Generally in turbulent waters, no matter what kind of corpse it is, it will definitely look for a scapegoat.
The dead seek peace, even if it is murder for revenge, this is the purpose.
Being washed away every day in the rushing water, it is impossible to have any peace at all.
This type of water is also the most likely to cause accidents.
It is common for a drowned ghost to grab someone's neck to find someone else to die on their behalf.
The drowned ghosts in this place will make passers-by walk to the river and fall down inexplicably, and then they will be tied around the neck and drowned...
As for why he was pulling people by the neck, the reason is simpler.
At first, they don't want to drown people directly, but they want to wrap around their necks, drag them to the shore, and finally kick them into the water.
However, almost no one can pull the dead body out of the rushing water...
Except for one kind of person...
That's the corpse hunter...
I stared at the river, and when He Zhi turned around and came to my side, she looked extra cautious.
She held it with her left hand, but what she took out with her right hand was a small handful of incense.
He Zhi squatted down, put the incense on the ground, took out a small fire stick and lit it.
Faint white smoke rises, and when the river wind blows, the incense actually burns.
Under the sparks, there was a faint flame lingering, and the incense was half burned quickly!
Immediately, He Pheasant's expression changed.
She stood up quickly and hurriedly backed away, calling me not to get too close to the water...
He Pheasant's reaction made me even more wary.
We retreated about seven or eight meters and reached the turf outside the gravel field before He Zhi stopped.
The moonlight seemed to become even colder, and I don’t know when, right where we were standing just now, slightly in front of us, there was a ball of disheveled hair...
Most of the hair was on the gravel ground, spread out in a mess.
You can vaguely see a pale forehead under the messy hair.
As for the face, I can’t see clearly...
Even if it's me, I have a lot of goosebumps all over my body...
Huo Kunmin's face was also pale, and sweat was pouring from his forehead. However, he stood still and followed us back quite a bit.
The driver who was driving the carriage, and the servants of the Huo family behind him, were all so frightened that their legs were covered with chaff, and they hid behind the carriage, with only half of their heads exposed...
"Li Yinyang..." Huo Kunmin's voice was hoarse. He didn't look at me, but looked blankly at the gravel field.
I didn't answer his words, but looked at He Fei.
Obviously, He Pheasant saw some problems.
If it weren't for He Pheasant, I would definitely have gone into the water to try to retrieve the body after observing the water flow just now...
He Zhi's eyelids were beating and his eyelashes were slightly trembling.
She spoke very quickly: "The dead enjoy incense, and it is rare to burn incense directly. If you burn incense, you will definitely kill someone tonight, at least you will have to hide tonight... I don't know what the corpse collector thinks of this, but it's all up to you. We can’t retrieve corpses today…”
My pupils tightened, and after a moment of silence, I told He Zhi truthfully that the person who retrieved the body had no opinion on this situation. If she didn't remind me, I would definitely go straight into the water.
After a pause, I also told He Zhi about the rushing water rushing to the corpse and the corpse's throat.
He Zhi did not answer me immediately, but still looked at the shore ahead.
I couldn't restrain my gaze and took another look.
But now, the disheveled hair has disappeared...
The dead body had obviously returned to the water.
The incense stick inserted in the gravel ground has been burned completely, leaving only a handful of bamboo sticks.
"When Xu time comes tomorrow, when the night has just fallen, the Yin Qi is the weakest. It should be better for you to get into the water. I can watch from the side. When you come out of the water, I can help." He Pheasant said cautiously.
I took a deep breath, calmed myself down, and looked up at Huo Kunmin.
"Mr. Huo, we have to come back tomorrow and don't take risks. Otherwise, not only will the task not be accomplished, but everyone's lives will be at risk," I said in a deep voice.
Huo Kunmin raised his hand, pressed his eyebrows, and nodded. Then he turned around and ordered everyone to prepare to return to the villa.
After saying this, Huo Kunmin got on the carriage first.
I helped He Zhi and followed him.
The servants of the Huo family got on the carriage as quickly as possible, as if they had been granted amnesty. As soon as we were seated securely, the coachman suddenly whipped his whip, and the horse neighed and galloped forward.
I actually breathed a sigh of relief, because I was afraid that Huo Kunmin would just ask me to go into the water to retrieve the body, regardless of anything else, so that something would happen.
Fortunately, Huo Kunmin is still sensible.
At this time, Huo Kunmin said in a hoarse voice: "The villa is still two-quarters of an hour away from here. Let's rest for the night and see what happens tomorrow."
I nodded in agreement, but my heart felt like a huge stone was weighing on my chest.
Because this is only half of the trouble, and it is not a problem of mother and child.
A dead man burns incense, and a rushing water washes away his body. This is a big trouble...
I'm really not sure I can fish out the body.
Besides, we still don’t know how cruel Huo Kunmin’s son is…
By some strange coincidence, I looked out the window on one side.
From my angle, I can just see the gravel beside the river.
Under the reflection of the moonlight, I seemed to see a boy standing by the water. His buttocks were bare and his waist was slightly tilted back, as if he was peeing...
This scene is simply weird.
We just left, where is another child?
Just at this moment, the carriage suddenly trembled violently. The jolt was so great that I looked at the child for a moment and lost my balance. My head hit the edge of the window hard.
The heartbreaking pain made me groan, and the pain really made my eyes go black.
He Zhi exclaimed softly and said in panic: "Li Yinyang, are you okay?"
Immediately afterwards, I was stabilized by a hand, and another weak, boneless hand touched my head.
The pain was so strong that I instinctively covered the side of my head with my hands, not daring to touch the wound and curled up.
After a while, I finally regained my composure.
When I opened my eyes tremblingly, I felt pain in my eyeballs and my eyesight went black.
The driver's panicked voice came from outside the car door: "Damn it...it's all flat, why is it bumping all of a sudden?"
"Master, are you okay?" This last sentence was obviously the driver's question to Huo Kunmin.
But it was quiet inside the carriage, and Huo Kunmin didn't answer him.
I was breathing heavily. The car was so eerily quiet that I reluctantly raised my head to look at Huo Kunmin's position.
My expression suddenly changed immediately.
"He pheasant... where are Mr. Huo and his wife?!" My scalp suddenly stood up, and I felt a chill in my heart!
Because the place where Huo Kunmin should be sitting is now empty, not even a half-person!
