Wang Furuo knew that Luo Xiuzhen of Sanqingdian whom he met in the pavilion was a talented person who beat his teachers, so he must have regretted not chatting with him more.
I was just teaching privately and shaking the teacher's authority, so I was left out to work hard.
The other party slapped him directly in the face, and his nature was even worse than that of Wang Fu.
This encounter also greatly increased Wang Fu's confidence. No matter how difficult the punishment task was, someone had completed the task after all.
He went down the river, but felt it was too slow, so he took out the black porcelain bottle.
"The fairy horse is better than the smoke."
The lid of the magnetic bottle, as black as a chess piece, actually relies on magnetic force to hold it together tightly.
Pulling off the bottle cap, a plume of black smoke rose, and there was a faint sound of a roaring horse.
"Feng Xingshu, let's go!"
Wang Fu pointed at his feet, and the black smoke enveloped his feet as if they were alive.
The next moment, the wind movement was activated, the breeze mixed with the black smoke, and the sound of tearing wind instantly came to the ears.
"Whoosh!"
Wang Fu's eyes flashed, and the scenery around him instantly turned into spots of color, and he backed away desperately.
too fast.
Like a horse galloping at full speed, Wang Fu could hardly open his eyes, "Dharma eyes, open."
Fortunately, I still have discernment.
Wang Fu finally opened his eyes and looked around at high speed. The water in the river was flowing forward in a mighty way. As Wang Fu's speed increased, the river gradually slowed down.
Until the end, the river was actually going backwards in front of his eyes.
"Quick, really fast."
Wang Fu had never experienced this feeling before and thought that with this smoke, he would be able to catch up with the traces of water ghosts in the rapid river.
Jiang Qianfan's magic weapon has been a big help.
"Whizzing."
With the help of Xianju Shengyan, the journey originally scheduled for eight or nine days was reduced to two days.
Wang Fu first visited the navy along the Yangtze River, who was Lu Hansheng's uncle.
Lu Hansheng's mother's family name is Shui, and his uncle is the commander of a battalion of naval forces along the river, Shui Shenjiang.
The water ginseng general has not been in a good mood these past few days, and his favorite fried fish cake has not been touched for many days.
"General, a total of seventeen brothers have disappeared this month. Some of them are fetching water from the kitchen, some are out for convenience in the middle of the night, and some are cleaning algae and shellfish on the boat. They are all missing, but their bodies are not found."
The water ginseng general shook his head, "Where is the missing person? He was obviously eaten by the water ghost as a snack! There is no need to look for it. Go get some money and food and send it to various families for compensation."
The lieutenant general was a little angry and said, "General, this devil is bullying people too much. We have knives and guns. How have we ever suffered from such cowardice?"
"You have to bear with it even if you are angry."
The water ginseng general said, "Nowadays, water ghosts eat people sporadically, and the losses of various departments can be replenished. If we provoke him to make trouble every day, you and I will become bare generals, and we will not even be able to save our lives."
"Having said that..."
The deputy general wanted to persuade him again, but suddenly a soldier from outside reported, "General, someone is visiting me holding a token of my nephew.
"Oh, please!"
The water ginseng will be touched. My sister's son is sent to a Taoist temple to learn Taoism. If he has practiced for more than ten years, he may be able to deal with water ghosts, but I'm afraid he can't do it now.
The young man outside is probably my nephew's classmate, so I just gave him some money and dry food to pass on.
It is true that there are water ghosts nearby, and the navy camp is not safe and it is inconvenient to accommodate guests.
When Wang Fu entered the camp, he saw the navy practicing drills all around. There was a tall ship stranded on the beach, and the boatmen and craftsmen were busy up and down on their racks, repairing and painting the hull.
"Wang Fu of the Thunder Fire Palace in Yunyang has seen the Water Ginseng General."
The water ginseng general has long been determined. It is true that Wang Fu is a fellow disciple of his nephew, and his attitude is very polite.
After chatting for a while, Wang Fu explained his intention, which shocked Shuigenjiang.
"this……"
The water ginseng general never wanted to deal with the water ghost. If a formal Taoist came to Yunyang Temple, he would definitely cooperate actively.
But Wang Fu is just a hairless child, a few years younger than his nephew. How can he handle such a big thing?
"Priest Wang Fu, you and Han Sheng are from the same sect. As an elder, I would like to advise you."
"The water ghost is really difficult to deal with."
"Go and see how many fishermen and boatmen with excellent water skills have spent their whole lives making a living in the water on both sides of the river. But now, they dare not go near any water for fear of being eaten by water ghosts."
The implication is that they are unwilling to send troops or ships to help.
Wang Fu smiled and did not feel frustrated because he had expected it before coming.
"General Water Ginseng, I want to take a walk around. Can you send a few people as guides?"
General Shuigen was eager for Wang Fu to leave, so he quickly said to the deputy general, "Quickly pick a few people."
I wanted to let Wang Fu see the reality clearly and leave as soon as possible.
Sailors from several camps led Wang Fu along the river bank, while also shouldering the responsibility of protection.
"Trail leader, don't walk by the river, it's not safe."
The sailor who spoke was only a teenager, with a childish face. He was younger than Wang Fu. He had served as a soldier at a young age.
According to what he said, his family used to make a living by fishing, but then water ghosts attacked him, and his father had half of his left leg chewed off. He escaped home after a disaster, and the family lost their livelihood and fell into a situation without water or food.
He had no choice but to join the navy camp as a soldier to receive subsistence money and food.
Wang Fu nodded and stepped out of the shallow water on the beach, where dense white bones were vaguely exposed, which were traces of the water ghosts' ravages.
After walking a few steps, a sound of painful crying suddenly came from beside me.
It turned out to be a sailor. Looking at the river, he suddenly squatted on the ground and started crying. Others tried to pull him but he would not get up.
"Little Taoist Priest, don't blame him."
The young sailor hurriedly explained, "His brother was dragged away by a water ghost last night, and he has been feeling sad."
"Does this happen often?"
Wang Fu did not expect that it was not safe inside the military camp.
"There are people there every now and then, but the military camp is safer than the outside after all."
In a heavily-armed camp, water ghosts can come whenever they want, but wouldn't it be even more difficult for the undefended poor people?
Wang Fu thought of this, pinched the turtle shell, and began to calculate.
Water ghosts come and go like the wind and cannot stay in a certain place, but the general range of activities within a certain period of time can still be calculated.
"Um?"
Wang Fu's heart moved when he saw a small boat slowly approaching on the opposite river.
There are dogwood bushes planted at both ends of the boat. This is a folk custom to get rid of evil spirits, but to be fair, apart from repelling insects, it is really useless.
"Why are there boats on the river?"
Several sailors saw it and explained, "There was news this morning that water ghosts were haunted thirty miles away. The nearby fishermen took the opportunity to come out and earn some life-saving money."
It turns out that although the water ghost is cruel, it can never resist hunger.
Every household cannot open the pot and will die if they starve for a long time. Many boatmen and fishermen want to take advantage of the time difference to catch a few nets while the water ghosts are wreaking havoc outside.
After all, the rampant water ghosts are not a blessing to the people, but a blessing to the fish, shrimps and crabs in the river.
No one fished, and the carcasses were eaten away. As time went by, the river fish and shrimps became very fat.
"That's not good!"
Wang Fu turned to the young sailor beside him and said, "Tell them to go back."
The young sailor was stunned, why?
The next moment, Wang Fu drove the fairy horse to win over the smoke, and flew towards the boat on the river.
"immortal?"
Several sailors' eyes were dazzled when they saw Wang Fu appear on the river, a full thousand meters away.