Chapter 9 Down River in Search of Someone

  Just now I almost got strangled to death, so it's normal that I need some time to recover. So I pretended to be very weak and lay on the ground, not daring to move randomly.

  But as I lifted my head, I was stunned. Ren Binghua, who had descended from the sky, was only wearing a loose Taoist robe, and there were no pants underneath! I got excited and took another two glances.

  Ren Binghua noticed my gaze, and without caring about the resentful spirit, she actually lifted her foot to kick me. Scared, I rolled over, got up, and fled in a flurry.

  Emma, something's off. I feel more spirited than usual and not at all like someone who was almost strangled to death. And I'm running faster than usual too.

  "Bastard, I'll get you back!" Ren Binghua missed one hit and quickly went to pursue the vengeful spirit.

  As her figure disappeared from my line of sight, the temperature around me also returned to normal. I let out a thorough sigh of relief, stretched lazily and felt invigorated all over.

  "This girl has a really bad temper, I just glanced at her. She's not actually naked, she's wearing thermal underwear under her Taoist robe, I was just looking at her white legs." I muttered to myself.

  Let them kill each other, I'm just an ordinary person, not worth taking risks. Just turned around and ready to leave, I was scared again, why is the vengeful spirit still here?

  I just saw a black shadow floating out, and Ren Binghua followed closely behind. But under the streetlight, why did another Wang Kun appear? I quickly picked up the table leg on the ground and took a defensive stance.

  "Wu Tian, did you see that just now? Ren Binghua stretched out her leg and kicked you, the posture was really damn charming, her legs are so beautiful!" That Wang Kun's gaze is still staring in the direction where Ren Binghua disappeared, not even looking at me once.

  I took a closer look and he had a shadow, so it should be real. After careful consideration, I still asked: "Dead Fatty, is that really you? The sun shines at noon."

  "Damn it, you actually suspect me? I'm risking my life to help you. Jade Emperor and Queen Mother, enough is enough! Let's go and take a look." Wang Kun gave me a white eye and chased after Ren Binghua who had already disappeared from sight.

  Damn, it's really him. "Cao Gong Ri Dang Wu, Yu Huang Gan Wang Mu" this password was used by us two when we were in school playing games and going on adventures, ordinary people really don't know about it.

  That fat bastard is still the same, I knew he wouldn't let go of Ren Binghua that easily. Saying something about risking his life for me? Bullshit, all he cares about is his sister.

  I'm too lazy to bother with him, so I shouted: "If you want to go, you go, I don't want to send myself to death. We're both ordinary people, we don't have the capital to blindly get involved, and if we die, there's no way to revive in the city."

  Wang Kun turned his head and looked at me with a terrified expression: "Wu Tian, there's a ghost behind you!"

  I don't know if it's psychological, but I also felt a chill on my back. I was so scared that I rushed up to Wang Kun in three or four strides.

  "Haha... stupid, look at you being so timid. Come with me instead, if you go back by yourself and really encounter a ghost, I'll laugh." Wang Kun laughed like a fool.

  I turned back to take a look, but there was nothing. I had to admit that I was really scared, forget it, I'd better follow Wang Kun, having someone with me makes me feel more at ease.

  All the way, Wang Kun still couldn't help but fantasize about something happening with Ren Binghua, and I was so annoyed that my ears were about to grow calluses. Tremblingly following him to the riverbank, nothing dangerous happened either.

  When we arrived at the place where Xiao Lan and I had stayed before, we found Xiao Lan lying in a clump of grass, her life or death uncertain. Wang Kun and I hesitated for a long time before plucking up the courage to go forward and take a look.

  It's okay, Xiaolan just fainted, Wang Kun stared at her thighs and sighed: "Tsk tsk, Wu Tian, you really don't know how to enjoy yourself. Just now you should have enjoyed it first before talking, can't waste this good opportunity."

  I glared at him: "Stop talking nonsense and hurry up to help her up."

  We moved Xiao Lan to the side of that big rock, leaning her against it. But she remained unconscious, no matter whether we pinched the Renzhong or pinched her nose, nothing worked.

  "Take some deep breaths!"

  Wang Kun got excited and shouted a sentence, had already set up the posture, pouted his mouth to prepare for artificial respiration. I didn't have any good ideas either, could only watch him mess around, what if he really woke up?

  "Ahh!" A miserable cry came from not far away.

  Wang Kun immediately stopped and looked around, his head raised. Not only was he sensitive to the sound, but I was also concerned - it was Ren Binghua's mournful cry!

  My heart skipped a beat. Could it be that even Ren Binghua couldn't handle that vengeful spirit? This was trouble, and with me and Wang Kun being pointed out, things were looking bleak.

  "What should I do now?"

  I really don't know what to do, I'm also a bit worried, want to go take a look. But I really don't dare to go over, if Ren Binghua can't handle it, the two of us going would be suicidal.

  Fatso looked at Xiaolan, who was still unconscious, and then glanced in the direction of the mournful cries. He sighed and said: "What else can we do? Let's hurry up and take a look! Never mind, you stay here and keep watch, I'll go be the hero and rescue the beauty!"

