The stone steps this time were not wide, only about one meter, and very short. We reached the bottom soon after going down. There was a straight passage in front of us, and even the light could not illuminate the end.
The passage gives people a very depressing feeling because it is very narrow but very high, and people feel like they are trapped in it.
The ground here and the walls on both sides are made of blue stones. There are some murals painted on the walls on both sides, but they are very abstract. In addition, it has been too long and some places have fallen off, so I can't see it at all.
What exactly did you draw?
Maybe it was because I was afraid that I would be scared. This time I walked in the middle, with Cross Eyes in front and A Xue in the back. For this reason, I felt very embarrassed. It felt weird to have a woman protect me.
But now is not the time to be ashamed. I don’t have many tools at hand, and I am indeed a little scared, so I don’t want to make a fool of myself.
Fortunately, the passage came to the end soon, but there were two forked roads in front of us, both of which were exactly the same, and we didn't know which one to take.
In a place like this, choice is a very important matter, even related to the safety of life, so we didn't dare to take that step easily, so we stopped to rest and discuss.
I walked aside with a piece of compressed biscuit and half a bottle of mineral water, and didn't care what Asue and Crosseye decided. Now I was really acting as a hindrance. What made me feel a little shameless afterwards was that this kind of
I felt at ease with the role of being a drag, and I didn’t feel forced at all.
Soon, Ashue and Cross Eyes made a decision. They asked me to stay here and wait, while they each chose a path to go forward. They would meet back here after half an hour, and then they would decide which way to go.
One piece.
To be honest, I was very unhappy with this decision. It was embarrassing to think about leaving me alone in a place like this. But looking at their looks, it was useless even if I said it, so in the end I could only nod in agreement.
Fortunately, I didn't wait long. After only about ten minutes, Cross Eyes came back and said to me: "Little Prince, come with me. We have found a way."
I felt happy, it seemed that the situation was not bad, but I didn’t see Axue, so I subconsciously asked: “Where is Axue? She hasn’t come back?”
"Oh, these two roads are connected. We ran into her after walking for a while. She was waiting at the exit. Let's go quickly."
I didn't think much about it, so I followed Crosseyes forward. Sure enough, I soon saw a passage formed by the intersection of two roads in front of me, but I didn't see A Xue in front of the passage.
At this time, I suddenly had an ominous premonition in my heart. It might not be a good thing if I come with Cross Eyes this time.
I suppressed the uneasiness in my heart and asked Crosseyes, "Where's Ashue? Why didn't I see it? Could she have gone back to look for us?"
He glanced at me cross-eyed and grinned. "No, Axue doesn't like to do that kind of hard work. I think that's it. There is a ladder in front of me, which is upward. She must be exploring the way.
Now, let’s go find her.”
Hearing what he said, I felt more and more uneasy. I always felt that there was something wrong with cross-eyed words.
At this time, I suddenly remembered the note that A Xue handed me, and I couldn't help but feel a chill. I had already realized something.
I wanted to slap myself twice, and I hated myself so much for my pig-like thinking of thinking better after the fact. In fact, the meaning of the words written on Axue's note was already very obvious. There are ghosts around us. At that time, he handed over
I looked very flustered and nervous when I wrote the note. It was obviously because the ghost was always paying attention to us, and the result was self-evident. The ghost had cross-eyes.
The hairs on my body stood up. I was actually staying with a ghost. Now the more I look at cross-eyed people, the more I feel something is wrong. But under the current situation, I have no chance of winning against cross-eyed people. I can only hold back the pain in my heart.
Fear pretends to be nonchalant.
Only now do I feel how strong A Xue's psychological quality is. She has obviously known that there is a problem with cross-eyes for a long time, but there is no flaw in her face. This kind of determination is really beyond my reach.
My teeth were chattering, and I took a deep breath to calm down a little. "Then let's wait here until Ashue comes back and see what she says." I said to Cross Eyes.
Cross-eyed and pondering, I noticed that he looked at me with a very strange look from time to time. That look was a bit familiar. I suddenly remembered that the child squatting in the corner I saw when I was in the dormitory looked at me with this look.
Me, it’s a look that contains resentment.
"I don't think it's necessary. Let's just go straight up to find Axue. My young prince, you don't believe me, do you?" he said cross-eyed, somewhat sinisterly.
My heart beat hard for a few times, and I grinned with a forced smile. "Look at what you said, we are all companions. How could I not believe you? Well, let's leave now!" I could only hold on.
