Chapter 215: Liar (Monthly Ticket Plus)
"What's the matter with the real person's question?" Shen Quan asked.
But Qi He choked on the water. After he was rescued, he kept coughing and almost died. He could only gasp for air and was unable to answer Shen Quan's words.
"It seems that the real person still hasn't asked clearly, so he needs to ask one more question."
After Shen Quan finished speaking, he stuffed Qi He into the bamboo cage again and threw him into the lake again.
After a while, he fished it out again and asked again: "How was the questioning? What did the water ghost say?"
This time, Qi He choked on the water even more severely. He turned pale and trembled all over. He was still unable to answer Shen Quan's questions.
"It seems that I should ask again."
So, Qi He was stuffed into the bamboo cage again, thrown into the lake again, and drank his fill of water again.
After repeating several times...
When Qi He was thrown into the water, he no longer had the strength to struggle. After being pulled out of the water, he was breathing in less and out more.
"We've been going back and forth for quite a while now. Tell us what you found out."
Seeing that Qi He did not respond, Shen Quan touched his chin and said, "Since Master has not spoken, I guess he has not asked clearly yet. Why don't I trouble Master to make another trip?"
"This water ghost is a powerful creature after all. I don't think it can easily talk to people. I'm afraid that one trip is not enough. Why not run a few more times? First, running more times will show our sincerity. Second, we can ask questions clearly to avoid doing the wrong thing because of not asking questions clearly, which will fail."
"Come, let's send the real person down..."
After hearing this, Qi He's eyes, which had long lost all their luster, suddenly lit up. He began to struggle, hugged Shen Quan's legs, and shook his head like a rattle.
"It seems that the master has something to say." Shen Quan squatted down, looked at Qi He with a horrified face, and laughed: "What does the master want to say? Does he want to say that the water ghost wants to marry a wife?"
"Or do you want to tell me something about yourself?"
Qi He's face turned paler and paler.
If he admitted these things now, he would be pushing himself into the fire pit.
But if he doesn't admit it, he will be pushed into the puddle at any time.
Even if you fall into a fire pit and get burned, you can still survive. At most, you will have to work for decades. It will be harder and more tiring, but at least there is hope. But if you fall into a water pit...
He could lose his life at any time, and they could even clear it off by saying that he was killed by the water ghost. Then he would really die with his eyes open.
After weighing the pros and cons, Qi He quickly made a decision.
Because of choking on water and coughing, Qi He couldn't speak at the moment, but he quickly shook his head and then nodded hurriedly.
"It seems that the master has thought it through." Shen Quan stood up and ordered people to row the boat towards the shore.
When the boat was stable and the operation was stopped, Shen Quan and others dragged Qi He off the boat.
Judging from the looks of it, it should be done.
Ding Gaochang was delighted, but he pretended to be calm and asked, "How is it?"
"Your Excellency, the real person seems to have something to say." Shen Quan replied with a bow.
"Oh?" Ding Gaochang raised his eyebrows: "Since you have something to say, then say it in front of everyone."
At this time, the villagers who saw Qi He, Shen Quan and others returning by boat had already surrounded them impatiently, wanting to hear what the water ghost wanted and what Qi He asked.
Qi He looked at those people who were looking forward to it. His face turned pale. He opened his mouth but could not utter a word for a long time.
"Looking at this, the real master hasn't asked anything yet?" Ding Gaochang's face darkened: "Why not..."
"I'll tell you. I'll tell you."
Qi He shuddered and opened his mouth quickly.
He really didn't want to be thrown into the lake again. He didn't want to experience the feeling of being completely submerged in the lake, with no one to help him, his mouth and nose filled with lake water, and the fear of dying at any time.
"Originally, there are no water ghosts in Cuiwei Lake. It's just a lie I made up to scare others..." Qi He said weakly.
These words were like a gust of wind suddenly blowing on the calm sea, causing huge waves.
Everyone was stunned and talked about it.
"What does this mean, fake, a lie told by a real person?"
"What on earth is going on? Does this mean there are no water ghosts?"
"It sounds like it's a lie..."
"That means we have been deceived for so many days? Is this real person also fake?"
"have no idea……"
"Why did you make up such a lie?" Ding Gaochang asked.
"Originally, I heard that something happened in Cuiwei Lake and someone drowned in the lake, so I joked that there might be a water ghost in the lake that specifically came to take people's lives. I didn't mean it, but my cousin took it seriously. He suggested to me that people are afraid of ghosts and gods. If we come here and lie to the villagers that there is a water ghost in the lake, they will be scared to death. If we also say that we can capture the water ghost, they will be grateful and give us money and things, and my brother and I will never have to worry about food and drink in the future."
"I was a little hesitant at first, but because I lost money in gambling and my creditors came to my house to ask for repayment, I couldn't make ends meet, so I agreed and came here with him. I lied that there were water ghosts harming people here, and planned to sell talismans and perform rituals to cheat some money."
"These villagers were skeptical at first, but by chance, two people died in the village a few days in a row, both died suddenly overnight. We took the opportunity to say that it was a water ghost who took their lives. Then, they believed us very much and took out money to buy talismans and asked us to perform a ritual."
Qi He explained the whole process clearly: "That's probably it..."
"Since this matter is to deceive everyone, why do you say that the water ghost married a wife and wanted to kill an innocent girl?" Ding Gaochang shouted.
"If it's for money, why do you want to kill people?"
"I didn't want to do this at first, but Qi Shen fell in love with the girl. The girl's parents had died and she was living with her grandmother. Qi Shen thought the girl was pretty and had no one to take care of her, so he had an idea. He went to find the girl in the middle of the night and wanted to get some money so he asked the girl to follow him."
"But the girl refused no matter what. The old woman at home was also very powerful. She actually took a hoe and chased Qi Shen out. Qi Shen was so angry that he said that since she refused to accept the toast, she would be punished. Then he would let her suffer a lot and let her know what it means to choose a dead end instead of a life-saving one."
As Qi He was talking, he saw that Ding Gaochang's face was as gloomy as the bottom of a pot, and he seemed to be angry at any time, so he hurriedly said: "I originally thought that this matter was inappropriate, but Qi Shen said that if it didn't work out, he would deduct my money..."
"I will, I will..."
Today is New Year's Eve. I wish all the little cuties a happy New Year's Eve, good health for your family, and everything goes well~ (End of this chapter)
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