I smiled slightly and nodded.
"That's right! If you use a more popular term, it's a monster."
Gulu...
Lu Laoliu and Ma Dayue both swallowed.
he asked cautiously.
"Brother Wu, why did a monster get into my fish pond? What kind of monster is it?"
I replied.
"Although I already have a rough guess in my mind, I'd better go to the fish pond and have a look before talking about it."
"Um... do you need us all to go with you? Do you want to call for more people to follow you?"
Ma Dayue actually seemed a little timid.
In fact, this is normal.
Even though he is the village chief, ordinary people must be scared when they hear the word "monster" - not to mention a monster that may have eaten two people.
I shook my head.
"unnecessary."
Then he added another sentence.
"Don't worry, Village Chief Ma. Although monsters are different from ghosts, they can come out in broad daylight. But their strength will be greatly weakened. Even without me, as long as you are not afraid, you can probably fight with a hoe or sickle. It comes and goes.”
Because monsters are still animals after all, and animals can of course come out at any time. It does not need to belong to the night like ghosts and corpses.
However, because after an animal becomes a monster, the power it gains is still of the "yin" type and can only be used normally at night. If the Yang Qi is strong during the day, it will be suppressed to a very low level...
After Ma Dayue heard my explanation, she breathed a sigh of relief.
So, Lu Laoliu took us to the fish pond.
At this time, the sun is still hanging in the sky, and the sunlight falling on my body is still a bit warm.
It's a rare warm day in winter.
I'll first ask Lu Laoliu to point out the place where he and Wang Qingqing fought with the "red meat rope" that night, and then we'll talk about it after seeing the scene...
"Brother Wu, it's right here."
Lu Laoliu pointed to a certain location on the bank of the fish pond.
The soil on the ground there was rolled up, and some weeds were lying down. It was possible to see traces of someone struggling and wrestling here not long ago.
"good."
I nodded and grabbed a large handful of plant ash mixed with cinnabar from the backpack behind me.
He muttered something to the field in front of him.
Cinnabar and vegetation ash fall.
Ma Dayue and Lu Laoliu originally looked at my movements with incomprehensible eyes, but the moment the plant ash fell on the ground, what happened made their eyes widen!
In that area, the dried blood actually appeared from the soil, and the various traces of the struggle that night became clear...
"Brother Wu is indeed an expert!"
Ma Dayue sounded amazed.
And Lu Laoliu's eyes flashed with excitement.
"Great! My brother's revenge will definitely be avenged. Brother Wu's methods are amazing."
I smiled and said nothing.
This is just the most basic method, using cinnabar and plant ash together with chanting a spell to make some traces visible. In essence, it is similar to the criminal investigation methods of Yangzai in big cities.
It's just that we use metaphysics and they use science. Different forms, similar essences, different paths to the same destination.
I squatted down and looked closely at the marks and blood stains on the ground.
There was a big difference between the blood stains of humans and monsters, I could tell at a glance.
I casually picked up a small wooden stick from the ground nearby and poked the monster's bloodstain gently. Then he picked it up and put it under his nose and smelled it gently.
A strong fishy smell made me feel a little uncomfortable in my stomach.
But at the same time, it was also confirmed that it was indeed that thing!
I threw away the small wooden stick in my hand, stood up, and looked at the fish pond.
Frowning slightly, thoughtfully.
I didn't say anything, and Lu Laoliu and Ma Dayue didn't dare to ask.
After a while, I said it.
"Uncle Lu, I already know what the evil monster is that is causing trouble in your fish pond."
ah? !
He was slightly surprised when he heard this, and then said excitedly.
"Brother Wu, what is it?"
"Toad. That is, toad."
What? !
As soon as I said these words, both Lu Laoliu and Ma Dayue took a deep breath, with incredible expressions on their faces.
Lu Laoliu was stunned for a while and said quickly.
"Brother Wu, it's not that I don't believe you... but it's really... a bit unbelievable. Although I haven't seen that thing, but judging from some signs, it should be very big. When it swims in the water, it stirs up The waves must be at least comparable to a big fish weighing hundreds of kilograms."
"And that weird scarlet flesh rope, it's very scary...wait a minute!"
When he said this, he seemed to suddenly react.
He slapped his forehead sharply.
"I know! That thing is a toad's tongue."
Lu Laoliu is also a native farmer, except for fish. Of course, I am very familiar with all kinds of little things in the fields.
Of course he also knows about toads.
Even when I was a kid, I would catch them specially to use as bait to catch tortoises!
He never expected that he would be harmed like this by a toad spirit.
Lu Laoliu murmured to himself.
"Let me tell you, I've always been strange. Just now, Brother Wu, you said that monsters are actually turned into animals. I was just thinking, what kind of animal has that weird red flesh rope on its body? There are also scary barbs on it. Thorn. As soon as I said it was a toad, I realized that it was indeed a toad."
Ma Dayue next to her said in horror.
"How big is that toad? It weighs hundreds of pounds? It's unbelievable!"
To be honest, ordinary people still see less monsters after all. Many times there is still a fixed mindset.
I said with a slight smile.
"Since they are monsters, they can even eat people. Isn't it normal for them to grow bigger? This shows that this toad spirit is quite advanced."
