Tomb Raiders Codex

Chapter 31 Lost

I knew something was wrong, so I asked her: "We are sitting in the same car, we are companions, don't hold back if you have anything to do, what happened just now? Why did you let me get down?" Youxiang, I feel a little weak in my heart. I had my mind on Gu Wenmin at first, but now I can't help but let it go. Seeing that her expression is not as calm as before, I slowed down and said, "What's going on?"

Probably aware of my kindness, Gu Wenmin glanced at me, the corners of her tightly pursed lips relaxed slightly, and said in a low voice: "Just now, I saw a face behind the car window, just... like a A huge monkey face, so..."

Face?Tofu and I looked at each other, and Tofu followed closely, looking back, surprised and said: "Are you delusional? There is nothing?"

The driver became nervous when he heard the words, and said, "There are indeed many monkeys in this area. According to legend, there are also mandrills. No, we should not be targeted by mandrills. This thing is going to eat people!" As soon as we landed on the roof of our car, there was a sudden bang, as if someone had hit it with a fist, and the four people in the car were stunned for a moment.

Could it be that my extremely low luck has come out to make trouble again?

The mandrill was discovered and named in 1758. Before that, the folks used to call it the mountain ghost. The mandrill has a big and long head.

I once saw one in the zoo, but it was very small.

Did we run into a wild one this time?
The driver looked at the roof of the car nervously, swallowed, cursed and said, "Damn, what a bad luck today, this money is too hard to earn." Now he was angry and nervous, but he didn't stammer up.

Immediately, the driver pulled out the telescopic iron rod for self-defense from under the seat cushion. Some drivers would put something for self-defense under the seat cushion in order to prevent someone from being robbed in the car. Then he made a gesture to Tofu and me, indicating that we both Don't be idle even a big man, get out of the car to help, see if it is a mandrill, and get it away quickly.

Immediately, we each took our weapons, which were nothing more than some iron tools used in car repairs. They were a bit heavy.

The three of them made up their minds, and immediately got out of the car at the fastest speed, and quickly cast their eyes on the roof and surroundings. Who knows that the roof is really empty, and the thing that hit our roof just now has gone to nowhere?

The driver was familiar with these situations, he breathed a sigh of relief, and said, "It should have run away. After all, we were in the car just now, and it couldn't handle the car, so it just..." Before he could speak, there was a sudden sound in the sunny day. There was a thunderstorm that shook people's hearts, and the three of us almost trembled.

The thunder was too loud, and it came so suddenly that the three of us, including Gu Meimei, who was in the car, were scared enough. Looking up, it was sunny and bright, but a large cloud of dark clouds came from nowhere and covered the sky. .

The surrounding area was originally surrounded by cliffs and dense forests. The sun was in the east, blocked by the mountains, and the light was not strong at all. At this moment, it was covered by black clouds. It was like night, and the surroundings were dark. It was a few muffled thunders, and the lightning tore a few times, and the heavy rain fell with a thunderbolt.

I just remembered that the four of us have not left the range of the ghost gate yet.

And now, it's really raining.

Tofu screamed and hid in the car first.The driver and I looked at each other in the rain, and I found that the driver's lips were trembling. Obviously, the previous rumors about the ghost gate were not groundless, so what should we do now?
Next, will something really evil happen?
The two of us looked at each other, and quickly hid in the car. Fortunately, it didn't take long for us to wipe off the rain on our bodies. It's summer and we don't feel cold, but the air seems to be more stuffy.

Gu Wenmin was also a little nervous, and said, "What should we do now?"

The driver also couldn't make up his mind. He was a local, and he believed in these superstitions even more. Now that they were fulfilled one by one, his head was probably muddled.Not to mention tofu, when there is nothing to do, bragging can blow the sky, but when something happens, the first one is scared, and is pulling my arm at the moment, murmuring, I don’t know what to say, listen carefully , his grandma's, the Great Compassion Curse!

I interrupted Tofu's chanting, and cursed: "Isn't it just raining? We're not dead yet, why did you recite the Great Compassion Mantra in advance!" Then I said to the driver: "Why are you still standing there, keep driving."

