Maoshan Taoist priest

Chapter 42 Banquet (18)
Except for Chen Shaoxian and Thomas, everyone else held a grenade in their hands. Xiao Zhuang clasped the ring with his hand, stared at the waterline on the river to measure the distance and the moving speed of the water monkey, looked at the river and shouted: "In order , one for two."

Feeling that the distance was enough, Xiaozhuang shouted: "Get ready." Then he pulled the pull ring: "One, two, let go." Nearly twenty grenades accurately hit the moving waterline in a parabola, booming There was a loud noise, and a huge splash was set off on the river surface. The flying spray was mixed with broken limbs and a large number of dead fish. At the same time, there was a scream of screams.

The bamboo raft was thrown far away by the impact of the grenade explosion, and the people on it were shaken to this side. The rafts of Chen Shaoxian and Xiaozhuang completely fell apart and fell into the water with two thuds.

When the others saw the two falling into the water, they shouted anxiously: "Be careful." Nie Wei reacted quickly, took off the climbing rope around his waist, and threw it in front of the two of them. Chen Shaoxian and Xiao Zhuang stepped on the water, grabbed hold of the At the same time, the people on the bamboo raft pulled the rope hard.

"Be careful behind you." Song Yumu shouted.

Chen Shaoxian and Xiaozhuang looked back, the three waterlines were only ten meters away from them, only three meters left in the blink of an eye.

Xiaozhuang let go of the rope and shouted eagerly: "Shaoxian, you go up first." Then he took off the gun on his shoulder, stepped on the water, and pulled the trigger at the waterline close to his eyes.

The water monkey's charge slowed down, and Xiao Zhuang took advantage of this time to throw away the gun in his hand, drew out the two evil knives behind his back to meet him, and dived into the water in an instant.

These things happened only in an instant, and people had no time to react. When Chen Shaoxian reached out to pull Xiao Zhuang, Xiao Zhuang had already swam out of Chen Shaoxian's reach.

The water splashed, and soon a stream of bright red appeared on the surface of the water, which was replaced by a stream of dark green, and then a water monkey with a white body, ape-headed monkey body, and long fins on its back and scales floated up.

A sword was stuck in the water monkey's chest. Just as the water monkey floated up, its body exposed to the water turned black instantly, and then the scales fell off, and black air emerged from the body.

"I'm stupid." Chen Shaoxian's eyes were red, he threw away the rope, and with a sword in his hand, he rushed over.

Seeing this, the people on the bamboo raft jumped into the water one after another. Song Yumu and Nie Wei rushed to the front with red eyes.Song Yumu looked back at his comrades and shouted: "Wang Quanpeng, Zhang Zeshan will follow me, and the rest will go back."

Song Yumu knew that it would be terrible if they all went there, and after saving the people, they lost the bamboo raft, lost the means of transportation, and didn't even have a place to settle down.

Coupled with the fact that other people have been trapped for many days, their physical strength has declined, their combat effectiveness has shrunk, and they will be injured a few times, and the group of people will not even think about getting out alive.

Song Yumu analyzed the situation on the battlefield in an instant, issued an order, looked at the other people with red eyes and shouted: "This is an order." Then looked at Nie Wei: "You also go back."

Nie Wei roared with tears: "Yes." He suddenly turned around and swam back to the raft. The others also followed Nie Wei and swam back with tears in their eyes.

At this time, Chen Shaoxian had already fought with the water monkeys. When Chen Shaoxian entered the water, he could vaguely see Xiaozhuang fighting with the remaining two water monkeys by the light of the flashlight above.

Xiao Zhuang's body was covered with blood, and the dark river made it difficult for Chen Shaoxian to see where Xiao Zhuang was injured, but seeing that the river around Xiao Zhuang had turned into a mass of blood red, the two water monkeys were not feeling well either, and their bodies were also covered with ink. Green blood, seeing Xiao Zhuang injured, Chen Shaoxian rushed over like a raging lion.

