Chapter 933 The Returnee's Notes 7
"My goodness, how can this thing still run?" Old Wang muttered to himself. Water monkeys become very slow when they leave the water, and their physical resilience also decreases, making them extremely vulnerable.
Who would have thought that this water monkey was so agile and quickly regained its senses?
At that moment, Old Wang also rushed over and sprinkled some talisman ash. Then the water monkey's struggles weakened considerably. Wang Ze also took a red rope and dragged the water monkey into the formation. Under the erosion of the flames, its body gradually emitted a foul stench.
"Girl, you're so brave!" He could tell Xie Ning was seeing this for the first time, but the little girl wasn't scared at all; in fact, she dared to go up and grab it...
You should know that water monkeys are not good-looking. Even if they are not spirits or water ghosts, many people will be frightened at first sight of them, not to mention that this thing is also a kind of eeriness.
It's no wonder that this child was raised by the Fairy Xie.
Xie Ning's gaze, however, was fixed on the water's surface; she seemed to have just seen something.
Because it is a remote mountain village with a beautiful environment, the river here is very clear. Xie Ning just saw her own face in the water, but... she clearly had no expression, while her face in the water showed an expression of shock, anger and sorrow.
Although it was fleeting, Xie Ning didn't think he was seeing things.
When the water monkey appeared, Xie Ning thought it might be some kind of unknown species or a mutated animal, since she had seen many strange creatures.
But the strange thing just now sent a chill down Xie Ning's spine, and he involuntarily moved away from the riverbank.
The weeds along the riverbank were swaying violently, even though it was only a gentle breeze.
The old lady also noticed something was wrong. She squinted at the riverbed and shouted at Wang Laodao, "Quickly clean up and scatter it. Something's not right here."
Old Master Wang instructed Wang Ze to scatter incense ash, then he himself took the compass and turned it around, his heart sinking.
There's more here.
When he was dealing with that water monkey, he determined that it was the first type: a water monkey that devours living souls. Moreover, it must have devoured quite a few to regain consciousness so quickly and then crawl back.
The old lady was carrying a basket containing some tools she needed. After discussing things with Wang Laodao for a while, she took out a porcelain bowl from the basket.
Then I burned a talisman inside, and then lit incense.
The foreman and the worker who was with him were quite frightened, and they all hid behind Xie Ning, a young girl. Perhaps Xie Ning's bravery just now gave them a sense of security.
The sun had already set, and the darkness of the sky was gradually piecing itself together. A night breeze swept by, bringing a touch of coolness to the stillness. There were no streetlights here, making it even more dim.
"Ah—" The foreman let out a sharp explosion, then he and the worker collapsed unconscious in each other's arms.
Xie Ning felt her hand being suddenly grabbed, and when she turned her head, she was met with a pale face. The woman's long hair hung down, dripping water droplets.
"Give me back my child, give me back my child, give me back my child..."
Xie Ning was so frightened that her heart skipped a beat. In the next instant, she grabbed a folding knife and stabbed at the other party, but the other party had no physical form, and the fruit knife only cut through the air.
Xie Ning's face went blank. This thing had no physical form, so how did it grab her hand?!
“You can’t hit it with an ordinary knife.” The old woman was not anxious. She walked to the water ghost that kept calling for the child and smashed a peach pit down on its head.
Peach pits are believed to ward off evil spirits, and are especially effective against vengeful spirits. Many families will smooth out peach pits and then have their children wear them around their necks to ward off unclean energy.
The other person's eyes, which had begun to swell with black silk, became much clearer, and the increasingly shrill voice also became much softer. Xie Ning noticed that the other person was loosening their grip and immediately struggled to free her hand.
"My child..."
Xie Ning looked at the female water ghost; she seemed to want to cry, but no tears came out.
This is a water ghost that still has consciousness, unlike the water monkey that has no consciousness at all. However, in any case, neither of them can continue to exist, because without suppression, this water ghost cannot remain conscious.
They have no distinction between good and evil; whether they want to or not, they cannot control themselves from harming others.
"That water monkey is your child?" Old Wang asked in surprise, pointing to the black and gray creature beside him.
This was beyond his comprehension; it was the first time he had encountered a mother and son who had both become water ghosts, and one of them was a spirit while the other was a physical being.
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