Lonnie was about to say something else, but out of the corner of my eye, I noticed that the water ghost suddenly started to squirm, as if he wanted to take the opportunity to climb into the lake and escape.
I immediately pulled my wrist and tightened the soul lock, and the water ghost whined in pain and didn't dare to move anymore.
Lonnie and I stepped forward and saw clearly the true face of the water ghost.
The real body of the water ghost was actually a female student. She was wearing coarse linen clothes and had a pair of rustic braids. Her face was covered with pockmarks. Her eyes when she looked at me were full of fear.
"Master, please don't kill me!"
The water ghost knew he couldn't escape, so he knelt on the ground and begged me for mercy.
"You water ghost, why do you hide in an artificial lake and murder innocent students?"
I pointed at it and said sternly: "Recruit it quickly and truthfully, otherwise I will make your soul fly away!"
The water ghost quickly explained: "Master, you misunderstood, I have never harmed anyone!"
I was stunned for a moment, and felt that the water ghost seemed to have something to say, so I asked him to explain in detail why he appeared in this artificial lake.
After seeing our methods, the water ghost has already realized that we are not ordinary people, so naturally he does not dare to hide anything, so he tells the story of his origin.
It turned out that this water ghost was originally a student at the agricultural school, her name was Zhao Lina, and she came from a small mountain village in the countryside.
More than 20 years ago, transportation was inconvenient and information was not developed enough. For a country girl like Zhao Lina to be admitted to a university in the city, it was like flying on a branch. Her parents were very proud of her. She became everyone in the village. The object of envy.
Zhao Lina was originally full of yearning for the upcoming college life. However, after arriving at college, she found that she was not as happy as she imagined.
Because she grew up in a rural area with a poor family and little knowledge, Zhao Lina was shy and cowardly by nature. Compared with the confident and brightly dressed urban students around her, there was a huge gap.
She couldn't afford beautiful clothes, and her monthly living expenses were only enough to eat the cheapest meals. In addition, she was not accustomed to the local environment and had many pockmarks on her face. This made her become more and more withdrawn, and she did not dare to interact with her classmates. They all live alone and become aliens in the eyes of their classmates.
Not only the female classmates ridiculed her, but many male students also joined in the process of teasing her.
In order to make her look embarrassed, several boys in the class discussed a plan. One of them wrote a love letter and stuffed it into Zhao Lina's desk, asking her to meet at the artificial lake behind the school after school, and then quietly told everyone Classmates.
After receiving the love letter, the innocent Zhao Lina believed it. She dressed up excitedly and put on the floral skirt that she had been reluctant to wear. At eight o'clock in the evening, she arrived at the artificial lake.
Just as she was expecting her "lover" to appear, a group of classmates suddenly ran out of the pine forest outside the artificial lake and started laughing around her.
The male classmate who wrote the letter also mocked Zhao Lina in public, saying that she had a pockmarked face and imagined that a boy would write a love letter to her. She was really shameless.
"Everyone laughed at me. At that moment, I was so angry that I wanted to kill them all!"
This shameful memory was deeply imprinted in Zhao Lina's heart. Even when she thought about it now, her face was still full of anger, and her eyes almost burst out of fire.
"So, you killed all those classmates who made fun of you?"
I couldn't help but frown and asked.
Unexpectedly, Zhao Lina slowly shook her head and sighed deeply.
"I did want to kill them all at that time, but my cowardly character has penetrated into my bones, and I didn't have the guts to kill anyone..."
At night, Zhao Lina came to the artificial lake alone and squatted on the shore crying. Suddenly a gust of wind blew up. Zhao Lina's feet were unstable and she fell into the lake. She drowned in the artificial lake.
Because she had too much resentment during her lifetime and was trapped in the water, after Zhao Lina's death, her ghost was trapped in the artificial lake and could not be freed.
As for the classmates who teased her, they didn't take her death to heart. After talking about it for a few days, they completely forgot about it. Then they continued their studies, found jobs, got married, and carried out their lives step by step. life path.
Zhao Lina, who accidentally died tragically, remained in the artificial lake forever and was forgotten by the world.
After listening to Zhao Lina's story, Lonnie and I couldn't help but sigh.
I originally thought that this was a story about an oppressed female student who turned into a ghost and rose up for revenge, but I didn't expect that not only was Zhao Lina ridiculed during her lifetime, but even her death was so funny.
Although she has transformed into a water ghost, the current Zhao Lina still retains the timidity and cowardice she had when she was alive. She is nothing like the fierce ghosts I have seen.
"Since you didn't dare to kill anyone, why did you kill the missing male student?"
I couldn't help but question her.
"Master, I didn't kill him, that student is still alive!"
I was stunned for a moment and quickly asked: "Where is he now?"
Zhao Lina whispered: "I, I dare not say..."
"If you don't say anything, I will make your soul fly away right now!"
An exorcism talisman immediately formed in my palm, emitting golden light.
Zhao Lina was so frightened that she trembled and said quickly: "Don't kill me, I said, I said!"
"After my death, I gradually discovered that there was a more terrifying existence deep under the lake. I never dared to get close to it."
"Not long ago, that terrifying existence suddenly transmitted a message from the underground and gave me an order to catch a student and come in, otherwise he would tear me into pieces. I had no choice, so I lured those students here through singing... …”
Listening to Zhao Lina's story, I couldn't help but feel a little surprised.
Originally, I thought this was just a simple water ghost incident, but I didn’t expect that besides water ghosts, were there other existences at the bottom of this artificial lake?
"What kind of monster is that terrifying existence?"
I couldn't help but ask Zhao Lina.
"I-I don't know either."
Zhao Lina said in a trembling voice: "That monster has always been at the bottom of the lake and has never shown its face. I only know that it is very scary, very scary..."
After asking some other questions and confirming that Zhao Lina had no other information, I decided to dive into the bottom of the lake and bring out the missing students!
"When I want to enter that confined space later, I need your help. If you cooperate well, I will consider sending you into reincarnation and reincarnating you."
"if not……"
As I said that, I glanced at Lonnie: "Ni, you know what to do."
Lonnie nodded and said: "Don't worry, Xiao Chengzi, if you dare to disobey, I will kill her with one palm!"
Under Lonnie's intimidation, Zhao Lina was so frightened that she trembled and said quickly: "Don't worry, you two, I will definitely cooperate with you to rescue that student!"
