It took several hours for the boat to enter the tributary of the Tianhe River from the river bend, and then from the tributary to the real Tianhe River. Lianshan couldn't resist the sleepiness. When he got up after a nap, it was already broad daylight.
Sailing on the Tianhe River is not like sailing along the river in reality. Because of the special nature of the gaps, the Tianhe River, which spans countless gaps, is more like being pieced together piece by piece, and even the scenery is different.
The way they are connected is also strange. Sometimes they need to cross a bridge hole, sometimes they need to cross a clump of reeds, sometimes they need to wait for a few strange birds to fly by in a column, and sometimes they are blocked by some strange rules.
Lianshan thought that it would be fine just to get on the boat, but he didn't expect that this was just the beginning.
Li Zheng is like a living map in the gap. Even if the gap changes drastically, he can still identify the correct direction from those clues and those remaining scenes of the old days. Even if there is an occasional deviation, it can be corrected quickly.
Lianshan looked at his back and admired him for the 108th time in his heart. He decided to join Huayuan Road and become a non-staff henchman.
The first thing Dog Legzi does when he takes up his post is to fish the real dog out of the river.
There is a short story about why rhubarb fell into the water. They sailed through a mirrored water. Dahuang stood on the bow of the boat and saw his own reflection in the water mirror. He did not recognize that the pretty village dog wrapped in a floral turban was himself.
"Woof!" Who? !
"Woof?!" Wearing a turban, what a strange dog!
Rhubarb wanted to have a showdown with his opponent, so he threw himself into the water. The water mirror cracked, and countless handsome little village dogs were born. They were all barking, as if they were alive. For a while, the sky was full of barking, and it was so lively.
Lianshan caught the dog and tried his best to hold the dog down, thus avoiding a new round of war.
At this time, Li Zheng slowly stood up, glanced at the water mirror from the corner of his eye, and said: "Stop the boat."
Que Ge stopped the boat and cast a questioning look at him. Li Zheng: "Wait for now. If you notice something tugging on the ship later, don't make any noise or resist. Let's go another way."
"Which way?"
"Yin Yang eyes."
Hearing this, Lianshan shuddered. It was clearly broad daylight but still noon, but he felt like he had fallen into an ice cave, with goose bumps on his arms. He started to tremble as he spoke, "I-are we really going there? Aren't we going to take a long way around?"
Li Zheng ruthlessly broke his delusion, "No."
At this time, Lianshan also realized that the gap in Yin Yang Eye was a small town in the south of the Yangtze River, and it also had water. The boss wouldn't want to take that road early on, so he asked him and Que Ge to follow him, right?
After all, when the gap changed drastically, he and Que Ge went there with their seniors. And precisely because I have been there, I shudder even thinking about the mountains, ghosts, there are ghosts there!
Yin Yang Eye is a famous place to see ghosts. If you have been there once, you will never want to go there again.
Lian Shan was about to cry. He had nightmares for three days after coming back from the Yin Yang Eye. It didn't take long for him to recover. Why did he have to go again? In a moment of grief, he let go of Rhubarb.
At this time, the barking of the dog had gradually subsided. Without the "provocateur", Dahuang started shaking again, throwing water all over him.
Lianshan just felt how miserable he was, wiped his face, and wanted to
Gaining comfort from Que Ge, who had gone through the same experience, he looked up and saw that Que Ge was very interested.
"Ah..." Lian Shan was tired and lay peacefully in the boat with his hands on his chest.
Suddenly, the boat seemed to move, and an eerie feeling, as if someone was breathing behind it, penetrated from the bottom of the boat.
Because of his lying posture, Lianshan was more aware of the strangeness of the ship. His heart suddenly rose to his throat, and the hairs all over his body stood up. He thought, this was on the water. If it could be connected to the Yin and Yang Eyes, what would be pulling the ship?
Water ghost?
Help.
But reality could not tolerate being timid, so he could only swallow hard, pretend that he didn't feel anything, closed his eyes, and waited for the arrival of the ghost town.
After an unknown amount of time, Que Ge's voice sounded in his ears, "We're here."
Lianshan was mentally prepared, sat up from the boat, and opened his eyes again. In front of me are weeping willows on the shore, houses with white walls and black tiles, women walking by with baskets in their hands, and carefree children running and jumping.
Under the blue sky, a small canal passes through the town. Their boat sailed slowly in this canal. There were houses on both sides of the river. From the open window, you could still see the girl with a hairpin.
She smiled brightly, but in the shadow behind her, a ghost girl with disheveled hair and tearful eyes was standing there quietly, staring at the people on the boat.
Lian Shan hurriedly looked away, only to see a line of green and white ghost hands on the side of the boat.
The water ghost is here to catch a ride.
Lianshan's breath froze, but Dahuang next to him showed no reaction. Only then did he realize that Dahuang had put on a pair of sunglasses at some point. The sunglasses were in the style of windproof goggles and could be put on a dog's head without falling off. The black lenses were small and round, and paired with the floral headscarf, they looked fashionable. It's a bit rustic, cool and a little silly.
In short, it’s both rustic and foreign.
