Chapter 98: Blood Water
"Wind and rain, thunder, ice and earthquakes?"
"That's right!" Zhou Datian nodded and said:
"Whether it is to avoid disaster or to surrender, you will not be able to escape these six things. In view of the word 'earthquake' written on the flag, this altar is mostly related to earthquakes. ”
Like wind, rain, thunder, and ice, Liu and Gong are not afraid at all.
Although it will bring some trouble to the cottage, it will not have much impact.
As for the "flood", the stockade is located halfway up the mountain, and even if the flood really comes, it won't be able to flood them, so there is no need to worry.
Only the word "earthquake" is what they are most afraid of.
Because the cottage is surrounded by mountains, once it shakes up, the rocks collapse, and it is likely to bring them a catastrophe.
So when they heard the word "earthquake", Liu and Gong's eyes crossed with a touch of fear at the same time.
"But don't worry too much about the two Commanders! According to the old man's guess, this person was mostly avoiding trouble, not summoning him. Seeing that Liu Bi and Gong were worried, Zhou Datian immediately comforted him.
"Oh? Why did Zhou Lao say this? Gong Du wondered.
There are two reasons for this: First, people usually worship the heavens to avoid calamity. Especially like the disaster of earthquakes and landslides, no one has ever taken the initiative to summon them since ancient times. What is the use of summoning this evil? ”
When the two armies face each other, if the other side can really summon an earthquake, it will never be useful. But about the war, Liu Bi didn't need to say much to Zhou Lao, so he continued to ask:
"What about the second point?"
"Second, summoning is different from avoiding calamity, and it is by no means something that ordinary people can summon if they want to. Unless you are a strange person, or someone who has learned Qimen Dunjia, it is possible to succeed. So in the old man's opinion, this person is just pretending! ”
I thought that my comforting words could solve problems for the other party, but I didn't expect that after Liu and Gong listened to it, their brows furrowed even tighter, and there was no sense of relief on their faces.
"Old Zhou, what do you say...... I'm afraid I don't know who's on stage, right? Soon, I heard Gong Du ask bluntly.
"Well, the old man really doesn't know. I guess it's probably a Taoist priest invited by Lu Jun, right? ”
"Humph! If only it were a Taoist priest! ”
After shaking his head, he heard Gong Du sigh and say:
"Alas! This person is none other than the commander of the enemy army - Huaxing! ”
"What? Yes, is it? ”
As soon as he heard that the person on the stage was actually the legendary demon descending from the sky, Zhou Datian was shocked, and his face also swelled with a strong look of worry......
Seeing that the situation was almost understood, Liu Pi ordered someone to send Zhou Datian away.
After telling the soldiers at the pass to "report at any time if there is a situation", he and Gong both returned to the hall.
As usual, when Liu Pi entered the house, the soldiers immediately made him a cup of good hair tips.
But today, Liu Bi, who was sitting on the chair, held the teacup for a long time, but he forgot to drink it.
"Brother, what should I do now? If the surname Hua really summons the earthquake, how can it be good? Gong Du said with a sad face.
"Alas!"
"Brother, don't just sigh, think of a way! Or...... I'm going to take the army out and tear down the altar? ”
Gong is a man of action, and as he spoke, he drew his long sword and prepared to rush out of the house.
But soon, he was stopped by Liu Bi:
"In broad daylight, you can see it clearly when you send troops now, and you will definitely be on guard. In addition, if this is the other party's trick to lure the enemy, you will only die in vain if you go out. ”
"Alas! So, how is that good? You can't just just wait, can you? ”
Seeing that Liu Bi still didn't let him go out, Gong Du could only throw the long sword on the ground angrily.
I just wanted to complain a few more words, but I saw a soldier running into the hall with an anxious face:
"Qi Qi two commanders, big and big things are not good!"
"What's wrong? Is the altar out of trouble again? Gong Du immediately greeted him, grabbed the soldier's arm and asked.
"No, it's not the altar, it's our water room that has an accident!"
"Water house? So what can happen? ”
After looking at each other with puzzled faces, Liu and Gong followed the soldiers to the water storage room located at the back of the cottage.
There are two sources of water in the village, both of which are streams left from the top of the mountain.
As early as a year ago, Liu Pi ordered people to use mangosteen to build pipes and divert water to their water storage room. And dozens of large vats were placed in the room, all of which were filled with spring water.
The reason why he designed it this way was to facilitate the use of water on the one hand, and on the other hand, to prevent a sudden water outage upstream.
As long as there is this water storage room, whether it is the freezing of the mountain spring in winter or the deliberate cutting off of water by the enemy, it can help them cope with it for many days.
On the way to the water room, Liu Pi had already prepared for the worst, thinking that the water storage room might have been destroyed.
But when he stepped into the water room, he found that more than 40 large tanks were standing in place.
The tank was also filled with water, and it seemed to be fine.
Seeing this scene, Liu Pi was displeased, and immediately pointed at the soldier and shouted:
"Shigeru, what do you mean? Still think the village is not messy enough? What is the purpose of tricking us into coming here? ”
Seeing that the commander had misunderstood himself, Mao Mao, who led the way, immediately shook his head aggrievedly, and pointed to the big vat:
"Commander, I didn't lie to you, take a closer look at the color of the water!"
"Color?"
Hearing this, Liu and Gong leaned their heads over at the same time.
Looking closely, both of them were shocked!
I saw that the whole forty jars of water had turned blood-red. It's like forty jars of blood, and it looks extraordinarily oozing.
"W-When did you find this?"
"I found it when Li's mother was fetching water just now, and it was fine yesterday." Shigeru replied truthfully.
"Tell everyone quickly, don't drink water for the time being, here's ...... Mostly poisonous! ”
Seeing that the mountain spring had changed color, Liu Pi's first reaction was that he had been poisoned.
But as soon as these words came out, I heard Ah Mao speak:
"My lord, when my subordinates saw that the water had changed color, I thought someone had poisoned them, so I tried to feed some poultry and livestock. But as a result, they are still fine, nothing at all, and they don't look like they have been poisoned. ”
"Oh? Not poison? ”
After hearing this, Liu Bi was even more puzzled, and his brows were tightly twisted together:
"Then how can the water turn red for no reason?"
"This, this...... Possibly, possibly......"
Seeing that Ah Mao was hesitant, looking like he wanted to say it but didn't dare to say it, he was anxious for Gong Du on the spot, and shouted:
"Fuck, just say what you want! Don't say anything more, pull it out and cut it! ”
was so frightened by Gong Du, Ah Mao was shocked on the spot, and immediately said what he thought:
"I say, I say! The last general wondered if it had something to do with the altar on the hillside. ”
"The mountain spring turned red, has a fart relationship with the altar?" Gong Du said with a puzzled face: "You made it clear to me!" ”
"Yes, yes! I heard Zhou Lao say that the enemy army is summoning an earthquake. Will the discoloration of the mountain spring be a harbinger of disaster before it comes? The mountain collapsed and the ground cracked, and the mountain spring gushed blood ......".
"Fuck the omen! You can really think nonsense! ”
Hearing this, Gong Du really couldn't listen to it anymore, so he raised his leg and gave Ah Mao a kick and kicked him out of the water room.