Black Goat
Ao Qingxue had already anticipated the news of the serial broadcast, but she was still very happy.
"In this case, I plan to broadcast live during the day as well, so that I can watch variety shows with everyone."
She broadcast until midnight, so she got up a little late. When she went on air, the guests of "Light Years" had already packed up and were ready to go.
[The host missed the breakfast scoring session, and Teacher Qu was scared hahahaha. ]
[The most stable one right now is Wu Rui, she has three hearts and three lives. But I think we can't be too reckless, if she gets killed three times in a row, it's GG. ]
In the camera, a group of eight people have already stood at the back door.
The villa has two back doors. One is used by the "Executive" staff to enter and exit, which is relatively hidden; while the one that the guests on the show can open is an iron door, through which they can see a path leading directly into the mountain.
The back mountain is very wide, but the mountain is not high, with an altitude of only fifty or sixty meters.
"It's snowing again..." Yun Yongxue looked up at the sky.
Passing through the iron gate, the quietness of the mountains and forests hits you.
After walking for more than a hundred meters, the surrounding scene became more and more wild. A wire fence appeared in front of everyone, with a warning sign hanging on it saying "Wild beasts are around, please be careful!" and a scenic spot notice hanging next to it -
1. The opening hours of the back mountain are from 08:00 in the morning to 17:00 in the afternoon. Please consciously abide by the opening hours;
2. Please take care of the environment of the back mountain and do not damage trees, flowers or plants;
3. It is normal to have wild animals in the mountains. If you see white tigers and jellyfish, please don’t panic, just pretend you didn’t see them;
4. There are hallucinogenic plants growing in the mountain, which can cause hallucinations. There are no black goats in the mountain. If you see a black goat, please go down the mountain immediately and look for the staff in pink clothes, who will help you clear the hallucinations.
5. Goats can’t talk. If you hear goats talking, please ignore it, it’s just your illusion.
Qu Li couldn't help but let out a hiss. Compared with the rules of the previous villa, the rules of the back mountain simply wrote "this place is not normal" on their faces.
[There are no goats, but there are tigers and jellyfish? ? This is too weird, who would believe it? What kind of hallucinogenic plant is this? It makes me creepy. ]
[This is about the "pink-dressed staff". This is inconsistent with the previous one. My head hurts. I feel like I need to grow a brain...]
Everyone noticed the key words in the five lines, "black goat" and "staff in pink clothes". Yun Yongxue pursed her lips and whispered, "There must be something strange."
Wu Rui pondered for a few seconds and said something shocking: "Is there a possibility... the so-called 'black goats' are actually 'staff in black clothes'? The 'hallucinogenic substances' mentioned here actually make us see sheep as humans."
[Fuck, this guess is so reasonable, why didn't I think of it immediately? ]
[Aaaah, a human turning into a sheep, the thought of it being so scary!!]
Shang Jingyan never appeared in the small director box in the lower right corner.
——In her time, in Western culture, black goats were often seen as ominous and associated with the devil. They were always used as a metaphor for dark and evil things.
The white lamb is the exact opposite, often symbolizing "sufferers", "pure and gentle people", etc. In some legends, unlucky or guilty people will also be turned into sheep as punishment.
In the interstellar world, a large amount of horror-related cultural content has been lost, but such cultural imprints seem to have been engraved into the bones of human civilization.
Therefore, when the guests and the audience think that "the black goat is a staff member in disguise", they will instinctively feel uncomfortable and fearful.
The guests all looked a little strange, but the four matched partners did not show any discomfort. Shanite even clapped her hands and smiled, "Great, I asked for the dormitory manager's contact information last night~ You can call her anytime."
As soon as she said this, the four guests looked at her instantly. Even the taciturn Yun Yongxue blurted out, "When did it happen?"
Shanite blinked her eyes: "When Senior Rongqing was asleep."
[Fuck! Shanite is so young, but her acting is so good. She doesn't look like Lan Qing at all now. She looks like an ignorant little girl.]
[Looks ignorant, but actually a monster. I really want the production team to interview the pairing group after the variety show ends and ask them what it feels like to play a scary NPC...]
Yun Yongxue couldn't help but pinch his brows, thinking, the variety show Yanyan has a really high degree of freedom. If he noticed the actions of his matchmaker last night, what impact would that have on the plot? What changes would the plot have in the current situation?
Even though he had witnessed countless horror elements with Shang Jingyan, he still felt an unknown fear at this moment.
The four guests exchanged anxious glances, opened the wire mesh door with heavy hearts and went up the mountain.
"Ah, there are words on the back!" Suddenly, Qu Li, who was leading the group, exclaimed.
I saw a line of handwritten words behind the notice, which were crooked and even more difficult to recognize through the barbed wire.
6. Please walk along the path. It is safe where there are sheep hoof prints.
At the end of the line of words, there was also a sheep hoof imprint in the mud. The four of them looked at each other, and Rong Qing said, "...words written by a sheep?"
[Thinking about the way the sheep holds the pen, it suddenly seems funny. ]
[From the current clues, the black team can be trusted. At least they want to help the guest team.]
The clown frowned and wiped off the words with a piece of paper, smiling as if explaining, "I have obsessive-compulsive disorder and mysophobia, so I don't like this."
Although the weather is cold, there are many evergreen plants on the mountain, and you can hear birds singing from all directions while walking on the mountain trails. In ordinary romance shows, traveling is the best way to enhance relationships, but in "Light Years", everyone walked out with their own ulterior motives.
