I have learned about Maoshan from books.

Among them, there is a branch of Maoshan Mountain, which was born by the water, and settled in the rapids and rapids, and specially salvaged the corpses from the water for a living.

This vein monk can understand hydrology, no matter how turbulent the rapids are, how long the body has been dead, it can be salvaged.

However, this is the first time I have seen an old man who uses special tools to fish for corpses and scavenge money from them.

I wondered, "You just make a living by fishing for corpses and looting relics?" ”

"Little brother, don't be so ugly, this is not called looting, it's just an exchange with the dead undead."

The old man explained with a smile: "Every time I fish, I only take one treasure, and I only go to sea once a month. ”

"In the interval of one month, I will chant sutras for the owners of the treasures to help them get out of the sea of suffering."

"Therefore, they are eager to give me the treasure they have on their body."

It can be seen from the process of salvaging the body just now that the old man is not lying. After the corpse was taken from the treasure, there was no resentment.

And the old man's body does not have a yin and evil spirit, but an auspicious appearance, which is enough to see that he is a person who accumulates yin and virtue.

I then asked, "Sir, why are there so many corpses in this Rakshasa Sea?" ”

"It all started a hundred years ago, when my master was still alive."

On the way back, the old man told us about the customs and culture of Xiamen a hundred years ago.

At that time, the inland was in the midst of warlords' wars, and many families hid in the lower gate of the Linhai Peninsula in order to escape the war, and started maritime trade.

At that time, the old man's master settled here, and accepted the old man as an orphan as an apprentice, and gave the Taoist name Jiangchengzi.

The first inhabitants who settled in Xiamen regarded the sea as a totem and worshipped the sea god for life, and were usually buried at sea after death.

When Jiang Chengzi was young, there were still many big families who fished for a living, and they hired him to salvage corpses, and his life was quite passable.

Later, technology became more and more advanced, with million-ton freighters and almost no marine accidents.

In desperation, Jiang Chengzi put his mind on the corpses that had been buried at sea, barely making a living.

However, there are rules for doing this. No matter what kind of treasure you encounter, you can only take one from the corpse at a time.

It is precisely because he has always followed the rules that Jiang Chengzi is now seventy-five years old, and he is still full of energy and does not have the slightest tendency to decline.

After Jiang Chengzi told the ins and outs, the boat had already stopped on the nearby shore.

Murong Changqing and I are both very weak at this time. At the invitation of Jiang Chengzi, he went to his residence to rest for a while.

From the coastline of the Rakshasa Sea, less than five kilometers away from a high hill, there is a simple bamboo building.

Jiang Chengzi cooked two fish, a few shellfish, and steamed some brown rice, in the case of extreme exhaustion, this simple meal is tantamount to the delicacies of the mountains and seas.

After eating and drinking, Jiang Chengzi brought two cups of tea, "Let's leave after drinking tea, the Rakshasa Sea region is turbulent, you don't want to go again in the future." ”

I didn't take the tea, but said in a deep voice, "You have been a master and apprentice for two generations, and they have made a living by fishing for carcasses here. Can I ask you to find a body for me at the end of the Rakshasa Sea? ”

"I can't."

Jiang Chengzi replied categorically: "When I salvage the corpses, I have never been around the Rakshasa Sea, and I never dare to enter more than one mile!" ”

"According to my master, in the Rakshasa Sea, there lives a kraken comparable to an immortal!"

"If you are a Taoist like you, you can only find death when you go in!"

I replied indifferently: "I've killed a lot of things comparable to immortals, but I don't know what the strength of this kraken is." ”

"Young man, you're a bit arrogant."

"Let's just tell the truth. I have killed 500 years of earth Jiao and 1,000 years of drought, and it seems that there is no shortage of a kraken. ”

Hearing this, Jiang Chengzi stood up from his chair, pointed at me with trembling fingers, and said, "You are the legendary Li Tianci who ran out of the emperor's mausoleum!?" ”

Unexpectedly, this Jiang Chengzi has heard of my name!

But when you think about it, it's not surprising.

The surprise of Tujiao in Zhuzhou and the birth of the emperor's tomb are all major events that shocked the entire spiritual world.

The circle of the spiritual world is originally so big, and in the past four months, it is estimated that many people have already known about my existence.

Jiang Chengzi muttered incredulously: "I heard that you offended Fengxian and Mai Mendong at the same time, you should have already been killed, how could you be here......"

