"who?"

In shock, Wu Liang screamed subconsciously.

However, his voice was not loud. Firstly, he was afraid of disturbing the "River God" who might come back at any time. Secondly, in this extremely tense atmosphere, most people would habitually speak with their throats pressed, and Wu Liang was no exception.

.

"..."

pity.

No one responded to him, not even a little movement. The rickety figure that looked like a human seemed to be the darkness itself, blending into the darkness easily.

"Hey, if you can hear me, I hope you can understand that I don't have any ill intentions. In fact, I am just a passerby who accidentally got lost in this place. If I can find a way out, I will leave on my own."

After waiting for a moment, Wu Liang then tentatively spoke to the darkness where the figure disappeared.

"..."

Still no response.

But Wu Liang didn’t think he was dazzled and saw things wrong.

The small stone that fell on the path not far ahead is real. Under normal circumstances, if no one accidentally touched it, how could it roll down inexplicably?

With this in mind, Wu Liang waited for a while, then continued to salute the darkness in front of him, and said seriously: "If you don't want me to continue to move forward, please show up and show me. If you don't respond, I will

I have your acquiescence in doing this, and I will continue to move forward to find a way out. Please forgive me if I have offended."

"..."

Still didn't get any response.

"Hahaha, stop hiding, I have discovered you!"

Wu Liang suddenly raised his tone and started bluffing.

"..."

Still no response.

None of this is fooled...

Wu Liang felt a little numb, and some cold sweat broke out on his back.

At this point, he was really not sure whether the figure that flashed past could understand his words, and he didn't know whether the figure was a human being, let alone what the figure meant.

In this case, he was naturally caught in a dilemma.

But one thing he was sure of.

This figure is definitely not Yang Wanli who waited for half an hour without seeing him and then came in to look for him according to the order. Not to mention whether Yang Wanli could have run in front of him inexplicably. If it was really Yang Wanli, this guy would definitely not dare to do it in this situation.

He would play such a prank with him, because Wu Liang would probably beat him to death afterwards.

He pondered like this for a moment.

Although Wu Liangzhong was unsure, he still decided to carry forward his fine tradition of being bold, careful and thick-skinned, and continued to say to the darkness: "Since you have never responded, it seems that you have acquiesced in my moving forward. In this case, I will not cooperate with you."

You're welcome, Your Excellency."

Talking.

Wu Liang actually raised his feet and took two tentative steps forward.

He took these two steps very carefully, as if dancing on the tip of a knife, with his eyes and ears in a state of extreme concentration. As soon as he found the slightest abnormality, he would immediately make evasive movements to avoid a sneak attack that might occur at any time.

However.

He didn't find anything unusual.

The figure that flashed past seemed to have really disappeared completely, or really acquiesced to his actions, without any warning or attack on him.

"this……"

As a result, Wu Liangliang felt even more unsure.

If you agree, you agree; if you disagree, you don't agree.

At least I can give you a nice word, okay?

If you agree, everyone will be happy.

If he doesn't agree, Wu Liang will go back the same way now, and then find a way to bring in all the people from the Hu army to see if he can use the advantage of large numbers to discuss with this figure again, and finally achieve a happy ending.

This lack of response at all made Wu Liang unable to make up his mind...

Could it be that the figure I saw just now was not a living person at all, but other unknown creatures that could not understand human language, or even dangerous evil things?

In fact, I just saw the black hair-like thing in the dark river.

Wu Liang had already had some random thoughts.

This is entirely due to some widely circulated folk horror legends that later generations have heard, and similar things even appear in many film and television works and books.

Water ghoul.

In some places, they are also called water monkeys, water ghosts, or forbidden women.

This kind of evil thing is the soul of an innocent person who died in the water and has not been reincarnated. It usually wanders at the bottom of the water, with layers of wildly long hair floating in the water like water plants. If someone goes into the water, these hairs will tightly bind the living person.

Wrap it around, trap it in the water and drown it alive, becoming its scapegoat, and then you can be reincarnated.

In addition, this kind of evil thing sometimes comes ashore to harm people, but it cannot go far and is usually found on the river bank...

If this underground river is connected with the Canglang River outside.

People in Shandu City often hold "River God Marriage" ceremonies here. There is also a folk custom of sacrificing living people to seek blessings when the "River God" laughs. Many people must have died in vain by drinking water here.

people.

This provides some favorable conditions for the emergence of "water ghouls".

So when Wu Liang saw those things that looked like black hair growing in the water, he had such random thoughts, which naturally had a certain theoretical basis.

certainly.

Before he actually saw this evil thing, Wu Liang still would not easily identify his "crazy thoughts".

Because until his current position, he has never really encountered any harmful and evil creature that is closely related to the "wrongful soul".

The "Jian" I encountered at the beginning was like a mutated corpse, and it seemed that there was no trace of "humanity" that an "injustice soul" should have.

As for the "Insect Giant" we encountered not long ago, although that thing is theoretically related to the "Wronged Soul", it can only be formed into a human form and does not show true "humanity".

Wu Liangzhong believes that the "humanity" that "wronged souls" should have.

Mainly negative emotions, such as hatred, resentment, anger, pain, etc.

From a personal perspective.

Although "Jiang" and "Insect Giant" both wanted to kill him at that time, Wu Liang did not feel "humanity" from them. He only felt an animal-like killing instinct. This instinct was not consistent with what he understood.

The "injusted souls" are so different from each other that Wu Liang even thinks that they cannot be regarded as having "souls".

But honestly.

Now if Wu Liang is asked to go into the water, he must still feel guilty and dare not.

He came to rob tombs, not to find evil objects and create an encyclopedia of evil objects. If possible, he didn't want to get into trouble.

Say it again.

Even if there are no "water ghouls" in this underground river, there are probably no dangerous creatures, such as piranhas, leeches, and "river gods", which are quite permeable...

…

Although there is some dilemma.

But the figure who flashed past never responded. After Wu Liang adjusted his mind, he decided to go in.

If the opponent is a living person, even if Wu Liang is not as powerful as Dian Wei, he is not without the ability to fight. The copper dagger he carries with him and the chisel he picks up temporarily can still be used.

If the other party is not a living person, but some unknown evil thing, Wu Liang still has the Taigong Seal and the mysterious little drum nearby.

It's not like he has no power to fight back.

This is called "being confident". Although Wu's conscience may not be free of fear, there is still something to support him in moving forward, and he will not be scared away so easily.

Keep going like this.

He didn't see the strange figure again, but he continued to find some scattered corpses around the trail.

These corpses were the same as the ones he saw just now. Their heads were shot from top to bottom. Naturally, they were from the same group. And the same thing was that Wu Liang did not find anything suspected to be a murder weapon next to these corpses.

Due to the presence of that strange figure, Wu Liang did not dare to be too distracted, so he just quickly checked the corpses and continued to explore forward.

But it was also after this.

He never saw that figure again, let alone heard any unusual movements.

So much so that Wu Liangzhen doubted whether his eyesight had been wrong before, and the small stone that rolled down the path was actually just a small accident that happened by coincidence...

Keeping vigilant like this, I walked continuously on this trail for nearly ten minutes.
To be continued...