Ghost Blowing Lantern II

The Taoist monks in the mountains have the art of "floating melons to catch fish". According to the past tradition, we must first offer sacrifices to the "melon god" and the "fish master". Of course, this is just a dispensable form, but we follow the steps and don't care about unnecessary steps. , to avoid regretting anything other than a mistake. In the past, if fishermen caught big fish in the sea, they had the custom of offering sacrifices to the owner of the fish, because in the eyes of fishermen, the big fish in the sea were all sons and grandsons of the dragon. The so-called " The "Fish Master" is the Dragon King of the South China Sea. In fact, there are some giant fish in the sea that are so huge that it is intimidating to look at. Anyone who wants to kill such a big guy has to weigh it in his heart. What he said about worshiping the Fish Master is probably just to think about it. Find an excuse to give yourself some psychological comfort.

The boss of the ship, Ruan Hei, led everyone to burn incense and then took out a jar of aged wine from the cabin and poured it into the sea. This was regarded as a sacrifice to the Dragon King, the owner of the fish. In the past, the egg people went to the sea to collect eggs, and what they had to go into the sea was only a stone and sand water-dividing dagger. , and a pig urine bubble for ventilation. Before the action, he poured cold water all over his body to eliminate the human heat as much as possible to avoid being attacked by vicious fish in the sea. It was almost like Danman's own life in exchange for Nanzhu.

Banshan Taoists are interested in all the beads in the world, whether they are from the mouths of dead people or those that are naturally occurring in the water and have not been harvested by others. They all try their best to obtain them through techniques. They are also familiar with the method of collecting eggs in the South China Sea. He is the best at strange folk techniques, that is, he is proficient in all kinds of strange secret recipes. Although most of these folk recipes are not included in the orthodox books, they are actually very effective. Before we went to sea, we stored a large amount of half-baked medicine in the cargo hold. The big watermelon and several large bags of quicklime all came in handy at this time.

He set up a pot on the bow of the boat, soaked the water in the bucket and boiled it with quicklime. He cut off the watermelons into fist-sized openings, removed all the pulp inside, poured in lime water, and sealed the rinds in place. On the top, the cracks in the skin of the melon were blocked with glue made from fiddler grass mixed with crickets, and then the lime melons were thrown into the sea one by one.

The melon was filled with boiling lime water and floated on the sea. Just when it was about to sink, the water splashed on the sea and a large fish about ten meters long took the water from the sea. He came out and swallowed the lime watermelon whole in his mouth. The fish took advantage of the momentum to leap high in the air, paused for a moment, and then fell back into the water with a "pop" sound, causing water to fly everywhere.

All aquatic people who are attracted to the pearl in the old snail are attracted to the yin essence of the moon. They like yin and hate yang by nature. When they encounter a round watermelon floating in the sea, and there is a yin essence of a cricket in the melon, they all compete for it. For a while, the sea surface was full of people, and all kinds of big fish came out of the water to swallow the melon. Although the watermelon was cold when it was immersed in the sea water, it was cold on the outside and hot on the inside. The lime inside the melon still boiled, and it boiled even more when it encountered water. After being swallowed by a sea fish into the belly of the fish, the skin of the melon immediately burst. The huge heat generated by the quicklime and water could easily burn the belly of the fish. In an instant, several dead fish floated up with white bellies.

As more and more watermelons are tossed, the fish lose their physiology once swallowed, and dead fish churning on the sea surface continue to appear. These big fish are inherently ferocious and ugly, and the sight of being burned to death by lime inside their belly is even more painful. In addition, the fish’s eyes were naturally wide and wide, and they looked like they were dying with their eyes open. We stood on the deck and watched with horror. We were all mentally prepared before, but we still couldn’t imagine using the secret technique of "Taoist who moves mountains" to kill fish. How could he kill so neatly?

I waved to Ruan Hei and signaled them to prepare to go into the sea. Ruan Hei and Duo Ling, the bosses of the boat, immediately changed the water, brought scuba, frog goggles and egg-collecting equipment, and waited for the signal in the kayak lowered on the side of the boat. Fatty waited People continued to throw melons into the sea. There seemed to be endless aquatic animals lurking in this sea area. One dead piece popped up again, rolling on the sea surface and fighting to swallow the dead bait. The fat man shouted that something was wrong and he had not estimated it well beforehand. Even watermelon and quicklime will not be enough at this rate.

I told Fatty and others not to throw the watermelon too fast to avoid one fish swallowing two melons. They must use it sparingly and kill an enemy with every bullet. If they don’t get rid of the evil fish surrounding the giant clam, go into the water. Unexpected events are inevitable when collecting eggs. Even if it doesn't bite, being hit hard by it on the bottom of the sea will make people unable to eat and walk around. At this point, they can only fight to the limit. Anyway, either the fish will die or the net will be broken. If all the watermelons are polished and still cannot wipe out the big fish around the coral trees, we will have no choice but to go home and come back another day. However, we may not be able to catch such a suitable weather for walruses in the future, and we don’t know what to expect if we enter the coral spiral again. when.

At this time, Shirley Yang saw that the killing was too heavy. In less than one meal, nearly two hundred huge sea fish died. She couldn't help but change color on her face slightly. But now it was too late to regret. I advised her that it was already done anyway. We are going on a killing spree. We must not be soft-hearted. If we stop now, these fish will die in vain. Anyway, if there is a shipwreck, the crew members and egg collectors will be killed if they fall into the water. Although it is not fashionable to engage in class liquidation now. That's the trick, but let's just think of it as revenge for the egg people.

In fact, I don't care about these dead fish. If I don't get rid of them all, entering the water will be like feeding the fish. I just worry in my heart that I won't be able to kill them all, and I am afraid that I will return in vain. Fortunately, there are still about thirty watermelons left. At that moment, there were finally no more dead fish floating in the sea. It was thought that these big fish with thick scales and huge mouths were all dead. Due to the limitations of the ocean current environment on the seabed, the aquarium was reluctant to cross the boundary easily. However, there were a few evil fish who were greedy for the essence of clam pearls and mixed in with them. There are wandering around the coral forest. As long as we get rid of them all, we will have no worries about collecting eggs in the water. Aquatic animals from other waters will not venture into this vacuum zone in a short period of time.

The boss of the boat, Ruan Hei, used to be an egg hunter and would always tuck his head in his waistband. Seeing how powerful this technique was, he was able to lure out all the big fish lurking near the coral trees in less than half an hour. It was such a ruthless method to kill them all. I couldn't help but be a little stunned. I shouted at him several times before he came back to his senses, pressed his thumb down, and made a diving gesture to us. Then he and his Vietnamese-French mixed-race apprentice Duo Ling held down the diving equipment on their bodies, leaned back on the edge of the kayak, and turned over into the water.

Seeing that Team A had entered the water, Shirley Yang called to Uncle Ming and me: "Team B enter the bottom cabin and prepare to dive." Although many aggressive fish have been eliminated, the underwater situation is unpredictable, and it may not be peaceful for long. , time is limited, and our three-person team B also needs to get into the water as soon as possible.

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