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“Linyuan, this cannot be blamed on her, let's not talk about it anymore.”
“Jin'er!”
At this moment, it was so dark that they could not see their hands in front of them. They leaned against each other and sat by the tree; only this way could they dispel the fear in their hearts.
Su Jin'er picked up a leaf and played with it in her hands. She was not unafraid. She just knew that being afraid was useless, even though her legs kept shaking and the world before her grew increasingly blurry. Linyuan sat beside her, gripping her arm tightly, and she could clearly feel her body trembling.
Everyone here must be scared!
No, wait, she suddenly thought of someone, Li Yiqian. Since entering the forest, she had not seen any sign of fear from her. Was it a facade? No, because a person's eyes do not lie.
“Yiqian.”
Her voice sounded particularly loud in the silent night, startling everyone with its suddenness.
“What is it?” Her voice was calm, revealing no hint of emotion.
“How much do you know about ghost walls?”
“Not much, just a little from what my grandfather told me when I was young.”
“Is there a way to break it?”
“Do you believe in such things?”
"Now there are too many things that science cannot explain, such as ghost walls. Perhaps they really exist, or maybe they are just illusions created by people's nervous systems when they are tired."
Li Yiqian did not speak again; no one knew what she was thinking, and no one knew whether ghost walls truly existed or were merely illusions. However, it was hard to believe that ten people could share the same illusion.
After resting for a while, their bodies gradually regained strength. Chu Feifan stood up and said, "Let's keep moving! Sitting here isn't a solution."
"Where are we supposed to go? We're lost," Xu Mengguang replied impatiently. For him, walking was less appealing than sitting here.
"If we keep sitting here, we'll easily be discovered," Zhang Junsheng agreed with Chu Feifan and stood up.
As the saying goes, the speaker has no intention, but the listener takes it to heart.
Discovered?
There was no one else here besides them; who would discover them?
His words echoed in everyone's ears like a stone creating ripples in water.
Everyone stood up in agreement to continue moving forward.
Linyuan leaned close to Su Jin'er and whispered, "That Zhang Junsheng is so strange!"
Su Jin'er nodded, "He seems to be hiding something and is unwilling to share it."
"He just said there are ghosts here. Could it be true? Are there really ghosts here?" Linyuan said, shrinking her neck and glancing nervously around.
Su Jin'er found it somewhat amusing and pointed at Linyuan's head, saying, "The ghosts are all right here."
While speaking, she did not forget to pay attention to her surroundings. Chu Feifan and Zuo Yi were leading the way with a map. Because they needed to look at it, Su Jin'er lent them her flashlight. The light illuminated a small area ahead, occasionally shining on branches that resembled fleeting shadows, causing startled gasps from the crowd and increasing their tension.
"Can you stop screaming? It's terrifying! If we don't get scared by ghosts, we'll be scared to death by you," Linyuan finally couldn't stand Xu Lingling's constant shrieking and said loudly.
Xu Lingling clung to Chu Feifan's arm and replied, "I'm scared! It's so eerie everywhere; how can I not scream?" She seemed more assertive, as if she were the only woman among a group of men.
Linyuan wanted to say something else, but Su Jin'er covered her mouth and said, "Don't talk."
She listened intently to the sounds around them.
"It seems like someone is talking."
At some point, Zuo Yi had come over to them.
"Yes, I heard it too."
"And there's the sound of fire," Chu Feifan said seriously.
In the darkness, faintly, they could hear voices that sounded like murmurs and the crackling of flames.
"Over there."
Su Jin'er had already released her grip on Linyuan.
"Let's go check it out."
The group moved toward the source of the light.
"Jin'er and Li Yiqian are missing," Du Xiaonan said in surprise. She had been following Su Jin'er and Linyuan closely, so she hadn't paid much attention to Li Yiqian. It was only when they decided to head toward the place with the firelight that she realized Li Yiqian had vanished.
Hearing her voice, everyone stopped and looked at the terrified Du Xiaonan in astonishment.
"Maybe she fell behind. Let's wait a moment."
"We've been at the back the whole time and didn't see anyone fall behind," Zhang Yang said softly.
"Damn it, I want to leave here." With that, Zhang Junsheng disregarded everyone's protests and ran forward desperately. Soon, his figure disappeared into the night.
In just a minute, out of ten people, only eight remained.
"Everyone stay calm; let's go ahead and take a look."
"Weren't we just drawn to the firelight because we encountered that strange woman? What if we encounter something even stranger this time?" Du Xiaonan asked Su Jin'er in fear. She worried that Li Yiqian might have encountered something supernatural, which was why she had disappeared without a trace. Although she was scared, she didn't want to show it; she didn't want to be as annoying as Xu Lingling.
