In a "swish" sound, after only three licks, the wet rune paper was licked into a roll, and the phantom stretched his neck and swallowed it.

At the same time, the blind man's tense body was like a deflated ball, lying back weakly and not moving, and soon let out rhythmic breathing, and he actually fell asleep.

"He's fine." Jiang Xiaobai breathed a sigh of relief.

Looking at the shadow again, after swallowing the talisman paper, it curled up in a ball beside the blind man, and fell asleep in a blink of an eye, making a burst of snoring sounds.

It's really surprising that this little leopard is not only powerful, but also has such skills.

After the blind man was dealt with, I told Jiang Bai: "You watch the blind man at home, I'll go out." ”

With that, I grabbed a flashlight and put it on my waist, grabbed an axe in the corner, and turned to go out.

I want to go to Huaishui to see the old village chief, if he is really the villain behind the scenes, I can't spare him, if the matter has nothing to do with him, I have to help him.

As soon as I stepped out of the door, Jiang Xiaobai stretched out his hand and grabbed me.

"What?" I was puzzled.

"Be careful." Jiang Xiaobai faintly spit out two words and let go of the hand that was holding me.

There were no more words, but I felt concern and worry in her eyes, and I couldn't help but be a little moved, nodded heavily, said "um", and turned and rushed into the night.

The blind man fell, Jiang Xiaobai had to take care of him, and even the phantom swallowed the runes with sequelae, so I could only go alone. I knew in my heart that this trip would only be dangerous, but there were some things I had to do, and the fog that had been bothering me for a long time had to be removed.

In the silence of the night, I ran alone, axe in hand, not afraid at all. On the contrary, the excitement of getting to the bottom of the story fills my chest and adds endless motivation.

Running through the village and through the groves, this time I made it to the edge of the Huai River.

Looking ahead, a little red can still be faintly seen in the Huai water, and the strange unmanned boat has already sailed away. Looking at the shore again, there was a dead silence, and the water monkeys were all gone, only the wooden stick that Guo Jiazhu had inserted was still standing.

I can't believe it, it seems to be very intense just now, the old village chief seems to be using some kind of spell to fight the water monkeys, how can it be over in a blink of an eye?

I was not at ease, so I rushed to the water's edge again to see what I wanted.

As I approached, the red glow in the middle of the water suddenly became confused, and as far as I could see, a wall of gray-white fog came silently on the north shore, gradually swallowing up the boat.

This is the autumn fog in Huaishui, due to the large temperature difference between day and night after the local entry into late summer and early autumn, it is not uncommon for fog to rise at midnight. It's just this situation, but it gives me an inexplicable pressure, as if there is something terrible hidden in the fog.

A sense of crisis arose, I grabbed the stick, and watched for a while without finding anything abnormal, the fog was about to rush over, and I decided to give up and go home first.

The moment I let go of the stick, a small sound came to my ears, it was ...... The sound of bronze colliding!

I was taken aback, and looked down to see the stick piercing through the clasp of a bronze chain and digging deep into the ground. It turned out that Guo Jiazhu did not insert the stick indiscriminately, but fixed the bronze chain.

A flash of lightning flashed through my mind, and I threw down my axe and began to pull the chain.

Sure enough, I found that something was wrong when I started, the bronze chain was very heavy, I was struggling to pull it, there must be something underneath!

I immediately picked up speed, it could be a water monkey down there, or something else......

As I pulled hard, the bronze chain broke straight, trembled violently, and made a loud noise, and the water surface was shaken and numbed by a line, and it was about to come out of the water! At this time, I raised my vigilance and slowed down a little to prevent the monkeys from suddenly coming out of the water and hurting people.

At this moment, the first thick fog rushed over like a monstrous wave, silently drowning me completely.

In the blink of an eye, the surroundings were gray, and the sight was only about two meters away.

My eyes could barely see, and I couldn't help but get nervous, my heart beating faster, and my breathing was rapid, which was very clear in the dead fog.

Finally, with a "bang", the water exploded, and the thing was pulled out of the water by me. I quickly loosened the chain, grabbed the axe, and made a chopping stance.

When I saw what it was, I was taken aback and quickly threw the axe again.

The conjecture has been confirmed, and the copper chain is no longer locked by a water monkey, it is the old village chief Guo Jiazhu!

He lay on his back on the riverbank, his hands on either side, his fists clenched, and then looked at his face, his lips pursed, his brow slightly furrowed, and he did not move.

After probing, he was no longer breathing, but judging from his expression, it should have been just out of breath, and his brain was still somewhat conscious, so I immediately started first aid on the spot.

After only a few presses, Guo Jiazhu stalked his neck, squirted out a large mouthful of water, and then took a deep breath in his throat, which was too violent, and made an obvious tracheal whistle.

I breathed a sigh of relief, fortunately I found it in time, otherwise this guy would have died under Huai Water in vain.

Now it seems that he probably knew that I was peeking from the sidelines, so he deliberately fastened the copper chain with a stick to prevent himself from having an accident and to remind me to save him.

