National Division

The red sedan chair was carried to the embankment, the incense on the incense table was already lit, pigs, sheep and cattle were also thrown into the river, and some people poured the blood of pigs and sheep into the river. Temporarily stained red.

Qi Jun clenched the Zhanlu sword at his waist and said with a sneer: "This is not a sacrifice to the gods! There has never been a reason for pouring blood for sacrifices, what kind of prostitution, if so much blood is poured down, it is not the god of the river that will be attracted, I am afraid it will be the gods in the river. Giant fish or something. Where are your crossbow bolts?"

Several guards responded in a low voice: "They are all on their bodies." They were all carrying special crossbows made in the palace. A giant snake as thick as a bucket would not be able to stand being shot in the vitals.

After the blood splashed down, the bride was helped out of the sedan chair. She was wearing a red wedding gown, but her hands were tied behind her back, struggling desperately. The two bridesmaids couldn't hold her up, and even the red hijab on her head shook He got down, revealing a beautiful face, his mouth was stuffed with cloth.

In front of the incense table stood a fat Taoist priest, who was playing with a mahogany sword around.After playing for a while, he grabbed a handful of incense, suddenly blew on the incense head, and with a whoosh, the whole incense was burned, and the flames were blazing.The fat Taoist inserted the incense into the censer, took out a stack of yellow mounting paper and waved it into the air, stabbed it forward with a mahogany sword, strung the two pieces of paper on the tip of the sword, and sprayed it with a mouthful of clean water. Immediately, blood-red characters ooze out from the paper, causing the surrounding people to be in an uproar.The fat Taoist became more and more complacent, he played a sword game, and suddenly shouted: "The auspicious time has come! Let the Empress of the River God go on the road!"

Next to it, two servants carried a red-painted wooden board, and the two bridesmaids put the bride on it. The bride struggled desperately, and the family members behind cried together.The fat Taoist stared: "If you miss the auspicious time, the river god will punish you!"

Several of the audience members were already crying, but they were still urging: "Hurry up, or the river god will be annoyed, and the water will flush the embankment, and everyone will die."

Qi Jun couldn't stand it anymore.This sacrifice turned out to be to put the bride on a wooden board and throw it into the river!With a wave of his hand, two guards rushed up to each of them and kicked each of them. The two bridesmaids were kicked three feet away and fell on their backs. One almost rolled into the river. Although he grabbed the embankment, his feet were gone submerged in water.

This sudden change stunned everyone, but the county magistrate at the side reacted quickly, pointing at the two guards and shouting: "Who is this, he came to make trouble at the sacrificial ceremony, hurry up and arrest him!"

"Who dares to do it!" Qi Jun came out with his sword and stared fiercely at the county magistrate, "As a county parent, you actually let the demons perform prostitution and fill the river with the lives of the people you ruled? Human nature is not enough. Why are you an official!"

"You, who are you!" The county magistrate blushed with anger, "You are bold! You—" He turned his head and ordered the guards beside him, "What are you still standing there for, hurry up and send the River Goddess on the road!"

Qi Jun sneered, pulled out his Zhanlu sword, split the board in half with one sword, and pointed the sword at the guard: "Anyone who is not afraid of death, just come up!"

Now all the yamen servants are a little dazed.They couldn't figure out Qi Jun's origin, but they could see that the sword in his hand was a good weapon, so they looked at each other in blank dismay, not knowing what to do.But the fat Taoist sternly said: "Whoever disturbs the sacrifice, does not know that angering the river god will bring disaster to this town!"

Qi Jun raised his chin: "Tie up this demon who is bewitching the crowd!"

"The river god has come out, the river god is traveling!" Suddenly a child pointed to the river and shouted.He was riding on his father's shoulders, and he could clearly see from a height that the river was originally calm, but now there were waves, and the waves did not come from upstream, but from downstream.

The crowd broke into chaos with a bang, and the fat Taoist waved his wooden sword, shouting hoarsely: "The river god has come out, the river god is angry, and the river god has come to pick up the empress himself, if you don't send the empress on the road, the river god will be angry!"

Waves were coming in waves, and the water level was also rising. Seeing that half of her body was already submerged in the water, the Xi Niang hanging on the embankment was so frightened that she screamed like a pig, and crawled desperately to the shore.Half of the crowd on the bank started to flee down the embankment, and the other half shouted loudly: "Send your mother down quickly, don't annoy the river god!"

Qi Jun raised his eyes and saw a huge wave coming from downstream, and a turquoise shadow loomed in the turbid wave. Judging from the small section exposed, it was at least ten feet long, and the pieces on his back were like Bronze patina, at first glance it looks like wearing armor.At this moment, the three animals that were thrown were still floating in the river, and the long green shadows undulated, and the three animals sank into the water in circles, as if there was a big mouth in the river to swallow them.

