Another voice rang out, "That's not like! That's not even a mortise and tenon structure, and there is no support yet, so there should be no such bridge in the world! Otherwise, the palace can invite those craftsmen who can build bridges! ”

As soon as this statement came out, everyone once again fell into a heated discussion.

The village chief raised his hand and signaled that he had something to say, and the audience immediately fell silent.

"Don't think about asking anyone, we've ...... I can't get out anymore. ”

Can't get out? What does it mean to not be able to get out?

"They said that after the decree was reached, all of us in the village of Muke could not leave until we sent someone to the palace to build the bridge. In other words, if you want to consult anyone, it is impossible. ”

This time, after the old village chief finished speaking, there was no heated discussion, because everyone was dumbfounded. Everyone is not stupid, they all feel an unprecedented sense of crisis.

Xu Yuanliang said at this time: "Village chief, did the will mention that if we can't do it, what will be the consequences?" ”

As soon as this question came out, the air in the audience seemed to be frozen, and the silent pin drop could be heard, and everyone even breathed lightly.

"Alas! I didn't want to say it, for fear of making it difficult for everyone to sleep and panic, but you should know it. The old village chief looked at the slightly gloomy sky for a long time before he said slowly: "It can be done, each family will be rewarded with ten taels of gold, the whole village will be exempted from taxes for ten years, and those who enter the palace can receive a job." ”

Hearing this, everyone present showed a hint of joy, such a reward is very good for them, it is simply unimaginable!

But the old village chief didn't finish, "If it can't be completed, our Muke Village will disappear from this world......"

What!

The old village chief's words were like a thunderbolt from the blue, and all the people present were thrown into the ice hole.

"Village Chief ......" There are still some people who can't believe it and want to ask clearly.

The old village chief closed his eyes, no need to ask any more, this expression had already given them the answer.

"Village Chief, why did Your Majesty make such a will?" I don't know who asked.

In fact, there is not necessarily an answer to this question, at least those big people may not necessarily tell these civilians in Muke Village, but this time it is the officer leader who led the troops to guard the intersection outside, this person is also a poor child, and he sympathizes with the disaster of Muke Village, so he told the village chief what happened.

The eldest prince is a sick man, he died of illness last year, and there are only two, three, four or three adult princes among the remaining princes, so the old emperor needs to choose one of them to become the crown prince.

The vulgar drama of fighting for the throne was unsurprisingly staged between the three princes, of which the third prince was one higher in chess, and borrowed a wooden box design customized by Muke Village to get rid of the second child. The old emperor was grieved to lose another son, but the third emperor did it cleanly, leaving no clue, even the old emperor couldn't show evidence, and he didn't want to lose another son, so he could only divert his anger and take the death of the second prince to the craftsman who made the wooden box. Even if you are the Son of Heaven, you can't slaughter a village for no reason, so you have to be charged, so someone offered the emperor a plan to let Muke Village build a bridge without nails and tenons. This technique is said to have existed thousands of years ago, but it has since been lost, and since the technology has been lost, the craftsmen of these wooden villages have no choice but to die. They even took great pains to dig up clues about Chunxiang's dead ghost husband, and learned that this was a craftsman from Muke Village, so they arranged that it was this person who claimed that Muke Village had this technology, so that the crime of bullying the king in Muke Village was logical.

In the days that followed, no laughter could be heard in Muke Village, and a gloomy atmosphere enveloped every villager. It's not that they don't want to work hard to accomplish their will, it's that they simply can't do it. If they themselves are experts in building bridges, then they can still work together to discuss and discuss, and try more things, but interlacing is like separating mountains, even if they use nails, they may not be able to build a bridge that can be used by pedestrians and vehicles.

Half a month has passed, and the officers and soldiers guarding outside the village have sent back the fifth corpse, which is not a villager who fled in fear of death, but a warrior who volunteered to run out to seek bridge-building skills, but they are just ordinary people, and it is impossible to break out.

Put the small pier in his arms on the bed, cover the quilt, and Xu Yuanliang walked out of the room gently.

