0p0 Chapter 430 Shasha
Chapter 430 Shasha
Tian Qinghe couldn't help but interject, "I hope this train is like that too."
"You can say that after you've heard the rest of the story," Wei Lan smiled mysteriously and continued:
"The surroundings were as silent as a tomb. But just then, a rustling sound reached the welder's ears."
"Shh, shh, shh. It sounds like waves of wheat swaying, or like someone breathing."
"However, the sound did not come from inside the carriage, but from outside the train."
"The welder got goosebumps. Who would be outside the vehicle in the middle of nowhere? Was it a mechanic? But he didn't hear any footsteps at all."
"Shh, shh, shh."
"The welder suddenly felt extremely anxious, and felt a constant shiver of hair all over his body, as if someone was watching him."
"A terrifying image immediately flashed through his mind."
"A pale face was pressed against the car window, staring intently at him in the darkness... and the welder's seat was right next to the window!"
"He stiffened his neck, not daring to move, but soon he found that the voice was becoming clearer and clearer."
"Then he suddenly remembered...right, the rustling sound was initially very indistinct."
"In other words, the sound initially came from a very far place, but over time it gradually moved closer to the train."
"Who... is coming from the fields toward the train?"
"who is it?"
"What to do?"
"The welder was almost driven to the brink of collapse by the sound. He couldn't tell whether it was breathing or someone walking in the wheat."
He knew that the thing was coming, getting closer and closer.
"Just one glance... just one glance!" The welder slowly turned his head, already mentally prepared, but when his gaze shifted to the window, he couldn't help but freeze.
"Nothing."
"Nothing at all?" Tian Qinghe was taken aback.
“Yes.” Wei Lan nodded: “There was no human face he imagined, no strange figure in the field, nothing at all.”
"Only darkness."
"But the sound is still getting closer."
"Shh, shh, shh."
"Gazing out at the darkness of the night, the welder suddenly felt a chill run through his body. He realized something terrifying."
"It's too dark."
"Why is it so dark? I can't even see the fields?"
"You know, that was in the 1980s. There was no pollution, no tall buildings around, the sky was clear, and the moonlight was very bright, like a silver plate."
"At least, it will definitely light up the fields."
"But... the welder couldn't see the moon at all, and there were only a few stars scattered at the very top of his field of vision, in a small corner."
"It's as if there's a wall blocking his view from the window."
"The moment that thought crossed his mind, the faint breathing sound grew closer, and at the same time, the welder suddenly smelled a strange odor."
"It's like grass, like trees, and like soil. Anyway, it gives people a desolate feeling. It smells damp, which makes people feel very uncomfortable."
"Then, he suddenly saw that the last few stars disappeared in the blink of an eye."
"To be precise, it was blocked by something."
"It can block out the stars, it can block out the moon..." The welder paused for a few seconds, then suddenly he understood what it was that was gradually approaching.
"Mountain."
"It is a mountain."
"A mountain is moving! It's so close that it's blocking the welder's view!"
"It is this dark mountain that is breathing!"
"But how can a mountain move? How can a mountain breathe? And, most importantly..."
Wei Lan shifted her gaze to the window, staring at the boundless plain: "There are no mountains along this railway."
"It's all plains."
"Wait a minute." Tian Qinghe raised her eyebrows. The story was quite thrilling, but there was a loophole.
"Tianhai is a transportation hub with countless railways, each with different origins and routes."
“He was asleep in the middle of the night. He was on the plains before, so he might not have woken up and been there. If the welder came from Yunnan, Guizhou, or Sichuan, he might have just been driving through the mountains.”
"Huh?" Wei Lan was taken aback.
"I've forgotten too. Anyway, the original story begins by saying that when he fell asleep, there were fields outside. I don't know if they went into the mountains later on."
She herself unconsciously drew into the story, always feeling that their current route was the same as the green train in the story.
"Alright." She coughed lightly twice. "Let me finish speaking first."
"In short, this is scarier than if there were ghosts outside."
"A mountain seems to be breathing, and judging from the sound, it's about to run over the train. At that point, won't everyone on the train be killed by the mountain?"
"But then, without warning, the train suddenly started moving, without any warning or whistle. It was moving incredibly fast."
"In the blink of an eye, we left that mountain behind."
"But the lights inside the train still didn't turn on. The welder stood up in a panic, about to ask the train attendant what had happened?"
"However... the person next to him suddenly grabbed his arm with great force, almost breaking it."
"It was too dark. The welder couldn't see who it was, but he knew... that person's hands were unusually cold."
"Sit down," said the passenger in the darkness. "We haven't arrived at our station yet."
"The voice is high-pitched and thin; it's a woman's."
"But the welder froze instantly. He clearly remembered that there was a man in his forties sitting next to him, who looked like a migrant worker, speaking with a very rough Shaanxi accent."
"How did it turn into a woman?"
"And... whoever she is, wasn't she already awake?"
"Why are you not saying anything?"
"Just then, the lights suddenly came on, and the hand that was holding him instantly let go. The welder quickly turned around, but he was instantly stunned—there was no woman next to him!"
"It's that same migrant worker! His eyes are tightly closed, and he's not moving at all."
"The welder instinctively reached out to check the migrant worker's breath, but felt nothing! The man next to him was already dead!"
"What about the others?"
He was covered in cold sweat, and slowly turned his head, his gaze sweeping over the faces of men, women, young and old, all with their eyes closed.
"Their faces were all frighteningly pale."
"I don't know when it started, but in this carriage... he's the only living person left."
"The welder was so frightened that he fainted. He didn't know how much time had passed, but when he opened his eyes again, it was still pitch black outside."
"But everything inside the carriage has changed, as if it were all just a dream."
“Those passengers who were clearly dead, including the migrant worker next to him, were still sitting in their seats, either yawning or chatting, amidst the noise around them.”
“There were even flight attendants pushing carts to sell things.”
"The welder quickly stopped the flight attendant and asked her what had happened."
The flight attendant shook her head and said, "Nothing's wrong. Did you have a nightmare?"
"Alright, hurry up and pack your things, we're almost there."
"The welder didn't know why, but he shivered and felt like his brain was a mess."
"He also suspected that he had a nightmare, because everything that had happened before was so illogical and terrifying."
"He took out a cigarette, walked to the connection between the carriages in a daze, and lit it."
"He always felt that something was wrong, as if he had overlooked something."
"But everything seemed normal, which made the welder wonder if he was overthinking things."
"As he listened to the lively noise in the carriage and the conductor's calls to sell melon seeds and bottled water, he gradually realized something."
"At that moment, the hairs on his body stood on end, and he looked incredulously at the carriage he had just stepped out of."
"The flight attendant seemed to sense his gaze and slowly turned her head away."
"Not very old. A woman in her early twenties with short hair and a mole next to her mouth."
She smiled, her face as white as paper, and said:
"Come back."
"The car hasn't stopped yet."
"The voice...it was clearly the high-pitched, thin female voice he heard before he fainted!"