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"These water ghosts are like fish; they chase after lights at night. So if you are surrounded by them, remember to quickly extinguish the oil lamp, then lie down in the cabin, hold your breath, and you will escape unscathed..."

However, upon hearing the old man's words, Xu Ming's thoughts were quite different.

'So, lights can be used as bait! Great!'

"Furthermore, be extremely careful of floating corpses that stand upright in the water. Only when a corpse is burdened with a large amount of resentment, which gathers at its feet or on its head, will it stand upright in the water. The water ghosts formed from such floating corpses have extremely heavy resentment, unlike ordinary water ghosts."

Remember this! Remember this!

The old man solemnly gave his instructions.

Xu Ming nodded repeatedly, then stumbled as he rowed the boat away from the dock.

Chapter 718 Night Fishing for Water Ghosts

"That's really difficult!"

Xu Ming wiped the sweat from his forehead, put down the oar, and plopped down on the deck.

When the old man was teaching him how to row, he didn't take it seriously. After all, who hasn't rowed a small boat in the park?

However, once the oars were in his hands, he realized that rowing was simply the most difficult sport in the world.

When the oars are in the old man's hands, the fishing boat is not only stable, but also light and fast. In a flash, it can slip between two boats, as nimble as a finger.

Once the oars were in his hands, the fishing boat became completely uncontrollable, swaying precariously and nearly capsizing, while constantly spinning in circles.

The difference between the two is roughly equivalent to an experienced driver who can drive an AE86 uphill without breaking a tofu block, versus a complete novice who just bought a Mercedes but failed his driving test.

Finally, with the old man's patient guidance, Xu Ming was able to barely manage to steer the fishing boat and keep it moving forward steadily. As for the speed... let's not even mention it.

Fortunately, after an hour of hard work, Xu Ming finally managed to steer the fishing boat away from the dock, and by then it was almost dark.

Xu Ming quickly summoned Erina and Pak, and then had Erina use wind magic to push the fishing boat forward.

"Hmph! Now you finally know how powerful I am?"

Erina crossed her arms, frowned, and spoke with a haughty and impatient expression.

A closer look reveals that the corners of her mouth are slightly upturned, and there is a hint of smugness hidden in her eyes.

"Of course, our Erina is the best!"

"Who belongs to your family...!"

"I'm counting on you this time."

Erina raised an eyebrow, about to get angry, but Xu Ming immediately stopped her.

So, she suddenly waved her hand in a fit of rage.

call!

Suddenly a strong wind arose, and the fishing boat shot out like an arrow.

Xu Ming almost lost his balance and fell, but luckily he managed to grab the side of the fishing boat in his haste, thus avoiding falling into the lake and getting soaked.

Even so, he could only hold tightly to the side of the boat, not daring to relax for even a moment.

Seeing Xu Ming in such a disheveled state, Erina covered her mouth, but couldn't help but smile.

Parker flew over to Xu Ming's side, patted him on the shoulder with a sympathetic look, and said something meaningful.

"Girls can be scary sometimes."

"..."

Xu Ming felt that what the cat said made a lot of sense, and he was speechless.

And so, the fishing boat sped across the lake at a speed comparable to a modern speedboat, leaving a long white trail in its wake as it headed toward the center of the lake.

Upon reaching the center of the lake, Xu Ming quickly instructed Erina to slow down, and the fishing boat gradually came to a stop.

Xu Ming then lit the oil lamp at the bow of the boat without any hesitation.

A moment later, a light appeared on the dark lake.

Perhaps due to the rumors of water ghosts claiming lives, there were hardly any boats on the entire Luoma Lake tonight.

On the vast, dark surface of Luoma Lake, only a tiny cluster of firelight flickered, as if it might go out at any moment.

This scene appears incredibly lonely and desolate.

However, after a while, Xu Ming stared at the flickering lamplight that was gently rocking with the fishing boat, and suddenly blurted out a sentence.

"It's not bright enough..."

Then he actually took out two emergency flashlights from his backpack, turned them on, tied them to the mast, and then took out his phone and turned on the backlight.

