Chapter 68: The Flood Returns
Yu Fei'er reluctantly returned to the wing room where she lived from the peach forest in the backyard of Tianqingguan. When Yu Fei'er pushed open the door of the side room where she lived, she found that someone had already brought dinner on the table in the house, and she couldn't help but think: "These meals must have been sent by the disciples in Qingguan this day, and since they were not in the house at the time, they had to put these meals on the table in the house and leave first." Seeing these meals on the table, Yu Fei'er couldn't help but swallow her saliva. In fact, when Yu Fei'er pushed open the door and saw the food on the table, he was already drumming in his stomach.
Yu Fei'er walked quickly to the table, and swept the food on the table like a cloud. Not long after Yu Fei'er had dinner, a Tianqingguan disciple came to the door, saying that he was going to enter the house to clean up the dishes and chopsticks. Yu Fei'er hurriedly opened the door of the wing room and asked this Tianqingguan disciple to come in and clean up the dishes and chopsticks, and at the same time did not forget to ask this Tianqingguan disciple about Wen Yiyang's situation. After learning that everything was going well on Wen Yiyang's side, Yu Fei'er's hanging heart relaxed, and she secretly said in her heart: "Now should be the most critical moment for Wen Yiyang to set up an altar, I better not disturb him." ”
Just as Yu Fei'er was thinking, this Tianqingguan disciple had already cleaned up the table, he greeted Yu Fei'er, and then turned around and prepared to leave. Yu Fei'er hurriedly expressed her gratitude to this Tianqingguan disciple. After the Tianqingguan disciple had walked away, Yu Fei'er closed the door and began to meditate in the room. Although before, Yu Fei'er's heart once became fluctuating due to Lei Ting's appearance, but after entering the kind of meditation state that he was familiar with, Yu Fei'er's heart immediately calmed down, and finally completely entered a state of self-forgetfulness.
Before you know it, the night passed like this. Yu Fei'er, who was meditating in the house, suddenly heard someone knocking on the door, and he quickly got up and came to the door. When I opened the door, it turned out to be a disciple of Tianqingguan who brought him breakfast. As this Tianqingguan disciple stepped into the room and put the breakfast in his hand on the table, he said to Yu Fei'er: "This little fellow Daoist, after you have breakfast, please follow me to the main hall of the temple to see my master Xuanji Daoist, my master and his old man seem to have urgent matters to see you." ”
As soon as she heard that Daoist Xuanji had something urgent to see her, Yu Fei'er's heart became inexplicably nervous, and she hurriedly asked, "Could it be that something happened to the Daoist who came with me?"
This Tianqingguan disciple hurriedly waved his hand and replied, "Don't worry, little Daoist, just today today, I heard my master say that the few Zhengyi Sect disciples who set up altars in my Tianqingguan are going well, and nothing should happen. My master and his old man are anxious to see you, and it is very likely that it has something to do with the Suzhou Prefect's Yamen, because before Master called me to come to Xiao Daoyou, I saw that the leading official in the Suzhou Prefect's Yamen was with my Master. ”
"Oh. Hearing that everything was going well on Wen Yiyang's side, Yu Fei'er's hanging heart finally relaxed. But thinking that it might be the leading official in the prefect's yamen who wanted to find him, Yu Fei'er felt a little uneasy in her heart. Therefore, after he casually ate a few bites of breakfast, he immediately stood up and said to the Tianqingguan disciple, "Xiaodao has already eaten, let's go see your master, Daoist Xuanji." ”
The disciple of Tianqingguan took Yu Fei'er and quickly came to the main gate of the main hall in Tianqingguan. After coming to the door of the main hall, Yu Fei'er hurriedly stretched his neck and looked carefully into the hall. At this time, the Tianqing Guanguan Lord Xuanji Daoist was sitting in the center of the main hall, and on his body, there was indeed a person wearing a yamen costume. When Yu Fei'er saw this person's appearance clearly, he immediately recognized that this person was the leading official in the Suzhou prefect. At this moment, the leading official stood beside the Xuanji Daoist and looked preoccupied, which made Yu Fei'er's heart even more uneasy.
