One hundred and fifty-seven chapters eight kings for help
It rained continuously for three days.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
At noon on this day, the police officer, carrying a gong, wearing a bamboo hat and a raincoat, walked along the examination room in the heavy rain.
"The college examination is over and all candidates have left Gongyuan."
"It's finally over." Li Xiuyuan had just woken up from his trance.
He opened his eyes, looked at the heavy rain still falling outside the examination room, and couldn't help but frown.
From the moment we entered the Gongyuan to now, the heavy rain has not stopped falling, and the resentment contained in the heavy rain shows no sign of fading away. This resentment falls with the rain, then overflows everywhere, and then rises into the sky,
Once again, it merges with the dark clouds in the sky, repeating itself endlessly.
Li Xiuyuan felt that if the resentment did not dissipate, the heavy rain would probably never stop.
After packing up his things, he, like other candidates, walked outside the Gongyuan in the heavy rain.
On the way, Li Xiuyuan met Zhu Yu, Wang Ping and the others, but because of the heavy rain, he just said hello and left in a hurry, saying they would meet again after the rain stopped.
"It's open, Gongyuan is open."
As the gate of Gongyuan opened, even though it was raining heavily, many people still gathered outside the door. These people had prepared their rain gear and were ready to welcome the Scholars Gate after the college examination.
Some of them are the scholars' servants, servants, and family members, and some are speculative businessmen. They are keen to give umbrellas to the scholars at this time, so that they can become familiar with each other and have the possibility of making friends in the future.
When Li Xiuyuan strode out, some businessmen saw that Li Xiuyuan had an extraordinary temperament, tall figure, and handsome appearance, so they warmly greeted him and gave him an umbrella.
"Master, is this slave here?"
Li Xiuyuan rejected the kindness of several businessmen, and then Xun Sheng looked around and saw Xiaodie holding an umbrella and waving her hands excitedly not far away.
Next to him were Du Chunhua, Lu Bo and two guards from the house.
All the people in the house are here.
Because the wind and rain were so strong, Xiaodie failed to hold on to the umbrella in her hand when waving her hand. She was hit by a burst of heavy rain and flew out with a cry of surprise. Even her petite body almost fell to the ground.
Li Xiuyuan ignored the heavy rain, walked over quickly, supported the little maid, and then said: "Why are you all here? It's raining so hard that everyone doesn't need to come to pick me up."
"As the eldest young master said, today is the day when the young master's court examination is over. Naturally, the old slave has to come to greet the young master. If the old slave were not old and weak, he would have come here to greet the young master." Lu Bo was wearing a raincoat and grinned.
Smiled.
"Master, how did the exam go? Did you get selected as a scholar?" Xiaodie grabbed her young master's hand and asked excitedly.
Li Xiuyuan smiled and said, "Whether you are a scholar or not, you have to wait until the results are released. How can you know so quickly now? This is not the time to talk about this. Go back quickly. There is no telling what will happen with this rain."
when."
"Young Master, the carriage is over there. There are too many people here, so we can't come in." Lu Bo pointed to a carriage on the street not far away.
Li Xiuyuan nodded, and the group quickly left Gongyuan in a carriage despite the heavy rain.
When we arrived at the house, everyone was already wet.
Li Xiuyuan asked the guards and Lu Bo to rest, and then took Xiaodie and Du Chunhua to the bathroom, took a bath, and changed into dry clothes.
When he walked out of the bathroom, he felt that the unlucky and damp feeling all over his body was gone.
Xiaodie and Du Chunhua, however, had slightly red faces and followed their young master shyly. It was obvious that they were not used to bathing with the young master for the first time.
"Hey, your faces are still so red?" Li Xiuyuan took a look and couldn't help but exclaimed.
"Master." Xiaodie snorted, looking very embarrassed.
Du Chunhua also lowered her head and blushed.
Li Xiuyuan laughed and began to appreciate the fun of teasing the maid next to him.
"By the way, has my uncle returned in the past few days since he left last time?" Suddenly, he remembered something and asked instead.
