Ancient Corpse in the Mountain Village (10)
This pastoral dog followed all the way, with a very human-like expression. Yu Shu looked into its eyes several times and felt that it was obviously frowning when it barked.
The puppy also bit his trouser legs and dragged him in the opposite direction.
Yu Shu used the moonlight to clearly see the eagerness in the dog's black eyes.
He squatted down, picked up the puppy, put it aside, scratched its chin and coaxed it, "I have to go home. I can't play with you anymore."
The dog must have understood and stopped following but didn't leave either. It stood there, staring at Yu Shu and whimpered pitifully.
The air was crisp after the rain, and the wind blew through Yu Shu's loose home clothes, digging into his skin through his dilated pores. Yu Shu couldn't help but shiver; it was a bit too cool.
After walking for a few minutes, Yu Shu saw the pastoral dog again and wondered why the dog was still following him. But when he shifted his attention from the puppy to the houses next to him, he found that the lights in many houses were dimmed.
This time the puppy didn't catch up, but still barked at him, looking fierce as if it was driving away a stranger.
What's even more strange is that although the puppy was three or four meters away from him, it sounded like it was coming from more than ten meters away, with a wall between them.
He frowned, his thoughts seemed to be covered by a layer of mist. Even after clearing it away, he still felt a little at a loss. After a moment, he took out his cell phone and checked the time.
It’s still early at 19:49, and the villagers turn off the lights and go to bed so early.
Yu Shu continued to walk home. With the moonlight behind him, he couldn't see the difference between the puddle and the flat ground. He accidentally stepped into the puddle, and the coldness that penetrated his heart made him
My mind is much clearer now.
At his walking speed he should have reached home long ago, but now he couldn't even see the door, and this was where he met the puppy.
Looking at the houses hidden in the night like Tetris blocks, they seemed to come alive, stretching and deforming when the wind blew, and the rustling sound of friction and collision between the branches and leaves was like a hoarse cry for help.
Yu Shuxin began to drum, the high-frequency thumps threatening to burst through his chest. His mind was in a panic, and the flying sand and rocks made it almost impossible to lose sight of where he was going. The only thing he knew was that he couldn't stop and had to find Jiang Yu for help. As he pulled out his phone to call Jiang Yu on WeChat, his fingers trembled slightly, and for a moment he couldn't successfully press the dial button.
The call failed, and the dialog box that popped up was like a black hole, sucking away the little remaining calmness.
The dim night, the repetitive scenes, and the cell phone with no signal made even taking a walk a hassle. No one else could be blamed except Yu Shu.
Anxiety and panic lurked in the air, penetrating into Yu Shu's body with every breath, roaming through his internal organs, corroding his nerves, making thinking difficult, like a rusty gear stuck and unable to turn.
Yu Shu's pace became faster and faster. He could no longer remember how many times he had stepped into the same puddle, or how many times he had heard the dog standing there barking at him. He did not dare to stop, did not dare to watch the scene repeat itself, for he was afraid that his remaining sanity would collapse and shatter.
Sweat stuck to his shirt and his hair on his forehead was stuck in clumps. He ran in a circle, and no matter how many times he ran, he would return to the original scene.
He didn't know how long he walked, but when he was about to collapse, he finally saw the light and his exhausted strength surged again.
However, no matter how he moved forward, he was always about ten meters away from the house with the lights on, and he would never reach the end.
The cycle of scenes continued. An extra lamp seemed to give him hope, but when he got closer he realized it was an untouchable illusion. He fell into the vast nothingness again, unable to see a way out and find his direction.
Yu Shu clenched his fists and continued to move forward. No one could help him before rescue arrived. All he could do was protect the last flame and hope that the professional could sense that he had encountered a problem.
The barking of the dogs stopped.
The ghost wall seems repetitive, but it is actually changing slowly. At first, it is the light that he can never catch up with, and then the puppy that disappears.
Now there are the extra footsteps.
Yu Shu didn't dare look back, because he was walking with his back to the moon, and the moonlight made his shadow long and thin, as if it would fall down with a gust of wind.
Yes, only his own shadow.
The extra footsteps speak for themselves.
Yu Shu felt as if he had fallen into an ice cellar. His limbs were so stiff that he could hardly walk. His heart was beating so wildly that it was about to explode, but it couldn't speed up the blood supply to warm his body.
With every turn he made, he could feel the footsteps getting closer and clearer. Initially two or three meters behind him, they were now right next to him. He couldn't imagine if they would be shoulder to shoulder the next time he turned.
