Anecdote of the Yellow River

Chapter 36
"Everyone raised their heads in doubt, what's going on? Has the sky changed?"

"It is not uncommon for the sky to change over the Yellow River, but that time the sky became a little strange. But for a moment, billowing dark clouds, like overwhelming waves, kept pouring into the sky above the ancient Yellow River road from all directions. The sky was as black as ink, It was as if the night was coming. The waves on the water were churning, and the waves of the rolling Yellow River were surging one after another. Our fishing boat was bumping up and down in the waves, as if it might capsize at any time. The waves beat against the edge of the cliff, stirring up The high water column made a deafening roar."

"'What's the matter?' Ah Niu yelled at the top of his voice. He turned and rushed into the cockpit, and asked the old boatman in charge of the helm, 'Ding Erye, what's going on?'"

"Second Master Ding looked at the river with a nervous expression, "Unfortunate things happen in the sky, and people have misfortunes and blessings. No one can tell what happened to the master today. Ah Niu, you should hurry up and invite everyone to take shelter in the cabin for a while." Bar!'"

"A Niu nodded, exited the cabin, and greeted us to hide in the cabin."

"A Niu worriedly looked at the dark sky outside the cabin and said, 'The weather is so weird, is something going to happen?'"

"A fisherman named Xiaowu scolded with a smile: 'I think brother A Niu is worrying too much, isn't he just a freak, why are you so nervous?'"

"At that time, I said seriously: 'To be honest, I also feel that today's weather is a bit weird. I have lived on the Yellow River Ancient Road for so many years, and this is the first time I have encountered such weird weather. I have the same worry as A Niu. I'm afraid something big will happen to the bad weather!'"

"As soon as my words fell, I heard a loud bang in the sky, and a dazzling red lightning, like a sharp sword that opened up the world, burst out of the billowing black clouds. Then the lightning split in the air It formed countless branches, like a devil's arm, inserted into the rolling Yellow River, instantly illuminating the entire river."

"The moment the river surface lit up, we suddenly found a huge black shadow under the water surface in the distance. python."

"We were all like, 'Oh my God! What's that?'"

"There was originally a thousand-ton freighter and an iron fishing boat on the river not far away. I saw the black shadow cruising past underwater quickly. Then, I heard a loud bang, and the iron fishing boat went straight. It flew away from the water, then fell to pieces from the air, and the two fishermen on the fishing boat screamed and fell into the water, disappearing in an instant."

"Before we came back to our senses, we heard a louder bang, and the black shadow slammed into the thousand-ton freighter fiercely. Under the impact of the black shadow, the freighter trembled violently. At that moment, we clearly saw that a shocking pit was left on the side of the thousand-ton freighter. You know, the hull of the freighter is made of extremely hard It is made of high-quality steel plates, and it can easily smash a thousand-ton freighter into such a shape, what kind of giant is that black shadow?"

"After hitting the thousand-ton freighter, the black shadow immediately sank into the water and disappeared from our sight, with clouds of water spraying on the surface of the water."

"It took less than ten seconds for that weird black shadow to disappear, but it left us with an indelible memory for a lifetime. We stared blankly at the vast water surface, so surprised that we couldn't say a word. come out."

"What is even more unbelievable is that after the black shadow disappeared, the hazy sky actually cast a beam of brilliant sunlight. The beam of sunlight was like a bright knife, cutting through layers of black waves. When we looked up, we saw that the dark clouds in the sky quickly dissipated, and after a while, the sky returned to its previous clean and bright, as if nothing had happened just now.”

"'Help—help——' Suddenly there was a urgent cry for help from the river not far away."

"We looked around and saw two black heads floating on the river surface. They should be two people who fell into the water. They swung their limbs desperately, but they couldn't resist the impact of the water. headed downstream."

"On the bumpy freighter, a middle-aged woman lay on the side of the boat, stretched her arms, and shouted hoarsely towards the water, 'My child...my child...save my child...'"

