Chapter Twenty-Three: The River Sacrifice

"Oh no! There's another corpse in front of you! ”

I yelled under my breath.

"What? Another one! The two of them shuddered with fright, stopped where they were, and poked their heads out to look forward.

But it's night! There was hardly a bit of light, and they couldn't see anything.

"It's a blessing or a curse, it's a curse that can't be avoided," I shouted in my heart, urging them to keep going.

Wang Jiliang and Li Xiaobai had already passed the critical point of fear, but they didn't feel very scared at this time.

"Let's go! It's a big deal, let's him again! Niang Xipi! ”

Wang Jiliang touched the saliva on his lips, scolded, and strode forward.

As I walked, I observed the man in black opposite, a middle-aged man with a scar on his chin, white eyes, and no pupils like Aunt Xue.

Needless to say, it's another person who cheats the corpse.

I look a little familiar with this person, but I can be sure that it is not from Laomiao Village, probably from other nearby villages!

The three of them walked forward with courage, and in less than two minutes, Wang Jiliang and Li Xiaobai also saw the black-clothed corpse that jumped over.

Li Xiaobai scolded in a low voice: "I'll rub, why is he!" ”

Wang Jiliang also let out an "ah", as if he knew the man in black who was only a few dozen meters away from us.

"Little bad, do you know him?" I asked in a whisper.

"Yes, of course I know, he is a fishmonger in the village next door!"

After his reminder, I also remembered a few years ago a vendor who drove a tricycle to our village to collect fish, isn't that the person in front of me!

"Xiao Zhen, prepare your sword, we will hit this time!"

Wang Jiliang's voice was low, but what he said was categorical.

"Good! Uncle Wang, Xiao Zhen, if I didn't concentrate all of a sudden, you would still delay his progress as just now! ”

The two of them answered, and they surrounded me left and right.

The fishmonger had been turned into a corpse, theoretically a dead man, but when we were less than five meters close to him, he paused as if sensing danger approaching.

This time, I didn't hesitate at all, and I stabbed it with a sword......

Li Xiaobai and I returned to the village with a corpse on our backs, and it was already 11 o'clock in the evening, and the doors of every house in the village were closed, but the lights were on.

I know it's scary.

A few days ago, the story of the cat-faced old lady spread loudly, and even now, children within dozens of miles nearby dare not go out at night.

When you are disobedient, your father and mother shout, "If you are disobedient, let the cat-faced old lady carry you away!" ”

These words are like a mantra, as soon as they are shouted, the disobedient child will be obedient in an instant!

It is estimated that the neighbors of Laomiao Village are hiding at home and shivering! They must have thought that a "cat-faced aunt" was born.

We carried the two corpses back to the ancestral hall, and Wang Jiliang immediately went to call the village party secretary of the next village, I guess they didn't know about the fishmonger's deception of the corpses at this time!

Eat a trench and grow a wisdom.

Wang Jiliang asked Li Xiaobai and me to guard the ancestral hall first, and in less than five minutes he ran back panting.

"Xiao Zhen, are you sure that these two corpses will not cheat the corpses anymore?" Wang Jiliang asked.

The muscles on his face were already a little distorted, probably just changed his mind, and he was a little scared when he thought about it.

"Not anymore! I've let go of their demonic spirits, and now they're just ordinary corpses. ”

Wang Jiliang nodded, and asked again: "Why did the fishmonger in the next village cheat the corpse, could it be that he also drowned in the river?" ”

"I guess so! Recently, there has been a lot of yin in the river, and these evil spirits appear once every sixty years, and almost every time they cause misery! I replied.

"That's what you wrote in those books?" Wang Jiliang asked.

I nodded and said, "Every sixty years, a Taoist priest will stand up to deal with the Yellow River Evil Cult, called 'Yellow River Ghost Shaker' in the book, and I should be the last Ghost Shaker!" ”

Wang Jiliang nodded as if he didn't understand, and didn't ask anything more.

We chatted for a few more minutes before we heard the "thump" of a tractor in the distance.

Wang Jiliang greeted him and led the three of them back to the ancestral hall.

"Thank you for finding out sooner! Otherwise, I don't know what kind of mess will happen! ”

Parallel to Wang Jiliang is an old man who looks like he is in his fifties, judging by his demeanor and tone of voice, he should be the secretary of the village branch of the next village.

After Wang Jiliang winked at me and Li Xiaobai twice, he turned his head to the old man and said, "Brother Miao, we also accidentally discovered that there were corpse thieves near us, probably a few people who believed in cults, and our village caught up with them on the edge of the Yellow River......

As soon as I heard it, I understood, Wang Jiliang didn't want them to know about the corpse, indeed! The fewer people who know about this kind of thing, the better, so as not to cause panic in the hearts of the people.

After the fishmonger's body was taken away, we went home separately.

As soon as I walked to the door of Yanli's house, I heard the loudspeaker of the village branch sounding, it was Wang Jiliang's voice:

"Attention villagers! Attention villagers! Xue Chunshan's daughter-in-law's body has been found, it's just a false alarm, please sleep in peace......"

"Gorgeous! You, Brother Zhen, I'm back! ”

I banged on the door and shouted.

Entering the door, I asked Yanli to help pour a bucket of water, and found a piece of soap, after all, I carried the corpse for more than ten minutes just now, although I now belong to the cultivators, naturally there are no taboos, but this does not mean that I don't feel disgusting!

Yanli probably guessed the reason, and didn't ask me, so she got the basin, bucket, soap and towels into Li Gui's bedroom, said "Go to bed early after washing", and returned to her bedroom with a red face.

