Tomb Raiders Codex

Chapter 33 Lights
It was drizzling and the mountain wind was cold. We stopped and went, and the driver woke up after a while. Naturally, we couldn't avoid being scolded by us.He himself knew that he had done something wrong, so he shrugged his head and said nothing, sighed a long time from time to time, and mourned for his car in silence.

We did not know how many hours we walked in the next walk, and we didn't stop until our legs were numb, we were out of breath, and we were exhausted.The surrounding environment has always been the same, but there is no way out. Looking up, the cliffs of the steep cliffs are wrapped in darkness. We have no choice but to keep going.

Looking at his watch again, it was already ten o'clock in the evening.

We actually walked for more than five hours.

Tofu's stomach growled. We didn't bring anything to eat. The bread we ate five hours ago was bought by Tofu when we were about to board the car. We shared two small breads among the three of us. Very hungry, not to mention the exhausted trek for more than five hours now.

The driver who hadn't eaten was even more hungry. After a few hours, I also learned some details about him.He is a native of Xiangxi. His surname is Mao, and his name is Mao Dazhi. Tofu likes to give people nicknames.

We couldn't walk now, so we sat down where we were, panting. Fortunately, the rain was not heavy, otherwise it would have been even worse.Hearing the crowing of Tofu's stomach, Mao Rooster couldn't help swallowing, opened his mouth, stuck out his tongue to catch the heavy rain from the sky, and after a while, smashed his mouth, stammering and saying in a hoarse voice: "Drink water I've had enough to drink, but I'm starving. I have to go. When will I get there? Let's get some food first... The old saying is good, the soldiers and horses have not moved, food, food ,grain……"

Tofu answered: "Food and grass first! You are right, the question is, where is there food here?"

Because of the throwing of money, Mao Rooster was neglected and ridiculed by us all the way, and now he wanted to take the blame and make meritorious service, so he immediately said: "I, I know how to hunt, I, our Xiangxi Han, Hanzi are all good players, you wait, wait with..."

While talking, Mao Rooster asked for a flashlight, and was going to go deep into the forest to find something. The three of us sat on the spot to rest. About half an hour later, Mao Rooster came out happily, holding two I took a closer look at the struggling thing, and it turned out to be a big rabbit, and there was also a small thing with yellow hair and a big tail, I don't know what it was.

I didn't expect that the hairy rooster could really be eaten.

At the moment we are sheltering from the rain in a depression under a cliff, and there are some woods that have not been wet around. Gu Wenmin collected firewood and raised the flames, and his movements are extremely skillful. I want to travel across mountains and rivers for photography on weekdays, and I have the experience of sleeping in the open .

Tofu didn't know that yellow thing either, so he asked, "What's this little thing for? It's not enough for me to nod my head like this?" Tofu wails.

Gu Wenmin observed for a while, and said: "If you read it correctly, it should be a weasel, but it should still be a cub."

The rooster held the cub by its tail, swung it around in a circle, and said, "At this time, don't pick which cub is not a cub, the most important thing is to fill the stomach."

The little weasel kept whining, Gu Wenmin couldn't bear it, frowned slightly, and said in a low voice: "It's so small, let it go." Mao Rooster disagreed, saying: "Flies are also meat, we, The four of us, is it...is it possible to eat this rabbit?"

Tofu has always been soft-hearted, which is why I gave him this nickname. He stared at the weasel twice, and then said: "It's such a small thing, how much meat you can grow after eating it, I think it's better to let it go." Said Then he snatched the weasel from the rooster and put it on the ground. The weasel was also very clever. As soon as the tofu was loosened, it burrowed into the grass and disappeared.

Mao Rooster was a little angry and wanted to argue with Tofu. I always help my relatives and don't help. Although Tofu let go of our rations, I still stood by Tofu, so I said to Mao Roo with a blank face: " A little wolf cub, if you let it go, let it go, give me the rabbit, and I will roast it."

Just like Tofu said, when I’m not smiling, I look very cold and not easy to mess with. Mao Rooster dared to argue with Tofu because Tofu is easy to bully, but he didn’t dare to argue with me, so he touched it embarrassingly. Nose, handled the rabbit a few times and handed it over to me.

I have sold barbecue before. Although there is no seasoning here, the taste of the roast is very different just because of the difference in the heat. In a short time, a rabbit is roasted sizzling, yellow and shining, and a smell of meat wafts out. , Everyone's stomachs played a hunger symphony in unison, and they ate up the whole rabbit in a short time.

