Deep in the Great Khing'an Mountains, in the upper reaches of the Nameless River.

Here, the nameless river gradually divides into small rivers, which are stuck in the mountains like capillaries, drawing water from the mountain streams.

For herdsman Liu Shunfu, these rivers are the fields he harvests.

In autumn, as he passes through the village to preside over the dragon king sacrifice, those sacrifices will eventually fall into his pocket along these small rivers.

It's just that this year's harvest is much worse than in previous years.

Partly because the Black Water Dragon King was injured, Liu Shunfu had to put most of the sacrifices into its mouth so that it could recover as soon as possible.

The other part is that this year's rain is scarce, the crops in the mountains cannot be sustained, and livestock is particularly valuable this year.

In a village on the outskirts of the Outer Xing'an Mountains like Longxinggou, life is better. It's not so good in the mountains.

Late that night, Liu Shunfu held a canoe and waited at the mouth of the river.

Jiunianggou is the most remote village here, just after the Dragon King Sacrifice was held, according to the rules, this evening will throw sacrifices into the river.

The sacrifice floated down the water to this point, around this time.

Liu Shunfu didn't have much hope for tonight's harvest, because he had lived in Jiunianggou for a day before.

Jiunianggou's situation this year, he is like a mirror in his heart. If you don't starve to death in winter, that's good.

At this time, on Liu Shunfu's shoulder, there was a starling bird whose whole body was wrapped like a zongzi.

Hachi stared at the water and didn't say a word.

"Lin family phoenix, don't be afraid. Underneath the water is my dragon king. Liu Shunfu said in a low voice, "Speaking of which, it met one of your ancestors more than a hundred years ago. According to my grandfather, this black dragon and black phoenix have a good relationship. You're kind of old friends to it. With this incense, it won't hurt you. ”

"You're funny, old man. Xiao Hachi said, "I'm still afraid of this broken snake? You call it up, and see that I don't peck it to the head." ”

There was a tumbling surge on the surface of the water, and a huge snake head poked out of the water, slowly turning its head in front of the canoe, looking at the man and the bird on the canoe.

The pair of eyes on the head of the snake, the pupils are upright, and they look extremely hideous.

With a "poof", a stream of water shot out of the snake's mouth, impartially, drenching the little eight on Liu Shunfu's shoulder, but Liu Shunfu was not touched by the water at all.

Hachi was stunned.

"Huh. Liu Shunfu smiled, "Although my dragon king can't speak, he can still understand people's words, whether you scold it or praise it, it knows it very well in his heart." ”

After spraying the stream, the head of the snake slowly came in again, until it was attached to the bow of the canoe, and then stopped.

This huge black water dragon king, the whole head is the size of a container truck, almost face to face with Xiao Ba.

Xiao Hachi was not afraid at all, and shouted in his mouth: "Old man, if you have the ability, you can untie the bandages on my body, and I will fight this broken snake for three hundred rounds!"

The Black Water Dragon King's head was tilted, and he tilted his head to look at Hachi for a while, and then spit out the snake letter.

Its hyacinth was thicker than a bucket, but it was slow to come out of its mouth.

The giant snake gently licked Hachi's abdominal wound, and then the snake wrapped it and sent Hachi to its head.

"It recognizes you and loves you. The Dragon King envoy smiled, "The Phoenix of the Lin family, don't stretch out your hand and don't hit the smiling person." ”

Xiao Hachi stood on the head of the Black Water Dragon King, was silent for a while, slowly squatted down, gently pecked the head of the Black Water Dragon King with his beak, and said, "Okay, Eighth Master, I am also a reasonable bird." Hello Dragon King. ”

The two huge eyes of the Black Water Dragon King blinked, and another stream of water spat out from his mouth, landing on the river in the distance.

Hachi tilted his head, a little puzzled by the Black Water Dragon King's behavior.

"Poof!poof!" Three more streams of water fell on the surface of the river.

"What are you...... Are you kidding me?" Hachi understood.

The huge snake's head moved up and down, as if nodding.

"Hey, I'm not a child!" Hachi turned his head away with disgust, "Dragon King, you're so naïve. ”

"Poof!"

"It's okay, it's okay. ”

"Poof!poof!"

