The Rise of the Peninsula

Chapter 158 The World Reunited Again 【Shocking Change】

I have already forgotten who first proposed to go up the mountain to play the "tombstone copying" in the movie, and I also forgot why everyone agreed in a strange way. I just remember that everyone drank more or less alcohol that day.

There are cemeteries everywhere on the mountain tops in the wild. Most of them are private tombs that were built illegally but cannot be easily dismantled based on ethical concepts. Whenever relevant departments come to inspect, everyone will cover the cemetery with green plastic nets. Go, the green net and the emerald green of the hill blend together, as if there is nothing.This is not uncommon in the South.

It was dark at night, and it was a little scary.

There are three fork roads going up the mountain. We, a group of five people, were logically divided into three groups, and I was the one who walked alone.Since they are in a team of two, for the sake of fairness in the game, they agreed that as long as the number of tombstones I copy is half of theirs, I will win.

When I first went up the mountain, I was quite scared. The cool evening wind and the shadows of the trees made me feel terrified.

The mobile phone kept ringing, and the other two groups of friends went very smoothly. Every time they finished copying a tombstone, they would report the number in the WeChat group, and from time to time they would post scary-looking pictures to scare the lonely me.

Finally, at exactly one o'clock in the morning, I saw the first grave along the way.After hesitating for a long time, I finally mustered up the courage to come to the tombstone, bowed respectfully, and copied the name on the tombstone.When I finished writing the last stroke, the weeds shook for a while, and I was shocked. After I calmed down, I realized that it was just the wind.

After experiencing the first scare, it went much smoother later, and the cowardice in my heart gradually transformed into a faint sense of excitement.I walked faster and faster, and copied more and more. At first, I would respectfully worship the tombstone, and gradually it became a symbolic greeting, and finally I just ran away after copying without a trace of awe.

Suddenly there was no movement in the WeChat group that was noisy just a second ago. I was about to get nervous in the group, but the news couldn't be sent out anyway.I just realized that there is no signal around here.

It was already two o'clock in the morning, and I looked at the path up the mountain, and suddenly felt too quiet, as if I was the only one in the densely packed cemetery, just like the people lying in the cemetery, Lost connection with the whole world.

The moonlight is cold and white, and it can barely illuminate the road under my feet. The shadows of the mountains and trees in the distance are blurred by the moon.I have to admit that the wine is completely sober, and the fear in my heart has completely returned.I was not sure how many tombstones they had copied. In order not to lose to them, I hesitated for a while and decided to copy ten more tombstones. Regardless of whether I won or lost, I finished copying horses and went up and down the mountain.

At that time, I would never have imagined that the step I took up the mountain road became the beginning of this nightmare.

When I copied the first nine tombstones, everything was fine until I started to copy the name on the last tombstone.

This tomb has a larger area and a more refined appearance. It should be the tomb of a wealthy family.Different from other tombstones, there is still a photo on this tombstone. It is a group photo of an old man and his grandmother. There are two names on it. It seems that they are husband and wife. The old man's name is Xu Zhenguo.

I teased unreservedly: "Buy one get one free, you're guaranteed to win."

But when I wrote down their names on the paper, I suddenly noticed that something was wrong. I looked at the photo. Xu Zhenguo in the photo suddenly broke out in a cold sweat

I met Xu Zhenguo just a few nights ago.However, the date of death recorded on the tombstone was last year.

I screamed in a panic, and when I turned to run away, I bumped into an old face.

Xu Zhenguo!
"ghost!"

If it's just running into ghosts, engaging in superstition, and practicing rituals, I can feel at ease. What I didn't expect was that I would be involved in a murder case and almost go to jail.

In Daqing, South Korea in 2014, we ushered in the long-awaited long holiday.No one would have thought that it would be the last unscrupulous carnival after we entered college.

I often think that if we hadn't decided to go out together, watch that movie, go to that barren mountain, and copy that tombstone, nothing would have happened.

We, a group of five, spent a lot of money and rented a villa in the suburbs online.When I dragged a lot of heavy luggage and ingredients to the place, I was dumbfounded. The nearby forests stood tall and green hills were everywhere, and it was even more desolate than I imagined.Originally, I took a fancy to a villa in another city with complete facilities and convenient transportation, but what I said was refuted by 4 other people.

The reason is very simple. They are two men and two women, they are lovers. The two men have planned for a long time to do something in the remote area.In the end, it can only be a single dog who compromises.

Originally, they should have believed my words, because if they lived in a villa, they would not have such thoughts, but because of their own selfish desires, they almost cost me my life.

The surrounding area is very remote, but the villa is still clean and tidy, with complete appliances.After we allocated the room, we cooked together, tossed and tossed for several hours, and finally had dinner, and the two men encouraged everyone to drink with ill intentions.

The two men are my roommates, and their girlfriends are both studying in other places. They are both in long-distance relationships, and they don't see each other a few times a year.I pretended to understand and went out, and made room for these two couples who had a hard time meeting each other.

It is true that there are not many people who are kind and considerate like me, but when it comes to talking, why does a kind person like me encounter this accident?

Logically speaking, this accident should not have found my son, but should have found these two men. Now that I think about it, I still feel scared. This incident may become a shadow of my life, but when I talked about it here.

I want you too.Be sure to continue to listen and listen very carefully, because what I will tell you next is a very important thing, which is why I am so afraid, and you must help.

It was too dark nearby, eerie.In the beginning, I didn't intend to wander around.But when I squatted at the door of the villa and smoked, I found that the heavy door of the villa could not block the passionate voice in the villa.

So, I walked a little farther, and I took a walk.There are very few residents nearby, and occasionally a few houses can be seen, but the lights are turned off early.Unconsciously, I entered a forest, and the insects in the forest were ringing tirelessly, which made people feel noisy.