"Actually, those terrifying things come from our imagination and what we see on TV. In the real world, we haven't encountered them, so as long as we don't think about those things, we won't be afraid," Chu Feifan's voice echoed in the dark wind.
Although he didn't specify what those things were, everyone knew he was right. They had never seen such things in reality; their fear stemmed only from their imagination. With this thought, everyone secretly breathed a sigh of relief. However, even so, human instinct would still cause them to feel fear in the darkness.
After standing in place for over ten minutes without seeing Li Yiqian or Zhang Junsheng, who had run away in fear, they finally decided to continue moving forward. Perhaps they might encounter them again, even though the chances were almost zero.
As they got closer to the firelight, they heard more sounds; it seemed there were many people here. As they gradually approached, they discovered that ahead was a basin where the faint firelight emanated from.
"It seems like a village. How can there still be people living here?"
"It looks like they are holding some kind of ceremony."
"Impossible! Could they be an unliberated tribe performing human sacrifices?"
"That shouldn't be the case." Su Jin'er shook her head; they hadn't seen an altar or anyone tied up.
"Look over there!" Du Xiaonan pointed at a large stone surrounded by a crowd. Although they were a bit far away, the torches in those people's hands almost lit up the sky.
"It's Zhang Junsheng," Chu Feifan whispered.
Everyone gasped. Zhang Junsheng had run away on his own and had been captured by these strange people. What would they do to him? Various guesses raced through their minds.
Su Jin'er cautiously moved her feet and said, "Let's go down and take a look."
Currently, Zhang Junsheng was tied up and lying on that large stone, his desperate eyes gazing at the sky. Perhaps he was regretting his reckless decision to leave everyone behind.
The torches crackled, contrasting sharply with the cold crescent moon and dim stars in the sky. Perhaps it was because autumn was approaching; they couldn't help but shiver, instinctively rubbing their arms.
If they had known what they were about to witness, they might have reconsidered descending into that basin. When they saw an old man approach Zhang Junsheng with a knife, everyone tensed up, holding their breath, each wondering what would happen next.
The old man gripped the knife tightly, its blade glinting ominously in the moonlight.
"Ah—"
A scream pierced the air, echoing in everyone's ears. The girls covered their mouths and eyes in fear, realizing that Zhang Junsheng had been killed by those strange people.
Su Jin'er widened her eyes at the brutal scene as the old man held up a warm heart dripping with blood, droplets sliding through his fingers. Tears streamed down her face as she could no longer bear the turmoil in her stomach and clutched her chest, vomiting.
"Ah—"
Su Jin'er opened her eyes, and what greeted her was not the blazing fire and Zhang Junsheng's bloody heart. Although it was still somewhat dim around her, she lifted her head to look at the pale sky. It turned out they had been too tired last night and had fallen asleep under that big tree. She felt a bit scared, wondering how she could have fallen asleep in such a place.
She wiped the fine beads of sweat from her forehead, relieved that everything from last night was just a dream, albeit one that felt too real! Remembering everything from the dream, she turned to look for Zhang Junsheng. When she saw him sleeping against another tree, she finally breathed a sigh of relief. However, noticing his tightly furrowed brows, he must also be dreaming. She wondered whether he was having a good dream or a nightmare; hopefully, it was a good one!
Looking around at everyone else who was still sleeping soundly, her anxious heart finally settled down. She stood up and observed the surrounding environment. They had been wandering in circles in this area last night and had ended up resting here, ultimately falling asleep. Fortunately, nothing unexpected had happened; otherwise, she would never forgive herself for being so careless.
Chu Feifan's brows were deeply knitted, his face filled with terror as his eyes gently moved beneath his eyelids before he finally opened them.
Su Jin'er crouched down and smiled at him, asking, "You're awake! Did you have a dream?"
Chu Feifan rubbed his still groggy head and replied with an embarrassed smile, "Yeah, I haven't had such a scary dream in a long time. Where's Zhang Junsheng?"
Su Jin'er was taken aback. Why was he looking for Zhang Junsheng right after waking up? Did he also dream about Zhang Junsheng? A series of questions flooded her mind.
Seeing that Zhang Junsheng was still fast asleep and Li Yiqian was also present, he couldn't help but feel relieved. Although he knew it was just a dream, such vivid dreams could be frightening.
"Did you dream about Zhang Junsheng?"
Su Jin'er couldn't help but voice her curiosity.
Chu Feifan paused for a moment before slowly nodding his head. He then recounted his entire dream to Su Jin'er. After listening to him, Su Jin'er broke out in a cold sweat; it turned out they had shared the same dream.
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