At this time, I heard the Tianqingguan disciple who brought Yu Fei'er all the way here shout: "Report to the master, the little Taoist friend from Putuo Mountain has arrived outside the hall." ”
Daoist Xuanji, who was sitting in the center of the main hall, immediately replied: "Hurry up, please." ”
Hearing his master's order, the Tianqingguan disciple led Yu Fei'er into the hall. As Yu Fei'er came to the Xuanji Dao Chief, he immediately saluted the Xuanji Dao Leader respectfully, and said, "Putuo Mountain disciple Yu Fei'er pays a visit to the Xuanji Dao Chief. ”
Daoist Xuanji hurriedly signaled to Yu Fei'er to excuse him. Then, he pointed to the leading official in the yamen of the Suzhou prefect beside him and said: "Before you came to this palace, the leader of the yamen in the Suzhou prefect has already told the poor Daoist in detail about you and your little Taoist friend of the Zhengyi Sect who eliminated demons in Zhenze Lake yesterday. Therefore, Poor Dao knows that the two of you have known each other, so you need to introduce you again, so let's talk about things directly. This leader of the government officials in the Suzhou prefect came to my Tianqingguan early this morning, in fact, he has an urgent matter to find you and your little Taoist friend of the Zhengyi Sect. Since your little Daoist friend of the Zhengyi Sect can't be separated now, Poor Dao has no choice but to order his disciples to invite you here. ”
That Tianqingguan disciple guessed correctly at all, sure enough, it was the leading official in the yamen of the Suzhou prefect who had an urgent matter to find himself and Wen Yiyang, judging from the look on his face, the matter of him looking for himself would never be a trivial matter, maybe it was related to the river god in Zhenze Lake. Thinking of this, Yu Fei'er hurriedly saluted the leading official and asked, "This senior brother of the official, you have something urgent to find me and Wen Yiyang, could it be that there is something new in Zhenze Lake?"
The leading official replied anxiously: "Little fairy, you guessed right, there is really something wrong in Zhenze Lake again, and something big is wrong." ”
As expected, Yu Fei'er hurriedly asked: "Brother Ya Gong, you speak slowly, what is the big thing in Zhenze Lake?" Hearing the leading official say that something big happened in Zhenze Lake, Yu Fei'er was a little puzzled in his heart, thinking, "Just last night, what kind of big thing can happen in Zhenze Lake?"
The leading official fixed his god and continued: "After learning that the two little immortals eliminated the monster that was causing trouble in Zhenze Lake, the prefect of Suzhou ordered the cancellation of the annual worship of the river god, and the people in Suzhou City believe that the people around Zhenze Lake will live a stable life from now on. But who would have thought that just last night, the water in Zhenze Lake suddenly rose sharply, and a fishing village closest to Zhenze Lake was flooded overnight, and at the same time, hundreds of villagers living in this fishing village were washed away, and their life and death are still uncertain. ”
"What, there's such a thing. Hearing this, Yu Fei'er's whole body jumped up.
"It's true. Early this morning, those people who lived outside the city fled into the city one after another, gathered outside the yamen of the Suzhou prefect, and asked the prefect to find a way quickly. According to the situation reported by these people outside the city, this bizarre incident seems to be far from over, because the water in Zhenze Lake has not shown the slightest sign of receding, but continues to rise, and it is believed that it will not be long before all the villages outside the city will be flooded by the rising water in the lake. If this rise in the lake is not effectively controlled, then the city of Suzhou will fall sooner or later. At the moment of crisis, the prefect suddenly remembered what the two little immortals had said when they left yesterday, and hurriedly ordered me to hurry to Tianqingguan and ask the two little immortals to come out to help. Now, please ask the little fairy to follow me back to the yamen to see the prefect!" the leading official finally finished what he had to say in one breath.
Before Yu Fei'er could answer, the Xuanji Dao Elder on the side sighed again and again, and said, "Ahem! I can't imagine that the scene that happened five years ago is going to reappear again today, could it be that this is the will of heaven?"
Hearing Xuanji Dao Chief's words, Yu Fei'er was confused, and he hurriedly opened his mouth and asked the Xuanji Dao Chief: "What should Dao Elder do to explain this? The water in Zhenze Lake has risen so much overnight, it must have been manipulated by someone, why did Dao Elder say that it was heaven's will? According to Xiaodao, this is clearly *." Nowadays, the people of Suzhou City are already in the midst of fire and water, and as a cultivator, I must not sit idly by. Even if this is really providential, Xiaodao will use my hands to twist it, even if he will be crushed, he will not hesitate to do so. Yu Fei'er's words were extremely strong, greatly exceeding Xuanji's expectations.
The little Taoist priest from Putuo Mountain in front of him was able to say such righteous and awe-inspiring words, which made Daoist Xuanji have to look at him again. Although he had seen this little Taoist priest from Putuo Mountain yesterday, this little Taoist priest had a mediocre appearance and did not bring much attention to himself, and his attention was all attracted by the little Taoist priest of the Zhengyi Sect at that time. But now, after a careful look, the Taoist Master Xuanji found that the little Taoist priest from Putuo Mountain in front of him, although his appearance was not as handsome as that of the little Taoist priest of the Zhengyi Sect, the facial features on his face were extremely upright, as if they were installed after careful calculation, and there was a sense of righteousness between his eyebrows. And the most impressive thing is the pair of aura eyes embedded under his thick eyebrows, which exude wisdom and perseverance from time to time.
"Such eyes, such eyes, where have I seen Lao Dao more than once?" After Daoist Xuanji focused all his attention on Yu Fei'er's eyes, he actually read something familiar in Yu Fei'er's eyes, and felt a burst of emotion in his heart, "Little Daoyou, you can have such a mind at a young age, it really makes Lao Dao me sigh to myself! If Xiao Daoyou can really resolve this disaster in Suzhou City this time, it will be a good deed with immeasurable merit." ”
Yu Fei'er immediately replied: "I'm ashamed to say that this matter was also caused by Xiaodao and Wen Yiyang, and it can't be called a good deed." I will follow this eldest brother back to the prefect's yamen to find out the reason for the rise of the lake. After speaking, Yu Fei'er motioned to the leading official to take him back to the prefect's yamen with him.
