Urban Night Returner

As soon as the sky turned white, Shen Mobai was awakened by a loud noise.The two door panels were pushed open vigorously, hit the wall and bounced back, and dust fell.Shen Mobai turned over and sat up, and then heard an exclamation, Bi Yan stood at the door in a dilemma: "You, why didn't you cut in the door!"

Shen Mobai lived in a temple since he was a child, the temple was dilapidated, and there was not even a door bolt, so naturally he didn't know that he had to insert the door when he was sleeping.Bi Yan pushed the door too hard for a moment and barged in. Seeing Shen Mobai's disheveled clothes and sleepy eyes, she hurriedly turned her face away and said angrily, "Put on your clothes quickly, what does it look like! Let me ask you, Where did grandpa go?"

Shen Mobai asked in surprise: "Where did the general go, how would I know?"

Biyan was so angry that she didn't care about the difference between men and women, she almost wanted to rush to the bed and drag him down: "You still have to talk! Last night, my master went out with your water-proof lamp, and he hasn't come back yet. My brother is gone too! What kind of ghost lamp do you do? If there is something wrong with the master, I will send you to the government and ask you for the crime of deceiving people!"

Ever since Shen Mobai met Luo Jing, he has often heard these words to confuse people. Even clay figurines have an earthy temper. What's more, his fear of Luo Jing does not mean that he is afraid of Bi Yan, so he couldn't help frowning: "Miss Bi Yan , Your words are strange. You don’t know where General Luo has gone, so how do you know that it has something to do with my water-avoiding lantern?”

Bi Yan was choked by him, and was about to get angry when she suddenly heard footsteps in the yard, looked outside, and rushed out immediately: "Master, where have you been, why didn't you come back all night?"

Shen Mobai put on his clothes and stood at the door to look.Luo Jing's hair was wet, and his expression was exhausted yet excited, and he casually brushed off Bi Yan: "It's nothing, just sit by the river."

Bi Yan was puzzled, what was she doing sitting by the river all night?But seeing Luo Jing's tired expression, he turned around early to make breakfast, so he didn't have time to ask any big doubts.Everything in the post station is ready-made, and the hot food will be served soon. There are no rules in this kind of place, and four people sit around a table to eat.After taking two bites, the sky suddenly turned cloudy, Biquan glanced out the window, and said with a sigh: "It was sunny just now, it seems to be raining now."

That is, when he said these few words, the dark clouds gathered and piled up thickly over the post station.Biquan's heart moved, and he stood up abruptly: "Master, don't be that Qinglong Lord—" before he finished speaking, there was a crackling noise in the courtyard, it turned out to be hailstones.

The four looked at each other.In the south of the Yangtze River, it is spring again, where can there be hail?But right now, the courtyard is full of things jumping around like beads and making the leaves rattle. If it's not hail, what is it?It's just that the hail came and went quickly, but within half a stick of incense, the clouds had cleared and the sun shone brightly, making the ice particles on the ground in the courtyard glittering with silver light.Luo Jing took a few glances, then frowned: "No, is this hail?"

Biquan put down his chopsticks, picked up a piece under the steps of the door, glanced at it and hurried back: "Master, this is broken silver!" Ganqing has been raining pieces of silver as big as hailstones in the cloud for a while. A yard is probably worth several thousand taels.Bi Yan rubbed her eyes vigorously, but still couldn't believe it.Luo Jing shook his head slightly at Biquan: "Go outside and have a look on the street." Biquan understood and left the station.After a while, he turned back and found that there was no hail on the street, only a few raindrops.It turned out that the silver rain on this day only fell in the small courtyard where they lived.

Luo Jing frowned and walked into the courtyard.The broken silver spread all over the ground, covering the grass in the courtyard.In the corner of the yard, there is a pile that is particularly high, and there is something like cloth exposed under the silver.Luo Jing bent down and pulled it out, it turned out to be a piece of gauze as thin as a cicada's wing, on which was written in light ink: Yu, Shuizu.When Yu ruled the floods in the world, Yu helped him with meritorious deeds, and he lived here for generations because he planned the waters of this place and ruled them.Now the king is responsible for flooding and harming the people, and I dare not argue deeply. Leading the king three arrows is also enough as a lesson.I don’t want to donate any silver taels today, so I beg you to abide by the old covenant. From then on, if no one offends me, I won’t offend others, is that okay?You are so brave, I have a lot of admiration, if you can talk about it, I will wait for you to sweep in the water house.If you are interested, you can write the book on the back of this silk and throw it in the river.

Biyan and Biquan wandered around since they were young, and they only learned some characters when they came to Luo Jing's side, so they half understood the silk script.Bi Yan said blankly: "Master, this silver, could it be that Lord Qinglong sent it? And this gauze, I have never seen such softness before."

