Seeing Qi Jingzhi take the chicken wings, the smile on Mr. O's face became even brighter. When he heard the next few words from the young man, the glint in his eyes only flickered away, and he laughed and said: "Brother is really extraordinary!" But since the old man is the master and they are the servants, the little guys should respect me a little, but there is no such thing as "sacrifice". "
Wei Yingdian listened to the conversation between the two, and for a moment he even forgot to chew the chicken in his mouth. At this time, he suddenly said: "This sacrificial ceremony in Qu'a Town is really unique..."
Hearing this, Mr. Ota and Qi Jingzhi turned to look at him at the same time, and then looked away in unison.
Qi Jingzhi pondered for a moment, then asked bluntly: "I don't think Mr. Ota is a greedy and overbearing person. However, I heard that Mr. Ota is the only one here who can fish and sell fish. I don't know why?"
Hearing the boy's question, Mr. Otter's face showed no emotion. He seemed to have expected it, but he did not answer in a hurry. Instead, he stood up and shouted to the otters on the shore: "Go!"
The little guys immediately gathered together and plopped into the water again.
Among the people waiting not far away, several people immediately went over to select the river fish, and soon they packed most of them, leaving only a few that were small and in poor quality.
Qi Jingzhi saw that these people were all dressed like clerks, and none of them gave money. He bowed to Mr. O and left happily. Only one of them had not filled the barrel, and he stood at the end of the crowd angrily. .
Just at this moment, the waiter from the wine shop hurried over carrying a jar of wine, two bowls and two oil paper bags. He couldn't help but look disappointed when he saw this.
Mr. Otter took the wine and meat, handed the empty fish basket back to him, raised his hand and pointed to the waiting people: "You stand at the front."
The waiter at the wine shop now looked happy and hurriedly thanked him and left.
Mr. La sat down again, put the wine and meat in front of Qi Jingzhi, shook his head and said with a smile: "I didn't drink or eat meat just now. I guess it was because I thought that if I were a bully who oppressed the village, you would eat mine." If you have a short mouth, you won’t fall out easily?”
Qi Jingzhi nodded without hesitation: "Previously during the Daji Festival, I saw the five colors flowing between the heaven and the earth, each with its own destination. Only then did I finally confirm that Lord Da had nothing to do with the Xunjiang River, but was closely related to Qu'ahou Lake. Shen, those little guys sacrificing you are like sacrificing to the lake. In this way, Mr. Ta has neither the ability nor the need to monopolize the fish in the Xun River. That's when I became suspicious and asked this question."
Hearing this, Mr. Ta suddenly looked at the young man with a bit of surprise in his eyes: "Although I am young, I have a unique vision. He must be a man with a great background. I live in the countryside and haven't seen a real person for a long time. It's really... That’s disrespectful!”
Although he said this, he neither stood up to greet the young man, nor did he mean to ask about the young man's identity. He still looked like a leisurely and unhurried fisherman: "To be honest, it's not an old man who wants to do this business alone. It's really a nearby business." The one who lives in this section of the river doesn’t allow it.”
Mr. Otter paused and then added: "Not to mention killing people, even those wild otters that are cruel and waste fish catch have been driven away by him long ago. Only the old and tamed ones can go into the water, but every day You can’t catch too many people every day, otherwise there will be retribution.”
Qi Jingzhi couldn't help but frown: "If the water god of the Xunjiang River doesn't allow it, fishing should be banned in the entire Xunjiang River. Since this rule is only around Qu'a Town, it can be seen that this person mentioned by Mr. La is not so powerful. Could it be that No one cares?"
Mr. La shook his head: "The counties and counties divided the water of the Xunjiang River to form a lake. Although it is beneficial to both parties in the long run, in the first few years, the Xunjiang River will suffer more, so we have to do something. Compensation. No one is allowed to fish, and it only involves such a small stretch of water. Naturally, no one wants to care about such a small matter."
Qi Jingzhi was startled when he heard this. He didn't expect that there would be such a rule in Qu'a Town not to fish or sell fish. It was neither a bully or a monster in the Xunjiang River, but Xunyang County. One of the costs of opening up Qu'ahou Lake was even the tacit approval of county officials.
As for the people of Qu'a Town, although they cannot fish, they have benefited from the flood control and irrigation of Qu'ahou Lake. In addition to the people living in peace and benefiting from their farmland, the ancient well and spring water also accidentally gave birth to a brewing business that is famous throughout the state. There are gains and losses, but it's not just a loss.
Thinking about this, Qi Jingzhi thought about it again
Just when I looked at what I saw, a thought suddenly occurred to me.
He hesitated for a moment, then asked: "Does Mr. Ta want to occupy the divine position at Qu'ahou Lake?"
Wei Yingdian on the side had already stopped caring about eating and drinking, and was listening intently. When he suddenly heard this sentence, he was stunned.
"How could I dare to covet the throne of God if I am so virtuous and capable?"
