Urban Oddities: Strange Tales of Mountain Villages

Chapter 9 Night Raid

It was already 08:30 when we returned to the farmhouse that night. After dinner, Luo Yi and Pu Junying packed up the medicine, and Huang Dafa pulled Lin Yang to watch the video together.

Huang Dafa took a lot of videos and showed them to Lin Yang with great interest.Lin Yang had sweated during the day and was wet all over, so he wanted to take a bath early.The video was shot well, Lin Yang was fascinated by it, and looked at his phone when he regained his senses, it was almost midnight.Lin Yang said he didn't want to watch it and was going to take a shower, Huang Dafa told him to finish it before coming down to continue watching.Lin Yang went back to his room, took his clothes and went to take a shower.At first, Lin Yang planned to apply shower gel and rinse the water and forget it, but taking a hot bath was so comfortable. Lin Yang planned to wash his hair after washing his body. When shampooing, Lin Yang turned off the shower, closed his eyes and scratched his head. Too much dripped down, covering eyes and mouth.Lin Yang couldn't open his eyes, he felt some foam trickling into his ears.Lin Yang scratched a few times indiscriminately, intending to quickly flush the water to get rid of the foam. At this moment, he vaguely heard a strange sound, his ears were blocked by the foam and he couldn't hear it clearly.Lin Yang sprayed away the foam, turned his head sideways to let the water flow out of his ears, and "gurg" through his ears.He turned off the shower, and the surroundings suddenly became quiet.Lin Yang held his breath and stood stiffly in place - he sensed some imperceptible changes nearby.Lin Yang looked around and his eyes fell on the frosted glass window.

It was dark outside the door, and Lin Yang suddenly realized that the light in the room went out at some point.Lin Yang remembered that he turned on the light when he entered the room, how could it be turned off for no reason?

Suddenly, a strange sound came from outside the bathroom door, as if someone was scratching the door with their nails.Lin Yang leaned in front of the frosted glass to see what it was. Unexpectedly, two light spots suddenly lit up on the frosted glass, and a thin hand smashed through the glass and stretched in.Lin Yang couldn't dodge in time and was caught by the little hand. Lin Yang was frightened and struggled desperately: "Let me go! Let me go!!!"

"...Lin Yang! Hey! Lin Yang!!!"

Lin Yang was dizzy, kicked his legs suddenly, opened his eyes, saw Huang Dafa anxiously grabbing his shoulders and shaking desperately, Lin Yang was stunned for a moment, then suddenly stood up with a loud roar.

Huang Dafa was terrified: "Lin Yang! What's wrong with you?! Don't scare me!!!"

Lin Yang gasped for several minutes before calming down. Huang Dafa stared at him and saw that he first touched his body, then his head, and then sat back on the chair as if sleepwalking, without speaking in a daze.

A cup was handed in front of him, Lin Yang took a mouthful and coughed repeatedly.Luo Yi patted him on the back and said, "You are so powerful, drink white wine as water."

Thanks to Baijiu, the soul returned to its place, and Lin Yang finally sobered up.

Huang Dafa understood that Lin Yang was having a nightmare!He embraced Lin Yang: "Brother, don't be afraid, it's just a dream!"

Lin Yang asked confusedly, "I, when did I come down?"

"Hey hey, haven't you woken up yet? You've been here all along, and you've been sitting with me since you came back. You've never gone upstairs." Huang Dafa put his arms around him and said, "You fell asleep while sitting up, I think You were tired and didn't wake you up, I didn't expect you to start shaking and talking in your sleep not long after you fell asleep, I saw something was wrong and woke you up quickly."

At this time Pu Junying also came and asked Lin Yang why he was shouting so loudly, Lin Yang said it was nothing but a dream.

Huang Dafa chuckled, lowered his voice and said, "What did Qiqi do to you?"

