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spring!

After this reminder, everyone who was still dizzy just now and couldn't figure out the situation suddenly realized that they had forgotten the most important thing. This sacrifice was for the spring water. Now that the ancestors personally took the blood of the deceitful person and completed the sacrifice, it was natural that the anger should be relieved. Can the spring water be restored as well?

Thinking of this, everyone no longer cared about Xiao Wuzi. I don't know who started it. Everyone moved in unison, opened the heavy door, and headed towards the sand spring in the east.

Before reaching the spring, the person walking in front stopped, and the originally brisk pace turned into a stumble.

The reeds are lodging more severely, and the tall green leaves are wilting, and some have turned into a burnt yellow color. It is like the greenery that originally filled the leaves has been taken away from the life.

Just looking at these plants that are on the edge of life, the villagers already know that the worst nightmare buried deep in their hearts has come true - the spring water has not returned.

In fact, since the spring water dried up, this terrible intuition has been like a seed, taking root in their bodies, not sprouting, but constantly turning the soil. No one dared to tell others this idea, which was the greatest disrespect to Shenquan - how could Shenquan abandon the villagers? This is the mother spring that has been nurturing them tirelessly for thousands of years without any regrets. So they blamed all the mistakes on Shun Nian, who secretly collected water that day, and placed all their hopes on this sacrifice. After all, the village annals recorded that the spring water had dried up many years ago, and it was precisely because of that ancestor worship ceremony. Only then could everything be restored. If it was possible before, it must be possible now. Their pious heart has never changed, even if they have to use the blood of living people.

But now...

No one saw what happened. The moment everyone lost consciousness, Xiao Wuzi's face was suddenly scarred and dripping with blood. Thinking of the drone he left at the bottom of the spring, there is only one possibility, that is, in a time that no one can feel, the ancestors have punished the delinquent who caused the spring to dry up, and the sacrifice has been completed. But why? Why is there still no sign of recovery in the spring water in front of us?

Li Chong was the first to kneel to the ground. He beat the earth weakly and violently, and roared towards the sand spring that was about to merge with the desert.

"Professor He, why is this happening? Is it... is the sacrifice not yet completed?"

Uncle Zhao didn't give up yet. He took two steps forward and grabbed He Si's hand. He was the person closest to He Si when the change occurred. In his opinion, He Si had already understood the village history. She used the lost power of the ancient desert country to cover the eyes of all living beings and led a sacrifice. Although he couldn't see anything, he knew that this girl did have powers that he couldn't understand, as introduced before.

He Si didn't know how to answer, but Uncle Zhao's eyes were filled with hope and despair at the same time. It was actually the same look that flashed in the village diary, that of a rhinoceros.

"Is there something wrong?" Seeing He Si's hesitant look, Uncle Zhao became more convinced of his idea, "It's okay, we can try again, I'll leave it to you, Xiaowuzi, or you can tell me What do I do, let’s figure it out.”

Uncle Zhao's words became harsh and crazy, and Zhu Bin pulled him away from He Si: "Uncle Zhao, forget it, everyone has tried their best, do you really want to kill someone?"

"Forget it? Why forget it? The worst thing you can do is exchange one life for another. This is not only my home, but also the place your father has worked hard to protect for more than fifty years!"

"It's because this is the place that my father spent time, energy and even his life to protect that I said forget it!" Zhu Bin also shouted, "Uncle Zhao, look at this place for yourself. It's barren, It is desolate, harsh, full of yellow sand, and useless. What is there worth protecting here? Generations of villagers have worked hard from dawn to dusk, and what have they gained? This is a place unsuitable for human beings to thrive and live. You respect this land, but this place How has the land ever shown mercy to you? Do you really want to fill the will of the dead with the prospects and future of generations of villagers?"

"You...how could you say that? You just came out of the ancestral temple and kowtowed to your father just now. How dare you say that!" Uncle Zhao's voice trembled.

"Because this is the truth." Different from Uncle Zhao's excitement, Zhu Bin became calmer as he spoke, "Uncle Zhao, it's time for you to go out and have a look. After being stuck here for a lifetime, what have you gained except stubbornness and stubbornness? Knowledge? Money? Happy? Don't continue to deceive yourself. You chose to stay not to protect the sacred spring or the ancestral temple, but because of fear. Afraid of the world outside that has been turned upside down long ago, afraid of losing the specialness and superiority of the so-called descendants of the generals. Afraid to face the fact that you have been abandoned by time.”

