I looked at Xue Qian strangely: "What is the ghost lake?" How come you've never heard of it? ”

The flesh on Xue Qian's face twitched, and said, "Because this place is a little terrifying, no one wants to mention it, and outsiders naturally don't know." , but the locals have listened to their parents' warnings since they were young. Do not approach water where there are fish. ”

Xue Qian's words were really incredible, but after thinking about it, it was indeed rare to see fish in the water in Huaicheng.

I said strangely, "If the ghost lake is haunted, you just don't go to the ghost lake." Why ban all fish in the water? ”

Liu lame hurriedly said: "Legend has it that the monster is hiding in the fish. If there are fish in the water, it means that the monster has taken over this piece of water, and people can no longer approach it. ”

I laughed and said, "That's ridiculous, can youkai in the water infect each other like infectious diseases?" What's more, groundwater is all connected, how can you ban it? ”

Xue Qian also said: "I think this is a false rumor, at the beginning, parents may have warned their children not to go to the ghost lake to play. Later, for some reason, it gradually became that you should not go to the water's edge where there are fish. However, after many years of this legend, no one has delved into its origins. You see that the current planning of Huaicheng is obviously influenced by this legend. The water was very clean inside. ”

I asked, "Then the fish we usually eat is brought in from outside?" ”

Xue Qian shook her head: "Then I don't know." In short, no one in the ghost lake has ever dared to fish, so there are schools of fish and shrimp. If the Taoist priest has a strong fishy smell, and it is a ghost. The possibility of coming from the ghost lake is indeed quite high. ”

I nodded, "I see. So should we hurry to Ghost Lake? Do you know how to get around that place? ”

Xue Qian smiled: "Although I haven't been there, how can anyone in Huaicheng not know?" Let's just inquire while we go. ”

A few of us were already talking about leaving. A flash flashed in my mind, and I stopped Xue Qian and Mr. Lu again: "Something is wrong." ”

They asked, "What's wrong?" ”

I looked back at Liu Cripple and said, "This kid is insidious and cunning, we have to guard against it." ”

Mr. Lu said, "What are you afraid of? I'm already on guard against him. ”

I shook my head: "Have you thought about it?" Regardless of whether there are real ghosts or fake ghosts, the ghost lake is extremely dangerous in legends. Not only did people dare not go, but even imps did not dare to approach. If...... Liu Cripple didn't know the origin of the Taoist priest at all, and deliberately made up such a set of nonsense to trick us into the ghost lake, and then use the little ghost over there. Borrowing a knife to kill someone, he will no longer be afraid of us settling accounts with him. ”

When I said this, Liu Cripple's face was pale. He swore and said, "Three masters, everything I say is true. ”

Mr. Lu smiled and said, "I have a solution. Then he took out some sticks from his bosom.

I asked, "What is this?" ”

Mr. Lu picked one up casually, shone it in the moonlight, and said, "This is a peach wood nail." Xiao Li gave it to me. ”

My eyes lit up. said: "Ask you to nail it to the grave of Liu Cripple?" ”

Mr. Lu nodded with a smile: "Xiao Li gave filial piety to this old bachelor for no reason, and he was full of fire in his heart. After listening to this home remedy, he prepared a peach wood nail and planned to nail it to Liu Cripple. Later, when they saw me here, they entrusted me with this important task. ”

Liu Cripple's face was pale, his voice trembled a little, and he said, "Master Lu, what I said is true. I didn't lie to you. ”

Mr. Lu walked to the grave and slowly smashed the peach nail into it. While smashing, he said, "After these nails are nailed, you will be trapped in the grave and will not be able to come out." Seven hundred and forty-nine days later, the soul was gone. ”

Liu lame shuddered, pounced, and knelt on the ground: "Master Lu, you promised me not to kill me." ”

Mr. Lu smiled at him and said, "You can ask my apprentice, when did the promise I made come true?" ”

Liu Cripple was completely stunned, it is estimated that he has never seen such a brazen Taoist leader.

