The jade of the Yulong River is not only in good condition, but also especially in the production of colorful crystals. Crystal is also a rare thing, but the price is much lower than mutton fat white jade, but such a large piece of blue crystal is afraid that it can provide a family for a year or two. Zhang Chunsheng is the youngest son of Zhang Jiucheng, an old jade picker, and he has naturally seen a lot of good crystals, and he can't help but marvel when he sees this piece of blue crystal.

Shi Lizi didn't have that much thought, and when he heard Ariel say this, he didn't want to grab the stone and put it in his palm. The blue stone is not like jade when pinched, it is cool and fluttering. When it touched the wound, the bleeding immediately stopped.

Although the river keepers have a very close relationship with the river god, they are just ordinary people. Zhang Chunsheng looked at Ariel and then at Shi Lizi, his face was incomprehensible, and he finally couldn't help but open his mouth and ask: "Ariel!" Where did such a treasure come from? ”

Ariel's dark pupils flashed, and she puffed out her cheeks and said proudly, "I won't tell you!" He put his hands behind his back and walked away. Zhang Chunsheng and Shi Lizi looked at each other for a while, and suddenly heard Ariel shouting in front of them: "Two nerds! What are you still doing in a daze? It's late tonight! ”

But no, the sun has gone to the side of Zhongtian.

Ariel was in such a good mood, she walked and danced in front of her, humming a mountain song intermittently, completely ignoring the hard work of the two people behind her. After passing through the pine forest, the fog was heavy, and the road was bumpy, Shi Lizi helped Zhang Chunsheng carry those tools, walking cautiously, and seeing Ariel's black and red plaid dress blurred.

After passing the pine forest, bypassing the old tree, we entered the valley. Ariel lives on a ridge. When the weather is good, you can see the winding Baiyu River and Qingyu River in the distance. But there aren't many good days. There will always be such a heavy fog in the valley. Floating layer by layer, Ariel's house looks as if it has been repaired in a sea of clouds, which is very beautiful.

Walking in the fog is not such a beautiful thing. One foot deep and one foot shallow, I don't know the distance of the distance. After half a meal in the valley, the fog was so thick that it seemed to have condensed. The sun seemed to be hanging in the sky of another world, and there was not a single ray of light. Zhang Chunsheng's eyes were painful, and he could only barely recognize Ariel's figure. The road in the valley is not easy to walk. In the past, it was a large group of people who were on the road. There was talk and laughter, but I didn't feel it. Today, there is only such a stuffy gourd-like stone stone around him, Zhang Chunsheng suddenly felt scared.

"Ariel, Ariel." He shouted, "Go slower!" ”

Ariel stopped and replied crisply, "Brother Asheng, don't you always say that you have great strength?" Why do you walk so slowly with so much stuff on your shoulders? ”

Zhang Chunsheng's ears were hot, and there were a lot of guys to bring with him, how could it be "so something", but Ariel said so. He couldn't refute it, he just lowered his hair and walked quickly. But no matter how fast you go. Ariel's figure still faded away, and only Shi Lizi always walked in front of her. He secretly wondered in his heart: Shi Lizi also seemed to know the way here.

was thinking about it, suddenly frightened, and suddenly stopped his steps, the leather tube shelf on Shi Lizi's shoulder was already attached to the tip of his nose, and a layer of cold sweat suddenly appeared on Zhang Chunsheng's back.

"What are you doing?!" He whispered at Shi Lizi, it was no joke to fall in this valley. Except for the river keepers, who knows what terrain is around?

Shi Lizi didn't answer, reached out and grabbed Zhang Chunsheng's arm, and waited for a moment before whispering, "Ariel is going to sing!" Zhang Chunsheng's heart was relieved.

Ariel seemed to stand very close, but she couldn't see it, and could only hear a faint singing voice floating around her.

The song like a gossamer runs through the white mist like goat's milk, as if there is nothing or not. It was an ancient, strange language that didn't seem to belong in the present world.

