Chapter 313 (1/2)

Chapter 313: Chapter 313: There’s a water ghost in the West River. Is it time to vanquish demons?

In the morning, Ning Fei was playing with the little ones.

Yesterday, he had fed the little fox some monkey wine. The Little Fox had always liked to eat fruits, and this kind of hundred-fruit wine made it unable to put it down. After drinking the monkey wine, it drifted off and fell asleep.

However, there was only a gourd of monkey wine. Ning Fei planned to keep it for himself and drink it slowly.

At this moment, village Chief Qin Zheng suddenly knocked on the door of Qingfeng Temple.

Ning Fei opened the door and saw village chief frowning. A trace of doubt appeared on his face.

One had to know that in Qinshan village, Village Chief Qin Zheng was the sky of Qinshan village. There was no problem that village chief could not solve.

Now, his expression was solemn as if he had encountered a knot in his heart that could not be untied.

At this moment, Ning Fei was still broadcasting live, and the netizens were also watching silently.

“Village chief, did something happen?”

There was a stone table and chair in the courtyard. Ning Fei poured a cup of mountain shade tea for Qin Zheng and asked at the same time.

Qin zheng sighed and nodded, saying, “Something did happen.”

“Yesterday, Liu Dabao’s child was swimming in the West River and almost drowned. He is still in the hospital being treated.”

Hearing Qin Zheng’s words, Ning Fei could not help but frown.

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“Liu Dabao’s child? Liu Xiaobao? That can’t be.”

Qin Zheng nodded again and confirmed, “That’s right.”

“Liu Xiaobao’s swimming ability is the best among the children in the village, right? I remember that two years ago, there was a swimming competition among the children in the village. Wasn’t he first place?”

Qin Zheng took a sip of tea and seemed to be thinking about something. He said, “Yes, Liu Xiaobao’s swimming ability is very good. After swimming in the river for so many years, nothing happened. But yesterday, something happened.”

“If Liu Dabao hadn’t gone to look for him, this kid might have lost his life.”

Ning fei asked in puzzlement, “It’s that serious? What’s the situation?”

Qin Zheng hesitated for a moment. Seeing that Ning Fei was still broadcasting, he immediately felt that it was nothing. He said, “Liu Dabao said that he saw a black shadow under the water. It was about the same size as a child, and it swam very fast.”

“There were bruises on Liu Xiaobao’s ankles. It was obvious that something was holding him tightly. It wanted to drag Liu Xiaobao into the water so that he couldn’t struggle out.”

When he heard Qin Zheng’s words, Ning FEI’s expression gradually became serious.

He whispered, “Water Ghost?”

The Legend of water ghost was extremely popular in the countryside.

Legend had it that there was a creature that lived under the water. It looked like an ape and was commonly seen in wild water sources such as mountain ponds and reservoirs.

In water, water ghosts were several times stronger than humans. They would grab a person who fell into the water and drag them into the water, suffocating them to death.

Many adults in villages liked to use the legend of water ghosts to scare children.

However, they did not expect this to really happen.

When the netizens saw this scene, they also felt a little nervous.

“What is a water ghost?”

Doubts arose in their hearts.

Qin Zheng nodded and said,

“Yeah, now this matter has spread throughout the village. Everyone says that this is an ominous sign, causing people to be anxious.”

“I’ve already sealed the West River, and I’m not letting children go over now.”

“Sigh.”

Ning Fei also understood the village chief’s difficulties.

West River was considered the mother river of Qin Mountain Village. Many people here relied on West River to live.

“You came to 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 would let others take risks?”Hearing Ning Fei’s words, Qin Zheng retorted.

Qin Zheng’s words were not wrong. If there was anything dangerous in the village, he would always go first. He would never say that he came to find someone to let others handle it.

“I’m Looking for you because I want to hold a ritual by the West River. There’s no one in our village who can dance like a god. After thinking about it, you’re the most suitable. “After all, this is an orthodox Taoist temple. The inheritance is here, and everyone believes it,”Qin Zheng said.

So it was about this.

Ning Fei understood.

It couldn’t be said that the village was feudal and superstitious. Some rituals and some things could be considered Chinese traditions.

For example, the difference between traditions and superstitions like offering sacrifices to rivers and lakes was that the tradition was to throw chicken, duck, fish, meat, and pig heads into the river, and then do a ritual worship on the shore.

Superstition was to send a boy and a girl to the lake and give them to the Dragon King.

“Village chief, I’ll go and take a look first. I don’t believe in water ghosts,”said Ning Fei after thinking for a while.

“Okay, I’ll just talk to you. Don’t go into the water. I’ve seen Liu Xiaobao’s condition. The bruise on his ankle is very deep. Whatever dragged him into the water was very strong.”

When Qin Zheng reached the key point, he wanted to take a puff of his pipe. Then he remembered that he was in a Taoist temple, so he put down his pipe.

“Don’t worry, I know what to do.”

Ning Fei answered with a smile.

Then, Qin Zheng finished his tea and left in a hurry.

“Water Ghost, also known as water monkey. Many people have seen this kind of creature, but few have really found it.”

“There is actually a water monkey in the West River. No wonder the village chief is so nervous.”

Ning Fei stood up and chatted with the netizens. It seemed that he was also planning to go to the West River to take a look.

“Abbey Dean Ning, does the water monkey really exist?”A netizen could not help but ask.

“Don’t go, that thing is too scary!”

“You can think about it. When you were swimming in the river or the lake, a monster with great strength dragged you into the water desperately...”

“Stop it. You’re making my back turn cold.”

“What era is it now? Why do you still believe in this?”