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On the next day, the Prime Minister and the Ministry of Justice met at the Guest House, but it was reported that the two dignitaries had gone out and did not know when they would return, so they had to come to visit after the court.Today's court meeting took more time than usual, Ruomo retreated towards noon, after the court, the two came to the guest house again, just happened to meet Shui Jianqing who had returned from the cabin, so they went into the inner hall together.

The prime minister who had just sat down immediately asked bluntly: "According to the report from the migrant workers, you encountered a lake monster, and Shi Guiren also fainted in danger, so the repair was suspended; the old man and the Lord of the Criminal Department came to visit today, but learned that he The news of going out, I don’t know if he has recovered and went to Xiuhu as usual?”

Shui Jianqing replied: "No, although my cousin is in good health, the repair of the lake has not yet continued, because he has to deal with the lake monster first, so he went out this morning to prepare."

The Lord of the Ministry of Justice said happily: "So, you have already figured out a way to deal with that lake monster! What is the way?"

Shui Jian smiled lightly and said: "I'm sorry I can't tell you the details now, because things have to be carried out carefully, for fear of being caught in the grass, I may ask the two adults to send someone to help, and the more sensitive the person they send, the better, I hope I don't see you again." refuse."

Although the Prime Minister was itching to find out, to see if he could copy his plan before him and profit from it, but seeing Shui Jianqing's reciprocal answer and his reluctance to talk further, he didn't ask any more questions. , nodded slightly and then said: "Of course there is no problem with this floor, but when will we carry out the plan to destroy the lake monster?"

Shui Jianqing replied: "In about two or three days, we will notify the two adults, and we will explain clearly when the time comes."

"Since that's the case, the old man and the lord of the Ministry of Justice will not disturb the nobleman's rest, so let's take our leave for the time being."

Shui Jianqing thanked them and said slow down, and sent them out before going back to the room.This morning, when I went back to the boat to take Liu Li's pulse again, and examined her injuries carefully, I realized that unlike the original estimate that only the lung lobes and several injuries were injured, she may have injured her brain when she fell to the ground, resulting in a fainting phenomenon of blood stagnation.For this reason, Shui Jianqing also specially found some medical books and brought them back to read, to see if there is any way to wake her up as soon as possible.

When Shuijian Qingzheng was fascinated, Shi Yaoguang returned to the guest house wearing a hat.

Shui Jianqing was a little strange and said: "Cousin, why are you wearing a hat like the locals? Have you done what I asked you to do?"

Shi Yaoguang took off his hat and replied: "Cousin, don't you feel that the weather is much hotter today? I just stood on the street all morning, and I was sweating profusely from the sun, and I was also a little dizzy. The owner of the mirror gave me this hat, and explained that the country will be in summer from now on, and the sun will be stronger at noon. If you don’t want to get sunburned, you should wear a heat-resistant hat. The special hat made of Huohuanbu can stand safely in the sun for several hours. So I asked him to bring you back, and you can wear it when you go out tomorrow morning! I tried it just now, and it really works. As for Fortunately, there are mirrors in stock, I have already bought a few and returned." After speaking, he took out the bag and handed the items to Shui Jianqing.

Shui Jianqing said: "I thought that there is less copper and iron produced here, and things like bronze mirrors are more difficult to buy. I don't think my cousin can buy them all. It seems that the plan can be carried out in advance. Let me do an experiment first. After saying that, he took out a small bamboo tube that he bought along the way this morning and put it on the table, and hung one of the bronze mirrors handed over by Shi Yaoguang on the bedpost a foot away, aligned the bamboo tube, and took it out from his arms. Bao Jing stood one zhang away from the table and the bed and near the door, and then called out: "Cousin, please carefully open the cover of the bamboo tube, and then quickly retreat to my side."

Shi Yaoguang acted as he said, and when he retreated to Shui Jianqing, he looked back and saw a midge snake just crawled out of the bamboo tube, sticking out its sharp teeth and poisonous tongue.

While Shi Yaoguang was in doubt, he saw Shui Jianqing shining the precious mirror on the bronze mirror without any hesitation, a golden light flashed on the copper mirror and reflected on the snake on the table, easily hitting the snake Fell, the snake struggled twice in the mirror light, and fell dead on the table after a while.Only then did Shui Jianqing take back the precious mirror, took off the bronze mirror on the bed, and said: "Successful, it seems that my plan is likely to work, and I will send people to the prime minister's mansion later to spread the word, and we will meet tomorrow to destroy it." The big plan of the lake monster—hey! This is..." While speaking, he accidentally turned the bronze mirror upside down, and seeing the cracks on the back of the mirror, he couldn't help but stop talking and ponder.

