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Chapter 180: Resentment in the River
"I just saw traces of a battle outside. Are there any ghosts coming?"

"Sister Zhong, you're finally back." The male and female college students gathered around her like birds returning to their nests and told her all about their previous thrilling experiences.

Fortunately, these two people regarded Lu Yue as an idol. They did not tell anyone the gossip they had just overheard. Instead, they firmly defended the positive image of their idol brother.

Various words of praise were used to highlight Lu Yue's heroic figure at that time.

Lu Yue felt a little embarrassed after hearing this.

After a moment, Examiner Zhong understood the whole situation and turned to Lu Yue, thanking him sincerely: "Advisor Lu, thank you for taking care of it for me."

Lu Yue waved his hand to indicate that it was just a small favor.

Then his eyes fell curiously on the skull in Examiner Zhong's hand.

Examiner Zhong also took the opportunity to recount his previous tracking journey.

"I followed the tracks of the fish all the way to the river, and indeed, I discovered something unusual..."

The cradles of human civilization are mostly built on water. However, countless human remains are often buried deep in the rivers. As time goes by and the world changes, no one can know how many secrets of the past are hidden in an inconspicuous river.

Because water is the source of life, most rivers and lakes are regarded as Feng Shui treasures. However, under normal circumstances, these rivers and lakes are living waters, which metaphysically symbolize endless life. Even if there are a large number of corpses buried in them, the resentment of these corpses is not easy to revive after years of erosion.

Unless there are special circumstances, such as the upstream and downstream being cut off, the endless flow of water is affected. This is why it is circulated on the Internet that building a dam will encounter some strange things.

However, there are no physical obstructions to the upstream and downstream of the river next to Kuhai Village. In principle, the living water in this Feng Shui treasure land should be endless, constantly washing away the corpses and evil spirits of the dead at the bottom of the river.

Those corpses at the bottom of the river should not be revived.

But this recovery phenomenon has actually occurred.

Examiner Zhong inspected along the river bank and was ultimately certain of only one thing: due to some acquired factors, the river in Kuhai Village had changed from living water in a metaphysical sense to dead water, and had been gathering there for decades, resulting in the deposition of a large number of corpses.

Over time, this Feng Shui treasure land gradually turned into a place where yin gathered.

Some ghosts began to revive, and unlike ordinary water ghosts, the bodies of these bone ghosts were made up of various bones, with diverse origins and different causes of death.

There are wrongful deaths, suicides, corpse dumping, and poisonings...

Now that these bones have been forcibly pieced together, the bone ghost formed is far more ferocious than ordinary ghosts.

"There is a source in this river that causes all this to happen."

“Perhaps this is the river god these villagers are talking about.”

"But the yin energy is too heavy near the river at night, and the interference is too strong. I can't determine the location of the river god. I plan to wait until noon when the yang energy is at its strongest before exploring."

"Just as I thought." Lu Yue said without any shame.

Although he relied on intuition, Examiner Zhong had solid reasons and drew his conclusions based on rigorous reasoning, based on the Demon Suppression Division's rich experience.

The duo of college students standing nearby were full of admiration.

The male college student secretly praised in his heart: Consultant Lu and Sister Zhong are really smart and brave.

The female college student fantasized: Consultant Lu and Sister Zhong are really a match made in heaven.

"..."

The group waited until noon when the Yang energy was at its peak. At this time, the interference of Yin energy was relatively the lowest, and it was the time to see the essence through the phenomenon.

Lu Yue thought for a moment and decided to go to the river with everyone to investigate.

After all, he currently has no clue about the whereabouts of the ghost painter.

Maybe we can find clues by going to the river bank.

Deep down in his heart, he always felt that it was impossible for the ghost painter to come to this village without leaving any clues. And was this ghost painter connected with the things happening in Kuhai Village?
"Wait, we all go to the river, what about Wang Laosan and his family?" the male college student suddenly asked this question.

Lu Yue lowered his head and pretended to count the ants on the ground. He had been on guard all night last night, and it was impossible for him to be the only one to pull the wool, so he started to play deaf and dumb.

“Haven’t you read the chapter on ghost habits in the ‘Handbook for Handling Supernatural Events by the Demon Suppression Bureau’ that the Demon Suppression Bureau sent to you?” Unexpectedly, Examiner Zhong frowned and was as stern as a class teacher, which frightened the two men so much that they trembled all over.

"On page 34 of the manual, there is a clear record about water ghosts. Water ghosts usually do not appear during the day, especially when the sun is blazing at noon. This is their habit. These water ghosts mostly appear from dusk to dawn."

The older man and the older woman nodded like chicks pecking at rice to show that they understood.

"Now that you all understand, let me test you. If you were alone in this situation, would you choose to investigate alone at noon when the yang energy is at its strongest, or would you protect the victim at the same time?"