Chen Shaoxian first protected Xiaozhuang, and then used the evil knife in his hand to stab the water monkey's ribs. The water monkey quickly dodged, but to the surprise of the water monkey, Chen Shaoxian grabbed its arm with the other hand, Then he opened his mouth, bit down hard, and then tore it off, tearing off a large piece of flesh, the pain made the water monkey startled, and his movements were much slower.

Taking advantage of this skill, Chen Shaoxian stabbed the water monkey under the armpit with the evil knife, then stirred it vigorously, let go of the hand that was holding the water monkey, then leaned back, kicked his legs upwards, and pushed the water monkey The monkey kicked out.

The water monkey flew out of the water with a first-class dark green water line, fell into the water with a bang, flopped a few times in the water, and then twitched for a while and became immobile.

Behind Chen Shaoxian, Xiao Zhuang used the Shadao to push back the water monkey who wanted to attack him and Chen Shaoxian. Seeing the one that Chen Shaoxian had solved, he felt relieved, and then his consciousness suddenly became blurred, and he was dizzy in the water.
Chen Shaoxian turned around quickly, looked at Xiao Zhuang who had not moved, and was burning with anxiety, and quickly pushed Xiao Zhuang out of the water with his body.

The water monkey seemed to see an opportunity, and grabbed Chen Shaoxian's neck with two sharp claws. At this moment, Song Yumu and the others arrived.

The three evil knives stabbed at Chen Shaoxian's water monkey at the same time. Seeing that the opponent had many helpers, the water monkey quickly stopped his body, turned around and ran away.

The three rushed to rescue Xiao Zhuang and Chen Shaoxian, and when they saw the water monkey running away, they didn't chase after them, and hurriedly helped Chen Shaoxian to support Xiao Zhuang.

Chen Shaoxian handed over Xiaozhuang to Song Yumu and the others, kicked his feet, and ran after the fleeing water monkey.

The remaining water monkey was injured and couldn't swim very fast. In addition, Chen Shaoxian was already desperately trying to catch up.

The water monkey felt being overtaken, turned around and saw only one, threatening to bark at Chen Shaoxian.

Chen Shaoxian wanted to kill it at first, but when he saw it stopped, he stabbed it with a knife.

The water monkey saw that this trick was not working, so he opened his paws and went to catch Chen Shaoxian.

Chen Shaoxian dodged, two claws brushed against Chen Shaoxian's chest, and the sharp claws ripped open the front chest of Chen Shaoxian's gastrodia armor.

Staggering on both sides, Chen Shaoxian quickly grabbed the hair on the top of the water monkey's head.

The water monkey turned its head, wanting to bite Chen Shaoxian's forearm, and grabbed Chen Shaoxian's face with two paws.

Chen Shaoxian grabbed the water monkey's hair, his body sank, and at the same time, the evil knife in his hand caught the water monkey's mouth, and then sawed vigorously.

The water monkey was shaking in pain, scratching and scratching with its two paws.

At this time, Chen Shaoxian didn't care about these things anymore, he cut him twice, and then he used the knife to part, and with the other hand, he pulled back vigorously, and then pulled.

The upper part of the water monkey's head was torn off by Chen Shaoxian.

After tearing off the water monkey's head, Chen Shaoxian surfaced, panting heavily.

While Chen Shaoxian was fighting with the water monkey, Song Yumu asked the other two to carry Xiaozhuang to the bamboo raft, and he himself went to support Chen Shaoxian.

Chen Shaoxian heard the sound of water and saw Song Yumu coming, so he hurriedly said loudly: "Brother Song, go find the corpses of other water monkeys." , quickly took out a black thing, and then quickly swam to the raft where Xiaozhuang was.

Fortunately, it was downstream, and other people on the bamboo raft heard Chen Shaoxian's voice and intercepted the body of the water monkey floating on the water.

When Chen Shaoxian got on the bamboo raft, seeing Xiao Zhuang with livid complexion and white lips, he quickly squatted down, squeezed open Xiao Zhuang's mouth, and sent in the thing that had just been taken out of the water monkey's brain.

