After the black dog ran away, I looked at the old water ghost: "What are you going to do here?" ”

The old water ghost said lightly: "Find a corpse that can marry you and Huanghe Niangniang." ”

I'm not calm anymore, I feel the chill in the back of my spine bubbling on my head, how can a dead person still marry a living person?

As if seeing through my thoughts, the old water ghost said: "In fact, when you left Hezi Village, you were not far from death, and what can keep you alive and well is all because of the treasure on your body." ”

If it had been in the past, I would have fought with him if I heard the fortune teller say this to me, but now that the matter has come to this, I can't figure out whether it's true or false, whether it's true or false.

But what is certain is that the treasure that the old water ghost said should be the jade pendant given to me by the red-robed female corpse at the bottom of Erdaokou.

The red-robed female corpse did not harm me, but kept saving me, which made my brain more and more confused.

The old water ghost stared at me and said: "You are carrying a double evil, among which the marriage date of the Yellow River Niangniang is the most urgent, except for today, you still have six days to live, six days later, the Yellow River Niangniang led the crowd to die and came to the door to marry, even if there is such a baby, you will definitely not survive that night!" ”

When I heard this, I hurriedly asked, "How will I survive this calamity?" ”

The old water ghost knocked on the bag under his eyes, put the cigarette holder in his mouth, and said vaguely: "I am now using the method of exchanging corpses for life, when I used to fish for corpses in the Yellow River, if I didn't meet some corpses that the Yellow River King was not sure to let go, it was necessary to choose a dead body that matched the deceased's birthday and put it into the river, and exchange it with the Yellow River King, so as to fish out the drowning corpse, but the Yellow River Niangniang took a fancy to you, just having a birthday is far from enough, she has touched your body, and she has already firmly remembered the smell of your body, I asked Lao Hei to go to the corpse cliff to find a dead corpse with a similar breath to you, and then change its eight characters, maybe you can be deceived and get through. ”

I don't understand: "Since you got married in Hezi Village, how did the Yellow River Niangniang get there, and let alone the jade corpse that was washed away at Erdaokou, will she be allowed to cross the line like this?" ”

The old water ghost glanced at me, squinted his eyes and said, "You don't look like an ordinary person, but it makes me feel something." ”

"What does it feel?"

"I can see the shadow of the treasure holder in you!"

I took a deep breath, although I read all the "Ancient Records of the Treasure" in my hand, but for the treasure, I only know some theoretical knowledge from the paper, which is far from the real treasure, and the reason why the old water ghost said this, I feel that he is also testing me.

"Many years ago, I had a business with a treasurer, but the two only had a one-sided relationship, which was a transaction, and I heard him say some bizarre stories, but I didn't take it seriously." I said.

The old water ghost gave me a meaningful look, then returned to the topic and said, "The question you just asked is also what the old man intends to do. ”

"What do you mean?" I was puzzled.

The old water ghost said: "The Haihe River and the Yellow River were originally two big rivers that had nothing to do with each other in ancient times, but after Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty, the Yongji Canal was dug out by hand, and the two rivers were connected together. ”

I nodded: "I have heard this saying, there must be a dragon out of the water, the dragon can transform into a human form to enter the world after listening to the teachings of the sage, after a hundred years of red dust experience, it can transform into a true dragon and ascend, ranking in the immortal class, and leaving the livestock road." ”

The old water ghost looked at me with even more surprise, I didn't dare to tell him that this was the description of the "Heavenly Spirit" in the "Ancient Spectrum of the Treasure", so I asked him what to do next.

He said: "Where the balance is prosperous, unless you encounter the evil of the people on one side, the dragon god in the river will not come forward easily, but this time, if the Yellow River Niangniang dares to risk the world's great disobedience, from the Yellow River to Haihe to marry a mortal, this must be a violation of the heavenly norms, the Yellow River true dragon may not be aware of it, but the Haihe Dragon God will definitely not care, and if it is in Erdaokou, then the Yellow River Niangniang will inevitably have a dispute with the group of jade corpses, once this matter is big, it will also attract the attention of all the forces in the world, at that time." , hey, hey......"

