Gou Xuan still wanted to speak, but the other corpse collectors began to agree. This time, they all stood on Gou Fu's side.
I shook my head at Gou Xuan and signaled him to stop arguing.
Gou Xuan frowned, his face uncertain.
I turned around and entered the bamboo shed cabin, wrung out the water from the green linen jacket I was wearing, and took out my clothes. Instead of putting them on directly, I tied them into a package and carried them on my back.
Of course, during this period I checked the housekeeping records and there were no problems.
After everything was done, I walked out of the cabin and scanned the water left and right vigilantly.
Because Gou Xuan and the others were punting against the current, the boat was very slow and the waves were very big.
Amid the splashing sound, a lot of water splashed onto the boat.
I don't know when the moonlight has disappeared, and the surrounding area is even more dark and scary.
However, this darkness did not last long. A touch of fish belly white on the horizon broke through the night and brought light.
After daybreak, the water surface didn't seem so eerie anymore. After careful observation, I didn't find any water ghoul following me.
After paddling the boat for a while, the corpse hunters relaxed their vigilance a little.
The corpse-retrieving boats were no longer in the form of ten boats surrounding one boat, but were scattered. This time, the hanging boat was no longer at the head, but at the end.
"Mr. Xiao Li, are you okay?" Gou Xuan asked me respectfully in a low voice.
I shook my head, indicating that I was fine.
Gou Xuan nodded and motioned for me to come a little closer and give me the corpse-fixing bead.
My heart moved, so I got up and went to the stern of the boat. After Gou Xuan handed me the corpse-fixing bead, he took the opportunity to whisper to me. He saw it and Gou Fu moved his hands and feet. He would ask the head of the family to punish him and give me a Account.
Regarding Gou Xuan, I really have nothing to say.
His respect for me was entirely due to the existence of Jiang Yihong. One can imagine how much influence Jiang Yihong had here in Gou Xuan.
I told Gou Xuan that it was not necessary. I have my own personal opinion and I would wait until the trouble is resolved before we discuss this matter.
Gou Xuan nodded.
I returned to the front of the bamboo cabin and sat down, but my thoughts continued.
In fact, what I was thinking just now was to return the statue of Ai Gong to Gou Xuan, but I also felt that he would definitely not accept it.
Then we can only settle the matter. I will find Jiang Yihong again, and if he comes forward to say it, Gou Xuan will definitely not be able to refuse.
The cold wind blew on my body, and my whole mind became more active. I opened my palms and looked closely at the corpse bead in my hand. It was a white oval bead, smooth and round, with a delicate luster.
There are some lines on it, which seem to be light gold, mixed with a hint of red.
Those lines formed a complex rune that I couldn't recognize at all.
This bead can suppress corpses. It must be related to runes?
I think it is impossible that among the corpses salvaged by the Gou family, each one has such a bead in its mouth. It should be the most special one, and its mouth happened to be pried open by the traitor of the person who retrieved the corpses.
It's even possible that the person deliberately pried open the mouth of the corpse...
Because he knows that important corpses must have this precious corpse-fixing bead, which is definitely worth a lot of money.
Thinking this through quickly, I clenched my hands.
The material of the green linen jacket made it easy to shed moisture, and due to the strong wind on the way back, it was already quite dry by now. I placed the beads close to my body and put on my coat.
After a while, the boat entered a tributary and saw the Gou family's mansion.
The boat didn't stop until it reached the end of the tributary and in front of the Gou family's mansion.
After we got off the boat, Gou Xuan asked the others to go back to rest and not let them follow us.
At this time, there was a lot of bloodshot eyes in Gou Xuan's eyes. He turned around and glanced behind him, obviously feeling frightened.
I still asked Gou Xuan, we were not attacked by water ghouls when we came back. What was he worried about?
Gou Xuancai sighed and told me that the exchange between corpse fishers and water ghouls is a life-and-death situation. However, water ghouls in the Xuan River have certain boundaries. Under normal circumstances, corpse fishers will not invade the past. .
It's like the Gou family is here, the corpse collector's nest is here, and there are no water ghouls coming to dig boats in the middle of the night.
In order to salvage the sunken ship in the water ghoul realm before, he had used many methods to anger the water ghoul. He would not kill the water ghoul this time unless he had to.
While speaking, Gou Xuan lowered his head and glanced at his waist.
I actually noticed a long time ago that the water ghoul he killed was hung on his waist.
Half black and half white hair, a monkey-like face, long limbs and short fingers, it looks weird and scary.
After a pause, Gou Xuan said, this water ghoul will turn white soon. The longer these things live and the smarter they are, the whiter their hair will be. The white-haired water ghoul is the leader of the water ghoul group.
This half-white-haired water ghoul wanted to swallow the corpse-fixing bead, so he had no choice but to kill him.
The next time the Gou family wants to go into the water to retrieve corpses and boats, they will have to fight all the water ghouls at the bottom of the island mountain.
Only then did I understand Gou Xuan’s worries.
However, Gou Xuan only frowned for a moment before regaining his composure.
While he motioned for me to go home first, he asked me again, now that I have the corpse-fixing beads, can the corpse that has been turned into evil and causing trouble be solved?
Obviously, Gou Xuan was more anxious about this matter.
In a blink of an eye, we entered the main room.
I raised my head and glanced at the roof, thought for a moment and said, "It's daylight. Logically speaking, the corpse will be much less sinister. However, since there is no daylight in this house, it shouldn't be sleeping."
"With this corpse-fixing bead and the fixing compass, I can go in and deal with it, and you can just guard it in front of the door. There should be no big problem."
Gou Xuan's expression was obviously a lot more exciting.
In fact, when I said this, I relied entirely on my trust in Jiang Yihong.
However, he wanted me to use an imitation compass, but now I only have corpse-fixing beads, so I'm not entirely sure.
After we passed through the corridor, we soon arrived at the gate of the courtyard.
The eight corpse collectors arranged by Gou Xuan before were still standing at the gate of the courtyard warily.
When we showed up, their faces showed a bit of joy.
Gou Xuan made a calming gesture, and those people immediately closed their mouths and became quiet.
I walked quickly to the entrance of the courtyard, glanced across the courtyard first, and then raised my hand to get the compass.
At this time, the courtyard still maintained the same scene as before, with a dozen or so troubled Gou family servants standing around the corpse in a daze.
There were two people standing next to the barrel and staring, obviously looking at the imitation compass inside.
The moment I took off the compass to fix it.
Except for the two people who were staring at the imitation compass, the rest of the people slowly turned their heads and stared at me with blank eyes on their pale and bloodless faces.
They moved slowly towards the entrance of the courtyard.
I squinted my eyes slightly, composed myself, stepped directly into the courtyard, and closed the entire courtyard door with my backhand...
