Night falls, these days coincide with the "sacrifice river" ceremony of Yangshui City, only to see the lights on the Yangshui River at this time, the cruise ships and people on the river are several times more than in the daytime, although the rumors of "eating people" in the Yangshui River are very loud recently, but the "sacrifice river" custom left by the ancestors of the Yangshui people is still to be held as usual.

Mo Han saw an old man selling lanterns by the river, so he walked over, he fiddled with all kinds of lanterns on the ground with his hands, and asked curiously, "Uncle, what are you doing with these lanterns, they look weird and beautiful." ”

The old man picked up a lotus lantern and said with a smile, "This, it is a river lantern, and it is also a custom of our "sacrificial river" ceremony, our Yangshui River had a big flood more than a hundred years ago, it is said that the flood flooded most of the Yangshui City, and more than 1,000 Yangshui people died in that flood, but the strange thing is that after the flood receded, the bodies of the people who died were not salvaged. So at that time, there were rumors that the Yangshui River had been too peaceful for a long time, and it was "hungry" for people, so it caused the great flood, and the drowned people were eaten by it. Since then, we have held a "river sacrifice" ceremony every year in Yangshui City, and this river lantern is given to those who were eaten by Yangshui River in order to comfort their souls in heaven, and it is they who have exchanged the peace of Yangshui River and our happy life. ”

Hearing this, Mo Han simply sat down beside the old man, dragged his chin with one hand, unconsciously touched the dimples on his cheeks with his fingers, and asked again, "Uncle, according to what you say, the recent Yangshui River "cannibalism" is also because it is "greedy"?" Don't you hold a "river sacrifice" ceremony every year to worship it, so why does it still "eat people"? ”

"This, this ......" The old man was asked for a moment, and he didn't know how to answer.

At this time, Song Yuling, who was on the side, said, "The flood of the Yangshui River more than a hundred years ago was a natural and man-made disaster, how can it be related to this "cannibalism". ”

Mo Han thought for a while and said, "However, the bodies of the dead have disappeared, and this time, even if it is not a "cannibal", it must have nothing to do with this river." ”

Zhong Yang didn't reply, he found a cruise ship and jumped on it directly, and then several other people also jumped up.

After the others got on the boat, Ming Haoqi walked up to Mo Han, leaned over and pulled him up, and said, "Xiao Han, let's go, let's go to the river to have a look." ”

On the river, Mo Han looked at the boats around him, and the deck of each cruise ship was full of lanterns of different shapes, colorful, and everywhere he saw was bright, reflecting half of the sky in the entire Yangshui City as if it were day.

Luo Xiang complained on the side, "How long will this "river sacrifice" ceremony be held, how can you check so many people?" It's also strange, why can't I see anything abnormal after so long! ”

As soon as Luo Xiang's voice fell, he suddenly heard a "pop" in the distance, followed by a noisy noise and cries for help, "Help, save my son, Xiaochun, Xiaochun......"

"Come on, come on, someone has fallen into the water."

"Hurry up, here, there's a kid in the water." For a moment, several people were shouting loudly.

The people in Yangshui City grew up by the river and were proficient in water, and in an instant, several young people jumped into the river one after another.

Mo Han and his entourage flew to the place where the child fell into the water just now, Ming Haoqi glanced around, but did not see any trace of the child, and at this time, the young people also came up from the water, all empty-handed, you look at me, I look at you, I didn't find the child.

The woman who was calling for help on the side saw everything in front of her, fainted suddenly, and was in a hurry, and when everyone carried her into the cabin, Song Yuling grabbed a young man next to her and asked, "What's going on?" "This man was wet all over his body, and he was one of the people who had just gone into the water to save people.

The man wiped a handful of water on his face, and had already taken off his soaked clothes, and was shirtless at this time, listening to Song Yuling's question, he said with a dejected face, "When we heard the sound, we immediately jumped into the water to save people, but when we got underwater, we didn't find anything, not even a ghost shadow, it's really evil." ”

At this time, there was a sudden sound of falling water, and before Zhong Yang could say anything to stop it, he saw Mo Han's figure disappear into the water, and Ming Haoqi jumped down after Mo Han.

Zhong Yang turned to Xiao Hongxuan and Luo Xiang and said, "You two are guarding here, I'll go down and take a look." After saying that, he jumped into the water.

Song Yuling also briefly explained a few words, and jumped into the river with Zhang Feng.

......At this moment, several people jumped into the Yangshui River almost at the same time, and the people around them didn't know what was happening, they were all at a loss, and they looked at the river that had returned to calm at this time.

Fortunately, the lights on the river are bright now, and you can see clearly under the reflected water, Mo Han has excellent water quality, and after swimming for a while, he found that there was a problem, so he turned his head and glanced at Ming Haoqi behind him, and pointed to the direction in front of him.

