Chapter 40: The Underwater Village
It was getting dark, Sun Chengguan was standing by the river with some pain, the rent of a set of diving suits was 100 a day, but the deposit was actually 2,000 yuan, so his pocket was bottomed out.
I found a place where no one was, hid my clothes and sneaked into the water, and as soon as I entered the water, a cold air came in along my skin, and I don't know if it was the cold of the water or what.
After running the aura chill decreased sharply, Sun Chengguan went straight to the center of the lake, such a big lake, it is unrealistic to find it slowly, and the center of the lake must be the lowest place, if you look at it normally, the low-lying place, it was either farmland or pond before, and there must be people living around, let's see if there are any traces first.
Under the gray water, Sun Chengguan could see clearly under the action of his spiritual eye, there were fish and shrimp swimming everywhere, slowly approaching the middle of the water, but there was no trace of the village at all, I don't know if there was no one at all, or it was completely corroded by the years.
Dense aquatic plants are covered with the bottom of the water, Sun Chengguan swam all the way, pulled out the aquatic plants several times, there are sand and gravel inside, and when he arrived in the center of the water, he carefully surveyed all around, and there was nothing, and it was clean.
It seems that the village is either buried deep underground, or it is not here at all, the moonlight is shining on the lake, and the water is sparkling, looking at this beautiful scenery and smiling slightly, ready to go up, suddenly Sun Chengguan's face changed, no, there are groups of fish and shrimp swimming all the way, why is there nothing here.
"What the hell." Sun Chengguan, who was going upstream, looked down, and two miserable white faces appeared at his feet, desperately pulling his legs down.
It turned out that there were two water ghosts here, no wonder people drowned every year, without a little politeness, the legs turned into gold under the resolute operation of the aura, although through the clothes, but the two water ghosts rose up gray mist, screamed and turned their heads to run.
"I want to leave when I see it, hehe." The left hand was about to be transformed, and suddenly remembered that he was renting a diving suit, and it was really harmful to others and himself if it was broken, so he muttered and chased after him.
The two water ghosts swam fast, Sun Chengguan couldn't catch up at all, every time he saw that the distance was far away, he fell into the water and the aura exploded, carrying a large amount of soil and aquatic plants, rushed violently, and chased the two of them to escape. Soon swam to a strange place, and then in front of Sun Chengguan's eyes, the two ghosts disappeared magically.
Looking at the disappeared water ghost, Sun Chengguan looked around in confusion, but found nothing, the water was very quiet, and he didn't see a single fish or shrimp in the middle of the lake just now, he really didn't find anything, and he swam up.
"Huhu" came out of the water and quickly took a few deep breaths of air, and at this moment an arrow actually shot over, Sun Chengguan was shocked, and hurriedly swam backwards, and actually touched the shore, only to find that he had just come up from a pond.
Looking at the big man in Hanfu on the opposite side with strong muscles, and two children standing next to him, holding a bow and arrow in his hand, Sun Chengguan was furious, if it was an ordinary person just now, he would definitely be killed with an arrow.
"You're sick, it's murder."
"*********************" The big man on the other side was also angry, pointing at the two children and talking to Sun Chengguan.
Sun Chengguan was a little dumbfounded, there is still this kind of dialect in the society now, and it is still in Dajinling, so he instinctively remembered Zhou Jie, picked up the heart of Rong Mu and infused it with a stream of aura.
"Young Master, what's wrong." Zhou Jie appeared in a daze, and was quietly cultivating, when he was interrupted by Sun Chengguan's aura.
At this time, the big man, who was still fierce just now, took the two children towards Sun Chengguan, no, kowtowed to Zhou Jie, and said something in his mouth.
"Look at what he's saying, I can't hear a word." Pointing at the big man, Sun Chengguan looked surprised, this guy could actually see Zhou Jie.
"Know-it-all" Zhou Jie really lived up to his reputation, and chatted with Dahan, chatting and chatting Zhou Jie actually cried, and Dahan also cried, although he had a stomach full of questions, Sun Chengguan was not good to interrupt now, sitting by the pond and looking at the two children next to Dahan, the more he looked at it, the more he looked like the two water ghosts in the water just now, and his brows slowly wrinkled.
