Become a cat [Zhan Zhao]

Alan's reaction was really not slow. When she stepped on the ground with this foot, she immediately leaned her body back forcefully, and after shaking for a while, she managed to stand still.When her two feet set foot on the solid ground again, her heart jumped belatedly, and the boots pulled out of the water were soaked thoroughly, covered with mud and water plants.A water bird resting in the water plants was awakened by the movement, and while making a hoarse call, it flapped its wings and flew up.

At this moment, the dark clouds briefly released the full moon in the sky, so a faint silvery white moonlight just happened to penetrate the mist and sprinkle down, barely illuminating the surrounding scenery.Alan was a little surprised to see that what blocked her was not the swampland that would kill people, but a large body of water.Perhaps it was because of the dim light that the water looked like thick black ink.But the water surface is completely still, even if Alan stepped in just now and caused layers of splashes, it just disappeared in an instant, as if being swallowed by something in one gulp.

Dim moonlight, cold and damp fog, and still black water, these things make the whole scene look quiet and eerie.And it's hard for Alan not to notice that those nocturnal creatures that can be seen everywhere are almost extinct here.The beaver that I met just now had already left far away, not even stepping near the water's edge.

Alan couldn't help taking a step back. She had the experience of being dragged into the water by a water monkey and almost drowned. The shadow left behind made her instinctively resist this kind of pond.The ugly pine trees of different heights and scattered scattered around made a weak sound in the breeze, as if they were also shocked by the situation, so they didn't dare to make a loud noise.

And, after this brief moment, the only reassuring moonlight dissipated.

"It's really evil." Alan mumbled, wanting to say something to embolden himself.But in fact, in this quiet night where there were only the sound of wind, insects, and cats meowing, her voice was harsh and disharmonious, and even she felt weird when she heard it.Alan sighed softly, clenched her cold, sweaty palms tightly, and tried her best to summon up courage.She walked cautiously along the water's edge, trying to skirt the weird black waters.Her boots stepped on the soft water grass, and there was a weird touch through the soles of the boots, as if the grass under her feet was not static, but something soft and constantly surging, trying to break through the soles of the boots and wrap around her feet .

Allan's nerves were tense all the time.Although she hasn't really relaxed since the beginning of the storm until she drifted to this bitter fruit island, but at this moment, it seems that a string is stretched to the extreme, and any stimulus may break that string.

And that hoarse voice sounded at this time, with the joy that was trying to hide, so it even trembled: "Girl, girl wait!"

"Ahhh!!! Fuck it!" After screaming, A Lan instinctively cursed, as if swearing could scare away the ghosts that appeared suddenly.She screamed and started to run, running desperately, leaving the direction from which the voice came from far behind her.

Perhaps fear can really stimulate people's potential. After running wildly for an unknown amount of time, Alan stopped panting and leaned on a pine tree to adjust his breath.And it wasn't until she stopped that she realized how tired she was - her legs were as heavy as lead, and there was not a single muscle in her body that was not sore.But the hardest-hit area is the lungs, and the burning feeling is dry and unbearable.

However, just when Ah Lan was about to sit down and rest against the pine tree, her body froze.Through the thin mist and the dim starlight, the still, mirror-like black water in front of him reappeared in front of his eyes, like a huge, black eye, showing a sneer at Alan.

Alan straightened up slowly, and casually broke off a branch from the pine tree and held it in his hand.The rough bark is cold and damp, but it fits the arc of the palm strangely.She took a deep breath and said in a deep voice, "I don't know who is playing tricks, why don't you come out and see?"

If Zhan Zhao were here, he would be surprised to find that A Lan's tone was almost exactly the same as his own.With that calm demeanor and that casual tone, it was as if she had been possessed by Zhan Zhao at this moment, and it was impossible to tell that the person who was frightened to the point of shit just now was her.

This may be a kind of instinct, when in a situation of isolation and helplessness, Alan began to imitate Zhan Zhao, imitating the only support in his heart before he even realized it.It was as if Zhan Zhao was by her side in some way, giving her the courage to face danger.

After a brief silence, a hoarse voice sighed, and said: "I don't intend to play tricks and scare the girl. It's really uncomfortable for me."

As soon as the sound came out, Alan suddenly turned around and faced the direction it came from.However, there was nothing there, only a few pine trees stood there, and the roots were completely soaked in black water.

