"Hey - what's wrong with you guys -" the boatman shouted. Boatmen have to shout slogans every day, so their voices have long been trained to be a megaphone.
The people running along the shore shouted as they ran: "Monster - monster - there is a monster on Pingshan Mountain -"
"Oh my god, a big fireball fell from the sky - it's going to burn the monster to death -" another person shouted.
"The monster harmed Liu's Qiangzi—it pulled out his intestines—"
When the boatman Nifeng heard the word "monster", his face turned pale.
"What's wrong? What's wrong?" All the small boats around came over.
The boatman looked at them with a pale face: "They said..." The boatman swallowed his saliva in fear, "There is a monster on Pingshan Mountain, and it ate Liu Qiang's intestines..."
All of the boatmen immediately looked tense. The next moment, they lowered their heads in tacit understanding and rowed quickly, fearing that if they went too slowly they would be eaten by the monster.
Dark clouds passed over the top of the mountain, the moonlight was faintly visible, and on the long Tianliu River, a row of small cargo ships lined up in a line, going upstream, like a small snake winding in the river.
Although the two villages in the north and south of Pingshan are small mountain villages, they are very close to the Qinzhou Prefecture. The prefecture is equivalent to the current provincial capital. This prefecture is surrounded by mountains and rivers, and is a Feng Shui treasure land. The Grand Canal and Tianliu River meet, forming a double dragon playing with a pearl. Cargo ships travel from south to north, exchanging their goods here, making it an extremely busy port on the Tianliu River and the Grand Canal.
This place is not only lively during the day, but also bustling with small boats and smuggled goods at night.
Because there are so many ships, so many people, and so much trade, there is one place that must be abundant here, and that is: brothels.
Qinzhou is surrounded by water on three sides. You think you should go to the river to admire the moon with a girl at night? Therefore, the brothels here are all located by the river and have their own pleasure boats. That’s why there are endless streams of water peddlers who come into the city to sell goods at night. Because most pleasure boats operate at night.
Although Pingshan was cloudy and rainy, the moon was bright, the stars were sparse, and the water was like a mirror.
The flower buildings on the fragrant street by the water are red, and plump swallows and slim orioles are singing and dancing.
The red lights on the eaves fall into the water, and koi fish circle around the lights.
The pavilions and terraces and their reflections in the water complement each other. The reflection of the beauty in front of the corridor is like a mermaid in the water, which makes her more charming.
The singing on the pavilion here is like the singing of orioles, and the sleeves on the other side are like the dancing of snakes. The sound of the zither here is rippling, and the sound of the pipa there is so clear. The boat sails through it, and the scenery on both sides is so beautiful that people linger on. It is really a paradise for men and a hotbed of the six desires.
The bright moon in the sky is quiet and alone, overlooking this prosperous scene.
Suddenly, two figures, one in red and one in black, passed by her one after the other, their clothes fluttering in the moonlight.
The red figure turned down sharply in the air, and the red shoes fell on the mirror-like water surface, then rose into the air again, and the water halo burst out, shattering the moon in the water.
The man in black followed closely behind her, leaping across the lake with her and landing on a luxurious and exquisite houseboat.
The person in red turned around and turned out to be an extremely beautiful woman.
She has willow-shaped eyebrows, almond-shaped eyes, cherry-red lips, and is charming. Her black hair falls to her waist, and her red belt flutters.
Her dress was like gauze, half covering her body, revealing her graceful figure with curves in all the right places. Her skin was as white as snow, and in the moonlight, it looked even more radiant and attractive, more beautiful than most beauties in the world.
The beautiful woman's red lips were half-curled, already full of alluring charm. Her watery eyes were full of seductive waves as she looked at the man in black who was chasing her closely.
He was wearing a slim-fitting black brocade robe with a waist, black dragon patterns on the sleeves, a purple-gold crown, a white jade belt, and exquisite official boots, making him look like a heroic young man.
The man had sharp eyebrows, sharp eyes, and clear features. His face was like cold jade, and he looked chilling.
His eyes were bright and sharp, yet extremely cold. They could discern all appearances in the human world and all ghosts in the six realms. Those narrow and sharp eyes were like a sharp sword in his hand, tearing anyone's skin apart, seeing you clearly, and knowing at a glance what kind of ghost you were.
At this moment, he pursed his lips tightly, holding a black sword in his hand. There was a mysterious totem engraved on the scabbard, and seven stars were faintly seen surrounding it, exorcising demons and killing evil.
The woman covered her lips with her jade hands, smiling charmingly and touchingly. She looked at the man in black opposite her with a hooked look, and said delicately, "Little brother, you have been chasing me for two days and two nights, all the way down the river, aren't you tired?"
The man in black knitted his brows, his cold eyes showing an impetuous look: "Tired." One word came out of his mouth, and he would be too tired to say one more word.
"Puchi." The woman covered her lips and laughed, "You are really the most interesting man I have ever seen~~~ Since you are tired, I am tired too, why don't we find a place to rest, let's... enjoy the moon, look at the river, talk about love... say, say, love~~" The woman's shoulders slightly retracted, the red veil on her shoulders had slipped off her shoulders, leaving only the red plum skirt. Her body was white, no matter what man saw it, he could no longer be Liu Xiahui.
But the sword-wielding man's eyes were still cold, and he had already started to draw his sword. The sharp sword slowly came out of the scabbard, flashing a cold light in the moonlight. Inside the scabbard was also a strange black sword.
The woman giggled: "Little brother, what are you going to do?"
"Kill you." The man drew his sword and held it across his face. The sword light cut through his handsome face and revealed his shining starry eyes.
The woman half-removed her gauze dress and gracefully stepped forward: "What will happen after you kill me?"
The man slowly put down the sharp blade on his sword finger and said calmly: "Sleep."
"Hehehe~~~" The woman laughed sweetly, "It's so lonely to sleep alone, why don't we sleep together~~"
The man calmly moved his sword finger slowly across the blade of the sword. Blood stained the sword. His eyes suddenly became sharp, but his tone was still calm: "It's too crowded." After that, the blood on the sword in the man's hand was instantly sucked dry by the sword. The next moment, the originally black sword turned completely red, and a blood-red light flashed in the moonlight!
The woman narrowed her eyes slightly, already wary: "Where are you from?!"
The red light dyed the sword red, and blood energy immediately rose. A good sword actually filled with evil energy!
The charming woman lowered her head and stared coldly at the bloody sword in the man's hand. Her almond-shaped eyes instantly shed tears of blood: "Hmph, you want to kill me? Well, come and kill me and try—" The woman immediately pounced on the man.
The man still stood calmly in his original position. The sword suddenly turned, and a face resembling a girl suddenly appeared in the blood. The girl rushed out of the sword, dragging the blood, and went straight to the woman in red. Her hands were like smoke and mist, but she grabbed the woman's face, turned around, and pulled back violently. A red skull was pulled out of the body of the woman in red!
"Ah——" The skeleton, accompanied by a hoarse scream, was pulled out of the girl's body bit by bit by the girl made of blood and qi. It was a cry that ordinary people could not hear, like the roar of an empty valley, or the whistling of the wind in the wilderness. It was a cry that could make people numb from the bottom of their hearts to the tips of their toes.
The bloody skull was pulled out of the red-dressed woman's body, and the blood instantly wrapped around the skull. The skull struggled in the blood, and the blood took the shape of a red python, biting the skull's neck and dragging it towards the red sword in the man's hand! (To be continued)