Nightmare Apostle

"This injury has lasted for 10 years. In the past 10 years, I have used many medicines and even cut out the rotten flesh with a knife. But in the end, it is the same. Whenever the wound is almost healed, as long as it touches water or encounters On rainy days, it will rot again.”

Putting down his trousers to cover the shocking scratches, Mr. Yi sighed slowly, "I asked the seniors in the Yin industry to see it. It is the evil spirit entering the body. It is very fierce. Unless that thing is completely eliminated, Otherwise, the injury will never heal.”

The old coolie at the dock once told Yang Xiao that the first thing the Yi son-in-law shouted after he was rescued that night was, don't pull my feet, there are floats in the water!

Seeing the scratches with his own eyes, Yang Xiao confirmed that this statement was true, "What on earth did you see that night?"

Mr. Yi's eyes were in a trance, and his breathing was quickening. It was as if he had returned to that stormy night, when a wooden boat was swaying in the wind and waves. "That day was the sixth day of September in the Gengyin year. I remember it very clearly."

"Our ship sailed out of the pier in the evening, just after dark. Usually we don't leave the ship after dark, but the weather was very good that day, and there was no wind or waves at Laoniu Bay Ferry." After a pause, Mr. Yi looked at Yang Xiao gave a bitter smile, "The most important thing is that a group of people came. They found the steward and gave him some money, saying they would leave overnight."

Yang Xiao knew it by heart, "It's those people from the Bai family's gatehouse."

Pursing his chapped lips, Mr. Yi nodded, "Yes, it's Captain Bai and the others. It was already evening when these people arrived, and they were carrying large and small luggage, and they were in a hurry to board the ship."

"At that time, all the rooms on the ship were full, and only the warehouse on the bottom floor was left. They were not picky, and said that as long as there was a place to stay, it would be fine. By the way, the white shift leader took the person in charge away, and the two chatted. After a few words, he secretly gave the steward a large amount of money, at least 10 taels. I saw it really!"

"I was the boatman who held the pole on the boat. Later, the steward called me over and asked me to set up a plank and send the Bai family troupe aboard."

"But when we were boarding the ship, the two coolies carrying the box lost their grip and the box actually fell. At that time, the two coolies were so frightened that they immediately jumped down to fish the box up."

"Actually, the river there is shallow, so it doesn't take much effort, but Team Leader Bai actually... actually stopped two coolies and told them not to fish, because they didn't want it."

"The coolies thought that the day shift leader wanted them to pay compensation, so they begged hard. Unexpectedly, the day shift supervisor ignored them and came to me directly, urging me to ship the ship faster."

"I thought it was strange at the time. In that box were the troupe's diners. They actually didn't even want the diners."

"The supervisor in charge of the day pushed me several times and saw that I didn't respond, so he just handed me a piece of silver. After I shouted to the manager, the boat was sent."

Speaking of this, Mr. Yi's face turned ugly, "But who would have thought that as soon as the boat reached the deep part of the river, the sky suddenly changed. A few dark clouds came from nowhere, and heavy rain fell with a loud crash. , and a large amount of fog surged out of the water at the same time.”

"I...I have been holding poles at the ferry for 30 years, and I have never seen such strange weather and such strange fog."

"In the fog...the fog was filled with deathly ashes. The fog spread so thickly that even the firelight on the dock was blocked."

"I had a bad feeling at the time. Sure enough, not long after, the hull of the ship shook violently. This was so sudden that many people fell down and the cabin was in chaos. The most terrifying thing was that the ship... ..The boat actually stopped!”

"I often walk this waterway. The water is deep enough and there are absolutely no big rocks that can hang on the bottom. But this feeling is too familiar to me. I have clearly hit something, and that thing is very, very big."

"The fog was too thick. I was about to go to the front of the boat to see what was going on, but there was a commotion in front. A guy rushed over and crawled, his face was blue with fear, and he shouted that there was something under the water, it was that thing. Blocking our ship!"

"It's Jiang Dragon King! Jiang Dragon King is angry! Someone on the boat didn't abide by his old man's rules!"

Yang Xiao also knew a little about the rules of sailing. These crew members, who have been making a living on the water all year round, worship the Dragon King of the River. As long as people get on the boat, they must abide by their rules.

There are many taboos on the ship. For example, people with surnames like Chen and Cheng cannot be easily accepted on the ship. There is also the so-called "kou feng", also known as bumping words, dragon, tiger, ghost, dream, turning, rolling, falling, and sinking. , these eight characters are the famous "eight taboo words" of boat runners.

It is said that anyone who breaks the rules of the River Dragon King will be entangled by the River Dragon King. If the person who breaks the rules is not thrown into the water and sacrificed to it, everyone on the ship will be buried with him.

Mr. Yi's son-in-law turned pale and took a deep sip of wine before continuing reluctantly, "When it came to Jiang Long King, the ship's boss led some men to interrogate everyone on the ship one by one, asking them if anyone had concealed their surname or said no. If you have to say something, please stand up and do the work for yourself, don’t hurt others!”

"At this time, someone with sharp eyes noticed and said why the white shift leader and his group didn't come out. They were in the warehouse on the bottom floor. I took a few guys down to look for them."

"But as soon as we got down to the warehouse, we were dumbfounded. The warehouse was full of water, and the black water was up to our knees!"

"The boat is leaking!"

"I asked the young man to go up and report the news to the boss of the ship, and then led the people to the depths of the warehouse. I already heard someone calling for help."

"But it was too dark inside. When I took a closer look, I saw a water column emerging from the bottom of the boat. A large amount of black water was pouring into the cabin. Almost all the people in the Bai family class were gone. I could only see the leader of the Bai family trying to pull a person. "

"The two guys next to me rushed to help, but I didn't move. I felt like something was wrong. If the bottom of the boat leaked, the water should be rising upwards. Why...why did people fall down? It felt like... ..It’s like something is pulling people down under the water.”

"In the blink of an eye, the man was pulled down. Team Leader Bai fell backwards into the water, shouting "Monster! Monster!"

"He...he immediately grabbed the guy on the side. He was crazy. He actually... actually said that we should accompany him to save the demon!"

"But before he could finish speaking, he fell down suddenly, and then his body slid directly towards the hole in the bottom of the boat, and then he disappeared."

"Now I can see clearly. The thing that pulled him is under the water. No...it's not a demon, it's a soaked and white arm."

"It's a water drifter!"

"I and two other guys ran out immediately, but in the end I was the only one who ran out, and the two guys were also dragged away by the float."

Lifting his right leg and stroking the dark green fish-dragon scales tattooed on it, Mr. Yi sighed, "If it hadn't been for the protection of Jiang Longwang, I would have been doomed."

"You said that Team Leader Bai yelled at the demon and asked you to accompany him to save the demon." Yang Xiao seemed to realize something.

Mr. Yi's son-in-law looked strange, "Yes, that's indeed what he called. He...he seems to be crazy."

"The demon... the demon..." Yang Xiao reacted suddenly in the next second, "No, he's not talking about the demon, is he? Save him!"