Chapter 60.
Tang Yu had been following the mountain climbing team. She didn't know the name of the place where they were, and because she was afraid that her abnormality would attract other people's attention, she didn't ask anyone specifically.
As they walked along, the surrounding vegetation became more and more lush, and Tang Yu could not see anyone else except their team of nine.
In the mountains in midsummer, there are insects and birds chirping everywhere, making the mountains not seem too lonely, but Tang Yu always feels a chill on his back.
There was another person behind her, Sheila who had spoken to her at the beginning.
Captain Ji Wenhan walked at the front of the team and specially arranged Xila to walk at the end of the team as a support to prevent anyone from falling behind or having an accident.
Tang Yu had not spoken to Xila since the beginning of the hike, but she always had a strange feeling.
It seemed as if there was a gaze staring at her from behind. The gaze was as sticky and cold as a snake, making her shiver even in this hot summer day.
Tang Yu's intuition told her that it was malicious.
But every time she looked back, she could only see Sheila walking with her head down.
Facing Tang Yu's scrutiny, Xi La tilted her head slightly with a puzzled look, "What's wrong?"
"It's okay." Tang Yu turned around calmly and followed the team.
Perhaps because the group had just started hiking, everyone seemed in high spirits, talking and laughing along the way.
He Yi-bo, who wore glasses and looked quite bookish, also introduced to his teammates the various plants they saw along the way.
When passing by the bushes, a snake accidentally popped out of the trekking pole, which caused everyone to laugh and the two pairs of young lovers hugged each other directly.
Tang Yu looked at the lively people, and suddenly heard Xila ask her: "Aren't you afraid of snakes?"
She suddenly turned her head and found that Xila was standing beside her at some point, and its face was looking at her.
She said nothing, but just shook her head calmly.
"So are you afraid of tigers? What about wolves? What about leopards? Are you afraid of heights?"
Xila asked several questions in a row, but Tang Yu just shook his head to show that he was not afraid.
"It's really interesting that you are so brave."
Xila looked at Tang Yu through his sunglasses. Even though the lenses blocked his sight, Tang Yu could still feel his strong desire to explore.
Finally, she heard Sheila ask meaningfully, "Are you afraid of ghosts?"
Tang Yu seemed not to hear the question. She just looked back at Xila quietly. The half of her face that was exposed was very white.
She knew that kind of white, it was the white that had not seen the sun for a long time, so white that it looked sickly, and she had also seen this color on her own face.
In this season when cicadas are chirping, surrounded by the noise of a group of people laughing and playing, a fragment of memory inexplicably flashed through Tang Yu's mind.
In a pure white, colorless, enclosed space, she sat in the middle of the room, her hands and feet bound with restraints, her head covered with complex neural sensor devices.
A cold voice sounded: "In the 56th experiment, the subject's emotional reaction to supernatural power exceeds the qualified threshold. Injection of inhibitors is required."
As soon as he finished speaking, a needle was inserted into his arm. As the liquid flowed into his blood vessels, Tang Yu felt the tension and tension in his body quickly eased...
Xila didn't wait for Tang Yu's answer. She just watched the girl in front of her reach out to her.
Perhaps because she didn't expect Tang Yu to do this, Xila didn't dodge.
Tang Yu's fingertips touched Silla's cheek, she stayed for a moment and then retracted.
Silla frowned and asked, “What are you doing?”
Tang Yu said inexplicably: "You are not a ghost."
Sheila: “…”
Facing the silent Silla, Tang Yu frowned instead. She stared at Silla's face and asked, "Are you a human?"
Just now, when Tang Yu's fingertips touched Xila's face, she felt a kind of temperature, the temperature of a living person.
She had never actually come into contact with the characters that appeared in the copy, so the experience at this moment made her unsure of her own guesses.
What is Sheela?
Is it a human? Like the townspeople in the Lonely Cliff dub, a treacherous and treacherous person?
Or is it weird? What level of weirdness can be so similar to a living person?
Just as Tang Yu was lost in thought, Xila suddenly laughed and said, "Don't you think your question is very presumptuous?"
Xila didn't answer Tang Yu's question in the end, and Tang Yu didn't pursue it further.
There are so many copies in the middle area, and each copy is different. Perhaps it is just as the saying goes, there is nothing strange in the world.
After all, this was just a low-level copy, and she felt that she was worrying too much.
The climbing team has been moving up the gentle slope, but this deep mountain is a pristine area with no human development and no artificial roads.
All the roads were opened by the guide Zhang Cong and several men in front, and those roads were very rugged and difficult to walk on.
As time went on, the initial excitement of the group of hikers faded away.
When they reached halfway up the mountain, it was already getting dark. Ji Wenhan found a suitable place to camp and announced that they would rest on the spot.
Choosing a location for camping is very important, especially in such a deserted mountain area.
Dangerous terrain such as cliffs, rivers and rock slides must be avoided. At the same time, good drainage and ventilation must be ensured. Attention must also be paid to fire prevention in woods. Of course, places where wild animals are present must also be avoided.
Fortunately, everyone in the team is a professional in this field, especially Ji Wenhan.
