Chapter 32 Calling for the Wind and Rain
The Wei River flows through Chang'an City, and the water flow is clear, nourishing the people of Chang'an and enriching the lives of the people of Chang'an. Looking at the surface of the river, you can see the swimming fish and fine stones under the surface of the river, the scales of the fish are shining, and the texture of the stones is also delicate and delicate. The surface of the river is like a flowing copper mirror, flawless, clean and transparent, which makes people's mood clear.
Gargamel led everyone to the Wei River, where an old man was fishing, when suddenly he flicked his wrist and a carp more than half a meter long was caught by him, and the old man was overjoyed.
Gargamel walked up to the old man's side and said very arrogantly: "Old man, I want you to send a message to the Dragon King of the Weihe River for me with this carp you just caught, asking for a rain for Wugong County to alleviate the drought there?" ”
The old man looked at Gargamel in surprise and said, "What? Borrow my carp and report to the Dragon King of the Wei River? You're not crazy, are you? The Dragon King is also something you can recognize? ”
At this time, the patriarch of Wugong County stepped forward, grabbed the old man's hand and said, "Brother, I am the patriarch of Wugong County, and it has indeed not rained a drop of rain in my Wugong County for two years. This Gargamel master is an immortal we invited, you can let him borrow your carp to send a message, the people of my martial arts county really need a rain. ”
The old man looked at the dense crowd of people from Wugong County who gathered around, and said to Gargamel: "Do you really know the Dragon King of Weihe?" Well, the carp will lend you. ”
The old patriarch of Wugong County took the carp and said to the old man: "Thank you, brother." If there is any loss of this carp, I will be responsible for compensation, and I will never let my brother suffer. ”
After that, the old patriarch of Wugong County held the carp in his hand and said to Gargamel with a smile on his face: "Please let the gods use their magical powers." ”
Gargamel took out a brush and wrote on a piece of paper: "Wugong County lacks rain, pray for rain at noon the day after tomorrow." Then he stuffed the note into the mouth of the fish, and then put the carp into the Wei River.
As soon as the carp entered the water, it writhed happily, and when it felt free, the carp suddenly jumped up, looked back at Gargamel, and dived headlong into the water, disappearing from everyone's sight.
The old fisherman felt a burst of flesh pain, and a big fish that he finally caught was gone. Zhang Liang, the old patriarch and others were all looking forward to it, hoping to see Gargamel's magical powers. Gargamel, on the other hand, was calm, as if he were convinced that the carp would return.
After a stick of incense, in the amazed eyes of everyone, the carp that had been put into the Wei River actually returned, and Gargamel grabbed the carp, and the carp tossed up and down, and spit out a note from his mouth. Gargamel opened the note, and everyone gathered around to watch, only to see that the note read "rain at noon the day after tomorrow". Everyone was amazed, and Zhang Liang shouted "Strange thing." ”
Early in the morning of the third day, a stone platform more than three meters high was erected early next to the big locust tree at the entrance of Wugong County, and various colored flags were inserted on the left and right sides of the platform, and a wooden table was placed in the middle, and an incense burner was placed on the table, and the cigarette smoke curled in the furnace.
It was almost noon, and the strangely dressed and colorful Gargamel came to Wugong County, embraced by the Turkic warriors. Zhang Liang followed closely behind, followed by Gargamel, and as soon as he sat down, Zhang Liang's eyes widened, and he was ready to debunk Gargamel's liar under the gaze of everyone today.
Under the guidance of the old patriarch of Wugong County, Gargamel came to the high platform and shouted to everyone: "Rest assured, I have an agreement with the old dragon king of Weihe that it will rain heavily in Wugong County at noon today. ”
Hearing Gargamel's assurance, the people of Wugong County immediately cheered in unison: "Thank you to the immortals, thank you to the immortals." ”
Gargamel slowly ascended the high platform, followed by two young children with clear eyebrows, one on the left and one on the right, one literary and one martial, one holding a talisman pen and paper, and the other holding a magic sword.
I saw Gargamel climb the high platform and look at the sky, the sky was clear, there was no cloud, the sun was shining hotly on the earth, the dry earth cracked one after another, and everyone was red and sweaty.
Gargamel slowly picked up the boy's pen and paper on the left, and wrote a difficult spell on the paper with the pen, and after writing three sheets, Gargamel picked up the sword and pointed to the first written rune paper, the rune paper suddenly burned, and soon turned into ashes, Gargamel raised his sword and shouted at the sky: "The wind rises!" Suddenly, a light breeze blew, and gradually the wind became stronger and stronger, and everyone's clothes were blown and rattled.
The people of Wugong County in the audience were suddenly overjoyed, what a good omen, they haven't seen such a strong wind in two years. Zhang Liang kept rubbing his eyes, as if he couldn't believe everything in front of him.
Gargamel pointed his sword at the second piece of paper, which was quickly burned to ashes, and Gargamel raised his sword again and shouted at the sky, "Yunyong! Suddenly the black clouds were thick, the sun was blocked tightly, and the whole world seemed to suddenly turn from day to night, and it was pitch black.
Seeing this scene, the people of Wugong County in the audience were even more overjoyed, this is the prelude to heavy rain! I haven't seen anything like this in years. Zhang Liang sat on a high-backed chair in a daze, unable to say a word.
Gargamel, who was on the high platform, pointed his sword at the third piece of written rune paper, and when the rune paper burned out, Gargamel still raised his sword and shouted to the sky, "Rain falls!" ”
As soon as the words fell, the rain dripped from the sky, and at first it was just a drizzle, and gradually the rain became heavier and heavier, and finally it turned into a downpour. The whole sky seemed to be like a pool of water that had been pierced by someone, and the water in the pool was tilting towards Wugong County and rushing down, with great momentum.
The people of Wugong County in the audience forgot to hide from the rain, and cheered in the rain one by one to celebrate the heavy rain that has not been encountered in the past two years. The old patriarch of Wugong County threw away his cane, knelt in the rain without feet, and bowed to Gargamel on the high platform and said, "Thank you, the gods!" Thank you gods for saving the people of Wugong County! Thank you! After that, he kept kowtowing to Gargamel again and again. The people of Wugong County also knelt down and said, "Thank you to the gods!" Thank you, gods! ”
Zhang Liang looked at the people of Wugong County who looked crazy and full of joy, and said to Gargamel, who was enjoying everyone's worship on the high platform: "Fortunately, I didn't kill you at that time, just because of your efforts to pray for rain for Wugong County today, I Zhang Liang will never kill you in the future!" ”