In the morning, Ning Fei was playing with the little guys.
Yesterday, I fed the little fox some monkey wine. The little fox always loves to eat fruits, and this kind of fruit wine made it addicted to it. After drinking the monkey wine, it drifted off to sleep.
However, there was only one gourd of monkey wine, so Ning Fei planned to keep it for himself and drink it slowly.
At this time, the village chief Qin Zheng suddenly knocked on the door of Qingfengguan.
Ning Fei opened the door and saw the village chief frowning, with a trace of doubt on his face.
You know, in Qinshan Village, the village chief Qin Zheng is the god of Qinshan Village. There is no problem that the village chief cannot solve.
Now he looked serious, as if he had encountered some unsolvable knot in his heart.
At this time, Ning Fei was still broadcasting live, and netizens were watching silently.
"Village chief, what happened?"
There was a stone table and chairs in the yard. Ning Fei poured a cup of Shanyin tea for Qin Zheng and asked at the same time.
Qin Zheng sighed, nodded, and said, "Something happened."
"Yesterday, Liu Dabao's baby nearly drowned while swimming in the Xihe River. He is still being treated in the hospital."
After hearing Qin Zheng's words, Ning Fei frowned unconsciously.
"Liu Dabao's child? Liu Xiaobao? Not really."
Qin Zheng nodded again and confirmed: "That's right."
"Liu Xiaobao's water skills are the best among the children in the village. I remember that the children in the village had a swimming competition two years ago. Didn't he come first?"
Qin Zheng took a sip of tea, as if thinking about something, and said, "Yes, Liu Xiaobao's water quality is very good. He has been swimming in the river for so many years without any accident, but something happened yesterday."
"If Liu Dabao hadn't gone to find him, the baby might have died."
Ning Fei said doubtfully: "So serious? What's going on?"
Qin Zheng hesitated for a moment and saw that Ning Fei was still broadcasting. He immediately thought it was nothing and said, "Liu Dabao said that he saw a black figure under the water, about the size of a child, swimming very fast."
"There are also bruises on Liu Xiaobao's ankles. It is obvious that something was holding him with force to drag Liu Xiaobao into the water, so that he could not struggle out."
After hearing Qin Zheng's words, Ning Fei's expression gradually became serious.
He whispered: "Water ghost?"
The legend of water ghosts is very popular among villages.
Legend has it that there is a creature that lives underwater and looks like an ape. It is often found in wild water sources such as mountain ponds and reservoirs.
In the water, water ghosts are several times stronger than humans. They will grab a person who falls into the water and drag him to the bottom of the water, where he will suffocate to death.
Many adults in the village like to scare children with the legend of water ghosts.
I just didn't expect this to actually happen now.
Netizens also felt a little nervous when they saw this scene.
"What is a water ghost?"
Doubts arose in their hearts.
Qin Zheng nodded and said:
"Yes, now this matter has been spread in the village. Everyone says this is an ominous sign, and it makes people panic."
"I have sealed off the other side of the Xihe River, and I won't let children pass now."
"Why."
Ning Fei also understood the village chief's difficulties.
Xihe is the mother river of Qinshan Village. People here depend on Xihe for many things.
"Are you looking for me to get rid of the water ghost?" Ning Fei asked again.
"How is that possible? If that thing really exists, it would be very dangerous to go into the water. Am I the kind of person who lets others take risks?" Qin Zheng retorted after hearing Ning Fei's words.
Qin Zheng was right. If there was any dangerous matter in the village, he would always be the first to deal with it. He would never ask others to deal with it.
"I came to you because I wanted to hold a ceremony by the Xihe River. There is no one in our village who performs the Great Dance. After much thought, you are the most suitable person. After all, this is an orthodox Taoist temple and the inheritance is here. Everyone I believe it too," Qin Zheng said again.
So that’s what happened.
Ning Fei understood.
It cannot be said that the village is feudal and superstitious. Some rituals and things can be considered Chinese traditions.
For example, when offering sacrifices to rivers and lakes, the difference between tradition and superstition is that the tradition is to throw chicken, duck, fish and pig heads into the river, and then perform ritual worship on the bank.
The superstition is to send boys and girls to the lake and give them to the Dragon King.
"Village Chief, let me go and take a look first. I don't believe there are water ghosts." Ning Fei thought for a while and said.
"Okay, I'll just talk to you. You must not go into the water. I've seen Liu Xiaobao's condition. The bruises on his ankles are very deep. No matter what drags him into the water, it will be very strong."
When Qin Zheng got to the point, he wanted to take a puff of dry tobacco, but then he remembered that he was in a Taoist temple and put down his pipe again.
"Don't worry, I'm measured."
Ning Fei replied with a smile.
Then, Qin Zheng drank up the tea and left in a hurry.
"Water ghost, also called water monkey, many people have witnessed this creature, but few have actually discovered it."