Female college student: "I chose to go alone to investigate at noon when the Yang energy is strong."

Seeing that Examiner Zhong had no expression on his face, the male college student thought for a moment and asked tentatively, "Taking the victims with us can both protect them and investigate clues?"

"What is the first sentence on the front page of the 'Handbook for the Demon Suppression Bureau to Handle Supernatural Events'?" Examiner Zhong was not very satisfied with the answer.

The two said in unison: "We must analyze each case specifically. The manual is for reference only and cannot be applied mechanically..." Examiner Zhong began to admonish the team members, and then began to explain, starting from the subtle details, unraveling the mystery, and finally came to the conclusion that the bone ghosts would not show up at noon.

This reminded Lu Yue of the time when he was in school and was kept after class by his homeroom teacher.

Fortunately, only a few minutes had passed, and the duo of college students showed expressions of "surviving a disaster", and then they began to rush towards the river.

On the way, we saw some villagers gathering in one direction from afar.

As their business was more important, Lu Yue and his group ignored it.

Soon, they arrived at their destination.

It was a large river about fifty meters wide. At this moment, the river was calm, like a mirror. If a fishing enthusiast was fishing here, he would probably spend a pleasant afternoon.

Lu Yue looked at the river surface again and again, but found nothing.

Not to mention any traces of ghosts, not even a trace of evil spirit was felt.

However, at this moment, Examiner Zhong suddenly reacted. His eyes, which had been tightly closed, suddenly opened, as if he had awakened from meditation on understanding nature, and a strange light flashed in his eyes.

"I seem to have sensed something unusual. There is a special resentment hidden in this river. Perhaps this is the source of the change from living water to dead water, and this resentment comes from women."

When Lu Yue heard this, doubts appeared on his head like question marks.

He almost buried his head in the river, but still found nothing.

Did you feel it just by closing your eyes and then opening them again?
Can you also accurately determine the gender of the source?

Isn’t this incredible? ! ! !
Lu Yue frowned and thought hard, and finally he could only come to one conclusion: an extraordinary person like Examiner Zhong who possessed the ability of illusion must have extremely strong mental power, and perhaps she really felt something.

"Sister Zhong, I felt it too. The source is definitely a woman." The female college student also exclaimed at this time, her face full of surprise.

Lu Yue: “…”

Did you feel it too? ! ! ! !

You have only reached the third level of the divine realm and have not yet entered the extraordinary realm. Could it be that because you are a woman, you can resonate with female ghosts?
This is so unfair to men!

"Yes, I felt it too. I also felt a deep-rooted negative emotion..." the male college student also shouted loudly at this time.

Lu Yue: “???????”

There were four people in the group, but only Lu Yue felt nothing.

He even suspected that these three people were acting together for him.

This is certainly not acting. Examiner Zhong has strong mental strength and can sense the existence of the source. The female college student has a simple personality and may have some kind of resonance with the female ghost.

The male college student is different. His mental power is more inclined to perceive emotions to a certain extent. Therefore, he can feel more subtle and detailed than Examiner Zhong and the female college student.

It really makes men proud.

"What exactly did you feel?" Examiner Zhong asked with a serious expression.

"It was a monstrous grudge that seemed to devour the entire world..." The male college student replied with a trembling voice: "I saw a woman as old as me die tragically in the river, and the shore was surrounded by villagers..."

"Are those villagers from Kuhai Village?" Examiner Zhong asked anxiously.

"Yes...it doesn't seem so...the clothes they are wearing seem to be from the last era..." the male college student answered somewhat confusedly.

"Be careful, it's dangerous!!!!" At this moment, the female college student shouted in horror, because she found that the male college student was walking towards the river with a numb expression, as if he had lost his mind.

"Oh no, he is being controlled by the source of the river." Examiner Zhong pointed out the crux of the problem incisively and immediately stepped forward to stop it, but the male college student seemed to be crazy and still struggled to jump into the river.

In desperation, Examiner Zhong had to take coercive measures and knock him unconscious.

After doing all this, examiner Zhong said, "The source of this is more powerful than I thought. The question now is how to find it out?"

Lu Yue glanced at the river, frowned and said, "I'm not good at water."

Last time at Tianyue Lake outside the ruins, he also used the paper-folding craftsman's chariot to cross the lake to catch ghosts. And in terms of finding the source of the ghosts, he also used Doctor Zhang's Datura leaves to anesthetize the ghosts.

Now that he doesn't have this thing in his hand, it will undoubtedly be extremely difficult to find the ghost in this huge river, unless he can divert the river from above and drain it, but this will take a lot of time and energy and is not realistic.

Examiner Zhong also fell into deep thought.

This is not her area of ​​expertise.

The group decided to return to Wang Laosan's house to discuss the next plan.

(End of this chapter)