After Wang Yuchen was buried, the discussion about the shipwreck in Tamsui Town gradually subsided, and the town returned to its former calm, but everyone knew that this calm was only superficial, and this matter was like a thick dark cloud, which has been hanging over the heads of the townspeople and has never dispersed.
The reason why there was such a great deterrent was that the king and his ministers died so strangely, according to the riders of the same boat, that the boat was almost at the end of the race, and everyone was speeding up with all their might, but suddenly, they heard a strange sound from under the boat, "creaking, creaking", like the sound of animals grinding their teeth.
Immediately afterwards, the hull of the boat jerked to the right, and they were all frightened, and after stabilizing their bodies, they saw that more than a dozen large holes appeared in their bodies, and the water was gushing out of the holes.
Wang Yuchen was quite calm at the time, he decisively gave up the game, and asked the scratchers to find something to plug the hole, but before the hole was blocked, a narrow slit suddenly cracked at the bottom of the boat, and the gap became longer and longer, and the entire hull was almost dismantled in half.
Having been hit so hard, the hull, of course, could not support it and quickly sank into the water.
But at that time, they didn't panic, they were just a little frustrated, feeling that the championship they had won was lost so inexplicably.
Seeing this situation, the boats in other towns also turned their bows and sailed towards the place where the accident occurred, ready to rescue the overboarders.
According to their recollections, at that time, Wang Yuchen was still chatting with his brothers, comforting them and saying that it didn't matter, come back next year, the champion would be from Tamsui Town sooner or later, and when the rescue boat arrived, he still calmly floated in the water and commanded everyone to save people.
At that time, although they were full of doubts about the disintegration of the boat, the water was calm and the water was about to be rescued, so no one felt afraid.
However, just as the riders climbed onto the boat one after another, ready to pull Wang Yuchen up, they found that he was gone, but it was clear that not long ago, he was still in the water not far away, laughing and laughing at the ugly thing of falling into the water.
The river is still calm, the river is like a mirror, reflecting the blue sky and white clouds clearly, but, in this water and sky, Wang Yuchen's figure is missing, he disappeared silently, and he didn't even call for help.
At first, the scratchers thought that Wang Yuchen was making fun of them, so they kept calling his name, but after a while, they found that he still didn't show up, so everyone panicked and began to jump into the water to find someone.
The water of the Nanzhou River has always been very clear, and there are no undercurrents and reefs underwater, so it should not be difficult to find someone, not to mention, there are so many experienced handlers.
However, they searched in the water for an hour in succession, and changed people several times, but they still did not find any trace of Wang Yuchen.
At this time, it was already noon, and the sun was rising in the sky, illuminating the river with silver and white, and just as the scratchers were about to give up, suddenly someone saw something floating on the water not far away, and it seemed to be a person.
So, everyone hurriedly rowed the boat over, and as they expected, the man was Wang Yuchen, but his face was iron-blue, and his hands stood straight up, as if trying to grasp something.
He's obviously out of breath.
A few people who had a good relationship with him cried on the spot, no one thought that it was a festive holiday, but now it had become the death of his companions, and that person was still the most high-spirited Wang Yuchen among them.
The others hurriedly scooped up his body, but as soon as the body left the water, everyone was so frightened that their hairs stood on end, and they almost threw him down again, because Wang Yuchen's feet were gone, and the blood under his calves was dripping, staining the blue river red.
Jiang Xixi lay on the bed tossing and turning, she went to the tea garden to pick tea leaves for a morning, she was tired and had a sore back, but the cicadas outside the window were too noisy, disturbing her to even have a peaceful nap.
Perhaps, not being able to sleep has little to do with the cicadas, for a few days, as long as she closes her eyes, what is in her mind is Wang Yuchen's white corpse without feet, his eyes are wide, in addition to unwillingness, but more fear.
Jiang Xixi asked himself countless times in his heart, before he died, what did Wang Yuchen see that made him scared like this?
The townsfolk said that his death was not so simple, that there was no wind or waves that day, how could his body have drifted from a distance, unless, he was torn and carried underwater by something, and then dragged to a place where no one else could notice.
The reason why those things want to do this is that others can't find Wang Yuchen and then help him.
However, they had a deep blood feud with Wang Yuchen, not only to drown him in the river, but also to bite off his feet and end up dead without a body.
The townspeople did not specify what "those things" were, but everyone already knew what they were, because Wang Yuchen's body was covered with bite marks, those wounds were small and small, and there were some blood holes, not big, but very deep, obviously caused by sharp and long teeth.
It's a mouse.
Jiang Xixi also thinks so, because rats can not only swim in the water, but also hold their breath, and stay underwater for much longer than people, which can completely make Wang Yuchen drown in the river.
But soon, she thought of another question, how many rats could drag a strong man like Wang Yuchen to the bottom of the water, and he didn't even have time to call for help.
And the boat, according to the scratchers, they heard the sound of animals grinding their teeth before entering the water, and now that they think about it, it must have been the rats that bit through the surface of the boat, then, these rats stayed on the boat long before the boat race began, and there was a narrow confined space between the sampan and the bottom of the boat, and they must have hid there, waiting quietly, waiting to give Wang Yuchen a fatal blow.
Jiang Xixi sat up from the bed suddenly: Is it a silkworm again?
It's directing these rats and ruining Freshwater's annual event?
But why would it do that?
First ate the silkworm seedlings of the Yu family, and then destroyed the boats and hands of Tamsui Town, what is the reason for it to do this?
Thinking of this, Jiang Xixi couldn't bear it anymore, she got out of bed, pushed open the door and walked out, and came to the outside of Mrs.
Fan's house, she wanted to ask clearly, what is this silkworm, in order to figure out why it came out again after many years.
Just wanted to knock on the door, but saw the figure in the courtyard move, Fan Qing walked lightly from the house to the courtyard like a ghost, didn't look at her, and walked straight out of the courtyard.