The muddy texture at the bottom of the lake makes people feel very uncomfortable, reminding me of my previous experience of crawling around among piles of corpses.

But now I have no choice but to come down and salvage the thing I just saw on the shore.

one hand.

They look slender and white, which is very obvious in the mud. They also have exquisite nails. At first glance, they are the hands of a girl.

With a safety rope tied around my waist, I walked forward while searching for any other foreign objects besides that hand.

Not long after I walked, I felt as if something was grabbing my feet, and I quickly tugged on the rope.

Li Yuan on the shore immediately pulled me up, but the thing under my feet was no less powerful and pulled me down with even greater strength.

Fortunately, I was not far from the shore at this time, so I secretly worked hard and climbed to the shore in a while.

But that thing wouldn't let go, and I couldn't lift my feet up at all.

I could even feel the sharp nails of that thing sinking almost deeply into my flesh.

My heart skipped a beat, and I exerted force to lift my leg up with the huge pain of skin tearing.

"hiss……"

I looked at a long scar on my leg, with blood pouring out, and I couldn't help but frown.

"Come here! Help treat the wound!" Li Yuan shouted, and several property owners who had been waiting nearby hurried forward.

I was in too much pain and dared not move, so I had no choice but to let them handle it. But after a while, they changed more than ten pieces of gauze on me, and the blood was still flowing out. I even started to feel dizzy due to excessive blood loss.

Li Yuan turned dark and asked, "What's going on?"

"This... this bleeding can't be stopped!" A property manager wiped the sweat from his forehead. This was the first time he had seen such a situation in so many years.

I pushed myself up with difficulty and took a look at my wounds.

"Go and get the small box in my bag."

The wound turned black, there was a fishy smell around it, and the skin around the wound had a texture like fish skin.

This is a water ghost.

If you are injured and the bleeding continues, only incense and ash can be used to ward off evil spirits.

"You guys, spread the ashes inside on my wound." I started to feel weak, so I could only say one word at a time.

When those people heard what I said, they all looked at each other, and no one dared to take action.

Li Yuan looked worried and drove them away directly.

"Be patient!" He picked up a handful of incense ash and whispered to me.

I nodded firmly.

I can barely remember the rest of the process. The blood loss and severe pain made me faint.

I opened my eyes again and looked at the snow-white ceiling in front of me. There was the disgusting smell of disinfectant in the air.

"Little Taoist Priest! You're awake."

Mrs. Sun and Li Yuan gathered around from the side.

After I sat up, I realized that my legs were now tightly bandaged.

"Mrs. Sun, I...I'm in the hospital?"

"Yes, you know your injury this time is a bit serious. The wound is not deep but it is infected. If the bleeding had not been stopped in time, I am afraid you would be in the emergency room now."

I scratched my head. I didn't expect that Mrs. Sun would be so worried, so I quickly changed the subject: "By the way, what happened to the lake? Have the contents been fished out?"

Li Yuan stepped forward with a look of remorse on his face: "No... Well, it's my fault that I don't have the ability to deal with underwater things. After the news about your injury spread, no one dared to get close to it."

I shook my head: "It's my problem, Grandpa Li, don't blame yourself."

Mrs. Sun looked at me, worried and helpless at the same time: "Little Taoist Master, I have also looked at that hand. That is my daughter Xiaohua's hand. What should I do now?"

I pondered for a while, there is a water ghost underwater now, I have never dealt with this thing before, if I act rashly it will only cause more casualties.

deadlock.

This road is no longer feasible, and it seems that we should change our thinking.

First of all, the origin of the water ghost and the fact that he must trap Miss Sun's soul are a bit strange.

"By the way, has anyone died in this artificial lake before?"

After hearing this, Mrs. Sun's face was obviously a little surprised, and a trace of worry flashed across her face.

Li Yuanze said: "After the artificial lake was repaired, it was surrounded by fences. It was very safe, so no lives were lost. However, there were some rumors before it was repaired."

"At that time, the workload of the project was large and the time was tight, so construction was also carried out at night. As a result, a worker working the night shift fell into the pool because he was too tired. The pool was obviously not big. After several salvages, no one found his body."

It was an old story in the first place. Li Yuan was still overjoyed for this worker at the time, so he didn't bring it up specifically.

"Other than that, nothing else really happened?" I frowned.

I took protective measures before going into the water, and I even had a talisman on me, but it was still able to scratch me. This is not what a thing that has been dead for less than ten years can do.

Mrs. Sun said hesitantly at this time: "Ah, and... we lived nearby before this incident. At that time, Xiaohua was only about ten years old. She went to the construction site to play. One day, she came back very late and told

Someone was crying in my pool, and then got seriously ill."

At this time, Li Yuan suddenly exclaimed in a low voice: "What?"

Then he realized that he had lost his composure and quickly lowered his tone: "Mrs. Sun, why didn't you tell me before?"

Mrs. Sun also looked apologetic: "I'm sorry, it took too long. And the illness was cured after I begged a magic talisman from another master, so I didn't say anything about it."

After hearing this, I had a guess in my mind.

"Mrs. Sun, where is that talisman now? Can you show it to me?"

Mrs. Sun was obviously hesitant: "This...according to the master's instructions, I have buried the talisman elsewhere. I don't know if I can still find it now."

I tried to move my legs and prepared to get out of bed: "It's okay, madam, please lead the way first."

Seeing this, Li Yuan on the side quickly walked to the door and brought the wheelchair that had been prepared.

"Xiao Zhi, you have difficulty moving during this period. If you need anything, you can directly ask me to arrange manpower for you. After all, I am also responsible for your injury."

I nodded gratefully, saying that it would take a hundred days to break my muscles and bones, and I would still have to go to school.

It was already the second day, but it was raining outside.

The place Mrs. Sun mentioned was not far from their residence, and it happened to be a high ground directly north of their residence.

Without waiting for Mrs. Sun to say anything, I looked around and selected a stone.

I lowered my body and took a sniff.

Stink, a disgusting yet familiar odor.

"Here, dig it up."

Li Yuan nodded, and the men behind him immediately dug up and down.

Just when I was about to go and wait for them to dig, I suddenly found something wrong on one side.

From this place, I can see the whole community. Only then did I realize that except for the artificial lake, its layout.
Chapter completed!