Lin Tianqi and Uncle Jiu packed up their things and pushed the door open. There were two carriages waiting for them on the street outside the door, and there were four people. It was Li Guofu, the magistrate of Ning'an County, and the security guard of Ning'an County who came to invite Uncle Jiu this time.
Li Qiang, the captain of the team, and the remaining two drivers were two drivers. It was obvious that the problem in Ning'an County was not small this time, otherwise the county magistrate would not have come to invite people in person.
"Master Lin, please come this way, the carriage is ready." Seeing Uncle Jiu coming out, Li Guofu hurriedly walked up to him with a smile and said politely, followed by Li Qiang.
Li Guofu is short and fat, with a round face, narrow eyes, and a mustache, and he looks very happy. Li Qiang is tall and strong, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, and a muscular face, which gives people a tough feeling, especially
He seems to have a tendency to squint his eyes, and when he looks at people, he always gives people a bad-looking, sinister look. Coupled with his height and big build, he is really quite imposing.
"Master Lin, please get in the car." Li Qiang followed Li Guofu and said to Uncle Jiu. Although he looked fierce, his attitude was very polite.
"Okay, thank you, County Magistrate Li and Captain Li." Uncle Jiu nodded, and nodded politely to Li Guofu and Li Qiang, then turned to Xu Jie and Xu Dongsheng at the door and said, "Okay, you guys also go back to the house.
Well, Xiaojie has to go to the teahouse, so don’t be late..."
"Well, master, you and Brother Lin should also be careful, pay attention to safety, and go back early." Xu Jie said.
"Master, then you and your senior brother should be careful and come back early." Xu Dongsheng also said.
Uncle Jiu nodded, then turned around and walked towards the carriage at the door with Li Guofu and Li Qiang.
"Okay, let's go back to the house. Master and I will be back soon. Wait for us at home."
Lin Tianqi also smiled at the two of them. Xu Jie looked a little reluctant to leave. Lin Tianqi just came back yesterday evening and hadn't stayed at home for a few days. He was going out again today, which made her feel reluctant to leave. However, although she was reluctant to leave, she still felt sad in her heart.
He also understood the logic and didn't express too much. He nodded obediently.
"Brother Lin, you and the master should be careful, pay attention to safety, and go early and come back early with the master."
Lin Tianqi also nodded, said goodbye to his junior brother Dongsheng, and turned towards the carriage on the street at the door.
Uncle Jiu and Li Guofu got on the carriage in front, while Li Qiang was waiting for Lin Tianqi.
"Little Master Lin, please get in the car."
Seeing Lin Tianqi coming, Li Qiang said to him again and politely asked him to get in the car, without showing any contempt for Lin Tianqi's appearance.
"Thank you Captain Li."
When Lin Tianqi saw Li Qiang being polite, he immediately smiled and nodded to Li Qiang and said politely.
Lin Tianqi has always been a person who respects me and I respect others. He has always believed in a principle that respect is mutual. Whoever is polite to him and has a good attitude towards him will definitely smile back. No matter what the identity of the person is, whether he is poor or poor.
Rich, high-ranking, or common... On the other hand, if someone treats him with indifference, he will definitely respond with indifference.
After a group of people got on the carriage and sat down, the coachman pulled the reins and drove the carriage slowly towards the outside of Lantian Town.
Ning'an County is a county under the jurisdiction of Ningcheng. It is not far from Ningcheng. The word "Ning" in Ning'an County comes from the word "Ning" in Ningcheng. It is two to three hours away, but it is not a short distance from Lantian Town, even if
It's a horse-drawn carriage. If it's faster, it might take a day and a night.
In other words, they are out now, but if they want to experience Lantian Town, they probably have to wait until tomorrow.
Lin Tianqi and Li Qiang were sitting in the carriage at the back. He didn't know what his master was like with Li Guofu in front of him, but based on what he saw in front of him, he found that Li Qiang was quite a good person. Although he looked a bit vicious, his attitude was actually not the same.
Be annoying and treat people politely.
"By the way, Captain Li, can you tell me about the situation first? What exactly happened in your county?"
In the carriage, except for the bumpy road behind the town, Lin Tianqi asked Li Qiang about the specific situation in Ning'an County.
Lin Tianqi looked at Li Qiang, who pondered for a moment, and then slowly spoke.