Xiaodie shook her head and said, "No, I haven't seen the Taoist Master come back these days."
"Really?" Li Xiuyuan pondered.
Mu Taoren has not returned, which means that the situation in Guo Beicheng is still unclear. This heavy rain is strange, so we must find someone who knows this to ask.
"Can we only ask the city god?" Li Xiuyuan immediately frowned, somewhat reluctantly.
He didn't want to deal with that city god.
"Young Master, there is a turtle catcher outside the door, carrying a big turtle for sale. He said that he must sell the old turtle to the young master. He also called the young master by his name. The old slave did not dare to make any decisions, so
Come and ask the young master."
At this time, Lu Bo hurried over, cupped his hands and spoke.
"Oh, is there such a thing?" Li Xiuyuan was stunned: "That person wanted to sell me something by name?"
"Yes, yes, young master, the old slave saw that man is a farmer, there is nothing suspicious about it, but the old turtle in his hand weighs at least dozens of kilograms and is as big as a millstone. The old slave feels
That old turtle is a bit unusual." Lu Bo said.
"Since someone is looking for me by name, let's invite him in." Li Xiuyuan thought of something and said.
"Yes, young master." Lu Bo responded and left quickly.
Li Xiuyuan waved his hand and said: "Xiaodie, Chunhua, you go back and rest first. Don't show your face with such a red face. I still have some trivial matters to deal with."
Xiaodie and Du Chunhua responded obediently, naturally not disturbing their young master's affairs, and left together.
After a while, Lu Bo came to the lobby with an old farmer.
Li Xiuyuan had been waiting here for a long time. He took a look at the old farmer and saw that the man was honest and simple, and because he had entered a wealthy mansion, his eyes were a little shy and he looked very reserved.
However, in the hands of the old farmer, he was holding a tortoise as big as a millstone. This tortoise looked peaceful, with its hands and feet shrunk, as if it was sleeping soundly.
"As expected...it's the Eight Kings." Li Xiuyuan was stunned when he saw the Eight Kings.
Although the eight kings did not change form at this time, he recognized that this king was the same king that carried him across the river that day.
"The Eight Great Kings were arrested?"
Li Xiuyuan looked at the old farmer, but immediately felt that this was not the case. The Eight Kings had already survived the human calamity, and they still had at least hundreds of years of practice. They were also the kings of a water area. How could they be killed by an old farmer?
capture.
So there is only one possibility right now.
It was not the old farmer who captured the Eight Kings, but the Eight Kings who asked the old farmer to take him to find him.
"Old man, please take a seat." Li Xiuyuan gestured.
The old farmer smiled cautiously and carefully found a place to sit down.
Li Xiuyuan asked: "Old man, do you want to sell this big tortoise to me?"
"Yes, it's like this. I had a dream yesterday. In the dream, a god told me that there was a young man named Li Xiuyuan in the Li Mansion in the city who would buy the big turtle in front of my door. This morning
When I woke up, I saw this big turtle lying at the door, so I came to your house to sell this big turtle," said the old farmer.
"I'll take this old bastard of yours, but I wonder how much you'll pay for it?" Li Xiuyuan said.
The old farmer scratched his head and said with some embarrassment, "I didn't catch this old turtle, it was given to me by God. It's not easy to sell, so this young man just gave me a dozen cents so that I wouldn't run away in vain."
Just take a trip."
Li Xiuyuan nodded and said: "Uncle Lu, take ten taels of silver and give it to him."
"Yes, young master."
Lu Bo responded, took a piece of silver and stuffed it into the old farmer's hand.
"It's too much, it's too much, this old turtle is not worth so much money." The old farmer trembled all over while holding the silver, as if he was frightened by the high price of these ten taels of silver.
Li Xiuyuan said: "It's not easy for you to make a trip with such heavy rain, so don't delay, just accept it without any worries, and this old turtle is worth ten taels of silver, Uncle Lu, see you off."
