Chapter 35: The Water Ghost Appears
To go to Hanzhou from the dry road, you have to cross Qingping Mountain again and go around a big circle to the east. Moreover, the temperament of the people of the Taiqing Sect will not allow the water ghosts to continue to do evil.
"Uncle, you're going to get out of the boat anyway, so just take us with you. Tianxiao pleaded with the middle-aged man who was untying the rope.
The middle-aged man waved his hand again and again: "Absolutely not." I said, why are you people so bold? Don't you understand what I just said? There are water ghosts in the waterways of the Blue Ice River, and they want to drag people into the water!"
"Uncle, you're not afraid of water ghosts, what do we have to be afraid of? You let us take a boat, and we will help you destroy water ghosts, what do you think?" Tang Junhe proposed.
The middle-aged man glanced up at Tang Junhe, then lowered his head and got busy: "Look at your girl, she looks very handsome, why is her brain not very good? We have ten miles and eight villages here, how many people have the water ghosts dragged away? Just a few of you, you still want to destroy the water ghosts? No, no, no, I will go to death alone, but I can't take the lives of a few of you." With that, the middle-aged man walked to the stern of the boat and rocked the oars out of the boat.
"Uncle, wait a minute. You don't know, in fact, we are immortal cultivators of the great sect. There are water ghosts doing evil in the blue ice river, and we must not sit idly by. "Tianyao said.
The middle-aged man stopped moving, raised his head and looked at everyone suspiciously: "Immortal cultivators, which sect are you from?"
Tianyao put down the wooden box he was carrying, opened the lid of the box, and replied, "It's bigger than Yulan Sect." Uncle, don't ask, anyway, just know that we are immortal cultivators. You see, it's all our fairy swords. ”
The middle-aged man glanced at the box, there were indeed a few sword holsters with the hilt exposed, and he was a little excited: "It's not that I don't believe you, aren't immortal cultivators flying around with immortal swords on their feet? Also, your clothes ......"
"Our sectarian robes are all torn, so we bought a few clothes in Yanzhou. We didn't want to attract attention, so we put all the fairy swords in the box. Tianyao pulled out the Gu Ding Sword with a pout, "How is it?" Uncle, do you believe it now?"
The middle-aged man was just a fisherman, and he had never seen what the fairy sword looked like, but just from the green light of the Gu Ding Sword, he could know that it was not an ordinary product. He was so excited that his hands trembled: "Okay, I believe you!" Then he put his hands together and looked at the sky, muttering to himself: "Dunzi, Xiuying, your grudges can be avenged!"
"Uncle, can we get on the boat?" asked Tianxiao.
The middle-aged man immediately greeted everyone warmly: "Yes, yes, it's too good." My name is Wang Dahai, you can just call me Lao Wang. ”
When everyone was on board, Wang Dahai kicked the head of the stack, and the boat flickered away from the shore.
The cabin was very spacious, except for Lu Baifeng, who was in charge of guarding at the bow of the boat, the other five people sat down around a small square table, opened the side windows on the canopy, and enjoyed the scenery of Blue Ice Bay. From here, Qingping Mountain is the most beautiful. People often say that the mountains and rivers are beautiful, the mountains and rivers are beautiful, and the mountains and rivers are pure, so it can be seen that the mountains and water are matched together to be an excellent scenery. The light blue water of Blue Ice Bay reflects Qingping Mountain, and the fog on the top of the mountain is looming, which makes people think of Qiongtai Wonderland. The crowd was talking while watching the scenery.
"Such a beautiful place, there are water ghosts! Zhu Xiaomin was very dissatisfied.
"When it comes to the view, it's second to none. Although Tiandao Mountain is also good, it is just a beautiful bay. Xiao Liying said.