"This matter must start from the Hidden Dragon Cave in our county."
"Hidden Dragon Cave." Lin Tianqi raised his eyes and said half-jokingly: "Maybe there is a dragon hidden in there."
Li Qiang shook his head slightly and said slowly.
"I don't know if there are dragons in the Hidden Dragon Cave, but according to the legend passed down from generation to generation in Ning'an County, there is indeed a dragon hidden in the Hidden Dragon Cave, so it is called the Hidden Dragon Cave."
"The specific rumors came from the late Ming and early Qing dynasties. At that time, our Ning'an County was not called Ning'an County, it was just a small town. It was said that one summer afternoon at that time, a cowherd came back from herding cattle in the mountains.
, took the cow to the entrance of the Hidden Dragon Cave to drink water, but a dragon came out of the Hidden Dragon Cave and bit the cow drinking water into the hole in one bite..."
"As for the authenticity of the spread, there is no way to verify it, but this matter has been passed down from generation to generation..."
"I have always held an attitude of awe regarding the dragon theory in the Hidden Dragon Cave, which is not a firm belief, but not a firm disbelief either. I just have a sense of awe."
Li Qiang said slowly, and Lin Tianqi nodded when he heard this, agreeing with Li Qiang's attitude in his heart.
Indeed, the sky and the earth are vast, and who knows how many things are hidden between the heavens and the earth that humans don’t know about. There are many things for which it is better to be in awe.
"So what happened this time is also related to the Hidden Dragon Cave?"
Lin Tianqi asked again and looked at Li Qiang. Li Qiang nodded and his expression became cautious.
"Half a month ago, there was a huge flood in our Ning'an County in the middle of the night. Several low-lying houses near the river were washed away. One of the family members was gone, and more than 20 people died!"
"Big flood? It's raining heavily there. It seems like there hasn't been any heavy rain in the whole Northland in the past month."
Lin Tianqi was stunned for a moment, recalling the weather conditions in the past month. In his memory, it seemed that except for this heavy snowfall, it had basically never rained. Although he had never been to Ning'an County, it was still some time apart.
distance, but if it is really that kind of heavy rain, there should be weather changes in other places.
"No, it's not because of the rain, it's a sudden flood without any warning." Li Qiang spoke, shook his head, and told Lin Tianqi the situation. "That night, it didn't rain at all, and even in the days before that night, it didn't rain at all.
It was a sunny day, with not a trace of rain falling at all, and the surrounding counties were also sunny."
"But this was the case. That night, a big flood occurred without warning. When everyone woke up in the middle of the night, the flood had already flooded over. Several houses next to the river had been washed away by the flood...
..”
Lin Tianqi opened his mouth and felt a little weird. It hadn't rained, it had been sunny a few days ago, and suddenly there was a big flood in the middle of the night without warning...
"Our Ning'an County is built on both sides of the river, and the source of the river's flow is the Hidden Dragon Cave."
Li Qiang spoke again and told Lin Tianqi that the entire Ning'an County was built on a large river, and the source of the river was the Hidden Dragon Cave, the water flowing out of the cave.
"So, you suspect that this great flood was caused by the dragon in the Hidden Dragon Cave?"
Lin Tianqi looked at Li Qiang, thought for a while and said.
"I don't know if there is really a dragon inside, but there must be something in there."
Li Qiang said, after saying this, his face changed, becoming a little solemn, a little afraid, and even a little scared.
"On the night of the flood, I took my men upstream along the river to the Hidden Dragon Cave at the source. At that time, the flood was still rushing out of the cave. The sound of the water was loud and rumbling.
Like a landslide..."
"There is a large water pool about a few dozen meters inside the Hidden Dragon Cave, and there is an open-air sinkhole above the water pool. From above, you can see some conditions of the water pool inside the cave."
"That night I led people to climb to the top of the sinkhole, and then we heard a low-pitched sound like a cow mooing from deep inside the hole."
"The sound was so loud that it could be heard even in the rumbling floods. It was like a cow mooing, low and harsh, and the listeners felt panicked and could not help but feel a sense of fear."
"........."
ps: Chapter 2, there is another chapter after that. Xigua will continue to type. If two chapters are missing, please wait a few days. My girlfriend is still here and I don’t have enough time. For the time being, I can only keep three chapters a day and wait for her.
I’ll make up for the outstanding stamps after my friend leaves!!!