Li Da said: "He is no longer an official, and he cannot come and go at will in and out of the big tent of the governors. ”

Chen Lu understood what he meant and was not at ease with Wenda. This is strange, since he is so uneasy about him, then why do you still keep him in the mission? Chen Lu couldn't figure it out, and he didn't want to think about it. Nodding his head, he said he understood, and said, "Is the carriage ready?" and I'll be fine tomorrow. Li Da nodded.

After a seventeen-day delay in Thurfan, the mission finally set out on the twenty-second day. After getting up in the morning, Chen Lu checked his body, and there were many fewer bruises, and he knew that it was the effect of two pieces of jerky. Old toad, after all, there is still a bit of humanity. He didn't understand why Master was doing this to him. However, he understands and firmly believes that the master will never harm him, but the method is too radical.

The Turfan River runs east-west here, and the mission travels westward from the Grand Canyon to Pingchuan. And when the people were working in the fields, they went a few miles and saw a small city.

Li Da opened the map and looked at it, it was called Tuosun City, he ordered to stop advancing, took out a telescope and looked west. The town is in full view. It's close to Turkey and should be safe. In front of me is a large river, bigger than the Turfan River. About two miles from the city, there is a pontoon bridge.

Li Da saw that the water and grass in the east of the river were abundant and beautiful, and ordered to set up camp. Don't alarm the place, cut the fence, cook and put the horses.

Chen Lu set up a big tent by himself this time, and Han Liuer carried Chen Lu into the big tent and lay on the bed to rest. It was already completely dark, Han Liu'er brought over a bowl of porridge, and Chen Lu ate it. The military doctor told him to eat porridge for another day. Chen Lu felt very hungry, and he had to follow the doctor's instructions and did not dare to eat more. I felt even more tired, and I didn't wait for the lights to go out, and I went to bed early.

He was awakened by a commotion and immediately asked Han Liu'er what was wrong. He said it was fine. Chen Lu knew that he must have been in trouble again, every time he went to camp, how many times did he have when he didn't encounter trouble? These are the words that he often put on his lips.

The noise became louder and louder, Han Liu'er quietly sent a personal soldier to investigate, and when the personal soldier came back, he told Han Liu'er that it was the soldiers and civilians of Tuosun City who were worshipping the river, and the officers and soldiers of the mission were watching the excitement.

Han Liu'er was relieved, it was nothing, and told Chen Lu. It is also normal to worship the river at night. But he found a problem from Han Liu'er's words, the second watch day, the mission's lights-out bangzi had already sounded, left from Turgan, listened to Yin Ji's suggestion, left the two horn cannons, and usually used only cloud boards and bangzi for reporting and leaving, leaving only a small point for salute.

How can the officers and men still go to see the excitement? There is a situation here, Ha San is not a fool, he must be on guard against something. Chen Lu asked his soldiers to find Ha San.

Ha San hurriedly came over and told Chen Lu that he had found the inquisitor, Li Da was very angry, and reprimanded the inquisitor, the mission arrived here, and if he didn't come to visit, he actually had time to sacrifice to the river, and he ignored the mission to sacrifice ghosts and gods, which was tolerable, but unbearable. The interrogator accompanied him and said a few words carefully, seeing that it was almost three watches, he said goodbye and left, he was still the chief priest, and it was too late.

Ha San said that now the villagers are ready, just waiting for the third watch to start the festival. Hu Chun saw that the Tuoxun River was completely different from the daytime, one moment it was rushing and roaring, and the other time it was shining, and he was afraid that there was a problem, so he hurriedly reported it to Ha San.

Ha San ordered all the people to be on guard, check the ghost talismans, and ordered the soldiers to watch the camp and sleep for the others.

Chen Lu asked, "Is there a problem with this river?"

Ha San said: "As Hu Chun said, I also watched it when it was not dark, and it was calm. You see, now, there is no wind, but the river is high and the waves are fast, and the river has been shining light, which is indeed weird. ”

Chen Lu said: "It's up to them to make trouble." After the counselor goes out, we don't go out, we stay in the camp, and no one is allowed to enter or leave, what can they do to me?"

After a while, Li Da came in person, startling Chen Lu, and Nalan stayed outside the tent to be on guard. Chen Lu struggled and half-lay on the bed.

Li Da got straight to the point: "This river is indeed weird. Just now the inquisitor said that there should be sacrifices every ten days. Letters were sent to me every time, sometimes to the imams, the judges, and the like, and every time there was no one to see, only letters, and there were clearly written on them. ”

As he spoke, he handed a list to Chen Lu. Then he said: "This is what the inquisitor has just given me, and he has set a date, and if he does not sacrifice to the river and deliver things on time, one person will die." The Institute experimented twice, and one person died each time. The Liwen Institute reported to the Thousand Households, and the Thousand Households were stationed here for a month, and it was really peaceful, and after they left, another person died. Things have also been added, tripled. The interrogator didn't dare to report it anymore, and it had been three years since he sacrificed to the river. ”

Chen Lu looked at this list, they were all daily necessities, even salt, horses, cattle and sheep, rice, vegetables, melons and fruits. Chen Lu was dumbfounded, this is too complete, how can it be like an army, is this really what the river god wants? He didn't believe it very much, and he didn't show it, and asked, "What does the questioner mean?"

"He was surprised and begged us to camp on the other side for one night. But I politely declined. Think about it and think it's inappropriate, come and discuss it with you. ”

Chen Lu said: "There is nothing wrong with it, they have their own army, and we also have our own errands. In fact, he wanted to say that it was too late to manage it, and the bangzi of the third watch had already sounded. Li Da took his leave.

Chen Lu didn't dare to sleep, and the other side of the river was even more lively. It seems that the villagers have become accustomed to it. After a while, Ha San came to the west side of the camp and looked to the opposite side. People had already knelt down, everything was placed by the river, and with the sound of gongs and drums, the water surface of the Toxun River suddenly swelled, and the waves were more than a foot high, shining with all kinds of brilliance and making all kinds of sounds.

Ha San looked into the air, and a black qi also appeared. Suddenly, the wind blew and the torches on the other side of the river were extinguished. The main camp of the mission suddenly emitted a red light.

In the moonlight, Ha San saw that the villagers were still kneeling, and some shadows were swimming in the air. In less than a quarter of an hour, someone on the other side shouted to raise a fire. The torches lit up again. To the astonishment of Ha San and the soldiers of the mission, a large number of things such as horses, cows, and sheep placed by the river had disappeared.

The officers and soldiers of the Propaganda Department did not go through this battle, they were so frightened that they screamed, turned around and ran back. Ha San did not force the block, and rearranged the defense. wanted to come over and tell Chen Lu, Han Liu'er said that he had fallen asleep. Ha San didn't enter the account and reported directly to Li Da. Li Da hummed noncommittally.

Fortunately, it was a false alarm, I don't know where the monsters and ghosts were, and it didn't alarm the camp, just did a simple test, maybe a warning. There is also a possibility, reconnaissance.

The mission cooks on the fourth watch and sets off on the fifth watch. Li Da didn't dare to stay, ordered a quick march, walked out for more than sixty miles in one go, only took a rest, and marched forty miles in a hurry. It was already the beginning of Shen, and Li Da ordered to rest for an hour. The centaurs eat, the torches are ready, and the march is ready.