After a while, Shui Jianqing made a decision: "It seems that the bronze mirror bought by my cousin is of ordinary quality and cannot bear the golden light of the precious mirror, so there will be cracks. But according to my plan, it must be irradiated for a period of time. Can I ask my cousin to take these bronze mirrors back to the store and ask someone to thicken the back of the mirror by two or three times, and see if it is possible to install iron or jade brackets if necessary, so that the bronze mirror can withstand the light of the precious mirror for a long time? , it’s best to build it in two or three days, then we can go to destroy the lake monster according to the original schedule.”

Shi Yaoguang only heard a general idea yesterday, but he also guessed the mystery, and he replied: "There is no problem with this, I still have a small amount of pig iron left over from the water maker here, which is enough to make iron brackets, cousin, how about you?" Don't worry, let me handle it." After a pause, he asked again: "How is my cousin? Are you awake?"

Shui Jianqing saw the question, and answered with a calm expression: "My cousin was injured this time, except for a few injuries on her body, even though I applied the leaves of Selan, which is very effective in treating trauma, it took two to three days to coke. Healed up; the damage to the lung lobe was recuperated by my prescription for two or three days, and she was fine; it was just that her brain was hit, causing blood stasis and blockage, which caused her to faint. , if we don’t clean up her bruises and soothe her mind, it will take at least a month for her to wake up on her own, and her memory may be affected by old injuries when she wakes up.”

Shi Yaoguang was slightly startled and said, "I thought she was fine! Could it be that you, cousin, can't be cured?"

Shui Jianqing replied: "It's not that there is no way. I happened to know that there is an ancient prescription, and I have blue bell flowers on hand, which can have the miraculous effect of quickly removing blood stasis and invigorating blood. It's just that there is still a medicine that has a strong calming and refreshing effect. If you use it The effect of general medicine is not very obvious. It’s just that those medicines are not easy to find, and the pharmacy here happens to be out of stock, and it takes half a month to replenish. I just read the book, and there seems to be a special product in Hechai Kingdom that is specially designed to refresh the mind. You can try it. But in this way, you may have to take your cousin on the voyage, I wonder if my cousin will allow it?"

Shi Yaoguang said: "In this way, if we use common medicinal materials and other medicinal materials to replenish the stock, it will take half a month at the fastest to wake up my cousin, which is a bit slow. It is better to discuss it with my cousin. As far as I know, Xi Chai The country is only a few days away from here. If we succeed in destroying the lake monster, we will be able to repair the lake in less than ten days and rescue my father. Then we will sail to Xichai country to gather and administer medicine. It will be faster. Moon can restore my cousin. It seems more profitable to do so."

"Since my cousin said the same thing, I'll go to Zi Ranzhou tomorrow to convince my cousin. Also, please prepare some swords, cousin."

Shi Yaoguang said: "I'll take some pig iron to the boat and ask craftsmen to make some."

"Then let's go back together, I'm just about to drink some decoction for my cousin." Shui Jian Qing said.

They walked through the Huoyan Mountain together, and when they arrived on the boat, they saw Mrs. Shi was entertaining a fat man with a tall face and a very graceful and charming young woman.Upon closer inspection, it was Xu Yuantai and his only daughter Xu Yinyin.

When Shi Yaoguang was about to turn around and leave, Mrs. Shi saw him and called out: "Guang'er, you are back. Come and greet Xu Shibo and the others."

Shi Yaoguang had no choice but to bite the bullet and went forward with Shui Jianqing to say hello: "Xu Shibo, Shimei, hello, I thought you had already left."

Xu Yuantai said: "It's been a few days since Brother Kangnian was arrested and imprisoned. I'm worried. I found out that Nephew Shi and you repaired the lake for the local people in exchange for Brother Kangnian's freedom. I see that repairing the lake can't help you. I was busy, but I still wondered if there was anything else I could help, so I brought Yinyin to talk to Mrs. Shi, and An An felt good about her."

Shi Yaoguang said: "Thank you, Xu Shibo, for your concern. My nephew encountered some resistance in the restoration of the lake, and now temporarily suspends the work until it is ready. If unfortunately the repair fails, I will trouble Xu Shibo to give the goods on our ship to the neighbors, please. His rescue. Apart from this matter, there is no need to bother Xu Shibo. I wonder if Xu Shibo can help out righteously?"

