"You're quite pitiful." I said. It was really hard for her to engage in such self-deception in order to maintain the so-called "face" and "dignity."
However, she shook her head and said: "No, I am not pitiful. At least I still have a dream. Although it is a bit illusory, I feel very happy compared to those who have lost their dreams."
She was very open-minded, which is very rare for a girl. We walked forward while talking, and unknowingly we had walked through a few caves, and then I suddenly remembered that we were not looking for Shuiyue.
They have been walking for a long time, but there is no trace at all. Where did they go? And the cave here has become very wide, with a height of five or six meters. It looks very empty when walking inside.
It was also very quiet, with almost no noise except when we walked.
"Wang Fo, where have they gone? Why can't they be found?"
I shook my head, and I was worried. I didn't know where they had gone. Song Meiting said again: "Wang Fo, do you think there are really ghosts here?"
I shook my head again, how could I know if there was a ghost here. After a while of silence, she started to ask again: "Wang Fo, where are we going now?"
I was really impatient. This woman was so annoying. I couldn't help but speed up my walking. When I saw her, she said anxiously: "Wang Fo, don't walk so fast. Wait for me, I'm scared!"
I was shocked. I guess her last words were true. It must be because she was afraid, so she kept talking to distract herself. Then I stopped and turned to look at her, only to find that she was hugging her.
She folded her arms and looked a little blue. "Xiao Meizi, what's wrong with you? There's something wrong with your face." I asked hurriedly.
She gritted her teeth and smiled before saying, "Don't you feel it? It seems much colder here than outside."
"Cold?" I felt it carefully, and it was a little bit, but not as serious as she said.
At this time, she suddenly grabbed one of my arms, looked around carefully, and then whispered: "Wang Fo, I heard my grandma said that ghosts are feminine things, and they will appear cold wherever they are.
They also like to be close to feminine people, such as women. Do you think there is a ghost following us?"
I felt a little confused by what she was talking about. I quickly looked around and found nothing special except that the environment was a bit gloomy. After thinking about it, I couldn’t help but smile bitterly. I guess it was a psychological effect on her. She always thought that
There are ghosts around me, so I become very sensitive to the environment. Some subtle changes will be infinitely magnified in my heart.
"Xiao Meiko, don't be afraid. It's okay. I'm not here. There are two of us. Even if a ghost comes, we can control it."
Her face looked better after hearing this, but she still refused to let go of her hand holding my arm. It seemed that she was frightened. She is mentally sensitive now. I understood her thoughts, so I let her go.
She pulled me.
At this time, I suddenly thought, why did it suddenly get cold here? Is it a ventilated place? Thinking about this, I immediately became excited. In this semi-enclosed space, the temperature should be consistent, and the change in temperature means that
There has been a huge change in the environment. What I think of is that for the careful and experienced Shuiyue, she will definitely be able to detect this change. If she discovers this situation, she will definitely go back to trace the source of this change, maybe
She is rushing there now. As long as we follow this change, we might be able to find them.
After hearing my guess, Song Meiting also seemed very happy. I understand her mood because I have also experienced it. In this kind of environment, large numbers of people are also regarded as a symbol of safety.
As we walked forward, we felt the changes in the surrounding environment and temperature. The further we went in, the lower the temperature became. In the end, even I felt a little cold. Just when we turned into another cave, a cold wind suddenly blew.
Coming over, we couldn't help but shiver. But we felt a little excited. Since there is wind, it means there is indeed a vent, and we are very close to it now.
We quickly speeded up and soon saw the true appearance of the vent. It was very different from what I imagined. This vent did not go upwards, it did not lead to the outside, but went directly downwards.
This is a huge cave, estimated to be about fifty meters in diameter. It is round in shape, like the huge mouth of a vicious monster. The cave is surrounded by flat ground. I shined a light down, and I can't see the darkness and depth underneath.
In the end, the cave is surrounded by jagged rocks with sharp edges. Some protruding rocks are as sharp as knives, and some rocks look like animals, but these rocks are definitely naturally formed and not artificially carved at all.
Mark of.
When I saw this huge hole, the word "bottomless pit" suddenly popped up in my mind. Yes, I subconsciously thought of this word, and this is the only word that can describe it.
