Chapter 214: White Water Daoist Master
“Is there no heavy object dragging at the bottom of the water?” Shen Luo pondered for a moment before asking.
“There is neither heavy object dragging nor aquatic plants hindering, nothing at all. Precisely because it is a bit unusual, combined with the recent unrest in the city, various rumors have emerged. Now the Shui Nuan Pavilion is almost regarded as a haunted house, and the business has plummeted.” Bai Xiaotian shook his head as he spoke.
From the beginning, the Bai family didn’t pay much attention to this. After all, the banks of Qinhuai River are prone to troubles. Every year, there are about ten to twenty people who fall into the water due to drunkenness, despair, or in an act of love revenge.
Even if it happens to their own family, usually some silver is used to appease the government officials, then a guest official Taoist priest is sent to perform a ceremony. Regardless of the existence of evil spirits or not, as long as they make a show of it for guests and the common people to see, the incident can be easily suppressed.
However, the drowning incidents are happening one after another, like dumplings dropping in a pot, which is really hard to suppress. Rumors in the neighborhood are now spreading, claiming that Shui Nuan Pavilion houses ghostly specters. The three people died unjustly, their corpses were bound by resentment, hence they float instead of drifting away.
“I also plan to go out and take a look, let’s go together.” Shen Luo said.
... “That’s good.” Bai Xiaotian’s eyes sparkled slightly, a hint of a smile appeared on his face.
The two had just stepped out of the room when they heard a flurry of hurried footsteps outside. Soon, the maid, Green Sleeve, rushed in with a panic-stricken face, repeatedly crying out:
“Bad… bad news, Young Master, it’s really bad… ”