Chapter 6 Chapter 32 Conflict

Among the cheerful and noisy crowd, the God-welcoming team seemed to be wearing a cloak of prosperity in the secular world, and slowly walked away amidst the laughter of countless people.Lin Jingyu turned his head, his face was indifferent, but he always looked a little sad, and even the words he said sounded a little erratic: "Heyang customs, this welcome is to go to the river outside the city first. Sacrifice, after offering sacrifices to the river god, please pour water from the river to all parts of the city before it is complete. You should watch here first, I am leaving." After all, without waiting for Wang Zongjing's reaction, he just beckoned, then turned and walked away. Before Wang Zongjing had time to persuade him to stay, he saw him turning left and right in the crowd, and disappeared in a blink of an eye.Seeing the direction in which Lin Jingyu left, Wang Zongjing shook his head regretfully. He didn't expect Lin Jingyu to leave as soon as he said he wanted to. He originally wanted to say a few more words to this sincerely respected Qing Yun sect senior. Woolen cloth.

But looking back, Wang Zongjing couldn't help laughing again, this time he was really happy, he could not understand the meaning of Lin Jingyu's words, if he could really stand out from the Qingyun test, he would be able to Let's take it under the door. Thinking of this, he was so excited that he couldn't help waving his hand vigorously, and let out a sigh of relief, the smile on his face couldn't be hidden. Beside him, Qiu Diaosi was still standing there with Xiao Ding on his back. Xiao Ding didn't feel anything about the scene just now. His greatest attraction.But Qiu Diaosi calmed down at some point, and stood quietly among the crowd, the trace of excitement that appeared on his face not long ago also faded away.Standing aside, he stared blankly at Wang Zongjing who was full of joy, his lips twitched a few times, as if he wanted to say something, but he didn't say it after all. After a while, he turned his head and buried his gaze in the crowd among.

Seeing that the bustling God welcoming team was about to disappear, Xiao Ding, who liked the bustle, was a little bit reluctant, and urged Wang Zongjing and Qiu Diaosi to continue watching, but they only went to the city because they were men. After discussing, he decided to continue walking around the city. Xiao Ding was a little reluctant at first, but the city of Heyang is still very lively today, with countless vendors and all kinds of novelty and fun things. Forget about that unpleasantness, laughing, jumping and running, indulging in the bustling streets. The three of them walked casually in Heyang City. The bustling scene in this city is not just a group of welcoming gods. It seems to celebrate this once-a-year festival. The jugglers were on the street, and countless people gathered around the thick human wall to watch, laughing and laughing endlessly.Xiao Ding happily ran ahead, Wang Zongjing and Qiu Diaosi followed behind, and after walking in the city for a long time, they seemed to be infected by this cheerful atmosphere, with a smile on their faces, even if it was Qiu Diaosi Diao Si, who has always been dull on weekdays, is no exception.

As he was walking, he passed a cross-street in front of him. Looking at the red lights hanging on the embroidered buildings and colorful decorations, the sound of singing, singing, swallows, dancing and laughing could be heard continuously. Xiao Ding suddenly became curious and ran a few steps inside to look around.Wang Zongjing and Qiu Diaosi followed, looked inside, and saw the girl laughing and dancing, the sound of silk and bamboo, and the smell of rouge and powder seemed to be faintly wafting over. Before Wang Zongjing could react, Qiu Diaosi's face suddenly changed, his face was as cold as frost for a moment, he snorted coldly, strode forward, pulled Xiao Ding back, and said: "This is not Xiao Ding Where the children play, let's go quickly."

Xiao Ding was a little confused, a bit unconvinced, and shouted: "What, what is that place, why can't I go, I have to go and have a look, I have to go and have a look" At this time, Wang Zongjing took a few more glances at the scene inside the embroidery building on the street, and quickly realized it. When he heard Xiao Ding yelling to go inside, he almost broke out in a cold sweat, thinking that if this made your little ancestor He went in, turned back to Qingyun Mountain, once it leaked out, there would be no good fruit to eat, he hurried over to grab Xiao Ding, coaxed with Qiu Diaosi, half persuaded and half dragged Xiao Ding away.Xiao Ding was still unconvinced, looked back from time to time, and shouted: "Why don't you let me see, what's in there, why don't you tell me, tell me?"

