Chapter 1 The Dam Dragon's Roar
In 1932, in a small deserted mountain village in Northeast China, before dawn, a group of villagers stood at the entrance of the village with iron picks and poles in their hands and sandbags.
Their eyes were fixed on the ravine dam a hundred meters away, the wall of the dam was cracked at this time, the cracks were like spider webs, and they could collapse at any time, and a huge roar kept coming.
And in front of the villagers, there was a corpse, which had already lost its breath, and its death was terrifying, the corpse was drenched all over its body, swollen and white, as if it had been soaked in water for several days, and the most strange thing was that the head did not know where to go.
Who is the corpse and why is it here, everyone was panicked, and turned their eyes to an old man with white hair: "Liu Xiangbao, this is the third one who has died, what should I do?" ”
Liu Xiangbao was also trembling, staring at the direction of the dam with a cane: "This dragon roar has been sounding all night, and we can't help it." ”
There was a dragon at the dam, which had been going on for nearly three days, and every night there was a roar, and in order to find out, the villagers sent three men, but all of them died, one was disemboweled, one was eaten by the heart, and the last one was lying on the ground.
For a while, fear spread through the village, and there was a local legend that the water dragon king was going to destroy the dam.
The water dragon king refers to the folk dragon king temple, before the dam was not completed, there was a dragon king temple next to it, the incense has always been very good, and then it was demolished after being planned, although the village people objected, but it was to no avail, and naturally the culprit was blamed on this.
This thing is spread by falsehood, the trouble is very fierce, in the year of chaos, you can only do the business of begging when you go out, no one wants to go out, and later some villagers proposed to choose a person to sacrifice, so that the water dragon king can be angry.
However, as a respected veteran figure in Dongshan Village, Liu Xiangbao naturally didn't want to make trouble, especially in this era of war and chaos, the labor force was already insufficient, so he suppressed it, so he could only say helplessly: "Don't guess, I'll go outside today to ask some people to help, don't make trouble." ”
The folk customs of the small village in the northeast have always been strong, although the villagers agreed, but after Liu Xiangbao left the village, they began to be restless one by one.
It happened that at noon, there was a loud "bang" from the dam again, and at the same time, the dam began to crack, and the water seeped out, and before the villagers could react, with a shocking roar, the dam broke.
The monstrous flood suddenly poured down, and the terrain of Dongshan Village was a little lower, and the water rushed over the side of the village stream, and there was a danger of flooding at any time.
Seeing this, all the villagers were panicked, and every family hurriedly arranged for the elderly and children to escape, but under the heavy water, the village became an isolated island, and no one could escape.
For a moment, cries, uneasiness, and fear spread through the village, and the water gradually corroded the village, until at last, a dragon's roar came from the dam again, accompanied by a strange thing.
It was an ancient temple, similar to the folk City God Temple, rusty and covered with moss by the water, and the ancient temple collapsed nearly half, braving the cold.
The sudden scene made all the villagers panic, and the ancient temple glided smoothly in the water until it stopped at the entrance of the village.
"It's the Water Dragon King, we're done, we're done......" The villagers were stunned, no one dared to approach, and could only watch from afar.
At this time, someone once again suggested that someone must be found to sacrifice, otherwise they will all be finished, so who should be the substitute for the ghost.
Just when everyone was at a loss, a villager shouted: "By the way, didn't we catch a dog thief a few days ago, and that young man pulled him out." ”
Everyone agreed, and then a young man in tattered clothes and a thin body was carried out by everyone, looking resentful, but he seemed to have not eaten for many days, and he was a little sluggish.
The young man's name is Zhong Wenbin, he is an orphan, wandering around in the year of chaos, and happened to touch the vicinity of Dongshan Village, just because he was dizzy from hunger, he boiled and killed a black dog and ate it, so he was arrested by the villagers, and he was locked up for nearly three days, and he didn't even eat his mouth and nest.
In the past three days, Zhong Wenbin also heard movement outside the village, and he was worried all day long.
"You dog thief, you don't learn well at a young age, I'll let you atone for your sins today." The villagers talked about Zhong Wenbin around him, as if they were full of hatred.
Zhong Wenbin didn't bother to theorize, straightened up, and scolded his mother directly: "Fuck your uncle, I ate one of your dogs and atonement for a fart." ”
The ignorant Diao people are not theoretical, Zhong Wenbin has traveled from south to north and has seen a lot, but he has just touched the mold in this village.
