After a few months of tempering by Master, my skills have greatly increased and my body has become much stronger. At the beginning of the summer vacation, I didn't even go back to home, and I spent every day practicing in the family temple. There is a thick plane tree in the family temple, which sprinkles a large area of shade. Beiluo Shimen crouched on the branches of trees every day, squinting at my hard work. As soon as I'm a little lazy, it will jump down and scratch me. I love and hate this civet, but I can't help it.

After lunch that day, Master was boiling water and making tea, when a few people suddenly walked in outside the door. In addition to my dad, there was also my uncle, and two strangers. I hurriedly stepped forward to say hello, and everyone sat down to drink tea. Those two people turned out to be from the same village as the uncle, and after some introduction, the uncle talked about today's intentions.

My uncle's village is close to the Dawen River, and there are many people fishing in the river. But in the last two days, no one dared to go. Why, because there have been fish monsters making trouble recently.

The balding middle-aged man next to him, who was speechless, continued. He was originally the village chief, and his only hobby was fishing. I've been fishing for decades, and I've got a good grasp of the river. Where to fish for carp, where to fish for catfish, where the fish are big and where the fish are small, you know clearly. Every time I go, I return with a full load, and I never return empty-handed.

Two days ago he went fishing again, and after a few big fish were hooked, it was getting late. I thought I'd go back if I caught another one. As soon as he dropped the hook, a large whirlpool suddenly appeared in the center of the river. Immediately after, a head the size of a truck appeared in the whirlpool. A pair of red eyes looked at him coldly like the lights of a car.

When the village chief saw this, he didn't want the fishing rod, so he was so frightened that he wiped his head and ran away. I went back and told people, but I didn't believe it! Someone teased him, saying that you usually catch too many fish roe and fish grandchildren, and the dragon king in the river can't look past it and comes to crusade against you.

But now, everybody is convinced.

Just yesterday, the wind was mild, and there were many people enjoying the cool on the river embankment, and several fishing boats were fishing in the river. At that moment, a bucket-thick tail suddenly protruded from the water, cutting a fishing boat in half. All the people on the boat fell overboard, and blood stained the river red. Seeing this, the other fishing boats drove back to shore and did not dare to enter the water again.

This is not a trivial matter, and if someone dies, it is a big case. When the police came, they did not dare to go into the water to salvage the body, so they could only warn the villagers not to go into the water again. My uncle remembered that my master was coming, so he took the village chief to find this place.

The uncle said that there are fish monsters in the Wen River, and it has been passed down for decades. There was an accident more than ten years ago, and five people died, and two of them did not even find their bodies. Later, I was safe and sound, but I didn't expect to come out again a few days ago.

After hearing what he said, the master nodded and said, "It is the responsibility of my generation to help the world and save people. Since this kind of thing happened, the poor monk naturally couldn't sit idly by. You go back first, and tomorrow the poor monk will naturally go to see it. ”

When the uncle and the others heard this, they breathed a sigh of relief and took their leave. I asked Master with some curiosity, what could that fish monster be in the river? The master was silent for a long time and said, "Maybe it's a snake." ”

The mountains are not high, the immortals are bright, the water is not deep, and the dragons are spiritual. The Dawen River once gave birth to the ancient Dawenkou culture, which is full of aura, and it is not surprising that there is a spirit.

On that day, Master told me to rest early and go and have a look tomorrow.

There was nothing to say all night, and the next day, we packed up and rushed to my uncle's house. The master only took a walking stick, a peachwood one, polished to a shiny finish, and it was evident that he had been following him for many years. I brought Tongmuyu, put it in my schoolbag, hugged Beiluoshimen, hitchhiked a car, and rushed to the Dawen River.

When I arrived at my uncle's house, the village chief and others were waiting. A large crowd of people gathered around us and rushed to the embankment. The embankment is more than ten meters high, and standing on it, the entire river can be seen in full view. The soup is vast, but it is also majestic.

The village chief pointed to the place where the accident had occurred, and I looked at the water, calm and nothing suspicious. After watching for a while, the master asked everyone to find a boat, and then asked everyone to disperse. This fish monster won't appear during the day, so we'll talk about it at night, so let's go around here first.

The village chief did as he was instructed and found a small boat to tie to the shore. Seeing that there was no excitement to see, everyone dispersed. Only the village chief and his uncle were left to accompany us to look around along the river embankment.

Master came to the river and looked at the river for a long time. Suddenly, he asked, "Village chief, is there a temple at the bottom of this river?" ”

The village chief was stunned for a moment, and then nodded and said: "Yes, yes, there is indeed a temple at the bottom of this river, just in this area, a distance of about ten meters from the bank." Now the water is too big to see. When the dry season comes, the remains of this temple will be revealed. ”

As soon as the village chief said that, I also remembered. I also played with my cousin when I was a child, and there are only a few stones left, and I can roughly see the foundation of the temple. My cousin said that someone had turned out copper coins in the ruins, so he took me to turn over stones for a day, and the crab cubs turned out a lot.

As for the name of this river-bottom temple, why it was built at the bottom of the river, and when it was built, no one can say clearly. Perhaps it was not a river when it was first built, but later the river was diverted and flooded.

Now almost no one remembers this temple, but it is the Yuwang Temple built on the river embankment, everyone knows it. The master nodded, and asked to go to Yuwang Temple to have a look.

Yuwang Temple is not far away, walk downstream along the river embankment, and arrive in half an hour. A very small temple, the size of two or three ordinary courtyards, and eleven thick cypress trees that have stood for thousands of years, are still flourishing. The main hall is dedicated to Dayu, and there are two stone turtle steles in front of the hall.

