don't go near that tree

Chapter 6

The night was very quiet.

The wind remained motionless, as if even the air flowing around it had stopped.

Wu Chun looked at the "ghost" standing in front of him, and the other party stared at him. There was no slight emotional change on his somewhat abnormal white face, as if he hadn't seen Wu Chun at all.

Wu Chun is usually not used to staring at handsome people non-stop, let alone the person standing in front of him is not a human being, but now he doesn't know what's wrong, he wants to look away quickly, but his eyes don't listen to him , and the feet moved forward uncontrollably.

What's more terrible is that the mouth also began to lose its control.

"Are you really a ghost?"

I don't blame Wu Chun for asking this question, but the "ghost" in front of me is really not quite like a ghost. It doesn't have the rumored hideous face, nor does it have the long tongue protruding from the outside. It's the place with piercing eyes. According to rumors, the ghost's eyes are either empty or full of evil, but his eyes...

If he looked into the other person's eyes, Wu Chun immediately thought of a word: Buddha's light shines everywhere.

In layman's terms, Wu Chun saw light in a pair of ghost eyes.

Perhaps there are only those purple lips with a slight "ghost" shadow.

After Wu Chun finished asking that sentence, he didn't get any response from the other party. After a while, Wu Chun only felt movement in his pocket. When he lowered his head, he saw the pine cones in his pocket flying into the other party's hand.

Wu Chun was afraid that he would have hallucinations at night, so he rubbed his eyes vigorously, only then was he absolutely convinced that the pine cone flew into the opponent's hand.

Such things, anyway, people can not do.

"What do you think?"

A short sentence actually made Wu Chun shudder. The other party's voice seemed to come from under the glacier, with icy moisture and biting chill. Wu Chun hugged himself with both hands. On a hot day, Wu Chun A layer of goose bumps appeared on Jun's arms, and he suddenly understood why standing around this tree felt cool.

It's just that it wasn't so bitingly cold before.

Before Wu Chun could react to the other party's words, he raised his head and saw the pine cone floating in front of his eyes.

Wu Chun was stunned.

"Take it."

Almost as soon as the other party finished speaking, Wu Chun held the pine cone in his hand, and suddenly, the warm current that had been away from him was slowly gathering towards him. It is no exaggeration to say that Wu Chun felt that he was "alive" come over.

It turns out that this pine cone has such an effect.

Wu Chun looked at the pine cone in his hand, no longer disgusted as before.

"Why did you put this thing on me, and why did you live in this pine tree? Are you the one who scares the villagers?"

Wu Chun thought for a while, but still didn't say the word "evil ghost". After all, even if the other party is a ghost, it seems that he has nothing to do with evil.

"Aren't you afraid?" The other party didn't answer Wu Chun's question, but asked instead.

This question made Wu Chun stunned. To be honest, only when he questioned his 18-year cognition, Wu Chun had a moment of fear, but after his cognition was overturned, Wu Chun accepted the fact that there are ghosts in this world. In fact, it calmed down.

"Not afraid, not afraid at all." I don't know whether Wu Chun believes it or not, but this is indeed Wu Chun's true feeling.

Maybe it's because he has been so courageous since he was a child, those ghosts that people talk about are now standing in front of him, but Wu Chun doesn't have the slightest fear, instead he has an indescribable feeling in his heart, "I don't know why, but I'm not afraid to see you."

I don't know if it was Wu Chun's illusion. After he finished speaking, Wu Chun felt that the corner of the other party's mouth moved, but the range was too small, and Wu Chun couldn't be sure. He was still staring at the other party, but the other party walked straight towards him , put his hand lightly on Wu Chun's shoulder.

Immediately afterwards, a faint blue flame ignited on Wu Chun's shoulder.

Is it possible that this is what the old man said before, two fires on people's shoulders?

Not only can the "ghost" approach him easily, but he can also control the two fires on his shoulders at will?

Sure enough, the rumors were wrong again.

What kind of protective fire is this?

"too weak."

The other party popped out three words so suddenly that Wu Chun didn't react for a while.

