Anyway, I walked forward about a few hundred meters, and Lao Liu Tou and Xiao Xu followed, obviously, although Lao Liu Tou was sad in his heart, but this time they were looking for the river temple, he was also unwilling to give up.

Since I came to the Yellow River in the past few days, so many strange things have happened, and the river temple in front of me is even more dangerous and unpredictable, because I died there in my previous life. However, for me now, whether it is safe or not is no longer a matter of concern, what I care about is whether there is really a river temple in front of me, and whether there is really a map of the ancient realm lake in the river temple.

By the moonlight, we went all the way, and at eight or nine o'clock in the morning the next day, a village finally appeared in front of us. This village is not big, with dozens of families and mud houses that are dilapidated or old, and they seem to be very backward.

The village is located on the edge of the Yellow River, only a kilometer away from the Yellow River, and on the banks of the Yellow River, there are patches of fields. At this time, most of the people in the village had eaten breakfast, so they began to go out and work in the fields.

Old Liu Tou pointed to this village and said, "Sir, this should be the temple village we are looking for." ”

I nodded, because the banks on this side of the Yellow River are indeed more remote and desolate, and there is not a single village to be seen along the way, and the village in front of us, Bacheng is the one we are looking for.

So I said to them, "Let's go to the village and ask the villagers here if there really is a river temple in the Yellow River." ”

Old Liu Tou nodded, and then followed me into the village.

Because this place is a poor and remote place, there must be few people who usually come, so when we saw the three strangers of us coming into the village, whether they were men or women, old or young, they all looked at us curiously, and some children chased and played behind our butts.

However, when I entered the village, I asked a few villagers if they knew that there was a river temple here, and when those villagers heard that I asked about the river temple, they stared at us with a bit of hostility in their expressions, and ignored us.

Old Liu asked me softly: "Sir, it seems that the villagers here don't treat us very well!" Look at the eyes of those people just now, as if they owe them money. ”

I felt the same way, so I said, "Could it be that they don't like us to inquire about the River Temple?" ”

Old Liu Tou said: "Maybe." If that's the case, then we're going to have a hard time. ”

I frowned, if the locals wouldn't take us to the river temple, then it would be difficult for us to find the river temple.

At that moment, I said to Lao Liu: "Don't care so much for now, let's ask a few more people and then take a look." ”

Next, I asked a few more villagers, including men and women, but those villagers, like the previous villagers, went up to talk at first, and they greeted each other with smiles, but as soon as we asked about the river temple, their faces immediately changed, and then they either snorted coldly and turned their heads and left, ignoring us, or they pointed to the entrance of the village and shouted at us: "There is no river temple, get out of here, you are not welcome here." ”

At this moment, we were dumbfounded, knowing that the people here really didn't want us to inquire about the River Temple. And we don't know the reason for this, maybe it's to inquire about this matter, and violate their taboo here! Anyway, I just don't let me ask.

Xiao Xu was anxious, he said: "What should we do now, is it okay for us to run for nothing this time?" ”

I glanced at Lao Liu Tou, and finally sighed helplessly, at the moment, the villagers in this village don't seem to allow us to inquire about the river temple, look at their posture, if you insist on inquiring, maybe they will be coaxed out of the village.

Just when everyone was in a dilemma, I took a look at the group of children who had been playing behind us, so I asked them, "Children, have you ever heard of a river temple in the Yellow River?" ”

Those children, you look at me, I look at you, and then they all nodded and said, "Of course I know, we people have heard about the River Temple since they were young. ”

When I heard this, I was secretly overjoyed. And Lao Liu Tou and Xiao Xu also suddenly came to their senses, their eyes lit up with joy, and they gave me a thumbs up and said, "Sir, you are still smart." ”

I smiled bitterly, but the adults refused to speak, so I had to ask the children. Isn't there an old saying that children can't play with their minds, and they won't have a city, so they will tell everything if they know it.