"It must be that when the black shadow hit the freighter just now, the two children lost their footing and fell into the river accidentally. Seeing that the two children were about to be swallowed by the surging river, Ah Niu immediately asked Erye Ding to turn the steering wheel , drove the fishing boat over quickly, trying to intercept the two children who fell into the water."

"A Niu took off his coat, revealing his strong body, and stood proudly on the deck. The sun fell on his bronze skin, reflecting the dazzling light. I only heard A Niu say 'Look at me', and then heard a plop , Ah Niu flew into the water."

"After a while, there was a crash not far away, and Ah Niu's head suddenly popped out from the water, holding a dying child in his hand."

"The fishing boat quickly approached, Ah Niu threw the child on the deck, turned around and rescued another child. The child's head was almost completely submerged in the water, and the current had already washed her far away. An ordinary person I’m sure I can’t catch up. But Ah Niu is really powerful, like a submarine with a motor running, he swished up and dragged the child back.”

"At this moment, there was thunderous applause on the freighter, and everyone was cheering and applauding for A Niu's feat. In fact, there were many crew members with good water skills on the freighter, but at that time the wind was rough, and none of them dared to go into the water to rescue. In their eyes, they have become heroes."

"We sent the two children to the freighter. Fortunately, Ah Niu was rescued in time, and the two children were not seriously injured. After a simple emergency rescue, they came back to life. One benefactor, one bite, called Ah Niu's face flushed."

"Back on the fishing boat, Ah Niu let out a sigh, and turned his gaze to the calm water, with a look of panic on his face."

"I noticed Ah Niu's expression was strange, so I asked him: 'A Niu, is there something wrong with you?'"

"A Niu was silent for a while, and then said in a slow and deep tone: 'When I went to save those two children just now, I found...I found something underwater.'"

"Is there something underwater? There was silence in the cabin, and everyone turned their attention to him. We didn't quite understand the meaning of Ah Niu's words."

"I said: 'A Niu, can you make it clearer?'"

"A Niu withdrew his gaze from the surface of the water, and said slowly: 'Just now I dived underwater to save people, and found a strange trace underwater!'"

"'Strange traces? What traces?' We all sat upright, wanting to know what Ah Niu saw just now underwater."

"A Niu said: 'I don't know, anyway, the trace is very weird, like something was dragged away from the water, the moss and other things at the bottom of the water have been scraped off, and there are still some traces on the stones under the water. Black sticky liquid! I guess it is probably left by the black monster just now, and I don’t know what that monster is...'"

The old helmsman Ding Erye, who had been silent all this time, suddenly spoke up. He said, "We may have encountered the legendary walking dragon. The black shadow under the water should be a dragon!"

"What? Walking?!"

"We looked at Ding Erye with extremely puzzled eyes. Even though we have rich experience, we have never heard of walking away, so we asked Ding Erye to tell us about walking away."

"Ding Erye lit a cigarette and told us in high spirits, 'Actually, I haven't seen the walking dragon with my own eyes, but I have a relative who is a worker in the Yellow River, and I heard about the walking dragon from my relative. After the flood and heavy rain, there will be clear and strange marks on the river bed. Those marks are like drag marks. The moss and soil on them will be taken away, and some strange slime will be left on the underwater rocks. The phenomenon is called walking.'”

"The reason for this phenomenon is that whenever there is a flood and heavy rain, the dragons hiding under the water will come out and use the flood to head eastward to the East China Sea, leaving such drag marks along the way. What's more, it may drag down houses, wash away farmland, and break bridges. In my opinion, the black shadow just now is probably Jiaolong. Otherwise, what kind of objects can take a thousand-ton class How did the freighter crash like that?"

After listening to Grandpa's narration, we only feel that the world is so big, and it can be described as full of wonders.Under the rolling water of the Yellow River, how many secrets are buried that we don't know?I'm afraid I can't finish talking in three days and three nights, and I can't figure it out in 300 years.

(End of this chapter)