There is a yin and yang river near Longhua Temple in Shanghai, some people say that there are river demons in this river, whenever it is rainy weather, it will make waves and take people's lives.

Of course, some people say that this river is the medium of the two worlds of yin and yang, and there is a yin and yang road in the river, which is specially for yin people to walk. A huge fleet of ships was once seen sailing on the river, but in a few seconds, the fleet disappeared without a trace.

Many people are afraid of it, but I don't think so, my ancestors have lived by the Yin and Yang River for three generations, and they have long known this river well, as for these strange things I have not encountered a single one, but it was not until the appearance of my wife that I changed my opinion.

This matter has to start with my father, he is a corpse salvage, he has been rolling in the water since he was a child, known as Xiaolangli Baitiao, who is responsible for the work of collecting corpses in the Yin Yang River.

The Dragon Boat Festival is coming, and it has rained heavily in the past few days, and the water in the Yinyang River has risen by several inches, which is fierce and abnormal, drowning many people.

That afternoon, my dad had just come back from fishing for corpses in a nearby village, and someone said that someone in Shangnan Village had fallen into the water again, and asked him to go and retrieve the corpse again.

In the past, my father went out to collect corpses and never took me there, but today he called me for the first time, saying that I have grown up, and it is time to exercise my courage, so that my son can inherit his father's business in the future.

As soon as we arrived in Shangnan Village, we saw many villagers surrounding the entrance of the village, and as soon as they saw us, they immediately greeted us.

Strangely, their focus was not on my father, but on me, and even reached out to touch me, and said:

"It's dry, it's dry, it's dry, even the shoes are dry."

"That's him!"

I was puzzled by the fact that my dad asked an older man, "Where did the water fall?" I'll go fish now. ”

But the old man said, "There is no hurry to catch people, we have something to discuss with you." ”

Then they pulled us to a pagoda by the Yin-Yang River.

This pagoda is called the evil tower, as the saying goes, the king of heaven covers the tiger, the pagoda town river demon, it is rumored that there are demons in the Yin and Yang River in the early years, and this evil tower is built to suppress the monsters in the river.

I thought that the body had been salvaged and placed in the pagoda, but when we went in, we found that not only was there no corpse in the pagoda, but a pair of big red couplets were pasted in front of the pagoda, and a lot of Daxi paper cuts were also pasted inside. What's even more bizarre is that there is also a red sedan chair in the pagoda.

The sedan chair is relatively shabby, and the sedan chair made of red satin is a little yellowish, and it is embroidered with the festive pattern of "a hundred years of good cooperation" and "double swallows flying together".

"What is this?"

I was stunned. Aren't we here to retrieve corpses? Why do you feel like you're coming to the festivities? My dad also frowned slightly, obviously surprised.

The old man, who is the village chief of Shangnan Village, explained that in the past few days, the Yinyang River has risen and drowned many people. The village goddess said that this was a river demon. Early this morning, three more people were washed away, a mother and daughter, and a man. The woman and the man were nowhere to be found, but the girl was washed back by the water.

The girl's name was Lingling, she was seventeen years old this year, and the people in the village called her Little River Demon.

As for why everyone calls her a little river demon, this has to talk about her identity, in fact, Lingling is not from this village, twelve years ago, someone found a person floating in the river, and when he fished it up, it was a little girl.

The little girl is white and tender, and she is angry, and no one knows where she came from. The people in the village were going to send her to the government, but it happened that a woman named Chunman in the village, who was alone, said that she had always wanted to have a child, and last night she dreamed that Guanyin sent her a child, presumably this girl.

So, Chunman adopted this girl, because the girl was smart and clever, with a pair of big eyes and a bright water, so he named her Lingling.

Originally, everyone was quite happy about this, but gradually, everyone realized that something was wrong.

Since Lingling came to the village, the village has been drowned by the river every year, and more than a dozen people have died. Moreover, they all died in the area where the spirit was found.

Some people say that Lingling is actually the child of the river demon, and she is here to take her life.

The villagers were terrified and wanted to send Lingling away, but Harumitsu disagreed.

This morning, a child in the village saw Chun Man and Ling Ling and a man struggling in the water, and after a while, the three of them were submerged in the river.

A child in the village saw this and immediately went to find an adult.

When the people from the village arrived, how could there be any trace of people on the river?

The village chief immediately called my dad and asked him to come and get people.

