Chapter 16: Substitute for the Dead
I don't know this woman, but she is really beautiful, with two shallow dimples on her face, two shiny black braids, and a T-shirt on her upper body, which is bulging on the chest, but the T-shirt is very short, revealing a white water snake waist and navel, and raw denim shorts underneath.
Before I could speak, she held out her finger and pointed with a smile.
I quickly lifted my pants with a little blush.
And this woman said something in my ear that shocked me.
"I'm Jinse."
When she said this, my eyes widened, because what I saw that night was not like this, although both of them were beautiful, but they were completely different.
As a result, the woman smiled mischievously and said.
"Sent."
I thought to myself, can't your sister just finish it in one sentence? Is this deliberately teasing me?
But how did she know I was in the toilet? When I first came to the backyard, I didn't see anyone walking into the yard.
As if knowing what I was thinking, the woman looked at me and continued.
"I jumped over the wall to help Sister Jinse tell you one thing, there is a way to get out of this place."
When I heard that I could leave this place, I immediately pricked up my ears.
She continued.
"I'll make a long story short, there is a way to get out of here, and that is to find a 'ghost for the dead' to die for you."
I didn't speak, frowning and waiting for her to continue explaining.
Sure enough, she continued.
"This village is cursed, so we can't leave, but you're different, you're outsiders, so there's a glimmer of hope."
"The first thing that cursed this village was a 'water ghost', that story is a bit old, I won't go into detail with you, in short, since the woman was drowned, the nightmare of the village began, and you people are the same, if you can't escape, you can only drown in the end."
When she said this, I suddenly remembered that the Sisi I saw with Situ Xiaozhu was drowned at first, and then the group leader appeared in the well again, and that Fan Yong was also drenched just now.
I feel that most of what this woman said is true.
She continued.
"If you want to find the 'Substitute for the Dead' and get out of here, the most important thing is the river lantern."
Her words stunned me again, and I remembered the first thought of fishing, and then the strange withered river lantern, and she didn't stop to explain.
"The specific method is like this, write your name and birth date on the river lantern, and then find a living person's blood, hair, and a part of the body anyway, remember that it can't be from our village, because we have a curse, and then put it at the wick of the river lantern, personally light the river lantern and put it in the water, and then drink this potion."
As she spoke, she handed over a bottle.
I reached out and took it, and it was a small porcelain vase that I could hold in my hand, with a wax seal on its mouth.
Then, she continued.
"After drinking the potion, you must leave the village within a quarter of an hour, and you must not look back."
After she finished speaking, I nodded, then looked at the dimple beauty and asked.
"Why should Jinse help me?"
The dimple beauty said with a smile.
"Because Sister Jinse thinks you are very much like her first boyfriend."
To be honest, this reason makes me feel a little nonsensical, and if I want to save them after I go out, I think it would be more logical.
So, I asked this dimple beauty.
As a result, she said with a sad smile.
"We can't help it, as long as we leave the village, we will die within a year, we can't solve it."
Then, she smiled and said.
"Okay, my words have to leave quickly, remember that this matter can't be said to anyone, including the village chief of Biluo."
With that, she jumped out of the back wall in a rage.
"Looking for a substitute for the dead?"
I muttered to myself, to be honest, the idea was quite difficult for me to accept, not because I was a tall person, but because I felt that such things were far away from me.
I've been a good kid since I was a child, I listened to my parents, and I was a good student after school, I read books and studied every day, occasionally played games, and didn't dare to take up too much time, even the kind of movies that made people blush and heartbeat, I just watched a few times by chance, so, my academic performance is not bad, or it is impossible to be admitted to the same university as Situ Xiaozhu.
For an ordinary student like me, who has never done anything in a fight, and suddenly said that I let someone else die for me, I have an indescribable strange feeling in my heart.
After I went back, I saw Situ Xiaozhu looking at me with a strange expression, so I looked at her and asked.
"What's wrong? Do I have flowers on my face? ”
Situ Xiaozhu shook his head and said.
"No flowers, I'm just curious, you've been on the toilet for a long time, almost half an hour."
When she finished speaking, I was taken aback, I did have a few words with the woman sent by Jinse, but how could it be half an hour?
However, Situ Xiaozhu pointed to the wall clock on the wall and said that she must not be mistaken.
It's weird, but I can't figure out what's going on, so I end up thinking about it anymore.