Xu Yuantai agreed immediately: "This matter is easy to handle, so I will stay here for a few more days. Anyway, I still have some goods that have not been released. The local people will participate in the restoration of the lake. My business will also be delayed for a few days." A genius can do it, just to wait for it. But I hope that you will succeed in healing, then everyone will be happy. Sister-in-law don’t have to worry too much, auspicious people have their own fortune, and brother Kang Nian will definitely come back safe and sound.”

Mrs. Shi said: "I hope so, my concubine thanked Xu Shixiong first."

Seeing a handsome young man standing beside Shi Yaoguang, Xu Yinyin couldn't help her eyes light up, and she asked with a charming smile, "Brother Guang, who is the person next to you? Why don't you introduce me?"

Shi Yaoguang was made uneasy by the sound of "Brother Guang", and said with a wry smile, "This is my cousin Shui Jianqing, and this is Xu Shibo's only daughter Xu Yinyin."

Shui Jianqing nodded slightly indifferently, and said: "I still have to make medicine for my cousin, please forgive me." After speaking, he turned and went to the cabin.

Seeing that he was not attracted by her beauty and left without hesitation, Xu Yinyin felt displeased. She rolled her eyes and saw the equally handsome and outstanding Shi Yaoguang standing in front of her. I haven’t visited the ship yet! Can you play around with me?”

Mrs. Shi also said: "Guang'er, if you have nothing to do, you can accompany Xu Shimei and treat her well on behalf of your mother."

Shi Yaoguang had no choice but to bite the bullet and let Xu Yinyin cuddle up to her side and spin around on the boat.

"Brother Guang, why haven't you come to my house in recent years, Yinyin misses you!" After walking a few steps, Xu Yinyin immediately tugged on Shi Yaoguang's sleeve, and asked in a coquettish voice.

Shi Yaoguang said helplessly: "I want to concentrate on my studies and prepare to go to Beijing to take the exam, so I don't have time to visit you."

Xu Yinyin twitched her red lips when she heard the words, and said angrily, "What! I don't have time to read books for a while and come to see me. I really don't care about it. I'm always thinking about you." After a short pause, she tenderly Said: "I don't know Guangge, you know how to repair the lake! It seems that Guangge is very knowledgeable. When will the lake be repaired? Where will you sail after the repair? I was waiting for you to come to me , but after waiting for a few days without a trace, I came to your boat with my father, and we met by chance. Otherwise, I don’t know how long I will be able to meet. I don’t agree! Will you come to my boat or accompany me some other day? Go ashore and play."

Hearing that she dropped two questions in one breath and asked for companionship, Shi Yaoguang couldn't help feeling a little headache, and was about to do it perfunctorily, when he suddenly saw Shui Jing walking out of the room alone at the corner, as if he wanted to go to the room where he and Shui Jianqing lived , hurriedly shouted in surprise: "Little cousin, where do you want to go? Why don't you ask for help?"

When Xu Yinyin heard that Shi Yaoguang stopped someone instead of answering her own words, she followed the sound curiously, and saw a beautiful girl with an oval face standing in the corridor. Jealousy, it's even more beautiful than putting on rouge and powder by yourself!This pair of Xu Yinyin, who had always been negative and charming, felt annoyed.

Shui Jing had heard their conversation clearly a long time ago, and when she heard a tender voice calling her cousin to her, she felt a little uncomfortable in her heart, she didn't have time to think about it, and when she heard them passing by here, she walked a few steps faster , trying to avoid their eyes and ears.But being blind, she could only grope forward a few steps feebly, and was stopped by the sharp-eyed Shi Yaoguang.Shui Jing could only force a smile and said: "I heard that my cousin went back to the cabin to treat my cousin, because he felt a little unwell, I wanted to see him, but I saw that it was only the next room, so I didn't disturb the sailors and acted on their own."

Shi Yaoguang asked with concern: "Little cousin, are you feeling unwell?"

Just as Shui Jing was about to answer, suddenly a big wave came and caused the boat to shake gently. Shui Jing didn't pay attention to "Oops" and saw that she fell, but Shi Yaoguang stepped forward to protect her upright.

Xu Yinyin held onto the pole of the boat to see clearly. "It turns out that he is blind, he can't even stand firmly, and he dares to rush in. It's really a burden, no wonder Brother Guang is so nervous." He whispered disdainfully.

Immediately made Shi Yaoguang annoyed, said: "Don't say that about my cousin, apologize to her quickly."

