I can bless thousands of magical powers.

Chapter 58: Strange Night
At nightfall, the merchant ship dropped anchor on the river bank.

It is the rule of the boat gang not to sail at night.

On the one hand, it allows sailors who have worked hard all day to rest and restore their strength, and on the other hand, it is also for safety.

After dinner, Zhang Yuan came to the deck.

At this time, the moon had risen, and the bright moonlight shone on the big ship and the sparkling Tianma River.

There are large tracts of uninhabited wilderness on both sides of the river, and the deep loneliness gives people a feeling of desolation.

Due to the mysterious existence, most people live in and around the city.

It is normal that no one can be seen on fertile land.

Zhang Yuan withdrew his gaze.

Suddenly he saw a large shadow appear in the nearby river.

It was as if a giant beast was rapidly approaching the merchant ship underwater!

Zhang Yuan was suddenly shocked.

But before he could see clearly, the thick shadow disappeared quietly.

The appearance and disappearance were so sudden that Zhang Yuan wondered if he had seen it wrong.

Maybe it's just the refraction of light on the water?
"Junior Brother Zhang?"

At this moment, a doubtful voice came from behind Zhang Yuan!
Zhang Yuan turned around and smiled: "Senior Brother Feng!"

The person who came was Feng Ming.

The outer hall disciple hesitated for a moment, then came over and said, "Junior Brother Zhang, you'd better not stare at the water like this in the future, especially at night."

Zhang Yuan was stunned: "Why?"

Feng Ming lowered his voice and said, "There is something strange in the river, it is easy to confuse people!"

The legend about water ghosts has been circulating among the boat gangs for hundreds of years, giving rise to countless true and false stories.

Many rules were formed as a result.

The "boat gang" here does not refer to a specific gang, but refers to all people who make a living on the water, including fishermen, sailors, ship owners, pirates and even members of the Angry Whale Gang.

It is said that there is a kind of water ghost that will quietly approach anchored ships at night.

If people on a boat see it, they will be bewitched by it and jump into the river unconsciously.

No bones left!

There is also a strange creature that can transform itself into a woman who fell into the water and ask for help from the crew. Once she is rescued, the entire ship will be in trouble!
Some water monsters will pull the angler's fishing line and pull the person into the river.

There are also cases where the snakes entangle divers and drag them underwater.

Feng Ming has been working on the ship for nearly twenty years. He has witnessed dozens of strange incidents and escaped death several times!
The saying that the older you are in the world, the less courageous you are could not be more true when it comes to him.

Zhang Yuan is neither a brainless and reckless hot-blooded young man, nor is he an ungrateful person.

Naturally, I can listen to and remember the warnings and reminders of this old man.

These are all valuable experiences!
After listening to Feng Ming's story, he couldn't help but ask: "Brother Feng, what can we do if we, as martial artists who have entered the realm of strength, run into something strange?"

"Disaster!"

Feng Ming smiled bitterly and said, "The best way is to run. The faster and farther the better!"

Ordinary martial arts skills are basically ineffective against strange things.

No matter how powerful or fierce the punches, kicks, swords or knives are, they can't hurt the strange creature at all!

People have always used items such as black dog blood, boy's urine, and glutinous rice flour to deal with strange sayings.

This statement is not completely nonsense.

If it is the weakest kind of weirdness, things like black dog blood do have a certain expelling effect.

But if the weirdness is a little stronger, it will have no effect at all.

Therefore, ordinary people can only rely on the protection of ancestral halls and city god temples to avoid strange harassment and harm.

Just like the fishermen and the Angry Whale Gang worship the Dragon God, incense and faith are the greatest magic weapon to fight against the weirdness!
When facing strange things, martial artists who have entered the Jin realm have no chance of winning unless they have practiced a technique that burns their Qi and blood, or have brought talismans drawn by Taoist temple masters. In comparison, martial artists who have entered the Qi realm are much stronger.

Because the true fire condensed from true qi can effectively injure or even kill the weird ones!
"We have a technique to burn Qi and blood in our Linhe branch!"

Feng Ming easily saw through Zhang Yuan's thoughts at the moment, patted him on the shoulder and said, "It only takes two small gong to exchange for it, you can consider it."

"As for the magician's talisman..."

He shook his head: "It's too expensive, let's forget about it."

The Taoist temple master is a high and mighty figure, sought after by the powerful and wealthy.

You can imagine how valuable the talismans drawn by the wizard are!

In fact, the talismans that flowed out of the Taoist temples were basically monopolized by aristocratic families, government officials and wealthy families.

Ordinary people can forget about it. Even if they spend a huge amount of money, they may not be able to get the real thing!
Zhang Yuan asked: "Brother Feng, have you ever practiced the Qi-burning technique?"

He is quite interested in this.

"of course."

Feng Ming answered without hesitation: "This technique is called the Burning Blood Technique. If I hadn't practiced it for many years and reached a minor level of success, I would have died in the hands of Weird."

"But don't expect me to teach you. Teaching you martial arts privately is a serious crime!"

Of course Zhang Yuan knew this gang rule.

He said sincerely: "Brother Feng, I am very grateful that you can tell me so much!"

Feng Ming laughed: "I just don't want you to take the wrong detour."

What this outer disciple said was absolutely true.

If Zhang Yuan was ignorant and committed suicide, he would be dead.

But if it involves him.

That's terrible!
To put it bluntly, Feng Ming was thinking about himself, which was why he was so patient in chatting with Zhang Yuan.

In short, two words - don’t be impulsive, young man, and stay away from anything weird!

After talking with Feng Ming, Zhang Yuan returned to his cabin.

He carefully recalled what the other party had just said from beginning to end.

Eliminate useless information and keep useful content in your mind.

Who knows, someday, these experiences in society may be able to save his life!
Then Zhang Yuan opened the package he was carrying and took out a thick book from it.

This booklet has no title. It is the martial arts notes given to him by Dong Yuanwei.

Zhang Yuan slowly flipped through the pages, gradually becoming immersed in them.

The conditions on the ship were limited, and I couldn't practice martial arts and swordsmanship freely.

So this notebook becomes the best helper to kill time.

Zhang Yuan seemed to have returned to the time a few years ago when he was learning to read and write with Master Chen.

At that time, he gradually awakened the memories of his past life.

As a student again, his learning progress and efficiency were beyond the reach of those naughty kids in the village.

At that time, Master Chen treated Zhang Yuan as his last disciple and devoted all his efforts to teaching him the knowledge he had mastered.

Although Zhang Yuan lived a poor and hard life at that time.

But he also learned a lot.

Although this valuable knowledge cannot directly improve Zhang Yuan's combat effectiveness, it will surely help him grow in the years to come.

After some time, I must go and sweep the old man’s grave!

Zhang Yuan thought secretly in his heart.

(End of this chapter)