I have a weird dynasty

Chapter 15 Water Ghost
Fu Huo staggered and wandered around the village, occasionally stopping at one place, like a naughty child who was always attracted by inexplicable things.

It is also possible that these places are where He Shouan stayed before he lost his soul.

The corpse mud smeared on his forehead still had a cold smell. Sang Que looked around carefully, but hadn't seen anything strange yet.

But it was just too quiet, too 'clean', which made her feel creepy.

Only the warm yellow light coming through the doors and windows of each household and the occasional barking of dogs could give her a little sense of security.

Next door to the He family is the Li family, who gave birth to twins, and across the way is the Liu family, which has no descendants. Passing by the Liu family, Sangque glanced at the old locust tree.

There was nothing during the day, but after nightfall, a female corpse was found hanging under the tree, swaying and squeaking.

Sang Que's scalp tightened and he quickly withdrew his gaze and continued to follow Fu Huo.

The Liu family used to be Shouhou's home. Fu Huo suddenly sped up and passed Shouhou's home, flying all the way to the north.

Sang Que ran after him and soon saw the small blue brick courtyard where Yan Daozi lived. A light was on in the main room, casting a human figure on the white paper-covered window, as if he was meditating on the kang.

Fu Huo was very afraid of this place, and he quickened his speed and flew towards the west of the blue brick courtyard.

Dahei Mountain is to the southwest of the village, and to the northwest is a large wheat field. Sangque looked at the direction where the fire was flying and his heart sank. Over there in the forest was the cemetery of Heishan Village. There was a lake on the other side of the mountain from the cemetery.

Kou Yushan once said that water is yin and can hide evil spirits the most. Even on a clear day, all kinds of strange evil spirits will appear in the lake, and even water ghosts will take your life.

They drew water from the lake to irrigate the fields, and they would choose the time when the yang energy was at its peak before they dared to approach the lake.

At other times, you cannot approach water at will. Only those who have worshipped water ghosts and river gods for generations can come and go freely in the water.

In this world, in addition to humans and animals, there are four other existences: wandering souls, evil spirits, ghosts, and ghosts and gods.

Those with the word "ghost" in their names are more powerful than evil spirits, and even the ghosts cannot completely eliminate them.

Sang Que now knows the names of the 'mountain ghosts' and 'village ghosts' mentioned in Ming Zhang's notes, as well as the 'water ghosts' that Kou Yushan told her about.

The ghost child in her body should be called Yin Tong. It is inappropriate to use the word ghost.

The term "evil and demon" encompasses everything and is a general term for this type of existence. If we break it down further, Kou Yushan doesn't know much and needs to learn from Yan Daozi or the Xie Zhensi.

Sangque followed Fuhuo through the sparse woods. There were graves standing on the hillside. The cold wind blew paper money and ashes all over the sky.

Many unclear human-shaped ghosts were floating aimlessly, and some cold and faint crying sounds were carried by the wind, but these wandering souls did not respond to her at the moment.

Sang Que calculated the time in his mind for a few seconds, and ran for about ten minutes. He ran out of the woods and cemetery, and a quiet and gloomy lake came into view. The water in the lake was turbid and black, and under the moonlight, the surface of the lake even had a blood-red color, which was extremely ominous.

Sang Que thought, if she ran, it would take her about ten minutes. How could a seven or eight-year-old child run here to play without anyone leading her? And even pass by the cemetery, is she crazy?

The talisman fire flew to a large blue stone by the lake and circled around it. Under the dim green light, two children with translucent bodies appeared, squatting together and knocking on the stones on the ground.

"He Shouan!"

Sangque called out tentatively, and one of the younger children looked up in response. The talisman fire immediately flew into his body, flickering in his translucent soul like breathing.

He stood up slowly, his expression gradually became dull, and he involuntarily moved towards Sangque.

Sang Que slowly backed away, removing the needle from his clothes and preparing to draw blood to light the soul lamp.

