Criminal Investigation: Criminal Investigation, #7

By Esme Allan

Chu Yuntian awakens the dragon-shaped wood attribute, transforms the moon through mental illusions and alchemy, and assists Li Liang in fighting crime

• Language: English
• Publisher: Esme Allan
• Release date: Mar 23, 2025
• ISBN: 9798227970435

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Chapter 302: Lost Star

The wavelength motion trajectory inside the black sphere changed from time to time, like an eye opening in the darkness. It looked at Li Liang, but for some unknown reason, it soon became silent again, returning to its original undercurrent state of being closed inside and outside.

The murmuring whispers were like phantom sounds, coming without a trace and leaving without a trace, as if they had never appeared.

Li Liang slowly opened his eyes, his expression a little strange: Is this the work you made with the alchemy array?

Emm... Chu Yuntian was speechless.

This black ball is like a vortex leading to an unknown place. It will connect those who observe it to an unknown energy source. Li Liang said with emotion: It has the power to change reality and can ignore some basic rules of the universe. For example, the gravity of stellar bodies is invalid to it. Its real magical power has yet to be developed and verified.

Chu Yuntian's eyes lit up: So awesome?

Not everyone can enjoy this kind of awesomeness. Li Liang looked at him as if to say it's too early to be happy.

Divinity is one of the supreme attributes that transcends the mundane. Just a slight trace of divinity can transform an ordinary object into something magical, making it extraordinary from then on. Somehow, Chu Yuntian drew the power of divinity from the training array, and successfully blended it out to condense it into an object. As for the true shape of the black sphere, Li Liang couldn't say.

No matter which method you use, whether it's looking, touching, using mental power to scan, or capturing with spiritual consciousness, as long as you can touch the vortex inside the black ball and truly touch it, you are qualified to use it. As for whether it is willing to respond to you, that is another matter. Li Liang paused and added, The disadvantage is that it will erode the mind of the user. If the mind is not strong enough, it will distort the three views. If the mind is not strong enough, it will make the user lose reason. It is better for people without some skills not to touch it.

At this time, Chu Yuntian had not yet realized how extraordinary the thing he had refined was.

An object that possesses divinity.

If this kind of thing were placed in some magical civilization world, it would definitely become a secret treasure that countless people would fight for. Too many mortals yearn for transcendence and want to be blessed by divine power or to spy on the secrets of the gods. The most terrifying thing about divinity is that it can really change fate. This is not something that can be exchanged for a few factory equipment.

You always manage to surprise me... Li Liang exclaimed in amazement.

The training array will never violate the basic rule of equivalent exchange. If you want to obtain matter or energy from the void, you must exchange the corresponding materials. Li Liang estimated that the divinity might not be converted from the void by the training array, but Chu Yuntian made a mistake in the process of using alchemy and accidentally separated his divinity, which happened to be captured by the training array. Otherwise, how could the training array convert the supreme attribute at such a trivial cost.

Li Liang was in a very complicated mood.

It's not for any other reason, just because that sphere is most likely something Chu Yuntian refined using his own severed divinity. His own destiny will be rewritten by separating a part of his divinity, and the person who obtains this sphere will also inherit the gift of this part of destiny.

If this is true, then the favor Li Liang has to bear is extremely heavy.

Is this thing powerful? Chu Yuntian stared at the black ball with shining eyes.

How should I put it... Li Liang collected his thoughts and pretended to think: If this thing were known to people, everyone would probably fight over it. It's amazing, of course it's extremely amazing.

Hey, I knew it!

The material is the purple sandalwood that Li Shuangyang treasures, and the maker is Chu Yuntian, who uses alchemy. How can something he made with his own hands be ordinary? After getting Li Liang's approval, Chu Yuntian was relieved and joked with Li Liang: I really don't believe that anyone can snatch things from you. If anyone dares to snatch them, beat him up.

Yes, whoever dares to steal it, I will beat him up. Li Liang also smiled.

