Chapter Seventy-Nine: Xiangliu
We are not blind, we can see for ourselves, and we can see that there are indeed traces of monsters here.
"This water city is abandoned, is it because of the monster attack?" I asked, confused, as we walked inside.
"This degree of abandonment is not something that can be formed in a day or two, it will take at least a few hundred years, and in the past few hundred years, there will be city lords entering Water City every year, and it has never stopped, so the appearance of Water City has little to do with monsters!" Xiangshi Yun replied, and continued: "As I said before, we half-water people, in fact, there has always been a guess, that is, the real water tribe people are actually a group of irrational monsters, and the rational ones are all raised outside in Fugui City. ”
"Groove, what the hell is this speculation?" I said speechlessly, I felt that this speculation was nonsense, and there was no reason.
Xiangshiyun found that all of us didn't believe it, and we no longer argued that everyone moved on.
The further we went, the more silent it became, because when we were on the hill, we found that there was light in the center of the city, so we were going to go to the center of the city first to see if there was anyone there.
Everyone was unusually quiet along the way, and I couldn't help it, so I asked Xiang Shiyun curiously: "According to your meaning, you send women to Shuicheng every year and pick up half-water people's children, are there any?" ”
"What do you mean?" Xiangshiyun didn't understand what I meant.
I added, "What does that mean what do you get out of Watertown?" Just a few half-water kids? The rest is gone? ”
Xiangshiyun shook his head and said, "No, that's it, and the children are all men, no women!" ”
"Gone?! No good! Give it every year, and give it back to those shameless guys like Lao Zhu? I asked incredulously.
"Hey, hey, just take matters into it, don't bring me in!" Zhu Tianfu said dissatisfiedly.
"It's gone! Why the benefits? It is the greatest benefit that we can become nobles, that we can always live a carefree life in the underwater world, that we can enjoy all that you humans have to offer without having to work! Xiang Shiyun told the cruel truth without any scruples.
"Look, I want to do that too, don't you want to?" Zhu Tianfu asked us confidently.
"Get out! You only know how to be a pleasure-seeker, you are too lazy to eat! "I scolded Zhu Tianfu angrily.
Zhu Tianfu seemed to be angry when he saw me, so he didn't speak and hid aside.
"What is Watercity doing? What the hell is it in here, what is it all about when so many women come in every year? Is it really like the legend, in order to breed? "I asked another question that I didn't understand.
"Quite possibly, the fertility rate of our Aqua people is very low, especially for women. If both husband and wife are Aquar, the likelihood of having a child will be very low.
But if one of them is a human being, the fertility rate will be much higher, but not all of them have children, and some may marry more than a dozen wives to have one.
Some even have no descendants altogether, and the title is revoked after death.
This is also one of the reasons why the title has always been vacant in Fuguicheng for so many years, and it has not reached the point where the city is full of people with titles. Xiang Shiyun then said to me.
"Groove! What the hell is this really a headache for? "I have a headache.
Wang Sheng on the side sneered: "What the hell are you, just eat dill salty."
Bu Dan is worried, I'll know when I get there, and I'll guess a yarn here! ”
Although it was very unpleasant, Wang Sheng made a lot of sense.
So we continued walking, ten kilometers away, we didn't trot, we walked at a normal pace, estimated to take two hours.
On the way, everyone took a short rest, because after all, it was a long walk from the mountain.
When it's time to rest, everyone goes their own way.
When Wang Sheng came back, he said that he had found a mural over there and asked me if I was interested.
I followed, and there was a strange smell, and the convenient place just now was under the mural.
I looked at it, and the mural was almost mottled and almost invisible, and I could only faintly see a little bit of content.
There are four murals in total.
On the first pair, there is nothing, I only see the waves, and the rest is nothing, I don't know if it fell or it was just the waves.
The second is a man with a group of people, seemingly treating a flood.
This makes me can't help but think of the legend I heard before, saying that the water tribe here is the descendant of Dayu who ruled the water back then.
The third is a monster that appears to have nine heads and looks a bit like the legendary Hydra, who is being worshipped by humans.
It seems that they will also enjoy human food and women, and even reproduce offspring with human women.
The fourth, still the monster, but it only has eight heads left, and what is seen on the mural seems to be on the run, and the direction of the escape seems to be the sea.
When I finished reading it, my brow furrowed.
"This has something to do with Dayu's water control!" I looked at the mural, which I couldn't see very clearly, and thought about it with my limited knowledge.
"By the way, I heard someone say that you came here during the period of Dayu's water control, and you are the descendants of Dayu, right?" I remembered what I had heard, so I asked Xiangshiyun.
