Chapter 22 Guyin River Channel

The sun is hot, and the humid air that rises from the ground, with the heat, pounces on people in bursts, wet, damp and stuffy, like a sauna bath.

I wiped the sweat from my forehead, pulled a bottle of water out of my backpack, unscrewed the cap, and drank it all in one gulp.

Throwing away the empty bottle, I burped comfortably, and looked back, the silver Yin River at the foot of the mountain was like a ribbon, passing through the dark green fields and flowing into a dense small jungle. This position is still not clear, there is no way, it seems that I can only continue to climb to the top of the mountain.

I sighed and continued my journey along the slippery mountain path.

Here's the thing.

Before dawn this morning, I sent Xue Wenli, who was still asleep, to her rented rental house, and then I left quietly. This is the end of my first love, but for Xue Wenli, it is a wake-up and a new beginning in life. I wish her happiness and hope that we will never see each other again.

After returning home, I didn't expect Yuan Meng to be really resolute, and I went out early in the morning to buy equipment for the expedition. And Yuan Qingfeng was guarding more than a dozen bottles and jars at home, and there was a piece of various colored medicinal powders on the table, as if he was tinkering with some secret medicine. I can't figure it out, anyway, as soon as I entered the house, I was blasted out by her. It seems that it is some kind of ancestral secret.

Since the two ladies are so capable, the so-called capable people work hard, I am happy to be idle, lying on the sofa, and is about to go back to sleep, but Yuan Qingfeng is struggling, came to me, and gave me a resolute task, today must draw the trend map of the Yin River in the whole territory of Yin River County.

Isn't that! She knows how big Yinhe County is, and the sketch alone is enough for me to be busy for a few days! Still have to be done in a day? Besides, doesn't the Yin River have a trend chart on the map, why do you want me to explore it on the spot?

Yuan Qingfeng ignored my questioning, and said in a weird manner, "Anyway, that's what my sister said, it's up to you to do it or not!" After saying that, she turned around and went back to the house to continue working on her ancient chemicals.

I shook my head, there is really no way to take this childish ** brutal beauty, who makes people look good, so I had to call Yuan Meng for verification.

After talking on the phone, I learned that Yuan Meng wanted a detailed map of the specific location of the Yin River flowing through the regional mountains of the county, and she said that the Yin River must have at least one branch on the ancient river channel of the county, and that branch must go straight to the nearby mountains. The entrance to the ancient ruins can only be found if the branch is found.

After hanging up the phone, I hurriedly found a map of the whole province, and there was actually this thing at home, and I was surprised when I found it.

Although the map has been published for many years, the good thing is that Yinhe is a large river that spans several prefecture-level cities, and it is clearly marked on the map, so it is easier to find.

After looking at the map, I realized that the Yin River I was familiar with originated in a neighboring province and meandered through more than a dozen counties and cities before finally joining the Yellow River, the mother river.

The Yin River turned out to be just an ordinary tributary of the Yellow River.

But for me, the Yin River is already very large, I first found Yinhe County on the map, and then along the direction of the Yin River little by little to find the mountains that flow through, fortunately, in the county, there are mostly plains, there are almost no mountains, only hills with low altitude, but they are also very rare.

I searched for a long time, and finally locked two places, one is Qingshi Mountain, in the easternmost part of Yinhe County, and the other is just the opposite, in the southwest of the county, there are only these two places in the county, there are both mountains and rivers.

Although there are only two places, the locations are very different, and the workload is not small.

I changed into my hiking suit, stuffed a few bottles of water and some biscuits in my travel bag, picked up the point-and-shoot machine I bought when I was in college, and hurried on my way.

Passing by the supermarket, I bought a few rolls of film and took a taxi straight to the farthest Bluestone Mountain.

When I arrived at the place, I found that there were no mountains, all of them were dirt ridges, and it was difficult to find even a large stone, but there was a reservoir of no small scale, and I was afraid that the taxi driver would go to the wrong place, so I went to the nearby village to inquire.

When I entered the village, the old man who stood on the street told me that there was originally a low stone mountain near the village, but the quarrying was leveled a few years ago, and the specific location was the reservoir.

After hearing this, I was stunned and speechless, but I was very surprised, as long as there are enough interests to drive the mountain into a reservoir, it is very easy to do.

Since the mountains have been dug into reservoirs, there is nothing to survey, I thanked them, and when I was about to leave, I suddenly had an idea and asked the old man if he had dug up anything strange when he was quarrying the mountains.

Unexpectedly, when I asked, the old man suddenly came to his senses, and he danced and made a gesture, saying that when he was quarrying stones, he had dug up strange things, which was to dig out goblins.

I was nervous when I heard that something had been dug up, but when I heard that it was a goblin that was dug up, I couldn't help but feel funny, and at the same time I felt a little curious. So I asked what kind of goblin it was?