Unexpectedly, not long after, a slender figure was washed to the shore by the river. Everyone went up to take a look, and found that it was Lingling!

Lingling was unconscious, but his mouth was talking nonsense. Everyone looked at each other, not knowing what it meant. Some people doubt that the river is so fierce, after Lingling falls into the water, he can only be washed downstream by the water, how can he be washed back by the water?

In this strange situation, there is only one possibility, the river demon sent her back!

The group was even more uneasy, and someone suggested throwing the spirit into the river, but the village chief couldn't bear it, so he went to find the goddess.

I know the goddess of Fang, she touches the bones and reads the physiognomy, psychic fortune-telling, and is famous far and wide.

Fang Shenpo calculated a hexagram, and after looking at Lingling's eyes, her expression was solemn and she was silent for a long time. The village chief waited anxiously, and asked again and again, but Mrs. Fang said that the secret of heaven should not be revealed, so there were some things she couldn't say. However, from the words of the spirit, there is a solution to the problem......

Mrs. Fang said that in fact, the method is in the mouth of Lingling. Lingling seems to be talking nonsense, but in fact she is talking about a poem:

May this river be safe forever, and life and soul happy every day. Lang rode a white horse, and the sedan chair was red and fresh. The cave room is full of candles and rain, and they stay together according to Chanjuan.

The implication is that if you want the Yinyang River to be quiet and no longer harm people, you have to find a groom for her and marry her.

The village chief has a big head for a while, is this looking for a groom for the Yin Yang River, or a groom for Lingling?

The goddess said it was for the spirits.

"Sure enough, she is making waves, she is really a river demon!"

When the villagers on the side heard this, they were filled with righteous indignation.

"I regret that I shouldn't have taken her in!"

"She shouldn't have been rescued from the river, if she had drowned in the river at that time, so many people would not have died!"

……

The village chief asked Mrs. Fang what is the importance of the groom who is looking for Lingling.

Fang Shenpo asked the village chief to go to the entrance of the village to wait, the groom belongs to the dragon, and he appeared at the entrance of the village today, and when the person appeared, there was not a little water on his body, including shoes.

The village chief and the villagers immediately went to the entrance of the village to wait for the groom. As a result, my dad and I came. When we arrived at the entrance of the village, it was nearly four o'clock in the afternoon, and I was not dripping with water, so they decided that I was the bridegroom chosen by the river demons, and asked me to marry the spirit.

"We have changed Lingling into a bridal dress, and we are waiting for your child to marry her." The village chief pointed to the sedan chair next to me and said to my father.

After listening to the village chief's words, I was curious and wanted to go over and see what kind of girl that Lingling was.

My dad walked towards the sedan chair, and I hurried to follow.

When I got to the sedan chair, I opened the curtain and saw a girl sitting inside.

The girl was about seventeen or eighteen years old, dressed in a red wedding dress, very thin, with a whiter face, and under her black hair, two curved eyebrows, like a crescent moon.

But she sat on the back of her seat with her eyes closed, as if she were asleep.

She's pretty good-looking, and I don't believe she's a river demon. In my opinion, the river demon should be a tentacle monster like an octopus, extremely hideous, how can it be so delicate?

"What's the marriage law?" My dad lowered the curtain and asked.

The village chief said, "As long as your child and Lingling sit in a sedan chair and spend the night on the river." ”

"Nonsense!" My father's face sank suddenly, "The river is so fierce, the sedan chair spent one night on the river, so is there any life to come back?" ”

"This ......," the village chief grimaced.

In the past few days, it has rained a lot, the river has risen sharply, roaring like thunder, not to mention an old sedan chair, even if it is a big boat, I am afraid that it will not be able to support it on the river for a night.

The villagers were anxious and gathered around to beg my father. My dad said he was going to ask Lady Fang first.

"I'm here."

A woman walked in through the door. When I looked closely, the woman looked to be in her fifties, her face was wrinkled, and her clothes were simple, not unlike any ordinary village woman. It's just that one of her eyes is small and slightly sunken, and a fine light shoots out of it, which is extremely uncomfortable to look at.

Mrs. Fang probably noticed that I was looking at her, and looked at me with heavy eyes. My gaze met her, how did I feel that she looked eerie, and I couldn't help but shudder.

My dad asked directly: "What is the basis for the river demon marriage you said?" ”