Eight people had a good meal lively, just as Uncle Hei said, only the boiled fish of Baidao Lake is the most authentic and authentic taste, perhaps the reason for the addition of anchovies, which makes people feel that it is better than the meal at noon, and even the fish bones make people can't help but bite it, and suck the medullary fluid in the fish's spine to eat.

"Jiangsu and Zhejiang cuisine is light, there is no problem in the past, at that time, the chicken, duck and fish meat raised at home are natural without hormones, boiled and boiled casually, without seasoning is also delicious. Where is it like now, those dishes bought in the vegetable market without seasoning just have no taste. Therefore, Jiangsu and Zhejiang cuisine is now the most important cuisine that can make the taste of ingredients. Zhao Ben expressed his opinion like a glutton.

Zhao Ben was going to give money, but of course Tang An didn't want it, but Zhao Ben brought a bottle of red wine, and he originally planned to enjoy it romantically with his girlfriend, but now he drank a little bit of it, Tang An used the excuse of keeping vigil to keep his spirits, and completely refused, when there were girls around him, Tang An decided never to touch this thing again, the lesson was deep enough to be unforgettable.

Eight people all participated in the production of a very rich dinner, everyone was full, after eating and then cleaned up, and after everyone played the game for a while, Zhang Yuying also performed a house animation dance, at this time it was relatively late, everyone seemed to have forgotten the fear of the water ghost attack.

The moonlight fell on the camp through the sparse leaves, the campfire was still blazing, and the fluttering flames cast the shadows of teeth and claws on the tents, and it was only when the vigil began that everyone began to feel some nervousness and slight worry.

Thinking about so many people sleeping together, there is nothing to be afraid of, Tang An held a wooden stick, and it was Zhao Ben who accompanied him in the first shift, but Zhao Ting didn't dare to sleep alone, considering that even if it was rotated, Zhao Ben got up in the middle of the night to accompany Tang An, so if Zhao Ting woke up and found that there was no one around him, he would be scared enough, so he simply canceled Zhao Ben's vigil and rotated by Tang An, Zhang Mulin and Zhang Zhongfa.

Tang An asked Zhang Mulin and Zhang Zhongfa to go to bed first, he would call them later, in fact, he didn't plan to call them, no one called them, it is estimated that they will sleep until dawn, and they can guard it alone, there is no need to let them stay up late, not to mention that once there is any emergency, it is inconvenient for Tang An to show his strength and means beyond ordinary people.

As everyone entered the tent, the camp suddenly fell silent, Tang An sat next to the fire, looking at the black, glowing golden charcoal under the yellow, orange and orange flames, the surrounding air seemed to be filled with the unique smell of the lake island, Tang An had a sense of déjà vu, he remembered the experience of that night on the small island in the middle of Yangcheng Lake, and suddenly felt that the faint fragrance that he smelled in the air when he just came to Baidao Lake during the day seemed to be somewhat similar to the smell of flowers and plants next to the lake temple.

Tang An pricked up his ears to distinguish all kinds of sounds, feeling that the vigil was not only lonely and difficult, but more importantly, it was necessary to refresh and calm down, otherwise the vigil was not high or difficult to maintain, so the meaning of the vigil would not be beaten.

The tent zipper behind him sounded, Tang An turned around, and it was Zhang Yuying who walked out and sat next to Tang An.

"Why don't you sleep yet?" said Tang An.

"I'll be with you for a moment. Zhang Yuying blinked, "The night is long, I have no intention of sleeping, such a beautiful day, the bright moon is in the sky, and the crows are flying south, why don't you and I have a drink and spend a good night together?"

The lake island is surrounded by water, the water is sparkling, the bright moon hangs under the water, the faint island is like undulating dark clouds, and the faint night is also a beautiful scenery, but the crow magpie flying south is nonsense in response to the situation, Zhang Yuying went to take the remaining wine, poured a glass and handed it to Tang An.

Tang An took a sip, "Don't drink it, I'll want to sleep later." ”

If someone else handed it over, Tang An wouldn't have drunk a sip.

Zhang Yuying didn't mind, took the cup and drank the rest of the wine, Tang An looked at her lips, but she wasn't sure if the edge of the cup that her lips touched just now was the place she had touched just now.

"I still don't think it's a water ghost, it could be a big fish. Zhang Yuying nodded affirmatively after thinking about it.

Uncle Hei said he had seen it with his own eyes. Tang An said.

"Maybe he's lying to us? All the rumors of water monsters in this world come from the mouths of so-called eyewitnesses, but they usually can't produce any evidence, not even pictures. Zhang Yuying lowered her voice, as if she was afraid that the whispers in the night would spread far away, "Do you think Uncle Hei misses his wife and children so strongly that he is insane and enters the world of self-intoxication to support himself in life?"