It's okay if he doesn't say anything, but when he said Qiqi, Lin Yang trembled and looked up at Pu Junying.Pu Junying shook her head quickly, pointed to her mouth, and then pointed to Lin Yang, meaning that he didn't say anything, Lin Yang just yelled in his dream.

Lin Yang had an idea, and said: "It's nothing... I dreamed that a pig-headed monster disguised as Qiqi flew up into the clouds and ate me up."

Huang Dafa was taken aback for a moment: "Ah?!... Hahahahahahahahaha what kind of dream is this?!"

Luo Yi said: "It's getting late, go to bed quickly."

When he was about to go upstairs, Huang Dafa called out to Lin Yang: "Have you had something on your mind recently?"

Lin Yang said with a guilty conscience, "No."

Huang Dafa said: "Don't worry about anything, if someone bullies you, just tell me, I'll beat him up for you, beat him to pieces!"

Lin Yang was a little moved, he punched each other with Huang Dafa, and followed Luo Yi upstairs.Lin Yang's room was at the top of the stairs, he didn't dare to go in, he stood at the door and peeked at Luo Yi.Luo Yi knew that Lin Yang had something to say, so he stood at the door and waited for him to say, but Lin Yang was silent, Luo Yi waited and waited, and couldn't help but said: "Put on your clothes, come here!"

Luo Yi was reading in the room when Lin Yang was taking a bath, and Luo Yi didn't go in until Lin Yang finished washing.Lin Yang felt so at ease in Luo Yi's room. He lay on the bed and looked through Luo Yi's exam questions, and fell asleep with his face pressed against the textbook.When Luo Yi came out after washing, Lin Yang was already snoring loudly. Luo Yi woke him up and handed him the hair dryer to dry his hair before going back to sleep. Lin Yang took the hair dryer to blow on his face with drooping eyelids.Luo Yi took the hair dryer and blown it to Lin Yang. Lin Yang's hair was short, and it dried in a while.Luo Yi pushed the big slob's head away: "Go, go to bed!"

Lin Yang was so tired that he fell asleep as soon as he touched the pillow.Luo Yi turned off the lights, went to bed and fell asleep.Sleeping soundly, suddenly Lin Yang's arms came around, Luo Yi woke up and asked him what's the matter.Lin Yang hugged him like a koala, yelling: "Slow down... woooo... drive slowly..."

Luo Yi couldn't laugh or cry, this kid was dreaming of riding a motorcycle!

In the middle of the night, the black cat wandered around the farmhouse.

Recently, the doors and windows of the farmhouse are either fully locked, or there are gaps for ventilation, but there is only one window that is enough for it to get in.

It hesitated, staring at the half-closed window.The eyes above the kitchen were still watching it, as if she would attack it if it invaded her territory.

The black cat was so timid that it didn't even dare to meet the eyes behind the window.

The big yellow dog's voice came from far to near, and it looked at the farmhouse longingly, then turned back and fled into the darkness...

Lin Yang slept until noon the next day, and was having lunch when he went downstairs.Wang Jingxiang had an upset stomach, Jin Minxian took care of her in the room, and Yang Chunhua went upstairs with hot brown sugar and ginger water.

Huang Dafa is tossing the baby drone in the yard. The drone is equipped with a camera, which can transmit the captured images to the mobile phone.Lin Yang squatted in front of the door with his job bowl in hand to watch him play. The drone flew past the farmhouse and flew into the distance.Lin Yang said: "It's too far away, I can't even see it."

Huang Dafa: "It's okay, no matter how far away you are, look, there are still transmitted images here!"

