Chapter 68: The Situation of Pouring Rain and Certain Death

  The snakes have swum a distance away, their bodies are all scarlet, and the forest is filled with a loud rustling sound.

  The direction of the village, I saw the whole mountain turned red.

  When I ran out of the village earlier, those villagers also followed. At this moment, they are running halfway. I saw that at least a few people in the group of villagers on the way had fallen to the ground and were screaming frantically.

  Among the pile of snakes, several people had already stopped moving. Faintly visible between the rolling snakes were a few white bones exposed from underneath. Several others were frantically running away, but the snakes wrapped around their feet. They ran out a few steps before falling to the ground.

  The direction of the village, some snakes have crawled into the village, and in the village, there were wails everywhere. At this moment, I felt my body a bit stiff and numb. Unconsciously, I ran towards the direction of the village.

  But I knew that even if I ran faster, it was already too late. As I ran, I beat the drum made of human skin. However, it was to no avail, and at most, only the snakes nearby were driven away. But more snakes continued to crawl towards the village.

  When I ran halfway, those villagers had already turned into a few white bones, and several snakes were crawling in and out of the white bones. To be honest, at this moment, my heart was a little uncomfortable. After all, it was my carelessness that led to their accident.

  I viciously stomped one of the snakes' heads into mush with a single kick and then sprinted wildly towards the village.

  When I ran into the village, I found that the whole village, whether it was houses or courtyards, had all turned a bloody red. What surprised me was that in front of one of the houses, a large fire was burning fiercely.

  The fire formed a circle, and within that circle stood at least thirty villagers. The snakes slithered around the perimeter of the flames, spitting out sparks and emitting sharp hissing sounds, but no matter what they did not dare to get close to the fire.

  Several snakes accidentally crawled into the bonfire and were burned to a crisp, instantly becoming fuel for the fire.

  At this scene, I felt like I was about to faint and finally let out a sigh of relief. At the critical moment, these villagers unexpectedly knew how to save themselves, which made me feel somewhat comforted.

  I wiped the sweat, and ran into the village, heavily beating the drum made of human skin. The snakes went mad and left the village immediately. After all the snakes had left, I quietly walked towards the pile of fire and extinguished it with water.

  The villagers in the middle of the fire, one by one, have been smoked to a mess. Most of the villagers' faces are pitch black, and a small number of villagers already show signs of heatstroke, their bodies twisted and turning towards me.

  "What's wrong with them?" It was the old man who spoke to me.

  I shook my head at the old man: "None of them are possible."

  The old man sighed: "What about the one who ruined our village?"

  She's had it too.

  Then I looked at the villagers, many children were crying loudly at this moment. Those mountain village women also had many people crying, and the sound of crying wandered between the mountains and fields.

  In the blink of an eye, it was already the second day. After counting the number of people last night, there were six fewer people in the village. Of these six people, four followed me to death in that forest, and the other two were directly roasted alive in the bonfire.

  When the two bodies were carried out, they were all bubbles. However, according to the villagers, these two people did not make a sound until they died.

  The next day, when I woke up, the village was still in mourning, holding a funeral. The Water Ghost Grandma's matter had come to an end, and I didn't plan on staying here any longer. Although some people had died in the village, this was already the best outcome.

  Get up early, I said goodbye to the old man. The old man was reluctant to part with me and wanted to keep me here, but I shook my head and said it couldn't be done. Afterwards, I even turned around and walked out with my backpack on my back. So many people have died in this village, and they died because of my carelessness, how could I still have the face to stay?

  But just as I was about to leave, it suddenly started pouring heavily. And this wasn't just any ordinary rainstorm, but a big and crazy one.

  At first, I didn't think much of it and continued walking in the heavy rain. As a result, as I walked, I felt something was off. Because the heavy rain was getting heavier and heavier, and after just a few minutes, the sound of floodwaters suddenly came from the mountain.

  I lifted my head to look at the sky, and I was stunned again. This rainstorm is absolutely like a basin directly pouring down. I dare guarantee that I have never seen such a big rain before.

  At the moment I saw this rain, I felt a sense of unease. Because at this time, I actually heard the voice of the Water Ghost Granny. Her voice, coming from who-knows-where, was echoing all over the mountains and fields.

  "The ditch is formed, a sad voice rises, a hell on earth." This was what she kept muttering.

  Just as the voice of the Water Ghost Granny sounded, I heard wails all over the mountains and fields. However, these wailing sounds only flashed by, and immediately, the whole world was left with only the sound of heavy rain.

  My heart skipped a beat and I immediately took off running towards the village.

  As I ran into the village, I found that the flood was rushing down from the back of the village, and several houses in the village had already been flooded. More people stared at the outside of their homes with fear on their faces.

  I've already figured it out in my heart, this storm is clearly the Water Ghost Granny causing trouble. Could it be that even after she's dead, her spirit still wants to continue doing evil?

  But that's not right, even if the ghost is very fierce, it's absolutely impossible to make such a big noise. My brain continued to turn rapidly, and suddenly a picture flashed in my mind.