It was already early in the morning after taking a shower, and I slipped quietly into the showy bedroom wearing only the inner library.

Either to say that women generally have one advantage and one disadvantage.

The advantage is that he is careful, and the disadvantage is that he likes duplicity.

Although she asked me to sleep in Li Gui's bedroom just now, the door of her bedroom was hidden, isn't this obviously preparing to "lure the wolf into the room"!

After entering the door, I saw Yanli lying on her side with her back to the door, so I quietly climbed into bed and hugged her from behind......

Early the next morning, Wang Jiliang came to the gate of Yanli's house and called me:

"Xiao Zhen, after breakfast, I will go to the village branch, I have something to discuss with you."

When I arrived at the village branch office, there were already several people sitting in it, still those who were more prestigious in the village and the captain.

After waiting for a while, all the people were gone, and Wang Jiliang opened his mouth to ask me: "Xiao Zhen!" I called everyone here to discuss the matter of casting the bell again, but now that the situation has changed, I am worried that something will happen again in the two days before the clock......"

After a pause, he asked again: "Do you see if there is a way to throw the Yellow River Ancient Bell into the river as soon as possible?" Preferably today. ”

In fact, it is written in the book that as long as it is sunny and there is the sun, you can cast the clock, and I said that it must be the day after tomorrow, but I deliberately said it in front of several dead old men.

I pretended to close my eyes, followed the example of my senior brother, made an "orchid finger" posture with my right hand, and muttered a few words in my mouth.

A minute later, he opened his eyes and replied, "There you have!" It's okay at noon today, but it must be carried to the boat by a few old people with the highest prestige in our village, and when the final throwing ceremony is completed, they still have to bow three times and bow nine times. It's called the Sacrificial River! ”

A few old men were stupid when they heard it.

"What? Xiao Zhen, you said that we have to let a few old bones carry that metal lump to the river? This doesn't cost us our own lives! ”

"That's right! Master Xiao Zhen, you can think of another way! ”

The old men were so frightened that their faces changed.

I shook my head in embarrassment and replied, "That's the only way!" ”

……

The ritual of sacrificing the river began at more than ten o'clock, and it was not necessary to be so early, but Wang Jiliang was worried that the physical strength of several old men was too poor, and it would be too delaying to carry the ancient bell.

This ancient bell is much lighter than the previous one, although it looks more bloated, but it is a rusty lump, and it does not fall.

Even so, several old men kept sighing and sighing along the way, and there were two snot and tears all over their faces.

Seeing them like this, my heart blossomed, as the saying goes, "If you have revenge, you don't repay a gentleman", even if you have punished me Chen Xiaozhen coldly over the years!

At half past eleven, the ancient bell was carried onto the small boat that had been prepared long ago, and Wang Jiliang's aunt and several women tied the red thread prepared in advance to the bell.

The boat slowly sailed to the middle of the river under the watchful eyes of our group.

Several old men were so tired that they could only gasp, but they had to insist on kneeling by the river, perhaps in a pious position! The others also knelt down in unison.

I looked at the watch in my hand and waited for the minute to move to "12".

Hundreds of people knelt and listened to my final orders, and a few strong men on the boat were always ready, waiting to receive my signal and throw their bells into the river.

"Cast the bell!"

The moment I saw the minute and knew "12", I shouted,

With a "plop", the ancient bell was sunk to the bottom of the river again.

Several old men were carried to the village, and from then on, they greeted me with a smile and respect.

The ancient bell was sunk to the bottom of the river, and the neighbors of Laomiao Village breathed a sigh of relief and returned to the village with joy.

But I had a faint sense of foreboding, and at the moment when the ancient bell entered the water, I felt that a yin wind was blowing in my face, blowing and making me shiver in this July day.

At that time, I was just a little worried, but after seeing that after the ancient clock entered the water, nothing happened, and I gradually felt relieved.

In the afternoon of the same day, Wang Jiliang and several captains took me to a restaurant in the town and toasted me in turn, which was the first time Chen Xiaozhen had drunk.

After three rounds of wine, five flavors of food, everyone was drunk, although I had a dragon egg to protect my body, but the first time I drank so much wine, I was also dizzy, so I simply "turned off" the heat flow in my body, so that I was as drunk as everyone else.

I don't remember how I got home, but when I woke up, it was dawn in the east.

I wasn't surprised to find myself in a showy bed, but even more surprising that I was wearing only a pair of shorts, and it was still a woman's.

I was fully awake at once, and I saw Yanli sleeping next to me.

"What did Yanli do to me?" I thought to myself. I was surprised, but I'm happy to be honest!

I hugged Yanli as if I had done a regular move, and she gasped and reflexively pressed into my arms.

Maybe it's because I drank alcohol at the time! As soon as I picked it up, I felt hot all over, as if there was a flame about to erupt from my body, and at the same time, somewhere instantly became hard as iron......

The two of them were so tightly together, Yanli naturally felt the change in me, and moved back a few times with an "ah", almost falling out of bed.

"Hooligan! You! ”

Her face flushed with shame.

"Am me a hooligan or you hooligan! While I was drunk, he dragged my clothes to a quiet light and changed into his own little red underwear......"

As soon as I said this, Yanli immediately covered her head with a quilt.

Ten seconds later, a sentence came out of the bed: "You vomited all over your body last night, I ...... I'll have to help you get your clothes off! You don't have anything else to ...... Other ......"

The word "library" was never spoken.

I was about to tease her, when I heard someone shouting on the street, "The Yellow River has been cut off, everyone hurry up and pick up fish!" There are so many big fish ......."