  He charged forward on his horse, and I watched his back as he galloped away. I opened my mouth to say something, but in the end, I didn't say anything. To be honest, I don't want to stay here, I'm scared.

  Now I see Xiao Lan, still a bit gloomy, afraid that she will suddenly become a ghost. However, just now I have already abandoned her once, and now I take advantage of her being unconscious to leave myself, my heart is not at peace.

  "Fatso, what are you doing here? Get out of here quickly!" A faintly heard shout from Ren Binghua.

  They are not far from here, probably by the river. The sky is too dark, I can't see anything, only hearing the faint sound of fighting and screaming.

  The more I wait, the more regretful I become. Suffering here is not as good as going with Wang Kun to take a look at the situation. Guarding Xiaolan, I don't even have the thought of taking another glance at her.

  "Boom!"

  A dull thud sounded, as if something had fallen into the water.

  Right next to it, a fiery red glow lit up by the riverbank, to be exact, there was a fire burning. The other side was silent, and no sound could be heard.

  I'm anxious, what's going on? Was the vengeful spirit resolved or were Ren Binghua and Wang Kun resolved?

  About ten minutes later, the flames went out, and there was still no movement by the river. I gritted my teeth and ran towards the river. If the vengeful spirit had been dealt with, Xiaolan wouldn't be in danger. If it hadn't been eliminated, then guarding her would be even more meaningless.

  After running to the riverbank, I saw a mess, the weeds on the ground were all burned to ashes, but the entire burned area was circular and did not spread in all directions.

  "Fatty! Ren Binghua! Where are you guys? Come out quickly, don't scare me!" I shouted loudly.

  No one responded, and my heart sank. Just now, I seemed to hear the sound of something falling into the water. Could it be that they all fell into the river?

  I quickly walked towards the riverbank and used the flashlight function on my phone to take a look. The places I could see were still quite calm, and I didn't see anything floating around.

  Suddenly, a hand grabbed my ankle and I lost my balance, almost falling into the river. At the last moment, I stomped on the hand with my other foot several times.

  "Get out! Get out now!" I yelled wildly.

  "You... you want to trample me to death? Hurry up and help me get up!" A very weak voice came from the ground.

  It was actually Ren Binghua, no wonder these few kicks felt so refreshing. I quickly helped her up, she glared at me with resentment, making me feel extremely embarrassed.

  "What was that? I thought it was a ghost, didn't mean to step on you." I smiled awkwardly.

  Ren Binghua was soaked from head to toe, earlier she had been lying on the ground, wearing a black Taoist robe, and it was really hard to recognize her. After helping her up, I found that she was very weak, with an extremely pale face.

  "Has the vengeful spirit been resolved? Where's Fatty?"

  Ren Binghua sighed: "The dead fatty fell into the water, you quickly go down and take a look. As for the vengeful spirit, I set up a mysterious fire array just now, if it wasn't for the fatty suddenly rushing out, I would have solved it long ago."

  "So, the vengeful spirit still hasn't been resolved?" I asked anxiously.

  Ren Binghua replied in a bad mood: "Don't worry, it's already seriously injured and escaped, it won't come back for the time being."

  Even if she said that, I still secretly despise her. I took such a great risk to lure the vengeful spirit over, only for it to escape in the end. Ren Binghua is really unreliable.

  Wang Kun is still my brother, no matter what he says. I couldn't just stand by and do nothing. I wanted to call the police, but found that neither I nor Ren Binghua had any signal on our phones. The situation was urgent, so I could only take action myself.

  I jumped into the river without hesitation, searching for Wang Kun's trail everywhere. Ren Binghua stood on the shore, pointing and gesturing to me, telling me to go this way one moment and that way the next.

  "Can you go and take a look? He just fell from over there, see if he's been washed away downstream?"

  I was furious, she had pointed out more than ten places to me, all of which were said to be where Wang Kun fell into the water. I blurted out: "If you're capable, come down here!"

  Ren Binghua hummed twice and muttered: "I'm sure he fell down there, dive a bit deeper, maybe it's sunk."

  Saving people is urgent, and I don't want to argue with her either. Following her directions, I dived down again, and both hands touched the silt at the bottom of the river.

  Luckily, I often went swimming in the river when I was a kid in the countryside, so my swimming skills are not bad. Otherwise, before finding Wang Kun, I would have been exhausted first. Suddenly, I touched something that felt like a foot, deeply buried in the mud.

  I muttered to myself, the dead fat man's body was full of grease, logically speaking, even if he fell into the water, he should have floated up, how did he sink to the bottom? However, I didn't have time to think about this, and I continued to feel along the foot.

  No, this isn't Wang Kun, he's not that thin! Moreover, this foot is slippery and feels like it's already rotten. With a bit of force, I can feel the flesh on top being torn apart by my grasp.

  I quickly loosened my foot and floated to the surface. A gust of wind blew over, and I couldn't stop shivering with cold.

  "Found it? Hurry up and pull it up!" Ren Binghua urged.

  I was just about to respond to her when a foul smell filled my nostrils, and a wet hand suddenly landed on my shoulder.