I can’t hold on any longer.
He shouldn't have gone out for a walk. If he had known he would encounter a mysterious trap, he should have found Jiang Yu's talismans to protect himself before going out.
I don’t know if Jiang Yu could guess that he was in trouble.
If Jiang Yu didn't come, would he insist on walking until daytime?!
Yu Shu was filled with regret and fear. His fists were clenched so tightly that his bones crackled slightly. If there was enough light, he could even see his knuckles, which had turned white from the excessive force.
It would be great if there was a way to crack it on my own.
No, there is a way!
A light bulb went off in Yu Shu's head. He had seen movies and TV shows before that said that if you encounter a ghost wall, peeing can be a solution.
But if he took off his pants to pee and angered the guy behind him, and He rushed in front of him, it would be even worse. But this was the only way he could think of to save himself. Instead of sitting and waiting for death, he might as well give it a try. If he tried, there was a chance of breaking the deadlock. If he didn't try, it would only waste time and suffer mentally and physically.
Yu Shu was determined to squeeze out all his strength and take faster and more frequent steps. As long as he could create enough distance, he wouldn't have to worry so much before the thing behind him caught up with him.
The footsteps gradually became quieter.
Yu Shu thought the distance was about right, so he walked to the place where he met the dog again, unzipped his pants, and had been urinating for a long time but had no intention of peeing.
The footsteps behind him gradually became clearer, and he began to approach again. The footsteps were very close, and could be heard about two or three meters behind him.
Yu Shu chose to close his eyes and deceive himself, thinking that if he couldn't see it, it didn't exist.
All the small hairs on Yu Shu's arms stood up, as if someone was sliding a piece of cold ice along his coccyx to the top of his head.
He helped Ju Ju stand upright, and finally felt the urge to pee. The cold wind blew into his crotch, making him shiver, and the urge to pee disappeared in an instant.
The footsteps are already close to my back, but there's still time to pull up my pants and run away.
Yu Shu held his breath, and his hand holding the zipper trembled unconsciously.
Before he could run, a pair of hands slid onto his shoulders and tapped them lightly, causing the urge to urinate that had disappeared in fear to come back.
At this moment, he became calm instead. The anxiety and panic seemed to rush out of his body with the warm current, and the strength he needed to stand also dissipated from his body. His vision became a little dark, and suddenly an idea popped up in his mind - that young and promising but unemployed doctor Yu Shu was going to die young today.
"It has to be boy's urine, what are you talking about boy's urine?"
Jiang Yu's strong and powerful hands supported Yu Shu's body as he fell backwards in a daze.
It’s Jiang Yu!
Yu Shu was so excited that he couldn't speak for a moment. Jiang Yu's cold voice was like a ray of warm sunshine, passing through the clouds and falling on his frozen heart, melting the helplessness and anxiety that hindered blood flow.
Jiang Yu noticed that Yu Shu was slightly paralyzed from the shock, but he wasn't worried. When he tapped Yu Shu's shoulder, he had applied a purification talisman, which could quickly dispel impurities and harmful yin energy. Furthermore, Yu Shu's special constitution, with its pure yin element, absorbed spiritual energy quickly, so he would recover after a while.
Jiang Yu felt particularly uncomfortable with the unexpected situation happening right under his nose, and he felt a little guilty.
If he went out with Yu Shu, at least he wouldn't encounter any obstacles. He didn't dare to think about whether something unexpected would happen if he arrived a step later.
Fortunately, Yu Shu was safe and sound.
Yu Shu finally came to his senses, his body warmed up a lot, and he looked at Jiang Yu quietly.
Look at his pajamas that he hadn't had time to change swaying in the night wind, look at his bangs blown up to reveal a small part of his forehead, look at his face that was expressionless and had a faint coldness, look at the moonlight falling on his handsome face, adding a layer of hazy and cold filter, making his youthfulness even more outstanding and obvious.
Although Yu Shu felt that it was a bit exaggerated, he did have a clear and concrete impression of the word "savior".
"It's great to see you." Yu Shu only realized what he had said after he finished speaking. In order to hide his embarrassment, he coughed lightly.
Yu Shu even forgot what kind of movements he was maintaining.
Jiang Yu's eyelids slowly drooped, a playful smile flashed across his eyes. He raised his eyebrows and whistled, jokingly saying, "Wait for me to see if you zip up your pants?"
