My 1995 Small Farm.

Chapter 623 An Incredibly Coincidental Ghost Wall
It must be said that CCTV is very efficient when it comes to interviewing high-profile figures.

I contacted them on the 7th, and they came over on the 10th.

Accompanying them were members of the Journey to the West film crew, as well as Zhao Tianba, Zhou Weijun, and others.

They, like the people at CCTV, are full of enthusiasm.

The difference is that the person from CCTV is Chong Liang Yuemin.

They came for Chen Ling.

If we add Xiao Han from yesterday, it could even be said that all the people who have been looking for Chen Ling in the past two days have gathered together.

If Chen Ling were still in the city, he would definitely be busy.

Fortunately, Chen Ling is a lazy person with a lazy life.

On the afternoon of the 10th, I took the children on their way home, but they were all turned away shortly after I arrived.

Mainly because there's not much going on in the city.

Liang Hongyu was eager to see the two new babies in Chen Ling's family, so she wanted to get back as soon as possible.

This was exactly what Chen Ling wanted.

It just so happens that Wang Qingzhong and Wang Jusheng were also due to go back.

The two of them had been through so much excitement in the city for so many days, and they were itching to go back and make a big splash.

So on the 10th, after packing their things, Liang Hongyu and the others took a boat by water, while Chen Ling took the three children and drove Liang Yuemin's car back.

Liang Yuemin's car has a Beijing license plate, which makes it quite conspicuous around here.

Especially since his business has been booming lately and he's quite famous in the industry, his license plate is very easy to recognize.

Fearing being watched, let Chen Ling drive home.

It's getting cold. He knows that Chen Ling often travels between Fenglei Town and Chenwangzhuang. If he had a car, he wouldn't have to brave the cold wind and travel a long distance.

With his parents also going back with Chen Ling, how could they manage without a car? Even if Chen Ling didn't drive, they still had to prepare one for Liang Hongyu and the other.

Liang Yuemin's considerations were quite thorough.

But we still underestimated the audacity and madness of some people.

He didn't expect that in just a few days, someone would have already set their sights on him and Chen Ling.

He doesn't drive; Chen Ling is a better driver.

No sooner had Chen Ling left than four or five cars followed closely behind.

Real business warfare is that simple and brutal.

It's not as glamorous as it's portrayed in movies and TV shows.

Especially in this day and age.

You have no cell phone, no surveillance cameras, so if someone targets you, they can just find a secluded spot, stuff you in a sack, and take you away.

When the time comes, we'll give you a severe beating; if you don't say anything, we'll kill you.

"Did you see clearly? Did you bring a dog in the car? This guy's dog is fierce, stronger than a calf. I've seen the photos the boss brought back; its mouth is like a lion's. One bite and it could bite half our heads off..."

Before we even left the city, someone in a van asked a worried question.

"Have some backbone, will you? You're such a big guy, what can he do to us even if he brings dogs? We're armed with guns."

Even if that dog had a body of iron, you could still shoot it through. I'm truly impressed.

The young man driving said fiercely, "Look back, they're all following us. Are they scared?"
"Tch, afraid of dogs? We're armed. Even if he brought a tiger, we wouldn't be afraid."

He's absolutely right. With so many people following in cars, anyone who's not an idiot would definitely be carrying a gun for self-defense.

With so many people, all carrying guns, they could shoot down even a tiger or lion, let alone a dog.

There's nothing to be afraid of.

As a result, they followed him from afternoon until dusk, growing more and more anxious and angry the longer they followed.

First, the road is difficult to travel.

Secondly, Chen Ling was driving Liang Yuemin's big Jeep, which was far superior in performance to their beat-up little cars. Whenever they reached areas with poor road conditions, they would be left far behind, unable to even shoot at the tires. No wonder they were anxious and angry.

As darkness approached, fearing they would lose Chen Ling, they gritted their teeth and drove the car towards the wrecked area, determined to catch up with him and abduct him.

Chen Ling had actually noticed the car following them a long time ago.

At first, he felt quite regretful and guilty, blaming himself for only being happy and letting the three children ride with him in the car, instead of letting them ride on the boat with Liang Hongyu and the others.

She thought to herself that no matter how much they pleaded or begged her in the future, she would always prioritize their safety on the road.

Safety is the top priority on the road; once we get home, we can do whatever we want.

Later, when the cars trailing behind couldn't catch up no matter what, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Even if Rui Rui complained of needing to pee halfway through the journey, he would stop and let the brat relieve himself by the car without worry.

As darkness fell, Chen Ling glanced at the two adults and one child in the back row, all of whom were already dozing off.

In the past few days, Rui Rui has become familiar with her older brother and sister, and they can't be separated at all.

Today in the car, the chubby boy carried him for a while, and when he got tired, the little chestnut boy carried him for a while, taking turns.

Below, there's a little white dog, five weasels, and various toys and food.

The interior space was quite large, but it was completely crammed full.

Even the passenger seat was filled with small backpacks and stationery textbooks.

