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"Be careful!" Old Yu exclaimed.
As soon as the words left his mouth, the entire river surface erupted into massive waves!
Immediately, the Rubber Boat beneath us began to shake violently!
"What’s happening?" I asked in a panic.
"You've broken a taboo!" Old Yu said with a stern expression.
"What should we do now?" I asked anxiously.
Old Yu gritted his teeth. "We can only leave it to fate!"
He continued, "No matter what happens next, you must not leave the Rubber Boat!"
"Okay!" I nodded.
At that moment, the entire river began to churn violently!
The waves surged, as if they were about to swallow us whole!
"What is going on?" I shouted in terror.
"The river is angry!" Old Yu said gravely.
He added, "This corpse must have died with resentment. Now that the taboo has been violated, the river is furious!"
As he spoke, the water was churning more violently, even forming a massive whirlpool!
"This is bad! The river is going to drag us down!" Old Yu shouted.
Sure enough, our Rubber Boat was slowly moving toward the center of the whirlpool!
"Row faster!" Old Yu shouted anxiously.
I paddled desperately, but it was of no use.
"It's over..." Old Yu closed his eyes in despair.
At that moment, he seemed to think of something and suddenly opened his eyes, shouting at me, "Quick! Hand me that yellow paper!"
I was taken aback for a moment, then quickly pulled the yellow paper from my pocket and handed it to him.
Old Yu took the yellow paper and plunged into the water!
"Master!" I exclaimed in shock.
I watched as Old Yu swam desperately toward the corpse.
The corpse seemed to have a will of its own, slowly sinking beneath the water.
Just as Old Yu was about to catch up to it, a wave crashed down, pinning the corpse against him!
"Ah!" Old Yu cried out, immobilized by the weight of the body.
Both of them sank beneath the surface together!
Seeing this, I quickly jumped into the water and swam with all my might to Old Yu's side.
It was then that I noticed the corpse had actually opened its eyes!
Its gaze was hollow and cold, fixed intently on me.
A chill ran down my spine.
At that moment, Old Yu shouted at me with the last of his strength, "Stuff the yellow paper into his mouth!"
I nodded and hurriedly stuffed the piece of yellow paper into the corpse's mouth.
The instant the yellow paper was placed inside, the surrounding river water instantly calmed.
"Ah..." I let out a long sigh of relief.
I was glad I made it in time...
In the end, Old Yu and I exerted all our strength to carry the five corpses to the shore.
The parents, upon seeing their children's bodies, broke down in tears.
After bidding farewell to the parents, we made our way back home.
As promised, Old Yu gave me Eight Thousand Yuan as payment.
I used part of that money to pay off some debts.
At that moment, I began to contemplate my future plans.
After today's experience, I decided to pursue a career as a Grave Robber.
So, I approached Old Yu and requested him to take me as his apprentice.
Old Yu carefully examined my features and then agreed to my request.
He instructed me to kneel and pay respects to the River God before officially accepting me as his disciple.
He then reminded me, "There are three major taboos you must remember as a Grave Robber!"
"First, no recovery in heavy rain!"
"Second, upright corpses are not to be recovered!"
"Third, three times unrecoverable bodies should not be retrieved!"
Hearing these three taboos, I couldn't help but feel puzzled.
So I asked, "Master, why are these three taboos established?"
Old Yu's expression turned serious as he said, "These three taboos are all meant to protect the safety of Grave Robbers."
"For instance, the first taboo about not recovering in heavy rain is because low visibility during heavy rain can easily lead to getting lost, and the swift currents can pose great danger."
"Then there's the second taboo regarding upright corpses; a corpse standing in water can suddenly come back to life."
"And as for the third taboo about three times unrecoverable bodies, such corpses may be entangled by water ghosts. If a Grave Robber attempts to retrieve them forcefully, it could easily lead to death."
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