Chapter 87: Huangquan River
I got on the boat anyway, it was a small wooden boat, the hull was a little old, and the paint on the outer edge of the boat had almost fallen off. The oars were a little heavy in my hand, but when I paddled them, it felt very smooth.
At this time, I suddenly remembered that it seemed that when I was a child, I had rowed this boat too.
But when is that? I was so young at the time, why didn't my parents stay with me? Who else was with me on that boat?
I searched hard for my memories, but in my memories, I didn't seem to have any concept of parents at all. Their image in my mind is very indifferent, like that layer of fog. The only thing I can remember is my father's beard, which sometimes sticks in my face, but it feels very comfortable.
Also, that kind and amiable old grandmother, she seems to be my own grandmother, only she left me with some impresses.
However, as long as I think of the words she once said to me when she took me to watch the play, I feel uncomfortable.
"As long as it's an adulterous woman, it's not a good person!"
Then, I thought of the poster of "Wu Song Killing Sister-in-law", and thought of the angry Wu Song!
Yes! I was so shocked that the oars in my hand almost fell into the river. Thankfully, it just fell into the boat.
I quickly grabbed the oar and rowed again. However, this is not a calm lake, but a muddy river, and when I paddle, I felt very labored, and the boat was also wobbling in the middle of the river, as if it would roll over at any moment if I was not careful.
Soon, the boat was rowed to the middle of the river. The river isn't very wide, and if I could swim, I might be able to swim through it. But even if I could swim, I probably wouldn't go down to the river because the water is so muddy that who knows what's in it?
I got closer and closer to the opposite shore, and when I saw the high cliff on the opposite side, I was both a little excited and an inexplicable sense of fear.
The shadow of the cliff, like a black curtain, swooped down on my little boat. Soon, the boat and I would be swallowed up by the dark and great shadow of the cliff reflected in the river.
I started to get nervous, as if something terrible was going to happen soon. I didn't know what was going to happen, but I felt a suffocating breath. It was as if there was a layer of yellow mud in the air, and that mud would suddenly smear on my body at any time.
As if fulfilling my bad premonitions, suddenly, the hull of the ship shook violently, as if it had been hit by something. I almost flew out of the boat and the oar fell off, but luckily, the oar didn't fall into the river, but on the board.
My feet, all of a sudden, were a little damp.
I looked down and saw that there was water under my feet.
It's hard to understand, is it raining?
I looked up, but above me there was nothing but dark clouds and the shadow of the approaching cliff ahead.
Didn't rain? So why are my shoes wet? Could it be that the river outside the boat splashed in?
When I looked at it again, although the river was tumbling, it was only splashing on the side of the boat, and it was impossible for it to splash into the boat. What's going on?
Could it be, yes, that the boat was flooded?
I immediately removed my feet and lowered my head, and I was stunned at this sight!
Under the boat, a small crack appeared. The water under my feet came from the cracks, little by little, and more and more.
Oh no, the boat is in water!
I must plug that crack, and if I let the water in, the ship will sink sooner or later!"
Then I found out that there was a crack in the other plank!
Damn, how can there be more and more cracks?
I reached out in a panic, subconsciously trying to plug the crack. However, as soon as I put my hand on it, I was stabbed by the sharp piece of wood on the plank.
I can't block it, what can I do? By the way, scoop the water out!
But on this boat, I couldn't find any utensils to scoop the water, so I had to hold the water with my hands and pour it out.
But even so, the water couldn't stop pouring in. Soon, cracks appeared in those planks on the ship's planks, and the whole ship seemed to be slowly disintegrating! In less than a moment, the boat was already flooded like a bath, and the hull of the ship was sinking!
It seems that this wall can't be blocked, and it's too late to scoop up the water, so I'd better abandon the boat and run away as soon as possible!
However, I can't swim, and I leave this boat, isn't that self-defeating?
Just as I hesitated, a plank of the boat, which could not hold it anymore, let go, and floated away along the river that came up. And then, another, another. Soon, the ship was completely disintegrated!
It's over, it's over, now, I'm going to die!
I didn't dare jump ship, so I had to lean towards the stern, where I was going to be the only one still floating.
