At this time, we all don't understand why the people in this village are reluctant to talk to us about the river temple, is it because talking about the river temple has violated their taboos, or is it really as the old man in front of us said that it will cause trouble, so it is for our sake?

We looked at the old man curiously, and the old man glanced at us, and then said, "I am for your own good, if you are purely curious, I advise you not to inquire anymore, because you will not see the river temple, but if you really have to go to the river temple, then ......"

At this point, the old man paused and remained silent.

Seeing this, we became even more curious, and I asked, "What if we had to go to the River Temple?" ”

"There will be no return!" The old man said solemnly.

When we heard this, the three of us frowned, for the old man did not look like he was lying to scare us. At this time, Xiao Xu said: "Old man, what are you kidding, isn't it just a temple at the bottom of the river, is it possible that the temple can still eat people!" ”

The old man did not refute Xiao Xu's words, but stared at us, smiled with interest, and said, "In my opinion, you should not be from the water conservancy department, right?" ”

The three of us were stunned, and it was clear that the other party had doubts about our identity. Lao Liu Tou smiled and said: "Brother, what do you mean by this, we are indeed people from the municipal water conservancy department, is it possible that this is still a lie." ”

"I don't think so!" The old man stared at Old Liu's eyes and smiled, and then said, "No matter who you are, it's best not to inquire about the River Temple, and leave quickly." ”

Lao Liu Tou saw that the other party had seen through his identity was fake, so he didn't go around in circles, and said directly: "What if we have to find the River Temple?" ”

"Then aren't you afraid of death? The River Temple is not something that anyone can go to. The old man sneered.

"Oh? Listening to the old gentleman, you should know this river temple very well. To tell you the truth, we actually came to the river temple this time, and I hope that the old gentleman can help us and tell us about the river temple. I said to the old man with a sincere face.

Lao Liu Touhe hurriedly requested: "Yes, yes, brother, just tell us about it, we won't let you waste your saliva in vain, you can take the money first." After saying that, he took out about a thousand dollars from his clothes and sent them to the old man's hand.

The old man glanced at us, then at the money in Lao Liu's hand, and then asked, "Do you really want to hear it so much?" ”

We nodded hurriedly and motioned for him to help.

The old man may have seen our insistence, or perhaps he saw the benefits, nodded, and at the same time took the money in Lao Liutou's hand. Then he said, "Well, since you insist, then I will tell you about this river temple." ”

So, the old man told us about the River Temple.

The old man said that at first, what he said was the same as what the children had said before, that the river temple was in the Yellow River a few miles away, and that even if he went to that place, he would not be able to see it now. However, he told us that there are two legends about this river temple, one is a temple and the other is a tomb.

This was the first time we had heard of this, so everyone was a little surprised, and we asked, "How can the River Temple be a tomb?" ”

The old man smiled and motioned for us not to worry, and he told us slowly.

It turns out that the legend of this river temple has existed a long, long time ago, and has been passed down to this day, from the mouth of the elders is two versions, one version says that when the river god has not been a river god, he in order to be able to become an immortal, so he went around looking for daffodils, once he waded across the river to find daffodils, to the middle of the river, suddenly the river rose. He panicked, slipped under his feet, fell into the Yellow River, and drowned in the Yellow River, and the place where he was drowned was two miles away from the village.

It is said that after his death, he became the water god of the Yellow River, known as Hebo. Because of the governance of the Yellow River, people decided to build a temple for the river god in order to worship him. At that time, people were discussing where to build the river temple, when suddenly the Yellow River suddenly broke off at the place where the river god fell into the water, revealing the bottom of the river. At this time, some people said that maybe the river god wanted people to build temples at the bottom of the river. Therefore, people went to the bottom of the Yellow River to start building the temple, this construction is seven months, it is said that the Yellow River was cut off for seven months, as soon as the river temple was built, the Yellow River came to the big water on the same day, and the river temple was submerged at the bottom of the river. So, the legend that there is a river temple at the bottom of the Yellow River has been handed down.

Another version that has been handed down says that the Yellow River flows to the Central Plains, has no fixed course, flows everywhere, and often floods. There are seven strands and eight channels on the ground, and the ditches and ditches are all the water of the Yellow River. People carry water at the bottom of the mountain and farm the land on the mountain. The old and the young are busy non-stop, but they can't eat enough, they can't wear clothes, and no one can stand this kind of torture for a long time.

