The pond surface was pitch black and dark, spreading at the entrance of the village like an irregular ink block.

"The pond is not very deep, but the mud is very thick. When I was very young, a big bull fell into it and was trapped inside and did not come out. No one in the village dared to approach the pond, and even cats and dogs didn't walk from the side. How could Xiaoju run here forever?" He An asked strangely.

"Something is wrong!" I glanced around and said, "Look, there is a flat ground behind the pond, and there are deep soil pits on both sides, but why does it seem like it is fixed here and does not overflow at all? Even the surrounding soil is dry, there is no water stain, and there is no grass growing!"

"This is what I have always remembered." He An explained: "No matter how heavy the rain is, the pond will not rise, and there will not be few Tianshui ponds that are drought."

I nodded: "The yin energy in the pond is also very heavy, even more powerful than some large tombs that have been over a thousand years old. There must be something strange here! Who else in your village often comes here?"

"This place is so far from the village, and it's black and smelly. Who will be fine... Oh, by the way!" He An suddenly shouted: "Uncle Qin, also known as Xiaoju's biological father. He often sits here and drinks, but he was shot for a murder case many years ago. No one except him came here."

Xiaoju happened here. The only person who came here often before was her dead biological father.

It’s not that simple to combine these two things!

He An seemed to have thought of something and pushed his glasses upwards: "You mean, it is probably the curse his biological father gave her before his death?"

"There is such a possibility, but it is not very likely. After all, he is his biological daughter. Even if he is an unforgivable murderer, he is unlikely to set up such a vicious and long-term plan to frame his daughter. It is very likely that he is a person who is very involved with him. By the way, who is he killing?" I asked.

"I am a forest ranger. I was still young at that time, and I don't know what the situation is. My father never mentioned this matter to me, nor did the villagers talk about it." He An thought for a while.

It seems that this incident also involves an old case.

"Who else is left in the victim's family?" I continued to ask.

"No, the forest ranger moved to the village temporarily. I heard that he was an orphan, his parents died long ago, and he had no brothers and sisters. Besides, even if he really had any relatives, he had no revenge. Uncle Qin had been shot and Xiaoju was only six years old at the time. Besides, this incident has passed for so many years, and it doesn't seem to be caused by this old case."

He An analyzed it and then summarized: "Is it possible that the black pond is not visible all year round, and some ghosts have been breeding? Xiaoju happened to pass by and was stained with some dirty things?"

"Absolutely not." I shook my head: "The Fire Snake Gu is not a dirty thing, but a real evil technique, that is, she must have been harmed. It seems that if you want to solve the mystery of your He family, you really have to investigate this old case..."

I took out my cell phone, turned on the flash, and carefully checked by the black pond.

There was no grass growing by the pond, and there was no trace of animals at all. Apart from the yin energy everywhere, there was no special discovery, so I had to go back first with He An.

The He family's parents were still standing in front of Xiaoju's bed.

Xiaoju was sleeping in a drowsy manner, but her brows were still frowning tightly, as if she had seen something extremely terrible in her sleep.

I asked Mom He to cook a bowl of ginger soup for her, add more salt and garlic, and drink it when she wakes up. Then I called Dad He to another room and asked him about the matter of Heishuitang and Xiaoju’s biological father!

Dad He was reluctant to mention this past incident at first, but when he heard me say that it was probably related to the murderer behind Xiaoju, and even the guardian of the He family, he sighed and started talking.

Lao Qin was very dull and honest at the time, and he refused to say anything to others if he had anything in his heart.

But his wife, Xiaoju's mother, is very stingy and scolds him all day long that he is incompetent and cannot make money.

Lao Qin was forced to go out to work with the villagers.

When I came back at the end of the year, I found that his wife and the forest ranger were getting along.

Lao Qin felt very frustrated, but he couldn't say such a scandal, so he had to drink to relieve his sorrow and sit by the black pond every day and sigh.

Finally one day, Lao Qin blocked the two people who were fooling around, and then slashed the forest ranger to death with several axes in succession.

Lao Qin didn't run away at that time, just sat upright in a pool of blood and drank...

"The impact of that incident was extremely bad, but Xiaoju was innocent. I saw that the child was so pitiful, so I adopted her and told the villagers not to mention it again. So many years have passed in a flash..."

"Where is Xiaoju's mother?" I interrupted.

"Old Qin did not hurt her on the day of murder. Maybe she wanted to keep her raising Xiaoju! Someone saw her running out with her hair disheveled, and then disappeared. No one had seen her again." Dad He sighed, woke up from the memories of the past, looked at me and said, "Will this incident have anything to do with Xiaoju's strange disease?"

"It's related!" I'm very sure: "The problem lies in the black pond!"

"I just checked it. The yin energy there is very strong, which is the coldest part of the whole village. The Fire Snake Gu in Xiaoju is an extremely yin technique, and only such a place can contain such cold poison. Moreover, after hearing what you said just now, I have a guess - back then, Xiaoju's mother must have not left the village, but jumped into the black water pool."

"Jumped into the Black Water Pool?" He's father was also stunned and said, "We had such speculations at that time, and even went to salvage them, but we didn't find anything. Besides, Xiaoju is also her biological daughter, why should she harm her own daughter?"

"Uncle He, the Black Water Pond has become a place where dirt and ghosts are hidden. You can't let it go no matter what. Why not take this opportunity to completely clear it up. Otherwise, it will harm the villagers! Xiaoju was the one who was infected this time. Relying on the protection of your He family, they escaped the disaster, but other villagers may not be so lucky!" I advised.
Chapter completed!