Ghost Blowing Lantern II

The fat man curled his lips contemptuously: "I'll tell you, I actually fired two shots when I was a kid." But then he took a look at the shotgun from Lao Yangpi, and said with a wry smile: "I don't have a gun like yours." Have you ever shot it? Is this a shotgun? I don’t think it’s much better than the blunderbuss used by the Boxers to fight foreign devils.” The herdsmen also have advanced shotguns, but Lao Yangpi only has one hunting blunderbuss, because the jackals on the Karenzuo Banner grassland are not Occasionally, I see one from a distance and fire it with a hunting gun, just to act as a deterrent. This small-caliber fire gun actually has a very legendary history. Its original form appeared in Tianjin and was used as a hunting gun. Duck equipment is simple and durable in structure. When the Taiping Rebellion reached Tianjin during the Northern Expedition, as long as Tianjin was captured, the capital of the Qing Dynasty could not be saved. At this juncture, Xie Zicheng, the magistrate of Tianjin, organized a militia group that hunted wild ducks into a musketry team, using platoon guns. The tactics used for defense were called "duck steaks". In the end, they relied on "duck steaks" to defeat the Taiping Army. Therefore, at the end of the Qing Dynasty and the beginning of the Republic of China, a large number of such workshop-style firearms were actually made by the people, and some people still used them during the Red Army's Long March. This kind of weapon, no matter how powerful it is, was made more than half a century ago. It should be regarded as an antique and sent to a museum by now.

But now there is no time to argue about whether this hunting gun can be lethal. A self-defense weapon is always better than two bare fists. The four of them got as close as possible and fanned their sights towards the grassland. The horses were still "chirping" Shivering, I looked ahead intently. The grassland had a wide field of vision, the sky was blue, and the wild fields were vast. However, except for the long wind caressing the grass, the sky above the field was empty, and I could not notice any unusual movement.

The quieter I felt, the more unsure I felt. A whole herd of cattle suddenly disappeared on the grassland, and they disappeared so completely. I felt that there seemed to be a mysterious force in the dark, which was beyond the power of human beings. Seeing the horses so uneasy, Maybe that terrifying and mysterious force is approaching us, but we don’t even know where it is. I repeatedly asked myself what to do? Fight or flight? After thinking about it, I can only wait and see what happens.

The rolling thoughts in my mind were suddenly interrupted by the mournful cry of wild geese in the sky. I heard the cry of wild geese in the sky, and subconsciously raised my head to look up into the sky with the other three people. I saw a row of herringbone geese in the sky. Passing above us, migratory birds migrating in groups in autumn are a common sight on the grassland. We didn't take it seriously at first, but in front of the flight path of this row of wild geese, there happened to be a black cloud hanging. The cloud was surprisingly thick, and it was so thick. It looks a bit like the mushroom cloud exploded by an atomic bomb, but it is much smaller in scale and different in color. It is very common on the grassland. It is not easy to attract attention unless you look carefully. The clouds hang straight down from high in the sky. This is a kind of cloud called "Sky Hanging". " cloud. When an experienced shepherd sees this kind of cloud, he will know that there will be rain and snow in the near future.

When we looked up, the flying geese formation just cut into the clouds. Because the herringbone formation was very long, there were a few geese around the formation that had not yet approached the clouds. With a few tragic geese calls in the clouds, the last few geese The geese dispersed and fled backwards like a startled giant. When we saw this situation, we immediately had a sudden thought in our hearts: "Oh my God, there is something in that cloud!" Lao Yangpi hugged his head and exclaimed, "Oh my God, Immortality!" The demonic dragon hides in the clouds of talent.

There seemed to be a strong wind blowing high in the sky, and the thick clouds "hanging from the sky" quickly dispersed into silk tile shapes. The blue sky and red sun were particularly clear. There was nothing in the clouds, and the escaping flying geese were still far away. Wailing, the geese that had just flown into the clouds seemed to have evaporated into the clouds, leaving not a single goose feather behind.

We were dumbfounded. If we hadn't seen it with our own eyes, who would have believed the horrific scene just now. At this time, the sunlight falling from the sky seemed to have dimmed in an instant, but to our eyes, the sky was still blue and white with white clouds. There was nothing that shouldn't be there, but the horse immediately became panicked again. Since we all reined the horse back in order to hold the horse, the horse knew that the owner did not issue a running command and was just circling in place, but it could not be reined in. Wouldn't stop.

Just when I didn't know how to advance or retreat, I suddenly felt like my eardrums were swollen, and I felt bad, something in the sky was coming towards us. Lao Sheeppi also reacted, swung his riding crop, and slapped our horses on the rear. Everyone knew that we couldn't run anymore, so they all clapped their stirrups to urge the horses: "Run, run!"

The four horses were finally freed and took us rushing to the back of the grass slope. The most fearful thing about riding horses is going down the steep slope. It is easy for the horses to stumble. But at this time, no one can control so much. No one needs to rush, the horses will He ran as fast as he could, with only the whistling of the wind in his ears.

The horses only picked up low-lying areas to escape, and they all galloped between the undulating grass hills. We know that horses are much more sensitive to danger than humans. We don't need to ask for the reason, just lie on the saddle and let the military horse take the lead. Just wait for us to escape. In the midst of my busy schedule, I didn't forget to look back and look behind me. I saw the autumn wind creating waves on the sea of ​​grass. The sky was high and the clouds were light, and there was nothing behind me.

After running for about two or three miles at a stretch, the four horses slowed down and their moods recovered from their panic. It seemed that they were out of danger. We reined in the reins and stopped, looking back. No one could tell. What exactly happened to Qing just now? But the missing cattle, perhaps like those wild geese flying into the clouds, were inexplicably swallowed up by something invisible and invisible.

I asked Lao Yangpi, the last time he said he saw a dragon in the depths of the grassland decades ago, was it the same as what we just encountered? Lao Yangpi had a blank expression on his face. He said that the situation was completely different that time. It was at dusk and he saw a ferocious dragon in the sky. His whole body was pitch black. He looked like a terrifying ghost. It was not like just now. It's such a hell of a thing to see so many creatures disappear on such a clear day.

Everyone discussed randomly for a few words, but they were unable to find a solution. No one could explain the reason. Ding Sitian's parents are both museum managers. She has been exposed to it since she was a child. Among us, she has the broadest knowledge. , but even she has never heard of this phenomenon. She just said that there are many shocking and terrifying natural phenomena in the world. Human beings only see the world as a small thing, and how can they understand the mysteries of it? But no matter it is Looking at the current situation from the perspective of materialism, idealism, or criticism, most of our herd cattle will never be recovered.

Just as Ding Sitian was lamenting the fate of the people, I suddenly noticed the desolate grass in the mountain valley not far away, and there were signs of fox ghosts infesting me. I thought to myself that I was just running away, where did I escape to? Quickly let Lao Yangpi take a look at the terrain, where is this place? Lao Yangpi calmed down, turned his horse's head and looked around. His expression suddenly became nervous. He looked at the mountain col and said, he must have done evil in his previous life, why did we just run into the "Hundred Eyes Cave"?