Celestial masters don't count

Longtoushan is a small place that cannot be found on the map. Dalong Village is a small mountain village at the foot of Longtoushan with a population of no more than a thousand people.

The feng shui of the small mountain village is quite good, with the mountains at its back and the river in front, and the villagers are self-sufficient with the food in the mountains and lakes.Although it is a remote mountain village, the derailment from the outside world is not too serious.At least every household in the village has communication appliances such as computers and televisions from the outside world.

There is a ferry in the village, from where you can take a boat to the town and take a bus or train to the big city.

It was early morning, early morning.It was just dawn, and there was still a layer of mist.

There is a fishing boat parked at the ferry port, the whole body is blue, except that the deck is brown.There were a lot of people sitting in it, men, women, old and young, and it was very lively.There were also many people on the ferry, some came to see them off, and some were setting up stalls.Next to it was an old woman who lit paper money and threw it into a copper basin to worship the river god.

The owner stood on the deck and shouted down, "Who else wants to come up?"

When there was no answer, the owner called again.He planned to set off without anyone coming up, but suddenly a clear and loud "wait for it" broke through the fog and penetrated into the ears of the captain, and at the same time attracted the curiosity of some people standing on the deck.

That voice is nice, clear and loud like knocking on ice and jade, not a single bit of impurities can be heard, it is clear and clean.

The captain stretched his head upwards, but saw that the mist parted at some point, revealing the clear white walls and black tiles of Dalong Village.A young man rushed over the long ferry, not so fast, but he jumped right in front of him.Seeing the lightness of his steps and his swift figure, the captain has seen many people in his travels, so he immediately knew that the young man in front of him was a practitioner.

When the young man walked to the edge of the railing of the ferry, he shouted down: "Captain, wait a moment. I will leave after I say a few words, so I won't waste time."

Only then did everyone see clearly that it was a beautiful young man.The young man's eyebrows are exquisite and beautiful, like a figure from a landscape painting.The temperament is warm and moist like jade, like the teacher described in the book.Looking at it seems like it is, and it is warm when it is close.

He was carrying a bag, like the ancient bag that was carried when going out.

The young man actually had long hair, and the long black hair was braided two or three times around his neck, and a piece of red silk was tied to his tail and hung on his left shoulder.He was wearing a gray-black double-breasted gown and cloth trousers, with a gray cloth belt tied around his waist as a belt, and cloth shoes on his feet.

Even the villagers of Dalong Village don't wear his clothes like that anymore, probably only the older generation wears this type of commoner clothes.But because of his extraordinary appearance and temperament, he looks like an unfathomable expert.

The young man lowered his head and showed a smiling face, his brows and eyes were curved, and he broke up the serious and dignified temperament in an instant, and became gentle and amiable.

In the distance, a twelve or thirteen-year-old boy ran over with an old woman in her 60s supporting her.Running all the way and calling: "Ninth Brother, Ninth Brother, etc."

Mao Jiu hurriedly turned around and took a few steps forward to support the blind woman who almost fell: "Blind woman, didn't I tell you not to come and see her off?"

The blind woman gasped for breath, her eye sockets were sunken, and she looked very sad: "Ah Jiu, help the blind woman and bring A Ling back."

Mao Jiu nodded: "Don't worry, blind woman. I will bring A Ling back."

A Ling is the granddaughter of a blind woman, who moved to the big city a few years ago as an adult.In the past few years, she has only been back a few times, but she sends money back to her grandma every month.But this month, no money was sent back. What was sent back was a report card for claiming the corpse.

A Ling, the granddaughter of the blind woman, died in the big city and never came back.

The blind woman fainted from crying, unable to claim her granddaughter.Mao Jiu, as the patrolman of the village, temporarily took over the duties of his master Mao Lao to handle some related matters.Mao Jiu's master, Mao Lao, is a policeman in the village, and he usually has to deal with this type of incident.

