Chapter 12: The Monster in the River

After sending out the copper coins in his hand, Wang Xiaochuan returned to the county seat. Back in the city, Wang Xiaochuan asked the innkeeper if there was any sect here that taught people to cultivate and accepted disciples. How do you know that the shopkeeper smiled and said to him: "The guest officer is not afraid to say something offensive, those high immortals are unattainable to us untouchables, you don't know how many families have tried all means to send their own people into it have failed, the only one who has succeeded is our Beiyao Heroic Martial Kingdom Lord Emperor Ming, he doesn't know what method he used to send our Beiyao future lord King Qin into the Divine Sword Sect." ”

After hearing the shopkeeper's words, Wang Xiaochuan was extremely disappointed. "Is there really no way?" Wang Xiaochuan took out the last eight silver coins on his body and stuffed them into the shopkeeper's hand.

"Hey, guest officer, you are... I've heard the news that the Divine Sword Sect has been fighting among itself recently, and several veins have been separated from it. Their people are scattered all over the place, and if you're lucky enough to come across them, you might be able to have a show. ”

"Then where are the chances of meeting them after all?" Wang Xiaochuan rekindled hope in his heart.

"I don't know this old man, those immortals must be flying around in the sky, how can you see it, are you right? The shopkeeper said to Wang Xiaochuan with a little regret.

"Well, thank you, shopkeeper. Wang Xiaochuan left the counter disappointed, and after returning to the room, he lay on the bed and looked at the roof in a daze. Time passed slowly, and the light began to dim. "Whatever it is, there will be a way before the chariot reaches the mountain. Get the clothes!" Wang Xiaochuan got up and walked out of the inn to the tailor's shop.

"Susu, it's getting late, let's go back. Lu Su and Yu Da began to return after looking for Wang Xiaochuan again to no avail, and under the river where they were fiddling with the oars, a huge serpentine creature under the gloomy water was swimming slowly from under the fishing boat.

Wang Xiaochuan lay on the bed and played with a few copper coins in his hand, "It's really like flowing water, I can't catch it." I'll have to find a way to get out of here. What can be done?" In this way, Wang Xiaochuan was stunned and lay on the bed all night without closing his eyes.

Early the next morning. "There is!" As soon as the words fell, Wang Xiaochuan put on his clothes and hurriedly left the room.

The Huai'an River is as busy as ever, and the fishermen are making their boats shuttle and cast their nets on the river early. "It's strange, today's net is so clean? Lao Qin, do you have any fish in that net?"

"No, I just wanted to ask you, Lao Fang, this net is too clean. The fisherman surnamed Qin pulled up the fishing net in his hand and checked it repeatedly, but there were only a few scattered tree stumps on the net, not even the scales of the fish, let alone other things such as shrimp and turtles.

"Hey, brother, do you have any fish in that net?" the old man shouted to a few fishing boats not far from him. However, the return was the same, and the fish and other creatures in the river seemed to disappear overnight! "It's weird. The old man walked to the stern of the boat and put away the anchor to try his luck further downstream, but just as he reached into the river and pulled up the anchor, he saw a huge serpentine creature swimming under his boat, and he could even see the green scales of the creature through the river!

"Ah!!! monsters!! there are monsters in the river!" the old man was frightened, and fell into the boat and trembled. After the old man shouted this, all the fishermen on the river looked at the river one after another, and this sight frightened their legs. And some of them were useless and frightened, so they rowed frantically and leaned towards the shore. But they are horrified to find that their boat is slowly being lifted off the water, the river is slowly rising, and the monsters in the water are slowly surfacing!

The pedestrians on the shore and the women who were washing clothes by the river were so frightened that they ran away from the riverbank.

"Ahh The raised water of the river turned into waves that overturned the fishing boats and threw the fishermen into the water. "Shhhh Sizzle. A giant python appeared in the Huai'an River as if it had been released dozens of times, the scarlet snake letter kept spitting in the air, two lantern-sized green vertical pupils stared coldly around, and the green scales flashed with cold light under the reflection of the river. "Peng, Peng, Peng!" The fishing boats on the water were all destroyed by the pythons, and all the fishermen swam desperately to the shore. The waves stirred up by the giant python diving into the water directly knocked down a fisherman and sank underwater. The giant python began to circle rapidly under the water, and as the giant python circled, a huge whirlpool quickly appeared on the surface of the river!

"No!" a fisherman who had just swam to the shore and was about to come ashore was suddenly dragged down by the river. "Help! I don't want to die!" The fishermen who were dragged by the river to the huge whirlpool kept screaming and struggling, but they were still swept down to the bottom of the river by the whirlpool and the wreckage of the fishing boat! The giant python at the bottom of the river circled back and forth to devour the fishermen who were swept down, and soon the whirlpool slowly shallow until it disappeared, and the river returned to calm, leaving only the wreckage of the fishing boat floating quietly on the surface of the river.

"Don't miss it when you pass by, break your wrists. As long as you win me, these ten copper coins are yours, and you only need to challenge two copper coins, and take them all if you win. Wang Xiaochuan found two stools and a table out of nowhere and placed them on the street, and next to the table was a wooden board with the words "Wrist Wrestling Competition" written on it. After Wang Xiaochuan shouted, a group of people quickly surrounded him, but no one stepped forward.

"Little brother, are you serious?" asked a big man with thick arms who left the crowd and sat opposite Wang Xiaochuan. "Really, I can ask everyone here to testify, if I lie, the sky thunders!" Wang Xiaochuan said, holding up two fingers.

