The cannon fodder of fast time travel has to struggle

Chapter 579: Real Records of Ghost Detection ([-])

"Set up the net——!"

As soon as the leading fisherman raised his voice, the people on several other fishing boats echoed, and at the same time pulled their nets hard into their respective boats.

This was the fourth day after Xiang Wan arrived in Shuiyao Town. The weather was fine, and he followed the crowd to the river early in the morning to watch the fishermen cast their nets to catch fish.

This town is built around the lake, and most of the residents in the town make a living by fishing.When Xiang Wan first arrived here, she had seen the whole town on the mountain, which immediately aroused her interest.

The river that flows into the town is called the Xishui River. It flows in from the mouth of the mountain in the west, and flows into a huge lake with a small island in the center of the lake in front of Shuiyao Town. After that, it passes through two bridges and pours into the center of the town. A pool of water flows out from the other side.Seen from a distance, Shuiyao Town, the huge lake, and the pond in the center of the town form a Tai Chi Bagua array.This is just this gossip formation, which looks a bit deformed, mostly water areas, and has the tendency to swallow land.

Residents of the town usually go hunting in the surrounding mountains besides fishing.Women mostly sew and do embroidery at home, and their lives are peaceful.

Winter is coming soon, and the residents of Shuiyao Town, under the leadership of the mayor, are conducting the last large-scale fishing activity. After winter, they will close the nets to give the fish in the water a chance to breathe. coming year.

Nothing special seemed to happen in the town, so Xiang Wan simply stayed and observed while practicing.

This huge lake is called Blackwater Lake, because every year in winter, the area around the small island in the center of the lake slowly turns black, gradually spreading to the entire lake.In the spring of the next year, the blackness of the lake will return.The ancestors of Shuiyao Town have lived here for generations, and they have long been accustomed to it.

Some people say that this is the river god warning them not to drive all the fish away.Some people also say that he is an unjust ghost in the lake and will look for a replacement in winter.So generally at this time, no one dares to go into the water.

Some people do not believe in evil and go fishing in winter. Either they catch nothing, the fishing nets have many big holes for no reason, or the fishing boats are bitten by unknown monsters. They can save their lives by hiding on the island in the middle of the lake.

For so many years, except for the fool who couldn't swim and drowned in the water, no one was killed.Gradually, people got used to this conventional fishing operation.

The residents of Shuiyao Town are not exclusive, because there is an endless stream of merchants who come here to sell things, which has brought convenience to the lives of local residents. They are also happy that the dried fish sellers can sell them to them without leaving home. .However, once someone inquires about the origin of Shuiyao Town and the history of Blackwater Lake, they will become very wary and remain silent.

Naturally, Xiang Wan didn't need to know these things from their mouths, but no matter how specific they were, the system wasn't very clear.After all, it is a secret that is passed down from word to mouth among the residents of Shuiyao Town. Apart from searching for ready-made information, the system does not have the ability to read what is in other people's minds.

Fishing is the most important event in Shuiyao Town. Before going into the water, the mayor led the residents to burn incense and sacrifice a chicken, a duck and a sheep before letting the fishermen go into the water.

The huge fishing net is nearly [-] square meters long, with holes from the inside to the outside, ranging from thin to as thick as a fist.A dozen fishing boats formed a semicircle and cast their nets into the deepest part of the water. Then, under the leadership of the leading fisherman, Uncle Du, they rowed to the shore. When they were about ten feet away from the shore, the boats gathered around and formed a circle.The fishermen collected their nets together, and used this force to collect the fishing boats toward the center.

Fisherman Zuo was very excited to follow the veteran fishermen on such a large-scale fishing activity for the first time this year.The annual fishing requires people to be organized in advance.The veteran fishermen accounted for more than half, and the new fishermen had to draw lots to decide.He had signed up a few years ago and was not selected until this year.After this experience, no one will object if he goes to the lake alone to cast a net in the future.

Under the leadership of the leading fisherman, Zuo, shirtless, followed the others and pulled the net rope hard on the boat.

As the sun rose gradually, he began to sweat all over his body, but he still didn't relax. Seeing the fishing boats slowly approaching, the leading fisherman, Uncle Du, spoke.

