Chapter 67: The Water Ghost Granny's Suicide

  In the darkness, I caught a whiff of something that smelled like a wolf that was starving to death. And when this crazy woman pounced on me, the smell had already rushed towards me like a hungry wolf attacking its prey. I didn't even think about it and quickly dodged to the side.

  Because my body is agile and fast enough, even if that crazy woman launches a sneak attack, it's not easy to succeed. I ran out for several steps and felt someone was frantically chasing me from behind. I didn't dare stop, ran out for several more steps, and circled around several trees before stopping.

  Turning back, a madwoman rushed out of the woods with a sickle in her hand. The sickle was used to harvest crops in rural areas. The sickle was very sharp and had saw-like teeth on its blade.

  It's too dark, I can only see that it's an old woman rushing out of the woods, but I couldn't see her face clearly. The old woman rushed towards me while laughing loudly: "You little rascal likes to meddle in other people's business, why are you hiding?"

  As I saw her rushing over, I didn't retreat, but instead gripped my Soul-Cutting Knife tightly and stared at her fixedly. In my other hand was a wooden stick, which I had just cut from a tree with the Soul-Cutting Knife while running, about as thick as an arm.

  I saw the crazy old woman rushing towards me like a madman, and I couldn't help but sneer in my heart. If this old woman used sinister means to deal with me, maybe I wouldn't have any way to deal with her, but this old woman was obviously crazy, and she actually came up to me for close combat.

  Just then, the madwoman rushed in front of me, laughing loudly and shouting: "You little brat's life is too long, it's really hateful. At a young age, you don't study well, but instead learn to interfere with others' business."

  Then, the crazy old woman grasped the sickle and slashed it at me fiercely. Just before her sickle came down, I remained standing still. And when her sickle reached my neck, I suddenly ducked down and then exerted all my strength to bump into the old woman with my shoulder.

  My two hands can lift a 200-jin stone, and this strength is not to be covered. With one blow, the old woman was like a leaf blown away by me. And while her body was still flying in mid-air, I held the wooden stick and kept hitting her with one stick after another.

  In mid-air, that crazy old woman's face was twisted in terror. Before she even landed, I had already struck her with at least five blows. The old woman let out a loud shriek and as soon as she hit the ground, she frantically crawled around on the floor: "What kind of monster are you to have such great strength at such a young age?"

  I said, "Guess what?" Then I took the wooden stick and slammed it into my wife's face. This one stick went down, and my wife's face instantly twisted into a ball. Then, those eyes full of wrinkles quickly began to bleed, and her whole face was filled with terror. I didn't hesitate at all - being merciful to the enemy is being cruel to oneself.

  Then, I held the wooden stick and hit the old woman's head with several sticks. Finally, this crazy woman was no longer arrogant. Her head seemed dizzy, crawling around in all directions, and finally estimated that she had no strength, and fell to the ground at once. I walked in front of the old woman again, and hit her head with five sticks.

  Then she whispered in Crazy Woman's ear: "Do you know where you lost? You're not ruthless enough, you're not as ruthless as me."

  The old lady turned her head with great difficulty and looked at me, saying weakly: "I admit it, I'm an old lady who's never seen anyone as cruel as you. Young man, I underestimated you."

  Before she could finish speaking, I raised the stick again and slammed it heavily onto the old woman's forehead. This forehead was exactly where the temple was located, and if I hit the temple, there was a good chance that I could kill her instantly. Moreover, this time I used all my strength.

  But who knows, just as I was about to bring the stick down, it suddenly stopped. The old woman, at this moment, stretched out a hand and grabbed the stick tightly. I was somewhat surprised, because from the other end of the stick, an incredibly powerful force was transmitted.

  I then looked down at the old woman, only to see her shaking all over, her face suddenly turning pale. Her mouth was constantly foaming with white bubbles. My heart sank, and I clearly felt that something was wrong.

  Before I could react, the old woman suddenly turned her body and crawled towards me while laughing "heh heh". Her crawling speed on the ground was surprisingly fast. Seeing the crazy old woman suddenly become so sinister, I quickly retreated backwards without stopping.

  But in the midst of retreating, I was still constantly looking for loopholes. Taking advantage of the old woman's momentary distraction, I fiercely swung a stick at her head. As a result, this stick went down, and the old woman had no reaction, as if she couldn't feel any pain. Not only did she not feel any pain, but when I hit her with the stick, she was still smiling at me with an extremely eerie smile.

