Chapter 378 What I said is true

Yun Fu raised her lip and replied lightly, her watery eyes scanning around. In the corner on one side of the big tent, there was a big bed, and about three steps away from the bed, there was a large stone coffin.

Yun Fu was very familiar with the shape of that sarcophagus.

I have seen the same style before in Luocheng and Muyangcheng.

There was a rope tied to the iron chain of the sarcophagus, and a string of bells was tied to the rope.

It seems that the rumors are true. This fierce-looking bearded general guards the sarcophagus even when he sleeps.

"You are so brave, boy! You dare to challenge me openly!"

Meng Kuo, the bearded general in front of Yun Fu, was a little surprised when he heard her answer and put on a fierce expression.

Yun Fu had already retracted her gaze: "I'm just telling the truth."

"You kid, you don't seem to be afraid of me?" Meng Kuo found it interesting. He was a notorious fierce man in the army. Even his wife and daughter at home and the deputy general who always followed him were sometimes afraid of him.

But the boy in front of him actually dared to raise his head and look into his eyes while speaking.

Interesting, really interesting!

Are you afraid?

Yun Fu tried hard to recall in her mind, but she couldn't find anyone who had made her feel afraid.

"I have the sky above my head and the earth under my feet. I behave properly and do the right thing. I haven't done anything wrong. Why should I be afraid? Even if the king of heaven comes, I won't be afraid!"

Over there, the guy from the logistics department was winking at Yun Fu frantically, fearing that she would anger the general.

This kid is too arrogant!

Return to the king of heaven!

It’s over. The general will definitely deal with this guy.

But he didn't wait for the general to get angry. Instead, he heard the general's hearty laughter.

"Okay, okay, I just like troublemakers like you. Now, who are you, and what's your purpose for coming to this island?"

Meng Kuo has lived for most of his life and has dealt with so many people.

Whether in the army or at court, everyone was afraid of the evil spirit he had acquired from years of killing enemies on the battlefield.

The boy in front of him was able to remain so calm and fearless in the face of his murderous aura. He was definitely not an ordinary person.

Of course, Yun Fu would not reveal her true identity just because of his words or two.

She's not stupid.

"I'm a merchant from Haicheng, preparing to go out to sea. I was staying in a fishing village with a fellow villager when I was captured by your men. If you want to know, General, you should ask your men why they took me to the island."

Yun Fu had memorized the new identities fabricated for them by the Cui family and was not afraid of his continued questioning.

"A businessman planning to go out to sea?" Meng Kuo then asked a few more questions.

"You're going out to sea at such a young age? What do you do at home?"

"My family has been in business for three generations and has accumulated some wealth. I'm young, so it's just the right time for me to come out and see the world."

"My home is in the northwest, but you don't look like someone from the northwest."

"My mother is from a water town in the south, so I look like her."

"I heard that you are quite skilled. On the island, when you were looking for water, you killed a four-legged lizard as long as a man, and also killed several large earth dragons with ease."

Yun Fu didn't expect that the logistics soldiers were recruited so thoroughly.

"The general noticed my appearance. I'm paler than the average man, and not as strong as them. So, I've been bullied since I was a kid. To prevent me from being bullied, my family elders found a martial arts master to teach me. Maybe I have some talent, so I'm pretty good at it."

Yun Fu's answer was flawless.

The key is that she is mentally strong, unlike others who tell lies, which can be seen in every part of her body.

She was, clearly making up a story, but she told it as if it were true.

Even though Meng Kuo had seen countless people, he could not find any flaws in her.

This shifted the topic to business.

"Then how did you know that there was a fire dragon on this island and that this fire dragon was about to turn over?"

Yun Fu said, "I've loved reading ancient books since I was little. I once saw some records related to the Fire Dragon's reversal in an ancient book."

Yunfu is familiar with this process!

When the explanation couldn’t make sense before, it was all blamed on the “ancient books”.

"Ancient books. You saw it in a book. What's the name of that book?"

Yun Fu shook her head: "I forgot."

"Forgot? You remember the contents of the book so clearly, but you forgot the title?" Obviously, Meng Kuo did not completely trust her.

Yun Fu didn't care whether he believed it or not. She replied lazily, "When the general reads the storybook, wouldn't he remember some of the interesting parts in the dialogue book? But can the general definitely remember the name of the storybook?"

Meng Kuo was blocked by her, but he did not get angry.

He continued to inquire about the fire dragon's flipping over: "What do the ancient books say about the fire dragon flipping over? How did you see it?"

Talking about business, Yun Fu also became serious. "Because that ancient book records that before a fire dragon turns over, there are usually some signs around it. For example, smoke will rise from the mountain pass. The ground near the mountain pass where the fire dragon turns over will change. These changes may be the ground rising or sinking, or the mountain may twist, slide, or crack. For example, the ground near the mountain pass will become very hot, there will be some unpleasant smells, and there will be roaring sounds and vibrations at the mountain pass."

The reason why Yun Fu spoke in such detail was that she wanted the general in front of her to believe what she said about the volcanic eruption.

Meng Kuo indeed listened very carefully and felt that these things could not be made up in a short period of time.

"So what does this have to do with the earth dragons running around?"

Before, when the head of the logistics troops came to report, he explained it in great detail.

Yun Fu said slowly, "Don't worry, General. Ancient books record countless signs before a fire dragon turns over. I haven't finished yet. Besides the abnormalities I mentioned before, there are some more. If there are springs on the island, when the fire dragon is about to turn over, some gas will be emitted from the springs. The most obvious manifestation is bubbling water with an unpleasant smell. Furthermore, the animals on the island will become restless. Birds will fly out of the forest, wild beasts will flee, snakes will migrate, and some animals will even die suddenly. Those earth dragons fled in large numbers for this very reason."

After hearing this, Meng Kuo fell silent. He rubbed his palms vigorously on his long beard twice, thinking about what to do next.

What this kid said seems to be true.

But evacuating everyone on the island is not a small decision.

He couldn't make a decision easily just because of a few words from this kid.

"Okay, then, come with me, kid, and let's go see if this island really has the omens you mentioned. Don't worry, if it's really as you said, I won't make things difficult for you, and I'll even reward you handsomely!"