Book of the Otherworld

Chapter 8 Fear in the Darkness
The night was dark and the wind was high, and the mountain wind was howling. Under the illumination of a few high-power flashlights, four people were knocking on the lock on the iron door with crowbars.

Although the chain and the lock on it had keys, they were too heavily corroded, and it took a lot of effort to open them.

After a few more repeated attempts, several people simply fell for the guy.

Fortunately, the big lock was made of brass, and it was not very strong. After being greeted by a crowbar and axe, it was decisively unable to hold it.

Because he didn't want to open the door very much, Xing Tianyu was also weak in his work, and he was forcibly replaced by Xiao Zhen who saw the signs after he smashed it a few times.

Now Xiao Zhen and Qin Ming are knocking on the door together. One of them likes to take risks and explore the unknown, and the other is very excited about the property he is about to get. That is really full of energy.

"I said, why don't you want to see what's inside?" Ning Wenrui, who was resting at the side, suddenly asked.

Xing Tianyu glanced at Ning Wenrui.

Although what Ning Wenrui said just now is very reasonable, but Xing Tianyu always feels that the other party is deliberately guiding Qin Ming to open the door to satisfy his curiosity.

Sometimes he doesn't like Ning Wenrui's overthinking personality. Although he admits that Ning Wenrui is a little smart and has a lot of thoughts on weekdays, but sometimes he feels that this kid is obviously a bit too self-important. My IQ is a bit too confident, so I feel that I need to give this roommate who is only half a year younger than me a little life guidance.

Sighing, Xing Tianyu said in a low tone, "Let me tell you why, when I was very young, my heart was full of curiosity, and I always felt that the world was full of magical secrets and countless unknowns. Waiting for me to explore.

Whether there are unknown aliens in the universe, whether there are deep-sea monsters in the depths of the ocean, whether there are ancient civilizations in the center of the earth, all kinds of weird ideas always attract me, and there is a voice telling me I, my life is destined to find the truth behind those great secrets.

Of course, those things were too far away for me who was still in elementary school at that time. I felt that I might have to wait until I went to university and became a scientist to build spaceships or deep-sea submarines before I could explore them, but not every day. An unknown secret is so far away from me, but two unknown secrets are so close to me, so close that they are almost within reach.

The first unknown that attracted me was what was behind the mountain opposite my house.

The second goal is what is in the pothole to the west of the village.

The longing for the unknown truth is like a thorn in my back forever tormenting me, making me uneasy. One day I finally made up my mind to find out the truth of the matter.

First of all, I brought enough food and spent a whole morning working hard to climb to the top of the hill. Standing on the top of the hill, I finally got a clear view of the scene behind the hill. "

"What is that?" Ning Wenrui asked curiously.

"A small town, a small town I used to go to often, but because I used to take a long way to go by car every time, so I didn't know that there was a mountain between our village and that small town. "

Hearing this answer, Ning Wenrui was obviously disappointed and speechless.A look like your sister is playing tricks on me.

Xing Tianyu smiled, "I am also very disappointed to see this result, but hey, the truth and answers to many things are so plain, aren't they?"

"But I didn't give up. On the second day, I came to the entrance of the hole on the west side of the village. The hole was a slanted crack. It seemed to be formed by an earthquake more than ten years ago. Because of the angle, the hole was dark. You can't even see the bottom of the paint.

Adults always warn children to stay away from that hole, and weave all kinds of scary stories in order to scare children from approaching the hole. A mystery, but no one had dared to go down until that morning.

I tied a rope to the trunk of a big tree next to the hole, and then I climbed down along the rope. The hole is very narrow, almost half a foot wide in many places, but because I am a child, I am relatively small. I squeezed down in a daze, and finally, after climbing down for more than ten meters, I approached the bottom of the hole——. "

"What's down there?" Ning Wenrui asked calmly, but the curiosity in his eyes betrayed his heart.

"Snakes, a lot of snakes. It turned out that there was a lot of sand at the bottom of the cave, so the snakes used it as a hibernation place. Hundreds of snakes were entangled at the bottom of the cave. When my flashlight shone on it, I was immediately caught. I was terrified by what I saw, and I completely forgot about the idea of ​​finding secrets, any adventures, any unknowns, nothing compared to the hot kang at home and the dinner made by my mother.”

I tried my best to climb back up, but because I was too flustered, I was stuck in a gap in the cave during the climb up. I couldn't go up or down. I couldn't breathe well. It was my flashlight that I didn't know where it fell, and I couldn't move in the darkness. For the first time in my life, I felt so stupid. Why did I get into this **** hole for no reason?I thought I was going to die, those snakes would definitely climb up and bite me to death, even if those snakes didn't climb up, I would starve to death or die of cold sooner or later. "

As Xing Tianyu said, a trace of fear appeared on his face, and the memories of the past reappeared in his mind at this time. The memories that were already blurred, those fears that were once forgotten, became so vivid at this time, he smiled wryly Shaking his head in embarrassment, he thought he had forgotten it.

"and then?"

Xing Tianyu laughed at himself, "Then, then I can only resign myself to fate. I was stuck in the dark for more than ten hours. My family members looked for me like crazy, and everyone in the village also looked for me. Come to help, the last old cowherd man found the rope tied to the tree and called someone, I was finally rescued, I was lying in the hospital for three full days with bruises and severe fright. I went home two days later, and my parents didn't blame me, and they didn't try to persuade me, because they knew that such a terrible experience in reality is more effective than any rational advice. After that, I survived, and this kind of luck is not for everyone. From that day on, I understood a truth——

The exploration of unknown and mysterious things is always accompanied by crisis and misfortune. Sometimes we will find that the truth of the matter is ordinary, and that may be the result of extreme luck; In the deep and dark cave, what is waiting for us is a realistic and cruel answer, so I have stopped taking unnecessary risks since then. "

Speaking of this, Xing Tianyu suddenly raised his head to look at Ning Wenrui.

"You may think I'm too timid, but timid people can live a long life. The gene of fear of darkness inherited from our ancestors is not without reason."

There was a sound of metal clashing, which interrupted the conversation between the two of them. When they looked up, Xiao Zhen had already opened the door lock.

"It looks like we have no choice, right? Xing Tianyu picked up the crowbar while talking, let us see what kind of unknown is hidden in this hole."

Ning Wenrui opened his mouth to speak, opened his mouth, but finally did not speak out.

(End of this chapter)