Then he searched the boat and found two spare candles, which he lit.

Now, the entire fishing boat was brightly lit, comparable to the painted boats and pleasure boats on the Qinhuai River; the lights on the fishing boat could be seen from a great distance.

Xu Ming clapped his hands in satisfaction.

It's so bright, it should be hooked by now.

He turned his head and found Erina and Puck looking at him strangely.

"what happened?"

Xu Ming touched his cheek in confusion.

"You really are..."

Erina shook her head speechlessly, then turned her head to look at the black lake.

"Amin always brings us different kinds of joy~"

Parker smiled and perched on Xu Ming's head.

"Isn't it all to lure those water ghosts out as soon as possible?"

Xu Ming said in a very serious tone.

Hi~ Hi~

And so, sitting on the brightly lit fishing boat, time passed by, minute by minute.

The black lake water gently lapped against the hull of the boat, making a splashing sound, as if someone were patting the bottom of the boat underwater.

Xu Ming suddenly woke up with a start.

This is not an illusion!

Something is definitely hitting the bottom of the boat!

Xu Ming quickly noticed that unusual ripples were appearing around the ship.

Instead of panicking, he licked his lips with excitement.

"Finally, they've taken the bait..."

It must have been very cold to go out on the lake in the middle of winter, but luckily the fish took the bait, so it was worth it for him to use himself as bait.

Erina and Parker also became alert, looking at Xu Ming at the same time, waiting for his next order.

Just as Xu Ming was about to speak.

The flashlight beam suddenly illuminated a dark, indistinct object drifting towards the fishing boat.

When the thing drifted closer, Xu Ming realized that it was actually human hair, and a head seemed to be floating faintly beneath the hair.

Suddenly, a brilliant idea flashed in Xu Ming's mind.

Isn't this exactly what the old man was talking about—the most dangerous kind of floating corpse that doesn't fall over while standing in the water?

Just then, one of the flashlights shone directly into the head of the standing floating corpse, casting a spot of light.

The floating corpse seemed to be agitated, and a pair of pale, rotting, swollen arms suddenly emerged from the water!

It waved its hands, its long, black fingernails sweeping across its head, leaving streaks of black light and shadow in the air.

Fierce and terrifying!

The floating corpses seemed to signal the start of a general offensive. The sound of water around the ship's side grew louder and louder, accompanied by a screeching scratching sound. The fishing boat began to rock, and the amplitude of the rocking increased.

A cold smile appeared on Xu Ming's face.

It's good that they've all escaped; it saves him from having to search for these damned water ghosts in the middle of the night, enduring the cold wind like looking for a needle in a haystack.

These floating corpses and water ghosts seemed unaware of the gravity of the situation.

They simply crave the flesh and blood of the living.

Just as they were frantically rushing towards the fishing boat, a soft cracking sound rang out, followed by a burst of purplish-gold lightning that swept across the lake.

The scratching sound disappeared instantly, and everything around fell silent.

Xu Ming cautiously peered down from the side of the ship and saw only clumps of ash slowly dissipating with the current, while the side of the ship was covered with numerous sharp scratches.

It's as if someone scraped it off bit by bit with their fingernails.

Xu Ming turned his head and looked in the direction where the standing floating corpse was.

The water near that clump of hair started to boil, bubbling constantly.

Chapter 719 Floating Corpse

The floating corpse, as if a real person were drowning, raised its hands high and waved them wildly.

It seems the water weakened the power of the exorcising light, preventing it from being destroyed in one strike.

Xu Ming quickly raised his phone again and pointed it at it.

Just as Xu Ming was about to press the shutter button, the floating corpse seemed to sense the danger and sank to the bottom of the water in an instant, like a lump of iron.

The cooked duck just flew away like that.

In a moment of impulsiveness, Xu Ming almost jumped into the lake after him.

However, he quickly calmed down, frowning as he stared intently at the dark lake in front of him.

The underwater environment was completely unfamiliar to him, and he could suffer a great loss if he was not careful.

Seeing that Xu Ming was at a loss, he stared intently at the lake.

Erina, standing to the side, suddenly had an idea...