Chapter 385

"A woman crying? I didn't hear it..."

Sha Lifei looked around, full of confusion.

Others also shook their heads slightly, indicating they didn't hear it.

Li Yan suddenly understood, gave them a look, and walked towards the direction where the sound came from as if strolling.

When he was on the mountain before, he heard a sigh in the Ancestor Temple. He originally didn't want to meddle in other people's business, but he was about to enter the mountain, and strange things appeared one after another, so he had to be careful.

At least he had to figure out what happened.

Soon, he left Village Head Zhou's house and walked towards the lake.

"That Mr. Li..."

Village Head Zhou saw it and felt strange.

"Mr. Li went to relax."

Gong Xun fooled around with a sentence and pulled Village Head Zhou into the room, "Old Brother Zhou, I have some things I want to ask you..."

On the other side, Village Head Zhou's son, Zhou Huzi, also noticed Li Yan who was leaving, his eyes full of curiosity.

The guests who came today were all a bit strange.

For example, the big man covered in hair was very similar to the wild man in the legend of Shennongjia...

For example, Lu San who brought animals...

But what made him more curious was Li Yan.

He could see that this young man, who was not a few years older than himself, was actually the leader of everyone!

Thinking of the martial arts Li Yan showed before, his heart felt like it was being scratched by a cat. He also borrowed the excuse of delivering things, secretly slipped out of the door, and followed...

On the other side, Li Yan had arrived near the ancestral hall.

He listened intently, and the sound came from behind the ancestral hall.

Following the sound to the back of the ancestral hall, Li Yan frowned, just because a water well appeared in front of him.

The water well looked like it hadn't been built for a long time, and the stones used to build the well looked brand new compared to the surrounding brick walls.

Li Yan thought thoughtfully and looked at the ancestral hall behind him.

The location of this water well was a bit problematic.

Although he was not proficient, he had been with Wang Daoxuan for a long time and knew some basic principles of Feng Shui.

In Feng Shui, water is yin and also wealth.

The location of a water well usually has its own rules.

This ancestral hall had a mountain behind it, armrests on both sides, and faced the lake, which was originally a good pattern.

But adding a water well made it problematic.

This is called "leaving one's hometown"...

Also, why build a well when there is lake water nearby?

"Woo woo..."

Just at this moment, the woman's crying sound rang out again.

Li Yan narrowed his eyes and approached carefully.

But as he arrived at the well, the crying sound disappeared.

Clatter!

In the darkness in the distance, the sound of falling gravel suddenly rang out.

"Come out."

Li Yan didn't look back and said.

How could the Zhou family boy who was secretly following behind hide from him?

Zhou Huzi looked embarrassed, walked out of the darkness, and hurriedly defended, "Don't misunderstand, Big Brother, I was afraid you would get lost..."

Li Yan was too lazy to pay attention and waved his hand directly, "Come here, I happen to have something to ask you."

Zhou Huzi was a bit afraid, but still walked over, "Big Brother Li, what do you want to ask?"

Li Yan said, "Who built this water well?"

"This one."

Zhou Huzi breathed a sigh of relief, "This was built by Daoist Yun on the mountain, saying that the Feng Shui in the village is not good."

"When was it built?"

"Two years ago."

"When did your village stop having children?"

"Two years ago..."

After Zhou Huzi finished speaking, he was stunned for a moment, then hurriedly said, "No, Daoist Yun has always protected our village. Thanks to him, Longtan Village has been safe and sound."

Li Yan didn't say much, shook his head and said, "Trouble you, go call my companions and your father."

Zhou Huzi gritted his teeth, but still turned and ran towards his home.

Not long after, everyone rushed over.

Li Yan said in a deep voice, "I heard a woman crying before, and yin energy flashed in the well. This well should lead to the lake."

"Ah?"

Village Head Zhou was stunned for a moment, then hurriedly shook his head, "Sir, you must have seen it wrong. Our village has been stable these years. Although we are not rich, we don't lack food, and no one has died unjustly."