The old man mysteriously said that he dug up a snake spirit back then, which was more than 100 meters long! It also has a bright red crown like a pheasant.

When he said this, the old man next to him was not convinced, and interjected, bah, you know that bragging, what? Where does the snake spirit have a crown, and it clearly has a human head, and it is still a woman, with long hair, and she looks so beautiful.

The old man who was interrupted, spit back in one bite and fart! It's just that it has a cockscomb, not only that, but it also has four legs, it's a dragon, it must have made a mistake and was suppressed by God to the bottom of the mountain. Digging a mountain and letting it out is a violation of heaven's rules, and it must be punished by heaven, otherwise why is it so hot in heaven, this is God punishing you fools!

The last sentence provoked the anger of the public, and the old people who were watching the excitement around them attacked it in groups, arguing and making noise.

And I took advantage of the chaos and ran away.

I obviously underestimated the gossip of the old men, and I was asking for trouble. Since the mountain is gone, I still have to take a few photos to go back, and the province went back to Qingfeng saying that I couldn't do anything.

After everything was done, three hours had passed, and it was almost eleven o'clock at noon.

Time was pressing, so I hurriedly hired a black taxi and went to the next target, Tomb Mountain.

In the car, I ate two bites of biscuits for lunch. An hour later, I arrived at my destination.

When I arrived at the place, I found that this place is very close to the cemetery of all nations in the county seat, no wonder it is called Tomb Mountain.

I climbed to the top of the hill with difficulty, bending over and panting for breath as I looked out over the terrain of the mountain. The Yin River flows through the Tomb Mountain and is much wider than the Qingshi Mountain, but this is the upper reaches, so it should be narrow. Does this perverse phenomenon indicate that there are some clues here?

The elevation of the tomb mountain is not high, only 100 meters, but standing on the top of the mountain, it can be seen at a glance that the Yin River has no tributaries at all here. Along the coast, there are lush groves. But the forest is not large, narrow and long, much like the windbreaks on both sides of the western highway.

That's not it!

Yuan Meng revealed a little to me, she and her sister Qingfeng's memories were implanted with some mysterious information by his father Yuan Tiangang, when the information of the two people was combined, it was a treasure map, which clearly marked the direction of the Yin River through the county seat, and she got those few words from my mouth, which determined that the ancient ruins must be at the end of the nearby tributary of the Yin River near a mountain. Because the code language is very clear, "Two daughters and one husband, his person is Xiao, the soul returns to his hometown, walks along the river, branches see the wall, and ends up in the mountain."

However, there are no tributaries here, and the bluestone mountains have been bulldozed, and if there are ancient ruins, it is impossible not to be discovered. What's going on? Could it be that the code language is wrong, or the code language cannot be understood literally at all, but there is some riddle hidden that even the Yuan sisters don't know?

I'll have to go back and ask the two sisters for verification, but of course I'll have to finish my work first. After taking enough images, I went down the mountain.

On the way back, I lay tired in the back seat of the taxi, closing my eyes and recuperating. When I was about to arrive in the city, I suddenly had a flash of inspiration, and since it was left in the Tang Dynasty, was Yinhe County at that time larger than the jurisdiction of Yinhe County now? This was possible back then, after all, after more than 1,000 years of changes, it is impossible for the jurisdiction of Yinhe County to have no changes at all.

Thinking of this, I hurriedly asked the driver to change the route to the county archives, and I was allowed to check the county records of Yinhe County, and I would definitely find the answer.

I took out my phone and saw that it was still time, it was only four o'clock in the afternoon, and I would definitely be there before the archives got off work.

Two hours later, I dragged my tired body back home. This day, non-stop, but I was tired.

As soon as I entered the door, I smelled a familiar aroma of rice, and when I walked into the living room, Yuan Meng happened to come out of the kitchen with a large plate of sweet and sour pork ribs, and after seeing me, he showed a sweet smile that made me feel warm, "I'm back, it's really hard for you, wash it, let's start eating immediately." ”

His expression was like that of a virtuous wife welcoming her husband home from hard work, and the feeling of long-lost home suddenly filled my heart, full of happiness.

But I immediately thought of another person, although the appearance was slightly lacking than this, but it was unforgettable, all of a sudden, all happiness was gone, only deep bitterness remained, I quickly nodded, threw down my backpack, and fled into the toilet.

When I take a shower, I don't know if it's sweat or tears, the water that flows through the corners of my mouth is always salty.

After changing into dry clothes, when I came out of the room, the gloomy mood had dissipated a lot, as if my pain was like an abscess, and the swelling would decrease with tears.

There was already a big table of dishes on the table, all of my favorite foods, and a bottle of cold beer, apparently specially prepared for me.

I sat down and said, "There's good news and bad news, which one do you want to hear first?" ”