No matter how weak the divinity is, it is a transcendent attribute that is superior to all things. It can break free from the shackles of the cosmic order and rewrite the fate of the recipient. Not everyone can resist the erosion of divinity, and not everyone knows how to restrain temptation. Li Liang feels that it is safer for him to keep this thing himself.

Li Liang stretched out his hand toward the suspended sphere.

Whether it is his father's long-cherished wish or his friend's heavy favor, including the gift of divinity and the chips to be repaid in the future.

He accepted them all.

A kindhearted, simple and persistent father, a friend who likes to make jokes and always brings joy, two silly and somewhat adorable apprentices, a slightly noisy but complete family, and this imperfect but at least peaceful era.

He accepted it as well.

Just as Li Liang grasped the black sphere with his right hand, a whisper from an alien race came into his mind across time and space - [Come from the deep sea, go to the deep space]

The heart is like the deep sea, dwelling in the deep space... Li Liang looked out the window thoughtfully.

The heart is like a bottomless ocean, but it lives in the uninhabited deep space. This divine charm reveals some information about the black sphere. Li Liang vaguely guessed the identity of the object in his hand from this lonely and deep rhythm.

Thinking of this, Li Liang turned to say goodbye to Chu Yuntian.

After all, he still had to deal with the equipment compensation issue from Li Shuangyang, so Chu Yuntian couldn't keep him, so he sent Li Liang downstairs and went home by himself. After saying goodbye to Chu Yuntian, Li Liang walked on the way home, with his right hand in his pocket, holding the black sphere in his hand, and walked quickly through the streets and alleys.

Yes.

He finally knew what Chu Yuntian had refined.

Under the constraint of strong relativistic action, matter is compressed to the extreme, causing internal collapse, resulting in a chain fission reaction due to the collision of atoms and neutrons inside the core. Since the expanded energy cannot break through the inviolable sacred realm, the fission reaction is constrained within this layer of crystal wall, infinitely fissioning and infinitely superimposing, just like a super-large star constantly evolving between birth and death. The entire process is condensed in a microscopic form by a miraculous power in Li Liang's hands, turning into a tiny sphere.

It is a star that does not emit light and a black hole without gravity.

Wandering between rebirth and death.

——[Miracle: Lost Star]

If this thing explodes in my hand, I won't be able to recover even my remains. Li Liang recalled the scene of Chu Yuntian handing this thing to him. He couldn't help but feel a chill in his heart, and subconsciously clenched his right hand in his trouser pocket again.

He could actually deliver a weapon that could blow up half of the solar system with an innocent look on his face.

That guy is so scary.

Chapter 303: Equality of All Beings

After returning home, Li Liang went straight to his grandmother to ask for the passbook.

It is true that Eileen Chang loved money like her life, but to her her son was more important than her life. When she learned from her grandson that Li Shuangyang had damaged the unit's equipment and the police were going to put Li Shuangyang in jail, this money-loving old woman could no longer bear to lose her savings and reluctantly went to the bank to withdraw the money.

Li Liang did not mention Chu Yuntian's existence.

Since this guy had refined something too outrageous, in order to avoid even greater trouble, Li Liang had to let Li Shuangyang down and asked his father to take all the blame. That night, after dealing with the factory compensation settlement, Eileen Chang took the exhausted Li Shuangyang home.

Fortunately, Liangdan is here.

If it weren't for the money given as gifts by our Liangdan'er's friends, these hundreds of thousands of dollars would have destroyed our family.

After arriving home, Li Shuangyang heard the old man bragging as soon as he entered the door. At this time, Li Shuangyang was still confused and didn't understand what had happened. He had already made plans to spend the rest of his life in prison, so why did his leader suddenly let him go and kindly gave him a month's paid vacation to let him go home and recuperate?

Good egg?

friend?

Hearing people talking about his precious son, Li Shuangyang walked into the living room in a daze, glanced at his father, then at his wife, and found that everyone was staring at him, so he turned to look at the dark bedroom far away from the living room.

That is Li Liang's room.

