Chapter 11: The Legend of Guidaowan (10)

That moment was not a very pleasant memory, and all the workers present that night wanted to forget it, but some memories cannot be forgotten just because you want to erase them, so this led to some specious stories being passed down.

Wei Dahan, who was walking towards everyone, was normal at that time. There was no difference between him and the Wei Dahan who usually had a little arrogance and a little toughness on his face, and a kind of indescribable arrogance. Even the effect of alcohol on him at that time could not be seen, at least from the fire behind him, his eyes were no longer the kind of red from alcohol.

“I’m going to go in and take a look. I’m going to go in tonight no matter what.” When Wei Dahan said this, his tone was very calm.

Everyone looked at Wei Dahan in silence. It was because he was too calm and normal that they couldn’t find a reason to stop him, which led to such silence.

“No, Brother Wei, let’s go back. It’s warm by the fire, and I won’t ask you what time it is.” At this time, Sun didn’t know where he got the courage to suddenly rush forward and hold Wei Dahan. At that time, he only knew that the matter was caused by himself, and he had to persuade Wei Dahan no matter what.

In his memories many years later, he told his wife that it was the closest time I had been to that broken wooden house, and I could really feel that there was a kind of horror hidden inside, the whole house was brimming with a chilling feeling… but I didn’t dare to think too deeply, you know The worst thing you can do is to scare yourself. My mother told me when I was little that no matter how scary something is, you can’t scare yourself. If you scare yourself, you’ll lose all your energy and you’re doomed. I just wanted to persuade Wei Dahan to go back.

However, Xiao Sun did not succeed in the end. He pulled Wei Dahan so hard, but Wei Dahan casually pushed him away.

At that moment, Xiao Sun was stunned. Wei Dahan was just brave, but why was he so strong? What shocked him the most was not this, but that he had accidentally touched Wei Dahan’s hand. That hand was cold, colder than the snow falling from the sky and melting into water.

At the moment when Sun was in a state of shock, Wei had already turned and walked towards the door. When he was about to reach the broken wooden door, the old worker who had covered his mouth before finally reacted, and shouted in a trembling, frightened voice: “Lao Wei, don’t… really don’t go in. Please…”

His words seemed to trigger everyone’s emotions. At that time, everyone was shouting at Wei Dahan not to go in. Xiao Sun was the bravest one. At least he dared to take a few steps forward. The others dared not even take a step closer to the house… They could only shout anxiously there. Don’t doubt human instincts. When instincts feel that you shouldn’t go near a place, or when you feel cold all over, there must be danger, or there must be something that is in conflict with the person themselves.

At this moment, Wei Dahan’s hand was on the broken door. The door was broken in several places, and it was dark inside, so you couldn’t see anything. In the light of the fire, Wei Dahan’s hand on the door looked extraordinarily white. He turned around, but this time it wasn’t a calm expression, but a smile that made everyone see it and shudder, and couldn’t help but be silent. It was obviously a very normal smile, so why was it so hollow?

The workers were uneducated and naturally couldn’t think of the word “vacuous.” It was only a word that was summarized based on their feelings afterwards. If an experienced Taoist had been here and heard such a description, I’m afraid he would have already come to the conclusion that Wei Dahan did not die after entering the broken house, but from that time on… he was already hopeless!

Why? His soul had already been completely controlled. At that time, he was no longer Wei Dahan!

“It’s windy outside, but a house can still block the wind. I’ll sleep inside, so don’t call me.” With a smile, Wei Dahan said something completely illogical, then walked into the dilapidated wooden house without hesitation, without turning his head.

Everyone was stunned because of the smile and the illogical words. No one noticed that after the door was opened, the two pieces of paper that were pasted on the door to seal it were also broken with the sound of the door being pushed open by Wei Dahan.

Wei Dahan’s figure disappeared into the house as if the darkness behind the door swallowed him up in an instant. The most frightening thing was not only that, but after Wei Dahan walked into the door, everyone watched in horror as the door slowly closed with a creak, as if it were made of old wood. Was it Wei Dahan? Or was there someone behind the door? Everyone was too scared to think about it!