Shen Mobai picked up a corner of the light gauze and rubbed it together, saying: "This is shark gauze, woven by sharks in the sea, and it won't get wet in the water. Lord Qinglong must have written this letter because he intended to make peace."

Luo Jing pondered slightly, and ordered: "Prepare pens and inks." All these things are in place in the post station. Bi Yan dripped water to grind ink, and Luo Jing picked up the pen and wrote: "It is difficult for Jing to be a man to enter the palace of water."If you are interested, on the eighth day of the eighth day, Jing will go boating in the heart of the river to wait.Although this silk gauze is as thin as a cicada's wing, the writing on both sides does not smear, and each side can be seen clearly.Luo Jing rolled the gauze into a bundle, handed it to Biquan and said, "Throw it into the river." Turning around, he pulled Shen Mobai into the room, closed the door and said, "How does this water-suppressing sword suppress dragons? Is there any mystery to be found?"

Shen Mobai was puzzled and said: "Lord Qinglong's intentions are very kind, why does the general want to..."

Luo Jing smiled slightly: "People's hearts are unpredictable. When the time comes, Jiangzhong will talk about peace. If he turns his back on him, how will I deal with myself?"

Shen Mobai said in surprise: "The general has a water-proof lamp, even if the boat capsizes into the water, the general will be safe."

Luo Jing frowned and said: "This Lord Qinglong belongs to the Shui tribe, and the middle of the river is his territory after all. It is not known whether your water-avoiding lamp will survive. If something happens, do you still think I will die in the middle of the river?"

It makes sense for Shen Mobai to think about it.It was also the first time he made this water-proof lamp, if it really didn't work, wouldn't it cost Luo Jing's life?Immediately said: "Suppressing the dragon still needs the formula of suppressing the dragon." Xiang Luo Jing whispered a few words into Luo Jing's ear, "The general must memorize it well. If Lord Qinglong has any evil intentions, the general will recite the formula, and the general will suppress it." It will be effective only if the water sword is thrown at him."

Luo Jing recited the Zhenlong Jue several times in his heart and remembered it by heart. He lightly touched the hilt of the sword at his waist, his eyes gradually turned cold...

The weather was fine on the eighth day.At noon, Luo Jing took Shen Mobai and Bi Quan to wander in the river in a boat.The river has been very calm for the past few days, and news of Luo Jing shooting the tide spread, and some bold villagers came to the river to have a look, and they were a little more popular than usual.Seeing the sun slanting slightly to the west, the water suddenly turned over under the boat, and there was a splash as if a fish had come out of the water. Luo Jing and the three turned their heads and saw nothing unusual. The squid who appeared, and the other green robe and jade belt, wearing a beaded crown, faintly resembling a king, must be the Qinglong Lord.Luo Jing got up and cupped his hands and said, "Lord Qinglong is here, Luo Jing has been waiting here for a long time."

Qinglong Lord raised his hand and bowed, with a bit of arrogance that could not be concealed in his politeness: "Thank you General for waiting for a long time, I'm sorry."

Luo Jing smiled slightly, and said: "The day before yesterday, Lord Qinglong gave you silver, but Luo didn't thank you. Now I buy thin wine, and talk with you about the cup, how about it?"

Lord Qinglong sat down opposite him, and said with a smile: "I don't know what the general said about the Old Testament the day before yesterday, what is the general's opinion?"

Luo Jing raised his eyebrows: "I was about to ask Qinglong Lord, what is the so-called Old Testament?"

Lord Qinglong's eyes showed remembrance, and he said slowly: "There was a lot of water in the world that day, and we, the aquarium, were the most free and joyful, going everywhere. The Qiantang area was originally a big lake, and I was the leader of the aquarium here. After Dayu Born to control the water for King Yao So far, I have agreed with Yu that Yu will help him guide the water back to the sea, and Dayu will fill it with the rest of the soil to form Suzhou and Hangzhou. He will take this water area as the remaining land, and promise that he will never violate each other. About. I have lived here for thousands of years. Unexpectedly, in recent years, humans have suddenly reclaimed fields by this river, filled the river with soil, and invaded the remaining land. Therefore, I used the river tide as a warning. The general blamed the remnants of the people, and this is also the case, but In the final analysis, it is human beings who missed their promises first. If the general can restrain the villagers, I can guarantee that there will be no big waves on the river, so how about allowing ships to pass?"

