"Are you alright, do you want to matter?"

I ran up and asked with concern.

Zhong Xiaoxuan was shocked, her little face turned pale, but fortunately she was not injured.

"Just ...... What was that thing just now? It's fluffy, it's scary. ”

She stammered.

I immediately explained:

"That thing is the folk rumored water ghost, commonly known as the water monkey, your grandfather was attacked before, and Xiaojuan and the dog baby drowned, presumably this evil is causing trouble."

With that, I looked at the sky in the distance.

I saw the sunset sinking in the west, and the afterglow of the setting sun reflected on the water, rendering a touch of red, beautiful but hidden murder.

The previous attack made me have a conclusion, so I didn't stay long and returned to the village with Zhong Xiaoxuan.

Back at Zhong Laohan's house, there were a few villagers sitting inside, and only after the introduction did they know that they were the village party secretary and village head.

It seems that the haunting of the river is very loud and has alarmed the whole village.

Because of its remote location, many people are still very superstitious about ghosts and gods.

Coupled with my appearance, I was touted by Bai Qingshan and other villagers for a while, so it is strange that the village leaders are not alarmed.

After confirming from my mouth that there was really a water ghost, all the leaders had sad faces.

After all, they are good at governing the village, but when it comes to catching ghosts, they are just striking iron - the profession is not right.

I revealed my identity and patted my chest to promise that I would be able to capture the water ghost.

But before I can do that, I need to prepare some materials and assign some tasks......

At noon the next day, the banks of the river at the west entrance of the village were crowded with villagers watching the excitement.

Although the water ghosts are terrifying, they can't resist people's curiosity.

In addition, it was daylight again, but the expectation was greater than the fear.

So everyone came in pairs, and more and more people gathered.

Zhong Xiaoxuan has been following us, and when she saw this dark crowd, she asked me with some concern:

"Ye Shaohui, will so many people on the shore scare away the water ghosts and affect the whole plan?"

I smiled and comforted:

"It doesn't matter, this water ghost is greedy by nature, and will never leave this water. In addition, I used copper coins to hurt the water ghost before, and now it is noon, which is the time when the yang energy is at its peak, and the water ghost does not dare to show his head. ”

"Wouldn't that be harder to catch?"

Zhong Xiaoxuan asked suspiciously.

I smiled, looking like I was in my chest:

"I just don't dare to show its head, so that I can come to its urn to catch ghosts......"

I looked at the sun and estimated that it was almost noon, when the yang energy was at its peak, so I gave an order, and two young men near the upper reaches of the river bank poured two large bags of yellow powder into the water in one go.

The surface of the water immediately becomes turbid and yellowish, and the powder slowly spreads along with the flow of water.

Xiao Yu, who was standing next to me, wrinkled her nose and asked me with a curious expression:

"Big brother, what's in this water, I feel that the smell is so pungent!"

I patted her cute little head and explained:

"That's realgar powder, which has the effect of detoxifying and repelling insects, drying and dampness and expectorant, and can also effectively drive away yin and evil things, which I asked Zhong Laohan to prepare in advance last night."

As soon as I heard the three words of realgar powder, Ning Wushuang beside me immediately understood my intentions.

But she was still a little puzzled and asked me:

"Why are you working so hard to make a detour, isn't it just a little water ghost? We'll just go down to the river and kill it. ”

I laughed and explained:

"Your method is indeed simple and violent, but I don't want to show my true skills in front of so many people, it would be too shocking."

"Besides, the water ghost is strong when it encounters water, and it is cunning and abnormal, I am afraid of suffering a dark loss, so I still use this more conservative way."

Ning Wushuang heard me say this, thought about it and felt that it made sense, so he nodded and stopped talking.

According to my plan, at a narrow outlet downstream of the riverbank, several fishermen set up their nets and waited for them.

Zhong Xiaoxuan looked at it in her eyes, showing an expression of sudden realization.

She finally figured it out, I wanted to use the yellow water to drive the water ghost to the fishing net downstream, and then capture it in one fell swoop.

Time passed slowly, and the river was still as calm as ever, but the villagers standing on the shore were a little impatient.

The air was hot and dry at noon, and the sun was poisonous, and some villagers who could not support themselves had already returned to their homes.

There are also some who insist on watching the excitement and hide in the shade of the trees, all kinds of heads and ears.

I have a good ear, how many people hear what they are saying.

The villagers began to doubt my ability as a master ghost hunter.

But it's also human.

When it comes to the truth, they should change their opinion of me.

At this moment, a middle-aged man in a white shirt came to me, and I vaguely remembered that he seemed to be the head of the village.

"Comrade Xiaoye, you see that this time has almost passed, why is there no movement in the water at all, could it have run away?"

I shook my head and didn't explain.

This is a bitter thing for the village chief.

After all, he was the one who ordered the operation to capture the water ghosts.

In case of failure, let's not talk about whether it will leave a laughing stock, if it spreads, maybe he won't even be able to keep his black gauze hat.

It was difficult to ride a tiger, so the village chief had to continue to wait for the results.

As time went by, Zhong Xiaoxuan on the side was also a little breathless.

She tugged at my sleeve and whispered:

"Ye Shaohui, what should I do next?"

"Wait ......"

My face was calm and undisturbed, and my eyes kept looking at the river.

In the blink of an eye, it was four o'clock in the afternoon, and ten bags of realgar powder had been dumped upstream, and it was finally sold out.

Most of the villagers on both sides of the strait who watched the excitement also went home disappointed, and they already regarded me as a liar.

Seeing this, the village chief sighed and prepared to give the order to pack up and return to the village.

But at this moment, Xiao Yu suddenly pointed to the surface of the water and shouted:

"Bubbling, big brother bubbling!"

I was overjoyed and looked in the direction of her finger.

When everyone heard this, they immediately looked back.

Everyone was surprised to find that bubbles bubbled up on the originally calm water.

At first, there were very few, but as time went on, the bubbles became more and more, and the whole surface of the water exploded like boiling water.

The village chief looked confused, turned his head and asked me:

"Comrade Sayo, this ...... What's going on? ”

I smiled and said to myself:

"It's quite resistant! After holding on for so long, I finally can't stand it! ”

As soon as he heard this, the village chief was uncertain for a while, as if he thought I was talking about him.

But when I told him that the "fish" was about to take the bait, he was overjoyed.

If you can really catch the water ghost, your prestige will obviously increase a lot, and it will also solve a problem.

The bubbles began to move downstream, surprisingly fast.

Among the fishermen downstream, there are the dog's father and Bai Qingshan.

Both of their relatives unfortunately died tragically under the claws of the water ghost, so the two of them have been holding their breath, wanting to catch the water ghost and avenge the death of their relatives.

And they are the only ones who have not given up and are ready to fight.