He was reminding me, was it him?
It was the first thought that surged into my mind.
Then, I approached the rocks, grabbed the corpse's shoulder, and pulled it towards the water's surface.
In fact, the corpse submerged in the water would be quite heavy, making it difficult to drag along with me.
Yet, this body was as light as if it were nothing, and I even felt a push that seemed to be propelling me towards the surface.
Only with half the time I used to spend, I broke through the surface of the river, gasping for air in large gulps.
A boy's body, about eleven or twelve years old, floated by my side.
Moonlight shone on him, his skin giving off a faint bluish hue, terrifyingly eerie.
My heart felt as if it had been struck by a heavy hammer!
A bluish hue? A corpse with a blue spirit?
The child's body remained motionless, showing no signs of reanimation...
If it were to come back to life, I would have no chance to resist.
And even... If he didn't want me to drag him up to the surface, I wouldn't have the strength to move his body...
What does he... want to do?
Breathing became heavier.
In the next second, the boy's body slowly sank...
My heart skipped a beat, but he only sank halfway under the water before stopping.
I can still see him.
Another icy sensation surged over me, and I quickly began to sink into the water.
Once completely submerged, the sensation vanished.
I swam forward for a distance, but I didn't need to carry the child corpse along with me. It actually followed me...
Breaking the water's surface to breathe, I glanced at the direction of Niu-ti Village, seeing someone standing by the riverbank...
I quickly submerged back into the water and continued swimming downstream!
It didn't take long for me to return to the shore.
Dragging the child's body, I pulled him onto the shore.
Old Gong's mouth was wide open, almost large enough to fit an entire black hoof.
"My goodness, is it bluish?"
The child's eyes were tightly closed, and he remained motionless.
Drops of water dripped from his body, and a coldness enveloped the surroundings, chilling as if in an ice cave.
"Don't waste time, that Yin-yang master will definitely have discovered our little move, we need to act quickly!"
I whispered to prompt Old Gong.
Old Gong grunted twice and leaped into the air, landing on top of the child's body.
In the next second, he vanished.
The boy's eyes suddenly opened wide.
A faint bluish hue flashed and then disappeared, replaced by eyes that rolled around wildly, cunning beyond belief.
Licking his lips, Old Gong's voice emerged: "Little boy, too bad, too bad."
I: "..."
Silent, I retrieved my backpack, slung the bag containing the chamber pot over my shoulder, and hurried back to Niutui Village.
The child's corpse followed me as I walked quickly, leaving behind a trail of wet and slippery footprints.
Upon returning to the range of Niutui Village, I headed directly towards the ancestral hall.
Upon reaching the place, the child's body stared at the shed, its eyes continuing to roll wildly.
"Master, it's here!"
To be honest, the child's body spewing out Old Gong's dry throat voice felt quite out of place.
He crouched down and immediately began to dig into the ground with his hands!
I sighed and walked to the side, staring at the ground.
Old Gong possessed the corpse and used the blue spirit to dig the ground. I didn't need to help him.
Besides, I only had talismans in my hand, and it wouldn't be good if I hurt the body during the process.
In no time, Old Gong had dug a deep pit, half of which was under the shed. However, he did not see the corpse of the Yin-yang master.
The hole was large, the mud was very fine, but there wasn't even a speck of bone debris.
Old Gong continued to dig deeper, and the hole was nearly two meters deep. The child's body was completely submerged in the hole, but there was still nothing found.
"Rgh... What a ghost, there's no corpse at the bottom, how could Master himself fly?"
The child's body tilted its head back, its young face filled with confusion.
I too gazed into the pit, feeling utterly bewildered.
The stake was brought up by Old Gong, and it was agreed upon by Miao San's three people, even the villager Han mentioned it, and the three parties confirmed it.
How can there be none underground?
At this moment, the child's eyes widened abruptly, and Old Gong's sharp shout echoed: "Master! Duck!"
My eardrums felt as if they were being pierced!
A gust of blood wind swept past my head, enveloping my entire body!
Suddenly looking up, what I saw made every hair on my body stand on end!
Inside the shed, a large ox head was hanging on a bloody skeleton framework.
Copper bell-like ox eyes, filled with resentment and ferocity.
It shot out like an arrow from the shed, the sharp ox horns coming straight towards my chest!
I was shocked and terrified, my body retreating as the massive skeleton swept over me.
The creature suddenly landed and, covered in blood, launched itself towards me again!
My reaction was swift; I pulled out the copper staff and struck down fiercely at its head!
Only to hear a dull crackling sound!
The ox head caved in a pit.
However, the tremendous force rebounded off the copper staff, striking my chest and then smashing the entire ox head onto my chest.
It felt like being hit by a speeding car, and I was thrown outwards, smashing into the shed, causing it to collapse with a crash!
The chilling feeling haunted my entire body!
This is a NiuGui!
The ghost that the villager spoke of, one that would not leave in peace!
A low rumble of a cow mooing echoed from its mouth, and it charged towards me again fiercely.
Speaking of which, before anyone could react, the child's corpse leaped out of the pit suddenly and instantly straddled the blood-covered neck bone of the cow!
With both hands, it reached out and grabbed the two sides of the cow's horns.
The NiuGui suddenly stopped, its head slamming down with a loud crash, and the child's corpse was flipped forward by the impact, falling towards the ground.
Following that, the massive ox head pressed down fiercely.
The child's body instantly let go of the ox horns, and it was slammed heavily into mid-air!
And then, the ox head swung down heavily before once again lifting up with force!
This move clearly intended to turn the child's body into a skeleton!
"My mother! A blue ghost!" Old Gong's wail pierced the night sky.
It was only then that I noticed that there was a thick and rich blue aura surrounding the blood-covered skeleton!
The child's body rapidly fell down!
It was synchronized with the action of the ox head lifting up.
The sharp and ear-piercing mooing of the ox seemed to be deafening!
A head leapt out from the child's body!
Old Gong came rushing towards me in a panic, and it seemed that he had exerted some force when he came out, making the child's body fall to the other side!
In the next second, Old Gong's head landed on me, and the child's body fell heavily at the entrance of the ancestral hall!
"My mother! A ghost! Scared to death! Scared to death! Being hit by it once, my soul almost departed!"
Old Gong's panicked voice was extremely loud and chaotic.
I trembled weakly and stood up, slightly holding the copper staff with both hands, which were shaking slightly.
There was a savory taste of blood in my throat, but I didn't vomit.
The NiuGui missed its target, and its cow eyes, like copper bells, stared straight at me.
The coldness seemed to come from all directions.
According to the norm… Isn't the primary soul supposed to be that of the Yin-yang master?
How did it become this NiuGui?
Old Gong's possession was already forced out of the body, and we can only imagine its terror!
A low growl echoed, and the NiuGui charged towards me ferociously!
Just then, a dull sound resounded, it was the ancestral hall collapsing halfway.
A coffin fell straight down from the beams and tiles above, landing perfectly still right in front of the ancestral hall, beside the child's body.
A loud rumbling sound, and the coffin lid opened!
