Chapter Eighty-Five: A Human Life
Can't get close to the East China Sea?
Gu Chong was puzzled.
They rely on fishing for a living, and they can't get close to the East China Sea, so how can they fish? Or is it only for outsiders?
"Uncle, are you afraid that we will be in danger when we go to the sea to play? It's okay, we'll all swim. ”
"Haven't you heard a word, young man?"
The uncle listened to Gu Chong's words, and a sharp light suddenly appeared in a slit-like eye, staring at him.
"Not only you, but even the people in our village are not allowed to approach the East China Sea casually before the sea sacrifice ceremony begins."
After saying that, the uncle stood up and walked to the other side tremblingly. Even though Gu Chong shouted from behind, he didn't look back.
It is now almost certain that the problem lies in the East China Sea.
Next, Gu Chong asked several villagers about this matter in a row, and the advice given to him by the villagers was the same
Do not go near the East China Sea.
But why can't they get close to the East China Sea, none of the villagers is willing to reveal it to the two of them.
At this moment, I suddenly heard the cry of a middle-aged woman at the bottom of the village.
"My daughter!"
Gu Chong and Mu Qin hurriedly followed the villagers down and came to the East China Sea, where they saw a bunch of people gathered on the beach, pointing and chattering about the people who were surrounded in the middle.
The rest of their team also heard the woman's cry and rushed over one after another.
Gu Chong relied on his height advantage and squeezed into the crowd.
Surrounded by a middle-aged woman in a traditional white linen costume, lying on the corpse of a girl.
The girl looks no more than five or six years old, and she looks like a "sea drifter". The jet-black hair, like freshly fished seaweed, was wet and fluffy on the ground.
The little round face seemed to have been thrown into the water to soak the foamy brioche bread at the moment, and the skin was loose and could be pierced with a light poke.
As soon as he entered the crowd, a strong fishy smell made Gu Chong almost vomit. He covered his nose and tried to see the girl's death.
"O my daughter! My heart! Why did you leave your mom like this! How will you let your mother live in the future! ”
A mother is a mother after all, even if her child is soaked in the sea and smells bad, she still hugs the corpse tightly and does not let go.
Maybe it was the same discomfort in my heart, or maybe I couldn't stand the smell, and some villagers began to come forward and try to pull the grief-stricken mother away.
"Forget it, Fen and her mother, people can't be resurrected after death, don't be too sad."
Other women comforted them, but they did not dare to come forward because of the pungent smell.
At this time, an old woman with gray hair, but combed smoothly and neatly, and not a single broken hair was exposed, came up.
There was sadness in her eyes, but her expression was serious, and she went straight to the mother and patted her on the shoulder.
"Fen mother, don't be too sad."
It can be seen that this old woman is a very prestigious person in the village, and as soon as she speaks, the woman who does not listen to other people's persuasion suddenly cries much quieter after listening to her words.
"According to the rules of the village, let's bury it."
As soon as the words fell, the woman suddenly burst into tears, which was even more painful than just now, and some onlookers couldn't help but cover their ears.
Someone else came up, but this time it was a couple of men, and they dragged the woman away rudely, ignoring her heart-rending cries. Someone had already prepared a straw mat and rolled up the soaked corpses on the ground.
The villagers left. Only outsiders like Gu are left in their place.
Someone gathered in a heap in horror and whispered about what had just happened. The screams of the woman as she was dragged away were so miserable that they were a little less human.
Gu Chong glanced at these people and frowned.
"What about Lin Nian?"
……
Something was mysteriously dealt with among the villagers, and at the head of the village, a fire was ignited. The foul-smelling smoke could be smelled even by Gu Chong, who lived on the outermost periphery.
In addition to the sad smell, there is also a harsh and terrifying sound.
It was the woman who had lost her daughter, crying out in pain all the time.
In such an environment, most people can't afford to eat the food that is delivered.
Even Gu Chong was only half of the fish soup he had eaten, and half of the fishy fish soup was left.
Lin Nian was lost, and her roommate said that he was separated from her near the East China Sea during the day and never saw her again.
It's the East China Sea again.
Hearing this, Gu Chong understood, Lin Nian estimated that there was less luck.
East China Sea, East China Sea.
What exactly happened in the East China Sea?
"Don't get up or open your eyes when you hear anything at night, understand?"
Gu Chong said solemnly to Mu Qin, who nodded in fear.
It was destined to be an extraordinary night.
"Smack-"
When Gu Chong was in a daze, a crisp sound woke him up.
He opened his eyes and saw a dark shadow smashing against the paper door, falling from it.
Whew, scare me.
Gu Chong breathed a sigh of relief.
Tick, tick, tick.
The sound of water droplets.
Gu Chong's eyelids rolled up slightly, allowing him to see what was outside the paper door more easily.
By the faint light of the moon, he saw that the black shadow that had fallen to the ground was slowly getting bigger.
First the head, then the hands, the body slowly elongated, and finally, outside the paper door, the shape of a human appeared.
The shape was more than two meters high, and it almost occupied the entire paper door.
His shadow was projected on the paper door, and he didn't know if he was facing away from him or facing Gu Chong.
Tick, tick.
Grunt.
Like the sound of boiling water, outside.
Gu Chong suddenly felt very frightened, for no reason, fear.
Suddenly, something was stamped on the paper door. The water stain started out the size of a palm, but slowly expanded outward, getting bigger and bigger, and eventually became as big as the black shadow.
Gu Chong closed his eyes.
The disturbing chaotic voice sounded in Gu Chong's ears again.
Grunting,
It was as if more than a dozen people were leaning down and whispering in Gu Chong's ear.
Faintly, Gu Chong heard a sentence
"Park Il Dao."
……
"Brother Gu," Mu Qin spoke to Gu Chong with a tired face on his face the next morning.
"What's wrong with you? Didn't sleep well? ”
Mu Qin nodded, his heart palpitating.
"Did you hear any strange sounds last night?"
Gu Chong was shocked.
"You mean?"
"I can't tell,"
"It's like a lot of people whispering next to you together, it's so messy that you can't hear what they're saying at all."
Gu Chong didn't expect that Mu Qin would also hear that voice.
"What about you?"
"Oh, don't worry! I have always remembered Brother Gu's words, although I heard that voice, but I never opened my eyes or got up. ”
"That's good," Gu Chong was a little relieved. He patted Mu Qin on the shoulder,
"Don't worry, if you hear something strange in the future, do it."
"There will be no problem."
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