One person: Reborn as Huangxian, seeking the title of Feng Baobao at the beginning

Wang Jingshui also nodded breathlessly in agreement: "Yes, Director Huang, what you said is really weird. Those trees are lined up in a row, right on his family's ancestral grave. This family has been missing for twelve years, and the ancestral grave has been unattended for twelve years. Now the roots of the trees are very deep, and they have merged with the coffin and the bones, making it impossible to bury them..."

Wang Ye and the others looked at Huang Miao when they heard this. Huang Miao asked thoughtfully, "How many trees are there in a row?"

Wang Jingshui quickly thought about it and said, "Seven Trees, what happened?"

Huang Miao's eyes gleamed when he heard this. He looked up at the sky and sighed softly: "It seems that this is God's will..."

Huang Miao's reaction made the others even more puzzled. At this time, Huang Miao finally explained: "Trees growing in front of a grave are a bad omen. Now there are exactly seven trees in a row, forming the image of seven stars. The seven stars on the grave mean that the fate of the ancestral grave has run out. This is the fate of this family, and they cannot be included in the ancestral grave. Because of the unexpected death of this family, this lineage cannot continue, and the ancestral grave has lost its meaning. The fate has run out and cannot be reversed. At the same time, it is because the fate of the ancestral grave has run out that this family of five has suffered misfortune."

Before the others could recover from Huang Miao's words, Huang Miao muttered to himself as if he had made a decision: "Since it is fate, I will give you a chance. There is nothing to hold down this bridge, so you will be the ones to hold it. As long as this bridge is not broken, your family's incense will not be extinguished. During the New Year holidays, when the people offer sacrifices, you can share the incense by guarding here..."

Several people were confused by Huang Miao's words and looked at each other, but did not dare to interrupt him.

Seeing this, Huang Miao sighed deeply, then motioned for them to come closer and explained a few words in a low voice.

As Huang Miao explained, expressions of surprise gradually appeared on the faces of Wang Ye and others.

But under Huang Miao's serious gaze, they all nodded.

After hearing this, Xia He and Wang Jingshui left in a hurry, discussing something as they walked.

"Director, is this really okay?" Zhang Lingyu looked at Huang Miao with some concern.

Huang Miao looked back at the bridge under construction and said in a deep voice: "The will of heaven cannot be violated..."

After saying that, he turned and walked towards the construction site. Wang Ye and the other two looked at each other and followed closely.

Over the next few days, the project progressed smoothly without any accidents.

On the seventh night, the bridge was finally completed.

A magnificent wooden bridge rose from the ground, with a semicircular arc spanning the two banks, and the workers were amazed.

Some sharp-eyed workers even discovered that the bridge head was shaped like a dragon head, and this discovery was soon recognized by other workers.

Seen from a distance, the entire bridge looks like a soaring dragon, leaping out of the water and about to return to the water.

The next morning, the voice of village chief Wang Jingshui was heard through the loudspeaker of the Xiangyun Village Committee, informing the villagers that the bridge had been built and that a completion ceremony would be held at nine o'clock, with city leaders also attending.

But surprisingly, he specifically pointed out that villagers whose zodiac signs were dog, rabbit and dragon could not participate.

This regulation has left villagers confused and dissatisfied, especially those who have been excluded.

However, the village chief's orders could not be disobeyed, so they could only complain a few words at home and ask their families to tell them about the lively ceremony when they came back.

The villagers went out one after another to have a glimpse of it.

They gathered together and chatted as they walked towards the river.

Although people were skeptical about the bridge at first, when it was actually built, everyone wanted to join in the fun.

At the same time, two black cars drove into the village and stopped not far away.

From the special government pass in the car, it could be seen that the person coming was Deputy Mayor Chu Yi.

Soon, Lei Shan and Xiang Tian also arrived. They had promised Huang Miao before, so they would naturally come as promised.

They crossed the isolation zone and walked into the construction area and were instantly shocked by the bridge.

Although I had seen drawings before, I was still amazed by its grandeur when I saw the real thing with my own eyes.

"Grand!" This word emerged in the minds of the three people at the same time to describe the bridge.

"How do you feel, everyone?" Huang Miao's voice came from behind them. The three turned around and saw him standing there with a smile on his face.

Lei Shan gave a thumbs up and praised: "Director Huang, you are amazing! You actually built this bridge in seven days."

Xiang Tian also nodded and praised: "I thought the quality of the bridge that was rushed out would not be very good, but I didn't expect it to be so majestic. However, the shape of this bridge is indeed a bit strange..."

