The river grew deeper and deeper, never past his calves until it reached his chest.

Liu Yuanshuang sank directly to the bottom of the water as if he were a stone, only his hair was still floating on the surface of the river, and in the end, there was only a circle of ripples left in the river.

At this time, I also walked to the river. It's just that I didn't feel anything abnormal, and I didn't kneel by the river like Liu Yuanshuang and cut down my eyes.

Like Liu Yuanshuang, I couldn't help but walk towards the heart of the river.

I felt the icy cold water reach my chest, and my nose could smell a strong watery smell.

I don't know why, as soon as I got into the water, all of a sudden the feeling of panic disappeared. My body seemed to merge with the river, and there was even an indescribable excitement.

Just as the river was up to my neck, a black shadow rushed down from the shore with great speed. It plunged into the water one by one, and watched as a wave of water sprang swiftly towards it.

"It's Kuroko!" Kuroko is surprisingly watery, like a lightning bolt in the water, and in the blink of an eye, it has reached my side.

It bit at the corner of my coat and pulled me toward the river.

It's just that my body is heavy, and even though I'm in the water, Kuroko still can't drag me to shore.

And I still walked involuntarily towards the depths of the river. Kuroko bit my clothes and refused to let go.

My body lost its balance and collapsed into the water. It was unfortunate now, the river poured directly into my nostrils.

I choked on several mouthfuls of water, and my vision became blurry. At the end of the day, my vision went dark, and then I didn't know anything.

I don't know how long it took, but suddenly my eyes became brighter, and I looked around suspiciously.

Only then did I realize that I was collapsing on a bed. The room was a bit cramped but very clean.

My first thought was, "I'm not dead!" ”

I was pleasantly surprised to find Kuroko crouching under the bed, looking up at me worriedly. When I woke up, it made a grunt through its nose.

I struggled to sit up, but my body was so weak that I couldn't exert any strength.

At this moment, a sound of footsteps came, and a slender figure walked in from outside. The person who came was Cao Xi.

Only then did I recognize that this was Cao Xi's home. When I was a kid, I used to go to her house to play.

I was puzzled and asked, "Why am I here?" ”

Cao Xi was holding something like a black magnet in his hand. She pretended to be angry and said, "Who told you not to listen to me?" I didn't let you get in touch with the Liu family, but you didn't listen. This is in trouble, right? ”

Cao Xi did remind me, and I also listened to her words and tried to minimize contact with the Liu family.

Cao Xi sat on the edge of the bed and said to me, "Thanks to the cry of the sunspot, I pulled you up." You're so heavy that you're almost exhausting people to death. ”

I smiled wryly. At that time, the cry of the sunspot was indeed very loud, but the Liaohe River was several miles away from the village, and it was impossible for Cao Xi to hear it.

But my life was saved by Cao Xi, and I don't want to think about it anymore. I then asked, "What the hell is going on?" ”

Cao Xi asked, "Do you know why you can't find Liu Yuanshuang's body?" ”

I suddenly understood, it turned out that Liu Yuanshuang had been hiding in the water, no wonder I couldn't find his body.

I looked at the piece of ancient jade that Uncle Chen gave me, and then I realized that the original pale red ancient jade had turned inky black.

Cao Xi said disdainfully, "Uncle Chen still thinks he is amazing. Little did he know that the carp's evil aura was much more powerful than you might think. With just that piece of ancient jade, it can't resist it at all. ”

"So what to do?" The thought of what happened during the night makes my scalp tingle.

Cao Xi can save me once, but he can't save me all the time.

Cao Xi snorted and said, "Aren't I helping you find a way?" You're going to get in bed. ”

After saying that, she reached out and pressed my chest, her hand was soft, as if there were no bones, but it was cold. It reminds me of the fish scales I touched.

I obediently fell on the bed, staring at her intently.

Cao Xi pressed my chest with one hand, and put the magnet-like thing on my heart with the other, and then slowly lifted it up.