Que Ge explained: "Dahuang is very active. There are too many ghosts in the town. Wearing sunglasses can temporarily block them."
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Lianshan understood that the specially made sunglasses were to prevent Rhubarb from going wild. The ghost in the town follows "idealism". As long as you ignore him and ignore him, he is like air and can't hurt you; but once you ignore him, he seems to have an entity, and things become troublesome. No matter how smart Rhubarb is, he is still a dog. He cannot communicate, so he cannot completely ignore all ghosts and monsters like humans. Wearing sunglasses is a good way to avoid trouble.
In addition, there are two basic rules in the town.
First, the residents of the town cannot see ghosts, but they, outsiders, can all see them, hence the name - Yin Yang Eyes.
Second, there is a one-to-one correspondence between the townspeople and ghosts in the town. That is to say, if there is a town citizen A in this town, there will be a ghost of the town citizen A. The two states of living people and ghosts exist at the same time, death and life, yin and yang coexist. Living people cannot see ghosts, but ghosts can see living people. As outsiders, they cannot tell this fact to living people and cannot break this layer of window paper, otherwise it will lead to disaster.
"The last time we came, it was snowing heavily in the town. Some houses were crushed and many roads were blocked. The key NPC, the goddess, became crazy. We got from her mouth that 'Hu Di had been there two or three years ago. The news that things started to change a few months ago also met people leaving the meeting here." Que Ge said.
The inference about the Grand Formation and the theory of "a full bottle of water will not slosh, but a half-full bottle of water will slosh" also come from this.
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Some townspeople died, so the town was in chaos. But what happened after that, we don’t know. "
The town at that time was very dangerous and it was not advisable to stay for a long time. After they met the goddess and the people who were leaving the party, they left here in a dangerous way and suffered a lot of injuries.
Now look, the town has returned to peace, but what about the dead people?
Lianshan still remembers his last look back before leaving. White flags have been hung in the town, a few pieces of yellow paper money are floating in the wind, the snow is difficult to melt, and ghosts are crying all over the sky.
"Are we just passing by?" Lian Shan asked with difficulty.
"No." The boss replied ruthlessly, "Que Ge, stop the boat in front."
Que Ge was a qualified captain, and he safely docked the boat at the river port in front. When she returned to her old place, she also discovered a new problem, "There are no boats in this town?"
There is a river but no boat, which is unreasonable.
Li Zheng got off the boat, walked up the stone steps of the river port, and replied calmly: "A boat made of paper is called a spirit boat, but living people cannot sit on it."
Que Ge wondered why he hadn't seen it before, and suddenly remembered that it snowed heavily last time and the rivers were frozen, so naturally there were no boats left. She tied the boat and followed Li Zheng ashore. There was a shivering kid under the willow tree on the shore, but she glanced away and looked away without changing her expression at all.
The era of this small town is around the time of the Republic of China. There are people wearing long shirts and commoners, and there are people with short hair, so the three of them walking on the street with a dog are not particularly conspicuous.
But after taking a few steps, Lian Shan frowned and said in a low voice: "Something's wrong."
Que Ge: "It's indeed wrong. All the gaps have changed. When we came here last time, we witnessed the process of change with our own eyes. Why is this small town now... the same as before? It's as if those changes have never happened. .”
Li Zheng raised his hand to lift the black veil and looked at a stone bridge a hundred meters in front of him. After thinking for a while, he said: "Que Ge, cross the bridge and turn left, go east at the first alley, about 500 meters further, there is a tavern. I made an appointment with the third child to meet there, you take Dahuang to see it. Take a look. If you see him, he will tell you what to do. If you don’t see him, go back to the boat and wait for me."
Que Ge: "Then you..."
Li Zheng: "Lian Shan and I will go to the ancestral hall."
Lian Shan gasped when he heard the word "ancestral hall". None of them went into that place the last time they came with their seniors. The seniors warned me that the place was dangerous.
Que Ge glanced at him and suggested, "How about I go to the ancestral hall and let Lianshan go to the tavern?"
Li Zheng was about to speak when Lian Shan spoke first. He shook his head. Although his face was a little pale and his tone was a little weak, his attitude of refusal was firm, "The bosses have told me to go, so just let me go."
Even though he looks like this, he is still a serious search and rescue team member. How can he let his teammates take care of everything? Besides, if the boss is here, the boss will protect him...right?
The boss said nothing.
But when Lianshan followed the boss tremblingly, encountered countless ghosts along the way, gritted his teeth and finally entered the gloomy ancestral hall, he regretted it. Because he clearly saw that under the candlelight, on the tablet placed in the most distinguished position, two familiar names were clearly engraved, which were in traditional Chinese -
【Li Zheng】
Lian Shan's eyes widened, "Li, Li..."
Li Zheng raised his lips, "It's me."
Lian Shan subconsciously took a step back and looked at him in disbelief. It wasn't that he was afraid of Li Zheng, or something else, he was just too shocked. This is someone's ancestral hall, a place where ancestors are worshiped!
"This is the longevity card." It means that it is a card for living people.
Li Zheng finally took off his bamboo hat, slowly picked up a few incense sticks on the table, looked back at him, and asked: "Would you like to offer incense?"!
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