The river is so fast, it seems to me that this old woman will definitely be swallowed or even swept away by the rushing river.
But what I didn't expect was that at the moment I stepped to the riverside, a figure suddenly emerged from the rushing river.
Who else could have that hideous and terrifying face besides the old woman?
She screamed and moved her body towards the shore with all her strength. Even though the river was so fast, it had no effect on her. It seemed that the old woman was as stable as a pile of iron ingots. stuck in the river.
"Get out of the way!"
I rushed to the river in one stride, grabbed Liu Tingting's wrist and pulled her back.
Just as I thought, the old woman was walking out of the river little by little. At first, only her disgusting head was exposed, and gradually the parts below her neck were also exposed from the river.
I pulled Liu Tingting behind me. Facing the old woman, most of whom had even emerged from the river, I once again placed the dragon's claws in front of me. If I can't drown, then let me completely drown. Send her to the west!
"Old man, I'm sorry!"
I shouted and stepped into the rushing river.
I did not want to die with her, nor did I risk my own life. The reason why I stepped into the river was because I had no intention of letting the old woman come ashore.
Jiang Shui will restrict her movements, so that if I take action, she won't be able to hide even if she wants to.
In the blink of an eye, the old woman's calves and knees were exposed to the water, and they had moved in front of me.
Without saying a word, I swung my dragon-detecting claw and grabbed the old woman straight away, vowing to cut the old woman into pieces with this blow.
However, at the moment when I waved out my dragon-detecting claw, a sudden huge wave from the river suddenly surged onto the shore, and a huge wave hit me directly.
Unprepared, I was knocked to the ground by the strong waves. When I stood up from the ground again, I was knocked back to the river bank again.
It's strange to say that I was photographed back on the river bank after enduring the strong waves, but the old woman still stood there unmoved, as if the strong waves had no effect on her at all. The effect is the same, more like the old woman's feet growing in the river.
Just when I was extremely surprised by this, suddenly the river surface, which was already rolling with waves, suddenly set off a huge wave of three feet.
Immediately afterwards, a dark and huge tentacle swept out from the river and wrapped the old woman tightly around her waist.
Ouch...!
A howl came from the old woman's mouth, as if she was venting her frustration.
Just after this howl, the old woman was dragged directly into the rolling river by the dark tentacles...
For a long time, I stood blankly by the river. The clothes on my body had been wet again by the strong waves just now, but I had no time to care. I stared at the rushing river with my eyes. The Dragon Exploration Claw is even more ready to attack at any time.
However, time passed by, and the dark tentacle never appeared again, and the terrifying old woman never missed it again. Everything returned to its original appearance, just like the so-called tentacle. Like the old woman, they have never appeared before.
I don’t know how weird the tentacle that suddenly appeared just now is, but one thing I can be sure of is that the old woman has obviously become the food of the weird tentacle, and it is impossible for her to come back to the shore to cause harm to the world. .
"It seems that what I said is right. There is indeed something strange in this river basin."
Listening to Liu Tingting's words, I nodded silently.
I walked quickly back to Liu Tingting, took her hand and ran back in the direction I came from.
The reason why I left so eagerly was that on the one hand, I was worried that the so-called strange thing would appear again. It would be okay if it was easy to deal with, but if it were some ferocious beast in the water, then Liu Tingting and I would only be able to send the sheep into the tiger's mouth. It’s a share.
On the other hand, the old woman has been solved, but there is still a dying old man selling melons in that simple house. They say that saving one life is better than building a seven-level pagoda. If you can save it, you still have to save it. I don’t Perhaps it was possible to see such a kind-hearted old man die so miserably.
I held Liu Tingting's hand and ran all the way back. When I rushed into the house, I found that the old melon seller had obviously collapsed in the corner and stopped moving.
"Old man!"
I shouted and rushed towards the old man selling melons. Unexpectedly, under my shout, the old man selling melons slowly opened his eyes.
Seeing that the old man selling melons was still alive, I couldn't help but feel happy. I hurriedly turned my head and looked at Liu Tingting, "Quick!"
In the past, whenever she encountered an injured person, Liu Tingting would be the first to rush forward to stop the bleeding and bandage it.
But now, she stood silently and motionless.
I wanted to urge him again, but Liu Tingting shook her head helplessly, "It's too late, the blood in the old man's body has almost flowed out, and there is not much time left."
After saying that, Liu Tingting's face darkened, her eye circles turned red, and she immediately turned her head away.
I thought that the old man selling melons could continue to live, even if he could only lie down for the next few days, but as long as he was alive, it was enough.
But contrary to expectations, everything was too late. The old melon seller, who was already in his dying years, had to say goodbye to this desolate world forever.
"Young man... don't bother... I'm leaving, old man...!"
"My wife, has she already...!"
I didn't answer when I heard this, but nodded silently.
I thought the old melon seller would use his last strength to scold me, but he didn't. He said to me calmly: "Oh... forget it, I'm going to die anyway... and I'll be reunited with my wife down there. , and my poor son, our family of three can finally be reunited...!"
………………
The old melon seller is gone.
In accordance with his last wish, I also sent his body into the rushing river.
I didn't see that weird tentacle again, and the old melon seller's body was swept away by the rushing river.
"Let's go, aren't we going to find those Lai people?" Liu Tingting reminded me.
I nodded silently.
This was the last message left to me by the old man selling melons. When he was dying, I inadvertently saw an umbrella beside the door. It was an oilcloth umbrella, and it was actually the same as the one Lai Aju was holding. Somewhat similar.
So I took a chance and asked the dying old melon seller where he got the oilcloth umbrella and if he knew where the Lai Miao village was.
When I asked him that question, a glimmer of light suddenly flashed in the old melon seller's eyes, and his energy level actually recovered a lot.
I know that it is actually just a flashback before death.
The old man selling melons told me that he was a member of the Lai tribe. When he was young, he broke the tribe's rules and married a Han man, so he was punished by the tribe and made to guard the pass of the Lai tribe's stronghold.
I didn’t expect that this would last a lifetime!
As the gatekeeper of the Lai tribe, the old melon seller did not tell me directly about my ulterior motives. He only told me that the entrance to the Lai tribe was in the Iron Coffin Gorge, but he did not tell me the specific location.
I think I should tell the old melon seller what happened to Lai Aju and the old lady. Maybe only by listening can he completely let down his guard against me.
But even as I said these words, I choked back because the old melon seller was gone.
So at the moment, under Liu Tingting's reminder, the two of us could only walk towards one of the peaks in the Iron Coffin Gorge, hoping to have good luck and find the entrance to the Lai tribe.
But after walking for a whole day, I didn't even see what the entrance looked like.
The sky gradually darkened, and Liu Tingting and I had no choice but to return to the small fenced courtyard.
