I sighed and thought to myself, "This ghost is really a demagogue." Under his long-term propaganda, these villagers are not only not afraid of sacrifices, but are afraid of scrambling to jump into the water and drown. ”

There was a satisfied expression on Ma Rope's face. He bowed his hand to the villagers and said, "As long as everyone is pious and serves the river god with all their hearts, everyone will have the opportunity to go to his old man's house and enjoy happiness." ”

Xue Qian suddenly said, "Old man Ma." How do I feel that this is not the case? The three of us never believed in the river god. Why is the river god looking for us? Full Moon often scolds the river god, why does the river god ask her to enjoy happiness by name? ”

As soon as Xue Qian's words came out, all the villagers quieted down. Obviously, after Xue Qian's guidance, everyone felt that there was indeed something wrong here.

I gave Xue Qian a thumbs up, and a gloating smile appeared on my face.

Hehe laughed and said, "Little brother, you only know one thing, you don't know the other." Take you strangers, for example. Outsiders believe in Buddhism. The Buddha also talked about reincarnation. Those who accumulate virtue and do good deeds in the world can become Buddhas in heaven after they die. Those who do evil in the world will go to hell and suffer when they die. And people who are mixed with good and evil, who are not good or bad, have to be reincarnated as human beings, reincarnated over and over again. ”

He looked at the villagers and said, "Lord River God's truth. Same as this one. All you saw was that the old man had taken the man away. But I don't know, after taking it, there is a difference. Whoever blasphemes the gods like the full moon will be imprisoned as slaves and as drudgery. For those like me who devout and worship the river god, they become the protégé of the river god and specialize in pleasure. ”

The villagers asked, "What about us?" What do we do? ”

Ma Rope smiled: "Well, you are not enough to be punished. Good is not enough to be rewarded. I have to stay in the world and make do with it. ”

After hearing this, the villagers all turned their heads and said, "It seems that we will have to worship the river god devoutly in the future." "Speaking of which, I haven't been to the temple to burn incense for months. "It's not enough to burn incense, we must be like the old man with hemp rope and care more about the river god." Did you find that the last few sacrifices were presided over by his old man. ”

From time to time, the praise of the villagers floated to our ears. Mr. Lu said with a smile: "Old man." You're pretty good. ”

Ma Rope also said with a smile: "Won the prize." ”

The goddess came over with some hesitation and said, "Do you really want to sacrifice yourself?" ”

Ma Rope said: "Yes, do you think I am talking nonsense? ”

The goddess looked at him with a puzzled expression: "What you just said...... Do you really think so? ”

An unfathomable smile appeared on Ma Rope's face: "Of course I think so. Over the years, we have worked hard to serve the river god. threw all those who were not loyal to his old man into the river. He's thinking about our good. ”

Seeing that the goddess was still a little hesitant, Ma Rope said earnestly: "Sister." You are the goddess of our village. You are the messenger of the river god in the world. I don't care what you think, you have to force yourself to believe in the river god. When you believe in him, within a month, your heart will be steady. ”

The goddess nodded thoughtfully, and then said, "After you leave, who will be the next village chief?" ”

Ma Rope smiled: "The new village chief has always been appointed by the goddess, and the inheritance of the goddess needs to be supervised by the village chief, have you forgotten the rules set by the ancestors?" ”

The goddess nodded. said: "I know it in my heart. Then, she walked slowly towards the River Temple.

Ma Rope waved his hand and said, "Sacrifice ceremony, continue." ”

The sound of bamboo sounded again. The villagers gathered around the bonfire with solemn expressions.

The four of us didn't have the same Full Moon as we did two days ago. Dancing around the campfire, instead looking at the river in a daze.

Mr. Lu asked softly, "Old man, to be honest, are you a river god?" ”

Ma Rope smiled and said, "You can say that I am or I am not." ”

Mr. Lu said curiously: "How do you say this? ”

Ma Rope pointed to the river and said, "There is indeed a river god in the water. Those sacrifices were indeed given to the river god. But the river god never came into contact with the villagers. Me and the river god, of course, are not alone. ”

He paused and said, "But many years ago, in the name of the river god, I set the rules with the villagers. In the past few days, in the name of the river god, he sent us down. The river god that the villagers saw was actually pretended to be me, so I can also be regarded as a river god. ”

Mr. Lu nodded and said, "I see, I have been taught." ”

Xue Qian frowned and said, "How long are we going to stay in the water?" ”

Ma Rope smiled: "At least three or five hours, at most a day or two." ”

Xue Qian grinned and said, "Even if you are a Taoist priest, you can't hold your breath for so long, right?" Mr. Lui, can you? ”

Mr. Lu shook his head and said, "I can't." ”

Ma Rope smiled: "It's okay. When you are in the water, you can get out of your body. Spirits can walk freely in the water. As for the body, we will find a safe place to maintain the most basic needs, and we can just lay dormant. ”

Hemp rope is theoretically possible. But I always feel unsure.

He was originally a powerful ghost, and this body is not his own, so it doesn't matter if he wants it or not. But a few of us are different. If we can't find a place to lie dormant after entering the water, then we will die?

My heart moved, and I thought, "Could this ghost have set a trap here?" What about deliberately letting us go into the water and then killing us? ”

As I was thinking about this, I heard Mr. Lu say, "Since it's the soul that goes into the water." Then let's find a safe place on the shore, go straight out of the body, and then go in? ”

Ma Rope shook his head with a smile and said, "Three, you only know one, but you don't know the other. This is a body of water that the soul cannot enter. Once you break in, you'll be gone. You have to have a physical body to protect it. ”

Mr. Lu said curiously: "Why is this? ”

Ma Rope said: "I don't know the detailed reason. However, I speculate that it is related to the river god. He didn't know that he was imprisoned here by some master. The waters in this area have the seal of the High One. No matter what soul approaches, there is no doubt that he will die. ”

Xue Qian smiled: "Aren't you from the underworld?" Not even you? ”

Ma Rope was stunned for a moment and said, "Yes, even I can't." As far as I can speculate, this seal must have been laid by the immortals. ”

He turned around and pointed to the villagers behind him: "It took me a long time to make an agreement with the river god. As long as this bamboo sound sounds. We will be ready to enter the water, and he will pick us up in the water. Protecting us from diving. Without his help, we wouldn't have been able to stay in the water for long, even if we had physical bodies. ”

I looked at him strangely: "Why would the river god cooperate with you?" ”

Ma Rope smiled and said, "I promised him that after I got together the Dan Fang, I would find a way to release him." ”

The words of hemp rope are half-truths and half-truths. He claims to be a man of Hades, which is false. But it's true to collect Danfang. If he really gets the Dan Fang and practices into the Immortal Pill, his strength will indeed increase greatly. At that time, maybe you really have the strength to release the river god. Whether he will do so, though, we don't know.

Seeing that the music of the villagers is nearing its end. Ma Rope said: "Several, let's get ready to go down." "Fork Varah Yaba.

A few people from the villagers came out and symbolically wrapped white cloth around us. This white cloth did not bind us to death, but bound us around the waist, like a belt.

Then the villagers lifted us up and slowly lowered us to the surface. I took a deep breath and sank.

The cold water of the river enveloped me, and I closed my eyes, not knowing what was going on around me.

I was scared and didn't know what was coming next. My hands were scratching around, and soon, I grabbed a man. I don't know if he is Xue Qian or Mr. Lu, I grabbed him tightly, like a drowning man has found a life-saving straw.

After a few seconds, I felt a force under the water pulling us. Our bodies are drifting rapidly towards a certain place. Then, I felt a darkness around me, and it was completely dark