In the past, Song Siyuan could still speak uprightly, but now the words she wanted to say were stuck in her throat and could only be turned into a sigh. Yue Guanchao noticed her emotions and pulled down the corner of his clothes, and whispered: "There are too many injustices in the world. Every son and daughter in the world can be involved in hundreds of things. These are troubled times, so it would be great if you can just save your life. Your own affairs are the most important, and you can't help."
"Look, why am I telling you these nonsense? Hurry up and drink ginger tea to warm yourself up. These things have nothing to do with you foreigners." Everyone drank ginger tea and stopped talking. The boat swayed all the way out of the Dongting Lake plain, and the sound of rain was indeed diminishing. At the end, the dull thunderstorm could no longer be heard. A bright beam of light shone through the window, and it was already clearing up outside.
They opened the door and walked out of the living room and looked back. Nearby, the sky was clear and the sky was blue. In the distance, heavy rain was still pouring on Dongting Lake, and black clouds blocked the sun. The golden sun shone on the clouds and was completely filtered, not letting out a single ray of light. Such a strange scene, if ordinary people saw it, it would be reasonable to say that it was the Dragon King raining rain.
"Young sister, is it possible that there really is a Dragon King in Dongting Lake?" Ren Peacock had only heard of Dongting Rain but had never seen it. Now that he saw the black clouds and sweet rain with his own eyes, he felt it was extremely magical.
Song Siyuan stared at the clouds in the distance and explained: "Rain is just a natural weather phenomenon. Ancient farming production is closely related to rain. During droughts, we pray for good weather, and during floods, we pray for stopping of clouds and rain. Most gods will materialize, and gradually It evolved into the Dragon King who can move the clouds and send rain."
"If we only talk about rainy areas, it would be easier to understand. Water vapor will run into the clouds. When excessive water vapor encounters cold air at high altitude, it will condense into small water droplets, and then the raindrops will fall to the ground. This process forms The condition is that a large amount of water vapor evaporates. Dongting Lake is a lakeside ocean, and the water vapor it evaporates is just in line with this situation. It rains more here than other places, which is normal." Lan Ruling looked at Song Siyuan: "You educated people just know more. , if you want us to explain, it must still be the way the Dragon King rains rain. You can explain it clearly in a few sentences. Sure enough, you still need to study more, otherwise you will be deceived into being a fool even if you are wandering around the world."
"Yao Mei'er, then you are still chasing corpses? I asked you to study but you didn't study. Why are you pretending to be so stupid now?" Lan Ruling's words made everyone burst into laughter. At this time, the drifting boat had sailed away from Dongting Lake and into the Yuan River, and the boundless lake surface It shrank in an instant, and clear microwaves could be seen with the naked eye. After being away from the wind and rain, the river surface was calm and the fish were flying in the shallow bottom. The sunlight trapped by the black clouds shone down on the river surface, trembling with sparkling light, and the clear sky returned.
Here, it is completely different from the Dongting Lake plain. Once you get out of the plain, you will be surrounded by thousands of green mountains like stars. Qingshui River stretches out from the Yuanjiang River and meanders among the distant mountains.
The boat crossing the river is like watching flowers from across the river. Along the way, you can see lush and steep mountain scenery, with towering cliffs, continuous caves, funnels, and ravines. The mist on the mountainside hides stilted buildings, and the lush vegetation is colorful. It can be seen that the walled city is located in the mountains. , if the river is too narrow, you can even see beautiful Gu girls wearing Tu ethnic embroidered clothes, casting a startling glance at the boat.
Thousands of mountains, thousands of waves, the river boat passed by the mysterious western Hunan, and by evening, it had stopped near Huayuan County.
Along the way, the anti-smuggling team may have been patrolling more strictly, but luckily they didn't encounter water bandits. Song Siyuan finally saw the magnificent and dangerous karst landforms, and she never put down the camera in her hand. She was not happy until the film was finished.
"Sister, we have already arrived at the Yuanjiang, Youjiang and Huayuan Rivers from Dongting Lake. It is inconvenient to sail at night. We will spend the night in Huayuan County and wait until the next day to set off again. The only distance between us and Tudong is the Qingshui River." The boat stopped. , the lower mast of the sail.
They went ashore in the evening and found a tea stall on the pier opposite the ship to fill their stomachs first. In addition to herbal tea and ginger tea, a tea stall like this also provided rice noodles, bait cubes, brown sugar glutinous rice cakes, and jelly. Although I can't help but feel hungry. The spicy and sweet food tastes refreshing and refreshing. It's suitable for boaters rushing along the river, and also suitable for porters and trackers carrying work at the dock.
When they came out after dinner, the kerosene lamp was already lit on the raft. Although Zhu Fushun had lost his status, he was still not used to stepping on the ground. He refused to go up to eat no matter how he was told. Ma Yanghua had no choice but to take the things aboard and wait. He didn't return it until he finished eating.
The night on the river boat was much colder and colder than on the ground. Everyone closed the door in the night wind, only opened the skylight above their heads, burned the stove and listened to the sound of water on the river bank. Even if they didn't say a word, they didn't feel bored.
"Sister, we have solved the Luohua Cave this time. Do you want to go back directly or go somewhere else?" They came in a hurry. Before they told Ren Peacock about coming to Sichuan, Song Siyuan lit the kerosene lamp and took out her preparation. The good classics of the Southern and Northern Dynasties told her everything that happened in the ghost market.
"Sister, according to your wishes, you want to go to the Yinping Ancient Road instead?" Ren Peacock's surprised expression made Song Siyuan curious: "Why, can't we go?" The Gu girl waved her hand: "It's not that we can't go. , few people have set foot on the Yinping Ancient Road, the mountains for hundreds of miles are more precipitous than those in western Hunan, and there are no towns for hundreds of miles. Even if the troops are passing through, they will not choose this place. I heard that too many people died, and all Lingzi is Yin Qi. Too heavy."
