Because the sky was just dawning and the fog on the river was very heavy, although Zhao Chuan had night vision, he looked around for a long time and saw nothing on the river.

Just as he was about to return to the cabin, the hull shook violently, and then again, this time so strongly that not only did the lookout sailors shout again, but also woke up a few of the passengers to run out.

"What's going on? What's moving? ”

"Did you hit a boat?"

"Where?"

The person who came out asked Zhao Chuan while looking around at the river.

Zhao Chuan's answer was not clear, and he had just come out.

Zhao Chuan was full of curiosity, and took a turn on the bottom deck, but still found nothing.

An old man who claimed to be the owner of the boat shouted that the guests should not run around, and hurriedly came out of the ship's operation room with two boatmen, and went around the boat to check around, but in vain he climbed to a three-story height and continued to inspect the river.

The sky was bright, the river fog completely dispersed, and seeing that there was nothing unusual about the hull and the river, the people watching the excitement gradually dispersed, and Zhao Chuan also returned to his cabin.

Huang Jin was still sleeping, but his eyes were open, and he didn't bother to get up when he heard the movement outside.

"The boats are all old helmsmen, and they can't touch the reefs, and such a big river boat, even if it is sailing in the sea, is not dangerous, it is estimated that it has touched some floating objects in the water." After asking about the situation outside, Huang Jin disagreed.

It's still early to eat in the morning, and Zhao Chuan doesn't want to wander around this morning, because he has just been promoted to the first level of the water layer at night, and he wants to consolidate it again, and by the way, take a closer look to check what is different in his body after being upgraded.

Zhao Chuan meditated cross-legged on the bed, but as soon as he practiced, he found that the posture was not good, because the two lower limbs were involuntarily separated by luck, and they couldn't be disced regardless of double, single or loose discs.

Zhao Chuan allowed the internal qi to guide the posture of his body, and found that the cultivation of the water layer was actually taken from a standing position, and the internal qi circulation route was still to go out from the sole of the left foot after a circle in the body, and then return to the body from the sole of the right foot, which seemed to bring the cold humidity of the river water.

Zhao Chuan shuddered coldly, what's the matter? Could it be that this breath went out and came back in a circle in the river under his feet?

After practicing a few laps, there was a puddle of water under his feet, Zhao Chuan was a little puzzled, what kind of Five Elements Divine Skill was created by Grandpa Secret Dao, if you practice in winter, you can still stand it?

With the enhancement of the sense of qi, the hull of the ship suddenly shook violently, and the shaking amplitude was very large, and then it was continuously hit again and again, Zhao Chuan was a little unstable and hurriedly stopped practicing.

"See! See! Someone! Come on! ......" suddenly came a series of shouts from the observation deck on the third floor.

Many people hurriedly ran out of the cabin when they heard the shouting, and Zhao Chuan saw the red-faced owner jumping up to the lookout in one step and three times, and immediately began to curse.

"Oops! Snake! Snake! What a big water snake! Someone exclaimed, in an exaggerated tone, pointing to the water not far behind the passenger boat.

No, it's really a big snake, but this snake is also too big, five or six feet, as thick as a wooden barrel.

"How can the water snake be so big, it is clearly a big anaconda!" Someone shouted.

"How can there be a black anaconda, this is a dragon!" Someone immediately objected.

"Don't talk nonsense, there are horns on the dragon's head, this is a snake head!"

"No, no, no! It's something foreign, right? I've been running business up and down this river for generations, and I've never heard of such a big water snake here! A fat rich businessman said eloquently.

"You haven't heard of it, and you can't say you haven't! There are many strange things in the world......"

With the oddity, almost all the passengers came to the deck, and the discussion was very lively.

The big black snake followed the passenger ship ten feet away, its body half submerged, but its tail and head out of the water and swimming.

Because the distance is a bit far, probably the guests feel that there is no danger, so many people are crowded at the stern of the passenger ship to point fingers and quarrel with each other.

