Chapter 1 Bamboo Sea ()

This is a story that takes place in parallel spaces

The Qinba Mountains are vivid in my mind.

The Qinba Mountains are collectively known as the Qinchi Mountains and the Daba Mountains. They are located in the western part of Yizhou Province, adjacent to Guihai Province, and span three counties including Ganshui, Biyun, and Changnan. They are about 80 kilometers north and south and about 300 kilometers east and west.

In the past, the Qinba Mountains were covered with a large number of pine, cypress and other plants all year round. 20 years ago, due to excessive logging, the vegetation of the mountain was severely damaged. 10 years ago, due to the policy of "closing mountains and raising forests", a large number of bamboos with fast-lived and high economic value were planted. After nearly 10 years of development, the Qinba Mountains have become a vast sea of ​​bamboos.

Anchang Town is a small town in the west of Ganshui County. It is adjacent to the Daba Mountains, the western part of the Qinba Mountains. Starting from Zhongjiang City, the second largest city in Yizhou Province, you can drive 90 kilometers through the Zhonggui Expressway to Ganshui County. From Ganshui County to National Highway 310, you can drive about 30 kilometers to Kaiyun Town. There is a county-level highway to the west of this town, about 10 kilometers long. At the end of the journey is Anchang Town. Follow the Yangyan Trail west of Anchang Town, you can enter the bamboo sea of ​​Daba Mountains.

In the past, Anchang Town has been relatively backward in its geographical location and its economy. In recent years, due to the gradually taking shape of the bamboo sea in the Qinba Mountains, some tourists have begun to have some tourists.

On August 25, at 10 a.m., a man and a female tourist set foot on the sheep path west of Anchang Town.

Although it is summer, the mountain path is very cool, and the bamboo forest mixed with larch is rolling and boundless. The larch has a little bit of autumn and has begun to fall, and the fine pines with yellow leaves are intertwined. The sky with this background is unfathomable.

The man is in his 40s, with a short, slightly rich figure, and wearing a tiny mountaineering suit, looking very energetic; the woman is in her 20s, with long curly hair tied with a handsome face, and a delicate figure carrying a big red sports bag, which looks a bit heroic and refreshing.

The two of them held hands and walked along the path to the depths of the bamboo sea with a very intimate expression.

"Brother Guo, why did you think of running here to play?"

The woman pouted a pink mouth and said in a whisper: "This place is too remote. I have been away for so long and I don't even have a figure... It's not a famous attraction, what's fun?"

The man laughed: "I came because it is not famous here!" The man gently twisted the woman's small and delicate nose and said intimately: "There are too many famous attractions, and it's so boring that you can see people but not the scenery. Only such remote forests can truly enjoy nature."

The woman bit her lips gently, and her eyes were flowing: "You are so bad, are you going to bring someone to such a popular place? Is it because I want to..."

The man's face was stunned: "Little girl, see where you are thinking about it? Don't you feel that staying in the steel and concrete of the city often is too smelly. Only when you come to the green wilderness - body and mind are the real relaxation?"

The woman nodded and responded.

Looking at the endless sea of ​​bamboo in front of him, the man narrowed his eyes, took a deep breath, and slowly vomited it out, showing a very comfortable expression on his face. The woman held his arm and smiled with a pursed lips.

The man opened his eyes, looked at the smooth face of the woman beside him, and suddenly smiled badly: "Of course, we will be in the depths of the bamboo forest later and leave this path. If we can get along with you... it will definitely be a different feeling..."

A flushed appeared on the woman's cheeks, and she suddenly became coquettish: "It's so annoying. I bully others and ignore you..." After that, she beat the man's arms with both hands, then ran forward in small steps, turned around and grimaced at him...

The summer sun shines through the gaps in the bamboo forest and sparsely spreads on the ground. The path is covered with bamboo leaves and feels soft when stepped on it. The bamboo forest is very quiet.

The two walked with laughter and thoughtfully or unintentionally, the two left the path and walked into the depths of the bamboo sea.

After about 20 minutes of walking, a clearing land appeared in the bamboo forest, and a piece of vines covered with rocks blocked the front, and the sun became dim.

The man stopped and looked at his watch. It was already 12:45 noon.

