Walking through the dense forest, Xiu Ling led us to continue towards the river, and after a while, the dense forest shadow in front of us suddenly emptied, and a sudden feeling of enlightenment suddenly rose from the bottom of my heart.

"This is the river you want to see, we call it the silverfish ditch, and the location we are now is the place where the silverfish ditch joins the water gourd." Xiu Ling pointed to the river in front of her that meandered like a jade belt into the mountains, and said to us, with a proud smile on her face.

At this time, we had just come out of the dense forest, and we were on a raised rock, which was the commanding height nearby, and standing on the rock, we could see everything within a radius of several hundred meters.

The silverfish ditch is just seven or eight meters below our feet. It is said to be a ditch, in fact, it is an out-and-out river, the widest place can be seen in the eye is about six or seven meters, the water flow is very slow, the water surface is very quiet, under the illumination of the blazing light of the scorching sun, it reflects the sparkling waves, like a shining silver snake, against the backdrop of the verdant and dense forests around, it gives people a kind of fairyland on earth, and the feeling of beauty.

When I first arrived at Toast, I had already made a cursory observation of the situation in the vicinity of the water gourd, which was shaped like a gourd, and the two ends of the gourd, one end of the gourd, flowed outward into the mountain and joined the Daxu River, and the other end connected to the river flowing out of the mountain.

At this time, if you look at it from a high position, you will see not only the part of the water gourd, but also the shape of the gourd. Since the whitebait ditch is connected to the gourd mouth, from my point of view, the overall image is more like an overturned wine jug, and the wine spilled after the wine jug falls to the ground is the silverfish ditch.

It's a rare spectacle that amazes us.

Xiu Ling told us that the reason why the silverfish ditch is called the silverfish ditch is because of the unique kind of silver-scaled wild fish in the water gourd, and I heard the old man say that the silverfish in the water gourd are all washed down from that river, so the river is also called the silverfish ditch.

We all know the kind of silver-scaled fish she said, on the day we first arrived at Toast, Lao Gui specially made a few, and when I ate it, I felt that the taste was particularly delicious, and there was an indescribable special taste, as if I would be addicted.

There was nothing unusual about the river, the two girls were in a good mood, so they took a lot of pictures in this great location, and the doctor was more popular than us and was also pulled away.

The Taoist priest and I didn't get involved, firstly, we didn't like to take pictures, and secondly, our purpose this time was to find clues.

Taking advantage of the photo of Xiuling and the doctor, the Taoist priest and I secretly climbed down, and wanted to take a look at the river below, but I didn't expect Xiuling's eyes to be so good, and when she turned around and found that the two of us were gone, she immediately shouted our names loudly, and soon found us crawling down.

Xiu Ling's pretty face was dark, obviously because we didn't keep our promises, and she was a little angry.

At this time, the Taoist priest and I climbed halfway, neither going up nor going down, and we were in a dilemma, which was very embarrassing. The doctor hurriedly stood up to speak for us, so that the little girl's face looked better, but her eyes still stared at us without blinking, and told us to hurry up.

I sighed and smiled wryly at the Taoist priest next to me, and finally the two of them climbed back again.

For the sake of the doctor's face, Xiu Ling was relieved, but as a punishment for acting without permission, I must be responsible for taking pictures of them, and everything was carried on the Taoist priest.

I don't care about this kind of punishment, but the Taoist priest is a little unhappy, one person carries everyone's backpacks, scolds on the side, and says that he just wants to go down to the river to wash his face, as for it?

Listening to the Taoist priest's words, Xiu Ling immediately glared at him, and asked with a strong momentum, "What did you say?" ”

We were all a little stunned, all along, Xiu Ling gave us the feeling that she was a show of wisdom, soft and weak, she didn't even talk to the two of us very often, why did she start a temper now, as if she had changed a person?

The Taoist priest was also choked by Xiuling's tough attitude, and he didn't know how to react for a while, so he was stunned.

Seeing that the atmosphere was not right, I hurriedly played a round: "That, this guy of the Taoist priest has a broken mouth, usually like this, Xiu Ling, you ignore him." Taoist priest, you too, a big man, are you embarrassed to bully a little girl, if you don't say a word, no one will treat you as a dumb person. ”

After speaking, I also glared at the Taoist priest fiercely, consciously asking him not to answer.

