Li Miao is right.
Although Lao Cao is experienced and strong. But he is a coffin bearer after all, and he knows more about things on land.
If you want to deal with the evil things in the water, you mainly have to rely on the body fishermen.
Lao Cao and I both play a "supporting" role.
Now that we have decided to visit the river, we are ready to leave the cellar.
"Brother, are you ready to leave? When will my parents come to see me?"
The poor child corpse Xiao Sheng stared at me and asked.
Although its face covered with corpse spots was a bit scary, I felt a little sympathetic and pitiful.
After all, it didn't actually do anything bad. It just sneaked out of the house during nap time and went to the river to play. As a result, he accidentally drowned.
Of course, sympathy is sympathy and vigilance is vigilance. Those are two different things!
No matter how pitiful this child corpse is, it is already a zombie after all. It is definitely impossible for us to let it out, and we will not let Xiao Mao and his wife come to see it for the time being.
It seems that it is probably the closest to me now because I gave it food just now.
So I tried to answer its questions in a calmer and gentler voice.
"Little brother, don't worry. When your parents have rested, they will come to see you. We also have our own things to do. Can you just stay here and be obedient? What do you think, when you took a nap before? Mom and dad will be very angry if you sneak out. Don't make them angry again."
Uh-huh!
The child corpse nodded vigorously, looking obedient and obedient.
So, Lao Cao and I looked at each other and walked forward at the same time.
Since Li Miao wants to go into the water to investigate, the black-haired dog leash must be retrieved. This is one of the guys who fishes for corpses to eat.
After untying the black-haired dog rope tied around Xiao Sheng's waist, of course, other means of suppressing the corpse would need to be used. Otherwise, what if we go to the riverside and it becomes ferocious and comes out to harm people?
As the same saying goes, sympathy is sympathy, and there must be no less precautions!
In the words of the later Internet era, you must not be a virgin bitch.
"Xiao Wu, you put on the corpse-killing charm, and I'll put on the trapped money, then untie the black-haired dog leash and take it back to Xiao Li."
"good!"
Lao Cao and I already have some tacit understanding in our cooperation.
Among the techniques I learned from my master, the two I am best at are Feng Shui and spells!
As a paper master, Lao Cao is also good at casting spells with paper money.
The so-called "trapped money" is actually a paper money method that can trap ghosts and corpses in place and cannot leave.
Combined with the corpse-suppressing talisman and trapped earth money, the effect should be no worse than that of the black-haired dog leash.
"Brother, what are you and grandpa going to do?"
The child corpse hugged his legs and shrank back, seeming a little timid.
I smiled gently and said, "Don't be afraid, little brother, you just believe that your elder brother won't bully you..."
Before I finished speaking, I took action quickly.
This time, I held three corpse-suppressing charms in my right hand and slapped them directly on its back.
Lao Cao shook his hand, and several "Trapped Money" burned into ashes, and the ashes automatically fell into a circle shape. Just enough to trap it inside.
Then he reached out again, untied the black-haired dog leash from the waist of the child's corpse, and threw it directly behind him.
Li Miao, who was standing not far away, reached out to catch it.
"Thank you, Coffinmaker Cao."
After getting ready, the three of us left the cellar and returned to the ground.
The Xiao family, who had been waiting nervously in the yard, all gathered around.
Xiao Mao stood at the front and asked anxiously.
"Mr. Li, Coffinmaker Cao, Brother Wu...how is my son? Is he still alive?"
Lao Cao sighed: "Why do you need to ask me about this kind of thing again? Although Brother Li's main job is to recover corpses, he still can't make mistakes in judging a person's life and death. What's more, if you think about it with a normal person's mind, under the water After ten days of soaking, can you still survive?"
Xiao Mao and his wife looked gloomy and didn't know what to say.
Maybe Lao Cao has seen a lot of life and death, so he is relatively calm and doesn't speak very politely. I comforted them both.
"Mr. Xiao, your son is indeed dead. Now, in our words, he is actually a living corpse. A living corpse!"
Uh...that doesn't sound like comfort, does it?
Because I saw that the faces of Xiao Mao and his wife were even more ugly, and the rest of the Xiao family had even more frightened expressions.
I quickly continued.
"But fortunately, Xiao Sheng's soul is relatively intact. If we can send him away, it will definitely be no problem to find a better family in his next life."