It is said that Hebo was just a lazy idler who only wanted to become an immortal at that time, and was often accused by people. He Bo said, I became an immortal just so that I can use mana to govern this Yellow River. Unfortunately, this was heard by an old fairy passing by, so he said to Hebo, you don't have to be an immortal to govern the Yellow River, you can also govern it now.

Hebo has never been subjected to water control, and if he is asked to control the Yellow River, he is naturally helpless, saying that he has no heart and no strength. What to do? The old fairy who passed by told him that in order to manage the Yellow River well, he must first find out the water situation of the Yellow River and draw a river map.

When He Bo heard it, he felt that it made sense. So according to the guidance of the old fairy, he was determined to draw a river map, and he first went to his hometown and wanted to ask the villagers for help. The villagers hated him for being lazy and hardworking, and no one paid attention to him. He found an old man in the village and told him about his ambition to control the Yellow River. The old man saw that he had such great ambitions in his heart and wanted to do something good for the people, so he agreed to help him. Since then, Hebo and the old man have come and gone in the rain, trekking through mountains and rivers, and inspecting the water situation of the Yellow River. The two of them ran for several years, but the old man was tired and sick, and the old man had to go back, leaving Hebo to continue to inspect the water situation along the Yellow River. When they broke up, the old man repeatedly told Hebo that he should work to the end, not give up halfway, and start to govern the Yellow River after drawing a picture, but there were not enough people, so he persuaded the villagers to help. Checking the water situation and drawing a map of the river is a chore. By the time Hebo drew the river picture, he was already old and frail.

He Bo looked at the river map, where is the Yellow River deep and where is shallow; Where it is good to rush the embankment, where it is easy to break the pass; Where to dig, where to block; Where the water can be cut off, where the flood can be drained, the painting is clear. I can only sigh that I don't have the strength to manage the Yellow River according to the map, and I am very sad. He Bo thought that one day there would be capable people to govern the Yellow River, and at that time, he would not worry in vain if he gave him the river map.

Later, when Dayu came out to control the water, Dayu said to Hebo: "I am Dayu, and I came to you to ask for advice on how to govern the Yellow River." ”

He Bo said: "My hard work and the method of controlling the river are all on this map, so I will give it to you now." ”

Dayu exhibition map to see, the map is densely packed, circles dotted, the Yellow River up and down, left and right, the water situation is clearly drawn. Dayu was very happy. He wanted to thank Hebo, and when he looked up, Hebo had already fallen to the ground and lost his breath.

Dayu got the water map of the Yellow River, day and night, according to the instructions on the map, and finally governed the Yellow River.

Later, people thanked Hebo for his merits and felt that Hebo had dedicated his life to the Yellow River, so they buried Hebo's body in the Yellow River, and it is said that he was also buried in the tomb along with the river map that controlled the water.

Of course, in the future, the Jade Emperor saw that Hebo had contributed to helping Dayu control the water, and made him the river god of the Yellow River.

After telling these two legends, the old man smiled and said, "This is the legend of the River Temple and the Tomb of the River God, as for which legend is true, no one knows." ”

We were also amazed to hear this, because both versions were well-founded and couldn't find the slightest fault, as if that were the case.

However, since the old man also said that no one knows which legend is true, then even if I ask him, it is estimated that he does not know. So I had to keep this doubt in my heart, after all, which one is true and which one is false, when the time comes, I will know when I go down to the river and see.

At that moment, I asked the old man: "If you say this, whether it is the river temple or the tomb of the river god, there should be no danger, you said before that people who go to the river temple will go and never return, what is going on?" ”

Yes, this is what I am most concerned about at the moment, because the old man tried to persuade us not to inquire more, because it will cause a big disaster for ourselves, so I really want to know the reason, after all, according to the Hades King and Chai Lao, I died in that section of the Yellow River in my previous life.

Lao Liu Tou and Xiao Xu also said peacefully: "Yes, is the bottom of the river really as dangerous as you say?" ”

The old man glanced at us and said, "It's not just dangerous, it's a forbidden place for the living, and if anyone goes down the river, he won't come back." ”

"Oh?" We couldn't help but be stunned and frowned, so I asked him, "Sir, what do you mean by this?" ”