"There's something under the water!"
Lu San's face was pale and his eyes were full of shock.
This was the first time Li Yan saw him so nervous. He held down Wang Dao Xuan who was about to fall over, and at the same time said urgently, "What is it?"
"I don't know!"
Lu San gritted his teeth and said, "All the fish and shrimps in the water were scared away. That thing has its way. I couldn't hear anything, I only knew it was very big!"
Before he finished speaking, a roar was heard, the water waves on the river exploded, and the rolling river water surged up.
At the same time, a dark thing popped up, like a reef, covered with scaly algae and scale armor, and was as big as a passenger ship.
Boom!
A merchant ship in front was suddenly smashed into pieces, planks of wood were flying everywhere, and many people fell into the water screaming.
In the blink of an eye, blood surged up.
"I'll choke you!"
Sha LiFei was so frightened that his face turned pale, "What kind of monster is this!"
They were all on the boat at the moment, and the Xiling Gorge river had big waves. When they encountered this thing, they had no power to fight back.
Lu San grabbed the edge of the boat with one hand, pinched the magic weapon with the other hand, and said Superior Language in his mouth, staring at the water.
Obviously, he wanted to communicate with the water monster.
It's not like he has never done this kind of thing before. When he was Attendant at Cao Gang, he helped Cao Gang solve several similar incidents.
However, this time, the guy I met was bigger and more advanced. I couldn't tell whether it was a fish or a turtle, so I ignored his communication at all.
Li Yan saw this and knew that it could not be delayed any longer.
He quickly turned his head and looked around, and immediately saw a large bundle of rope at the stern of the boat, which was used to pull the rope when encountering a shoal.
Without saying a word, Li Yan took out the armor and tied it to his leg. At the same time, Pacing the Gang and Stepping the Dipper made a hand and chanted a mantra. "Nogao! Six Jia Nine Chapters, the sky is round and the earth is round. There are four seasons and five elements, the sun and the moon are the light..."
Phew~
In an instant, Yin Wind roared around him, and the rain and fog were rolled up, as if a small tornado formed around him.
Li Yan jumped out, picked up the rope, and roared, "Get everything ready, let's go ashore first!"
After saying that, Hidden Strength erupted under his feet, and his body rose into the air, leaping more than ten meters in one go. When he was about to fall into the water, his feet suddenly exerted force again, and he stepped on the water with all his strength.
Boom!
There was a loud noise and water splashed everywhere.
Normally, no matter how big the waves were, a person would still fall into the water, but now that he was using armor and horse, his body was as light as a swallow.
With this force, he jumped out more than ten meters again.
Xiling Gorge The water channel is narrow, and two jumps have brought him close to the shore. He can see the messy reefs under the water.
Li Yan stepped on the rocks in the water, and jumped to the shore with another force. He wrapped the rope around the boulder, exerted force with both arms, and the rope suddenly became straight.
However, with the entire wooden boat, the people on board, and the waves in the river pulling him, how could he move even if his whole body Martial Power condensed into one?
"Young Hero Li is tight!"
Seeing this, the original hundred households on the boat also picked up another bundle of fiber ropes and jumped onto the tight rope.
Li Yan felt a strain in his hand and quickly tightened it.
Yuan Baihu's skill was also extraordinary. He was carrying another bundle of fiber ropes, like Wire Walking, running quickly on the rope, and then jumped to the shore.
He also tied the rope to another boulder. With a roar, Hidden Strength exploded and pulled the rope back.
The two of them exerted force at the same time, and the wooden boat finally deviated from the direction.
"Brother Lu brother, do it quickly!"
Sha LiFei on the boat also roared loudly, and Lu San and all the boatmen were busy pulling the rope with the same force.
With the combined efforts of both parties, the wooden boat became faster and faster.
Wang Dao Xuan didn't have enough strength, so he didn't go up to cause trouble. He clung to the edge of the boat and looked around with a nervous look on his face.
Suddenly, his pupils shrank.
They saw a line of water coming straight towards them on the water in the distance. The river was rolling and whitecaps were surging, but they could also vaguely see the shadows under the water.
If that thing were to catch up, no one in the boat would be able to escape.
"Evil Creature!"
Wang Dao Xuan roared, stood up directly, pulled out Coin Sword from his arms, bit his fingertips, and scratched the sword.
Seeing that thing getting closer and closer, he made a secret in his hand and threw Coin Sword out hard.
The Daoist was not good at fists and feet, and he had never learned any concealed weapon techniques, but the thing was so big, and Coin Sword had been turned on, it actually penetrated his body with a puff.
"Roar!"
There was a loud roar and water waves surged up.
Everyone saw a huge thing jumping out of the water.
On the river, many people opened their mouths.
At this moment, everyone could clearly see that it was actually a sturgeon, but it was surprisingly large, and its scales were ferociously protruding, like inverted halberds, like dragon armor, and there was a huge bronze chain on its tail.
However, the bronze chain has broken.
Wang Dao Xuan This attack is not fatal, but so many stored Evil Expelling and Blessing Coin have already formed a situation. Gang Qi is entangled and inserted into River Monster's body, causing it extreme pain.
Boom!
The water monster's heavy body fell, causing a huge wave of water.
The wooden boat heaved violently, and the bottom plate of Wang Dao Xuan became unstable and was thrown directly into the water.
At this moment, Sha LiFei suddenly stepped forward, reached out to fish it out, grabbed Wang Dao Xuan's arm, and pulled it back into the boat.
Although it almost fell into the water, the wooden boat suddenly tilted due to the waves and headed towards the river.
Sha LiFei quickly stood up again and pulled the rope with everyone.
