After a while, I saw Ye Ming and Magistrate Wei coming out of the room, looking like they had already discussed a plan.
Mr. Wu was a little curious about what the plan was, but he also knew that this matter should be kept confidential and could not be said casually, which made him feel a little scratched in his heart.
Ye Ming, on the other hand, pulled his shoulder and smiled:
"Come on, let's go for a walk in the river outside the city."
Seeing this man's smile, Mr. Wu subconsciously felt that something was wrong, but he was not worried about his safety and nodded in agreement.
Seeing this, Fatty Wang also came over:
"Great Immortal, can you take me with you?"
Ye Ming smiled and said, "Aren't you afraid of encountering monsters when you go out?"
"Afraid, of course I'm afraid, but if there are monsters really moving around Snake-Zhan Mansion, wouldn't it be more dangerous for me as an incompetent person?
In this case, it would be safer to follow you, Daxian. "
After Fatty Wang gained weight, he seemed to become more mellow, and his temperament changed greatly.
The group followed Ye Ming to the outside of the city.
Outside the city of Zhanshe Mansion, there are two large rivers and several small rivers.
Not to mention the small rivers, there are two large rivers called Shangwan River and Xiawan River respectively, located at the north and south ends of Zhanshe Mansion.
It is said that there was no such a big river in this place originally. Later, a founding emperor who had not yet made his fortune stationed his men here.
A big snake came out and wanted to harm everyone, but was killed by the founding emperor who had not yet made his fortune.
This snake divided into two parts and turned into two big rivers, which is why Zhanshe Mansion got its name.
After they left the city, they headed north and went straight to Shangwan River.
Looking from a distance, the winding Shangwan River does indeed look like the upper body of a big snake.
From this point of view, the so-called legend has some credibility.
Shangwan River is one of the important waterways of Zhan She Mansion. On weekdays, there are boats of all sizes and there is a constant flow of merchants and merchants.
Only in recent times, the waterways in this area have been obviously a little depressed. There are only a few boats on the river, and there are only some people who are very careful about their activities on the shore.
As for the reason, it is quite simple. Everyone is afraid that the sudden and strange flood will erupt from the river.
The previous flash floods and floods from streams alone have caused panic in the surrounding areas. If it breaks out again here...
Therefore, many people now choose to hide in the Snake Killer Mansion.
When Fatty Wang came, he said he would be safe with Ye Ming, but when he actually arrived, he couldn't help but feel a little panicked.
Especially at first glance, I found that many shoreside piers were deserted, and I felt an inexplicable fear lingering in my heart.
Ye Ming smiled and greeted an old boatman in his sixties.
Seeing this, the old boatman rushed over and asked:
"How many of you are in an emergency?"
Ye Ming smiled and said: "Why, if there is no emergency, you can't come and take the boat?"
The old boatman said: "There are floods everywhere now. It is really unsafe here. If you are not in an emergency, it is better not to take the boat."
Ye Ming smiled and said: "We naturally know this. The boatman only cares about sailing and nothing else."
Fatty Wang immediately answered:
"That's right, everything depends on good luck... Young Master, I'll give you double the shipping fare, no, triple it."
When the old boatman heard this, he stopped admonishing him and asked a few people to get on the boat.
Fatty Wang asked curiously:
"Boatman, no one else dares to sail anymore. Why do you still take risks at your age?"
"Why else? If the boat doesn't work, I can't survive!"
The old boatman laughed at himself and kept moving.
Mr. Wu saw that the Shangwan River was not very wide and wondered what they were going to do.
Ye Ming didn't explain, he just asked the old boatman to sail.
The old boatman asked where he was going, and Ye Mingzhi said he could go anywhere.
Seeing that these people seemed to be just having fun, the old boatman didn't care about anything and just sailed along the current, which was quite easy.
Mr. Wu looked at Ye Ming again, wanting to ask what this person's plan was, but he still held back.
Wu monkey jumped up and down on the boat, very active.
It's just that the boat is too small, and there is no room for it to do whatever it wants.
Ye Ming sat on the bow of the boat and looked at the water leisurely.
After walking for a while, Fatty Wang, who was thinking about what to eat for dinner, suddenly heard bursts of babies crying.
The sound seemed to come from a very close place, but upon closer inspection it sounded very far away, which was very strange.
Mr. Wu and Wu Hou obviously heard the sound and looked around curiously.
It’s just that the specific location of the place where the sound was made cannot be seen.
However, when the old boatman heard this voice, his expression changed drastically and he immediately said:
"No, there is a flood, there will be a flood!"
Upon hearing this, Mr. Wu immediately asked why.
The old boatman explained: "I heard that babies crying like this were heard in places where there were previous floods. As a result, there were floods soon after!"
As he spoke, he tried to pull the boat to the shore.
At this time, Ye Ming stopped the old boatman's movements and said with a smile:
"Shipman, don't worry. We are the mages invited by the prefect to deal with this matter. You can just continue sailing."
When the old boatman heard this, he couldn't help but look at Ye Ming.
Seeing that this person had an extraordinary demeanor, a calm demeanor, and a vague air of an immortal about him, unlike a mortal, I immediately believed him.
He also thought that if there was a flood, it would probably be too late to escape now.
In this case, it's better to trust him once and give him a try.
Immediately, as Ye Ming said, he continued to sail along the current.
The crying sound kept coming, far and near, as if it were a crying baby that no one could comfort, which was very disturbing.
Wu Hou was scratching his head and ears impatiently, jumping up and down.
At this time, Fatty Wang suddenly smelled a fragrance:
"Sugar, so much sugary aroma."
Mr. Wu also smelled it and looked sideways at the shore.
I found that not far ahead, many soldiers were pushing carts towards the river.
