Half an hour later, a small fishing boat sailed slowly against the grain transport river into a huge middle area of the lake.
Yunliang River is the mother river of Runzhou and one of the tributaries of the Yangtze River flowing through this area.
Therefore, although it has been repaired several times, it still maintains the most primitive wildness of the Yangtze River, and most of the time it is difficult to see traces of artificial carvings.
It wasn't until the boat completely sailed into the center of the lake that a semi-artificial lake gradually appeared in Pei Wende's field of vision.
This is a huge lake that stretches as far as the eye can see, with scattered traces of temples and houses visible.
The sharp-eyed Pei Wende even noticed that there were signs of human activity in those temples and houses. It was obvious that they were the people who lived here all year round.
"This is Longyou Lake!"
He didn't pay attention to the residents living here. He only saw the Earth God directing the weasels to row while explaining to Pei Wende and Xiao Qing in a low voice.
"This is the place where the real dragon once occupied, so it is also called Longyou Lake."
"It's just that since the true dragon fell, apart from the people who live here and still believe in him, few people have called this lake."
Hearing this, before Pei Wende could react, Xiaoqing couldn't help but spit out the snake letter.
To be able to name an area after him and still maintain his faith hundreds of years after his death, one can imagine the power that the true dragon once had.
Xiao Qing felt that even the mirage he had encountered before could not be compared to it, right?
"Longyou Lake? The name is quite appropriate."
Unlike Xiao Qing, Pei Wende looked at the huge lake with awe.
Living in such a huge lake, Pei Wende could hardly imagine how huge the real dragon was back then.
And how terrifying is the power that can kill this real dragon.
No wonder the real dragon was still able to pollute the rivers of Runzhou with its own resentment even after it had been dead for hundreds of years.
"Is that our destination?"
Not long after driving into Longyou Lake, the weasels, under the command of Tu Tu Gong, rowed towards the largest temple in the center of the lake.
It is a huge temple complex, the main body of which is composed of the Tianwang Hall, the Main Hall, the Guanyin Pavilion, the Sutra Pavilion, and the Abbot's Room.
In addition to this main body, there are pagodas, wall carvings, caves, and pavilions meandering among them, guarding the main building complex.
The most important thing is that Pei Wende can clearly see the traces of the years of this temple.
As Tu Tu Gong said before, this majestic and magnificent architectural community is just an abandoned temple.
Even after Zhang Yuanze's repairs and tidying up, there are still a lot of vegetation growing wildly, echoing the dilapidated buildings.
Just seeing the current condition of the temple, it is not difficult for Bui Wende to imagine its glory at its peak.
"No wonder Zhang Yuanze chose this place as a place of worship. It is indeed very suitable to be renovated as a 'historic site'."
Apart from the limitations of the times, people living in this era are actually no different from modern people in the 21st century.
Zhang Yuanze chose this place as a "place of worship" and planned to rebuild a river temple based on these buildings.
In addition to the religious inclination, I am afraid that I also want to operate this place as a new "attraction".
Renovating ancient ruins and promoting them as new tourist attractions is an idea that has long been abandoned in the 21st century.
In today's era, similar operations are no secret.
After all, the Tang Dynasty may lack everything, but it cannot lack those poets who like to visit historical sites and leave their own writings in various places.
"It's a pity that he didn't know that there was a locked dragon well in this temple."
Pei Wende can understand Zhang Yuanze's thoughts, but he just feels sorry for the other party's failure to conduct due diligence in advance.
"Don't you know Suolongjing?"
However, after hearing Pei Wende's sigh, Tu Tu Gong suddenly interrupted and laughed.
"Your Majesty, are you looking down on our governor?"
"The incident of 'Longjing Locking' is recorded in the local county annals. As a governor, how could he not know about it?"
In fact, even if Zhang Yuanze really didn't know about the "Longjing Lock", his subordinate officials would have reported the situation to him.
Otherwise, why are Zhang Yuanze's predecessors all aware of the existence of this temple, but none of them have had the same idea as him?
"Does he know about 'Longjing Lock'?"
Pei Wende glanced at the Earth God with a slightly surprised look, and couldn't help but ask.
"Then why didn't you mention this when you told me earlier?"
Pei Wende remembered clearly that when Tu Tu Gong first talked about the cause of the incident, he did not emphasize that Zhang Yuanze knew about Suolongjing in advance.
"Does this need to be emphasized?"
With a sly smile on his lips, the land master asked in reply.
The Tutu Gong at that time was "forced" to explain the ins and outs of the entire incident to Pei Wende, and naturally he would not emphasize some insignificant details.
But now, Tu Tu Gong has come to Longyou Lake in person.
In order to save one's wealth and life, the most correct thing to do is to reveal all the details that one knows.
"Tsk, tsk, then are there anything else you want to tell me that 'doesn't need to be emphasized'?"
Unable to help but blink, Pei Wende suddenly wanted to know how many "details" the little old man had not explained to him.
"Yes, but there really aren't many."
First, he let out a deep breath, and then continued with a straight face.
"The real dragon in Longyou Lake was killed by the creatures it protected, so it has such terrifying resentment after death."
"And the governor's plan to build the River Temple is not the beginning of the real dragon's resentment."
"As early as two years ago, before the current Holy Emperor succeeded to the throne, the true dragon's resentment had already appeared once."
"That time, it seemed that a demon hunter from the Qintian Prison wanted to find something in Longyou Lake, but he accidentally disturbed the corpse of the real dragon."
"Based on the little old man's speculation, the governor was suddenly bewitched and planned to build a river temple on the remains of the real dragon. It is very likely that he was also influenced by the resentment of the real dragon."
Listening to Tu Tu Gong's description, a flash of inspiration suddenly flashed in Pei Wende's mind.
Then, a flash of thought quickly occupied Pei Wende's mind, making him couldn't help but widen his eyes.
"Two years ago? A certain demon hunter?"
"Wait a minute, isn't that real dragon you're talking about a dragon girl?"
Before Pei Wende finished speaking, Tu Tu Gong immediately showed a look of surprise on his face.
"Indeed, how did your venerable master know that?"
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