By this time, it was already dawn. I yawned and leaned back in my seat. Then he said in a daze: "Officer Shi, I have to go to the south." ”

Officer Shi slammed on the brakes and nearly threw me out.

He looked at me with wide eyes and said, "Brother Zhao, you don't want to abscond in fear of crime, right?" ”

I said with an innocent face: "I am not guilty, why should I abscond in fear of sin?" We have already found out the source of the asahi bacteria. It's on a mountain by the Xiang River. ”

Officer Shi looked at me, as if to distinguish between truth and falsehood.

I said a little unpleasantly, "Officer Shi, you won't believe me, will you?" ”

Officer Shi laughed dryly and said, "Trustworthy, trustworthy." Then he said worriedly: "I have vouched for you, in case you are gone, it is a trivial matter for me to lose this job, and I will not be able to take the responsibility of the boss." ”

I said, "Don't worry. How righteous I am. It's not that you don't know. ”

As if he was hypnotizing himself, Officer Shi nodded incessantly and said, "That's right, you said that the master of ghost hunting, for the sake of his friends, has been born and died several times, and he is a good man who talks about righteousness." ”

I said, "yes." I'm involved in big things like ghosts and gods. Now it's just that some of the police want to investigate me, and they won't scare me away. ”

Officer Shi nodded and said, "That's good, that's good." ”

There is no train in Yucheng. So Officer Shi took us back to Huaicheng again. We packed up a little, mainly with a lot of money, bought a sleeper and got ready to go.

According to the rules, my broadsword cannot be brought to the train. But Officer Shi gave me a certificate and personally sent me to the train station. Finally, it is a special matter, and the net is open.

When I was on the train, I asked Xue Qian: "Old Xue, wasn't your mother very disgusted with your involvement in the affairs of gods and ghosts?" Why don't you seem to care about you now? ”

Xue Qian sighed and said, "In the past, she didn't want me to participate because she felt that this kind of thing was too dangerous. Now, how to say it? Since Zhong Kui behind me has a seizure. I had to tattoo a rooster, and my mother's attitude changed. According to her, instead of staying at home and waiting to die, it is better to go out and explore in case we can find out about our mission. Our people don't need to be born and wait for death. ”

Throughout the day, we slept on the sleepers. It was noisy and there were constant conversations, and then I took out a wad of money, gave it to them, and kicked them out.

Xue Qian smiled: "Lao Zhao, you are really rich now. I started to ask for private rooms when I took the train. Forgot that I couldn't find a job and stayed at my house? ”

I waved my hand and said, "It's not the same time. I've had times when I rolled over. But I asked them away, not to put on a show, but to answer the phone. Not too many people can know about the fungus. ”

Xue Qian nodded again and again when she heard this, and kept praising me for being thoughtful.

The three of us slept into the night, and the call came again.

I pressed the hands-free as usual, and the three of us got together and listened.

A woman's voice came from the other side of the phone, and it was difficult to tell how old she was, only to hear her say, "Brother Zhao, I'm a drunk." ”

I said, "I guess you're drunk, why didn't you call me yesterday?" ”

The drunkard said, "Yesterday I appeared in a poor little mountain village. Most of the people in the village didn't know what the phone looked like, let alone had one, but there was a lot of good wine that made me drink to my heart's content. Later, I carried a jar of wine and walked outside, and I walked all night without leaving the mountain. So I didn't call you. ”

I hummed and said, "We've found the river in your dream." Moreover, it is very likely that you came to the world from that place. ”

The drunken ghost was very interested, and she asked, "Where is that river?" ”

I told her the address.

The drunken man said, "If you can get there someday, you must go and see it." ”

I thought to myself: this village is very remote. When the train arrives at the station, we will probably have to walk all day to find the village, and the drunks only have one night, which is probably not enough.

