It was at this time that Zhou You finally saw clearly what was pulling him down.
This was a rotting corpse. The flesh on the face seemed to have been bitten by fish and shrimps. It was in tatters. A pair of black dead fish eyes stared at Zhou You, full of deep malice.
It had been on this ship for so long, and it finally found a scapegoat.
The rotting corpse let out a roar, then opened its mouth, revealing the fine teeth inside, and bit into Zhou You fiercely.
Click!
Then Zhou You pinched his neck.
The terrifying and boundless power instantly rendered it unable to move.
"I'm just going to die, and I still want to harm others!"
Zhou You said coldly.
He could feel the gloomy deathly energy seeping into his hand that was holding the rotting corpse.
But before it entered the body, it was dissolved by Jiuyao Tianyang's true energy.
"Rest in peace."
Zhou You said calmly.
As he spoke, Jiuyao Tianyang's true energy poured into the corpse.
Chi chi chi~
The terrible high temperature escapes.
The cold river water began to heat up rapidly.
Even if the rotting corpse did not catch fire, black smoke continued to emit and turned into charcoal.
Da da da~
Deep in the cabin, there was the sound of dull and messy footsteps.
In the darkness, countless pale green light spots lit up like fireflies.
Those are pairs of eyes.
A pair of eyes with extremely deep and malicious eyes.
These are the people who unfortunately died after the ship accident.
Zhou You looked at the hideous and ugly faces of these water ghosts. There was no fear in his eyes, but a trace of pity.
Trapped in the water, unable to be reincarnated forever, they are just a bunch of poor people.
Hiss!
A rotting corpse let out a weird roar, turned into an afterimage, and clawed at it with its right claw.
boom!
Zhou You stepped forward, his right fist blasting out like a cannonball.
The power of this punch was so great that even the river water was created into a vacuum, and the surrounding river water was shaken away and turned into countless tiny water droplets.
The ape demon collapses the mountain!
After the powerful ape demon evolved into the ape demon moon-swallowing fist, the previous moves were still retained, but they were more powerful and more abnormal!
boom!
A loud noise like a bomb exploding.
The corpse was instantly blown to pieces by Zhou You and flew out in all directions.
"Now that you are dead, don't harm other people."
Zhou You sounded a little helpless, but he still rushed into the group of water ghosts.
He seemed to have transformed into a great ape demon, with a roar of fists and fierce force!
It also seems to have transformed into an evil sea dragon, glaring at all directions and across the four seas!
Bang bang bang bang~
In less than a moment, almost hundreds of rotting corpses were beaten and smashed alive by Zhou You!
Just when Zhou You was about to leave, he noticed something glowing redly deep in the cabin.
Zhou You frowned slightly, but couldn't help but feel curious and walked over to check.
It was a small fiery red bead.
The whole body is as crystal clear as glass, and there are lifelike flame patterns inside, as if it is really burning, and it looks very magical.
Holding it in your hand, you can feel a faint warmth even under the cold river water.
This bead should not have been there at the beginning.
It's just that while Zhou You was fighting these rotting corpses, he might have bumped into something, causing the fiery red bead to fall out from nowhere.
Zhou You thought for a moment, then collected the bead and floated it toward the river.
At this moment, on the Qingjiang River.
The sun has set long ago and the night is dark.
Mr. Chen's head was on the boat, his eyes a little anxious.
After swimming around and entering the water, there was almost no movement for an hour.
Even though he knew that Zhou You was a high-level demon slayer, the water and the ground were completely different things, so he was still somewhat worried.
Wow~
The sound of water sounded.
Zhou You jumped up from the river, drew a graceful arc like a flying fish, and landed steadily on the boat.
Chen Captou was startled, but he felt relieved after seeing clearly that it was Zhou You.
"Sir, did you find anything under the water?"
At this moment, Zhou You was soaked to the skin and his hair was wet. As he circulated Jiuyao Tianyang Zhenqi, the water was evaporated in an instant, and a burst of white smoke appeared.
He shook his head: "No...it seems that the ship did not sink in the nearby waters."
Chen Captou frowned: "If they didn't sink in nearby waters, where did those missing merchant ships go?"
"Maybe it was dragged somewhere...or maybe it was completely destroyed." Zhou You shrugged.
Since there was nothing to gain, the two of them stopped staying and started to return along the road.
When I rushed back to the Ningshui City County Government Office, I heard unexpected news.
"What, Magistrate Meng committed suicide?" Zhou You was a little stunned.
"Yes, shortly after the two adults left, Magistrate Meng hanged himself in the prison." The Inspector Wang said in a deep voice.
"It seems there are many people behind him." Zhou You said something meaningful.
As soon as these words came out, everyone was shocked.
Zhou You then added: "But since everyone dies and disappears like smoke, let's find him a coffin and send it back to his hometown."
"Yes!" Agent Wang quickly accepted the order and resigned.
Zhou You's eyes flickered, and he knew that Magistrate Meng's case was not as simple as he thought.
But he also knows that if the water is clear, there will be no fish. Once all the people hiding behind it are implicated, Ningshui City will really be in chaos.
In this regard, traveling around is also helpless.
He only has the physical strength to slay demons, but he can only turn a blind eye to official matters.
We can only inform the magistrate Fang and ask him to send a more upright official to take over the position of county magistrate.
As for Ye An, the culprit, he basically confessed and admitted to colluding with the goddess to seek wealth and murder.
In view of the terrible impact of this incident, Chen Captou suggested cutting off the knot quickly and beheading him at noon tomorrow to set the record straight.
Zhou You thought about it for a while and then agreed.
After discussing these matters, the topic returned to the missing merchant ship.
Judging from the clues currently available, the biggest suspect is the group of water bandits called the Black Dragon Bandits.
Of course, the possibility of demons causing trouble cannot be ruled out.
However, Zhou Youhai decided to start with the Black Dragon Bandit.
Even if it wasn't them who did it in the end, at least it would be considered a clean slate.
"Captain Chen, how well do you know the situation of the Black Dragon Bandits?"
Zhou You asked softly.
"This black dragon bandit is very mysterious. I only hear his name but never see his trace. And every time he robs a passing merchant ship, he never leaves anyone alive. His methods are ruthless and cruel."
"Five years ago, we even invited the Xuanwu Army's navy to suppress the bandits. After a lot of painstaking efforts, we finally discovered the traces of the Black Jiao bandits. But before the Black Jiao was surrounded, the bandit leader seemed to notice
What, just turn the helm and run away, and get away."
Chen Captou sighed.
"This black dragon bandit has been living on the ship for a long time, but he probably needs to return to land to replenish some food and daily necessities. Have you tried to start from this aspect?"