The others had already untied Xiao Zhuang's clothes, and Xiao Zhuang's ribs were cut deep by the water monkey's sharp claws, and the skin and flesh turned white.

Seeing Chen Shaoxian get up, Nie Wei punched Chen Shaoxian on the face, and roared with red eyes, "It's all because of you."

Song Yumu hurriedly stood in the middle, actually Song Yumu knew that Chen Shaoxian was catching fish to make up for the rescued person, because when they came to chat, Chen Shaoxian said that he would not eat fish.

Nie Wei looked at Song Yumu and said, "The blood is gone." Then he burst into tears, and the others couldn't help crying.

Chen Shaoxian didn't speak, and the veins on his forehead kept jumping. He walked to the corpses of the other two water monkeys, cut open the skulls of the water monkeys with a knife, and took out two similar things.

After taking out the things, he returned to Xiaozhuang's side and squatted down.As if applying glue, use this black thing to stick the skin and flesh that has been turned over, and then pinch it.

The others looked at Chen Shaoxian in disbelief, and what surprised them even more was that the skin and flesh that had been opened were joined together.

Everyone saw hope and prayed for a miracle at the same time.

Chen Shaoxian carefully glued the uncovered skin together. At this moment, black juice flowed out of Xiao Zhuang's mouth. Chen Shaoxian raised Xiao Zhuang's head slightly, took out the water bottle and gave Xiao Zhuang a sip.

Xiao Zhuang's throat moved slightly, and Chen Shaoxian put Xiao Zhuang flat, found a small porcelain bottle in his bag, and poured out a small crimson pill. Everyone present could smell a fresh smell just after the pill was poured out , Chen Shaoxian crushed the small pill and put it into Xiao Zhuang's mouth. Soon the blue color on Xiao Zhuang's face faded, and a trace of blood appeared.

Seeing Xiaozhuang's changes, Chen Shaoxian turned his head and said to the people around him, "Brother Xiaozhuang, it's nothing serious."

Everyone heaved a sigh of relief after hearing this, and Song Yumu asked, "What is this black thing?"

"Spiritual things will produce strange treasures, such as bezoar, musk, and dog treasures, but these three are rare but not available, but there are many exceptions. Water monkeys are like this. The thing is called the spirit fetus, which was used as alchemy and medicine in ancient times and was a tribute. At that time, there were water monkeys in the rivers and lakes. In some places, water monkeys were called water ghosts. Water monkeys were called kappa in Japan. The long-term hunting basically disappeared by the end of the Han Dynasty, and it may still exist in underground rivers or deep mountain pools."

"I didn't expect to be encountered by us today. Brother Xiaozhuang didn't lose too much blood, but was poisoned. Fortunately, he saved his life because of this. The water monkey's claws and teeth can secrete toxins, which can paralyze the nerves." , Another function is to stop bleeding, because water monkeys are cold-blooded animals that like to eat warm-blooded internal organs, so this toxin is needed to prevent the prey from losing blood and dying."

"The water monkey itself is very cruel. When hungry, it often kills its own kind. Once injured, it relies on this toxin to stop bleeding and relieve pain. At the same time, it also needs the spirit fetus in the brain to secrete mucus to stick to the wound. Therefore, many famous doctors in ancient times Bian Que, Hua Tuo, and others all rely on this toxin and the spirit fetus in the brain of the water monkey to cure diseases and save people. Because the folks use it in a very large amount, which is another reason why the water monkey disappeared very early."

The others were secretly amazed after hearing this, they never thought that there are such miraculous animals in the world.

Knowing that Xiao Zhuang was fine, everyone was very happy. Nie Wei walked up to Chen Shaoxian with a blushing face: "Brother Chen, I was impulsive just now, and I was wrong." When you get out, beat me up."