"Beast!" Uncle Zhao couldn't help but interrupt Zhu Bin. He pointed at Zhu Bin who was speaking arrogantly, and his outstretched hand shook up and down with anger: "No wonder they all said... They all said that your father was killed by you alive. So angry."

"No," Zhu Bin still spoke calmly, as if he was telling someone else's story, "My father was trapped to death by his own stubbornness, and he was also tortured to death by this place."

After Zhu Bin finished speaking, he ignored the others and walked towards the low earthen house alone: ​​"The spring water has dried up, and I don't want to live a life of self-deception with you anymore. I will go back and pack my things and leave. You can do as you please."

A gust of wind stirred up coarse sand and dust, and the sun had already crossed most of the sky, reflecting the lonely figure who left alone on the ground in a long and slant way.

"Is there really no other way?" Uncle Zhao didn't speak again. This time, it was Li Chong who muttered to the departing figure. He just wanted to say something, but he didn't expect an answer. Subconsciously, he felt that this was the end of Shaquan Village.

But Lao Chaofeng answered. He looked at everyone and said: "How different they are. Do you have any impression of these four words?"

"How far apart..." Uncle Zhao recited it several times silently, searching his memory and couldn't find any relevant things. But for some reason, as soon as the man in front of him who was similar to him spoke, he had hope again, "Didn't it just happen?" Things that appear in sacrifices?”

"Yes." Lao Chaofeng gave Uncle Zhao an affirmative answer, and answered in unprecedented detail, "I think the sacrifice has been successful. Do you remember that the spring water was first turbid and then gradually dried up, which means that there is a change Process, the recovery of the spring water after the sacrifice will naturally take a while, so don't be impatient."

"Yes, yes... yes, it will take a while, why did I forget about this. It must be... this old gentleman must be experienced." The clouds between Uncle Zhao's brows dissipated, and the sky was clear. It appeared in the corner of his eyes again, and he looked at Lao Chaofeng expectantly, as if as long as he said so, the spring water would revive.

When the villagers saw Uncle Zhao's appearance and then looked at Lao Chaofeng, for some reason, their originally lifeless complexion came to life, especially Xiao Wuzi, who was paralyzed aside, and his whole body shivered as if he was relieved. The blood on his face had dried and formed a hideous scab, spreading from his right eyebrow to his chin.

He Si knew that the wound on his face was not a punishment from his ancestors, but that he had suffered an unreasonable disaster. She couldn't bear it and said, "Let me take you to deal with the wound first."

"Can you ask Uncle Zhao to take care of the wound? I still have something to discuss with you," Qin Jian did not agree, but turned to Uncle Zhao and said, "No matter what he did before, the blood was shed for Shaquan after all."

"Go quickly, just leave Xiao Wuzi to our care. Don't worry, he is from our village. We won't really hurt him." As soon as Qin Jian said that he still had something to discuss with He Si, Uncle Zhao immediately After agreeing, I felt more relaxed. He knew that if Qin Jian proposed to leave at this moment, it would be the worst case scenario, and his willingness to stay showed that Quan Shui was indeed fine - the problem may not have been completely solved, but at least there was a way to solve it, otherwise what would they discuss? Woolen cloth? "Then let's go back to the house first, Li Chong. How about you lend us your house?"

"Of course, of course." Uncle Zhao answered for Li Chong from behind.

"Let's go." Lao Chaofeng whispered, and the four of them took steps at the same time.

After taking a few steps, He Si turned around and asked, worried, "Aren't you going together?"

"Don't worry about us," Li Chong said, waving to her and simply sitting on the ground, "We will stay and guard the spring."

"This……"

"Let's go, only spring water can convince them."

"Ah."

He Si no longer hesitated. When the four of them arrived at Li Chong's house again, the sun had already set in the west. As usual, Jun Jiuzi took out a few bags of compressed biscuits from her bag and distributed them. She drank some mineral water and took a bite. Then she sat on a chair and relaxed her body. At the same time, she pricked up her ears and prepared to listen to the show. She was the last one to wake up, and she was also the farthest away from He Si in the final stage. She didn't get any information except the word "rhinoceros". But it was the only word she heard that did not bring her any inspiration. Instead, it made her head even more confused.

"He Si, are you sure the last thing you saw was a rhinoceros?" Fan Yu asked first on her behalf.