Ariel sang aloud, her voice rising, and it turned out to be not far from the left of the stone. Her singing voice is clear, high and low, every breath is clearly audible, every word is clearly outlined, and she sings as if there are endless stories in it, some joyful, some sad, and some plain.

Shi Lizi felt that his eyes were sour. I don't know why, every time I hear Ariel sing like this, he feels like the world is collapsing in front of him, like a mountain cliff with melting snow in spring, and after the layers fade white, the stone walls will always show sharp and hideous. Then the stone wall will peel off layer by layer, and the whole cliff will be destroyed. He didn't know where that sorrow came from, but he could feel that it was extremely long.

Ariel's singing voice slipped from the climbing peak, her words no longer clear, and her breath began to be choppy. Suddenly, she stopped singing. I don't know how long it took, but she let out a long breath, and the extremely thin and high voice burrowed into the depths of the white mist, which vibrated and wavered, and gradually collapsed......

"Yikes! Umbrella hit, umbrella hit. Ariel's exclamation restored the girl's liveliness, and there was no longer the pressure just now. As she laughed, drops of water fell, and then a majestic rain line, and the thick mist of the entire valley was shattered by Ariel's song, turning into a curtain of rain that fell with a bang. When the rain passed, the verdant peaks came into view. A slender white thread erupted from the mountainside and fell quietly in front of them. It was a thousand zhang of water, and it fell into the Yulong River.

"Let's go!" Ariel waved her hand, her red sleeve like a flag. The white mist absorbs not only the blazing sunlight but also the rumbling sound of the water. When the rain fell, the roar of water filled my ears, and even Ariel's voice could not be heard clearly. But Shi Lizi and Zhang Chunsheng both knew where they were going. Here the muddy road that winds through the valley comes to an abrupt end, and they descend the winding path to the Jade Dragon River, where the river god awaits Ariel, as it had been since the beginning of the world.

Standing on the edge of the Yulong River and looking up, there was only a cramped piece of the sky left, except for the white waterline that fell high, the sight was full of water and green, and the eyes of the stone stone were ethereal. Without Ariel's singing, the sky above the Jade Dragon River would always be shrouded in a thick white mist. Not all the shrubs in this mountain are stuffy. The inside of the leaves is heavy and wet. Only on the edge of the river is a circle of red flowers blooming brightly. It makes people feel that this quiet valley bottom is also very lively.

Ariel sat on a large bluestone by the river, and could hear the little tune she was humming from so far away. She was in a surprisingly good mood today, rushing down such a steep path all the way, like a red butterfly, which made Shi Lizi feel scared. The delicate flowers seemed to be hypnotized by her singing, and they lazily stretched their branches and climbed to her side with the bluestone. She reached out and stroked the huge flowers, and her two white little legs dangled on the water. From time to time, I use my feet to make a shiny splash.

Zhang Chunsheng took off the two heavy skins from his shoulders, and pulled the stone stone with a smile: "Have you seen enough?" It's time for a hand. Shi Lizi's face turned red, and he hurriedly turned his head to hide it and said, "The river god hasn't come out yet!" Zhang Chunsheng said: "When it comes out, won't it delay the time?" Shi Lizi was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly reached out to take something out of his skin.

Every time the river god comes out to see the river keepers, the time is fixed, and when the time comes, he has to hide back in the nest. If the jade picker does not get out of the water in time, he will be blocked by the river god and drown in the water, but if the water comes out early, the opportunity to pick jade will be wasted, so time is the most precious. In the past, jade pickers came in groups, where could they use stone stones. Today, there is only Zhang Chunsheng. It's not that Shi Lizi doesn't know this layer, it's just that the price of jade has dropped, so what's the difference between picking one or two more pieces? He just thought about it. Finally didn't say it. Zhang Chunsheng saw that he wanted to speak and stopped, and understood what he meant in a blink of an eye. sighed and said: "Really, I forgot about it, it doesn't make a difference if I pick a few pieces of jade now." He waved his hand decadently, and his tall body suddenly became a little shorter.

