Chapter 574: Water Ghost
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The two staff members were shocked and speechless on the spot, if it was weird enough to see a ghost ship on the Yangtze River in the middle of the night, then a big crow that could think and talk was obviously even more chilling.
Seeing that these two people didn't speak, General Ye sneered, waved his wings and slapped each of them, and said, "Still stunned? I tell you, this ship is a ghost ship, a ghost ship on the Yangtze River! โ
Speaking of this, one of the more courageous people finally nodded and said softly, "You...... You're right, this is indeed a ghost ship......"
I heard that he seemed to know something, and it wasn't a head of shit, so I asked, "Then tell me, what is the origin of this ghost ship?" Where did it come from? โ
The staff member hurriedly said, "All said...... It is said that there are many water ghosts in the Yangtze River, and these water ghosts gather to make trouble, drive ghost boats, and come out of the underworld every designated day, go to the yang world to rob the living, and give them to be substitutes for the dead...... This is a story passed down by our ancestors, when my father was a boatman, he met it once, if he hadn't jumped into the river and fled for his life, I was afraid that he would have been pulled by the water ghost to be a substitute for the dead......"
It dawned on me that this ghost ship was not the first time it had appeared on the Yangtze River.
But these boatmen are obviously too young, and they have only heard of this kind of ghost ship, but they have not really encountered it, so now they are all panicked in the face of this kind of emergency.
Ten minutes later, most of the passengers on deck were evacuated to the cabin, and the two of us were the only ones left, except for the rest of the staff.
An old shipwright with a similar leader in the distance noticed us at this time, walked over and asked with some dissatisfaction, "Why haven't you returned to the cabin?" It's dangerous here. โ
The two little brothers next to us hurriedly explained to us, saying that we are masters who specialize in exorcism and demon hunting, and we stayed here to help. When the old boatman heard this, the expression on his face changed, and he couldn't tell whether he was happy or worried, so he nodded and said, "Since this is the case, then I will bother you......
It can be seen that the old shipwright is much calmer than the rest of the crew, and at first glance he has experienced strong winds and waves.
Seeing that he was immobile and calm, General Night speculated and asked, "Have you seen a ghost ship before?" โ
The old boatman was not surprised when he heard the big crow speak, he nodded lightly, looked at the terrifying and dark ship next to him, and said that he had indeed encountered this kind of "ghost ship blocking the river" 30 years ago.
To be honest, although Panda and General Night and I are good at catching ghosts, we have never seen a ghost ship, so the old boatman is more experienced in this matter than us.
I hurriedly asked the old boatman what had happened to the ghost ship before, and how he had saved his life.
The old boatman sighed softly and told in detail about the incident when he met the ghost ship 30 years ago.
At that time, there were not many passenger ships on the Yangtze River, but there were many ships on the antenna road from Chaotianmen to Yudu. The time is basically the same as now, and the ship also departs at night and arrives in the early morning of the next day.
This is the route that the old boatmen ran back then, just like now.
He had forgotten what it was, or he didn't want to remember such an unfortunate day. He only remembered that the fog on the river that night was very strong, there was no wind, and the moon in the sky was very round, revealing a pale yellow halo in the fog......
However, in the early hours of the morning, a violent shaking and crashing sound sent everyone on board into a panic. At that time, there were not many people on the boat, and there were only a few passengers, most of whom were boatmen, so the number of onlookers was not large.
Everyone rushed to the deck and saw the bow of the ship crash into an ancient galleon, exactly like the one we are facing now, jet black, looking like a terrifying beast in the fog, waiting for us to feed it......
Speaking of this, the calm old boatman couldn't help but swallow and spat at the mouth, which shows what a serious psychological shadow that day caused him.
I asked a little nervously: What happened later? What happened next?
The old boatman gasped in a low breath and continued: Everyone was panicked, and the first decision was to leave here immediately and avoid this terrible ship...... However, before the hull could be removed, something even more terrifying happened...... They saw human figures on the deck of that ancient sailing ship, densely packed with human figures...... Or rather, it's not a human figure, but a ghost, a terrifying ghost.
When I saw this scene, there were many timid people who couldn't control their emotions anymore, and the boatmen who could swim jumped directly into the river and swam to the shore, while the rest of those who couldn't swim fell on the deck crying and shouting for their fathers and mothers, and there were those who desperately chanted Buddhist scriptures and prayed for the blessing of the Buddha...... In short, it was very confusing.
The old boatman said that his only thought at that time was to move the ship, but he could not sail it, and in a panic, he did not know what to do.
And the nightmare is just the beginning, the most terrifying thing is yet to come.
When many boatmen and passengers jumped off the passenger ship, many dark shadows suddenly appeared on the water surface of the river and moved towards the people who jumped into the river.
The old boatman could see that these black shadows seemed to be water ghosts, their bodies were rotten, their eyes were green, and they had long aquatic plants growing on their bodies...... They moved lightning fast in the river, quickly grabbing those who jumped into the river and pressing them into the water.
Although some lucky people managed to break through the siege and swim towards the shore, most of them died by the side of the boat, and were held down by the water ghosts and pushed into the water over and over again...... The old boatman was in a desperate mood, he felt that he was about to die, and that he would never see the sun the next day......
Although I was not there at the time, I also felt a sense of fear after hearing the old boatman's account.
At this time, I subconsciously looked over to the deck of the sailboat not far in front of me, and actually saw one or two black people faintly crowded, as if the water ghosts in the cabin had emerged.
"Look!" I whispered, gesturing to the deck over there.
Everyone followed the reputation, and they caught the water ghost just like me.
The panda whispered, shook his shoulders and asked, "We're going to fight with them tonight?" โ
I nodded lightly and said, "It seems that it is, I can't swim, and even if I jump out of the boat, I may not be able to escape......"
At this time, the old shipwright smiled bitterly and recounted the final steps: "These water ghosts will not only attack the people who jump off the ship, but they will also climb onto our ship and slaughter the passengers in the cabin...... At the end of the night I escaped by jumping ship after the water ghost got on the boat, and if it hadn't been for that, I would have died......"
I gasped and asked, "What happened to the ship and the passengers on it 30 years ago?" โ
The old shipwright sighed: "The boat capsized, and all the passengers drowned, and later some surviving passengers went to the relevant departments to report, saying that that night was not a natural disaster, but encountered a ghost ship, but the relevant departments just felt that these passengers were mentally traumatized and hallucinated, and ignored ......."
When I heard this, I was also embarrassed.
Unless you experience this kind of thing yourself, no one will believe it.
Looking down at the relatively calm water on the river, I didn't know what to do next.
The panda asked the old boatman if the ship could be separated from the ghost ship as soon as possible and avoid the interception of the ghost ship. The old boatman shook his head, saying that he was not sure, and that in terms of time, in a little while, the water spirits would come on board......
When I heard this, I hurriedly looked towards the ghost ship opposite, and saw that the dark deck of the ghost ship was already full of dark shadows.
Due to the distance, I can't see the facial features of these dark shadows clearly, but it is worth affirming that they are all water ghosts, and they are all powerful ghosts......
A strong smell of aquatic plants came from the night breeze, and I felt uncomfortable and suffocated when I smelled it......
The night general glared at the boss with a pair of red eyes, and it flew into the air with the help of the night wind, looked around the situation around the passenger ship, and finally shouted hoarsely: "Oh no! The water ghost is coming! The water ghost is coming! โ
I gritted my teeth, took the Ancient Excalibur from my backpack, and walked with the panda to the place where the Night General had directed.
I whispered to the old boatman, "We can stop a group of water ghosts, but whether the passengers on this ship can survive or not depends on your operation." โ