He told the truth that he had never seen such a bridge before.

Chu Yi also asked curiously: "Director Huang, is there any special reason why this bridge was built like this?"

Huang Miao nodded and responded: "After the ceremony, I will take you to see it and you will know."

The three of them agreed upon hearing this, as it was exactly what they wanted.

However, Chu Yi also noticed a detail beside the bridge: a pit was dug on one side, and a stone tablet was lying on its back next to it. He curiously asked Huang Miao if this was the finishing touch that had not been completed.

Huang Miao looked in the direction Chu Yi pointed, smiled and shook his head: "Deputy Mayor, don't worry, this is part of the completion ceremony. I have my own arrangements..."

Although Chu Yi was puzzled, he didn't say anything more. He just couldn't help but look at it a few more times out of curiosity.

He had attended many construction ceremonies, but had never seen anything like this.

Just as a few people were chatting, several media vehicles drove into view.

Chu Yi adjusted his suit, while Lei Shan and Xiang Tian put on sunglasses in tacit understanding.

Their identities do not allow them to appear in public, so they choose to support Huang Miao behind the scenes.

Xia He had already made preparations and arranged police officers to maintain order at the scene.

The villagers were stopped on the left, while the newly arrived reporters were stopped on the right.

At this point, the workers had removed the partitions, and everyone could clearly see the majestic bridge.

"This bridge is quite nice! It was built in just seven days, which is really amazing!" a villager exclaimed.

"Aunt, why do I feel that this bridge is weird, like a knife?" said another villager.

"Hey, why does it look like a dragon to me? Is it because of the angle it's standing at?" someone else responded.

The villagers discovered this strange phenomenon and changed their positions to observe it. Sure enough, their feelings about the bridge changed.

From different angles, the same bridge sometimes looks like a scimitar and sometimes like a flying dragon. It is very magical.

A large number of reporters flocked to the scene, they were naturally there for the completion ceremony.

Coupled with what happened in Xiangyun Village before, every move here is now attracting much attention.

The completion of this bridge will naturally not be missed by reporters.

As time went by, it was almost nine o'clock.

Chu Yi was well prepared. According to the process of the completion ceremony he had attended, there would be a salute at nine o'clock, followed by a ribbon-cutting ceremony, and finally a speech. For this purpose, he also specially prepared a speech.

Just before nine o'clock, Chu Yi, who was standing next to Huang Miao, asked casually, "Director Huang, why don't you see Deputy Director Zhang and those two young men?"

This was just a casual question from the deputy mayor. After all, he always saw these people following Huang Miao.

However, Chu Yi had never expected that when he asked about this, Huang Miao just glanced at his watch and then turned his eyes to the direction of the village road. "Don't worry, they should be here soon." Huang Miao said calmly.

At this moment, the scene gradually became quiet. Reporters had set up their cameras and were waiting for the ceremony to begin.

The villagers also gathered together, sharing melon seeds, watching curiously, and whispering from time to time.

Just as it was about to reach nine o'clock, Wang Ye's figure hurriedly appeared, attracting everyone's attention.

He ran to Huang Miao and nodded gently. Huang Miao also breathed a sigh of relief and nodded in response.

This scene made Chu Yi, Lei Shan and Xiang Tian even more confused.

They didn't understand what the actions between the two men meant.

At this moment, the village chief's voice was heard again through the village committee's loudspeaker, repeating the previous warning and asking villagers whose zodiac signs were dog, rabbit and dragon to leave or turn around and avoid it.

The reporters looked at each other and around, but they were confused.

A police officer seriously asked whether there were any reporters with these zodiac signs among them and asked them to turn around and leave.

Although somewhat dissatisfied, the reporters still chose to cooperate.

Just then, nine o'clock arrived.

However, unlike the salute sound that Chu Yi had imagined, a sad and loud sound of suona and gongs and drums came from the direction of the village entrance.

The villagers soon realized that this was funeral music.

They all stretched their necks and looked in the direction where the sound came from.

The reporters also looked around in confusion, only to see a team gradually approaching.

At the front of the team were the village's suona players and gong and drum band, followed by Feng Baobao and Wang Ye.

Wang Ye was holding a box covered with white cloth in his hand, while Feng Baobao was scattering paper money beside him.

Paper money fell like snowflakes, and a group of people walked slowly towards them.

Wang Ye came to the middle of the road carrying a brazier, and was about to step over the brazier holding the box.

This scene caused the villagers to talk a lot and become curious.

They didn't know whose funeral procession it was, and they didn't understand why they were coming this way.

