Chapter 2 The Circle at the Bottom of the River
Changhe Village is a village under the town of Yun'an, close to Zhangjiahe, and most of the residents in the village have the surname Zhang. Zhang Xiangyang, who picked up Chen Linxuan and the three during the day, was a resident of the village. Zhang Xiangyang usually works outside to make stainless steel, and goes home to visit his parents once a year during the summer and New Year. When I went home to visit the old headmaster, I heard that I was going to pick up a few college students to come to town, so I volunteered.
After Zhang Xiangyang returned home, he heard from his parents that it had suddenly rained at noon and asked him if he had been drenched. He told the second elder that the rain should be just that, and he didn't see the rain. Zhang's father also lamented that the Zhangjia River is more noisy this year than in previous years, the water level of the river is higher, and the fish and shrimp in the river are restless, and many of them even jump ashore, which is very weird.
After hearing this, Zhang Xiangyang asked where he could pick up fish and shrimp, and he would pick up a little tomorrow, if he really brought those college students to experience it another day. Zhang's father told him that Zhang Liangliang's house in the east of the village should go a little further, and people often pick up a small one-pound fish to go back.
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At the bottom of the Zhangjia River, under the cover of mud and stones, a corner of a magic circle was exposed. The runes of the circle could be seen flickering and dimming under the pitch black water, and the pale blue light seemed deadly, so that the creatures under the water did not dare to approach.
Suddenly, the pale blue light of the circle intensified the frequency of the flickering, and then a bunch of fish and shrimp rushed towards the circle as if enchanted, and disappeared after a moment.
Chen Linxuan, who slept on the long-lost wooden bed, dreamed tonight, in the dream he fell in love, and his girlfriend was a beautiful girl, a little thin, and loved to wear Hanfu. He took her to meet her parents, received a marriage certificate, followed the ancient method of worshipping heaven and earth and got married, and her face was full of bright smiles in her sleep.
The next morning, Chen Linxuan, who was accustomed to getting up early, woke up to the sound of chickens in the town, washed up and started boxing.
Chen Linxuan was abandoned after he was born, and it was picked up by a couple surnamed Chen on the side of the road. The couple are from the Chen family in Jiangning City, Chen Yingjie, the second son of Chen Wuwei, the head of the Chen family, and his wife Tian Shuangya. The Chen family belongs to a first-class family in Jiangning City, and the two of them adopted Chen Linxuan with kindness. Later, the two had another child, and they gave birth to a daughter, and they decided not to have children again. When Chen Linxuan was eighteen years old, Chen Yingjie and his wife told him his life experience, and after some psychological struggle, Chen Linxuan decisively gave up the plan to find his biological parents: Since I didn't support me, why bother looking for them again, these two are my parents.
Chen Linxuan's boxing was taught by his uncle Chen Yingyang. Uncle went to join the army when he was young, and later returned to become a policeman, and now serves as the deputy director of the Municipal Bureau of Jiangning City. Chen Yingyang has liked this nephew since he was a child, and when Chen Linxuan was a child, he taught him the regular military physical boxing in the army, and asked him to get up early every day to practice for an hour, no matter how busy he was.
After Chen Linxuan punched for an hour, he carried a bucket of cold water for a simple rinse. Wearing a sportswear, I can't see it, and when I take a shower, my chest muscles and abdominal muscles will definitely be loved if some rotten girls see it, and his skin is very white. When Yuan Xiang saw Chen Linxuan for the first time, he pestered him and asked him what cosmetics he used and why his skin was so good. As everyone knows, this is also where Chen Linxuan is distressed, obviously he has never used any cosmetics, and he often exercises under the sun, and his skin is not dark. When he was in high school, he even went to the hospital to check for albinism, but everything turned out to be normal.
After Chen Linxuan finished rinsing and even washing his clothes, Tan Xin and Yuan Xiang woke up one after another, and after the two finished washing, the three of them went to the old principal's house for breakfast together. In the past few days, the daily necessities have been fully purchased, and a few people can cook by themselves.
As soon as the three of them left the school gate, they happened to meet the old principal who called them to eat. The old headmaster said, "Yesterday you had been on a journey for a day, and I was afraid that you would not wake up yet, so I planned to come and call you." ”
After a few people finished eating at the old principal's house, Zhang Xiangyang came on a borrowed three-wheeler, saying that he would use it when he would buy something.