Shi Lizi didn't answer, but just picked up the utensils in his bag. Zhang Chunsheng saw that his hands were not stopping, his heart was hot, and he didn't say much, and continued to do it.

Shi Lizi was very surprised when he saw the Yulong River for the first time: although the Qianzhang water is only a thin one, hanging down from such a high mountain top, the momentum should be very amazing, but this majestic waterfall can only rush out a small circle of ripples in the Yulong River, and the water waves by the river are still very gentle.

"It's as if a giant beast has sucked all this water into its throat." Shi Lizi later secretly described his thoughts to Zhang Chunsheng.

Zhang Chunsheng glanced at him, his expression was a little weird: "Isn't it the river god?" I don't know if you drank all the water, but when you see it comes out, it's lively! ”

When he was ready, Shi Lizi heard the sound of water suddenly become much louder, and he raised his head to look. White foam was splashing at the place where the water fell, and the waves were rushing to the shore excitedly. Zhang Chunsheng put the mask on his head with force, and gave a thumbs up to the stone, both of them knew that the river god was coming out.

The color of the Jade Dragon River is the most beautiful, looking down from the valley, the river water is like flowing jade, layers of translucent blue and green flashing, and the cool feeling can be passed from the eyes to the heart. But no one knows what the true color of the river is, because the color of the river god and the river water are intertwined and condensed into a vivid whole. When it floated from the bottom of the river, the water cheered it on restlessly, and the rolling white waves covered the whole river. But suddenly, the turbulent waves of the water became as shy as a child who had made a mistake and was caught, and the water was quietly poured into the blue water, not even a little splash could be stirred, and the river was as calm as a mirror. Everyone who picks jade knows that this is the "river god", although no one still knows what the river god is like.

"I'm going down." Zhang Chunsheng's voice behind the mask seemed hollow and distant, and he pointed to the cliff on the other side of the river, allowing the stone to go with him. Shi Lizi nodded, and the two of them bowed to the ground together against the blue water, and then walked up cautiously with their respective guys.

The river god's body is soft and elastic, thin as water, but thick as ice. So many times, every time he walked on the river god, he always had the illusion that the undulating water under his feet would silently crack a small hole, and he would sink to the bottom of the river when he stepped on it. Who knows the difference between the river god and the river? It may be a small joke to it. Of course, Shi Lizi knew that the river god would not make such a joke with himself or any jade picker, and for the river god, the only thing he could see was the river keeper wearing black and red clothes on the big bluestone by the river. All other life is probably as insignificant as dust.

All that came to my face were droplets of water. Hit it like a pebble. It hurts terribly, and this is the place where thousands of feet of water flow into the river. Zhang Chunsheng nodded at the stone stone, jumped in with a plop, and was crushed by the strong water column in a blink of an eye. Shi Lizi sometimes envies him, why does Zhang Chunsheng not think so much about living here?

The river god was beside him, but Shi Lizi did not dare to look at it, and his body could touch it from time to time. It felt soft and tough at the same time, and he could sometimes see its huge paddle-like fins and flat, slender tail dangling past him, filling his heart with a shocking feeling.

The legendary dragon in the water in ancient times should be like this, right?

Without thinking much about it, he saw Zhang Chunsheng's gesture - the river god's swimming caused the mud and sand on the river wall to continue to collapse, and the jade seeds embedded in it were revealed piece by piece, and there were some large pieces of jade rock, what they had to do now was to use the jade cutting knife in their hands to separate them from the river wall. Brought ashore.

They didn't know it at the moment, in the woods not far away. A few people were watching intently what was happening here.

"I know that the Western Regions produce Hetian beautiful jade, and it is the jade picker who goes down to the river to harvest it, but I don't know that it is this kind of mining method, and there is such a water beast to help, which is thrilling to watch, but it is also full of fun." Rong Lu, who had just recovered, put down the brass monoculars in his hand and sighed softly.

