antique masters in modern times

Hearing Wei Changhua's shout, Yanyou and Meng Hao immediately stopped in unison and looked around.

There were still swaying tree shadows around, and the far and near melted into the night ink, which seemed to be the same as before, but the three of them could not help but feel a sense of deja vu.At the same time, a word came to mind in unison.

Ghost hit the wall.

It has appeared countless times in folk tales and mountain wild tales, with similar contents, and it is always nothing more than a person walking at night always spinning around in the same place, trying his best to get out.As for the ending, either the ghost is looking for a substitute, or the wild fox and mountain spirit are playing tricks on people.If the protagonist hadn't died suddenly and was lucky enough to save a life, he would have to wait until the sun came out in fear before leaving.

Although these are the "four olds" and "cancers" handed down from the previous generation, there are always people who like to talk secretly, and those who listen can't stop.All three people present had heard it before, and at the time they just felt it was exciting and nervous, but now that they have encountered it personally, they are horrified, and the chill spreads from the heart to the whole body.It was clearly midsummer, but the night wind suddenly seemed to be wrapped in ice, and when it brushed against the bare skin, goose bumps arose all over his body.

Wei Changhua subconsciously moved a few steps towards Meng Hao, who had the best physique. He wanted to speak, but his tongue was mixed with garlic. ...Can I leave?"

Meng Hao didn't answer, but moved his wrist instinctively, as if he wanted to find a way to punch the undiscovered enemy.

"Don't panic, I couldn't see the road clearly at night, maybe I remembered it wrong? Don't scare yourself." After all, Yan You lived a few years longer than the other two. After a moment of chills, he recovered immediately calm down.

Wei Changhua shook his head again and again, his voice trembling as if he was about to cry: "It's not wrong, I fell and rubbed the mud on my hands on that rock before. Look, the mud marks are still there After that, we walked for at least 20 minutes. How could we see this stone again? Moreover, the forest ended in half an hour at most during the day, and it took a long time to go around today. It must be... It must be a ghost! We were the ones who alarmed it. Let it go!"

Looking carefully, the other two saw clear mud palm prints on the stone.Meng Hao's mouth was drawn into a line, his muscles were tense, and he looked ready to go, but he still couldn't find his target.

Yan You found it strange.

Because of his own experience, he believes that souls in this world are immortal.But if it is said that there are ghosts in this mountain, he does not believe it.On the day I arrived at the village, the villagers introduced the layout of the place. Due to the hard terrain, the mountain is mostly rocky, and there are no tombs at all. The villagers have been buried in another small valley more than ten miles away from here.

As for what Wei Changhua said alarmed the dead in the ancient tomb, he found it even more absurd.Although many people in the antique shop firmly believe that the sale of artifacts will harm the prey, they resolutely do not touch this business.But those bosses who don't believe in this, and buy low and sell high to make a real profit, have never seen anyone really entangled by evil spirits, or harm their children and grandchildren.

And those tomb robbers who went in and out of Liulichang back then only saw those who died in the tomb mechanism or internal strife among their accomplices. As for the so-called death by the tomb owner's revenge, it only existed in legends.

A shopkeeper who specializes in murals once shared his views with Yan You. Although he disagreed with this person's approach, Yan You still agreed with him: "They are all hundreds of years old. Scattered. Otherwise, ghosts don’t go to reincarnation, what are they doing guarding a bun?”

"Brother Wei." Yan You patted Wei Changhua, who was shaking more and more, said the words again, and asked again: "This is not the first time you work in the field, have you never encountered similar things before? "

I think Yanyou's words are very reasonable. Although Wei Changhua can't completely get rid of his fear, he is no longer so scared.After he regained his strength, he slowly remembered what he had learned, but he was still a little frightened: "No... everyone never went out at night before. But, although there are scientific principles to explain ghosts hitting walls, it is said that it is human When walking at night, the vision is blurred, and because of the principle of the circle, the steps taken by the legs are inconsistent in length, so it is easy to turn around in circles. But, but we are three people, and we also brought flashlights, so it doesn’t make sense to do this.”

Yan You read the popular science manual before setting off, and remembered that the principle of circles probably means that the movement of creatures in the world is essentially circular motion.People usually walk on horizontal and vertical roads, and the direction of their steps is prescribed unconsciously, so they can't feel it.But if you find an open space, cover your eyes, and just walk by feeling, you will definitely come out in a circle.

Deep in the mountains and forests at night, with limited vision and no roads, they became blindfolded and taken to the open space before they knew it.But what Wei Changhua said is right, people who are alone tend to be afraid of going the wrong way, but people who form a group should not be so easily trapped in a circle and unable to get out.After all, the forest is not big, and there are lighting tools in hand. Before discovering the abnormality, everyone was worried about Shi Lin, but they didn't feel panicked or frightened.