How could Wang Zongjing and Qiu Diaosi really explain it to him, they made up random reasons anyway in a hurry, saying that many women in it are like tigers, so they just want to take the little ghost away first.Unexpectedly, Xiao Ding is really a different child. Other children were terrified when they heard about the tiger, but he became excited and whistled twice. Da Huang and Xiao Hui immediately jumped to his side, puffing out their chests and belly. , and then Xiao Ding smiled triumphantly: "See, my family has raised these two, why are we afraid of tigers, the bigger guys on Qingyun Mountain have all been captured and beaten by them."

"Wow, woof, woof!" The big yellow dog looked around, and barked in a deep voice. The dog's face was solemn and solemn, with the majesty and aura of the old dog in the world, which attracted many people around to look sideways. Wang Zongjing was also in a bit of a hurry, no matter how much Xiao Ding persisted, he would pull away and leave. Fortunately, Da Huang and Xiao Hui were used to seeing him and Xiao Ding, so they didn't react much, otherwise they would rush up and bite him twice .In the end, it was finally far away from the pink land, and Xiao Ding's attention was shifted to other interesting places, and it was over. Wang Zongjing shook his head and smiled bitterly, and said to Qiu Diaosi: "Fortunately, you discovered it early, otherwise you would almost It really made Xiao Ding go to that kind of place."

Standing beside him, Qiu Diaosi was stunned, and his originally stiff face seemed to be a little gloomy, but he didn't say anything, just nodded. The three of them walked in the city for a while, besides the people of Heyang City, they occasionally saw a few familiar faces, most of them were young men and women in Qingyun Bieyuan, taking advantage of this rare opportunity like them Come out to relax.Just walking and playing like this, it didn't take long, suddenly there was a scent of incense coming from the front, Xiao Ding let out a cry, and ran to that side, Wang Zongjing looked up, and saw a large group of people in an open space Surrounded in a circle, there was an empty space in the middle, but there was an old well, and a row of offerings of melons, fruits, meat and vegetables along the edge of the well was crowded, and many old people knelt down, chanting words, as if they were talking about something.

"What is this?" Xiao Ding was curious, and was the first to run over. Wang Zongjing and Qiu Diaosi followed, but they were also confused, so they asked the onlookers, and then they understood.It turns out that the reason why the annual River God Sacrifice has been passed down for thousands of years is somewhat miraculous, that is, every August 15th, a dry well in Heyang City, which has been dry for many years, will suddenly It was filled with clear water again, and after a night, the water receded without a trace. No one knew where the water came from, and some brave people climbed down this dry well to explore, but often found nothing. I heard it decades ago. Some people died under the dry well, and no one dared to go down since then.

In short, the vision of the rebirth of the dry well once a year has never stopped, but that's all. For the people in Heyang City, this vision has never caused any trouble, so after a long time, this has become a reality. part of the myth of the river god's apparition.This place in front of me is the location of the dry well in Heyang City, where the elders in the city have directly enshrined it as the place where the God of the River performed miracles, just like now. After Wang Zongjing finished listening, he took a far look over there, and saw that the edge of the well was covered with long strips of bluestone, probably because it had been dry for many years, and there was no moist moss on the edge of the well, not only that, Within a radius of five or six feet around the dry well, not even grass and trees grow, which is considered a vision.As for the inside of the well, it was too far away to see clearly, Xiao Ding was impatient, and asked a commoner who was watching, it was an old man, he liked Xiao Ding's cuteness and lively, so he told him.It turns out that the phenomenon of the rebirth of the dry well has not yet begun. It is said that every year, it appears in the middle of the night at Haishi. The sudden clear water with the sound of rumbling thunder suddenly pours into the dry well from all directions, and sometimes there is even a vision of water columns rising into the sky. It's amazing.