  That scene was a black river, and the water ghost old woman was crouching by the river, shaking her head and muttering something towards the river. In the river, there was a corpse floating like a small boat, going upstream.

  The Water Ghost Granny muttered to herself and burst out laughing, her body dancing with a flourish. However, the dance she was performing didn't look very good at all.

  When I thought of this scene, I suddenly understood. The torrential rain in front of me was probably not the ghost of the Water Ghost Granny making trouble, but rather the Water Ghost Granny had set up some kind of scheme a long time ago.

  These years, the Water Ghost Granny has been wandering around this area, secretly appearing by some rivers. She also used some evil methods to lure away children's souls. It is impossible for her to harm people without any reason, could it be that the Water Ghost Granny has set up a shocking big trap in this river?

  What Shuigui Popo said about the water ditch, was it referring to the formation she had set up? And when the mournful sound arose, was it referring to the souls of those who were killed by her in the river ditch, making a grievous cry?

  And when all these things come true, will this generation become a living hell?

  The more I think about it, the scarier it gets. As I ran and pondered at the same time, I almost got washed away by the water. Stumbling and staggering, I finally ran back to the village.

  At this moment, the villagers were standing nervously in front of a house. Most of the houses in the village were wooden, and some were brick-tiled. These wooden houses, at this moment under the heavy rain, were like small boats on the ocean, and could not hold up for much longer.

  More villagers came to the brick house to take shelter from the rain.

  When they saw me coming, a hint of joy appeared on their faces. It was clear that after yesterday's events, I had already been able to bring a sense of security to the villagers.

  The old man slapped his thigh heavily: "I'm an old man, I've never seen such a big rain in my life, what is this heaven doing?"

  I said to the old man: "This is not the work of heaven, but that old woman from last night. This old woman died and actually set up this dish."

  To be honest, this Water Ghost Granny really shocked me. I never thought that after this old guy died, she would still have such a move left. For this person, I am both hateful and admiring to the point of prostration.

  Looking at the torrential rain in front of me, I couldn't do anything else, and could only stand silently with these villagers. Staring outside, that almost became a rain curtain-like torrential rain.

  Not far away, the flood was roaring, as if the whole world was collapsing. The brick house we were in, although not very strong, barely withstood it. But those wooden houses didn't withstand a single one. They all collapsed with a loud crash.

  I don't know how long it's been, but the sky gradually darkened. Someone brought a bowl of rice in front of me. I smelled the fragrance of the rice and my stomach was extremely hungry, yet I had no appetite to eat at all.

  But in the end I still took over the rice and ate a few mouthfuls.

  The torrential rain lasted for three whole days. In the blink of an eye, three days passed, and as they gazed out at the rain, several villagers had grown white hair in these few days.

  Three days later, a scene that shocked me appeared before my eyes. In the distance, the forest where I had fought with the Water Ghost Granny and the river had all disappeared. Below us, it had completely transformed into a vast ocean.

  And this village is now like an isolated island on this mountain, with the surrounding waters having completely submerged.

  At this scene, these villagers burst into loud wails. Many people were crying.

  At this moment, I suddenly felt a chill and remembered the words of the Water Ghost Granny. The first water channel was formed, which must refer to this torrential rain, and the mournful sound, which refers to the villagers' wailing cries?

  Thinking of this, I quickly turned around and shouted loudly: "No one is allowed to cry, stop it."

  However, these villagers were completely out of control. I shouted twice and saw that they were still crying, so I didn't shout again. Because I knew that what was going to happen would always happen. No matter how I shouted, it was useless.

  At this moment, I am even more convinced that the Water Ghost Granny must have set up an ambush in those rivers.

  As I was lost in thought, I suddenly saw a small wooden boat appear on the vast expanse of water before me. And the person on the boat, I looked at him and found him to be incredibly familiar.

  Then I was stunned, and the person on the wooden boat turned out to be Old Coffin.

  The old coffin was on the wooden boat, rowing over with a thud. After getting closer, the old coffin got ashore and ran all the way to my face. I was stunned: "How did you come?"

  The coffin maker said: "You still have a month's wages that I haven't given you, isn't this me bringing your wages to you?"

  I furrowed my brow: "Don't give me any nonsense, what are you here for?"

  The old coffin said: "I've already closed the coffin shop, I think you're right, I shouldn't be hiding in the coffin shop. After closing the coffin shop, I was worried about you, knowing that you weren't going to find the Water Ghost Granny but rather the Thousand Soul Lady, so I followed you all the way."

  When I heard his words, I felt a little grateful and said thank you. At this time, the old coffin said: "This water ghost wife has a very heavy resentment. Many years ago, after her son and husband were killed, she vowed to kill all the people of this generation. In these years, she has been killing some people in the river nearby and then used those water ghosts to set up a big trap."

  My heart sank, and I was right after all. And the old coffin said: "The storm is just the first step, something even more terrifying is behind."