Chapter 17: The Trapped Dragon Enters the Water
Liu Yuankui started the car, and the car came out of the village and drove along the path to the front.
In the middle of the hillside, more than ten miles away from the village, there is a very ordinary three-room red brick house.
It is not far from the Liao River, because the terrain is very high, and a large area of the river surface appears in view.
Around the house was a blue wall, and although it was not very far from the village, I had never been here.
It seems that Liu Wenbin lives here.
Liu Yuankui parked the car at the gate and led the way in front.
Uncle Chen and I followed behind him, Uncle Chen kept his face calm, his expression was very serious, and he occasionally turned his head to look at me. He seemed to be worried about me.
Liu Yuankui pushed the gate open and entered the courtyard first. The grounds are large and exceptionally clean. Looking into the house, I saw several figures swaying inside.
When we entered the hospital, they also saw us. It's just that the light in the room is very dark, and it is not clear what they look like from the outside.
I followed Uncle Chen into the house, which was a very spacious living room.
On the sofa against the wall, there were five or six people, in addition to the four Liu Dehai brothers, Liu Yuankui and Liu Yuanhui were also present.
On the Taishi chair in front of the window sat an old man with white hair, his face was ruddy, and his mental state was very good.
He glanced up at us, then greeted us with a smile and sat us down on the sofa across from Mr. Liu.
You can know without introduction, he must be Liu Dehai's grandfather, Liu Wenbin.
I don't know what he's looking for us for, so I sat on the couch and waited for him to talk.
Liu Wenbin glanced at me and said with a smile, "Time flies so fast, in the blink of an eye, your grandfather has passed away for more than ten years, and the world is really impermanent." ”
He doesn't seem to know much about the situation outside, and if it weren't for the fact that the situation was very serious, Liu Dehai wouldn't have bothered him.
He sighed slightly and said, "I heard that a lot of bad things have happened in the village, and now it's time for your Shen family to contribute." ”
Seeing that I didn't speak, Liu Wenbin continued, "As far as I know, even if others go to this kind of thing, they will be sent to death. Only your Shen family has a way to solve it. Prepare yourself to go into the water and fish up the corpse, so that the whole village will not suffer. ”
Only then did I understand what he meant, it turned out that he wanted me to go to the Liao River to retrieve the corpse.
I was a little embarrassed and said, "Since I was a child, my grandfather wouldn't let me go into the water, and I didn't know how to salvage the body. I'm afraid I can't. ”
Hearing my words, Liu Wenbin's face immediately sank and said, "Do you know why you have been able to live a good life in the village for so many years? Isn't it because our Liu family has been covering you? ”
I shook my head and said, "Our Shen family has always supported ourselves. I don't need you to take care of it. ”
Before Liu Wenbin could speak, Liu Dehai sneered and said, "You must also know how the Cao family left the village, right?" If it weren't for the mercy of our subordinates, your Shen family would have gotten out of the village a long time ago! Liu Dehai's words were very domineering.
I glanced at Uncle Chen, who kept his head down and didn't say a word.
Liu Wenbin continued, "You are too young to know. The responsibility of your Shen family is to take care of that feng shui bureau, and once something happens, you have to find a way to solve it. ”
In fact, Uncle Chen also mentioned this matter to me. Liu Wenbin said to Uncle Chen, "It's better for you to explain this matter to him." ”
Uncle Chen sighed slightly and said, "Chao'er, what Elder Liu said is right, that feng shui bureau is indeed the common responsibility of your Shen family and us. We stayed in the village to take care of the feng shui bureau. ”
Chen Bo continued, "You may be curious about who set up that Feng Shui Bureau where the five ghosts split the corpses. In fact, it was jointly set up by your Shen family ancestors and our ancestors. ”
When Uncle Chen mentioned this to me at the beginning, he didn't say it so clearly.
Only then did I realize that the Feng Shui Bureau really had something to do with our Shen family, no wonder grandpa would sacrifice his life to maintain it.
But what puzzles me is that there is something in the Feng Shui Bureau, and why do we Shen family and Chen Bo spend so much effort to take care of it.
But now is not the time to ask that question.
Liu Wenbin asked me with a cold face, "Do you understand now?" As long as you stay in the village, you have to accept this fate. And the responsibility of our Liu family is to supervise you! ”
Chen Bo continued, "Chao'er, I also know that you don't know how to water at all. Your grandfather didn't teach you anything. Even if you go, you're just going to die. It doesn't solve the problem at all. ”
Hearing his words, Liu Dehai frowned, and said with a sneer, "Old Shen Tou's abacus is good, does he think that by doing this, he will be able to make his grandson safe and sound?" It's a dream. Actually, I've been sending people to watch over you, and none of you want to escape. ”
As he spoke, he stared at me viciously.