The Taoist priest rolled his eyes, knowing that no one would help him if he continued to speak, but fortunately he closed his mouth directly and really stopped talking.

I breathed a sigh of relief, and said in my heart that the girl in the mountains really can't be underestimated, one second is like a bird, and the next second she may pick up a firewood knife and chase you to chop, you can't offend, you can't offend!

Seeing that the Taoist priest stopped talking, Xiu Ling's face became better, snorted, and said coldly: "I know, you think my reaction just now is too big, but do you know that I am angry not because you did not keep your promise before departure, but because you trespassed near the river." ”

Speaking of this, Xiu Ling took a deep breath and calmed down his emotions, and then continued: "You are outsiders, maybe you don't know, just more than a month ago, a foreigner who had just laid a fishing net died in this vicinity, on both sides of the silverfish ditch, even the most familiar old people in the village did not dare to come over easily, you are so bold to break through, aren't you looking for death?" ”

The four of us were stunned at the same time, I didn't quite believe Xiu Ling's words, if this place was really as dangerous as she said, how could the local people in Toast Tai dare to go upstream by boat?

Seeing that we all had doubts in our expressions, Xiu Ling frowned, and then said: "What I said is true, this hillside is the dividing line, and the lower part is the river beach, the geological structure here is very special, the river beach is full of holes, and the bottom is not visible. In the summer, the hole was covered with moss, but now the moss is all dry, covering the hole, and it looks normal, but if you take a slight wrong step, it will fall immediately. ”

"This is not the most terrible, holes, as long as you are careful, you can still avoid it, the biggest danger comes from those dry moss, there are many poisonous insects lurking in the cracks of the moss, if you are accidentally bitten, with the transportation capacity of the village, you can not survive to the hospital, you have been poisoned."

Xiuling's words made us all look at each other, and at the same time, the Taoist priest and I felt hot on our faces, it turned out that the little girl was kind enough to save our lives, so she was angry at us, we were good, and we complained in our hearts.

The more I thought about it, the more I felt that my face was a little unbearable, and I was about to say something to apologize, when the Taoist priest spoke.

"Wait, if this place is really as dangerous as you say, then how can there be a ship that dares to go upstream? Don't bluff you, damn it, yesterday I saw an old man holding the boat out of the gourd mouth and going straight to the mountain. ”

As soon as I heard it, I did hear Lao Gui say that you can go upstream by boat, but the premise is that it can't go too deep, if it's really so dangerous, the third uncle may have an accident as soon as they enter the silverfish ditch, how can there be no news until now.

The Taoist priest's words were not polite, but Xiu Ling did not get angry anymore, explaining that it was just that there was danger near the riverbank, and if you sailed, as long as you don't go into the mountains and don't go ashore, there will be no problem.

As soon as we thought about it, we asked the Taoist priest to compensate Xiuling, but the Taoist priest knew that he was wrong, but he didn't take it, and after the compensation was not, we didn't continue to pursue this issue.

There was nothing to discover, and the good weather couldn't be wasted, so in the next time, we changed several places, all of which were the kind of spots that could overlook the panoramic view of the water hyacinth, took a lot of photos, and had a good time.

Around three o'clock in the afternoon, we were all a little tired, so we started walking back, back to the big rock from the beginning to rest.

Lin Qiao'er accompanied Xiuling to see the photos I took for them, and the three of us had nothing to do, so we lay down on the stones, looking at the verdant canopy at the end of the silverfish ditch, each with our own thoughts.

I couldn't find the slightest clue, which made me a little depressed, and at the same time I was also very worried, and I didn't know what the situation of the third uncle was now, whether they were already facing the Heavenly Witch Sect? Has my dad been rescued? Did the uncle reconcile with the third uncle?

Just thinking about it, Lin Qiao'er on the side suddenly sighed softly: "Hey, come and see, what is this?" ”

I looked up and found that Lin Qiaoer was holding a camera in her hand, looking at the photos she had just taken, with a surprised expression on her face, as if she had found something particularly amazing.

We immediately sat up, leaned over, and found that this photo was taken of Xiuling and the doctor, the man was sunny and handsome, and the woman was beautiful and gentle.