Yu Shu felt as if he had been hit on the head with a cotton drumstick. His mind was confused, blurry and heavy. It took him several seconds to realize that his zipper was still not zipped up.
He was so embarrassed that he held his toes tightly and wished he could find a hole to crawl into. He didn't want to be laughed at by a guy who was only in his early twenties. He tried his best to keep a calm face and zipped up his pants without changing his expression.
"You're not talking about anything. You're making a fuss out of nothing." The advantage of living a long life is that you have a thick skin.
Jiang Yu mouthed a silent "oh" and responded with a look that said, "You're right, I do too. No need to make a fuss."
The ghost wall was broken, and they walked back and met Yu Huan at the doorstep.
Yu Huan came over nervously, patted Yu Shu's shoulder and touched his back to make sure he wasn't injured. "You went out for a walk and didn't come back until after nine. I went out to look for you but couldn't find you. Luckily Jiang Yu took the trouble to help."
Yu Shu's mind was frozen in a cloud of intense cold, and it took him a long time to regain his ability to think. He went out at seven o'clock and took a short walk. He thought he had been trapped in the maze for half an hour, but he didn't realize it had been over two hours.
"He's stuck in a maze." Jiang Yu said concisely.
Yu Huan took a deep breath and quickly pulled the man into the house. As he walked, he thanked Jiang Yu several times and said he would give him more money.
It's normal to add money, but adding a five-digit number starting with three is too exaggerated. Yu Shu's incredulous eyes wavered between Yu Huan and Jiang Yu, as if as long as he acted surprised enough, he would get a negative answer.
The facts did not turn out as Yu Shu had hoped. He then learned from Yu Huan that it cost him six times the price to invite Jiang Yu.
Taoist priests nowadays make a lot of money. One order is equivalent to his annual salary. At the same time, he also sighs that the property left by his grandfather is so rich that Yu Huan can spend it without blinking an eye.
Yu Huan asked him about his life and only let him go back to his room after confirming that he was really okay. Before going upstairs, he reminded him one more time, "Be safe at home and don't run around. Take Jiang Yu with you when you go out." It was as if Yu Huan was the older brother.
After returning to the room and closing the door, Yu Shu's shoulders, which had been straightened in front of his brother while he was trying to pretend nothing was wrong, suddenly collapsed.
He glanced at Jiang Yu, who had just arrived and was lying on the folding bed, browsing his phone, and asked the question he had been wanting to ask but was too embarrassed to ask the whole time: "What should I do if I encounter a ghost wall?"
Jiang Yu stared at the screen without even lifting his eyelids, but his mouth, at 37 degrees, uttered words that felt icy cold: "Wait to die."
"Boy's urine is not okay?" Yu Shu didn't bother with Jiang Yu. Firstly, he was older, and secondly, Jiang Yu had really helped him a lot once again. He felt embarrassed to speak in a harsh tone for both moral and logical reasons.
"Even if you've never had a partner, you've at least used your hands before. What's the point of you being a virgin?" Jiang Yu said as a matter of course.
Yu Shu was choked by this sentence.
He'd never dated before. High school was busy with the college entrance exams, and after studying medicine, his course schedule was so packed he couldn't even remember the material, leaving him with no time for romance. After work, his social circle dwindled, consisting of either colleagues or patients. He'd never met the right person. But he was still a living person, with normal needs and experiences.
Yu Shu didn't know how to continue the topic, so he covered it up with some jokes. He lay down on the bed and was about to go to sleep when Jiang Yu pulled him up.
"Do I need to put a talisman before I sleep?"
Jiang Yu was stunned for a moment: "Yeah. At least three."
"Okay, then you should stick it on quickly. I want to sleep." Yu Shu sat up straight and said seriously.
Jiang Yu looked at Yu Shu with an unfathomable gaze. He didn't know if Yu Shu was truly stupid or just too insensitive to take his joke seriously.
But thinking back, Yu Shu took the previous jokes seriously, so he probably didn't realize it was a joke.
However, his real purpose in not letting Yu Shu lie down to sleep was to ask the ghost that followed Yu Shu back to show up, and it was also the one who trapped Yu Shu with a ghost wall.
Jiang Yu met Yu Shu's serious but tired eyes and said, "I want to bring out the ghost that followed you back for questioning."
"Oh, you said so earlier..." Yu Shu's hand was half-raised but got stuck in mid-air: "Are you kidding?"
"I put the talisman on your shoulder so that He can ignore the Bagua Mirror."
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