The other three looked at me blankly, probably infected by my calmness, the driver continued to drive, but the speed slowed down a lot.In fact, for such a weird thing, I said in my heart that it would be fake, but if the four of them panicked together, it would be even worse.

It's better to be calm than to be in a mess.

The car continued to drive, but the atmosphere in the car had become more silent, and the rain outside still didn't decrease.I looked at the watch on my wrist, the time was one o'clock in the noon, but the winding mountain road we were on was gloomy and dark, and as time went by, the environment became darker and darker, coupled with the violent rain, Visibility around is poor.

The driver had to turn on the headlights, and the raindrops in front of the headlights were illuminated in golden yellow, like golden rain.

After driving for about two hours, the driver stopped the car suddenly, his hands shaking the steering wheel.Immediately afterwards, he turned his head and stammered hoarsely: "Fengtou Village, five hours' drive away, what time is it?"

I checked the time again, it was three o'clock in the afternoon, and we set off at eight o'clock in the morning. After counting, seven hours have passed, and our car is still on the winding mountain road, with darkness on one side There is a cliff on one side, and it is as dark as night, and the surrounding trees can't be seen clearly. Under the indistinct illumination of the car lights, it looks like a ghost with teeth and claws.

I couldn't help closing my eyes, suppressing the desire to scold my mother and scolding God in my heart. After a moment of silence, I opened my eyes again and said calmly, "How did you drive? Where are we now?"

The driver had cold sweat on his forehead, and said, "This place is so remote, there is only one road, even if you close your eyes, you can't drive the wrong way. I still don't recognize this place."

Gu Wenmin pursed her lips, with a hint of apology on her face, and said, "It's all my fault."

Tofu grabbed his hair and said, "It's not your fault, it's the mandrill. Why did you say it was fine and climbed on our car? If I have a chance to catch it, I have to peel off its skin."

It was still raining heavily outside, so I took out a cigarette and took a few puffs, and said, "Come on, don't play tricks, you don't even dare to kill a fish, how dare you say skinning?" Knowing that there must be something wrong, staying in the car is not an option, so after smoking a cigarette, I signaled Tofu to get out of the car with me, and went out to check to see if there were any road signs.

Did we take the wrong fork in the road, or did we encounter something weird.

I have heard many various ghost stories before. At that time, the entertainment life was very monotonous, and most of the time was spent on making money, but the money was not much.I can't afford girls, I can't afford to go to bars, come on, a group of people nest together to talk nonsense, all kinds of ghost stories, dirty jokes, and social gossip, I have listened to it.

I heard a joke before, it is said that some people who were stabbed to death on wild roads met unscrupulous drivers and threw their bodies away to avoid responsibility.The corpse was rotting in the weeds, and no one restrained him. The ghost lingered, full of resentment, and over time, it turned into a road ghost.

Road ghosts specifically ask passing vehicles for road money. If you are driving and suddenly find yourself driving into a strange place, and you can't get out no matter how hard you drive, it means that you are probably being targeted by road ghosts.

What should we do at this time?
To give money.

Renminbi is also fine, of course, paper money is the best.

As much as you have on your body, you have to throw as much towards the west, and the road ghost will naturally let you go.If you meet those stingy people who are reluctant to spend money, or if you spend less, then you will be in bad luck.

I took the tofu and got out of the car in the rain, and observed the surrounding environment with a flashlight. There were no reference objects such as road signs here, and the environment around the Panshan Highway was similar, and we could not see any clues.

But one thing is certain, there is indeed only one road.

During this round of inspections, Tofu and I were drenched in the cold. I don't know if it was a psychological effect. The rain seemed to have some kind of yin, and the dripping on the body was extremely cold.

In the end I knocked on the car door, Gu Wenmin and the driver poked their heads out, I told my thoughts, I think it is very likely that I have run into a ghost now, why don't I try the folk method, and make plans if it doesn't work.

Miss Gu didn't object, she immediately took out all the cash she had on her and jumped out of the car.

(End of this chapter)