Soon...
The little boat drifted with the current toward the middle of the river, then was sucked into a small whirlpool.
It seemed the River God had heard the villagers' summons and begun to respond!
Bubbles of every size rose through the river water.
At the sight, the old man's expression changed drastically, and he cried:
"Quick!"
"Get the bride into the water, now!!"
"Yes."
Only then did the four pallbearers hurriedly push the coffin into the water.
But one of the villagers lowering the coffin had perhaps reached too close to the surface. The next instant, something in the water dragged him into the river.
No one could make out what had pulled him under. Only Ye Qianfan saw that it was a mass of black energy!
Black meant killing intent!
In other words, the monster in the river was neither a ghost nor a corpse, but a demon or an evil entity like the Evil God.
"It's eating people! The River God is eating people again!"
"Everyone, run!"
When the people on the pier saw their fellow villager dragged underwater, not only did they have no intention of saving him, they all dropped whatever they were holding and fled as though on wings!
Only the old man remained kneeling by the river. Rather than fleeing, he kept muttering something.
In the end, his son forcibly helped him to his feet and took him away.
Finally...
Nothing remained on the riverbank but a scene of utter disarray!
"It looks like this River God is either a River Demon or a River Monster."
The Station Chief said, "But I opened my Heavenly Eye just now and still couldn't locate the River God. If we rashly enter the water to deal with it, something will probably go wrong."
"Tomorrow, I'll think