After a long while, his voice gradually lowered, and Zhou Jie walked to Sun Chengguan's side with red eyes and said in a low voice: "Young master, I asked clearly, this is Huarong Village four hundred and seventy years ago." ”
"Four hundred and seventy years ago." Sun Chengguan was taken aback, joking about how this village is still there for so long, is this the "Peach Blossom Spring" like in the book.
"These are not people, just a group of poor people who died in vain." Zhou Jie said sadly.
"What is a vain death." Every time he heard Zhou Jie say a new term, Sun Chengguan felt that he had learned a lot.
"Death in vain, death in vain, no reincarnation and no heaven. The soul has flown and the spirit has dispersed, turning into dust when it enters the world. ”
Zhou Jie said something that made Sun Chengguan hear something misty, and then took the initiative to follow Dahan towards the village.
Sun Chengguan shook his head with a smile, and was actually put on a show by her, but seeing that Zhou Jie, who had always been timid, dared to take the initiative to enter the village, it showed that the danger should not be great, so he also followed, but the two children glanced at Sun Chengguan fiercely.
Looking at the antique plaque, there are three words written on it "Huarong Village", the village is not big, and there are dozens of people along the way, so people see Zhou Jie actually kneeling down and saying babbling words, Zhou Jie pointed at Sun Chengguan while talking, and then everyone looked at him with strange eyes, making Sun Chengguan confused.
Looking at Zhou Jie, who was surrounded by a group of people in front, it felt like the princess of the dead country met a die-hard old minister, what the hell, she had never been here, how did she feel that everyone knew her.
A bunch of people slowly moved to a building whose name was unknown, the building was not too big, but it was huge compared to the small houses around it, and when they arrived at the door, Zhou Jie looked at the plaque hanging on the building and leaked a smile.
"King Zhou Temple" Sun Chengguan silently recited it, a little strange, is it still worship King Wen of Zhou or King Wu of Zhou here?
Zhou Jie in front had already pushed open the door and walked in, Sun Chengguan hurriedly followed, but the others surrounded the building like guards, not letting Sun Chengguan in, and the language barrier made him angry and wanted to scold his mother, at this time Zhou Jie, who had just entered, pushed open the door again and said something to the person who stopped Sun Chengguan. Then in the eyes of the people around him, he let himself in.
As soon as he stepped into the ancestral hall, Sun Chengguan couldn't help but say: "Zhou Jie, what's going on, I feel that this is like your family, those people are like your servants, and what you said, they looked at me very strangely." ”
Zhou Jie didn't speak, pointed to a statue in the ancestral hall and said, "Young master, how is this statue handsome?" ”
Sun Chengguan followed Zhou Jie's hand and saw a statue, "Wu Song beats the tiger" The first words that popped up in his mind, a man nearly two meters tall, holding a knife in one hand and a tiger's head in the other, the whole statue was full of evil spirits, Sun Chengguan paid more attention to the painting hanging behind the statue, which was actually nine points similar to Zhou Jie, but the person on the painting felt more lively.
"He is Wang Zhan, he still found it back then, and he also killed a tiger demon who was eating people at the edge of the village, so the villagers built an ancestral hall for him, but he changed his name to "King Zhou's Temple", hehe. ”
Looking at Zhou Jie, who was smiling happily, Sun Chengguan understood that "King Zhou Temple" was originally composed of the surnames of the two of you, and this wave of dog food was caught off guard.
"Then later, do you know the answer?" Sun Chengguan's words silenced Zhou Jie.
After a while, Zhou Jie spoke: "I don't know, Wang Zhan has only been in this village for a year and a half, and this ancestral hall is built on the man's old house, and there should be the answer we want in it." ”
"Maybe, by the way, you just told the outsiders what you just told me yet."
"I told them that you are a great immortal, and you are here to rescue them."
Looking at Zhou Jie who was smiling, Sun Chengguan was dumbfounded, just kidding, he didn't even know what they were, how to save them, and now he said that he wouldn't be hacked to death if he couldn't save them.
"Young master, let's go, go in and have a look."