Chongyu looked at the sailor, beckoned to him, and said, "Come here." ”

The sailors walked from behind us to the fence.

Chongyu said, "I know who you are. ”

The sailors were silent.

Chongyu said solemnly: "Now that the Drought Devil Clan has been harmed by evil demons, the clan has fallen apart, Eighty-One Mountain has become a ruin, and the Drought Devil King has disappeared. Even if you get to the Drought Clan now, you may not be able to see her, and your life may be in danger. ”

When the sailor heard this, he cried and said, "Grandma, she's fine, she's fine." ”

Chongyu said: "Child, don't be sad yet. I also believe that the Drought King Ji has her own natural appearance, and there are many loyal people guarding her by the Drought Clan, and she should be safe. However, before the evil demon plague was eliminated, the land of the Drought Tribes was not peaceful. You can't go. ”

The sailor said, "Are we waiting here all the time?" Grandma, she is sick, and I am very worried about her health, and if I don't see her for a day, my heart will not be at peace for a day. ”

Chongyu said, "Listen to me. Forty years ago, I committed a heinous crime against the Drought Clan, and although the old King of the Drought Devil spared me the death penalty, I never forgave myself from the bottom of my heart. For a long time, I wanted to do something for the Drought Tribes to atone for my sins, but I never had the chance.

"But this time, I must help the Drought Clan eliminate the evil evil and restore the unity of the Drought Clan. Don't worry, when the matter of Chonggang is dealt with, I will ask the king to lead his troops to the realm of the drought and fight side by side with the drought tribe to destroy the enemy together. When the time comes, you can go with me on the expedition, and when the demonic power is eliminated, you will naturally be able to meet the Drought King. ”

The sailor said, "But I'm afraid my grandmother won't be able to wait for that day." ”

Chongyu said: "I won't wait too long, soon everything will be over." ”

The sailor shouted tears and said, "Thank you, General Chonglao." ”

Chongyu said, "You don't have to thank me, it's me who should say sorry to all the drought." No, a sorry cry is too light, I should kneel down to all the droughts and plead guilty. ”

The sailor said: "The old general, don't worry about the past." ”

Chongyu said: "No, I must not forget this matter at any time, and I must always repent in my heart, otherwise I will be sorry for the thousands of people who died because of my stupidity." ”

Hearing this, I couldn't hold back any longer, and said the question that I had been hiding in my heart for a long time: "Why did you send troops to the Drought Tribe? As far as I know, the Drought Tribes and the Huandou Tribes have always been harmonious, and since the king of the two tribes married Jinlan, the two tribes have become even closer to each other. I have heard that you are bewitched by the Xihuang people, and I have also heard that there was a Xihuang clan who attacked the Hanlu tribe with you forty years ago. What is the reason behind this, please ask the old general to solve our doubts. ”

Chongyu said: "That incident is all my fault, and I have no intention of shirking the blame, but since you asked, then I will tell you about it." ”

He looked at us and said, "Let's all find something to sit on." So saying, he turned around and took a straw bunk, put it under the wooden fence, and sat down.

The four of us also found something to sit on, and sat next to him through the fence.

"Forty years ago," Chongyu continued, "Chonggang and I, on the orders of the Great King, patrolled the whole clan. Chonggang inspected the northern rivers, and I inspected the southern rivers.

"Inspecting to the southeast and the adjacent border of the Aohei tribe, one day I passed a dark river, and saw a person floating on the river, ragged and bruised.

"I ordered someone to scoop that person up, only to find that he was not from the Huandou clan, he had no wings and no beak, but he looked like a member of the Wa royal family.

The attendants tried their breath and found that the man was still alive. So I ordered him to be taken away so that he might be healed. I didn't care about it, and then I forgot about it.

"After ten days, I finished inspecting the river and prepared to leave for the next place. When I set off, a man came and knelt at my feet, and I saw that it was a Wahuang person.

"I asked, 'Are you from the ground, or are you a traveler from Milo Lane?'

"The man said, 'Don't you remember, my lord, that you are my savior.' ’

"I asked, 'Saver of the people?'

"The man said, 'Ten days ago, I was wounded by the Aoris and came here along the dark river, and it was your lord who ordered me to be rescued and carefully healed, so that I was able to save this life. ’

"Then I remembered what had happened ten days ago and said to him: 'I have been a minister of the king, and I have made rounds to spread the grace of God. It is your duty to help the needy and relieve the suffering, and you don't need to worry about it. Just get up quickly and do your own thing. The official still has to hurry while it's time. ’

"The man fell to his knees and said, 'My lord, allow me to follow you by your side and lead your horse to the ground, and repay the great kindness.' ’

"I said, 'But the ruler has his own subordinates, and he does not need anyone to serve. I have received this wish of yours, so get up quickly. ’

But the man remained motionless, and said prostrately, 'I heard that adults believe in divination, and it just so happens that Xiao Ke has learned the method of divination since he was a child. If the adults don't dislike it, you can stay with me, and take an auspicious appearance for the adults sooner or later, for the adults' pastime, I don't know what the adults want. ’

"I was a little relieved when I said this. Because I have believed in numerology since I was a child, whether it is official or private affairs, it is good to ask for good luck, which is a well-known thing.

