Xiao Yue carried Qianli's backpack on his back, Zhang Qing supported Qianli, followed behind the forest, and walked through the jungle with one foot deep and one foot shallow.

Xiao Yue quickly walked two steps, followed behind the forest, and asked, "By the way, you haven't answered me just now, why did you put that rice in your backpack?" When was it put in? How did I not know? ”

That day, Lin Zi, who never took her to play, took her to the supermarket for the first time, went to a rice cabinet, opened a pocket by herself, and then asked Jiang Yue to grab a few handfuls of rice inside.

Jiang Yue used a rice shovel, but was stopped by him, saying that the food she grabbed was very delicious. This is probably the most chic love story.

Lin Zi glanced at her, and at this time he didn't have the tenderness in his eyes at all, and only said lightly: "Aren't you going to ask my grandmother about rice?" The rice that has passed his life is the most effective. ”

"Death? What has been fatal? Why didn't you tell me then? ”

Lin Zi didn't answer again, only said: "Some things don't work to put it bluntly, let's go." ”

After speaking, he walked straight to the front and skillfully opened the way with a firewood knife.

Jiang Yue looked at the tall figure, and inexplicably felt an indescribable strangeness.

Walking through this mountain forest, the view ahead becomes wider.

Lin Zi stood on a stone bag and looked out, his deep eyes were blurred for a moment, he took a deep breath, and then turned back to Xiao Yue and said, "My grandmother lives there, do you see it, it's the woods......"

Xiao Yue looked in the direction of the other party's finger, and really saw a corner of the black tiled house exposed in the forest, and a wisp of green smoke rose up.

With the breath of firewood, it means that there are people, and Xiaoyue feels refreshed.

Although he is still a little dissatisfied and confused with Lin Zi, he is also used to his dull temperament.

After Zhang Qing and Qianli followed, they went down the hill together.

A rare path winds down, and traces of weedy and tree branches can be seen.

Zhang Qing said: "Someone cleared a path here and came out, did they know that we were coming and prepared it for us?" ”

After crossing the stone bridge, we came to the house I had just seen, the yard was very clean, and the surrounding area was surrounded by branches.

Xiao Yue swept around, and always felt that this place was a little different from ordinary farm yards.

Just as he was wondering, he saw an old lady pushing the door open and standing on the edge of the street, her face wrinkled, and her expression indifferent to a cane.

Looking at a few people, he suddenly became excited, trembling down the steps, walking towards several people, raising the cane in his hand as he walked, and shouting vaguely to several people with his toothless mouth: "Go, go, leave quickly......"

The three girls were tired and tired all the way, and now Qianli was injured, I don't know if it was because the wound was not cleaned before, or if the wound was worsened by strenuous exercise, and there was a sharp stinging pain at this time.

I wanted to find a place to rest, but when I saw that the place was there, the master was so vicious that he wanted to drive them away.

Fortunately, Lin Zi, who had always been cold, seemed very active at this time, and walked into the courtyard in three or two steps, and jumped lightly to the curb more than two feet high, and said to the old lady: "Grandma, it's me, I'm Linzi, I'm here to see you......"

The old lady's gaze fell on the woods, and a trace of surprise flashed in her cloudy eyes, and then she was indescribably happy, and in an instant, she became very confused and angry.

His eyes glared at the forest, his hands like withered vines pointed at Xiao Yue and the others, and he shouted in a hoarse and low voice: "Go, tell them to go quickly, get out of here..."

Lin Zi was unmoved, "Grandma, they are here by themselves, I ......"

Xiao Yue took a step forward and said earnestly: "Hello grandma, we are all classmates of Lin Zi, we came here without saying a word to you this time, there is a lot of disturbance, please forgive me." It's just that now the mountain road is rough, it's getting dark, and my friend has injured her foot again, and she can't walk anymore. Let's stay for one night, tomorrow, we'll leave early tomorrow morning......"

Zhang Qing and Qianli also echoed.

The old lady's face was still gloomy, looking at the three girls as if they were enemies, her attitude was very resolute, "No, you must not live here, leave now, leave here, never come!" ”

Because the old lady has no teeth, her mouth looks like it is deflated, and she speaks straight and leaky.

However, several people still heard her words clearly.

The three girls looked at each other.

This time it's because Xiaoyue has been seeing some "dirty things" recently, and then her boyfriend Xiaolin said that her grandmother used to be a very famous local goddess, and she was very effective.

also talked about how he went to the grave to play when he was a child, but his soul was hooked away, and it was his grandmother who retrieved his soul.

