I didn't take it seriously at first, thinking that this kid had gone to take a dump and wouldn't come back for a long time.
I sat there and waited for a while, until a few minutes passed. I saw that the sky was getting darker and darker, but there was no movement at all on Wu Hao's side.
I got a little anxious, so I stood up and went into the nearby woods. I wanted to tell Wu Hao to hurry up, otherwise it would get dark and we wouldn't be able to get out.
But I was dumbfounded as soon as I entered the woods, because there was no shadow of Wu Hao there at all!
I tried calling a few times, Wu Hao, but there was no movement from the side.
Now I was a little panicked. My first reaction was to the old lady just now. I wondered if she had captured Wu Hao?
But then I thought about it, that shouldn't be the case. If the old lady really wanted to harm Wu Hao, she could have done it in front of me just now. Why did she have to hide from me? There should be nothing in me that makes her afraid.
I couldn't figure it out, and I looked around a little blankly. It was quiet in the woods, not even a bird chirping. I wondered if Wu Hao was nearby, he would definitely hear my voice. The reason why he didn't respond, could he?
Did he remember the wrong direction just now and walked into the woods?
Feeling that this was not the way to go, I walked around the woods twice.
At first I didn’t dare to go far, so I looked for him within a few dozen meters, shouting Wu Hao’s name while searching. After all, Mount Tai is so big, and if he got separated, the possibility of me finding Wu Hao would be the same as finding a needle in a haystack.
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But he didn't respond for a long time, so I had no choice but to continue walking deeper into the woods.
But the winter nights are longer, and the visibility is already very low at that time. I can't tell the direction at all. If I continue to look for it, I might get lost.
And Wu Hao never made any move, so I decided to go back first and wait for him where he was, just in case he found a way back and I was just wandering around in circles in the forest, getting lost myself and it would be completely ruined.
Already.
Thinking of this, I started to walk back based on my memory, but as I turned around, I realized that I really couldn't find the direction to go back!
Damn it, my heart went cold at that time. I stood there in a daze and saw that the trees around me looked exactly the same. I was dumbfounded.
I also scolded Wu Hao in my heart. Why did he have to go into the woods to pee? Just pee. How could such an adult go the wrong way? I really wonder about his brain.
What's in the bag?
But there is no point in complaining, and it is impossible to talk about Wu Hao back. I can only rely on my memory and continue walking forward, but the scenery in front of me is getting stranger and stranger, and the vegetation is getting more and more desolate.
There were no traces of human activity, so I knew I was completely lost this time.
It was very cold and quiet in the mountains at night, and I was in such a strange and dark environment. My hands and feet were numb from the cold, and my whole mood was very depressed.
Moreover, the pendant given by Yingying is still hanging around Wu Hao's neck. It is my biggest support. Now that it is not with me, I feel that I have no confidence. Every step I take is cautious, for fear of meeting someone unclean.
thing.
I was running around in the woods like a headless fly, calling Wu Hao's name in a low voice, but there was no response from the beginning to the end.
Later, I simply gave up and walked forward without saying a word.
I thought a little naively at the time. Anyway, Mount Tai is only a few dozen kilometers in radius. At worst, I would just keep walking forward. Anyway, I had a lot of supplies in my hiking bag. How could I not get out after walking for three days and three nights?
Moreover, Qingqing also said that she would come to me before dark at the latest after handling the matters in the village. The reason why she has not come yet may be because it is more troublesome over there and she may have been delayed by something.
Wait a little longer and she will appear.
I walked like this for an hour, fighting through thorns and thorns, and finally got out of the woods. When I saw the surrounding barren mountains, I finally breathed a sigh of relief. At least it was more open here and not as depressing as in the woods.
But I suddenly discovered that there seemed to be the outlines of several houses not far to my right, with a faint light shining inside.
I was stunned at the time, and then I felt a burst of ecstasy. Could this be the legendary rice shack? Could it be that I was wandering around and accidentally ran into the rice shack?
If you think about it carefully, it's really possible! Because I have been walking upwards, and Wu Hao also said that the food stall is a few hundred meters above us.
As if grasping for life-saving straws, I quickly walked over there.
However, after getting closer, I found that these houses were a bit dilapidated. They were all in disrepair and crumbling. However, after all, they were only for rangers to stay, not a hotel, so it was normal for them to be dilapidated.
And the situation at that time did not allow me to think too much. I walked to the room with the light on, knocked on the door, and shouted inside: "Is there anyone there?"
A man's voice with an accent came from inside: "Who is it?"
Hearing this voice made me so excited. I finally met someone. I was a little excited thinking that I didn’t have to live in the wilderness for a night. I told the person that brother, I am a mountain climber, but I accidentally got lost in the mountains. Can I talk to you?
Want to ask for directions?
"be lost?"
He asked in that strange tone, and then I heard a few rustling sounds, and then the door was opened, and an old man with two beards stood at the door.
He frowned and asked me: "There are people watching in the back mountain. How did you get here?"
He is quite handsome and has a big belly, but I really can't compliment him on his appearance. To put it bluntly, he has a bit of a sinister look.
Especially those two beards, the whole person looks very funny, but when he frowns, his sharp eyes are really a bit scary.
I felt guilty, so I lowered my head in embarrassment and told him that I sneaked up by bypassing the checkpoint.
The old man sneered: "I refused to listen and insisted on going to the back mountain. Who is to blame if I get lost? No matter!"
After saying that, he turned around and closed the door with a bang!
I was completely dumbfounded. I stood there for a long time without reacting. I was also a little angry. I admitted that it was wrong of me to sneak up the mountain, but he didn't have this attitude.
But I really had no choice but to shamelessly continue to knock on the door. While knocking, I said, "I know I'm in the wrong, please help me. It's so cold outside, can you bear to see me freezing all night?"
But pretending to be pitiful didn't seem to work, and he ignored me at all.
I was a little anxious, so I told him, please, brother, just let me stay here for one night. Can't I give you money? It doesn't matter how much it is!
I was really panicked at that time, because it was really cold in the mountains. If he really didn't agree, he would freeze me to death that night.
Maybe the withdrawal of money had an effect, or maybe the old man had softened his heart. Anyway, after saying this, he opened the door again, stood at the door and looked at me with squinted eyes.
He asked me, are you sure you want to stay here for one night?
I quickly said yes, and the old man said yes, I can live there, but you have to agree to two conditions.