Although the truth is cruel, I did not sue the drunk. Instead, he continued to interrogate her with Mr. Lu and Xue Qian, and repeatedly asked her what she remembered. We asked until dawn and never got any more valuable information.

Shortly after dawn, we arrived at our destination. Then I took the address, asked all the way, tossed all day, and finally found the small village.

It can be seen that the village is very old, the ground is paved with bluestone slabs, and all the houses maintain an ancient charm. I walked around the village and even forgot what age it was.

I was carrying a big knife on my back, and I felt like a scholar carrying a bookcase, on my way to Beijing to catch the exam.

Mr. Lu sighed: "The house here is very old. It hasn't been touched for at least fifty or sixty years. ”

Xue Qian said: "Looking at the style of this house, the people here should have been quite rich before. However, now there is no money, otherwise, the old house would have been demolished and a new building would have been built. ”

I said, "Maybe people think these houses are antiques and are reluctant to tear them down?" ”

Xue Qian pointed to one of the houses: "Look at this crack, you can almost get in." No matter how valuable an antique is, it shouldn't be stoned to death. ”

We walked around the village and found that there were very few people here. I saw only a few old men with gray hair.

We picked an old man who seemed to be deaf and clear-eyed, and asked, "What about the people in this village?" ”

The old man sighed and said, "It's all gone." Nowadays, young people like to go to big cities, eat and go to restaurants, sleep in buildings. Who wants to stay here? The rest of them are reluctant to leave this place. Or, the children and grandchildren are not angry and are unwilling to take them away. ”

I took out the money and asked, "Can I spend the night here tonight?" ”

The old man took my money back and said, "It's just a night's sleep, so why bother giving money." Come, I'll prepare you a jar of good wine tonight. ”

Mr. Lu nodded and praised: "This place still retains the ancient style. ”

The old man's yard was cleaned up, and we were under the sunset, watching him make a fire and cook. Before the sun went down, dinner was on the table.

The old man said: "For so many years, I have become accustomed to sleeping when it is dark. ”

This meal was eaten very quietly, and it was quiet in the heart. I smelled the smell of aquatic plants in the air, and suddenly remembered that in the Evil Bodhisattva Temple, Mr. Lu's senior brother entertained us once.

After we finished eating, Mr. Lu said, "Zhao Mang, you leave your mobile phone, and Xue Qian and I can answer the phone for you." ”

I was stunned for a moment and asked, "What do you mean?" Do I need you to answer my phone? ”

Mr. Lu said seriously: "I'm worried that a phone call will miss you." ”

I was a little puzzled and asked, "What is wrong with me?" I'm fine. ”

Mr. Lu pointed to the sound of water in the distance: "Don't you have to connect with the water ghost?" ”

As soon as I heard this, I immediately lowered my face and said reluctantly, "Why am I again?" ”

Xue Qian had already taken my phone away: "Isn't it who you are?" You're the only one here. ”

I sighed helplessly, and then asked Mr. Lu, "How do I connect?" Stand by the water and call the name of the imp? ”

Mr. Lu shook his head and said, "There's a trick here, I can teach you." "360 Search. The Empty House is updated quickly

He said mysteriously: "Water ghosts like to find substitutes for dead ghosts, and the most common trick is to grab people's feet and necks and drag them under the water. ”

I asked warily, "And then?" How do I do that? ”

Mr. Lu said, "You take off your shoes and dip your feet in the water. Then it kicks back and forth. If there are water spirits nearby, you will definitely be attracted to them. ”

I asked, "If this water ghost doesn't approve of it, must he drag me down?" ”

Mr. Lu thought for a while and said, "I'll give you a talisman, and you can carry it in your arms." When the time comes, once this talisman gets wet, it will turn into a big boat and save you. ”

I looked at him dumbfounded: "So amazing? ”

Mr. Lu waved his hand and said: "It's just a trick, it's not a real ship, in a ghostly place, it can still be seen, after dawn, it is rushed by yang energy, and it will immediately appear." ”