Situ Xiaozhu didn't understand it even more.
However, at this moment, I could never imagine how much this short twenty-a minute period had affected me.
In order to get rid of this strange sense of unknown, the two of us chatted again.
"Ye Yu, do you know, I've actually been paying attention to you, I found that you are the most honest boy in the class, not as smooth as other boys, always want to tease girls or something, I thought you were quite timid, but you are really brave this time, I feel that you are so powerful."
Hearing Situ Xiaozhu's words, I felt a little happy in my heart, no girl had ever praised me so much before, let alone the object of my crush for three years.
After chatting for a while, Sisi came back, and there was nothing else to do in the afternoon, so we started the conversation mode, in fact, I also wanted to understand whether this Sisi was the real Sisi through the conversation, and I just told Situ Xiaozhu about this plan, however, let us wonder a little that this Sisi actually did not show any flaws.
I don't know her well, but, as a woman, Situ Xiaozhu still interacts with her a lot in the game, but she told me that Sisi should be the same Sisi she knew before.
To be honest, it left me a little confused.
In the evening, I was hungry again, and Situ Xiaozhu did not eat like me, and after dinner, I began to practice making river lanterns.
Sisi, who came back from Biluo, also brought tools to make river lanterns, so the three of them started making river lanterns together.
It was getting dark, and I looked at the wall clock, it was now past seven twenty, and it was getting closer and closer to the time that Qianxue had agreed.
"No, I have to take a shower first, while it's not completely dark, can Sisi help me guard the door, and then I'll help you guard it."
Situ Xiaozhu put down the river lantern he had made and said.
Sisi smiled and nodded, and then the two of them walked out.
Of course, I'm a boy who can't say anything about this kind of thing, so I continued to sit in the room and wait, I don't plan to find a substitute for the dead ghost yet, because I want to wait until I see Qianxue.
Maybe there's a better way for Chiyuki.
In this way, after about five or six minutes, Sisi suddenly ran in and whispered.
"That 'Rainy Night Bashan', come, come here......"
I didn't know what she meant, so I quietly walked over to her, but she pointed to the door of the west wing and said.
"You go check it out."
I don't understand this, Sisi asked me to peek at Situ Xiaozhu taking a bath, what does this mean?
Seeing me standing there stunned, Sisi said again in a low voice.
"Don't you don't believe that 'Xiaoxiao Fengzhu' is a ghost? Just check it out, go ahead. ”
I glanced at Sisi with some suspicion, and then slowly walked towards the door of the west wing, from the door, I heard the sound of rushing water, and there was nothing unusual.
Then, I quietly put my eyes on the crack in the glowing door.
The gap in the door was not big, but it was close enough to see the scene inside, and I saw the big tub made of wood, and the sound of water came from the tub, but, strangely, I didn't see anyone in the tub, only saw water constantly flying up and making "Whoop!" Voice.
"Gollum!"
I swallowed because the scene was beyond my imagination.
Could it be that Situ Xiaozhu is really a ghost?
Sisi and Qianxue have said that she is a ghost before, although it is very strange that she has no shadow, but, I don't believe it very much, but, how to explain this weird scene now? This makes me have to doubt Situ Xiaozhu's identity.
"Look, I'll just say she's a ghost."
Sisi also leaned over and said to me in a very small voice.
I didn't answer, but silently returned to the room, I was wondering whether to take Situ Xiaozhu with me when I went to see Qianxue in a while, or whether I would follow Qianxue to escape here alone.
Situ Xiaozhu didn't wash it long before he came out wiping his hair.
"'Sichun Sifu', you go, I'll help you put the water, 'Rainy Night Bashan', you can go last again, anyway, you just have a little water."
This water is specially prepared by the villagers for guests, and it is drained down from the mountain with a hose during the day, which is enough for the three of us.
Sisi winked at me quietly, and then walked into the West Wing, while Situ Xiaozhu was guarding her at the door.
I waited for about five or six minutes, and then quietly walked to Situ Xiaozhu's side, raised my fingers, and lowered my voice and said.
"Shhhh Don't talk, come with me, Sisi has a problem, I'll explain it to you later. ”
In the end, I decided to take Situ Xiaozhu with me, although I don't know if she is a human or a ghost, but I know very well that she is still the one I have liked for three years, and that is enough.