Mr. Ta glanced at the young man, then turned to look at the Xunjiang River not far away, and said something unexpected: "I have been spending my time here just guarding the gate for the old county guard. The honor of my life is , All your efforts are tied to that lake, how can you easily take advantage of the Xunjiang Aquatic Tribe? If he dies and becomes a god, he will be able to achieve success and retire!"
Qi Jingzhi was shocked when he heard that it turned out that not only the mountain gods were gradually declining, but also the power of the water gods and the Great Qi court were trying their best to share the power. Even if the original rivers and lakes could not be interfered with, they had to forcibly build a new one. Lake out.
However, this is a conspiracy on the surface that cooperation will benefit both sides. The gods of Shuifu are not monolithic. In order to expand their own power, there is naturally no shortage of people who are willing to cooperate with the court. The Xunjiang Water God is an example. Even if the new lake in the future The person sitting on the throne of God is the person designated by the imperial court, but the area that the Xunjiang River system can influence has indeed increased.
On the human side, the position of the Lake God of Qujiang Houhu is not only a reward given by the Lord of Qi to the former governor, but also a chess piece laid out by the imperial court in the Xunjiang family. No matter how you look at it, it is extremely cost-effective.
Under such circumstances, it was only natural that the Water God of the Xunjiang River sent a subordinate who was not very talkative to sit outside the mouth of the Houhu Lake of the Qujiang River. It was just a rule that no fishing was allowed, from the imperial court down to Xun. Yangjun has already benefited, so why would he care about such trivial details?
As for the Otter in front of me, although he is not the future lake god, it is extremely easy to become a water god like Master Meng after his death.
Qi Jingzhi had finished thinking and immediately raised his hand to point to the jujube bag on the ground: "Since Mr. Ota has the responsibility of guarding the water house, he must know a lot about the spirits near Qu'ahou Lake. This bag of dates was lost by a child in my room last night. The kid outside the door is four feet tall and wearing maroon clothes. I wonder what his origin is?"
Wei Yingdian had never heard Qi Jingzhi talk about this section, and it was actually related to Zao Nuo's jujubes. He was surprised and immediately became energetic, staring at Mr. O with his bright eyes.
While he was talking, more than a dozen otters had surfaced again, and the wonders of the previous Otter Festival reappeared.
Mr. O and the waiting people also repeated the previous process, orderly from beginning to end.
Mr. Ta, who just stood up again and shouted, slowly sat down, with a look of hesitation on his face for the first time.
He thought for a moment before replying: "Although I know the origin of the child, it is a private matter and it is not appropriate to speak carelessly. I only want to say one thing, that since the child was born, there has never been a starvation death near Qu'a Town. people."
"Whether it's a passer-by or a local, if someone is about to die of hunger, he will definitely show up and feed him dates to prolong his life. Over time, the villagers call him a boy who feeds dates. Although I don't know why he would This jujube pouch was left outside my brother’s door, but there is absolutely no harm in it. In the future, when the Lake God returns and the temple is completed, among the gods who accompany sacrifices in the temple, there will definitely be a place for this jujube feeding boy!"
With these words, although Mr. La did not reveal the origin of the boy who fed the jujubes, his intention to protect him was very obvious.
Qi Jingzhi nodded in understanding, and then said without thinking: "There are indeed sages in this world who have no bad karma and a clean heart!"
When Wei Yingdian heard this, he was stunned for a moment, and then his face showed a hint of shame.
Mr. Da looked deeply at Qi Jingzhi, smiled happily and said with emotion: "Of course there are such sages in this world! In fact, even the one in Jiangli has some merits..."
Before he could elaborate, his expression suddenly changed and he turned to look toward the lower reaches of the Xun River.
Qi Jingzhi and Wei Yingdian also looked around and saw a fleet of boats going up the river from west to east.
The fleet was led by a clipper ship, followed by two ships running parallel to each other, dragging a huge fishing net between the two adjacent ships.
Only Wei Yingdian listened
Mr. Ta told the story of the ban on fishing in Qu'a Town. When he saw this, he couldn't help but look at the lake guard with a strange look on his face.
However, the eyes of Mr. Ota and Qi Jingzhi were firmly fixed on the leading speedboat.
On the bow of the ship, I saw a goddess dressed in colorful clothes and wearing a bright flower crown dancing with weird and twisted postures. At the same time, she was shouting something loudly, but she was still far away, so she couldn't really hear it clearly.
As the clipper got closer and closer, I saw that the river water around it suddenly seemed like a boiling pot. Countless fish and turtles emerged one after another, all heading towards the direction of the clipper. They covered the river surface densely, and they just allowed themselves to follow the clipper. The fleet then set up nets for fishing.
At the same time, the river water not far from the three people also started to roll. More than a dozen otters scrambled to the shore, and ran up to the three people. They pointed at the fleet of boats on the river and screamed angrily.
After seeing this strange scene clearly, Mr. Otter stood up slowly, made a gesture to the little guys, and then pointed to the caves in the rock cracks on the shore: "Go back!"