Chen Shaoxian smiled, rubbed his chin, and patted Nie Wei on the shoulder: "Okay, then you are not allowed to cry." After speaking, he looked at Nie Wei's smirk.

Everyone laughed, the shy Nie Wei blushed, and then he laughed too.

A group of people redistributed the bamboo rafts to avoid long nights and dreams, and everyone paddled quickly.

The speed of sailing along the current is very fast. As the raft moves forward, the river becomes narrower and narrower, because the light from the flashlight is reflected by the cave walls on both sides.

Chen Shaoxian suddenly felt something was wrong, turned around and asked Song Yumu: "Brother Song, why do I feel that the speed seems to be faster."

Song Yumu squatted down, put his hand into the water, looked at the water flowing past his hand, nodded and said, "Well, it's much faster. Maybe it's downhill ahead or..."

Before the words were finished, there was a whirring sound of pumping water ahead, and at the same time the raft began to tilt.

Chen Shaoxian exclaimed: "This is the earth dragon sucking water, quickly paddle to the side." Then he paddled vigorously.

However, the current became more and more urgent, and the bamboo raft was spinning around, and the sound of pumping water in front of it became louder and louder, so anxious that Chen Shaoxian jumped into the water with a splash, kicked the water with his feet, and pushed the bamboo raft to the side vigorously .

Fortunately, the cave walls on both sides were very narrow at this time, and Chen Shaoxian's bamboo raft was at the very edge, and he slid down to the river a few times. Chen Shaoxian was pleasantly surprised to find that there was a path along the river bank by the water.

Chen Shaoxian hurriedly climbed ashore, untied the rope and tied it to a rock on the shore, and tied the other end around his waist. After fastening it, he jumped into the water again to help others.

At the same time, Song Yumu and Nie Wei carried Xiaozhuang to the shore.The two put Xiaozhuang down, also untied the rope around their waists, tied it to the rock, tied it around their waists, and swam behind Chen Shaoxian.

Chen Shaoxian first swam to the bamboo raft closest to him, and asked the people on it to grab the rope around his waist and pull it toward the river.

But when Chen Shaoxian wanted to swim to the last bamboo raft, the current was already turbulent, and the bamboo raft was spinning around, rushing to the center of the whirlpool.

The people above were tightly holding on to the rattan that bound the bamboo raft, but no one called for help, and looked at the comrades who had already landed with a determined look on their faces.

Chen Shaoxian didn't see it well, and swam straight to the middle of the vortex, even faster than the speed of the bamboo raft.

At this time, the rushing river and the tight rope made it difficult for Chen Shaoxian to breathe, which made Chen Shaoxian's face turn red.

When the people on the bamboo raft saw Chen Shaoxian like this, they all shouted: "Go back, go back quickly, don't catch another one."

Chen Shaoxian stared at the twirling bamboo raft as if he didn't hear it, while the people who came ashore were holding on to Chen Shaoxian's rope tightly.

Chen Shaoxian plunged into the water, which made the climbing rope creak.

When Chen Shaoxian emerged, he had already firmly grasped the side of the bamboo raft, and at the same time shouted: "Grab the rope."

The people on the bamboo raft hurriedly grabbed the already stretched climbing rope, and the bamboo raft blamed the water for being involved in the rotating whirlpool.

At this time, Song Yumu and Nie Wei swam over, they surrounded Chen Shaoxian and the man who had just entered the water with ropes, and shouted: "Pull."

The people on the shore were desperately pulling back the climbing rope. Everyone's fingers had turned blue and purple. Everyone chanted and pulled the people in the water.

Quickly pulled the people in the water to the shore, and after they were all on the shore, they all collapsed on the ground, watching the comrades around them panting heavily, at this moment, I don't know who laughed, followed by laughter, laughter There is also the sound of coughing.

Chen Shaoxian was accustomed to rummaging through cigarettes in his jacket pocket, reached in and found that the inside was mushy, he took out a handful of shredded tobacco that had been soaked into soup, watched the shredded tobacco flatten his mouth, and threw it into the water.

