The master said not to judge people by their appearance

He Zhu drowned in the Cangjiang River last night, and his body was salvaged in the morning. Before it could be sent back to the morgue in Cangzhou City, it was wrapped in a mat and placed under a shady tree.

The corpse is still on the shore at this moment, and it has not gone missing. At the same time, another He Zhu appeared in front of Shen Fan. The underwater He Zhu was looking at him with his eyes open, but there was no look of a living person in his pupils. The eyes were empty and cold. like a corpse.

This was an extremely weird scene. If someone else saw this scene, they would have jumped up from the raft in shock and yelled, but Shen Fan was still sitting cross-legged, and even his expression was as indifferent as ever, without any change.

When he looked down at the water, it was like a god looking down on the demons in hell from the clouds.

More shadows appeared in the water, and on the other side of Shen Fan, several hands climbed onto the bamboo raft, equally pale and stiff.

The people on the shore finally realized something was wrong and exclaimed, "What is that?!"

Xie Yunlan, who was talking to someone, immediately turned his head. In his astonished sight, the many pairs of hands protruding from the bottom of the water pulled hard together, dragging the bamboo raft down!

The current was surging, Shen Fan sank into the water together with the raft, the accident happened so quickly, before everyone even had time to react, the last piece of Shen Fan's robe disappeared on the surface of the water, never to be seen again.

"Pull the rope!" Xie Yunlan yelled as he rushed towards the tree stump tied with the hemp rope. As soon as he got started, he realized something was wrong, the weight was wrong, and the rope had broken.

Xie Yunlan hardly hesitated, and immediately jumped into the water.

"Thank you, my lord!" Amidst the exclamation of everyone, he swam towards Jiang Xin with all his strength.

underwater.

Suddenly falling into the water, or such a deep and wide river, even people who are proficient in water will inevitably panic. After all, they are not creatures that live in water. Humans cannot maintain the same calmness in water as on land.

But after Shen Fan fell into the water, his expression was still so indifferent, he was as calm as a fish swimming in the water, as natural as it should be.

He looked around and saw the figures swimming around him one by one.It is not appropriate to say that it is a human figure. Only the upper body of these things is a person, and the lower body is a long snake tail.

These half-human, half-snake monsters came from nowhere, and they were numerous.After they dragged Shen Fan into the water, they dragged the long snake tail around Shen Fan's side and above him to prevent him from swimming to the surface. He dragged him deeper into the river.

What Xie Yunlan saw when he dived into the bottom of the water was the scene of Shen Fan being besieged by these half-human, half-snake monsters. Without thinking about it, he swiped the blade and slashed straight at the one closest to him.

He aimed at the back of the monster, which was not covered by scales. However, the water was no better than on land, his martial arts were greatly reduced, and his reaction speed was far inferior to this kind of monster born at the bottom of the water.

Before the blade really approached, the water flow split by the blade energy had already informed the other party of the attack from behind, and the snake's tail swung violently, catching the attacking sharp blade behind him.

With a sound of "Cen", the knife that should have been able to break even the bones actually fell, leaving only a white mark on the scales.

The snakes were startled by him, and several pale and empty faces were raised together, looking at this mortal who dared to enter the water.

Xie Yunlan only saw the faces of these monsters clearly at this moment, and he recognized one of them, the pupils reflecting He Zhu's face shrank suddenly, his thoughts turned, and he realized something in an instant.

He counted the number of these monsters, eighty to ninety...exactly ten!

These monsters are all men's faces, and the men who drowned in the Cangjiang River, counting He Zhu last night, are exactly ten!

The ten monsters did not act immediately, but paused for a while, as if they had reached some kind of tacit understanding, and as if they had received an order, they swam rapidly at the same moment.

They abandoned Shen Fan, the tails of the snakes swung, and they turned to Xie Yunlan.

Xie Yunlan cursed secretly, the water flow took away the strength of his knife, the scales of this snake are hard, and the monster can predict his attack through the perception of the flow of water under the water, which has taken advantage of it.

As for the soul fire that the monster feared so much, Shen Fan never ignited it.

Without soul fire, Xie Yunlan alone would never win underwater. He doesn't love to fight. He didn't come here with the purpose of winning. He just wanted to rescue Shen Fan.

Xie Yunlan gestured to Shen Fan, signaling to swim back to the shore while he was drawing the monster away.

Shen Fan raised his head and glanced at him, maybe he didn't understand, or for some other reason, he stayed at the bottom of the water without moving.

Xie Yunlan wanted to shout anxiously, but couldn't make a sound. The monster was swimming fast in the water, and it was already in front of him in an instant. Xie Yunlan had to concentrate temporarily to deal with the monster in front of him.

This half-human, half-snake monster is not easy to deal with. In addition to being hard, the snake tail also has extremely strong explosive power. Like a python, it can break the bones of its prey in just a few breaths.

Several snake tails entwined towards Xie Yunlan, Xie Yunlan stepped on one of the snake tails with a kick, suddenly floated up a few inches, and nimbly escaped from the encirclement.

However, the monsters are more flexible, and they turn to attack with human parts. Although the upper body of the monsters is human, there is a layer of transparent fin-like film between the pale and cold fingers, and the sharp nails are like blades. When it comes, it is like an arrow leaving the string.