"This is caused by the blood!" Qi Jun said coldly, seeing the huge waves approaching, his eyes flashed coldly, "Prepare the crossbow!"

The county magistrate was sweating, and he was on the top of the embankment. Even if he wanted to run away, there were panicked people all around him. Did she throw it down and wait for the river god to come ashore?"

Qi Jun stepped forward to protect the bride who fell on the ground behind him, and sneered at the fat Taoist priest: "Throw him into the river!"

Immediately, two guards stepped forward and dragged the fat Taoist priest to the edge of the embankment.At this time, the turquoise shadow was already very close, and with the turbulent waves of the turbid river, there were still countless black shadows faintly visible beside the turquoise, following in groups of big and small.

"Throw him higher!" Qi Jun shouted sharply.

Those two guards are his confidantes, they have followed him for many years, and they can understand what the master means with just one look. Now they understand what Qi Jun said, one of them is holding the fat Taoist priest's hands, the other is holding his feet, Shouting and throwing it hard at the same time, the fat Taoist priest was thrown into the air like a stone.

Hearing a loud crash, a huge head suddenly drilled out of the waves. It looked the size of a bull's head, but its nose was like a pig's. It was covered with scales and covered with green moss. It looked extremely frightening. .

The fat Taoist priest was in mid-air, and as soon as the huge head was lifted up, it was already beside him. The lantern-like eyes were as yellow as red gold, staring greedily at him.The fat Taoist screamed heartbrokenly: "Damn! Save—" Before the last word of fate was called out, the giant opened his jaws, revealing a bloody mouth, with a red tongue sticking out like a ribbon. Wrapped him around the waist, pulled him into the mouth, the upper and lower rows of pale teeth closed together, the fat Taoist's voice stopped abruptly, blood splashed everywhere, and flowed out along the edge of the huge mouth.

At this moment, Qi Jun yelled sharply: "Shoot!" Swizzing seventeen or eight Lianzhu crossbows shot towards Xuekou.

With such a big goal, who can fail?It's just that these crossbow arrows are only half a foot long for the convenience of carrying. When they are shot into the monster's mouth, they are like pricking a few pine needles into a watermelon. Although blood splatters, it is not fatal.The monster let out a long howl like a bull's roar, and sank into the water with the fat Taoist priest in its mouth. It turned up its blue-gray tail and slapped it fiercely on the water surface. Suddenly, a huge wave hit its face. The bride was swept under the water without even making a sound.With a pricking sound, three or four big fish, each as long as a person, floated to the surface of the water, and with a few mouthfuls, they tore the bride into pieces.

At this time, the embankment was in a mess with crying and screaming, and even the county magistrate squeezed under the embankment, but the green monster swallowed the fat Taoist priest and sank into the water. Going downstream, although the embankment was splashed wet, it was not destroyed by the huge waves. Instead, the water gradually calmed down.

It took a long time for the chaos on the embankment to calm down. Many people were trampled and injured. The county magistrate even lost his official hat. He finally found it and pressed it on his head. He pointed at Qi Jun tremblingly with anger: "What are you?" Man, dare to destroy the priest so boldly? Be careful that the water god swallows you—"

Before the words were finished, a guard flew forward and slapped him several times: "Blind your dog eyes, this is the current emperor!"

In a word, a large group of people fell to the ground like wheat cut by a sickle, shouting long live.Qi Jun stood still with a sullen face, and said coldly: "I don't think it is necessary to use a woman to appease this river god. Didn't the Taoist priest go to serve the river god just now? I think you are not bad, why don't you go down with him too?" Bar."

The county magistrate was already stupefied by the emperor who fell from the sky. Now that he was asked to go down to the river to feed the fish, his eyeballs would move, and he knelt down with a plop and kowtowed desperately: "The emperor spares my life, the emperor spares my life, and so does my minister!" There is no way, otherwise, the river will be broken every year..."

Qi Jun looked at him gloomyly: "Get out, call all the soldiers in this county, bring strong bows and crossbows, and follow me to the downstream to have a look. If there is even half a slight negligence, I will send you down the river immediately!"

Going downstream for about two miles, the river turned a bend, and a deep pool was formed beside the bend. The area was like a small lake, but the water in the pool was dark green, and even the midday sun seemed to be unable to penetrate it. of.

The county magistrate only had a few more gray hairs after one night, trembling like walking on thin ice, lest he be thrown into the water by the emperor's order if he said something badly, and whispered beside him with trembling legs: "Your Majesty, that, that In the deep pool is the river god—" Suddenly remembering, he quickly changed his words, "The palace of the river demon—no, the lair! It is said that it is a thousand feet deep and leads directly to the sea."

