The passengers on the ship were frightened for a moment, so they all squeezed out of the cabin and hugged to the side of the boat to look out into the river! The mighty river, boundless, in the distance, the turbid river and the dark clouds in the sky are mixed together, the dark clouds are lightning and thunder, reflecting the golden light on the river surface!

The passengers were talking, and someone shouted, "What the hell happened just now?" Who saw it? ”。 The rest of the people also followed and coaxed: "Yes, where did the waves come from just now?" There's no wind in the river, huh? ”。

The toothless old man who had spoken to me stood up from the bamboo basket tremblingly, pointed to the flickering electric light in the distance, and said to me in horror: "Look, a storm is coming in the distance......!" ”。 I comforted him and said, "Don't be afraid, old man! Our ship is big, and the storm can't help us! ”。

The fear in the old man's eyes deepened, and he whispered to me, "I'm not afraid of the storm, I'm afraid of the things in the storm!" ”。

I asked him wonderingly, "Uncle, what do you want to say?" What's in the storm? ”。

The old man raised his head and said tremblingly, "It's the Dragon King, it's the Golden-headed Dragon King inside!" ”。

This was the first time I had heard the name of the Golden Dragon King, and for some reason, after hearing this name, I immediately remembered the strange dream I had in the Dragon King Temple! Could it be that there is really a dragon king in this world?

The waves never reappeared, but the storm in the distance was getting closer and closer! The light and winding lightning lit up the night sky, and the shadows of the people on the ship were like ghosts! The steamer slowly turned its head and drove back along the center of the river! I guess the ship probably wanted to sail back to the dock to avoid the unexpected storm!

The rain became heavier and heavier, finally dispersing the passengers on deck. People are so busy sheltering from the rain that no one cares about the situation on the river anymore! Suddenly, a wave hit, and then the river flooded the deck, sweeping all the people on the deck into the water!

The hull shook violently, and it was thrown into the sky with a "creak", and then fell down heavily! The water splashes everywhere, the turbidity waves are monstrous, and the river surface is like a boiling pot! But soon after, the river suddenly returned to its tranquility, as if nothing had happened just now!

The people who had recovered from their panic rushed to the side of the ship crying and screaming, and several sailors-like people held oil lamps and shouted to someone: "Someone has fallen overboard, save people!" ”。

Someone ran into the cabin, grabbed a bundle of rope and threw it into the water, and soon the group pulled up a man who had fallen into the water! Brother Zhang and I also ran forward and backwards, busy saving people, but the toothless old man stood aside and sighed and said, "The golden-headed dragon king wants to open meat, we can't hide from it......!" ”。

Brother Zhang asked me while he was busy, "What did that old man say?" What is the Golden Dragon King? ”。

I said, "It doesn't matter what he is, let's save people first!" ”。

They rescued several people with ropes, and one by one they turned pale and shivered, and one of them told me that he had seen a monster under the water! So I said to him, "Aren't you dazzled? ”。 The man wiped a handful of water stains on his face and said with certainty: "You can't be mistaken, there are indeed monsters under the water, and I have seen it eat people with my own eyes!" ”。

I was shocked and quickly asked him, what does that monster look like? The man said that he didn't see it clearly, but vaguely remembered that the monster seemed to have a golden brain shell! ”。 After he said this, I remembered what the toothless old man had just said, could it be that the monster he saw was the golden-headed dragon king that the toothless old man was talking about? ”。

The news of the monsters in the river soon spread to everyone, and the people left the side of the boat and squeezed into the boat as much as possible! Outside the side of the ship was a dark river, and people could not see anything while standing on the boat!

The people on board were scared and tired, the women were sobbing in fright, and many more were shouting loudly, urging the crew to speed up and get the boat back to the dock! I managed to find the toothless old man, and saw that he had somehow gotten a rope and tied himself firmly to the boat, with a wind lamp hanging from his hand, and a few harpoons!

I asked him, what are you doing here? The toothless old man smiled: "You'll know when the time comes!" ”。 I asked him, "What do you know?" ”。 The toothless old man waved his hand and said, "Don't ask so much, do as I do, and I will ensure that you won't suffer a loss!" ”。

I asked him, "Uncle, can you tell me about the golden-headed dragon king?" ”。

The toothless old man trembled and asked me, "Are you...... What does it do, you ask? ”。

I told the toothless old man that the person who fell into the water just now said that there was a monster in the river, and I guess that monster might be the golden-headed dragon king you said! The toothless old man suddenly shivered and muttered to himself: "Yes, it is the golden-headed dragon king, but I didn't expect it to be ...... after more than twenty years It's out again! ”。

I saw that the toothless old man's eyes were scattered, and I knew that he was very afraid, so I comforted him and said, "Don't be afraid, sir, there are so many people on the ship, and the golden-headed dragon king you said will never dare to come!" ”。