He vaguely knew that Li Yan and the others were extraordinary, but this water well was built by a virtuous Daoist in the village, so he naturally didn't believe there was a problem.

Li Yan didn't argue, but looked at Wang Daoxuan, "Daoist, take a look, is there anything strange about the Feng Shui of this water well?"

Wang Daoxuan took out his compass, turned around, and shook his head, "There is nothing wrong with the Feng Shui. If it were a pattern of 'leaving one's hometown', the ancestral hall and ancestral graves would inevitably be affected."

"Yan Yan Xiao Ge Yan saw it wrong. Building a water well behind a house is not just 'leaving one's hometown', but also has the meaning of 'fighting a battle with one's back to the water'!"

Saying that, he looked at the lake in the distance, took the compass, walked a few steps towards the lake along the water well, and said in a deep voice, "This well is connected to the lake. The real layout is in the lake. I'm afraid it's to borrow the popularity of the village to deal with something."

Village Head Zhou realized it, and a trace of fear flashed in his eyes, "Daoist, you mean there are monsters in the lake?"

"I'm afraid it's not a monster..."

Wang Daoxuan's brows were solemn, "Yan Yan Xiao Ge Yan, can you go down to the lake and see if something is suppressed in the lake?"

"Okay!"

Li Yan didn't talk nonsense, went directly to the lake, stepped on the steps and pinched the formula, "Nuogao! Heaven is true and too plain, the essence of Ren and Gui. Internally corresponding to the kidney, externally corresponding to the water star..."

This is the lakeside, and the power of the Mysterious Water Escape is even greater.

In the eyes of the people around, water mist soon surged and wrapped him, only hearing a splash, and the person had disappeared.

"God... Immortal?"

Zhou Huzi widened his eyes, stuttering a bit.

Sha Lifei said happily, "The kid is wrong. Immortals are free and easy, how could they run around like us? This is a technique."

"Technique..."

Zhou Huzi swallowed his saliva and muttered to himself.

At this moment, he suddenly had a yearning for the outside world...

Rumble~ The sound of water rippling in his ears.

Li Yan used the Mysterious Water Escape, and his speed in the water far exceeded that of swimming fish. With a flick of his legs, he rushed to the bottom of the lake like a sharp sword.

This lake is large, but not deep.

Although he couldn't use his sense of smell in the water, after he entered the water, the woman's crying sound rang in his ears again.

Li Yan searched carefully along the crying sound, pulled away the water grass and sludge, and suddenly touched a bronze chain, then pulled it hard, and the sludge surged, and the water was turbid.

He retreated quickly, and after the sewage became clear, he frowned.

I saw that on the bronze chain, there were steel rods engraved with talismans, all inserted into a giant rock.

The giant rock was as black as ink, with faint scale patterns on it, most of which were submerged at the bottom of the lake, winding like a giant snake.

Li Yan was startled, didn't dare to move, hurriedly went ashore, and told everyone about the situation.

"This is a Dragon-Suppressing Stake!"

Wang Daoxuan was startled, "How could it be this thing?"

"Daoist, what is a Dragon-Suppressing Stake?"

Village Head Zhou's face was ugly, and he hurriedly asked. By this time, he was also a bit uncertain. After all, Daoist Yun had kept this matter from even him.

"The Dragon-Suppressing Stake is used to seal the dragon energy of the earth vein."

Wang Daoxuan shook his head, "According to the layout below, I am also a bit uncertain about what Daoist Yun sealed, but using the popularity of the village to suppress it will inevitably be backlashed."

"The village has had no children for two years, mostly related to this."

"Ah! This..."

Village Head Zhou's eyes were uncertain, and he looked at Gong Xun next to him.

Gong Xun said in a deep voice, "These are all righteous people of the Mystic Sect, and even the imperial court and Wudang Mountain rely on them heavily."

