Network New Liao Zhai

Chapter 668

Huang Zhongshi: "The so-called "ghost hits the wall" is a folk saying. It means that when walking in the wild at night, you can't tell the direction, have a vague self-perception, and don't know where to go, so you always turn around in circles. When telling others about this kind of experience, it is difficult for others to understand, so it is called "ghost hitting the wall". In fact, this is a state of dim consciousness of people.

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At this time, you must have lost your sense of direction, that is to say, you are lost.The correction function of your eyes and brain is gone, or the correction signal to you is false and chaotic. You feel that you are walking in a straight line, but you are actually walking according to your instinct, and you must walk in a circle when you walk out. "

James heard with great interest: "And then?"

Huang Zhongshi: "Then let's go after dawn to be able to discern the direction."

James: Oh, there is such a thing. "

Giovanni: "The mining area is out of contact again. We are really lost."

James: "We have a compass, we won't get lost."

As he spoke, he took out a compass.

I saw the compass moving wildly, turning around, but it didn't stop.

"The compass is out of order."

Huang Zhongshi: "I feel that there is a mysterious force manipulating us."

Giovanni: "It shouldn't be far from the mining area. Could it be that there are rich mineral deposits underground, forming a strong magnetic field that made our car out of control..."

Huang Zhongshi: "No matter what the reason is, don't be impulsive, stop first. Wait until dawn to see the situation.

Darkness is always the worst enemy.

Jin Hai: "I agree with Lao Huang. When you can't tell the situation clearly, don't rush forward. Sigh, I don't know whether to advance or retreat."

Huang Zhongshi looked at James and Giovanni.

The latter nodded, "I agree. You are invited by me, and I am responsible for your safety. Just stay where you are. Anton, you go back to your car and stay until dawn."

The guide Anton agreed and ran back to the car in front.

He had long wanted to get in the car.

Stay alone in the wilderness.It was pitch black, only thick smog.

It was eerily quiet all around.

Goosebumps all over my body.

It's summer now, and I don't know where so much fog comes from.

After the guide left, Huang Zhongshi asked everyone to close the windows.

I saw that the fog outside surrounded the entire car like an octopus, and it was still getting thicker and darker.

Until you can't see the car in front of you at all.

Only the rear lights were still on, blinking.

In the car, five big men look at me and I look at you.

Jin Hai: "Are you hungry? Would you like something to eat?"

Everyone shook their heads.

Who cares to eat.

Jin Hai: "This won't work. The more this is the case, the more you need to maintain your mental and physical strength. Lao Huang, there is food and drink in the backpack behind your chair. Please share it with everyone. You are experts in antique research. To survive, you have to listen to me."

Huang Zhongshi took out the backpack from the back trunk and distributed the food inside to everyone.That is, some bread biscuits and the like, and James also took a bottle of water for everyone from the mineral water box at the back.

Jin Hai took the bread, stuffed it into his mouth and swallowed it.

Then he downed half a bottle of water in one gulp.

Bonnie the driver was about the same as him.

Eating is also quick.

Only Huang Zhongshi and James Giovanni grabbed the bread and swallowed it bit by bit.

Jin Hai: "I discussed it with Bonnie. After eating, you should rest first. We will watch, I will watch the first half of the night, and Bonnie will watch the second midnight. It is now [-]:[-], and we will change shifts at [-]:[-] am."

Bonnie stuffed the last piece of bread into his mouth and nodded.

James: "I'm afraid everyone can't sleep."

Giovanni: "Yes. No sleep."

James: "It's better to find something to do."

Jin Hai: "What do you do? Play games, Mahjong or Fight the Landlord?"

Huang Zhongshi held back a laugh.

Giovanni didn't understand, and kept asking: "What? What?"

Jin Hai: "It's nothing, it's just a joke."

James: "Why don't you talk about that shit that hit the wall you just mentioned?"

Huang Zhongshi: "I heard it from the old people before, but it was all mysterious. In my opinion, it should be a natural phenomenon. When people walk in the wild, there is no reference. It’s easy to get lost and turn around in circles, thinking that you’ve walked a long, long way, but you’ve actually been staying in the same place all the time.”

Jin Hai: "Now that we've reached this point, let me tell you a story about a ghost hitting a wall. My master told it to me to pass the time."

James: "I like listening to stories the most. You tell them, you tell them."

Jin Hai: "This story has a bit of mystery. It's different from what Lao Huang told. Don't be afraid."

James: "Everyone here is bold and will not be afraid. Tell me what you say,..."

urged again.

Jin Hai: "Okay, then I'll tell it. This story is about my master's master's master, my patriarch Li Xiwang..."

When Li Xiwang was ten years old, he was sent to a Taoist temple on a nearby mountain to learn art from a teacher, and he would only go home during festivals or busy farming seasons.

That year was the harvest season.

The family sent a message saying that it was busy farming and asked him to go back to help harvest the wheat.

After Li Xiwang received the letter, he asked the Taoist priest for leave and planned to rush back before it was dark.

That way it can help the next day.It was the same way back home.

When leaving, the Taoist priest handed him a small bag containing a spell, and said, "This way, you won't be afraid of walking at night. If you encounter unclean things on the road, you will stay away from them."

Bonnie chimed in: "What's an unclean thing?"

Jin Hai: "It's those gods and ghosts. Don't you have vampires and zombies in the West? You also have them in the East..."

Bonnie: "That's just a legend, does it really exist in the East?"

Jin Hai: "Listen to me, if there is any, you can judge for yourself."

"Okay, you continue."

Jin Hai started talking again———

Li Xiwang used to go home, and the Taoist priest would give him a spell to ward off evil spirits, so he was not surprised, took the bag, put it in his pocket and set off on the road.

Coming down from the mountain, it takes dozens of miles to reach the village where his family is located.

The descent was so fast that he almost had to run.

When I got down the mountain, I was already sweating, so I took off my coat and put it on my shoulders, and continued on my way.

After walking more than half of the way, and then through a forest, you can see the village.Li Xiwang put on his clothes, touched his pockets, and felt a little bit in his heart, the bag containing the spells was gone.

Maybe it fell out when I took off my clothes earlier.

It is impossible to go back at this time.

Walk through the woods to get home.

The village is already in sight.

It's no big deal, he has walked this road countless times, and he can find it with his eyes closed.

I have also been to the woods many times. When I was a child, I collected firewood, collected wild mushrooms, set up bird nests, and dug herbs in the woods with my friends in the village. I am so familiar with it.

Even now, I have to go home several times a year, which is not too rare.

Although there is a cemetery in the forest, he has never encountered any strange things, so even though the charm has fallen, he is not afraid.

I still have martial arts.

And what I walked by before was nothing, not even a beast.

This forest is only located on a higher slope, not a deep mountain and old forest, and there are no large wild animals.

Occasionally there are pheasants and squirrels and the like.

It's nothing to him.

This is the so-called daring of the skilled.

Young Li Xiwang walked towards the woods with his chest straight.

The woods are the only way home.

(End of this chapter)