In the early hours of the morning, the train left northern Jiangsu and entered the northern Anhui border.

In the first-class carriage, most of the passengers fell asleep.

At some point, a light rain fell in the sky.

And the farther west, the heavier the wind and rain.

Later, a thunderclap pierced the night sky, and many people sat up directly from their dreams.

"What's the situation?"

Zhang Li was also woken up by the thunder, opened her eyes in a daze, and asked me on her stomach.

"It's fine!"

I looked up and smiled at her, and said, "It's thundering, you can sleep a little longer!" ”

"Hey, it's raining outside!"

Zhang Li glanced out the window and said, "Where are we now?" ”

"Northern Anhui!"

I said, "By dawn, we should be in Shandong." ”

Trains don't go in a straight line.

Although it runs in an east-west direction, it also makes a diagonal north-south bend along the way.

"Don't sleep!"

Zhang Li slowed down for a while, then came down and said, "You go up and sleep for a while!" ”

"That's fine!"

I climbed to the top berth.

The warm and fragrant quilt is full of the smell of Zhang Li's body.

I was holding the quilt and having a feeling of holding Zhang Li, and was about to close my eyes, when the opposite Tao Gonggong suddenly climbed down in a panic, and looked out with his face against the window, crushing his entire old face out of shape, describing it as terrifying.

"Father-in-law, what's wrong?"

Seeing that the other party's expression was wrong, Zhang Li asked curiously.

"It's over, it's over, it's not going to really happen!"

Gonggong Tao muttered to himself.

Hearing him say this, I didn't feel sleepy anymore, and couldn't help but say, "Father-in-law, what's the situation?" ”

Tao Gong said: "There is a newly built bridge across the Yellow River in front of us, called Ping'an Bridge, which has collapsed four times in ten years!" ”

"So what?"

Zhang Li and I asked in unison.

Tao Gong said fairly: "Wait a minute, we have to cross this bridge, in case of a landslide, it will not be repaired at all in ten days and a half months!" If you carry it again, you will not be able to get the lives of the whole vehicle into it! ”

I wondered, "Why does this bridge collapse so often?" ”

Tao Gonggong didn't answer directly, but asked, "Have you ever heard of Jiaojiao?" ”

Zhang Li and I looked at each other and didn't speak.

But although we have not seen this thing, we have all heard of it.

At this time, Ah Cheng, who didn't talk much, asked, "Grandpa, what is Walking Jiao?" ”

Tao Gong said: "There are two kinds of snakes in the world, one is the water snake and the other is the land snake. But at a certain age, Jiao is also going to die, just like people are going to die when they are old, unless they turn into dragons. Land snakes will choose deep mountains and old forests, which are generally not seen; The water snake must go east through the waterway, cross the river when encountering the river, cross the bridge when encountering the bridge, and carry the power of the flood to the east and flow into the sea. ”

"That's it!"

Ah Cheng seemed to understand, looked at the increasingly heavy rain outside and said: "So now, is there a water snake going to go?" ”

Gonggong Tao sighed and said, "I hope not!" Once it really touches the Jiao, I'm afraid that the Ping'an Bridge will have to be repaired for a while! Alas...... It's all strange that the world is going down, if there is a dragon slashing sword hanging on the bridge, the snake will not dare to pass easily! ”

The ancients built bridges, in order to prevent the occurrence of Jiaojiao and the collapse of the bridge, there was generally a sword hanging on the bridge, which was called the Dragon Sword.

When the snake sees the dragon sword, it will generally choose to take a detour.

But in this day and age, too many people don't have enough to eat.

Tao Gonggong said that every time the construction of the Ping'an Bridge is completed, there will also be a dragon sword.

But every time it doesn't hang for a few days, it will be stolen!

Gonggong Tao said that the Jiao Jiao was very scary.

But Zhang Li and I were aroused by curiosity.

After all, neither of us has ever seen a Jiao, and I really want to see it!

I climbed down from the sleeper and looked out the window with Zhang Li.

It's a pity that the wind and rain outside are too strong, and you can only see some vague light and shadow.

The train travels at a constant speed and is getting closer and closer to Ping'an Bridge.

