Chapter 195 - 35_4
But it was basically used in bait pits, which were deliberately set traps specifically for catching water monkeys.
However, this also indicated that a main pit might exist nearby, though it was unknown what exactly was buried inside.
Li Zhiyuan had no interest in searching, because the condition needed to set up a ground trap was likely the "live burial" from back then. It did not refer to burying people alive, but rather underwater structures that could move with changing hydrology.
Therefore, perhaps when it was constructed, the bait pits and main pit were in standard positions. But now, it was uncertain how chaotic they had become. Even if you knew the location of a bait pit, you could not deduce the main pit’s position.
Si Hai’s family was unlucky, and it was unclear whether his fish pond was dug right on top of a bait pit, or the bait pit itself had moved beneath his fish pond.
Of course, if it weren’t either of those two situations, then the nature of the incident might have changed. It might really have been a water monkey caught on the hook.
All afternoon, Li Zhiyuan read books, and Grandmaster and Run Sheng didn’t return until dinner.
At dinner, Li Sanjiang recounted what happened to the Si Hai family.
Two outsiders wanted to lease Si Hai’s fish pond at a high price to raise softshell turtles, so even though it wasn’t time to empty the pond, Si Hai decided to clear it to lease it out.
When Si Hai and his son went down to the pond to set nets at noon, an incident occurred. The two outsiders also helping in the pond were involved; all four people looked as if they had been rolled in limewater, with large areas burned and rotten. Although they hadn’t died and were taken to the hospital, their appearance was truly frightening.
The local villagers were terrified. Li Sanjiang performed some rites on the spot in the afternoon. As soon as the rite was completed, the red water in the whole pond subsided. Villagers all said that Sanjiang had suppressed the evil spirit.