False evidence

Chapter 331 Fishing for Spiritual Bones at the Dragon Ascension Pavilion (2)

Under Liu the Blind's direction, we took out the five offerings of pig, cow, sheep, chicken, and duck that we had prepared in advance from our bags and placed them on the riverbank. We also planted a row of incense sticks along the riverbank, which was more than twenty meters long.

Blind Liu said, "We're fishing for the imperial spirit, and we're retrieving the remains. So, someone will have to go down to the bottom of the water later, tie the coffin with a rope, and then everyone will have to work together to pull it up!"

Seeing that Liu Hong was about to take off his hearing aid, I stopped him: "Your hearing is impaired, so don't go down there."

“I’ll go down with you!” Yan Fengwei said as he took off his clothes.

Blind Liu then instructed again, "We use a live scorpion to fish for the imperial spirit because the imperial spirit is naturally drawn to the power and ferocity of the emperor. However, this creature is extremely timid, so once the imperial spirit is caught, no one can speak. Otherwise, even if the imperial spirit is not startled and returns to the bottom of the water, it will be difficult to find again!"

"Understood!"

Liu Hong and Blind Liu exchanged a glance. Seeing him nod, Liu Hong picked up a knife, grabbed the bound three-legged sheep, and with a swift stroke, chopped off its only front hoof!
"what!"

An Xin gasped in surprise.

I quickly gestured for her to be quiet.

This girl absolutely refused to stay at the hotel. The crucial point is, we didn't expect things to escalate so quickly.

While cutting off a sheep's hoof is certainly cruel, what does it matter compared to human life?

The sheep's hoof was cut off, and blood gushed from the wound.

The three-legged sheep let out a shrill, piercing cry.

Blind Liu shouted in a low voice, "Put the bait down!"

Liu Hong immediately threw the blood-soaked three-legged sheep onto the river.

The river channel behind the mountain is not very wide, but due to the continuous rainfall, the current is quite rapid.

The lamb fell into the water, struggled for a few moments, and then sank to the bottom.

Before long, the lamb resurfaced, but it seemed as if it was being carried by something from below, and it kept swirling on the surface of the water!

Liu the Blind made several hand gestures, and we all understood—Huang Ling had taken the bait!

Blind Liu and Liu Hong held onto the rope binding the sheep, but instead of tightening it immediately, they kept their eyes fixed on the movement in the water.

The lamb with its leg cut off was still alive, but the cries it made were not screams of agony, nor even the bleating of a lamb. Instead, they were like the hysterical roars of a ruthless killer on the battlefield, who was surrounded and had nowhere to run!
This situation lasted for a full five minutes before the lambs gradually calmed down.

Just then, a tiny creature, about the size of a palm, covered in long, yellowish-green fur, crawled out from under the sheep's belly!
I can't describe what that thing looks like. It has four legs, but they don't seem to be able to straighten. After emerging from the water, it lay on the sheep's body, tightly gripping it, burying its head in the sheep's neck, and its whole body was convulsing.

Seeing that Blind Liu was slowly pulling the rope, I knew in my heart that this hairy monster was the so-called Imperial Spirit!

I held my breath, afraid of making a sound.

As the imperial spirit drew closer to the riverbank, I carefully crouched down on the bank, spread my right hand, and prepared to catch the little thing.

Just as the lamb and the green-furred monster were being dragged less than a meter from the shore, a sudden cry of alarm came from the bank:
"what is that?!"

The sound wasn't loud, but the green-haired monster reacted as if it had heard a thunderclap. It leaped off the sheep's body and disappeared into the water!

"Holy crap!"

When Liu the Blind cursed, I knew something was wrong. Without thinking, I dove into the water where the green-haired monster had entered.

The water ghost's yin energy rapidly spread throughout its body, and wherever its gaze fell, the green-haired monster darted into the depths of the water like a fish.

I chased after him relentlessly. Perhaps startled by the jolts of the water, the green-haired monster seemed a little flustered. Its movements were no longer as swift as before, and it would occasionally dart sideways.

I was overjoyed to see this and was about to swim a few strokes to catch up and grab it when I suddenly felt two hands grab my shoulders, and then a body pressed against my back.

I could clearly sense that it was a person.

The man gripped my shoulders tightly, his nails digging into my flesh.

I couldn't shake him off; I was being dragged along and could barely move. As the green-haired monster disappeared from sight, I completely forgot my fear and frantically shook myself, but the person holding me wouldn't let go.

Feeling the water ripple to the side, Yan Fengwei swam over in the blink of an eye.

His vision in the water was not as good as mine; he only showed a look of terror when we were right in front of each other.

I now know what he's afraid of.

Because, in the instant I turned my head, I saw a pale face lying on my shoulder!

It was a human face, but after being submerged in water for so long, it had swelled to almost twice its normal size. Its eyes were wide open, completely black and without any whites, staring at me from the side!
Yan Fengwei didn't hesitate. He paused for a moment before coming over and slipping one of his hands under my armpit.

No matter how unwilling I was, I was too breathless, so with his help, I swam to the surface.

"Holy crap!"

Amidst the cries of the blind man and others, Yan Fengwei and I were pulled ashore.

As soon as it left the water, the thing on its back came loose as if it had no bones.

I gasped for breath for a while, then looked down and immediately started vomiting.

It was a dead body.

A female corpse.

Completely naked, yet they only evoke disgust and fear.

His face was as white as an unbaked white pancake, and his eyes, with almost no whites visible, looked like they were about to pop out of their sockets.

Even more terrifying is its body. Not only are some parts eaten away by fish and shrimp, exposing the white bones, but there are also countless holes, each about the thickness of a finger, in its chest and abdomen!

An Xin trembled as she approached me, "I just...I just saw this thing..."

"roll!"

I pushed her away.

Seeing a dead body floating in the water was terrifying, but her scream ruined everything.

"Take a break, let's go back," Liu the Blind said in a low voice.

I followed his gaze and saw that the lamb was still bleeding from its severed leg, but the rest of its body was intact and its appearance had not changed much, but it was obviously already dead.

With red eyes, I asked, "The imperial spirit hasn't dissipated, is there any other way?"

Liu Hong remained silent.

Blind Liu said in a deep voice, "If it's a traditional burial, we can think of other ways. But if the remains are in the water, then it will be difficult."

I sensed a hidden meaning in his words: "Just tell me what to do!"

Blind Liu glanced sideways at the dead man on the ground and shook his head slightly: "It can't be done."

"Do I have to beg you?" I asked, my eyes red.

Blind Liu sighed, "Guess what this deadbeat's identity is?"

Can you stop beating around the bush?

Blind Liu shook his head again, pointing to one of the woman's relatively intact feet and saying:

"Just looking at these feet, there are traces of foot binding, but only the side of the foot is slightly deformed, not completely bound into a small foot. This is enough to show that this was an ancient palace maid. After being selected, her feet were not bound again for the sake of convenience when working."

Blind Liu pointed to the corpse's abdomen again: "This should be a palace maid who was buried with Consort Li. The reason her body has not decomposed over the years is because she was made into a medicinal terracotta figure!"

(End of this chapter)