All kinds of anomalies, perhaps all attributed to haunting is a worry-free and labor-saving explanation.But—wait, Slim?

While contemplating, Yanyou instinctively caught something, immediately pulled Meng Hao aside, and asked in a low voice, "We were in the yard just now, why did you tell me to be careful about Shi Lin?"

Meng Hao obviously hesitated for a while, until Yan You urged him to explain: "I'm not sure either. It's just that he feels too hypocritical to me, and seems to be planning something, so I always feel that he can't be trusted."

"Hypocrisy?" Yan You carefully recalled the days of eating and living together, going in and out together during the military training, and found that this was really the case.Sometimes Shi Lin was always overly considerate, and often he didn't even open his mouth, but as soon as his eyes fell, he immediately handed over what he wanted.And it's a very comfortable thing to talk to him, because what he says always hits your heart.

But, firstly, because of the joy of being a classmate for the first time, and secondly, because Shi Lin has a cute and cute baby face, people subconsciously feel that he should have this kind of temperament.Combining the two, Yan You never noticed anything wrong.

It wasn't until now that Meng Hao awakened him to realize that something was wrong: There are people in the world who are good at observing faces since childhood, but they are basically forced by the living environment and have to learn to act on faces early on.These people will show signs more or less: there is a shortage of daily necessities, or they are extremely sensitive to family affection. They either never talk about their family members, or talk about their own experiences in order to gain sympathy.

But Slim didn't have any of it.He behaved perfectly normal, exactly what an ordinary boy should look like.It is precisely because of this that after discovering the clues, it becomes more and more abnormal.

His extraordinarily considerate, his all-around attentiveness may point to one goal—either adultery or theft.

What is he trying to plot?

Meng Hao didn't know that once Yan You was awakened, he would think more clearly than him.Seeing that he hadn't spoken for a long time, I thought he didn't believe it, so he explained in detail: "The business my parents run requires effort to please the customers. Listening to what they said, although I can't do it myself, I am very sensitive to this kind of person. The day I first met Shi Lin, I saw that he was not naturally considerate and thoughtful, so I felt that he was too hypocritical. Maybe there are other plans. But, after thinking about it, after all, in school, how bad can a student be? If he speaks out rashly, it will have a bad influence, so he didn't tell anyone what he thinks. Tonight He disappeared suddenly, I thought he might have discovered something during the day and came looking for it quietly at night, so I reminded you to be careful of him."

After hearing Meng Hao's analysis, Yan You couldn't help but smile wryly: This classmate with a cold appearance is really soft-hearted, for the sake of Shi Lin's reputation, he didn't express any doubts.But if he would have told himself these words earlier, maybe what happened tonight would not have happened.

After understanding Yan You's subtle expression, Meng Hao asked doubtfully, "Do you think this has something to do with him?"

"Nine times out of ten." Yan You motioned him to listen to the movement around him: "Have you noticed that the chirping of insects and birds in the forest has disappeared for a long time. I can't think of any reason other than man-made. And with Shi Lin Related, if it wasn't planned by him—”

Wei Changhua who was left alone couldn't hear what they were saying.Seeing that the expressions of the two people became more and more dignified, they couldn't help but start to think wildly: Did they really find a ghost?They were afraid that they would not be able to hold their breath, so they deliberately put aside themselves and talked in private?

Prudent people are the scariest when they are on the tip of their horns, and self-intimidation is even more likely to defeat people's psychological defenses.Wei Changhua was frightened by the mud prints on the stone, and preconceived that it was ghosts.At this moment, there was a lot of thinking, and the fear that had been suppressed with great difficulty suddenly swelled up again.

He looked around in panic, only to feel that there was an evil ghost hiding behind every rustling leaf, ready to move, ready to choose someone to devour.Suddenly, I found that there were very few trees in a certain direction, which looked like a road, and I didn't have time to think about how it was not like that just now, so I immediately went to Tui Yan and Meng: "Go, I found the way!"

"what?"

Before the two of them could react, the frightened Wei Changhua had already spread his legs and rushed over there.

Seeing this, the two who were discussing how to get out of the forest had no choice but to abandon their plans for the time being and follow up first.If Wei Changhua is also lost, then the trouble will be even greater.

Probably because his potential was stimulated by fear, Wei Changhua, whose physical strength was about the same as that of Yanyou, was running with wind at his feet, and even Meng Hao couldn't catch up.But when Kankan ran to that "forest road", he suddenly slowed down again, his body staggered as if he was drunk.

"Brother Wei?!"

