PDLP Chapter 331 The Water Ghost Dies
Chapter 331 The Water Ghost Dies
"Water ghosts, get ready!"
Chen Hu shouted, his one eye squinting into a slit as the strong wind blew it.
Two lean men immediately stepped forward, shirtless, with thick hemp ropes wrapped around their waists, the other ends of which were firmly tied to the mast.
They are the two best swimmers in the Red Shark crew, capable of holding their breath underwater for fifteen minutes, and are specifically responsible for exploring shipwrecks and salvaging hidden cargo.
All eyes were on the two of them.
Xu Yong remained seated at the bow, silently watching the sea, as if deep in thought.
"Brother Yong? Why don't you say a few words?"
Chen Hu walked respectfully to the bow of the boat, while Xu Yong remained silent, making Chen Hu uneasy.
Xu Yong glanced at Chen Hu and said calmly, "The location of the sunken ship is incorrect."
More than a decade has passed. Ocean currents have changed course, reefs have shifted, and the location of the shipwreck is no longer the coordinates we remember.
Under the skeptical gazes of the crowd, Xu Yong sat at the bow of the boat and observed for a long time before pointing to the reef area in the northeast.
"That way."
Xu Yong raised his pipe, his voice hoarse but undeniable.
Chen Hu was taken aback: "But the scouts said the shipwreck is in the southwest ditch."
"The Southwest Gully is probably a false rumor spread by the government."
Xu Yong sneered, "I watched the government officials scuttling the boat back then, don't I know better than you?"
Upon hearing this, Chen Hu quickly realized what was happening.
A smile crept across his lips; bringing the old man back was definitely the right thing to do.
He then ordered the fleet to turn northeast, approaching a jagged group of reefs.
The waves became even more violent here, pushing the boat from side to side, and a creaking sound came from the bottom of the boat from time to time, as if something was scraping underneath.
Xu Yong squinted and suddenly pointed to a black reef shaped like a dragon's head: "Stop the boat, this is it."
"Have you thought this through? When the rainstorm comes, the conditions in the water won't be good. If someone goes into the water at this time, they might die."
Xu Yong gave a reminder, but Chen Hu hadn't spoken yet.
"Don't worry! We're both excellent swimmers, we won't die..."
The two water ghosts had already tied the ropes, took a deep breath, and jumped into the sea with a splash.
Everyone on the boat held their breath, staring intently at the two ropes that were gradually sinking.
Time passed slowly, and suddenly the rope began to shake violently!
"Pull him up! Pull him up quickly!"
Chen Hu shouted, and Xu Yong nodded indifferently.
There was no surprise in his eyes. [This is how trouble happened, isn't it?]
The helpers frantically tried to pull up the rope, but they only managed to pull up one water ghost.
His face was deathly pale, and his lips were purple.
His teeth chattered, “The other person was… was swept away!”
"Come on up first."
The water ghost, pulled ashore, collapsed on the deck, panting heavily like a fish out of water.
Seawater gushed out from beneath him, soaking half of the deck.
"We didn't get down to the bottom; we simply couldn't go any further."
"The undercurrents in the water are like millstones..."
The water ghost's pupils trembled violently. "I'd only been in the water a short while, and my body was already out of control. The environment down there was so dark, I couldn't see anything at all..."
What the water ghost didn't say was that he was afraid of dying.
One person swam to the surface as soon as he went down, while the other was reckless and went straight to the bottom, losing his life in just a few moments.
"waste!"
The third leader suddenly lunged forward and kicked the water ghost, "The two of you didn't even touch the hull of the boat? And you call yourselves the best swimmers?"
"enough."
Chen Hu glared at him and shoved the third leader behind him: "If you're so capable, why don't you go down and try?"
Xu Yong only spoke after Chen Hu stopped the third leader.
"Let's go back first, the weather's bad, it's going to rain..."
The moment he opened his mouth, the third leader immediately vented his anger on him.
"You old codger, who do you think you are? The boss only gives you some face because of his father, and you have the nerve to point fingers and boss people around... What kind of person do you think you are?"
The third leader, He Dali, straightened up and was about to walk to the bow of the ship when a large wave crashed in.
It was instantly swept into the water.
"Don't just stand there! Get them out of there!"
Everyone was stunned by this scene and didn't react for a moment.
It was only after Xu Yong reminded him that the person was finally rescued.
Although He Dali was quickly pulled up, he still suffered a bit.
"Kid! I'm nothing, but compared to you..."
The ship docked, and Xu Yong slowly tapped his pipe, sparks flying onto the third leader's feet.
He didn't even lift his eyelids.
"At least I know that you should prepare your own coffin before you start cursing others."
No sooner had he finished speaking than Xu Yong stepped on the back of his neck and then struck him with his hand.
He Dali's leg was broken just like that.
"I'll let it slide this time for Chen Hu's sake, but if there's a next time..."
Xu Yong looked down at He Dali, who was still howling, and smiled, a hint of madness surging in his eyes: "Then prepare the coffin before you come back."