Luo Jing smiled slightly and fell silent.Behind him, Biquan creaked and shook the scull, but also had no direction, and the boat drifted downstream on the river.Fortunately, there was no turmoil at this time, and it was safe to walk.Seeing that Luo Jing didn't answer, Lord Qinglong became a little anxious and asked, "What exactly is the general's intention?"

Luo Jing looked up at the bank of the river, as if he was calculating something in his mind, he smiled for a while, and said word by word: "Forgive me!"

A green look appeared on Qinglong Lord's face, and a ferocious expression appeared on his face: "Does the general really think that a few arrows can overwhelm this lord?"

Luo Jing sat still, and said steadily: "Although the arrow is not good, I don't know if this is feasible?" Before he finished speaking, the ship suddenly shook violently and turned around on the spot.The squid exclaimed: "Shuiyan!" Qinglong Lord suddenly stood up, and with a movement of his body, he had already turned into a blue light and soared into the sky.But just as he was about to leave, Luo Jing also jumped up, pulled out the long sword from his waist and threw it out, muttering in his mouth.I saw that the thrown sword was as red as charcoal fire in the sunset light, swift as a shooting star, and went straight into the blue light. When the two collided, the brilliance suddenly became brilliant, forcing everyone to close their eyes.When I opened it again, I saw blue light sinking into the river, and the waves on the surface of the river suddenly became violent.The boat rolled a few times on the top of the waves and fell apart.All three people on board fell into the water.

Luo Jing felt a swirling current under his feet, dragging him straight to the deepest point, he couldn't resist at all, he quickly took out the water-proof lamp and shook it, a little red light lit up on the wick, and the flowing water around him immediately dispersed, forming a Zhang Xu made a round ball, enclosing Biquan and Shen Mobai in it, the attraction force suddenly became weaker.Luo Jing held the water-proof lamp in one hand, and pulled Shen Mobai with the other: "Go!"

The water eyes are very attractive, the water polo outside Luo Jing and the others has been stretched into a long circle, as if they are stepping on a slippery ice surface, they have to take two steps back after taking three steps, stumbled and supported each other, and finally emerged from the water .Looking back at the middle of the river, I saw white waves surging to the sky. Although they were only churning in the middle of the river, they scared the villagers on the bank to run away.Suddenly, a blood arrow soared into the sky, with a cold light in the blood light, it shot into the air and fell down again.With sharp eyes, Biquan blurted out, "Master, it's your sword!"

Sure enough, it was Luo Jing's "Pure Jun", which fell from the sky and floated on the water like a reed leaf.At this time, the river gradually calmed down, and the sword was sent straight to the bank by the river, and the blade was covered with a layer of blood, thick and sticky, which the river water could not wash away, and there was a faint fragrance of ambergris.Luo Jing grabbed Shen Mobai with his backhand and said, "What's going on? Why did the sword float up by itself?"

Shen Mobai hadn't spoken since the boat capsized, and said at this moment: "The general learned the Dragon Suppressing Jue for the first time, and it was inevitable that he made some mistakes when using it. Although Qinglong was severely injured, he has not yet been able to suppress it in the eyes of the water. However, Qinglong suffered a lot. This sword will definitely injure him severely, and the power of Shuiyan is also formidable, so he will definitely not be able to get out of trouble at this moment, and he will not be able to recover his vitality in decades."

Luo Jing said anxiously: "Decades? Is it possible that he will be allowed to make trouble again after decades? But is there any way to trap him in the water forever?"

Shen Mobai bowed his head and remained silent, Luo Jing urged him again, and then he suddenly said: "The general didn't return last night, did he go to investigate the water eye?" Shake it above the water eye?Two times together, it will be understood.

Luo Jing said coldly: "So what?"

Shen Mobai said slowly: "The general actually doesn't want to have peace talks with Lord Qinglong, why did you trick him into coming?"

Luo Jing sneered and said, "Sooner or later, the imperial court will reclaim this place, and when he makes waves again, how can we resist?"

Shen Mobai was questioned by him, and he said for a long time: "But this place is where he lives, and he cultivated wasteland and filled the river, so there is indeed some invasion."

Luo Jing sneered and said, "Absurd! Such an evildoer, who just mentioned an old covenant out of thin air, and marked this place as his border? There really is such an old covenant, and the villagers only cultivate wasteland on the shore, even if they fill the river to build land. How much land can the embankment occupy him? Such a storm will be caused, and countless people will be drowned? I don’t know, but since I hit it today, I have to save the people from this harm! You just tell me, how can he be suppressed forever In the eyes of the water?"

Shen Mobai remained silent.Luo Jing asked him several times, playing hard and soft, but he just didn't answer.Luo Jing became agitated and was about to get angry when suddenly there was a shouting sound from a distance, and when he looked up, it was Bi Yan riding a horse, and the one riding beside him was Zuo Mu who also served under Ding Lancha's command.Come forward to roll the saddle off the horse, give a salute and say: "General."

