Chapter 597: Puyang Song
There are often one or two strange things in these villages, and coincidentally, these strange things have always been rubbed by Shen Feng, since he came to ancient times, he has experienced too many people and things, and no one has a more magical experience than him.
The old woman sighed deeply: "It has been nine years, the child suddenly disappeared when he was six years old, on the night of the disappearance, some people heard some strange piano music, some people said that it was a heavenly song, and those missing children were taken away by the heavenly gods, and the gods also said that the children would return to the village in ten years." β
Shen Feng and Gu Biluo looked at each other when they heard this, and they also felt that there must be something strange in it, especially what the fairy said, as well as the tune, "Grandma, have you ever seen what the fairy looks like, or where did it come from?"
The old woman sighed again and said: "How can there be any immortals, someone took away the children in the village, it was like this nine years ago, and it was the same for nineteen years." β
My childβmy childβthe woman cried out so violently that she was delirious from the loss of her child, whether it was stone or wood, and she cried out for her child, and the people in the other rooms heard the commotion and went out of the house with their lamps in their hands.
"There was also a similar thing in the nineteenth year!?? Shen Feng's mind was on what the old lady said, and said in a deep voice: "The last time was nine years ago, and it has been ten years since I said this, grandma, have you reported such a big matter to the government, and the government said so?"
"No one went to report to the government, because everyone was afraid of being offended by the gods of the Hutuo River. The old lady recalled: "The people in the village said that since the gods descended on the Hutuo River, the Hutuo River has become peaceful and calm since then, as early as 20 years ago, the Hutuo River was often affected by floods, after the gods took away the children, the Hutuo River has been quiet and peaceful since then, and no more floods have occurred, so the people in the village dare not speak out, and they are also grateful to the gods in the Hutuo River." β
Shen Feng comprehended: "Grandma, is there a similar situation in the entire village on both sides of the Hutuo River?"
Gu Biluo's eyes lit up, and he guessed the suspense of this matter, this taking away the child is likely to be done by Puyang Garden, they pretended to make the villagers dare not speak out in the name of the gods, and helped the villages on both sides of the river to control the water, so that the villagers were willing to send the child out, so that Puyang Garden could cultivate a force from a young age for their future use.
The old lady sighed and said, "Yes, I heard that the same is true of the Fuyang River, the Ziya River, and the Lugou River!" Especially in Lugou, where the floods are serious, and the villagers say that thanks to the blessing of the river gods, the villages on both sides of the river bank can be protected from flooding."
"Hutuo River, Fuyang River, Ziya River, Lugou River (i.e., Yongding River)-" Shen Feng pondered: "Hutuo River and Fuyang River are tributaries of the Ziya River, the confluence of the two rivers is the Ziya River, and Lugou is the largest river system of the Haihe River.
After muttering a few words to himself, he immediately asked, "Grandma, where was the first place where children were taken away by the gods?"
"I heard that it seems to be in the area of the Lugou River! I'm not sure which village is old, but if you want to know, you can marry near Lugou and ask, I think the people there will know. β
Gu Biluo's eyes lit up, and his face immediately showed joy, the place where the earliest child was taken away, Puyang Garden is very likely to be nearby, this is the inertia of human behavior, and the speculation is also very reliable, this guy is really smart, ordinary people need a few times to think of it, he immediately speculated after listening to a few words, and the reaction was really much faster than ordinary people.
Lugou River - Shen Feng only has seven layers of certainty in his heart, it is difficult to say that Puyang Garden is acting strangely, if this is the case, the four rivers take turns to find it, even if it takes a few years to find it.
Instead, he asked, "Miss Gu, is the exact time when Puyang Garden first appeared around thirty years ago?"
Gu Biluo pondered cautiously for a moment, and then solemnly said, "Exactly twenty-nine years ago!"
Shen Feng perked up and said loudly: "That's right, every ten years, Puyang Garden will appear once, and it won't be next year." "Next year is the time when the right king will seize power, and Puyang Garden may really appear in front of the world.
"Young man, what did you just say!!" The old woman suddenly became excited, grabbed his arm and said anxiously: "I heard you just say Puyang Garden! Do you know this place?!!
Shen Feng was about to confuse the past, but when he saw Gu Biluo, he turned to look at the old woman, and saw that she had a strange expression, as if she was hiding something in her heart, maybe it was related to Puyang Garden, and he muttered: "It's not a secret, the three of us are here to find Puyang Garden." β
The old woman's face swelled with a wave of flushing, and she said excitedly: "Then do you have eyebrows?"
Shen Feng shook his head and said, "Puyang Garden appeared twenty-nine years ago, and it didn't take long for it to disappear, and I am still sure where it is-"
Hearing this, the old woman's face suddenly became extremely disappointed, and the old tears fell horizontally, Shen Feng saw this, and hurriedly comforted: "Grandma, why are you crying??!!
The old woman wiped her eyes, sighed and said: "The Puyang Garden you just talked about, I saw it once in my son's book thirty years ago, when my child left a book in Beijing and said that he was going to Puyang Garden, but he never came back. β
Shen Feng thought for a moment and said, "Is your child good at skills?"
