New book "The Third Difference"
This is a supernatural story from the Republic of China, and the following is a sample of the first chapter:
In the eighth year of the Republic of China, in a remote mountain village with beautiful mountains and rivers, the villagers gathered in the ancestral hall of the village as soon as the day dawned.
On the ground in the middle of the ancestral hall, there was a corpse lying on the ground, which seemed to have just been fished out of the water, and the water was drenched, and the surrounding ground was wet.
The terrifying thing is that the corpse's eyes are bulging, the lips are blue, and the facial expression is extremely distorted, especially the corpse's high and bulging belly, as if it has been torn apart by something, revealing the colorful internal organs, which makes people's scalp tingle to see.
What frightened the villagers even more was that the corpse was wearing a Taoist robe and holding a broken peachwood sword in his hand.
After the villagers shuddered and looked at the terrifying corpse, they turned to an elder who was over half a hundred years old and muttered, "Village chief, what should I do now?" ”
The old village chief was also full of fear, and after wiping the cold sweat on his forehead with his hand, his lips trembled and said, "It's just ...... I can only invite another master. ”
As soon as he heard the words of the village chief, one of the villagers immediately said with a pale face: "Village chief, that water ghost is amazing, and now that two mages and a few Taoist masters have died, can you still go there to invite masters?" Let's hurry up and pack up and run together. ”
The terrifying corpse on the ground was the master invited by the old village chief, who claimed to be a Taoist priest before his death, and swore yesterday that he would help the villagers get rid of the water ghosts in the river, who knew that it had become like this early this morning.
The old village chief glared at the villagers who spoke, then sighed heavily, and said helplessly: "Run?" If we can run there, there will be chaos outside, and there will be no way for us to live. ”
However, another villager said: "Then you can't wait for death in the village, if you continue like this, I am afraid that the people in the village will be killed by the water ghost." ”
The old village chief frowned and said, "There are almost a few hundred people in our village, and there are many old and weak, how can they escape from the village?" If you're afraid, you can't run away. ”
As soon as the old village chief's words came out, the villagers all started to talk about it, some people said, what way to escape from the village, can't wait for death, some people are unwilling to leave, young people can beg for food outside, what about the old people and children?
The latter part of the villagers all agreed with the old village chief's opinion, and then asked a master to try it.
This small mountain village is called Dahe Village because there is a big river behind the village.
The water of the river is good, there are many fish, and it is also the only source of water in the village, but just some time ago, there was a sudden water ghost in the river, and every other day it would kill a person in the village.
When someone drowned at first, the villagers thought that they had drowned in the depths of the river, but many people saw the second person with their own eyes.
When the man was catching fish in the shallow water of the river, he suddenly seemed to have been caught by something, and was dragged into the river, and by the time he came up, he had died tragically.
Many people in the village are rumoring that there must be a water ghost in the big river, and that person was dragged into the water by the water ghost.
The old village chief also felt that this matter was too evil, and eighty percent of it was a ghost, so he ordered at that time to take water during the day in the future, and no one was allowed to go down to the river alone, so as not to be dragged away by water ghosts.
But something even more terrible happened, although no one was dragged into the river anymore, there were still people in the village who were strangely drowned.
People either died in their own water tanks, or they died in buckets, and even one person drowned in the basin while washing his face.
At this time, the villagers were completely frightened, and the whole village fell into panic, and the old village chief had to go and ask the master to get rid of the water ghosts.
As a result, they invited Taoist priests and mages, but they couldn't come back when they went to the river, and the next morning, their corpses would appear in the ancestral hall of the village unbelievably, and those high-ranking people died worse than those villagers, and the death was even more terrifying.
In this case, it seems that the water ghost is telling the villagers: It is useless to invite a master!
Looking at the villagers who were talking about it, the old village chief couldn't make up his mind for a while, and stood there trembling and sighed: Why is there such a terrifying water ghost in the big river.
However, at this time, a young man wearing tattered clothes, straw sandals on his feet, but with clear eyebrows and beautiful eyes, looked like he was seventeen or eighteen years old, and slowly walked into Dahe Village.
The young man seems to have not eaten a full meal for a few days, his body is very thin, and his face is a little pale, but his eyes are very clear, and he seems to be quite energetic.
