Night fell, as black as a quiet sea, and the lush forest blocked out the starlight above.
The place, which seemed solemn and mysterious during the day, became eerie at night. A cool breeze blew across the deserted mountain path, rustling the leaves on the mountainside like a riot of demons and monsters.
Zhang Moyan stopped with the flashlight on his cell phone, and bravely observed calmly. It was pitch black all around.
The wind stopped and the forest was as quiet as a deep well. At this moment, the horror movie I watched with my little aunt suddenly began to play frame by frame in my mind like a re-screening.
The female ghost in white clothes and long hair, the twisted and crawling deformities on the ground, the hideous faces covered in red blood, even the eerie and terrifying music and the hysterical cries for help of the protagonist of the film all seem to be reproduced one by one.
It turns out that she hasn't made any progress and is still scared to death after watching horror movies.
The terrible thing is that in this super scary place, my memory and imagination have increased exponentially. Not only this movie, but even the scenes from the horror movies I have seen before have all come to my mind at once, and I have automatically entered into the atmosphere of the scene.
Fear gripped Zhang Moyan, her mind was in a mess, her breathing became rapid involuntarily, and her heartbeat was clearly audible.
But the battery of her mobile phone is limited, and she can't stay here forever without going up or down. She has to seize the time and try to get down the mountain before the battery runs out.
Taking a deep breath, she forced herself to calm down and continued to climb the stairs along the mountain path.
The footsteps echoed in the empty mountain valley, as if someone was following behind him. Zhang Moyan's entire back was soaked with sweat.
Suddenly, a black shadow flashed across the sky. She was startled and stopped in fear. It was not until her brain analyzed and concluded that it was a flying bird that she finally relaxed from her highly tense state.
I was so nervous that I was on the verge of collapse. Just as my heartbeat slowed down a little, the phone in my hand suddenly became extremely bright!
Fortunately, she had muted the phone before, otherwise she would have been frightened to death by the ringing.
It’s Xiao Xingyu’s call.
Zhang Moyan stared at the phone, struggled for a while, and decided not to answer it.
Then just say you didn't hear his call.
It went without saying that he was calling to ask where she was, and of course she couldn't tell him that she was courting death by running into the forbidden area of his house.
If she just told him an address, he would definitely call her back, but she was halfway up the mountain and it was impossible for her to get to him in a short time.
Just don't answer the phone. She is the best at pretending to be dead.
The screen was still brightly lit, and the big words "Xiao Xingyu invites you to have a voice call" were clearly displayed on the phone.
In this situation, this line of true words pulled Zhang Moyan out of her bizarre fantasy.
The fear that was all around seemed to be repelled a little.
A surge of energy surged through his body, and while he still had the courage, Zhang Moyan gritted his teeth and ran up the mountain.
After a while, the voice call ended, the screen went dark, and only the light from the mobile phone's flashlight remained in the darkness.
Zhang Moyan's heart inevitably sank. Just as she was about to cheer herself up, the screen of her mobile phone lit up again. Xiao Xingyu called for the second time!
Zhang Moyan immediately grabbed her phone and continued running up the mountain. The screen was on for nearly a minute while she climbed up about a hundred steps.
The call automatically ended again.
Zhang Moyan supported her knees with her hands and breathed deeply. She looked up at the top of the mountain and could vaguely see the mountain hall building on the top. She estimated that she should be able to reach there in about 15 minutes.
Clenching his cold fists, Zhang Moyan forced himself to brainwash: There are no ghosts in the world. Don’t think about anything now, just rush to the top of the mountain in one go!
As soon as I took a step, my phone lit up again!
Zhang Moyan looked at the third call and realized that someone would keep calling her until she answered. If she didn't answer, there would definitely be a third, fourth, and more calls coming.
Although this would definitely help her climb to the top of the mountain, looking at the rapidly decreasing battery level of her phone, she was almost certain that she would have to go down the mountain in the dark.
"Teacher Xiao?"
As soon as I opened my mouth, I realized that my throat was so tense that I could hardly make a sound.
"Where are you? What took you so long to answer the phone?!" The man on the other end was obviously furious.
Zhang Moyan cleared her throat to relax her vocal cords, then asked the most crucial question: "Have you found the little great aunt?"
I walked up the mountain while talking on the phone. Listening to the voice on the phone helped divert my attention, and the fear disappeared a lot.
"She hasn't been found yet." Xiao Xingyu's voice sounded a little helpless.
"Then when you went to the police station, did the police help us file a case?" Zhang Moyan was afraid that he would ask where she was, so she spoke before him.
"The police won't file a case until someone's been missing for 24 hours, but they've already checked all the nearby intersection cameras and are waiting for any further information. Okay, where are you? I've already gone home, so why haven't I seen you?"
There's no way to avoid it.
Zhang Moyan forced herself to remain calm: "I was outside. I was so anxious at home that I couldn't sit still, so I came out to look for the child."
"Then where are you? Come back quickly, or you'll get lost too!"
"Oh well."
"What's good? Never mind, I'll pick you up wherever you are."
"No, no, no, you don't have to come pick me up, I know the way back by myself!"
There was silence on the other end of the phone, and then Xiao Xingyu's voice sounded again: "How long will it take for you to come back?"
Zhang Moyan thought for a moment: "About... half an hour..." At least...
"Half an hour?" Xiao Xingyu's surprise could be heard over the phone. "Where did you go that took half an hour to get back?"
"..." Zhang Moyan was about to hang up the phone and was about to put it into action when she heard Xiao Xingyu's voice commanding, "Send me your location!"
Zhang Moyan: “…”
It’s better to hang up the phone.
"Hurry up!" The phone vibrated.
It was as if I could see the man exploding.
The fact that the little aunt is missing is already upsetting enough, and if I let him think he is missing, I'm afraid he will be really angry.
"Teacher Xiao, this is what happened. I thought of a place where a little aunt might go, and I'm rushing over to take a look."
"Where?"
Zhang Moyan looked at the towering mountain hall under the sparse starry sky. "I can't tell you where it is. Anyway, don't worry. I didn't walk far and I know the way home. I'll go and see where I'll be going down soon..." She was startled. What a close call! She almost blurted out the word "down the mountain".
"I'll be back soon. Okay, that's it. My phone's almost dead. I'll talk to you later when I get back!"
He said this at four times his usual speed and hung up the phone resolutely.
－－－－－－Digression－－－－－－
Teacher Xiao is entering the countdown to being beaten.
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