When Village Head Zhou heard this, he made up his mind, gritted his teeth and said, "I will find someone to destroy the things below, and then find Daoist Yun to ask clearly."

"Don't mess around."

Wang Daoxuan hurriedly shook his head, "No matter what is sealed, the backlash can make the village have no children for two years. If it is suddenly released, what if the resentment erupts?"

"Village Head Zhou, what legends are there about Longtanhu?"

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Village Head Zhou took a deep breath, "I heard from my ancestors that Shennong tasted hundreds of herbs in the mountains, and later Laozi passed through this place, so there are many Ancestor Temples built near Shennongjia."

"Our ancestors of Longtan Village were originally a Tang army. To avoid the turmoil at the end of the Tang Dynasty, they entered this place by mistake. Someone dreamed of a divine dragon appearing in the lake in the middle of the night, so they lived here, and it has been smooth sailing for many years."

When Sha Lifei heard this, he widened his eyes and said excitedly, "Daoist, the one we are looking for, won't it be the one in the lake?"

"Probably not."

Wang Daoxuan shook his head, "The trapped dragon is full of resentment, there is no vitality within a hundred miles, no grass grows, miasma and poisonous insects breed, and birds and beasts dare not approach. How can anyone live there?"

Saying that, he sighed, "Since the end of the Tang Dynasty, the village has never had any accidents, and it has been smooth sailing. Even if there is a dragon, it is a blessed spirit."

Village Head Zhou panicked, "This... what should we do?"

Wang Daoxuan shook his head helplessly, "Without knowing the cause and effect, and without knowing the origin, I dare not mess around, so as not to cause disaster."

Li Yan thought for a while, "The Ancestor Temple also has problems. Let's go there and find out first, maybe we can know the reason."

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"Here, right here!"

"You guys, go out first!"

After Village Head Zhou drove out the few men guarding the temple, he hurriedly looked at Li Yan and the others, his voice trembling, "This is the Ancestor Temple. The village has been burning incense and worshipping every festival for thousands of years. Could it be that there is a problem?"

Others heard this and looked at Li Yan one after another.

Only Li Yan could do this kind of communicating with ghosts and gods.

Li Yan pinched the Dharma formula and could smell the clear and upright incense in the temple, with no evil energy breeding, but the sighing sound before had also disappeared.

He thought for a while, "Bring a basin of water."

There were people living in the temple originally. When Village Head Zhou heard this, he immediately brought a basin of water. Li Yan took out an oil lamp, lit it, and placed it next to the water basin.

He originally practiced the "Northern Emperor God-Controlling Method", which was very powerful and could directly order ghosts and gods.

But this is the Ancestor Temple, he didn't have the guts to mess around.

Using the God-Communication Technique is gentler.

Holding the hook and pinching the Dharma formula, Li Yan stepped forward, crossed the water basin directly, and the scene around him suddenly changed greatly.

It was still this ancient small temple, but there was no one in the temple.

It was pitch black all around, only an old man sat cross-legged on the stone altar table, wearing gray clothes and soap robes, with white hair and a long beard, and an ancient appearance, seemingly having entered meditation long ago.

It is exactly Laozi, the ancestor.

Of course, this one in front of him is just a vulgar god in the world, not even an incarnation, the same principle as the Buddha in Baotong Zen Temple.

Even so, Li Yan still bowed respectfully.

Laozi, the ancestor on the altar table, slowly opened his eyes.

Poof~

There was a lamp next to it, which suddenly burst into flames.

In an instant, light and shadow flickered before Li Yan's eyes.

He saw mountains and ridges, which was the terrain near Longtan Village, but there was no Longtanhu in the village...

Suddenly one day, thunder rolled in the sky, dark clouds surged, and a dragon-shaped smoke surged from the direction of the Yangtze River and fell into this place.

Almost instantly, heavy rain poured down, the earth dragon in the mountain turned over, the flood rose, and then Longtanhu appeared.

