Gongs and drums are noisy, and firecrackers are ringing in unison.

There are ripples in the lake, and there is a splash on the surface of the water, like a fountain gushing out below.

Countless large, colorful fish swirl clockwise around the water, like a beautiful flower.

"It turned out to be a golden loach."

Ren Pingsheng's mental power probed into the water, searched for it, and saw the source of the trouble.

It's a golden loach. The loach was eight feet long, had a beard, and had golden fins on both sides of its neck, which looked like a pair of wings when the fins flapped in the water.

Moreover, this loach actually gave birth to two claws under its abdomen, and it seems that after becoming a sperm, it has become an amphibian.

At this time, he swam under the water, and his huge body set off gusts of wind and waves.

"Sacrifice people!"

An old man in a silk robe, with a gray beard and a bookish smell on his body, stood on the shore of the lake, and when he saw this miraculous scene in front of him, he immediately showed joy on his face, raised his hand and shouted loudly to the people behind him.

Over there, six men and six women, twelve children, had their hands tied, and they were sent to the boat.

At this time, these twelve children who were only five or six years old, and some did not know what was happening, but they felt that the scene was extremely lively, and they were laughing and laughing in the small boat that swayed with the waves. There are also precocious people, who saw their parents crying in frustration, and they were tied again, and they cried for a while.

"Stop!"

A loud shout.

Du Wenye, the county governor of Yutai, strode over.

He was a son of the Du family in Dongyang County, and he was only in his early twenties, and at this time, together with the county lieutenant, he squeezed in with dozens of servants and nearly 100 militiamen with guns.

"Master Du!"

The old man bowed towards Du Wenye.

"Mr. Lu, you are also from a Xiucai background, how did you murder the lives of these children?"

Du Wenye walked to the front and directly put the murder hat on Mr. Lu's head, hoping that this old man would be afraid and achieve his goal without blood.

There are too many people here, and Du Wenye doesn't want bloodshed.

Once there is large-scale bloodshed, it will not be a good thing for his political career.

However, if today's sacrifice is successfully completed, and the six pairs of boys and girls are really sunk in the lake, it will not be a simple matter for him to be a stain on his political career. At that time, once the platform is launched, the official hat on the head will definitely be removed.

Therefore, his gaze is extremely determined, and he is ready to use force.

"This is a god-worshipping activity, thousands of people in ten miles and eight villages witnessed it, even the child's parents also agreed, how can it be considered murder?"

Faced with the county's statement, Mr. Lu said very calmly.

"Ignorance!"

Du Wenye frowned.

A lot of work had been done in the early stage, and he no longer had the illusion of being able to get the job done in the face of these gentry and landlords at the last moment.

He took a tweeter from his staff, turned on the switch, and said loudly: "Fellow villagers, I am Du Wenye, the magistrate of Yutai County, who took office as the commander of Yutai County in September last year, and presided over and completed the first round of the work of compiling the people, measuring the acres of fields, and dividing the fields into households from the end of last year to the half of April this year. ”

The loudspeaker spread his voice, even suppressing the sound of the gongs and drums.

All of a sudden, cheers rang out among the thousands.

Obviously, a large number of people have obtained land and benefits from the work of arranging the people and dividing the fields to the households, and naturally support the magistrate who gave them the land.

And Du Wenye also took this opportunity to continue: "I know why the villagers are gathered here today. It is nothing more than to sacrifice human sacrifices to the water dragon king in the lake, in order to pray for good weather next year, pray for a full load of fishing, and pray for peace and security. ”

"Lord Zhixian is right!"

Someone shouted.

"But don't you know?"

Du Wenye asked the carriage to be pulled over, and he stood on the carriage and stood on a high place, so that the people present could see him.

He continued: "You have a bumper harvest this year, and you don't rely on the so-called water dragon king. It's His Royal Highness King Qi!

It is the immortal seed that he brought down from heaven for you to cultivate!

It was he who built the fertilizer factory and sprinkled it on the ground, giving the earth an aura.

In this way, there is a bumper harvest that is coming this year.

And the wind and rain are smooth, it is not the credit of the water dragon king in the lake, but the protection of His Royal Highness the King of Qi for all the people!

Who is His Royal Highness King Qi? He is the most noble immortal in the world, you don't know what to worship the King of Qi, but what water dragon king is enshrined here? Such wild gods and hairy gods, don't you worry about annoying the true gods of the world with such grand offerings? ”

Du Wenbin said in a high-pitched voice.

All of a sudden, it really suppressed the thousands of people gathered here.

For a while, the gongs and drums stopped, and the shore was silent, only the splashes on the water surface became more and more churning, and the ripples on the water surface had turned into layers of waves, "banging" on the shore of the lake.