"Yes." He Si said firmly, "Before, I only saw animal bones in the quicksand pit. I identified the animal as an elephant based on its sharp horns. Later, Qin Jian said it might be a cow or sheep. I always felt that It doesn't look like it, but I can't find a reason to refute it, but this time, what I saw was a living animal, a rhino cub, with a very unique appearance, and I will never admit it."

"This is strange. This kind of animal is very rare even in modern times, not to mention in ancient times, especially in this desert. What does it mean?" Fan Yu frowned and fell into a dilemma. .

"Hey, what's troubling Fan Chu?" Following this charming voice, the sound of high heels also came from the inner room.

"Hey, Sister Liu, don't say anything when you come, so I can help you out. The sandy road here is slippery, so be careful if you sprain your feet."

The two of them were used to carrying guns and sticks back and forth. Qin Jian and He Si looked as usual, but Jun Jiuzi forgot to chew. She looked at Liu Rui who suddenly appeared, and she didn't know whether she was surprised or not. Still more confused.

Where did this man come from? She is the same Liu Rui who trained Fan Yu like a grandson on the phone this morning. Doesn't it look like that?

As Jun Jiuzi recalled, the man had already walked out of the soft sunset light. The hair is tied behind the head, intentionally or unintentionally leaving a few strands hanging by the ears, adding a bit of casualness to the elegance. A dark blue cheongsam wrapped around her graceful body, with peonies embroidered with gold embroidery thread on the corners, lifelike, and a faint fragrance emitted with her graceful steps.

"Xiao He Si, we meet again," Liu Rui was in a good mood today. After giving He Si a wink, she looked at Jun Jiuzi, who had bulging cheeks like a chipmunk, and said, "Professor Jun, it's our first time to meet you. Please take care of me.”

"More..." Jun Jiuzi stretched her neck, swallowed all the biscuits in her mouth, and then said again, "Take care of me."

"Especially Director Deng, please remember to put in a nice word for us." Liu Rui said, sitting down on the chair next to Jun Jiuzi, crossing her legs, "Where were we talking about just now? Oh, by the way, it's rhino. It’s rare to see this topic.”

"Why, Sister Liu has already found out?"

"As soon as you send me a message about the tasks specified by Director Deng, I will drop all the work at hand to serve you." Liu Rui tapped her carefully manicured nails on the table and said, "You are half right, the rhinoceros is here It is rare in modern times because this species has become extinct in our country and you can only see them in zoos, but in ancient times, especially in ancient times, rhinos were probably not rare at all.”

Qin Jian nodded and said: "Indeed, "Mozi" has clouds, thorns have cloud dreams, rhinoceros and elk are full of them."

He Si's eyes lit up with admiration. When Liu Rui saw this, he added: "In fact, our country was once a country rich in rhinos. Has He Si heard about Chinese rhinos, including Indian rhinoceros, Sumatran rhinoceros and Javan rhinoceros?" Rhinoceros was once widely distributed in southern my country."

"Then you don't have to come to the XJ desert, right?" Fan Yu was corrected, but he was not convinced by this omission.

"Yeah, I'm only responsible for finding out the information you want. As for why the rhino appears here and what it has to do with the drying up of water sources, I can only ask Fan Chu to use his brain."

"What about the cultural relics about rhinos?" Qin Jian asked.

"There are many. The most famous one is the bronze rhinoceros statue with gold and silver cloud patterns. There are many similar bronze wine vessels left. Boss Qin must also know that except for the appearance, there is no other difference from the elephant statue mentioned before." See Qin Jian Nodding, Liu Rui continued, "There are also some stone and jade carvings in the shape of rhinoceros, such as the large stone rhinoceros placed in the mausoleum of Emperor Gaozu Li Yuan of the Tang Dynasty. Of course, the most numerous ones are rhinoceros horn sculptures. I don't know whether it's luck or luck. Unfortunately, our ancestors endowed rhinoceros horns with divinity. They believed that rhinoceros horns had the effect of warding off evil spirits, so dignitaries with a slight status would inevitably wear rhinoceros horn carvings to highlight their status."

"Oh, I remembered it. Bai Juyi once wrote in his poem that the white rhinoceros belt reaches the sky and the purple lin robe shines on the ground." Fan Yu also crossed his legs and began to dig into the ancient poems in his mind seriously.