Chapter 164: The fish is dead and the net is broken
With that said, Sun Buhan turned and left. He took a step, but stopped in confusion: "Although you and I have long had the intention to promote the blood sacrifice to open the Dragon Palace, the specific person may not be the prefect, and the speed is not that fast. There seems to be someone here.
Intervene, do you know who it is?"
Speaking of this, Tianji Demon frowned even more: "I can't see through this matter, I can't expose it, it's full of fog, and I don't know who did it."
"Could it be the King of Shu?" Sun Buhan guessed, shook his head, stopped talking, and disappeared into the rain.
In the courtyard, Su Ziji slept for half the night. When it was almost early in the morning, someone knocked on the door. He heard that the voice was from a wild Taoist. Although it was a bit strange, he knew that it was nothing serious and could not disturb him.
"Don't be anxious, I'll get up right away." Su Ziji said, spent some time with a stick of incense, put on his clothes and came out. This is a three-in-three-outdoor courtyard. Although it is older, it was moved to the living room.
Anxious wild man.
"What's the matter? You're so panicked. Can't you say it again at dawn?" Su Ziji said teasingly and yawned.
"The Fenghuan Dam has burst, and now the nearby counties have been flooded, including Linhua County!"
"How many casualties are there?" Su Ziji took a breath of air and suddenly woke up.
"It's almost winter now, and the water is not big yet. The water is only three feet high. The crops have been flooded, and I'm afraid there will be a famine in the coming year."
"As for people, there shouldn't be large-scale drownings, but the beggar who spread the news said that he saw people being swept away by the water and disappeared into the mud. I guess there must be a lot of this kind of thing."
Su Ziji's face turned pale: "Is this man-made or natural?"
"I don't know, I really don't know." The wild Taoist also showed a rare look of panic: "However, there is some movement in the Imperial Envoy's Mansion. It is said that the gate has been opened, and all the officials have been notified to go to the high platform immediately, and there are still empty prison cars.
Arrive at the Yamen."
"The imperial envoy is going to kill someone."
Although when he learned that the river dam collapsed and several counties were flooded, he knew that there must be something going on, and Luo Pei would never give up.
But he didn't expect that Luo Pei would be so decisive and ready to kill Huang Liangping at dawn.
As for why Panlong Lake was chosen to build a high platform, Su Ziji had guessed that the imperial envoy might have planned to worship the river god here - the Dragon King of Shuifu.
This action immediately reminded Su Ziji of the blood sacrifices that had occurred in the Wei Dynasty.
"The imperial envoy plans to use the fifth-ranking official of the imperial court as a sacrifice and make a blood sacrifice to the dragon king by the lake?"
"Blood sacrifices have been canceled a long time ago. The Zheng Dynasty does not like the people to sacrifice to demons and gods. Even if they hold sacrifices, they mostly praise human gods."
"If this spreads, even if the flood is finally contained, the imperial court will not be able to spare this imperial envoy."
"It feels like the fish is dead and the net is broken."
"Let's go immediately!" With this thought, Su Ziji turned back and told Ye Buhui about the matter.
"Husband, if you want to go, take me with you. I will go too!" Ye Buhui said.
"How could this happen? This is a matter of murder, why are you joining in the fun?" Su Ziji said in a low voice. Seeing that Ye Buhui had a worried look on his face, he was obviously afraid that something would happen to him, so he softened his heart again.
"It will definitely be very chaotic. If you go, I will have to watch you distractedly. This is not a good thing. Aren't you afraid of nightmares about killing people? Be obedient and wait for my news at home."
In fact, after blurting out the truth, Ye Buhui felt a little regretful.
After listening to Su Ziji's words, she could only frown and warn: "Then you must pay attention to safety and never take risks."
As he said this, there was a faint uneasiness in his heart.
"Don't worry, I won't take any risks." Su Ziji touched her head and went out.
The wild Taoist was already waiting a little anxiously. When he saw him coming out, he immediately urged: "Sir, let's get on the bullock cart and let's talk."
There was a bullock cart parked on the side of the road, and the young man who had been here before was wearing a raincoat and sitting in front of the cart driving the cart.
Su Ziji and the wild Taoists went up, and the bullock cart started moving.
On the way, the wild Taoist added: "I asked people to keep an eye on the imperial envoy and found that he had people prepare some tributes overnight and sent them to the high platform near the lake."
"People kept a close eye on the government office and discovered that the prison car was indeed the prefect Huang Liangping, who was dragged out."
"The imperial envoy did not make any publicity about this matter. Although he did not deliberately hide the news, the procedure for beheading a fifth-rank official would not be so short, so I noticed something was wrong."
"It may be a blood sacrifice." Su Ziji told the wild Taoist his guess: "My guess is good. I am afraid that the imperial envoy wants to open the water palace and awaken the dragon king."
"How dare they do this?" It's not like the wild Taoist people couldn't guess this, but they didn't dare to think that a dignified imperial envoy would be so bold.
Is it easy to open the water palace?
Not to mention whether this blood sacrifice to the fifth-grade magistrate would make the imperial court angry.
Let’s talk about the subtle relationship between the human race and the monster race now. King Qi’s bold behavior is just colluding with the monster race in private. Although the Dragon Lord of Panlong Lake is a righteous god who was enshrined and worshiped by the previous dynasty, he is different from ordinary monsters, but this dynasty
After its establishment, the imperial court never publicly offered sacrifices to the Dragon Lord, which already explains the problem.
If Luo Pei does this, isn't he afraid of causing disaster?
Unless... Luo Pei still has the power to eliminate the flood and make meritorious service.
Or maybe, King Qi is powerful and many of them are monsters. This Luo Pei wants to contact Dragon Palace, which is the leader of the monsters, so that he can offset King Qi's power?
Is this a fight for the dragon for the King of Shu?
Su Ziji thought this way, and when he saw the wild Taoist's expression changing, he sighed: "I'm afraid something big is going to happen today."
"Actually, even the demon clan may not want Lord Long to appear at this time." The wild Taoist nodded.
Just like in troubled times, when the princes were separatist, conquests continued in various places, the big fish ate the small fish, the people were miserable, and they themselves were in danger. But if these princes, big and small, were to return to the time when the emperor wisely ruled the world, they might not actually be able to do so.
Yes, unless the person who ends the war and unifies the world is himself.
The same may be true for the current demon clan.
The demon king has fallen, no monsters big or small will obey anyone else, and each ethnic group has established itself as king.
Isn't this the case with water monsters?
The Dragon Lord disappeared, and the water monsters each became a tyrant. They missed the time when the monster clan was prosperous, but if they were to bow down to a new master again and worship him as their king, they might not be convinced.
Su Ziji was just thinking about it when he was suddenly startled and opened the car curtain. There was a cold rain hitting him slantingly, bringing with it a chill, but he didn't care. He just looked ahead and watched quietly. After a long time, he turned the car away.
The curtain is lowered.
"Sir, what's wrong?"
"It's nothing. We are already moving very quickly. We don't want anyone to be more careful. There are at least ten bullock carts passing by in front of us."
Su Ziji said, in fact, his Panlong Mental Technique was born out of the Dragon Palace, and several demonic auras flew towards Panlong Lake. Sure enough, this incident made the demon tribe unable to sit still.
"We're here." After thinking about it, the young man driving the cart in front said softly, and the bullock cart slowly stopped.
"You stay here while I go with the young master." The wild Taoist said to the young man, and quickly got out of the car and left.