Li Shuangyang seemed not to hear his parents' nagging or gratitude, his wife's concern or blame. He walked step by step to the door of his son's room and stopped to stare into the house.

On the bed, Li Liang sat cross-legged with his eyes closed, his left hand forming a Dao finger seal, and his right thumb and ring finger forming a flower-picking seal, his fingertips gently pinching a black sphere.

There was no light in the room. In the dim light, the sphere in Li Liang's hand seemed to be emitting a glow. It was a faint light that Li Shuangyang could not understand. He did not know where it came from. It was black, deep and cold. Looking into the black sphere was like looking at the boundless starry sky, gradually losing himself in the vastness and mystery.

Li Shuangyang's sanity was slowly declining.

After experiencing the delirium during the day and witnessing the vision of the sphere again, Li Shuangyang felt that the incredible magnificence was burning his remaining sanity. He felt that he was about to be immersed in the wonderful light. There was no other noise in his ears, and his eyes and heart were about to sink into it.

Suddenly, the light dimmed and everything was silent. After a moment of silence, Li Shuangyang heard human voices again. Only then did he feel his wife shaking him.

What's wrong, Shuangyang? Are you scared? Su Qin was relieved to see her husband finally come to his senses. The matter at your company has been resolved. Don't feel any psychological burden. Didn't your boss give you a holiday to recuperate?

I... Li Shuangyang was still wondering what had just happened when he saw his son walking out of the house.

Can you see? Li Liang looked at his father.

Li Shuangyang was a little slow to react to this confusing sentence, but Li Liang had already confirmed certain things from his state. It seemed that Li Shuangyang was also the type whose inspiration was slightly higher than that of ordinary people. He must have just seen a strange vision that ordinary people could not see, and was captivated by the bizarre light.

It seems that it is not convenient to continue research tonight.

Li Shuangyang slept soundly that night. The feeling of home gave him great peace of mind. He woke up early the next morning. After getting up, he wanted to go see his son. After all, Li Liang was the person he cared about most. However, Li Liang got up earlier than him and had already taken his two apprentices out for morning exercises.

I don't know whether Liangdan likes the gift or not. Li Shuangyang murmured as he returned to the house. He lay back on the bed, staring blankly at the familiar ceiling of his home, and fell into a daze in silence.

And on the other side.

More than 20 kilometers away from the Third Ring Road of the East Suburbs, along the north of the Heihe River Basin, on a deserted river bank, two figures were slowly performing martial arts in the rising sun.

Since changing the way of practicing martial arts, Liu Man has reduced the time spent on practicing the Youlong Sword and started to focus on the Guiyuan Jiyi Gong. This martial art is extremely subtle and includes multiple methods such as external skills, internal cultivation, and refining the spirit. It works from the outside to the inside, swallowing essence to nourish the body, turning blood and bones into cocoons, and nurturing spiritual charm, waiting for the day when the magical power is perfected to break out of the cocoon and become a butterfly.

This is the general outline of Guiyuan Jiyigong.

Compared to Liu Man's step-by-step training, Xiao Hei's training style is completely different.

The Heaven-Swallowing Art is Xiao Hei's basic kung fu for building his foundation in his childhood. After it had made some progress in practicing the Heaven-Swallowing Art and the Asian gray wolf bloodline in its genetic fragments had reverted to its ancestral form, Li Liang began to teach Xiao Hei the Thousand Hammers and Hundred Refinements Divine Art, which can strengthen its tendons and bones, refine its essence and strengthen its body. While strengthening its muscles and bones, it can also help it further develop its physical potential and prepare for creating an extraordinary form.

Li Liang watched the practice of his two disciples and kept their efforts in mind.

Xuanxin has reached the innate realm. Her fur is invulnerable to swords and guns, but it is still difficult for her to defend against direct bullets. Fortunately, she has four legs and is nimble enough. It is not easy to aim at her and shoot. Li Liang is very satisfied with Xiao Hei's training progress. When he looks at his apprentices, the first thing he focuses on is their ability to save their lives. Only when they are alive, does practicing martial arts have meaning, and the second thing is their fighting strength.

