There are many gods, ghosts and monsters in the Liaozhai world, so each region has its own legends, especially the big rivers.
There is a legend about Zhu Po Dragon in Qiantang River.
Zhupolong, also known as "Alligator", is native to Xijiang. It looks like a dragon but is short and can fly horizontally. It is usually about two meters long and has horny scales on its back. It feeds on fish, frogs, small birds and rats.
Ordinary pig dragons don't eat humans, mainly because they can't be beaten.
But in a world of mixed gods, ghosts and monsters, anything is possible.
Legend has it that one day, a guest from the west of the river caught a pig dragon and tied it to the boat.
The boat was parked by the Qiantang River. Because Zhupolong was not tied tightly, it ran away and plunged into the river.
In the blink of an eye, the waves in the river were so strong that they capsized several boats!
Since then, ships have often been capsized in the Qiantang River, and over time, the legend of the Pig Po Dragon has spread.
Now that the cold winter is approaching, the pig dragon is getting more and more rampant. This is because the pig dragon eats a lot and can store a large amount of absorbed nutrients in the body to survive the long hibernation period.
The government office of Qiantang County also issued a notice to kill them.
However, due to the emperor's taboo, he did not dare to say it was a "pig-po-dragon", but he only said to kill a "dog".
However, the pig dragon has become a spirit, and ordinary officers and soldiers went there just to feed him.
There were also human cultivators who wanted to slay demons, but the Pig Po Dragon hid in the Qiantang River and was hard to find. Even ordinary monks who entered the water would have difficulty defeating the Pig Po Dragon.
People along the river were often hunted by Zhu Po Long, and they would go to the Yamen every three days to beat drums and complain.
The yamen was helpless and could only post notices asking people to stay away from the riverside as much as possible.
But boatmen rely on crossing the river to make a living, so even if they know that there is a man-eating monster in the river, they can only survive by boating!
"That water demon who is not afraid of death actually dares to cause trouble for us?"
Su Xiaowei sat in the boat, looking at the endless rolling water on the river, murmuring to herself.
"court death."
Su Daji's expression was cold. She was a nine-tailed celestial fox after all. She didn't usually do anything, but that didn't mean she was easy to mess with.
Jiang Fan moved his feet, and his mind wrapped around the hull, making the boat become stable, and he looked around.
The sky was covered with dark clouds and thunderous.
Under the water, undercurrents surged, causing waves more than ten feet high.
Ahead, a large whirlpool a hundred meters wide exuded a terrifying force that swallowed everything and shattered mountains and rivers.
The boat drifted quickly towards the center of the whirlpool, and Jiang Fan's eyes stared into the depths of the undercurrent.
There was a huge thing dormant there, more than a hundred feet long according to visual inspection, like a dragon or a dragon, twisting in the water, its facial features, scales, horns and tail looming in the water.
"Another demonic dragon, attracting thunder from the sky!"
Jiang Fan's mind moved, and he raised his right hand to the sky. The clouds surged, and a thunderbolt as thick as his arm fell with Jiang Fan's hand, hitting Zhu Polong's body.
"Crackling~"
There was no blood and flesh flying everywhere, no broken bones or muscles, only a dazzling spark burst out, a cloud of water vapor evaporated from the water surface, and at the same time many fish, turtles and turtles turned up their white bellies and floated to the surface of the water.
"Dragon?"
Su Daji and Su Xiaowei also noticed the huge creatures in the water.
Suddenly, he saw a pig-shaped dragon with a body of hundreds of feet, a single horn on its forehead, sharp claws on its belly, and black scales all over its body.
Although Zhu Polong's name contains the character dragon, it is actually a crocodile.
But right now, the body of this pig-shaped dragon contains dragon blood. I don’t know which dragon left the romantic debt?
Dragon nature is inherently lustful, and it often sows and cultivates everywhere, so many species contain dragon blood in their bodies.
A small number of creatures will exhibit atavism and possess dragon-like characteristics.
For example, this Pig Woman Dragon has grown dragon horns and dragon scales, and transformed into a demon dragon. Although it is not a real mythical beast, the dragon blood contained in its body is of high purity!
The body, which is more than a hundred feet long, is as if it is made of poured steel, filled with violent and unparalleled power.
Even the thunderbolts falling from the sky cannot damage it in the slightest.
"Roar~"
The Pig Po Dragon was attacked and roared to the sky. Its vertical eyes the size of lanterns opened and closed, locking on the river sail at the bow of the ship, full of anger and murderous intent.
In an instant, the clouds cleared and the fog dispersed, and the soft sunshine returned to the river.
However, people on both sides of the river did not feel any warmth and shuddered consciously.
They just looked at the rolling waves on the river and the huge roars that came from time to time, and they started to tremble in their calves.
The already turbulent river surface instantly set off waves dozens of meters high.
The Qiantang River seemed to become manic at this moment.
The river wind howled, picking up water spray all over the sky and shooting in all directions.
Once the river tide rolls ashore, it is more terrifying than a scourge.
The people along the river will inevitably be displaced, and there will be countless casualties!
"The spring of nectar washes away evil and filth; the light sprinkling of poplar branches disperses sorrow."
"I recite the mantra now, cleanse, thoroughly, and separate!"
When Jiang Fan saw Zhu Po Long overturning the river, he immediately recited the mantra, pinched the magic formula with his hands, and then volleyed a little toward the river.
In an instant, the raging river water was split into two and rolled into the cracks in the river bed.
The crack seems to be about three feet wide and about a hundred feet deep, but it is like a bottomless abyss. No matter how powerful the river is, it cannot be filled up.
The rapids retreated bravely, and in a blink of an eye, everything became calm.
The boat floated in the golden light and became extremely stable.
The boatman's legs felt weak as he looked at the boat flying in mid-air. Then he looked at Jiang Fan, who was dressed in white and standing on the bow of the boat at some point. He stammered: "More... more masters, help me."
"Wow~~"
At this moment, the huge crocodile dragon jumped out of the water, opened its huge crocodile mouth, exposed its sharp fangs, and made bursts of neighing sounds.
The crocodile's mouth is so big that the boat in front of it is only big enough to expose the gap between its teeth.
The upper and lower jaws surpassed the hull of the boat in an instant, the boat was shrouded in shadow, and the big mouth slowly closed.
But just halfway through, a burst of golden light flashed, and the Tianqing Zen Staff extended a hundred meters, pushing the bloody mouth of Zhu Polong wide open.
The boat floated in the air. Jiang Fan stood on the bow, holding a hundred-meter-long Tianqing Zen staff with one hand. The hundred-foot-long Zhupolong was stuck in its mouth and hung in the air. It could not move and could only say "Goose goose."
"The strange cry.
The people on both sides of Qiantang were stunned, looking at the incredible scene in front of them.
"Oh my god! What...what's going on?"
"Zhupolong, it's Zhupolong!"
"To be hung up, how much strength does it take?"
"The holy monk is mighty!"
"Zhu Po Long, who killed a thousand swordsmen, will give back my son's life!"
"Please ask the holy monk to slay the dragon and eliminate harm for the people!"
"Please ask the holy monk to slay the dragon and eliminate harm for the people!"
"Please ask the holy monk to slay the dragon and eliminate harm for the people!"
...
I don’t know who stood up, but the voices in the crowd gradually became unified, rising one wave after another.
Especially the people living along the river hated the pig dragon. Now they finally saw hope and shouted loudly.