Xu Yinyin saw that Shi Yaoguang's face changed to become fierce towards her, so she couldn't help pouted and said, "What! I didn't say anything nonsense, she is clearly blind, so why apologize for that!"

Shi Yaoguang said angrily: "You still say it. It's very rude of you to say that."

Xu Yinyin was also annoyed: "I don't need you to preach!"

Seeing that the two were arguing because of her, Shui Jing hurriedly persuaded: "Cousin, don't say any more, it was because of my disagreement that I forced myself to go out alone, and I'm tired of you worrying about it. Now that I've found the room, you don't have to." Take care of me and continue to greet guests."

Shi Yaoguang was furious by Xu Yinyin, when he heard Shui Jing's gentle persuasion, he was about to reply.

Just at this time, the door of the room where the two were standing opened, Shui Jianqing came out and said: "The patients inside need a quiet environment to rest well. If you want to make noise, go elsewhere, don't make noise here."

When Xu Yinyin saw Shui Jianqing, she immediately replied in a charming manner, and shouted: "Brother Shui."

Shui Jing hurriedly said: "Cousin, I feel a little unwell, and I was just looking for you! Cousin, I don't need to bother you now, you should continue to greet guests."

Shui Jianqing supported Shui Jing, didn't even look at Xu Yinyin winking at him, and said to Shi Yaoguang: "Leave it to me, cousin, you go back." After speaking, he closed the door again.

Xu Yinyin was annoyed in her heart, but when she saw Shi Yaoguang looking at her, she hurriedly smiled and said, "Brother Guang, don't be angry! He has no intentions. You haven't finished showing me yet!"

Shi Yaoguang had no choice but to hold back his anger, and reluctantly took her away.

After finally visiting the hull, Xu Yuantai also finished talking with Mrs. Shi, took his daughter back to the neighboring ship, and Shi Yaoguang went into the room.

In the room, Shui Jing was talking with Shui Jianqing by the bed, while Liu Li was sleeping on the bed in a coma.

As soon as Shi Yaoguang came in, he shouted: "Cousin, you leave me alone and let me greet Xu Yinyin alone, it's really hard for me."

Shui Jianqing saw that Shi Yaoguang's nonsensical words stunned Shui Jing, he couldn't help laughing and said: "You are old acquaintances, I have to take care of patients and see my cousin, so I can't help you to entertain her. Who is it?"

Shi Yaoguang replied: "That's all right! If it wasn't for Xu Shibo who might have to trouble Xu Shibo to help rescue my father in the future, and my mother gave orders, I would have missed it like my cousin. Who would have the patience to accompany her!"

At this time, Shui Jing came back to her senses and asked: "Miss Xu is a guest, cousin, it is also your job to greet her as a landlord. Why do you have a tone of avoiding it?"

When Shi Yaoguang was asked, recalling the situation just now, he couldn't help saying: "Even if you are a guest, you shouldn't expose your scars and laugh at others, let alone you are our relative, she is too merciless. Such an impolite guest, It doesn't matter if you don't entertain!"

Shui Jing persuaded: "I think she just made a mistake for a while, so don't bother with her a lot!"

Only then did Shi Yaoguang get angry and said calmly: "If it wasn't for the friendship between each other's parents, I would tolerate her because of their affection. Cousin, you don't know. That Xu Yinyin usually speaks so arrogantly and meanly, which is disgusting "He changed the subject and asked, "Little cousin, you said you were unwell just now, how are you doing now?"

Shui Jing heard that Shi Yaoguang didn't seem to have a good impression of Xu Yinyin, she was secretly happy for some reason, and replied, "I'm fine now, thank you cousin for your concern."

Shui Jianqing saw that Shi Yaoguang was still looking at him worriedly, and said with a slight smile: "My cousin is just suffering from the heat because of the overheating weather. After taking the heat clearing medicine I prescribed, it will not be a problem."

Only then did Shi Yaoguang feel relieved, and said with a smile, "What were you talking about just now?"

"It's nothing special. I'm just telling you how I met Liu Li's cousin and how she was injured." Shui Jianqing replied.

So they spent the afternoon in the sound of talking.

"Young Master Yu, you and your servants should go back."

