With Lin Jianguo's story, I realized that the focus was on the tidal flat, the tidal flat that was exposed after the inexplicable diversion of the Yellow River.

"The diversion of the Yellow River has always been a disaster, but that diversion was so silent that even the people in our village didn't notice it for several days." Lin Jianguo said lightly.

I don't know what kind of disaster the diversion of the Yellow River should be, but it's terrifying to think about, how many innocent people will be drowned by the inexplicable diversion? Speaking of this silent and silent small deviation of the river, is this kind of thing a coincidence, or is it the meaning of the Heavenly Dao?

I couldn't guess what the truth was at that time, but I was just curious why the people in the village hadn't noticed the diversion of the Yellow River, which flowed day and night, for several days.

But without me asking, Lin Jianguo showed a strange expression on his face, then rubbed his nose and continued: "Most people will be very curious, why it took many days for the people in our village to discover the diversion of the Yellow River, in fact, there has always been a problem with the location of the tidal flats where the diversion is located. ”

"You mean it's the altar? That backwaterport? I finally couldn't resist asking.

"Yes, before the tidal flats were exposed, the backwater bay was even bigger, but do you know what the backwater bay is in the past? There are a lot of unjust souls on the Yellow River, many people are buried in the Yellow River every year, the backwater bay is generally a place to gather dead bodies, such a huge backwater bay, people in the village occasionally pass by there, almost all will find floating and sinking corpses There are also professional corpse collectors will be active in that area for a long time. But, you know what? If you want to go there to retrieve the body, the price given by the family is definitely different, and it will be several times the usual price. Lin Jianguo said to me seriously.

"Why?" I asked this almost subconsciously, although I already had some guesses as to why.

"Because people and boats often disappear in that backwater bay, they can't get out inexplicably, and this kind of thing happens once or twice almost every few years, so if the corpse collector is active in this area, he will naturally charge several times more price." Lin Jianguo glanced at me meaningfully.

And I already understood, and said: "The so-called can't get out, is it the same road as us, and this happens?" ”

"Probably, right? Or can you just keep walking on this waterway forever? I'm not sure about the situation, the end is not something that anyone can reach, and reaching it is a dead end. Lin Jianguo's tone was a little embarrassed.

Such a simple sentence, but it makes me feel extremely terrifying when I think about it, and repeat it forever? I experienced that kind of despair just now, and what makes people even more desperate is that judging from Lin Jianguo's tone, the end point is not a good place, and it is absolutely impossible to go back to the familiar place.

Looking at my expression, Lin Jianguo sighed softly and continued: "It's such a place, people and boats are often missing, and the people in the village think that these people are swallowed by the ghosts gathered in the backwater bay, so if it is not necessary, they will definitely not take the secret passage to the place where the backwater bay is located, which is why the people in the village found that a tidal flat was exposed there after a few days." ”

"Haven't you been discovered by anyone else? Like a corpse digger? I asked.

"Money matters? Or is life important? After decades of going on there, how many more corpse diggers do you think will take the risk? Even though this is a relatively remote place on the Yellow River, something like this has happened, and the place where our village is located has become quieter and quieter. Lin Jianguo explained, and then continued: "It is also a coincidence that we found that tidal flat, because a certain person in the village went to a certain place in order to get a shortcut, and that place said that there was something good, and he wanted to get ahead of others, only to find that the course of the Yellow River had shifted slightly, revealing such a tidal flat. ”

This discovery frightened the man, and he immediately turned around and returned to the village. Don't think this is an exaggeration, relying on the Yellow River to eat, the people who survive on the Yellow River are extremely in awe of the river god, so such a small deviation, subconsciously will think that it is a warning from the river god! You know, the reason why our village has been inherited for so long and lived so freely is all because it depends on the hidden place of our village, like the place where the paradise is located, and it is even more concerned about this kind of warning, for fear that the river god will be angry and drown the location of our village. Lin Jianguo continued.

And I nodded, there is no joke, these people's superstitious awe exists in every place in the land of China, whether this awe is ridiculous or not, you have to admit that there are people who are in awe, and once the human heart loses its restraint, the kind of horror is unimaginable.

"So, when that person sent the news back to the village, the top of the village decided to go out and hold a large-scale sacrifice to revere the river god." When Lin Jianguo said this, his expression showed a trace of pain, but he quickly put away this emotion and continued: "At that time, I was already born, and if there was no accident, I would have become a village robber who robbed tombs on the Yellow River, but the accident happened. ”

"How did that happen?" I can't imagine that a single sacrifice can lead to amazing surprises.

"Remember the capable guy I told you about earlier? That person is the head of our village, he has a pair of very vicious eyes, others can't see the clues, but he can see the difference at a glance, what he judged what is under the river, what is famous under the tidal flat, that basically will not go empty He said himself, he is hopeful of kung fu and the like, anyway, I don't quite understand, that day I followed the people in the village to the tidal flat, ready to sacrifice, to see him excited beyond measure, he was like crazy excited, told the whole village, Exposing this tidal flat is not a warning from the river god, but a favor and reward from the river god. ”

Lin Jianguo did not specifically say the situation at the time, just a description in a few words, but I seemed to be able to see the excitement of the so-called village chief, and at the same time I was shocked, Wangqi's kung fu, that is not walking with Chengzhen, but I have never heard that Chengzhen has this ability, and I can see at a glance that the underwater tomb master is in the folk, that's what it means?

In short, the result was that the village chief told us with great certainty that there was an amazing good thing hidden under the tidal flat, so we had to dig up the tidal flat, and everyone in the village had a share, because the reward of the river god could not be obtained alone. I remember the village chief being very excited, saying that if we were lucky, what would be under the tidal flats would keep our whole village at ease for many years, probably like this. Speaking of this, Lin Jianguo smiled bitterly.

"The result? What was dug up? I couldn't help but ask.

"What did you dig up?" Lin Jianguo frowned slightly, then tapped his fingers on the table of the low table, and was silent for a long time before he said: "The village chief was not wrong, we quickly used special methods to dig a tomb in the tidal flat, and after going down, I don't know whose tomb it is, in short, the burial inside is very rich and very weird At that time, I was still a child, and I was not qualified to participate in the specific excavation, in short, I remember that at that time, the people in the village were shocked by everything in the tomb, because there were too many strange places At that time, My parents are still there, and I remember when they came home, they said at the beginning, what happened in the tomb, and then they kept silent, so I didn't know very much about what I knew, I knew that it was the last thing that was dug up, and it turned everything upside down. ”

"What's the last one to dig up?" I think this story is extremely complicated, and I don't even know how this matter is connected to Lin Jianguo's son.

"It was a thing hidden under the coffin, I only found it after I opened the coffin, I haven't seen that thing, I just heard that it was a gossip box." Lin Jianguo said to me.

Box? I couldn't help but have a puzzled look on my face, and it was clear that I was fascinated by this magical past.

"It's probably a box, in short, the tomb is very magical, full of all kinds of runes that people in our village can't see, and the box is even more tightly protected, it is said that at that time, under the coffin was covered with all kinds of rune paper, and the box was inlaid with a piece of jade, according to experienced people, it was a jade talisman, in fact, I don't know the specifics" Lin Jianguo looked at me apologetically.

Jade? I don't know why, but when I heard this, I had a bad feeling welling up inside me.

I felt like I had grasped something, but I couldn't focus on it, but the inexplicable nervousness in my heart had made my fingers cold.