Chapter 95 The Mysterious Snake God of Fuxian Lake
A low voice came.
Chen Yulou turned around subconsciously, glanced at the partridge whistle, and then nodded calmly.
There are so many people talking now.
Not the place to talk.
and.
He also had many questions and wanted to find out more from the ship boss.
However, before that, Chen Yulou took a look at Kunlun, who immediately understood and sent Yuan Hong back to the cabin.
It can be seen from the actions of these people just now.
There are indeed many rules and taboos for boat runners.
If it is discovered, it will cause unnecessary trouble.
Watch the two disappear at the top of the stairs.
Chen Yulou did not speak in a hurry, but waited calmly.
For people like them who rely on water.
When passing through rivers and lakes, people will perform sacrifices and worship gods.
What's more, a legendary Dragon King really appeared in front of them. They may have been more shocked than they were, but the ship boss and the others were in awe from the bottom of their hearts.
I am afraid that it will be difficult to recover from that emotion for a while.
Sure enough.
I waited for a long time.
The guys finally woke up and helped each other get up from the deck.
The captain of the boat whispered something to them.
The faces of the group of people changed uncertainly, then they nodded and left quickly with relief.
He spoke the local dialect and spoke quickly.
Chen Yulou didn’t understand at all.
However, we can guess a few things from his demeanor and body movements.
It's nothing more than letting them keep today's events rotten in their stomachs.
Otherwise, it would be disrespectful to the Dragon King.
Wait until a group of young guys leave.
When Chen Yulou and others were the only ones left on the deck, the ship boss sighed.
In his life, he has been steering the boat since he was a teenager, making a living on the water, and has come into contact with countless people from north to south.
A pair of eyes is more poisonous than a snake.
How could you not understand what they meant?
Didn't go down with the guys, but stayed alone, which said everything.
However, he did not get up. Instead, he continued to sit on the deck with his legs crossed and took out the hookah inserted in his waist.
Different from those old men who smoke dry cigarettes in Chenjiazhuang.
People here mostly use hookahs and grow their own tobacco leaves.
They are planted in spring and summer, harvested in season like crops, sent to the tobacco house for baking, and then made into tobacco.
When you want to use it, roll it up little by little.
The hookah in the head of the boat is okay.
The size is not that amazing.
Last time I was at Tianshengqiao Pier.
Chen Yulou even saw an old man from the Yi ethnic group, holding up a bamboo tube and puffing out mist.
After two lifetimes, this was the first time I met him, and I was really shocked.
Took a few mouthfuls.
The head of the boat seemed to feel much calmer.
Seeing this, Chen Yulou didn't waste any more time. He pondered for a moment before speaking.
"The leader of the boat has seen the Water Dragon King many times?"
Since he was waiting for him to speak.
How can Chen Yulou beat around the bush?
“Yes.”
"Including this time today, there must be three or four times."
As expected.
Listen to him asking about the Dragon Prince.
The head of the boat was not surprised, and a flash of memory flashed across his deeply wrinkled face.
He has been running the boat for too long.
I have seen countless dragons, fish and turtles in the water.
It’s just that the Dragon King is the first in Nanpanjiang.
Not everyone is qualified to be called the River God and Dragon King.
As long as he can remember, he has heard his elders talk about the Dragon King across the river. Those who make a living on the water rely on the Dragon King to protect them and provide them with food.
How can you worship it accidentally?
"So many times?"
After hearing him say it casually three or four times, even though Chen Yulou was mentally prepared, there was a hint of surprise in his eyes.
Panjiang River stretches for more than two thousand miles.
This Nanpan River alone crosses the two provinces of Yunnan and Guizhou.
Who can tell clearly how many fish scales are hidden under the seemingly calm water?
He was able to encounter it three or four times.
The probability is much lower than winning the lottery.
For a moment, he didn't know whether he meant that the leader of the ship was lucky or had bad luck.
“This is nothing.”
“I heard from the old people in the village that I have seen him seven or eight times.”
The boat head removed the hookah from his mouth, shook his head and said.
Seven or eight chapters.
Hear this.
The eyes of the people behind him widened.
It feels like a fantasy.
The moment the black shadow appeared just now, they felt as if the waves were roaring, the sea was boiling, especially the evil spirit that filled the air, and the blood in their bodies seemed to have stagnated.
Unable to move.
Even breathing is difficult.
You know, there are six people on the deck at the moment.
Which one is not a veteran of the battlefield?
I even successfully hunted and killed a big demon when I was in Pingshan.
But even so, at this moment, my mind is still a little immersed in it, and the horror is difficult to eliminate.
These boat runners are just ordinary people.
In front of that big demon.
Not to mention encirclement and killing, even the simplest thought of resistance does not dare to come up.
In the end, they didn't dare to look under the boat.
But there was a startling glimpse from a few hundred meters away.
It feels like a floating island in the water.
Capsizing a ship can only happen in an instant.
Coupled with the fact that most of the monsters in the world are bloody and cruel, a narrow escape from death can be interpreted as a sign of good fortune.