Now that he has acquired a wolf-like physique, Xiao Hei can switch freely between small and medium-sized dogs and large wolves. However, Xiao Hei cannot bear the physical burden brought by the wolf form. Whenever he exerts too much force, there is a risk of muscle dissolution. That is why Li Liang has given him special training, even though the process is a bit cruel.

Xuan Xin!

On the riverbank, Li Liang shouted and waved at Xiao Hei, Come here.

Hearing this voice, Xiao Hei shuddered, because he knew very well what he would face next. The practice of the Thousand Hammers and Hundred Refinements Divine Skill was never gentle. Even Liu Man cast a sympathetic look at her: Hahahaha——

Come here too! Li Liang hooked his finger at Liu Man.

Liu Man's smile suddenly froze on her face.

The two disciples walked towards the river bank listlessly, as if they had not eaten a full meal for three days, wishing they could walk longer between them and Li Liang. Xiao Hei had to endure this suffering due to the need to practice martial arts, and Man Man did it purely because she owed it... Who made her gloat over other people's misfortune?

Good sisters are those who share happiness and hardships.

In addition to practicing fixed muscle-tearing movements and moving qi and blood to refine essence and strengthen the body, the Thousand Hammers and Hundreds of Refinements Divine Skill also has a very important step. It can be seen from Xiao Hei's face, which is wrinkled like a bitter gourd, that a beating is absolutely necessary. Xiao Hei thinks differently from humans. When Li Liang beats it, it only thinks that Li Liang must have his reasons for doing so. It will never question Li Liang, and at most it will feel aggrieved.

Woo... Xiao Hei whimpered aggrievedly.

Even though she knew she would be beaten, she still climbed up the river bank obediently and came to Li Liang. Seeing her pitiful appearance, Li Liang said nothing until Manman came up. Then he said, It's the same as before. We'll fight for 20 minutes. If you don't attack me with all your strength, I'll beat you with all my strength.

Oh. Xiao Hei lowered his head and responded obediently.

Liu Man was about to cry out of grievance: What does it have to do with me...

With the two apprentices' dejected echo, Li Liang coughed, cleared his throat, and said calmly: Open——

Just at this moment.

Before Li Liang finished shouting the word start, Liu Man, who was almost dead a second ago, suddenly looked at Xiao Hei. Xiao Hei seemed to have noticed Liu Man's eye signal, and the aura of the two little guys suddenly changed.

I saw a petite figure rushing straight towards Li Liang. Li Liang put his hands in his pockets, calmly feeling the momentum of Liu Man's attack. He evaluated in his heart that although the momentum was good, the body movements were still a little clumsy and lacked some practice.

Liu Man leaned forward and rushed to Li Liang. She saw that Li Liang still had his hands in his pockets, as if he had no reaction and his whole body was full of flaws. However, she did not dare to attack him directly. Instead, before she entered the maximum arm span of Li Liang, she touched the ground with one hand and turned around to avoid Li Liang's front, thus revealing Xiao Hei who was hiding behind her.

Xiao Hei put his front paws on Liu Man's waist, kicked his hind legs, and with the help of his junior sister, he flew directly towards Li Liang. In a flash, he gathered all his blood in mid-air, and his muscles and bones suddenly expanded. In the blink of an eye, he transformed from a small dog weighing more than ten pounds into a giant black wolf, and his huge body completely covered Li Liang.

In the sunshine.

Li Liang raised his head slowly.

Skin it, remove its flesh, and boil its bones. Only after repeated hammering can it become real gold. Li Liang chanted in a low voice. Then he grabbed the giant wolf's right front paw and took a step sideways. With a single move of his force, he threw the black wolf to the ground like a broken bag. Then he pointed his finger at the Qi Hai point in the black wolf's abdomen.

The black wolf let out a scream, and its strong body instantly bent like a shrimp.

