The question of identity has been haunting my mind since my grandmother brought me here.

Whether it is a person, a god or a ghost, there must always be a saying.

When she heard my words, she was a little stunned, as if she didn't expect me to ask such a question.

"You cared about that."

She said lightly.

"I can tell you unequivocally that I am not alone, there is no way to have children for you, and I am only married to you for myself. But rest assured, I'm not a monster. ”

I sneered and continued: "It's not a human, it's not a demon or a monster, could it be a mortal immortal?" ”

"Immortals? Hehe. She smiled weirdly, shook her head again, and explained, "I'm not a god, just a daughter of the Yellow River." ”

The daughter of the Yellow River?

This is the first time I have heard this statement.

I didn't understand the meaning, and I didn't know what the daughter of the Yellow River meant, and I wanted to break the casserole to ask to the end, but she took the initiative to change the topic.

"You can call me Xiao Jiu in the future, as for my identity and origin that I just told you, don't tell anyone, otherwise both of us will be in danger."

I listened to the tone that I couldn't refuse, and nodded.

"Alright, the ritual of the two of us is also completed, take a rest here, and when it gets dark, you can leave here and go out."

She lay down with that.

My heart is not yet calm, and I have other questions, so naturally I am not in the mood to lie down and sleep.

Looking at her, he asked tentatively, "Xiao Jiu... I still have a few questions..."

Before I could finish speaking, she interrupted directly: "Just ask." ”

"Eighteen years ago, it is said that my father and mother suffered a tragic disaster because of a taboo in the river, and then you were involved in this, and now I want to know what the truth of this matter is."

She replied: "That incident is indeed due to me, when you had a famine here, your father rowed a boat to fish, from the Wenshui River all the way to the main stream of the Yellow River, happened to meet me who was killed, and we made a deal between us. He led me the way, led me into the Wenshui River, and helped me find this hiding place, and in return, I helped him find food. ”

This is a version I've never heard of.

According to the people in the village, my father fished out the body of Wenshui River, and tried with my mother to eat it, and did this unreasonable thing, so it was ruined.

Although I knew from the words of my grandmother and the blind grandson that this matter actually had something to do with her, I didn't expect that the source of everything would be here.

"Could it be that the person my father carried out of the water is actually you?" I asked.

Xiao Jiu sneered: "No, your father is just an ordinary person, how can he carry me." Besides, when I was killed at that time, how could I be seen by ordinary people. ”

"Everyone in the village saw him carry a corpse out of the water, what's going on?"

"Corpses? That's the Yellow River Niangniang, and it's also the food I found for your father. ”

Yellow River Niangniang, I heard my grandmother say that this is a woman sacrificed to the river god, and it is usually not found, it is not the same as sacrificing a corpse.

To compare it, there are many women who are not recognized by the river god, but the Yellow River Niangniang is a woman recognized by the river god.

I fished out a sacrificial corpse, and I made such a big movement that I almost took my life. My father carried a Yellow River Niangniang, which made the disaster even greater.

Moreover, she also said that this is what my father was looking for, that is, my father and mother did eat "human flesh"?

Thinking of this, I shouted, "Did they really eat human flesh?" Or did you instigate it? ”

She didn't seem to hear the anger in my words, but she still looked light, and said lightly: "Human flesh? For you, isn't it food that fills your stomach? Besides, your father was very grateful to me at the beginning, why do you blame me now? ”

"It's... This... This is against the law of heaven, and it is worthy of heaven's damnation, and you have killed them! "My body trembled with anger.

"If it weren't for me, they would have starved to death, and even you wouldn't have it!"

I was stunned by this sentence, and I didn't know what to say.

After being silent for a while, he calmed himself down, and took the opportunity to ask again: "Then I also heard that the real reason for my father's death is the same as my grandmother now, what is going on?" You say you want to save me, but you still have to exchange one life for another, isn't it a matter of ignoring people's lives? ”

"Back then, your father was half dead, and he didn't live long. Your grandmother knew about my existence, and at first, like you, thought that I had harmed your family, so she came to me for trouble, and then she figured it out, and knew that only I could save your mother, who had a difficult birth, so she came to me again, and bit off her finger to show her sincerity. ”

"And if I want to save people, I can only use special methods to exchange one life for another. As you know, your father and your grandmother, like their lives, exchanged their lives for your mother and yours, such a special way of exchanging lives will make them die a bad death, and it is normal for the corpses to be separated. ”

I asked, "Did you do it?" ”

"It's not."

"Then who killed them with their own hands?"