Wang Qingzhong and Wang Jusheng wanted to ride in the car to help watch the children, but Little Fatty and Little Chestnut wouldn't allow it.

She quietly told Chen Ling that the two uncles smelled bad and pungent, and she didn't want them to come along.

They haven't taken many showers since they arrived in the city.

Sometimes, when it's hot during the day, a quick rinse makes the two kids very disgusted.

They did ask Qin Yueru to come along, but Qin Yueru gets carsick on mountain roads.

There was no other way; the car had so much space, it would be a shame not to let people sit inside, so I just piled things up.

This road is indeed difficult to travel.

The chubby boy's dog hadn't been on this kind of road much before, and it looked like it was carsick. It seemed uncomfortable, listless, and not very lively. At first, it played with the weasel and the children, but later it just lay down on the doormat and wouldn't move.

Fortunately, Chen Ling gave it some water, so it didn't get carsick and vomit like a human.

That's why we've persevered until now.

As autumn draws to a close, the days grow shorter and shorter, and darkness falls quickly at dusk.

As luck would have it, they came across a small town at that moment. Chen Ling saw signs of habitation and, not daring to do anything reckless, quickly drove past the town and headed towards the desolate area.

The villages in the mountainous area are sparsely scattered, and once you pass the town at night, it's all dark and desolate, with not a single person in sight on the road.

That's just how things are these days.

Chen Ling glanced back twice and slowed down slightly.

The other cars were still in hot pursuit. The road conditions around the town had improved considerably, so they gritted their teeth and drove like madmen, narrowly managing to catch up.

Moreover, the car headlights were shining brightly, making them exceptionally eye-catching in the darkness.

"Brother, look! That kid's slowed down. Could he really have a way to deal with us?"

"Deal with your mother... If others are fast, you get anxious; if they are slow, you get scared. Why do you have so many problems? Even women are more efficient than you."

The fierce young man slapped his companion on the back of the head and stepped on the gas: "I bet he's almost out of gas. This kid must have known we were following him all along. He didn't dare to stop for gas the whole way, not even in that town we just passed."

"Brother, you're really shrewd. Don't be fooled by how fast his nice car is; it consumes more fuel than ours. The boss even said that one press of the accelerator is equivalent to three of our meals."

"Shut up, you don't know anything about cars, you almost made me drive into a graveyard."

It turns out that this place has reached the cemetery outside the town.

In the grove of trees on the hillside, there are scattered graves, most of which have no stone tablets and are covered with weeds, some even in the ditch below the slope.

However, some stood out under the bright headlights, not only covered with wreaths, but some also had funeral banners stuck next to them.

“Oh dear, it really is a graveyard… Hey, brother, look, that new grave is a bit strange, it looks like a child’s grave, it’s only that big.”

In the pitch black, even the fierce-looking young man couldn't help but tremble slightly at the mention of a child's grave.

He quickly spat out the window twice, glaring fiercely at his companion in the passenger seat: "If you keep talking nonsense, I'll tear your mouth off. How can you talk nonsense like that in a place like this?"

Although he wasn't particularly superstitious, seeing so many graves and the darkness of the night must have given him a chill.

If my companion keeps spouting nonsense, I'll feel like my hair is standing on end.

"Brother, brother, stop scolding me! Watch where you're going! Watch where you're going! I've bumped into a tree!"

The passenger in the front seat initially looked aggrieved, then suddenly tensed up and cried out in panic. Upon hearing this, the ruthless young man slammed on the brakes, nearly crashing into a tree in front of him, next to which was a rocky ditch.

If it weren't for the timely braking...

Not only would they crash into trees, but they would also fall into a ditch. Although the ditch was neither wide nor deep, it was pitch black, and no one could guarantee what might happen.

Even going back is difficult.

The fierce young man broke out in a cold sweat. He was about to curse at his companion, but before he could utter a word, someone else walked over angrily, shouting insults.

It was people in the car behind; some got off, and others were honking their horns impatiently.

Those who got off the bus were cursing and swearing, blaming them for braking suddenly and almost causing them to crash. They were spewing a lot of profanities at their parents and relatives, which made the fierce young man even angrier.

But this wasn't his own territory, so he had nowhere to vent his frustrations.

My chest heaved a few times, but I held it in, muttered a curse about this lousy road, and then got back in the car to continue driving forward.

Ahead are hillsides and groves of trees.

Behind the grove of trees is an abandoned orchard.

This type of orchard is common in mountainous areas.

Previously, it was collectively owned by the production teams of various villages and towns.

Therefore, there are paths in the groves and orchards as well.

Normally, such abandoned orchards would have an opening somewhere, allowing vehicles to pass through comfortably.

Such a hillside has a gentle slope.

In addition to the grove and orchard...

Under normal circumstances, there are not many forks in the road.

A fairly wide dirt road will suffice.

Knowing this, the fierce young man started driving hard, his head buzzing.

But as he drove on, he was dumbfounded. "There's no road?"