After Lin Yang finished eating, he sat next to Huang Dafa to watch him play. Huang Dafa handed him the remote control, and Lin Yang quickly learned how to fly the drone into the sky.The village occupies quite a large area, but there are not many people living there. Several dilapidated houses are empty and unoccupied.There were villagers walking around along the way, but the big yellow dog was nowhere to be seen. I don’t know if the big yellow dog was hiding or was killed. Lin Yang was looking forward to seeing it, but the drone flew around and still couldn’t find it.The drone flew to the edge of the village, and Dasha's house was surrounded by three floors inside and three floors outside the railing, and he could see it at once by aerial photography.A child saw the drone and even chased it and threw stones at it. Lin Yang manipulated the small machine to dodge left and right. The stone flew past the fuselage several times in a thrilling manner. The child couldn’t catch up with the drone, so he was so angry cry.Huang Dafa slapped his thigh and laughed, praised Lin Yang's skills, and ran into the farmhouse to ask for beer and peanuts.

Lin Yang flew the drone near a house. Uncle Liu's yard was left unattended, and fallen leaves were scattered all over the place.The house was dark, and the doors and windows were still closed.Lin Yang still wanted to take a closer look. From the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of Huang Dafa approaching with a beer in one hand and peanuts in the other. Lin Yang controlled the drone to take off with a guilty conscience. At this moment, the drone passed by the window on the second floor. Lin Yang saw a fat figure standing in the corridor on the second floor.

"Hey! What good things did you find?" Huang Dafa sat next to Lin Yang and saw that the video was facing a tree.

"Ah, bird's nest!" Huang Dafa's eyes lit up, pointing to the video, "Look! There is a bird's nest in this tree! Let's dig out the bird's nest!"

Lin Yang didn't go: "What kind of bird's nest are you digging out! It's too wicked!"

"Bird. There may be eggs in the nest!"

"so what?"

"You can eat it!"

"What kind of bird do you eat if you have eggs? Eggs!" Lin Yang shook his head with a smile, and flew the drone to another place, but he was thinking about the passing camera just now.

That night, Huang Dafa sent the video file to Lin Yang, and Lin Yang immediately dragged the progress bar, and Uncle Liu's home appeared in the video.

Lin Yang looked at the fat figure in the corridor over and over until Luo Yi opened the door of the room.

"What's the matter?" Luo Yi sat by the bed.

"Look!" Lin Yang pointed at the video, "It should be that old woman, she is still in that house!"

Luo Yi read it several times and asked a question: "At that time, there were so many people looking from room to room, why didn't anyone find her? If she had been in the house all the time, where was she hiding at that time?"

Lin Yang couldn't answer, and the more he thought about it, the more flustered he became, he hesitated and said, "Could it be invisible?"

Luo Yi: "...Is it possible?"

Lin Yang: "Hmm... I guessed wildly..."

Before going to sleep, Pu Junying sent a message to tell Lin Yang that Liu Qi had fallen asleep.

Liu Qi was coaxed by Yang Chunhua to drink traditional Chinese medicine. He drank a bowl at noon, took a nap until the sun went down, and drank another bowl at night. Now he has been carried back to the room by Yang Chunhua.

The traditional Chinese medicine is very effective, Liu Qi sleeps soundly, and the livid little face finally regained some blood, Yang Chunhua was so happy, she secretly gave the red envelope to Pu Junying, Pu Junying didn't dare to ask for it, and shirked that she would save it for Qiqi's treatment.

Lin Yang asked Pu Junying if there was anything unusual in the examination report, Pu Junying said that there was nothing abnormal in the examination report, and the conclusion was the same as that of the hospital - common cold and fever.

"It's the first time I've encountered her disease. During the examination, she looked like a normal person. She suddenly changed within a few days. She must not have a common cold." Park Junying said in a voice, "I have to ask someone .”

Lin Yang glanced around, Luo Yi was doing a question.Pu Junying's voice came again: "Do you still remember the children of Ah Hui's family?"

"What's up with him?"

"His pulse was only 43 at the time." Pu Junying felt that his body temperature was a little high, so he quickly took a few antipyretics and continued to speak, "A normal person's pulse should be around [-] to [-] per minute, and a pulse over [-] It's called tachycardia, and it's called bradycardia if it's less than sixty... The child in Ahui's family has an abnormal pulse, and I plan to test it again in a few days."

