Following Chang Ming and Chang Yu, Li Nanke came to the small river on the mountain behind Lichen Temple.
Sure enough, as Chang Ming said, the meandering river in the past has almost dried up, leaving only scattered gravels in the lifeless river bed.
Li Nanke stepped on a shallow pool of mud, picked up a pebble, touched it a few times, and asked Chang Ming, "Has this happened before?"
Chang Ming shook his head. "Never."
Looking around at the surrounding scene, Li Nanke fell into deep thought.
It stands to reason that most rivers will have intermittent flow interruptions, such as water sources drying up in certain river sections and river beds drying up at certain times.
But a situation like this is very unusual.
It was as if someone had cut off the flow of water somewhere upstream.
If there were no shadow guards escorting Princess Shanyun, Li Nanke would not be suspicious, but after the woman in the bamboo hat specifically reminded her, she had to make deep connections.
Why dam the river?
Will this help in robbing Princess Shanyun?
Li Nanke couldn't figure out the key, so he continued to investigate along the upper reaches. Soon he stood on a high point, from where he could overlook the large house where the shadow guard was stationed at the moment.
"Two extremely powerful Qianhu, more than thirty first-class shadow guard elite masters, a special ice coffin weighing more than 400 kilograms, advanced talisman arrays around the ice coffin... There is also a protective array in the courtyard."
Li Nanke rubbed his chin and put himself into the role of a robber, thinking about how to successfully rob Princess Shanyun.
But no matter what he planned, he felt that it was a fantasy.
Totally impossible.
It is impossible for the Tianqiong Sect to have so many super masters. Even if they did, they would not be able to gather here in large numbers. Otherwise, with the ability of the Shadow Guards, they would have been picked out long ago.
Unless a great god comes out and transports the carriage away.
"Wait! Take it away?"
A flash of lightning suddenly passed through Li Nanke's brain.
He squinted his eyes and looked around carefully. Gradually, the man's gaze shifted to a peak that was only about 500 meters away from the house.
"Go over there and have a look."
After looking at it for a moment, Li Nanke quickly walked over.
Chang Ming and Chang Yu looked at each other, confused. Although they were reluctant, they did not dare to disobey, so they could only follow them obediently.
Arriving in the mountains, Li Nanke discovered that there was very little vegetation on this mountain, and even a few trees. The rocks on the surface of the mountain had clear faults, and the rock structure was extremely loose and weak, making it easy to weather.
Li Nanke came to a piece of soil and stamped his feet a few times, and felt it with his palms. He found that the soil was moist, and a very bold idea came to his mind.
He turned to ask Chang Ming.
“Have earthquakes occurred in Dongqi County in the past?”
"That's true."
Chang Ming didn't think too much and answered honestly. "And there have been several earthquakes in this mountainous area, but they were not strong. I heard some people say...this is the evil spirit of the eldest lady of the Ming family. Many earthquakes are at work."
No one dares to come."
Chang Ming's voice became much lower at the end.
"What the hell is the eldest lady of the Ming family?"
Li Nanke looked confused.
Chang Yu stepped forward and said in a low voice: "A few years ago, there was a wealthy family in Dongqi County named Ming, and their daughter Ming Xueer was married to a talented man from the next county.
Unexpectedly, a few days before her wedding, Ming Xueer accidentally fell off a cliff and died while going out to play. Later, for some reason, Miss Ming appeared in the form of a graveyard person.
But the Ming family didn't notice all this.
When the bride and the wedding team passed by this mountain road that day, the bride disappeared, and even the wedding team turned into bones.
This incident alerted the Yuncheng Night Patrol Department, and after investigation, Miss Ming’s body was discovered at the bottom of the cliff..."
Listening to what Chang Yu said, Li Nanke opened his mouth slightly.
A chill shot up from the soles of my feet.
Because he thought of the weird wedding team he saw in Hongyu's dream, and the second-rate bride holding her head up!
It can't be... so mysterious.
If she is the real Miss Ming, why did she appear in my red rain dream?
Channel switching?
Does this mean...my red rain dream is completely different from others?
In other words, the Night Watch Division's definition of the Grave Man was wrong? The Grave Man did not completely disappear?
"Master Li?"
Seeing that Li Nanke's face was gloomy and he was silent for a long time, Chang Yu called out carefully.
Li Nanke came back to his senses and saw monks Chang Ming and Chang Yu staring at him with strange eyes. He squeezed out a smile and said, "It's okay, I'm thinking about other things."
Li Nanke suppressed all the doubts in his mind and began to deduce the current situation.