The toothless old man didn't listen to me, he grabbed the rope, wrapped it around himself twice, and then said to me in a dumb voice: "Young man, don't underestimate the golden-headed dragon king, in my opinion, our boatload may not be enough for him to stuff his teeth!" ”。

I didn't believe it and said, "Don't be sensational, old man!" What kind of boat are you on? ”。 I tapped the hull of the ship with my fingers and said, "Do you hear, this ship is all iron, and the golden-headed dragon king you are talking about is also iron?" ”。

The toothless old man shook his head and said, "The Golden-headed Dragon King won't come hard, it's very smart...... If you don't tie yourself to the boat, you'll be like them...... It will also be eaten by the Golden-headed Dragon King! ”。

I giggled and said, "I said uncle, don't scare me, what the hell is the golden-headed dragon king?" ”。

The toothless old man smiled and said, "Do you want to know?" ”。

I said think about it!

The toothless old man said, "If you want to know, tie yourself up!" ”。

I said, there's no need! The toothless old man said, "It doesn't matter if you don't tie it, it's a big deal if I don't tell you!" ”。

I said, I still have a companion, what kind of business am I tying myself here? The toothless old man said, it's okay, you call them all! So I went back and called Brother Zhang and Hei Ni over. The toothless old man knelt down in Brother Zhang's ear and whispered a few words, Brother Zhang agreed, turned around and squeezed into the cabin, carrying a bundle of rope out. He tied me up and Hei Ni, and ended up wrapping himself up like a dumpling!

I asked Brother Zhang, "Brother Zhang, what did Uncle tell you just now?" ”。

Brother Zhang said: "He didn't say anything! He told me that there would be big waves in a while, so let's tie ourselves to the boat first! ”。 I said, "If he asks you to tie you, will you?" If this ship sinks, won't we all drown with him? ”。

Brother Zhang patted his head and said, "Oh, I really didn't think much about it!" But this iron-hulled ship won't sink so quickly, right? ”。

I said it's hard to say, if a person is unlucky, he will even stuff his teeth with cold water, and he will hit his heel when he farts! Brother Zhang nodded and said, "That's right, why don't we untie the rope again?" ”。

I said, come on, that's what to do, anyway, it's a blessing or a curse, and it can't be avoided! Hei Ni asked, "Daddy, is it really safe for us to be tied here?" What's in the river? ”。

I pouted at the toothless old man and said, "I said, old man, now you should tell us what the golden-headed dragon king is!" ”。

The toothless old man grinned and said, "This so-called golden-headed dragon king, to put it bluntly, there is actually nothing mysterious ......!" ”。 He paused, swallowed a mouthful of saliva and said: "I used to make a living by ferrying in this Lingling City, and I worked for more than 30 years, and then I started to run iron-hulled boats in the river, and no one of our wooden boats wanted to sit on them anymore!" ”。 The toothless old man sighed, his eyes confused, as if he was recalling his more than thirty years of life on the water!

He sighed for a moment, then continued, "In the past thirty years, I have met the Golden-headed Dragon King once! ”。

I interrupted him and said, "You keep talking about the Golden Head Dragon King, the Golden Head Dragon King, what the hell is this Golden Head Dragon King?" ”。

The toothless old man shook his head and said, "Many people know that this golden-headed dragon king knows that the dragon king temple in Lingling City is dedicated to the dharma body of the golden-headed dragon king!" Since the steamer was opened to the river, the incense of the Dragon King Temple has been cut off, and people no longer pray for the blessing of the golden-headed dragon king, and it is believed that the steel shell of the steamer alone is enough to withstand any wind and waves on the river! “。

I interjected, "Are you saying that the golden-headed dragon king in the temple got angry and turned into a monster in the river?" ”。

The toothless old man smiled and said, "It's similar to what you said, since the steamer was connected to the river, the golden-headed dragon king has appeared frequently in the river!" I guess this has something to do with the steamer in the river! ”。

I frowned and said, "So, what is the Golden-headed Dragon King, you don't know?" ”。

The toothless old man nodded and said, "Although I don't know what this golden-headed dragon king looks like, I have seen it eat people ...... with my own eyes!" ”。 The toothless old man couldn't hide the fear in his heart, and his body couldn't help but swing! He cowered and continued: "It was one day thirty years ago, and I was about to ferry people across the river in a boat, and I was still very young at that time, and I had inexhaustible strength in my body! I remember the day when there were a lot of people on the boat, and the boat was quickly filled! After I collected the money for the boat, I ferried the boat to the center of the river! I remember that day when the weather was calm and the weather was fine, and the peasants from the nearby countryside were sitting on the boats, and they took advantage of the slack to take the vegetables they had grown at home to the city to sell, exchange them for a few pocket money, and then take my boat back to the other side before closing the city gates!

There were more than a dozen people on the boat that day, most of them men, and only one woman with a child in her arms! The woman's face was full of sorrow, probably something was bothering! At first she stood on the side of the boat, and when I started rowing, she shook her body and sat on top of a sack!