Lu Bo nodded, and without looking at the old farmer's fear, he sent him out of the house.
The old farmer who had taken the silver lingered in front of Li's house for a long time. He was sure that someone had really paid ten taels of silver for the old turtle, and had no intention of going back. Then he felt a little relieved, and then he left happily with the money in his pocket.
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"Eight Great Kings, you stayed well in the river, why did someone send me here?"
After the old farmer left, Li Xiuyuan looked at the big tortoise in the lobby and said with a smile.
At this time, the Eight Kings just stretched out their arms and legs, and their heads came out of the shell. With a look of pain on their faces, they sighed and said in human words: "The worries before have indeed come true. The water area I control
Disaster is coming."
"Oh, what kind of disaster is coming? Is it possible that a Taoist wants to catch you to make soup?" Li Xiuyuan asked.
The Eighth King said: "If someone wants to catch me to make soup, it will be fine. I don't need to come to your place to take refuge. I don't know what is going on these days. The Dragon King in the upper reaches of the Wujiang River started to go crazy and sent out
The water monsters under my command were causing trouble in various waters near the Wujiang River, but all the monsters with some semblance of virtue were captured. Even my turtle children and grandchildren, most of them suffered disasters, and only a few escaped from the water.
, lived in Guobeicheng, and now he is hiding in the moat outside the city, and I don’t know if he can live in peace."
"Even I met a powerful subordinate of the Dragon King of Wujiang. I couldn't fight with him and was defeated. I had to hide in a farmer's house and cover up my aura with human scent. Then I had to entrust the farmer with a dream and let him
Take me to find a noble person."
"Fortunately, that farmer is not a bad person. He really brought me here to find you, otherwise I would have been cooked into soup."
Having said this, the Eight Kings were sad and sad again, and even shed tears.
Seeing the big bastard shed tears, Li Xiuyuan could only comfort him: "Eight bastards, don't be sad. There is a saying that all hardships are rewarded with happiness. Now that this disaster has been overcome, everything will be smooth sailing in the future. And I haven't thanked you for what happened last time."
, this time you just stay here with me, no water monster will come here to harm your life, if there is, I will block it for you."
"I feel reassured by the noble man's words." The Eight Kings breathed a sigh of relief, but even though they were a little downcast.
"But having said that, why is the Dragon King of Wujiang going crazy? Dark clouds have shrouded the sky above Guobeicheng and heavy rains have been falling these days. Could it have something to do with this?" Li Xiuyuan asked.
The Eight Kings said: "I am now damaged, and some things cannot be calculated, but the rain in Guobei City contains the breath of the Dragon King of Wujiang. I think the heavy rain here is mostly related to the Dragon King of Wujiang, and not only the heavy rain here
The villages and towns near Wujiang River are also experiencing torrential rains one after another. I guess it is the Dragon King of Wujiang River who is moving the clouds to spread the rain."
"Even if it's cloudy and rainy, it won't rain like this. It's not a rainy month now." Li Xiuyuan asked.
"Yes, so the Dragon King of Wujiang violated his duties and rained randomly, but I don't know the specific reason." The Eighth King said.
Li Xiuyuan said again: "Wujiang Dragon King can't help it if it rains like this. Do you have any way to prevent it from raining?"
The Eight Kings said: "There is no way. The Dragon King of Wujiang is responsible for moving clouds and raining in this area. If it rains, no one can stop it, unless the Rain God of the Heavenly Palace orders the Dragon King of Wujiang to stop raining. But it has to be done by the Dragon King of Wujiang."
You have to be willing to obey. After all, the Dragon King of Wujiang is a dragon. He is born with the ability to move clouds and make rain. He is much better than us fish and turtles. Even the orders of the Rain God may not be obeyed. "
Li Xiuyuan immediately began to ponder upon hearing this.
Feelings: The Dragon King of Wujiang is the lawless master in this area.
No wonder it behaves in a domineering manner. The last time it crossed the river, it collided with its outbound boat and knocked a boat full of people into the river with its tail.