And according to the customs of Heyang City, the well water poured into this dry well is sweet and sweet, and it has magical effects after drinking.Wang Zongjing was a little speechless when he heard it, and looked at Qiu Diaosi, and found that Qiu Diaosi also had a slight disdain on his face, obviously he didn't really believe this statement.Among the three, Xiao Ding listened the most seriously, with a serious face on her face, she kept nodding her round head, and the sound of "oh" and "oh" sounded from time to time, and she looked yearning. After a while, Xiao Ding suddenly turned his head, and said to Wang Zongjing and Qiu Diaosi, "Brother Wang, Brother Qiu, let's wait here until night to see how the well water comes, okay?" Wang Zongjing immediately shook his head and said, "No, Xiao Ding, we already knew the rules before going out, and we have to return to Qingyun Bieyuan before dusk. This dry well flooding only happens during the Hai hour, and it will be dark by then , no, no." Xiao Ding suddenly pouted, turned his head and glanced at Qiu Diaosi, just about to speak, Qiu Diaosi shook his head, with a rather resolute expression, and said: "Xiao Ding, this is not allowed." The boss of Xiao Ding was not happy, turned around and walked away resentfully, muttering as he walked: "What, he won't even look at the water in the well, and he even said that he would let people come out to play, he won't even look at the water in the well, talking doesn't count" Wang Zongjing shook his head slightly, and followed, and Qiu Diaosi followed, with a wry smile on his face, and said in a low voice: "What is the origin of Xiao Ding, why is it so stubborn?" Wang Zongjing was on the verge of speaking, and just about to say something, he suddenly saw Xiao Ding walking a little further away, so he motioned for Qiu Diaosi to follow, and called to the other side: "Slow down, Xiao Ding, wait for us Take a moment." After finishing speaking, he turned to Qiu Diaosi, "Actually, Xiao Ding is not really naughty, he is just a child, and he has never been down the mountain, so everything he sees is novel." Qiu Diaosi's eyes flickered slightly, and said: "I heard that Xiao Ding's parents are both from the Qingyun Sect, do you know who they are?" Wang Zongjing hesitated for a moment, glanced at Qiu Diaosi, and said, "I don't really know." Qiu Diaosi let out an "oh", and didn't pay much attention to it, but he looked forward casually, was startled suddenly, then suddenly widened his eyes, and lost his voice: "Where's Xiao Ding?" Wang Zongjing was startled, and hurriedly turned his head to look. When he saw this, he felt his heart skip a beat, as if his heart was being pulled. There was a huge crowd in front of him. They were waiting for them with big yellow and small gray not far away. The little tripod, just between these two sentences, suddenly disappeared. A gust of wind blew by, and Wang Zongjing felt a sudden chill all over his body. Almost at the same time, both Wang Zongjing and Qiu Diaosi rushed forward quickly, raised their heads to look around, but there was no shadow of Xiao Ding, even the figure of the big yellow dog, which was always conspicuous, was surprisingly strange at this moment The ground disappeared, and I really don't know how it got away. Looking at the flow of people passing by on the street, Wang Zongjing only felt the corners of his eyes twitch, half worried and half annoyed, looking at Qiu Diaosi, he also had a strange and helpless expression on his face, the two searched around, In the end, he still couldn't find it. Even if he didn't care about shouting Xiao Ding's name, at most it attracted the curious eyes of some people around him. "This kid..." Wang Zongjing felt his eyes twitch involuntarily, and looked at Qiu Diaosi, after a while, Qiu Diaosi smiled wryly and said: "It's probably because he wants to hide and wait until night to see the scene of the dry well sinking into the water? " Wang Zongjing sighed in his heart, even though he didn't want to admit it, he knew it was probably the case, but after pondering for a moment, he still said to Qiu Diaosi: "Diaosi, Qingyun has strict rules, if you go back before dusk, it will be dusk, if you return late, I'm afraid there will be punishment. Let's split up and look for Xiao Ding as much as possible, and take him back to the mountain. I'm afraid that something will happen to him as a child in this crowded place." Qiu Diaosi nodded and said, "Not bad." The plan was established, the two just had a little discussion, and they agreed that no matter whether they found Xiao Ding or not, they would meet at this dry well before dusk, and then they went to find someone separately. Wang Zongjing walked along the street all the way to the east, and looked carefully on the street with his eyes wide open, but I am afraid that this is the time when the number of people in Heyang City is the largest in a year, pedestrians are densely packed like ants, it is really difficult to find a child , even if he brought a different big yellow dog.After searching for a long time, but still found nothing, Wang Zongjing couldn't help feeling anxious, and in desperation, he yelled "Xiao Ding" a few times, but there was still no response, but