In the dim sky, there was a looming black gas, and the vast earth was full of old trees and dead branches. Black crows quacked in the branches, and green ghostly fire floated out of the earth.

This is the Mikawa River, which looks like a world of the dead. It is indeed a world of the dead, where there are far more dead than the living.

The Three Rivers River is the confluence of three rivers. These three rivers are said to be 'the river of life for those who come', the river for those who go to die, and the river for those who stay.

At the confluence of three rivers, there is a huge town, which is where the living live.

The place where Zhang Cundao appeared was by the river. Not far away is a busy marina. On the dock, a man who looks like a guy is directing a group of people to get on the boat, although it is a boat, it is actually a raft spliced with several wooden planks, the raft is half-submerged in the dirty water, making people feel that it will sink in the next moment.

At this time, perhaps he found Zhang Cundao on the side of the road, and the guy shouted: "Hey! Do you want to get on board? ”

Zhang Cundao asked, "Where is your boat going?" ”

The job replied: "Where else can I go, naturally to the town, do you go to the town?" If you go, we'll give you a ride. ”

When Zhang Cundao heard this, he also wanted to inquire about where this corpse view was, so he walked up. As soon as he walked to the dock, he smelled a violent stench of corpses. Then he took a closer look, oh no! Where are these people on the boat who are alive, they are clearly dead people!

These dead men were dressed in shrouds, their faces were pale, some of them were already swollen, and some of their faces were half missing, as if they had been eaten by something.

Seeing Zhang Cundao hesitate for a moment, he smiled and said, "You are the first time to come to Sanhechuan?" Haven't seen us deliver a happy guest? ”

When he smiled, he showed a mouthful of white teeth, and the white teeth shone brightly in the dim environment.

After all, Zhang Cundao was the 'great power' of the Divine Light Triple, he made up his mind, shook his head and said, "It's the first time I've been here, and I really haven't seen any of this. ”

The trick laughed and said, "That's not surprising." In fact, there is no taboo, the guest is not noisy, and does not care whether it is comfortable or uncomfortable, and it is the best guest. If you mind, then you'll have to walk to town. But don't blame me for not reminding you, it's not a smooth road. ”

When Zhang Cundao heard this, he said lightly: "Then your waterway is too peaceful?" ”

The guy smiled and said, "The waterway is not smooth, but it doesn't matter, if something happens, you can let the Xike sacrifice." ”

While the two of them were talking, a human head suddenly appeared in the water. The man let out a long breath and came out of the foul water. As he walked, the river water on his body dried up quickly, and it seemed to be absorbed into his body......

The man came to the man's side, frowned, and said, "Why are we still talking, this work is not done!" ”

The guy smiled and said, "I met a visitor from another country, so I chatted a few words, and the bottom of your ship has been repaired?" The boat boss nodded, glanced at Zhang Cundao, turned around and picked up his long pen, which was dark all over, and I don't know if it was soaked in water for a long time, or what the situation was, there were pieces of moss attached to it, and some of the moss also came out of slimy liquid, which was quite disgusting.

The man immediately said, "You can't get on the boat, after this point, there will be no boat!" ”

Zhang Cundao looked into the distance, looked at them again, and finally nodded and said, "Up!" ”

After a short time, this group of happy guests got on the raft and lined up in three rows and four columns very neatly. The man stood at the bow of the boat, and the boat boss stood at the stern, only to hear the boat boss shouting: "Get on board!" Welcome to the door, everything goes well! ”

He used the basket to push hard, and the raft slid towards the center of the river, and then the whole raft shook, almost making Zhang Cundao unable to stand. But the strange thing is that those happy guests are as steady as old dogs, and they don't shake at all.

The guy was also shaken, but he didn't hurry, but took out three or five pieces of paper money from his bosom, sprinkled them directly into the water, and shouted: "Friends in the water, do me a favor!" Support all the way, there will be a reward! ”

As soon as his words fell, a few rickety bodies floated in the water, and these bodies were blistered white, and their limbs were as long as bamboos. They grabbed some 'paper money' and then grabbed the edge of the raft to stabilize it.

When the captain saw this, he also began to use his penny to control the direction and row the raft forward.

The water of the Mikawa River is very calm, but this is only a superficial phenomenon, there are various turbulences underwater, and not long after the journey, a 'friend' holding a raft was swept into the water by the turbulence and swallowed by a black shadow......

When the guy saw this scene, he frowned slightly and muttered, "Why are you so unlucky, you were in trouble at the beginning." ”

He sighed helplessly and kicked one of the Joy Guests into the water.

The happy guest didn't make a sound (and probably couldn't make it), so he popped into the water and was dragged away by the black shadow.

