Tomorrow's Ark, raised by children

Zhang Yubai laughed out loud.

"Senior, I know that you are more knowledgeable than me...but please explain a little bit, and don't make fun of me." Zuo Xuanliao grimaced, bit his lower lip, road.

"Xuan Liao, have you heard the story of the monkey fishing for the moon?"

"When I was three or two years old... I heard about it from my father."

Zuo Xuanliao hesitated for a moment, then replied.

"If you were a monkey, would you fish for the moon?"

Zhang Yubai continued to ask.

"The moon in the water is a piece of vain... what is there to fish for? Isn't that an extremely stupid move?" Zuo Xuanliao pondered.

"It's ridiculous!" Zhang Yubai burst into laughter again, "Who said there is no point in fishing for the moon in the water?"

"Senior, can you speak more clearly?"

Zuo Xuanliao took a deep breath, and then said.

Zhang Yubai looked at a film vendor selling candied haws on the street, as if he was thinking about buying a few skewers, and didn't answer Zuo Xuanliao's words.

That Feilin was wearing a coat, so he couldn't see his face clearly. He only knew that he was a woman with white hair.

Zuo Xuanliao was not in a hurry to ask questions, but just stared at Zhang Yubai very quietly.

It wasn't until Zhang Yubai finished buying candied haws and ate three skewers that he couldn't help but said, "Senior, are you still going to explain it to me?"

"Have you heard of the legend of the river god in Gouwu City?" Zhang Yubai handed the last candied haws to Zuo Xuanliao, then smacked his lips and said casually, "The so-called Hejia Village you saw was originally It's just a mirror image..."

The people of Dayan, although they have all heard the story of the ancient true dragon killing the gods, and they all understand what is "the kingdom of Great Yan is only in their own hands", but they still have their own beliefs.

Faith carries their hope for life, conscience and morality, and the goal of life.

In the remote area of ​​Gouwu City, some villages believe in the existence of the river god.Like most folk beliefs, this river god is a god who lives in rivers. When he is angry, he brings disasters. When he is happy, he brings good weather, abundant grains, and great luck.People offer tribute every festival day...

Most of the people in the villages who believed in the river god were not very rich, so they believed in the river god like crazy, trying to get something from the river god.

"The god of the river? Flowers in the mirror and moon in the water?" Zuo Xuanliao was taken aback. "It does have something to do with the suspected behemoth target we're investigating—you got something you wanted to know from those two, didn't you?"

"So-so..."

"How did you find out?"

"...Intuition." Zhang Yubai scratched his head and replied vaguely.

"You said at the beginning that Lu Bozhi and Zhang San were dogs eating dogs... Now I see that Zhang San is indeed a dog, but what about Lu Bozhi? Does he have any secrets?"

"......"

Zhang Yubai didn't answer again.

Zuo Xuanliao, who was familiar with the senior, knew that it would be difficult for him to get anything more from Zhang Yubai's mouth, so he didn't bother himself, and ate candied haws in silence.

Zhang Yubai is like this. Many times, he has his own plan but never explains it clearly to others: according to his own statement, he does this because most of the time what he wants to do is just a vague concept. He continued to do it step by step with that kind of foggy feeling, so it was often difficult for him to explain his thoughts clearly.

So I don't explain it at all.

In some things, he can always show enough courage and strategy, just like a chess player, who regards the whole world as a chessboard and makes moves indifferently.

"What are we going to do now?"

"Of course it is to complete the tasks assigned by the above! Put aside the matter of the river god for now, let's go to Huiqi Mountain to find the fragment of the giant beast. Well, it seems to be a painter... I still remember what I heard from the artist on the side of the road. Is it the story of the scholar? It seems to be related to the goal..."

Zhang Yubai yawned.

Are you finally... planning to do something serious?

Wait...why "finally"?

The series of actions he just did are actually part of the business, right?

Is it because of the long-standing mindset of "not doing business" that caused me to ignore what is really important?

Zuo Xuanliao fell into deep thought.

If a person can cover up the burning flame in his heart with that leisurely, leisurely face, then this person... must be able to make a difference.

Zuo Xuanliao didn't know what kind of flame was lurking in Zhang Yubai's chest.

The two, one big and one young, hired two horses and rode the gust of wind to Huiqi Mountain outside Gouwu City.

But there were two women who sprang out from behind the wall in the dark place where no one was around: one of them looked like a mature lady, she was very charming, her long black hair was coiled behind her head, and she had a classical beauty; Well, there is a youthful and energetic temperament, a little beauty mark, long hair loose, a young beauty who is alive and well.

"Is this the candle bearer of Si Sui Tai?"

"I'm so angry... If we meet...Mom, we..."

"Don't think too much." The woman who looked like a mature lady shook her head, "Leave it to Lord River God."

"'Adult'?" The young woman sneered, "You and I were forced to throw ourselves into the river and become ghosts. Although we have a body, we behave like puppets... Now we still have to call each other out..."

"What can I do..."

"We should do something, shouldn't we..."

"That said, but..."

The two women were talking, but they didn't want a figure in a coat to slowly approach them.

When they reacted, they found that they had been shrouded in a huge shadow...

"Mon3tr, don't make a fuss."

........