These dozen otters immediately picked up the river fish scattered on the ground, immediately lined up in several queues, and got back into the cave without any confusion.
Mr. Otter walked over and inserted the pheasant tails he had pulled out earlier back into the cave one by one, and then turned to look at the river.
There was no hint of sullenness or panic on his face, instead he sneered repeatedly: "These people are so audacious and dare to curse fish and turtles in this water area. I'm afraid they will be in trouble!"
Sure enough, not long after Mr. La's words came out, a huge vortex suddenly appeared on the Xunjiang River, blocking the way of the fishing fleet.
Without waiting for the speed boat in front to react, a monster with black scales and a shape similar to a macaque jumped out of the whirlpool of the river. Its fangs were exposed, its eyes were shining with gold, and its mouth emitted a strange hoarse cry similar to that of a crow.
The monster boarded the speedboat with one leap, and the turbid river water flowed down between its black scales.
As the clipper got closer and closer, Qi Jingzhi could clearly see that this monkey-like monster was obviously not very tall, but it suddenly sank the bow of the clipper, and the sound of the broken planks was clear and audible. distinguish.
The figure of the dancing goddess froze, and her screams suddenly echoed through the sky.
Before the screams stopped, the goddess turned around and tried to escape, but the monster jumped onto her shoulder as fast as lightning and slapped her on the back of the head with a claw. Blood immediately spattered and she fell to the ground. .z.br>
The rest of the people on the clipper were inexplicably horrified. Several of them, each holding a harpoon, gathered around and tried to rescue the goddess. However, they were hit by the monster's claws one at a time, causing the tiger's mouth to crack and the harpoon to escape. They couldn't help but He fell to the ground and flew out.
At this moment, the whole ship was in shock, and no one dared to come forward. On the contrary, many people jumped off the ship in fear and escaped, becoming company with the densely packed fish and turtles on the river. Even the fleet behind them also slowed down. The screams and screams were endless.
Seeing the monster wantonly chasing and killing the people on the boat, the people on the river bank waiting to buy fish were also excited and screamed.
At this moment, the young swordsman who had been chatting and laughing with Mr. O suddenly stood up and strode towards the river.
"Wait a minute, little brother! That is the golden-eyed water bug under the water god of the Xunjiang River. It has always regarded the fish and turtles in the river as its descendants. Anyone who catches and kills indiscriminately will be retaliated by it! Now that it has received the order of the water god and is stationed at the mouth of the lake, it is even more unacceptable. Not the slightest offense!"
Behind the young swordsman, Mr. Ta kept discouraging him: "The situation is unclear at the moment. We still don't know whether these people are just stupid young people who don't know the inside story and are greedy for the abundant fish and turtles here, or whether they are driven by people with ulterior motives and come to test the water god of Xunjiang River. Lu Shi, I’d better not intervene rashly!”
"Mr. O's kindness is appreciated with great respect!"
The young swordsman kept walking and responded loudly: "No matter what these people's intentions are, in my opinion, there is nothing wrong with them fishing in the river. Even if they violate the laws of the River God, their crime will not lead to death!"
After saying a few words, he hurried to the riverside.
Looking at the turbulent river and the turbid current in front of him, the young swordsman suddenly took out a waist badge from his arms and raised it high above his head. At the same time, he exhaled a breath of evil breath, spreading the sound far away.
"Qi Jingzhi of Linzhou Demonic Academy is here for business. You, you evil beast, won't do it again.
Stop, don't blame me for being ruthless! "
Hearing this, Mr. Da was immediately shocked and confused. Although Linzhou Demon Suppressing Academy had no control over Junzhou's affairs, he could no longer utter any words of persuasion.
More than ten feet away, the golden-eyed water worm that was wreaking havoc on the speedboat suddenly turned its head, and a pair of golden strange eyes instantly focused on the young swordsman on the riverside.
The next moment, it suddenly flew up and kicked out a boatman with blood on his head in front of him, and hit the door panel of the cabin hard.
The door panel shook violently, but was not knocked open. Instead, it immediately returned to its original position. At the same time, several panicked shouts came from the cabin. It was obvious that someone was struggling to hold the door on the other side.
"Dumb, dumb, dumb!"
The golden-eyed water worm made a strange cry like a crow, and a smile full of contempt and ridicule appeared on its face.
"You really are not a human being!" It was only at this moment that Wei Yingdian finally came back to his senses. His face was full of anger, and he was speechless for a moment.
The former doctor of the Ministry of Rites of Da Qi suddenly jumped up from the ground, pointed at the golden-eyed water worm and cursed angrily: "The evil beast is so rampant that it has a way to kill it! Please use my virtuous brother to quickly display the means of conquering the devil and kill him!" This animal is skinned and broken down to serve as a warning to others! If the God of the River punishes me in the future and my foolish brother is incompetent, I am willing to share the responsibility with my virtuous brother!"