I told him, "But I don't know water at all, let alone the Feng Shui Bureau, so even if I go, I won't be able to solve the problem." ”
Liu Dehai said unrelentingly, "I can't control this." Even if you are sent to death, you have to go, because you are the Shen family! This is the responsibility of your Shen family! ”
He was clearly asking me to die. The Liu family is aggressive, and at this time, Uncle Chen can't excuse me.
Liu Wenbin said, "Dehai, prepare a ship tomorrow and send him to Shizhu." If you can't solve the problem, don't let him come back alive! ”
I have no way out. Chen Bo pulled me to the door and whispered, "The Liu family will not give up, or you can try it." ”
Actually, I didn't lie, my grandfather didn't teach me anything.
Seeing the puzzled look on my face, Uncle Chen said, "Actually, your grandfather didn't let you go into the water at the beginning, not just because he wanted you to live peacefully for the rest of your life. Because your background has a lot to do with the Feng Shui Bureau, he doesn't let you get close to it. ”
"My background?" I looked at Uncle Chen puzzled, "I am the Shen family, what kind of background will I have?" ”
Uncle Chen smiled bitterly and said, "Chao'er, you may not know. Because over the years, every generation of the Shen family has died because of the Feng Shui Bureau. Your grandfather has been discouraged, he has never been married at all, where will there be a grandson like you? ”
Hearing his words, my head buzzed, and I felt like I was having a nightmare. My grandfather has always treated me like a grandson, why did he suddenly become an outsider?
Uncle Chen smiled bitterly, took out an envelope from his pocket, and said to me, "This is left by your grandfather, let me hand it over to you as a last resort." ”
I couldn't wait to take the envelope and take out the stationery inside.
The familiar handwriting immediately came to mind, and on the letter, my grandfather told me that he didn't want me to be like the ancestors of the Shen family, because of the Feng Shui Bureau, because of the incident, which was one of the reasons why he did not allow me to go into the water.
Another reason is really the same as what Uncle Chen said, I was born to be sleepy, and I have the ability that others don't have in the water, because I am afraid that others will find out my identity and cause trouble because of this, so my grandfather will not allow me to go into the water.
Grandpa finally wrote in the letter, "If the situation forces you, you can do it according to your own wishes." When the trapped dragon enters the water, he will be turned upside down! ”
Looking at those familiar handwritings, my eyes moistened a little, it turned out that everything my grandfather did was for my sake.
Chen Bo said, "You also have the evil qi of carp in your body, and sooner or later it will attack." You do this not only for the sake of the whole village, but also for yourself. ”
Uncle Chen had never spoken to me like this before, so I wiped my eyes and said to him, "Okay, I'll try it tomorrow." ”
Hearing me say this, Chen Bocai sat down on the sofa with me again. Uncle Chen told them what I said.
Liu Dehai's tense face relaxed a little.
In fact, he also knew very well in his heart that as a descendant of the Shen family, if I couldn't solve this matter, then no one would be able to save their Liu family.
Even Liu Wenbin nodded and said, "You are worthy of being a descendant of the Shen family, you really have some guts." I believe that you will be able to solve this matter satisfactorily. ”
Although my grandfather never told outsiders about his background, everyone in the village knew that he had never been married in his life.
Grandpa told the people in the village that I was brought by him from another village, and only Uncle Chen knew my life story best.
Liu Wenbin said to Liu Dehai, "Dehai, you let Yuanhui and Yuankui stay with me, so that they don't have any more accidents." ”
Of course, Liu Dehai and his son can't ask for it, Liu Wenbin can live at such an old age, he must have the ability that others don't have. With him, they are more at ease.
We came out of Liu Wenbin's house, and Liu Dehai personally drove us back to the village.
When I returned to my residence, I made a simple preparation, and according to the agreement, tomorrow morning, I had to go to fish for the bodies of the three brothers of the Liu family. I don't have any bottom in my heart.
As soon as it was dawn the next day, Uncle Chen entered the courtyard. He said to me, "Your grandfather left a few things, and I can give them to you now." ”
"Grandpa left me something?" I asked, puzzled.
Uncle Chen smiled bitterly and said, "Your Shen family is the king of the Liao River, and what you have done is absolutely beyond your imagination. Scooping up a few corpses is just a trivial matter for them. ”
I'm curious to know what my grandfather left me. Uncle Chen said to me, "You come with me!" ”
As he spoke, he led the way with his hands behind his back, and saw that the direction he was walking was towards the river temple.
When he reached the door of the River Temple, he stopped, then gently pushed the door open.
The evil aura in the river temple has weakened a lot, but the cracks on the face of the river god are even more serious, and it seems that it is about to split in half.
Uncle Chen said, "It seems that the River God will not be able to protect us anymore. As he spoke, he walked to the back of the river temple, where there was a seemingly thick wall.
He knocked lightly on the wall twice, and there was a thump coming from inside the wall, giving me the impression that the wall was empty.
With a creak, the wall shook twice, and a small door more than one person high appeared in front of us.