Mr. Lu patted him on the shoulder and said, "Don't worry, if we find that Taoist priest and detoxify it, we will naturally come back and release you." Seventy-seven and forty-nine days are enough for us to do things. ”

After saying this, Mr. Lu smashed the last peach nail into it.

And I saw a whirlwind on the grave, and it grew stronger and stronger, as if it were about to suck in all the things of heaven and earth. I heard the cries of the lame man in my ears, and he was shouting, "What I said is true." Don't forget to let me out. ”

After a while, the wind stopped and the surroundings were calm. Mr. Lu clapped his hands and said, "Let's get ready and go find the ghost lake." The poison on Zhao Mang's face cannot be delayed. ”

Xue Qian yawned, took out her mobile phone and looked at it, and said, "It's almost dawn now." From here to the ghost lake, it's only twenty miles away, so let's rest for a while. ”

I hurriedly said, "Old Xue, I'm dying." Do you still want to rest? ”

Xue Qian said with a smile: "Sharpening knives is not a mistake for woodcutters." Lao Zhao, let's go to the ghost lake to find ghosts, in broad daylight, how to see ghosts? ”

I argued, "Since that Taoist priest knows the news of Danfang, he is definitely not an ordinary imp. It shouldn't be difficult for us to go to him in broad daylight. ”

Although I say this, I actually understand it in my heart. Now the lights are blind, and I can't even hit a car. Moreover, all three of us are hungry, and the situation on the other side of the ghost lake is not clear, in case there is any danger, we are dazed and yawning, and we may be hit.

Thinking of this, I could only nod and say, "Then let's go back and rest first." When you've had enough to eat and sleep, let's hit the road again. ”

On the way back, I kept thinking in my head: "Why did this Taoist priest harm me?" There are only two possibilities for him to do this. Or, he knows the news of Danfang and wants to find me in this way. Or, he and I have a blood feud, Danfang is just a bait that does not exist, and he plans to use the hand of Liu Cripple to harm me. ”

"If it's the first possibility, then we go to the ghost lake, and it may be very smooth, get the Danfang, complete the task, and then unload the heavy responsibility of empty death. If it is the second possibility, we have simply fallen into the net this time. ”

Thinking of this, my heart is a little confused. Life and death are uncertain on this trip, but I have to go, which is really worrying. Together, the skills of the year.

While thinking about it, I turned my head and saw Mr. Lu and Xue Qian next to me. Mr. Lu is just going back, and he can't shirk my business. But what about Xue Qian? There's really no need for him to risk following me. If something happens to him because of me, I'm a little bit sorry.

I patted Xue Qian's shoulder and said, "Old Xue, don't go this time." I'll just do it with Mr. Lu. ”

Xue Qian smiled: "Why don't I go?" I would love to go. ”

I laughed dryly: "This time the excitement is not so pretty." ”

Xue Qian breathed a long sigh of relief and said, "But I'm very curious about this excitement, if I can't see it, I always feel that I am scratching my liver and lungs, and my heart is extremely itchy." ”

I thought helplessly, "Do you really like to watch the excitement so much?" I don't believe it. ”

Sure enough, Xue Qian said again: "You and Mr. Lu's skills are really commonplace. Among the three of us, only Zhong Kui behind me can still fight. That's why I had to go. ”

Mr. Lu laughed twice: "Since your Zhong Kui is so powerful, then you two can go, and I'll go back to sleep." ”

Xue Qian and I said in unison: "There is no door." ”

We laughed twice, and then we fell silent again. This time, like a big rock, weighed down on our hearts. No matter how open-minded we are, we can't laugh.

The rooster has already crowed, the day is dawning, and every qiē ghost has to be avoided. And I was even more melancholy. The three of us, although we have some skills, are definitely not to the point of reaching the world. But why did fate choose us to deal with the underworld? Dealing with the Void?

The three of us are like a few leaves in the long river of fate, we can only go downstream, and we can't do where we want to go or what we want to experience. We can only struggle, hold on a little longer, and not sink to the bottom