Penitent hand, trembling slightly

A word to awaken the dreamer.

Shen Maomao finally found out where the sense of disobedience that had existed since just now came from.In Lingyuan Village, a place where every household enshrines the "Monkey God", it seems very abrupt that there is no small supermarket with statues in the house.

And before they left, the old lady said ambiguously, "Don't believe in God casually", and always felt that she seemed to know something inside.

Lou Jingmo said: "We can go back and have a look, maybe it's an important plot."

Last time, Zhang Aiguo's daughter-in-law was there, so it was difficult for them to talk to the grandma. Now the Zhang family members are secretly discussing matters related to the sacrifice, and they have no time to talk to them. This is a good opportunity to find clues.

The two returned the same way, only to find that the door of the supermarket had been locked from the outside, and the old lady had gone somewhere, so they had to put aside the matter of inquiring about the plot.

They searched in and out of the village all afternoon, until the sun gradually went down, but the two of them failed to find Wei Yu and Wang Xiaoming.

These two people either went up the back mountain, or disappeared just like Wu Menghan.

The villagers of Lingyuan Village are as casual and leisurely as ever, the wind in the evening is neither cold nor hot, the air smells of mud and grass, and catkins are flying.In such an environment, their lives are infinitely extended, and they repeat meaningless and idle lives every day.Most of the people have no expression. I don't know if they have been smoothed by life without passion, or the game is too lazy to set the character of passers-by.

When they returned to the Zhang family, the meeting of the Zhang family had ended.

Zhang Aiguo sat at the door of his house, and when he saw them, he stood up, with a strange expression on his face: "The village chief wants to invite you to his house, and said he has something to talk to you about."

Why do you want to talk to them all of a sudden?Does it have anything to do with the plot?

Lou Jingmo asked concisely: "Now?"

"Tomorrow morning."

"Just the two of us?"

Zhang Aiguo: "No, it's all of you."

The sacrifice is just around the corner, and the village head suddenly wants to gather all the players. Is it because he is afraid that the players will cause trouble?

Shen Maomao nodded: "Okay, we know."

It was dinner time, and the Zhang family served dinner on time as usual. The two girls went to the house to do their homework after dinner, and the little boy followed his mother, and it was rare that he didn't scare Shen Maomao.No one cared why Wei Yu and Wang Xiaoming didn't come back, as if they never existed.

After dark, the whole village was dark as usual, and Shen Maomao was rarely at a loss.Compared to Yun Shengjin, old players like Wei Yu and Wang Xiaoming are quite nice.She didn't know what the charges against the two were, or even their real names.Even though they were two strangers who hadn't been together for a few days, she still felt sad for their disappearance.

She shrank into the quilt, looked at Lou Jingmo beside her, and couldn't help asking a question that had been lingering in her heart for a long time under such circumstances: "Goddess...what's your crime?"

Lou Jingmo fell into silence, and for a moment the air was so quiet that the slight sound of wind outside the window could be heard.

Shen Maomao felt a little regretful, and felt that she shouldn't have asked such an out-of-bounds question. She was about to change the subject quickly, but she heard Lou Jingmo suddenly say: "Kill." The tone was very flat, as if she didn't mean "kill ", but "cutting vegetables" is as bland.

Shen Maomao was really surprised this time: "Murder?" Killing people will go to jail? !And how could a murderer become a well-known author of detective novels, publish a new book and hold a book signing?

Lou Jingmo also lay down under the blanket: "I'm just kidding."

Shen Maomao: "..." Your expression doesn't look like you're joking.

She was full of problems, and felt that their relationship was not enough to be honest with each other, so she could only rot these problems in her heart, and slowly closed her eyes.

I always feel... Lou Jingmo is not a female classmate with no story.

……

Shen Maomao had a rare dream.

She couldn't describe the feeling, she knew she was dreaming, but she couldn't wake up from it.In the dream, she was running in a bush taller than her from the first perspective.Her movements are light and flexible, jumping over the roots protruding from the ground like flying, as flexible as...

a monkey?

This realization terrified her.But she couldn't control her hands and feet, so she could only move forward passively, watching the scenery on both sides retreat rapidly, running faster and further, further and further...

Running and running, a reflection suddenly appeared on the tree in front of him.Shadow had only one hand, a gigantic, human hand that made her extremely small.

The hand stretched out towards her, and she was overwhelmed by great fear, and a terrified scream came out of her mouth: "Squeak!"

At that moment, she finally understood what she was.

It turned out that she really turned into a monkey.

The huge hand didn't succeed, she rolled on the ground, her body was covered with grass clippings, and she continued to run in a panic.

Running and running, the surrounding scenery became familiar.She saw the huge gate of Lingyuan Village, and the locust tree at the entrance of the village that covered the sky and the sun.

Clusters of pure white Sophora japonica flowers adorn the branches, the breeze blows, and the white petals are blown off, like snow, and the refreshing fragrance can be smelled from far away.

There seems to be something wrong.

It seems to be right everywhere.

