The next morning, Zhang Zian and the elfins woke up a little late. Although the bed was hard and uncomfortable to sleep on, it was a flat bed and not a bumpy ground, so they didn't want to get up.
They had to get up even if they didn't want to. After all, the journey wasn't over, and this wasn't their home. The earlier they reached their goal, the earlier they could go home.
After breakfast, Zhang Zian wrote a few words on a piece of paper with charcoal and stuck it on the inside of the window. It meant: The key is under the stone at the door. Don't break the glass.
If other hikers came here in the future, they would look into the room through the glass like he did. They would see the piece of paper and the message on it.
He also wrote another piece of paper and left it on the floor at the door. It meant: Use whatever you want. Please leave it as it was when you leave.
He did these extra things because, first, it would be a pity if the house was ruined. Second, he took some medicine and a handsaw from the owner of the house. He wanted to make up for it, even though the owner might never come back.
After that, he packed up his things and backpack, covered the furniture with a white cloth again, locked the doors and windows, and left the house with the elfins. He put the key under the original stone.
Before leaving the village, he covered the mouth of the well with a wooden plank to prevent fallen leaves from falling in. He also pressed a stone on the plank to prevent it from being blown away by the wind. Anyone with a normal IQ and eyesight would notice this well.
When he called for the elfins to set off, he noticed that Fabian was squatting properly. It wasn't the way cats and dogs squatted casually, but it was more like sitting upright. Fabian's back was straight, and his body was like a reef ready to resist the wind and waves.
It closed its eyes, and its mouth seemed to be silently chanting something. Its face was bathed in a holy light, and there was a solemn atmosphere around it … Even though it had the appearance of a wolf, it was hard to think of it as a bloodthirsty beast.
Zhang Zian didn't dare to disturb it. He also stopped Richard, who usually liked to be talkative, from continuing to make noise.
After a while, Fa Chi opened its eyes. There was an unyielding light shining in its eyes, and there seemed to be a deep sadness in them. It wasn't sadness for its own fate, but something deeper. It was like Old Time Tea's bemoaning the state of the universe, but not entirely. It was more like helplessness in the face of the collapse of a building.
"What's wrong? Is there something wrong? "
Zhang Zian noticed that something was wrong with it and asked.
Facui looked up at the sky and muttered meaningfully, "The sky … is going to be overcast."
When he got up in the morning, the sun was shining through the window. Zhang Zian thought it would be another sunny day, so he didn't pay much attention to it. He was busy doing chores.
At this moment, he also raised his head. Through the gaps between the leaves, he could see dark clouds gathering on the northwestern horizon.
These were not the fast-moving cumulonimbus clouds that were usually seen in thunderstorms. Those clouds were blown by strong winds. They seemed aggressive, but they came and went quickly. Moreover, their area of influence was very narrow. Often, the sun would rise in the east and it would rain in the west. The characteristic was that the clouds were very low, and the dark clouds were pressing down on the city, as if they were about to fall on the city's head.
At this time, the clouds in the sky should be caused by the slow-moving cold front, forming a large area of high-altitude clouds. This kind of cloud would not bring a storm, but it would bring a long period of bad weather.
The good weather that had lasted for several days was finally coming to an end.
Zhang Zian also felt that it was a pity that the rain would cause some problems. Even starting a fire would become more difficult, but he was still optimistic. At least it would not affect his mood too much.
"It will clear up eventually," he comforted.
Fa Ci continued to stare at the sky worriedly. "No, you don't understand."
Zhang Zian followed Fa Ci's line of sight and unexpectedly saw the two human-shaped clouds that were there yesterday still floating in the sky. One of them was in the northwest, and the heavy dark clouds seemed to be coming from him … No, it was coming from behind it, as if they were going to swallow the human-shaped cloud in the southeast.
In a day and a night, the two clouds not only did not get blown away, but also changed shape from time to time. It could be said to be an anomaly.
He was amazed in his heart. Unfortunately, because of the obstruction of the leaves and the tiredness of the journey, he did not have the time and condition to spend a whole day taking pictures of the changes of the two clouds. Otherwise, if he posted it on the Internet, it would definitely cause a lot of people to be amazed. Maybe he could even become famous on the Internet.
"We are losing this battle of faith," Fa Ci said sadly. "Whether it is the quantity or quality of faith, the other party's power is no less than ours."
Zhang Zian did not understand what it was saying, but from its tone, he could tell that the situation was serious. He remembered that the light that it represented in the game's capture interface had been weakening. Maybe this meant that its power was weakening … or being suppressed.
"What are you referring to?" he asked, confused.
Fa Ci sighed. "Do you remember what you said? The invasion of foreign species — whether it is cats or raccoons, they are all foreign species to this forest. Sometimes … faith is also like this. The faith that originally did not belong to this continent is invading this continent, and the new evil is corrupting us from within. "
Fa Ci's explanation was equivalent to no explanation, and he was even more confused.
"Maybe this is fate. To some extent, we are also invaders. We have replaced the Native Americans, and now someone else is coming to replace us."
Fa Ci's words seemed to be hinting at something, but it also seemed like he was trying to say something.
Zhang Zian did not understand, but it was obviously not good to say nothing, so he bit the bullet and said, "In fact, I think that there is a way, and faith is also advancing with the times. Take this forest for example, the key is not the foreign species, but whether the foreign species will cause harm to the ecology of this forest …"
He did not know what he was saying. It was like he was saying meaningless nonsense, and it did not have the slightest effect of comforting him.
As he spoke, a strange feeling rose in his heart, as if he was being spied on. This feeling was familiar — it was the feeling of being secretly observed by Vladimir in the capital.
He looked at the forest next to him. It was very quiet in the forest. The shadows of the trees were dancing, and the light and darkness intertwined to form a strong visual contrast. It was very suitable for animals to hide. He looked a few times, but did not see the shadow of people or animals.
At the same time, the feeling of being spied on disappeared.
He counted the number of wolves again. All the gray wolves were there, chasing each other. Not a single one was missing, so it could not be wolves.
The elfins were also nearby, ready to set off.
Neither the wolves nor the elfins had any abnormal reactions, which meant that they did not notice anything unusual.
Was it a deer? A badger? A coyote? A black bear? Or some other animal hiding in the forest?
Or was it being paranoid?
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