Ming Haoqi had also noticed the abnormality, and at this time, there seemed to be a thick fog in front of them covered in the water, white and vast, and nothing could be seen. At this time, Zhong Yang, Song Yuling, and Zhang Feng have also come here.

Ming Haoqi stepped forward and pulled Mo Han behind him, took out a guide talisman from his arms, and threw it into the foggy water in front of him. The guide glowed in the water, but the fog was too heavy for visibility to be low, so the crowd swam forward with the only light.

The fog slowly dissipated, but suddenly it was completely dark in front of me. Following them out of the water, several people seemed to have come to a shore, so they all groped their way up to the shore.

"What's going on, is this river water poisonous? Why did I suddenly become blind? Mo Han twisted a handful of soaked clothes and shouted loudly, and after speaking, he himself was stunned first.

They don't know where they came, although the surroundings were pitch black, but the sound of people's speech would be infinitely amplified, not only amplified, but also constantly circulating echoes, with Mo Han's words just now, at this time filling everyone's eardrums, sharp and piercing, it took a while to gradually disperse.

Mo Han didn't dare to speak casually, and at this time, Ming Haoqi's deep voice came from all directions, "The yin qi here is extremely heavy, it's too weird, everyone get closer to each other, don't get separated." ”

Ming Haoqi simply explained this, and then everyone stopped talking. In the darkness, the sound of everyone's breathing seemed extremely thick and heavy, wafting around everyone's ears, making it impossible to grasp the direction of the sound.

Mo Han grabbed Ming Haoqi's wrist in the dark, at the same time, he felt that his other wrist was also being held, and he was still careful in his hand, Mo Han just wanted to let go of the hand holding Ming Haoqi, but the hand holding his wrist was the first to let go, and Ming Haoqi's extremely light voice came to his ears from all around, "Xiaohan, follow me." After Mo Han heard this, in the dark, he subconsciously clenched the hand that was holding Ming Haoqi.

Song Yuling lit a spirit rune, but the talisman burned, but the light was like a spark, and it was fleeting, and it was still pitch black in front of them, and they still couldn't see anything. Zhong Yang silently recited a few words and threw a spirit rune into the air, which also had no effect.

Suddenly, Ming Haoqi noticed a "click" sound under his feet, he leaned over slightly, stretched out a hand and groped it, at this time everyone else also felt something strange on the soles of their feet, so they all reached out and touched their feet.

After a while, several people understood what was under their feet at this time, and everyone looked solemn, and then, Zhong Yang asked softly, "How many people are there?" ”

Song Yuling said, "It's not clear yet, but it's ......," he paused slightly, and then said, "As far as the current situation is concerned, there should be no less." ”

It turned out that what a few people had touched under their feet in the darkness was a skeleton, and now every step they took was a "crunch" sound.

With so many dead people appearing at once, and his eyes couldn't see anything at this time, Mo Han couldn't help but shudder, and said in his heart, "What, what the hell is this place, it's a mass grave at all!" At this time, Mo Han noticed that the wrist he was holding in his hand seemed to be very cold since just now, and it had been emitting moisture and cold. The clothes on Mo Han's body were twisted a few times by him after he came ashore just now, and now, all the way over, although they are not completely dry, they are not as wet as the clothes he is holding, and they seem to be dripping water, so Mo Han asked softly, "Third Senior Brother, are you cold?" ”

Ming Haoqi's deep voice surrounded her and said, "No." ”

Mo Han didn't continue to ask, and the little one he held in his other hand in the darkness moved almost inaudibly.

A few people walked forward for a while, the white bones under their feet were still creaking, and they didn't know when they would be heads.

At this time, Zhang Feng said, "No wonder the yin qi in this place is so heavy, so many dead people, it's no wonder that the yin qi is not heavy!" Then, he joked, "Hehe, if there is something in our midst, we probably won't be able to notice it." ”

As soon as Zhang Feng's words fell, Mo Han asked out loud, "Third Senior Brother, are you cold?" "It's still the same sentence just now.

Ming Haoqi's calm voice sounded around again, "No." ”

Hearing Mo Han's words, Zhang Feng laughed in a low voice, "I said Yunxiao Jiu, you always ask your third senior brother if he is cold and dry......" Before he finished speaking, he suddenly stopped.

At this time, Mo Han suddenly heard Ming Haoqi's voice in his ears, this voice did not come from all directions like Fang Cai, but really and clearly reached Mo Han's ears, presumably Ming Haoqi used a transmission note, and only passed to Mo Han alone. Only then did Ming Haoqi pass on the sound to Mo Han with two simple words, "Be careful." ”