After visiting Liu Li from the boat, Shui Jianqing parted ways with Shi Yaoguang, went through Huoyan Mountain, the market, appeased several migrant workers who came to ask about the restoration of the lake, and crossed the sea. When they arrived at Liu's house, they heard Yu Mu Qi and Mrs. Liu were talking at the door.Looking at the situation, it seems that Mrs. Liu politely refused to be visited, Yu Muqi couldn't help it.Sure enough, I heard Yu Muqi say again: "Madam Liu, I heard from my servant that Liu Li was attacked by a water monster in the repairing lake and fainted. I am worried that she will not get a good medical treatment, so I have invited Dr. Shao, a famous doctor from our country, to come to my house. Wait, I brought my men to transport Liu Li back to our residence for a good treatment. Look! Even the sedan chair is ready, why do you refuse people thousands of miles away! Could it be that Liu Li is not at home, and there is another place to stay?"

Madam Liu's complexion suddenly changed when she heard this, and then she forced herself to calm down and said, "It's not because of relatives, how can I let my daughter disturb Mr. Yu and Ling's family! What's more, I have already asked a doctor to treat my daughter's illness, and now she needs to rest. Please, Mr. Yu, go back with sympathy and don’t stay any longer. You have changed your mind, and I accept it on behalf of my daughter.”

Yu Muqi still refused to give up and said, "Who can you ask for treatment? Only Doctor Shi is left, but he happens to be going to treat the Lord of the Ministry of Punishment for the past two days, and he will not go far away. Madam Liu, you are not deceiving me!"

At this time, a clear and calm male voice sounded from behind Yu Muqi and said, "How could Mrs. Liu lie to you? I will treat Miss Liu as an appointment."

Yu Muqi looked back and saw a handsome man in white with sword eyebrows and stars, said: "It's you again!"

The white-clothed man Shui Jian said calmly: "I'm right here. I advise you not to make noise here, so as not to disturb the patients."

Madam Liu also said: "Young Master Yu, I won't entertain you anymore, please go back."

Seeing this, Yu Muqi had no choice but to send his servants and bearers to leave. Before leaving, he said: "In fact, Madam Liu doesn't need to see you. Yu will ask a matchmaker to come to propose marriage in a few days. Please Madam Liu to get Liu Li back to health as soon as possible." Let me know the news, so as not to worry Yu." After saying goodbye, he glared at Shui Jianqing again and left.

Only then did Madam Liu ask the water supervisor to come in.After sitting down, Shui Jianqing took the initiative to inform Liu Li of her condition, and said that in order to facilitate treatment, it is best to let her be taken to Xichai country, and then sent back after recovery.

Mrs. Liu was silent for a while after hearing this, and then decided: "Actually, my husband and my concubine had already intended to go back to their hometown in the early years, but they stopped thinking about it because of a change and they were not familiar with the waterway. Take advantage of this opportunity to return to their hometown together; coupled with Mr. Yu's repeated pursuit, in order to avoid entanglement, it is the best policy to stay away from other places, otherwise, according to his power in his own country, Li'er may have to succumb sooner or later. It hurts the concubine physically and mentally. But I don't know if my cousin will let us ride together?"

Shui Jianqing hesitated for a moment and said: "You don't have to worry about this cousin. Uncle's boat is very big, and his uncle is generous. It is definitely not a problem for two more people to go together. But to avoid trouble, I will wait one day before sailing Tell my aunt to prepare to leave, and before that, my aunt will stay at home temporarily, so that no one else will know that the notification to Mr. Yu will cause any trouble."

Mrs. Liu nodded in agreement, and then sent Shui Jianqing away.

That night, they prepared the tools and asked the people to ask the Prime Minister and the Ministry of Justice to send helpers to gather at the lake.

At dawn, the two came to Wojo Lake. The Prime Minister and the others had already been waiting, and asked, "What plan do you have? Is it really feasible?"

Shui Jianqing said: "Master Prime Minister, please assign us six nimble men, and then order them to hold bronze mirrors and swords, and then we will stand in eight different positions to surround the earth cave at the lake eye. circle, and after hearing my order, find another person to dig into the soil hole to lure the lake monster out, and then we can naturally destroy it."

The Prime Minister then called out six strong men and ordered them to act according to the nobleman's instructions.Then he retreated to the shore to watch from a distance with the Ministry of Justice.

Some nearby residents had already been alarmed and came to the shore to stop by the lake.

Shui Jianqing saw that everyone was holding their swords and mirrors, so he gave an order without hesitation, and a migrant worker dug down the earth hole next to the lake eye as instructed.

All of a sudden, a puff of grayish-white smoke spewed out from the hole in the soil, and the migrant workers backed away when they saw it. As soon as they landed, a man who was repaired looked like a dragon but not a dragon, or a jiao and not a jiao, with a triangular head with diagonal angles and a pair of sharp claws on his body. The lake monster appeared in front of everyone in an instant, it was the dragon that appeared the day before yesterday.

