Lianhua Village was not big and only had about a hundred families. Xiao Chen's group of four immediately attracted the villagers' attention when they walked into Lianhua Village.
The adults looked at the cool-looking Xiao Chen and the masked Dongfang Qingwu from afar with a hint of awe in their eyes. The children ran over curiously and looked up and down innocently at Xiao Chen's group of outsiders. They had no scruples about Xiao Chen's group.
A middle-aged man saw his son run out and yelled, "Goudan! Come back! "
When the middle-aged boatman heard the middle-aged man's name, he could not help but look at the middle-aged man. A friendly smile appeared on his face as he said heartily, "Er Gou! You didn't stand up to greet the guest when you saw me. This is not how you treat your guests. "
"I'm not in the mood! I can't even open the pot! I didn't eat breakfast and I don't have the strength to stand up! Sigh! "
The middle-aged man obviously knew the middle-aged boatman, but when he saw the middle-aged boatman, he didn't get up to greet him. He had a bitter face and kept sighing as if something bad had happened to him. Suddenly, his gaze fell on the middle-aged boatman's left arm. He suddenly stood up and ran a few steps forward. He asked with concern, "Daniu, what happened to your arm? Why is it bleeding and wrapped up? "
"I was bitten by a river monster! I almost lost my life! " The middle-aged boatman said bluntly. He paused and pointed at Xiao Chen. He said gratefully, "It's all thanks to this young master. Otherwise, I would have been eaten by the river monster and become fish dung by now."
"River monster? What's that? " Ergou was confused. He scratched his head and asked in surprise, "Da Niu, you said there are river monsters in the Gutian River up ahead? Are you serious? "
"Why would I lie to you?" Da Niu looked at Ergou in disdain and pointed at his left arm with his right hand. He sighed with lingering fear, "This is a bloody lesson! There are really river monsters in the Gutian River and there are many of them. They are very powerful and my boat was almost capsized by them! "
"Ah? Is there such a thing? Are you kidding me? I just set out to fish this morning. Why haven't I seen any river monsters? I didn't even catch a small fish, let alone a river monster. How unlucky! "
Er Gou obviously didn't believe what Da Niu said. He thought Da Niu was bullshitting him. He had been fishing in Gutian River for more than 10 years and had never encountered any river monsters. He thought Da Niu must have broken his arm somewhere.
"What?! Did you go fishing this morning? " Da Niu was shocked. He stared into Er Gou's eyes and couldn't tell if Er Gou was lying. He sighed and said, "Er Gou, you're lucky you didn't encounter the river monster. Otherwise, you would have died for sure!"
"Pooh pooh pooh! No ivory can come out of a filthy mouth! I, Er Gou, will definitely live to a ripe old age! Not like you, short-lived ghost! Hmph! " Hearing Da Niu's words, Er Gou was quite displeased and immediately retorted without holding back. It was evident that Da Niu and Er Gou's relationship was quite good, and Er Gou's words were quite unrestrained.
"Cough, cough!"
Seeing that the middle-aged boatman and the middle-aged boatman were chatting endlessly, Xiao Chen pretended to cough and reminded the middle-aged boatman in a low voice, "Uncle, let's get down to business."
"Ah? Young Master, I'm sorry. I met an old friend and forgot about business. Haha! "
The middle-aged boatman, Da Niu, was slightly stunned. He immediately understood what Xiao Chen was talking about, so he felt a little embarrassed and laughed. He turned to Er Gou and said, "Er Gou, I'm being serious.
"Ergou, I'm being serious. There are a lot of river monsters in the Gutian River. You're lucky that you didn't encounter any river monsters. This young master is here to help us eliminate the water monsters. He suspects that the water monsters came from the pool in the valley that appeared after the earthquake. I brought the young master here in hopes that you can show us the way. We want to go to that pool to take a look. You think you understand that I'm referring to that pool?"
"Pool in the valley? Da Niu! Are you talking about the pool that ate a few children? " Er Gou didn't take it seriously at first. After hearing about the pool in the valley, his expression changed and became serious. He started to believe Da Niu's words a little.
"Yes, it's that pool. You told me about it last time. I didn't believe it before, but now I do!" Da Niu nodded solemnly and said seriously.
Er Gou knew the seriousness of the matter after getting Da Niu's confirmation. He looked deeply at the cold face of Xiao Chen and saw that there was a huge sword on Xiao Chen's back. He guessed that Xiao Chen should be a powerful warrior, so a hint of respect appeared in his eyes. He said straightforwardly, "Young Master, I'm willing to take you there, but it's more than 30 miles away. Can we leave after lunch?"
"Yes, Uncle, go ahead and eat. We'll wait for you here." Xiao Chen nodded and agreed.
The middle-aged man, Er Gou, didn't go back to the house immediately. Instead, he warmly invited Xiao Chen, "Young Master, Young Lady, we villagers are very casual. You probably haven't eaten yet, right? If you don't mind our dirty house, can you come in and have a meal with us? I'll ask my husband to kill a big rooster later! Haha! "
"This … Alright, sorry to bother you." Xiao Chen was slightly stunned. He wanted to refuse, but considering that Dongfang Qingwu hadn't eaten rice for many days, he agreed.
"Not at all! Not at all! It's my honor to have you here! " Hehe, Young Master and Young Mistress, please come in! "Hearing that Xiao Chen had agreed, Buttface immediately invited Xiao Chen and the others into the house.
Two hours later, Xiao Chen and the others finished their lunch and set off under Er Gou's lead. Er Gou led them upstream for a few miles. A stream that connected to the Gutian River appeared in front of them. The stream was deep and very turbid.
"Hmm?" Xiao Chen scanned the murky stream and immediately noticed that there were a few river monsters swimming at the bottom of the stream. He knew that he had found the place, so he sent a telepathic message to Goldy, "Goldy, could you please go down and kill those few?"
Swish!
Plop!
When Da Huang heard Xiao Chen's voice transmission, he didn't say a word. He jumped down one zhang and dived into the water. After a while, the water in the stream was tumbling violently. Obviously, Da Huang was chasing those river monsters.
Er Gou saw a huge commotion in the water after Da Huang jumped into the water. He couldn't help but ask curiously, "Eh? There are big fish in the water? Young Master, your yellow dog can catch fish? Tsk tsk! If only I had such a yellow dog. Then I wouldn't have to fish myself. I could just ask the yellow dog to do the work. Haha! "
"Uh …" Xiao Chen was speechless when he heard Er Gou's words. It would be a waste to ask The Lion King to catch fish for him. He didn't explain but sent a voice transmission to Da Huang to catch a half-dead river monster.
Facts speak louder than words!
No matter how much he explained, he might as well catch a river monster for Er Gou to see. When Er Gou saw the river monster, he wouldn't treat Da Huang as an ordinary dog anymore. He would also believe that there really were river monsters in the river.
"Catch fish? Er Gou, you asked Young Master's The Lion King to catch fish for you? " Xiao Chen didn't say anything. Da Niu, who had seen Da Huang's true form, stared at Er Gou in disbelief.
After a pause, Da Niu looked at the water fearfully. He still felt that it was inappropriate, so he pulled Er Gou to the side and whispered, "Er Gou, when the Lion King comes up, you can't call him yellow dog anymore. Otherwise, you're dead meat when the Lion King gets angry!"
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