North of Chenzhou City, on the Weishui River.

Three huge building ships sail on the wide river, this kind of sailing ship is as tall as a city, the bow of the ship is high and wide, the bow of the ship stands a high steel support, the ship is built three times, there are crossbow windows and spear holes, catapult equipment, the shape is like a fortress.

The hull is painted in bright colors of red and black,

Ballistas and firearms mounted on both sides of the ship can easily tear through small wooden boats, let alone ordinary whale sharks.

The lean, dark-skinned sailor quickly climbed up the mast, looked into the distance, and shouted for directions to the commander below,

Dozens of soldiers standing on the deck were stubborn, their faces resolute, and their bodies swayed slightly with the deck.

These are all soldiers from Wu Dewei, they are stubborn and well-trained,

Although he does not have otherworldly abilities, he can rely on orders and prohibitions, brave and good at fighting, and hunt demons with horizontal knives and spears in his hands.

However, they are not the protagonists today.

"Brother Zhu?"

The young soldier ran across the deck, came to Zhu Xuemin and the others who were leaning on the railing overlooking the water, and arched his hand: "I will be there soon, and General Du is gathering you to discuss countermeasures." ”

“...”

Zhu Xuemin looked at the sparkling vast water surface and muttered: "The water of the Shui River is so muddy..."

"Where is the monk?"

The young soldier smiled: "The water of the river is full of mud and sand, and it has always been turbid. Otherwise, there would be no saying that the water is turbid and the water is clear. ”

"Hmm."

Zhu Xuemin nodded noncommittally, turned around, and said indifferently: "Come on." ”

It has been several days since Luo Siyuan came to him that day and said that he was going to kill the fish demon.

In the past few days, Luo Siyuan has found many people again,

and successfully persuaded Chen Zhou to assassinate Shi and asked him to send troops to assist Luo Siyuan in punishing the demon.

The one who commanded the three ships this time was the nephew of the Chen Zhou Assassin, General Du Xuhuaidu.

Zhu Xuemin and others followed the soldiers into the high-rise building,

In the cabin, General Du Shuhuai, who was wearing Mingguang armor, sat in the first seat, he was tall, handsome, and bearded, and vaguely similar to Thorn Shi.

At his side sat several lieutenants,

The two rows of seats in front of him sat dozens of monks in Chenzhou City,

Including Captain Wu Dewei, the Taoist of Longhu Mountain, several great monks, and Luo Siyuan, who was wearing a purple Taoist robe, wearing a Zhuangzi scarf, and holding a dustbrush.

Seeing Zhu Xuemin walking into the cabin, Luo Siyuan smiled kindly at him,

General Du Zhihuai, who was sitting in the first seat, also nodded, and did not express his belated uneasiness - Zhu Xuemin had saved Mrs. Chenzhou Assassin Shi before, that is, General Du's aunt, and he was gracious.

"Brother Zhu, please take a seat."

Du stopped waving his hand and asked his subordinates to pull chairs for Zhu Xuemin and others.

Wait until Zhu Xuemin sits down,

He coughed lightly, glanced at the monk below him, and said slowly, "A few of them were only invited to kill the fish demon today.

In order to facilitate your understanding of the situation, I would like to ask Luo Daochang to explain the origin of the fish demon again. ”

Luo Siyuan stood up with a wave of dust, and said indifferently: "A few days ago, a ragged young man found Poor Dao and begged Poor Dao to do justice for him.

According to him, his surname is Xu Youqi, and his father, Xu Wenci, is a merchant in Nanjun.

A month ago, Xu Wenji hired a boat to carry goods through the Weishui River, and when he reached the middle of the river,

Suddenly, a violent wind rose, black clouds pressed down, lightning and thunder.

Waves rise on the calm river,

A black fish head like a hill emerged from under the water, opening its bloody mouth and biting off the cargo ship, swallowing all the people and goods.

Xu Wenci was eaten by the fish demon, and the bad news was transmitted home, and his wife and children were grief-stricken.

The eldest sons of the Xu family vowed to avenge their father, so they went to Fu County, where the accident occurred in the Lingshui River, to report the case. ”

Luo Siyuan paused, glanced at the Captain Wu Dewei sitting opposite, and said lightly: "In the past few years, there have been many fish demon injuries in Fu County.

Originally, patrolling the world to hunt demons and evils should be Wu Dewei's duty,

However, the Lingshui River is vast, twists and turns, and the water is deep and turbid.

It is difficult to detect and search, and the fish demon is cunning and treacherous.

Wu Dewei dispatched several times, but never found the whereabouts of the fish demon, so he simply shelved it - anyway, the fish demon haunts are not frequent,

Every year, the number of ships that run aground and sink in the Lingshui River is far greater than the ships destroyed by the fish demon.

When reporting to your superiors, you only need to blame all the boats destroyed by the fish demon on the reefs in the river.

The Xu family saw that the report on the whereabouts of the demon was fruitless,

He sold his property, raised funds, and prepared to go to Longhu Mountain to seek help from the masters, kill the fish demon, and avenge his father. ”

Luo Siyuan sighed and said slowly: "The brothers of the Xu family left home, took the money, and went to an inn in Fu County to stay.

Unexpectedly, a fire broke out that night, and the inn was burned to the ground.

Several eldest brothers of the Xu family were all killed, and only the younger brother Xu Youqi escaped, and came to Chenzhou to find the poor road.

said that on the night of the fire, he heard the sound of slashing and slashing with gold and iron.

It is suspected that someone secretly set fire to the Xu family brothers and deliberately killed them in an attempt to make money.

He was afraid that it was the Fu County government that did it, so he didn't dare to report to the official, and begged the poor to do justice for him.

Although the poor road is shallow in learning and the cultivation is poor and weak, how can you stay out of the way when you encounter injustices.

returned to Fu County with him, and summoned the soul of the Xu family and brother to interrogate the case by means of the secret method.

Sure enough, I found something strange, and followed the clues to find Huang Shilang, a local wealthy businessman in Fu County. ”

Poor Dao took the Longhu Mountain token to find the county magistrate of Fuxian County, and asked him to approve the arrest of Huang Shilang and arrest him for interrogation.

The county order originally didn't believe it,

Huang Shilang was originally just a poor fisherman, and a few years ago, he didn't know what luck he had, so he dug up a piece of dog's head gold by the river.

By selling the gold capital, doing business, in just a few years, he has accumulated tens of thousands of family fortunes.

On weekdays, he often donates money and materials to pave bridges and roads for Fu County, and has an excellent reputation in the local area.

After being persuaded by poor words, the county magistrate of Fuxian County still sent a patrol to arrest Huang Shilang.

Unexpectedly, under torture, a horrific case was implicated. ”

Luo Siyuan said with a sad face: "Huang Shilang said that he had seen the river god of Lingshui River in a dream a few years ago. The river god promised that as long as Huang Shilang paid tribute to him, he would be rewarded with a lifetime of wealth.

Huang Shilang woke up and was skeptical, just a few days later, his wife gave birth to a baby girl.

The bad habit of drowning babies has existed since ancient times,

The villains in the fields of Yue and Hubei only raise two men and one woman, and they are killed in this way.

It is often used to store water in a vessel, and only then can it be drowned, which is called washing.

As a poor fisherman, Huang Shilang is overwhelmed by raising two sons.

Seeing that a baby girl was born, he simply drove a boat to the Lingshui River, put the newborn baby girl into a wooden basin, and let it drift.

The wooden basin rose and fell in the water, and was eventually submerged by the river.

Early the next morning, Huang Shilang picked up a piece of dog's head gold the size of a human head floating on the shore. ”