Jiaolong appeared in the center surrounded by eight people, spewing smoke from his mouth.

The water supervisor was prepared early in the morning, and as soon as the smoke spewed out, he took out a precious mirror from his arms and pointed it forward. The rest of the people also took the mirror to the center. The sprayed smoke dispersed and turned into rain, which fell on the ground.Seeing that the smoke was blown away, Jiaolong roared angrily, and stretched out his sharp claws to break the mirror.

Shui Jian Qing hurriedly shouted: "Quickly circle around it, and attack with a sword in case of gaps, so as to wipe it out."

So everyone turned around, and for a while, the raindrops flew, and the mirror light overlapped with the people to form a golden ball of light, surrounded by dragons, and the scene was truly spectacular.

Jiaolong was seriously injured by the mirror light and could not move freely. His sharp claws were injured by everyone's sharp swords, and he had no power to resist, and he was dying soon.

Everyone was very happy to see this, and listened to the instructions to narrow the range to a distance of one foot, and stepped up the attack.Just when the golden light of the mirror was shining brightly, Jiaolong suddenly returned to the light, lowered his head and sprayed a puff of smoke in the direction of Shui Jianqing, and at the same time grabbed it with a sharp claw.

Shui Jianqing was taken aback, and quickly pointed the mirror at the cloud of smoke, raised his sharp sword casually, just blocked it for a while, and then swept towards the opposite corner of Jiaolong.

Jiaolong was seriously injured, and before he died, he raised his sharp claws and swiped wildly, just in time to knock down Shui Jianqing, who was the closest and was caught off guard.

Shi Yaoguang, who was opposite Shui Jianqing, saw that Shui Jianqing was knocked to the ground, and hurried over to rescue him.

At this time, the sword mirror was cleared by the water monitor, and the circle of light could not be formed. Fortunately, the water monster did not move, so everyone stopped and waited.

The Prime Minister and the Ministry of Justice on the shore also came down to check.It happened that the precious mirror fell in front of the prime minister, and the prime minister picked it up and put it in his bosom while everyone was not paying attention, and then followed the lord of the Ministry of punishment to Shui Jianqing.

The head of the Ministry of Justice asked with concern: "Is Mr. Shui all right?"

Shi Yaoguang hugged Shui Jianqing, shook his arm a few times, and replied: "He was knocked down by the lake monster and fainted."

The Lord of the Ministry of Justice said: "Then you take him back to the guest house quickly, I will send someone to ask the doctor to treat him; now that the lake monster is dead, there is no need for everyone to surround him, they all disperse, and resume work on another date Cure the lake."

The prime minister said: "For the sake of safety, I have sent two men here to watch over the lake monster's corpse. It will be dealt with tomorrow after the Ming Dynasty."

Although the lake monster was killed, Shi Yaoguang, who was in a distressed mood because he saw Shui Jianqing was injured and fainted, didn't say much, picked up Shui Jianqing and went to the guest house.

Everyone also dispersed.

As soon as the Prime Minister returned to his mansion, he couldn't wait to take out the mirror for a closer look.I saw a faint golden light on the mirror surface, which was more lustrous than other bronze mirrors.In order to test its power, I decided to take a few confidantes to Wuyan Mountain, a place where wild animals often appear.

This Wuyan Mountain is the place where the main animals of Yanyan Kingdom live. Except for the abnormal coldness on the top of the mountain, the climate below is warm and suitable for animals and plants to live in. Orionists often go up the mountain to hunt leopards, wild boars, porcupines, elk and other animals on the mountain. Peeling its skin, removing its meat and selling it in the market is one of the sources of income for the Yanyan Kingdom.

When the prime minister and his servants came to the foot of the mountain, they heard a few wolves wailing in the distance, and they were secretly happy, holding a precious mirror and waiting at the place they must pass.

Soon, a porcupine walked slowly in front of the prime minister, and the prime minister pointed the mirror at the porcupine.But the precious mirror did not emit a strong golden light, it was just as it was.

The prime minister looked at it resolutely. Seeing someone blocking the way, the porcupine angrily erected its spines and rushed head-on.Seeing that he was about to bump into the Prime Minister, a servant pulled the Prime Minister back in time.And a tree suddenly fell behind where the prime minister was standing, scaring away the porcupine.It turned out that a bison knocked down a big tree to avoid the chasing wolf.