after a while, he was on the other side of the street, A slightly surprised voice came, saying, "Hey, Mr. Wang, what are you doing?" Wang Zongjing turned his head to look, and saw Su Wenqing and Su Wenkang brother and sister standing on the edge of the crowd, looking over.It was Su Wenqing who spoke, and Su Wenkang who was beside her frowned when he saw Wang Zongjing, and his face was a bit unhappy, but there was nothing unusual about it other than that. Su Wenqing came over, saw the anxious look on Wang Zongjing's face, and wondered, "Young Master Wang, what's wrong with Xiao Ding?" On weekdays, in Ersan Courtyard, the lively and lovely Xiao Ding is a pistachio, and has a good relationship with everyone. Su Wenqing also likes this child, so after hearing about the child, he asked about it.Wang Zongjing hesitated for a moment, did not hide anything, and told the ins and outs of the matter with a wry smile. After hearing this, Su Wenqing shook her head and was speechless. After pondering for a while, she looked up at the sky and said to Su Wenkang: "Fifth Brother, you go back first." Well, I'm here to help find Xiao Ding, that child lives with us after all, it would be bad if he gets lost." Su Wenkang froze for a moment, frowned and said, "What are you doing with this business?" Su Wenqing smiled slightly, pushed him, and said: "Okay, okay, you just go back by yourself. Anyway, I will find Xiao Ding later, so I will go back to Qingyun Bieyuan by myself." Su Wenkang looked at the younger sister, and seemed to know that he couldn't hold her back, so he could only shake his head, snorted, and turned to walk away.Su Wenqing turned around, smiled at Wang Zongjing and said, "Shall I look for it with you?" Wang Zongjing saw the woman's gentle smile, with a touch of charm in her beauty, and felt lost for a moment, but then woke up with a start, and said in response, "Okay." After finishing speaking, the two began to search for Xiao Ding on the street.It’s just that this guy Xiao Ding is really elusive. The two searched for a long time in the city, but they still found nothing. Seeing that the team of welcoming gods who went out of the city to worship came back with drums and gongs, the city was full of joy and excitement. Standing in the corner of the street, Wang Zong Jing and Su Wenqing looked at each other, and both could see the helplessness in each other's eyes. "I don't know where it is hidden!" Wang Zongjing said bitterly. Su Wenqing followed Wang Zongjing to search for half a day, but she didn't see any signs of fatigue on her face, she still had a gentle and peaceful expression on her face, but she looked up at the sky and the sun that was gradually setting in the west. Zhong was also a little anxious, silent for a while, and said: "Why don't we go back to the dry well to have a look, maybe Mr. Qiu is lucky and found Xiao Ding?" Wang Zong nodded and said, "That's the only way." The two turned around and walked along the way they came from, walking side by side. In the crowd, Wang Zongjing inadvertently glanced sideways from the corner of his eye, only to see Su Wenqing's slim figure, with skin as white as snow, with a hint of blush faintly, as if It can be broken by blowing bombs.At this moment, the crowd ahead was crowded, and people would bump into each other from time to time while walking. Su Wenqing frowned slightly, as if he felt a little unhappy.Wang Zongjing's footsteps faltered suddenly, and then he walked a little faster, from walking side by side to he was in front, walking slowly, pushing away the flow of people in front, and immediately made Su Wenqing who was following behind him much lighter and no longer worried The person in front bumped into him. Su Wenqing raised his eyes, glanced at the broad shoulders of the man in front of him, glanced over, and said nothing. Walking this way, although the two of them still didn't give up searching, they still couldn't understand Xiao Ding's shadow, and in the end they could only return to the dry well empty-handed.After searching for a long time, half a day has passed, and the bustling Heyang City has gradually become much quieter. Although there are still many people on the street, there are still many fewer people than in the morning, but the people around the dry well are still surrounded. Few, I don't know if it's because of worshiping the so-called miracle of the river god. Wang Zongjing's eyes were sharp, he scanned around there, and saw Qiu Diaosi's figure, he became happy for a moment, and said: "Oh, Diaosi is there, let's go there." Unexpectedly, just as he stepped out, Su Wenqing pulled his sleeve from behind suddenly to stop him, Wang Zongjing turned his head in amazement, only to see Su Wenqing looking in the direction of Qiu Diaosi, frowning slightly, and said: "Chou The young master seems to be arguing with someone, take a look again." Wang Zongjing let out a "huh", looked up, and frowned after a while. Sure enough, just as Su Wenqing said, he didn't see clearly just now in a hurry, and there were indeed several people standing beside Qiu Diaosi, with unhappy expressions , was about to talk to Qiu Diaosi, seeing Qiu Diaosi's face was indifferent, it was obvious that the conversation between the