I can survive seven or eight times.
They really can’t imagine how they did it?
Looking at their expressions, the captain knew what they were thinking, but he did not explain too much, just shook his head and said.
“It’s normal if you don’t believe it.”
“If I, Bamo, hadn’t experienced it myself, it would be hard for me to imagine it.”
Barmo?
This is the first time everyone has heard his name.
When we first hired a boat, we only knew that the captain of the boat was from the Yi ethnic group.
There are almost hundreds of scattered ethnic groups in southern Yunnan.
It is different from that of later generations.
There is no such thing as branching these days.
For example, the Mosuo people on the Lugu Lake side of Lijiang are a separate ethnic group and are not simply included in the Naxi people.
"Ba...Boss of the boat, to tell you the truth, Chen has traveled extensively over the years. He has been to many places and has heard many legends about the Dragon King and the River God."
"There is just one thing. Unknown.”
“Can the river god of Nanpanjiang never lift a boat?”
Listen to him speak slowly.
Chen Yulou still couldn’t believe it.
You must know that the Iron-headed Dragon King of Gulan County is entrenched in the Yellow River and has capsized countless passing ships.
Even every sacrifice requires blood food.
What is blood food?
It's not as simple as pigs, sheep, cows and horses.
But select a group of boys and girls.
But even so, the Iron-Headed Dragon King is still wreaking havoc, and every year many boat runners are buried in the belly of the fish.
Judging from the evil spirit just now.
The black shadow under the water is at least the level of a great demon.
Although the building boat they were traveling on was surprisingly large, it shouldn't be difficult to overturn it based on its ability.
But it came in waves.
A cow head was just... sent away?
Tell the truth.
He had already communicated with Nu Qingji just now.
As long as the water monster is wreaking havoc, I will kill the monster today and get the elixir.
But the result really puzzled him.
"You think too much about your future life."
Hearing this, the captain of the ship, Bamo, couldn't help but sneer.
“We are lucky this time, otherwise do you really think we can escape?”
When sailing on the water, just like farmers, they eat with their fingers to the sky.
If you are lucky, everything will go smoothly.
If they are unlucky and the boat is capsized, all of them will have to go down to feed the fish.
“My third uncle, more than 20 years ago, was sailing across the Panjiang River. Just because he said a wrong sentence, he offended Lord Dragon. No one among the dozens of people in the boat survived.”
Talking about this past event.
Bamo's cloudy eyes were full of sorrow. "It seems... we are lucky."
Chen Yulou was startled when he heard this, then shrugged and laughed at himself.
I really dare to lift the boat.
I just don’t know if its teeth are sharp enough.
"Boss of the boat, a river god like Panjiang Dragon King, how great is this place?"
I saw him pondering.
Partridge Whistle, who had been silent for a long time, asked for the first time.
“There are so many.”
“How can there not be too many.”
"In this world, the mountains are guarded by mountain gods, and the water mansions are naturally guarded by river gods."
Ba Mo glanced at him.
There was a hint of surprise in his eyes.
The Bai people live together in southern Yunnan. Each ethnic group has its own belief in gods. After all, Taoists like him are in the minority.
At least he comes and goes on boats and doesn’t meet him more than a few times a year.
But he is a cultivator after all.
Bamo's tone also became much more respectful.
“There are other places too?”
Partridge Whistle frowned slightly.
Although he has traveled around the world for many years, most of his time has only been in the mountains.
There are still very few water monsters encountered.
I have heard it before, but this is the first time I have seen it with my own eyes like today.
"Of course."
"Or do you think that all the taboos we boatmen say are really groundless?"
The tobacco leaves in the hookah seem to be Not much left.
Bamo said as he took out the cigarette pouch from his pocket.
Twisted a small handful from it, slowly stuffed it into the hookah, and took out the fire stone that was used to burn incense and light paper, and gently rubbed it, and the dark red light flickered again.
White smoke also continued to come out of his nose.
I heard something in his words.
Chen Yulou's mind moved and he simply sat down against the side of the boat and asked with interest.
"The leader of the boat, who is the most ferocious...or the most amazing river god you have ever encountered in your life?"
When I heard him ask this question.
The eyes of the people around him also lit up.
All eyes fell on Ba Mo’s weather-beaten, dark, angular face.
"The most vicious..."
Bamo seemed to be gradually getting into a conversation.
No one who sails on a boat has seen some strange things that are rare for ordinary people.
But the young people in the village have long been tired of hearing it, and even the younger members of the family don’t care.
Many times he talks to himself alone.
Now, I finally met a few people who were willing to listen to his stories.
How could Bamo still hold back.
Smoke drifted before my eyes.
A mysterious luster suddenly flashed in those cloudy eyes.
“If you want to be evil, then it’s Xianren Lake.”
Xianren Lake?
Hear the name.
Chen Yulou immediately realized that this should be Fuxian Lake.
Bamo put down his hookah.
Stand aside casually.
Under the curious eyes of a group of people, he slowly talked about a past event.
That was when he was young.
Today, it has been at least thirty years, right?