However, a huge wave swooped down on me, and I could not grasp the stern of the boat at all, and was overturned by the huge wave and fell into the river.
Help me! I screamed, but was swallowed up by the raging river.
At last, I tasted the river. That, sure enough, it was muddy water, and it seemed to have some kind of bloody smell in it!
I struggled in the Yellow Springs River, and in my panic, I grabbed a plank.
I grabbed the board and climbed up.
However, when I climbed to the top, the planks could not bear my weight at all, and sank again.
Then, another huge wave came, and the plank of the ship was swept away!
This time, I lost the last straw, and I desperately tried to climb up, but the river pulled me desperately and sank down!
I still sank, like a rock, and could never float again. Soon, my head was swallowed up by the muddy yellow muddy water, and the dirty muddy water poured into my nostrils and mouth.
Am I going to drown here?
I sank, but under the yellow muddy water, it was clear.
I was floating in the water, and suddenly, it seemed as if something was coming towards me.
What is that? Could it be that someone came to save me?
Seeing what was drifting closer and closer, I suddenly forgot the fear of death.
It was a person, a person who was slowly drifting towards me.
I've seen her long hair, yes, it's a woman's long hair. It seems, or is it golden?
Blonde woman? Could it be Mary?
But when the woman got closer, I despaired.
The woman who floated over was indeed Mary, but she closed her eyes and did not move!
Mary is dead, this, just her corpse! Her corpse is actually at the bottom of the Huangquan River?
Desperate, I reached out and hugged Mary. That's right, she's my Mary, exactly like the one I saw in my hallucinations!
"Mary, Mary!" I want to scream out.
But the river went down my mouth and poured in.
I choked on the water and coughed violently. That's when I remembered that I was in the river and I was drowning!
Suddenly, Mary, who was hugged by me, opened her eyes!
Those dark blue eyes glared at me fiercely!
Suddenly, she reached out and grabbed my neck!
Yes! Mary, why are you pinching me?
I struggled and tried to scream, but my neck was choked by her pale, slender hands, and I couldn't breathe at all!
Could it be that Mary has become a water ghost?
Mary, let go of me, I love you, I'm here to save you!
At the last moment of life and death, I finally chose to live! With the last bit of strength, I lifted my foot and kicked Mary, who had turned into a water ghost.
Finally, I kicked her away! At the last moment, I saw a look of surprise on her face! Bright red blood came out of her eyes, nostrils, and mouth! Soon, the blood stained the entire bottom of the water red!
At the same time, a mouthful of water also choked hard into my mouth.
I woke up and found myself still floating on the river. In my hand, I was still clutching a plank.
It turned out that I was not drowned, and I did not meet Mary, who turned into a water ghost. The thing I was holding in my arms just now was not Mary's corpse, but this boat!
I looked at the board with gratitude, and without it, I would have really gone to the Yellow Springs River to be a ghost!
I let out a sigh of relief, but found that the cliff on the other side was already in front of me.
I joined the boats that were still floating on the surface of the river into the shadows cast by the cliffs, and drifted towards the shore little by little.
I clung to the plank, paddled under my feet, and swam swiftly toward the shore.
Soon, I stepped on a stone, and it was a stone on the shore!
I'm on the shore, I'm finally here! I'm safe!
I finally crawled to the shore, and I was so tired that I simply lay on the beach and didn't want to move anymore.
However, an icy wind blew on the beach. I felt cold and struggled to get up. As soon as I got up, I sneezed and quickly hugged my shoulder.
The lonely mountain is right in front of me. The black cliff was like a steel knife that split the heavens and the earth in half.
What kind of mountain is this? Why do I feel so scared when faced with this mountain? Could it be that this is the other side of the Yellow Spring?
However, what kind of world is there on the other side of the Yellow Spring? Could it be that this is the entrance to hell?
Thinking of this, I felt an incomparably cold chill welling up under my feet, and I couldn't help but shiver.
I turned around, but behind me, the surface of the Huangquan River was shrouded in a thick fog, and I could no longer see the way I came.
I couldn't go back, I had no choice but to continue towards the mountain.
However, before I could reach the bottom of the mountain, suddenly I heard a voice.
It was a woman's voice······