People are in the division of eliminating demons, and martial arts have evolved by themselves

Chapter 202 Probing
Zhou You, who was at the center of the storm and public opinion, was swimming on the Qingjiang River in a small boat with Chen Butou.

It was evening at this time, and the orange-red sunset was falling on the river. A solitary bird flapped its wings and flew towards the direction of the setting sun.

This situation reminded Zhou You of a poem written by a certain poet in his previous life.

Luo Xia and Lone Frog fly together, the autumn water is always the same.

It's a pity that Zhou You is not in the mood to appreciate this beautiful scenery now.

As a native of Ningshui City, Chen Butou grew up in the river since he was a child, so he is naturally very proficient in boat control.

I saw him holding a penny in his hand, and with a light stroke, the boat flew out like an arrow off the string.

"Chen Butou, you have three rivers in Ningshui City, why did you bring me to Qingjiang?"

Zhou You stood in front of the bow with his hands behind his back, and the slight river breeze blew his clothes.

"Master Zhou, you don't know that a month ago, the first case of missing merchant ship occurred on the Qingjiang River."

"We didn't pay much attention at first. After all, the river is ruthless. Besides, there are many hidden reefs under the Qingjiang River. It is not uncommon for merchant ships to sink from time to time."

"But after that, there were several cases of missing merchant ships in Qingjiang one after another. They all disappeared with people and ships."

"Just when we were alerted, the situation continued to be calm for several days, and nothing happened."

"Just when we breathed a sigh of relief, we thought that it was caused by accidents before, and as a result, another merchant ship disappeared."

Chen Bu paused, and sighed slightly: "And this time, he didn't disappear on the Qingjiang River, but on the Feiyu River!"

"Afterwards, the development of things began to exceed everyone's expectations. More and more merchant ships disappeared, and even the Luoye River began to have merchant ships disappear. The county government tried its best to conceal information from the outside world, but there is no impenetrable wall in the world. This matter is very serious. Soon, the city was full of storms. This is why the absurd thing of using living people to sacrifice."

After Zhou You listened, he pondered in his heart.

According to what Chen Butou said, it should not be the work of the water ghost.

Water is black evil, people who are drowned by water will be trapped in the waters of death forever, and those who pull the passing boats into the water can only enter reincarnation by finding a substitute for the dead ghost, and cannot enter other waters at all.

If it is not treacherous, then there are only two possibilities left.

Either a demon or man-made.

"Chen Butou, are there any large-scale water bandits near Ningshui City?"

Zhou You thought for a while and asked softly.

"There are three big rivers in Ningshui City, water bandits are inevitable. However, only the black dragon bandits can commit such a heinous crime."

Chen Butou said in a deep voice.

"Black dragon bandit?" Zhou You was puzzled.

"Yes, the Heijiao bandit is the largest water bandit here. There are hundreds of people at least. Unlike other water bandits, these guys don't hide on remote islands, but live in a ship named Heijiao all day long. on the big ship."

"This big ship is extremely fast and boundless. It comes and goes without a trace. Ningshui City has organized several times to encircle and suppress the navy, but all ended in failure. In the end, we can only let it go."

Chen Butou introduced.

"The Black Dragon? Interesting." Zhou You nodded slightly.

It sounds like this Black Flood Dragon Bandit has the ability to commit crimes. After all, there is an extremely fast ship, and it is difficult for ordinary people to commit crimes across the three rivers, but it is possible.

Of course, this is only the most suspected target at present, and more evidence is needed to prove it.

"This Black Flood Dragon doesn't seem to be that simple. It is blessed with a mysterious power, which makes this ship so fast. Every time our official ship pursues it, we can't even see its ass."

Chen Butou sighed.

After Zhou You heard about it, his eyes flickered.

Chen Butou's guess is actually somewhat reasonable. After all, the government's shipyard should have the best materials, the most talents, and the best design, but it can't compare to a large ship of water bandits?

It sounded like something was wrong.

While talking, the two slowly came to the waterway in the middle of the Qingjiang River.

"Master Zhou, this first missing merchant ship is called Feiyun. A passing merchant once saw the last trace of Feiyun here, and then it disappeared without a trace." Chen Butou said softly.

Zhou You glanced at the surrounding waters.

This river presents a faint emerald green color, which is why it is called Qingjiang.

Now there is no sign of any ships in the huge waterway, only their small boat.

After all, Qingjiang was the first waters where accidents occurred. Even if a merchant ship chooses to venture out, they would rather take a long detour than Qingjiang.

The once extremely busy waterway is now desolate.

"Wait here for me." After Zhou You finished speaking, he jumped into the river directly.

The icy river water instantly wet his body, and Zhou You kept sinking.

For true Qi realm warriors, they can hold their breath in the water for up to an hour without needing to breathe at all.

After diving more than 100 meters, Zhou You finally landed on the wet and muddy bottom of the river.

Looking at the surrounding environment, Zhou You is like a flying fish, paddling back and forth non-stop, even faster than fish.

The vision below the river is very dim, and even with traveling vision, you can only see clearly seven or eight meters away.

He dived into the river just to see if he could find the remains of the missing merchant ship and get some clues from them.

But something that disappointed him happened, almost an hour passed, and he still didn't find it.

At this moment, a faint outline of the hull appeared in his eyes.

Zhou You's heart moved, he speeded up, and soon swam to the vicinity of the hull.

It's a pity that something that disappointed him happened. The hull of this boat was corroded by the river water, it was pitted and covered with dark green moss, and even crabs, fish and shrimps made their homes in it, coming in and out.

Zhou You speculated that this ship may have been sunk for decades, so it should not be a merchant ship that disappeared recently.

He shook his head slowly. After searching for almost an hour, he found nothing, so he decided to go back first.

Just when Zhou You turned around and floated towards the river, a rotten, swollen, extremely pale arm came from the depths of the boat and grabbed his ankle fiercely.

Zhou You froze for a moment, and immediately felt a huge force coming from under his feet, as if to prevent himself from surfacing.

"Water ghost!"

Legend has it that people who die in the water will turn into water ghosts because they cannot enter reincarnation. They will drag the people on the boat into the water and ask them to help themselves as dead ghosts before they can enter reincarnation.

Obviously, this merchant ship has also hidden the old water ghost for decades.

Wait until the moment when Zhou You relaxes his vigilance, hold him back and let him be your scapegoat!

Since it was inconvenient for Zhou You to use his strength in the river, he let this arm pull him down.

bang.

The plank of the ship exploded, and Zhou You was pulled into the cabin.

As soon as he entered, Zhou You felt that the outside of the river here was more gloomy and cold.

(End of this chapter)