Finally, the wooden boat approached the shore.
The shore of this Xiling Gorge is full of reefs and shoals. As soon as the wooden boat approached, it immediately ran aground, and a large hole was broken in the bottom of the boat by the rocks.
But at this time, everyone couldn't care less and jumped into the water one after another, swimming and running along the rocks.
"Brother Lu San, help me!"
Sha LiFei roared, and Lu San picked up the heavy luggage, jumped into the water and swam towards the shore, followed closely by Wang Dao Xuan.
The luggage was all their belongings, which were of great value. It was unsafe to leave them in an inn, and how could they fall into the river.
However, the danger is not over yet.
The huge sturgeon struggled in the water for a while, then flicked its tail and rushed towards the shore, parting the waves with an inverted halberd behind its back.
Lu San sensed danger and quickly pulled out the bones from his waist.
However, the gunpowder has been soaked and cannot be ignited.
At this moment, a figure came out of the sky, stepping on the rocks in the water, as if walking on the waves, it was Li Yan.
With a hasty cry, he pulled out the Severing Dust Blade, his eyes full of murderous intent.
There is nothing he can do in the river, but how can he be afraid when he reaches the shore?
"You guys leave quickly!"
Jumped to the nearest reef, Li Yan slashed his long knife across the water, stared at the water, and shouted lowly.
Lu San and Sha LiFei didn't talk nonsense, they carried their luggage together, and after a while of flopping with Wang Dao Xuan, they finally landed ashore.
At the same time, the other end River Monster also roared over.
Facing the rocks on the shore, this thing showed no fear and directly bumped into it.
There was a loud roar, and water and gravel splashed everywhere.
Its hard skull was like a battering ram, and it smashed directly into the rocks.
Li Yan was also surprised, but reacted faster. Leap of the Falcon jumped into the air and stretched out his left hand.
Wow!
Invisible Soul Hooking Chain roared out.
This River Monster suddenly froze.
How could Li Yan miss the opportunity? Severing Dust Blade teased her hard.
Clang!
The blade of the knife collided with the fish scales, and fire burst out.
Good guy!
Li Yan was secretly surprised that the scales of this fish monster were so tough.
Of course, he used Hidden Strength, and Severing Dust Blade was a magic weapon, so he directly broke its fish scales and cut a crack.
It was full of snow-white flesh, and bright red blood oozed out immediately.
However, Li Yan felt no joy at all.
This fish monster is quite large, and the slit he made has no effect on it at all.
And after getting closer, we could see more clearly that this fish monster was full of cracks, and even half of a rusty iron spear was stuck in it.
Obviously, he had been seriously injured a long time ago, but now he has completely healed, and the scales at the scars are layered on top of each other, making them even tougher.
Fortunately, although Divine Soul is violent and bloody, it is similar to the earth dragon encountered in Azure Dragon Mountain, and was also suppressed by Soul Hooking Chain.
On his side, Wang Dao Xuan and Coin Sword are also inserted on it.
Li Yan smoothly pulled out Coin Sword, and at the same time, he swung his long knife horizontally and stabbed directly into the sturgeon's huge eye.
Poof!
The fishy slurry burst out.
This smell went straight to Tianling Gai, and Li Yan was confused by it.
In just this short moment, the sturgeon River Monster finally broke free from Soul Hooking Chain, its body surging wildly, splashing muddy water and gravel.
Phew!
A whistling sound came, but it was the bronze chain behind the opponent's tail that was drawn towards Li Yan, as fast as light and shadow.
Li Yan didn't react in time and was hit directly in the chest.
This huge force caused his body to rise into the air and fall towards the shore.
Li Yan was in pain and felt that his sternum had collapsed. Great Luo Dharma Body started to work and repaired quickly. At the same time, he twisted his body and landed firmly on the ground.
The sturgeon was also quite smart. Although it suffered a loss, it did not pursue it. It twisted its body, smashed its tail against the rocks, and dived into the waves again.
Just as they were entangled with River Monster, the surviving ships in front had already left far away, and the ships behind were also in a panic and withdrew from Xiling Gorge.
"Damn it!"
At this moment, Yuan Baihu was also furious, "When did the water monster appear in this Xiling Gorge?"
He glanced at Li Yan, his eyes full of admiration, "Thankfully Young Hero Li took action, otherwise we would all have to feed fish and shrimp today."
"Wrong!"
Lu San on the side looked gloomy and put his hand into the water, "All the fish and shrimps in the river have fled, but that thing hasn't left yet."
As soon as he finished speaking, there was a loud boom in the distance, and a wooden boat outside the mouth of the gorge was knocked apart.
A figure jumped up among them.
Bang!
Smoke filled the air, and blood suddenly filled the river.
New musket!
Li Yan and others saw it and immediately understood what it was.
The imperial court equipped all states with new muskets, one for testing and the other for summarizing combat experience. The number was not large.
On that ship, there should be Commandery Commandant Office's people.
Unexpectedly, during this trip, Yuan Baihu also brought a handful.
The new musket is so powerful that even if the bullet is shot into the water, the speed will be significantly reduced, but it will still cause the River Monster to suffer.
However, it is also not a fatal injury.
This River Monster became more and more furious, tumbling up and down in the water.
Soon, accompanied by screams, blood stained the river surface red...
"Ah--!"
The original hundred households were so angry that their eyes were about to burst.
However, it was of no use at all.
After a while, there was no movement on the river.
Seeing such a tragic situation, the boats were frightened and moved away, all heading towards Yichang Ferry.
The rain and fog rolled in and quickly disappeared from everyone's sight...