I interrupted, "Help me find the body, whether it's money or whatever, you can pay for it." ”

But without thinking about it, Jiang Chengzi grabbed my arm with tears in his eyes, "Mr. Li, I don't want anything, I just ask you to take me to the hinterland of the Rakshasa Sea and bring back my master's bones!" ”

"Your master died in the Rakshasa Sea!?"

"Yes!"

Speaking of the master, Jiang Chengzi, who is nearly eighty years old, said with tears in his eyes: "Nineteen years ago, there was a fisherman surnamed Yang nearby, who was blown into the Rakshasa Sea by the sea breeze. ”

"It's an honest poor family, and they can't afford to pay for the corpse, so it stands to reason that we shouldn't save people."

"But that big-bellied woman led a little boy who could just walk, and knelt at my master's door in the heavy rain for an hour, and my master couldn't help it, so he could only go to sea."

"Since then, Master has never returned."

The resident surnamed Yang in this neighborhood has a pot-bellied woman with a little boy who has just left......

The only one who lives near here is Yang Jie's family!

The man who went to sea and disappeared nineteen years ago was Yang Jie's father! And the one who came to kneel and beg Master Jiang Chengzi to save people was Yang Jie's mother!

The cycle of heaven is destined in the dark......

I condensed and said, "This time I went to the Rakshasa Sea, and I didn't have the confidence to retreat with my whole body. Besides, I don't need you to accompany us, I just need to help us prepare the tools to cross the sea. ”

From the very beginning when I met Jiang Chengzi, I noticed the wonders of his boat.

A small boat with a black body, I can't tell what kind of material it is, but there is still a warm yin qi in it, no matter how turbulent the water is, it can drive smoothly and steadily.

I think this is the secret of their Maoshan branch and their ability to fish for corpses in the turbulent rivers.

Unexpectedly, Jiang Chengzi resolutely said: "My old bones, I will only live for a few years at most, even if I can help a little, I am duty-bound!" ”

Jiang Chengzi has made up his mind, so I will no longer persuade him.

It was still early today, and I recovered very quickly, so at about 3 o'clock in the afternoon, we took a small boat again and headed for the Rakshasa Sea.

When I set off, I was apprehensive in my heart, and asked again again: "Are you sure that this ship will not be disturbed by the turmoil of the Yin Force in the deep sea area of the Rakshasa Sea?" ”

"Mr. Li, don't worry, I dare to give you a ticket with a pat on my chest!"

Jiang Chengzi said complacently: "This boat is a thousand-year-old Shenyin wood fished out of the Yellow River when my master was young, and it already has spirituality. Even if it is a vortex typhoon, don't think about overturning the ship! ”

"What I'm afraid of is not the hydrology here, but the kraken hiding at the end of the Rakshasa Sea."

Speaking of the Kraken, my mind sank.

In Master's records, there are ghosts and spirits, but there are no krakens.

It's not that it's deliberately not recorded, but it's not recorded in this world at all.

Rivers, ponds, and drowning people can turn into water ghosts.

There is a big lake, and the big river can nourish the mandrill, or the river god Niangniang.

As for the river, it is already the realm of the god's residence, even if the dragon has to lie on its stomach in it, among which the famous and well-known to the world is the Yellow River Niangniang, who has worshiped thousands of years.

This is still the case in the river, and what is hidden in the vast sea is beyond human comprehension.

The only thing that is known is Penglai in the South China Sea, the flood in the North Sea, a lifetime of immortals, and a lifetime of demon beasts.

These are all legends of the Classic of Mountains and Seas, and no one has published a new record for thousands of years......

"Mr. Li, Mr. Li!"

Jiang Chengzi's shouting pulled me out of my chaotic thoughts, and I asked blankly, "What's wrong?" ”

"Before entering the Rakshasa Sea, you must first pay homage to the ancestor and pray for incense, this is the rule of our Maoshan lineage, please also take a stick of incense."

"Okay."

Jiang Chengzi took out the incense burner and a few large incense sticks from the cabin, and grabbed a handful of New Year's grains and put them into the incense burner.

"Disciple Jiang Chengzi, please be gracious to the ancestor and bless the younger generations to return safely!"

After respectfully reciting, Jiang Chengzi inserted three large incense sticks into the incense burner, and we followed behind and also bent down to salute.

Just as we looked up, a strange scene happened......

Just lit three incense sticks, and they burned downward at a strange speed, as if there was an invisible person blowing on the side!