The corpse collectors mainly carry out corpse salvage in the steep river section, and the river in the Sanmen Canyon section is steep, and the boat cannot go down the river at all, so it can only rely on the corpse diggers. The corpse collector uses a bamboo raft or a small boat, and the most important thing is that he has the ability. They are accustomed to living in the local area, and they can easily survive even in the steep rivers and salvage the contents of the river.

The corpse diggers have been around for a long time, and there are even special reports about their lives. Since they are digging up corpses, they are inevitably covered with a layer of mystery, saying that they have some magical abilities, such as being able to see ghosts in the water, and can talk to people who are dead in the water. Regarding these introductions, most of them think that they are curious knowledge and will not take them seriously, after all, scooping up corpses is just a means of survival for those people.

Tang Ye heard the middle-aged man say that the appearance of the floating corpse was the work of the water ghost, and did not refute or ridicule the middle-aged man's superstition. He stared in thought, then looked at the river with its steep terrain and meandering canyons. The old man He was propping up a bamboo raft and paddling towards a corpse that was spinning in a whirlpool. Lingyun pulled the corner of Tang Ye's clothes, her face was a little pitiful, probably because she felt that the atmosphere here and the middle-aged man's words just now were too gloomy, which made her feel depressed and very uncomfortable.

Tang Ye bent down and touched Lingyun's head, and said, "Do you believe what this uncle said?"

Ling Yun didn't speak with a bitter face, and acquiesced to Tang Ye's words.

The middle-aged man was very surprised when he saw it. Actually believe?

Lingyun can feel the aura, so the death qi that is the opposite of the aura can naturally be felt. She felt that there was a thick dead air under the river, and knew that there was some powerful feminine thing, probably the water ghost that the middle-aged man said was such a feminine thing, so Lingyun did not deny the middle-aged man's words. Because I believe in these things, I will worry and be afraid.

Tang Ye said to her, "It's okay, I'm here." If you can, you can help me. ”

Lingyun bit her lip and nodded.

The middle-aged man was completely surprised by Tang Ye and Lingyun. In the past, when they said that there were water ghosts in the river, they were laughed at by others, so they stopped mentioning it. Now there is a large-scale floating corpse incident, and they think that the water ghost is angry, so they kill many people. But this kind of statement can't be put on the table, they don't want to be laughed at, so they let those experts investigate, usually except for taking money to get the corpse, just squatting on the river and being silent.

They squatted on the edge of the river not because they were bored, you can see that they are all squatting towards the river, and they all bow their heads, which is a signal to the water ghosts, so that the water ghosts do not harm them. At the same time, in the bamboo rafts and small boats where they scooped up the corpses, there would be copper coins and willow branches hanging on the bow of the boat, and then some white paper would be sprinkled in the process of rowing the bamboo rafts. This is to let the ghosts not haunt them, Yang Liu opens the way, the paper money is sent to the end, and Huangquan is good.

Tang Ye looked at the middle-aged man and said, "Why did you say that it was the one who was killed by the water ghost?"

The middle-aged man glanced at Tang Ye, the cigarette on his mouth was about to reach the cigarette butt, but he was still reluctant to throw it away, he lowered his head again, couldn't see his expression, and said: "Look at those people, those who died without a little blood were sucked by the water ghost." Also, some of the younger ones have no nails and foot nails, which were not accidentally scraped off, but eaten by water spirits. It's all a habit of water ghosts, everyone knows it, but you just don't believe it."

Tang Ye thought back to the situation of those floating corpses, in addition to the blood that had been drained, it was true that some people's nails were gone. Could it really be the water ghost?

"Have you ever seen a water ghost?" Tang Ye asked the middle-aged man.

The middle-aged man quickly shook his head and said, "If I see a water ghost, I will definitely die, because the ghost doesn't like others to see him." If he finds out, he'll kill you. ”

"Then how do you think this is done by the water ghost?" Tang Ye asked again.

"There's crying. The middle-aged man said, "When it is night, you will hear the sound of whirring, like crying, which is the voice of a water ghost." So at night, don't go to the river if you don't have to. Even if you go, don't look at the riverbank, keep your head down and hurry away. Because the water spirits will come to the shore to attract people, they will cry. Some people don't know, are curious, or worried, just go over and look, and they will be dragged into the water by the water spirit. Now that so many people have died, I'm afraid that the water ghost is trying to find a replacement for the dead ghost, and then set himself free. ”

Tang Ye frowned and said, "How do you know if that's a water ghost?"

"It's very simple, water ghosts can't leave the water. You see him sitting on the shore, but his feet are actually soaked in the water. That's why he only comes out at night, and during the day, you can tell that his feet are dipped in water. But when it's dark at night, where will you notice this? The middle-aged man said.

As soon as the middle-aged man finished speaking, Lingyun pulled the corner of Tang Ye's clothes, pointed to the next man squatting by the river, and said, "Tang Ye, isn't he a water ghost?"

Tang Ye and the middle-aged man looked at the bank of the bamboo raft moored under the river, and there was a man squatting, but his feet were soaked in shallow water. It's very weird, it's winter, why soak your feet in water when you're fine, isn't that cold?

The middle-aged man immediately felt creepy.

Tang Ye immediately swept towards the suspicious man. The man, who had been facing away from the crowd, suddenly seemed to notice that someone was running towards him, and he turned his head to look, and was immediately startled. I saw that there was no trace of blood on his face, and he grinned, as if mocking, very weird and scary. When Tang Ye was about to rush to his side, he plunged into the river and disappeared.

Tang Ye failed to catch him.

The people who saw this scene were dumbfounded, there were really water ghosts? But how did the water ghosts come out during the day?

Tang Ye's expression was grim, and he called all the people who went into the water to salvage the corpses and told them not to go into the water. Many people saw the scene just now, and they all felt unbelievable, and then they were frightened and scared, and they didn't dare to go into the water again. Then the news spread, and the whole camp became agitated and panicked, could there really be those dirty things?

Fan Ruoyu hurriedly asked Tang Ye to discuss this matter, Tang Ye didn't say much, and asked Fan Ruoyu to evacuate with his people, the current matter was no longer something they could face. Fan Ruoyu disagreed, but after Tang Ye asked the Red Wall for instructions, the Red Wall issued an order for Fan Ruoyu to retreat and leave it to Tang Ye to be responsible.

The people in the camp basically withdrew, leaving behind a terrifying floating corpse, as if it had become an ancient Yizhuang, and the atmosphere was gloomy and terrifying.

Lingyun also wanted to leave, but she was not at ease without Tang Ye by her side, so she followed Tang Ye. She kept grabbing Tang Ye's hand and asked, "Do you really want to deal with the water ghost?"

"That's not a water ghost. Tang Ye's expression became cold, and he snorted: "If I guessed correctly, it should be an old friend." It's not ghosts who kill people, it's people."