Qingyun's Love: Tiger Boy Falls in Love with a Pretty Lawyer

Chapter 122 A strange place

Ranmo recalled the second time they met, when she'd told Qingsheng a ghost story. She'd also wandered around the outskirts of this town, and it wasn't much different from her previous life, especially the abandoned cemeteries.

There used to be a cemetery to the south of that town, and most of the ghost stories that were circulating revolved around this place. The cemetery was right next to the hospital morgue, a place that children were terrified of.

The town's northernmost point is the railway, and the population is concentrated on the south side of the railway, leaving the north side desolate. There is only one lone train depot standing there.

Many strange incidents often occurred in what they commonly called "Railway North." Ran Mo himself had one or two extremely strange experiences.

When she was about seven or eight years old, she and her friends went to the chemical plant yard in the south to watch an open-air movie.

I forgot what the movie was about. I was about to go home after it ended when I heard someone in the crowd say: There is another movie being shown at the North Railway Yard.

At that time, work units occasionally organized movie screenings, which was considered a kind of benefit. She, who had been feeling sleepy, suddenly became excited again and joined a large group of people heading there. Strangely, she didn't see any familiar friends in the crowd.

She walked for an unknown amount of time in the dark night. Just as she was about to reach the north railway track, she suddenly woke up as if from a dream, and when she looked carefully, she realized something was wrong.

The crowd that was just there seemed to have disappeared all of a sudden, leaving her alone walking along the cold railway tracks, seemingly far away from the living area.

The surroundings were empty and desolate, with only the faint light reflected from the rails, and a few seemingly abandoned carriages quietly parked on the tracks. There was no one, no lights.

She was stunned and looked around in confusion. She was still watching a movie, but this was like a horror movie.

Fortunately, she was young and not too frightened. She noticed a light in the distance, like the lights of a train depot.

She walked along the railroad tracks, step by step, towards that place. Finally, she reached a populated area. Her heart finally relaxed, and she ran home in one breath.

This was probably the strangest thing she had ever encountered as a child. She still couldn't figure out whether that large group of people were human or spirits, and how they could suddenly disappear, leaving her stranded in that desolate place all alone.

Fortunately, there was no danger. Let’s just treat it as a wonderful adventure.

Later, she saw news or stories published in some publications, saying that a young man had a miraculous experience in a certain place where he stayed overnight in a courtyard and was taken by two mysterious people to fly over mountains and rivers to wander around the city.

There are also terrifying incidents of people suddenly disappearing through some invisible crack in time and space. It seems that there are so many unsolved mysteries in this world.

Another time I fell into the water and was saved. It was also in a place called Dajitu, north of the railway. There was an abandoned pond there, and the center of the pond was quite deep.

She went there to play with her friend, who looked a bit girly. There was a raft floating on the pond. They climbed on it and played in the water, and before they knew it, they were in the middle of the water.

She suddenly felt a little uneasy and wanted to reach out to touch the wire buckle under the raft. As a result, she fell into the water as soon as she put her hand in.

She couldn't swim and could only thrash around. She felt herself falling deeper and deeper. She could vaguely see a circle of sun halo swaying on the water above her head.

When she felt that she was about to die, she suddenly flipped onto the raft with a force that came from nowhere. Her friends were also very scared.

She asked him if he had pulled her out. He said he had, but considering his small size, it seemed incredible that he could pull someone out of the water and onto the raft in one go.

Anyway, I managed to save my life. Maybe it was because I was still a child and the heaven and earth couldn't bear to kill me.

The railway north, where strange things happened so often, no longer exists. But the northern part of the town remains desolate. It's said there are many strange rock formations and caves there. Some brave young people still love to venture out and explore.

Ranmo felt she needed to build up her courage. Of course, she still considered the needs of the person next to her. She was mainly there to take him there. She didn't really care about going there on her own. Well, she didn't dare go there alone.

Going to a place like that with your loved one really gives you an adrenaline rush. It's much more thrilling than listening to ghost stories.

She stood up and extended her hand to Qingsheng. Qingsheng smiled flattered and quickly grabbed her hand and stood up.

Ranmo told him that he would take him to the north of the town to explore and survive in the wilderness. Qingsheng stuck out his tongue, saying that it was scary.

Ran Mo glanced at him. What? You still don't believe it? Today, I must take him to that shameful place, uh, where no one can see him, and let him know that the rumors in Zhenbei are true.

The two of them left town and continued walking toward the remote northern region. The sun, now slightly slanting, cast their shadows long. From behind, they looked like four people, two in black and two in white, walking together.

There was nothing to see in the bare wilderness. Qingsheng glanced at Ranmo, meaning: That's it?

Ran Mo thought, don't be impatient. She pointed to an inconspicuous pile of loess in front and said:

"See that? It's not an ordinary mound of earth, but an ancient artillery position, but it's almost been flattened by wind and sand." It felt a bit strange to talk about ancient times with the ancient people in front of me.

When he heard it was a cannon position, Qingsheng became quite interested and quickly walked towards it by pulling Ranmo.

When we got closer, we found that although the fort was in ruins and almost became a mud-brick platform, the remaining retaining walls, lookout holes and steps still made people feel nostalgic and shocked.

The two stood on the artillery platform and looked into the distance, feeling the atmosphere of ancient soldiers who were always ready for battle.

"What's that?" Qingsheng, with his good eyesight, spotted a shadow on the ground about ten feet ahead. There was nothing under the sun, but there was a shadow. It must be a hollow.

The two men got off the fort and walked towards the shadow. When they got closer, they found it was a cave.

It is quite rare to find a cave in this vast Gobi Desert, especially since the gravel ground is so rough. It takes a lot of effort to dig a hole here.

Qingsheng poked his head inside and saw a broken earthen staircase at the lower edge, as if someone had walked there before. However, the cave was pitch black, and he couldn't tell what it was used for.

Qingsheng looked at Ranmo, who remained silent.

What's wrong? You don't dare to go down, right? Humph, who said you don't dare? If you dare, I dare too. Then let's give it a try. Let's give it a try.

The two of them were fighting in their hearts.

Qingsheng said, "I'll go down and explore first." Ranmo suddenly felt something strange and wanted to stop him. But Qingsheng's feet were quick and he had already stepped on a step. Then, holding on to the sides, he slowly moved down.

After descending two or three steps, they heard a rustling noise. Ranmo was startled. Qingsheng smiled and said that one of the steps had collapsed.

Ranmo told him to come up and not come down. Qingsheng said, "Let me give it another try." Then he stretched out a foot and carefully felt around. There seemed to be a solid place in front of the earthen stairs where he could place his foot.

Qingsheng took a deep breath and stepped directly on the solid ground.

Unexpectedly, after just a brief contact, the place became empty. Qingsheng fell into the hole without even having time to scream.

Ran Mo was shocked and shouted "Qing Sheng" into the cave, but there was only a faint echo and no movement.

Oh no! Even a meticulous person like Ran Mo couldn't help but feel anxious and worried. He also hated himself for leading Qing Sheng to such a hellish place.

Knowing that this place is as evil as the one on the aqueduct, he still chose to make trouble out of nothing, causing Qingsheng to be missing now.

Don't panic, don't panic! She urged herself to stay calm. She wanted to go down and find out what was going on, but she was afraid that they would both be trapped, with no way to escape.

There was no one around, only the wind whistling across the Gobi Desert. In the distance, on the edge of a small town, there were two farmhouses.

Ranmo didn't think twice and ran to the farmhouse to ask for help, hoping that Qingsheng would be alright.