But the feeling of the boatman seemed to be wrong, the big snake followed for a while, and suddenly sank under the water, and then the hull of the boat shook violently, and several people on the side of the boat stood unsteadily and accidentally fell into the river.

Only then did the guest realize that the vibration of the passenger ship was caused by the impact of the big snake.

Fortunately, the guests who fell into the water were all southerners, and they were all good at water, but when they saw the big snake swimming towards them again, they were so frightened that they even screamed for help and struggled on the water.

But the serpent did not eat them, but swam around them twice and disappeared into the river.

The owner of the boat quickly stopped the big boat, put down the small boat and rescued the people.

But as soon as the passenger ship could not sail, the big snake surfaced and followed, still following a few feet away.

The frightened people on the boat just now, especially the few people who fell into the water, were so angry that they jumped to their feet and cursed, and some even took out things and threw them at the snake.

Enraged, the serpent rushed over and rammed the passenger ship, and the owner ordered the ship to speed up in an attempt to get rid of it, but the serpent swam faster, and the two impellers mounted in the stern of the ship turned at full speed and could not get rid of the serpent.

The serpent does not eat people, nor does it knock over large ships, and from time to time it shoots water at the guests on the deck, pouring people with water, which is completely a mocking gesture.

After a long time, the guests got used to it, and they were no longer afraid, and began to talk about why this strange snake chased the passenger ship.

"There must be someone on this boat who wants this big snake, just find this person and throw it down!" The fat rich businessman just now seemed to be well-informed.

As soon as this remark came out, some people immediately laughed, and suggested that they try to throw this merchant down to have a look, so that the rich merchant would not squeak anymore.

The owner of the ship did not know who he had listened to, so he began to burn incense and sacrifice at the bow of the ship, and threw down a lot of offerings such as chickens, ducks, and fish, but it was useless, and the strange snake still followed the passenger ship not far away.

Zhao Chuan hated snakes very much, because the day before the destruction of the Zhao Mansion, he also helped Qinglian suck snake venom on the mountain, so he didn't have a good impression of snakes, and he went back to the cabin after watching it.

Huang Jin didn't like to join in the fun, so he didn't come out to see the excitement from beginning to end, but just asked Zhao Chuan about the situation of the big snake, and Zhao Chuan estimated that he didn't want to come out and meet Jiang Yong.

Although Zhao Chuan didn't like snakes, he was still interested in the strange phenomenon of this big snake, and he asked Huang Jin what was going on.

Huang Jin said that what the rich merchant said might be right, that is, there must be something on this ship that the snake is interested in.

In this way, what was it on this passenger ship that aroused the great serpent's interest? Zhao Chuan was thinking.

went to the tavern to eat, and Zhao Chuan saw that the people in the tavern were still talking about this big snake.

In the center of the tavern was a large table, at which a bearded man was making a loud noise: "I also don't think this snake is local." In the early years, I crossed the ocean with my owner and saw this kind of snake in the South Seas, this one is called the king snake, it does not eat people! ”

Seeing that everyone was listening carefully, the beard was very proud.

"The reason why I say king snake is that it can be called king, of course, there must be something better than other snakes: it is non-venomous but mainly feeds on other snakes, especially poisonous snakes, and it is almost immune to the poison of snakes, as long as you raise a king snake to ensure that snakes and rats are extinct within a radius of a few kilometers!"

Everyone sighed and asked why it appeared here, and shook his head to say that he didn't know, but after talking about it, he said with a mysterious expression that this snake is full of extremely precious medicinal materials, and it is said that such a big snake will form an inner pill in its body, and it is difficult for people who cultivate the way to seek immortals to spend thousands of gold......

Someone asked again, where is it true, this snake's inner dan can become an immortal after eating?

He laughed and said yes, no, eating the big snake's inner pill was just an introduction, and at the same time, he had to spend a lot of money to buy other pills to help him cultivate......

Some people say that you are talking nonsense, even if you don't want to become an immortal, ordinary cultivators who want to reach the advanced level of kung fu have to spend a lot of money to buy a panacea, and if they want to be able to afford it......

