Tomb Raiders Codex

Chapter 208 Remembrance

I laughed secretly in my heart, and said to myself that if you want to get rich, why are you hanging around me?But the other party is an old man, I still respect him very much, showing the appearance of listening attentively.The bearded man pointed to the ravine on the opposite side, and said, "There is a treasure there, I saw it when I was young."

Looking in the direction of his finger, the valley in the distance is low-lying, and the water vapor is transpiring in it, and it is foggy.I know that ravine, which is called 'Wolf Crying Ditch' locally.

The Wolf Crying Ditch was originally not called the Wolf Crying Ditch, but was called the "Luangu Ditch". For some reason, there were many bones in the ditch, both human bones and animal bones.There are two theories about the origin of these bones. One is that it was a burial pit during the Anti-Japanese War, and the other is that there was a mountain monster in that place. People who went there to collect medicine and hunt were killed by the mountain monster for a long time. , Formed numerous bones.

In the early 70s, there was a campaign to hunt down wolves in this area, and wolf fur mattresses could be sold for money. At that time, almost all wolves in the NMG area were hunted down.Wolves are also hunted here in Xing'an Mountains. Local people hunt and beat wolves in groups and teams with shotguns.No matter how vicious a wolf is, it is no match for a greedy and cruel human being. It didn't take long for the wolf to be beaten to fear.

Hunters are familiar with the habits of wolves, know where wolves will choose to settle down, and where wolves will hunt, so they set up traps and ambushes in those places. In the bone groove.

Because the Luangugou was too weird, the locals never dared to go there. There were not many wolves left, and they hid in the Luangugou. The locals did not dare to fight, so they lost their lives.

They have been living in the bone ditch since then. At night, they howl collectively, with a miserable voice, as if they are accusing human beings of violent crimes. It sounds both penetrating and sad.

Gradually, Luangugou was renamed as Langkugou.

To this day, no one mentions the strange legend of Luanggugou, and the real fearsome thing inside is the wolves.

That was already six years ago. In retrospect, my personality at that time was very different from what it is now, maybe it was really influenced by Oni She's Face.Six years ago, I was still relatively soft-hearted. At that time, when I saw the bearded man worrying about his grandson's tuition fees, I said, "There are wolves in that place. It's too dangerous. The baby you're talking about is probably a wolf?" , that is indeed very valuable, but I don't like hunting wolves, because wolves are very smart and tough animals, no matter how harsh the environment is, they can survive, which is very similar to my life experience, so my two years Although he also hunted in the mountains, he never hunted wolves.

The bearded man shook his head and said, "Of course not. I'm not talking about wolves. Have you ever heard of bone fragrance?"

I shook my head. At that time, my vision was limited, and I had never heard of bone fragrance.The bearded man explained.

It is said that the bone incense is formed by the condensation of the oil in human bones. Light the bone incense and smell it to fall asleep, which can make people have beautiful dreams. Biting bone fragrance, I have been dreaming for a year, but after waking up, I can't distinguish between reality and dream, and finally go crazy.

But even so, bone incense is still hard to find, because this thing is formed naturally, it can be met but not sought, and it is a treasure loved by dignitaries.The bearded man said that when he was young, he was very courageous and wanted to beat a wolf fur mattress. He once chased a lone wolf to the Wolf Crying Ditch. After getting out of the wolves, he was scared away, and after going back, he had nightmares one after another, which made him dare not think about Gu Xiang again.

In the past few decades, our conditions have been different in all aspects. With shotguns and ferocious hounds, plus manpower, it should not be difficult to break into the wolf crying ditch.At that time, I was soft-hearted. Firstly, I thought that it would be good to find Guxiang and make a fortune. Second, I saw an old man with a big beard, and his life was difficult, so I wanted to help out. Except for the bearded man, all the people in the group were young people. , with the dream of getting rich, they hit it off, but the two girls were afraid, so they didn't agree.

On the third day after the rain stopped, the bearded man prepared a shotgun and led three hounds, one of which was a bitch who had just given birth to a puppy, but the pup was played to death by a naughty village boy.The bitch lost her cubs and was very violent and fierce. When she stood there, her eyes were so fierce that ordinary people dare not approach her.With this bitch to help out, we feel more confident in our hearts.

That day, I, the bearded man, and those two young men, one named Manzi, unemployed, and the other named Erhei, also unemployed, were born and raised in Xing’an Mountains, and they were good at hunting. Beard and I entered the wolf crying ditch.

The ditch is not far away, just over a ridge. Afraid of the rumors of the wolf crying ditch, we deliberately chose to enter the ditch during the day.The ditch was different from what I had imagined. There were no white bones all over the ground. There were thick leaves piled up on the ground, which exuded a rotten smell over time and were soft to walk on.