Seeing the crowd, the gray wolf bared its sharp teeth, let go of the bison, and pounced on them instead. Several servants hurriedly searched for a way to escape. The Prime Minister raised the mirror again, but there was still no response, and the gray wolf bit him instead. His arm was so painful that he yelled and waved his hands, almost throwing away the mirror.

They had no choice but to run down the mountain road until they reached the foot of the mountain. They were relieved when they saw that the gray wolf did not come after them.

"It's a hell! Could it be that the water nobleman has some other supernatural powers to make the mirror shine golden and I can't do it?" The Prime Minister said angrily but helplessly. "Ah Choi, you saved me just now, so I will give this mirror to you." After saying this, he handed the mirror to a servant because it was useless, and the servant hurriedly took it and thanked him.

The Prime Minister said again: "Ah Cai, go find a doctor to heal my wound."

So the servant named Ah Cai took the order and left.

At this time, Shi Yaoguang also joined forces with a servant to carry Shui Jianqing back to the guest house, and sent someone from the Ministry of Punishment to call Dr. Shao to feel the pulse.

"Master Shui was just knocked unconscious by an external force, it's not a serious problem, he will wake up on his own soon, the old man will prescribe another medicine for him, and he will be completely fine, I will wait for a while until he wakes up before leaving. "

The Lord of the Ministry of Punishment ordered the servants to go to the hospital to administer the medicine according to the prescription prescribed by Dr. Shao.

It was time for a cup of tea, the water monitor was clear but felt a slight pain in the head, tried to open his eyes and saw Shi Yaoguang happily said: "Cousin, you're awake! Do you still feel pain?"

Shui Jian looked around and saw that it was in the guest house, so he asked, "How did I get back? Where is the lake monster?"

Shi Yaoguang told the story of the lake monster being dead and that he was knocked unconscious.

Shui Jian Qing said: "I'm sorry to trouble you to send me back, but also to have the lord of the Ministry of Punishment to wait for you. I'm fine now, so please don't worry, go back separately."

The Master of the Ministry of Justice said: "Your Shui took the risk to kill the lake monster for us, and it was too late for us to thank you, so how can we talk about trouble! Since Mr. Shui is awake, we will leave without disturbing your rest."

Shui Jianqing nodded slightly, suddenly remembered the precious mirror that had fallen, poked it into his arms, and asked urgently, "Have you seen my precious mirror?"

Shi Yaoguang said "Yeah", "Just now I was only looking at my cousin's injury, I didn't pay attention to the loss of the mirror, but I didn't see it when I went to you, did it fall far away?"

The lord of the criminal department also shook his head.

Shui Jianqing had no choice but to suppress his anxious mood, and said: "Since you haven't seen it, then I have to go and look for it tomorrow. Cousin, you can send them out for me."

Shi Yaoguang sent them to the door and then walked back.

It just so happened that the servant who was holding the medicine brought another person dressed as a servant to the door, and shouted: "Mr. Shao, it's really good that you came out. The Prime Minister is injured and needs you to heal."

The Minister of Justice was taken aback and asked, "What happened, Prime Minister? Why did you get injured?"

When Ah Cai saw and asked, because the Prime Minister did not order to conceal the matter, he told the truth.

Only then did the Lord of the Ministry of Criminal Justice know that it was the Prime Minister who took the precious mirror of the Shui nobleman, so he said to Ah Cai: "That mirror was originally the belongings of the Shui nobleman. You send the mirror back to me, and I will give you a few taels of gold coins as a token." Reward."

After hearing this, Ah Cai took out the mirror and gave it to the Lord of the Ministry of Punishment, and happily took the gold coin.

The Lord of the Ministry of Justice ordered again: "Don't tell others about this matter. If the Prime Minister asks about your mirror, you will say that you have lost it, understand?"

Ah Cai replied: "I will obey the adults' orders, and the young ones will never forget."

So the Lord of the Ministry of Justice asked Dr. Shao to go to the Prime Minister's Mansion with Ah Cai, and he and his servants went into the guest house again.

Shi Yaoguang and Shui Jianqing saw the Master of the Ministry of Punishment waiting for him to leave and return, and asked strangely: "Master of the Ministry of Justice, is there something wrong?"

The lord of the Ministry of Justice took out the mirror and said, "Just now my servant informed that someone brought this mirror, Mr. Shuigui, can you see if it is your precious mirror?"

Shui Jianqing retrieved the mirror, glanced at it and said, "It's exactly my lost property. Thank you, Mr. Criminal Department, for taking it back. Where is the finder now? Let me thank him."

