Chapter 24 Mountain Climbing
When I got out of the car, I glanced at the co-pilot.
I found that the woman wearing a mask who was sitting in the passenger seat got out of the car at some point.
Although her eyes are very beautiful, they left a deep impression on me.
But right now, surviving is the most important thing.
Without thinking too much, he opened the door and quickly got out of the car.
The van also turned around and quickly disappeared from my sight...
Looking back at the hills in front of us, we see Longgang Mountain.
He said that this place looked like a dragon's back from a distance, so he called it this name.
I have been here once before and I roughly know where the Chenghuang Temple is.
There was no hesitation at this moment, and he was heading up the mountain with the black cloth bag in hand.
Fortunately, half of the moon, which was covered by dark clouds, was now exposed, and the field of vision was broadened.
It won't be so dark that you can't tell the direction clearly.
There used to be a village here, with some scattered households.
But now they have all been demolished, leaving only dilapidated houses and weeds and wasteland.
Under the moonlight, it looked very desolate, dilapidated, and even eerie.
I followed the hillside path and kept walking up the mountain.
The higher you go, the denser the weeds around you are.
A long section of the trail was covered with weeds, which was as tall as half a person.
Fortunately, I have already seen the Chenghuang Temple on the mountainside, so I should have enough time.
The road was difficult to walk, so I could only move forward while picking weeds.
The night wind blew by, making the grass and trees rustle.
Not only that, but at this time, a strange sound of "gurgling" sounded above the head.
I subconsciously looked up and was shocked.
I saw two green eyes staring at me from above a dead tree.
After taking a closer look, I realized it was an owl.
It turned its head 180 degrees to stare at me and yelled "coo coo" at me.
The sound was still very urgent, in this barren mountain.
Hearing this made me feel very uncomfortable.
But I can't compete with an owl.
We can only speed up our pace and keep moving forward.
But not far away, the owl's "coo-coo-coo" call suddenly changed.
It became shriller, sounding like someone holding their throat and laughing.
"Cluck, cluck, cluck..."
That sound made people's scalp numb, it was so terrifying.
There is a proverb in many places that says: If you are not afraid of the owl hooting, just be afraid of its laughter.
If it wants to laugh, there will definitely be funerals, and people will definitely die.
This beast was laughing non-stop at me, making me, who was already nervous, look uneasy.
Pick up the stone and throw it at it.
The owl was frightened and flapped its wings.
"Puff, puff, puff" and flew away.
Seeing the owl leave, I breathed a sigh of relief and turned around to continue walking forward.
But when I turned around, I was shocked.
Because the moment I turned around, I found that there was an extra person less than two meters in front of me.
The man was holding a cane and was wearing gray clothes and a gray cloth turban.
It seemed like an old lady, with her head slightly lowered, just in front of me.
I don't even know when she appeared.
"ah!"
I screamed instinctively and jumped back, with a look of panic on my face.
During this time, I encountered too many dirty things.
I immediately lowered my head to look at the person's shadow to make sure she was not dirty.
Although the moon is not very bright, with the help of moonlight.
But I can clearly see that this old lady has a shadow.
Seeing this, I breathed a sigh of relief. It's fine if it's not dirty.
Before I could speak, the old lady, who had her head slightly lowered, slowly raised her head.
When I looked up, I realized that something was not right about this old lady.
Her face is very pointed, there is no flesh on her face, and her face frame is sunken.
Pouting its mouth, it feels like its mouth is small, but it has red lips.
The eyes are long and slender, with only one slit.
There are also heavy dark circles under the eyes, and it looks like a smoky look.
His face was wrinkled and his facial features were all squeezed together.
No matter how you look at this face, it feels strange.
Even looking at it, it doesn't feel like a human face at all.
It looks more like a fox face...
Before I could come to my senses, the old lady suddenly put on a strange smile.
He spoke in a very high-pitched voice:
"Young man, do I look like a human being to you?"
As soon as I heard this, there was an explosion in my head.
A feeling of fear swept through his body, and he became afraid of the old lady in front of him.
I was so scared that I took two steps back again...
Although I didn't believe in ghosts and gods before, I had heard many bizarre folk stories.
One of them is called "Discussing Feng".
It is said that they are some beasts in the mountains that swallow the energy of the sun and the moon all day long.
If it becomes a climate, they will come out to "ask for seal".
Find random passers-by and ask: Does it look like a human?
As long as it is said to be similar, then it can achieve enlightenment and reach a higher level.
If it doesn't look like it, then it means that all its achievements have been wasted and it needs to start over.
In the past, I only regarded it as a bizarre story and did not think it existed.
But now, I don't think so anymore.
All kinds of ghosts exist, let alone some beasts that have become the climate?
I looked at the old lady in front of me, very nervous.
I wanted to speak, but my throat was dry and hoarse.
And this old lady gave me a weird "giggle" laugh twice, then grinned her sharp mouth and moved closer.
When she took a step, I discovered that her feet were not human feet at all.
Instead, they have a pair of big yellow claws like a beast, and now they are just wearing a pair of human pants!
At this time, it moved that weird face right in front of my eyes.
Show an expression that it thinks is very kind.
With a sharp mouth, he continued to ask me:
"Young man, do I look like a human being to you?"
This chapter has been completed!