"What the Lord said is that the creation of heaven and earth, the harmony between man and beast, is nothing more than today's scene." Liu Chaopei, who was beside him, couldn't help but sigh.

Hearing that the two of them actually started talking about jade mining, they completely forgot that they were hiding surveillance now, and Xingyue Liuli on the side couldn't help frowning.

Liu Chaopei noticed Xingyue Liuli's gaze and quickly stopped, but Rong Lu didn't notice it at all, and was still sighing there.

"My lord, we're spying on them......" Liu Chao had no choice but to remind Rong Lu, "It's better not to expose it quietly......"

"Yes, yes." Rong Lu suddenly understood, and immediately fell silent, but his eyes were still fixed on the river.

He recalled everything he had experienced from the day he received the edict of "resurrection" to the present, and he felt like he was in a dream.

I remember that morning, I, the general of Xi'an, who had been idle for many years, was not waking up from sleep, but suddenly received an urgent reply from the imperial court with an urgent request of 600 li, which made him become a minister of the imperial mission......

And he, the minister, unknowingly followed the people sent by Lin Yiqing to help him into the western Xinjiang to investigate and deal with the shocking bloody case.

Up to now, he had already found the location where Zuo Jigao had massacred Dai Zongqian and Liu Chaopei's two Huai troops, but he had not found the bodies, and only found some small items such as bullets, bullet casings, and buttons that had been left over from that year.

In order to track down the whereabouts of the corpse, Rong Lu followed the ninjas sent by Lin Yiqing through the desert Gobi, mountains, rivers and forests, which was really hard.

Now, at last, it's time to find out.

One of the two jade pickers in front of him was the last of those who had been discharged from the army after burying the corpse - the others had all died inexplicably one by one in the period from the aftermath to the present......

Thinking of Zuo Jigao's insidious methods, Rong Lu couldn't help but shudder.

He didn't dare to think about what means Zuo Jigao and his family would use against him if they knew that they were investigating their case now.

Perhaps, only a powerful character like Lin Yiqing would dare to wrestle with Zuo Jigao so secretly, right?

For Lin Yiqing, Rong Lu can be said to have admired him for a long time.

But he never thought that Lin Yiqing would have so many talented people under him!

This time, he Ronglu can be regarded as having opened his eyes and gained insight.

"They're coming." Seeing the two jade pickers surface, Rong Lu turned his head to look at Xingyue Liuli, "Do you want to go over?" ”

Xingyue Ruri shook her head, "Someone is coming." She whispered and gestured to a few men in black beside her, who understood and left quietly.

After successfully landing on the shore, Shi Lizi and Zhang Chunsheng opened their respective bags, looking at the white flowers and high-quality jade seeds inside, and their faces were ecstatic.

This underwater trip can be said to be a bumper harvest.

Although it was a big surprise, it was expected - there were only two of them who came to pick jade today, so the jade that should have been mined by twenty people belonged to two people.

Anyway, this time the two of them have made a fortune, even if the price of jade has fallen, so many high-grade sheep fat jade, the selling price is enough for their whole family to wear brocade clothes and delicacies for more than ten years.

He turned his head to look at Ariel, a happy smile had not yet overflowed from the corners of his mouth, and the figure in front of him flashed, and his hands felt a sense of relief.

"What are you doing? Give my jade back! Zhang Chunsheng shouted, drew his knife and jumped up.

Shi Lizi saw that there were suddenly a few ghostly white-clothed people in front of him, and he couldn't help but panic in his heart.

He watched in amazement as Zhang Chunsheng was swept into the dim whirlpool of light by the masked white-clothed man with a big head and a scimitar on his head, and he also heard the strange words of another white-clothed man. I don't know when, they were already surrounded by people in white, and none of the three of them even noticed. (To be continued......)

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