Wu Chao: Take the whole family to escape the famine

Ji Xun, Shen Yu'an, and County Magistrate Sun were also on board, and a big rooster was hung on a sturdy bamboo pole by a rope.

The boat slowly came to the center of the big river. It was approaching noon at this time, and the sun shone on the surface of the water, which was as calm as a mirror. It was impossible to see what was hidden under the water.

"Put the chicken in," County Magistrate Sun said.

Several sailors put the chicken into the water little by little, and the rooster was clucking and struggling in terror, as if it was very afraid of going into the water, and flapped its wings desperately as soon as it touched the water.

"Press it into the water." County magistrate Sun said again, before the voice fell, the chicken had already been brought into the water by the bamboo pole.

Everyone's eyes were fixed on the chicken that entered the water, but the water was quiet, and the chicken could be vaguely seen struggling in the water, but it couldn't be seen clearly.The river is deep and the visibility is not that good.

In order to prevent the chicken from drowning, it was lifted down shortly after entering the water, and then pushed back into the water after recovering. After doing this for more than ten times, nothing came to catch the chicken.

The people on the boat looked at each other, more and more convinced that the person dragging people in the water was a water ghost, otherwise why wouldn't it drag them?
"Why don't you try changing the head sheep? Maybe it doesn't like chicken?" Someone suggested.

The county magistrate Sun also had no other options, nodded and said: "Then to change the sheep, go to the shore first."

"Okay." The man holding the chicken agreed, and was about to take back the bamboo pole in his hand, when Ji Xun suddenly held his hand, "Wait a minute." Everyone stared nervously at the water, and after a few glances, they didn't see anything.

"I'm fine. When I pull this rope later, you should try harder." Ji Xun confessed.

Ji Xun began to dive into the water again, diving deeper and deeper.

Shen Yuan was untying the rope on Ji Xun's body, and after untying it, he came over to take a look, and suddenly realized.

This is at the bottom of the water more than ten meters deep. Just looking at this scene is enough to scare people. However, Ji Xun did not have the slightest fear. Pull the rope immediately.

It was the first time for everyone to see this kind of animal, and everyone didn't know why.

"There are a large group of these animals in the water." Ji Xun said, "It's these guys who killed five or six people!"

Shen Yuan almost burst into tears.

After all, he was someone who crawled out of the pile of dead people. He was very courageous. Ji Xun opened his eyes and patrolled the water. As he slowly dived, he suddenly discovered that there was a row of naked guys squatting in the dark water. Looking up, at first glance, it looks like a row of naked children.

"I don't know if it's the water ghosts, but they must be dragging people."

The people above began to pull hard, and Ji Xun took the naked guy to the surface of the water quickly.

"Did you see clearly?" County Magistrate Sun looked at everyone and asked, and everyone shook their heads blankly.

"Tie a rope around my waist, and I'll go into the water." Ji Xun said.

That thing was lying on the deck of the boat, with pale skin, bare limbs, and a dragging tail. It looked like a child without clothes in the water, but it didn't look like that when it got on the boat.

"It's not a water ghost, it's bleeding." Someone said in surprise, and everyone saw it, and sure enough, Ji Xun slapped that thing, and it was bleeding.

Ji Xun swam on the surface for a while after entering the water, but there was no movement. He dived into the water again and looked around, but he was pulled out of the water not long after entering the water, and everyone was extremely nervous.

Although this thing has no hair and is bigger than ordinary beavers, it is definitely a beaver. The strange thing is where did their hair go? After losing their hair, their bald skin is pale and pale, just like the legendary water ghosts. It's the same.

Everyone had to let go of the rope again and stared at his movements nervously.

"No need." Ji Xun shook his head, "There's no need to let so many people into the water, I'm enough."

"Don't wait, it's useless." The man said as he was about to pick up the pole, when suddenly he yanked it with a sudden force, and the bamboo pole was dragged away and fell into the water with a snap, and then the chicken and the bamboo pole quickly disappeared into the bottom of the water.

Shen Yu'an's mood at the moment is indescribable, she saw a water ghost! It was really a naked thing, and even glanced at her in the water, her eyes had no whites, and she was very rash.

"Is this the water ghost?" someone asked strangely.

"It does look like a child without clothes." Ji Xun said, "But I'm sure it's not a water ghost, it must be some kind of animal."

Everyone replied one after another: "Baijia Village."

Everyone curiously surrounded the thing that was thrown up.

But Shen Yuan saw it, she saw it when the others were careless just now.

But Shen Yuan was always wondering why the fur of these beavers had all fallen out? Why?
With doubts, Shen Yuan looked around, and suddenly saw a tributary in front of him merging into this big river. Suddenly, a flash of inspiration flashed in his mind, and he asked the people on the boat: "Where did that river~~ come from?"

"No, it's too dangerous." Shen Yuan immediately objected.

Ji Xun rubbed the seeds of Shen Yu'an's head: "It's okay, there are no ghosts in this world, trust me."

Shen Yuan was still worried, and tied three ropes around Ji Xun's waist, arms, and thighs before letting him into the water.

Everyone looked at Ji Xun and said nothing, even County Magistrate Sun couldn't understand why Ji Xun's thoughts were so firm, almost everyone believed that the water ghost was in the water, but he didn't think so.

County Magistrate Sun thought for a while and said, "Well, let's send a few more people into the water, tie a rope around your waist, and if the rope is pulled, we'll drag you up."

With a crash, the thing Ji Xun was holding was struggling desperately, but was knocked unconscious by Ji Xun's palm and thrown onto the boat, and then he was also pulled onto the boat.

Seeing Shen Yuan's worried face, Ji Xun assured, "I will be fine, and I must catch that water ghost."

Sure enough, Shen Yu understood, and said to County Magistrate Sun, "This kind of animal is called a beaver, and it likes to build a dam and make a nest at the place where the two rivers meet. The river in Baijia Village must have been polluted, causing all the fur on its body to fall off. Empty."

As he said that, he stepped forward to check the blood from the beavers, "They are poisoned and have a violent personality, so they drag people into the water in groups."

After hearing this, everyone suddenly realized, and Ji Xun nodded silently.

The county magistrate Sun could only shake his head and sigh: "The iron mine in Baijia Village is not bad. Fortunately, it was closed in time, otherwise~~~" As he spoke, he looked deeply at Ji Xun and Shen Yuan. If it weren't for them, I don’t know how many people will be harmed by that iron mine, His Royal Highness~~ It’s so disappointing!
Looking around, Shen Yuan stood up and pointed to the confluence of the two rivers, "They must have built a dam at the bottom of the water there, and the missing person might have been dragged there by them to build a dam."

After hearing Shen Yu'an's words, everyone drove the boat to the confluence of the two rivers, parked the boat, and then sent someone who was good at water to tie a rope into the water. Sure enough, they found a huge dam made of tree trunks and branches under the water. The corpses of drowned people were apparently caught in the crevices of the dam.