The bell was still ringing at our feet.
I asked A Chang, "Is there a way down the Road to River Styx? Is there an underground river or something that we can dive into? "
A Chang looked at me a little speechlessly.
I also know that such a situation isn't likely. Legend has it that the Yellow Springs leads to the deepest part of the world, while the human world is located above the Underworld. These are two completely different directions …
However … Why did the bell sound from beneath his feet?
While we were still wondering, the water in the Yellow Springs had already filled up the hole we had just dug. As it flowed out, it soon became a small pond.
The silt gradually sank to the bottom, blocking the mouth of the spring. And the water had become stagnant.
The water was becoming clearer, and the bells were becoming clearer. Suddenly, I saw the dark space above us reflected in the water. Something like a cloudy sky. Not far away, there was an oil lamp by the side of the Yellow Springs. It looked just like the moon.
I whispered, "I see. So this pool of water is the sky. "
As if to test my words, the darkness in the water gradually gathered to form a hand. I looked up. It was still dark overhead, but the water was bright.
Slowly the hand reached out to grab us. I knew that it was the reflection of the water. The reflection was the reflection of the water. It couldn't possibly rush out of the water to catch me, so I needed to take the initiative to go over to it.
I looked at Xia Xin and A Chang. "Follow me."
Xia Xin suspiciously asked me, "Where to?"
I knew they couldn't see, so I took their hands on either side and stepped into the water.
As my foot got closer to the surface, the suction of my hand became stronger. Just as it was about to grab me, someone suddenly grabbed my waist.
I turned my head and saw that it was Hu Yuan. He cried to me, "Take me out. Take me out too. "
Although A Chang didn't know what I saw, he understood that I was taking him out right now. So now that I'm in Hu Yuan's embrace, he furiously reached out his hand and struck towards Hu Yuan's neck.
I know that with A Chang's temper, his attack will definitely be a killing move, even if Hu Yuan is just a soul, this punch will take his life. I couldn't help but yell, "Don't!"
After all, Hu Yuan is my ancestor. After being worshipped in the ancestral hall for so many years, even if I'm guilty, I don't want to kill my ancestors.
A Chang looked at me and said expressionlessly: "Rest assured, this is only a dream."
Then, his fist struck out with even greater strength.
In fact, I overestimated Hu Yuan's courage. Seeing that A Chang's fist was coming, he quickly let go of my waist and hid his fist back in the ground.
People who cared about their lives always cared about their lives. Even if he had to risk his life to obtain his freedom, he wasn't willing to take the risk.
Without Hu Yuan holding onto me, I quickly landed in the middle of the giant hand.
I felt like I was falling down rapidly, but after falling for a while, I felt like I was flying up again. Because the water surface perfectly reflected everything outside, I couldn't tell which one was up and which one was down. Where is the sky, where is the ground.
By the time I was completely disoriented, I was resigned to letting that hand carry us up or down.
Then, with a plop, we fell from the air and hit the ground hard.
I grimaced in pain, and my vision went black. It took me a while to recover.
I slowly got up from the ground. My waist was aching and my back was hurting.
At this moment, a hand patted my shoulder, almost causing me, who sat up with great difficulty, to lie back down.
I turned my head and saw that it was Mr. Zhao.
I said pleasantly, "I'm out?"
Mr. Zhao smiled and said: "To be exact, I should have woken up."
Only then did I realize that we had been dreaming. I stood up from the ground, and realized that Xia Xin and A Chang had also awakened.
The Mr. Zhao said, "You have been bewitched and your souls have been damaged to varying degrees. "How about this, we will rest for an hour. After that, we will start tossing and turning about ancient head's corpse. It's still too early anyway, so there's no rush."
I looked at my watch. It was only eleven o'clock at night.
A Chang brought a box of mineral water from the canteen and distributed some to us, saying that we should drink more of this, if we drink more, it will dilute the poison in our body.
It seemed that bewitching was similar to the poison in the human world.
Mr. Zhao looked at the couple in the canteen who were knocked out and said to me: "Eldest Nephew, the owner of the canteen has already been knocked out by us. It's not worth it to go eat something, why don't you come and try?"
I hesitated. "Isn't that a good idea?" We knocked people out. It was a light injury. If you eat again, it will be a burglary. "
Mr. Zhao said, "Let's rob then, could it be that we can go to Hu Village to capture you?"
I thought to myself: I'm already haunted by a hundred ghosts, what's the point of following the rules and regulations of this world? … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … During the day, the two of them had angered me to death, and now it wouldn't be too much for them to eat.
Thus, I followed Mr. Zhao from the backyard to the canteen.