It's just that when I reached the age of studying, I followed my uncle to the city......

Xiao Yue wondered why she saw those things? Is there any grudge or something with yourself? It happened to be summer vacation, and when I told Zhang Qing and Qianli in the dormitory, the two were worried that they had nothing to do, so they hit it off and decided to accompany Xiaoyue to her boyfriend's hometown and ask his grandmother to ask rice.

Unexpectedly, when she was about to get to the place, Qianli scratched her leg.

The old lady's attitude was very resolute, and Lin Zi suddenly said: "Grandma, if you don't let them stay overnight now, you can only go to the mountain temple above......

Before he finished his words, he didn't know which word touched the old lady's nerves, and her thin body suddenly became agitated.

Looking at the forest, there was a helpless grief.

Xiao Yue didn't know why, she didn't understand why the old lady was so opposed, but it was a wilderness here, and there was no one within dozens of miles, so it was not wise to spend the night outside.

said: "Grandma, in fact, we have another request for this time, that is...... I want you to ask me for me, I ......"

"Ask Mi?"

"Hmm."

"What are you asking?"

“…… I've been seeing a shadow following me lately, and I'm wondering what's going on? ”

Before Xiao Yue finished speaking, the old lady's eyes suddenly looked at Lin Zi on the side, and Lin Zi just bowed his head and stood aside.

Xiao Yue thought that the old lady was unwilling, so she was angry and her grandson casually introduced outsiders to come, and hurriedly defended: "Grandma, don't blame Lin Zi, I insisted on pestering him." Please, I'm really wondering why this shadow is following me, and if it will eventually take its place? ”

"Come in."

The old lady's rough voice sounded, and then she turned and walked into the house on crutches.

Lin Zi hurriedly beckoned the three of them to follow.

The old lady led the three of them to the leftmost room, where there was only a small square table and three stools, as if they were specially prepared for the three of them.

The old lady placed a candle in the center of the table, and said in a gruff voice, "Remember, none of you are allowed to leave the room where the candle is lit. No matter what you hear, you can't leave, understand? ”

Zhang Qing asked, "...... Well, grandmother, why is that? We just wanted to spend the night......"

The old lady interrupted her unceremoniously: "You can't hold it, you don't want to stay here and leave immediately." ”

Zhang Qing was choked for a while, the other party's rules were indeed too "harsh" and "strange", I wanted to defend myself, but I thought that this was someone else's territory, and the other party was still an old man, so he should "follow the customs" of the locals.

So she suffocated, and Qianli said, "Grandma, do you have anything else to eat at home?" We were really hungry after a day's journey. I know how to cook, you tell me where the kitchen is, I'll do it myself. ”

The old lady just glanced at Qianli, didn't say anything, left directly on crutches, and came in with a bowl of steamed sweet potatoes after a while.

The three of them looked at each other, had countless questions, and in the end they could only swallow it in their stomachs, each took one, and began to eat.

The old lady watched them eat, and then turned around silently, ready to leave.

There was a banging sound at the door, and the screams of the woods.

Xiao Yue stood up nervously, and subconsciously walked towards the door, while asking, "Lin Zi, what's wrong with you?" ”

She was about to pass by the old lady, when the other party suddenly turned his head and stared at her gloomily, and Xiao Yueden felt like she had fallen into the ice cellar.

I forgot to lift my footsteps.

"Uh-" the old lady pulled into a final note.

Xiao Yue inexplicably rose a trace of awe in her heart, feeling that the other party had a momentum that could not be disobeyed.

Thinking about what the other party just said: you can't leave the place where the candlelight shines, let alone leave this house.

But...... Why?

Under the old lady's sharp gaze, Xiao Yue obediently returned to her place and sat down.

The movement outside sounded intermittently, and Xiao Yue felt inexplicably uneasy.

vaguely felt that Lin Zi deliberately wanted to lead her out.

The old lady closed the door, and the movement outside gradually weakened.

The three girls all felt inexplicable, and under the indescribable fear, they hid a trace of excitement.

Zhang Qing suddenly stretched his neck, lowered his voice and said to the two, "Have you noticed......

"Notice what?"

Zhang Qing: "Just now, when I saw the old lady come in with a candle, there was no shadow behind her!" ”

"Shhh

The word shadow was like a switch of fear, and the three of them felt as if something had broken free from the surrounding walls and was closing in on them.

