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Living Funeral
I took a step back and asked, "How do you know my name?" My tone turned suspicious. After I spoke, it was his turn to be stunned.
I shook off his hand and waited for his answer. He steadied himself, paused for a moment, then said, "Someone told me you were coming."
"Who?" I immediately pressed.
He replied, "She won't let me say, so I can't."
I stared at him as he continued, "Are you coming in with me?"
I didn't ask too many questions; I knew he wouldn't answer them anyway. I was considering that Zhang Family Village was truly a dangerous place, especially since Dan Dan was still there. I had hurt her before, and if I went back now, the outcome would surely be disastrous. Damn it, there was no news from Fat Zhang either, and I couldn't find my way out. Glancing at the person in front of me, I said, "You better not pull any tricks."
He smirked slightly but said nothing more, then turned and headed toward Zhang Family Village. I followed behind him.
Around two in the morning, we arrived at Zhang Family Village. It was eerily quiet this time. I had learned my lesson and directly took the Glutinous Rice into my hands; if I ran into Dan Dan and her group later, at least I'd have some defense.
This guy seemed either bold or reckless; he walked without a hint of caution while I tried to keep my footsteps quiet.
I called out to him, "Is there an exit here?"
He shook his head and said, "Finding an exit isn't urgent; first, we need to take care of one person."
"Who?" I asked. I didn't want to stir up trouble here; if they didn't come looking for me, I certainly didn't want to go looking for them.
At that moment, I stood at the entrance of the village, just in time to see the well. I shone my flashlight in that direction, but the Zhang Family Village had returned to silence.
Dan Dan and the others seemed to have vanished. I glanced around and asked him, "Are there any living people here?"
I was quite curious about this guy. I had clearly judged him to be dead when I first encountered him, but to my surprise, he was alive.
He mentioned that there were still living people around, but I wondered why I hadn't encountered any. After I spoke, he asked me, "Haven't you seen him?"
I shook my head and replied that I hadn't seen anyone.
He turned to look at me, and my flashlight happened to shine on his face. He didn't even bother to shield his eyes as he said, "He's lying on the bed."
I replied that it didn't matter who was lying there; it was none of my business. I wanted to check out the well, and as for you, hurry up and find a way out. Don't waste time here.
He asked, "Don't you want to meet that living person?"
I didn't want to. After that, I walked over to the well, keeping a wary eye on Dan Dan and the others.
What I saw in that notebook indicated that there was something in the well.
Seeing me approach the well, he followed me. I leaned over to look inside, shining my flashlight down, but it was pitch black; I couldn't see anything at all.
With such deep water, even if there was something inside, it would be impossible to bring it up!
I stared into the depths, unable to discern anything. He asked me, "Chen Fei, what are you looking at?"
His voice drew my attention, and I turned to glance at him. He looked filthy. I rolled my eyes and said, "Buddy, even though we just met, you must be uncomfortable being this dirty. How about I keep watch while you go wash up?"
After I spoke, he paused for a few seconds, then replied, "Forget it. I'm used to sleeping with corpses; I don't care about being clean."
Reluctantly, I said, "Then how about you keep watch for me while I go take a shower?"
He looked at me in surprise, as if to say, "Are you crazy?" My curiosity was piqued; I wondered what lay beneath the water.
After a moment of hesitation, he said, "Alright, you wash up, and I'll keep watch."
I nodded. I took off my clothes and told him that if I grabbed the rope of the bucket while in the water, he should pull me up with all his strength.
I spoke seriously; who knew what could be lurking underwater? If there were any water ghosts down there, I'd be done for. He assured me it was no problem and urged me to go ahead.
The water in the well was cold, especially at night. I dipped one foot in first, and the chill made my whole body shiver. I didn't hesitate for long and jumped straight in.
Typically, rural wells are about ten meters deep. As I plunged downwards, the darkness enveloped me; I couldn't see anything at all. The deeper I went, the colder the water became, causing my body to start twitching uncontrollably.
The darkness was unnerving; after only a short dive, I decided to surface again.
When he saw me come up, he asked, "Are you done washing?"
I said no, and asked him to wrap the flashlight in a plastic bag tightly. I wanted to take the flashlight down with me. He didn’t ask too many questions and quickly did as I requested.
Holding the flashlight, I plunged back into the well, forcing myself to endure the coldness of the water below. As I descended, the beam of the flashlight illuminated a dark object on the ground.
I focused closely, holding my breath. As I got nearer, I realized it was a Wooden Box, not very large, about thirty centimeters in height and width.
It was bound with ropes. I quickly grabbed hold of the ropes because I could hardly hold my breath any longer. Once I had a grip on them, I began to swim upward. The buoyancy of the water made it relatively easy to drag the Wooden Box along.
However, just as I was nearing the surface, I suddenly felt a hand touch mine. Looking down, I was met with the sight of a hand that had turned pale from being submerged for too long. My heart raced and lodged in my throat as I quickly realized it was a water ghost.
Damn it, just when you think you’re safe, trouble finds you. I struggled fiercely, trying to ascend.
With my breath running out, if I didn’t get up soon, even if the water ghost didn’t kill me, I would drown.
I clutched the rope of the bucket and shook it vigorously, signaling for help from that guy above. Just as my hand slipped free, the water ghost grabbed my ankle.
Damn it, panic set in as it relentlessly pulled me back into the depths.
At that moment, I had swallowed several mouthfuls of water and felt like I was running out of oxygen. Fortunately, that guy had started pulling on the rope. About ten seconds later, I broke through the surface of the water.
Gasping for air at the surface, I handed him the rope tied to the box and said, “Pull it up quickly.”
He seized the rope and yanked it out of the well effortlessly. “What is this?” he asked.
I had no time to answer him, as if I were trying to climb out of a well, but that was simply unrealistic because my feet were firmly gripped by the water ghost.
At the same time, a wave of pain surged through me, and I felt that something was about to go wrong. Panic set in, and I shouted, "Pull me up quickly!"
My face turned pale, and my lips were turning blue from the cold.
He asked me, "Is there something down there?"
As soon as he finished speaking, I was yanked violently, and I began to sink into the water. A mouthful of water rushed into my throat, but I couldn't cough underwater. Soon, a suffocating sensation enveloped me.
I reached one hand above the surface; it was pure survival instinct that drove me to do so. Fortunately, when my hand broke through the water, he grabbed hold of it.
His strength was surprisingly great as he pulled me toward the surface. When I emerged from the water, I gasped for air and shouted, "Get me up quickly, or I'll drown!" But just as those words left my mouth, I was dragged down again. The situation was truly dire. Each time I was pulled under, I expended a tremendous amount of energy. This time, I barely had the strength to struggle.
Having survived so many eerie experiences without dying, I refused to believe that I would perish at the hands of a mere water ghost. My flashlight had already fallen into the water.
Though I continued to struggle, my strength was waning; it seemed I could only resign myself to fate.
Just then, a splash erupted suddenly. My hazy consciousness told me that someone had jumped in.
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