"Stop! Everybody stop."

The fishermen no longer tried hard, tied the net rope dragged to the boat to the keel of the bow, and made a buckle to prevent the rope from falling off.

Uncle Du's boat was not far from Zuo's, separated by a fishing boat.I saw his eyes fixed on the lake, his brows furrowed.

"Uncle Du, what happened?" someone asked.

Uncle Du waved his hand to signal everyone to stop talking.

Seeing this scene, the people on the shore stopped talking and stared at the lake.

Under the sunlight, the surface of the lake was sparkling, and the boats were moving towards the middle at a very slow speed, as if something was pulling them.

“Which of you is rowing?”

When Uncle Du asked, Zuo and the other fishermen looked at each other and shook their heads. Everyone was standing on the boat pulling the fishing nets, and no one was rowing.

"Uncle Du, what happened?" Zuo couldn't help but ask.

He also saw the movement of the fishing boat. If there are big fish in the fishing net, it is normal to drag the fishing boat towards the center under struggle, isn't it?It's just that as a fisherman who participated in fishing for the first time, the others didn't speak, and he couldn't stand out.If you guess wrong, wouldn't it be ridiculous?
Uncle Du's brows never loosened. He looked at the sky and then at the people watching on the shore. He shook his head and said, "Maybe I'm too worried. Everyone, please work harder. This is the last net of the year and we'll have a good luck!"

"Okay!"

After everyone shouted this, they used all their strength to pull the rope of the net.

Gradually, the fishing boat got closer and closer. When it was about ten meters in diameter, Ah Zuo yelled "Ah", and instantly fell on the fishing boat. The net rope in his hand slipped into the water in an instant.

"Quick, don't let the rope fall into the water!"

Uncle Du was so anxious that he immediately ordered the fishermen with Zuo to pull the net rope, and at the same time ordered everyone to tie the rope to the fishing boat and stop pulling the net.

Looking at the water again, the part of the fishing nets surrounded by fishing boats that is close to the boats descends in an almost vertical arc, and a black shadow swims quickly through the water.

"Don't panic, leave one person in each boat to paddle, and the others slowly close the net, hurry!"

Uncle Du looked solemn, picked up a stick as thick as an arm in his hand, and stared at the lake with his eyes.

As the fishing nets tightened, the lake began to become turbid at some point, and a layer of mist condensed on the lake at a speed visible to the naked eye. The sun hid behind the clouds at some point, and the entire sky became gloomy.

"Uncle Du, what happened?"

The mayor, like other residents, stayed on the shore.Seeing the movement on the fishing boat, I couldn't help shouting to them.

As soon as the words were shouted, the fishing boat began to rock from side to side. Several fishermen were unprepared and fell into the lake with a "plop".

"Hurry up and save people!"

Uncle Du stretched out the pole to let the people who fell into the water catch him. Unexpectedly, before those people had time to open their mouths to call for help, they were dragged down without even a bubble.

The people on the shore also saw this scene and became commotions.

"There's a monster! Run away!"

Someone yelled, and people pushed and shoved each other. The person standing on the shore was almost pushed into the water, but was pulled back by Xiang Wan.

It was a woman. After being rescued by Xiang Wan, she thanked her profusely, and then the crowd retreated, leaving only a few strong people standing guard on the shore with the mayor.

"Uncle Du, I don't want the fishing net anymore, hurry back!"

The mayor shouted that the fishermen on the fishing boat wanted to let go of their nets one after another, but Uncle Du refused.

"We can't withdraw the net! If we withdraw it, their bodies may not be found. Let's paddle together and bring the boat to the shore! Hurry!"

They still believed Uncle Du's words. They each returned to the cabin and rowed hard with poles in an attempt to dock the fishing boat.

At this time, the Exorcism Sword that Xiang Wan was carrying with him began to change.

She took a step forward and said to the mayor: "Mayor, I am a ghost appraiser. In this case, I may be able to help you."

After saying that, without waiting for the mayor's reply, he stepped on the water waves and jumped onto a fishing boat.

She took a look into the water and saw a familiar face staring directly at her!
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(End of this chapter)