Two days later.

Something bad happened.

Wow!

Heavy rain!

The cold icy rain patted my face randomly.

It rained all the time.

After half a day, it turned to rain and sleet again, and it didn't stop until the middle of the night.

On the second day.

The trouble is big, the road is already muddy and the condition is worrying.

When a person steps on it, one foot is deep and the other is shallow. The soles of the feet are covered with mud and cannot be shaken off.

Not to mention the heavy carriage loaded with grain. The wheels of the carriage were stuck more than three inches deep in the mud. The oxen and horses were pulling in front, and the people were pushing hard from behind. The people, horses and oxen were all exhausted.

The long escort queue, which was originally slow to move, now moved as slow as a turtle, almost moving forward bit by bit.

Fortunately, this kind of thing is not a sudden situation. The escorts have experienced it countless times. If you go slowly, just go slowly. Just go slowly.

Seeing this situation, Dian Wei's mind was churning for a moment. Cement roads, asphalt roads, and viaducts all appeared in his mind.

Then he discovered that he actually didn't know how to build roads at all. He was not a professional in his previous life.

To build a cement concrete pavement, you must first have cement, right? But how do you make cement? It seems to be made by burning limestone and clay. How do you burn it?

Everything is unclear!

Putting down these miscellaneous thoughts, Dian Wei got off his horse and helped push the cart. He was very strong and could move mountains. He was said to be able to move mountains, and his reputation was not in vain.

When encountering a carriage that fell into a pit, more than a dozen escorts could not move it with all their strength, but he could move the entire carriage out by himself.

Everyone endured such a difficult march for two days, and most of them were so exhausted that they felt like dying.

However, after that, the road became smooth and smooth, and I could easily achieve my small goal of walking a hundred miles every day.

this day.

In the distance, Dian Wei faintly heard the sound of gongs and drums. He raised his head and looked around. There were tall trees and green pines and cypresses on both sides of the road, but he couldn't find where it was coming from.

"Oh, there are people smoking. We're almost at Mirror Lake."

Old Man Zheng pointed ahead and said, "If you walk a little further, you should be able to see a fork."

After a while, as expected, there was a fork in the road ahead.

The long escort queue turned a corner.

Suddenly, a huge lake came into view!

The lake is like a bright mirror, the sky and water are the same color, and it is vast and boundless.

Under the sunlight, the lake water is quiet, bright, and turquoise, like a piece of flawless emerald.

A gust of wind blows, and microwaves suddenly appear, creating ripples in circles. At this time, the lake surface is like a wrinkled silk satin. When the sun shines, the waves sparkle and the lake is filled with broken gold.

Old Man Zheng smiled and said: "Look, this is Jinghu Lake, a magnificent scene in the world, so beautiful."

“It’s really a nice view.”

Dian Wei nodded.

at the same time.

The sound of gongs and drums became louder.

Dian Wei took a quick glance and happened to see a group of people walking towards a long embankment leading to the lake. These people were dressed in colorful clothes and were as lively as if they were dancing to a master.

A wooden bed was carried among the crowd.

The bed was filled with colorful flowers.

Among the flowers, two children, a boy and a girl, were sitting with no clothes on.

Dian Wei looked confused: "What are they doing?"

Old Man Zheng was silent for a moment, "What else can I do? Just make a sacrifice."

Dian Wei raised his eyebrows: "Sacrifice?"

Old Man Zheng looked at the vast lake and sighed: "There is a banshee living in this mirror lake. The towns and villages around the mirror lake must sacrifice to the banshee once a year. The tribute must be a living person, at least one person."

For golden boys and girls, there are at most ten young and strong men or women."

Dian Wei's heart skipped a beat when he heard this: "Why hasn't anyone gotten rid of her when she is such a scourge?"

Old Man Zheng fell into silence, and after a while he explained depressedly:

"We can't say that this banshee is a scourge. The water quality of this mirror lake is fertile and can support millions of people. However, there is a ferocious and strange beast living in the lake called 'Yaksha'. It has extremely strong fecundity. Every once in a while, it will

There will inevitably be an outbreak of beast tide.

The 'yaksha' can run to the shore and eat everything like a locust. Wherever it passes, there is no grass growing, and both humans and animals will be killed. The harm is endless.

It wasn't until a certain female warrior lost control, turned into a demon and entered the Mirror Lake, fed on Yaksha and became Yaksha's natural enemy. Only then was Yaksha suppressed, and no more harm from the beast tide occurred.

But the succubus must eat people to remain rational, otherwise one day she will become a monster more terrifying and harmful than the yaksha.

Therefore, the Shangyang Family reached an agreement with the Banshee, ordering everyone living around Jing Lake to sacrifice to the Banshee once a year. Over time, it has become a fixed custom."

Dian Wei was speechless for a long time.

Old Man Zheng pointed at the people dancing the Great God, shook his head and sighed: "Look at those people, singing and dancing, how happy they are, because in their eyes, the Jinghu Banshee is like a god, respectable and awe-inspiring. They and the Jinghu Female

The demons have been tightly bound together, forming a mutually dependent relationship, and no one can live without the other."

Dian Wei had nothing to say about this, so what could he say.

In scientific terms, this is ecological balance, interdependence, and everyone is on this food chain.

At this time, the team of dancing masters reached the end of the causeway.

Dian Wei watched helplessly as a group of people pushed a wooden board full of flowers into the lake while beating gongs and drums and calling enthusiastically.

Poor the two children on the bed, they still didn't realize that death was coming, and they were dancing with each other like they were having fun.

The wooden bed drifts a little bit.

At this time, the sound of horse hooves came galloping, and Song Jincheng, who was in charge of the rear of the palace, rushed up. He looked at the sacrifice scene with great interest and said in surprise: "Is this the Jinghu sacrifice? This is the first time someone Song has seen it."

Old Man Zheng tilted his head and said: "You have escorted grain before, but have you never encountered it?"

Song Jincheng: "No, we were all passing by, how could it be such a coincidence."

Old man Zheng thought about it too, suddenly!

There was a splash and a huge thing burst out of the water.

Dian Wei's pupils shrank and he couldn't help but hold his breath.

I saw a tall figure emerging from the white water waves. The upper body was that of a woman without clothes, and the lower body was under the water, which seemed to be a snake-shaped silhouette.

Some parts of this banshee's body, such as her chest, are as smooth as a mirror, while other parts are covered with a layer of cyan-blue scales.

Her hair is like kelp, her eyes are blue, and her facial features are extremely beautiful, giving people a stunning feeling.

"Jinghu Banshee, I better go back and see my true face." Song Jincheng took a deep breath and lowered his voice.

Old Man Zheng's face was expressionless, with a cold look in his eyes.

Dian Wei thought of something and looked back at Old Man Zheng.

Presumably, at this moment, Old Man Zheng thought of his own child, the child who was eaten by the demon. This situation must have mixed feelings in his heart, and it was difficult for others to understand.

On the long embankment, when the group of people who danced with the gods saw the Jinghu Banshee, they all prostrated on the ground and kowtowed.

next moment!

The Banshee of Mirror Lake raised her hand and grabbed the wooden bed, pinched the two children who were already frightened and put them into her mouth like candy.

Dian Wei couldn't bear to look directly at it.

The Jinghu Banshee swallowed the two children and suddenly looked up at Dianwei's side and saw the long escort dragon.

The next moment, she suddenly swam over.

"this……"

Old Man Zheng's expression changed drastically.

Song Jincheng was also startled and became nervous.
Chapter completed!