As if he had been to Dahe Village, the young man knew the way and walked directly in the direction of the ancestral hall in the village.
The strange thing is that such a young man named Hanako, who is like a begging man, not only did the dogs in the village not only not bark at him, but saw him, and the dogs immediately grabbed their tails and whined away.
Soon, the young man came to the door of the ancestral hall, glanced at the villagers who were still discussing, and said lightly: "I can help you get rid of the water ghosts." ”
The young man's voice was not loud, but all the villagers heard it, and in an instant, the entire ancestral hall became quiet, and the eyes of the villagers shifted to the young man at the same time.
"Housheng, who are you?" The old village chief looked at the young man and stepped forward to ask.
The young man raised his eyes and looked at the old village chief, and spit out three words: "Qin Wuming." ”
The name Nameless didn't sound like a name, but Qin Wuming didn't panic, because he only knew that his surname was Qin, and Nameless was the name he gave himself.
Hearing the young man's answer, the old village chief's brows furrowed slightly, and he asked, "Nameless descendant, are you a Taoist priest?" ”
Qin Wuming shook his head.
The old village chief asked again, "Is that a mage?" ”
Qin Wuming still shook his head.
"I'm not a Taoist, I'm not a mage, so how do you get rid of water ghosts?" The old village chief said with some displeasure.
In the eyes of outsiders, Qin Wuming doesn't look like a tall person, his clothes are full of holes, and his whole body is dirty, how can he look like a flower child.
"Yes, you have to have the ability to exorcise evil spirits and eliminate ghosts, and you can also become a beggar, look at your young age, if you don't learn well, how can you do deceitful things, are the people in our village so deceived." Many villagers thought that Qin Wuming was a cheater called Huazi, and then said.
Qin Wuming ignored what the old village chief and the villagers said, but said to himself: "Twelve people, six people from the village, and six outsiders. ”
Hearing Qin Wuming's words, almost all the villagers were stunned, others didn't know what Qin Wuming meant, but they knew it very well.
Coupled with the Dao Leader who just died today, this year, exactly twelve people have died in the village, six of whom are from the village, and the other six are the masters they invited.
"Four men and two women, two died in the river, the rest died in their own homes, and the other six high-ranking people all died here." Without waiting for the villagers to react, Qin Wuming continued.
The villagers and the old village chief were stunned, the young offspring who looked like a beggar in their eyes not only knew how many people had died in the village, but also clearly told the situation of the deceased, these things are only known to the people of the village.
"Housheng, how did you know this?" The old village chief said in surprise.
Qin Wuming didn't answer, but said lightly: "I'm here for that water ghost, if you don't believe me, I'll leave now." ”
With that, Qin Wuming turned his head and prepared to leave.
The old village chief hurriedly ran out of the ancestral hall, grabbed Qin Wuming with an earnest face, and said loudly: "Don't go, little gentleman!" We believe in you, and please save us from Mr. Nameless. ”
"Little sir, please help us!" The other villagers shouted along.
Some of them believed it, and the masters they invited before only learned about these situations after asking them, but the person in front of them was called Huazi Housheng, and he told all the situation, and the villagers were not stupid, so they dared to really call Qin Wuming Huazi.
Qin Wuming stopped and turned around, glanced at everyone, and then said expressionlessly: "I can't make a move in vain." ”
The old village chief was stunned for a moment and understood, and asked cautiously at the moment: "I don't know how many oceans the little gentleman wants?" ”
When they asked this, the hearts of the other villagers also rose, for fear that Qin Wuming Lion would open his mouth, this kind of thing, but every family would have to make money.
However, Qin Wuming shook his head, "I don't want money, just take care of the food." ”
When the old village chief heard that he didn't want money, he immediately breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, and said with a smile: "It's easy to say, it's good to keep the little gentleman eating and drinking." ”
Qin Wuming snorted, then walked into the ancestral hall, glanced at the corpse of the Taoist priest on the ground, and said, "Let's carry the corpse away first, this thing can't stay here." ”
The old village chief hurriedly called out to a few people and ordered, "You guys, quickly carry the corpse away and bury it." ”
A few bold villagers hurriedly stepped forward, covered the body with a white cloth, and lifted it up to leave.
However, at this time, Qin Wuming frowned slightly, and called out to the villagers who were carrying the corpse: "Wait." ”
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