He pointed to the mountain peaks at his feet and said: "Look, this terrain has high mountains and deep ravines. The terrain is extremely steep. More importantly, the gully bed is vertically reduced, and the shape of the stream city facilitates the gathering of water."
Li Nanke stamped the rock formation with his foot. "And the geological structure here is very loose. Once there is heavy rain, combined with the mountain topography, there is a high probability of triggering a mudslide..."
The two monks listened at a loss, as if the other party was speaking from heaven, and they certainly did not understand what was being said.
Li Nanke pointed downward again, his eyes lit up, and he said in a deep voice: "The terrain at the lower reaches of the valley where it leaves the mountain pass is open and flat, and debris flow materials can accumulate after leaving the mountain pass. In addition, there used to be an old river there...
Once a flash flood and mudslide breaks out, it will inevitably rush towards the house, and the small courtyard wall will be difficult to withstand. Not to mention the coffin, even the entire carriage can be pushed away!"
Li Nanke is by no means alarmist.
Anyone who has seen a mudslide knows how terrifying this ‘gift’ of nature is, especially a viscous mudslide that can even push dozens of tons of boulders when they are large in scale!
"This is their plan!"
Li Nanke pounded his fist hard. "First intercept the river water and store a large amount of water. Then according to the mountain topography and abundant loose materials, we will trigger mudslides and force the carriage to be transported away. Then we will cooperate with man-made attacks. It is impossible for the Shadow Guards to do so."
Taking care of it!”
Li Nanke looked ugly and rushed to the top of the mountain.
But soon he stopped again.
Looking at the narrow, steep and deep valley, Li Nanke gritted his teeth and said, "It's too late, go and notify them first!"
The man immediately turned around and rushed towards the place where the Shadow Guards were stationed.
Looking back, he saw the two monks still standing there, and shouted: "Let everyone in the temple leave first, and no one is allowed to burn incense again!"
Chang Ming and Chang Yu looked puzzled, but he also realized from the other party's expression that something big was going to happen. Especially since he had seen the other party's methods of solving crimes before, he did not dare to delay and hurried to the temple.
Li Nanke rushed towards the house at an extremely fast speed, just as Dong Wankun came out holding a roasted chicken leg.
"Lord Senhu!"
Li Nanke stepped forward and cupped his hands.
Dong Wankun smiled and said: "Hey, Master, is it possible that Master Shen is in such a hurry?"
"Sir Qianhu, I have found some clues."
Li Nanke didn't have any unnecessary nonsense and said what he had just concluded.
After listening to Li Nanke's inference, Dong Wankun's expression was not much different from that of Chang Ming and Chang Yu. He was also confused. It can be seen that this guy has never experienced anything like this before and is very simple-minded.
I don’t know how I got into Qianhu, but I guess there are connections behind it.
"You mean the mudslide will come down and carry the carriage away?"
"It's very possible!"
Li Nanke said sincerely, "Master Qianhu, I humbly suggest that it is best to transfer Princess Shanyun to another place first."
"Transfer?"
Dong Wankun's face suddenly darkened, and he stared at Li Nanke with a scrutinizing look, smiling softly. "Could Master have been bribed by someone and want to play a trick to lure the tiger away from the mountain?"
Although it was a joke, Dong Wankun's expression showed a hint of seriousness.
At this moment, no one except Shadow Guard is trustworthy, especially when it comes to the transfer of Princess Shanyun.
I will make the tiger leave the mountain, your uncle!
Li Nanke almost lost his temper, so he could only say patiently, "Sir, I cannot explain it to you in detail due to my humble position, but please believe me, only by transferring Princess Shanyun can they not succeed!"
"Master."
Dong Wankun took a bite of the chicken leg and sneered. "It is our Shadow Guards' job to escort Princess Shanyun. Don't worry about it. We will protect Princess Shanyun."
If you worry too much, you will get yourself into trouble.
Of course, if you want to build a relationship with us and achieve success through this, then you should learn more from Shen Chunhe. I have seen this method so many times that I am tired of it.
To be honest, if it weren't for the sake of that old boy Shen Chunhe, I would shave both of your ears right now!"
Dong Wankun wiped his greasy hands on Li Nanke's clothes and said coldly: "I'll give you three words - get out of here!"
Li Nanke took a deep look at the other person, turned around and left.
What needs to be said has been said, it is the other party's business to listen or not, and he is too lazy to interfere anymore.
Doing this is the most benevolent thing to do.
As a matter of urgency, he had to evacuate the surrounding people first.
Seeing Li Nanke disappear, Dong Wankun spat and sneered: "What an idiot."
Half an hour later, a dull explosion suddenly came from the valley not far away. It seemed that someone was using gunpowder to explode something. The huge sound enveloped the entire county.