Volume 3 Chapter 12: The True God of Wushan
As Shen Bing was about to turn her head while speaking, I was scared. Suddenly, an idea came to me. I pointed in front of me and shouted, "Look what's in front of you?" She turned her head back curiously.
I took the opportunity to tickle her neck, then ran forward laughing.
"You country bumpkin, you bastard, stop right there!" Shen Bing yelled angrily from behind and chased after him hurriedly.
This method really worked. I successfully led her to run several dozen meters. I deliberately ran far away and turned around to walk backwards. I looked at Qu Mo in the distance. She had already ridden on the pine tree. She gave me a thumbs up, and then disappeared in a flash. I was startled. Where is she? But I immediately understood that she might have gone into the cave.
As I was distracted, Shen Bing caught up with me and twisted my arm like a criminal, trying to pin me behind my back. I just wanted to spar with her to see how good her skills were, and also to buy some time to wait for Qu Mo to come down. I turned around as she was pushing me back, leaned into her arms, and put my left hand under her elbow, so that she couldn't help but be lifted up, and she let go of my arm.
Alas, she hasn't even started a fight yet and her skills are so weak.
"Let me go, let me go..." Shen Bing screamed in pain.
I hastily pulled my hand back, but she was cheating me and gave me a sweeping kick, which caught me off guard and made me fall to the ground. She then rode on me and said with a smug smile, "Finally I got my revenge. Last time you rode on me in the store, I still haven't gotten back the face I lost."
She still remembered this incident. I laughed and said, "It's okay. As long as you feel relieved, I will let you take revenge like this every day." When she saw that I was laughing in a rather obscene way, she immediately understood what was going on. Her face turned red and she suddenly jumped up and ran forward.
I caught up with her and said, "Qu Mo didn't follow us. Let's wait for her." Shen Bing turned around and was surprised that Qu Mo didn't come. She asked me if she was in trouble. This canyon is basically straight, without any detours. Even if you are far behind, you can still see her. Now there is no trace of her. I said that maybe she went to relieve herself. We should be patient and wait. If she doesn't come back later, we will look for her again.
This happened to be a turning point. I asked her to stop because I had noticed this spot. I pulled her to sit on the right side of the bend so that we could see the left side of the canyon. The pine tree was on the stone wall on the right and was blocked by the bend.
We chatted for a while, and it felt like more than ten minutes had passed. I stood up and looked at the stone wall over there. Qu Mo didn't come out, and I felt uneasy.
Shen Bing saw that I looked strange, and frowned, "Why don't we go back and look for him? He hasn't come for so long."
I thought to myself that it had been more than 20 minutes since we entered the cave from Qu Mo. What kind of cave could we stay in for so long? Besides, she knew we were waiting outside, so it was impossible for her to be patient and watch more carefully inside. She would definitely come out immediately if there was anything wrong. It was really worrying that she didn't come out for so long. I nodded and said, "Let's go back and find her."
As I was walking back, I suddenly saw Qu Mo sticking his head out from the roots of the ugly tree. Fortunately, Shen Bing was too shy to look up and was staring at the canyon floor, but the distance was too far and it was inevitable that the corner of her eyes would glance up. I rolled my eyes and hurriedly turned back and called out, "Who?"
Shen Bing was startled, then turned back, looked around nervously, and asked me: "Is there... a ghost?"
I shook my head and said, "I feel like someone is following me. It makes me uneasy."
"Don't be so weird. If you scare people, they will die." Her little face turned pale with fear.
I smiled and turned around, and saw Qu Mo coming down and walking towards us. I said, "Isn't that Qu Mo? She's coming over."
Shen Bing was surprised to see her and said, "Where did she hide just now? This canyon is bare. How could she disappear just like that and appear just like that?"
I didn't answer, thinking I'd better wait for Qu Mo to come over and tell a story. This girl can lie without blushing, so it's more than enough for her to be deceived. After Qu Mo came over, before Shen Bing opened her mouth, she said apologetically: "I'm sorry, I just received a phone call and was tired for a while, so I sat behind a big rock. Did you worry about me?"
Shen Bing suddenly realized and said "Oh", and it seemed that she had no doubts. It was almost five o'clock now, and we were still far away from the place Qu Mo mentioned. We had only walked less than one-third of the way, and it would definitely be dark when we got there. I urged them to hurry up and talk on the way.
The three of us were still the same as before, Shen Bing and I walked in front, Qu Mo followed behind, I saw Shen Bing watching very closely, I couldn't find a chance to talk to Qu Mo alone, I was anxious, wanting to know what Qu Mo saw in the cave. But her expression was as calm as before, and I couldn't tell anything.
But a smart person won't be suffocated by urine. I remembered that Qu Mo lied about calling, and thought why not use the mobile phone as a communication tool? So I secretly took out the mobile phone from my pocket and shook it at Qu Mo. She is a smart child and should know what I mean. When we got off the train in Huangshan City, we left each other phone numbers in case we got separated.
Sure enough, within a few minutes, I received a text message from Qu Mo. I looked at Shen Bing like a thief. It is true that thieves are always guilty. Looking at the phone openly will not necessarily arouse Shen Bing's suspicion, but I am afraid. We are walking together, and we are so close to each other and we are still texting each other. If I say we are innocent, who will believe me?
I had no choice but to say to them, "I'm going to go to the bathroom. You go ahead, I'll be right back."
Shen Bing pouted: "Lazy people are always troublesome! " She turned around and pulled Qu Mo forward, but Qu Mo turned back and smiled at me. That smile was so ambiguous that it made me feel a little embarrassed.
I ran behind the boulder, took out my phone and opened the text message. Qu Mo's short words explained the situation very clearly. The cave was not very big, but it was very eerie. There was a stone tomb inside, and in front of the stone tomb was a tablet with the words "Wushan Zhengshen" written on it.
What does Wushan Zhengshen mean? Wushan is in Chongqing, which is quite far from here. What does it have to do with Huangshan?
Also, this cave is not big, how did Qu Mo stay in it for twenty minutes? I looked back at the straight pine tree, and it felt more and more mysterious. I regretted bringing Shen Bing here. If she hadn't come, Qu Mo might have taken me up to have a look. Now, I don't even have the chance to ask Qu Mo. There are many doubts that I can't answer clearly, and he must suffocate me to death.
As I was thinking, I realized that it was getting darker in front of me and the wind was blowing in the canyon. I looked up at the sky, which was covered with leaden clouds and looked very gloomy. It seemed that it was going to rain again soon.
