Zhu Tian: Starting from the World of Zongwu

This is a typical small fishing village.

Although the fishing village is small, it is connected to the river. There is a small hill between the river and the fishing village, which just separates the connected water veins, allowing the water from the river to form a lake.

On the edge of the lake, a village is built along the water. The wooden houses are layered one after another, and dried fish are drying on the roofs. The fishy smell hits you in the face.

On the lake, fishing boats are busy and fulfilling in fishing.

In the entire Jianghe County, because of the numerous water veins, there are countless people who rely on water for their livelihood. More than half of the aquatic products in the entire Suzhou and Hangzhou Prefecture come from this county.

At this moment, a sharp cry of a child was suddenly heard in the quiet fishing village. On a pier, a little girl with two buns on her head was squatting on the bridge and crying loudly.

The crying alarmed many villagers. Some of them rushed over and found that blood was flowing out of the river. The horrific scene frightened many people.

"Underwater, there are monsters eating people underwater!"

Some children screamed in fear.

"Stop talking nonsense!"

An adult kicked the child and said, "With the river god here, which monster dares to eat people?"

"It's true. I saw it. Changsheng's father was swimming in the river. He suddenly disappeared, and then blood gushed out!"

At this moment, a middle-aged woman in the distance heard the sound and ran over. She picked up the little girl who was crying on the pier and said, "Changsheng, where is your father?"

The little girl cried even louder, "Mom, Daddy is in the water..."

The woman shuddered, looking at the river surface that was oozing blood, and looked around helplessly, hoping to get a different answer from other people.

But the others just shook their heads helplessly when they saw this, "Changsheng's mother, the head of your family must be gone!"

At this time, an old man who looked like the village chief came over with a cane and said, "In recent years, after the annual sacrifice, there has never been a monster eating people in our village.

This incident happened this time, maybe something unexpected happened in the river.

Dachun, go to the county and inform the county magistrate of this matter and ask them to send someone to investigate.

"Lao Niu, you're doing business outside, so you should know some Taoist priests. We have to make preparations for both scenarios and can't just rely on the government. Let's pool some money and you can go and ask a reliable Taoist priest to exorcise the evil spirits!"

After giving all the instructions, the village chief finally sighed and said to the woman in a comforting voice, "Changsheng's mother, I'm so sorry for your loss! Tomorrow, when the Taoist priest arrives, we'll find a way to salvage Changsheng's father's body."

Having said that, the village chief hesitated to speak.

Judging from the blood, Changsheng's father is probably dead.

Upon hearing this, the woman collapsed on the pier, hugging Changsheng and crying hysterically.

...

In the evening, the sky turned dark.

Changsheng drank a bowl of porridge and ate some dried fish, looking at his pale mother in confusion.

"Mom, is my dad dead?"

Changsheng's mother hesitated for a moment, but finally nodded. "There's a monster in the river, and your father has been eaten. From now on, I will have no choice but to depend on you!"

"But isn't there a river god in the river? Why are there monsters that eat people?"

Little Changsheng was still a little puzzled. "At the beginning of this year, Xiaoling, who grew up with me, was chosen and sent into the river to serve the river god. The county magistrate said that this year will be a good year with good weather and no monsters."

But why was my father still eaten by a monster? "

Changsheng's mother was speechless, but she was already feeling resentment towards the river god and the county magistrate.

She was a woman, the head of the household died, leaving only the widow and orphan to depend on each other. How would she live in the future?

Boom boom boom!

Just then, there was a knock on the door.

Changshengniang was shocked. Could it be that she hated the River God in her heart, and the River God knew about it, and was here to punish her?

"Who?"

She picked up the kitchen knife with trembling hands and walked carefully to the door.

Outside the room, a clear and pleasant female voice came, "Auntie, my brother and sister-in-law and I are lost while traveling for school. We don't dare to walk around in the dark. Can you stay here for one night?"