Meng Hao and Yan You ran up to him one after another, and were about to reach out to help him, when suddenly their noses itched, as if something had invaded his body with their breath.Immediately my brain became dizzy and my legs went weak.

It was a strange feeling, and it came quickly.The body suddenly became extremely light, as if it was about to float on the clouds.But the dizziness in my head was stronger than a while.As far as the eye can see, everything is spinning.Between the gradually overlapping tree shadows and starlight, colorful colors emerge.When those grotesque colors gradually merged into one, Yan You seemed to hear someone's voice: "This bag of added poisonous mushroom powder is still very effective."

Before distinguishing the meaning of these words, he completely lost consciousness.

I don't know how long it has passed, and when Yan You regained consciousness a little bit, everything around him was still hazy, and the hallucinations continued.

Even though it was night, there were flowers growing in front of my eyes, rainbows running across, and short people running around in groups.Everything seems to be within reach, but it is so unreal, like a childhood dream suddenly reappearing.

Yan You stared at the dancing villain for a long time, feeling at a loss.

At this time, something warm and warm suddenly rolled into his arms, got into the thin vest and rubbed unconsciously, and kept whispering in his mouth.

The original numbness was gradually replaced by a tingling sensation.Yan You seemed to be a little more awake, he raised his head with difficulty, and tried to open his eyes wide, but all he saw was darkness.I can only feel that I seem to be in a low cave, and there is something dark and heavy on the top of my head.

The itching and numbness in his chest became more and more intense, and there was also a wet tingling feeling, as if something was licking his skin.

Suppressing the bursting of golden stars in front of his eyes, Yan You distinguished for a long time, and finally understood the voice made by that little thing: "Mi..."

cat?Why are there cats here?

Suddenly, a white light pierced the darkness.Yan You immediately closed his eyes reflexively, almost crying.

The sudden stimulation made the drowsy hallucination dissipate a little, and it was clear that the tent above the head was actually set up during the day to place equipment.Slowly recalling his previous experiences, he couldn't help wondering how he was brought here.

"Are you awake? Hey, it's just right, come and see something for me."

The face of the person holding the flashlight was hidden in the darkness, and it could only be judged by the voice that it was a stranger.As he spoke, he fiddled with it for a while, held up something, and handed it to Yan You: "I heard that your eyesight is very poisonous, please help me find out what it is."

—Is this a piece of porcelain?No, maybe it's pottery... wait, maybe it's a plain embryo?

Yan You's eyes were still so dazzled that he could hardly see the objects that were close at hand, but his brain had instinctively started to think.He used his brain too much, and felt that hallucinations would appear again, so he quickly looked away and stared at the hand of the visitor instead.

After staring at it for a long time, he could barely make out that this person had slender fingers and delicate skin, with no signs of hard work, as if he was used to pampering and caring, but he actually looked a bit like a woman's hands.But listening to the voice, it was definitely a man.

What does this person have to do with Shi Lin?They made such a fuss because they wanted me to help identify it?Could it be that the origin of this thing is not visible?

Being stuck on the most sensitive place by the kitten's soft fur, rubbing it all over his body, Yan You felt a little bit more awake, and his vision gradually recovered, but his hands and feet were still limp and he couldn't use his strength.After thinking for a while, he came up with a random name: "Painted pottery square gui."

The man seemed to look at the painted pattern on the object, and after a few seconds, he said pleasantly: "It is indeed painted, and the bottom is also square. Boy, I really have you. I found the right person, haha!"

Hearing this, Yan You felt relieved.

What he was talking about just now was an object from the Warring States Period. There is only one surviving one. It is now stored in the Hebei Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics. It is definitely not in the hands of this person.I wanted to use this to test the depth of this person and see if the other party would get angry.Unexpectedly, it was unexpectedly discovered that the other party was a layman, and he couldn't even distinguish such obvious lies.

He already guessed that this person really wanted him to identify the objects, but he didn't know whether the other party would hurt him, let alone whether Wei and Meng also fell into his hands.If you are an expert, it may take a while to fool you.But for a layman, the leeway is huge.He was going to tell a few lies to stabilize this person first, to ensure that the other party would not hurt him, and then make plans.

After thinking for a while, he just wanted to say that although this object is excellent, it is a pity that it is damaged at the edges, why don't you let me go, and I will repair it for you, it will be more valuable.No, the man put away the pottery, took out another stack of photos, fanned them into a fan shape, and sent them to him: "Boy, can you see the name in the black and white photos?"

Yan You almost wanted to laugh out loud.It wasn't because of all the treasures in the photos, nor was it because the kitten crawled from his chest to his belly, making him itchy more and more.

"No, I need to see the real thing."