He laughed and said that even if you can afford it, you must have the corresponding congenital physical conditions, otherwise the royal family will be short of money throughout the ages? How many of them can become immortals? ……

Soon after breakfast, it began to rain, and the rain became heavier and heavier, and some people saw the great snake diving into the water and never to be seen again.

In the afternoon, the rain was lighter, and the passenger ship was about to arrive at the next wharf, which is a small town in Annan County under the jurisdiction of Jiangzhou County, which is still a day and a night away from the Jiangzhou City Wharf.

Jiangzhou County has jurisdiction over 36 counties, and the south of Annan County is Jiangzhou City, the county seat of Jiangzhou County, and the current county guard of Jiangzhou County is Zhou Tong, the prince of Hou, which is the hereditary fief of the Zhou family.

In the VIP cabin on the third floor, Miss Han Yuer of the Han family was just getting up not long after she got up because she was playing games with Zhao Chuan too late last night, and she was sitting in the cabin window looking at the dock in the rain that was getting closer and closer.

The hotel junior came to deliver food several times in the morning, and every time he saw that people didn't get up, he didn't dare to call people, and finally saw the two of them get up at noon.

Xiao Er said that you can really sleep, it is almost noon, and the cook asked me if you are eating breakfast or lunch now?

Qin'er glared and said that there is a lot of money for you, whether we have breakfast or lunch?

Xiao Er hurriedly smiled and said that it didn't mean that, it was because you didn't get up in the morning and missed the wonderful scenery on the river, it is estimated that many people will never see it in their lifetime......

Qin'er said that there could be anything unusual, just broke the river, and walked back and forth many times.

Yu'er said to wash up and prepare for dinner, and asked Zhao Chuan to come up to eat together, and by the way, tell us what happened.

The passenger ship sailed slowly and approached the town's dock, and Yu'er, who was at the cabin window, noticed that a fire suddenly ignited on the dock in the rain, and thick smoke billowed out, and then a crowd of people ran around.

The shopkeeper who had just delivered the food heard about it and came to see it, and after just one look, he ran out with a whoop, and ran down and yelled that it was not good.

Zhao Chuan didn't want to come up to eat, but he had already received money from others, and he was the accompanying doctor of others, so he had to come up and take a look.

Zhao Chuan stood on the third floor, looking from afar, seeing things clearly, and his heart sank.

There was also a riot at this wharf, and this place is only 200 miles away from the county seat Jiangzhou City, and it seems that it is difficult to say what the situation in Jiangzhou City is.

Han Yu'er also thought about this problem, and the food sent didn't move at once, so how could she still have the heart to eat.

The people on the passenger ship were also a little panicked, and more than half of them went to Jiangzhou City. The passenger ship originally wanted to resupply some daily necessities at this dock, but the owner of the ship ordered the helmsmen to pass through quickly and leave the place as soon as possible.

This wharf is built at the tributary of the small river and the main river, because of the heavy rain just now, the water from the tributaries hit the main stream of the river, the passenger ship itself is relatively large, the water of the tributaries is pushed here and the progress is very slow, and it is impossible to move quickly through this area.

"Look, there's another murder on the docks!" Someone exclaimed loudly.

A large crowd rushed out of the dock, and after the crowd chased another group, slashing and stabbing with swords, and some with bows and arrows.

The people who ran ahead and jumped for their lives obviously saw the luxurious big river boats coming over, and some people jumped off the small boats on the pier and rowed desperately towards the big boat.

However, a few rowing boats were not fast enough for the arrows that pursued the people behind, and the people who fled for their lives in the boats were shot and plunged into the river.

The pursuers stood on the pier and looked at the luxury riverboat, when suddenly someone shouted, and many people jumped off the few small boats moored on the pier and rowed towards the luxury riverboat with a shout.

"Bell, bell, bell, ......!" The watchtower rang the bell for an emergency, and the passenger ship sped up suddenly, and the guests hurried into the cabin to take refuge, but the slower one was immediately hit by an arrow from the boat, and fell to the deck screaming and wailing in pain.