The shadow dragged Xike away, and calm returned to the water. The job was to sigh and say, "I hope you don't meet it later, otherwise this boat will run away in vain." ”

After he finished speaking, he arched his hand to Zhang Cundao and said, "I am Tong Lang of the Three Corpses Trading Company, and I don't know what this friend is called." ”

Zhang Cundao also bowed his hand to him and said, "Zhang Cundao of the Zhishan Water Pavilion." ”

"The Highest Water Pavilion?" The man frowned and thought for a while, but he didn't figure out what kind of sect it was, and then he said, "My friend came to Sanhechuan, but what's the matter?" Our Three Corpses Firm has many years of experience in passenger delivery, if friends have needs, no matter where they are delivered, we can undertake it. ”

When he said this, he was advertising his firm to attract business. Sure enough, he is a good guy and does not let go of any potential customers.

During the exchange, it was learned that his three-corpse trading house was not only a trading house, but also a cultivation sect. Indeed, it is not possible to transport Xike without cultivation. According to his introduction, the Three Corpses Trading House is also a well-known trading house in Sanhe Town, specializing in the transportation of happy customers. Even the Huangquan Sect once invited them to transport happy guests.

When he said this, Tong Lang's face was still very honorable, after all, he was invited to work by the Huangquan Sect, and he could afford them!

The two were talking, but at this time, the boat boss shouted: "Attention! It's time to go to the river! His voice fell, but he propped it up with a basket, and the raft shook violently.

He swayed, but he bypassed an undercurrent to avoid being swept into the undercurrent. But at the same time, one of the 'friends' who held up the raft was also swept up in the undercurrent.

"Hey, Tong Lang! There aren't many ship ghosts left, so you'll need to hire more. The captain of the boat also shouted at this time.

Tong Lang nodded, and his face showed indifference. As long as it is not a loss of Xike, he will not feel distressed no matter how many of these ship escort ghosts are swept away, and it will just cost some paper money.

He took out a few more pieces of paper money from his bosom, and then scattered into the water and shouted: "The water is rushing and the price is doubled!" ”

The next moment, several boat guardians jumped out of the water and grabbed the paper money on the water. But unfortunately, one of the boat guardians didn't even catch the paper money, and was swept away by the sudden undercurrent.

Eventually, an apparently lucky boat ghost grabbed the paper money and swallowed it before coming over to hold the raft.

Seeing this scene, Zhang Cundao was a little curious, so he asked: "Brother Tong, there are many rapids and turbulent waters, why do you still use this kind of raft, isn't it good to use a better boat?" "Riding on this simple raft is even more exciting than rafting!

Tong Lang explained with a smile: "Brother Zhang is a foreigner, you don't know anything. This is the rule of the three rivers, what is on the surface of the river belongs to the people, and what is under the river belongs to the river god. If you use a big boat and a good boat, the boat will not need to be guarded by the boat guard, and it will not fall into the property, which will naturally cause the river god to dislike. and cut off the way of wealth for the ship-guarding ghosts. They're going to band together to overturn your ship! ”

"These three rivers are the food and clothing of the ghosts in the millions of rivers, and this ghost property is even more uncomfortable than killing them. Therefore, using such a raft, occasionally 'dropping' some goods and employing some ship guards, although it is a small expense, is better than the boat capsizing and the people are gone. ”

Zhang Cundao's face was incredulous when he heard this, and the reason for this was actually like this!

Tong Lang continued: "This is all a rule that was set by the masters of the Huangquan Sect and the river gods of the Three Rivers River. Fortunately, there are rules, otherwise this life would be difficult to behold. ”

He smiled and said, "If you go by land, there should be a lot of ghosts attacking and pestering here. There are too many things on the road and too complicated, but they are not as simple and clear as on the river. ”

While the two were talking, they saw the outline of a town appear in the distance, and the river was much wider at this time. But at this time, this unprovoked, the river suddenly surged, setting off a wave!

The big waves rolled up the raft, and the shipkeeper could not hold the raft at this time, and one of the happy guests suddenly stood unsteadily, and fell into the water. And as soon as this happy guest entered the water, an invisible big hand dragged it to the bottom of the water and disappeared.

When Tong Lang saw this scene, he also showed a helpless look, he said: "It's the river god who collects taxes, this time it's okay, only two happy guests have been lost, and there is a small profit." This is also coming to the town soon. ”

As he spoke, he explained to Zhang Cundao and said, "Brother Zhang, pay attention, you can pick up this thing that falls on the ground, and you can't pick it up if it falls into the water." If you see gold and silver in the water, don't be tempted to go into the water to fish, those are the temptations of the river god, and if you enter the water, you are the river god's! ”

He glanced at the boat boss at the stern of the boat and whispered, "The boat bosses are also the people of the river god, if something falls into the water and must be picked up, look for them, only they can enter the water." ”

Zhang Cundao listened to Qi Qiran and understood a little bit about the rules of the three rivers.

It didn't take long for the outlines of the town to finally become clear. This is a town that looks like a water town in the south of the Yangtze River, with gray walls, black tiles, and everything is a heavy gray-black tone.

The raft docked, Tong Lang and the boat boss settled the bill. Then he said to Zhang Cundao: "If Friend Zhang has a need, you must remember to find our Three Corpses Firm!" ”

Then, he whispered: "The corpse concept you said is three miles outside the town, and it will not be peaceful when you get out of the town, you have to be careful!" ”

(End of chapter)