Chapter 38 on the Lake
The sinking water, the strange rocks, the fog, and a small boat in the lonely river. Every fluctuation of the water is enough to make people tremble.
The fourth uncle didn't expect that Li Yiheng could escape and patted his thigh: "His grandma, let the old goblin run away." But what made the fourth uncle's scalp numb? The boat unexpectedly floated into the 'Heart-turning Lake' unconsciously.
Xuanqing said to the fourth uncle urgently, "The gloomy atmosphere here is too strong. Li Yiheng actually used this power to break away from the shackles. Look at the hidden miasma around, and the fog is shining and smoke. There must be some evil beasts in this water!"
The fourth uncle looked around anxiously: "More than that, these strange stones seem to be disorderly, but in fact, they are extremely orderly arranged. I don't know how many years they have been in this river. Few people can go out when they come in.
At this time, Xuanqing was also sweating: "It's not difficult to go out. It's difficult to go out alive." After saying that, he was half leaning on the boat gang and was extremely depressed.
The fourth uncle didn't say anything. He picked up the oar and slid quickly. The boat kept moving in one direction, but he couldn't get out of the river fork.
The water under the ship does not glow with water. It is black, like a bottomless abyss, which makes people shudder. Look at the strange stones standing in the river, which are densely lined with deep carvings.
I couldn't suppress my fear and asked the fourth uncle: "Fourth uncle, is it engraved with a spell to seal ghosts? It's so scary."
The fourth uncle wiped the sweat on his forehead and gasped and said to me, "What a ghost spell? Those are all fishermen trapped here. They can't get around and leave a mark!"
I swallowed my saliva after listening to it. With so many marks, how many people will be sleepy? But I didn't see the fishing boat trapped in it. It's hard to be overturned by some water monster!
I was thinking to myself, but I saw a little fishing fire flickering in the fog and kept approaching us. The more I looked at it, the more shocked I became. Is there really any ghost ship?
It is said by word of mouth by fishermen on both sides that every night, there is always a ghost boat floating at the mouth of the greedy (easy to drown) river. The boat is lit with oil lamps and slowly approaching the passing ships. But without exception, a wet old lady will be seen sitting on the boat, weaving a net while smiling at the people on the boat.
Fishermen on both sides call it 'Meng Po boat', because as long as they see the boat, the light one will be seriously ill, and the heavy one will die in a few days. No one can explain it clearly, but they are afraid of avoiding it.
My fourth uncle told me about this when I was a child, and I didn't care about it, but I was fury when I saw the fish fire on the river at night. This 'Meng Po' doesn't sell medicine on the 'Nahe Bridge' well. What kind of business does she get here?
I said in a trembling voice to the fourth uncle who was struggling to row behind me, "Fourth uncle, Meng, Meng..."
After hearing this, the fourth uncle suddenly turned around and looked at the fishing fire floating in the distance with a surprised expression: "Meng Po boat!"
Xuanqing didn't know what this 'Meng Po boat' was. He held the edge of the boat with his hands and looked at the light in the distance in horror: "What 'Meng Po boat', run quickly." After saying that, he also picked up the oar and rowed with his fourth uncle.
But Xuanqing is the only master of the ship these days, and he can't row the boat. The two ends of the hurried work, the boat was unevenly affected and turned around on the river.
The fourth uncle looked anxiously: "Fuck. Your grandma, don't help there. Which direction did we go just now? The fourth uncle scratched his head and couldn't figure out the direction.
The boat stopped, but the ghost fire did not stop and continued to approach us leisurely. At this time, I looked like a life-threatening fire. If I didn't run, I had to accompany the old lady to weave the net.
Xuanqing was anxious like an ant on a hot pot at this time. He walked back and forth on the boat, but he was at a loss. In desperation, he took off his clothes one by one, took off my clothes one by one, and hurriedly knocked off his hand: "Are you scared? What are you doing? If you don't get gnawed by monsters for a while, you will freeze to death.