After a while, Tao Gonggong suddenly said: "If you want me to say, there was no need to hang any dragon slashing sword on the bridge at that time, and directly hit the human pile, but the effect was better!" ”

Zhang Li and I have both heard of Jiaojiao, but we are really unheard of when we shoot people.

Without waiting for the two of us to ask, Tao Gonggong took the initiative to say: "Driving piles is also called driving piles, that is, before the bridge is built, catch a pair of boys and girls, bury the boys alive at the head of the bridge, and the virgins at the end of the bridge, making it the guardian saint of the bridge!" If there is a guardian spirit, Jiaolong will also choose to take a detour! It's a pity...... Scold! Such a good tradition, now it is said to be abolished, it is still good when the emperor was in power! ”

Saying this, Zhang Li and I naturally disagree.

It is estimated that when the old guy cut the roots, he accidentally touched his brain.

And so on for another half hour.

A thunderclap pierced the sky.

A bridge can be vaguely seen in front of you, hundreds of meters long, presumably the peace bridge that Tao Gonggong said.

The wind howled, and the rain grew heavier.

The ancient Yellow River in front of it set off gusts of wind and waves from time to time.

In the wind and rain, a strange sound could be faintly heard, as if some kind of creature was hissing.

Zhang Li looked at me with a shocked face and said, "You won't really touch the Jiao, right?" ”

I said, "Would you like to see it?" ”

Zhang Li nodded, shook his head again, and said, "It seems that I want to see it, but I'm a little scared!" ”

I thought, this is the same as the first time a woman thinks.

I'm afraid that he won't come, and I'm afraid that he will mess around.

"It's fine!"

I smiled and said, "If you want to die, I will die with you, and I can be a companion on the Huangquan Road!" ”

Zhang Li said angrily: "I won't die with you, I'm afraid that my apprentice will be jealous!" ”

I said, "Then the three of us together!" ”

As soon as the words fell, there was another thunderclap.

This thunder seemed to be not far overhead, loud and loud!

The whole train seems to be trembling with the tracks!

In a trance, the outside was illuminated as daylight!

Almost at the same time, a storm broke out in the ancient Yellow River!

In the midst of the wind and waves, I saw a huge snake tail emerging from the water!

The snake's tail is as thick as a water tank!

Snake scales are bigger than a slap!

It's fleeting!

"You...... See? ”

Zhang Li looked at me with a pale face, and her voice trembled a little.

"See!"

I took the opportunity to grab her little hand and said, "Don't be afraid, I'm with you!" ”

In this situation, everyone's hearts are in their throats.

Zhang Li didn't feel that my actions were inappropriate in the slightest, but subconsciously leaned close to me.

This reaction often occurs when people are nervous.

So many boys ask their girls to watch movies, and they will take her to watch horror movies.

Often after watching a movie, two people are tired of being together.

Seeing that Zhang Li did not refuse, I gently hugged her, pressed her body, and looked out the window with her.

At this time, Gonggong Tao had already knelt on the ground with a reverent face, kowtowed in the direction of the bridge, and repeated in his mouth: "Ask the Dragon King to detour, ask the Dragon King to detour, ask the Dragon King to detour......"

Thundered!

Another thunderbolt!

Pale thunder and lightning almost tore the sky in half!

The dragon under the water turned over, and finally revealed the whole picture!

I saw that it was nearly 100 meters long, and its scales were iron blue, and between the ups and downs, it had come to the bridge.

"Whew......"

With a hiss, the dragon lifted its massive head!

Its head is the size of a locomotive, like a dragon but not a dragon, like a snake but not a snake.

Its eyes glowed with a dark red sheen, as if it could swallow the entire train in one bite!

"Ah......h

Seeing this scene, everyone screamed and was at a loss for what to do.

Zhang Li also curled up in my arms, shivering.

I hugged her tighter, put my mouth to her ear and said, "Don't be afraid! ”

As soon as the words fell, Jiaolong suddenly looked at the train!

Darkly, I felt as if it was looking at me.

For a moment, time seemed to stand still, and only me and the dragon were looking at each other.

This is just a glimpse of the sky.

Soon, the dragon sank to the bottom again.

Immediately after that, the waves subsided, and the wind and rain became less.

And the train under us also boarded the Ping'an Bridge at this time.