"There is actually a water monkey in the Xihe River. No wonder the village chief is so nervous."
Ning Fei stood up and chatted with netizens. It seemed that he also planned to visit Xihe.
"Master Ning, do water monkeys really exist?" Some netizens couldn't help but ask.
"Don't go there, that thing is too scary!"
"You can think about it. When you are swimming in a river or lake, a very strong monster drags you into the water."
"Stop talking, it makes my back feel cold."
"What age are we in now, and I still believe this."
Ning Fei stood up, and this time, he took out the sharp sword that came with the Tai Chi Sun and Moon Robe.
It was a sword, already pointed, very sharp.
In this era, the role of the sword is more like a performance or physical exercise, and the offensive nature has gradually been forgotten by people.
There are far better alternatives.
For example, when encountering wild boars, Ning Fei can use a sumamu bow. He is good at bows and arrows and can kill them from a long distance.
But in water, the effectiveness of bows and arrows will be greatly reduced.
Netizens couldn't help but get excited when they saw Ning Fei taking out his sword.
"Here you go, the Taoist priest is going to slay demons!"
"Don't tell me, it really smells like that."
"Ning Guanzhu is awesome!"
"This scene must have made my blood boil."
"Where did the monster come from? It dares to invade my Qinshan Village, why don't you come out and die!"
This scene is really cool.
Ning Fei, wearing a Taoist robe and holding a sharp sword, walked out of the gate of Qingfeng Temple and headed straight towards Xihe.
The puppy stood at the door and seemed to want to follow Ning Fei, but Ning Fei let him play on his own.
The water monkey thing might really exist, and Ning Fei was also worried that the puppy would be in danger.
Xihe is not far away.
In early spring, it stands to reason that Xihe should be very lively, with many people coming here to fish and play.
But now it is much deserted, with only a few adults standing on the shore, seemingly looking for something, but not daring to go into the river.
Village chief Qin Zheng was also there.
When Qin Zheng saw Ning Fei, he also said: "You are here too. We searched on the shore for a long time and found nothing. Just now, Lao Zhang and the others took care of each other and went into the water to look, but there was still nothing."
Ning Fei said: "Village Chief, let me try, I have a way."
With that said, Ning Fei took out the live broadcast submarine, which was a bionic carp.
The village chief saw Ning Fei taking out a carp, his eyes full of doubts, smoking a dry cigarette, and showing a rare look that he had never seen the world.
Then, Ning Fei threw the bionic submarine directly into the West River.
The submarine immediately began to swim.
"This is..." Qin Zheng was stunned, and several villagers also gathered around.
"It's the bionic carp I use for live streaming underwater. It can check the underwater situation and swims relatively fast."
Ning Fei brought up the video interface, and Qin Zheng could also see that what was playing in the video was the situation in Xihe River.
Seeing this scene, Qin Zheng's eyes lit up.
"What a baby."
The Xihe River is very clear and the visibility is very high.
The underwater world is another world. Looking down, there are aquatic plants, rocks, and banks everywhere. The terrain is relatively complicated. It is no wonder that the villagers cannot find the water ghost.
What netizens saw were also underwater scenes.
"Are there really water ghosts? Isn't that too ridiculous?"
"The kid might have had cramps in the water, and that's why he felt someone pulling him."
"That's possible."
"Didn't the village chief say that the child's ankles are bruised?"
"Maybe he hit a rock after having cramps."
Everyone was chatting and felt that the existence of water ghosts was unrealistic.
But then, something unexpected happened.
When the bionic submarine rounded an embankment and turned right, everyone could clearly see a black shadow in the gap between an underwater embankment.
Its body seemed to be covered with water plants, and many tentacle-like things were dangling in its hands.
"Fuck!"
The scene was a bit weird. Several netizens were so frightened when they saw this scene that they immediately threw their phones away.
"found it!"
Ning Fei said immediately.
Village chief Qin Zheng also saw this scene and said hurriedly: "Where is it?"
However, the next second, the water ghost realized that something was wrong with the bionic submarine in front of him. It actually came out of the gap, and then quickly fled upstream!
"Want to run?"
Ning Fei knew the location of the water ghost, and at the same time, he ran towards it along the river bank.
Qin Zheng didn't hesitate and quickly followed.
Of course, for men, speed and endurance are less as they get older.
Therefore, Qin Zheng was quickly distanced by Ning Fei.
Netizens are still confused.
"What was that just now?"
"Is there really a water ghost?"
"Water ghosts are water monkeys. Water monkeys should be real, but their numbers are very rare."
"Good guy, it makes my hair stand on end."
"At that moment I thought I had met Shiva from the Shipwreck Grave!"
Everyone was a little frightened when they thought of the scene just now. They looked at the live broadcast again, and Ning Fei was still running at full strength.
At this moment, everyone's hearts couldn't help but become excited.
(End of chapter)