I was unwilling to say: "So, do you have to wait until the time limit set by the water ghost has passed before you can save it?" ”

Mom said, "If you wait until the deadline expires to come out, it won't be a rescue." If you want to be rescued, you will naturally let him out before the deadline has expired. ”

"Didn't you say the verdict has already been made?"

"Why are you in such a hurry, kid? Hear me finish. Your grandfather said that the verdict could be changed. Even if it's a court, there are first and second trials. ”

"Can it be changed?" I finally saw a glimmer of hope.

"Yes. You wait. Your grandfather said a lot, and I was afraid that I wouldn't be able to remember it, so I wrote it down with a pen. Don't hang up the phone, I'll look for my note. Mom said.

"Uh-huh." I'm thrilled here.

"Before going into the water to rescue you, you have to burn three incense sticks in the south of the water zombies, and when you light the first one, you will worship the sky, look up, and say in your mouth, there is a spirit in the sky, and ask for the time of heaven; When you point the second root, respect the ground, look down with your eyes, and say in your mouth, the city god blesses, and seeks the advantage of the place; When you point to the third root, you should respect people and ghosts, look at your eyes level, and say in your mouth, "All sentient beings should help, and ask for people." After the three incense sticks are inserted, you can go into the water to rescue the water zombies. When unlocking the chains, it depends on whether the water zombie is male or female, if it is a man, first untie the heavenly chain, then untie the earth chain, and finally untie the human chain; If it's a woman......"

I interrupted my mother as a matter of course and said, "If it's a woman, on the other hand, first untie the human chain, then untie the earth chain, and finally untie the heavenly chain!" ”

"Not true. First untie the earth chain, then untie the sky chain, and finally untie the human chain. Not simply the other way around. Mom said.

"Why?" I didn't understand it, and I didn't believe it very much, thinking that my mother had misheard my grandfather's words.

"Your grandfather emphasized this in particular, for fear that you would simply think it was the other way around. Sure enough, your grandfather knows your thoughts, and knows you better than I do. He said that the sky is the male and the earth is the mother, so the male water zombie unlocks the sky chain first, and the female water zombie unlocks the earth chain first. Once you've unlocked the three chains in order, you'll be able to free the water zombie, and it won't jump into the water again. ”

"I see."

As soon as I hung up the phone, I went into action.

In the order I had written, I first burned incense on the shore on the south side of the pond and revered the heavens and the earth. Although the residents in the neighborhood didn't believe what I said, there were still a lot of people who came to see the excitement. The pond was full of people standing on all sides.

After burning incense, stick the burning incense on the shore, put on a diving suit, and jump into the water with a screwdriver and other tools.

Going into the water during the day is completely different from going into the water at night. When I went into the water at night, I couldn't see the water clearly, and although I borrowed the light of a waterproof flashlight, I felt that the light exposed me to danger. And there was no one nearby at that time, and if something happened, there was not even a rescuer. During the day, you can barely see clearly in the water, and there are many onlookers on the shore, and if something happens, there may be someone who comes down to the rescue. Besides, I've already been in the water once, so this time I have a little more confidence in my heart, so I'm not so scared.

I swam straight to the middle of the pond bottom.

He sat cross-legged as he had done last time, his face serene. The three chains were reconnected, and the place I had pried open was not repaired. I don't have to make any more effort to unconnect the chains from where they were pried. I first untied the heavenly chain directly in front of him, and then untied the earth chain and the human chain in turn.

I don't think there will be any problems this time.

But I was wrong.

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