At this moment, the soul of the child who was playing with He Shouan saw this and suddenly pounced towards He Shouan, as if he couldn't bear to leave this playmate.

call--

A cold wind blew, the grass leaves rustled, the water in the middle of the lake bulged and parted to both sides, and a huge black shadow quickly emerged from the depths of the lake bottom.

The wandering souls in the lake and the woods disappeared in an instant, and the surroundings became eerily quiet.

Sang Que's pupils dilated violently, he screamed, turned around and ran away.

"He Shouan!"

A huge monster rushed out of the lake, and the splashing water was like a heavy rain, smashing down towards the shore.

boom!
The earth shook, and Sangque fell forward and hit a protruding rock. The lake water fell down with a crackling sound. The severe pain in his waist and abdomen made Sangque gasp, and his face instantly turned pale.

Sang Que, who was soaking wet, raised her hand to wipe her face. She felt the corpse mud on her forehead melting. Her heart skipped a beat. When she raised her eyes, she was shocked by the scene before her.

Under the hazy moonlight, a huge pale arm, made up of countless rotting corpses and water plants, stretched out from the lake and hit the ground beside the lake.

The dark red water plants danced enchantingly. The rotten, greasy corpses were squeezed together, still struggling hard, making hoarse sounds in their throats.

He Shouan's soul was saved by Sang Que, but the soul of his playmate was held tightly by a corpse on the giant hand. His crying and struggling were of no avail, and he was slowly dragged back into the lake by the giant hand.

Sang Que swallowed hard. The evil spirit he had seen before was nothing compared to the thing in front of him. This was not even the full picture of the thing in the lake.

Is this the water ghost?

An existence that can be called a "ghost" is indeed terrifying.

Just by taking a look at it, she felt that her spirit was about to collapse. Fortunately, she had been baptized by various modern horror movies and was still able to resist such horror scenes.

Sang Que withdrew his gaze, climbed up, called He Shouan again, and while running away from the lake, he drew the hatchet from his waist and cut his finger.

The heavy rain just now left many puddles on the ground. Just as Sang Que was about to step on one of them, ripples appeared on the water surface. Sang Que's eyes flashed, and he immediately turned his body and stepped on the side.

A pale, swollen arm stretched out from the puddle and grabbed the hem of Sangque's skirt. Tear!

The knife flashed, and Sang Que decisively used the hatchet to cut off the hem of her skirt, avoiding the surrounding puddles without wasting a second.

Kou Yushan said that we should avoid places with water. Ming Zhang's notes also mentioned that the child from the Zhao family who disappeared on a rainy day might have died by stepping into water.

Stepping into a puddle will trigger the water ghost's death-demanding rule.

Wait, could the kid who was playing with He Shouan just now be the child from the Zhao family?
Sang Que's pupils trembled. Now was not the time to be overwhelmed with sympathy. She turned her head to check if He Shouan's soul had caught up with her. However, she saw that He Shouan's soul was grabbed by the legs by an arm stretched out from the puddle and dragged into the puddle. The talisman fire in his soul was becoming dimmer and dimmer.

Sang Que reached into his arms and took out the exorcism talisman he found in Ming Zhang's room. Just as he was about to light it, he stopped.

He Shouan is a soul, which logically means he is an evil ghost. Would the exorcism talisman kill the water ghost's arm along with He Shouan's soul?
The cold feeling on her forehead was no longer there, and the wandering souls that had disappeared around her reappeared out of thin air among the mountains and woods. All those terrifying faces turned towards her.

The corpse mud has lost its effect!
At this moment, the most important thing for Sang Que to do was to give up summoning the spirit, rely on the three exorcism talismans on her body, and run to Yan Daozi's residence in one breath, so as to save her life.

But she is a stubborn girl in the Sang family, and she cannot accept failure without trying her best.

If she gave up on summoning the soul and ran back, Yan Daozi might not let a useless girl like her live.

Try again, if it doesn’t work, keep going!

Sang Que quickly dripped his blood onto the red candle in the soul lamp. The candle lit up and emitted a blood-red halo that enveloped a two-meter area around Sang Que.