He chose an open area with higher terrain in the area, and reminded everyone to remember to open the entrance in the leeward direction when setting up the tent.
The hikers who were resting on the spot had a clear division of labor. The men were responsible for clearing the surrounding vegetation and setting up tents, while the three girls were responsible for packing their luggage and preparing dinner.
Tang Yu followed the two girls out to collect firewood. Along the way, she carefully looked around, trying to detect any possible hidden dangers.
But based on her knowledge, she really couldn't find anything wrong. There were no signs of large wild animals nearby. It was a sunny day today, so it wouldn't rain and there would be no mudslides.
But Tang Yu clearly remembered that the copy description said that this group of hikers would encounter a crisis, and that crisis would result in the loss of the team's supplies.
What kind of crisis would lead to such an outcome?
Tang Yu still couldn't figure out this problem until they finished collecting firewood and returned to the camp.
At this time, the men had cleared out a piece of land. They took out various camping equipment and started setting up tents.
The girl named Ren Qingqing put the dry firewood in her arms on the ground, clapped her hands and called out, "Chang Ziang."
Tang Yu saw the boy who handed Ren Qingqing the sunscreen at noon running over.
Chang Ziang glanced at his girlfriend with a smile, knowing what he was going to do without asking.
It lay on the ground and started digging a hole and building a stove without complaint. Another girl with shoulder-length black hair standing nearby wanted to help, but was stopped by Ren Qingqing.
"Hey Yan Xiu, just ignore him. This kind of thing should be done by men. Let's go prepare the ingredients."
The girl named Yan Xiu nodded and said, "That's fine. I remember we brought some fresh meat with us, so we can grill it."
When Tang Yu heard this, her eyes lit up, and she raised her hand and said, "Why don't I do it?"
When Ren Qingqing and Yan Xiu heard this, they turned to look at Tang Yu and agreed without saying anything.
To be fair, Yan Xiu even kindly offered to help.
Tang Yu had no objection. She was happy to be able to cook, so she rolled up her sleeves and prepared to get started.
At this time, Xila came over, took the knife and meat from Tang Yu without saying anything, and said, "Let me do it."
Perhaps because he was a little anxious, Xila's steps seemed a little strange, and one of his legs was slightly lame, causing his walk to be a little bumpy.
Tang Yu was stunned for a moment before he realized what Silla had done, and she was a little dissatisfied: “You should go set up the tent!”
Silla said directly: “Someone has set up the tent.”
Tang Yu: "Someone will cook the meal too!"
Silla: “Let me do it.”
Tang Yu: "Do you look down on my craftsmanship?"
Sheila is like a rotten record that will never stop repeating the same line.
"Let me do it."
Tang Yu: “…”
Tang Yu was ultimately unable to attend the first dinner after entering the mountains.
After dinner, it was already dark. The team built a fire with dry firewood in the middle of the tent, which could be used for both heating and lighting.
There was a full moon rising from the east in the sky. In the team, He Yi-Bo was talking to Ji Wen-Han and Zhang Cong about the knowledge of the new moon and the full moon. The two teams of young couples were snuggling together to appreciate the night view.
Tang Yu sat by the fire and, under the cover of night, quietly transferred the contents of his backpack into his space backpack.
Silla suddenly came over and sat next to her, forcing her to stop her little movements.
With someone around him, Tang Yu could only sit on the ground with his knees hugged. The temperature on the mountain had begun to drop.
Fortunately, it was summer and the altitude of the camp was not very high, so the surrounding temperature was not too cold. Even so, Tang Yu still found a long coat to wrap himself in.
Ever since she joined the team, she always felt uncomfortable being stared at everywhere. Only when she put on a coat to cover the exposed skin would she feel better.
Silla seemed to be making conversation and said, “You seem to be really afraid of the cold.”
Tang Yu felt that this guy was a bit annoying, whether he was human or weird, and she was reluctant to talk to Silla, so she chose to keep silent.
Silla didn't feel awkward at all, he continued: "You can't sleep late at night, do you want to hear a story?"
Tang Yu's eyelids moved, but he still said nothing, but Silla's voice rang in his ears.
"Once upon a time, there lived a red ghost on a mountain. It was different from other ghosts. It loved making friends with humans, but humans were unwilling to make friends with it."
When Xila said this, she paused for a moment, and Tang Yu subconsciously asked, "Why?"
"Of course it's because the red ghost has the power to scare humans." When Sheila said this, her voice seemed a little ethereal and unreal.
He continued: "But the red ghost has a good friend, the blue ghost. After the blue ghost knew the red ghost's wish, he gave it an idea."
"The blue ghost ran into the human village and made a big fuss, scaring the humans. Then the red ghost jumped out and beat the blue ghost according to the prior agreement. When the humans saw that the red ghost drove away the scary blue ghost, they were willing to get close to the red ghost."
Xila stopped talking here again. Tang Yu felt that he was waiting for her to ask questions again. Although this made her seem stupid, she really wanted to know the ending of the story.
She then asked, “What happened next?”
Xila said meaningfully: "Why ask what happened later? This is already a happy ending for the story."
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