At this moment, my eyes were in a daze, as if I had forgotten that I was struggling with life and death. My thoughts fluttered, and suddenly I went back to a few years ago.
Some things, no matter how long they have passed, are impossible to forget. So far, I still clearly remember the scene when my father was washed away by the river, and I still remember the past when I was alone and desperately looking for him.
It is undeniable that almost five years have passed, and I know that there is no hope for some things. I never imagined that one day I could find my father.
However, the more hopeless the heart is, the more surprising it is. At this moment, I looked at the face emerging from the small whirlpool, and I was completely dull.
This is my dad, no matter how long time passes, no matter what he becomes, I can't admit wrong. In my bones, the same blood flows, even if his blood no longer flows, I can still recognize it.
After the father's face emerged, the whole body gradually emerged from the whirlpool. The look in my eyes started from sluggishness and then became sluggish.
It has been almost five years, and he is still the same, even wearing the same clothes that he wore when he was in danger. His face was pale, without a trace of blood, his eyes were closed tightly, and his appearance was almost indistinguishable from the floating corpses that emerged from the other whirlpools.
"Father..." I murmured, and couldn't help but stretch out my hands, trying to grab the corner of his clothes.
We are very close, and as soon as I stretched out my hand, I touched his arm. His arms were stiff, as cold as a piece of ice, and could not feel the slightest temperature.
He remained floating on the water, and as the water waves slowly rose and fell, I called him again, but he still had no response.
It was at this time that I recovered from the chaotic state. It has been five years. Is it possible that my father at this time is still alive
Although I don't want to face this fact, I have to face it. Father has passed away, he is just a floating corpse, just like the other floating corpses in the whirlpool.
I held his arm tightly, not wanting to let go. At the same time, another thought came to me. I am a corpse hunter. Although I am not very experienced, I know the floating corpses that are common in the river. It is impossible for a corpse to drift in the river for four or five years, either it will be deposited in the slow-flowing bend, or it will rot into a skeleton and then be washed away by the water.
Five years later, his father is still the same as when he was just washed away by the water. In these five years, what has he experienced and what has he encountered
However, from the mouth of a floating corpse, there is no clue.
"Father..." I knew he would not respond, but I couldn't help but call him. No one can understand my feelings and feelings now.
Suddenly, I
I felt my ankle soaked in the river water was suddenly caught in something. The muddy river water blocked my sight. I couldn't see the underwater scene, but I could probably sense it. It seemed to be a hand, a cold hand, wrapped around an ankle.
Being dragged in the water is a terrible thing. I couldn't hold it immediately and my body sank suddenly. At this time, my mind seemed to be completely awake. Thinking back to the scene when the widow of the flower was submerged in the water just now, I felt scared for a while.
The force in the water is so great that I can't resist it. At this moment, no matter how stupid I am, I can think that the floating corpses in these sudden small whirlpools are not ordinary floating corpses. We corpse collectors have many ways to deal with floating corpses, but thousands of strategies and hundreds of methods are completely useless on these floating corpses. I sank directly under the water, completely submerged by the river.
Nothing can be seen in the muddy river water. I tried my best and couldn't get rid of the hand holding my ankle. I began to be afraid. If this continued, I would be dragged into the deep water like the Flower Widow.
However, just before my breath was exhausted, the hand that was holding me suddenly loosened, and my leg pushed hard and immediately surfaced.
I just surfaced, and immediately saw the river in front of me flash, and my father also floated from the water. I don't understand what is going on for the time being, but I know that my ability to escape from the dead is definitely related to my father.
What's wrong with him? Is he dead... or is he alive? My mind was a little confused, and I gradually couldn't distinguish the cause and effect.
Father moved lightly on the water, as if following the current and returning to the small whirlpool before. The small whirlpool slowly disappeared, and his father was also submerged in the river in the whirlpool. I was not reconciled and wanted to swim past, but the strength brought out by the remaining whirlpool was also something I couldn't resist, and I couldn't get close at all.
This lasted for a short time, and the surrounding vortices disappeared one by one, and the river surface was calm again, as if nothing had happened. I stepped on the water with my feet, but a thick cloud of doubt rose in my heart.
boom! ! !
At this time, there was another flash of water on the water, and the four-goat boat that had sunk in the water popped out of the water, swaying and floating. I recovered and swam to the side of the boat in twos or twos and turned over. Climbed up.
Back on the Four Sheep Boat, I still stared at the river intently, hoping that those whirlpools would appear again. But this time, I couldn't see the whirlpool when I looked straight ahead.
I can't stand it anymore. Even though I know that once those vortexes appear, they will sweep everyone in, but after five years, I suddenly learned the whereabouts of my father and I can't sit back and watch.
I am
I jumped and jumped off the boat. After entering the water, I searched back and forth for a long time. The whole river is still empty, there is no one other than me, let alone a whirlpool and a floating corpse.
I finally gave up searching for a while and returned to the ship. This is the first time I have encountered this matter today. After my heart calmed down, after careful consideration, I could figure out some clues.
These whirlpools today are really no different from the whirlpools caused by the burning of bone frost in the Jade Top Furnace. According to Uncle Yu, if there is enough bone frost, after burning in the jade-top furnace, it is possible to elicit the mysterious three-eyed floating corpse.
Are these whirlpools really the same
I remember very clearly that before the Flower Widow sank into the water, she blurted out to me that it was the river god who was collecting people. I grew up on the banks of the river, but I have never heard of a river god accepting people before.
I have been thinking about it for a long time, but if I keep thinking about it, there is no result. Looking at the sky, the night was already a bit deep. I drove the boat to the bank of the river near the village, and hurried toward home when I got ashore.
When I just approached the small road back to the village, I saw Qingluo standing at the entrance of the village at a glance, constantly looking towards this side. When I saw her, she also saw me and ran over immediately.
My heart warmed up involuntarily. Anyway, there are still people in this world who are willing to wait bitterly when they are not home. It is also a kind of relief and happiness.
"You... what's wrong with you... come back so late..."
"Before receiving the ship, I took a job." I smiled, not wanting Qing Luo to know what happened today. After being in contact for so long, I know her well. Her heart is too kind, sometimes a little thing. , Will make her sad for a long time: "I am not a three-year-old kid, and I will be back when it's time to go home."
"It's fine." Qing Luo saw that I was safe and sound, and finally relieved, and handed over a cloth towel prepared in advance: "wipe your face and go home for dinner."
After I got home, I washed my face and hair, and Qing Luo brought the supper over. She is very good at living, with skillful hands, even if the tea is light and the rice is cooked, it is delicious.
As I was eating, I couldn't let go of today's incident in my heart, thinking about it, and couldn't sit still anymore. Even if I can't find my father, I still have to know how the river god is accepting people. The master is no longer there. I am afraid that only Uncle Yu is the only one I can ask. The last time Yu Bo was about to leave, I told me about his residence. I took a few bites of rice and put down the dishes and said, "Qingluo, I have something to do. Go out."
"It's so late, where are you going?"
"Where to go to Uncle Yu, I have to ask him in a bit of a hurry." I made up my mind, then left, changed clothes, and immediately left home and went straight to Uncle Yu's residence.
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