Xiao Yue's gaze swept over the wall behind the two of them, and the candlelight reflected their shadows on the wall.

The shadows moved with their movements.

She looked back at herself again, and with every turn of her head, she felt her heart beat faster......

One, only one!

In the light of this candle flame, she had only one shadow.

What about the shadow of another long-haired woman?

She remembered Lin Zi's words, and the shadow would take her own shadow instead.

She made a strange movement suddenly, and the shadow on the wall did it without any delay......

Seeing her appearance, Zhang Qing asked, "Xiaoyue, what are you doing?" ”

Xiao Yue finally breathed a sigh of relief, and when she heard Zhang Qing's question, she responded: "It's nothing, here, there is indeed only our shadow." ”

Knock Knock Knock –

There was a faint knock on the door, followed by Lin Zi's voice: "Xiao Yue, Xiao Yue...... Come out ......."

Zhang Qing stood up and was about to open the door, when one hand was grabbed by Xiao Yue.

Zhang Qing looked back at Xiao Yue and lowered his voice: "What are you doing here?" Where's your boyfriend out there? Don't you think this old woman is weird? Don't you ask your boyfriend what's going on with his grandmother? ”

Of course, Xiao Yue wanted to ask, but with her intuition, she still preferred to believe what she saw.

Everywhere else, a shadow followed her, but not here.

Either there's something wrong with the candle flame or there's something weird about the room.

What Zhang Qing said is not unreasonable, Grandma Lin Zi is too weird, but ...... In addition to the bad attitude, the words rushed a little...... Come to think of it, she gave them a room, she gave them food, and they were safe and sound.

It's my boyfriend......

At first, I liked such coldness and indifference, and probably because of this, she didn't have any dependence, so she could think independently.

However, when she arrived at this courtyard, she found that Lin Zi seemed to be a different person, and became very active and proactive.

Xiao Yue expressed her doubts.

Zhang Qing and Qianli glanced at each other, Zhang Qing: "You...... Suspicious of your boyfriend? ”

Xiao Yue smiled disappreciatively, "My boyfriend is not my parents, why can't I doubt it?" ”

"But... Didn't you follow your old friend to his grandmother's house? Anyway, you should be more familiar with him, and be more familiar with his grandmother. ”

Qianli interrupted her: "I think Xiaoyue's words make a lot of sense...... I, I don't feel the pain in my leg anymore. ”

Zhang Qing couldn't resist the two of them, and pointed to the door: "But Xiaoyue, your boyfriend has been outside the door all the time, don't you want to ask what the hell is going on?" ”

Xiao Yue: "If there is something, he can just ask directly, and the door is closed from the outside, he can open it directly." ”

Zhang Qing was completely defeated by Xiao Yue, and sighed: "Hey, it's the first time I've seen you have a boyfriend and girlfriend like this." Forget it, it's not a problem to always have people outside, I'll help you ask. ”

Zhang Qing stood up and just took two steps, I don't know if it was her illusion, I always felt that the room seemed to be a little darker than just now.

Subconsciously looked back at the two of them, and found that only a ball of light was left two paces away around their table, and the surroundings had become dark.

I faintly saw the shadows of three people cast on the wall, turning into a huge black shadow.

She was about to make a statement to remind the two, but she heard the forest outside say eagerly: "Xiaoyue, come out quickly, my grandmother has changed, she has been invaded by mountain spirits." Later, she will come and eat your souls. I also just went to the kitchen and saw that my real grandmother was no longer there. It's that I'm sorry for you, I just wanted to help, I didn't expect to hurt you. Quick, come out, I'll be waiting for you at the door, I'll send you out. ”

Zhang Qing asked, "Lin Zi, is what you said true?" ”

"Of course it's true, this is a matter of human life, Xiaoyue is my girlfriend, will I joke about this?"

Zhang Qing opened the door, and a cold wind poured in, and then a force grabbed her, as if to pull something out of her body.

At this moment, another force grabbed her arm and dragged her back.

All three fell to the ground at the same time.

Zhang Qing was frightened inexplicably, and turned around and asked Xiaoyue and Qianli: "Just now... What happened? ”

Qianli took a breath and said, "Just now, when you just took two steps, we saw a figure crawling to the wall, and when your shadow was cast on the wall, the figure suddenly pounced on it, trying to drag your shadow out of the crack in the wall. And you're ...... whole person It also became like...... Like a shadow, digging into the crack in the wall. I was scared stupid, but fortunately Xiaoyue grabbed your feet......"