I don’t know if there is really reincarnation in this world, but Master and Lao Cao both said that there is, so let’s just assume that there is.
And if a person wants to be reincarnated, then naturally the more complete the soul, the better.
It is rare for a person like Xiao Sheng to die unexpectedly, yet his three souls and seven souls are so complete and strong.
After Xiao Mao heard this, he held my hand and thanked me repeatedly: "Thank you, Brother Wu. Then, can you allow my son to reincarnate with peace of mind? In his current state..."
Lao Cao next to him shook his head: "Not now. Somehow, your son's three souls and seven souls are tightly combined with the dead body. We are afraid that if we send him away forcibly, unpredictable changes will occur. .”
Xiao Mao lamented: "What should we do?"
Li Miao took over the conversation again and told him: "So now I plan to go to the river bay outside the village with Cao Coffinmaker and Brother Wu. We will start checking from the place where your son fell into the water until I fish him out. place. See if there is anything weird in the river that caused your son's abnormality."
In fact, I don’t think Xiao Mao could understand these words at all.
He was now like a drowning man who managed to grab a bamboo pole and must have climbed up desperately.
So he nodded vigorously and thanked him again and again: "That's the trouble for you three. As long as my son's matter can be solved, we will be very grateful. Please, you three..."
Looking at Xiao Mao's appearance, I can only say that the hearts of parents in the world are pitiful!
Even if their children are dead, they can still make their parents worried.
We repeatedly told the Xiao family not to worry about any movement in the cellar, whether the child corpse was crying and wanted to come out, or whether it wanted to see its parents. They absolutely cannot agree to it.
Black dogs and roosters cannot be taken away, nor can the kitchen knife on the wooden door of the cellar be taken away.
Then, we left the Xiao family and walked towards the river bend outside the village.
It was already ten o'clock in the evening, Hai hour.
Haishi is also known as Ding. It is already dark at this time, and people have stopped moving and are sleeping peacefully.
Except for some late-night snacks such as barbecues and food stalls in the prosperous areas of Lianghe Town, the nearby villages have long been deserted.
As we walked along the field path, the night wind blew in our faces, bringing with it an increasingly thick smell of water. Under the moonlight in the distance, the water of the slowly flowing Sichuan River sparkled.
To be honest, I have rarely seen such calm and slow water on the Sichuan River.
The twisted bend of the river makes this place a gathering place for floating corpses upstream. So at night, the yin energy is very strong!
If Xiao Sheng hadn't come to play when the sun was shining at noon, no evil spirits would have dared to show up. I always wonder if this poor child was dragged down by a dead body in the water.
Li Miao pointed to a small path next to him that extended seven or eight meters into the river, and said that was where Xiao Sheng should have accidentally fallen into the water.
His corpse-retrieving boat was anchored there at this time.
Lao Cao said: "Let's go and take a look. Brother Li, is your boat okay for the three of us?"
Li Miao was stunned for a moment, and then seemed to react.
He replied helplessly: "Oh, I didn't even think about it just now. I am the corpse fisher, and you are the coffin bearer. They are both very hard and heavy. They are already the pressure. Add a genius like Xiao Wu, I’m afraid I can’t carry it.”
Well……
I said silently: "Brother Li, are you worried that my horoscope is too strong?"
Li Miao didn't understand what I meant and asked, "Isn't it?"
I shrugged: "Actually, my horoscope is only twenty taels and one cent, which is the lightest value in theory. I am Yuzi Ming."
This isn't really a big secret - at least everyone who is a little familiar with it knows it.
What? !
Li Miao was shocked and looked at me in disbelief.
"Brother Wu, you, you are... Yuzi? Then, then how do you..."
I kind of understand what he means.
I guess I want to say, how can I live smoothly and safely until now? And he dared to take the initiative to jump into the circle of Xuanmen martial arts.
I don't care.
Anyway, since I was born, I have faced many disasters.
I’m not afraid either, I will face the difficulties anyway. The soldiers came to cover up the water and earth.
Besides, I have already worshiped such a powerful master, and I already possess Xuanmen techniques that are not weak. I can handle a lot of things.
There is no need to worry about the future.
I smiled and said, "So Brother Li, you don't have to worry that the three of us combined will be too hard and heavy to weigh down your little wooden boat."
Li Miao didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "That's true."