After a few more breaths, Guo Jiazhu opened his eyes weakly, looked at me, released his frowning brows, sighed, and closed again and stopped talking.

Now that the surroundings have been completely shrouded in dense fog, the sense of crisis has pressed over like a mountain, not the place to speak, I hurriedly groped for Guo Jiazhu's feet, and began to understand the chain.

His feet are locked in double buckles, and I've had an experience that even if you don't have to look at it, it's easy to pry. As the ear pick touched the mechanism, only a "click" sound was heard, and the copper lock opened.

At this moment, Guo Jiazhu's deep voice came from his ears, "Son, it's not easy to walk at night, you go home, leave me alone." ”

"Less nonsense!" I didn't bother to talk to him, so I grabbed his hands and squatted down, took it hard, and put it on my back.

Guo Jiazhu sighed again, didn't say anything more, and didn't struggle.

With Guo Jiazhu on my back and Huaishui to determine the next direction, I began to trot towards the village, preparing to bring the person back first, and then ask him questions when it was safe.

The trip went unexpectedly well, and I walked across the riverbank, through the groves, and into the village, all the way without hindrance. Now the village is completely covered in thick fog, and it is impossible to see far, and only when you get closer can you see the outlines of the houses.

When I saw the first house, I breathed a sigh of relief and entered the village.

Although the old village chief was old, he was in good health, tall and tall, and I was in a hurry to return to the village and run quickly, so I had no strength by this time, and I was ready to ask the villagers for help.

The first house in the north of the village is Mai Xiang's sister-in-law's house, she herself had an accident, and the man may still be at home, I immediately ran to the door, put down Guo Jiazhu, and slammed the door hard and shouted: "His eldest brother, the old village chief has an accident, come out to help!" ”

After shouting three times in a row, it was still dark inside, and there was no movement at all.

I pondered that he probably went to the village office to take care of his daughter-in-law, and their son worked in the county seat, and there was no one at home.

Turning his head, Guo Jiazhu was lying under the wall, motionless, as if he had fainted again. At this time, my legs were weak and sweaty, and I had no strength to carry him on my back again, so I had to leave him where I was and touch the next one.

Next to Mai Xiang's sister-in-law's house is Lian Sheng's eldest brother's family, the couple is in their thirties, there are two children in elementary school at home, and there is a big yellow dog in the yard, which is fierce. This time, however, I shouted longer and banged on the door louder, but not only did no one answer, but not even the dog.

"It's strange...... "I'm a little confused, is it possible that even the whole family of the eldest brother has gone out?"

With suspicion, I went back to see Guo Jiazhu, and then touched the next one.

This time it was Aunt Qiu's house, only the old couple lived, both of whom were already sixty years away, and because of the bad legs and feet of the eldest mother, she hardly went out.

However, like the previous two, even though I screamed in my throat, there was still no answer inside.

Looking around, there was a thick fog and no lights on. I just shouted so loudly that everyone in the neighborhood should hear it, and even if I don't go out, I should always turn on a light, right?

In the fog, the Aconitum Village was quiet, not only could not hear the human voice, but even the chickens and dogs could not be heard. The village hasn't changed at all, but it feels indescribably strange.

I got goosebumps, gritted my teeth, grabbed the door of his house and lifted it up, lifted the door panel, leaned on the side, and entered the house. This is the kind of old-fashioned wooden door, which is carved up and down, even if it is tied inside, it can be held down with one support.

Of course, usually only thieves do this, but now everything is so unusual that I can't care about it.

After entering the door, I felt the light rope and pulled it down, but the light was not on, was the power out?

I turned on the flashlight I had with me and searched back and forth around the house, my heart beating to my throat for fear of seeing the terrible scene I imagined. But after looking around, I found nothing, not only was there no one in the house, but the big yellow dog was also gone.

I'm even more confused, can't all three families leave home?

Since the old village chief was still outside, I didn't dare to stay for a long time, so I hurriedly retreated and returned to the door of Mai Xiang's sister-in-law's house again.

After checking, Guo Jiazhu's breathing was a little short, but he was in good shape, but he fainted again. I regained some strength, put him on my back, and ran to the south of the village.

Guo Jiazhu's house is in the westernmost part of the village, far away from here, and there is no one else at home, so I am going to carry him home.

Grinding through the fog, I gritted my teeth and sweated profusely, but I was young and strong, and I finally rushed home before my physical strength was about to collapse.

Like other people's homes, my house was pitch black, there was no sound at all, the courtyard door and gate were open, and I still maintained the posture I had when I went out.

When I entered the hall, no one could see it, so I put Guo Jiazhu on the bamboo bed and shouted: "Wang Blind, Jiang Xiaobai, come out quickly, Guo Jiazhu has an accident!" ”

There was no response in my room, and there was no response in my adoptive father's room, but an old voice came from the kitchen, "Xiaoxi is out of school?" I'm making lo mein, and I'll serve you a bowl to eat. ”

I was struck by lightning, this voice is so familiar, it is actually my late adoptive father, Ding Lao Pole!