The magnet seemed to be very heavy, and Cao Xi felt very struggling. At the same time, I was surprised to see a round bulge the size of a palm emerging from my chest.

Looking at the shape, it looks a lot like a piece of fish scales.

Immediately, my head was sweating, and I asked, "Do I have those scales in my body?" ”

Cao Xi's expression was very flat, and he said, "It's not just you. Except for Uncle Chen, everyone in the village had that kind of scales in their bodies. ”

When I heard her words, I was stunned. I stared at her for a moment and asked, "You should come back more than just pick up something, right?" ”

Cao Xi snorted and said, "I can't save my life." There are a lot of things to do! ”

After speaking, she exerted force on her hand, and her chest felt as if she had been slashed, and a sharp pain immediately spread throughout her body.

I couldn't help but snort, but the corners of Cao Xi's mouth showed a hint of a smile, and said, "I won't give you a little bitterness, your curiosity is always so strong!" ”

I know that she deliberately punished me for doing this. But I was more concerned about the safety of the villagers, and then asked, "According to you, is everyone in the village going to die?" ”

Cao Xi said, "You guessed it right this time, but it's not time yet. ”

I took a closer look at Cao Xi's hand, her hand was very white and tender, and her fingers were slender. I suddenly thought of the five handprints left on the door of the mourning hall, and asked, "You left those handprints?" ”

Hearing my words, Cao Xi's face immediately sank and said, "If someone else says this to me, I will kill him immediately." I advise you, it's better not to ask what you shouldn't know, so as not to get into trouble. ”

I smiled wryly, I had gotten into enough trouble.

If it's just a few people from the Liu family who die, I don't care much, anyway, they've always done bad things.

But the people in the village were very good to me, and I couldn't bear to let them accompany the Liu family to bury them.

I continued, "Take the scales out of your body and you'll be fine?" ”

Cao Xi shook his head and said, "How can it be so simple!" This kind of thing is made up of evil energy. Although I will help you take out some of it, after a while, it will be formed again. Only by solving the root cause will there be no problem. ”

Only then did I realize, could it be that the root of what she said was fish bones?

As if seeing my doubts, Cao Xi said, "Although there is also evil qi in the fish bone, it is not the root cause. It doesn't do that much at all, and the fishbone is just a trigger. ”

I asked her, "Where is the real root?" ”

Cao Xi stopped talking, she lowered her head and stared at my chest. The skin was lifted up to a dozen centimeters, and the outline of the scales became clearer and clearer.

Cao Xi's hand was forced, and with a snorting sound, the scales were sucked out from under my skin by her. At the same time, the blood splattered out, and I grinned in pain.

With a dinging sound, Cao Xi threw the glass-like fish scales on the ground.

When he saw it, even Kuroko hid far away.

Cao Xi helped me bandage my wounds and told me, "Remember my words, don't pay attention to the affairs of the Liu family in the future." ”

I nodded. Cao Xi frowned and said, "This matter is also a little strange. Because no matter what aspect you are, Liu Yuanshuang shouldn't have troubled you. He had been transformed into a carrion, his body governed by evil energy. In general, those who are taken by him to the river will die like him. ”

Actually, this is what I don't understand. I listened as she continued.

Cao Xi said, "I feel that he doesn't want to kill you, but more like he wants you to go into the water." ”

Her words reminded me, and I remembered how many times my grandfather had told me not to go into the water no matter what.

Did the carrion just want me to go into the water? What is the purpose of doing this?

Cao Xi breathed a sigh of relief and said, "There is only so much I can help you, you can go back." ”

I got out of bed and said, "Thank you for helping me." ”

Cao Xi said with a cold face, "Be careful yourself, I'm afraid that even I won't be able to help you in the future." What happened in the village was just the beginning, and more terrible things were yet to come. ”

Cao Xi won't joke with me, it reminds me of what happened before my grandfather and grandfather died.

These things happen every once in a while, and the first two times were solved by Grandpa and Grandpa. What will be the result this time?