Ghost Blowing Lamp II

Chapter 28 Missing (Part [-])
The fat man curled his mouth contemptuously: "I told you, I actually shot twice when I was a child." But then he took a look at the shotgun from Lao Yangpi and said with a wry smile: "I don't have a gun like yours. I’ve shot it. Is this a shotgun? I don’t think it’s much better than the blunderbuss used by the Boxers to fight against foreign devils.” The herdsmen’s shotguns are also advanced, but Lao Yangpi only has one shotgun, because the jackals on the Karen Left Banner grassland are not Occasionally, I saw one from afar and fired it with a hunting gun, just to act as a deterrent. This kind of small-caliber fire gun actually has a legendary history. Its original shape appeared in Tianjin. It is a kind of wild gun The duck’s equipment is simple and durable. When the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom’s northern expedition hit Tianjin, as long as Tianjin was captured, the capital of the Qing Dynasty could not be kept. At this critical point, Xie Zicheng, the magistrate of Tianjin County, formed a musketeer team to fight wild ducks, using platoon guns In the end, they relied on the "duck row" to repel the Taiping army. Therefore, in the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China, the folks actually made a large number of such workshop-style firearms, and some people used them during the Long March of the Red Army. This kind of weapon, no matter how powerful it is, is a guy from more than half a century ago, and it should be regarded as an antique by now and sent to a museum.

But now there is no time to debate whether this hunting gun can be lethal. There is a self-defense device that is always as strong as two bare fists. The four of them try to get closer and spread their sights in a fan shape towards the grassland. ", 咴'er" trembling, I stared forward, the view on the grassland was wide, the sky was blue, the field was vast, and I could see everything in it, but except for the wind blowing past the grass, the field was empty, and I couldn't detect any abnormal movements.

The quieter I was, the more uncertain my heart was. A whole herd of cattle suddenly disappeared on the grassland, and the disappearance was so complete. I felt that there seemed to be a mysterious force in the dark, which was definitely beyond human power. Seeing the horses so uneasy, Maybe that terrible and mysterious force is approaching us, but we don't even know where it is, I kept asking myself what should I do?Fight or flee?After much deliberation, the only option now is to wait and see.

The turbulent thoughts in my mind were suddenly interrupted by the mournful cry of wild geese in the sky. I heard the cry of wild geese in the air, and subconsciously looked up into the sky with the other three, only to see a row of geese in the shape of a herringbone. Passing above us, migratory birds migrating in groups in autumn is a common sight on the grassland. We didn't pay attention to it at first, but in front of the flight route of this row of geese, there happened to be a cloud of black clouds hanging, the cloud was surprisingly thick, so It looks a bit like the mushroom cloud of the atomic bomb explosion, but the scale is much smaller and the colors are different. It is quite common on the grasslands, and it is not easy to attract attention if you don’t look carefully. When an experienced shepherd sees this kind of cloud, he knows that there will be rain and snow in the near future.

When we looked up, the formation of flying geese just cut into the clouds. Due to the long formation of geese in the shape of a herringbone, there were a few wild geese around the formation that had not yet approached the cloud. The geese scattered and fled backwards like a frightened bird. When we saw this situation, our hearts immediately jumped: "My God, there is something in that cloud!" Lao Yangpi hugged his head and exclaimed, God of longevity, The demon dragon hides in the clouds.

There seems to be a strong wind blowing high in the sky, and the dense clouds of "hanging sky" quickly dispersed into a silk tile shape. The blue sky and red sun can be seen very clearly. There is nothing in the cloud, and the fleeing geese are still far away. Whining, the wild geese that flew into the clouds just now seemed to have evaporated in the clouds, leaving not even a single goose feather behind.

We were dumbfounded. If we hadn't seen it with our own eyes, who would have believed the terrible scene just now? At this time, the sunlight from the sky seemed to have dimmed in an instant, but our eyes saw that the sky was still blue and white. There is nothing that should not be there, but the horse immediately became panicked again, because we all pulled the rein back in order to lead the horse, the horse knew that the owner did not give the command to run, but just circled in place, but no matter how much we reined, refused to stop.

Just at this moment when I didn't know how to advance or retreat, I suddenly felt a feeling of swollen eardrums. My heart was not good, and that thing in the sky was coming towards us.Lao Yangpi also reacted, waved his horsewhip, and lashed each of our mounts' rear hips. Everyone knew that we had to run, so they all beat the stirrups and urged the horses: "Run, run!"

The four horses were finally relieved, and led us to rush behind the grassy slope. The most feared thing about riding a horse is going down a steep slope, and it is easy for the horse to stumble. He ran desperately, only the whistling wind could be heard in his ears.

The horses only picked up low-lying places to escape, and they all galloped among the rolling grass hills. We know that horses are much more sensitive to danger than humans, so there is no need to ask why, just lie on the saddle and let the army horse lead them. It was just for us to escape, and in the midst of my busy schedule, I still didn't forget to look back and see that the autumn wind was creating layers of waves on the grass sea, the sky was high and the clouds were light, and there was nothing behind me.

After galloping for about two or three miles in one breath, the four horses slowed down, and the horses recovered from their panic. It seemed that they were out of danger. What exactly happened to Qing just now?But the missing cattle, perhaps like the wild geese flying into the clouds, were inexplicably engulfed by something invisible and invisible.

I asked Lao Yangpi, the last time he said that he saw a dragon in the depths of the grassland decades ago, is it the same as what we just encountered?Lao Yangpi had a dazed expression on his face, he said that the situation was completely different that time, that time at dusk, he saw a ferocious dragon in the sky, his whole body was pitch black, he looked like a terrifying ghost, it wasn’t just now In such a sunny day, so many creatures are gone if they say nothing, it's a hell of a thing.

Everyone discussed a few random words, but they were all at a loss, and no one could tell why. Ding Sitian's parents are both museum managers. She has been in contact with a lot since she was a child, and she has the widest knowledge among us. , but even she has never heard of this phenomenon. She just said that there are so many horrifying natural phenomena in the world. Looking at the status quo from the perspective of materialism, idealism, or criticism, most of our cattle will never be found again.

Just as Ding Sitian was lamenting that fate made people foolish, I suddenly found the desolate weeds in the valley not far away, and there were signs of fox ghosts haunting. I thought to myself that I just wanted to escape.Quickly let Lao Yangpi see the terrain, where is this?Lao Yangpi regained his composure, turned his horse's head and looked around, his expression suddenly became tense, he looked at the valley and said, he must have committed crimes in his previous life, why did we just run into the "Hundred Eyes Cave"?
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