A couple of nineteen years old

  At night, the fog not only didn't disperse, but it was even thicker than before. I looked for a long time and couldn't make out who that figure was. It wasn't until the soft howling of two hunting dogs reminded me that it was Old Iron. I really hadn't expected that this honest big brother would be keeping watch for us at night.

  The cold air in the mountains was heavy, even in August, the weather was extremely chilly. I didn't plan to go out with Old Iron, and tomorrow I still had to rush on the road to find someone, so I quietly zipped up my jacket, took two cotton balls from my bag and stuffed them into my ears, and lay down again. After nearly an hour of dawdling, I vaguely heard footsteps approaching, then it became quiet again, and I gradually fell asleep.

  When I woke up again, my head felt a bit swollen. Listening to the outside, there was no movement at all. It wasn't until I sat up that I remembered there were still cotton balls in my ears. After taking them out and opening a gap in the tent, I found that it had already dawned, but it was indeed very quiet outside. Looking at my watch, it was only 6:30. The morning fog was also very thick, and nothing could be seen within a range of one meter.

  But just as I emerged from the tent, my sixth sense detected that there was someone at the mountain pass. I thought to myself, could Old Iron have really stayed up all night without sleep? But in the next instant, a clear and melodious voice came over, and I knew I had thought wrong.

  "Awake? So early?" It was Luchu. As he spoke, he walked closer to me through the thick fog, and I could vaguely make out his outline. When he got closer, I found that his clothes were slightly damp, apparently having been up for a while.

  Suddenly remembered that the light rain at night had stopped, and a whiff of damp earthy scent was smelled in the nostrils.

  I twitched the corner of my mouth, lifted my sore foot, wanting to say that he got up even earlier, but before I could speak, my feet slipped and I fell forward. Things happened too quickly, and neither of us had time to react. I had already plunged into his arms, not knowing whether it was because I was moving too fast or if he hadn't stood firmly enough. He stumbled backward, and a disgruntled voice came from above: "Xu Jiu, you're at it again!"

  But unexpectedly, his feet slipped as soon as he finished speaking, and with the force of my pounce, the two of us inevitably rolled to the ground.

  I had said before, this place is sloping downwards. When Luchu and I slid down together and desperately stopped our bodies in time, we were only half a foot away from the cliff. Needless to say, my face turned white, Luchu's face also turned white, and the two of us stared at each other with lingering fear.

  If we roll down a little more than ten centimeters, then this flat surface will no longer be able to see Lu Xun and me.

  Suddenly, he burst out: "Are you sick or something? Do you think this is some kind of playground? Are you trying to get yourself killed?" I was stunned by his yelling and when I came back to my senses, I understood what he meant and got angry too. "Get lost! Who's playing with you? I'm just bored after eating my fill. If it weren't for you blocking the way, I would have at most stumbled forward a couple of steps and stabilized myself. Even if I fell, I would have fallen right there, but instead, you pulled and dragged me all the way here, and now you're blaming me?"

  "It's absolutely unbelievable!"

  "You're crazy!"

  The commotion was so great that it was impossible not to wake up the others. When they all came out, Lu Xun and I were sitting on the edge of the cliff, staring at each other like fighting cocks, with flames in our eyes that could burn each other to ashes. The others smelled the gunpowder between us and looked at each other in dismay. Only San Kuai opened his mouth: "What's wrong with these two? Are they having a big fight early in the morning?"

  "Who's with him?" I and Lu Xun chorused in unison.

  Everyone's attention was now focused on the two of us... I glanced at the three weirdos, what a bunch of random people. This Lu Xun is a neurotic, and the people he brought with him are a lunatic and a cold-blooded monster, all of them are freaks!