When they reached the top of the mountain, they found a Taoist temple. It was very old and only about ten square meters in size. The plaque and door couplet were blurred. There was a sign on the wall that read "Protected building, no touching, no entry" in a formal manner.
In front of the Taoist temple is a small stone courtyard with a wishing tree in the center.
This tree is the most common type in tourist attractions, tall and sprawling. It is winter now, and the leaves on the crown are withered, but it does not look bleak because there are countless red ribbons tied on the branches.
The atmosphere among the guests was visibly relaxed, and Rong Qing stepped forward first: "Can I make a wish here?"
[I don’t know why, but when the wishing tree appeared, I suddenly felt safe. 】
[Because it is a common tourist attraction, hahaha, it reminds people of the atmosphere of love~]
The black goat and the Taoist temple do not belong to the same cultural system, but this makes the audience feel more involved, because cultural intentions in reality are blended together in this way, and mixing and matching is very common.
Before Rong Qing went up, the wishes that might be written on the ribbon had already emerged in his mind, which were nothing more than "I hope the person I like can like me",
"I hope to grow old together with my lover" and "I hope my ex who cheated on me will suffer bad luck" and so on.
However, when he picked up one and took a look, Rong Qing's pupils shrank slightly and he cried out in surprise.
Written frantically in gold paint was the message: "Help! Help me!!"
The other three people saw that something was wrong and stepped forward, their expressions becoming serious. The camera swept across the branches, showing the countless blood-red ribbons to the audience.
"Let me out of here, save me!"
"How terrible, how terrible! There is [ ] in the villa!"
"I don't want to become [ ], help!"
The messages for help seemed to show countless terrified mouths. Some of the ribbons were old and some were new, and many of the words on them were blurred by the rain.
But all four of them could see that the wishing notes were signed by the “past guests” from the previous booklet.
The barrage was still saying "rest assured" one second, and was slapped in the face the next second.
[I was wrong. I will never say anything in Director Shang's works that makes people feel at ease again! ]
[What a mental pollution! When the booklet listed all the names of the past guests, I was complaining that Director Shang was being too meticulous. It turns out that he was just waiting here! QAQ]
The scariest thing is that these ribbons are not all letters for help, but also contain normal wishes. When the four people sorted them out according to the names, they could clearly see the mental changes of a certain guest.
From the initial “I want to become famous”, to the uneasy “I hope the show can end safely” in the middle, to the fear-filled “Save me!” later, it was as if I was watching the entire process of a normal person going crazy.
"Honey, let's make a wish." Shanite seemed to not feel the weirdness of the wishing note at all. She hugged Rong Qing's arm and pursed her lips, "I'll say it, and you write it~"
At this moment, a deep female voice interrupted the camera and said, "You have to pay first to make a wish."
When everyone looked over, Rong Qing's face turned pale with fright.
The one who spoke was a black goat!
No one knew when it appeared there, standing in front of the Taoist temple. It was pure black with shiny fur. Its body was tall and graceful among goats, and its pair of amber-gold eyes stared at everyone quietly.
Anyone who has seen a goat's eyes knows that its pupils are very different from those of most common animals. They are horizontal strips, which give people an indescribable sense of weirdness.
[Oh my god, I was so scared! ]
[Help! This is like a scene from a nightmare. A sheep is speaking human language...]
[In cartoons, it's normal for a goat to speak human language...but the weird thing is that this goat doesn't look human at all, it just makes people feel terrified!!]
[It was midday and I was sweating all over.]
Shanite's expression changed, and she stared at it fiercely: "What money? You are just an illusion, be careful or I will kill you and eat you!"
As she spoke, she made a gesture to walk over, her expression at this moment extremely inhuman.
"This, this is not something you can eat!" Rong Qing stopped her quickly and racked his brains to persuade her.
Wu Rui gently squeezed Qu Licong's hand and winked at her. The latter understood what she meant: if she wanted the plot to proceed smoothly and meet the "black-clad staff", she would probably have to separate herself from the matching group.
The Black Goat still stood there gently, looking at Shanite, and added: "Besides, this money must be paid by you."
Shanite's expression became even more distorted, and the other three had to join in the persuasion. Rong Qing was almost crying, and just when everyone was worried, something strange happened!
Suddenly, a white shadow appeared above the Taoist temple, and a huge white tiger jumped out and bit the goat's neck!
"roar--!"
"Ah ...
【Oh shit! I was so scared! 】
[Director Shang’s simulation of mental power is so realistic! Are you sure this isn’t a real tiger?! ]
This sudden scene scared everyone. The black sheep bleated and struggled constantly. Its throat was bitten off and a lot of blood flowed out.
A similar hunting scene in nature, which theoretically only qualifies as R13 in Interstellar's age classification, shocked a group of adult viewers of the live broadcast and made them scream with fear, with the number of comments growing rapidly - because according to the setting, the person being killed should essentially be a person!
The goat died soon and the scene was in chaos. The fear of facing the beast made the guests subconsciously lean together. This is an instinct deep in human nature.
The white tiger looked at them ferociously, and in a flash, a pink figure walked out of the bushes behind the beast.
Shang Jingyan was wearing a staff uniform and had a villainous smile on his face: "I'm sorry, I scared the guest, our staff will deal with it immediately."
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