The bearded man led the way based on his memory. This ditch runs north-south, high at the top and narrow at the bottom, like a giant snake coming out of a mountain. At that time, I had a rough look at Grandpa’s work notes. It has been recorded that this kind of situation is called "the ground snake becomes a dragon", the snake's head will always be lifted up, as if it is about to fly into the sky, but this place is weird.

Because according to the direction that the bearded man said, Gu Xiang was just at the position of the snake's head.It is a good omen for a snake to become a dragon, but if there are too many bones in the head of the snake, the yin energy must be strong, suppressing the dragon energy, making the snake unable to successfully transform into a dragon, and thus becoming a vicious snake full of resentment.

At that time, I didn't believe this. Although I could see something was wrong, I didn't take it to heart. The only thing I paid attention to was the wolf, and I was worried that a wolf would come out.

In broad daylight, although the ditch was cold and foggy, the sky was bright and everyone didn't feel afraid, and the three big dogs were also full of energy.The further you go, the narrower the ravine is, because the snake head is triangular in shape.

Suddenly, Rhubarb, who had been calm all this time, suddenly became agitated, his legs kept moving, and his nose sniffed the ground from time to time.Rhubarb is the bitch who is still in the nursery period. She is calm and fierce. Its sudden behavior makes us vigilant. On the other hand, the other two dogs also look restless.

The dog has a very good nose and can smell the breath of nearby animals. Could it be that a wolf or something else is approaching?

Our shotguns have been filled with iron sand ammunition, guns in hand, and we walked forward vigilantly.At this moment, Rhubarb suddenly rushed forward, and disappeared into the dense fog in an instant.

The bearded man stomped his feet anxiously, and cursed: "This pestilent dog, I knew I wouldn't bring it here!"

I said: "Maybe Rhubarb found something, let's chase after it!" Everyone chased for a hundred meters, and suddenly saw a strange scene.Rhubarb was standing on a soil slope beside the ravine, a gray thing was under its stomach, as if it was sucking its milk.

I was probably startled, took a closer look, and exclaimed, "It's a wolf cub." I saw that wolf cub was skinny and skinny, with dark gray fur, small in size, and looked less than two months old. Turning his head and licking the wolf cub, the viciousness on his body subsided a lot, but as soon as we got close, Rhubarb barked at us.

Seeing this, the bearded man said: "The dog's milk will swell and hurt if it is not eaten by the pups. This plague dog is feeding the pups of wolves."

Manzi said, "Look at the skinny wolf cub, something must have happened to the she-wolf."

Erhei pointed to Dahuang with sharp eyes, and said, "Look, there is a wolf cave over there. I'll go and have a look." The people in the mountains were so courageous, Erhei leaned over to take a look in, and immediately covered his nose with choking, and said, "" Oh my god, it stinks, there are a few rotten dead wolf cubs inside, most likely starved to death."

Because rhubarb refused to let us approach, everyone had to stop and wait for it to finish feeding. After a while, the little wolf cub was full, we yelled at rhubarb and continued on the road, and the little wolf cub stumbled all the way behind.I felt pitiful, so I put it in the pocket of my clothes. I was wearing outdoor clothes at the time, and the pocket was so big that it just fit into it.For now, I will definitely bake it and eat it.

Soon, a big pit appeared in front of us, which should be the pit that the bearded man said.Everyone moved forward excitedly and reached the edge of the pit. We looked down and found that the pit was very deep, and there were no bones in it, and it was also full of thick fallen leaves.

The bearded man said, "It's inside, we can dig it out if we dig hard."

I keenly noticed something was wrong.

First of all, Big Beard discovered Gu Xiang 30 years ago. According to him, there were many bones in the pit at that time, and Gu Xiang was exposed outside.Thinking about it now, this is a bit impossible, because no one has come to the Wolf Crying Ditch. Even 30 years ago, the pit should be covered with fallen leaves as it is now.

Manzi, Erhei, and I were standing on the edge of the pit watching. When I thought of this, I felt strange. I couldn't help turning to look at the bearded man. When I turned my head, I suddenly met a half-rotten face. The beard was still attached to his face, he looked at us with a weird smile, and stretched out his hands towards me.

Where did I experience that kind of scene at that time, my legs were weak from fright, and I subconsciously shot it with a shotgun, hitting the person's head with one shot and knocking him to the ground.I was still in shock, and before I came back to my senses, I felt a gust of cold wind coming from behind me. I was quite frightened at that moment, and I immediately turned around in fear, only to see that Manzi and Erhei fell into the pit at some point, and in the pit , There are countless rotten people coming out of the rotten leaves to eat the two of them. For a while, my ears are full of the screams of the two of them, not to mention how scary.

In an instant, the bearded man got up from the ground, with a sly smile on his rotten face, he raised the shotgun towards me. I was born with a fierce spirit. Seeing that the other party was going to shoot me to death, the fear in my heart subsided a little, and instead The blood was aroused, and I thought to myself: No matter whether you are a human or a ghost, I can't let you kill me.

(End of this chapter)