"My lord! Give some source stone ingots! I'm starving to death, I'm going to starve to death!"

Speeding up all the way, Zhang Yubai and Zuo Xuanliao had already arrived at the border of Gouwu City.

But a ragged beggar hugged Zhang Yubai's foot when he dismounted from the horse, wailing in pain.

His voice was hoarse and very weak, if it wasn't for the quiet surroundings, Zhang Yubai might not even be able to hear his words clearly.

That level of weakness... Coupled with the pitiful look on his face, Zhang Yubai couldn't help frowning.

"Here."

Zhang Yubai took out a shiny green Originium ingot from the bundle behind him, a currency in circulation, and handed it to the beggar.

A whole source stone ingot!

The beggar's eyes lit up immediately, and he kowtowed again and again.

The dull sound echoed in the empty alley, the frequency became faster and faster, and the sound became more and more strange.

"Stop knocking!"

Zhang Yubai stopped talking.

The beggar raised his head, his forehead was covered with blood.

"..."

Zhang Yubai frowned even tighter.

After careful observation, he found that compared to the center of Gouwu City, where there are many teahouses near the county magistrate's mansion, where there are many people coming and going, and traffickers and pawns abound, this place... looks much lonely.

"How many beggars like you are there?"

Zuo Xuanliao asked from the side.

"a lot of."

The beggar responded vaguely.

"Xuan Liao, let's go." Without waiting for Zuo Xuanliao to ask any more questions, Zhang Yubai pulled Zuo Xuanliao's sleeve, signaling him not to worry about it.

Moved by the beggar who got the source stone ingot, they gradually moved away...

"why?"

Zuo Xuanliao was puzzled.

He didn't understand why Zhang Yubai, who has always done good deeds, didn't continue to do good deeds this time.

"Tell me, just now... what did you want to do?"

Zhang Yubai asked in a low voice.

"I want...to ask about the situation here. As soon as we got here, I felt that something was wrong. The environment is much simpler than the city center...plus this beggar, I think...I Maybe it can help a thing or two."

"Help? Are you planning to spend all your wealth to build new houses and cultivate new fields for the people here?" Zhang Yubai shrugged, "Helping the people who saw it is already the best we can do."

"The county magistrate is already very good. At least the people here...are still alive. The beggar told you that there are still many beggars, which can also prove that at least...they are still alive."

Hearing Zhang Yubai's words, Zuo Xuanliao once again fell into deep thought.

Looking at the increasingly decaying scenery, he was in a daze for a while.

Obviously...

The city center is so luxurious, people are so leisurely, so luxurious...

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Has anyone figured out the various plots of Shuiyue Rouge?

I won't be able to get my hands on it until Friday...

It's still in a hurry, and I will resume some work starting tomorrow.

You have to watch it.

Volume Two: Different Routes to the Same Goal: Chapter 58 Chapter 57: Qin Siyi

There are always some humble people in this world.

A good official for the sake of the country does not necessarily make all the people happy and healthy, and a county magistrate who only seeks fairness cannot make the whole city rich and prosperous.

Most people who say things like "How can you save the world if you can't even save the people in front of you" are mentally ill.

Riding on the hoofed beast, Zhang Yubai and Zuo Xuanliao walked farther and farther.

After getting some information from Lu Bozhi and Zhang San, Zhang Yubai never intervened in the surrounding affairs.

In other words... there are not many things that require him to intervene.

The more you go out, the more empty the surrounding environment becomes.When Zhang Yubai and Zhang Yubai came to the border of Gouwu City near the entrance of the city, the situation improved a little.

After all, it is a place that can be reached as soon as you enter the city gate. No matter how you say it, you have to pretend to be dignified.

The night was getting dark, the soldiers at the gate of the city had a symbolic intersection with Zhang Yubai for a while, and then let them go.

At the end, a soldier ordered to Zhang Yubai.

"Be careful, it's not peaceful outside the city recently... It's really not peaceful. The county magistrate said there are bandits, but I think it's haunted." The Lupo soldier said mysteriously, "This barren mountain Yes, maybe there are some people whose corpses were exposed in the wilderness... It's too common to become a ghost with a lot of resentment in my heart."

"Thank you, brother, for your kindness." Zhang Yubai cupped his hands, "But look, my outfit——"

"Are you from the imperial court?"

"Exactly!" Zhang Yubai said loudly, "That ghost is naturally harmful, but you see, brother, my official uniform represents the imperial court. I work for the country, and I have a national spirit to protect my body. This ordinary little ghost How can there be trouble?"

"Anyway, it's better to be careful."

The soldier finally exhorted.

"Yes, yes, thank you, thank you..."

After leaving the city, the atmosphere suddenly became much cooler.

If it is said that the desertedness felt in the city is because the surrounding environment is getting more and more lonely, then the desertedness after leaving the city is as cold as being in an iceberg.

The grass was shaking, and there was not much chill in the whistling wind, but it made people's body tremble three or two times uncontrollably.

Little petals or catkins and other floating objects were blown everywhere by the wind.

—Of course, there may also be some small garbage.

The sound of the hooves gradually died down. The hooves were tired and didn't want to leave.

Or maybe it's because...they're scared.

"Senior, no matter how you say it, traveling at night is not a good move."