Please come down when it gets dark

Chapter 7
The face of this stewed man was covered with boiled scallion and ginger. After the scallion and ginger were washed away by the tumbling soup, I saw the appearance of this 'acquaintance'. I was shocked and my hair straightened Stand up - isn't he me?Just when I was terrified, the old Taoist bared his macular teeth, pointed at 'I' in the big iron pot and said:
"Give me a shoulder? Now is the time to eat."

"what!"

I yelled out in fright, and opened my eyes abruptly. There was no big iron pot and old Taoist priest in front of me. It was still that small room, and I was lying on the camp bed covered in sweat.

My clothes were already soaked in cold sweat, and my heart was beating non-stop.

After a while, I realized that I just had a nightmare.

Is it really a dream?Why does it feel like it's actually happening.
Looking at the sunlight shining in through the crack of the door, I realized that it was dawn.

I glanced at my phone, and I fell asleep until 06:30 in the morning.
Seeing the sun outside, I became more courageous.

I went to the door, unbolted it, and went out of the room.

Although it was just dawn at this time, the yard was already full of sunshine.

Yesterday's heavy fog had cleared away, and now the Taoist temple is not gloomy anymore.

Walking cautiously to the front of the mountain gate, he took a look out through the crack of the door.

The figures and animals seen yesterday have disappeared without a trace, and under the rising sun, they are no different from ordinary mountains and forests.

Just as I was hesitating whether I should wait for Liu Jin and the others to come over, or take advantage of the time to go down the mountain, a voice came from inside the courtyard:

"Golden gold, where's Jiang?
This stew does not contain ginger, so is it still called stew?
Also, let's see if the Master is awake.

If you wake up, cook it quickly,

More than 100 catties of meat, why can't it be stewed for most of the day.
Don't use a kitchen knife, how can a kitchen knife split bones?

With an ax—the ax splits the bone, the kitchen knife cuts the flesh"

These few words reminded me of the scene in my dream just now, and my hair stood on end.

Could the dream just now be an omen?
Listening to the footsteps coming from inside, how dare I stay here?

He didn't care about anything at the moment, and rushed directly to the gate, and after pushing open the mountain gate, he ran down the mountain with all his strength.

As soon as he ran out of the mountain gate, he heard a golden voice behind him:

"My lord, where are you going?
Come back quickly!You can’t go down the mountain now, something big will happen.”

"If you don't go down the mountain, big things will happen! Are you still waiting to add a dish for you at noon?"

Recalling the scene in the dream just now, I ran all the way down the mountain with all my strength.

On the way, because of my high speed, I fell down twice. Fortunately, I only scratched a little skin, and after I got up, I ran down the mountain again.

I ran down the mountain in one breath, just in time to meet a passing taxi going to the city.

In this way, after getting into the taxi, watching the car start, and the Taoist priest on the mountain did not chase it down, my hanging heart returned to my stomach.
After recovering my breath, I said to the driver:

"Master, go to Luoshen Guest House"

After hearing my destination, the driver froze for a moment, glanced at me in the rearview mirror, and said:

"Did you say Luoshen Guest House?
It was picked up last year, and now it is building the Luoshen Hotel.

Are we talking about the same place? "

At that time, I was still in a panic, and I didn't hear the doubts in the driver's words. I thought we were talking about different places.

"The Luoshen Guest House is the one next to the coach station.

There is a small building with four floors, and there is a video hall and a canteen at the entrance.”

After I finished speaking, the driver seemed even more confused.

He scratched his scalp and said to me while driving:
"Brother, how long has it been since you came to Luoshen County?

The guest house is long gone.”

"Nothing? I just ate at the guest house yesterday morning."

It seems that the taxi driver is not a local, and it is likely to be confused with other guest houses.

At the moment, I continued to say to the driver:

"Master, just go to the long-distance bus station. When you arrive, you will see Luoshen Guest House."

After I finished speaking, I took out my mobile phone and wanted to call Fatty Wang.

There is no news of me this night, so I quickly called to report that I am safe.

Unexpectedly, after the phone number was dialed, a woman's voice came out of the microphone:

"Your phone is down"

Why did it stop?Before the business trip, I was afraid that I would not be able to contact my wife at home, so I first charged 100 yuan for the phone bill, and the shutdown took only a few days?
In this way, I still didn't think too much, I just thought that there was something wrong with the telecom operator, and maybe I would be fine after a while.

After more than half an hour, the taxi finally drove into Luoshen County.

Looking at the scenery outside the car window, I vaguely feel that this place seems to be a little different from what I saw a few days ago, but what is different, I can’t tell
The taxi quickly arrived at the long-distance bus station. After paying the fare and getting off the bus, I couldn't believe my eyes at the sight in front of me.

Opposite the long-distance station should have been the four-story guest house, but now it has become a construction site under construction
That's right, the video hall on the left, the canteen on the right, but where is the guest house in the middle?
Around the original site of the guest house, I went back and forth twice, but I didn't see the shadow of the guest house.

In desperation, I walked to the canteen next to the guest house in my memory, pointed to the construction site where the construction started, and said to the proprietress who was watching the shop:
"Elder sister, just inquire, where is the guest house next to it?"

The proprietress took a look at me, and while fiddling with the dilapidated second-hand cash register, she said to me:
"It's still a guest house—it quit the year before last.
The county is upgrading and renovating, and it is planned to build a three-star hotel.

Isn't it?It will be completed by the end of the year.

Brother, you haven't been to our Luoshen County for a few years, right?
For accommodation, go a mile to the south, and there is a guest house, where people can also live.”

When I heard that the guest house quit the year before last, my mind was in a mess, and I couldn't hear what the proprietress was saying.

I can't figure it out, why is there no guest house after staying in a Taoist temple on the mountain for one night?
Must be dreaming and not waking up.
Thinking of this, I raised my hand and gave myself a big mouth.

The sound of "Pa!" made the proprietress jump in fright, and looked at me with a nosebleed in astonishment.

It's not a dream, it's just a thing
Wiping my nosebleeds, I saw the public phone on the table.

Anyway, call Fatty Wang first, maybe he knows what's going on.

But the moment I picked up the phone, I suddenly changed my mind and called my newly pregnant wife.

(End of this chapter)