In the center of the lake, a woman in white appeared vaguely, combing her long black hair, looking foolishly in the direction of the Yangtze River. Although she couldn't see her face clearly, she could feel the loneliness.

Later, a team of embarrassed soldiers and civilians came to this place, set up camp and settled down, while the woman in the lake just looked at them calmly, occasionally lifting clouds and mist to disperse the black energy coming from all directions...

I don't know how long it had been, the clouds and mist in the sky surged, the woman hurriedly got up, and the lake water suddenly rose, and the surrounding rocks collapsed.

An old Daoist saw this, hesitated, and finally sighed, secretly went down to the lake, and hit the Dragon-Suppressing Stake...

Light and shadow flashed, Li Yan slowly opened his eyes.

He frowned, first got up and offered incense to the ancestor's statue, then turned around and told everyone what he saw in the illusion one by one.

"This... what does this mean?"

Village Head Zhou was completely confused.

"That is a Dragon Girl."

Wang Daoxuan's eyes were a bit complicated, "Looking at the situation, it is the dragon energy of the Yangtze River leaking into this place. According to folk legends, it is the Dragon Girl who was punished and fell into this place."

"Village Head Zhou, has there ever been any monster causing trouble in the village?"

"Yes, yes, that's right."

"That's right, the Dragon Girl protects this place, plus the suppression of the Ancestor Temple, which makes the village smooth sailing and free from evil."

"Now that the dragon energy of the Yangtze River earth vein has changed, the Dragon Girl is also at the time of returning, but it will inevitably be a mountain flood, and the village will have no support in the future."

"That fellow Daoist wanted to forcibly trap the dragon, but instead caused disaster to the village. 'Fighting a battle with one's back to the water' or 'leaving one's hometown', one can only choose one of the two."

"That fellow Daoist entered the mountain, presumably to find a way to solve this matter."

Sha Lifei scratched his head and said, "Why force it? Just find a way to move."

"How can it be that simple?"

Wang Daoxuan shook his head, "If there is a choice, who would want to leave their hometown? Moreover, although our Mystic Sect pays attention to following the sky, we also have to go against the sky. In the past, Dayu controlled the water. If he followed the waves, how could he bind the blue dragon of the Nine Provinces?"

Li Yan also nodded and said in a deep voice, "The Daoist is right. This is not just a matter of releasing the dragon vein. There are many villages downstream. Now it is still a time of war. If we let it be, there will inevitably be heavy casualties."

"That Daoist entered the mountain, and there must be a solution."

"Let's find him after entering the mountain and help him along the way."

After figuring out the reason, everyone returned to Village Head Zhou's house, went back to their rooms to rest, and prepared to enter the Shennongjia early tomorrow morning.

In the middle of the night, Li Yan's eyelids trembled.

In a daze, he dreamed of a woman in white, looking at him with resentment, with faint black energy on her body...

"I know you are in a hurry, but don't be in a hurry!"

Li Yan was helpless and had to persuade her.

Because he carried the hook, he was more likely to attract these ghosts and gods.

The situation in front of him is a bit like the relationship between man and nature, destruction and development. Sometimes the problem is not that simple.

However, the previous life was just a simple environmental problem.

And in this world, it is even more troublesome.

Before he could speak, the woman turned into surging lake water, then lifted something and sent it to him.

Li Yan woke up suddenly, only feeling that the humidity in the room was quite heavy, and the originally dry ground had been wetted.

A water snake held a piece of jade in its mouth, and after putting it down, it slipped away without a trace.

Li Yan frowned and picked up the jade.

This piece of jade has a pointed top and a flat end, rectangular in shape, with deep blood-colored patterns on it, and dragon patterns carved on it.

This is a jade gui, representing majesty and power, and is a ritual vessel held by ancient nobles and officials on occasions such as sacrifices and court meetings.

But this kind of dragon-patterned jade gui, he saw it for the first time, and it was even older.

This Dragon Girl, what does she mean...

Second update in the afternoon

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