946, Rising and Falling River (1/2)
“This is the ebb and flow of the river!
It seems that the water in the river is still very full, and it should not disappear in a short time!
Let's stop here for a while, I guess we have to rest for a few nights until the river recedes..." The strong man looked at the large pool that had submerged many trees and was shrouded in green mist, and said with some frustration. .
Su Wu stopped his horse by the river, looked at the silent flowing water in the river, and asked the strong man behind him: "Although the river is wide, the water is not really deep. We are riding horses across the river, should we do it?" no problem."
"How can there be no problem?" The strong man shook his head repeatedly and rejected Su Wu's proposal. "The river is indeed not deep, but when you walk to the middle of the river, you will know - the water in the river is rising higher and higher. , the river is rising higher and higher, and many "floating people" are coming up with the river water, lining up to ask you to go with them!
If you go with them - you will 'melt' into the water and become part of the ebb and flow of the river! "
Having said this, the strong man paused, looked at Su Wu suspiciously and asked, "You don't even know this? Then how did you get through the 'Ebb and flow river' before?"
Su Wu looked down at the long river and replied: "When I came here before, this place was just a large silt land, and I didn't see any river flooding here."
He did not tell the truth to his companions.
When Su Wu passed this large pool before, he had to wade through it.
When he was halfway there, he encountered many paper figures blowing trumpets and suonas, gathering towards him - those paper figures should be what the strong man called 'people who rise when the water rises'.
Those 'floating people' could not take him away, nor could they 'melt' him in the water.
After that, he completely fell into a dream, and the water in the big pool disappeared in the blink of an eye...
Has this phenomenon ever happened?
Are there any rules?
Su Wu's thoughts were spinning, he got off his horse and walked towards the river.
The strong man looked at Su Wu's back with envy and said, "You are so lucky. When you get here, you can hit the right time when the river recedes..."
As he spoke, he awkwardly got off his horse and said, "It seems we can only wait here for a few days until the river ebbs."
"Besides waiting here for the water to recede, is there any other way?
Is there no way to repel the ‘rising water man’? "Su Wu asked again.
The strong man led the horse to the side and tied it up under a tall tree. He turned around, his eyes widened, and replied to Su Wu: "The rising water man is part of the river? How to repel him?"
Haven’t you heard the saying ‘cut off the water and the water will flow again’?
That thing can't be fought off!
However, there is actually a way to make the water of the ebb and flow river subside... I heard that if a person is selected by 'Master Tianzhu', if he walks into the ebb and flow river, the water of the river will be stabilized, and then fade! "
"The person chosen by Master Tianzhu..." Su Wu repeated the strong man's words, turned to look at him, and asked, "Who is Master Tianzhu? Does he also live 'outside'?"
The strong man shook his head and said: "Then who can know?
Lord Tianzhu supports thousands of valleys and continents. It is said that "Grandpa Tianzhu" is carried on the shoulders of "Master Tianzhu". Some people say that "Grandpa Tianzhu" is actually the foundation of the pillar. It is he who supports Lord Tianzhu... …”
"Is there no 'Grandpa Di'?" Su Wu asked with a smile.
"No." The strong man said, "But there is 'Grandpa Longgou—no matter what kind of grandpa or grandpa he is, they are not as powerful as Grandpa Tianzhu and Grandpa Tian. They are the biggest grandpas!"
"..."
Su Wu listened to the strong man talking. Although he knew that the other person's words were actually very serious, he still felt a little happy when he heard the various "grandpa" titles.
At this time, in the silent river, there was a sound of churning water.
Wow! Wow!
He turned to look at the misty river.
The strong man also hurriedly walked behind Su Wu, stretched his neck and looked into the green mist——
In the mist, there was a wooden raft swinging on the water. On the top of the raft sat a scholar in white, holding a long wooden stick. He had already reached the middle of the river on the raft.
“Can we still cross the river by ferry?
The rising tide won't arrest him, right? "The strong man looked at the scholar in white on the wooden raft and said in surprise.
His words came true as soon as he spoke them——
Shadows whiter than the clothes of the scholars wearing scholar's hats on the rafts suddenly rose from the mist - they were blowing trumpets, suonas, beating gongs and drums, and swarmed towards the scholars on the rafts from all directions!
Although these white shadows were very different from the 'paper figures' Su Wu saw at that time.
But looking at the various musical instruments they were playing, Su Wu was certain that these white shadows were the group of paper figures Su Wu encountered when he was wading through the water!
"Tsk..."
The strong man sighed with regret, watching the white shadows climb up the raft and shake it over.
The scholar on the raft also fell into the water. The river water, which only reached his waist, suddenly rose and covered his chest in the blink of an eye. In the blink of an eye, it wiped across the other person's neck.
"It seems this method won't work...
He is going to be taken away by the rising water, and he is going to melt..." The strong man murmured, with a look of sadness on his face, watching the scholar gradually sink into the water.
