The officers and men of Caoyun were like facing a great enemy, and their swords were tense.

On the sides of the ship, crossbowmen bent their bows and arrows, aiming Sen Leng's sharp arrows underwater.

The morning breeze was blowing, and the white mist flowed ethereally on the surface of the White River. Everyone looked nervous, and the atmosphere was indescribably solemn.

But to everyone's surprise, after such a stalemate of half a pillar of incense, the so-called "black shadow" never appeared again. Calm has returned to the White River. Only then did the officers and men of Caoyun, who had entered a state of combat readiness, relax.

"Hey, it's a false alarm."

"Today is the Shangyuan Festival, let's go eat some Lantern Festival first."

Except for a few people who stayed behind to continue to monitor the river, the other officers and soldiers of Caoyun unloaded their swords, bows and crossbows and walked towards the dining room. Smoke soon rose from more than a dozen boats nearby.

On the railing of the shipbuilding, Xia Xiaociao's heart palpitated, and he asked instead: "Uncle Cui, do you know what this 'Three Taboos of Sailing in Tiandu City' means?" ”

Now the river is filled with white fog, and just now there is a strange black shadow cruising under the fleet, which makes him unconsciously think of the "fog boat" in the "Three Taboos of Sailing".

A dry smile broke into the corner of the white-haired Cui Bo's mouth and said, "Tiandu City has been a place of strange luck since ancient times. Within the heavenly capital, the Haiyan River is clear, and the singing and dancing are leveled, just like heaven and earth.

"But outside the sky, when dense fog, heavy rain, and nighttime are prevalent, there will be a lot of dirty things coming out of unknown corners. The water of the White River is yin, so it is particularly harmful, which is why there is a folk proverb of 'three taboos for boating in Tiandu City'. But in recent years, these evil qi and filth seem to have faintly shown signs of invading Tiandu City. The details in this are inconvenient to list. ”

After saying this, he took his own body and retired.

……

Xia Xiaocian leaned on the railing alone, and Nan Nan laughed at herself: "It seems that this trip to the capital is really like breaking into the tiger's den in Longtan." ”

There were many thoughts in my mind for a while.

He was not from this world, he was a prosecutor for more than ten years in his previous life, because of his outstanding professional ability, he ate with a mouth full of oil while holding official meals.

During an investigation of a major corruption case, he was surrounded by a group of ruffians in order to investigate and collect evidence...... Although all the big tigers and small flies were swatted to death afterwards, he also couldn't wake up in the hospital because of his injuries.

Relived for a lifetime, he became the illegitimate son of Gu Chang'an, the son of the Gu family, and Gu Yanlie, the general of the Shenlongwei Dynasty.

The wife of the cheap dad is a member of the Dugu family, and the queen of Dugu was the matchmaker, and the emperor Taikang gave the marriage, which can be said to be the ancestor of Shunguangzong.

And he was just a sinister breed born to Cheap Daddy in which brothel, which grove and which wild woman. Naturally, he became a thorn in the side of Mrs. Dugu, Queen Dugu and even the entire Dugu family.

Fortunately, he has read a lot of books since he was a child and is known for being good at solving cases and solving mysteries, and the Gu family's mother, Mrs. Dugu, was merciful and did not kick him out of the Gu family to ask for food on the street.

Although under the guidance of the cheap father, Mrs. Dugu, the mother of the Gu family, swallowed his anger for many years, and the Gu family tried their best to hide him for many years, but after all, the paper could not contain the fire, and the rumors that the Gu family had an illegitimate child spread to Tiandu, causing countless Qingliu criticism and impeachment.

Today's curtain to listen to the government of Queen Dugu is a woman who cherishes talents, I heard that he is good at solving cases and solving mysteries, so he ordered him to go to Beijing to go to the Guangming Temple, known as the "left arm of the Daheng royal family" to experience it.

If it is a malleable talent, it will naturally be reused.

If it turns out to be a mediocre talent, then most of the end will be like a mustard and let others trample on it.

As for this "Xia Xiaocicada", it's just a pseudonym.

Even the resume of "He has been a Facao in Ningzhou for seven years, has handled countless cases, and is now recommended by the Ningzhou Assassin to go to Guangming Temple, and has the seal and approval of the Ministry of Officials" is also fake, just to hide people's eyes.

Taking a boat from Jiangnan to Beijing is just a smooth ride.

……

"Xia Gongzi, today is the Shangyuan Festival, this is the Lantern Festival that has just been cooked in the kitchen, come to a bowl?"

A gang leader held a bowl of hot, round Lantern Festival in front of Gu Changan, with a simple smile.

Gu Changan has been very close to Zhao Sishui, the captain of Caochuan, in the past few days, and it is normal for the head soldier who takes care of the kitchen to know him. So he didn't shirk it, and took the bowl of Lantern Festival with a smile.

The entrance of the Lantern Festival is smooth and glutinous, the sweetness is appropriate, and the taste is not much different from that of the previous life.