Defeating magic with magic is what Du Wenbin thought of on his way here today.

Don't you believe in gods?

Is there a more noble god in this world than His Royal Highness King Qi?

He looked around at the silent people, and saw that they were indeed moved by his own words.

Du Wenbin knew that he also did it with the help of His Royal Highness King Qi's high prestige among the people, not by his personal ability.

Although Fengqi County just won the county government last year, Ren Pingsheng's influence here is weaker than in Yuntai County and Dongyang County, and a little weaker than Changguo County and Fuzhou County.

However, with the tangible benefits brought to the people by immortal seeds, transportation infrastructure, and the distribution of fields to households, as well as the spread of myths and deeds such as King Qi slaying the demon dragon, the prestige of King Qi has definitely occupied an important weight in the minds of the people!

What's more, there is also the authority of the government here.

Du Wenbin took advantage of the opportunity of these thousands of people being suppressed by himself, and continued: "Fellow villagers, I am here today, so I must not let you make a big mistake!"

The code issued by His Royal Highness the King of Qi has a clear explanation, for murder, if it is discovered at the planning stage, the main offender will be beheaded, and the accomplice will be sentenced to hanging, 100 rods, 3,000 li, and no one will be allowed to be an official, and the three generations of heirs will not be allowed to be official!

Human and animal sacrifice is already a harmful act, and it is still used by everyone's own children!

What a fool you are doing!

Is it because of the sacrifice to this wild god who has never been enshrined by the government, it is against the laws of the country and the orders of His Royal Highness the King of Qi? ”

As Du Wenbin finished speaking, many people in the audience really woke up from the madmen who had just sacrificed the ceremony, and they were not afraid of being told by Du Wenbin with the law, after all, these thousands of people gathered here have always had a tradition of not being held accountable by the law.

But the law is not afraid, but they are a little afraid that such sacrifices will be pursued by the King of Qi.

"This Du Wenbin is a bit witty."

Ren Pingsheng, who was on the edge of the crowd, looked at Du Wenbin, who gave a passionate speech, and couldn't help laughing.

The reserve officials around Ren Pingsheng, who were also looking at Du Wenbin at the moment, were also studying silently.

In fact, this is also a unique emergency response lesson for them.

In the career of an official, when he became a landlord in the future, especially when he became a grassroots official such as a county magistrate and a town mayor, he would definitely not face very few emergencies, and how to face and deal with such emergencies was a direct test of the ability of grassroots officials.

"Identify yourself, shorten the distance, gain trust, leverage strength, and explain the law ······"

Zhang Huaian watched Du Wenbin's speech, while summarizing, wanting to form a framework to integrate into his own knowledge system.

"Whoa~"

The sound of the water floating, and the waves on the surface of the lake became bigger and bigger, washing over the shore of the lake, making the boat with the children shake violently.

"Pay attention, there is something wrong with the 'Water Dragon King'!"

Ren Pingsheng instructed Han Jun.

Han Jun nodded and walked silently towards the lake, ready to rescue those children.

"Bang!"

Of the thousands of people who were being attracted by the magistrate's attention, only a few noticed that the hemp rope tied to the wooden stake of the boat by the lake had broken very tightly, and with a soft sound, the rope broke instantly, and the small wooden boat, as if attracted, quickly rushed towards the fountain surrounded by fish.

At the same time, a staff member beside Du Wenbin suddenly jumped up, the horizontal knife in his hand was unsheathed, his feet stepped on the lake water, and the water exploded, but the two ups and downs caught up with the boat, standing on the bow of the boat and slashing out at the fish on the lake, and in an instant, the huge force exploded into the water, and the "goo-too-du" spring mouth was split, and a large amount of blood came out of the fish, dyeing the water red!

At this time, the fountain that was split by him with a knife had turned into a blood-colored vortex, and the suction power had become even greater!

Even the boat spun.

The children on the boat were frightened.

The staff member straightened his waist, stood firmly on the bow of the whirling boat, frowned and looked at the whirlpool, the hand holding the knife shook slightly, the blade suddenly buzzed, and then he jumped up and stabbed towards the center of the whirlpool!

As his wrist shook, the horizontal knife in his hand stirred rapidly against the direction of the vortex. Under the huge interaction force, he suspended above the water, and the vortex was really stirred by him, becoming smaller and smaller, and had a tendency to dissipate.

"Huh?"

Just as he was breathing a sigh of relief, he suddenly saw a sparkling golden light emerge from beneath the surface of the water.

The next moment, he only saw a flash of golden light, and he had to put away the knife in front of him, and the next moment, a surging force suddenly broke the carbon steel knife in his hand and hit him between his chest and abdomen.