At first glance, we didn't find anything wrong, and the Taoist priest muttered with some jealousy: "What do you see, the intimate photos of the young couple, you don't feel ashamed to look at them, Qiao'er girl, it's not that I said you, how can you ...... Hey, that's ......."

The Taoist priest's ridiculous words were only halfway to stop suddenly, because Lin Qiaoer's finger pointed to the lower left corner of the photo, on the river in the background, it was a river bay, and the bank was covered with half-human-high reeds, which had dried up, and there was nothing wrong with it at first glance, but at this moment, Lin Qiaoer's finger was pointing at it, and we were on the river surface covered by the reed pole, and there was a small dot with a humanoid silhouette floating on it.

In an instant, I felt my scalp explode, barely stopping for a moment, turning my head and rushing towards the point we had just visited.

At this time, I was not the only one who reacted, and at the same time as I left, the Taoist priest and the doctor also followed, and the three of them arrived at the stop point almost at the same time, and the photo was taken here.

Comparing the angle of this photo, we quickly found the bay, saw the reeds, and saw the figure that fluttered behind the reeds from time to time but was never washed away by the water.

After making sure that the shadow was really a person, our faces changed, and the Taoist priest looked at me, and I looked at the doctor, and I didn't know what to say for a while.

At this time, the two girls also followed, panting and complaining that we couldn't do them, but all my thoughts at this time were attracted by the figure a hundred meters away, how could I pay attention to them.

"Immeasurable Heavenly Venerable, doctor, reporter, that thing, it's like... It looks like a dead body! The Taoist priest stared at it for a long time, swallowed and spitted at it.

In fact, I don't need to say it, we have all seen it, but I am too resistant to accept this fact. There were only two groups of people who went up the river into the mountains, one was from the Heavenly Witch Sect and the other was from the Third Uncle, no matter which side the corpse belonged to, it was not good news for me.

If that person is in the third uncle's team, it means that the third uncle has encountered an accident, and there are even casualties. Discarding the corpse and letting it wash away with the current, this can only be in a desperate and helpless situation, and the surviving person is difficult to protect himself, so he will not be able to take care of the dead, so speculated, even if the third uncle is still alive, the situation must be extremely bad.

And if it is from the Heavenly Witch Sect, it also means that the third uncle and they are very likely to have a conflict with the Heavenly Witch Sect, resulting in deaths and injuries.

Both of these possibilities mean that things have gone very badly, and neither is something I want to accept.

The doctor saw the eagerness in my heart, and turned to ask if Xiu Ling could get close to the riverbend.

Dead people were found in the river, especially the dead people found by my third uncle after they entered the mountain, Xiu Ling knew what this meant, looked at me with a solemn expression, and said to the doctor that she couldn't help it from the shore, but we can rush back first and get a boat to come from the waterway, she and Lao Gui have walked several times in this section of the river, and they are more familiar, so it will be much safer.

Although I was reluctant to go around such a big circle, for the sake of everyone's safety, I agreed to this plan.

We rushed back to Toast Tai as quickly as possible, and with the help of Lao Gui, we soon borrowed a small board boat, which was supported by pure manpower, but fortunately, the water flow of the silverfish ditch at this time was very small, the water flow was gentle, and it was not too difficult to go upstream.

Because of the peace of mind, Lao Gui personally supported the boat for us, although the boat could accommodate up to ten people, but for safety reasons, we did not agree to let the two girls go together.

Lao Gui's familiarity with the water gourd and the silverfish ditch saved us a lot of time, and he used his experience to avoid many undercurrents along the way, and in less than an hour, we had reached the bay where the dead man had been found.

As we approached, we finally confirmed that it was really a dead man, white-soaked in water, covered with strange scars, as if he had been gnawed by something, his clothes were in tatters, and he could even feel a rancid smell when he got closer.

The doctor frowned, covered his nose, and said: "I have been dead for at least a day, although I have been soaking in water, but the hot weather in the past few days has accelerated the decay. ”

Listening to the doctor's analysis, I was very worried that the reason why the corpse stopped here and was not washed into the water bottle was because the reeds rolled around the corpse's feet.

The third uncle's Taoist priest had seen it, but because the corpse was floating on the water with its back up, he couldn't see the face, and his clothes were so rotten that he couldn't make out the face, so the Taoist priest couldn't give a clear answer for a while.