Of course, I also feel that my approach is a bit out of the flow, but there is no way to do it at the moment, so I have to do this way. So I asked the children, "Do you really know?" It won't be to lie to us outsiders, how can there be a temple in the Yellow River? ”

As soon as the children heard what I said, they became anxious and shouted, "We didn't lie to you, what we said is true, we really have a river temple here." ”

"I don't believe your children's nonsense, unless you take me there to see it, you must be making up nonsense on purpose, not credible." I deliberately provoked.

This simple method of agitation is useless for adults, but it really works on these children. When the children saw that I didn't believe me, they immediately blushed and cried out, "We really have a river temple here, it's a few miles away, but even if we take you there, it's useless, because you can't see it." ”

Lao Liu Tou and I were stunned for a moment, and Lao Liu Tou squatted down and asked, "Why can't you see it?" ”

The child said: "Because the river temple is usually submerged in water, how can you see it, you can only see it when the Yellow River is broken." ”

"Oh?" The three of us looked at each other, and from these words, we were even more convinced that this group of children may be telling the truth, and should not have lied to us, after all, the river temple is indeed at the bottom of the river, and during the period when the Yellow River has not been broken, it is indeed invisible.

However, I deliberately came to ask the children, not just to ask if there was a river temple here, but more importantly, to let them show us the way. So I said to the child, "If you can't see it, you can't see it, if you can show us that place, we will believe you, and if you don't lie, you are good children, and we will reward you." ”

After that, I took out a few hundred dollars from my pocket and said to them, "This money can buy many, many delicious foods, and if you take us there, all these will be rewarded to you." ”

Although the youngest of them was only five or six years old, and the eldest was only about ten years old, their eyes lit up when they saw the money in my hand, and it seemed that they also knew that money was a good thing. In the end, they naturally nodded their heads and expressed their willingness to take us to the Yellow River in the River Temple.

The child pointed out of the village and said that the river temple was a few miles away, and then led the way, ready to lead us out of the village. But at this time, there were branches, and suddenly a voice came from behind him: "You crazy babies are not at home, running around, be careful that your father and mother will beat you up!" ”

The voice came so suddenly, with a bit of majesty, that the children immediately stopped, and then turned to look behind us, and then they all bowed their heads as if they had done something wrong, and their faces were full of fear.

Of course, after hearing this voice behind me, Lao Liu Tou and I also turned around for the first time, and when we looked, there was an old man behind us at this time. The old man was about fifty or sixty years old, his hair was gray, but his body looked very strong, and he was glaring at the group of children.

The old man scolded the group of children with their heads bowed: "Don't you go home yet, do you want your father and mother to come!" ”

When the group of children heard this, they were so frightened that they hurriedly begged for mercy, and then they soon dispersed, and in the blink of an eye they all ran away.

Seeing this, I secretly screamed in my heart, this old man is a good thing for us.

However, it is impossible for us to blame this old man at the moment, after all, this is someone else's land, and people don't want to let the child take us, what else can we do.

At this time, the old man looked at us, and then asked, "The eyes of the gentlemen are tight, I don't know who the people are?" ”

Before I could reply, Lao Liu Tou took the lead and replied: "Hello this old brother, we are from the Municipal Water Conservancy Bureau, let's inspect this section of the Yellow River." ”

"Oh? Water Authority's? The old man frowned, and then said, "I heard a few people just now, why are you trying to ask the little babies to take you to the River Temple?" ”

"We were in a village in front of us, and we heard that there was a river temple under the Yellow River here, and we thought it was very strange, so we wanted to come and investigate how there could be a temple in this section of the river."

At this time, I couldn't help but ask, "Uncle, do you really have a river temple here?" ”

The old man glanced at us, and then said with a cold expression: "Why are you inquiring about this from the Water Conservancy Bureau, if you want to inspect the river, I can take you along the way, but if you want to inquire about the river temple, I advise you to inquire less and leave quickly, so as not to get into trouble." ”

Hearing this, Lao Liu and I looked at each other, and then I asked, "Old man, what do you mean by that?" ”