Wu Zhiqi shook his head and said, "I don't know about this. All I know is that the evil breath comes from the depths of the river. I don't have the ability to explore what is still hidden inside. ”

Wu Zhiqi became dying, and he needed to be supported by me to sit firmly, he seemed to be in a good mood, and said with a smile, "Child, for so many years, only one person has been here except you. ”

Listening to what he said, I could guess at once that that person was the grandfather.

Wu Zhiqi continued, "Fifty or sixty years ago, that man came here, and he told me that the evil spirit was about to spread out and could not be suppressed, and then the whole village would die. In fact, I still admired his courage to dare to come here, and he asked me if there was any solution. I asked him to take the iron box out, and told him that the iron box could temporarily deter the evil spirit here, but I couldn't say exactly how long it could suppress it. When he heard my words, the man thanked him and said that if he could save the people of the village, he would treat me as a river god. ”

After hearing his explanation, I realized that it was no wonder that the master would make the statue of the river god look like him.

Wu Zhiqi said with a wry smile, "He has also been eroded by evil qi, and it is estimated that he will not live long." ”

I told him that he had carved a statue in his image, and then he died a few days later.

Wu Zhiqi sighed slightly and said, "He is also a man, and he can sacrifice his life for the sake of the village." Child, when I die, throw my body into the river, maybe I can save the village for a while, and it can be regarded as a little reward for their Shen family for raising you. ”

I shook my head and said, "Ancestor, I'll take you out." ”

Wu Zhiqi said, "No, I can see you, I will be satisfied." Actually, when I first arrived here, I went to the eye of the river, where the evil spirit was heavier. Although our Wu family has a different physique, I can't bear it just by swimming a few tens of meters. You don't care about the river eye for now, the most important thing is to save your life. ”

Wu Zhiqi's eyes were a little sloppy, and he used all his strength to whistle at the sunspot.

Kuroko limped over, and Wu Zhiqi gently stroked Kuroko's hair. Kuroko lowered her head and let out a grunt in her throat.

Wu Zhiqi said, "It's hard for you all these years. He is your true master, and you will help me take care of him in the future. ”

Kuroko turned her head to look at me. I saw tears rolling in its eyes.

I never imagined that Kuroko still had something to do with the ancestors.

I just wanted to ask my ancestor about Kuroko. The old ancestor's hand stroking the sunspot suddenly stopped, and then fell down suddenly.

His head rested on my shoulder, his strength completely exhausted, and he had no breath.

Even though I only met him once, I still felt sour in my heart, and it was very unpleasant.

Thinking of my ancestor's deathbed request, I came out of the room with his body in my arms.

I swam to the room where the eye of the river was.

The eye of the river was black and hollow, and the river rolled with a deafening sound.

I prayed silently, "Ancestor, don't worry, I won't let you down." ”

Although the water gushed out of the river, the corpse of the ancestor seemed to weigh as much as a thousand pounds. As my hand let go, his body was sucked into the river's eye, quickly disappearing from view.

After a while, I swam to the outside of the palace and floated along the stone pillars to the water.

To my surprise, as the body of the ancestor was sucked into the river, the leeches on the stone pillar rained down as if they had been sucked up of bodily fluids. After a while, a layer of dead leeches floated on the surface of the river.

It seems that the old ancestor is right, he can at least ensure that there will be no more accidents in the village for a while.

I poked my head out and looked around.

To my surprise, not only was the shore full of people, but there were also dozens of boats, large and small, parked on the surrounding water.

Cui Han and I entered the river for several hours, and it was estimated that Zuo Liangtu was not at ease, so he mobilized manpower to block the nearby water.

The men were staring intently at the water. Luckily, the wind and waves on the water were so strong that we couldn't see me at all.

Looking towards the shore, I could vaguely see that Chen Bo and others were standing in front of the crowd. Dozens of men in black were standing behind them.

If I escape, it is estimated that Uncle Chen's life will not be saved.