A bowl of belly, the abdomen is warm, and the spirit has recovered a little.

Only then the wind is weaker and the fog is thicker.

The white river on the white river, the river in front of it was blocked by dense fog, and it was impossible to see the scenery ten zhang away, and even the silhouettes of the two boats parallel to the left and right were gradually disappearing in the fog.

The air became gloomy and dull, and Gu Changan only felt that his chest was compressed, and his breathing was a little harder.

"Raise the sails of each ship quickly, and raise the sails ——!"

Cao Chuan Sima shouted loudly while blowing the horn.

On each boat, the officers and men of Caoyun pulled their sails to catch more wind.

Seeing the foggy weather in front of him, Gu Changan's brows became tighter and tighter......

"Zhang Laosan, why did you grow so much hair today?"

On deck, one of the Caoyun officers and soldiers quipped to another colleague.

The officer and soldier named Zhang Laosan reached out and touched the hair behind his back, and his face changed instantly.

The thick black hair split into two strands and wrapped around his neck like tentacles, lifting his entire body off the deck and into the air.

"Ahhhh——!!h

A scream of horror tore through the dead silence of the Ten Mile White River.

It's just a snap of a finger, and the water surface of the White River is already surging with waves, and snow droplets and droplets are splashing fiercely.

The officer and soldier named Zhang Laosan were slammed into the river by the long black-haired tentacles, splashing a pool of blood and water, and shattering his bones!

Cao Chuan Sima shouted in horror: "There are monsters! Crossbowmen ready to ——! ”

On the major boats, crossbowmen rushed to the sides of the boats, wielded their longbows and short crossbows, and aimed their arrows at the river.

These are all specially made demon arrows, refined from black gold and black iron, and the arrows are engraved with the true mantra of the Xuanmen as thin as a gnat.

Sensing the approaching monster, the dim incantations on the arrows all lit up, and the dark blue lines were entangled and kinked, and the wonderful rhyme flowed.

There was no wind on the river, and there were no clouds in the sky, but the white river set off a storm of waves.

Like a moving mountain and high hill, tangible energy collides violently, the water is agitated, deafening, and a thousand piles of snow are surging!

More than a dozen boats swayed back and forth in the frenzy of the angry sea, jolting incessantly, like toys that could be torn apart at any moment. Under three or five turbulences, all the boats were overturned, and most of the crossbowman formations had been destroyed.

On the surging White River, countless black strands rose up, turning into countless violent tentacles, enveloping the sky with crystal raindrops!

Cao Boat Sima quickly climbed to the lookout of the boat, waving the order flag, and roared loudly: "Shoot the arrows - aim at the river and release the arrows——!! ”

On all boats, the archer releases the bowstring and the crossbowman pulls the trigger.

"Woohoo!"

"Whoosh!"

A rain of black arrows poured towards the white river, but they all sank into the sea.

The waves rose violently in the White River, and thick black hair covered the entire river, as if it had gained vitality, and thousands of strands climbed towards all the boats.

The incomparably fishy smell came to the face, with a pungent spiciness, which choked all the Caoyun officers and soldiers to retch!

On the ship's floor, Gu Changan grabbed the railing with one hand, and covered his mouth and nose with his sleeves with the other, trying his best to hold back the overturning river and sea in his stomach bag!

In an instant, in the middle of the river surrounded by a fleet of boats, a giant cocoon made of black hair suddenly rose from under the water, pushing the waves in waves, shaking more than a dozen boats in all directions!

The black-haired cocoon rises rapidly, eventually reaching the height of a ship's building.

Like a small mountain, it stands straight in the middle of the river, giving people a terrifying sense of oppression.

The black hair was so tightly wrapped that no one knew what was hidden inside.

But that's the root of those millions of strands of hair, the root of the rancid stench!

Suddenly, countless bulges bulged out on the surface of the mountain-like black-haired giant cocoon!

It spat out countless skulls and bones!

"Wow! Wow...... Wow wow wow ......"

The strong rancid smell and the creepy picture were in effect, and the officers and men on more than a dozen boats could no longer bear it anymore and vomited violently on their stomachs. Sour gastric juice and rotten chyme flowed freely on the deck.

"Crossbowmen ready - release the arrows - release the arrows again ——!!"

Under the loud order of the Cao Boat Sima, the crossbowmen of each ship struggled to suppress the discomfort and re-formed to release the arrows.

"Woohoo!"

"Whoosh!"

The demon arrows roared out from the sky, and the blue lines of the arrows outlined the true curse of the Xuanmen to slay the demons and eliminate the demons, and shot the black-haired giant cocoon from all directions at the same time, but they were bounced away one after another.

The black-haired cocoon is completely unafraid of the power of the Demon Arrow!

On the watchtower of the shipbuilding, the Cao Boat Sima was shocked, and then roared:

"Hurry up, please ask for the Demon Hunter Bow, please Captain Zhao——!!!"