On the way to Xichong County, Xiao Wu saw that Yang Wuregret was not very interested, so he took the initiative to inquire.

"What is Yang Xianggong thinking?"

After Yang Wuregret heard this, he replied: "I'm wondering if we should take the small road, not the official road." Others said that on the official road in Xichong County, there was a squinted-eyed general, and this squint-eyed general was not so polite to people passing by. If we encounter it, I'm afraid there will be some trouble. ”

After Gu Zaoqing heard this, he laughed.

"Don't you have no regrets?"

Yang Wu regretted saying: "I don't have martial arts on my body, it's normal to be afraid." Besides, the other party has dozens of good players, and there are four of us, and I don't have the combat strength yet, so I'm in real trouble. ”

After hearing this, Zhan Yirong reluctantly said: "You, don't be afraid! With me, not to mention dozens of horse bandits, even if it is hundreds of people, I can kill them. ”

With that, he drove the horse away quickly.

Although Yang Wuregret felt that Zhan Yirong had the meaning of bragging, she could deal with more than a dozen people, but dozens of them, I am afraid that her hands would be weak.

I hope that Deputy Commander Gu can also be a hundred!

Naturally, this is an extravagant hope.

It took three days from Qingshen County to Xichong County, and by the next day, the weather had become bad.

It was overcast and rainy, as if it were a precursor to a storm.

It's not about the danger, it's about the weather, and it's probably going to rain.

Sure enough, when Yang Wuregret and the others officially entered the boundary of Xichong County, it rained a rare rainstorm in Yang Wuregret's life.

Their original carriage was also replaced by horses when they were in Qingshen County.

The four of them went all the way, riding fast horses.

When the rain starts, you have to find a place to shelter from the rain.

Xiao Wu suddenly shouted: "There is a light ahead, I think there is someone, let's go borrow a place to shelter from the rain!" ”

Yang Wuregret nodded: "Then let's move forward quickly!" ”

They had prepared their robes before, otherwise they would have become soup chickens all the way through the rain.

When the light approached, I suddenly realized that this was actually a temple.

This is not a river temple, after getting off the horse and approaching, I found that it was a river temple.

Yang Wuregret, Zhan Yirong and the others glanced at each other, and they all showed surprised expressions.

It's no coincidence that there is a river temple here.

But when they walked into the temple, they were not attracted by the statue of the river god at first, but by the woman sitting upright on the lotus platform.

This woman was blindfolded with a black cloth, her hands and feet were bound, and her mouth was gagged, but she could still see clearly that she was a good-looking little lady.

Hearing someone come in, the little lady had a frightened look on her face.

There was a whining sound in his mouth, and he was extremely frightened.

Yang Wu regretted and said: "Little Wu, go and put people down." ”

Xiao Wu nodded, and Yang Wuregret also looked up at the river god statue.

This river god human dragon head is enshrined in the temple and is lifelike.

Yang Wuregret remembered the legend about Xichong County, which is the story of two dragons.

It's just that the river god turned out to be the head of a human dragon, maybe someone has seen this river god, otherwise how could it be so realistic.

And Gu Zaoqing and Zhan Yirong walked to both sides and observed.

Naturally, they want to see if there is any danger here, and if there is no danger, they will take shelter from the rain here tonight.

The woman was rescued by Xiao Wu, looking at the person who came with a stunned expression, and then she was afraid.

Yang Wuregret couldn't help but explain: "Don't be afraid, lady, we are all good people!" ”

The word "good man" seems to really make this woman believe.

But soon the woman said again: "How can a good person say that he is a good person!" ”

Xiao Wu came and said: "But the good people didn't say that they were bad people!" ”

These words made the woman slightly angry.

But Yang Wuregret said: "Lady, this is being sacrificed to the river god?" ”

The woman nodded, the expression on her face turning sad.

Yang Wuregret knew about it when he was in Qingshen County, saying that every spring, a woman will be sacrificed to the river god, which is also equivalent to the meaning of harmony, and the river god will bless Xichong County in this year.

But if the local people don't do that, then there will be all kinds of disasters in Xichong this year.

At this beginning, naturally, some people did not believe it.

But in the past 20 years, there have been so many times when Xichong County has been disobedient, and then Xichong County has been a disaster for a whole year.

After that, no one dared to challenge the authority of the river god.

After the woman was sad, she spoke: "The little woman's name is Wang Rulan, a native of Xichong County. My father wanted to marry me off before I was eighteen. But unfortunately, he was sent to the river temple to worship the river god. ”

When Gu Zaoqing heard this, he hugged his sword and asked, "What do you mean, what is the secret in it?" ”

Wang Rulan replied: "In previous years, the women who were sacrificed to the river god were all eighteen, and this year is the same. Because this year's choice is Xu Yuanwai's daughter, she has just turned eighteen, and she is the person named by the river god. But I don't know why, the goddess said that the river god chose me. So after that, I was brought here. ”

Yang Wuregret's face was strange, and he said, "Who is this goddess?" ”

Wang Rulan explained: "This goddess is the spokesperson of the river god, and every year the river god chooses what woman she chooses, the goddess informs the officials and people of Xichong County!" ”

Yang Wuregret glanced at Gu Zaoqing and Zhan Yirong, and they all found that something was wrong.

Yang Wu regretted and said: "That lady Wang, will this so-called river god come tonight?" ”

Wang Rulan nodded: "Yes, Rulan was brought here yesterday." The river god did not come last night, and it will definitely come tonight, because if the bride who marries the river god, if he does not see the river god on the first night, then the river god will definitely take the bride on the second night. ”

Yang Wuregret understood, playing the drama of the river god taking relatives!

Then his eyes looked at Zhan Yirong, and said with a smile: "Yirong, I have to trouble you!" ”

Zhan Yi's face was clear: "Leave it to me!" ”

The others did not have a tacit understanding between Zhan Yirong and Yang Wuregret, but soon Zhang Yirong called Wang Rulan behind the river god, and after the two changed their clothes, Gu Zaoqing instantly understood what Yang Wuregret meant.

Then Zhan Yirong pretended to be tied to the lotus platform, his eyes were not tied with black cloth, and it was naturally impossible to stuff rags in his mouth.

Wang Rulan was taken by Yang Wuregret to hide behind the statue, and naturally she was also fed food by Yang Wuregret.

This food is all offered to the god of the river.

At first, she didn't dare to eat, but seeing that Yang Wuregret and the two people next to her were eating generously, Wang Rulan, who had been hungry for two days, couldn't take care of it so much.

It's just that after filling her stomach, Wang Rulan still asked softly: "Engong, can this work?" In case she angers the river god, the little lady will be the sinner of Xichong. ”

Yang Wuregret reflected the thunder light and began to laugh.

"What is a mere river god, there is a Lord of Hades squatting next to you!"

Wang Rulan was taken aback, but when she looked back, she only saw Gu Zaoqing.

She thought that Yang Wuregret was joking.