Changsheng Niang held an oil lamp and looked through the crack of the door in the dim light. She saw a beautiful girl standing outside.

What a pretty girl!

Changsheng's mother breathed a sigh of relief. Judging from the other person's appearance and dress, she should be the daughter of a wealthy family and did not look like a bad person.

The villagers were simple and honest. Even though a man had just died today, when she heard that the girl outside was lost, she still opened the door kindly.

After all, there are monsters in the river. If the girl accidentally goes to the river, another life may be lost.

"Thank you, Auntie!"

Victoria Song smiled and thanked him, "I knocked on several doors, but you were the only one who opened the door. I can tell you're a kind-hearted person!"

As she spoke, she pointed to Song Xuan and Yao Yue outside the door, "This is my brother and sister-in-law. Don't be afraid, auntie, we are not bad people!"

Changshengniang looked at these three incredibly good-looking men and women in a daze. She grew up in the village, got married and had children, and had only been to the town a few times. How could she have seen such outstanding people?

Moreover, there were three of these people at first sight!

Chapter 652: This river god ate the child but did nothing!

"It's so late, you haven't eaten yet, right?"

Although Changsheng Niang's husband just died today, she is a simple and kind person after all. When guests came to her house, she did not neglect them at all.

First, he filled the porridge for several people, and brought a few dishes. Only then did he stroke his hair at the temples a little embarrassedly.

"The villagers are not good people, please don't look down on them..."

Song Xuan smiled slightly, then sat down at the table, picked up his bowl and took a sip of porridge.

To be honest, the taste is average. The food production in this world is very high, but most of the food tastes bad.

All I can say is that it can ensure that ordinary people will not starve to death. As for the taste and flavor, there is nothing to say.

But Song Xuan did not feel uncomfortable at all. While drinking porridge, his eyes fell on the tablet not far away, which seemed to have been placed not long ago.

Before he could speak, Victoria Song asked first, "Auntie, did someone in your family just pass away?"

Changsheng's mother nodded, but seemed reluctant to talk about this topic. After clearing the table, she took Changsheng to bed.

Before closing the door, she reminded them, "It's getting late, guests, please go to bed early.

By the way, the village has been a bit restless lately, so please remember not to go near the river at night!"

After he left, Victoria Song looked around and came to the conclusion, "A man just died in the family, and the cause of death is somewhat taboo, so the auntie dare not say it.

But it seems to be related to the river god here."

Song Xuan's spiritual sense swept around the fishing village and found a very strong mass of resentment at the bottom of the river.

The resentment was so strong that even Song Xuan felt a little surprised.

How could such a small place generate such strong resentment?

"Don't worry about what's going on here for now. Let's observe the situation for two days and see what happens."

.....

The next morning, just as the sky was getting light, Song Xuan opened his eyes from his practice.

Looking out the window, you can see wisps of smoke rising from the small fishing village; the villagers have started making fires and cooking.

In addition, there were many farmers mending fishing nets and repairing fishing boats, but no one dared to go near the river, let alone drive a boat to fish.

At this moment, the sound of gongs and drums suddenly came from the village.

Song Xuan looked around and saw a middle-aged man with tanned skin, beating a gong and making noises excitedly.

"Village chief, village chief! I've invited the Taoist priest back!"

Behind this man was a thin Taoist priest wearing a turban, carrying a seven-star sword on his back, with a mustache and a black mole at the corner of his mouth.

The other person was wearing a crude Taoist robe and was wobbling a little when he walked. Song Xuan just took one look at him and labeled him a liar.

A typical liar, and a liar who was harmed by alcohol and sex.

Seeing that more and more villagers were gathering around, the so-called Taoist priest raised his hands and signaled everyone to be quiet.

"My fellow villagers, I have been learning martial arts in the Immortal Mountains for many years. I heard that there are demons causing trouble here. Today I have come to exorcise the demons and restore clean waters to you all!"

