Knife splashing

Chapter 385 The Legend of Dragon
"A woman is crying, but I didn't hear her..."

Sharifei looked around, his face full of confusion.

The others also shook their heads slightly to indicate that they didn't hear it.

Li Yan immediately understood, gave them a look, and walked towards the direction where the sound came from as if he was strolling.

When he was on the mountain before, he heard sighs coming from the ancestral temple. He didn't want to meddle in other people's business, but as he was about to enter the mountain, strange things happened one after another, so he had to be careful.

At least figure out what happened.

Soon, he left Zhou Lizheng's house and walked towards the lake.

"That Mr. Li..."

When Zhou Lizheng saw it, he felt a little strange.

"Mr. Li, go and relax."

Gong Xun said something casually and pulled Zhou Lizheng into the house, "Brother Zhou, I want to ask you something..."

On the other side, Zhou Lizheng's son Zhou Huzi also noticed Li Yan leaving, his eyes full of curiosity.

The guests who came today were all a little weird.

For example, the hairy man is very similar to the legendary wild man in Shennongjia...

For example, the Lu San with the animals...

But what made him more curious was Li Yan.

He could see that this young man, who was only a few years older than him, was actually the leader of them all!
Thinking of the kung fu that Li Yan had displayed before, he felt like a cat scratching his heart. He also used the excuse of delivering something to sneak out and follow him...

On the other side, Li Yan had already arrived near the ancestral hall.

He listened carefully and found that the sound came from behind the ancestral hall.

Following the sound to the back of the ancestral hall, Li Yan frowned slightly because a well appeared in front of him.

The well looks like it was not built long ago. The stones used to build the well appear brand new compared to the surrounding brick walls.

Li Yan seemed to be thinking about something and looked at the ancestral hall behind him.

There is something wrong with the location of this well.

Although he was not proficient in it, he had followed Wang Daoxuan for a long time and knew some basic principles of Feng Shui.

In Feng Shui, water is Yin and also represents wealth.

The location of a well is usually very particular.

This ancestral hall has a mountain behind it, handrails on both sides, and faces the lake, which is a good layout.

But when you add a well, there’s a problem.

This is called "leaving one's hometown"...

Also, why build a well when it is next to the lake?
"Woooo..."

At this moment, the woman's crying sounded again.

Li Yan narrowed his eyes and approached carefully.

But as he came to the well, the crying sound disappeared.

Kara!
In the darkness in the distance, there was a sudden sound of falling gravel.

"Come out."

Li Yan spoke without even turning his head.

That kid from the Zhou family was following behind secretly, how could he hide it from him?

Zhou Huzi walked out of the darkness with an embarrassed look on his face, and hurriedly explained: "Don't misunderstand, big brother, I was just worried that you would get lost..."

Li Yan was too lazy to pay attention and just waved his hand, "Come over here, I just happen to have something to ask you."

Zhou Huzi was a little afraid, but he still came over and said, "Brother Li, what do you want to ask?"

Li Yan asked: "Who built this well?"

"This."

Zhou Huzi breathed a sigh of relief. "This was built by Taoist Master Yun on the mountain. He said that the feng shui of the village is not good."

“When will it be built?”

"Two years ago."

"When has no one in your village had a baby?"

"Two years ago..."

After Zhou Huzi finished speaking, he was stunned for a moment, and then quickly said: "No, Taoist Yun has always protected our village. Thanks to him, Longtan Village can be safe and sound."

Li Yan didn't say much, but shook his head and said, "Excuse me, go and call my companions and your father."

Zhou Huzi gritted his teeth, but still turned around and ran home.

After a while, everyone came rushing over.

Li Yan said in a deep voice: "I heard a woman crying before, and there was also a flash of Yin energy in the well. This well should lead to the lake."

"what?"

Zhou Lizheng was stunned for a moment, then quickly shook his head and said, "Sir, I'm afraid you've seen it wrong. Our village has been relatively stable over the years. Although we're not rich, we have enough food, and no one has died unjustly."