"Poof!"

Blood spills in the sky.

This scene attracted the attention of countless people, only to see a golden light and shadow appear on the water, shining in the sun, before I could see what the light and shadow were, I saw the staff spitting blood and being knocked away, crossing a parabola in the air, and falling to the river bank.

Someone stepped forward, caught the staff and took a dozen steps back, defusing the impact and placing the angry staff on the ground.

The man was dressed in a black moire brocade robe and a large hat, and his expression was serious, looking at the churning surface of the lake as if it were boiling.

"Lord Linghu!"

Zhang Wenbin, the magistrate, jumped off the top of the sedan chair and ran to Ling Huming's side.

Ling Huming is the captain of the Divine Arrow Division stationed in Yutai County.

Now, the Divine Arrow Division and the Night Owl Organization, one bright and one dark, have formed the main force of the entire Wuzhou Province against the extraordinary forces. This kind of sacrificial activity happened in Huaxian Lake today, and he also came here early with the people of the Yutai Divine Arrow Division.

"Can you deal with it?"

Zhang Wenbin first looked at his staff, then looked at Ling Huming, and asked worriedly.

He looked around, and the expressions of the people on the shore clearly saw that the people were in an uproar because of the golden fishtail.

This water dragon king looks hard to deal with!

Ling Hu Ming clenched the long sword in his hand and shook his head.

He didn't know if the Water Dragon King could deal with it himself, but at this time, the boat on the lake was still carrying the crying children, heading towards the whirlpool on the lake, and if he didn't act, he would soon be swallowed up by Huaxian Lake.

"My lord, that boy and girl must be sacrificed to the Water Dragon King, otherwise the Water Dragon King will be angry, how will our ten miles and eight villages be alive in the future? The Water Dragon King was furious, what should we do with these fishing villages that live by fishing? You can't help but leave us a way to live! ”

Nalu Xiucai complained loudly.

At this time, it also aroused the support of many people.

"Hmph, foolish person, if you dare to say more, I will kill you and sacrifice this monster!"

Ling Hu Ming was irritable when he heard it, and a pair of slender Danfeng eyes glanced at Lu Xiucai, and his murderous aura was much more effective than Zhang Wenbin's bitter words, which immediately shocked this talented man, and he was about to raise his arms and shut up very decisively.

The nature of the Divine Arrow Division and the Yamen is fundamentally different.

The Divine Arrow Division itself is a violent department that belongs to the army, and there are not as many twists and turns as in the yamen, and the people's livelihood and politics have nothing to do with them. really violated them, these killers can really risk the world's condemnation and cut off his head with a sword.

"Lian Guang, Chang Shu, you two give me a sweep, I'll meet this monster!

If someone takes the opportunity to stir up trouble, they will be killed! ”

Ling Huming said, glanced at Lu Xiucai, and then jumped directly into the water.

As soon as he entered the water, he suddenly crossed a white line in the water like an arrow from a string, and in a few breaths he was already close to the boat, and the embroidered robe rolled up threw several children to the shore.

Lian Guang and Chang Shu caught the crying children one by one and put them on the ground.

"Woe to you, woe to you! The Water Dragon King blesses us fishing villages, if it weren't for the Water Dragon King's secret help, where would we be able to catch a full catch every time we go out on the boat? It doesn't matter if you offend the dragon king, we will be ······· to suffer."

Lu Xiucai muttered there.

But because of the two killings around him, he was eyeing him, and he only dared to force him quietly.

"Boom!"

As Linghu Ming drilled into the water, a column of water exploded on the water surface from time to time, and was blown by the wind, and suddenly dispersed into water vapor in the sky, and the lake water was drenched, and landed on the faces of the people by the lake, and the people on the shore soon became wet and cool.

They looked nervously at the lake.

Ten minutes passed, and red blood suddenly appeared in the water.

"Aang!"

With a high-pitched shout, the next moment a golden shadow rushed out of the water, rose to the sky, and actually hovered into the lake, floating in the air, the huge figure with eight zhang long, shining golden under the sunlight, as if being wrapped in a piece of gold, at a glance shocked thousands of people on the shore of Huaxian Lake.

A pair of claws were hooked tightly, a pair of golden wings around the neck vibrate, and a pair of eyes were staring closely at the blood-colored water.

I have to say that this golden loach has become fine, and its appearance is really good!

All of a sudden, hundreds of people knelt down.

He shouted "Water Dragon King." ”

"The Water Dragon King has appeared, if you don't pay homage again, there will be disaster afterwards!"

Nalu Xiucai raised his arms and shouted. (End of chapter)