Chapter 198 The Blackwater River and the Ferry Woman
"Didn't you say that there will be a black ship in about seven days?"
"It's been several days since you last saw the Black Ship. We've been waiting for almost seven days now, so why haven't we seen the Black Ship yet?"
In a reed swamp, Zhou Fan was eating snake meat while frowning and asking the many spiritual masters around him.
If he hadn't known that they wouldn't dare to lie and deceive him, Zhou Fan would have suspected that they were lying.
"this......"
"Sir! We don't know what's going on!"
"Do you think the black ship was delayed on the way?"
"..."
Faced with the suspicion of the spiritual masters around him, Zhou Fan simply rolled his eyes, thinking that no one was controlling the ship, so how could it waste time?
If his guess is correct, then the black ship is likely to be some kind of rule of the world in this forbidden area, and it should not change the time pattern at will.
"Sir! Appeared!"
"The black ship appears!"
At this time, someone with sharp eyes saw the black ship floating slowly at the end of the line of sight and couldn't help shouting excitedly.
When Zhou Fan heard this, he looked around and immediately saw the end of the Black River outside the reed marsh. At this moment, a black boat slowly floated towards him.
But after seeing the black ship clearly, he couldn't help but frown and turned to look at the people around him.
"Didn't you say that the black ship is empty?"
"Why is there a woman at the helm?"
Zhou Fan asked in a low voice, which made the old chuunin and others stunned when they heard the words.
No one answered him, but they all came to the reeds and pushed aside the reeds to look towards the Black River.
Some people had better eyesight and soon saw a woman whose face could not be seen clearly on the black boat drifting with the current.
Everyone looked at each other in confusion for a moment, even the old chuunin looked suspicious.
When Zhou Fan saw everyone's expressions, he knew that they didn't know what was going on.
"The thirty people selected earlier will go with me to see the situation. The remaining people will stay here in the reed marsh and are not allowed to run around or enter the Black River at will."
Zhou Fan, who left an order, took the old Chuunin man named Cai, Zhao Zhuang, and more than twenty spiritual masters to the wooden plank road not far away.
Captain Shadow was left by Zhou Fan to lead the Wind Shadow Army, as well as the remaining Long Xia Kingdom Spirit Imperial Guard team.
At the end of the wooden plank road was the ferry port. After Zhou Fan reminded everyone not to act rashly, he set his sights on the black boat that was getting closer and closer to the ferry port.
I saw a woman standing on the black boat wearing a red dress and a red hijab. She stood quietly on the bow of the boat like a wood sculpture, seeming to look at Zhou Fan and others.
When they saw the woman in red clothes and a red hijab, dressed like a girl about to get married, Zhou Fan and others all looked at each other.
Looking at the woman in the red dress, Zhou Fan couldn't help but flash the statue he saw in the temple in the deserted village in his mind.
Isn’t that female statue wearing a red hijab?
"Could it be that the statue enshrined in the deserted village is this ferry girl?"
Zhou Fan muttered secretly and couldn't help but be extremely vigilant.
"Don't be too talkative when you get on the boat, and don't be rude, otherwise don't blame me for turning against you!"
Zhou Fan came to his senses and immediately warned Old Man Cai and others behind him seriously.
"yes!"
Everyone's hearts trembled when they heard the words, and they all heard the solemn meaning in Zhou Fan's words.
Although everyone is a little confused, if you want to live a long life, you need to know how to obey orders.
Mr. Cai is a little indifferent. He is only interested in men but not much in women.
"What are you looking at! If you look at me with that silvery look again, be careful I complain to an adult!"
The strong Zhao Zhuang attracted Mr. Cai all the time, and he couldn't help but cast his eyes on him. This made Zhao Zhuang's scalp numb and complained to Zhou Fan.
"Stop making trouble! The ship is coming!"
Zhou Fan reminded everyone at this time, asking Mr. Cai and Zhao Zhuang to all focus on the Black River.
I saw that the boat floating on the Black River was slowly approaching the ferry port.
At this moment, everyone could clearly see the woman standing on the bow of the boat. The woman seemed to be a young girl. Her skin was like cream, and with her delicate hands and white lotus-like feet, she looked like a beautiful woman at first glance.
If you were outside, the appearance of such a girl would definitely attract bees and butterflies, making countless men crazy about her.
But this is a forbidden area, and everyone who had already received the order said nothing and looked at Zhou Fan, waiting for his order.
"Next week, Fan! I wonder what I call the girl?"
When the black boat docked slowly at the ferry port, Zhou Fan saw that the woman in the red dress was still motionless, so he couldn't help but take the initiative to say hello and ask.
He wanted to explore the other party's background, but found that the woman in the red dress did not answer him, but just looked at him quietly through the red hijab.
The gaze through the red hijab made Zhou Fan feel a little uncomfortable being stared at.
"Excuse me, is this girl going to take us across the river?"
Zhou Fan asked politely again, but found that the woman in the red dress still ignored him.
The other party was like a wooden sculpture, motionless from beginning to end.
"Since the girl doesn't speak, I will take it as your acquiescence."
Zhou Fan, who was silent for a while, spoke again, taking the lead in flying over and boarding the black ship.
When he landed on the black boat, he stared at the woman in the red dress with vigilance.
When he found that the other party was still motionless and did not attack him, he relaxed his vigilance slightly.
Immediately afterwards, he signaled Mr. Cai to board the ship.
Mr. Cai didn't dare to hesitate. He had been tortured by Zhou Fan a lot these days, and now he felt a little psychologically affected even if he disobeyed his orders.