He vaguely knew that Li Yan and others were extraordinary, but this well was built by a highly respected Taoist priest in the village, so he naturally didn't believe there was any problem.

Li Yan did not argue, but looked at Wang Daoxuan, "Master, take a look, is there anything strange about the feng shui of this well?"

Wang Daoxuan took out the compass, turned it around, and shook his head, saying, "The feng shui is fine. If it is a situation of 'leaving one's hometown', the ancestral hall and the ancestral tomb will definitely be affected."

"Brother Yan is mistaken. Building a well behind the house does not only mean 'leaving home', but also 'fighting a desperate battle'!"

As he spoke, he looked at the lake in the distance, took the compass, walked a few steps along the well to the lake, and said in a deep voice: "This well is connected to the lake, and the real layout is in the lake. I'm afraid it's going to use the popularity of the village to deal with something."

Zhou Lizheng came back to his senses, a trace of fear flashed in his eyes, "Master, do you mean there is a monster in the lake?"

"I'm afraid it's not a demon or evil spirit..."

Wang Daoxuan frowned, "Brother Yan, can you go down to the lake and take a look? Is there anything suppressed in the lake?"

"it is good!"

Li Yan didn't waste any words and went directly to the lakeside, stepping on the magic formula, "Nuo Gao! The pure and simple nature, the essence of Ren and Gui. The inner part corresponds to the kidney, and the upper part corresponds to Mercury..."

This is the lakeside, and the Xuanshui escape is more powerful.

In the eyes of the people around him, water mist quickly surged up and enveloped him, and then there was a splash, and the man disappeared.

"God...immortal?"

Zhou Huzi widened his eyes and stuttered a little.

Sharifei said happily: "You are wrong, kid. Immortals are free and easy, they don't run around like us. This is magic."

"Magic..."

Zhou Huzi swallowed and muttered to himself.

At this moment, he suddenly yearned for the outside world...

……

Snoring~the sound of water rippling in my ears.

Li Yan used the Xuanshui escape technique, and his speed in the water was far faster than that of a fish. With a swing of his legs, he dived to the bottom of the lake like a sharp sword.

This lake is large but not deep.

Although he couldn't use his ability to smell water, after he entered the water, he could hear the woman crying again.

Li Yan searched carefully along the direction of the crying sound, dug through the water plants and mud, and immediately felt out a bronze chain. Then he pulled it hard, and the mud immediately surged, making the water muddy.

He stepped back quickly, and when the sewage became clear, he frowned slightly.

I saw that on top of the bronze chains were steel spikes engraved with talismans, all of which were inserted into a huge rock.

The boulder was as black as ink, with faint scaly texture on it. Most of it sank to the bottom of the lake, twisting and turning like a giant snake.

Li Yan was shocked and did not dare to move. He quickly went ashore and told everyone about the situation.

“This is the Dragon Suppression Pillar!”

Wang Daoxuan was surprised, "How could it be this thing?"

"Master, what is the Dragon Suppression Pillar?"

Zhou Lizheng looked unhappy and asked hurriedly. At this point, he was also a little uncertain, after all, Taoist Yun had even kept this a secret from him.

"The Dragon Suppression Pillar is used to seal the dragon energy of the earth veins."

Wang Daoxuan shook his head and said, "According to the arrangements below, I am also a little unsure. That Taoist Master Yun has sealed something, but if he uses the popularity of the village to suppress it, it will inevitably be backfired."

"No one has had a child in the village in the past two years. This is probably related to this."

"Ah! This..."

Zhou Lizheng's eyes were uncertain as he looked at Gong Qun beside him.

Gong Xun said in a deep voice: "These people are all from the righteous sect of Xuanmen. Even the imperial court and Wudang Mountain rely on them a lot."

When Zhou Lizheng heard this, he immediately made up his mind and said through gritted teeth: "I will find someone to destroy the things down there, and then I will ask Taoist Yun for clarification."

