The old village head still felt lingering fear at the recollection of Da Meng jumping into the river and dying for no apparent reason. It was also the last straw, and caused a huge stir back then.
Everyone knew that Da Meng had definitely been possessed.
As for the people who had suddenly disappeared, the villagers also knew that they were probably dead.
Later on, it didn't end well for any of the other villagers who had secretly carried out the search along with Da Meng. They either died or were injured in accidents, and the bodies of whoever died would inexplicably appear in that river.
The people of Li Village were feudalistic and superstitious. From then on, everyone in the village said that the River Goddess was angry and demanded offerings from them. The disappearance of these people over the years was probably because they hadn't given any offerings, so the River Goddess was furious.