The villagers ran all the way to the deep pool, only to be startled by what they saw.
The nine corpses swelled several times their original size, like water buffaloes that had drunk their fill, and floated on the surface of the pool, completely covering the small pond.
For a moment, everyone stopped in their tracks, their hearts filled with complex emotions as they hesitated to move forward.
People who were talking together just a few days ago are now dead so tragically; no one could remain indifferent in their shoes.
"Let's go."
Someone said something, and the group began to walk heavily to the edge of the deep pool.
The floating corpses were not easy to retrieve from the water, so the villagers had to go into the water, tie the bodies up, and then pull them ashore.
After several attempts, all nine bodies were finally dragged ashore without leaving a trace.
The bodies had been underwater for several days, increasing in weight, and it took considerable effort to drag them ashore.
The villagers sat down by the pool, panting and resting.
Lu Qiqi, wearing gloves, went forward to examine the villagers' bodies.
Coincidentally, none of the bodies had any external injuries, and they all appeared to have drowned.
However, it was unusual that none of the nine people who knew how to swim returned to the pool.
It can only be something strange that lies at the bottom of the pool.
But whatever it is, it's not worth the risk of exploring it again.
In other words, the cause of death of these nine people will remain a mystery, and in the future, this pond will be designated as a restricted area based on various rumors.
"Xiao Dong, why did you bring Lu Da here? Go back quickly, he can't come here again, or he'll be bewitched again!"
A villager saw Zhao Xiaodong helping Lu Da arrive late and quickly tried to stop them.
His words reminded Lu Qiqi of one pot after another of those 'exorcising artifacts'.
Let's just give up. If we go through this again, even Lu Da's excellent physique won't be able to withstand such torment.
"Bring him over," Lu Qiqi said.
Upon hearing this, Zhao Xiaodong helped Lu Da walk towards her.
The ground was covered with corpses, making it difficult to even find a place to step. Zhao Xiaodong could only squeeze in and help Lu Da to the center.
When Lu Da saw the corpses on the ground, his eyes were filled with disbelief, and gradually his eyes turned red.
Zhao Xiaodong also felt Lu Da's body begin to tremble, and finally the two of them fell to the ground with unstoppable force.
"It's all my fault, it's all my fault!"
Lu Da gripped Zhao Xiaodong's shoulders tightly with both hands, his face contorted with rage, and said, "Xiaodong, I've got him! I've really got him!"
"Big brother, it's really not your fault."
"Brother, wake up!"
Zhao Xiaodong's shoulder ached from Lu Da's grip. Seeing Lu Da like this, he wished he had been the one who went down into the deep pool that night.
She even regretted bringing him here.
Lu Qiqi, however, did the opposite. She grabbed Lu Da by the collar and threw him to the side.
When Lu Da's hand touched the swollen skin of the villager lying on the ground, he was instantly terrified, jumped back, curled up in a ball with his head in his hands, and his body trembled uncontrollably.
Lu Qiqi stepped forward and forcefully pried open Lu Da's hand, allowing him to touch the villager's clothes.
When Lu Da touched the clothes, he slowly stopped trembling and rubbed the fabric with his fingertips.
Only then did Lu Qiqi slowly speak, "What you touched in the pool that day wasn't clothing at all, but your own fantasy."
"Try it out yourself, and you'll know whether I'm right or not."
Lu Da slowly loosened his clothes, then slowly raised his head to look at Lu Qiqi, his voice hoarse as if he had a mouthful of sand in his mouth.
He said, "I clearly, I clearly touched it, there's no way I could be wrong."
"Is there something fishy about this?" Zhao Xiaodong asked.
This deep pool was full of mysteries.
Why did the villagers die?
Why did Lu Da experience a headache and hallucinations when he approached the cave entrance?
Lu Qiqi didn't know how to explain these things, but the only thing she was certain of was that Lu Da definitely didn't touch the villagers' clothes that night.
According to Zhao Xiaodong, the cave entrance is located at the southeast corner of the pool entrance, while the pool entrance is to the west.
Without the light of the luminous pearl, the nine villagers would have had no way of accurately finding the direction of the cave entrance.
The fact that all the villagers surfaced within a few days further confirmed that the nine villagers had gone downstream after entering the pool.
If it turns even once, it will be impossible for it to float on the surface of the pool.
When Lu Qiqi shared her deduction, Zhao Xiaodong felt like kowtowing to her in gratitude.
Lu Da finally stopped trembling and sat on the ground in a daze, as if he had not fully reacted yet.
Having achieved the desired effect, Lu Qiqi said, "Let's help him back; there's no rush."
After all, there's no use in being anxious. Without the interference of medication, Lu Da has to pull himself together on his own.
After Lu Da left, the villagers also began to take ropes to tie up the body and carry it to the burial site for burial.
The corpse had long since turned into a giant after being soaked for so long.
"No ropes!" Lu Qiqi shouted.
The villagers stopped what they were doing at Lu Qiqi's loud shout.
"Without ropes, how can you lift it onto the oxcart and take it to the burial?"
Lu Qiqi said, "Bury him on the spot!"
After saying that, she explained, "The corpse has been soaked for a long time, and the skin tissue is loose. It could explode if you are not careful. The smell of the corpse will stick to your body and it will be difficult to get rid of it in a short time."
Upon hearing that the corpse would explode, the villagers instantly froze, no longer daring to move, and stopped binding the rope to the corpse.
"So how should we lift it?"
“Lift them with planks, be careful, then dig a pit and bury them here.”
After Lu Qiqi finished speaking, the villagers began to do as she said. They didn't know if they were terrified by the sight of the giant in front of them or if they had lost their backbone after Zhao Xiaodong and Lu Da left, but in any case, they had no objections.
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