Evil Spirit Book

One day later, it will be the annual "Shenhu Sacrifice" in Nayi Village. Manda has never had time to summon us. Uncle and others still did not come to Nayi Village, but Qizhu brought me good news, saying In the forest around another entrance, traces of a fire were found, and some things were found beside the fire.

Chizu showed me those things, and I was delighted when I saw them. They were food packaging bags, including the hot and sour instant noodles I brought back, and compressed beef jerky.It is absolutely unmistakable, this must have been left by the uncle and the others, and looking at the situation, they also salvaged some equipment.According to the consumption of these two packaging bags, I guess he and the little yellow dog are alive and well, because a person alone, or an injured person, does not have the appetite to eat so much.

After confirming that the uncle and the little yellow dog were safe, I also relaxed, but I still couldn't figure out what the uncle meant. He knew the route to Nayi Village, and it is reasonable to say that he had already arrived here, but they would rather stay outside the entrance. There was a fire in the woods, and they were unwilling to enter the range of Nayi Village. Obviously, Uncle and the others had some plans.

I couldn't figure it out for a while, so I discussed with the ghost Chen, but he remained silent like a dumb man.

On the second day of the sacred lake sacrifice, we were led by Die Cai to visit. There were ten bamboo rafts moored on the lake, and the number of people on them varied. Among them, Bada and Duoluo, whom I knew, participated in the competition.

At this time, I finally saw Manda in Nayi Village.

He is dressed in the costumes of ethnic minorities, a big gown, about 40 years old, with a light beard, and looks very dignified.

Die Cai seemed to be eager to try, she said to me: "The competition hasn't started yet, we can add people temporarily, are you interested, why don't we go in a group and have a stroll?"

I pointed to my nose and said, "We? We are outsiders, can we participate?"

"Of course." Die Cai blinked playfully, and said: "Water is inclusive and broad. Whether you are a foreigner or not, you can participate in the sacred lake sacrifice, as long as you report to Manda."

I just wanted to say that I was not interested, but I heard the ghost Chen nodded and said a good word.

In fact, the ghost Chen Chang is the type that is very popular with women. Die Cai liked him very much at first, but his personality is really unpleasant. After a while, I started calling Die Cai's brothers and sisters. At this time, the ghost Chen took the initiative to speak, Diecai was very happy, and ran to Manda bouncing around, pointed at us and said a few words.

That Manda glanced at us, put one hand on his forehead, and greeted us. According to Qizhu, this is a unique etiquette of their tribe, expressing welcome and respect, and I quickly returned to Manda from a distance.

Immediately afterwards, Yu Qizhu picked up a bamboo raft with ready-made equipment and food on it.Die Cai said that the cave inside is very deep, and there will always be some aquatic creatures living in cold places, such as ground scorpion or centipede, as well as a kind of piranha unique to this area, so food and some necessary weapons must be prepared , the game time is at nine o'clock in the morning, and whoever goes deepest will be the champion.

I was a little surprised, and said: "The referees are all outside, who can say who goes the deepest?

"This..." Die Cai hesitated for a moment, and said: "There are many forks in it, but for the fairness of the competition, we generally share a waterway and supervise each other, so we won't cheat."

I asked her if there was any reward for the championship, she said yes, she could be a candidate for the next round.

"It's gone?" I asked.

Die Cai shrugged and said that's it. For us outsiders, this quota may not be precious, but for people in the clan, it is a great temptation.I really didn't understand where this temptation came from, so I shrugged and said I would not comment.

When the game started, the eleven bamboo rafts, including us, slid quickly, broke through the emerald green lake, and rowed towards the circular cave.

The area of ​​the cave is so large that it can accommodate more than a dozen bamboo rafts rowing inside. There is skylight at the entrance of the cave, and the sun shines in obliquely, so you can see the general layout of the cave entrance.On the top of the cave, there are many irregular sharp stones, counting down one by one, like many sharp swords hanging above the head. There are deep and shallow water marks on the stone walls on both sides of the cave. It can be seen that the water level of the lake often changes. .