"Don't mess around."

Wang Daoxuan quickly shook his head and said, "No matter what is sealed, the backlash can make the village childless for two years. If it is suddenly released, what will happen if the resentment explodes?"

"Zhou Lizheng, what is the legend of Longtan Lake?"

Zhou Lizheng took a deep breath and said, "I heard from our ancestors that Shennong tasted hundreds of herbs in the mountains, and later Laozi passed by here, so there are many temples for ancestors built near Shennongjia."

"The ancestors of our Longtan Village were originally a Tang army. They mistakenly entered this place to escape the chaos at the end of the Tang Dynasty. In the middle of the night, someone dreamed of a dragon appearing in the lake, so they settled here. For many years, the weather has been good and the harvest has been good."

When Sharifei heard this, he opened his eyes wide and said excitedly, "Master, is this the one in the lake that we are looking for?"

"Probably not."

Wang Daoxuan shook his head and said, "The trapped dragon is full of resentment. There is no vitality in the area within a hundred miles. No grass grows. Miasma and poisonous insects breed. Birds and beasts dare not approach. How can anyone live here?"

As he spoke, he sighed, "Since the end of the Tang Dynasty, nothing has happened in the village, the weather has been good, and even if there is a dragon, it is a blessing and spiritual creature."

Zhou Lizheng panicked immediately, "What...what should I do?"

Wang Daoxuan shook his head helplessly and said, "I don't know the cause and effect, I don't know the root cause, I dare not act recklessly, so as not to cause trouble."

Li Yan pondered for a moment, "There is also a problem with the Zushi Temple. Let's go there first and look for it. Maybe we can find out the reason."

…………

"Here we are, right here!"

"You guys, get out first!"

After Zhou Lizheng drove out the men guarding the temple, he quickly looked at Li Yan and the others, his voice trembling, "This is the ancestral temple. The village has burned incense and offered sacrifices during festivals for thousands of years. Could there be a problem?"

Upon hearing this, the others looked at Li Yan.

Only Li Yan can communicate with ghosts and gods in this way.

Li Yan pinched the magic spell and could smell the pure incense in the temple. There was no evil spirit growing, but the sighing sound from before had also disappeared.

He thought for a moment and said, "Bring me a basin of water."

There were already people living in the temple, and upon hearing this, Zhou Lizheng immediately fetched a basin of water. Li Yan then took out an oil lamp, lit it, and placed it next to the basin of water.

He originally practiced the "Northern Emperor's Divine Control Method" and was extremely powerful, able to directly command ghosts and gods.

But this is the ancestral temple, he doesn't have the courage to do anything rash.

Using the divine technique is more gentle.

Holding the hook and pinching the magic formula, Li Yan stepped forward and directly crossed the basin. The surrounding scene suddenly changed.

It is still this quaint little temple, but there is no one inside.

It was pitch black all around, with only an old man sitting cross-legged on a stone altar. He was wearing a grey and black robe, had white hair and a long beard, and had an ancient look on his face, as if he had already entered a state of meditation.

It is none other than Laozi, the founder of the nation.

Of course, the one in front of us is just an ordinary god in the world, not even an incarnation, just like the Buddha in Baotong Temple.

Even so, Li Yan still bowed respectfully.

The ancestor Laozi on the altar slowly opened his eyes.

puff~
There was a lamp next to it, and suddenly sparks appeared.

In an instant, light and shadows flashed before Li Yan's eyes.

He saw mountains upon mountains, which was exactly the terrain near Longtan Village, but there was no Longtan Lake in the village...

Suddenly one day, there was rumbling thunder in the sky, dark clouds rolled in, and a dragon-shaped smoke rolled in from the direction of the Yangtze River and fell into this place.

Almost instantly, heavy rain poured down, the dragon in the mountain turned over, the flood surged, and then Longtan Lake appeared.