After Mr. Cai boarded the ship, the woman in the red dress remained silent and showed no unusual behavior.
Soon, Zhao Zhuang and others all boarded the ship one after another.
After everyone boarded the motionless black ship, it slowly turned its bow and sailed toward the depths of the Black River.
The woman in the red dress standing on the bow of the boat remained as motionless as a wooden sculpture. When the breeze blew, Zhou Fan and others could smell a faint fragrance of a girl.
Zhou Fan smelled the refreshing fragrance and immediately became vigilant. He mobilized his energy and blood to wrap around the fragrance that floated into his body to investigate.
I originally thought there was something wrong with the fragrance, but I didn't expect it was just an ordinary spice smell and did not contain any toxins or disturbing side effects.
If the woman in the red dress didn't look like a living person, Zhou Fan would have doubted whether she was a wooden person.
In this way, the silent people entered the foggy Heihe area as the black boat sailed.
"Sir! Is there someone playing a prank by placing realistic dolls on the bow of the ship to scare people?"
A subordinate of the Spiritual Imperial Master couldn't hold back and whispered in Zhou Fan's ear.
Zhou Fan was stunned for a moment when he heard this, feeling that there seemed to be a slight possibility.
"boom!"
"ah!"
Suddenly, the chewing spiritual master was blasted away by a terrifying force and instantly fell into the black river.
Amidst a scream, the spiritual master was shrouded in a group of black shadows in the black river, and soon only a pool of blood emerged from the water.
Everything happened so fast that Zhou Fan and others had no time to rescue them.
"Those who insult God will die!"
At this time, a cold voice came from the mouth of the woman wearing a red hijab.
Everyone on the black ship felt awe-struck upon hearing this, and they all gathered around Zhou Fan and looked warily at the girl in the red dress who suddenly turned around.
Zhou Fan felt as if he was facing a formidable enemy at this moment. When the terrifying power blasted away the unlucky spiritual master, he felt a fatal sense of crisis.
The girl in the red dress did not make any move, and quickly turned her back to Zhou Fan and others.
"Can the black ship carry thirty people?"
After a while of silence, Zhou Fan suddenly asked Zhao Zhuang beside him in a low voice.
Zhao Zhuang was stunned for a moment when he heard this, wondering why Zhou Fan suddenly asked this.
But he still answered truthfully: "It seems that only thirty people can be boarded on the black ship. Anyone with more will be blown away by a mysterious force."
As soon as Zhao Zhuang finished speaking, he was suddenly stunned.
He finally understood why Zhou Fan asked this!
There were still thirty people boarding the ship this time, but there was an added variable: the woman in the red dress.
Before, thirty people were able to board the ship and everyone didn't think much about it, but now someone was suddenly knocked away. Is it because there was one more person on the black ship?
Everyone looked at me, and I looked at you, and finally their eyes fell on Zhou Fan.
Zhou Fan was not sure whether it was because of the extra person that the unlucky guy was blown away.
But he is already dead and there is no use thinking about it. What he should worry about now is what he will encounter when entering the Black River. What does the sudden appearance of the woman in the red dress at the bow of the boat mean? What is her purpose?
The silent black ship soon sailed into the sea of fog. The white fog greatly affected the line of sight, making everyone alert to their surroundings as if they were facing a formidable enemy.
The mysterious black shadows in the black river seem to have been secretly following the black ship.
Zhou Fan was not sure what the black shadows under the river were, but they were obviously not harmless to humans or animals. At least the spiritual master who fell into the black river and turned into blood in the blink of an eye was the best proof.
"Sir! Should we strike first and see what the black shadow in the river is?"
A spiritual master hesitated again and again, and finally asked Zhou Fandao in a low voice.
After all, being on guard like this all the time is not an option, as it will consume a lot of your soul.
It is still unknown what those black shadows are. Without knowing what the enemy is, it is difficult to use targeted means to defend against it.
"Don't act rashly!"
Zhou Fan stopped everyone on the boat from acting rashly, then took out a grenade and threw it into the distance.
"boom!"
There was a loud bang and an explosion in the distance.
I saw a few weird-looking fish being blown up into the sky, and then fell down with a normal sound.
"It turns out to be a group of strange fish!"
After everyone saw that those black shadows were just strange fish, they all secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
"Don't be careless! Those strange fish seem to have extremely sharp teeth. If they were bitten, a large piece of flesh and blood would be bitten off."
Zhou Fan reminded everyone, and then motioned for them to continue waiting and not to act rashly.
The fish swimming in the Black River seemed to have no intention of attacking the black ship and Fan Fan and others on board.
However, they seem to be gathering more and more and have gradually surrounded the black ship. If it accidentally falls, I am afraid that all the bones will be eaten in an instant.
While Zhou Fan was vigilant about the fish in the Black River, he also kept an eye on the woman in red dress standing on the bow of the boat.
She must have some purpose, otherwise she would not appear for no reason.
As we went deeper into the Heihe River, the thick white mist became thicker and completely blocked his sight, so that Zhou Fan could only vaguely see the figure of the woman in red dress standing on the bow of the boat.
Gradually, he could no longer see the figure of the woman in the red dress, and everything he could see was white.
"ah!"
Suddenly, a scream came from beside me.
"Plop!"
Immediately afterwards, Zhou Fan heard the sound of falling into the water.
Then there was a scream that stopped suddenly, causing Zhou Fan to immediately shout: "No one is allowed to move, no matter what they see or hear, no one is allowed to move."