The reporters were equally confused. They thought it was just a coincidence that there was a completion ceremony on one side and a funeral procession on the other.

However, they did not notice that Chu Yi had a strange expression on his face at this time.

"Director Huang, was this also arranged by you?" Chu Yi asked in a low voice.

Huang Miao nodded gently: "Only when this matter is finished can the completion ceremony begin."

Chu Yi looked puzzled: "Director Huang, what is going on? Whose funeral procession is this?"

Hearing Chu Yi's question, Lei Shan and Xiang Tian leaned forward imperceptibly, obviously wanting to hear Huang Miao's explanation.

Huang Miao sighed and explained, "Deputy Mayor, even though the bridge has been built, it will collapse within three years if there is nothing to guard it. Therefore, I decided to bury the five people who drowned in this river twelve years ago at the bridge head. Instead of erecting tombstones, I will erect a bridge monument to serve as the guardian spirits of the bridge. Zhang Lingyu is holding the ashes of these five people. I want to use their ashes to establish a bridge guardian spirit with my own merits. Only when the bridge is guarded by a spirit can it guard the four directions."

Chu Yi looked at Huang Miao blankly, totally not understanding what he was saying.

After a long while, he finally responded: "Director Huang, do you mean to let the ghost guard the bridge? But didn't you say that the vengeful spirit had been sent away by you?"

Huang Miao nodded gently: "The spirit guarding the bridge is not the souls of these people, but the ashes of the five of them are buried at the bridge head to reshape a guarding spirit. Simply put, the stone statues of Baxia are buried under the bridge monuments on other bridges, and the ashes are buried under the bridge monument of this bridge. If the spirit is not reshaped, it will be difficult for the world to hold this bridge in place."

Just as Huang Miao was explaining, the funeral procession had already arrived at the bridge amid the puzzled gazes of the crowd.

Zhang Lingyu glanced at Huang Miao, and after Huang Miao nodded, he gently placed the box covered with white cloth in the pit at the bridge head.

Huang Miao then took three lit incense sticks from Wang Ye, walked to the bridge, and bowed three times towards the box.

Then he squatted down and inserted the three incense sticks into the soil in front of the box. Then he bit his fingertips, lifted the white cloth and put three drops of blood on the urn.

At the same time, Huang Miao's low humming voice was heard.

Except for Chu Yi and others, the villagers and reporters in the distance were all confused and had no idea what was happening here.

"Thank you for your help, City God and Land God. This bridge is named Sanling." Huang Miao muttered as he dripped a drop of blood on three different locations on the urn.

Oddly enough, the blood seeped in quickly and disappeared without a trace.

Then, Huang Miao stood up, and Wang Ye and others immediately filled the soil to bury it.

Zhang Lingyu and Chen Shi worked together to lift the stone tablet. Only then did Chu Yi and others notice that there were three big characters "Sanling Bridge" engraved on the stone tablet, and a faint doll figure could be vaguely seen on the stone tablet.

A ray of sunlight just happened to fall on the stone tablet, adding a bit of solemnity and awe.

At this moment, the villagers and reporters did not see clearly the actions of Huang Miao and others because Chu Yi and others deliberately surrounded Huang Miao and blocked their view.

Therefore, everyone started discussing the strangeness of the funeral procession just now.

After Huang Miao stood up and the crowd dispersed, the reporters and villagers realized that they had just erected a bridge monument beside the bridge.

Although they still had doubts in their hearts, they began to speculate that this might be a cultural custom unique to Xiangyun Village.

There are different ways to set up a monument in different places. Could it be that the funeral procession just now was for the ceremony of setting up a monument? However, the villagers were also confused about this.

"What kind of custom is this?"

"Who knows? I've never seen a monument erected this way before."

Both sides were confused, but didn't know why.

At this moment, the salute finally sounded. After the monument was erected, Huang Miao said the completion ceremony could continue.

Upon seeing this, Chu Yi hurriedly urged his subordinates to continue the ceremony, hoping to divert the attention of reporters and villagers.

It turned out that Chu Yi's strategy worked, and everyone's attention was temporarily diverted from their doubts.

As the completion ceremony progressed, Huang Miao and Chu Yi personally cut the ribbon amid the sound of salutes.

This also led reporters to speculate who the young man standing next to the deputy mayor was.

Although he had never been introduced, everyone could see that the deputy mayor respected him very much.

The ribbon-cutting ceremony ended successfully amid warm applause. Reporters flocked to the event, eager to ask questions that had been on their minds for a long time.

"Deputy Mayor, please tell us why this bridge was built?" (End of this chapter)