On the way to Xichong County, Xiao Wu saw that Yang Wuhui was not very interested, so he took the initiative to ask.
"What is Mr. Yang thinking?"
After hearing this, Yang Wuhui replied: "I was thinking whether we should take the small road instead of the official road. Others said that on the official road in Xichong County, there was a squinty-eyed general. This squinty-eyed general was not that kind to the people passing by. You're so polite. If we meet, I'm afraid there will be some trouble."
Gu Jieqing laughed after hearing this.
"Is it possible that Wu Regret is afraid?"
Yang Wuhui said: "I don't have any martial arts skills, so it's normal to be scared. Besides, there are dozens of good fighters on the other side, and there are only four of us. I don't have fighting power yet, so I'm in serious trouble."
After hearing this, Zhan Yirong said helplessly: "Don't be afraid! As long as I'm here, I can kill hundreds of people, let alone dozens of low-class horse bandits."
After saying that, he drove the horse and left quickly.
Although Yang Wuhui felt that Zhan Yirong was bragging, she could handle a dozen people, but with dozens of people, her hands might be weak.
I hope Deputy Commander Gu can also use one for a hundred!
Of course, this is a luxury.
It took three days to get from Qingshen County to Xichong County. On the second day, the weather became bad.
It was raining heavily, as if it was a sign before a storm came.
It's not that it's dangerous, it's that the weather is going to rain heavily.
Sure enough, when Yang Wuhui and the others officially entered the boundaries of Xichong County, there was a heavy rain that was rare in Yang Wuhui's life.
Their original carriage was replaced by horses when they were in Qingshen County.
The four of them moved forward, riding fast horses.
When a heavy rain starts, you have to find a shelter from the rain.
Xiao Wu suddenly shouted: "There is light ahead, I think there is someone's home, let's go borrow a place to take shelter from the rain!"
Yang Wuhui nodded: "Then let's move forward quickly!"
They had prepared raincoats before, otherwise they would have been drowned in the rain.
When the light came closer, I suddenly realized that this was actually a temple.
This is not the Heshen Temple. After getting off the horse and getting closer, I found that it said "Heshen Temple".
Yang Wuhui, Zhan Yirong and others looked at each other with surprised expressions.
It’s no coincidence that there is a river temple here.
But when they entered the temple, they were first attracted not by the statue of the river god, but by the woman sitting on the lotus platform.
This woman was blindfolded with a black cloth, her hands and feet were bound, and her mouth was gagged, but she could still see clearly that she was a good-looking young lady.
When she heard someone coming in, the little lady had a look of horror on her face.
A whining sound came from his mouth, and he was extremely scared.
Yang Wuhui said: "Xiao Wu, go and put the person down."
Xiao Wu nodded, and Yang Wuhui also looked up at the river god statue.
This river god has a human body and a dragon head, which is enshrined in the temple and looks lifelike.
Yang Wuhui remembered the legend about Xichong County, the story of two dragons.
It's just that the river god turned out to be a human body with the head of a dragon. Could it be that someone had seen this river god, otherwise how could it be so lifelike.
Gu Jieqing and Zhan Yirong walked to both sides and observed.
Naturally, they wanted to see if there was any danger here. If there was no danger, they would take shelter from the rain tonight.
The woman was rescued by Xiao Wu and looked at the visitor with an expression of astonishment, then fear.
Yang Wuhui couldn't help but explain: "Madam, don't be afraid, we are all good people!"
The word "good guy" seemed to really convince this woman.
But soon the woman said again: "How can a good person say that he is a good person?"
Xiaowu said: "But good people don't say they are bad people!"
These words made the woman a little angry.
But Yang Wuhui said: "Is the lady being sacrificed to the river god?"
The woman nodded, her expression becoming sad.
Yang Wuhui knew what was going on when he was in Qingshen County. He said that every spring, a woman would be sacrificed to the River God, which was equivalent to a marriage. The River God would bless Xichong County with good weather this year.
But if the local people don't do that, various disasters will happen to Xichong this year.
At first, naturally some people didn’t believe it.
But in the past twenty years, Xichong County has been disobedient several times, and then Xichong County was a disaster for a whole year.
From then on, no one dared to challenge the authority of the River God.
After the woman felt sad, she said, "My name is Wang Rulan, and she is from Xichong County. My father originally wanted to marry me before he was eighteen. But no matter what, he was sent to the River Temple to worship the river god. "
When Gu Jieqing heard this, he held his sword and asked, "What do you mean, is there something hidden in it?"
Wang Rulan replied: "In previous years, the women sacrificed to the River God were all eighteen years old, and this year is also the case. Because this year, the daughter of Yuan Wai Xu was chosen. She had just turned eighteen, and it was the God of the River who sent the oracle to name her. That person. But I don’t know why, the goddess said that the river god chose me. So after that, I was brought here."
Yang Wuhui looked strange and asked, "Who is this goddess?"
Wang Rulan explained: "This goddess is the spokesperson of the river god. Every year, the goddess informs the officials and people of Xichong County about which woman the river god chooses!"
Yang Wuhui, Gu Jieqing and Zhan Yirong looked at each other and noticed something was wrong.
Yang Wuhui said: "Madam Wang, will this so-called river god come tonight?"
Wang Rulan nodded: "Yes, Rulan was brought here yesterday. The river god didn't come last night, and he will definitely come tonight, because if the bride who marries the river god does not see the river god on the first night, then she will not see the river god on the second night. The Evening River God will definitely take away the bride."
Yang Wuhui understood, what he was playing was the river god’s marriage drama!
Then he looked at Zhan Yirong and said with a smile: "Yirong, I have to trouble you!"
Zhan Yirong said clearly: "Leave it to me!"
Others did not show the tacit understanding between Zhan Yirong and Yang Wuhui, but soon Zhang Yirong called Wang Rulan behind the river god. After the two changed clothes, Gu Jieqing instantly understood what Yang Wuhui meant.
Then Zhan Yirong was pretended to be tied to the lotus platform. His eyes were not tied with black cloth, and it was naturally impossible to stuff rag strips of cloth into his mouth.
Wang Rulan was taken to hide behind the statue by Yang Wuhui, and was naturally fed by Yang Wuhui.
This food is all offered to the river god.
At first she didn't dare to eat, but when she saw that Yang Wuhui and the two people next to her were eating generously, Wang Rulan, who had been hungry for two days, couldn't care less.
But after filling her stomach, Wang Rulan still asked softly: "My dear friend, is this okay? If the river god is offended, the little lady will be Xichong's sinner."
Yang Wuhui reflected the thunder light and began to laugh.
"What a mere river god, there is a Lord of Hell squatting next to you!"
Wang Rulan was startled, but when she looked back, she only saw Gu Jieqing.
She thought that Yang Wuhui was joking.