Alan squeezed the branch in his hand, and moved slowly, fully alert.Her body was ready to attack and defend at any time, and her eyes slowly scanned the surroundings.

"Then," she asked, "why did your Excellency stop me?"

The voice replied: "I would like to invite the girl to visit the mansion. Although the humble house is simple, if the girl can come to visit, I think it will make the scorpion shine."

"Oh?" Alan glanced around again calmly, but still couldn't find the speaker.There was a strange feeling in her body, the sound did not come from the ground, but from deep underwater.

The voice said: "I don't know if the girl would like to show you the honor?"

"What if I don't want to?" Alan asked with raised eyebrows.

The voice sighed: "Girl is new here, I'm afraid I don't know. This island is already dangerous during the day, and every step of the way is frightening at night. If the girl insists on walking alone in this wilderness, I'm afraid something will happen. .”

"Really?" Ah Lan retorted, "I have just walked all the way, but I have never encountered any danger."

The voice laughed: "Girl, I didn't encounter anything just now, but it doesn't mean that I won't encounter anything in the future."

"You're right." A Lan suddenly threw down the branch, and made a gesture of "I'm speechless when you say something right".She turned around and asked as if curious: "You have talked to me so many words, but why can't I see you?"

The voice laughed: "The girl is so smart, can't she guess where I am?"

"Then I'll take a guess," Ah Lan said as he walked slowly by the water, his breath had been adjusted and stabilized, and he looked really calm and composed, "Under the black water, there is Your hiding place. Am I right?"

"Half right, half wrong."

"Why?"

"Although I am under this water, this place is not my hiding place."

"Really?" Alan asked calmly, her calmness that didn't match her age and appearance actually made her a bit unpredictable, "Then, why are you hiding under this water? Could it be that you are taking a bath in it? "

The man couldn't help laughing, and said: "The girl is really funny, I haven't met such a funny person like the girl for many years."

"Staying in such a deserted place, I am afraid that it is not that you have not met someone like me for many years, but that you have not met anyone for many years?"

After a while of silence, the voice sighed, "You can't imagine how long it will be." His tone was really strange, it seemed indifferent and mocking.It sounded like he was sneering, but also like he was trying to hold back his sobs.

Ah Lan couldn't help thinking in her heart when she heard the words: It seems that this person has lived here for a long time. I don't know if Sister He Lian knows that there is such a strange person hiding here?What is the purpose of this man?

In fact, although her question just now was mostly probing, it also had the intention of delaying time.For a while, Ah Lan has already walked around the small area quietly and slowly.She realized that the way she came from had disappeared, and she was completely surrounded by the black water.

This is not an exciting discovery.A Lan tried her best to maintain a stable state of mind, just like what Zhan Zhao taught her—never let the enemy notice her real fear.

The strange man hiding under the water seemed to have spent some time to calm down. Alan's words just now obviously poked his sore foot.At this time, he said again: "Girl, you haven't answered me yet, would you like to come to my humble house to talk about it?"

"You never answered me, why did you hide under the water?" In fact, Alan was more curious about how he hid under the water. Don't you need to pant?

The voice replied: "I once said that this is not my hiding place."

"Hmm." Ah Lan was noncommittal, just listening to what the man had to say.But what he said next really shocked Ah Lan.

He said: "I stay underwater, just because this is a humble house."

"..." Alan couldn't help but double-check that "Humble House" should refer to his home, she raised her eyebrows and said, "Excuse me for not understanding."

The man sighed: "Young girl, as long as you get into the water, you will know naturally."

"I'm neither a fish nor a bastard. How can I go into the water as soon as I say it?" Alan shrugged, "I don't know what magic method you have? You can talk as usual underwater."

But he said: "I have said that when a girl gets into the water, she will naturally understand."

"If you don't tell me, how can I go down?" A Lan still kept a distance from Heishui.That person has been using words to lure her into the water, although he did not know how to change the terrain and surrounded her with black water, but he never revealed his real body.A Lan guessed that maybe this person was trapped underwater, so he had to deal with him patiently.

That being the case, unless she was crazy, she would never throw herself into the water.

However, the man said a word, just a word, which made Ah Lan change his mind.

He said, "Don't you want to know where your companion is?"

The author has something to say: Zhao Zhao will be released in the next chapter.

Seriously, does anyone really miss him?I always feel that the highlights of this book are all unpleasant skills such as [Poisonous Tongue] and [Putting Hatred].

But if we have the patience to watch it, we will definitely like him in the end.