Luo Jing frowned and said, "Why is General Zuo here?" After the Battle of Border Pass, Zuo Mu was also promoted, but he was a civil servant, so he still followed Ding Lancha to the Qingzhou fief, why did he appear here? where?

Zuo Mu took out a letter from his pocket: "This is a letter from the commander-in-chief. I saw a blue light from a distance just now. Could it be... a dragon?"

Luo Jingsu didn't like Zuo Mu in Japan, thinking that he was supernatural and superficial.It's just that since he got to know Shen Mobai and gradually believed in these ghosts and gods, Zuo Mu was naturally different from before, so he nodded immediately and said: "General Zuo has good eyesight."

Zuo Mu saw the blood-stained sword in Luo Jing's hand at a glance, and said in surprise, "Dragon blood? How could the general's sword be stained with dragon blood? It's strange that Miss Biyan said that the general was curing this strange tide by the river. At first, I wondered." What kind of tide has startled the general, it turned out...it was a dragon!"

Luo Jing waved his hands anxiously and said: "Although I hurt that evildoer, I couldn't calm him down."

Zuo Mu glanced at the river for a long time, then counted with his fingers for a moment, and said with a smile: "General, with the power of a mortal, he was able to trap the ancient green dragon in the water eye, which is unprecedented. It’s just that this green dragon is also quite powerful, and it’s not easy to escape from the sword of the ancient magic weapon. But at this time, he was also seriously injured. If the general can take this opportunity to set up sixty pillars of water in the river, It can also trap him forever."

If it was changed from the past, Luo Jing would inevitably think that he was talking nonsense again, but at this time he didn't think so, and immediately asked: "General Zuo has a way to suppress dragons?"

Zuo Mu smiled and said: "It's not the method of suppressing the dragon, but the method of suppressing the water. Although the general's ancient magic weapon failed to suppress it, it has already seriously injured it. The dragon thrives in the water. If the water eye is sealed, You can also trap Qinglong in it forever, even though it is Zhenshui, it is no different from Zhenlong."

Luo Jing nodded slightly: "So, General Zuo has to worry about it."

Zuo Mu smiled and said: "When I first came here, I heard that the general personally shot the head of the tide to control the water. This is a great event for the benefit of the people. Zuo Mu also hopes to do a small job. I also ask the general to summon the craftsmen here to cast 64 [-] towns. The water iron pillar, on which the inscription of water town is engraved, is sunk around the water eye in the direction of the eight trigrams, and the Qinglong can be forever township at the bottom of the water."

Luo Jing's eyes lit up immediately: "Okay! Just do what General Zuo said!" Glancing at Shen Mobai whose lips moved slightly as if about to speak, he sneered slightly, "It seems that Qinglong Lord is doomed."

Shen Mobai bit his lip, and finally said: "Since General Zuo is well versed in the art of suppressing nightmares, I don't think I can use it. Can the general let me say goodbye?"

Luo Jing frowned: "Farewell? Where do you want to go?"

Shen Mobai said in a low voice: "Of course it's back to Zhongshan."

Luo Jing sneered and said, "It's that nonsense of yours again? Tell you, the tomb has not been selected yet, so you stay here honestly, and you are not allowed to go anywhere!"

Shen Mobai wanted to argue, opened his mouth, swallowed it, and lowered his head.These days, he has realized that arguing with Luo Jing is completely useless.Zuo Mu looked at them with great interest, and said: "General, I also know a little about Fengshui. If General wants to choose a tomb for the old lady, just open your mouth when you need it."

Luo Jing glanced at him and smiled slightly: "General Zuo has helped so much, Luo Jing doesn't know how to repay him."

Zuo Mu knew that it was better to speak the truth than to beat around the bush when talking to him, so he smiled and said, "I really have something to ask the general."

Luo Jing slightly raised his eyebrows: "Oh? General Zuo, please speak clearly."

Zuo Mu rarely showed a bit of embarrassment on his face, and said in a low voice: "To tell you the truth, I have a neighbor for an hour. Because of the drought in my hometown, my family was exiled in a foreign land. I heard that it is here. This time, I ask for orders to help Commander-in-Chief sent a message, and asked him to leave for ten days to visit here. It’s just that the land of Suzhou and Hangzhou is so big, it’s really hard to find..."

Luo Jing nodded with a smile and said, "It turns out that General Zuo is also a sentimental type. Well, Luo Jing will definitely serve in this matter. General Zuo, please don't worry about casting iron pillars to suppress water. Luo Jing is responsible for finding people!"