There was a shadowy figure standing under the locust tree, she quickly ran close, and finally saw the figure clearly under the tree.

It was Wu Menghan wearing a white dress.

Who is Wu Menghan?It sounds familiar, but I can't remember it.

The big hand behind her grabbed her again, and she screamed and threw herself under the tree, with an inexplicable thought in her heart——

As long as she touches the trunk, as long as she walks under the tree, she can get rid of the things behind her, and she no longer has to be afraid...

Just a little bit, when she was about to run in front of Wu Menghan, the hand behind her grabbed her tail and almost lifted her up.

She screamed wildly, kicking and beating the person who grabbed her, anxious and frightened, trying to break free.

"Shen Maomao?! What are you doing to die?"

A familiar voice rang in her ears, and Shen Maomao shuddered and woke up all of a sudden.

She opened her eyes blankly, and saw the tree trunk close at hand, and Lou Jingmo's angry face.

"I... Am I dreaming?" She stepped back again and again, cold sweat dripping down her forehead, "This... This is..."

A crimson moon hung in the sky, reflecting everything around it into red.The white flowers on the locust tree seemed to be stained with blood, shining a strange red light.Lou Jingmo's face was also covered with blood, looking like a bloodthirsty demon.

wrong……

It was obviously spring when they came, the locust trees couldn't bloom so early, and what's the matter with this moon?Isn't it impossible to see anything after the lights are turned off every night? !

Is she still awake in the dream?Is this Lou Jingmo real?

Lou Jingmo let go of her and said, "Welcome to the other world."

Shen Maomao: "What?!" She just fell asleep!Why did he suddenly enter the inner world? !

"In the middle of the night, you suddenly got up and opened the door and left. I called you twice and you didn't answer. You followed you and ran away." Lou Jingmo didn't want to recall that he ran away after chasing Shen Maomao in the middle of the night specific details along the way.

Shen Maomao took another two steps back, trying to stay away from this strange old locust tree: "I thought I was dreaming. In the dream, I seemed to have turned into a monkey... I saw it under this tree The missing girl is the one named Wu Menghan!!"

Lou Jingmo was thoughtful: "I seem to know where she is."

The two of them looked at the big locust tree together. The cold evening wind blew over the branches, and the red petals fell one by one.

Shen Maomao's legs were weak: "Is this the sky when you come out?"

Lou Jingmo affirmed: "Yes."

Shen Maomao looked around and saw the gate of Lingyuan Village, which was completely different from reality.The gate full of nouveau riche has become dilapidated, even with the red moonlight shining, it looks very dim, but it seems more suitable for this small village surrounded by mountains.

The original "Lingyuan Village" has become "Spirit Ape Village". From the outside looking in, it seems that there are a few passers-by who can't see their faces clearly on the small road in the village.

She felt as if she was about to suffocate, and she couldn't help holding Lou Jingmo's hand: "Is this... the zombie siege?"

Lou Jingmo: "I didn't have these things when I came out. Do you want to go in?"

Shen Maomao trembled: "Do you want to?"

"think."

The goddess has said so, she has to break into the dragon's lake and the tiger's den!

She held her chest up and walked forward arrogantly: "Sister Lou, don't call me by my name for a while, the fire will go out after you turn around, and it's easy to bump into ghosts."

Lou Jingmo: "..."

The two moved forward quickly, heading straight for the closest shadow to them.

The black shadow looks like a very small child, he can't walk yet, he can only crawl around on the ground, leaving clear black marks on the places he crawled.

Lou Jingmo said in a deep voice, "Go around."

"What's the matter?!" The body moved quickly with the brain, and Shen Maomao moved in response, and immediately turned left, intending to go around it.

Lou Jingmo: "It's covered in blood."

When looking at red in the dark sky, you can only see black. This is not a black shadow, but a child soaked in blood!

The two walked faster and faster, and finally ran straight away.

There are big and small black shadows in the village. The small one was the one that crawled on the ground at the beginning, and the big one was bent over and limped when walking, but they were very fast, and they immediately chased after them when they saw them , Shen Maomao wanted to cry after chasing him.

Finally, a mighty team followed behind them, and they chased after them, like a very hungry person who would not let go after seeing delicious food.

"I don't have emergency syrup! Chase Nima!" Shen Maomao turned back while running, glanced at him and then turned back immediately, "Wow QAQ is so scary!"

Lou Jingmo: "..." Why can't she see it.

They ran from the beginning of the village to the end of the village, and their retreat was completely blocked.The end of the village is the entrance to the back mountain, and the back mountain is also very dangerous, but it is nothing compared to these things behind.Without hesitation, the two went straight to the path behind the mountain.

Seeing that they were about to rush into the back mountain, the child at the front suddenly burst into tears, and the horrific cry echoed far away in the quiet night sky, making Shen Maomao's heart beat wildly.

"Cuckoo-"

The night owl with red eyes spread its wings and flew high, circling under the red moon, a piece of gray feathers fell gently, like a swaying boat, let the storm hit, and it would sink at any time, just like their fate.