"What about Liu Qi?"

"I have to test again." Pu Junying scribbled in his notes, "If my guess is correct, after a few days, Liu Qi may not have a pulse at all!"

Lin Yang didn't dare to continue listening, so he said good night and huddled under the covers.After Luo Yi finished the questions, he turned off the lights and slept next to Lin Yang.

Lin Yang couldn't sleep, his mind was full of Pu Junying's words, Luo Yi lay silent, wondering if he understood anything.It was so hot in the bed, Lin Yang stretched out one leg to enjoy the coolness, when he moved, Luo Yi also moved, probably because it was also hot, and turned his back to face Lin Yang.Lin Yang remembered that he hugged Luo Yi's waist on the motorcycle, and it felt really good. He didn't know what his reaction would be if he hugged Luo Yi again, would he scold him or kick him out of bed?Lin Yang thought wildly and didn't have the courage to act.After an unknown amount of time, Lin Yang heard the sound of something falling to the ground in the next room. He looked at his phone. It was past two o'clock in the morning. Who else doesn't sleep at this time?Lin Yang ignored it, lying down, and suddenly came back to his senses, his room and Luo Yi were only separated by a utility room, and it should be the utility room that made the noise. Could it be that someone entered the utility room?

Lin Yang stood up, and Luo Yi followed suit.It turned out that Luo Yi couldn't sleep, and heard the noise.

The light in the corridor suddenly turned on when the door was opened, but there was no one outside the door. Lin Yang pushed open the utility room. The small space was full of debris, and there were no mice or anything else.If the sound didn't come from the utility room, then the only possibility was from Lin Yang's room.

Lin Yang put his ears on the door, and heard the sound of "chachacha" coming from inside. It was so soft that he couldn't hear it unless he listened carefully. Maybe the wind had blown the curtains.A few minutes later there was the sound of something falling to the ground again, Lin Yang could hear clearly this time, the sound really came from his room... Lin Yang's ID and wallet were in the room, did someone go in and steal something? !

"Who?!" Lin Yang suddenly opened the door of the room. The moment he opened the door, he smelled a foul-smelling wind rushing towards him, as if a thin hand was really grabbing at him.Lin Yang dodged in a jerk, and the thing hit the door panel.Suddenly the room was lit up, Luo Yi turned on the light, the dark thing fell to the ground, and then jumped forward, Luo Yi grabbed the wooden stick in the corner to block it, the thing failed to sneak attack, and fell to the ground again.

This time, Lin Yang finally saw clearly—that black thing was a cat!

The black cat that was hit on the head with a stick by Dasha!

Its head was broken and collapsed flat.As soon as the black cat landed on the ground, it bounced up again like a spring. It moved extremely nimbly, kicked against the wall, and then rushed towards the nearest Lin Yang.At that moment, Lin Yang subconsciously raised his hand to block it, Luo Yi pushed Lin Yang away, and with the other hand held a wooden stick, he swiped at the black cat. out.

Luo Yi chased after him, and when he closed the window, he found that the window was broken and could not be closed. No wonder the cat could get in.At this moment, Lin Yang came back to his senses, trembling and wanted to step forward, Luo Yi waved his hand: "That thing has already escaped."

Lin Yang broke out in a cold sweat. If Luo Yi hadn't been there, he might have been bitten by that thing long ago.Lin Yang gasped for a few breaths, and finally calmed down: "You, did you see it too?"

Luo Yi said nothing, staring out the window motionlessly.

Lin Yang plucked up the courage to ask him, "Is that a cat?"

Luo Yi said softly: "That's a cat, that's right."

"But its head...is it still alive? Could it be some other monster?!"

"I don't know." Luo Yi looked at the window glass and was slightly taken aback.

Lin Yang also noticed the reflection of the window glass, turned his head, and saw Huang Dafa standing at the door dumbfounded...