The Master of the Ministry of Justice replied: "The man has already left. Since Mr. Shui Gui has found the lost property, then put it away carefully and don't use it casually, so as not to lose it again. Here is the medicine prescribed by Dr. Shao just now. Just take it, and I will leave as well." No, you don’t need to send them off.” After saying this, he walked outside the door with his servants, looked around again, and said to himself: “I can’t imagine that brother Yu will take the mirror for himself, but the gods have their own owners. If it is not the real master, how can he display his supernatural power! He is also delusional. It is not appropriate to reveal this matter, so as not to embarrass him."

Because the prime minister was recuperating at home, the court had no choice but to tell the King about the elimination of the lake monster by the Lord of the Ministry of Justice. The king was very happy to hear that, and ordered the restoration project to resume the next day, and handed over the work of skinning and removing the lake monster to the six people who did it. , And ordered to sell all the proceeds to them and the nobles of the Central Plains.

The plainclothes order of the Ministry of Criminal Affairs issued a message to them and supervised them.

Curious, Shi Yaoguang encouraged Shui Jianqing to come to the lake together, saw the six servants carefully peeling off the lake monster's skin, and seeing Lie Xinxie, he also picked up his sword and swung at the lake monster.

With this wave, I realized that the skin of the lake monster was thick, and it took [-]% of my strength to cut through the corners.Finally, I cut open the meat on the opposite corner, and when I was thinking about the skin, I accidentally discovered that there were emerald green, translucent, longan-sized beads hidden in the corner.He peeled off the opposite corners and got two jade beads, he brought them to Shui Jianqing and asked, "Cousin, what kind of beads are these?"

Shui Jianqing took a closer look and shook his head: "I don't know what kind of bead it is, it may be the inner alchemy of the monster. This is what you got from the lake monster, and it must be handed over to the punishment department."

The lord of the Ministry of Punishment standing next to him had already heard it clearly, and quickly replied: "Since the nobleman Shi got it from the lake monster, you don't need to give it to me. Your Majesty has ordered that the flesh and blood of the lake monster be shared equally between six servants and you, so you can accept it." Well, but except for the diagonal, the rest will be shared equally among the six servants, so you have no share."

Shui Jianqing nodded and said: "Since the king ordered it like this, we are not impolite. With this pair of horns and beads, we have enough. Tomorrow morning, my lord, please send an order for migrant workers to help clean the lake."

The lord of the Ministry of punishment nodded in agreement.

After about half an hour, the six people peeled off the lake monster's skin and buried the bones on the spot, and then they all left together.

On the way, Shi Yaoguang said to the water supervisor: "Cousin, you should go back to the boat first, and report to my aunt about returning home with the boat. I will come later and make this green bead into a chain and give it to my two cousins."

"Alright."

So the two parted ways again.

For ten consecutive days, all the people worked together to dig the remaining second and third sections of the lake, and pushed the remaining earth dams and water into them.So a deeper and deeper lake was completed and appeared in front of everyone.

On the other hand, under the command of Shui Jianqing, more than a thousand peasants also drove the stream along the ridge to the seaside at the foot of the mountain, connecting the mouth of the lake and leading out the lake water. The coast, fine water and long streams; green trees, unrestrained flowers, and beautiful scenery.

All the Bai surnames saw that Shi Yaoguang and the water supervisor went out early in the morning and returned late at night, worked hard day and night, planned to kill lake monsters, instructed the supervisors, and did their own work. They were very grateful.A few old gentlemen came out to save money and collect silver, and set up a shrine in imitation of the relationship between the two; they also erected a gold plaque with the four characters "Zhenhong Pinghu" written on it.

Shi Kangnian was escorted back to the ship by guards sent by the Ministry of Justice, and Shi Yaoguang and Shui Jianqing also returned to the ship from the guest house earlier.When the three of them saw each other, they hugged and talked about their past affairs; Mrs. Shi and Shui Jing also had mixed feelings of sorrow and joy when they saw them come back.

Shi Kangnian said: "This time I was rescued by Guang'er and Qing'er, and I came back safely. Since the day you decided to control the lake, the Lord of the Ministry of Justice sent someone to take me from the prison to the guest room of the Ministry of Justice's mansion, and spared me I have suffered a lot in prison, but I am still very worried, and I am afraid that you will not succeed. Fortunately, you have successfully repaired the lake and rescued me. You are really my benefactors.”

Shi Yaoguang said: "My child