The grim-faced Taoist priest was shocked when he saw this and shouted: "There is something under the water hitting the boat!"
Although the merchant ship stabilized its hull after being hit by a huge creature in the water, some boatmen lost their balance and fell into the water due to the sudden change. Passengers in the cabin also escaped one after another, and they were shocked for a while. The screams for help were heard endlessly, the screams and curses were loud, and the ship immediately exploded.
The boss of the boat had just been lying on the side and almost fell into the water under the impact. At this time, he calmed down and started calling the boatmen to save people. At the same time, he shouted to the second boss of the boat: "Put the awning away! Let someone get the toilet paper." !”
Upon hearing this, the second captain immediately ordered his men to lower the sails. An agile boatman had already taken out the joss paper from the cabin and ran to the bow of the ship to hand it to the captain.
The boss of the boat took the paper money and the incense candle and hurriedly lit it with fire, muttering something in his mouth, and then sprinkled the lit incense paper into the river. Unexpectedly, before the paper money was scattered, the hull of the boat suddenly tilted, and the thing in the water hit the bottom of the boat again. .
The boss of the ship had no grip on him this time. When the ship tilted, the man was instantly thrown out of the ship. Fortunately, with decades of experience, he caught a glimpse of the cable that had also been thrown out of the ship in mid-air. In a panic, he hurriedly grabbed it with his hand. He stopped, his whole body drew an arc in mid-air, and then hit the outside of the boat hard. His body hurt a little, but he narrowly avoided falling into the water, and his toes only slightly touched the river surface.
When the boatmen saw the boss being thrown out of the boat, they felt like the sky was about to turn over. But when they saw the boss hanging in the air outside the side of the ship, their surprise turned to joy, and they quickly pulled him up with all their hands and feet.
The boss of the ship climbed onto the deck, cursed fiercely, turned to the second boss of the ship and shouted: "Grandma, let someone carry it out for the 'sea-shaking cannon'!"
The second son of the boat and the boatmen were all stunned when they heard this. What on earth was in the water that actually wanted to use a sea-shaking cannon to drive away the enemy?
Those who run boats have always stayed away from some "things" in the water. Sometimes when they encounter danger, they can burn some incense paper and throw in sheep and livestock offerings, and they can basically keep things safe. Is it better to use sea-shaking cannons to drive away the enemy? First time in recent years.
Seeing everyone in a daze, the boss of the boat said angrily: "What are you doing standing there in a daze? Do you want to feed the fish and shrimps!"
When he fell out of the boat just now, he had already seen clearly what was under the water. It was a "black-finned sturgeon" at least four feet long, also known as "hammerhead fish" among the people. It is called this fish because its body is covered with steel armor-like scales and its head is shaped like a hammer.
The boss of the fish boat has only seen this kind of bald fish twice in his life, and it is less than one foot long. He had heard from his ancestors that this kind of fish could grow to six or seven feet in ancient times, but since the Qin and Han Dynasties, he had never heard of any fishermen seeing one that big.
Hammerheads prefer shade and spend most of their time floating on the bottom of rivers. They only occasionally surface in late autumn when the moon is as cool as water.
The boss of the boat didn't understand why he suddenly encountered something evil today. He encountered such a huge hammerhead fish for no reason, and the fish attacked the boat like crazy. What on earth was going on?
Could it be that... there was something extremely sinister on the ship that provoked it?
Before the captain of the ship could think much of it, the boatmen had already carried the sea-shattering cannon to the bow of the ship.
The boss of the ship saw the hammerhead swimming around the merchant ship and would attack again at any time, so he quickly asked the boatman to mount the sea-shaking cannon, preparing to give him a heavy shot when the hammerhead attacked.
This was the first time that the Grimace Taoist had heard of the sea-shaking cannon. After taking it out, he discovered that the sea-shaking cannon was not in the shape of an ordinary artillery piece, but more like a bed crossbow, except that there was an iron part under the crossbow body. Groove to snap the bed crossbow onto the side of the boat.
The boatmen placed the sea-shattering cannon on the side of the ship, and then the two of them worked together to string the crossbow arrows as thick as a child's arm.
The boat boss stared at the river with a crossbow holder, and saw the huge black shadow getting closer and closer. When the distance was close, he immediately pulled the trigger with four fingers.
There was only a whirring sound in the air, and the crossbow arrow shot through the air towards the giant fish in the river. Immediately afterwards, a red light flashed on the water, and a huge fire exploded suddenly. Amidst the roar, the water on the river splashed two or three feet. High, and the huge hammerhead fish was also tilted by the blow and passed against the hull of the boat.
The three grim-faced Taoist priests were so startled by the huge explosion that they almost sat down on the ground. After being surprised, they all sighed to themselves - no wonder this thing is called "Sea-shaking Cannon". It turns out that it is not just a powerful crossbow, but behind the arrow of the crossbow. Packed with explosives, the crossbow arrows not only damage the enemy but also have the huge power of the explosives behind them, and the huge noise of the explosives can also play a role in driving away the enemy.
After the arrow, everyone on the boat breathed a sigh of relief.
Like the grim-faced Taoist priests, many boatmen had experienced the power of sea-shaking cannons for the first time. They expected that even if the real dragon king in the Dragon Palace came, they would be dizzy after being hit by this blow - the giant fish in the water must have been driven away. .
Everyone was about to cheer and celebrate, but suddenly there was a roar like a dragon's roar, followed by a bang, and the ship's hull shook violently again.
The huge hammerhead fish did not escape, but turned to the other side and hit again.
The boss of the boat yelled angrily: "Is this dickfish crazy?!" After the boat stabilized, he hurriedly asked the boatman to move the sea-shattering cannon to the other side.
While everyone was busy, something strange happened again in the cabin. A passenger was seen crawling out of the cabin door, saying in horror: "Ghost! There is a ghost in the cabin!"
The boat boss was annoyed by the giant fish in the river. When he heard the sound, he said angrily: "What are you howling for? Where did this ghost come from!"
The passenger seemed to be so frightened that he couldn't speak. He pointed at the cabin door behind him and said in horror: "It's... there's a ghost! If you don't believe me, go in and have a look!"
The boss of the boat had no time to pay attention to the nonsense of the passengers, so he immediately planned to ask the boatman to fork him out, but then he thought: The boat full of people was disturbed by the giant fish, and most of them gathered on the deck. Everyone was already panicking, and he It may not be safe to leave this matter alone. So he winked at the boatman and asked him to go in and see what was going on.
The second-in-command on the ship looked back at the cabin corridor, feeling a little frightened for no reason.
It was originally time to turn on the lights in the merchant ship's cabin, but after what happened just now, the boatman was worried that the oil lamp would overturn and cause a fire, so no one went to light the lights in the cabin, making the originally deep corridor even darker.
However, the second son of the boat is also very superstitious. He used to hear stories about ghosts and gods, and he was always more nervous than anyone else. Now when he encountered this situation, it would literally kill him.
The captain was standing guard with fear in his hair, but the captain had a destiny, so he had to obey, so he could only grit his teeth, took out a lantern, and ducked into the cabin. Unexpectedly, as soon as he stepped into the corridor, a wolf-like howl came from the end of the cabin. The second man in the boat was so frightened that his feet softened and he collapsed directly to the ground.
