, so he used all his strength to hold on to Ding Zhen's wrist.
The movement suddenly disappeared.
Ding Zhen didn't dare to hesitate anymore, carried Gao Yuan on her back and hurried down the mountain.
At the same time, fifty meters away, Chen Jiu and Mo Mo sensed danger, each clenched the yellow mud they had kneaded in advance, and moved in different directions with their waists hunched over.
I thought one of them was at least temporarily safe, but what happened was that two ghosts approached them.
Each ghost chases one person.
Mo Mo chose Ding Zhen's way down the mountain.
She ran faster and faster explosively, almost falling several times but never daring to slow down.
Although Gao Yuan was injured all over his body, his sense of crisis prevented him from closing his eyes and resting hastily. He forced himself to look around and listen to all directions, and let Ding Zhen know at any time if anything happened.
As soon as the two decided to go to another side, Mo Mo rushed over and perfectly hit Gao Yuan on Ding Zhen's back.
All three of them fell down without exception. Fortunately, there was a row of short shrubs growing underneath.
Hearing the cry, Ding Zhen recognized who it was and said, "Let's hurry up and run before the ghost comes."
After running less than ten steps, a ghost blocked their new path.
"Momo, take good care of Gao Yuan!"
Ding Zhen yelled wildly to attract the ghost's attention. As he went up the mountain, he took off his clothes. When he threw the clothes away, he even kicked the ghost hard.
Mo Mo was afraid that Ding Zhen would be eaten by ghosts, covering her mouth and still crying. When she saw Ding Zhen coming back soon, she hugged him excitedly.
"We should quickly find a place to hide."
If you run again, you will definitely run to death.
The road began to become steeper, and the surrounding area fell into dead silence.
Every time Ding Zhen took a step, he felt that the road under his feet was very familiar. He put down Gao Yuan, grabbed the tense branches and jumped down. After walking three or five steps, he found Yu Niao's things.
"That's right, this is the way we went up the mountain!"
Ding Zhen thought of the fork where Du Li and Yu Niao disappeared inexplicably, and asked Gao Yuan:
"Do you think they fell into some pit and couldn't hear anything?"
Mo Mo looked at her phone with 20% battery left, silently sent a message to Yu Niao, and surprisingly told Ding and Gao Er:
"The teacher said they fell into a hole. Brother Ding, could it be a safety hole?"
Ding Zhen had this guess, "Let's go find it quickly."
Even if it wasn't, they could still hide for a while. The three of them thought that after finally finding it, they found that Du Li was also eyeing this place.
"You are also here to find a hole, right?"
Ding Zhen hesitated and didn't tell the truth.
Du Li pinched the bracelet given to her by her grandma and told them angrily: "The hole is gone. You all came here in vain."
Mo Mo didn't believe it, so she squatted on the ground and tested it with her feet. All she saw were uneven stones and thorny weeds.
"Yu Niao told you, right? Ask her where she is now? I'm sure she has found a safe hole!"
No, Du Li didn't know anything. She pretended to urge them.
"She can reply to your messages at any time, doesn't that prove that she is alive and well? As for us, we are either being chased or hiding.
Since you think Yu Niao is a good person, why not ask for help from a good person?"
These words convinced the three of them.
Mo Mo quickly edited the text message: Brother Ding and I are together and there is no way to escape. Teacher, please help us.
There was a reply soon: Where are you?
Several people were thoughtful, and Du Li took the phone and replied: Do you have any idea where Du Li fell? Or have you found a safe hole?
The phone has been silent for a long time.
Mo Mo blamed Du Li for asking too directly. What if Yu Niao was afraid that they would drag her down and not tell her the location of the safety hole?
Du Li didn't care at all what others said, as long as he wasn't chased by ghosts alone.
Mobile phone vibration.
Ding Zhen immediately lowered his head to read the reply: Under a big pine tree, it’s not far from you. If you still have the impression, it’s the big tree you met when you went up the mountain.
"Big pine tree?"
Ding Zhen looked at Gao Yuan, "Do you have any impression?"
Du Li frowned and laughed at Ding Zhen: "Are you sure you didn't misunderstand? Yu Niao said pine trees instead of cypress trees?"
Momo, who is tree-blind, read it again and said, "The teacher said it is indeed a pine tree!"
"It's impossible. When we went up the mountain, we only saw one old tree. Yu Niao must be too stupid to even distinguish the trees. Or——"
Du Li changed the subject and sneered: "She deliberately deceived and confused us!"
It's better to have some hope than to hide around without hope.
"It's just a towering tree anyway, let's just look for it, don't talk nonsense!" Ding Zhen walked in front, remembering Gao Yuan, turned back to help him up, and continued walking.
Mo Mo walked in the middle. Du Li was last. She looked back from time to time.
Several people's eyes were dazzled by the fact that there was indeed only one old cypress tree nearby.
The surroundings were already dark, and the branches of the cypress trees reaching into the sky became even darker.
Half of its roots are entangled with the mountain, and the other half is suspended in the air, standing on the edge of the mountain with determination as if absorbing the essence of heaven and earth.
"Isn't there a cliff at the bottom?"
The cold wind ruffled Mo Mo's bangs, and she unconsciously grabbed the corner of Ding Zhen's clothes and trembled.
"If I ask again, I'll tell you that we didn't see her when we were nearby."
Mo Mo did as she was told, and the only reply was one word: jump.
Du Li felt more and more that Yu Niao was a liar, and watched with cold eyes, hesitating whether to leave first and find someone else to find a safe haven.
At this time, a dark figure approached, and when Du Li was startled, his way was already blocked.
"What are you doing?"
Du Li took a breath and stepped back.
"It's better to come by chance than by chance. Come and see if there is a road down there?"
Du Li is particularly wary of Shang Yu.
When Shang Yu passed her by, he felt her fear and threatened in a low voice: "If you dare to run away again, don't blame me for being rude to you!"
Then, he looked at the darkness below and asked, "How could there be a road under this mountain?"
Mo Mo muttered: "The teacher said yes."
Shang Yu used his cell phone to see Ding Zhen and nodded, "What do you mean?"
Ding Zhen motioned to Momo to show Shang Yu the text message.
"How can you be sure that it was Yu Niao himself who responded to the message?"
As soon as the words came out, the others were so shocked that they broke into a cold sweat.
Shang Yu had the impression that Yu Niao would not edit words without punctuation marks. In addition, not to mention typos, he had personally heard her say, "This cypress tree looks really good."