Wang Dahai, who was rocking the oars at the stern of the boat, said, "The girl is right. People who have come here in the past say that the scenery here is the most beautiful, and the fish and shrimp are abundant and fat, and the food is delicious. It's a pity that I can't get it online now. ”
Lu Baifeng sat at the bow of the boat, holding a sheepskin pot bag in his hand, which was filled with Zi Miaoqing, the famous wine of Youlong County. He is an alcoholic person, and he doesn't have much opportunity to drink after entering the Taiqing Sect to cultivate immortals, and this time he plans to go down the mountain to get over his addiction to alcohol. Raising his head and pouring a sip of wine, Lu Baifeng asked loudly: "Uncle Wang, is there no pattern for the water ghosts?"
Wang Dahai also replied loudly: "Who knows? However, it seems that water ghosts only operate in the area of Blue Ice Bay and Blue Ice River, and they have never heard of water ghosts harming people in the territory of Hanzhou. ”
Gradually, the ship has sailed to the center of Blue Ice Bay. The sun is shining, the water is shining, and there is a peaceful scene, which seems to be infested with water ghosts?
"Second Senior Sister, I heard that when the water ghost came out of the water, the sky was dark, the wind was surging, and the waves were monstrous, but is it true?" Zhu Xiaomin put her hands on her cheeks and propped her elbows on the square table, she was a little bored after the boat had not seen a water ghost for so long.
Tang Junhe shook his head: "What you said is a water monster, right? Besides, how many people have seen these with their own eyes? They are all based on false rumors and hearsay, so they are not believable." ”
Zhu Xiaomin nodded and said, "I think so." If even the appearance is so earth-shattering, the people who see it will be able to escape? But what if that water ghost is so powerful that we can't beat it?"
Tianyao smiled and said, "With Senior Brother Lu here, what are you afraid of? I don't believe that the water ghost can be more powerful than Senior Brother Lu." ”
Wang Dahai answered: "This little brother is right. No matter how powerful the water ghost is, it can still compare to you immortal cultivators? With a wave of the fairy sword, it will be finished. It should be prayed for now not to be met by us. ”
Everyone laughed. The boat gradually sailed out of the Blue Ice Bay, drifting with the tide and slowly drifting north along the Blue Ice River. The banks of the Blue Ice River are lush and green, the mountains stretch in the distance, and on the vast river, there is only Wang Dahai's boat.
"Before, there were a lot of boats here. There are fishing boats, ferries, and pleasure boats, large and small, and it is very lively. But now, I can't even see a single figure!" Wang Dahai sighed.
Lu Baifeng took a sip of wine: "When we eliminate the water ghosts, there will be more boats." Otherwise, it will be a waste of the good water of this river!"
"Uncle Wang, when you arrive in Hanzhou, can you still swim against the current and come back with the boat?" asked Tianxiao.
"It's okay to swim against the current, it's just slower and takes a little more time. If we drift directly to Hanzhou like this, will you still kill the water ghosts?" Wang Dahai was a little worried, and the water ghosts were not accurate, and they didn't meet them until they reached Hanzhou, so what should people do if they don't care about it.
Tang Junhe assured him: "Uncle, don't worry, we promised you to destroy the water ghosts, and we will definitely do it." If we don't meet this way, we won't get off the boat, and we will go back with you against the current until we meet the water ghosts. In this way, Wang Dahai's heart was reassured, and he thanked everyone repeatedly.
It takes almost five hours to go down the river from Blue Ice Bay to Hanzhou. The people boarded the ship at three o'clock in the morning, and they did not arrive until about midnight. If you go back against the current, you don't know how long it will take. Everyone simply meditated in the cabin, only Lu Baifeng and Wang Dahai were still one bow and one stern, drinking and rocking. The sun is shining and the sky is clear. There was not even a hint of wind on the river, and the water was very calm, except for the ripples on the surface of the water near the boat, accompanied by the sound of the oars "squeak-squeak-" slowly spread into the distance.
As the saying goes: "There is no time in the mountains, and cultivating immortals does not grow." "When a cultivator meditates, it can be as short as a few hours, as long as ten days and a half months, and the time will pass unconsciously. When Zhu Xiaomin opened his eyes, the sky was already dark, and it was almost dusk. Look at Lu Baifeng at the bow of the boat, he is leaning on the side of the boat and sitting with his eyes closed. Wang Dahai, who was at the stern of the boat, also stopped rocking, took the dry tobacco and smoked it one by one, and let the boat move slowly along the current.