At the end of the forest is a small road, which leads to a mountain, which is the mountain where we played the game of "copying the tombstone".

Through the moonlight, I saw several tombs on the top of the mountain. Those tombs in the mountains were square, round, and in different shapes.

With just one glance, I feel as if my soul has been taken away, my pupils are out of focus, and I can't look away no matter what.That feeling was like a ghost pressing a bed, knowing what he was doing, but unable to control himself.I didn't react until my hand was burned by a burnt cigarette
But when you look at the top of the mountain again, let alone the tomb, the mountain is pitch black and you can't see anything clearly.At that time, I just thought it was my eyes and I didn't pay much attention.

Although I didn't pay much attention to it, I still felt that this place was a bit sinister. Just as I was about to go back to the villa, a hand "slapped" and was placed on my shoulder.My back was straight, and I didn't dare to move, and the corner of my eye struggled to catch the hand.Skinny and skinny.

My heart dropped suddenly, but I didn't even have the strength to scream. I just felt my legs go weak, and when I almost collapsed on the ground, that terrible hand actually held me.

"Young man, why are you strolling outside so late?" It was a very kind voice.

I could see clearly that it was an old face, with many grooves and horizontal lines, but it was very kind.Seeing his smiling face, I let out a long sigh of relief.

As soon as I was relieved, he suddenly became serious and told me: "The early morning is the time when the yin is the heaviest, beware of being possessed by dirty things."

I glanced at my watch, it was already 01:30.In the process of talking with him, I learned that his identity is a tomb keeper.

This was the first time I heard about this profession, so I put my fears behind me and chatted with him.

I asked him, "Is there a cemetery near here?" As far as I know, some cemeteries will be managed by staff.

The old man shook his head and pointed to the mountain in the distance: "The mountains and plains are full of graves."

I looked in the direction of the old man's finger, it was still pitch black, and I couldn't see anything clearly.But through his introduction, I was sure that the glance just now was not dazzled, and the mountain was really full of tombs.

My breathing became difficult, and I thought of some terrible pictures: a person, lying alone in an empty tomb, after the tomb owner died, there was no coffin, only a pile of withered and yellow skeletons, and the skeletons Underneath, there are countless bloody holes. The more you think about it, the more creepy you feel.

Seeing that I was terrified, the old man smiled and comforted me, "Don't be surprised, these corpses are not living people, they are all left by the tomb owner before his death. As for ghosts?"

My head exploded with a buzzing sound, and a chill rushed from the soles of my feet to my forehead.

"It's not suitable to stay here for long, let's leave!" The old man seemed unable to bear to see my frightened appearance, so he turned around and walked towards the top of the mountain.

I looked at his back, and my heart was beating non-stop.

"Hey, young man, didn't you say you're not afraid of ghosts? Why are you still standing there? Let's go!" the old man urged me.

At this time, a gust of wind blew and my clothes were lifted up.

"I-I'm afraid!" I replied falteringly.

"Then you go!" The old man urged me, turned around and walked up the mountain without any intention of stopping.I hesitated, remembering what the old man said just now, after thinking about it, I finally mustered up the courage to follow him.

While carefully observing the surrounding environment, I followed behind the old man's buttocks and slowly climbed up the mountain.The road on the mountain was very steep, and I fell a few times along the way.The old man didn't say a word, but silently helped me up.

I don't know how I got up the mountain. Halfway up the mountain, I couldn't hold it anymore and sat down on the ground.The old man glanced at me, squatted down, helped me up, and continued walking up the mountain.

My knees were kneeling on the cold dirt, and there was pain in my knees.Sweat was already oozing from my forehead, and my heart was even more flustered.I don't know what the danger is on this mountain, but my instinct tells me that I have to get out of here, this tomb is too weird to stay here for long.I don't want to be possessed by ghosts, and I don't want to be the second dead, and I don't want my parents' remains to be eaten by wild animals.

I endured the pain and walked forward step by step. Along the way, I felt the ruggedness and narrowness of the mountain road, and everything made people shudder.However, on this mountain road, it makes people feel that this road is the flattest, widest, and safest one.

I don't know how long I walked, until I was too tired to walk anymore, I saw the old man and stopped at the gate of a cemetery.This is the other side of the mountain. There is no tombstone here, and there is no trace of artificial carving on the lawn beside the tombstone, only a small mound.

"Didn't you say that the tombs on the mountain are all in the cemetery? Why are there no tombstones?" I asked the old man curiously.

The old man sighed and said, "Isn't the tombstone on the mountainside? Why is it in the cemetery?"

"tombstone?"

"Yes!" The old man answered me affirmatively, "On the tombstone on the mountainside is written 'the name of the owner of the tomb—Xu Zhenguo"

People always feel fear when they are alone. With the old man present, I didn't startle again. Instead, I found a reason for the tomb that had just disappeared: maybe the moon was covered by dark clouds, so those The grave would suddenly lose sight.

I didn't think there was any problem at the time, but when I thought about it after the National Day holiday, I realized the problem belatedly: the mountain is far away from the forest, and even in the daytime with a clear view, it is impossible to see the grave. The paper money can be seen clearly.

While talking with me, the old man sent me in the direction of the villa.I remember that it was only 5 minutes away when we came, but we walked for nearly half an hour on the way back.

The old man told me that not only cemeteries are equipped with tomb guards, and he even said that the cemetery guards cannot be called grave guards.Tomb guards are a very traditional occupation, and they have been around since ancient times. Their duty is not just to guard a few stones that have been blown by wind and rain.

I stopped in my tracks, turned around and asked him, "If you don't guard the tomb, what are you guarding?"

The old man glanced at the empty forest: "Shou Ling."

(End of this chapter)