Those small carts contain all kinds of sugary sweets, but a child would not be able to walk around them if he saw them.
After the soldiers placed several carts of sugary sweets by the river, they left in a hurry, looking very nervous.
Seeing this, Mr. Wu glanced at Ye Ming and already understood the purpose of this person's actions.
Ye Ming smiled and said to the old boatman:
"Shipman, you can dock now."
When the old boatman heard this, he immediately stopped the ship without any hesitation.
Ye Ming said to Fatty Wang again:
"Persuade the boatman to abandon the ship completely."
Fatty Wang heard this, nodded, and without saying anything else, he took out a fifty-tael silver note and handed it to the old boatman:
"I bought your boat."
When the old boatman saw such a banknote, he nodded repeatedly and took it as if he was afraid that Fatty Wang would regret it.
Afterwards, everyone got off the boat together.
At this time, Ye Ming said to Fatty Wang again:
"You can use your strength to push the boat into the river and let it flow."
When Fatty Wang heard this, he smoothed his sleeves and stepped forward to push hard.
Only after this push did I realize that my strength had become extremely strong. I thought I would use all my strength, but I didn't expect that I just casually pushed the boat into the middle of the water.
Seeing that the boat continued to go down the river, Ye Ming asked everyone to leave and said that the old boatman could go on his own.
The old boatman was old enough to know that these people were extraordinary and didn't want to get involved in this kind of thing. He held the banknote tightly and left.
Ye Ming took a few people to hide in the woods on a hillside, where they could just see the scene by the river.
Mr. Wu looked curiously and saw the carts containing candies placed by the river. From time to time, sounds like babies crying could be heard in his ears.
After a while, I suddenly saw fire flickering in the distance, and three figures wearing red robes embroidered with fox patterns flew from a distance.
The three figures were obviously excited when they saw the car placed by the river, and two of them were about to rush over.
On the other hand, the other one was a little calmer, stretched out his hand to hold the two people, and said something to them.
When the other two heard this, they looked obviously angry, with a faint glow of fire on their bodies.
After the three figures murmured together for a while, one of them flew to the front, while the two figures behind looked at them obviously nervously.
The figures in front approached several carts cautiously. They first looked around and saw that there was no danger before approaching.
I tried reaching out and touching the cart and found that there was no problem.
Then he tried to pick up a candy and put it in his mouth.
After eating, I found no problems.
This figure seemed to have tasted the sweetness, and picked up the candies again and again to eat.
Seeing this, the other two figures couldn't help it anymore. They rushed over to grab the candies regardless of whether there were traps or the like.
Seeing the three figures eating sweets crazily, Fatty Wang couldn't help but ask:
"Are these the top leaders of the 'Holy Fire Fox Cult'?"
Mr. Wu nodded and said, "Not bad."
"They look like a bunch of brats. I didn't expect them to be the ones causing the most trouble in Ganzhou in recent times."
"Brother Wang, these are demons, not humans. Don't be fooled by their appearance."
Mr. Wu reminded him.
"I know, I know."
Fatty Wang nodded and continued watching.
At this time, the cry of the baby by the river suddenly disappeared.
Several people immediately noticed something was wrong and stared at the river at the same time.
However, the three figures in red robes didn't feel anything was wrong, and they didn't care at all about the baby's cry.
Suddenly, we saw heavy water coming upstream.
The water wave rose up to a height of one foot and came roaring.
The three figures were unprepared and were all submerged by the water.
Then, red, orange, and yellow flames were seen emerging from the water, and three children whose red robes were washed away by the flood flew out of the water.
Taking a closer look, the one with red flames on his body was the child who was spanked by Ye Ming last time.
The three children were already angry when they were covered in water. But when they saw that several carts of candy had also been washed away by the water, they became furious.
He opened his mouth and spit fire into the river water.
The three of them spit out red, orange, and yellow flames respectively, and evaporated a large amount of river water, which was extremely powerful.
At this time, another baby crying was heard in the river.
Then, the river water was seen twisting, and a monster emerged from the water.
This monster has a human face and a jackal body, with wings on its back. It walks like a snake, coiling and squirming. The snake body of its lower body seems to be integrated with the river water, connecting the entire river.
This monster looked like an old woman and looked very ugly. After it appeared, a dangerous signal flashed in its green pupils.
The three children looked at the monster and were immediately frightened, shrinking their necks subconsciously.
Although the child with the red flame was a little scared, he pulled the other two children together and breathed fire at the monster.
The monster didn't really care about the three children themselves, but it was still a little wary when it saw the flames they spouted. The snake body integrated with the river moved the water flow, and a large amount of water flew up to fight against the flames of the three children.
The flames used by the three children were obviously stronger than the river water used by the monsters. However, their own abilities were not very strong, and some of them could not control the flames. As a result, even if they were three against one, they were at a disadvantage.
Seeing that he could not beat him, the red child was very angry and spit out a fireball in the sky.
The fireball exploded in the air, revealing the image of a giant fire fox.
When the monster saw this, his eyes moved, a cruel smile appeared on his old face, he slowly opened his mouth, and let out a scolding sound like an old woman.
As soon as this sound came out, a waterspout as thick as a thatched house was set off and headed straight for the three children.
When the three children saw this, their faces turned pale and they were a little scared.
At the critical moment, the red child pulled the other two children, gathered the three people's flames together, turned them into three-color flames, and fought with them.
Under the intertwining of water and fire, the river was shrouded in white mist for miles around.
Seeing that this attack failed to take down the three children, the monster was a little embarrassed and continued to plunge into the water and launch attacks.
The three children united together and continued to defend themselves with three-color flames.
I have to say that their flames are indeed very useful, making it difficult for the monsters to take them down for a while.
After fighting for a while, they suddenly saw three more figures flying in from the distance, gathering together with the three children.
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