In terms of time, it has already entered autumn, but Fufeng County is still swelteringly hot. The afternoon sun is mercilessly scorching the earth, and the air is dense, and the fiery temperature creates various shapes.
Jiang Li was walking on the streets of the county town. The people coming and going around him were completely inconsistent with the bustle of the county town. The shops on both sides were also deserted. Occasionally, he could see listless clerks nodding their heads and dozing off.
too hot.
If this continues, the county's water source will run out sooner or later, and a catastrophe is already brewing.
For this reason, the government will publish announcements widely and summon talented people to pray for rain and eliminate drought.
But the imperial court itself has no shortage of people who can bring rain and clouds. If you really want to bring rain, you don't need to recruit people at all. You can just send people directly. Now, what Fufeng County and even Yongzhou are lacking are not people to rain, but water sources.
No matter how skilled you are, without a large amount of water to transport, you will not be able to solve the increasingly serious drought.
This article is unreasonable.
So Jiang Li came.
It was up to him to investigate the news, while Gongsun Qingyue contacted the Shenxing Taibao and dispatched manpower. Once he found out that Ji Chengye was taking advantage of the drought to do personal things, he took the opportunity to seize the initiative of the government and let Gongsun Qingyue take charge.
Concocting Ji Chengye.
Right now, Jiang Li is going to the Sheriff's Mansion to meet Jiang Zhihuan secretly and see what choices he has made.
He was wearing an ordinary green shirt, holding a long sword, and his face was deliberately painted sallow. He was dressed like an ordinary practitioner and was walking in a hurry to the governor's mansion.
Crossing two streets and walking to the middle, you are not far from the Sheriff's House.
Suddenly, a roar sounded.
"boom!"
There was a thunderbolt in the clear sky, and immediately at the crossroads where two streets met, a phantom that looked like a snake but not a snake rose into the sky and swam in the air, gathering light water vapor.
Gradually, dark clouds appeared in the sky, and a stream of wind brought coolness to the hot city.
Pedestrians around and people hiding in houses were attracted. They were pleasantly surprised when they saw the gathering dark clouds and felt the cool breeze.
"It's the Dragon King! The Dragon King has appeared."
Someone shouted in surprise.
At the same time, everyone also noticed that under the shadow, a monk in yellow clothes was sitting cross-legged, clasping his hands and chanting something.
His face was golden, like the gold-painted Buddha in the temple, and a shadow that looked like a snake but not a snake was hovering above his head. As he chanted, it became more and more active, and the gathering dark clouds gradually expanded, attracting everyone's admiration.
Some people even knelt down in the street, shouted "Dragon King Bodhisattva" and paid homage.
The strange thing is that as they worship, the shadow also grows and grows, gathering more water vapor. This naturally surprises those who are interested, and they can't help but kneel down to worship, or even more reverent.
"This is the method of summoning. It can summon elves, monsters, gods and ghosts. It can also attract people's thoughts and benefit themselves. In short, it is to collect faith. This is also a relatively popular way of practice in the Buddhist country.
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Feng Manlou appeared silently behind Jiang Li and introduced with a smile: "As for the phantom, it is not wrong to say that it is the Dragon King. It is the Naga of the Dragons among the eight tribes. It looks like a dragon but has no legs or horns.
, also has the ability to move clouds and spread rain. The title of Dragon King was originally used to describe Naga."
"This monk has contained the Naga Dao Fruit, and naturally has related powers. He is currently using it to pretend to be a ghost and practice tricks."
The monk who was cross-legged and chanting sutras moved slightly. Although it was very slight, it could not escape Jiang Li's eyes. Apparently, the monk also heard Feng Manlou's words.
Jiang Li was not surprised that Feng Manlou could find him. Seeing him appear, he complained: "After hiding for a few days, you are finally willing to show up."
"It's not about hiding. Brother, I also have something important to do. Dear brother, please don't accuse me unjustly." Feng Manlou cried out.
It is true that he came to Yongzhou on business. He came to investigate the Taiping Sect and the drought on behalf of Nantiansi.
Just looking at his behavior these days, it doesn't look like he's doing anything practical at all. Instead, he looks like a salary thief who's been fishing for money. As for the fact that he's been missing for the past few days, Jiang Li probably has something else to do with the Dragon King's son-in-law.
Anyway, it will definitely not be a serious matter.
"hehe."
Jiang Lixu raised his eyes and smiled slightly, without commenting.
While the two were talking, the dark clouds gradually expanded to cover the street. The wind became stronger and it looked like it was going to rain soon.
At this moment, another roar sounded.
"Hurry up like a law."
A thunderbolt suddenly appeared, breaking through the dark clouds, and fell on the shadow of Naga Dragon King, causing the cool breeze to stop immediately.
"The bold demon monk actually practiced evil."
Wearing a yellow cloak and holding a scepter, a Taiping doctor stood out from the crowd, followed by a yellow scarf warrior.
I saw him splitting the dark clouds with a thunderbolt, and said loudly to the people around him: "Don't be deceived by this demon monk. The water vapor gathered by this demon monk comes from the water of the river in the city. It rained this time."
, will only bring temporary coolness, will not help the drought, and will even waste water resources."
"This Taiping Sect doctor is here to cause trouble," Feng Manlou saw this and continued to introduce, "The government issued a list calling for people to pray for rain, and interested people from all over the world came. Just like this monk, he wanted to start a fight.
In order to become a person who prays for rain, I can gain the respect of everyone in Fufeng County and practice the hooking technique."
"As for the people of the Taiping Sect...Hey, although they are responsible for the drought, the people don't know it. They also want to achieve their goals and win people's hearts by praying for rain."
One sentence from one side can be said to have pulled off the skin of both people, and pointed at their true colors.
Feng Manlou was completely unmasked. Although his voice was low, the common people could not hear it clearly. However, the doctors from the Taiping Sect and the monks from the Buddhist Kingdom were both well-educated. Within this distance, they could not hear clearly.
Chu, there are still seventy-seven or eighty-eight.
Both parties were secretly angry at the guy pointing fingers, but at the moment, they were still focused on attacking their opponents.
"The Taiping demon dares to slander the poor monk," the monk opened his eyes and stood up, counterattacking, "Others don't know your true identity, the Taiping demon, but the poor monk knows it. The drought is caused by your Taiping religion, how can you have the face to rebuke the poor monk.
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"Oh!" everyone exclaimed.
The Taiping Sect doctor angrily rebuked: "The bold monster monk dares to insult our religion."
"Monster Taiping, today the poor monk will use the Buddhist dharma to punish you for your evil ways." The monk made a vajra look with angry eyes.
Because of their excessive rhetoric, the two parties successfully aroused each other's anger, and they started fighting as soon as they disagreed.
"Hurry up like a law."
"Dragon King Protector."
With the roar of angry thunder, the Naga soared into the sky, and the scene was quite lively for a while.