The three of them walked along the banks of the river until dawn, but in the end they found nothing and found nothing.

"It seems that tonight is in vain, let's go back to the inn to rest first. Standing on the bridge in the middle of the town, Wu Youqiu said helplessly. Beside him, Mao Shibai and Jingchen also had sad faces.

Just as the three of them were about to get off the bridge and go back to the inn, a 'blea' sound suddenly sounded under the bridge, which was similar to a sheep's cry, but it was not like a sheep's dragging, but a very crisp sound.

Hearing this sudden bleating, the three of them stopped at the same time and looked under the bridge by holding on to the railing. At first glance, the water under the dimly lit bridge is as calm as usual, and there is nothing else.

"Big brother, third brother, look, is that a turtle on the river?" After glancing at the dim river, Jingchen's gaze stopped on a turtle shell next to a stone pillar under the bridge, and raised his finger to the past.

Hearing Jingchen's words, Wu Youqiu and Mao Eighteen moved their gazes to the place where his fingers were pointing. Immediately, the turtle shell floating on the water next to the bridge pillar appeared in front of the three of them.

"I see, I didn't expect that the monster in this Wei River was actually this thing. After seeing the turtle shell on the water next to the bridge pillar, Wu Youqiu suddenly muttered to himself, and then hurriedly reached out and took out a talisman from the Qiankun bag on his side.

"Big brother, do you know what is in the water?" After the turtle shell sank down, Mao Shibai saw that Wu Youqiu was holding a talisman in his hand, and couldn't help but ask suspiciously.

"I see. Wu Youqiu nodded, looked at the calm water under the bridge, put away the talisman in his hand, and whispered, "Let's go, let's go back to the inn first to prepare, and I'll tell you about the monsters in the water." ”

"Hmm~" Mao 18 and Jingchen nodded at the same time when they heard this, and then the three of them went back to the Wei'an Inn together.

When they returned to the inn, the three brothers washed their faces and sat down around a wooden table in the room. Mao Eighteen poured three hot teas, and after placing them in front of each other, he and Jingchen moved their eyes to Wu Youqiu.

"Have you ever heard of the Water Tiger?" Sitting at the table, Wu Youqiu took a sip of hot tea.

"Water tiger? The little monk has never heard of it. Jingchen shook his round head with a puzzled expression, and moved his gaze to Mao Eighteen.

"Big brother, isn't the water tiger you are talking about the kappa recorded in ancient books?" Mao Shibai scratched the back of his head and asked puzzled.

"Yes, I'm talking about kappa. Third brother, have you heard of it?" Wu Youqiu put down the teacup and asked Mao Shiba.

"I saw it when I was looking through an ancient book on the bookshelf of Shimen the year before last, but I only glanced at it at the time, according to the above records, the monster of the water tiger has disappeared in this world since the Sui Dynasty, so I only know that such a thing exists. Mao 18 told what he knew, and then asked, "Big brother, what kind of existence is this water tiger?"

"I saw this kind of monster like the water tiger many years ago when I was looking through a book of strange beasts, and then my master also told me a thing or two. Wu Youqiu glanced at Jingchen and Mao Eighteen, whose eyes were full of curiosity, and said, "Water tigers are not humans, demons, ghosts, or animals. ”

"Isn't it a species in the world?Big brother, where does the water tiger you are talking about belong?" Jingchen interjected.

"This species belongs to the fairy island realm, that is, the legendary Penglai, abbot, and Yingzhou three immortal islands. Wu Youqiu stared at the teacup on the table with reminiscence, and after thinking for a moment, he said, "Back then, Tianyi Zhenjun fought against Xia Wei, and was invincible in the world in eleven battles, and in the seventh expedition of these eleven expeditions, Xia Wei summoned tens of thousands of water monsters from the Xiandao Realm in an attempt to turn things around, but in the end he was defeated by Tianyi Zhenjun. Later, a group of remnants of these water monsters escaped, and became kappa or water tigers recorded in ancient books. ”

"I see. Hearing Wu Youqiu's statement, Mao 18 and Jingchen nodded in understanding.

"Big brother, how do you judge that the thing in the river is a water tiger?" Mao Eighteen asked puzzled after a moment of silence.

"According to the records of strange beasts, Shang Tang conquered the summer and fought seven battles in the North Sea, attracting tens of thousands of strange monsters. Its strange body is wrapped in fluffy yellow and hard hair, as hard as gold and stone. It has a shell on its back, like a turtle. Its beak is like a bird's beak, its limbs are like a frog, its fingers are like a tiger's claws, its body is like a monkey, and its voice is like a sheep. Speaking of this, Wu Youqiu paused, and then continued, "I have combined the appearance of the monster that Ma Da said yesterday, coupled with the sound we heard on the bridge and the turtle shell we saw, I concluded that it must be a water tiger." ”

"Amitabha! According to this, then the monster in this Wei River must be a water tiger. After listening to Wu Youqiu's explanation about the water tiger, the Jingchen interface asked, "Big brother, since this water tiger is not a species in the world, will it be very troublesome to deal with it?"

"Yes, big brother, since it is a species of Immortal Island, how should we deal with it?" After Jingchen finished speaking, Mao Shibai also hurriedly asked.

"You don't have to worry, it's not hard to deal with this monster. Wu Youqiu said a word, saw Jingchen sitting on the side yawned, and immediately reached out and touched the latter's bare head, and said, "Jingchen, third brother, I didn't sleep all night last night, you take a rest first, and when we get up at noon, we will go to the river to lure the monster up and trap it." ”

Hearing Wu Youqiu's words, Jingchen and Mao Shibai glanced at each other, and then they each went back to the bed and lay down.

At noon, in a room of the Wei'an Inn, there were three slight snoring sounds one after another, and a knock on the door outside the house woke the sleeping three people from their dreams.

"Master Wu, Master Xiaomao, Master Jingchen, are you up?" Outside the door, Ma Shiping, an old county official who came from Guifeng County, stretched out his hand and patted the closed door, and beside him, there were several soldiers in official uniforms and the inn's junior two.

After a moment after the old county official's shout sounded, Wu Youqiu's voice came from inside the house, "Come on, Master Ma, you wait." ”

Put on the robe and tidy it up casually, Wu Youqiu saw Mao Shibai and Jingchen also got out of bed, and then walked to the door and opened the door to welcome Ma Shiping in.

"Three masters, I heard that you didn't sleep all night last night, and the old man disturbed you a lot. Looking at the sleepy-eyed three, the old county official said politely.

"That's fine! We're just about to get up. Wu Youqiu shook his head, walked to the table and drank a cup of cold tea on the table, and let out a hearty 'ah~'

"Master Wu, what did you discover last night?" Ma Shiping saw Wu Youqiu's relaxed face and asked.

"Yes~" Wu Youqiu nodded, and said to Xiao Eryan standing at the door of the room, "Little Second Brother, we are a little hungry, can you please help us prepare some food?"

"Well, I'll go and prepare it for you. The shopkeeper who was standing at the door of the room nodded when he heard this, and then ran away to prepare to eat.

"Master Ma, we already know about the monsters in the Wei River, and now we need your help to prepare some things. ”

"Master Wu, please say, if you need anything, I'll go and prepare it for you now. When Ma Shiping heard this, he nodded again and again.