Qi Jun frowned and looked at the deep pool: "Fire a few arrows."

The guards who followed today were all carrying the best bows and arrows that could be collected in this county, and all kinds of poisons were smeared on the arrows. The arrow was released, but the arrow fell into the water like a stone and sank into the sea, and there was no response at all.Qi Jun frowned even tighter: "Prepare the boat, I'll go down and have a look."

"Your majesty must not!" The county magistrate was so frightened that he knelt down again with a plop.If something happened to the emperor under his rule, he would die without a place to bury him.

"Your Majesty, that river demon is really ferocious. Your majesty's body must not be in danger! These bows and arrows are made of ordinary iron and cannot subdue demons!"

Qi Jun was a little annoyed: "Then find some tung oil and pour it into the water, and light it up." Always look at what's under the pool.

Dozens of barrels of tung oil poured down, and flames burst into flames on the surface of the water. Unfortunately, until the tung oil burned out, everyone's eyes were red from the smoke, and there was no movement under the water.Qi Jun stared fiercely at the surface of the water: "Only recruit Bingyong and go into the water to have a look."

The county magistrate was about to cry: "Your Majesty, no one dares to go down..."

"If no one dares to go down, you go!" Qi Jun glanced across, and the county magistrate rolled his eyes directly.

Qi Jun saw that he was so frightened that the three gangsters came out of their bodies, and then he felt a bit of anger, and said coldly: "Get some pigs and sheep immediately, slaughter them and throw them in."

This idea was sound, the county magistrate immediately came to life, rushed to pull the live pigs and sheep, ordered them to kill them with a knife and threw them into the water.After throwing three or four heads in a row, a whirlpool appeared on the water.Immediately, everyone cheered up, and they drew their bows and arrows to aim at the water, but saw a whirlpool, and the pigs and sheep were all sucked down, but nothing came out.The color of the water surface was dark green, as if he saw a shadow underneath, but it disappeared before he could see it clearly.

Qi Jun's face became more and more gloomy, and he was about to ask someone to tie the pigs and sheep with thick ropes and throw them down, when he felt someone pulling his clothes, and when he looked back, he knew it, pulled him and whispered: "Don't kill these things , I have a way to make the things underneath turn up."

Qi Jun suddenly cheered up: "You have a way? What way?" The things here are obviously cunning after being hit by a few crossbows.

"Did the emperor forget the rhino horn that he got in that village? Just use that." Zhibai looked down at the water, "If I'm not mistaken, there is a pig dragon, although it is not a pure dragon, but if you get it Its leather armor can also be used to pray for rain when there is a drought. In this way, the drought in the Shandong area for several years can be solved." He raised his head and smiled at Qi Jun, "After all, the emperor is seeking the well-being of the people, and God has mercy. There is a solution."

The rhinoceros horn was fetched, and Zhibai took it and walked towards the water. Qi Jun was worried, and hurriedly followed, and several guards naturally followed closely. Dare not to follow, in a dilemma.

The rhino horn was shining like amber in the sunlight. Zhibai held the rhino horn with his left hand, and pinched a fire with his right hand. When it swayed in the wind, a small flame ignited.He murmured something, then suddenly bit the tip of his tongue and spewed a mouthful of blood at the fire, and suddenly there was a puff, the flame instantly turned snow-white, as bright and dazzling as the sun in the middle of the sky.

Zhibai's face was wrinkled in pain, he opened his mouth to suck in the cool air and put the fire fold on the tip of the rhino horn. The root of the rhinoceros horn stretched out the rhinoceros horn to the surface of the water, and immediately there were circles of ripples on the surface of the water.

Don't look at it as a fist-sized flame, but when the flame reaches the surface of the water, the dark green pool water seems to suddenly become clear, and the faint light keeps shining, and the thousand-foot deep pool is like a stream, with the rocks below Aquatic plants are all visible.I saw that the water in this pool was as deep as bottomless, and there were countless different fish swimming in the pool, some with dog heads, some with bull horns, each of them was as long as a man, extremely weird.

Among these different fishes, there is a colossal monster entrenched in it, with blue-black scales all over the body, a body as thick as a bucket coiled like a snake, a huge head resting on the top, and a long pig-like nose that is extremely conspicuous. There is also a short crossbow bolt protruding from the side.

Looking at the bottom, there are dots of white dotted on the deep black water bottom, everyone can clearly see that it is a broken bone, soaked white by water.Among the gravel, there are still a few round white objects, but they are human skulls.Under this deep pool, there are countless corpses piled up...