After activating the Heavenly Eye, Mo Ting and I could see many things invisible to the naked eye.
The Yin energy was extremely dense all around, forming waves of white mist.
It gathered and did not dissipate around the tree and the small pool.
Even more bizarre, within the small pool, it seemed like a large fish was swimming around.
But I knew in my heart that what was swimming in the pool was definitely not a large fish.
"Brother Qin, what do you think is in that pool?"
Mo Ting suddenly asked in a hushed voice.
I frowned and guessed:
"I think it might be ghosts!"
As soon as I spoke, Daoist Tang chimed in:
"Exactly, what's swimming in that pool are ghosts.
If a living person were to fall in, they probably wouldn't be able to get out."
Hearing Daoist Tang's confirmation, Mo Ting and I both felt a jolt of fear.
Looking at the churning water, the rippling waves.
In that pool, which was less than half the size of a basketball court, how many ghosts were there?
Just as we were startled and warily observing the small pool.
I suddenly saw a human head slowly emerge from the center of the small pool.
The head was wet, and its face was pale.
Bit by bit, it emerged from the Yin pool.
A pair of dark, hollow eyes stared directly at Steward Li, who was lingering on the shore, constantly waiting for the demonic Taoist.
"Holy cow, it's showing its head, it's showing its head..."
Mo Ting's expression changed, and he exclaimed.
Daoist Tang glared at him:
"Quiet down, haven't you seen ghosts before?"
Mo Ting felt he had lost his composure and quickly covered his mouth.
Looking at the water ghost that had surfaced, I was also terrified and tightened my grip on the peach wood sword.
As long as my master gave the order, I would dare to rush forward and finish it.
However, this was far from over.
With the first water ghost surfacing, more and more wet human heads appeared on the surface of the pool.
One, two, three...
In a blink of an eye, over a dozen such heads had emerged from the pool.
Each one slowly crawled out of the water.
Their faces were extremely pale, and their dark, hollow eyes stared fixedly at Steward Li on the shore.
They put on eerie smiles.
Breathing out constantly, as if wanting to drag Steward Li into the water and devour him...
I widened my eyes, and under the oppressive atmosphere, I couldn't help but become nervous.
But Master and Daoist Tang kept signaling Mo Ting and me to stay still.
Don't make a sound, and continue hiding.
Because the main target we were waiting for was clearly not the water ghosts in the pool, but the demonic Taoist who intended to take the box.
Steward Li, standing by the small pool, clearly did not see these surfacing water ghosts and was still pacing back and forth under the tree.
The water ghosts, seeing a living person walking back and forth on the shore, looked at him as if he were a large piece of fat.
One by one, they showed excited, greedy expressions and began to approach the shore bit by bit.
Some even kept opening and closing their mouths, extending thin, long tongues, licking and swaying them around their mouths.
We watched, and could only continue to wait.
After about five more minutes, the water ghosts in the pool had crowded the shore.
All of them stared at Steward Li.
Although they looked terrifying, it felt like they couldn't climb out.
However, this thought didn't last long before it was shattered.
One of the water ghosts closest to the shore could no longer hold back.
It suddenly began to approach the water's edge, extending its clawed hand, and bit by bit, crawled out of the small pool.
Inch by inch, it moved its body, slowly crawling from the pool onto the shore.
Tilting its head, its black eyes stared directly at Steward Li.
Like a beast ready to hunt.
With one leading the way, the other dozen or so water ghosts also began to follow suit, all pushing towards the shore.
One after another, they began to crawl out of the water onto the shore...
Master and the others still made no move.
But I was startled by what I saw, and finally couldn't help but ask softly:
"Master, these, these water ghosts are moving, what do we do?"
Master frowned and said in a low voice:
"Don't mind them, it's not time to act yet!"
Hearing Master say this, I could only continue to wait.
But I was truly afraid that Steward Li would be pounced on and bitten to death by these water ghosts.
Although Steward Li's fortune was not high, after sending off his wife and children, his path to the underworld had been closed for these two days.
Besides feeling the increasing chill around him, he could not see the water ghosts approaching him at all.
He could only nervously continue to wait under the tree.
However, Steward Li was also courageous, and having been here before, he remained calm.
The eerie surroundings did not affect his mood.
But the water ghosts in the small pool were slowly getting closer to him.
Soon, the first water ghost reached him.
It was now lying on the ground, its mouth wide open, constantly sniffing and breathing on him.
Steward Li, besides feeling waves of cold Yin wind, could not see them.
He was just more anxious than before.
And the water ghosts gathered around him were increasing.
In a blink of an eye, we saw the dozen or so water ghosts surrounding Steward Li.
Each of them looked famished.
One of the water ghosts slowly stood up.
Slightly parting its mouth, it extended its blood-red tongue, and bit by bit, licked towards his neck...