Free Web NovelChapter 117: Chapter 117: Water Ghost
"Help!" A male voice shouted, a little muffled as if the person’s mouth was covered by something at the end.
Fortunately, the river was filled with activity all around during this time. It was still in the morning; the sun had risen slightly, casting a warm glow from above.
The aunties who were washing their family’s clothes abandoned their work, and the few uncles picking up water with wooden buckets tossed their items on the ground.
"Whose voice is it?"
"Where does the voice come from?"
Everyone was panicking. It was just recently that they dared to do activity at the river again, Qiu Mu’s case gradually forgotten. However, the shriek for help as if someone was drowning, awakened the long-buried memory.
The voice had come from the deeper part of the river.
"Quick, those who can swim, save him!" Some people urged.
They had noticed the figure of a man struggling to stay afloat not far away. A few men immediately jumped into the river, trying to save the drowned man before it was too late.
The three men who had jumped struggled to bring the panicking drowning man from the deeper part of the river ashore. They found out that it was so hard to pull him, as though he had the weight of a cattle.
One of the men nearly got pulled along the drowned man deeper into the water. Fortunately, someone beside him was keen enough to notice his situation and helped him.
After a lot of struggle, they all finally brought the man ashore. Other people who had been waiting at the riverside helped them to pull the nearly drowned man away from the river.
"The Xiao family’s eldest son is a physician, quickly call him!" Everyone crowded around the men and talked at once, trying to help.
Even the loud chatter around couldn’t snap Xiao Qingya out of her dazed state.
She... actually saw someone trying to drag the man deeper into the water. Ever since her sixth sense was opened, she could spot ghosts more easily.
It was definitely a ghost who was trying to drag the man deeper into the water.
A female ghost.
Her hair had wrapped around the man’s waist, enveloping it tightly. Her pale lips opened and closed a few times, as if she herself also had trouble breathing underwater. However, ghosts do not breathe.
This female ghost seemed to have died because of drowning.
For a moment, Xiao Qingya’s gaze actually locked into hers, which made the female ghost lose her focus and let go of the drowning man. It allowed others to finally pull him back and save him.
After they escorted the man ashore, the female ghost hid again deep into the water. Even when she squinted her eyes, she could no longer see her figure.
"It’s the Xiao family’s eldest son! Xiao boy, quick, check if he is alright!"
A few neighbors had immediately gone to look for Xiao Jingran during the evacuation process, so they were quick.
Xiao Qingya craned her neck, trying to see the person who was being dragged by the water ghost.
"Aunties, Uncles, I would like to request to give us wider space. Too many people crowding in one area will disturb the patient." Xiao Jingran politely asked them. frёeωebɳovel.com
"Oh, of course, or course, Xiao boy. Save him, we will look from far away." They all immediately followed Xiao Jingran’s words and dispersed slightly, giving him space.
Only then did Xiao Qingya take a look at the drowned man’s face. It was a very familiar person.
Sun Daniu.
Although Xiao Jingran had a conflict with him before, he didn’t even bat an eye when he checked Sun Daniu’s condition. He pressed some spots on his chest, and then the man began to cough out the water inside his lungs. frёewebnoѵēl.com
Sun Daniu still remained unconscious.
Zhou Anran clutched her daughter tightly, hugging her. Xiao Fenghao was guarding them close.
[Little Master.] The Ling siblings greeted her.
Xiao Qingya hummed, a little absentminded. Then, she snapped back to reality and told the siblings. [Check the deep water over there and tell me if you find something there.]
The Ling siblings didn’t hesitate to follow her words. They floated to the area Xiao Qingya was pointing at, looking around carefully.
They even tried to enter the water. Alas, they weren’t water ghosts and couldn’t stay there for long because it wasn’t their territory. Although the murderer had thrown her body into the water, she was killed while she was on the land.
Not long after, Sun Daniu gradually sobered up. His face was deathly pale. He gasped and his body trembled. "Don’t touch me!"
"Stay away from me, you damned ghost!" Sun Daniu was rampaging, shoving and attacking anyone near him. He was about to push Xiao Jingran away roughly, and fortunately, the latter was quick enough to dodge in time.
Xiao Jingran stood up gracefully, avoiding Sun Daniu’s wet hands.
He ignored him and checked other men who had helped Sun Daniu out of the river. They were fine, and mostly only suffered some scratches from Sun Daniu’s struggle.
After he finished, he went to his mother and siblings’ side.
At this moment, the Ling siblings returned. They greeted Xiao Jingran and then began to report their result.
[Little Master, Master Jing, there seems to be a few water ghosts down there. We have tried a few times and couldn’t reach the water deep enough...] Ling Bo recounted.
Ling Yu added, [But we did detect a strong aura of resentment down there.]
The Xiao family members who heard the siblings’ words had conjured some guesses in their minds. Could it be that the ghost was actually Qiu Mu?
She held a grudge against her husband and wanted to drag him down with her.
The people had called over the Village Head, who immediately approached Sun Daniu. The latter had finally calmed down.
"Sun Daniu, tell us, what happened to you?" The Village Head asked. Everyone was also eager to hear his answer.