The old woman pointed to an arrow target next to the house, and said with a look of reminiscence: "My child has been obsessed with archery since he was a child, and since he held the bowstring, he has to shoot at this arrow target thousands of times a day. β
There is archery in the six arts of the gentleman, and the grandmother's child is afraid that after hearing that someone in Puyang Garden is good at archery, he will go to Beijing to compete, Shen Feng said solemnly: "Grandma, what is the name of your child, if I find him, let him come back to see you." β
"Thank you! Thank you!" the old woman hurriedly said: "My child's name is Wang Pei, and now I don't know whether he is dead or alive, if he is still in this world, he should be more than fifty years old." β
Shen Feng clenched his fists and said, "If I meet your child, I will definitely bring him a message and ask him to come back." β
The old woman said excitedly: "Thank you, thank you!" At this time, the crazy woman had been persuaded by the other villagers to go back, and Anping Village regained its silence, "It's late at night, go back and rest." β
Shen Feng turned his head to look at Gu Biluo, only to see her eyes staring at the broken arrow target, and couldn't help asking, "Is there something wrong with this arrow target, have you been looking at it for so long?"
Gu Biluo's face was solemn and said: "This person's archery skills have been superb, and he can be described as an archery wizard!"
The old woman sighed lightly and said, "My child has been obsessed with archery since he was a child, and he is accompanied by this arrow target day and night, and when his skills are successful, he can also shoot the bull's-eye in the dark. β
"It's much more than that-" Gu Biluo stepped forward and picked at the thin hole in the center of the arrow target, then rubbed his fingers carefully, and exclaimed: "In terms of archery alone, I am willing to bow to the wind." β
The old woman smiled and said, "My boy can only use archery, and he often says that even if Yang Yuji is alive, he is not as good as him." β
Yang Youji is not as good as him, bragging, Shen Feng looked disdainful, but Gu Biluo said: "In archery, there is indeed no one who can compare to him." β
I didn't believe it before, but even Gu Biluo said so, Shen Feng really believed it, I'm afraid it was also because of his archery skills that Puyang Yuan kept him, and listened to the old grandmother's narration, Wang Pei is a bit withdrawn, people with this kind of character are easy to go to extremes, and they haven't come back for thirty years, either they are dead, or they have taken a road of no return.
The night was quiet, Shen Feng didn't ask much, he could roughly determine the scope of Puyang Garden, and he would go directly to the vicinity of Lugou tomorrow to ask.
The night passed quickly, and the next day, after the three of them said goodbye to the old woman, they immediately rushed to the Lugou River, and went to find the embankment of the Hutuo River by the way.
After watching the embankment, he immediately rushed to the Lugou River, all the way without stopping, until nightfall, only came to a village called Yanyi Village next to the Lugou River, and inquired with the villagers to learn that the first place where children were taken away by the river god was near Miaofeng Mountain.
The three of them went around in circles, but learned that the most likely place was near Miaofeng Mountain, which is west of the capital, and it is only a hundred miles away from the capital. (Note, the geographical location of the capital at this time is a little lower.) This is also a logical thing, Puyang Garden is the force used by Puyang Ce to control the capital, the closer the distance, the more convenient it is, and the Miaofeng Mountains are lined with peaks, lying for hundreds of miles, the mountains are steep, and it is very conducive to hiding.
After another day, the three of them went down to Miaofeng Mountain by boat, this era has a small population, many places are still barren places, many places are separated by a few mountains, you can see a village, and the village is sparsely populated, even if it is near the capital, the population distribution is also sparse.
Miaofeng Mountain covers an area of 200,000 square kilometers, the three of them are in a light boat, looking for the past along Miaofeng Mountain, Miaofeng Mountain is sparsely populated, and then the three can only rely on time and patience to find, although Puyang Garden is hidden, but since Puyang Garden has gathered so many people, it will definitely show traces, after all, it is a group life, not one or two people, and Puyang Garden and the capital There are still information exchanges, you can also look for it from this aspect.
At night, the three of them can only deal with the night at the foot of Miaofeng Mountain, maybe more than one night, the next few days, they must wait patiently near Miaofeng Mountain, and after another day, the three of them came to a mountain peak, looking around, only to see thousands of mountains undulating, towering peaks, steep cliffs, verdant trees, it is a natural beauty, and the gurgling Yongding River under the feet is like a jade belt entangled, bringing an ethereal aura to this mountain.
"I think I've been to this place before, so why don't we climb the mountain and take a look, maybe we can find it when we look down. β
The three of them stopped the wooden boat and climbed the peak, the mountain peak is not easy to climb, when they climbed to the top of the mountain, the moon was already hanging in the night sky waiting for them, the three of them had to deal with it hastily on the mountain peak for a night, and they hurried and went around the mountain for two or three days in a row, and this night was to feel extremely comfortable, lying on the mountain peak and enjoying the cool breeze caressing, and the drowsiness soon came.
The night was quickly opened, replaced by a little morning light, before dawn, Shen Feng and Gu Biluo were still asleep, at this time, a song and the morning sun gradually rose.
The song is as clear as splashing jade, trembling like a dragon's chanting, the bottom of the warbler is slippery, and the throat is flowing under the ice.