The old water ghost said that he took a hard puff of his cigarette gun, and continued in the smoke: "Once this matter is linked to the Great Dao of the World, at that time, even if you really want to die, I am afraid that you will not be able to die." ”

I nodded with some hindsight and asked, "But if you find a dead corpse with the same breath and eight characters as me, wouldn't it be contrary to this plan?" ”

The old water ghost shook his head: "I have my own method, you don't have to ask more before that night comes." ”

The two of them chatted like this for an afternoon, Tong Xiaomeng felt that it was her reason that caused me to be in a precarious state now, so I kept at the door and did not leave, and when we came out, I hurriedly ran over and asked, "How is it?" ”

"The old water ghost promised to help us." I said.

"Really?"

Tong Xiaomeng looked at the old water ghost excitedly, and the old water ghost waved his hand: "It's not the last step yet, don't be too happy." ”

"And how much do we need to pay you?"

Tong Xiaomeng asked, don't talk about the old water ghost, even I was stunned.

I've been asking him questions, and I don't seem to have mentioned a penny of remuneration until now.

I looked at the old water ghost and felt a little apprehensive, after all, people like them are not very interested in money, otherwise with the ability of the Yellow River water ghost, no matter how poor they are, they will not live in such a dilapidated small courtyard.

The old water ghost squinted his eyes and thought for a while, and then said, "When the matter is over, you can invite the old man to have a meal, but I want to eat at your house, I don't want to go to the restaurant." ”

The real Yellow River corpse collectors, including water ghosts, whether they are salvaging corpses for others or solving some problems in the Yellow River, will never accept money after the matter is completed.

But the family of the deceased had to invite them to a light meal at home, and before leaving, they had to tie a strip of red cloth three inches wide and one foot long to the middle finger of the boatman. These are all for the purpose of warding off evil spirits, and they are also the ancient rules of the Yellow River.

However, the old water ghost told me that before the wedding night, I must sleep in the jade coffin in his house every night, otherwise I am afraid that I will not survive for seven days, and I will die directly in Huangquan.

I nodded, agreed to his request, said goodbye to Tong Xiaomeng, and returned to Liu Dehan's house.

When the two of them entered the yard, Jin Yiyi squatted in the yard with a grin, bargaining with Liu Dehan.

Jin Yiyi is a full profiteer, belonging to the kind of person who has to tear off a layer of meat from the ribs for a dollar, I heard that he was Liu Dehan because of the difference of five hundred yuan less per person, and his face was red and his neck was thick, so he whispered to Tong Xiaomeng: "See, every penny we earn is hard-earned money, don't look at us businessmen with colored eyes in the future." ”

Tong Xiaomeng glanced at me: "No business, no treachery." ”

I shook my head helplessly, and when I heard that the last two people didn't discuss a result, I ate some dinner, and told Jin Yiyi that I wouldn't live here tonight, so I wiped my mouth and prepared to leave.

What I didn't expect was that Tong Xiaomeng would also live with me in the old water ghost's house, but I was relieved to think about it, the matter of the jade corpse in Erdaokou was not only involved in me, but also her, in this unfamiliar environment, she naturally needed to find a safe place to find shelter, and without thinking too much, she agreed to take her away.

Shanxia Village is not as eccentric as Hezi Village, just an ordinary river village, the villagers have a full meal at night, sit together in groups of three or five, take advantage of the cool and nonsense, see us also greet us with kindness, and ask how the price is negotiated.

This kind of environment is undoubtedly very comfortable, I went to the old water ghost's house with Tong Xiaomeng, the old water ghost had just finished dinner, gave the black dog some food, and then beckoned us to hurry into the house, but as soon as I entered the door, I saw a dead body lying in the dim light in the house.