The waterway is very wide, and the atmosphere of the competition is not tense, and even the people on the bamboo raft are joking with each other.On our side is Qizhu alone, and Die Cai explained with a smile: "The terrain in the first half is simple, the water flow is gentle, and there is no competitiveness. We often come in to play after we were young, but when we get inside, the waterways are narrow and changeable. The water is fast, and that's where the competition is."

Sure enough, everyone chatted and laughed and rowed for a while before stopping, and their expressions gradually became serious. At this time, the waterway we were in was getting narrower and narrower. I don’t know who was the first to make the effort, and the bamboo raft rushed to the front.

When I saw it, it was the tall champion from last year.

Diecai immediately stood up and shouted: "Overtake him, Qizhu, hurry up!" The sunlight could no longer be seen in the water cave, but a lantern was hung in front of everyone's bamboo raft, which was still the old-fashioned one. The glass is covered with a gourd-shaped kerosene wick inside, shaking, illuminating the environment in the cave with flickering lights.

At this time, the pros and cons of everyone gradually became apparent. Although Qi Zhu's movements were dexterous, he lost because of lack of strength. The bamboo raft fell to the fourth place, and the leader of the first place was last year's champion, followed by two bamboo rafts .

When the bamboo raft reaches here, the waterway narrows, forming a narrow water outlet. The terrain is so strange that it can almost only allow a bamboo raft to pass through. The water flow is also stirred up due to the change of terrain. It is very difficult to control, up and down, bright and dark.

In the end, the champion passed first, and we came in second.At first, I was not interested in this, but after the competition started, everyone in the water cave was shouting and shouting, and the water was surging. Driven by the atmosphere, I also became nervous, wishing I could produce an extra bamboo Haggard, it's good to help out.

After passing through the narrow mouth, the waterway behind is even more tricky. Sometimes huge rocks block the way in the water, and sometimes it suddenly becomes low. It didn't take long to see a few small forks, and it was relatively deep at this time.

Die Cai pointed to those small forks and said: "In the past, the sacrifice of Shenhu Lake was based on finding the exit, so many people wandered in the forks of the water cave, but many strange things happened, and they couldn't get out after entering, so they were lowered later. According to the requirements, the winner is the one that enters the deepest, and now no one ventures into these forks, and we generally choose the widest waterway.”

In fact, the waterway we are walking on now is not spacious, more than a dozen bamboo rafts are crowded in it, coupled with the turbulence of the water, two people fell into the dark water in a short while, and the wind lamp illuminated the water surface from time to time. Now, according to the rules, once you fall into the water, you lose and you have to withdraw from the game.

The leading champion laughed loudly, and said to the two people who fell into the water: "You two don't get mixed up, go back." Immediately afterwards, there was a bold echo, and they all laughed and asked them to go back.

There is not much ridicule in this, and it can be seen that these people have truly implemented the principle of competition second and friendship first.The two people who fell into the water were not annoyed, they climbed onto the bamboo raft in a hurry, said they would come back next year, then slipped back in a desperate manner, only nine of the eleven bamboo rafts remained.

Die Cai was very excited to see me, and said again: "There are many interesting things in this competition, and you can play tricks on others."

My appetite has already been whetted, so I hurriedly said: "How can you play tricks?" Die Cai said: "You can use your own raft to bump into others, knock them into the water, and when you are the only one left, you will naturally be the champion." I heard Looking interesting, he said: "Isn't this the same as the law of the jungle, if we knock everyone down, we win, right?

"Yes." Die Cai's eyes were bent into crescent moons, and she nodded with a smile.

On this bamboo raft, Die Cai and I were the most aggressive, so we immediately encouraged Qi Zhu to bump into people. Qi Zhu was so annoyed by us that he couldn't do anything, so he aimed at the nearest raft. This bump was actually skillful, and he supported the stone wall No matter how hard you use, you have to pay attention to it. In the dark, I can't see exactly how Qizhu did it. I just heard a splash and someone fell into the water.