On the banks of the backwater river is a vast reed, mixed with a swamp with very deep silt, and it is small for the living to get lost in it, and if they fall into the mire, there is no way to go to the sky and no way to enter the ground. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

In order to reserve physical energy, the two of them ate three baskets of fist-sized buns for breakfast, and then after being introduced by the owner of the breakfast shop, they found a guide.

The guide, a thin old man in his sixties, learned from the owner of the breakfast shop that he could not reach the riverside without him, and that he could not cross the other side of the river without the mad old man.

When he saw the guide, Lu Le began to wonder if this was an elaborate serial scam. The old man's right eye is Bai Sensen's prosthetic eye without pupils, one leg is still a little lame, and he is holding a green bamboo stick more than one meter long in his hand. It's good that this old man doesn't let others take care of him, how can he still trek through mountains and rivers to help others lead the way?

The old man was very kind, and after smiling and greeting, he beckoned them to set off, saying that it was too late to be yin and heavy, and it was easy to attract ghosts.

Lu Le was still wary at this time, so he tentatively asked him how much the guide would charge for the day.

When the old man saw that the two young men stopped where they were and did not follow, he guessed their thoughts, and said with a smile: "Everyone is kind at the foot of Phoenix Mountain, and I never charge a penny for helping people lead the way." ”

Don't want money? Lu Le sighed in his heart, it's easy to say if you want money, even if you want it a little higher, it's okay, I'm afraid that those who don't want money are the most bottomless.

"I'm an old buddy with the crazy old man who holds the ferry, and I'm also a customer for him, and he collects the money from you to cross the river, so I can't ask for the money to lead the way, otherwise it won't be a duplicate charge?"

The old man laughed heartily when he finished speaking.

The old man is disabled, and he has such an optimistic and cheerful state of mind, which is really impressive. Lu Le's biggest problem is that he is afraid of returning to defense, and he is afraid of being afraid, he still prefers to believe that there are all good people in this world, he dispelled his worries at that time, and said respectfully: "Uncle, how can you do this without money?" ”

The old man always had a smile on his face: "Speaking of which, I am not doing it in vain, I will send you to the river, just to meet an old friend; Isn't it nice that the crazy old man has to invite me to drink two drinks after earning the boat money! ”

The old man was very talkative, and had been telling them all the strange legends and stories of the backwater river, and before he had entered the reeds, he suddenly stopped, patted the back of his head and said, "It's broken!" ”

Lu Le was afraid that he would shoot out the fake eyeball in his right eye socket, Lao Niu didn't seem to be very interested in this old man, and he didn't pay much attention to him from the time he set off until now, and he quickly asked him when he screamed so much, "What's wrong uncle?" ”

"The crazy old man took a big job a few days ago, made a lot of money, and came to the county seat to invite me to drink Moutai. These days, he will not accept anyone who wants to cross the river, saying that he will cultivate for a while. ”

Lu Le didn't think about the worst of things until this moment, but just responded with a pleasant face: "This is easy to do, we can pay more price, and if you trouble Uncle to say good things, there should be no problem." ”

Lao Niu snorted angrily on the side, thinking that this routine was really deep enough.

The old man did not agree as readily as expected, but asked Lu Le, "What are you going to do on going up the mountain?" If you're young, you won't see through the red dust, right? ”

"In order to save people, one of my most beloved girls......" Lu Le didn't want to be sloppy with him, and told the truth directly.

The old man bowed slightly, as if he was very satisfied with this answer: "Just follow me, there is not as evil as it is rumored outside, and the really terrible ones are in the backwater river." ”

Lu Le suddenly realized and said: "It turns out that there is no swamp that traps people, you are afraid that the living will get lost in the reeds, or be taken captive by the evil spirits in the backwater river. ”

The old cow was also unwilling to be lonely and mixed in: "I heard that only that crazy old man does this business of crossing people across the river, and others can't do it, even if you do it hard, something will happen, is it true?" ”

The old man nodded very seriously: "The reason why the crazy old man can travel peacefully on this backwater river is because he not only crosses the living, but also crosses the dead. Believers go on a pilgrimage to Phoenix Mountain, and the dead go up the mountain to listen to the sermon fruit in order to transcend life, both of which need to take a boat. At this time, a boat owner who can communicate with the Yin people is needed, so this boat cannot be supported by others. ”

After listening to the old man's words, Lu Le asked him with a smile: "Uncle, do you believe that there are ghosts in this world?" ”

"As the saying goes, there are gods in the three feet of the head, and if there are gods, how can there be no ghosts? You can disbelieve the doctrine of ghosts and gods, but you can't be disrespectful. Reverence is peace in all things; Despise the demons and gods, and disaster befalls you. ”

The old man was right, and even the old cow kept nodding his head on the side.

As they walked, the three of them soon walked into the depths of the half-human-high reeds, and they couldn't see the edge on all sides, and it was not easy to distinguish even the south, south, and north.

Lu Le followed the old man closely, not daring to be distracted at all, except for the old cow as if playing, pulling a dog's tail and grass in his mouth for a while, and blowing the strings of reeds with his mouth for a while, looking around and not stopping for a moment.

Lao Niu gradually lost his interest in being alone, so he caught up with Lu Le and patted him on the shoulder and said, "Brother, look! ”

Following the direction of his finger, Lu Le saw a long snake with a core spitting, with a very strange appearance, a body of earthy yellow scales, almost integrated with the surrounding environment, no more than three fingers thick, but coiled in a large pile on the ground, I don't know how long.

When the snake saw that the living people did not run away or avoid it, they stared at Lu Le directly, and then stood up straight. The snake's body coiled on the ground stood up in a circle, getting taller and higher, but it had no intention of stopping.

Seeing that the people behind him did not follow, the old man glanced back, and this time he happened to catch a glimpse of the long snake that kept standing upright. The old man threw the bamboo pole in his hand to the top of his head, and the snake immediately collapsed as if it had been deflated, and swallowed when it fell to the ground, directly facing the sky and revealing its white belly.

"What kind of snake is this, why have I never seen it?" Lu Le was extremely curious.

The old man explained to him very carefully: "This is called a rod snake, but it is not a snake, but a hemp rope, and the hemp rope that hangs the hanged ghost from the beam of the house is made of sperm." When this kind of snake sees a man, it will be taller and shorter, and if it is shorter than it, it will go to take his soul at night, and when it encounters it that is taller than it, it will die on the spot. Just now I threw the bamboo pole on top of its head, and it thought it was not as tall as you, so it died on the spot. ”

"I can't imagine that there is such an evil thing!" Lao Niu was also surprised, "Even I see it for the first time." ”

The old man picked up the bamboo stick and said, "You are still young, and it is normal for you not to know. Walking at night and encountering black dogs blocking the way, swimming in the river and encountering monkeys on the surface, these things are all ghosts without exception! ”