two parties was not pleasant at all. Wang Zongjing strode over and stood beside Qiu Diaosi, Su Wenqing also walked over behind him, Qiu Diaosi looked back, a gleam of joy flashed in his eyes, and then saw Su Wenqing again, startled Finally, he nodded to her, and Su Wenqing nodded slightly as a greeting. Looking at the opposite side, there were five people standing together, all young men in their twenties. The difference from the surrounding people was that they were all wearing light yellow gowns. Except for one, the other four were carrying long swords, and they could be seen at a glance. They are monks from the same sect.The person who was talking to Qiu Diaosi at this moment was one of the four people carrying a long sword, he was aggressive and his tone was quite rude, while Qiu Diaosi frowned and explained a few words, but seeing that person's arrogance, it was also Anger grew, and his face became serious. Wang Zongjing and Su Wenqing listened to the general idea, but they also roughly understood what happened. It was nothing more than Qiu Diaosi who was looking for the small tripod and couldn't find it for a long time. He couldn't help but feel a little anxious, and accidentally bumped into that person.Originally, it was just a trifle that couldn't be more trivial, so it's fine to just say it, but at that moment, Qiu Diaosi suddenly saw a figure that looked like Xiao Ding flashing in front of him, and in a hurry, he chased after him without apologizing to him. past.It's just that the other people didn't want it anymore, they bumped into someone and left without saying a word, they immediately grabbed Qiu Diaosi to make it clear, but due to the delay, Qiu Diaosi couldn't find the tripod either. I was in a bad mood, and there was no good thing to say, so I froze when I went back and forth. Seeing Qiu Diaosi and the man on the opposite side glaring and sneering, Wang Zongjing frowned and looked forward, only to see that the faces of the other four people over there were not pretty, but they did not appear to be bullying others. He was half relieved first.It's just that Qiu Diaosi and the other party became more and more rigid, both sides were angry, Qiu Diaosi usually has a bad temper, and now his face turned red, although he knew that he was wrong in the beginning, but at this moment he couldn't bow his head no matter what, After being squeezed a few times by the young man on the other side, he became angry from embarrassment, and punched him with a low growl. After entering the Qingyun Examination, although the Qingyun Sect has not given these disciples any Qingyun Taoism so far, the Qingfeng Jue still has a strong effect on the body. These disciples are generally much stronger than ordinary people, and their movements are also much more agile. So when Qiu Diaosi punched, there was a bit of piercing sound, which one dare not underestimate. It's just that Wang Zongjing kept looking at the faces of the other people over there, and after seeing the punch, all of them suddenly showed disdain on their faces, and some even had a hint of sneer, his heart sank, and he secretly I can't think about it, but it's too late to stop it at this moment. Seeing that Qiu Diaosi's punch was about to hit the young man, who would have thought that the man sneered, and his figure flashed, but he let it pass easily. Turning to the back of Qiu Diaosi, and taking advantage of the momentum, kicked on Qiu Diaosi's waist. Qiu Diaosi was kicking out with all his strength, but after taking this kick, he couldn't hold back his body at all, and was kicked to the ground in a very embarrassing way, and fell to the ground. Wang Zongjing's face turned cold, no matter what, Qiu Diaosi was his neighbor in the same yard, and the relationship was not bad today, when he was about to step forward to argue or help, a hand suddenly reached out from the side and grabbed him, Immediately, Su Wenqing took a step forward, stood in front of him, took a deep look at the clothes of the five people in front of him, took a deep breath, and said, "Excuse me, everyone, but Yunzhou's Haotian Sword School" Is it? The three of us are all disciples of the Qingyun Sect who participated in the Qingyun Examination, if there is any offense, please forgive me." As she said that, she leaned slightly, and she seemed to have a beautiful and elegant demeanor in her gentleness, which stunned several people over there. Among them, she stood at the end all the time, and the only young man who did not carry a long sword also turned his head, looking calm and calm. Wei, handsome, faintly has the feeling of being the leader of everyone.At this moment, the beating man seemed unwilling to give up, and wanted to keep up after cursing, but the young man without a sword suddenly said: "Luo Wei, come back!" As soon as this remark came out, the man named Song Qing stepped back immediately, and seemed to be in awe of this young man who was about the same age as him.In the eyes of everyone, the man without the sword took a few steps forward, glanced at Wang Zongjing, and then fell on Su Wenqing's figure. Pai Song Yu, Shicai Luo Junior Brother is young and energetic, but he didn't know how to make a move, which offended everyone, I'm sorry."