In the center of the lake, a woman in white appeared vaguely, with long black hair, staring blankly in the direction of the Yangtze River. Although her face could not be seen clearly, one could feel her loneliness.

Afterwards, a group of embarrassed soldiers and civilians came here, set up camp, and gradually settled down. The woman in the lake just watched them calmly, and occasionally raised clouds to disperse the black air coming from all directions...

After an unknown amount of time, the sky was covered with clouds and the woman quickly stood up. The lake suddenly surged and the surrounding rocks collapsed.

Seeing this, an old Taoist hesitated, finally sighed, secretly went down to the lake, and drove the dragon-suppressing pile...

Light and shadow flashed by, and Li Yan slowly opened his eyes.

He frowned slightly, first stood up and lit a stick of incense in front of the statue of the ancestor, then turned around and told everyone what he saw in the illusion.

"What...what does this mean?"

Zhou Lizheng looked confused.

"That's the Dragon Girl."

Wang Daoxuan's eyes were somewhat complicated. "From the looks of it, it's the energy of the dragon vein of the Yangtze River that escaped into this place. If it's according to folk legends, the dragon girl was punished and fell here."

"Zhou Lizheng, has there never been any evil spirit causing trouble in the village?"

"Yes, that's right."

"That's right. The Dragon Girl protects this place, and the Ancestral Temple suppresses it, so the village has good weather and is free from evil spirits."

"Now that the dragon energy of the Yangtze River has changed, it is time for the Dragon Girl to return, but there will definitely be a flash flood, and the village will no longer have anyone to rely on."

"That fellow wanted to trap the dragon by force, but it brought disaster to the village instead. You can only choose between 'fighting to the bitter end' or 'leaving your homeland'."

"That fellow Taoist went into the mountain, probably to find a way to solve this matter."

Sharifei scratched his head and said, "Why force it? Why not just find a way to move?"

"How can it be that simple?"

Wang Daoxuan shook his head and said, "If there is a choice, who would be willing to leave their hometown? Besides, although my Xuanmen emphasizes following the will of heaven, we also have to go against the will of heaven. In the past, when Dayu controlled the flood, if we just went with the flow, how could we have bound the blue dragon of the nine states?"

Li Yan also nodded and said in a deep voice: "The Taoist priest is right. This is not just a matter of letting go of the dragon vein. There are still many villages downstream. Now is a time of war. If we let it go, there will be heavy casualties."

"That Taoist priest must have found a solution when he went into the mountains."

"We'll find him after we get into the mountains and give him a hand."

After finding out the reason, everyone returned to Zhou Lizheng's house, went back to their rooms to rest, and prepared to enter Shennongjia early the next morning.

In the middle of the night, Li Yan's eyelids trembled.

In a vague dream, he saw a woman in white, looking at him with resentment on her face, with a faint black aura around her...

"I know you are in a hurry, but don't be in a hurry yet!"

Li Yan had no choice but to persuade him.

Because he carried the certificate, it was easier for him to attract these ghosts and gods.

The current situation is a bit like the relationship between man and nature, destruction and development. Sometimes the problem is not that simple.

But in the previous life, it was just a simple environmental problem.

But in this world, it is even more troublesome.

Before he could say anything, the woman turned into a surging lake, then picked up something and brought it to him.

Li Yan suddenly woke up and felt that the house was very humid. The originally dry ground was actually wet.

A water snake held a piece of jade in its mouth. After putting it down, it disappeared without a trace with a sizzling sound.

Li Yan frowned slightly and picked up the jade.

This piece of jade has a pointed head and a flat end, and is rectangular in shape. It is covered with deep blood-colored lines and carved with dragon patterns.

This is a jade sceptre, which represents majesty and power. It was a ceremonial vessel held by ancient nobles and officials during sacrifices, court meetings, and other occasions.

But this kind of jade sceptre with dragon pattern was the first time he had seen it, and it was even older.

What does this Dragon Girl mean...

　Second update in the afternoon
　　
　
(End of this chapter)