Mao Rooster didn't kill the rabbit himself. In his words, it was luck.Not far away, I saw a rabbit under the rock, and two weasels, one big and one small. The big one ran away immediately when it saw the person, but the small one was caught together with the rabbit before it had time.

We ate and drank enough, and rested about the same, but it was already night, we were exhausted, unable to move forward, so we slept in the depression under the cliff that night.Naturally, the taste of sleeping in the wild is not good. Halfway through sleep, I would be awakened by various noises from time to time, or by various insects that crawled on my body.

restless night.

When we woke up the next day, the few of us were in a mess, sitting in the depression and looking at each other.

At this moment, the hands of the watch on my wrist point to eight o'clock in the morning, but the environment around us is still as dark as splashed ink, and everyone knows that something is wrong.

Tofu swallowed his saliva, and said nervously: "Hasn't the thing behind the gate of hell left us?"

I already had another thought in my heart, and I thought: leave us?Maybe, we haven't walked out of the ghost gate at all, and we are still spinning in circles.I thought of the common folk saying "ghost hits the wall", which refers to being confused by ghosts and spinning around in a certain place and can't get out.

However, when the ghost hits the wall in the daytime and the sun shines, it will disappear by itself.

But it is already daytime now, and the weird environment around us has not disappeared. What's going on?

The four of them felt a little nervous in their hearts, and gathered together, they made a lot of various guesses, some said it was a ghost, some said it was a monster, all of them were very nonsense.Gu Wenmin finally shook his head, and said: "I don't know what the situation is, but sitting here is not an option, I think it's better to go forward for a while."

Now that there is no other way to do it, the four of us continued on the road, moving forward along the winding mountain road, and the surroundings were completely dark.At this moment, the rain began to rain heavily again, and everyone's skin was as cold as ice. The unchanging environment and cold rain made the atmosphere of the whole team more and more silent. At this moment, Tofu suddenly stopped and shook his head. Holding my arm, he said, "Pervert Chen, look quickly, there is a fire over there."

I shook the water off my head, and said, "Take back the word "abnormal." Immediately afterwards, I looked in the direction of his finger, and saw some faint yellow halos somewhere in the darkness. , as if it were a lantern on some kind of building.

When there is light, there are people, and everyone's spirits were lifted. Gu Wenmin showed a smile on his face, and his voice was serious before, but now he relaxed, as clear as spring water, with a smile in his dark eyes, and said: "It's easy to handle if there are people." Alright, let's go and ask for directions."

Tofu's face was excited at first, then he looked at the surrounding environment, touched his head, and muttered: "...Damn."

I asked, "What's the matter?"

Tofu said, "You can't slap me if I tell you."

I stared into his eyes and thought: what nonsense is this kid talking about?But he said: "Don't worry, I'm not a pervert, I'm fine, why slap you, what do you think?"

Tofu is easy to fool around, so he blinked his eyes and said mysteriously: "Walking in the middle of the night, barren mountains and wild mountains, with few people, and suddenly seeing lights... Isn't this all a part of a ghost story? You think? Is the light a place where people live, or..."

When he said this, Gu Wenmin's face turned pale, and Mao Rooster was terribly frightened.I also felt a little uncomfortable when he said that, but then I thought: The curse is not so perverted, how can we encounter all bad things?Besides, this is not a barren mountain.There is a highway above our heads, which is the place where modern civilization can reach, where there are so many ghosts and ghosts.

Thinking of this, I was about to slap him on the head, but then I thought that his brain is not working well enough, if I continue to slap him, I will probably be stupid.So instead, he kicked Tofu's ass directly, and cursed: "A dog can't spit out ivory, and ghosts have dignity. Whoever has nothing to do will always make trouble with us."

Tofu howled dryly, clutching his buttocks and said, "You won't fan it."

I said, "Did I slap you? I kicked you."

Seeing this, Gu Wenmin couldn't help showing a helpless smile on his originally worried face, and said, "Chen Xuan, don't bully him all the time, what time is this, you two can still talk. But I think what Xiao Dou said is also reasonable, let's be more careful."

Mao Rooster was very trustworthy and hesitant. The three of us ignored him. He was even more afraid when he was alone. He quickly caught up with the big team. The four dragged their tired bodies in the heavy rain and supported each other. He walked towards the flickering light in the distance.

The ray of lights seemed very erratic in the rain curtain, as if separated by layers of gauze curtains. Soon, we gradually got closer.

(End of this chapter)