The scenery of strange mountains and forests along the way is unique, and the crisp and gentle birdsong is heard on both sides of the bank under the sun. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

The big ship that sailed again sailed smoothly along the river that shuttled through the mountains.

The leftovers on the table had already been cleaned up, and in front of Li Tianqi and Lin Yifan were two hot teas and some melons and fruits.

However, the atmosphere in the cabin was a little oppressive at this time.

Lin Yifan didn't say a word, gently shaking the paper fan, while Li Tianqi was still sitting opposite him, picking up the teacup from time to time and taking a sip.

"Although this son has not been harmed by the rain just now, but thinking of your warning just now, I will no longer force you to hand over the letterhead, but ......" Lin Yifan coughed dryly a few times, and finally opened the conversation, "Li Tianqi, you have seen it, the world is not peaceful now." ”

When Li Tianqi heard this, he couldn't help but be overjoyed, and immediately hugged his fists and said, "Then I'll thank you." ”

Lin Yifan looked at him with a strange look for a while, "You said that you kid is really annoying." If it weren't for my sister Yixian's sake, I really want to teach you a good lesson. ”

"Thank you, eldest prince, thank you Yat-sen." Li Tianqi smiled embarrassedly, after all, Lin Yifan is Lin Yixian's brother, as long as the other party no longer bothered with the letter and embarrassed himself, no matter what he said, he would not take it to heart, he couldn't help but take a sip of the tea cup again.

"You...... You're really too thick-skinned. Lin Yifan continued: "Okay, don't talk about it. Now let's talk about the shady. He appeared so strangely, although he was shocked by some means used by Ben Gongzi, but presumably he would not stop there. It seems that the power of the demon king has begun to recover, and gradually there is some climate again. ”

"Oh?" Li Tianqi said: "I don't know if the Tang Emperor knows about this situation? ”

Lin Yifan glanced at him, "You mean the prince, right?" ”

"Hmm." Li Tianqi nodded, thinking to himself, since the Lin family and the prince have cooperated, doesn't the prince's knowledge mean that the Tang Emperor knows? Unless...... He didn't think about it any further.

Lin Yifan said: "Many years ago, the prince knew the movements of the demon king. It's just that no definite evidence has been obtained, and perhaps because of this, he did not report it to the emperor. ”

Li Tianqi looked at Lin Yifan's sharp eyes, and couldn't help but feel a little hairy, as if what he was thinking in his heart had been seen through by him.

The two have been chatting in the cabin, Lin Yifan really didn't mention the secret letter again, at sunset, the big ship had traveled more than 100 miles and arrived at a place where Yang's shop was.

Worried that the boat would be attacked by black and white and even more demon king forces at night, Lin Yifan decided to dock, and after spending the night in Yangjiapu, he would continue to hurry the next day.

The shore was littered with debris of firecrackers and traces of sacrifices, and it seemed that a ritual had just been held here.

The boatmen all stayed on the boat for the night, and Lin Yifan and Li Tianqi got off the boat together, went ashore, and looked for the inn all the way. However, what made them feel strange was that it was dark on this day, but there were no lights on the streets of Yangjiapu Town and every house was closed, and there was not even a pedestrian on the road, let alone an inn to be found in this huge town.

"It's ridiculous, this Yangjiapu Town is also a big town. Why didn't you even see a figure? Lin Yifan was a little interested, and when he was about to return to the big ship, he suddenly heard a woman's cry from a simple house nearby.

Li Tianqi saw the bleak and quiet scene of this town, but at this time he suddenly heard the crying in the house, and couldn't help but stop and listen, this was unpleasant, and vaguely heard the woman inside muttering about offering to monsters and the like, and his heart couldn't help but be touched by it, and remembered the "mother" who is still missing--his background is still a mystery.

Lin Yifan shook his head, waved his hand and said, "Let's go, every family has a scripture that is difficult to read, what are you listening to here." Let's go back to the boat. ”

"Knock-" A thick bell rang from the top of the mountain, and the crying in the room was louder, quite heartbreaking. Li Tianqi suddenly remembered the situation when he was offered to the artificial mountain god, and seemed to see the teary eyes of the "mother". He couldn't help but reach out and knock on the door of the house.

"It's not a nightstay, what are you knocking, let's go quickly." Lin Yifan, who had walked a few steps, turned around and urged.

Li Tianqi said loudly: "May I ask if the people inside are in trouble?" I'm waiting for a passing knight, and I have a bit of a skill......"

"Hey, what kind of hero are you here?" Lin Yifan shook his fan and shouted: "Okay, okay, if you want to go out of the way, my son won't accompany you to mess around!" "Anyway, it's really a step to go.

Li Tianqi ignored him and continued to knock on the door, but although the crying inside gradually died out, no one came out to open the door.

Lin Yifan stopped again and sneered at him: "See, you kid, don't be too self-righteous, do you really think that everyone is so old-fashioned?" This black light is blinding, who dares to open the door to a stranger for you. Let's go. ”

Li Tianqi couldn't help but sigh, turned around and was about to follow Lin Yifan back to the riverbank, but unexpectedly, the gate opened with a babble, and an old woman stepped out of the door with a candle and looked around.