When we went, Yuwang Temple was being renovated and was not yet open to the public. The village chief stepped forward to negotiate before letting us in. The temple is very cool, standing under the cypress tree, the heat suddenly disappears. The master was not interested in the furnishings in the main hall, but walked straight to the back of the hall and stood under a cypress tree, thoughtful.

The cypress tree was so tall and dense that it took two or three people to hug it. There was a dead branch sticking out of the top of the head, and the appearance of this dead branch was quite like a dragon head poking out of the tree.

The village chief has studied this allusion a lot, so he explained it to us. It is said that this branch was originally a dragon, and that there was a well where we were standing. One year there was a great drought, and the water in the Wen River dried up. The dragon was thirsty and wanted to drink the water from the well below, but he couldn't reach it.

When a little bird saw it, it flew into the well and fetched a mouthful of water to feed the dragon. This went back and forth, fed for a long time, and was seen by a person. The man did not know what to do, and filled in the well. Then the dragon could not drink water, and died of thirst, leaving only the dead branches.

The master nodded as he listened, and said that the poor monk knew what was going on, and he would be able to draw out the snake Jiao tonight and eliminate the harm for the people.

We walked along the embankment for a day, returned to my uncle's house, and after dinner, we said goodbye to everyone, and only we and our master and apprentice walked towards the embankment. Once on board, Master rowed the boat to the center of the river and slowly descended with the current.

At night, the water is cool, but there are more mosquitoes. Master lowered the oars and began to meditate. Beiluo Shimen was also bored lying on the bow of the boat and closed his eyes to recuperate. I didn't know what Master's plan was, but seeing that he was so determined, I had to follow Master's example and start meditating.

Because we are in the lair of the snake Jiao, which is very dangerous, I have not been able to settle down, and the various possibilities of the appearance of the snake Jiao always flashed in my mind. At this moment, I felt that the Beiluo Master Gate suddenly crawled onto my lap, and a snoring sound came out of my throat. Listening to this monotonous voice, I only felt that this impetuous heart slowly calmed down.

The aura of the Dawen River is abundant, and in this quiet night, there is a sense of indulgence. I don't know how long it took, but all of a sudden, I felt a shock to my body and mind, and a mysterious feeling spread all over my body.

Although I didn't open my eyes, I could still feel everything around me. The flight trajectory of the mosquitoes around me, the movement of the river pushing the wooden boat forward slowly, and even the direction of the wisps of water, the direction of the wood grain of the wooden boat, are all slowly forming in my heart.

It was an indescribable, very mysterious feeling. There is a feeling of relief that the knot of death on the laces has finally been untied.

This is what Master said about aura, and I finally felt it.

When I opened my eyes, I found Master smiling at me with satisfaction. He nodded at me in approval.

Before I could rejoice, at this moment, Beiluo Shimen suddenly stood up, the hair on his body exploded, staring at a place in the middle of the river, and let out a low roar in his throat. The master's face also turned grim and he stood up. I don't have to think about it, I know that the time has finally come.

I hurriedly sensed the aura I had just comprehended, only to feel that under this pitch-black water, a terrifying and huge force was approaching us.

For me, this is an unknown, powerful being.

I panicked for a moment and didn't know what to do. Master patted me on the shoulder and said, "Don't panic, you just need to watch." ”

Master said, and recited a high-pitched Buddha name, Amitabha! He casually threw the wooden staff in his hand into the water. Suddenly, my aura sensed another extremely powerful force, and that power came from Master's wooden staff. It turns out that this inconspicuous cane is also an extremely powerful magic weapon.

The two forces met violently under the water, and with a loud bang, a column of water exploded on the surface of the water. I saw what seemed to be a black shadow rising into the sky in the water column, and the black shadow seemed to have the reflection of scales on its body. Its speed was as fast as lightning in the wind, and it turned a corner in the air, turned its head and plunged into the water.

At the same time, a huge triangular head suddenly burst out of the water, shaped like a snake, with a large mouth, and two huge and slender fangs like two scimitars, flashing with a cold light. It is a bit too much to say that this snake demon's head is as big as the front of a truck, but it is not much smaller than a car, and a pair of eyes are the size of a fist, shining with a fierce light. The body is the thickness of a water tank, and the whole body is covered with palm-sized black scales, which glisten in the moonlight.

Two black shadows slammed into each other with a loud and dull thud. The snake let out an angry roar, and I saw that it was missing one fang. Its slender body swung and rolled up a splash in the sky. Drenched us on the boat. Beiluo Shimen hated water, and yelled at the snake Jiao dissatisfied.

The boat was pushed far away by the chaotic currents, temporarily away from the very center of the battle. Seeing this, the master hurriedly picked up the wooden oar and rowed towards the shore. Back on the shore, the battle in the water intensified.

Although the black shadow that the master's cane turned into was very small, it was extremely fast, and after a few rounds, the snake Jiao was already covered in bruises.

The snake Jiao was originally a giant snake, because it had been circling in the Dawen River for a long time, and it had absorbed the dragon qi in the Yuwang Temple, so it was possible to incarnate into Jiao. If it were timed, there might be a possibility of achieving positive results, but it is only to blame for its many evils and hurt the innocent, so it has today's end.

After practicing for a long time, the snake Jiao saw that he could not defeat the black shadow, so he suddenly turned around and swam towards us on the shore. I'm going to you! This thing also knows the truth that the thief captures the king first?