When we arrived at the boat, Lao Cao and I carefully inspected the path extending into the river and found nothing unusual.
That means that the weird thing that caused Xiao Sheng to change like this should be in the river!
I thought about it and said: "Since there was nothing unusual about the place where Xiao Sheng fell into the water, then the possibility of hitting something while floating along the river is very low. In this way, the biggest suspicion is actually Right where its body was last deposited."
That is... the east bank where the river bay finally turns is underwater!
"Then go to the east coast and have a look."
Li Miao picked up the bamboo pole, propped up the small wooden boat and left the shore, heading towards the center of the river.
When sailing late at night, you can naturally see all kinds of evil things.
Under the moonlight, many floats can be seen on the river.
They are like pieces of pale wood piles floating on the water. The title of "water beating stick" is really appropriate.
I saw one in the distance, even with its mouth wide open. The moonlight in the sky just shines on the mouth, and it looks like it is absorbing the moonlight.
Li Miao took a look, a nervous expression suddenly appeared on his face, and whispered to us.
"I'm afraid that floating corpse is at least ten years old. It should be an old corpse. We must not disturb or provoke. Although the three of us combined are not afraid, there is no need to cause trouble, otherwise we will not have time to do business. .”
Lao Cao also looked at the corpse with vigilance and nodded: "This float can actively absorb the essence of moonlight. At least it is a relatively powerful corpse. It is probably close to the level of Miss Duan whom I carried before."
So, Li Miao carefully adjusted the direction of the ship's bow.
Even if we take a slightly longer route and spend a little more time on the boat, we don't want to disturb or disturb the floating corpse absorbing the moonlight.
I don’t know if it’s an illusion or what happened.
As the boat turned around, I seemed to see the corpse twist its neck and glance towards us. There seemed to be a kind of teasing in his eyes.
But when I looked carefully, I found that there didn't seem to be one.
It was still floating face up, its mouth wide open, and the moonlight was shining on it.
It didn't take long for us to reach the east bank of the last bend of the river.
Li Miao pointed to a piece of water in front of him and said: "That's where I fished out the child's body last night. Because the whole process went very smoothly, I used his clothes, toys, and soil from the threshold to lure him out directly. Came up. So I didn’t go into the water.”
Lao Cao took a puff of dry tobacco, blew out a smoke ring, and said.
"Then tonight, I'm afraid it's going to be hard, brother Li, go into the water and have a look."
That's right!
Li Miao nodded: "We came here to see what happened to Xiao Sheng under the water. As a result, not only did its three souls and seven souls become extremely powerful, but it was also firmly combined with the corpse, turning it into a A weird living corpse. But I have to trouble you two to help me protect it."
no problem!
Lao Cao and I naturally followed his instructions.
Li Miao untied one end of the black-haired dog leash that was tied to his waist, and tied only the end around his waist. Then unfold the other end and pile it up inside the cabin.
When the rope was tied around his waist, it didn't feel very long. If you look at it now, it's probably more than ten meters long! It's also strange.
This is not common sense.
Such a thick hemp rope, more than ten meters long, was wrapped around his waist. It's hard to see that he can move freely, how is it possible?
However, in the eyes of ordinary people, it is impossible for us Xuanmen people to practice magic.
What's more, the phoenix rope used by Lao Cao to fix the coffin is probably about the same.
Because it has been used for many years, and the material is special, it can be regarded as a [magical weapon]. There are some strange things that are beyond common sense, but it is not too outrageous when you think about it.
Li Miao put a waterproof battery on his head, like a miner going into the mines. Then he took out a dagger from his pocket and held it in his mouth. Then he told us that he was going to jump into the water and dive to see the bottom of the water.
Let Lao Cao and I hold the black-haired dog leash around his waist.
If the rope moves rhythmically three times in a row, it is his normal signal. We just pull the rope up hard.
If the rope is swinging wildly or does not move for more than ten minutes. That means something happened to him!
It's up to me and Lao Cao to find a way to rescue.
"Okay, I'm ready to go into the water. I rely on the two of you to keep an eye on my own safety."
After Li Miao finished speaking, he jumped out of the boat and plunged into the cold river water at night.
Plop!
There were splashes of water, and ripples spread out in all directions.
Lao Cao and I held the end of the black dog's hair rope tightly and stared at the water.
Waiting quietly.