"You're thinking too much. Tang An knew that Zhang Yuying, as an ordinary person, still had a relatively low acceptance of this kind of strange and bizarre thing, "In short, it doesn't matter if you believe it or not, when we survive tonight and return to Zhonghai tomorrow, we don't have to worry about this matter, the water ghost will never leave Baidao Lake to chase and kill us in Zhonghai, at that time, whether Uncle Hei continues to catch water ghosts, or wakes up from the intoxicated world, it has nothing to do with us." ”

"You are so indifferent, according to the practice of the chivalrous male protagonist in the general story, you should stay and accompany Uncle Hei to fight the water ghosts of Baidao Lake, and finally become a famous ghost catcher like a Taoist priest of Maoshan Mountain. Zhang Yuying gestured in a posture of wielding a peachwood sword.

"You're still thinking too much. Tang An is not an indifferent person, but he is not the kind of person who will be moved to sacrifice his life for the sake of other people's stories, "If I go to catch ghosts, I will definitely take you with me." ”

"What are you bringing me for?" Zhang Yuying looked at Tang An puzzled.

There was a small flame in her eyes, flickering, Tang An was stunned, she just said that, how could there be why...... Tang An coughed, "Take you, at least it's more interesting." ”

"Am I interesting?" Zhang Yuying looked at herself, "I've always thought you were more interesting." ”

"Of course, it's because it's fun that people become friends, and no one likes boring people. Tang An said with a smile.

"I think Uncle Hei should be a boring person. Zhang Yuying frowned, "I admire him for being able to live on this island for so many years, but it's also quite boring, he should be a difficult person to explain, it's really rare that he will talk to you so much." ”

"Everyone has a desire to talk about their inner world, and it depends on whether they meet someone they are willing to talk to. Maybe he felt that I believed what he said and wouldn't think he was a psychopath. Tang An thought for a while, "If this water ghost is an unknown creature, he can still understand it, but listening to Uncle Hei's meaning, it seems that the water ghost is really a kind of ghost, I don't know what he means, and he didn't say what his conjecture was at that time." ”

"Do you want to tell ghost stories at night?" Zhang Yuying grabbed Tang An's arm, but seemed to have the courage to play freely, and said casually: "I think the water ghost is the water ghost, just look at it from the name." Kelpie...... Isn't it just a ghost of a person who has been drowned in water?"

"Then you are metaphysics, I believe that there are monsters that humans have not seen...... Or an unknown creature, or even an alien, but a ghost formed by human resentment, that's complete nonsense. Tang An shook his head, "Isn't it true that ghosts can't see the light? ”

"It was underwater. Zhang Yuying insisted on her own point of view, "I think that's how the water ghost was formed...... If you think about it, when Lion Tiger City was going to be flooded, it must have to be moved out of the people who lived in it, but if you look at how many nail households there are now? There must have been nail households at that time!"

Tang An couldn't help laughing, "According to what you said, it turns out that the water ghost of Baidao Lake is the nail household that refused to relocate? ”

Zhang Yuying slapped Tang An for a moment, and continued to seriously immerse herself in her imagination, "You listen to me...... You have to know that people were more traditional at that time than they are now, right? There is a saying that leaves fall back to their roots, and people return to their hometowns after death. Some people feel that if they move away, won't they be dead and unable to return to Lion Tiger City? You must know that people at that time had a much stronger sense of hometown than they do now, and it was almost incomprehensible to people today. They may not even want to move out...... When the flood flooded Lion Tiger City, these people who did not move away died in the Lion Tiger City underwater, because of their strong obsession and belief in protecting Lion Tiger City, they became the current water ghosts. ”

After finishing speaking, Zhang Yuying felt that her explanation was too reasonable, so she showed a sad expression, sighed a long time, and drank another glass of wine.

"Uncle Hei said that the water ghost first appeared more than ten years after the Lion Tiger City was flooded, and he also said that it had nothing to do with the flooding of Lion Tiger City. If Uncle Hei listened to your explanation, it is estimated that he would agree. Zhang Yuying is not wrong to explain the formation of water ghosts, but Tang An feels that water ghosts are a kind of underwater creatures after all, and it is impossible to change from normal humans to them, and genetic mutations are not like this. However, what does Uncle Hei mean when he says "ghosts"? Could it be that Uncle Hei also thinks the same as Zhang Yuying?

Perhaps this is just a habitual thinking of human beings, who use the occult to describe and imagine phenomena that cannot be explained and lack cognition.

"I don't want him to agree. Zhang Yuying yawned, then tilted her head, slowly leaned over, and rested her head on Tang An's shoulder, "Tang An, what do you say if there are really water ghosts attacking us?"

"I'm here. Tang An smiled slightly, his nose smelled the fragrance between her hair, "You can rest assured, even if my little brother and I are missing arms and legs, I will protect you." ”

"Don't use this word protection!" Zhang Yuying's cheeks flushed slightly, "It's a wicked feeling." ”

Tang An remembered that for a while, the Internet liked to use "protection" to describe a series of behaviors from men to women in the relationship between men and women, so he smiled, "You just like to think too much." ”