Chapter 13: Fragments in the Water
An incredible scene happened, the dozen or so blood-red vortices on the surface of the river were spinning rapidly at a speed visible to the naked eye, and those river drifters were torn to pieces because they couldn't resist the huge suction force of the vortex, and then their bodies were torn to pieces, and then they were sucked in one after another, and there was not even a slag left.
From our point of view, the entire Xiyue Wharf is like a huge bottomless black hole at this time, and those river drifters are planetary meteorites waiting to be swallowed.
Standing on the boat and watching this chilling scene, I couldn't help but be a little afraid, if I hadn't brought the blood toad over today, I'm afraid that it would have been replaced by me and Lian Mingche now, and there would be no bones left.
The whirlpool lasted for more than half an hour, until almost all the drifters on the river surface disappeared, and then gradually slowed down until it stopped, and of course the remaining few fish that slipped through the net were also solved by the two of us.
In the end, there was only the naked corpse floating alone on the water, I and Lian Mingche glanced at each other, this guy immediately understood, took off the oar and rowed in the direction of the naked corpse, and this kung fu blood toad also jumped from the water to the boat at some point, because the bamboo tube had been broken, I had to temporarily find a wooden barrel on the boat and put it in.
I found a fishing net on the bed again, took out the ink soaked in chicken blood and poured it on it, ready to use it for the corpse later.
As a result, before we could start, the naked corpse on the surface of the river suddenly moved, and turned over under our noses, and slowly sank into the water with its big head down, and then it resurfaced with a small carved wooden box.
I was so angry that I slapped my thigh, and the clue I finally found was broken again, but now it was useless to complain, and after stabilizing my mood, I still picked up the hook and dragged the wooden box over.
The wooden box is not large, about 40 centimeters long and 30 centimeters high, with a curved top, black and swarthy, and looks lifeless. Probably because it is too old, so the black paint on it has fallen off a lot, mottled like a leper head, revealing the bronze color inside, although it is very old, but it can still be seen that this material is a good gloomy wood, otherwise it would not have been soaked in the water for so long without signs of decay.
I lifted the wooden box out of the ground, sat on the edge and gasped, then stared at the box in a daze, what was in the box? What the hell did that mysterious man do when he led me to this West Moon Pier? Could it be that his purpose was for me to discover this wooden box?
I remembered the scene of the horrific corpse on the water just now, and I suddenly felt like I was holding a Pandora's box in my hand, and when I opened the lid, I couldn't tell what kind of demons and monsters would come out.
Lian Mingche waited by the side for a while, probably to confirm that there was no danger around, and seeing that I didn't move, he couldn't help urging: "Eh, don't be stunned with the box, hurry up and open it to see, we still have to get out of here quickly." ”
There was a ghost-shaped bolt on the wooden box, and I grabbed the tongue bolt that came out of the little devil's head and pulled it gently, and the lid on the top of the arc creaked open, and a faint refreshing fragrance wafted out of the box.
The box contained two things, a yellowed and broken book, and a strange weapon that was only thirty centimeters long.
I looked at these two things in amazement, and I guessed what was in the box, but I really didn't expect it to be these two pieces of.
I was very disappointed, I thought it would leave me with some important clues, which would help me find the trace of the female corpse and solve the puzzle under the water of the Kakeji River, but now it seems that I have thought too much.
I picked up the torn book and looked at it, the jacket looked like it was made of sheepskin, it was very old, and the edges were frayed. The paper is yellowish and smells musty, mixed with a pine scent. The edges of the broken book are sewn with red threads, on which are strung four small, round bronze coins. There are three vigorous and powerful, dragon-like splashes of ink written on the letter: Aoki Strange Corpse Collection!
Aoki's corpse collection?!
What a strange name!
I patiently opened the broken book, and was immediately shocked by the content of the book. It turned out that this was not an ordinary book, but a book of cultivation exercises of the art of yin and yang, which recorded all kinds of thaumaturgical cultivation methods, which was eye-opening. I only flipped through a few pages to know that it was a sacred book, so I carefully put it in my close-fitting pocket, and not only that, but I also saw that there were many records of the Eight Elements of Thaumaturgy in the Outer Outer Elements, including the one about the corpse.