"My little cutie, are you hungry?" the man asked with a smile, "Or why should we eat something first? It's almost 1 o'clock."

The woman shook her head: "I'm not hungry yet, I'm just a little tired."

"Your face is not very good." The man looked at the woman with concern: "Do you feel uncomfortable somewhere?"

"No." The woman approached the man with some anxiety: "Brother Guo, I think it's too quiet here- I always feel a little scared."

"What are you afraid of?" The man looked at the woman's face with interest.

"If... there are wolves, or tigers, etc...." The woman looked at the dense jungle, her little face tightly against the man's shoulders.

The man laughed: "The bamboo forest here has only been alive for a few years. What kind of hare is? The wild boar is normal. What kind of tigers and wolves can run out? That's a miracle."

"We've been walking for so long, let's take a break, okay?" The continuous climbing of the woman made a moving blush on her face.

"Okay." The man took off his travel bag, took out a piece of plastic cloth and spread it on the ground, hugged the woman and sat down.

"Little girl..." The man leaned closer to the woman's earlobe and said softly: "Isn't it good to be quiet here? Are you afraid that I will eat you?" The man was a little moved and gently kissed the woman's earlobe. One hand had already reached into the woman's clothes and slowly wandered...

"Wait!" The woman suddenly grabbed the man's hand: "Did you hear anything?"

"No." The man let go of the woman. It was unpleasant to be interrupted when the excitement was interrupted. He looked around and felt a little unhappy: "It's very quiet, there is no sound? It's your illusion, don't be suspicious."

However, compared with this, women listened more attention to the faint sound.

"No! I really heard a sound, strange..." The woman looked at the man in horror and said with certainty: "...it's like a... a crazy woman screaming!" The woman's face suddenly turned pale, covering her messy clothes on her chest.

"Is that true?" The man stood up uneasy.

"Brother Guo, let's go down the mountain," the woman begged the man: "I'm so scared to stay here."

"The crazy woman... is screaming..." The man moved his heart and a smirk appeared on his face: "If there was really such a sound, maybe someone nearby did the same thing as us..."

A woman wants to speak.

"Wait." The man suddenly interrupted the woman, and his face became solemn: "Is there really something wild beast here?"

The bamboo forest was still very quiet. They looked around and looked at the cracks in the bamboo forest. Only the sound of the bamboo leaves shaking.

"Brother Guo, have you heard anything too?" The woman looked at the man with a gaze.

"No, I didn't hear anything." The man shook his head and continued, "I just felt something was strange."

"Strange?"

The man looked deep in the bamboo forest and said slowly: "In such a large mountainous area, such a large bamboo forest, there is nothing except the sound of wind, and even the sound of insects can't be heard. Don't you think it's strange?"

"Is there really a ghost?" The woman's eyes were filled with fear.

"I never believed that there would be any ghosts in this world, but..." The man shook his head helplessly and packed up the stuff: "Let's go down the mountain."

Another gust of wind passed by.

The woman suddenly grabbed the man's arm tightly: "Listen, that sound is coming again."

The man listened intently. There seemed to be a strange sound in the wind, faintly and faintly, like the scream of a wild beast in despair, or like the sound of a howling mountain wind blowing the rocks...

"What a strange sound." The man frowned: "I've never heard such a sound."

"Let's go quickly." The woman put away her travel bag in panic and pulled the man.

"Could it be..." The sound that reached the man's ears became clearer. Now it has become a sound of friction. It is the kind of countless metals rubbing against each other, piercing into the heart, producing a sound that makes people's face full of soreness. The sound comes from the depths of the forest and is gradually approaching here.

Suddenly, the man's face changed, and an unknown feeling arose.

"Run!" The man grabbed the woman: "I don't want anything! Hurry! Run!"

They instinctively ran towards the path when they came and frantically ran.

The voice was getting closer and closer, and the earth was moaning... gloomy...

Deep in the bamboo forest, there seemed to be something huge squirming. The sharp metal sound like gritting teeth was approaching. The sound twisted and whistled, stirring with the trembling of the bamboo forest, filled with a miserable atmosphere...

"Look at that..." the woman stopped and screamed in despair.

The man turned his head and looked at it, his face suddenly turned pale without a trace of blood.
Chapter completed!