The powerful force penetrated into the Qi Sea, just like a flint thrown into a boiling oil pan. The Qi and blood in Black Wolf's body instantly became violent. Waves of electric-like nerve stimulation washed over Black Wolf's muscles and bones. Li Liang knew that too much is as bad as too little, so when Black Wolf was twitching all over, he changed his target, turned around and kicked Manman.

Originally, Manman followed Heilang and was about to launch a sneak attack on Li Liang, but she didn't expect that the kick would land right on her face. If Li Liang hadn't retracted his toes imperceptibly and instead used his heel to catch Manman's face, the little girl would have been disfigured.

Manman bumped her head against the sole of Li Liang's feet. The pain made her mind go blank. But it wasn't over yet. She felt two heavy blows to her abdomen. Although her lungs were not injured, she was knocked out on the spot. Fortunately, the little girl's long-term training in the Dragon-Swimming Body Movement was not in vain. She did a side spin in the air to stabilize her body center of gravity and landed backwards. As a result, she had just landed and had not had time to stand firm when she looked up and saw a black wolf that was thrown at her filling her sight.

The little girl subconsciously reached out to catch the black wolf, and was hit directly by the black wolf's back. After all, she did not have a strong physique, and the powerful force made Liu Man unable to keep her balance. She rolled over and fell into a ball while holding the black wolf. Fortunately, Li Liang did not take advantage of the situation to chase her, otherwise she would have been pinned to the ground and beaten.

Ah! Ah!

Hearing the black wolf's screams, Manman hurriedly got up and saw the black wolf kicking its limbs with its belly facing upwards. It was obvious that it had been hit in dozens of acupuncture points, causing its muscles to convulse and twitch. She saw with her own eyes that there seemed to be something twitching under the black wolf's belly, and at the same time, the black wolf's limbs were shrinking and expanding. It felt like all the muscles in its body were twitching violently, and its body could collapse at any time.

Wangcai! Manman gently shook the black wolf, and seeing that it couldn't get up, she gritted her teeth and stood up to stand in front of the black wolf.

Li Liang walked towards him step by step with an expressionless face.

He was not fast, but every step he took brought Liu Man a huge sense of oppression. Only by truly experiencing how terrifying Li Liang's martial arts was could one understand the weight of this sense of oppression.

This is a reincarnated immortal who truly lives in reality.

Even though he has not yet transformed into an immortal, his unrivaled fighting skills are not something that ordinary people can imagine. Today, in addition to his powerful force of oppression, Li Liang also showed Liu Man a set of short-range fighting skills that she had never seen before.

He swooped down and got close.

With a growing sense of crisis in her heart, Liu Man subconsciously tried to distance herself, but Li Liang came up to her and kicked her in the middle of her retreat. As a last resort, in order to avoid falling sideways, she had to give up retreating and instead engaged in a close combat with Li Liang.

When an ordinary person punches, they need a certain arm span to accelerate their fist to a level with offensive power. But if they are entangled with Li Liang like this, their arms cannot be stretched out, and the punch they throw cannot achieve maximum acceleration, so it will not hurt them at all.

Of course, this only applies to ordinary people.

What Li Liang demonstrated at this moment was an extremely dangerous close combat skill.

Liu Man knew that her punches were not very intimidating, so she switched from punching to elbowing, raising her arms to fight Li Liang with the tips of her elbows. Unfortunately, Li Liang did not give her a chance to resist. As he moved his feet, the center of gravity of his body shifted with his steps. From a distance, Li Liang looked like a willow leaf swaying in the wind. Liu Man had never seen Li Liang use such a strange body movement. She had been busy for a long time but had not hit Li Liang solidly once. Even if she was lucky enough to hit Li Liang's body, his strength would be easily dissipated.

This is not the end yet. If it was just his strange movements, Liu Man wouldn't feel so uncomfortable that she wanted to vomit. Obviously, neither of them had the arm span and couldn't accelerate their punches and kicks. But when Li Liang's body was slightly turning and moving, his whole body seemed to have become a weapon. He bumped into Liu Man seemingly lightly, and Liu Man felt as if her body was in close contact with a car.