Curious, I picked up the weapon and looked at it, and from the appearance of the weapon, it looked like an ancient spear. It is not the spear used by primitive people that we often see in pictures now, but a cold weapon used to stab in ancient times. The spear is silver, and the handshake is filled with wing-shaped armor, which is very domineering.
I raised my spear and swung it twice, exuding infinite energy.
Suddenly, there was a clear sound, and the spear that was originally twenty centimeters long became half a meter long, and it turned out that this spear was actually retractable, shining with silver light, like a dragon going out to sea, even if it was buried under the tree for so long, it was still brilliant, it was really a divine weapon. When I turned around, I saw that the elongated gun body was engraved with two cloud-like ancient characters: Chopping Iron!
I happily held this magic weapon, it turned out that the name of this gun was "Cutting Iron", what a good name!
I quickly became happy again, although these two things were not valuable treasures, but they were also two artifacts, although I did not find what I was looking for, this unexpected gain was enough to make people ecstatic.
I turned around and saw Lian Mingche frowning, I asked him what he was thinking, Lian Mingche said, "I was wondering how that mysterious person could give you these things?" And judging from what he left behind, this mysterious man will never be a person without a background! ”
"Maybe that mysterious person used to be a water ghost on the Haihe River, and he specializes in dealing with the evil things in the Haihe River, so he naturally has some Taoism." It suddenly occurred to me that maybe these two things were the mysterious man's previous personal treasures, a divine weapon, and a secret book for cultivating the Dao Law. But there is one thing I don't understand, why would this person leave these things to me?
Could it be that this guy knows that our ancestors also fished for corpses? What are you kidding, he won't let me give up my family name, take over his class, and continue to be a water ghost who wanders on the Haihe River all day long, right?
I told Gu Meidi about this idea, and Lian Mingche smiled and jokingly said to me: "I think that's also very good, floating on the Haihe River all my life, free, and respected, how good, there are so many people buried when they die, what a scenery." I don't know why, but when he said this, I seemed to see a little loneliness in his eyes.
"Don't!" I shook my head like a rattle, and the reason why I chose to go to Tibet to be a soldier was because I didn't want to do it anymore, so I didn't want to deal with those evil things for the rest of my life.
"Let's go, it's not too early, let's go back first!" Lian Mingche beckoned me to row ashore quickly.
Leaving Xiyue Wharf, we stopped the car on the road and went directly back to the city, even Mingche went to the city bureau without even returning home because he wanted to go back to sort out the materials, and I was slightly injured because I tossed for a night, so I went back home and took a shower to get up and go back to the Ministry of Public Security on the river.
Seeing that I had been injured and filthy, the old water ghosts in the house were interrogated again, and I finally managed to cope with the past before I went back to the bedroom and climbed into bed, and took out the copy of "Aoki's Strange Corpse" stuffed under the pillow, recalling all the experiences on the Xiyue Pier during the day today, and feeling more and more the magic of this broken book.
Curiosity led me to open "The Strange Corpse of Aoki" and slowly flip through it under the lamp.
Flipping through the "Aoki Corpse Collection", I felt as if I had entered a bizarre world, which was simply an exorcism book, which recorded in detail all kinds of strange spells and ways to deal with evil spirits. Although the content is a little obscure, I can barely understand it, but there are many spells that I can't remember for a while.
The book is divided into four volumes: Feng Shui Volume, Taoist Volume, Charm Volume, and Martial Arts Volume.
I remembered that my grandfather used to use some talismans when he used to dig up corpses, so I wanted to see with great interest what powerful talismans were recorded in the book. However, what I didn't expect was that the "Aoki Strange Corpse Collection" in my hand had not been gone since the second Dao Technique Volume, and it was broken, and it looked like it had been torn, and the spell scroll and summoning scroll behind it were gone. The book I was holding was actually a fragment with only the first half of the content, so where did the second half of the fragment go?
Yes, I finally thought I had a strange book, but I didn't expect it to be a defective product, and the most critical place was gone.
Forget it, I didn't think much about it, after all, things that are so old will inevitably be lost and damaged.
Although there was a slight disappointment, it did not dampen my curiosity, I started to read the first Feng Shui volume seriously, and was soon deeply attracted by the all-encompassing Feng Shui knowledge, and I unconsciously flipped through it until the early hours of the morning, until my eyelids fought and I reluctantly closed the ancient book.
This night I had a dream that I had become a feng shui master, guiding the world and the world.