Chapter 22: In Search of the Demon
Wake up early in the morning.
Mornings are clear and comfortable, and are the coolest and most refreshing time of the day. The sun is still on the horizon, and the clouds are yellow, purple, and orange spreading across the eastern sky, which is really beautiful!
Today, my mother's complexion has completely recovered.
"Luo Luo, I'm going to find out how the nearby fish demon came from, will you go with me?" After eating, Hua Wu said seriously.
"Go! You've helped me a lot, and I can't thank you yet! And I want to see what went wrong! I also got ready to go to the battlefield with a serious expression.
"Relax! You are a girl, and it is right that the girl's family is lively and cute! ", he suddenly teased.
"I can do whatever I love! You care about me! In other words, you yourself are not a nervous ......." The ambition that had just accumulated was dissipated by him.
"I'm called cool! As a male, male, do you understand? It has to be cool and cool! ”。
"Hahahaha, a pretentious cat! You're already cool! I'm going to be smitten by you! Stop being narcissistic and let's go! ”。
"Go? Right now? You have a question! The sun is out, and I don't want to be too tired on such a hot day! ”。
It's really not shocking, this lazy cat, sure enough, is no different from other cats, it has been cultivated for hundreds of years, isn't it still the same!
"I just got up! I've just finished eating, and I'm full of energy! Didn't you just propose to check it out? It won't be in the evening! ”。 I thought about the habits of cats.
"Naturally, we cats move at night...... I didn't say I'd go now! He licked his paws, his languid body pressed against the ground.
"I'm a human, I'm not a cat, you want me to go with you at night, that's not good, I can't see the road at night!".
"What a nuisance!" , his tone of disgust.
"So be it! Let's take a look at the nearby river first, and then see if there is anything unusual about the surrounding residents, people are outside during the day, which is more conducive to observation...... When it's hot, we'll be back." I don't want to go out at night and find out anything in the dark.
"It's too, well! You have a point, it seems that you are not very stupid! He jumped onto my shoulder.
Sometimes, I really want to catch this cat and ravage it, and when he is a toy, rub his arrogance hard!
Out of the residential area, it's just another world. The world is filled with jubilation and excitement, and people's hearts are full of floating.
In such a hustle and bustle, there are too many people who are haunted by desires, making money, and fighting scheming......
However, after going around the lively business district, I didn't find a strong demonic aura, and the fish demon didn't seem to appear here.
"Will it be in the fish house?" I saw the paper-wrapped fish sign opposite, and through the glass window, I could see that it was empty, and the tables and chairs were idle, and there seemed to be no customers.
Also, in the morning, who comes to eat fish, now people are the same as Hanago, day and night, I forgot this.
"I said Luo Luo, look, you asked me to check now, at this time, except for those who sell Hu spicy soup dumplings and fritters, where are there any activities, where there are no people, will the demon go?" , he expressed his dissatisfaction, and showed his wise and proud appearance, of course, his tone, the cat had no expression.
"Yes! Then let's go to the river! Recently, the river has risen sharply, so you may be able to feel something."
"Well, it makes sense, the river has really risen too much recently." He agreed with my suggestion.
The water of the city river almost overflowed into the city, and when you look closely, you can see that the rushing water and the rumbling sound of the water make your mind dizzy. I was standing by the river, and I felt like I was going to dive headlong into it
Am I sick of water?
I didn't really swim in the water except when I was a kid, and the unfathomable nature of the water made me have a fear of the unknown.
I looked at the water, and my mind wandered.
"Do you feel anything?" , Hanago asked.
"Huh?" I was awakened by him.
"What, you're asleep?".
"I may have been hypnotized by the sound of water", I joked.
"Okay, okay, hurry, let's feel along the river, and when the sun comes out, I'm going to go back and cool off."
I thought that Hanago's sudden enthusiasm for work turned out to be to escape the sun's enthusiasm.
Don't talk nonsense, it's important to get down to business.
After walking for nearly a kilometer along the river, I suddenly felt a familiar demonic aura next to a willow tree, right next to the root of the tree, in the water.
But apart from the muddy waters of the rapids, there are waves, and nothing can be seen.
"Hanago, you come, here ......." I called Hanago.
"There's a problem, you're right, you're not bad! I'll go down and take a look, you're looking at ...... here."
As I spoke, I saw a black and white cat, which became a corpse, lying softly at my feet, this is the first time I have seen a spirit leave my body!
Although I have learned a lot, and I also know that there are other spirits in my body, I can hardly suppress my surprise when I see such a scene, and I sigh in my heart - the spirit and flesh can indeed be separated!
After a while, Hanago's cat body stood up, and I was startled again, as if I had seen a corpse's body spasm and jumped.
"What's wrong with you?" , the cat that had just been corpsed spoke again.
"Oh! Nothing, distracted! I pretended to be calm.
"For us like this, it is safer for God to remain in the body."
Is he teaching me?