I have a scalp problem. I just hope that Axue can come over as soon as possible, but I don’t know if I can survive until then.
We walked into the passage, and sure enough there was a staircase. Perhaps because he was afraid that I would run away suddenly or because he had some conspiracy, Cross Eyes actually started chatting with me.
"Little prince, in what month were you born?"
"May, what about you?" I replied firmly.
"Oh, July, haha, May is good, the yang energy is strong enough, and it is difficult for hundreds of ghosts to approach! But I heard that in ancient times, May was regarded as an evil month. Do you know what is going on?"
"Oh, it is said that plague often breeds and evil spirits are at work in this month. Therefore, people regard May as the most unlucky month, especially May 5th. Even children born on this day are considered unworthy of education.
I don’t dare to raise a child in the fifth month (a disobedient child). But I don’t really believe in this kind of thing. People are born and raised by their parents, and there is no such thing as bad or bad.”
"So that's it. Haha, little prince, you are so knowledgeable. You could have been a teacher in ancient times!"
"Really?" I chuckled a few times without smiling, but my heart became heavier and heavier.
At this time, I suddenly discovered something. We have been walking up this ladder for a long time, why haven't we reached the end yet?
I felt a little panicked, but I didn't dare to ask Crosseye directly. After thinking about it, I turned a corner and asked, "Doubleeye, why haven't you seen Axue yet? Could she have gone back?"
"Impossible, how could she go back?" She said decisively with cross-eyed eyes.
"It's not impossible. You see, we've walked for so long without meeting her. I'm afraid that she won't find us when we go back. She might be waiting for us in the passage below. How about we go back and look for her?
"
"No need, because I have already seen her." Cross Eyes suddenly said, and then pointed upward.
I followed and looked, and sure enough I found Axue standing on the stairs above, looking at us. I couldn't help but wonder in my heart, could I have mistakenly blamed cross-eyes, and he was not the ghost?
My pace quickened, taking three steps and two steps at a time, and two steps and one step at a time, and soon I rushed to the top of the stairs. However, at this moment, A Xue's figure suddenly became illusory, waiting for me
When I rushed to her, there was nothing there.
My heart skipped a beat. The fox finally showed its tail. I quickly turned around and saw that the cross-eyes below were gone. The entire staircase was empty and I was the only one left.
The atmosphere suddenly became weird. Now it has been confirmed that the cross-eyed person is the ghost. No, it should be the person controlled by the ghost. I have never heard of such a thing. I only heard about the terror and ferocity of ghosts before. Now the cross-eyed person is
After taking control, apart from changing the camp, nothing else changed at all. At least there was no difference in appearance, which is unbelievable. But I have never seen a ghost before, who knows what the nature of a ghost is.
Well, maybe that's it.
I thought to myself that Crosseyes must have had bad intentions in bringing me here to deal with me, but now he has disappeared, which makes me very confused, what on earth did he want to do?
The thought of resistance arose in my heart, and I must not be led around. I suppressed the fear in my heart, quickly turned around and ran down.
I didn't expect things to get worse and worse. I ran for five minutes but still didn't hit the bottom. I remember clearly that when I came up, I walked less than 200 stone steps. Now I have passed it.
If you figure out this number, it can only mean one thing: a ghost hits a wall.
I ran up again without believing anything wrong. This time I was almost exhausted, but I still couldn't see the end. Now I could finally confirm my suspicion. This stone staircase was very weird. No matter how I walked, I couldn't reach the end.
What should I do? I ran out of ideas in my mind, so I tried walking down again. This time it took longer, nearly half an hour, but the result was still the same.
I sat slumped on the stone steps and was about to curse when I suddenly remembered a rumor I had heard. It was said that if a ghost hits the wall, one only needs to cover his eyes with a black cloth and bow three times to the east.
, and then keep walking forward. No matter what happens along the way, don't look back, and don't take off the cloth on your face. In this way, you can walk out of the ghost and hit the wall.
I don't know if this method has any factual basis, but in the face of the current situation, I am willing to try any method.
I tore off a piece of cloth from my body and covered my face. Because I couldn't tell the direction, I bowed three times to a random place, and then walked down the steps.
This feeling of not being able to see anything made me very nervous. I forced myself to hold on to the wall and walk down, being very careful with every step for fear of hitting something. But not long after walking, I still encountered a wall and touched it.