Seeing this, the villagers pointed to Zhong Wenbin one by one: "This baby is angry in his heart, he can't stay, so hurry up and send it to the ancient temple." ”
Looking at the stupid appearance of these villagers, Zhong Wenbin also gritted his teeth with hatred, and he couldn't get out, so he was dragged to the gate of the ancient temple.
As soon as the ancient temple approached, the cold was very heavy, and there was a fishy smell of aquatic plants, Zhong Wenbin shivered, looked up, his brows were furrowed very much, the ancient temple was very weird, the door was open, in broad daylight, it was pitch black inside, and he couldn't see his five fingers.
Zhong Wenbin was originally thinking about the escape route, but when he saw that the village was surrounded by water, jumping into it was equivalent to sending him to death, and there was a group of people behind him.
"You brutes, I'll come to you when I'm dead." After Zhong Wenbin finished scolding, he saw the panic in the eyes of the villagers, and immediately felt relieved, so he turned his head and went into the ancient temple without saying a word.
Death has never been a heavy burden for Zhong Wenbin, the world is declining, people's hearts are not ancient, and living is actually suffering.
The dampness in the ancient temple was heavy, as soon as he entered, a chill came up, Zhong Wenbin looked back, and the villagers outside were all watching, but what was a little surprising was that their bodies seemed to shine on the curtain, twisting constantly.
Whether there are ghosts in these years, no one knows, but the world is too big to explain.
Zhong Wenbin stood alone in the ancient temple, and he didn't dare to move, his body was tied strongly, and his hands could not be freed from the hemp rope, so he could only stare at all corners in the dark.
Suddenly, as soon as the dragon roared, the ancient temple trembled slightly, Zhong Wenbin's legs were weak, and he almost fell to the ground.
At the same time, two green lights suddenly lit up in the corner, just like eyes, strange and terrifying, Zhong Wenbin thought of cats, only cats can have such terrible eyes.
On the way to be detained, Zhong Wenbin saw the headless corpse, which died a terrible death, and immediately became a little nervous.
"Big brother, we have something to discuss, I am also a hard-working person, and if I want to harm the turtle grandsons outside." Zhong Wenbin is not a good person, if he wants to die, he will pull a group of people to the bottom, so as to solve the hatred in his heart.
In the dark, those eyes stared at him deadly, and there was no sound, Zhong Wenbin saw that something was wrong, and as soon as he came up ruthlessly, he took a few steps into the corner with courage, and when he saw that there was no danger, he moved two more steps.
In this way, he bent over and stared at the green eyes, not to mention, Zhong Wenbin could do this, and he looked at it for about thirty seconds.
At this time, a flash of lightning suddenly crossed outside, and the darkness dissipated instantly, and at that moment, Zhong Wenbin saw it clearly, and his legs were weak in fright, and this time he simply sat on the ground.
He saw clearly, this was a stone dragon, lying in the ancient temple, the green thing was the eyes of the stone dragon, Zhong Wenbin was stunned for a moment, as if he had thought of something, and suddenly climbed up ecstatically.
In the flash of white light, Zhong Wenbin found that there seemed to be a kerosene lamp and a fire fold on the side, hurriedly groped through, and found a fire fold on the wall, and after two strokes, the entire ancient temple immediately showed a dim firelight.
In the ancient temple, the stone dragon is clearly visible, winding along the wall in a circle, the dragon's mouth is facing the main entrance, Zhong Wenbin also feels quite novel, just at this time the water outside touched, and the dragon's roar sounded again.
This time, Zhong Wenbin heard that it was sent by this stone dragon, and suddenly realized, he could explain why he heard a strange scream in the past three days, it turned out that it was all sent by this thing.
But it's weird enough to think about it, why can it make a strange scream, Zhong Wenbin thought for a moment, shook his head and didn't care, he stared directly at Shi Long's two eyes, like two agate, and saw that his eyes were shining.
Zhong Wenbin, who was used to being poor, was naturally obsessed, ran up and scratched twice in the mouth of the stone dragon, and after using the sharp stone tooth to untie the hemp rope, he directly pulled up his eyes.
When people are poor, everything looks like a baby, Zhong Wenbin is like this, he is hungry and dizzy, he only knows how to get two dollars, and then run out to buy something to eat.
But before he had time to pull down the two treasures, suddenly, with a click, the body of the stone dragon broke, Zhong Wenbin was dumbfounded, staring at the stone dragon in horror, still holding the dragon head in his hand.