But Mao Lao went on a trip some time ago, saying that it was a public funded trip.He was so excited that he packed his bags all night, leaving only a letter calling Mao Jiudai to take his position, and then ran away.

"Ah Jiu, let Xiao Shan go with you."

Mao Jiu glanced at the taciturn young man who was supporting the blind woman all the way, and frowned slightly: "Who will take care of you if Xiaoshan is not by your side?"

"I can take care of myself, Ah Jiu, take Xiao Shan out with me. Blind woman, please."

Saying this, the blind woman was about to kneel down.Xiao Shan beside her knelt down first, staring at Mao Jiu with black and white eyes, extremely stubborn.

Xiaoshan's name is Fang Huishan, and he is a child picked up by a blind woman.From childhood to adulthood, the most important thing is filial piety.

Mao Jiu sighed and reluctantly agreed.

The blind woman was grateful for a while.

The boat owner below urged, Mao Jiu yelled: "Here we come." Turning his head to the blind woman and Xiao Shan, he said, "Xiao Shan, get on the boat. Blind woman, let's go."

After all, he jumped directly from a height of more than two meters while leaning on the guardrail, and landed firmly on the deck amidst the exclamations of everyone.The movements are light and beautiful like a swallow.Xiaoshan ran for a while and got on the boat from the steps.

The boat started whining and slowly sailed away from the ferry.

Mao Jiu took Xiao Shan to find a place and sat down, without looking around, and never moved again.There were not a few other people who watched furtively, and they all found it strange.Probably because of these two people, the older one was born beautiful, while the younger one was handsome.

Both of them were carved out of wood, their backs were straight and motionless since they got on the boat and sat there.It's really curious.

In fact, it was because of Mao Jiu's temperament, which was serious and serious, and he had an unreliable master since he was a child, so he tempered his temper even more calmly.He is so handsome, with a gentle temperament like jade, but coupled with this serious and serious appearance, he looks like a gentleman.

As for Fang Huishan, he was originally withdrawn and dull.It is normal not to look around.

There was still half a day before the boat arrived at the place, and it was about ten o'clock in the morning. The sky was gloomy, and it looked like it was going to rain.The air was stuffy, and large waves of water surged up, as if they were about to overwhelm the river.The people in the cabin were all talking about the mountain in high spirits, but after seeing this scene, they became quiet for some reason.

Anxiety gradually spread.A child couldn't help crying in the dull atmosphere, and the mother who was holding him slapped the child on the buttocks, yelling in a low voice, "Don't cry! If you cry again, let the water monkey boy catch you."

Saying this is like spreading the plague.Gradually, the originally quiet people began to whisper and rustle.

Xiao Shan didn't know why, so he couldn't help being curious and asked Mao Jiu in a low voice: "Brother Jiu, what is Water Monkey Boy?"

Mao Jiu smiled, "Water ghost."

Xiao Shan's eyes widened, both excited and nervous.

He is the most curious at this age, but it is a pity that he is usually stable and mature because he was born as an orphan.Seeing him showing the vigor that a teenager should have, Mao Jiu was also pleased.Little did he know that at his age he cared about his old father, and he was also mature.

"As long as there is water, there is a saying that there are water ghosts. In many places, water monkeys and water ghosts are confused. One is a ghost and the other is a monster. They both hide in the water and harm people. Legend has it that it is so powerful that it drags people into the water. They stuffed mud from the river into people's eyes, ears, mouth and nose to suffocate them, and then ate their flesh."

Mao Jiu's serious science popularization, his eyes are black and bright.The scary legends in his mouth, but his face was very gentle, Xiao Shan looked horrified.

Mao Jiu smiled suddenly, and patted Xiao Shan's head: "I'm teasing you. Smile more, don't be sullen all day long."

Xiao Shan sullenly said: "..."

"A walk into science tells us that any legend has a shadow of science, and any ghost can be explained by science."

