Johnny didn't answer my question, but said to go back to the boat and talk about it.

In fact, we had no reason to linger in the village, the one who should have been surveyed had already been explored, and the black fish had died and had been properly disposed of, so that as soon as evening approached we set out on our way back.

"Are you worried about our actions being leaked?" The sunset was bright red, reflecting this barren village, and also elongated our backs, walking on this simple but full of natural style of the road, the promise suddenly took my arm and asked me.

Before I could answer, the talkative Wal-Mart had already spoken: "It is impossible to be leaked, the village here is closed, the villagers are superstitious, and they are still a little numb, and they can't spread such a thing." ”

"It should be like this, but what we have to worry about is not what ordinary people know, it's nothing more than a big catfish. Rather, I believe that people with a heart will never give up on this issue. Uncle Johnny is the kind of person who doesn't drink and doesn't like it, and when he said this, he took out his tin wine jug with Wuliangye and took a sip.

The light of the setting sun hit the side of his face, his frowning brows, his slightly squinted eyes, it looked like such vicissitudes of life, worry, made my mood also follow heavily, our actions should be confidential, the four major forces in such a unique circle of cultivators as India, should not have that ability, find out something, right?

Back on the boat, Singh had already prepared a simple but generous dinner for us, but he was a typical Indian, and he couldn't do anything without curry, even Hui Gen'er's fried egg was kindly seasoned with a little curry.

But after a tiring day, we ate very sweetly, and Hui Gen'er held his ginger tea and shouted: "If you don't go to the Great Wall, you are not a hero, and if you don't eat curry, you will never be to India." ”

It made us laugh! On the first night when the sky was already inky blue and the stars had appeared, the joy of dinner seemed to make us forget all the thrills of the day.

After dinner, as is the usual nightly deck meeting, the 'virtuous' Singer placed a blazing fire in the middle of us and poured each of them a glass of whiskey, which Wal-Mart sipped with great pleasure: "If this is the adventurous years, I hope they never end." ”

I didn't bother to pay attention to the overly excited Wal-Mart, I just took a sip of wine, looked at Johnny and said, "Uncle Johnny, everything you said will be said back to the boat, it's almost now, right?" ”

"I don't know who you learned from this anxious temperament." At this point, Johnny drained the glass in one gulp and asked Singh to pour him a glass before saying, "Lee has always been very calm, and I hope that by the time you are forty years old, you will be half as calm as Lee." You think I have something to hide from you, but in fact I didn't, and I actually told you everything before, even Li didn't dare to guarantee that something would happen, but there was one sentence, which I didn't say at the time, because it didn't make sense to say it before I saw the tainted monster. ”

"What is it?" I put down my glass and lit a cigarette for myself, which has almost become a habit, and when I think and is serious, I always need one.

And my attitude made everyone take it seriously.

"That is, Li once said that no matter what kind of mutation is produced by that polluted creature, it will always have Kunlun's unique purple! So when I got out of the water, I was observing this, and now I can also be sure that the polluted creatures have become bloodthirsty and murderous, which is not an easy thing to do, can you imagine the consequences of elephants becoming carnivores? Johnny sighed slightly, looked at the night sky beyond the deck, and said, "I'm worried about what a terrible consequence it will have for the people of this land, which is full of such monsters under the Ganges!" But in fact, today's findings also confirm one of Lee's speculations. ”

"My ancestor once had any speculations?" I asked with a puff on my cigarette.

"Yes, he once said that contaminated creatures, like people addicted to opium, will always want opium, and those creatures are likely to follow the source of pollution! I'm sure that there was more than one man-eating catfish in the past, so many tragedies happened, but today we are underwater, and we have indeed only met one, which shows from the side that the man-eating catfish that once roamed here has left with that existence In fact, I am now very worried, what will become of the place where that existence stays now? Is it hell? I hope it's not a place where people gather. Johnny finished and drank the wine from his glass again.

My heart was also a little heavy, and I could imagine that we might be facing a lot of these man-eating catfish, and even thinking of this, I couldn't help but ask Johnny, "Will any other creature be like this besides catfish?" ”

"Any creature! You don't know, that existence is actually "Johnny narrowed his eyes slightly, his gaze was extremely deep, and then he decided not to hide it anymore, but said bluntly: "That existence is actually a corpse, understand?" I really can't describe what it contains, you can only see it with your own eyes, and if I had to say, I can only say that it is a strange ship. ”

After saying that, Uncle Johnny sighed, put down the cup in his hand, and walked to the bow of the boat, his voice drifting to our ears with the sound of the wind.

"It's a terrible mutation, you know? This giant catfish is actually not terrible, they are mostly found in the Mekong River in Vietnam, and there are many in Africa, and I am sure that the Yangtze River in China may also contain this giant catfish, but except in India, I have never heard of catfish eating people in these places. As he spoke, Johnny's fingers gently looked at the railing of the Penglai and continued: "Yes, there are very ancient funeral customs in India, such as water burials, which make the fish here a little different, but if this inference is true, wouldn't the more water burials there are, the more dangerous it is?" That's not a reason for catfish to change! This doesn't happen in those places, especially if animals that are accustomed to eating dead things and scavenging animals will hardly touch living things like vultures! So, do you think this mutation is scary? Giant catfish, which were almost hunted in Vietnam, have become killers in India, causing so many bloodsheds, if they lose their restraint "Johnny's look worried, as if he had suddenly aged ten years.

Then he came over, sat down heavily, poured himself another glass of wine, and said to me, "Seiichi, I can't wait any longer, I have to stop it, even if I have to face hell!" This kind of pollution is soul pollution, this is what Li told me, the reason why you are allowed to use it underwater today as a roar for the soul is nothing more than that these polluted animals are contaminated with some soul power of Kunlun's relics, and roaring it away can temporarily stop its ferocity! Actually, I guess I've really arrived in the sleeping place of that being, and these tainted beings are controlled, as if they all share the concept of a soul or very abstract, but I hope you understand. I can't wait any longer. ”

I naturally understand, just like the concept of fish spirit that Master told me, thousands of fish produce a powerful fish spirit, and these polluted animals can actually be understood as each existence has a little bit of Kunlun Legacy Soul Power, they are like the same race, and can even be understood as one, and will naturally be controlled by the main soul.

As for the one who didn't leave, I don't know why I didn't follow the one who left the place of residence, just like the catfish today, after all, there are too many serendipitous events in the world, I can't ask for an explanation for them all, but I can draw a small inference, that is, with the passage of time, as the source of pollution is far away, the ferocity on its body, or the pollutants will slowly fade away, after all, what are found in its stomach are all kinds of small animals, no longer people, you know, even if the people in the village don't go into the water, what about the town? What about other villages? It insists on eating people, and it always eats it! But no

In addition, it didn't attack us as soon as it infiltrated its lair.

I don't know if my inference is correct, but when Johnny is asked for his opinion, he agrees, saying, "It is the soul that does not dissipate, not the soul power, and your inference is naturally valid." It was a relief, but the real bomb was still hidden, waiting to be disarmed. ”

"yes, I can't imagine what that place has become, but it's a very valuable clue and good news. At least, we haven't heard anything terrible about it, which means that it is drifting in a no-man's land, not a densely populated place, isn't that great news? "I comforted Johnny, but the truth is that we are not less dangerous.

"Yes, that's the best news. I hope we can succeed and you will succeed in obtaining the first remnant soul of your ancestor. Johnny said seriously.

And I was silent, and after that? After that, there are still four remnant souls, and then I will face the real murderous thing close to Penglai?