At this point, the ship was torn to pieces, but no one had found anything. It was obvious that the result of the matter could not be investigated further, so Xu Jin sent five constables to stay here to see if they could find out anything.
The rest of the people took many human skins and skinless bloody corpses and planned to return to the yamen first, report the matter to the provincial government, and ask higher-level officials to make a decision.
"Sir Qin, we'll leave first. Would you like to go to the yamen for a cup of tea?" Xu Jin walked to Qin Yuesheng and asked.
"No, I'm going back home."
"Then I will take my leave first." Xu bowed and left in a hurry with a group of assistant officers.
Qin Yuesheng stood on the shore and looked at the river.
He originally just wanted to come and see the situation on the scene, but he didn't expect that in the blink of an eye even the boat was gone. There was no point in seeing it, so he also prepared to evacuate.
But at this moment, a piece of wood floating on the river suddenly caught his attention.
This is a very ordinary piece of wood, nothing special, the key point is the red spot on its surface.
It's actually squirming!
Qin Yuesheng then picked up the rope hook on the ground next to him and threw it towards the wooden board.
With the skill of flying knife as a prerequisite, Qin Yuesheng can now throw anything accurately. The rope hook pierced into the wooden board accurately. With Qin Yuesheng pulling hard, the whole board was freed from the water and fell into his hands.
Seeing the red spot up close, Qin Yuesheng found it even more incredible.
It was a ball of red gelatinous substance the size of a fingernail, with the head of a small fish stuck in it. In order to escape, the small fish kept shaking its tail and struggling, but it didn't work. Instead, the fish body gradually began to dry up.
Qin Yuesheng gently tapped the evil-suppressing knife on the mass of things, and instantly green smoke filled the air. The ball of red glue melted into water as if it had lost its air, and drops of it flowed from the wooden board to the ground.
Little bits of pink, just like plum blossoms in full bloom.
Freed from the constraints of the red glue, the little fish was immediately liberated and bounced more happily on the wooden board. Qin Yuesheng threw it into the river and it swam away in an instant.
"Is this something that already existed on the ship? Something doesn't seem right." Qin Yuesheng frowned.
…
Night is falling.
After a day of bustle, Gusu Wharf has finally returned to calm.
The government office was busy reporting Xun Sheng's disappearance to the provincial government, but the people were only half-hearted and for a while no one cared about the issue of Gusu Wharf.
Thump thump thump!
An old man was patrolling the dock, banging a clapper, and behind him followed a pockmarked young man.
The two were the guards of the Gusu Wharf. Their job at night was to prevent anyone from sneaking into the wharf and stealing items from other people's boats.
"Master Tang, I heard that a cargo ship of the Qin family offended the Dragon King of the Sea, and the Yaksha guarding the sea skinned all the crew members on that ship."
"Don't listen to the nonsense those old wives' tales say. I've lived in Qingyang City for decades and have never heard of the Sea Dragon King. And the Gusu River is just a river, nowhere near the East China Sea. I haven't even offended the River God, so how could I have offended the Sea Dragon King?"
The old man looked at me with disdain. "Rumors stop at the wise, and three people make a tiger. Boy, you have to learn a lot from me. If you can learn my steadiness, your life will be almost over."
Gusu Wharf is very quiet at night. Apart from the sound of waves hitting the shore, you can generally not hear any other sounds.
Crunch! Crunch! Crunch!
The sudden strange noise was particularly harsh. The old man looked in the direction of the sound, but saw nothing.
"Go and have a look, don't tell me who is stealing anything."
The young man held the lantern, quickly drew the sword from his waist, and immediately walked over there.
The old man followed closely behind, and for some unknown reason he was so nervous that he broke out in a cold sweat.
When the two men got closer, they saw pieces of broken wood being pieced together on the river surface, with bright red tentacles dancing between each piece of wood. After a while, a complete Qin family cargo ship appeared in their eyes.
"This!" The old man's eyes widened in disbelief. "Wasn't this boat dismantled by the government this morning?"
"The Dragon King of the Sea, it must be the Dragon King of the Sea, the Dragon King of the Sea is coming." The young man said tremblingly.
whoosh whoosh whoosh!
Tentacles of varying sizes and thicknesses suddenly shot out from the hull, instantly binding the two men tightly and quickly dragging them back into the hull.
The dock returned to peace again, with only a lantern lying on the ground, slowly being swallowed by the overflowing flames, and finally turning into a flash of fire and returning to darkness.
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