"It's themselves." After Xiao Jiu finished speaking, he thought that I didn't understand what it meant, so he explained: "They decided to save you in a special way, and if they die voluntarily in their hearts, a special power will be generated in their bodies, and it is this power that kills them." In the end, life and death are in their thoughts, and they are willing to give their lives, which means that they love you very much. ”

I thought about it in my heart, but I didn't expect it to be such a fact.

There was something I couldn't understand about what she said, and even though I had been with her for a short time, I could see that she didn't care about lying about these things.

Originally, I thought she was my enemy, but after hearing what happened, I couldn't blame her.

I didn't speak again, I sat there alone, my head was a mess, and I couldn't figure out the love and hatred in it.

In this closed "living coffin", there is no clock, no sun can be seen, naturally there is no concept of time, and I don't know how long it has been.

My mood slowly calmed down, and there was no more conversation between me and her during this time.

In order not to disturb my mind, I put the red cloth on her body, although I also wanted to see this beautiful scenery, but it was easy to cover my heart like this.

Sensing my movements, she asked curiously, "Don't you want to see it?" ”

"Uhhhh

Fortunately, she couldn't see it, otherwise I would have been ashamed to stare at me at this time.

This topic didn't suit me well, so I quickly changed the subject, looked at her and said, "That... What's going on with your eyes? Did it hurt? ”

She replied lightly, "It's kind of hurt." ”

"Oh, that's... Can it still be cured? ”

"Let it be."

……

The two of us chatted without a word, and what we said was all trivial things, basically I said she answered.

After that, I talked to Xiao Jiu about what happened after I got out of here.

The marriage between the two of us was originally confusing, and I was not qualified to ask her for anything, but in my heart, I also longed for her to follow me.

But she replied to me: "After you go out, you will live a peaceful life, don't worry about me, I have my own place to go, if there is anything, I will come to you." ”

"But... But aren't we married, haven't you lived with me? I asked.

"Nope." She replied coldly: "At least not now, if I go out and stay with you, it will be a big trouble." ”

"What's the trouble?"

"My identity is special, once I appear, it will attract the covetousness of some people, and now I don't have the ability to deal with it, we will all be in danger at that time, and when I have a way to deal with it, I will find time to see you."

When I heard this, I felt powerless again.

I know very little about this daughter-in-law, and the name "Xiao Jiu" is also very arbitrary, and I can't know what secrets she hides.

But listening to what she said, it seemed that there were enemies too, and now they are leaving to hide.

At least when it comes to protecting her, I don't have the courage to say it, she is so powerful that she can intimidate the entire Wenshui River, and she still needs to dodge, what can I do.

I was silent for a while before I said, "I know I can't protect you, but I want to protect you, but I don't know what to do." ”

Xiao Jiu rarely didn't reply.

After nearly a minute, I don't know what she was thinking, so she said: "After I leave, maybe you will also have some trouble, I will leave you a means, you can practice well, maybe it will help you." But remember, what I give you must not be known to a second person, no matter who he is, even if you die. ”

Hearing what she said so severely, I nodded in agreement.

"Okay, I'm sure I'll protect what you gave me."

She said again: "After you go out, wait until the wind has passed and no one pays attention to you anymore, quietly go to the bottom of the Wenshui River Bridge, there is a square stone under the water, and I will put things under the square stone for you." ”

"Okay, I got it."

Time passed little by little, and as we chatted, the relationship became unconsciously closer, and I was a little intoxicated by it.

But it will pass.

At one point, she suddenly sat up and said in a deep voice, "It's dark, we can go out." ”

"Okay."

I was stunned for a moment, but I was a little reluctant in my heart.

Xiao Jiu ignored me, let alone guessed what I was thinking, she raised her jade hand, knocked on it three times, and said in her mouth: "You have protected me for eighteen years, and now I am on the verge of death, I will come back to compensate you in the future." ”

The words were addressed to the old dead tree.

And the old withered tree has spirituality, and can understand Xiao Jiu's words, so he slowly opened the roots of the tree, revealing the world outside.

The coffin opened, and we jumped out.

I saw that Xiao Jiu was still naked, so I took out the red cloth inside and draped it on her body.

Subsequently, the two of us refilled the soil, buried the roots, and restored the tree to its original state.

After doing this, she looked into the distance and said in a deep voice: "Chen Ping'an, I was ordered to do it because the river god asked me to do it before, but now things have come out of the Wenshui River, and your village is about to be flooded." Before I left, I finally solved this problem, which is considered to be the cause and effect of my eighteen years of hiding from you. ”