Ghost Forest
The horse galloped on the mountain path for a while, gradually slowing down, and finally stopped. I secretly rejoiced. Soon, Cleto and the others followed.
The four of them dismounted and rested for a while before calming down. "Young man, why didn't you say a word and just galloped away?" Zhu 'er laughed. Do you have a problem with us or are you performing horsemanship? Fortunately, this Burmese horse wasn't as fast as the tall horses in the Chinese movies. Otherwise, it would have thrown you into the ravine long ago.”
"Ke, why are there so many demons and ghosts here?" he asked again. What was with those wooden pillars? What were those cow heads doing there? Scaring foreigners or something? We were really scared half to death just now. It's also because our brothers are brave with their skills. The others have long been scared out of their wits. You looked like you had seen a ghost just now. What was that?”
"That's the Ghost Woods. It was the place where the human-headed ghost and Mu Yiji were worshipped. Humans can't go in, but we accidentally went in. Alas, we are going to be punished. How could this happen? Did we offend the Naga God or Mu Yiji? Sigh, something is going to happen. Really…our trip was really not smooth.”Krito sighed and nagged.
Looking at Ke Li Tuo's appearance, everyone felt that there was something fishy about the matter and felt terrified. I asked,"Brother Ke, what's going on with this Ghost Forest?" What would happen if someone went in? Tell me more details."
"Ghost Woods is a place where human heads are worshipped. The heads that were hunted were sent to the wooden drum house after they were offered to each family. The pillars were carved with stripes and painted with lime and blood. Holes were opened at the top to hold human heads, and stone slabs were used to cover them to shelter them from the wind and rain. The Ghost Forest was the place where ghosts and gods lived. People were not allowed to enter. If they went in and disturbed the ghosts and gods, they would suffer retribution. Sigh, something's not right. As we walked, the road went wrong. We bumped into it in a daze? Could this be…"
I don't really believe in these things. However, when he thought about the strange encounter just now, he couldn't help but feel uneasy.
"Retribution? Is it that evil?" Zhu 'er said," But we didn't do it on purpose.”
"Intentionally or not, you can't go in.”Ke Li Tuo said," When I was young, there was a man in our village who drank too much and accidentally bumped into it. After coming out, he went crazy and ran into the swamp. He sank into the mud and disappeared. There was also a woman who somehow went in. After coming out, she fell to her death a few days later.”
We looked at each other. If it was really as Kelitu said, things would be bad. He had already survived so many dangers and obtained the jade. Could it be that he still had to encounter some kind of disaster?
The four of them were worried. The beliefs of this ancient race were dark, mysterious, and unbelievable. The species in this isolated land were strange and terrifying. What happened here was confusing and unpredictable. Were their beliefs, prophecies, and divinations accurate? It was really hard to say. For example, the death of Divination and Moba. Was it a coincidence or a fulfillment?
After eating some biscuits and mineral water, the four of them continued on their way. Clito said he knew the way, that we were supposed to be here, but somehow we took a big turn and crashed into the forest.
After walking for more than two hours, it was already dusk. Kelitu said that they were almost at Yishui Stronghold. We couldn't help but feel nervous. We already said that we shouldn't enter the village and should leave quickly. Ke Li Tuo's face was ashen and he didn't say a word.
The mountain path entered a rainforest, and the light dimmed. Everyone felt uneasy, afraid that they would enter some dangerous and ominous place again, so they walked very slowly.
Suddenly, there was a loud thud, and the leading horse, Khritol, fell down. He shouted, pulled out his pistol, and fired into the forest. We came back to our senses and hurriedly got off our horses and lay on the ground. Zhao Yijing also started firing her pistol into the forest.
Gunshots rang out, but the enemy was nowhere to be seen. Bullets whizzed past his head, and leaves and branches in the forest flew everywhere. After a while, Zhao Yijing said,"Oh no, the bullets are gone."”The four of them did not dare to get up and could only lie on the ground and wait.
This was the first time I had encountered such a gunfight. I was especially nervous and held my breath as I waited for the situation to develop.
The other party fought for a while and stopped. After a moment of silence, the branches and leaves in the forest swayed, and more than ten people with guns appeared one after another. Some were wearing camouflage uniforms, while others were wearing Wa uniforms. The one leading them was an orderly. He smiled and walked in front of us."Old friends, we meet again. Get up quickly, get up quickly! Why are you all crawling on the ground with your butts sticking out? There's no need to bow like this!”
The four of them stood up. "Who are you?" asked Cleto. I don't know you. What are you doing?"
"But I know you guys." The soldier smiled and said a few words in Wa language to the others. Immediately, a few people came up and searched us. They took our pistols, money, and jade. The four of them were faced with more than ten rifles and submachine guns, but they did not dare to move. When they found Zhu Er, the orderly asked,""Why is there only so little money?"
"I bought the jade, how much will I have left?”Zhu 'er glared at the orderly with her goldfish eyes and said angrily.
The orderly smiled and said,"Alright, you and Ma Shen go talk." Take them away!"
"Orderly, let me ask you, how did you know we were going this way? Who told you that?" I asked.