"Okay!" the big man took out two copper coins from his clothes and placed them on the table.

"Oh, aren't you ashamed of being so big and bullying a young man. It is, it is. Seeing that the big man statue was really about to wrestle with Wang Xiaochuan, the crowd of onlookers immediately discussed.

"Shut up!" the big man was furious, and glanced at the crowd around him viciously. was yelled at by the big man, and the crowd of onlookers suddenly quieted down. "Hmph. Soft eggs!" the big man scolded disdainfully.

"Are you ready, little brother? After scolding the crowd of onlookers, the big man propped up an arm on the table and waited for Wang Xiaochuan to join.

"Anytime. Can you please help us shout and get started?" Wang Xiaochuan said to the crowd of onlookers, of course the people were very happy, and then he turned his head and smiled slightly, stretched out his arm and crossed it with the big man's arm.

"Three, two, one! Let's go!" As the crowd counted down, Wang Xiaochuan's wrist-wrestling match with Dahan began. "Drink!" I saw that Wang Xiaochuan's face was flushed, and the tendons on his head were rising, but he still couldn't pull down the big man's hand. "Haha, little brother, you're still a little younger. The big man suddenly pulled Wang Xiaochuan to it, causing the crowd to applaud. "What, isn't this giving money? ”

"Haha! Thank you, little brother. The big man grabbed the copper coin on the table and left the table. And Wang Xiaochuan kept sighing. Just as Dahan was about to leave the crowd, Wang Xiaochuan's voice sounded behind him again. "Don't miss it when you pass by, break your wrists, you can hold these twenty copper coins, and you only need to challenge with ten copper coins. ”

"I'm !! I'm coming! I'm here! Hey, don't squeeze it. ”

"Hey, what kind of fun are you old man making!"

"What's wrong with the old man, you don't accept the two of us to compare and compare!"

After seeing Wang Xiaochuan's "strength", everyone thought that he was giving money, and the crowd crowded to the small table. "Get out of the fuck!" the big man who was about to leave returned, he forcibly separated the crowd, and some of the disobedient ones were thrown out of the crowd like chickens. "Hehe, little brother, I'm back again, don't you mind. The big man sat down and looked at Wang Xiaochuan with a smile on his face.

"Don't mind, don't mind. Wang Xiaochuan said to Dahan with a smile.

"Phew, shameless!"

"That's it, bullying the weak, what is it!" The crowd counted at the big man again.

"Smack!" Dahan took out a handful of walnuts from his arms and faced the crowd, pinching the walnuts with one hand and being crushed by him, and the voices in the crowd suddenly became quieter. "Hmph. The big man put the crushed walnuts in his mouth and chewed them. Wang Xiaochuan looked at this scene, and the corners of his mouth hooked up an inexplicable smile.

"Alright, alright. Everyone be quiet, can the eldest brother start?" asked Wang Xiaochuan.

"Hahaha. Of course. Dahan laughed, this man is not a fool, Dahan thought to himself.

There is no doubt in this contest that Wang Xiaochuan lost again. The people around him kept booing the big man, saying that he was shameless. "Haha! Thank you, little brother!" Dahan put the copper coin on the table into his arms, not caring about the boos of the people around him.

"Little brother, is it still better?" The big man who took the copper coin didn't get up, glanced at Wang Xiaochuan, who was dejected, and asked tentatively.

"I'll take out all 100 pieces this time, but big brother you have to take 80 pieces if you want to challenge!" Wang Xiaochuan said to the letter.

"Haha! No problem, no problem. Dahan was overjoyed, and he was even more sure in his heart that this man was a fool.

"Little brother, don't compare, he's bullying you. Finally, someone in the crowd couldn't stand it anymore and opened his mouth to remind Wang Xiaochuan.

"It's just the garbage that bullies the small!"

"If any of you are not convinced, come up and fight with me! Phew! none of you can fight" The big man leaned back slightly and glanced at the crowd.

"Thank you, but I hope that I can't blame anyone else for losing the bet. Wang Xiaochuan hugged his fists and thanked the crowd.

"Little brother, where are your copper coins?" Seeing that Wang Xiaochuan didn't take out a hundred copper coins, the big man asked suspiciously.

"Don't worry, big brother, it's here. Wang Xiaochuan patted the bulging clothes on his body.

"Haha, okay! Let's get started, little brother. Dahan couldn't wait to put his hand on the table, Wang Xiaochuan put his arm on the table, and the smile on the corner of his mouth became even bigger.

"Come on, little brother, come on! Come on!" This time, the onlookers were cheering Wang Xiaochuan up. As if he had received the cheering power of the crowd, this time Wang Xiaochuan was not knocked down like the previous two times. Every time Dahan was about to win, he was pulled back by Wang Xiaochuan little by little. "Come on, come on!" The onlookers suddenly became excited, "Drink!" This time the big man's face was flushed, and Wang Xiaochuan was also sweating and red. After a "fierce" struggle, the Han was finally defeated.

"Good! good!" the crowd burst into applause. "Thank you, thank you!" Wang Xiaochuan stood up and clasped his fists and saluted.

"Hmph!" the big man slapped the table hard and got up to leave, and just as Wang Xiaochuan put away the pile of copper coins on the table with a smile, the crowd suddenly rioted.

"Oh no! dead man! dead man! monster in the river! dead man!"