"It's so boring......" Zhu Xiaomin thought to herself. She cast her gaze out the window into the distance. Suddenly, near the shore, a wave suddenly rose on the calm water. "Huh, the water is rolling over the waves, it means that there is something underwater, is it a big fish?" or ......" Before she could figure it out, another wave appeared in the water, and this time the wave was obviously closer than the one just now.
"Look, everyone, what's over there?" Zhu Xiaomin hurriedly shouted.
Hearing Zhu Xiaomin's words, Lu Baifeng stood up suddenly, holding the Rong'an sword in his hand, and staring at the direction Zhu Xiaomin pointed with bright eyes. The people in the cabin all walked out, and the view from the outside was wider. Wang Dahai also extinguished the smoke of the drought, and got up and looked into the distance.
The water in the distance was calm, and there was no strange sign, Tianxiao asked suspiciously: "Nothing, what did you see just now?"
"I saw two strange waves, as if something was swimming towards us. Zhu Xiaomin said.
As soon as they heard this, everyone drew their fairy swords. Suddenly, Tianyao exclaimed: "There!" Everyone hurriedly followed the direction Tianyao pointed to, and in the distance, a black and shiny thing was revealed on the surface of the water, and it instantly submerged into the water, rolling up a wave.
"What is that, has Uncle ever seen it?" asked Tang Junhe.
Wang Dahai frowned, thought for a while, and replied: "What emerges on the surface of the water is a bit like a fish spine, but it is a bit too big and too long, even the fish spine is like this, what a big fish!"
"It's coming!" Lu Baifeng said loudly, "Uncle quickly turned the bow of the boat and let me face it!"
Wang Dahai hurriedly swayed and turned, Lu Baifeng held the fairy sword, staring at the black shadow that was getting closer and closer in the water. The black shadow was extremely fast, and swam towards the bow of the ship at a rapid speed. It was dark, and I couldn't see what the black shadow was, but I could faintly see two small red dots in the water.
Lu Baifeng suddenly had a spirit, he guessed what this black shadow was, and the secret path was not good, and he shouted anxiously: "Be careful not to fall into the water, it's a blood pupil purple python!"
The Blood Pupil Purple Python is another well-known demon beast name. Among the eight major types of demon beasts, the blood pupil purple python, the dragon scale king python, and the poisonous python are called the three major demon pythons. Pythons are cold-blooded and cruel, and demon pythons are even more so. Ordinary demon pythons live in extremely deep and vast waters, and this blood-pupiled purple python appeared in the blue ice river for some reason.
"Blood, blood pupil purple python, what is that?" Wang Dahai panicked, and when he heard the name, he knew that it was not an ordinary animal.
"Uncle, don't panic, the Blood Pupil Purple Python is a python-like demon beast. Hold the boat steady for a moment and don't let the waves knock it over. Tang Junhe comforted.
"Oh, good, okay. Wang Dahai nervously grasped the oar.
The blood-pupiled purple python had already swam closer, and leaned out near the bow of the boat. Now everyone can see clearly, the python's whole body is purple, the scales on its abdomen are black, about the thickness of a bucket, and its body on the water surface alone is about two feet long, "crackling" and dripping water. The blood-pupiled purple python was condescending, staring coldly at everyone, the black snake letter kept swallowing, the blood-red eyes were shining, and the ruthless eyes showed the domineering spirit of the python king.
"Oh my god...... Such a big snake!" Wang Dahai couldn't help but scream.
"Senior Sister Tang hurry up and protect the stern of the boat! Everyone, listen, if the boat capsizes and falls into the water, quickly gather the spiritual power on your feet, and step on the water to go ashore after taking the Transformation Pill, Senior Sister Xiao, you will be responsible for taking Uncle Wang with you then. Lu Baifeng shouted while thinking about countermeasures in his mind. The Blood Pupil Purple Python is much more flexible than itself in the water, and it has an advantage. The twisting power of the giant python is amazing, and if the average person does not escape quickly after falling into the water, he is likely to be entangled by the giant python and hanged to death. Those who cultivate immortals with low skill are not strong enough in their bodies, and they may also be severely injured. It's better to say if you're on the shore, but now on the boat, it's inconvenient to show your skills.