"The fire on my shoulders is too weak?"

The other party didn't speak, but looking at the other party's eyes, Wu Chun guessed that what he said should be right, but it's a pity that the other party is not a ghost, but a wooden ghost, always jumping out a few words, Wu Chun never thought of it , I will have to guess the ghost's thoughts one day.

"Then the fire on my shoulder is too weak, so you can easily approach me?"

The other party still didn't speak.

Just when Wu Chun was about to ask again, the other party suddenly took the pine cone in his hand, and saw that he pulled out one of his hairs, which suddenly turned into a silver thread, and the thread came from the head of the pine cone. After passing through, the other party put the pine cone into Wu Chun's hand again.

This looks like a big necklace!

Wu Chun looked back and forth twice and asked. "I'm going to wear it around my neck?"

The other party nodded.

Wu Chun didn't think much about it, and put it on directly. The pine cone shrank instantly, and it really turned into a pine cone-shaped pendant.

"What is this for?" Wu Chun asked while clutching the pine cone pendant.

Before the other party could speak, suddenly a dark mass rushed towards him. At this moment, the pine cone pendant on his neck suddenly lit up, and the black mass was instantly thrown out.

Wu Chun patted his chest in shock, even if the other party didn't say anything, Wu Chun understood the function of this thing.

The fire on his shoulders was weak, unable to block these dirty things for him, so the other party gave him this.

Could it be that the first time they met, the other party saw that his body protection was not good enough, so he let the pinecone follow him all the time?

It's just that what Wu Chun couldn't figure out was why the other party wanted to help him?

Just as Wu Chun was about to ask, he saw the other party staring at the black mass for a while, with a serious expression and almost frowning.

"It's dead."

As soon as the other party finished speaking, he saw the black air around the thing dissipate. Immediately afterwards, Wu Chun saw a familiar face.

"Isn't this?" Wu Chun yelled loudly, isn't this the person who came to call his grandfather on the first night?

Looking at his age, he should be in his early thirties.

"Drowning."

After the other party said these two words, he suddenly strode in one direction, and Wu Chun followed closely. They walked to the edge of the mountain together, and saw the rope and ax that hit the ground, and the piece on the edge that was stepped down. Below is the deep lake.

It seems that the other party came to cut firewood secretly in the middle of the night, accidentally slipped and drowned.

Wu Chun suddenly felt bad, even though the person in front of him had only met him once, maybe it was the compassion deep in his heart, even for strangers, he would feel sad.

"Tell me." Wu Chun squatted down slowly.

If it wasn't for life, who would come to such a place in the middle of the night.

Wu Chun sighed slowly, glanced at his head, and met a pair of slightly puzzled eyes.

"relative?"

Wu Chun shook his head, "No, I just met once, don't you feel bad?"

"I'm a ghost."

Wu Chun was at a loss for words, and even felt that the question he asked just now had no brains. Seeing that the other party died, he was a little older than himself, and he lost his life at a young age.

Wu Chun remembered that there had been no funerals for young people in Shili Village for two years, and most of the past two years were happy and mourning, and he remembered what Grandma Wang said this afternoon, the ghost that Grandma Wang saw should be him.

With such a push, the other party died at least two years ago, and up to now, he has not yet entered reincarnation.

Wu Chun felt even more uncomfortable. He was already easily agitated at night, so he simply hugged his legs, whimpering and crying.

His reaction caught the opponent by surprise.He stretched out his hand, and when he was about to touch the top of Wu Chun's hair, he stopped, and only three words remained on his lips when he wanted to comfort him, "Go home."

"No."

Wu Chun rubbed his tears and got up from the ground, "No, I can't go back yet, you haven't answered my question yet."

This is Wu Chun's purpose for coming here tonight, and he can't just make a trip in vain.

"Are you the one who frightened the villagers?"

The other party's eyes were fixed on Wu Chun. Wu Chun was a little uncomfortable being watched, but he still had to bite the bullet and asked all his own questions in a series of questions.

"Why didn't you step into reincarnation? Or is there no reincarnation at all."

"Have."