I haven't used my full strength yet. Li Liang reminded while showing off his short-fighting skills: Pay attention to my steps, and the dynamics of my waist and shoulders, otherwise you will suffer a great loss later.

Zhoutian Cunjin: Living assassination technique.

This is not a martial art, but a high-end realm of force control. If the body's force-generating technique reaches the pinnacle, then the warrior's whole body will become a deadly weapon, no longer limited to fists and feet. Just like Li Liang's realm, the amplitude of his force will only be smaller and more deadly. When he walks into a busy city, he only needs to shake his body a few times without leaving a trace, and the inch force burst out at close range will kill everyone around him on the spot. Even if it is called an assassination technique, it is worthy of the name.

Bang—

As Li Liang stepped forward, Liu Man finally came to her senses and seized the opportunity to use her shoulder and elbow to launch a Tieshankao attack. Unfortunately, Li Liang's Inch Force was more refined. Not only did her Tieshankao fail to knock Li Liang away, but she was instead knocked back by Li Liang's conversion of Inch Force into Beng Jin.

The powerful force made Liu Man's whole body numb.

Some progress. After Li Liang repelled Liu Man, he turned and walked towards Xiao Hei: Okay, stop pretending to be dead, twenty minutes are up.

Before, the black wolf had been lying on the ground with its tongue hanging out and its limbs twitching, and it looked like it was about to die. However, when it heard Li Liang say that the time was up, it immediately revived with full blood, jumped more than two meters high on the spot, and ran to Li Liang to lick his arm like a 200-pound child.

You're a slippery bastard.

Li Liang rubbed the black wolf's head helplessly: It's ok that his ancestral bloodline is wolf, but his physique has become wolf-like, and his tricks have become as many as wolves.

Woo~ The black wolf whimpered and narrowed its eyes.

The 200-pound physique shrank at a speed visible to the naked eye, and the black wolf's body returned to its original shape. The wolf's appearance was too ferocious, and the appearance of a pastoral dog was more well-behaved and lovable. Li Liang picked up Xiao Hei and freed one hand to help Manman up.

After finishing the morning exercise, the master and his two disciples returned south along the river bank.

Ever since Xiao Hei's ancestral form was awakened, he has been eating a lot and defecating a lot. He used to be full with half a pound of meat in one meal, but now he has to eat at least three and a half pounds in one meal. In addition, the practice of martial arts requires a lot of energy, so Li Liang has to prepare four or five pounds of meat for Xiao Hei for every meal, and use fruits, vegetables and medicinal herbs to harmonize his body.

Even Manman has reached the stage of growing up. Although she does not eat as much as Xiaohei, Li Liang has arranged a fixed diet for her to nourish her body. Usually, Liuman's grandmother cooks for her according to the diet, and occasionally Li Liang will cook for her himself and prepare medicinal food.

On the way home, after returning to the vicinity of the Third Ring Road, there were gradually more people on the river bank. Most of those gathered by the river were fishing enthusiasts. The only difference from usual was that today's anglers were very depressed.

The fish in the river refused to take the bait.

No one had caught a single fish in such a long time. No one knew what had happened today. The fishing enthusiasts were feeling depressed and frustrated. While the morale of the old anglers was low, a little girl in red suddenly appeared from the fishing gathering place, leading a black dog. She looked here and there, looking mischievous, as if she was looking for something.

Seeing that the little girl was cute, everyone was not shy with her and told her with a smile about the fun of fishing. However, the little girl did not listen to the fun shared by the uncles and aunts, but instead blurted out something out of the blue.

Actually...

I'm not here to watch you fishing. I just came here to tell you that a monster has appeared in the river and has eaten most of the fish. If you stay here any longer, it will eat you instead if it runs out of food.

Chapter 304: Monster

Monster?

What's the meaning?

When Shi Sumao heard what the girl said, he didn't react for a moment.

The girl talked about monsters casually as if it had nothing to do with her. As a fishing enthusiast, Shi Sumao had been fishing in Heihe River for many years, but he had never heard of any rumors about monsters in Heihe River. He just thought it was a joke made by the young girl.

