Chapter 183: Corpse Inn
“Big Brother, it’s dark!”
“I can see.”
The leader Big Brother stopped.
It got dark very quickly.
“We can’t go any further. Today, we won’t be able to get out of the mountain.”
The moment he saw mist gradually rising around them.
This Old Big Brother, who had relied on the mountain his whole life, knew very well that they couldn’t get out anymore.
Unless there was someone extremely familiar with the terrain here leading them out.
“Find a flat spot and make do for the night.”
Saying this, Old Big Brother looked toward Sister Liu.
Sister Liu’s face looked a bit unpleasant. She looked around and finally nodded.
The mist was thick with miasma. If they kept going, who knew what place they would end up in.
Thinking about having to spend the night in the dangerous big mountain, she couldn’t help but look toward the girl being carried on the rugged man’s back.
But seeing the girl’s pale face and her leg still oozing blood.
Some harsh words were swallowed back down.
“We’ll listen to you.” Sister Liu looked at this Big Brother.
Old Li, their leader.
It was he who had led them into the mountain.
“No way around it, if…”
Old Li wanted to say something, but seeing the girl’s pale face, he ultimately said nothing.
“I know.”
Sister Liu waved her hand. “It’s our problem.”
Seeing this, Old Li said nothing more.
He led the few people to find a suitable spot nearby to set up camp.
On the way in, Old Li had gathered some firewood along the path.
Soon, a campfire was lit.
And it was at this moment that the mist had filled the entire mountain forest.
But it wasn’t too dense.
“The firewood isn’t enough to burn through the night.”
Sister Liu looked at the campfire. The bright light made everyone feel a bit more at ease.
“I’ll go find some firewood. Old Li, they’re in your hands.”
After the rugged man set the girl down carefully and stood up, he said.
Old Li hesitated a bit, but after thinking, he still nodded.
“Don’t go too far. If someone calls you, even if it’s someone very familiar, don’t turn back. Ask clearly first.”
“If someone pats your shoulder, do the same.”
Old Li reminded.
The man nodded. He knew these things.
The former might be a ghost calling people.
The latter would be a wolf shoulder tap.
Both were very dangerous.
Everyone knew it in their hearts but wouldn’t say it out loud.
Best not to talk about these things late at night.
Especially ghosts.
But don’t completely ignore it either.
The necessary awe must still be there.
Trouble that can be avoided should be avoided.
The man packed up, took a small knife, held a flashlight, and walked into the mist.
Old Li’s head was still a bit worried.
But he couldn’t leave. If he left and got lost, everyone here would die in the mountain.
“Boss, you can prepare some food. Those mushrooms you picked can be boiled into soup or roasted. They’re edible as long as they’re cooked.”
“The mist is up, the smell and smoke won’t carry far. You can prepare it without worry.”
“Your friend needs to replenish some vitality now. Those mushrooms are just right.”
Old Li lit his dried tobacco and said to Sister Liu.
Hearing Old Li’s reminder, Sister Liu nodded. “Got it.”
“Xiao Liu, you handle it.”
Xiao Liu, the photographer in the team responsible for shooting.
At the same time, he was also an excellent chef.
After all, a photographer who can’t cook isn’t a good photographer.
Xiao Liu nodded.
From his carried bag, he took out a pot, as well as some seasoning and oil.
Seeing this, Old Li was slightly stunned.
These people, did they plan to spend the night in the mountain from the start?
Small sparrow, but fully equipped.
Xiao Liu seemed to have excellent wild cooking skills.
“Old Li, how long does it take for the mushrooms here to cook?”
Xiao Liu fiddled with the ingredients and asked.
“If roasting, with this fire, five minutes and they’re ready to eat.”
Old Li took a puff of his dried tobacco and said.
“Got it.”
Xiao Liu replied.
Looking at Xiao Liu bustling energetically, Old Li looked to the other side.
Five young people.
Two women, three men.
The youngest among them was the boy taking care of that girl nearby.
Around twenty years old, heard he just graduated from university.
The boy taking care of the girl looked affectionate.
Sister Liu sat by the campfire, staring at it in a daze, not knowing what she was thinking.
Old Li shook his head. These young people, seeking hardship when there’s none.
Isn’t it good to stay in the city?
They had to come here to look for abnormal events.
Can abnormal things in the big mountain be found?
“…”
The fog in this mountain is really thick.
If he hadn’t been in the troops, he probably wouldn’t dare to walk alone in this kind of mountain either.
The mist was very cold and gloomy, with heavy moisture.
But luckily it had just risen not long ago, and the firewood wasn’t wet yet.
The man hefted the dry firewood on his body. If used sparingly, it would last the night.
“Can’t go further. If we do, we’ll definitely get lost inside.”
The man held the flashlight and started walking back.
Following the road he came, along the marks he made, as long as he didn’t go blindly, he wouldn’t get lost.
The firewood wasn’t heavy, but the pressure in his heart was.
The man exhaled.
He stopped in place.
The flashlight shone ahead.
His brows gradually furrowed.
“Was there this thing before?”
Ahead was an open area, and in front of the open area was an old house.
If not for his marks ahead, he might have suspected he took a wrong turn.
Something was off.
He hadn’t seen these on the way here.
“Inn?”
The man came to the front of the old house and looked up.
There were two words on the plaque: Inn.
The font color had peeled off.
“Who builds an inn in the mountain?”
This place had some years on it.
The main door was crooked, only half there; the other half who knows where it went.
The man estimated that this place wasn’t far from their camp spot.
If they rested inside the room, the danger might be much less.
Thinking of this.
The man’s gaze flickered.
He set down the firewood and cautiously entered this old building.
The mist became deeper, and faintly, some things appeared in it.
The man didn’t notice that after he entered, a gust of wind blew, and a yellow paper suddenly lifted from the plaque.
Under the yellow paper, two big characters were revealed.
Corpse Stopping.
And below these two characters, there were four small ones, reading.
Living People Do Not Disturb.
Together it was:
Corpse Inn, Living People Do Not Disturb.
Da da da~!
Deep and shallow footsteps sounded.
Old Li suddenly felt a chill, abruptly looking toward the sound.
A figure appeared.
Carrying a bundle of dry firewood.
It was the man who went out to find firewood.
It was back.
“I’m back. This firewood should be enough.”
Seeing the man return, Sister Liu breathed a sigh of relief.
“Perfect timing.”
Xiao Liu showed a smile. “Food’s ready. Conditions are limited, everyone make do and eat.”
“Come, come, everyone sit over. Old Li, come eat some.”
Xiao Liu called to the group.
The boy caring for the girl prepared some meal for her and fed her.
“Looks like I came back just in time.”
The man showed a somewhat stiff smile, set down the firewood, and plopped down by the campfire.
Old Li looked at the man, his eyes narrowing slightly. He glanced down at the hairs standing up on his arm.
There was some horror and worry in his eyes.
But he didn’t show it. “You eat. I’m not hungry.”
Old Li declined Xiao Liu’s invitation.
Hearing this, after persuading a few times and seeing Old Li’s firm attitude, they didn’t press further.
They started eating on their own.
Four dishes and a soup, meat and veggies, plus rice.
Five people eating, and there were leftovers.
Old Li just smoked his dried tobacco, watching, saying nothing.