When his attention was completely absent from Su Wu, Su Wu stepped into the ebb and flow river——
The strong man suddenly noticed Su Wu's movements, reached out to pull Su Wu's shoulders, and said urgently: "What are you doing?!
Do you want to die? ! "
Su Wu dodged the palm stretched out by the strong man.
He stepped into the river with both feet, and a feeling naturally arose in his heart - he looked at the rising mist on the water and said: "The river is about to recede..."
"How can it be?!
There is such a big water here - come up quickly! "The strong man didn't believe Su Wu's words at all.
Su Wu's eyes were silent, but he still said: "I didn't lie to you, the water is really going to recede."
The words just fell!
In the large pool filled with water, an even more intense sound of water suddenly sounded!
Wow - Wow -
The river was rushing, carrying white shadows one after another. Taking Su Wu's standing position as the boundary, it invariably flooded to the left and right sides, and the tide receded!
In an instant, under the rolling mist, the water level of the river dropped sharply, revealing a river bed full of silt!
The water in the river has receded completely!
The scholar was wearing a scholar's hat and all his white clothes were soaked. He was standing in the mud in despair, his face was pale.
"The water has receded! The water has receded!" The strong man shouted, looking at the spectacle in shock.
His voice spread here, as if there was an echo in the mist.
From the other side came excited shouts: "The water is receding! The water is receding!"
"The water has receded!"
The voices of men and women came from the other side of the river, but it was the people on the other side of the river waiting to cross the river who all shouted in unison, not the echo of the strong men.
In the mist, figures gradually appeared.
The strong man came back to his senses, walked up to Su Wu quickly, looked at Su Wu with wide eyes, his eyes were full of shock: "How did you know that the water was about to recede?
You - you're not the one chosen by 'Master Tianzhu', are you? ! "
"The person chosen by Lord Tianzhu can make the river rise and fall. Do you think I have this ability?" The thoughtful look on Su Wu's face suddenly faded, and he smiled and said to the strong man, "I I just know how to distinguish between rising and receding water. When I stepped into the water, I felt that the water flow was abnormal, so I concluded that the water was about to recede. "
He explained in a logical and orderly manner, and the strong man believed his words, nodded repeatedly, and said to him: "No matter what, it is indeed right for me to follow you.
You cross the river twice and the water recedes both times.
It can be seen that you are a very blessed person, very blessed - I followed you and benefited from you! "
Su Wu smiled and looked across the river.
Seven or eight people walked across the river, one foot deep and one foot shallow, one foot deep and the other shallow. Their faces were full of joy, and they talked to each other and passed by Su Wu and the strong man.
"We're so lucky!"
"yes!"
"We heard that the river had receded, so we rushed over. Unexpectedly, it rose again - we thought we would have to wait on the shore for a long time, but we didn't expect it to recede again so quickly. !”
"Who says it's not?
There is never a certain amount of ebb and flow in a river. Sometimes the water rises and recedes once in a day or two, and sometimes the water may not recede even in a month or two - this time the water has not receded in thirteen years!
My mother was waiting for me at Mantou Mountain until she almost melted!
Fortunately, the water has subsided this time! "
These people walked past Su Wu while talking and laughing.
The second and third groups of people also gradually appeared in the mist, and everyone could not hide their joy.
Previously, Su Wu walked through the "Jieguan Valley" from the "outside", passed through the "Looking for People Wall", and the "Ebbing and Retreating River", and only saw a strong man when he arrived at Mantou Mountain. Now he led the strong man back , but suddenly saw so many people!
Seeing so many people showed that Su Wu was deeply asleep.
Some of these people have rat braids and short jackets;
Some wore bamboo hats and carried fishing nets, looking like fishermen;
There are also people with high crowns and broad belts, and long hair combed into buns.
All in all, people dressed in all kinds of costumes can be seen here, and Su Wu even saw many blind, lame, and amputated people, all wearing modern clothes.
People hurried past Su Wu and the strong man, and occasionally someone nodded slightly to Su Wu.
Su Wu also nodded in response.
After three or four groups of people passed by, the scholar who was standing in the middle of the river in despair suddenly came to his senses. He was carrying a book box and hunched over as he hurriedly crossed the river and walked toward the other side.
When he reached Su Wu and the strong man, the scholar suddenly stopped. Under the suspicious gaze of the strong man, he unloaded the book box behind him, took out a water-soaked book from the book box, and handed it to He gave it to Su Wu: "I really have nothing to repay for your kindness, so I will give this book to you!"
Thank you brother, thank you brother! "
Su Wu stretched out his hand to reject it, and at the same time said in a voice: "I really don't know what I have done to be kind to my brother?
This book, I feel guilty about. "
The scholar glanced at the strong man beside Su Wu, but did not respond to Su Wu's question. He just pushed the book into Su Wu's arms and hurried away with his head lowered. Su Wu turned around to look for him, but found that he had disappeared. My son ran away early and disappeared.