"I was hit by his mother's nonsense. Hurry up and jump down and escape for your life! Li Sier, take it off quickly. Maybe you can find a way under the water. After saying that, he took off his autumn trousers.
I was anxious and hurried to stop him. There was a way under the water. Where else can he swim?
The fourth uncle looked at him and raised his eyebrows: "Go ahead and comfort the villagers in Lalagou for me."
"Fourth uncle, hold him quickly. This boy is scared. After a while, he really jumps down and it will be ruined!" I desperately grabbed Xuanqing's arm for fear that he would really jump down.
The fourth uncle snorted and went to Xuanqing and gave Xuanqing a big ear thunder. I stretched my neck to look at the fourth uncle, and then looked at the five big red finger marks on Xuanqing's face. The fourth uncle made Xuanqing anxious: "Li Sier, fuck you, your ancestors, hit me." But then I felt something was wrong. When I saw that I was** all over, my face turned red, and I hurriedly picked up the clothes on the ground.
Xue Ru had already closed her eyes and didn't dare to look at Xuanqing again. As I helped him pick up the scattered clothes, I asked him, "You were fascinated just now. Why did you have to jump into the river?"
"He was fascinated by the 'Meng Po boat'. How many people died in the river like this." The fourth uncle frowned and stared straight at the approaching ghost fire.
"His grandma's, it's not good to come when. Come here to join in the fun." The fourth uncle patted the boat and cursed. Then he picked up the wet coat and groped for a while.
There was also a chill in my heart. I inadvertently pulled Xue Ru's trembling little hand and talked about it. There was sadness, but full of hope.
Xuanqing dressed and returned to normal, but the big mark on her face had to stay on it for a few days.
The ghost fire floated so slowly and getting closer and closer. I found a small boat in the dark fog, sitting on it, a wet old lady, waving to us with a smile. I trembled all over and my heart almost jumped out of my cavity.
Xue Ru beside her was also trembling with fear. She did not cry, but tears overflowed her eyes. Look straight at the boat. The boat was clear on the surface of the water without ripples, but kept drifting
Xuanqing didn't dare to speak, but just watched the fourth uncle fill his mouth with garlic. I saw the fourth uncle eating garlic desperately, thinking that he was also fascinated by the old lady, so he hurriedly ran forward and jumped up and slapped him.
The fourth uncle was stunned by me, stopped chewing and stared at me fiercely. I was stared at so stared at by the fourth uncle and was at a loss. Before he woke up, he picked up the oar and was about to rush over. The fourth uncle saw a staring and swallowed the garlic.
fanning back and forth with your hand, which is obviously spicy and terrible. Seeing me rushing in front of me, I raised my hand, lifted me up, and put it down steadily. After a few steps, I walked to the edge of the boat and saw the 'Meng Po boat' walking side by side with our boat. Only then did I see the old lady's face, full of wrinkles, no eyes in her deep eyes, all miserable white eyes, and a trace of a smile hanging at the corners of her mouth. Wave, like the call of death. Since then, I began to understand that sometimes 'laughing' is the most terrible expression in the world.
Xue Ru was so scared that she called out with an "ah" and threw herself into the arms of the nearest fourth uncle.
I was anxious. The fourth uncle said that he may throw Xue Ru into the river in madness. The fourth uncle patted Xue Ru's head, protected Xue Ru behind him, took a deep breath, and blew on the oil lamp on the 'Meng Po boat'.
After a scream, the surroundings returned to calm, the ghost fire disappeared, and the 'ghost ship' disappeared.
The fourth uncle hammered his chest and said to me, "Well, you are a dog leftover. How dare you beat the fourth uncle, don't you?" After saying that, he couldn't help flapping his hand around his mouth.
I scratched my head awkwardly, and then I knew the intention of the fourth uncle to eat garlic just now. The 'Meng Po boat' must have been transformed into something. The fourth uncle wanted to drive away the 'Meng Po boat' with the positive garlic.
Xuanqing also just recovered from the shock of the right talent: "No?"
"It's gone." The fourth uncle replied.