"Mu Yiji told me in a dream.”He said jokingly," He said that three Han people and a bastard had crashed into the divine forest of our stockade and he wanted to punish them! They had money and treasures on them, so they could use them.”he said with a smile.
He was obviously joking with us. However, Cleto's face turned pale, revealing a frightened and complicated gaze.
I stared at Zhu 'er. "Don't look at me like that. It has nothing to do with me." He wondered how these bastards knew. It's not me anyway."
We were escorted for an hour before we saw a group of wooden buildings by a large lake. Kelitu told us that this was the Golden Water Stronghold.
They arrived at an empty space in front of a large wooden building. Several people were sitting on the wide wooden palms in front of the wooden building, drinking tea and smoking. Seeing us, one of the men in a suit stood up and smiled."Welcome, welcome! Welcome Deputy Manager Zhu and Deputy Mine Manager Li to visit our village to inspect and guide our work!”
The voice sounded familiar. He took off his sunglasses. It was Ma Shucai, Ma Gaoshen. She hadn't seen him for many days, but he still looked the same. However, his clothes had changed. He was wearing a gray striped suit and a red tie.
He said to a skinny old man beside him,""Headman, look, I didn't lie to you, right? The enemy has arrived?"
The headman's turbid eyes shone as he scanned our faces like a beast sizing up its prey.
"Do you know that the village is going to hold a grand ceremony to offer heads to the God of Grains? You will be fortunate enough to become sacrifices, offering your precious heads to the gods. Please stay in the underground hotel and rest for a few days to watch the grand ceremony.”
The headman gave a few instructions and a few Wa men escorted us away. Zhu 'er shouted,"Ma Shen, you've already got the thing, why aren't you letting us go?"”
"I wanted to let go, but the headman refused.”He spread his hands." This is his territory. I don't have the final say.”
Zhu 'er was still shouting, but a few Wa men with guns and knives were impatient and pushed us away. They came to a large hole and asked us to go down.
The entrance of the cave was straight up and down, like a well. There was a bamboo ladder at the mouth of the well, and it was pitch black inside.
Zhu 'er saw this and refused to go down. A Wa man raised his Burmese knife and chopped at his neck. Zhu' er screamed in horror and shrank her fat neck, causing them to laugh. It turned out that the man was just scaring him.
Their long, gleaming Burmese sabers slashed over our heads. I almost couldn't help but attack, but I didn't dare to act rashly. In the end, he could only follow the bamboo ladder down to the bottom of the cave.
As soon as we reached the bottom of the cave, the bamboo ladder was taken away. The hole was not covered, and a round, pale blue sky could be seen.
The cave was damp and dark. After a while, with the help of the faint light from the hole, he could barely see that it was a hole about three to four meters in diameter, large enough for a person to stand. There was a foul stench in the cave, but there was nothing. The bottom of the cave was about five meters high from the entrance. There was no need to cover the entrance at all.
According to Kelituo, this was a prison used by the Wa people to imprison people. This was truly an economic and secure prison cell. It was just that the people who were locked up suffered.
"Motherf * cker, you locked me in this hole. F * ck, you still won't let me go after getting the jade.”Zhu 'er's voice trembled as she asked," Do you think they really want to chop off our heads?”
No one answered. After a while, Zhao Yijing said,"Do you still need to ask? I just don't understand. It's that snitch. If I don't find him, I won't be satisfied even if I die!”
No one made a sound. I secretly observed Zhu 'er's fat face, but I couldn't see any expression.
"Ma Shu will tell us." I said," We are people who are about to die. He has no need to hide it.”
Suddenly, Cleto punched Zhu's fat face.”She cried out and covered her face as she looked at Cleto." You…What are you doing?”
"Speak! Was it you?" Cleto roared." If you don't tell me, I'll kill you!”
"It's not me. Didn't I say it long ago?”Zhu 'er sobbed." You motherf * cker, how can you accuse a good person! What evidence do you have to say that I did it? Tell me."
Clito was about to attack again, but I stopped him."Brother Ke, forget it, don't be like this.”
"Who is it?" he shouted at the entrance. Who was it? I'm not convinced, I'm not convinced! Only when you have the ability to fight with real weapons can you be considered a man!”
It was dark. They couldn't see each other's faces clearly. The four of them didn't speak and sat motionless in the darkness. I was both depressed and terrified. It seemed that our heads were going to be used as sacrifices to the God of Grains, Mu Yiji. This was really an appalling way to die. I didn't expect that I would end up like this after coming all the way from China to this primitive and barbaric place. I don't know the details of the ritual. Now that he thought about it carefully, he remembered the mysterious pillars in the ghost forest. The thing that was floating with threads turned out to be a human head, so it was a woman. The thought of my head being placed on that pillar made my hair stand on end.
Life was unpredictable. The experiences of the past few days were really great ups and downs. The ending was unexpected, tragic and terrifying.
The stench in the cave soared to the sky, and none of the frightened people could sleep. This situation was even more dangerous than encountering the white python crocodile.
Could this really be Mu Yiji's punishment for us?
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