Chapter 35: The Old Village Chief (10)
Everyone knows that in an open and quiet place, a voice can travel a long way. It is also known that the straight-line distance between mountains is not far, but it is difficult to walk.
Zhao Jun stood on the mountain and heard the screams coming from the foot of the mountain. The sound was a bit hazy, but it was still very clear that it was a scream. Then Zhao Jun heard a noisy sound, which was not very clear, but much clearer than the screams just now.
Is it time? A cold sweat ran down Zhao Jun’s face and dripped onto the icy mountain path. After all, it was the village that had raised him, and after all, his mother and sister were still in the ancestral hall. Zhao Jun stood on the top of the mountain and tried to look in the direction of the ancestral hall. He could see that it was brightly lit, and he was sure that the various noises came from there.
But the next moment, Zhao Jun dared not look again, because he suddenly felt something staring at him fiercely, making him suddenly shiver. What was it? Zhao Jun couldn’t help but sit down on the ground, and then he looked up and saw a scene that he would never forget in his life and would tremble at the thought of it.
He saw… a thick fog inexplicably rising at the foot of the mountain, and the fog was spreading up the mountain at a speed visible to the naked eye!
Oh my god! Just by taking a look, did he scare the monster that was full of resentment? Zhao Jun stood up all of a sudden, and with his last bit of courage, he took a look at the ancestral hall. He knew that his fellow villagers were in grave danger. His mother, his sister…
Thinking of this, Zhao Jun wiped away his tears and turned and ran. He was not a person who was indecisive. At this time, he would first escape his own life.
He didn’t dare to look behind him to see where the thick fog had gone, but he knew that once he was surrounded by the fog, he would never be able to escape. He knew that the monster would definitely be waiting for him, so he had to run!
Zhao Jun ran as hard as he could, and he had already exceeded his potential. The road down the mountain was so difficult that Zhao Jun almost crawled, and he even rolled for a while before he finally ran down the mountain, panting heavily.
His whole body was in pain and he was covered in wounds, but Zhao Jun didn’t care, he got up and ran again!
The neighboring village had much better economic conditions, so the road into the village was a wide dirt road. Zhao Jun ran much more smoothly. He kept running until his lungs were burning and he could no longer run, so he stopped to catch his breath.
At this point, he couldn’t help but look back. He was horrified to see that the thick fog had actually chased him halfway up the other side of the mountain, which was the road down to the neighboring village, and was now slowly shrinking back.
Was it an illusion? Zhao Jun rubbed his eyes, but now he was finally half-relieved. The feeling of palpitations had disappeared, and he knew he was probably safe.
When people are highly stressed and then relax, they feel tired. Zhao Jun immediately fell face down on the ground, staring blankly at the mountains not far away. As he watched, Zhao Jun began to cry big tears, and in the end, he began to cry loudly.
His village, his relatives, the people he grew up with… At this moment, Zhao Jun knew that everything was gone, really gone!
A person without a homeland is like a person without roots. A real, unforgettable feeling of desolation and loneliness repeatedly surged in Zhao Jun’s heart.
For a moment, Zhao Jun really wanted to rush back and die with his fellow villagers. He suddenly understood why many people insisted on not leaving, and even beat him. He also understood his mother’s feelings. Forget it, don’t leave, right? Who doesn’t die in a hundred years? It’s also a kind of happiness to have fellow villagers to accompany you, right?
His mother probably believed in herself, but she still gave her life in this way, along with her sister. Perhaps she was afraid that the two of them would not be able to escape, so they just gave their hope of survival to her to carry.
Therefore, I cannot go back and die. I must give the villagers hope. What if there are still people alive? I can still lead people to rescue them!
If not, he could also notify people to take revenge and warn others, because that monster was very scary!
Zhao Jun cried enough, stood up, recognized the direction, and ran again. He had a very good cousin in this village, and he needed help.
Finally, Zhao Jun found his cousin, who didn’t seem too surprised, but was a little sad. He pulled up his clothes and took Zhao Jun directly to the village chief’s house.
At this late hour, Zhao Jun discovered that the village chief’s house was still occupied by three people, who were familiar to him.
It turned out that they had not gone far, but had stubbornly stayed in the neighboring village, hoping to get a result.
Early the next morning, a dozen people from the neighboring village set out. The difference was that this time, the village chief from the neighboring village brought along the militia, because there happened to be a militia training camp in their village.
After crossing the mountain, several people from the villages, including Zhao Jun, had trembling legs. Could they walk out again this time? They were a little scared.
But the village chief said, “I know these things too. The military’s aura is very intimidating. Besides, the old village chief… well… that monster has already vented its anger, so it shouldn’t be too bad.”
With this kind of encouragement, a dozen people went down. The village was strangely quiet, so quiet that it was creepy. There was not a single figure in sight.
No one spoke, and they walked straight to the ancestral hall. The ancestral hall was still emitting a wisp of smoke, and the walls had collapsed, so it was clear that someone had set the ancestral hall on fire the night before. One of the militia members who was walking in front of the others carefully pushed open the half-closed door of the ancestral hall, then took a few big steps back, and then shouted, “Oh my God…”
You have to know that this militia man had fought bandits after the liberation, and he had seen dead people before, so why was he so shocked?
People rushed forward, and then they saw the purgatory!
Blood red, blood red everywhere, blood everywhere, the smell made people dizzy, corpses, all of them were corpses, but none of them were intact, all of them were dismembered, and even their internal organs were hung in front of the ancestral tablets like a mockery!
If these things are not enough to stimulate the most daring people, then what about the minced meat? It seems that the minced meat was deliberately bitten and scattered everywhere. The most terrifying thing is that no one closed their eyes. They all had their eyes wide open in horror, and their mouths were wide open.
There was a corpse, only half of it remained, and its intestines were dragged to the ground. However, it maintained a look of horror and screaming, crawling to the front door of the ancestral hall courtyard, with its hands stretched forward, and an unwilling look in its eyes, which it had maintained until now, as if it could save its life if it could just crawl out of the ancestral hall.
Everyone who saw this scene began to tremble, and then tears flowed silently, and the cries were silently held back in the throat, like a silent drama…
“It’s… it’s Li Yuan…” the young man who had escaped, crying and trembling, said, recognizing the corpse crawling out.
“Mom… Mom… sister… sister…” Zhao Jun was delirious. He walked inside shakily, and everyone forgot to pull him.
As a result, as soon as he took a step into the ancestral hall, a wave of coldness almost froze him. He suddenly came to his senses and quickly retreated!
Resentment, this is the resentment that Grandpa said, resentment that soars to the sky!
After a long time, the group of people finally calmed down. They didn’t dare to stay in front of the ancestral hall. The village chief of the neighboring village said with a bad look on his face, “Let’s go. We can’t handle this. Report it to the township!”
Yes, we can only report it to the township!
The group of people began to return with mixed feelings. In fact, everyone began to worry secretly whether they could get out of the mountains. Even the village chief, who had been so confident at the beginning, began to worry. After all, the situation in the ancestral hall was so miserable! That was definitely not something a human being could do!
However, it seemed that, as he had said, the anger had been vented, and they had actually made it up the mountain without any problems.
The result? A dozen people from the neighboring village experienced the terror for themselves. When everyone had reached the top of the mountain, they heard a low, flat sound of a sigh.
Everyone involuntarily shuddered, and Zhao Jun shouted, “It’s foggy again, he’s back!”