Shi Sumao saw that the girl was cute, so he asked jokingly: You said there is a monster in the river, then tell me, what kind of monster is it?

I don't know. The girl shook her head. I wasn't the one who discovered the monster. I just heard Liang Daner tell me there was a water monster, so I came here to inform you. As for what the monster looks like, you can find out if you go into the water and take a look.

at the same time.

There was a willow tree on the river bank. Li Liang was lying on the trunk with his arms resting on his head and his eyes closed, dozing off. He was holding a willow leaf in his mouth, basking in the sun leisurely on the tree.

Even inland areas are beginning to see monsters and ghosts. This is incredible. Li Liang lamented that there are all kinds of strange things in the world.

It was on his way home with his two apprentices that he accidentally noticed something unusual in the river water. However, Li Liang was not sure what kind of monster there was. He could only guess that there was a creature with a life level of about level 2 in the water, but its size and habits were still unknown.

He didn't take the water monster seriously.

The two apprentices took it to heart and listened carefully to Li Liang's stories about monsters. When they occasionally met some passers-by fishing by the river, Manman and Xiaohei would always run over to inform everyone that there were monsters in the water. Even if the other party did not believe it, the two little guys still insisted on informing every fisherman they saw.

Manman calls this chivalrous and righteous, but whether those people listen to her advice or not is none of Manman's business.

She is only responsible for notification, not accountability.

And on the other side.

An old man who was fishing on the shore noticed the unusual movement of the float. He quickly sat up and grabbed the fishing rod with both hands: I have waited for a whole morning and finally my work has paid off. I am finally going to catch a fish!

Seeing the float suddenly sink, the old man quickly pulled out the rod, trying to hook the corner of the prey's mouth with the fishhook. However, something unexpected happened. Not only did the old man fail to hook the prey, but he was pulled off balance by the huge force from the fishing rod and fell headfirst into the river.

Dig a hole!

Those who saw this scene cried out in surprise. In a flash, before anyone could expect it, Xiao Hei rushed to the river like a sharp arrow and bit the old man's trouser leg. Unfortunately, the trousers the old man wore were not very strong. With a swish sound, the cloth that Xiao Hei bit was torn to pieces.

The old man fell into the water with a splash.

Seeing that the old man could not swim and was pushed farther and farther away from the river bank by the current, Xiao Hei spat out the rag in his mouth and paced around on the shore in a hurry. Finally, he could not bear it anymore and jumped directly into the water.

Someone fell into the water!

People who were fishing nearby heard the noise and gathered around. Those who were good at swimming took off their coats and jumped into the water to save the man. Suddenly, everyone noticed that a black puppy was swimming towards the old man.

Was the dog trying to save people? People did not want to rely on a dog to save the old man’s life, so they began to think of ways to help. Some people went back to the roadside to ask passers-by for help, some who could swim took off their clothes and followed in the water, and some people pulled out the fishhook and threw the life-saving fishing line to the old man.

There's something in the river...gulp...the river...

The drowning old man was floating up and down on the river, sometimes his head was visible and sometimes he sank into the water. His mouth was full of water and he couldn't utter a complete sentence.

The river water was very cold, but he could feel something under his feet dragging him towards the center of the river. The old man wanted to warn the people on the shore, but he couldn't open his mouth. As soon as he opened his mouth, river water would fill his mouth.

The thing dragging him under the water did not seem to be in a hurry to kill him, but had other purposes and was slowly dragging him to swim. When he was on the verge of death and suffocating, the old man was horrified to find that the thing under the water was using him to trick people on the shore into going into the water.

I have been fishing all my life, but I never expected that I would be used as bait by a fish.

Don't......

come over......

The old man wanted to tell everyone about his horrifying discovery, but unfortunately his mouth was full of river water.

Suddenly he felt the force dragging him under his feet disappear. At the same time, a dog's head floated out of the water. The black puppy looked into