"But I have never been able to find a satisfactory portable, so I can only find someone who can count locally every time I go to a place.

"Now there happens to be such a person who can divination, and I don't know what the art industry is. I thought to myself, should I take it with me? I want to give it a try, but I am afraid that I will waste my energy and time in vain like those mediocre people before, and if I want to refuse, I can't bear to lose a chance to try.

"When the man saw that I was hesitant, he straightened up and said, 'My lord doesn't believe me, I'm afraid that I'm the one who cheats and cheats, right?' Then I'll cut off a hexagram with my lord now, and if not, I can deal with it casually, and if I don't get entangled, if I do, I ask my lord to take it in. ’

I ignored him, but I wanted to see him try, so I sat down on a stone bench by the roadside.

When the man saw that I was sitting down and not leaving, his face blossomed with joy, and he fell on his knees and moved to the place where I was sitting by the roadside.

"I couldn't bear it, and said, 'All right, get up, come and sit here, and I'll see what you're capable of.' ’

"The man stood up, not daring to sit down, but stood aside and said, 'Could you please break a glass of water on the ground with your own hands?'

"I said, 'Why are you going to tell a fortune and splash water?'

"The man said, 'Divination is the method of the meeting of man and God, and it is shared by all tribes, but the medium of divination is different. The Wa royal family used oracle bones and city coins for divination, while the Dry Fish people only needed wooden chopsticks for divination, while the people of the East China Sea liked to use fish scales and shells, and there was a tortoiseshell divination. Therefore, there is no fixed device, and it is just adapted to local conditions. My method of divination is called the method of divination without a trace, which means that if you take water and leave a trace, you will go without a trace. ’

"I said to the left and right, 'Bring water. ’

After a while, a bowl of water was brought from below, and I took it in my hand and looked at the man.

"The man said, 'Don't think too much, just throw water on the ground.' ’

"I threw the bowl outward, flipped the bowl over, and with a 'bang', all the bowl of water was splashed on the ground, forming a long arc of water on the ground.

The man hurried over, and walked back and forth several times around the water mark, carefully observing the shape of the water mark, and muttering words in his mouth.

Soon after, a melancholy look appeared on his face.

Suddenly, he stopped, stood where he was, stared at one place for a long time, then shook his head again, and continued to circle the trail of water.

I was a little impatient, and wanted to call him to ask what was going on, but I was afraid that I would be told that I couldn't hold my breath, so I waited patiently for him to make a gesture.

After a long time, he came back dejected. When he came back, he stood beside me and said nothing.

"I asked, 'How, do you see what is coming?'

"The man stumbled and said, 'My lord, I can't count the small ones, so I'd better go.'" I didn't have a chance to follow the adults this time. Save your life, wait for him to find an opportunity to repay it one day. ’

"I smiled bitterly and said, 'Look at the change in your expression, it doesn't look like you didn't figure it out, what did you mean by shaking your head just now?

"The man said, 'Your Excellency, don't ask, and get out of this place.' ’

"I laughed, stood up and said to the man, 'You just stopped me here to show off your powers. I just asked you to do whatever you wanted, but you couldn't tell me why, and you told me to leave. Today, you have to say something, or we're both sitting here. ’

The man fell to his knees with a thud and begged, 'My lord, please hurry up, for this place cannot be waited.' ’

"I helped him up and said calmly: 'Seeing you like this, I have decided to believe you, and follow me in the future.' But what is the result this time, whether it is good or bad, you have to tell me, you can't let me pretend to be an unsolvable mystery in my heart for the rest of my life. But I also guessed that eighty percent is a bad thing. I've been through a hundred battles, and I've never seen anything before, no matter how big it is, it can't scare me. I command you to speak up. ’

"The man said, 'Your lord, you will be killed. ’

"I was shocked and exclaimed, 'Kill me?'

Then he burst out laughing.

"Because I know that above the court, Chonggang and I are on an equal footing, and most of the ministers of the court and the central government have great respect for both of us. Because of my straightforward personality, I may have inadvertently offended some people, but not to the point of killing me. And the king regards me and Chonggang as right-hand men, both of us, both of whom are clan relatives, and I can still afford to be an uncle in terms of generation. Even if I commit a great sin, the king will not let me die easily, not to mention that I am loyal and have not made any difference in my official affairs. I really can't think of where this murder came from. ”