  Then her hand slid down the stick step by step and grabbed my hand fiercely. The crazy woman's hand was like a withered chicken claw, very frightening.

  I was shocked again, and suddenly felt a little flustered in my heart. This old woman, had she transformed or was she secretly using some kind of evil magic? Seeing the old woman's hand reaching out, I quickly withdrew mine.

  However, I was still caught by my wife's withered hands. When her chicken claw-like hands grasped mine, I felt like my hand was tightly bound by something and couldn't struggle free no matter what. Moreover, this old lady's hands were too cold, they were practically dead man's hands.

  As she grabbed my hand, the old woman was still using all her might to pull me into her arms. At this moment, her strength was too great. I was pulled by her and suddenly had no power to resist at all, and was directly pulled into her arms. Then, the old woman lowered that bloody head, her mouth suddenly opened, and she bit down on my neck.

  Almost at the same moment, my hand holding the soul-cutting knife fiercely poked at the old woman's chin. The knife, with almost no resistance, directly pierced into her mouth from under her chin. And because it was stabbed too deep, I could feel that the knife had already reached the position of her nasal bridge.

  But in that instant, the crazy old woman who had been unresponsive no matter how I hit her with a stick suddenly contorted her face, looking like she was in agony. Then, on her face, I saw at least five overlapping faces.

  "Ahh!" A loud wail suddenly burst from the old woman's mouth.

  Then, I felt five strands of yin wind quickly leaving the old woman's body. I immediately understood that this old woman had suddenly changed her appearance, and it turned out that she had invited a small ghost to possess her. Seeing the five strands of yin wind dispersing, I fiercely pulled the Soul-Cutting Knife out from under the old woman's chin.

  The old woman's body was like a lump of mud, and suddenly she fell to the ground. The old woman's mouth made a series of "wu wu wu" sounds, and blood flowed from her mouth, spreading all over the floor.

  I knelt down again in front of the old woman: "You're a crazy old woman, you're already at an advanced age, and you're still doing these harmful things. Aren't you tired?"

  The old woman's face changed greatly, and she turned her head to me with a loud roar. However, her mouth was basically useless, and I couldn't hear what she said at all. At the same time as the loud roar, the old woman used her hands to support herself on the ground, trying to get up. How could I give her the opportunity, directly stepping on the old woman's head with one foot.

  But at this moment, a burst of shrill laughter came from the old woman's mouth. Then, her originally vague voice suddenly became clear. "I didn't think that I, Water Ghost Granny, would be caught by you, a little brat who hasn't even grown all his hair yet, after evading capture by experts from all sides for many years. I've lost face, I'm too ashamed to continue living."

  After saying that, the Water Ghost Granny burst out laughing. I stepped on the Water Ghost Granny's face and said: "Do you know where you lost?"

  The Water Ghost Granny didn't respond, but instead continued to laugh loudly. After laughing for a while, she suddenly said: "Win or lose is not certain, but my old self has no face to continue living in hiding. Even so, I will drag you down to hell with me."

  As we spoke, the old woman struggled again. I stepped on her head tightly, not giving her any chance. At this moment, the old woman's mouth moved again, as if she was chanting. Seeing that things were going wrong, I stomped my foot heavily and pointed at her, shouting: "Shut up!"

  The old woman let out a painful wail and said, "The water channel is complete, the mournful sound rises, it's hell on earth." As she muttered these words, the old woman tightly grasped my feet with her hands, exerting great force. After holding for a while, I found that the old woman had no movement at all.

  I couldn't help but pull my foot out of the old woman's hand, and when I looked down, I saw that she had already died with her eyes wide open. Her tongue had been bitten into two pieces, and the part that had been bitten off was mangled.

  I'm a bit confused about the situation, and this old woman actually committed suicide. What did she mean by the words she muttered before her death? "Shuiqu cheng" - does it refer to the sound of river water or is it referring to the mournful cries of pain? Connecting these words together means that when the canal is completed, mournful cries will echo everywhere and the world will become a living hell.

  At this time, I suddenly thought of something. From the first time I met the Water Ghost Granny, she was doing something suspiciously by the river. Could it be that the phrase "water channel is formed" refers to what she was doing suspiciously by the river?

  As I thought of this, I suddenly felt a little flustered in my heart. I found that this Water Ghost Grandma couldn't die.

  But at this time, I found that the Water Ghost Granny had died, but she had set up another one for me. When I looked up, I only discovered that the whole mountain was full of snakes, and these snakes were swimming towards the direction of the village.