Immediately, Lu Baifeng shouted: "I entangle the giant python, Tianxiao and Tianyao remove the canopy, row the boat backwards, and quickly dock!" After saying that, he immediately swallowed a Li Yuan Pill that had recovered his spiritual power, gathered his spiritual power on his feet, jumped off the boat, and gently stepped on the water.
Wang Dahai quickly turned the bow of the boat, Tianxiao and Tianyao struck the canopy of the cabin with their palms, split two planks from the bow as oars, and rowed the boat to the nearest shore at high speed.
Seeing that the boat was about to escape, and seeing that a person was actually floating on the surface of the water to block him, the blood-pupiled purple python was furious, screamed, and opened his mouth to bite Lu Baifeng. Lu Baifeng immediately dodged, slashed sideways with a sword, and smashed it the neck of the blood-pupiled purple python with a roar.
Who knew that the scales of the Blood Pupil Purple Python were hard and slippery, and most of the strength was removed with a slight twist of the body, Lu Baifeng felt that the sword body slipped away involuntarily, and he didn't have any strength at all. Lu Baifeng was stunned for a moment, and then laughed: "Blood Pupil Purple Python, Blood Pupil Purple Python, you can admit it when you meet me! Your good days are over!"
Lu Baifeng secretly gathered spiritual power to his wrist, penetrated through Rong An's sword, smashed down with a powerful sword, and slashed at the giant python that had just stood up. The blood pupil purple python didn't care at all, but he didn't expect Lu Baifeng's sword to slip away, and when it touched the purple python scales, it suddenly stopped, and only made a soft sound, and the blood pupil purple python immediately felt a powerful dark energy transmitted through the scales to the inside of the body, and suddenly erupted in the internal organs, shaking the body with a surge, and the internal organs were extremely painful.
"Shhh Lu Baifeng hurriedly dodged to the side, and the giant python's tail slapped on the water, and a "boom" provoked a huge wave to the sky.
The waves quickly caught up with the fishing boats that were heading towards the shore. The fishing boat lost its canopy and was much lighter, and was overturned by the huge waves. Everyone listened to Lu Baifeng's words, hurriedly gathered their spirits on their feet, surfaced and ate the Transformation Pill, while Wang Dahai was dragged by Xiao Liying and Tang Junhe by the arm, and was quickly dragged to the shore in a daze.
The blood-pupiled purple python took advantage of the huge waves to roll, dived deep into the water, and swam towards the people who were treading water. Lu Baifeng was stirred by the huge waves and stood unsteadily on the water, and only after a few stumbles did he stabilize his figure, and immediately stepped on the water with both feet in turn, and chased after him with fast steps.
The speed at which everyone tread water was not slow, but the Blood Pupil Purple Python swam faster. Zhu Xiaomin looked back, and the giant python in the water was rapidly approaching everyone in a wavy shape, and he was so anxious that he urged Tang Junhe and Xiao Liying loudly. Helplessly, the two of them still dragged a Wang Dahai, half of Wang Dahai's body was submerged in the water, and the resistance was very great, which affected the speed. Tianxiao and Tianyao in front hurriedly let Tang Junhe and Xiao Liying go, and then one person lifted Wang Dahai with one foot, and the four of them just vacated and carried Wang Dahai to the shore.
The giant python saw that the people in front of him had sped up, and Lu Baifeng behind him chased after him quickly, so he immediately surfaced, and the giant tail slapped the river, setting off a monstrous wave backwards, and at the same time, with the help of the reaction force, the body shape flew forward.
Lu Baifeng was so angry that he scolded in his heart, this blood-pupiled purple python is really a scoundrel, if he can't beat himself, he will chase others, and make a big wave to block the pursuers while chasing back. Seeing that the huge wave could not be avoided, he was completely swept over by the huge wave and drenched. Stirred by the cool river water, Lu Baifeng calmed down a lot. A flash of inspiration flashed in his mind, and he directly stepped on the Rong'an sword and soared into the air.