Haruka just stood at the gate of the courtyard and looked into the distance, without saying a word. She may be the most bitter person in the whole village. According to the village chief, even children will not survive the catastrophe that will come in the near future. As she was about to usher in a new life, she was about to fall into the abyss from which she could never recover, and even had to bear the burden of her deceased husband bringing ruin to the village, which was not a burden that a woman could bear. Although everyone knows that the matter has nothing to do with her deceased husband, after all, it is involved, and the feeling in Chunxiang's heart can be imagined.

"I'll go out for a walk......" When he walked out of the courtyard gate, Xu Yuanliang said softly.

Haruka looked at the man's departing back, and tears appeared in her eyes again.

Xu Yuanliang came to the back mountain alone, and there was a cliff behind the mountain, so there were no officers and soldiers guarding it. He came here a lot these days, just to be able to think of a way to be more pure. There are people like him who are still struggling, as can be seen from the occasional sound of carpentry work in the village.

These days, Xu Yuanliang has made countless attempts with dozens of wooden strips as long and thick as brushes, but he has found nothing, the bridge described in the holy decree is like an immortal bridge to him, and it is impossible for him, a mortal, to touch it.

"You're a bridge too?" A voice interrupted his deep thoughts, Xu Yuanliang looked up and saw a tall and thin old man in sloppy clothes and a wine jug in his hand. The most striking feature of this old man is the red hair on the top of his head, which is unforgettable.

Xu Yuanliang was surprised, this old man was obviously not from Muke Village, now that the village has been closed, it is impossible for anyone to enter, so where did this stranger come from?

"Old man, may I ask ......?"

Before Xu Yuanliang could finish speaking, the old man threw the wine jug in his hand over, "Take a sip!" ”

"Huh?" Xu Yuanliang instinctively caught the wine jug and looked at the old man in confusion.

"I told you to take a sip, didn't you hear?" The old man's tone was quite stern, and there was a feeling of not being angry and arrogant.

Xu Yuanliang was also an honest young carpenter, and under the old man's majestic shout, he immediately took a sip without saying anything.

After this sip of wine, he immediately felt a hot sensation all over his body, and then a tearing pain all over his body. This unprecedented pain made Xu Yuanliang keep rolling on the ground, and he couldn't understand why this old man would use poisoned wine to kill him.

I don't know how long it took, Xu Yuanliang, who thought he was going to die, felt the pain gradually disappear, he slowly stood up, looked at his body, and then glared at the old man with angry eyes: "What are you giving me to drink!" ”

If the other party was a young man, Xu Yuanliang would have already rushed up and punched the other party.

Unexpectedly, the old man took a sip of wine unhurriedly and confused Xu Yuanliang.

"I'm drinking, it's wine!"

"You...... Nonsense...... You must have changed! "If there is a problem with that pot of wine, why is the old man okay if he drinks it? Xu Yuanliang couldn't figure it out, so he didn't have the confidence to speak.

"The Flying Rainbow Bridge is impossible for you to build now, so let me help you!"

The words "Flying Hongqiao" shocked Xu Yuanliang, and he instantly reacted that what the old man in front of him was talking about was the bridge that the gods could only build as required in the holy decree.

A light flashed from the center of the old man's eyebrows, and it disappeared into Xu Yuanliang's eyebrows in an instant. Xu Yuanliang didn't even have time to react, so his mind was empty.

"I didn't expect the college to recruit students with such good qualifications. Alas! That's all I can do as a sinner......" The old man raised his head and took another sip of wine, then vanished into thin air.

I don't know how long it took, Xu Yuanliang slowly opened his eyes and found himself lying on his own bed.

"I ...... I...... What's wrong? ”

"Yuanliang...... You're awake! Chunxiang suddenly pounced on Xu Yuanliang's body, and immediately cried into tears.

"Haruka, what are you crying about?" Xu Yuanliang sat up and looked at Chunxiang with a confused expression.

"I thought...... Thought you ...... I can't wake up anymore......" Haruka was so excited that she spoke intermittently.