I am very conflicted in my heart, on one side is the treasure left to me by my ancestors, and on the other side is Uncle Chen, who is as good to me as my grandfather.

I can't leave him alone, but I can't give what my ancestors left me to the people of the Tianyin Society in vain.

The people of the Tianyin Society are ruthless, and after the things are in hand, they will definitely not let me and Uncle Chen go. Even the whole village had to suffer.

I was so distraught that I didn't know what to do.

At that moment, a splash of water appeared next to him, and a face peeked out from there.

It's Cao Xi! I didn't expect her to be so good at water. She beckoned to me and dived straight into the water.

She is not from this village, and Xin Hongyuan doesn't know much about her, so no one notices her.

She must have been worried about me too, so she quietly went into the water. I followed her and swam down to the water.

Cao Xi's speed in the water is no slower than mine, and even above them.

She swam to a stone pillar as fast as she could, and then quietly floated to the surface.

Our figures are blocked by stone pillars, and others can't see us at all.

Cao Xi then asked me, "How are things going?" ”

I still trusted her very much, so I told her what had happened.

When I mentioned the old ancestor, Cao Xi's face was full of surprise. said, "Hearing you say that, I didn't come to the village in vain this time. ”

I asked her, what was the situation on the shore?

Cao Xi said with a calm face, "Let's not go back." The people of the Tianyin Society surrounded the village. No one should try to escape. ”

Actually, this is also expected by me. I asked her worriedly, "What about Uncle Chen?" ”

Cao Xi said, "If you go back, no one will survive." If you don't show up, maybe they still have a chance to live. ”

I didn't understand what she meant. Although Cao Xi is about the same age as me, he is much more mature than me.

She said, "Since Cui Han has died in the eye of the river, if you don't go out, maybe they will think that you died with Cui Han." No one dared to see what was going on anyway. Why don't we just run away. It is estimated that there will be no movement for a few days. They will leave the village. Anyway, the people in the village are of no use to them at all, and Zuo Liangtu will not embarrass them. ”

Cao Xi's analysis is very reasonable. I looked into the distance, and the sturgeon boat was still floating on the water.

It was the ancestral treasure of the Shen family, and I was raised by them. The stone monument and wooden figure in the backpack made me feel heavy.

Although I have never seen my family, in order to send me to meet Wuzhiqi, they fell into the ambush of the Liu family and killed many people.

They certainly can't die in vain, and I'm going to give them an explanation anyway.

I pondered for a moment, then said, "Let's go!" ”

Cao Xi smiled and said, "That's right." ”

We swam upstream along the current, and the people on the shore and the boats gradually turned into small black dots before disappearing from view.

We swam out more than ten miles in one go, and a small village appeared not far from the shore. We're out of the Tenyin Society's control.

We went ashore, dried our clothes, and headed for the village.

After tossing and turning underwater for most of the day, I was really tired and hungry.

We found a family in the village, filled our stomachs, and then slept comfortably.

I felt a lot of strength in my body. said to Cao Xi, "Let's go find Wu Youcai." Everything was caused by him, and we will definitely not let him go. ”

Cao Xi said with a calm face, "This matter is not that simple. According to my father, the actions of the people who came here at the beginning were very secretive, and there were even very few people in the clan who knew about it, and it was impossible for it to reach the ears of Wu Youcai hundreds of miles away. I suspect that there are traitors in the clan, and their purpose is to get rid of you. ”

I didn't expect it to be so complicated.

Cao Xi said, "After you go back, don't reveal your identity, you just say it's a distant relative of mine." ”

I nodded in agreement. We inquired, and Xiajia Village is not far away.

It was a small village, and as soon as we inquired about Wu Youcai, someone told us that he had been away from the village for more than 20 years.

After all these years, he has never returned, and no one can say whether he is still alive in the world.

I suddenly had a very bad premonition, maybe the other party was afraid that Wu Youcai would reveal the news, and he had already killed him.

If this is the case, then the thread is broken.