In southern Yunnan, hundreds of rivers lead to the sea, and there are countless rivers and lakes.
The ancestors of the Bamo family were boatmen who relied on water to draft water. They did everything from fishing, boating, and ferrying.
The world was not good when you were young.
Plus my father is seriously ill.
The family cannot afford life-saving money for medical treatment and medicine.
But running a boat is to earn hard money. If you want to save your life, you have to fight for your life.
Just in time, there was a man from the south who was recruiting boatmen everywhere, saying that he wanted to go to Liangwang Mountain in Xianren Lake.
Xianren Lake is also Fuxian Lake.
There have been countless rumors since ancient times.
It is said that the bottom of the lake leads directly to the Dragon Palace, and the Water Dragon King lives under the water. The local people regard Fuxian Lake as a holy lake and dare not enter the water easily.
No one dares to take it even if they spend a lot of money.
The leader of the boat was young and energetic at the time, and he was waiting for money to save his life, so he took it without even thinking about it.
Drive the boat straight to the islands in the lake.
At first, he was actually a little scared. After all, no one who has relied on water for generations has never heard some weird rumors.
But after getting into the water, there was no turning back and he couldn't care less.
According to what he said.
Before entering the water, it was a cloudless sunny day, and the water of Xianren Lake was so clear that you could see to the bottom.
Boats float on the water.
It's like ferrying on the Tianhe River.
Those people who came from the south ran from the cabin to the deck one after another, and were so surprised that they could not close their mouths at the beautiful scenery on Xianren Lake.
Bamo is actually here for the first time.
Although he lives in Tianshengqiao, more than two hundred miles away from Xianren Lake, he mostly travels on the Nanpan River, either running boats or fishing.
However.
He was at the helm, so he had to look at the ship all the time, and he didn't pay much attention to the scenery.
And.
In his opinion, Xianren Lake is clearer than elsewhere.
The so-called beautiful scenery is not just mountains and rivers, but there is nothing good to see.
Pole the boat all the way to the middle of the lake.
Those wealthy businessmen from the south were completely attracted by the beautiful scenery and kept talking.
Bamo is a Yi.
I don’t understand the language.
Wu Nong couldn't understand those southerners who spoke softly, so he just immersed himself in his work.
About an hour later.
Seeing Liang Wangshan appear in sight.
Bamo's hanging heart slowly fell back into his stomach.
These wealthy businessmen were generous and gave him twenty taels of silver for this trip. When he was running boats on the river, he could not earn that much in two or three years.
Now we are so close.
How could he not be happy?
He was thinking in his mind that the treatment and medicine he needed would only cost him a few taels of silver at most, and he would have enough left over to buy a better ship.
When you are proud.
There was suddenly a violent collision on the ship, as if it had hit something. The nobles were frightened and stood on the bow of the ship, screaming in surprise.
Bamo felt very sorry.
I just wanted to go over and have a look, so I could accompany Xin and comfort him.
After all, he is a big benefactor, so he cannot be offended.
Just...
When he walked out of the cabin and stuck his head out to look over.
Just found out.
On the calm lake, a sinkhole whirlpool unexpectedly appeared.
The surrounding water waves rose upright into the sky.
It is like forming a cylindrical water curtain.
It was because the bow of the boat hit the water curtain just now that it caused such a big noise.
Have you never seen such a strange thing before?
The whole person was so scared that he almost couldn’t stand still.
He desperately tried to call the distinguished guests back to the cabin, but they seemed to be stunned and remained motionless.
Soon.
Bamo noticed something was wrong.
It wasn't that they were frightened out of their wits, but there was a monster he had never seen before lying beside the pit that day, shaped like a giant python or a legendary dragon.
The head is hanging in the air.
A pair of eyes, as big as a millstone, were all red, staring at the group of people on the bow.
Bamo didn’t dare to shout anymore.
Covering his mouth with his hands, he hid behind the cabin door and peeked through the gap.
The big snake opened its huge mouth and swallowed six or seven people in one breath.
Bamo is also considered a bold person.
But when he saw that scene with his own eyes, he was so frightened that he fainted on the spot.
When he wakes up.
The sinkhole on the lake has disappeared, and the boat has drifted to Liangwang Mountain. How dare he stay longer, so he drove the boat back to the shore like crazy.
Stayed in a local Miao family’s home for several days.
I just managed to take a breath.
During this period, he also heard about many taboo mysteries on Fuxian Lake.
But I have never heard of the rumors about the Dragon King and River God.
But Bamo knew that the big snake in the sinkhole at the bottom of the lake might be the river god of Xianren Lake.
Speaking of this.
Bamo picked up the hookah, stood up, glanced at everyone, sighed, and then left a meaningful message.
"I've kept this in my heart for many years, and I didn't dare to tell anyone."
"Now that I'm older, I always think about the past, and I feel like a stone is weighing on my heart if I don't tell it. "
"You young people, no matter where you go from now on, you'd better pay homage when you travel across mountains and rivers, there may be gods in your head."
(End of this chapter)