Mr. Zhao closed the shop door. Then he rummaged through the boxes to find something to eat. I thought he was going to eat something good, but in the end it was just bread.
I ate a bit better than he did, and I ate an egg yolk pie.
Mr. Zhao's mouth was filled with food as he mumbled, "Eldest Nephew, you can't really think that I called you out just to eat, right?"
I opened a bottle of cola and gulped down what was in my mouth. "What else?"
Mr. Zhao said, "What did you experience in your dreams? Have you seen Xia Xin's background? "
I shook my head. "I'm too busy trying to save myself. How do I get to the bottom of this?"
Mr. Zhao sighed, and said: "What a pity, it won't be easy to find such an opportunity in the future."
When he mentioned the dreams of the three of us, I thought of my doubts. I said to the Mr. Zhao, "In my dreams, I saw the reason why Hu Dali's intelligence had decreased. Because Xia Xin and I lured him into the village and scared him silly. Second Uncle, do you think it's me who caused Hu Dali to do this? "
Mr. Zhao laughed and said, "You don't need to worry about that. It was just a dream. The dream, though, is connected with what you have experienced. But it wasn't exactly the same. With your own imagination in there, it's true and false, half true and half false. "
I nodded. "In the tomb at the bottom of the mountain, the three of us swore that we would become the emissaries of the prisoners, would that not be a problem?"
Mr. Zhao said, "Don't worry. It was just a dream. It doesn't matter if you kill people in your dreams. But how did you get to the cemetery? "
I said, "The grave in A Chang's dream is right under the grave. Oh right, how did A Chang dream about the cemetery? Has he been there? "
The Mr. Zhao said with great interest: "Tell me in detail."
I told him about the dream. The Mr. Zhao said, "That tomb might not be in the mountain. That nightmare is divided into three parts, one for the three of you. But your dreams will be influenced by each other. "
"A Chang's dream, from beginning to end, should be within the grave. Even he himself did not know where the tomb was. You and Xia Xin found him from the cemetery. That's because the two of you are inside the cemetery, and you will meet the third person in your dreams. That's why the passage from Golden Toad Temple to the grave was imagined by the two of you. "
I thoughtfully nodded my head and asked, "So, there's actually no tomb beneath the Guardian Spirit Temple?"
The Mr. Zhao said, "That may not be so. Maybe someday we can go to Hu Village and investigate. "
I asked again, "What about Hu Yuan? I imagined him? "
Mr. Zhao nodded: "You affected A Chang's dream, so someone you know appeared in his dream."
After saying all that, Mr. Zhao patted my shoulder and said softly, "We must still be wary of this A Chang. Although he wants to kill ancient head for revenge, it is basically the same as our goal. However, he should have been an emissary of a certain tomb owner, or else he would not have had such a dream. Who knew what kind of mission he had come to this world with? When this cooperation is over, we will part ways with him. "
I nodded. "Of course. Are we going to be good friends with him for the rest of our lives? "
Mr. Zhao snickered and said to me, "Eat it yourself. I'll go and see if the two have recovered."
When the Mr. Zhao left, I was the only one left in the canteen. I suddenly noticed that there was a stack of money in the drawer behind the counter.
I've been running all over the place for a while and I've become a jobless bum. Every day, he would go to the city to eat and sleep, but he wouldn't be able to leave. That small amount of money he had already ran out. Now that I see the money, I get a little excited.
Anyway, stealing food was stealing, so he might as well steal some money. So I put my hand in.
When I got a wad of money, I was a little conflicted again: once it was taken away, I would be utterly depraved, my life tainted.
So I put the money down.
Then I thought: This couple is dying anyway, so it would be a waste to keep the money. You might as well save my life. I'm going to learn to change. Don't be a nerd.
So I picked up the money again. But my conscience is blaming me: for whatever reason, taking the money is a thief.
I was at a loss for a long time before I thought: At worst, I'll just have to pay them back in the future.
So I took all the money and put it in my pocket. I decided to count them before I took them, so that I could return them later when I had plenty to spare.
Then I looked at it in the light and threw the money back into the drawer.
More than half of that money was dead people's money. What bad luck, what bad luck.
Mr. Zhao was already calling me from the backyard: "Eldest Nephew, we're preparing to move ancient head's body, why aren't you coming over?"
I replied and hurriedly walked to the backyard.
I saw Xia Xin and A Chang both holding a bag of red powder in their hands, walking in the courtyard, muttering some words, and occasionally sprinkling some on the ground.
I asked the Mr. Zhao in a low voice, "What is that?"
Mr. Zhao said, "It's cinnabar. If they scattered it down in a certain direction, their souls would enter, but they wouldn't be able to leave. Just you wait, tonight ancient head will become a bastard in the water tank. "