Xiao Shan: "...Oh."

Mao Jiu continued popular science: "The scientific explanation is that the water monkey is actually an otter. The otter is a carnivorous animal that usually hides by the lake and attacks its prey on the shore. Over time, people have rumored that there are water ghosts hiding in the big river—"

Suddenly someone shouted: "Someone fell into the water!"

"What? Someone fell into the water?"

"A child fell into the water. The child can't swim, who can? Save the child!"

Mao Jiu stood up with a groan, jumped into the crowd with a few strange steps and squeezed to the edge of the boat, and looked down to see a seven or eight-year-old child falling into the water and thrashing.The child's mother was spinning around in a hurry on the deck. At this time, the captain grabbed the rope and tied a fierce child around his waist and abdomen, plunged into the big river, and swam towards the child.

Relying on his small size, Xiao Shan sneaked into the crowd and quickly squeezed to Mao Jiu's side.When he saw the scene below, he breathed a sigh of relief, and suddenly thought of something and asked, "Ninth brother, why don't you go down to save people?"

Because although Mao Jiu is gentle and indifferent, he is the most righteous.It turns out that it is the duty of doctors to save lives and heal the wounded, but Mao Jiu always does so.As soon as he asked, he said: "Disciple of Maoshan, help the world as you like." But now he just stands on the side of the boat and watches.

Mao Jiu shook her head and said, "I don't know how to swim." After speaking, her eyes stared deeply at the surface of the water, her brows furrowed.He suddenly turned around and pushed aside the crowd, and walked towards the crew who was pulling the rope tied around the captain's waist.

"Pull it up."

The crew was taken aback by the words, and it happened that the captain had already picked up the child and pulled the rope.Unexpectedly, halfway through the pull, there seemed to be great resistance, as if there was something competing with him at the other end of the rope.

No one was aware of the crew's problem, but they could see with their naked eyes that the captain who was holding the child was suddenly pulled, and the loose rope was immediately taut.This situation is extremely strange, as if something suddenly appeared under the calm water surface and pulled people back.

The child burst into a frightened cry: "There is something! Something is pulling my feet!"

After saying that, he was suddenly pulled away. Fortunately, the captain held his hand so that he was not dragged into the river.But the weird thing was so powerful that half of the captain was dragged into the water.

The captain shouted: "Pull the rope!"

Immediately, several big men came over to help pull the rope, and the captain yelled, "Stop! Don't move."

It was a tug-of-war between two sides, and the rope was strung into the flesh around his waist, causing blood to ooze out.The captain is also a man, and this pain is nothing compared to a human life.But the harder the people on the boat were, the harder the thing underneath was, pulling the child until his face turned pale and he was about to pass out.

At this time, someone panicked and suspected: "Water, water ghost!"

"Water monkey boy?! Well, it seems to be..."

Suddenly, the crowd panicked and took a step back.

"The water ghost came to find a substitute, and that boy is a substitute. As long as the boy is left alone, the water ghost will not entangle others."

As soon as these words came out, the crowd immediately fell silent.The cries of the child's mother became more and more desperate, when a thin and thin girl stood up: "Why are so many of us still afraid of it, a little water ghost? Besides, how can there be ghosts in the world? It's just a ghost in the water. Big fish. At worst, let the rubber boat go down and bring up that big harpoon!"

"That's true! Dozens of us big men are afraid it will be a dick! Put the rubber boat down, find some people to take it down. Captain, hold on."

Several big men volunteered to stand up, and the crew quickly came over to put down the rubber boat.Those people were about to go down, and many people on the boat watched nervously, and the child's mother kept saying thank you in tears.

Mao Jiu took a step back, staring at the calm water surface with an unpredictable expression.

Xiao Shan hesitated: "Ninth brother?"

Mao Jiu said calmly: "When they go down to rescue him, the child's leg will be disabled."

"Then, what to do then?"