The leading official immediately agreed. Subsequently, the two said goodbye to Xuanji Daoist, hurriedly left Tianqing Temple, and went to the Yamen of Suzhou Prefect.
Looking at the back of Yu Fei'er and the two of them leaving, the Xuanji Daoist in the hall actually muttered to himself: "This catastrophe can really be resolved by relying on a little Taoist priest like him? Old Dao, should I persuade him not to meddle in this matter anymore? In the eyes he just had, Lao Dao saw his firm determination, and in addition, in his eyes, I actually saw a force of justice and wisdom. It's really strange to say, this kind of look of his makes the old Taoist I have a sense of déjà vu, where and when have I seen this kind of look? This little Taoist priest is from Putuo Mountain, so ...... That's right! I remembered! I finally remembered, I had seen this kind of look in his Putuo Mountain Patriarch, and that ...... From this point of view, I should believe in the determination of his disciple, maybe this young man named Yu Fei'er can really resolve this catastrophe in Suzhou City. After thinking of this, Daoist Xuanji's heart finally calmed down and continued to sit up and sit in the hall.
Out of Tianqingguan, Yu Fei'er followed the leading official all the way to the yamen of the Suzhou prefect. On the way to the yamen of the Suzhou prefect, many of the people who had seen Yu Fei'er yesterday would stop Yu Fei'er from time to time and beg him to find a way to help them. Yu Fei'er comforted these people again and again, she would definitely find out the truth and give them a stable life.
Finally, Yu Feier and the two of them came to the Yamen of the Suzhou Prefect. When the two came to the lobby in the prefect's yamen, the Suzhou prefect was walking around the hall, anxious like ants on a hot pot. When he saw Yu Fei'er walking in from outside the hall, he hurriedly greeted him and said, "Little fairy, you can count it as coming, that Zhenze Lake had another big incident last night." ”
As he spoke, the prefect of Suzhou craned his neck and kept looking behind the two. But after looking behind the two for a while, he still didn't see another little Taoist priest behind them. Therefore, the prefect of Suzhou asked the leading officer, "Why did you invite a little immortal, and a little immortal?"
Yu Fei'er hurriedly stepped forward and explained: "It's really unfortunate to say that the little Taoist friend of the Zhengyi Sect who came with me is doing an important matter in the Tianqing Temple, and he can't be separated. If you have anything to say, even if you say it to Xiaodao alone, Xiaodao will definitely do my best to find out the cause of the sudden rise in the water level of Zhenze Lake. ”
"So, little fairy, you already know about this matter? After learning about this early this morning, this official kept wondering: Did we really anger the river gods in Zhenze Lake yesterday? If the water in the lake rose sharply five years ago because the Suzhou territory entered the plum rainy season, then what kind of reason could it be for the sudden rise in the lake this time? First, the entire Suzhou territory has not yet entered the plum rainy season, and second, there has hardly been any rain in the Suzhou territory recently, so why did the lake water suddenly rise sharply? The official racked his brains, and all he could think of was the possibility that the river god would be angry. The prefect said in fear.
"My lord, why did you start believing that there was a river god in that Zhenze Lake today?" asked Yu Fei'er rhetorically.
"It's not the immortals, then who else can have such a great ability to control the water in the entire Zhenze Lake?Little immortals, can you?" asked the prefect, his eyes widened.
Yu Fei'er shook his head truthfully and replied, "To be honest, with Xiaodao's current Taoism, he is far from being able to control the water in this Zhenze Lake, but this does not hinder Xiaodao's determination to stop the lake from rising. Therefore, please also give the trail a little time to find out the cause of the lake's rise first. ”
"By the time you find out the reason, maybe our entire city of Suzhou will be flooded. Since you two little Taoist priests don't have that ability, why do you still make trouble in the worship of the river god? Now that the river god is angry again, the people will suffer again, and even the official will be miserable to you two little Taoist priests. Hurry up and go to Longdong Mountain and ask that immortal to come out of the mountain to rescue you. ”
"My lord, why did you forget all what Xiao Dao said yesterday, there is no river god in this Zhenze Lake at all, and the rise of this lake may have something to do with the demon road. Your Excellency, you must not be at the mercy of demons anymore. ”
"Okay, you little Taoist, you don't have the ability, and you have to prevent the official from inviting the immortals to come out to relieve the siege. Come on, put this little Taoist priest in a big prison and hand it over to the immortals when the time comes. ”
Yu Fei'er never thought that she had only been out of the prefect's prison for a day, and now she was going to be locked up in a cell again. After Yu Fei'er is imprisoned, can he only watch this catastrophe in Suzhou City befall again? (.)
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