The dirt road ahead ends at the edge of the grove of trees and the boundary of the orchard.

But the road ends here.

This abandoned orchard is different from other places; there are no paths leading to it.

"How can such a wide mountain path be a dead end?"

The fierce-looking young man was muttering to himself when he suddenly paused, "Wait, wait, where's that kid's car? He was driving this way too, where did he go?"

The passenger in the front seat, who was already alarmed by the road closure, looked terrified upon hearing this: "Could it be that we've encountered a ghost wall?"

"You, you fucking..."

Upon hearing these words again, the fierce young man was immediately enraged and was about to utter a few curses.

But just like before, before he could even open his mouth to curse, the people in the car behind him started yelling at him again.

"Do you even know how to drive? You were driving perfectly fine, then you suddenly braked. Are you trying to stop the car next to you? You're so jumpy, are you out of your mind?"

The fierce young man couldn't hold back this time. He turned around and yelled "Fuck your mother!" Then, with red eyes, he pointed ahead and said, "You're the one who's missing a soul. That's a dead end ahead. If I don't brake, none of us will be safe."

"The Path of Death?"

The people behind were all stunned, and then those who hadn't gotten off the bus got off to come and see.

"No way?"

"That shouldn't be the case."

"Where's that kid's car? Where did he drive off from? His mother almost caught up with him just now. If we had fired a few shots, his car would have been totaled. It's all your fault for being so jumpy and braking at the rocky ditch just now."

"Exactly, there must have been some forks in the road that we didn't notice earlier. If that kid can drive through, so can we."

Then he continued cursing and swearing as he searched for a fork in the road, but all he found in the grove of trees were grave mounds.

The group cursed their bad luck under their breath.

At the same time, he also started to have doubts.

There's no road here. That kid clearly drove in, where did he go?
Just then, the fierce-looking youth's companion shouted in terror in front of their car, "It's like being trapped in a ghost wall! Look, that kid's tire tracks break right here, right here..."

As he finished speaking, his voice trembled with fear, as if he were about to cry.

The others quickly ran over to see.

The two tire tracks were clearly visible, neatly separated from the broken road.

Even the weeds ahead of the blocked road were nowhere to be found.

It was as if the car had vanished into thin air.

It was as if the car had driven onto another road, one they couldn't see.

At that moment, every single one of them felt a chill run down their spine and their hearts pounded with fear.

Meanwhile, the fierce young man's companion had already knelt down with a thud, kowtowing repeatedly in all directions, saying things like "no offense intended."

He was convinced that he had seen a child's new grave on the road and said something offensive, which was why he encountered the ghost wall.

The older folks often say that the little devil is mischievous and likes to joke around with people.

If someone offends him and makes him angry, he will cover that person's eyes, lead them into a ditch, and make them fall to their death.

Or they might be trapped, led in circles, and prevented from leaving, a situation commonly known as being trapped in a maze.

"Kneel down quickly, kneel down and kowtow. Only by kowtowing together can we get out."

The fierce young man's companion was covered in dust and dirt from the fall.

"What the hell are you doing, kowtowing? Are you fucking scared out of your wits? The road ahead is blocked, we can just back the car out."

Despite their initial shock, many people regained some composure and stopped worrying about where Chen Ling had gone or continuing their pursuit. They simply wanted to get away from this wretched place as quickly as possible.

However... they were just about to leave.

Before I could even move, a cold wind suddenly blew from behind me.

The sound of flapping wings came from the woods, followed by a series of panicked screams from the group of people in the small grove full of grave mounds.

As luck would have it, wisps of "ghost fire" actually appeared near several new graves in the distance.

This is naturally caused by phosphorescence from burial.

But just as these people were getting scared, they saw this scene and screamed and crawled all over the ground, scrambling to crawl under the car.

……

Compared to the farce outside.

The night inside the Sun and Moon Cave was utterly still.

"Daddy, I need to pee."

Rui Rui woke up in the car rubbing her eyes and opened her arms to find Chen Ling to pee.

Chen Ling opened the car door, lifted him out, and let him urinate on his own.

"Dad, it's black."

"It's okay, just pee next to the grapevine, Daddy's watching you from behind."

"Ah."

Rui Rui woke up, and the two chubby boys woke up too, rubbing their eyes and getting out of the car in a daze.

"Uncle, are we home yet?"

"Not yet, I estimate I won't get home until noon tomorrow."

"Oh, then why are there thatched huts?"

"It belongs to someone else; my uncle found a place for me to stay."

"Wow, can we sleep inside then?"

"Of course, I'll go make up your beds right away, and you can go to your room to sleep later."

Chen Ling answered with a smile.

After Rui Rui finished urinating, Chen Ling led the two adults and one child, three drowsy little ones, into the thatched hut.

It was also night inside the cave, and with his mental control, he could move at will. He wasn't worried about the children noticing anything unusual, so he let them sleep comfortably.

It's better than sleeping on a bumpy road or sleeping crampedly in a car.

(End of this chapter)