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Chapter 50 River Patroller

"But I don't know when, that He Bo suddenly changed. He became violent and ferocious, began to eat people, and asked people on the shore to sacrifice living people to him regularly.

If his demands are not met, the boats in the river will sink inexplicably, and the people on the boats will fall into the river and be eaten by him.

His appetite grew and he ate more and more people. In Qinghe, which was originally a good place, no one dared to go into the water anymore, and they all stayed away. "Ahem, the old man coughed twice and paused.

"But the river uncle actually sent water ghosts to the shore to catch people."

"Water ghosts can still come ashore, can amphibians?" Wang Shen thought after hearing this.

"Later, an expert passed by the Qinghe River and heard about Hebo. He used his magical power to enter the bottom of the Qinghe River, beheaded the Hebo and destroyed his water house. From then on, Qinghe returned to peace. , then Hebo Temple will naturally be abandoned."

The old man's words let Wang Shen know the reason why Hebo Temple was abandoned.

Of course, what the old man said may not be the real reason. After all, he only listened to what the older generation said.

After bidding farewell to the old man, Wang Shen went to the home of Wu Xiucai and continued to study ancient Chinese with him.

Now Wang Shen comes to study ancient Chinese with this old man every day, studying for about an hour every day.

While chatting after studying, Wang Shen chatted with the old man about He Bo again.

"He Bo, no one has mentioned this name for a long time. For a long time in the past, this name was taboo on both sides of the Qinghe River, and people would never mention it." The old man seemed to know more.

He told the story of He Bo that he knew.

The general content is similar to what the old man said.

In the beginning, Hebo protected the people on the bank, so the incense in Hebo Temple was quite strong.

Later, for unknown reasons, He Bo's temperament changed drastically, and he began to attack ships traveling in the river, and even asked the people on the river bank to sacrifice living people.

People also changed from respecting Hebo to fear and hatred.

Soon, there were no boats in the Qinghe River. That was not the end of it. At night, water ghosts came ashore, rushed directly into the homes of the people on the river, and dragged the living people into the river. This caused panic among the people on both sides of the river, and the villages near the river were all frightened. No one lives there anymore.

Later, a passing master heard about He Bo's incident, entered the Qing River with his sword, beheaded the He Bo, and destroyed his water palace. The originally clear Qing River became muddy for three days, and a large number of dead fish floated on the river.

What the old scholar Wu said was more detailed.

"Why did the good He Bo suddenly change his temperament?"

"There are many theories. Some people violated He Bo in the temple of He Bo. Some people sneaked into He Bo's water house and tried to steal He Bo's treasures. Some people accidentally killed He Bo's son."

Scholars know a lot.

To sum up, these legends seem to be that someone offended He Bo, that is, the people on the shore made mistakes first, and He Bo became angry later.

"Sir, does He Bo have any magical powers, such as making wind and rain?"

"Since it is He Bo, he can naturally control water. It is said that he can make the Qinghe River stir up waves several feet high without wind, and overturn the ships in the river in one fell swoop."

"Water control? There is no wind and the waves are several feet high. That's really amazing!" Wang Shen thought that after getting the iron medal, his affinity with Qinghe water had greatly increased, but compared with that Hebo, it was still inferior. Very far!
  "Sir, is that water ghost the protector of He Bo?"

"The water ghost or water demon is what people later called it after they hated He Bo. In fact, the water ghost was originally called the river patrol envoy under He Bo."

"River patrol envoy?"

Wang Shen was shocked after hearing these three words. He immediately thought of the small iron plate he got. The two ancient characters engraved on it were "Xunjiang".

In this case, this iron plate is most likely that of the water ghost.

"Sir, is He Bo a human or a demon?"

"There are several theories about the origin of He Bo. Some say that he was an old turtle in the river who became a spirit. Some say that he was a python in the water who attained enlightenment. Some say that he was originally a scholar in the human world. He failed many tests and committed suicide by drowning himself in the river. , but it was by chance that he got the treasure of the Immortal Family, so he became He Bo."

Wang Shen heard a lot of rumors about He Bo from this old man. Obviously reading more books is beneficial.

After coming out of this gentleman's house, Wang Shen did not go home directly. Instead, he came to the edge of Qinghe River and walked along the Qinghe River towards his home.

There is a trail along the river, and people often come here to wash clothes and collect water. Walking along the river, you can occasionally see boats passing by in the river.

Although water ghosts appeared a few days ago, people still have to live. Fishing and water transport are all ways of making money.

While walking, Wang Shen suddenly stopped. He saw what seemed to be a stone statue in the woods by the river.

He walked through the forest and when he arrived at the river, he saw a stone statue that was mostly covered by grass and vines and covered with moss.

This stone statue is about half a person tall, crouching on the bank, looking at the river. It looks like a monkey, but has a snake-like tail.

Wang Shen looked at the tail, which was exactly the same as the stone sculpture he picked up in Hebo Temple.

"This is Water Ghost, the river patrol envoy under the River God?"

Wang Shen looked in the direction where the water ghost was staring. The river was faintly dark in this section, indicating that the river here was quite deep. On the contrary, the river seemed to be flowing less rapidly and had the charm of still water with deep depth.

He watched quietly by the river for a while. Most people would be a little afraid and resisted when seeing this kind of water. Wang Shen didn't feel that way at this time. Instead, he felt a sense of intimacy. He wanted to go into the water. Look, go for a swim in the river.

"It's this feeling again!"

Wang Shen took out the small iron plate from his body.

"This little thing has a really big impact on people."

He looked at the small iron plate in his hand, then at the stone statue beside him, and suddenly thought of a question.

Did the token come first and then the patrolling envoy, or did the patrolling envoy come first and then the token?
  After Wang Shen stayed by the river for a while, he got up and left, continuing to walk along the river to his residence. He never found another stone statue along the way.

After returning home, he began to continue practicing.

In the section of the green river where he had just stayed, a head suddenly emerged from the dark water, with a pair of brown-green eyes staring at the shore.

A few days later, Chen Luan's reply came. There was indeed an abandoned Hebo temple in Wuyang County, just outside the city by the Qinghe River. It was just dilapidated, and the head of the Hebo statue was missing. .

"The head is gone, is it such a coincidence?" Wang Shen looked at the contents of the letter and was slightly startled.

"I'll go back and have a look in two days."

"I'm busy these days, so I won't accompany you." Chen Zhengdao.

"I can do it alone."

(End of this chapter)