"It's not like there aren't many villages here, so why are so many people dead?" Before Yue Erpao finished speaking, Ren Kongque had already explained: "I'm a silly boy, what I said about too many dead people is not now, but the period of the Southern and Northern Dynasties." Thia." Ren Peacock lowered his voice and explained the legend of the Yinping Ancient Road.
In the early period of the Northern and Southern Dynasties, Cao Wei excavated the Yinping Ancient Road, and then Deng Ai's army entered Shu to destroy the Han Dynasty. So far, Cao Wei had gained half of the world, leaving only Soochow to settle in the south of the Yangtze River. It is said that the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty was divided into three kingdoms, and heroes from all walks of life appeared frequently, but we have to count them carefully. , The left will not prosper and the people will suffer, but the people will suffer if it perishes.
Back then, the Yinping Ancient Road was only a trail used by local people. The mountains were so steep and steep that it was extremely difficult to march on this trail. Even if people could get through, how could horses and horses survive?
The generals of Cao Wei had no choice but to recruit civilians along the way and march while building ancient roads. Countless civilians were killed and injured on the way, so that the villages near the ancient road no longer existed, and nine out of ten houses were empty. In order to cross the ancient road faster, the generals of Cao Wei did not bury these dead civilians, but allowed them to rot beside the road, and wild dogs roamed wild. When the wolf arrived, not even the bones were left.
After the death, there must be a great epidemic. Some villages had so many deaths that they did not have time to restrain themselves and directly evolved into a plague, completely covering the villages near the ancient road. Soon after the army passed by, it was already a paradise for beasts with no human habitation.
Such a waste of people's energy meant that there were no traces of living people on the Yinping Ancient Road from then on. When the Five Hus invaded China during the Southern and Northern Dynasties, people from Shu fled to the Yinping Ancient Road to seek refuge. The Hu people pursued this area, which brought about a second massacre. .
These barbarians regarded the Han people as two-legged sheep, cooking and eating them at every turn. There were so many people who ate them that they were divided into different grades!
Women's meat that is soft and easily rotten is called Hegusu. The meat of old men and women is relatively old and needs to be cooked over high heat to make the meat tender, which is called Raobaohuo. As for children and babies, it can be crispy and delicious with just a little cooking. They taste like lambs and are called unenviable sheep. Young and middle-aged people either choose the strong ones to serve as slaves, and the weak ones are directly killed and dried to be used as military rations!
Within a hundred years, millions of people died in the hundreds of miles of mountains and rivers near the Yinping Ancient Road, so that corpses accumulated, bones piled up and finally turned into powder. When there is no light at night, you can see the mountains covered with ghosts, fires, greenery, and wild souls howling. There are even wild wolves, tigers and leopards patrolling the mountains, just waiting to kill anyone alive.
It can be said that the Yinping Ancient Road is still a no-man’s land! After Ren Peacock finished speaking, everyone's hearts felt cold. Whether this statement was true or false, it undoubtedly cast a dark cloud over the trip to Yinping.
"Well, you all have accompanied me to investigate the truth, and I have to help you once. When this time is over, how about I find some good hunters to go into the mountains with you?" Ren Peacock couldn't refuse the kindness, Song Siyuan I just felt heartwarming and nodded gratefully: "Well, if Sister Ren is here, we can go to Yinping with peace of mind."
"Okay, okay, let's all take a rest. It's windy at night and keep warm, but don't get frozen." There was no rain all night and the river wind roared.
When Yue Guanchao and the others woke up again, they saw river boats passing by the Qingshui River and gradually approaching Fengtou Mountain.
"Look, that's where my mother and I live. The old master is in Yizhuang on the mountain." After returning to her hometown, Lan Ruling felt much more relaxed. Yue and Song followed her direction and looked at the phoenix head on the right side of the boat. Mountains, the mountains here are not high, but they are covered with dense vegetation, with few bald spots, and clear water mist spreads on the mountainside, which can be regarded as a truly beautiful scenery.
The bottom of Fengtou Mountain they saw was like a tomb, but when it reached the top, it suddenly curved inward and formed a gentle slope. Combined with the few old pine trees on the top of the mountain, it looked like the Fengtou Mountain stretched towards the river. Several dilapidated villages were embedded in the gentle slope, like ancient wilderness. The house has a mysterious atmosphere.
According to the original plan, Lan Ruling and others got off the boat and drove the corpse across Fengtou Mountain towards Xiu'an County. As for them, they ended up at Tudong Jiangxin Island.
In the distance, Jiangxin Island is lush and green, with luxuriant grass. You can see a green brick spire rising from the sky, like bamboo shoots pulling at the clouds and piercing the sky. With Jiangxin Island as the center, pavilions with southwest characteristics are densely arranged along the Qingshui River. , they are interconnected with each other on stilts. The steep eaves, windows facing the river, and flying corridors and platforms in the bamboo buildings mix with each other to form a complex and mysterious embankment by the river.
Beyond the riverside pavilions, you will find the gray-tiled horse-head wall at the foot of the mountain. The endless white walls spread to the riverside at the foot of the mountain and are divided into different settlements by the three clear water rivers.
"Tudong, after more than ten years, I finally came back." The original plan was to let the boat people's couple take them back to Tudong and leave. Ren Peacock knew that Yue Song was going to Yinping, so he changed his mind and gave the money first. They settled the matter and paid a sum of money in advance to ask them to wait at the Qingshui River, and then they could go directly to Shu through the Wujiang Cao Canal.