"Wang Fo, look over there." Song Meiting suddenly pointed in a direction and said.
I took a closer look and found that there were many statues placed on the stone walls around the cave. They were all ugly ghost statues, and they were surrounded by a circle with the cave as the center. What was different from what I had seen before was that these statues were all ugly.
Each of the ghost statues has a different shape, some are vicious, ugly, spooky or weird, but they all have one thing in common, that is, they are all kneeling on the ground, as if worshiping this huge hole.
I was wondering, what's the significance of this? Suddenly I remembered the stone stele at Taniguchi and what Liu Yingying's father-in-law said. The stone stele said "Ghost Gate Pass", and Ghost Gate Pass is the road leading to the Ghost Palace. Could it be that the so-called Ghost Palace is
In this cave?
"Wang Fo, what should we do? Do we want to go down?" Song Meiting looked a little embarrassed. After all, she was not an idiot. She must have guessed where this place was, and she was a little hesitant in her heart.
In fact, I don't want to go down now, because what I want most is to find Shuiyue and the others. If we go down with the strength of the two of us, it might not be easy to deal with any danger. After thinking about it, I started to search around, if
If Suiyue and the others have been here before, they will definitely leave a mark when they leave. I understand her preferences and personality. If she wants to leave a mark, she will not leave it in an obvious place, but hide it in a hidden place. But if you are careful,
Find a place where you can find it.
I looked carefully at those ghost statues. Needless to say, it didn't take long for me to find a special place. One of the ghost statues had no eyes, which looked a little weird.
For the sake of realism, the eyes of these ghost statues were not carved out, but were installed outside after being finished. Now one of the eyes of the ghost in front of me has been dug out, and it looks like the traces are still fresh.
I stretched out my finger and went in, and sure enough I found a piece of paper inside, but it only had the word "口" crookedly written on it, obviously it was left in a hurry.
I'm a little confused. It doesn't look like it was written by Shuiyue, but I can't be sure. The person who wrote this note seemed to be in a hurry. It must have been written in an emergency. The handwriting is a little out of shape and cannot be read at all.
I don’t know who wrote it, but the style of doing things is similar to Shuiyue.
But what does this "mouth" mean? Could it be that this is the hole? Does it mean that they have entered this hole? It is very possible, at least with Shuiyue's character, it is absolutely possible for her to do such a thing. She is an ordinary person.
They all like active people and will not wait quietly here for us to come to them.
"What should I do? I definitely want to go down. It's up to you to decide whether you want to go down with me or not!" I said to Song Meiting.
There was a somewhat embarrassed look on her face, and she was silent for a while before saying, "Can't we stay? Maybe it's not what they left behind, and maybe they didn't go down either?"
I looked at her. There was no need to hesitate at this time, so I said to him seriously: "Xiao Meizi, there may be great dangers here. Even I am not sure what we will encounter and what difficulties we will encounter.
But I am definitely going down. So, you'd better think clearly about whether you want to go down with me. Maybe I won't be able to help you down there, but there shouldn't be any danger in staying here. You'd better think about it yourself.
Just give it a try."
Song Meiting started to look at me with that pitiful look again, but this time I would not be soft-hearted, so I turned my head away and stopped looking at her, hoping that Tang would recognize the reality.
But I didn't expect that she finally asked to go down with me. After thinking about it, I understood that waiting alone in silence is a very tortured thing. If it were me, I would rather face something I don't want to go to.
I don’t want to stay alone in the dark when facing things, it’s really easy to make people collapse.
I didn't try to persuade her anymore. I had already told her the pros and cons. Now that she had decided, I should respect her. In fact, I felt a little more relaxed in my heart. If she stayed here, it would be uncomfortable for her, but I
It's definitely not going to be easy here. I've long had enough of feeling aimless alone in the dark.
There was nothing to prepare for, so we climbed down along the cave. There were protruding stones, cracks between stones, and criss-crossing stone pillars everywhere in the cave. It was not too difficult to climb up. But some places still have to be special.
Be careful, such as some sharp stones and sharp places, which can easily injure people, so you need to be alert at all times.
The cold wind surged up from below from time to time. It seemed a little strange. It didn't come slowly, but in waves, with some gaps in time.