In this way, nine men in their prime were all scared silly in front of the door. The first to react was the old worker. He suddenly pulled the person next to him and said in a trembling voice, “Don’t panic, we… we are all backing up now…”

While he was talking, he slowly and step by step backed away, and when he couldn’t control himself, he walked faster and faster… Then everyone began to retreat. Due to the great fear, their bodies were like out of control. Later, they were simply scrambling to run backwards!

They all stopped panting in front of the fire… In fact, no one wanted to stop… It was just that Wei Dahan had entered the house, and everyone felt that it was fundamentally not a kind thing to leave him behind and run away. But no one had the courage to go into the house to find Wei Dahan, so they stopped around the fire.

At this time, the fire, with its warmth and light, was the greatest comfort for everyone.

“What should we do?” Xiao Sun was the first to squat down. Fear had already made him forget to cry or vent his emotions, and he only asked in a numb and frightened manner.

At this moment, the old worker had the best idea. He grabbed the bottle of warm liquor and took a sip, then whispered, “I can’t hide it anymore. It seems that this matter is definitely not simple. Just now, do you remember? I was standing closest to the window. Do you remember?”

Everyone was in a panic, so how could they remember such details? Only the other old worker who had previously persuaded Wei Dahan was relatively calm, saying, “I think I remember. Tell me what’s important.”

“I’m not too sure, but wasn’t Wei Dahan looking into the window? He stuck his head in, and I saw a face in the window at that moment, which happened to be the same as Wei Dahan’s! When I looked again, it was dark again. I was so scared that I let out a cry, didn’t I?” The old worker was a little emotional when he recalled this, and couldn’t help but take another sip of wine.

“Brother, why are you only saying this now?” The other worker was so scared that his voice was full of tears, and two tears really burst out of his eyes. At this time, crying is not a shame, unless you are completely insensitive to fear. It is a kind of bravery for a normal person to cry at this time.

“Pop,” the old worker said, and the other old worker grabbed the bottle from him, took a big drink, and threw the bottle next to the fire, making a crisp pop. He gritted his teeth and said, “We can’t wait here. If that thing comes, even if we have 100 more people, we’re all dead. This is not something we can solve. If we wait, Wei Dahan will be even more hopeless. Go find the leader!”

At this point, the old worker was still able to make a little sense of the chaos, and everyone was eager for this. No one wanted to stay in this terrifying place any longer. Although they didn’t see anything specific, this kind of torture was even more painful than seeing a ghost directly!

Finally, the group of people hurriedly ran away. In this snowy night, they were moving extremely fast, as if something was chasing them at any moment.

They didn’t dare to be alone, but instead supported each other as they ran down the mountain… At this time, no one knew when the door of the dilapidated wooden house behind them would suddenly open. Wei Dahan came out with a strange smile, stood at the door and swayed a bit, then stretched out a hand and fell to the ground in front of the door…

From 3 a.m., Mr. Liu Er started dreaming non-stop.

It was a dream that he could not see through. In the dream, there was the Yellow River, and groups of people, young and old, men and women, all with strange smiles, were lining up to get on boats that looked very festive.

In the distance, there was a seemingly rich tidal flat, surrounded by a sad and mournful, yet paradoxically joyful tune of the Yellow River, the sound of the suona ringing in his ears… as if it were a final celebration.

What is this? Where am I? In the dream, there are actually no monsters, but Liu Erye felt a chill from the bottom of his heart… At this moment, he felt someone push him, and suddenly he was pushed into the queue.

Who did it? In his panic, Liu Er turned around and saw an extremely terrifying face, slightly swollen from the cold, a face as pale as ice.

But who would want to marry a woman like that? Liu Er was so scared that he was in a trance. In that trance, the terrifying face didn’t forget to smile at him.

The two rows of white teeth on the ashen face suddenly made people feel their hearts tighten… Master Liu suddenly realized that this… image… was not… not the corpse that had been discovered. Wasn’t that what Niu Dazhuang had said?

Liu Er wanted to shout, but the people behind him were pushing and shoving, and he was about to be sent on the festive boat for no reason…