After some purchases, it was close to noon, and several people returned to the old principal's house for lunch. Chen Linxuan and the three of them went back to put their things, and Zhang Xiangyang went to return the tricycle. At the same time, Zhang Xiangyang and Chen Linxuan made an appointment to go fishing by the river tomorrow, and he would prepare the fishing rod.
Yuan Xiang and Tan Xin were going to take a nap after putting their things down, and Chen Linxuan was bored, so he planned to walk around the town and familiarize himself with the surrounding environment.
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In a family next to the school, there lived Yuan Xuanyi, Yuan Xuan, Yuan Xuan, and Yuan Xuan, who secretly protected Yuan Xiang. The three of them claimed that they were engaged in tourism, and they wanted to live in the town for a period of time to investigate the local customs and landscape characteristics.
"It's strange why Miss chose to come to such a remote area to teach. Yuan Xuaner sighed with emotion: "If you don't enjoy the comfortable life of the eldest lady and come here to endure hardships, I can't do it." ”
"So in this life, you can only protect Miss as the Yuan family's guard, and she is Miss. Yuan Xuanyi patted his head, "Miss has been kind since she was a child, and it is expected that she will come to the poor county to teach this time." ”
"What about the third child?" asked Yuan Xuaner.
"I went shopping, there was nothing in the broken place, and I had to go to the city to buy it. Yuan Xuanyi opened the notebook he brought over and dialed a video call with the weak signal of the wireless network card. Soon, the video call was connected, and the person on the other end of the video was a middle-aged man.
"How's the young lady doing?" asked the man on the other end of the video.
"Everything is fine, nothing is wrong for the time being. Yuan Xuanyi replied respectfully.
"You must protect the young lady, if there is a problem, it will be solved immediately, and if it can't be solved, you must report it immediately, understand?" the middle-aged man demanded.
Yuan Xuanyi and Yuan Xuaner replied at the same time: "Understood." Although his voice was lowered, his momentum was still high.
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Chen Linxuan walked along the only long street in the town for a while, and then walked out of the center of the town. As far as the eye can see, there are several villages around the town, and there is a river in the south, which should be the Zhangjia River where Zhang Xiangyang made an appointment to fish.
Chen Linxuan walked to the river, the river water was not too clear, and he thought about it. Although the Zhangjia River has not been polluted by modern industry, the residents living by the river have been dumping garbage into the river for many years, which has had a certain impact on the river.
There were a few boats floating on the river, presumably fishing boats of nearby villagers, tied to tree stumps on the shore. Chen Linxuan grew up in the city, and at most he had only played with the electric boat in the amusement park, but he had never really seen this kind of wooden fishing boat. was curious at the moment, thinking that tomorrow there would be an opportunity for Zhang Xiangyang to take him back to sit and play.
Chen Linxuan walked along the river bank for a long time, and suddenly felt the jade pendant in his chest burning, and a stinging pain went straight to his heart. Hurriedly took out the jade pendant that he was wearing by urinating from the collar, but the feeling from the jade pendant was no longer hot except for the body temperature stained by wearing it for a long time. Feel it carefully, and even a trace of coolness comes from the jade pendant.
This jade pendant is said to have been worn when he picked it up, and it is in the shape of a half-scallop shell with some clever patterns on it. The Chen family has a special jewelry store, and Chen Linxuan has also taken it for identification, it is not a rare thing, thinking that it is a companion from childhood to adulthood, so it has not been changed. Now that the jade pendant suddenly became weird, Chen Linxuan suddenly panicked, but before he could react otherwise, his eyes suddenly lost his mind and walked towards the river.
Chen Linxuan walked from the river to the middle of the river, and did not come back to his senses until the river overflowed his neck, but at this moment, he couldn't swim, he panicked, and the soles of his feet slipped and lost his center of gravity, and fell into the water. But at this moment, it was afternoon, and no one noticed his drowning at all, and Chen Linxuan, who had been struggling in the water for a while, lost consciousness and sank to the bottom of the river.
A large number of fish poured in the river, pushing Chen Linxuan, who was unconscious, in one direction. It didn't take half a minute to stop, and at this moment, under Chen Linxuan's body was the mysterious magic circle that devoured countless fish and shrimp. The pale blue light of the magic circle flickered sharply at this moment, and when Chen Linxuan's body floated down, a burst of blue light lit up in the magic circle, which was extinguished after a few seconds, and at this time Chen Linxuan was nowhere to be found.