I looked at the road with a flashlight, and saw that the road was repaired very flat. This road bypassed the whirlpool along the river and went straight to the depths. Chen Shaoxian had to admire the ancients who built all this. Chen Shaoxian could see that this road was along the river. It was built out of the mountain, not to mention anything else, but it is difficult to build this road.

After resting, Chen Shaoxian stood up and checked Xiaozhuang's situation. Seeing that Xiaozhuang was fine, he felt much more at ease.

Elena, who had been in a coma, opened her eyes, which made Thomas very happy, and hurried over to deliver water and food.

Chen Shaoxian was also very happy. After all, it was really inconvenient to move around with two unconscious people. Elena's waking up made everyone feel a lot easier, and it also became a kind of stimulant, which made everyone feel better.

Song Yumu unloaded the bamboo from the bamboo raft, thanks to Yang Xiaoang, the bamboo raft was not washed away by the water.

The bamboo raft was split in half by Song Yumu, and he found three pieces of clothing, put the sleeves through the split bamboo, and made a simple stretcher.Then everyone carefully moved Xiaozhuang onto the stretcher.

Check your luggage and look at your weapons and equipment. Fortunately, after Nie Wei and the others were subdued by the dog ghost, some weapons were left on them, otherwise they would have run out of ammunition and food.

Redistribute the remaining weapons, and everyone's ammunition is almost pitiful.

Chen Shaoxian scratched his head, and wrote down all the bamboos on the raft. Each bamboo was split into four pieces, and then one end was sharpened, and the other end was wrapped with cloth.Each person was given a bamboo spear, and Chen Shaoxian didn't throw away the extra ones, and put them all in the spare space of Xiaozhuang's stretcher. After all, these can also be used as long-range weapons, and the oil-soaked bamboo can also be used for raw meat after drying. fire.

After finishing everything, everyone walked along this path.

Along the path, we quickly came to the side of the big whirlpool, which made a whirring sound, and at the same time, there was the whistling sound of the air being sucked in.

Looking at the bottomless vortex, a group of people lamented the uncanny craftsmanship of nature with lingering fear.Chen Shaoxian said in amazement: "What a big front-loading washing machine."

One sentence amused everyone. Although Elena looked sad because of Howard's matter, she was still happy when she heard this, and she felt better.

A group of people stopped for a moment, turned and left, and the cave became spacious again.When they walked to a place where the sound of water behind them could not be heard, small mounds appeared in front of Chen Shaoxian and the others.

But it is different from ordinary tombs. When Thomas saw these tombs, Thomas exclaimed: "These people are facing the sky, my God, there are so many of them, and they are all single-round platforms." Feeling that he couldn't move anymore, he looked back and saw that Chen Shaoxian was wearing out his back collar. Thomas looked at Chen Shaoxian and begged: "Chen, don't throw me away anymore, old Thomas is not going."

Chen Shaoxian let go of his hands and said to the others: "Be careful for a while, and remember not to turn your head. No matter what sounds you hear, besides, those buried here are all the ancestors of Brother Xiaozhuang, so respect them." Finally One sentence was said by looking at Thomas.

Thomas nodded submissively, then retreated into the team.

Chen Shaoxian and the others walked carefully on the path among the tombs. Some of the tombs had collapsed due to the age, and some even exposed the clay pots containing the ashes.

Every time he came to such a grave, Chen Shaoxian would pay his respects, making a sound that other people could not understand.

I don't know how many tombs there are. You can't see the edge at a glance, one by one, and a group of people quietly interspersed in it. They all feel cold and dare not breathe.

Gaba, a crisp cracking sound came from the side of a group of people, and everyone's flashlights were moved somewhere.But nothing.

Chen Shaoxian looked at the place where the voice came from and shouted: "Howard, come out, I know it's you."

When Elena heard what Chen Shaoxian said, she covered her mouth in surprise, tears streaming down her face instantly, Thomas also looked there with tears in her eyes.

(End of this chapter)