Xiangshi Yun shook his head and said: "The elders of the clan rarely talk about the past, so I don't know, but it is rumored that our clan has been in the underwater world for thousands of years, and this is true!" ”
"Isn't this monster Xiangliu? It is rumored that when Dayu controlled the water, Xiangliu followed the water god to work together for the world, and finally the co-worker was beaten away, and Xiangliu was killed.
Dayu was able to control the flood well, and finally became the king of people because of this incident. Wang Sheng said suddenly at this time.
"Xiangliu? Xiangshi Yun? Flying snow? Xiang Feiyu? When I heard Wang Sheng say this, I had a flash of inspiration and asked Xiang Shiyun: "You Banshui people, are you all surnamed Xiang?" ”
"yes? What's wrong? Xiang Shiyun did not deny it, but generously admitted it.
I slapped my face and said excitedly: "It's very likely that I guessed a little bit of the truth!" ”
"Groove, don't talk about a little bit!" Wang Sheng rolled his eyes.
But how could I not say it, I finally guessed it online, and if I didn't say it, I was sorry for my dead brain cells: "Just like Wang Sheng said, the guy hiding in this underwater world is very likely to be the guy Xiangliu."
First of all, he is the younger brother of the water god co-worker, and the ability to control water is only it in addition to the water god co-worker.
Secondly, according to the records of the Book of Mountains and Seas, Xiangliu has a snake body of nine heads, and the nine heads look a little similar to humans. This completely echoes the current appearance of the aqua and semi-aquarists.
That guy said that it was killed by Dayu, it is estimated that he ran away, and finally ran here to get an underwater world, and he didn't dare to go ashore, because he was afraid of Dayu. ”
I was very excited when I said my thoughts, and I thought I would get everyone's cheers, but no one gave me applause and cheered for me.
Feeling a little lost, I asked unhappily, "Aren't you excited when you know the truth?" Not happy? ”
"Thrill a hammer!" Wang Sheng is a native of Shuzhong, rarely speaks Shuzhong, and Mandarin is also quite standard, with no local accent at all.
"Why be happy? It's not my ancestors! I guess it's him who should be happy! Liu Wei said lightly, and then pointed at Xiangshi Yun.
I looked at Xiangshiyun with eager eyes, but instead of being happy, Xiangshiyun became a little unhappy, and his expression seemed to be very wrong anyway.
"Why? Forget about them, what's the matter with you, old man? I asked, puzzled.
Zhu Tianfu said sarcastically on the side: "If you know that your ancestor is a man-eating monster, you are happy!" ”
After saying that, he was still very proud, but the next second he cried and howled: "Oh, my daughter, if it's really Xiangliu's goods, my daughter's life will be gone!" ”
"Oops! Let's go, let's go! If you're faster, you might even be able to catch up! Zhu Tianfu cried and pulled us towards the center of the ancient city.
The flesh on my face couldn't help but twitch: "Groove, it wasn't me who hit you, if you really felt so sorry for your daughter, you wouldn't have done it in the first place, besides, it has long been rumored by the outside world that there is a problem here, why do you still send your daughter in, or are you greedy for glory and wealth!" ”
Zhu Tianfu scolded: "It's all the one who is in the One Hundred and One Building, he said that in the Water City, it is more prosperous than the Rich City, and sending his daughter in it is for the real nobles to be concubines, not only can the daughter be prosperous and rich, but we can also be prosperous and rich, I was moved at the time."
He gave me three houses and a car for this. That's what the hell it turned out to be! ”
Zhu Tianfu was crying and running wildly, but his fat body couldn't run more than one piece at all.
However, everyone thought that he was a daughter, so they didn't say anything, and trotted all the way to the center of the ancient city.
Running and running, Wang Sheng reminded: "Be careful, there is a problem!" ”
I also felt it, although I don't know where this feeling came from, but I had a sense of danger, so I subconsciously pulled Zhu Tianfu and hid behind a wall.
This was followed by a burst of gunshots, and bullets fired "biu!" biu! The sound flew past us.
We were taken aback, I looked at the others, and everyone was fine, but then there was a lot of gunfire and the fight was quite intense.
Just listening to the sound of gunshots, there are all guns in it, there are AKs, M4s, MP5s, pistols, and even heavy machine guns.
"Da Da Da~" The gunshots rang out, and the firelight flashed quickly.
The low wall where we were hiding was beaten straight to the ground and fell on our heads and faces.
I exchanged glances with Wang Sheng and Liu Wei, and we both saw the meaning in each other's eyes.
We had strayed into someone's position, because judging by the sound of gunfire and the direction of the shots, it was clear that two waves were fighting.