As soon as he opened his mouth, the crowd cheered and many people were very excited.

This world is too big. Although there are many monks, for most ordinary people, they have no access to cultivation at all.

At this moment, a Taoist priest who was said to have learned skills from the fairy mountain came to exorcise demons and monsters, which immediately made the villagers awed and worshiped him one after another.

"The Taoist priest is mighty!"

"The Taoist priest is so powerful!"

Song Qian had somehow found her way into the crowd, raised her arms and shouted, "Wow! The Taoist priest is so awesome!"

As she shouted, someone immediately followed suit, "Wow, the Taoist priest is so awesome!"

Someone immediately shouted, "Wow, the Taoist priest is awesome!"

"What, the Taoist priest is awesome?"

"Yeah, yeah, that's right, awesome old Taoist! I heard that's what the books say!"

There was a lot of chaos around, and the topic had already gone off the rails. Song Qian was like a badger in a melon field in the crowd, laughing and occasionally agreeing.

Then, Song Xuan grabbed her neck from behind and took her out of the crowd.

"Just watch the show, why are you meddling in it?"

Victoria Song grumbled, "I didn't get involved. I ate their food, so I just went there to cheer them on. I didn't know that just a casual shout would turn the villagers' words around!"

Without Victoria Song fanning the flames in the crowd, the swindler Taoist priest finally took control of the situation. After arriving at the river, he began to prepare to perform a ritual to exorcise the demon.

He did not start right away, but waited until the village chief offered sacrifices to the river god and confirmed that there were no other problems in the river water before starting the ritual.

He first lit a piece of talisman paper while muttering something, and then threw the talisman paper into the river. The surface of the river seemed to be boiling, and bubbles gurgled up.

The villagers retreated in panic upon seeing this, but they saw the old Taoist calmly take out another ball from the package, light the fuse on it, and then throw it into the water.

Then, with a bang, water splashed everywhere, and a big fish was blown onto the shore.

Seeing this scene, even Yao Yue was speechless. "Although I knew he was a liar, I didn't expect that after all this time he was just a fish fryer."

Song Xuan seemed to be thinking about something. This scene seemed familiar to him.

"Fellow villagers, this fish was possessed by a demon. I have killed it with my Taoist Heaven-shaking Thunder. Now you can go fishing without worries!"

After catching a big fish, the fraudulent Taoist priest took the gold and salted fish given by the village chief with peace of mind. After packing up his package, he prepared to leave.

He is very experienced in this business. After frying fish and cheating people out of their money, he just runs away. He cheats as many people as he can. As for whether the local people will be harmed by the water monster later, he doesn't care!

The villagers were overjoyed when they heard this and hung up the big fish. Changsheng Niang stood in front of the big fish, staring at it with hatred.

"I want revenge!"

The others immediately echoed, "Yes, revenge, kill it!"

Changsheng asked in confusion: "Mom, isn't it dead?"

Changsheng Niang said angrily: "Then beat it to death again!"

At this moment, the sound of horse hooves came from the entrance of the village. Everyone turned around and saw a group of yamen runners riding towards them.

"Captain Xing is here!"

Upon seeing this, the village chief hurried forward and bowed repeatedly to the square-faced yamen runner who was in the lead.

"Sir, a water monster harmed people yesterday. May I ask, sir, does the river god have any explanation?"

Captain Xing, sitting on his horse, first glanced at the hanging fish, then said in a cold voice: "The Changliu River stretches for thousands of miles, and it is impossible for the river god to pay attention to all the basins at all times.

The county magistrate asked me to come and take a look at the situation first. If the government office can handle it, there's no need to bother the river god!"

The village chief looked unhappy. The last time they offered sacrifices to the river god, they chose a girl from their village. However, less than a year had passed and a water monster appeared in the village and harmed people.

This river god ate the child and did nothing, and now he doesn’t even have an explanation!

Who would not feel any resentment in their heart?