False evidence

Chapter 347 Unlicensed Clinic (5)

The paper figure not only stood up, but also started walking, just like a real person, stepping on the river surface and walking towards the middle!

My heart was pounding as I watched. I thought to myself, "I've known him for over twenty years, how come I never knew the old man could do magic tricks? This is much better than the old folks' 'disappearing person' performances from time to time!"
Liang Yuan grabbed me and said, trembling:
"With such heavy rain, why is there thunder and lightning? Are they trying to strike me? I'm already dead, what more do they want from me?"

I said irritably, "If you have nothing to hide, you have nothing to fear! You beat your wife when you were alive, you deserve to be struck by lightning! You can die now, but don't drag me into it!"

Liang Yuan actually said, "If I get struck by lightning and die, who will drive you back?"

Liang Kaiyuan and I were so angry we laughed.

Lu Xin, however, stared at the paper figure in the river and said:

"Something unusual must be going on. The strange phenomena and sudden changes in the weather suggest that there might be some spirit in this river undergoing a tribulation!"

A thought suddenly struck me, and I remembered the art of observing the heavens recorded in "The Treasures of the Earth and the Wonders of Clouds and Things".

'Wind from the southwest, thunder from the east; where blood is spilled, earth dragons appear; wind shakes the northwest, thunder and lightning follow; a divine dragon spits pearls, half-suspended in the air; falling snow and startling thunder—do not covet treasures, for coveting treasures will surely cost you your life; the Thunder God and Lightning Goddess accompany the Dragon King; silver needles point to the dragon's demise.'

A sudden downpour with thunder and lightning—isn't that the Thunder God and Lightning Goddess accompanying the Dragon King?

The silver needle points towards Long Bintian!
The rain lines, illuminated by the lightning, resembled silver needles.

The silver needle fell into the river... Could it be that there is a dragon undergoing tribulation in this river?

I suddenly feel that "The Treasures of the Earth and the Wonders of Clouds" is very unreliable.

This ditch is only slightly larger than the stadium in front of it. Although it is flowing water, the deepest part is no more than seven or eight meters.

Ten years ago, fishermen could catch small crucian carp the size of a palm from the river. How could there possibly be a dragon?
The old man held the red rope tightly in his hand, his eyes fixed on the paper figure in the river.

He suddenly shouted, "Sanqi! Are you alive or dead? If you're still alive, lend a hand and help me pull you up; if you're dead, run far away as soon as possible to avoid being struck by lightning!"

Liang Yuan shrugged at me: "So the lightning was meant to strike you."

"I don't know who the lightning will strike, but I know I'm already dead!"

As he spoke, Lü Xin ran toward the riverbank.

"I feel like I've died once before."

When Liang Yuan realized what was happening, she jumped three feet high in fright and ran after them before her feet even touched the ground.

"I'm still alive."

Liang Kaiyuan proudly puffed out his chest.

He seemed to want to say something to me, but before he could speak, the paper figure in the middle of the river suddenly seemed to be pulled underwater by something and sank straight down.

Just then, Grandpa shouted, "Help! Pull!"

Without thinking twice, I rushed forward. Only after grabbing the rope did I suddenly realize that, apart from our car, I hadn't encountered anyone or anything else in reality on my way here.

How did I end up running into the red rope that's tied to the paper figure?

Despite my doubts, I didn't stop working.

The rope was too thin, so I didn't dare to use too much force. As I slowly pulled, I first sensed that something living was struggling against me at the other end.

But soon, it felt that the thing gave up resisting and swam towards us!

I quickly sped up my handling of the rope, completely forgetting to look behind me.

Suddenly, something flew out of the water.

At the same time, lightning once again illuminated the heavens and the earth.

By the light, they saw that what flew out of the water was the same paper figure from before!

The paper figure lunged at me, its face made of kraft paper coming right up to me.

At that moment, I was horrified to see that one of the paper figure's eyes actually blinked at me!
"The paper figure's eyes were drawn with a pen, how could they blink?" Liang Kaiyuan suddenly shouted.

I didn't hear what he shouted. The next second, I saw a silver dragon-like light flash before my eyes, followed by a loud "crack".

It is often said that when people are frightened, they will jump three feet high.

This time I jumped more than three feet high!

Startled by the sudden, deafening noise, he jumped up a meter and a half before tumbling head over heels into the mud.

I sat up and stared at the smoke rising from the ground in front of me. It took me a while to realize that the lightning bolt had struck the ground less than two feet away from me!
I swallowed hard and stiffly turned my head away.

Then I saw a group of people running this way.

Liang Kaiyuan, who was closest to me, was standing about five meters away, looking at me with lingering fear.

The one leading the way this way was actually my grandfather!

Next up was Erpang.

Next are Lü Xin and Liang Yuan.

I watched eagerly as Grandpa ran up to me, and when he squatted down, I realized the paper figure had already landed on the shore. However, one of the paper figure's trouser legs was dangling precariously, clearly indicating it was missing a leg.

Grandpa picked up the paper figure, roughly tore off the outer shroud, and then peeled off the soaked kraft paper in a few quick movements.

The frame inside the paper figure is not made of bamboo strips, but is made of steel bars as thick as ballpoint pen refills, and is crisscrossed, much denser than the frame of a regular paper figure.

Seeing that besides Erpang, Lü Xin had also come up to Grandpa, I still dazedly got up and staggered over.

Upon closer inspection, there was actually a red-headed, golden-tailed carp inside the paper figure stand!

Besides its vibrant and colorful appearance, this carp also looks quite different from ordinary carp.

The most obvious difference is that it has a big head and a small body.

As a result, the entire fish head got stuck in the original head area of ​​the paper figure.

Besides its long whiskers, the fish also had two horn-like fleshy lumps growing on top of its head!
Seeing those two 'horns' really gave me a jolt.

I glanced instinctively at the fish's eyes and was even more shocked.

This carp, born with an unusual appearance, actually has eyelids and can blink like a human.

I saw a paper figure wink at me before; it was the fish eye that was exposed after the paper figure's eye was pierced by a fish horn!
Lu Xin watched with the most focus, even wanting to reach out and touch the carp.

The moment he reached out his hand, the master seemed to sense it and said sternly:

"And who are you? If you're just passing by, get lost! Don't cause me any trouble!"

Grandpa carried the paper figure away from the riverbank, hurriedly dismantling the steel bars, taking out the carp, and prying open its mouth.

I could see it clearly: in the center of the fish's lower jaw, there was a canine-tooth-like protrusion!
Lu Xin walked up to me, looking quite excited: "This place is truly blessed with outstanding people and resources. The old man is capable and resourceful. Even in this inconspicuous ditch, there is such a rare dragon head hairpin!"

Grandpa had already taken off his raincoat and was beaming with joy. He quickly used the red rope that had been used to bind the paper figures to tie the head and tail of the carp together, forming an arc shape.

Lu Xin praised again, "Old Master's bow-fishing technique is also superb. With such skillful technique, this dragon-headed scorpion can live for at least three days."

I glanced at him sideways, my face dark, and remained silent.

The old man tied up the carp, then held it up and examined it for a while. Suddenly, as if remembering something, he turned his head, looked around, and asked:

"Kid, you weren't struck by lightning, were you?"

I gritted my teeth and said, "Old man, I've made up my mind. Let's cut ties!"

(End of this chapter)