Wu Chun finally got a reply, and he had to say that it was really difficult to get some news from the other party.

"Then how long can you enter reincarnation after death?" Wu Chun continued to ask.

"Seven days."

seven days...

People say the first seven...

If his guess is correct, the other party has been dead for at least two years, but he has not stepped into reincarnation.

Is there something hidden in this?

"Then what are you going to do in these seven days?"

It took almost a long time before Wu Chun got the answer to this question: go home.

Speaking of which, Wu Chun returned to the pine tree with him, perhaps because the pine cone power on his body was strong enough, the soul was still lying there, and after a while, it slowly got up and went down the mountain road.

he is going home...

Looking at that figure from behind, Wu Chun felt very uncomfortable.

He went home non-stop for seven days, but his family could no longer see him, even though they were clearly by each other's side, they still couldn't see each other.

Maybe going home is just an obsession.

I left too hastily, and I didn't have time to say goodbye to my family.

It wasn't until the figure disappeared into the night that Wu Chun looked away. At that moment, he found that the "ghost" who was standing beside him just now had already reached the branch of the pine tree.

"You should go back."

The weather tonight is not good, the moon and stars are hiding behind the dark clouds, and Wu Chun can't tell what time it is, but it must be very late.

"I'll ask you the last two questions." Wu Chun pursed his lips and said courageously, "What's your name? Do you still have family?"

"forget…"

Wu Chun: "..."

"That's fine, let me ask again, when did you die?"

The atmosphere suddenly fell into silence after Wu Chun finished asking this sentence, and Wu Chun also knew that his last few questions were a bit presumptuous, and he was even exposing the other party's scars.

It was only a one-time relationship between them, so what obligation does the other party have to tell him.

"I'm sorry." Wu Chun bowed slowly, turned around and was about to leave, when a cold voice suddenly sounded behind him.

"1995."

……

The next day the weather turned cloudy, and it started to rain.

The news of someone's death in the village spread quickly. It is said that the man's wife went out to look for her husband at dawn when she saw that her husband hadn't returned all night. , everything is clear.

Grandpa went out early in the morning to help.

Wu Chun sat at the door of the main room, the pine cone pendant was hidden by Wu Chun under his clothes, Wu Chun could feel the slightest coolness.

Wu Chun looked outside, his thoughts had already gone out.

In 13, when I was only [-] years old, I remember that a large landslide occurred in my grandfather's village, but if Wu Chun remembers correctly, it seems that my mother said that no one was injured or injured in the landslide.

"In [-], are you from this village?"

Wu Chun muttered, just at this time, grandpa walked in from the outside.

As soon as he entered the door, Wu Chun heard his grandfather sigh slowly.

"In my thirties, my two children just disappeared, so..."

Wu Chun stood aside, not knowing what to say.

"What's the matter Chunchun? Look at this frowning brow. What's the matter? Tell grandpa."

"Grandpa." Wu Chun carefully looked at his grandfather, and asked softly, "Did a young man die in this village in 95?"

"What did the queen mother tell you?"

Wu Chun didn't expect Grandpa's reaction to be so big, but according to what he said, this matter has something to do with Grandma Wang?

Wu Chun shook his head, "She didn't say anything to me."

"Bad." Grandpa patted him on the shoulder, brought a small bench over, and said, "Sit down and talk."

……

In 1995, there was no decree prohibiting the felling of pine trees. In those years, the pine trees on the mountain would be cut down every year as soon as they grew up. There was nothing wrong in the past few years, but in that year, there was a sudden heavy rain.

Trees are cut down and naturally prone to landslides.

In that disaster, no one in this village died in the landslide.

It was only during the summer vacation of that year, Xu Shiyao, the grandson of Grandma Wang in front of the village, came back to visit his grandma after finishing his university exams, and it rained heavily on the third day. He died on the mountain in order to save a woman who was holding a child. In the landslide, and the only person who died in that landslide...

That year, Xu Shiyao, after being admitted to university, came to his grandma's house in the countryside to announce the good news, but he never expected that he would never be able to go back.