"Hmmm! Did you find anything? ”。
"Yes, there's a fish under the water, playing with an earthworm."
"Isn't it fun to eat?".
"He doesn't eat earthworms anymore......".
"If you don't eat earthworms, what do you eat?". Surprise again.
"Cannibalism!".
"Cannibalism?" , I was even more surprised. "How to eat, just gnaw it?".
My imagination came into play, and I saw a ferocious toothy fish grinning and swallowing a man's head, bloody liquid gushing out, more teeth coming up, and a man quickly became a pool of blood.
Then the earthworms climbed on top of the blood and drank all the moisture, and the earthworms' red bodies were as dazzling as infrared.
"Of course not, it is devouring, sacrificing one's own body, invading one's own spirit into one's body."
"Like my mom encountered?".
"Yes! Humans eat these fish because of oral desire or other desires, and then the spirit of the fish grasps this desire to have some kind of connection with humans, enters the human body, and achieves a higher level of control.
It's like that saying – the action of force is mutual. When people eat fish, they are also eaten by fish. ”。
"That's it! But there has always been a high-level and low-level existence! Isn't this a normal food chain? ”。
"It's the food chain, it's normal for lions to eat antelopes, but it's actually a pathology like humans to pursue more than just satisfying their survival needs.
This pathology has broken a similar contractual relationship in nature, and the ecology is out of balance! So the magnetic field is also chaotic, and some spirits have accumulated too much resentment.
You must know that resentment can also make an object strong through accumulation, just like the relationship between yin and yang, not only the yang side will grow, but the yin side can also grow.
Mankind will realize what it means to "live without self-inflicted iniquity"! ”。
"I see! But that won't solve the problem! The more human beings are invaded by evil spirits, the heavier the killing intent will be, resulting in more killing, even if the fish demon occupies the human body and devours and defiles their souls, it can't change the world! ”。
"There's no way, the fish demons won't think so long-term, they chose to return a tooth for a tooth and go to hell with humans."
I was silent, such an almost tragic revenge method made me feel complicated, I felt a little sorry for the fish demon, and I didn't know what kind of feelings to reciprocate for humans.
"You are in a good mood now, there is a fish demon here, you take this opportunity to overdo it for him, let him jump out of this circle of cannibalism, maybe there will be a better ending."
I bowed with my palms together, felt the breath, and recited the mantra, and the demonic energy in the water gradually faded, and then slowly disappeared completely.
"When is the time for retribution?" , I sighed. "Are we just going to be so exceeding?".
"Of course not, now this deteriorating mood has infected many fish, one by one, they will be exhausted to death! Exhaustion may not be finished! ”。
"So what do we do?".
"I guess that this fish demon incident should be related to this rising water, and the flood of the fish demon should also have a source, and you need to find the starting point along the river."
"Source! Where do you have to find it? ”。
"I don't know that, but I have to look it up! The boss gave me the task, I can't ignore it! ”。
"I can't believe you still have such a strong sense of responsibility!"
"Don't praise me, I'm just here to get the job done! I have seen a lot of things in the world, and I am not interested in them, and it is very fun to occasionally errand out cases, and it is ...... to pass the time."
"Oh...... Passing the time! I didn't tease anymore, but a sense of respect rose in my heart.
"Now I don't know where I'm going, and I can't leave my body to go straight to it, I can only walk along the river! What a tiring job! ”。
"Hanago, you're not human now! It's a cat! ”。 I squinted at him and said happily.
"Say I'm used to it! However, what's wrong with cats, I'm now lightweight, I'm very idle every day, and I'm happy! No exams, no work, you can't compare to me! Someone still has to listen to the teacher...... There is also homework to be done...... The only way to go out is by bus...... You have to take a train ...... far away." He looked smug.
"Alright, alright, I was wrong, Brother Hanago! Don't talk about it, I'm upset when I mention school......".
"Upset! Well, then I won't talk about it! Come with me to the source and have a look! ”。
"I go to the source, it's so far away, I can't walk, and I have to live in a hotel or something, it seems that being a man is not as convenient as being a cat......."
"Admit it! Envy it! ”。
"Envy! Admire! …… Hanago, when are you going? ”。
"Leave this alone! It's time for you to go back to school, too! I'll take care of this side of the matter! ”。
"You can't make it yourself! This demonic aura is quite strong! ”。
"Don't worry! Don't look at me as a cat, I don't eat fish, I'm a vegetarian! ”。
"Okay, then I'll rest assured, you can follow me in the future!" I said instead.
"Following you? …… Now is the time, let's see fate! Maybe the day will come soon, and everything in 1300 is unpredictable! ”。
"Hmmm! The sun is rising, let's go back first! Come back in the evening to see how things are going. ”。
"You're right! Sun protection is the most important thing." Hanago behaved lazily again, and walked in front of him, the sun shone on him, and the shadow pulled the elder, this is a cat with a story.