He Shouan's hair was burned, a strange stench spread out, and Sang Que shouted into the distance.

"He Shouan!"

A force of attraction emanated from the soul lamp, and He Shouan's soul, which was dragged by the water ghost's arm, began to struggle hard, and the talisman fire in his soul flickered.

The wandering souls around surrounded Sangque. There were quite a few of them and the situation was urgent.

"He Shouan!"

"He Shouan!"

Sang Que shouted loudly and retreated, holding the soul lamp in his left hand and the exorcism talisman in his right hand. The blood on his right index finger had not yet dried. If anything unexpected happened, he could use the blood to ignite the exorcism talisman at any time.

Under the powerful pressure, a cold aura could not help but emerge from Sang Que's body.

Yin Tong suddenly appeared beside He Shouan's soul. Her empty eye sockets quietly watched He Shouan struggling hard. She slowly raised her only left arm and grabbed the swollen hand in the puddle.

He Shouan's soul was instantly freed and crashed into Sangque's soul lamp like a moth flying into a flame.

The wind was howling, and a large amount of gray fog suddenly rose around, making it hazy, cold, and filled with a strange atmosphere.

The soul light halo illuminated the area less than two meters around Sang Que. The wandering souls in the fog were all blocked outside by an invisible force. They waved their arms, unable to get close to Sang Que at the center of the halo.

Without paying any attention to the Yin Tong, Sang Que held the soul lamp in his left hand and wiped the exorcism talisman with his right index finger. The talisman paper began to burn slowly from the edge, revealing a warm yellow halo.

Sang Que turned around and ran. From now on, the summoning of souls entered the most critical moment and there was no turning back!

With the exorcism talisman to resist, it would be fine if the Yin Tong could just leave her body...

Cold and faint crying sounds continued to be heard in the fog. Sangque did not dare to stop and kept running wildly in the forest. When he found that the soul in the soul lamp showed signs of leaving, he called out "He Shouan" and the soul was sucked into the soul lamp.

After running for a long way, fog surged ahead and the blood-red light on the lake surface was reflected in Sangque's eyes.

Sang Que's breathing stagnated. She ran in one direction and unexpectedly returned to the lake? A ghost wall?

Can’t the exorcism talisman help her escape from the evil fog of Yin Tong?

One of the exorcism talismans was about to burn out, and Sang Que immediately grabbed the second one in his right hand and prepared to ignite it. Suddenly, a blue and shriveled hand stretched out from the fog and grabbed Sang Que's right wrist.

Tear!

Blood spurted out and Sang Que opened her eyes in horror. Before her brain could feel the severe pain, her entire right arm was torn off and fell into the grass, twitching.

The talisman light faded, and in the blood-red halo of the soul lamp, Yin Tong rode on Sang Que's shoulders expressionlessly. A pair of shriveled hands stretched out from Yin Tong's abdomen and climbed up to Sang Que's face.

The feeling of the cold and rough fingers rubbing against his face made Sang Que tremble all over, and his mind was almost completely occupied by fear.

Yin Tong's sharp blue nails hung in front of his eyeballs. Sang Que resisted the invasion of fear and turned back without hesitation.

Don’t look back when you lead the soul back.

This was the only way she could think of to deal with Yin Tong at the moment of life and death.

puff!
The soul lamp went out, and the lakeside fell into darkness. The sounds of insects and crying all disappeared, and the black shadows sank under the lake. The whole world became extremely quiet.

At the same time, in a ruined temple deep in the woods.

Xia Chan, with disheveled hair and a face covered in black and gray, was sitting by the fire, gnawing on a dry and hard steamed bun, when suddenly he heard a cracking sound.

Countless reptiles crawled out from the cracks of the collapsed stone statue, rustling around, and quickly disappeared into the darkness.

The birds in the wild woods flew away in fright, and the ghosts retreated.

Xia Chan dropped the steamed bun in her hand, her eyes full of surprise, "Empress Wu, you're awake..."

(End of this chapter)