He knew Zhan Pengwu was stupid, but he didn't expect him to be this stupid.
"Monk, are you kidding me?"
"Well……"
Zhan Pengwu felt a chill run down his spine under Ye Feng's gaze, and awkwardly lowered his head, his voice becoming much softer.
"What I mean is... just get your clothes wet and then... get up, nothing should happen, right?"
Ye Feng's eyes widened even more. After a two-second silence, he closed his eyes again and helplessly rubbed his forehead.
He found it hard to imagine how Zhan Pengwu, with his intelligence, had managed to survive until now.
Could it be that this monk is truly protected by Buddha?
"Alright, alright, if you're really in a hurry to see Buddha, then hurry up and jump in. All those fish down there are waiting to be fed."
"A lump as big as you should be enough to feed them."
Even if Zhan Pengwu was slow-witted, he would understand what was meant upon hearing this.
He glanced around at the pitch-black surroundings, the torchlight illuminating the seemingly calm water.
You can clearly see ripples spreading out in circles.
Everything didn't seem as dangerous as Ye Feng had described.
"Is this river... really that eerie?"
Zhan Pengwu examined the river surface even more carefully.
Actually, more than a month ago, when the floods struck, he came here on a raft with Tang Weiwei and Zhan Pengfei.
He also went swimming in the river during that time and nothing unexpected happened, which is why he made this request.
"You really are an idiot..."
Ye Feng cursed in exasperation, then pulled out his knife and searched the raft for a while…
I cut a piece of meat off the leftover catfish skeleton.
He brought the meat to Zhan Pengwu and the others, waved it around, and then said:
"I know you're all feeling terrible and want to take a shower, right?"
If this piece of meat can stay on the surface of the river for 5 seconds, you can go down.
But I reckon it won't work.
After speaking, under everyone's watchful eyes, Ye Feng casually tossed the fish meat next to the raft and began timing...
“1…2…3…”
"Splash!"
Just as Ye Feng was about to count to 4, a violent splash suddenly erupted from underwater, and the piece of meat had vanished without a trace.
Everyone was so frightened that they sat up abruptly, completely stunned.
The scariest thing was that the piece of meat was just a meter away from their raft.
They hadn't even gotten a good look at what the large fish that had swallowed the chunks of flesh looked like yet.
Zhan Pengwu swallowed hard in fear, looking at Ye Feng with a mixture of lingering fear and confusion.
"My goodness~ Brother, I've been down into the river with Brother Wei many times before, how come we've never encountered a situation like this before?"
Are all the big fish in the Amazon in this river?
"Perhaps you are lucky and have the Buddha's blessing."
Ye Feng snorted dismissively…
"Let me tell you, going into the river during the day and going into the river at night are two different things."
More than 30 percent of all animals in the Amazon are nocturnal.
Of those 30%, at least 25% are either highly venomous or enormous animals.
Especially in water, seemingly quiet, slow-flowing streams often harbor many large creatures.
Because the river flows too fast, many fish cannot adapt.
And...you guys watch closely...
At this point, Ye Feng grabbed the torch stuck in the shed and walked to the spot where he had thrown the fish and meat earlier.
A torch was stretched across the river…
Everyone was immediately terrified, their hair standing on end, and they retreated hastily.
She looked like a little girl who had seen a snake.
Liu Sisi and Qi Xiaoyan screamed in surprise…
Because when the firelight shone on the seemingly calm water, seven or eight pairs of eyes radiating a scarlet glow could be seen.
It was staring at Ye Feng's torch with its mouth agape, its movements slightly heaving.
On this pitch-black river, at first glance, this scene could easily be terrifying.
Ye Feng was also startled and his heart tightened.
It felt like an ancient creature from the abyss was staring at me.
It was too dark at night for him to see what kind of fish it was.
But one thing is certain: these guys have huge appetites and can eat anything.
That piece of fish had clearly whetted their appetites.
Ye Feng picked up the leftover fish bones and threw them away...
The result was less than two seconds later...
"Splash! Splash!"
Stimulated by the smell of blood, the large fish transformed into rabid wolves and began to tear and plunder violently.
The splashing water reached several meters high, and the sound was deafening, as if someone were doing high diving.
By the dim light of the fire, he vaguely recognized one of them as a giant catfish.
Judging from its size and tail, it should be an adult.
This creature is infamous, known as the only fish in the Amazon capable of swallowing a human whole.
They are also extremely aggressive; when hungry, they will eat any living thing they see.
"Phew~"
Ye Feng let out a breath. He hadn't expected this scene. The Amazon River was indeed much more dangerous than the land...
He turned to look at Zhan Pengwu…
"You guys, do you still want to take a shower?"
"I'm not washing it! I'm not washing it!"
Zhan Pengwu dared not mention taking a bath again; he was so frightened that his face turned pale, and he repeatedly waved his hands and shook his head in refusal…
"I'll never wash again, even if I smell terrible. Thank you, buddy, you saved my life again."
Ye Feng smiled...
"It can be washed, using that..."
He pointed to the pot next to the stove.
To be precise, it's those two skulls.
"You can't touch the water with your hands. Use that as a ladle to scoop water and splash it on yourself."
Everyone was terrified by what they had just witnessed, and no one dared to touch the water.
They all waved goodbye and returned to their own rafts.
"Be careful when you sleep at night! Don't let your hands and feet touch the water's edge, some fish will leap out of the water and bite you!"
Upon hearing this, Tang Weiwei and the others had no choice but to sit and rest in the shed to fall asleep.
The moment the torch went out, the silent river fell into stillness.
The sound of splashing water could be heard from time to time on the river surface, while fierce battles were taking place beneath the surface.
The law of the jungle prevails, with predators and prey constantly taking turns in a game of survival of the fittest.
The chirping of insects rose and fell on both sides of the river, and some glowing insects flew around in the darkness.
It adds another layer of gloom to this already eerie land.
Despite being exhausted, Ye Feng couldn't fall asleep as he listened to the sounds around him.
Looking at the map, he roughly estimated that today's journey should exceed ten kilometers.
However, he couldn't help but shake his head, quite disappointed.
Because waterways are winding and circuitous, they are not as direct and easy to navigate as main roads, and involve many detours.
Based on the distance to the target point, at least 5 kilometers of the 10 kilometers traveled were wasted.
In other words, their actual distance traveled today was 5 kilometers, plus 6 kilometers yesterday, for a total of 11 kilometers.
"We are still at least 39 kilometers away from our destination."
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com