Li Tianqi hurriedly clenched his fists and said, "I've seen the old man below." ”

"Oh. It's you...... You say it's chivalrous? The old woman asked tentatively, wiping tears from the corners of her eyes.

Li Tianqi asked, "Yes." I don't know if the old man is in trouble and crying so sadly? ”

Lin Yifan didn't know when he returned to Li Tianqi's side, and said in a low voice: "What are you doing?" Do you really think that your modest skills can do chivalrous deeds? Let's go. ”

Li Tianqi didn't move.

The old woman knelt down in front of them with a pout, and told them the situation with a handful of snot and tears.

Although Lin Yifan looked impatient, when he saw Li Tianqi like this, he had to listen to the old woman patiently.

Originally, this Yangjiapu town is close to the mountains and rivers, there are both fertile fields and hundreds of miles, there are also rich fishing resources, the wind and rain are smooth, there is plenty of food and clothing, everyone is happy, but in recent years, the wind and clouds have changed abruptly, not only there are monsters on the mountain from time to time, and the river surface is also unpredictable wind and rain, the fate of the people in Yangjiapu Town has also plummeted, and some powerful and rich people have already moved to other places. And those who are left behind are those who have no way to move.

Last year, there was a dragon god suddenly, the dragon god mana is boundless, the dragon god law has appeared in public, since the dragon god appeared, Yangjiapu town regained the glory of the past, and it was lively again, so everyone in Yangjiapu town worshiped this dragon god as the river god.

Unexpectedly, it is easy to please the gods and it is difficult to send the gods, and the dragon god suddenly changed his attitude and revealed his true colors, stipulating that in the future, a pair of men and women should be eaten at the beginning of each month in leap years, otherwise everyone in the town would not be able to live in peace.

Due to the deterrence of the dragon god's mana, the people in the town wanted to escape but could not escape, so they had to draw lots spontaneously, and now they need to draw the men and women who are sacrificed every month. It just so happened that today was the day of the dedication of a man and a woman, and the man in it was the adult son of the old woman.

"This is obviously a monster making waves!" Li Tianqi couldn't help but clench his fists when he heard this, isn't this exactly what happened to him back then?

Lin Yifan watched coldly and was quite disdainful.

Li Tianqi picked up the grieving old woman, looked at the top of the mountain where the bell came, and said, "That monster dragon god is on the top of the mountain?" ”

The old woman nodded, choked up and said, "Last year, everyone raised money...... A temple was built for the dragon god...... Right on top of the mountain. Now...... The monks invited from inside...... It is also walking on thin ice, carefully serving. She took a deep breath, calmed her mood, and said hurriedly: "I hope that the two young heroes will hurry up and save them...... This...... After the bell had struck three times, they were about to suffer. ”

"What time is it now?" Li Tianqi asked urgently.

The old woman said, "The first ring." ”

Lin Yifan still looked disappreciative, and urged: "Let's hurry, don't ......"

Before he could finish speaking, Li Tianqi sneered: "You can go first, I won't take a boat." I didn't expect the dignified Prince Lin to be afraid of things. ”

"What? You kid actually dare to say that this son is afraid of things? Lin Yifan's eyes widened.

"Isn't it?" Li Tianqing snorted lightly, "If you have the ability, follow me up the mountain to catch demons!" ”

Lin Yifan couldn't help but say: "Go!" This kind of effort depends entirely on the mood! He took the lead and walked forward, and suddenly he stopped and turned back and said, "Huh? You, you're agitating the general? ”

He suddenly remembered that he had also used the radical method, so he thought that Li Tianqi was deliberately provoking him to help.

Li Tianqi said: "It's important to save people, you think that the law of agitation is good, no one dares to say that you are Prince Lin!" Before the words fell, he had already jumped out of the way.

"Humph!" Lin Yifan shook his shoulders, then overtook Li Tianqi again and went to the mountain.

The old woman fell to the ground and muttered, "Thank you, two beneficiaries!" "I kept chanting the Buddha's verses.

Lin Yifan and Li Tianqi ran along the mountain road leading to the temple in the town for a while under the cover of night, and finally saw the solemn building built on the top of the mountain.

"Bang-" Another calm and thick bell rang, Li Tianqi's scalp was a little numb, this was the second sound, if they didn't hurry up and save the two people, they would be eaten by the monster who claimed to be the dragon god.

Lin Yifan came to the temple gate early, but he didn't go in until he saw Li Tianqi coming forward and asked, "Are you sure you want to take care of this idle matter?" ”

Li Tianqi said righteously: "This is not an idle matter, this is what people with a conscience will do!" As he spoke, he performed the technique of Dunjia and penetrated into the temple.

Lin Yifan was secretly surprised in his heart, it turned out that this kid had actually learned the art of Dunjia, but he had to be wary. He turned sideways slightly, and followed Li Tianqi quietly into the temple.

The temple is quite spacious, and the lights are lit up to look festive, but no one moves around, presumably the monks in the temple are hiding.

In the middle courtyard there is an offering table, on which are placed three animal offerings, and in the temple there are two men and women who are blindfolded with red satin and tied with flowers kneeling on a futon.

Li Tianqi was immediately furious, but he grabbed Lin Yifan, who was about to rush into the temple, and dragged him under the shadow of a big tree.