"Take care of it, old man. ”

"Poof!"

"Old man, look at the river, your deal is coming!"

After Xiaoba's words were finished, Liu Shunfu, who was kind to him, finally looked at the direction of the river.

This estuary is the confluence of the river near Jiunianggou and the nameless river.

At this time, under the moonlight, Liu Shunfu vaguely saw a few things floating on the river.

Holding the canoe closer, he finally saw that it was a sacrifice.

Eight pigs, three cows, twelve chickens, twenty ducks, nine geese.

"Why are there so many!" Liu Shunfu was stunned, "Send these things out, what should they do for the winter?"

Then he figured it out, and a wry smile appeared on his face: "It seems that this Jiunianggou is pinning the hope of wintering on the Dragon King, and this is why the entire village has been taken out." It's over, the deal is lost. ”

After saying this, Liu Shunfu shook his head for a while, and said to the Black Water Dragon King who was playing with Xiaoba on the river: "Fool, what are you busy this winter, there are more than 400 people in this village, it's not easy to feed!"

"Poof!"

Liu Shunfu's whole body was drenched by the river water.

......

On the first night of going deep into the Outer Xing'an Mountains, Lin Shuo began to regret taking Wei Xingshan with him.

This mercenary leader's ability to hike in the wild is far beyond ordinary people, but even so, Lin Shuo felt that he had slowed down his trip to an outrageous degree.

In one day, Lin Shuo traveled twenty kilometers on the map.

If it goes on like this, it will take at least two days to reach Jiunianggou, and this does not take into account the factor that Wei Xingshan's physical strength will be exhausted and his speed will be slower after that.

Wei Xingshan collapsed by the campfire at this moment, breathing like pulling a bellows.

"When I was in the army, as long as it was two-legged in the field, I was never afraid of anyone. Wei Xingshan gasped, "Are you two human?"

Lin Shuo broke off a branch, threw it into the bonfire, and glanced at Wei Xingshan: "It's obviously my own dish, but I still complain about others." ”

"Actually, the Wei team is already very good. Anne sat across from Lin Shuo on her knees and said, "Don't look at the map, we've only advanced twenty kilometers, but it's a winding mountain road. I estimated our actual distance today, and it was close to fifty kilometers. ”

"So I don't think you're human. Wei Xingshan complained, "Forget Mr. Lin, I'm not surprised how fast he runs." Miss Anne, how did you do that, I saw you hurrying today, that familiar car! Why, you've been here before?"

"Nope. Anne smiled.

"Then how did you do it? Today I followed Mr. Lin on the mountain road, and my lungs were about to explode. Wei Xingshan looked puzzled, "You haven't seen much people today, you are all bouncing in the wilderness, how did you keep up with us." ”

"The mountain road is for the convenience of people. Because of the terrain, many times we have to go far and near. Lin Shuo said lightly, "Her hand is called 'Listening Mountain'." As long as she put her ears to the foot of the mountain and listened for a short time, the entire surface structure of the mountain was all in her mind. Coupled with the fact that she is nimble and ignores obstacles on the mountain, she actually has an easier time crossing every mountain than us. ”

"Listen to the mountain?" Wei Xingshan's eyes widened and he looked at Anne, "Miss Anne, are you like Mr. Lin, you are also from the door?"

"Hmm. Anne nodded slightly, "But I'm far from Mr. Lin." ”

"I didn't expect that. Wei Xingshan shook his head, "Mr. Lin used to be a hermit, and I can understand that he was a member of the sect. Miss Anne, you studied abroad since you were a child, and you look like a modern urban woman, how can you also be a family. ”

"The people in the door also have to keep up with the times. Anne laughed, "Don't accept new things, just hold on to old things, and they will soon be obsolete by the times." ”

"Miss Anne, if you say that about Mr. Lin, my old Wei can't stand it anymore!" Wei Xingshan smiled, "He is a little old-fashioned, but he can endure it!"

"Captain Wei!" Anne glared at Wei Xingshan fiercely, "You know I didn't mean that." ”

"Old Wei. Lin Shuo shook his head, "You have the energy to stir up trouble, it's better to save your energy and rest." Tomorrow, I won't wait for you halfway. ”