If it wasn't for Xie Yunlan's extraordinary reflexes developed through years of life and death honing, she would definitely be unable to resist.It can be said that facing the siege in the water today, no one can hold on for a while, but even Xie Yunlan can only hold on temporarily.

The water flow became turbulent and chaotic due to the fighting. Shen Fan discerned carefully in the chaos. He cast his gaze down, the dark bottom where the sunlight could not illuminate.

In the darkness, scale-like patterns flashed.

The ten monsters that were wrestling with Xie Yunlan all had uniform gray tails, dark and monotonous, but the one hiding in the dark had gorgeous scales and intricate patterns, as beautiful as the wings of a butterfly.

The owner of the scales slowly floated up from the dark bottom of the water, and a gorgeous female face appeared in Shen Fan's eyes, with willow-leaf eyebrows curved like a new moon, eyes as bright as autumn water, red lips and pink face, with the unique gentleness of Jiangnan women.

If one ignores the several-foot-long snake tail behind her, she can definitely be called a charming beauty.

When the other monsters fought fiercely with Xie Yunlan, "she" did not join in, and "she" swam around Shen Fan unhurriedly, as lightly as if she was dancing a dance.

"She" seemed to be very interested in Shen Fan, wrapping her tail around him vaguely, and even stretched out her hand, as if she wanted to trace Shen Fan's eyebrows and eyes.

This is an extremely glamorous scene, with the pretty face and the gorgeous snake tail, revealing a strange charm.Although Shen Fan's facial features are better than the other's, but he lacks a sense of charm. He is as cold as snow falling on a pine branch, and as indifferent as a lake on a snowy field. Together they make up the perfect composition of this moment.

But Xie Yunlan, who was the only one who witnessed this scene, only saw the dangerous murderous intent in it. The woman's white and delicate fingers were growing sharp nails, like a sharp knife that wanted to cut through the heart and lungs. "She" didn't want to describe Shen Fan. Eyebrows, "she" wanted to cut Shen Fan's throat.

Xie Yunlan was so anxious that he almost choked on the water, he couldn't make a sound to remind him at the bottom of the water, and at the same time, he couldn't rush to the rescue because of the obstruction of the snakes, so he could only watch helplessly, as if Shen Fan was charmed by a monster, he remained motionless.

This monster does have some ability to charm. If an ordinary man were here, he would probably lose his mind by the time he saw the other's beautiful face. With cold fingertips.

But Shen Fan's dark eyes contained an indifference that was colder than water, and when the other party finally showed himself in front of him, he didn't need to have any scruples anymore.

Soul fire is not fire, it is a kind of light in essence, it can still be ignited even in the dark bottom of the water, in the emptiness and emptiness.

The moment the flames first appeared, it was like a red sun rising at the end of the sea and sky. The burst of flames penetrated the dark bottom of the water like waves and tides, sweeping across the vast river in an instant.

There was a painful roar from the bottom of the water, as sharp as a baby's cry, and half-human, half-snake monsters struggled frantically in the water. The river was supposed to be their shelter, but at the moment it was illuminated by the flames and had nowhere to hide. furnace.

The hard snake scales that cannot be cut by swords turned into flimsy thin paper in the firelight, and after being penetrated by the firelight, they ignited the flesh and blood underneath. The resentment that made up their bodies became fuel for the flames at this moment, and the flames erupted again. One time, it was so intense that it directly penetrated the water surface several feet deep, refracting a golden light on the river surface.

The people on the bank first heard the terrible cry, and then saw the sudden burst of fire that was comparable to the scorching sun. They backed away in shock. Xu Xin even hid behind the guards in horror, as if he was afraid of the water. The monster in the water will crawl out and drag him into the water too.

Under the water, the ten monsters turned into ashes in an instant, only the one closest to Shen Fan and the most beautiful still remained.

The moment the flame appeared, she flicked her snake tail and retreated. She didn't directly touch the soul fire, and there was more resentment and demonic energy in her body than other monsters, which caused her to temporarily survive in this blazing furnace. , but her gorgeous face was no longer the same as before, half of her face had been burned by the flames, leaving only scorched bones, and her autumn-like eyeballs protruded from their sockets, ugly like a ghost in hell.

She looked at Shen Fan who was holding a candle with resentment, and suddenly opened her cherry red lips, revealing the criss-crossed sharp teeth hidden under them, the vocal cords in her throat vibrated, and the shrill cry of a baby moved the vast river, the water was turbulent, and the river was calm Several tornadoes suddenly appeared in the center, and they rushed towards Shen Fan like an angry dragon.

Xie Yunlan knew something was wrong, so he dived quickly, thinking of Shen Fan's side to protect him, but the water flow changed too fast, before he could move in the future, he was already involved in a tornado.

He has internal strength, and he can hold his breath longer than ordinary people, but his kung fu has almost reached his limit while fighting with monsters underwater. At this moment, he was swept by the current and fell into a state of choking out of control. .

The icy river water was pouring towards his lungs, his body was swirling in the water flow, but his consciousness was falling, as if he was about to fall into the endless darkness of nothingness.

In the drowsiness of dying, he vaguely saw a white figure, who came holding a lamp, and the flame broke through the darkness, Xie Yunlan felt himself being pulled up by a force.

The moment he came into contact with the air again, Xie Yunlan coughed violently, spit out all the water in his lungs, fell down and passed out.