"It's stupid to have walked for so long and forget that you can fly. Lu Baifeng secretly laughed at himself. He broke through the air with his sword and chased after the blood pupil purple python.
Flying is much faster than swimming, Lu Baifeng chased in front of the blood pupil purple python in a moment, drew his sword in his hand, and fell on the water, blocking the way of the giant python.
The blood pupil purple python didn't expect that the person who blocked him just now would fly, so he suddenly stopped suddenly, and set off a big wave, pouring Lu Baifeng's face head-on. Lu Baifeng wiped the water droplets on his face and scolded: "You evil animal, you are here to help me take a bath today, right? If I don't dismantle you for a while, I won't be surnamed Lu!" He swung his Rong An sword towards the blood pupil purple python and slashed it with hidden dark energy.
The target of the Blood Pupil Purple Python was too big, and he couldn't dodge it, so he had to take this blow solidly, and with a dull sound, the bones of the Blood Pupil Purple Python were shocked.
Lu Baifeng didn't give the giant python a chance to breathe, and slashed down with his heavy sword again. The Blood Pupil Purple Python was a little flustered, it wasn't that it hadn't been attacked before, but other people's attacks were helpless against its steel-scaled iron armor. I don't want to bump into a dark master today, so I ignore the scale defense at all and attack the viscera through the epidermis.
The Blood Pupil Purple Python saw that Lu Baifeng's heavy sword was about to fall again, so he had to come up with the strongest move-hanging. It picked up its tail to meet Lu Baifeng's body, and without waiting for Rong An's sword to fall on him, he hurriedly hooked Lu Baifeng to the position of the snake's belly, and then immediately circled and slowly tightened.
Lu Baifeng was entangled from head to toe, but he was not shocked at all, with the tough body in the late stage of the cave void, he was not afraid of the strangulation of the giant python at all. He first cooperated with the giant python's contraction, and he also exhaled and tightened his abdomen, holding the Rong'an sword upside down, and tightening his limbs, and after the giant python was entangled, he held his breath and struggled violently. The blood pupil purple python felt as if its abdomen was about to be torn apart by Lu Baifeng, and the pain was incomparable, and it immediately relaxed.
If you can't hang it, then swallow it alive. Taking advantage of the opportunity of entangled Lu Baifeng's body, the blood pupil purple python let go of a circle, revealing Lu Baifeng's head, and then opened the blood basin and bit it over.
Seeing this, Lu Baifeng immediately exhaled again and tightened his abdomen, tightened his body as much as possible, withdrew from the python's body, which had been quite relaxed, and slashed at the body of the blood pupil purple python with a sword by the way.
The blood-pupiled purple python was helpless, seeing that the people in front of him were about to go ashore, and the attack of the person in front of him made him so uncomfortable, and he couldn't help it, so he had the idea of retreating, and it suddenly dived into the water and swam deep, wanting to escape by water.
"Still want to escape?" Lu Baifeng pounced suddenly, only having time to hug the tail of the blood-pupiled purple python. The blood-pupiled purple python felt its tail sink, and hurriedly shook its tail, wanting to get rid of Lu Baifeng. The purple python has infinite strength, and despite the great resistance in the water, the speed of swinging its tail is still not slow, shaking Lu Baifeng dizzy. Lu Baifeng closed his eyes tightly, and only hugged the python tail with both hands. Immortal cultivators are also very good at holding their breath, and with Lu Baifeng's realm, it is not a problem to hold back in the water for ten days and a half months.
The blood pupil purple python shook off for a long time, and he was tired, but he still couldn't get rid of Lu Baifeng, so he had to dive at full speed and flee, hoping that Lu Baifeng could let go of his hand when he was tired.
At this time, several other people had already gone ashore, and when they turned around, they only saw Lu Baifeng and the Blood Pupil Purple Python sinking into the water together, stirring up a whirlpool, and disappeared for a long time.