There are too many people here, and it's obvious that An Honghan doesn't want too many people to know.
Liu Fuqing and Situ Feiyu both realized that what His Majesty was about to say was very important, and they both took it seriously.
The bushes here are quite lush, but the trunks are covered with mud, making them look very messy.
But compared to the people building the dikes over there, this place is sparsely populated.
"There's no need to be wary of her; she knows my identity." An Honghan placed his hand on Xi Xizhi's shoulder, throwing out the words to prevent the ministers from speaking in such a secretive manner.
“Situ Feiyu, I’m giving you a chance to tell me everything about that bridge.” An Honghan’s sharp gaze swept over Situ Feiyu.
Situ Feiyu shuddered in fright, not daring to look the other person in the eye, but spoke truthfully, "I wonder if Your Majesty has ever heard of the folk legend of 'walking dragon'?"
Xi Xizhi was slightly taken aback, and the way she looked at Situ Feiyu changed.
This person actually knows about the legend of the 'Jiao' (蛟), and what's the story behind that bridge?
An Honghan's eyes flickered slightly, and he said coldly, "Continue."
Situ Feiyu gave a helpless bitter smile, "When I came here last time, the first priority was not to control the flood, but to build a bridge."
Liu Fuqing stared at him in surprise, "Is the bridge more important? Or is flood control more important? Situ Feiyu, are you confused!"
Situ Feiyu looked back with the same imposing manner and shouted loudly, "Lord Liu, what do you know?! I sent several teams to control the flood, but the water flow not only did not decrease, but instead became stronger. Later, when someone quietly told you that the water was not accidental, but that a dragon was stirring up trouble, would you rather believe it or not believe it? Anyway, I didn't think much about it at the time, and sent another team to build a bridge in the place that person mentioned."
"After the bridge was built, the water flow did indeed gradually decrease, and the flood control work became more and more successful." At first, Situ Feiyu himself did not quite believe what that person said, but after the bridge was completed, the results of the flood control were very significant.
Xi Xizhi and An Honghan frowned even more deeply, and almost simultaneously asked in unison, "Who was the one who told you there was a dragon causing trouble in the river?"
Situ Feiyu hesitated for a moment before stammering, "A person wearing a black brocade robe and a silver mask. I never saw his real face. He only left these few words and then left."
It's him!
The half-demon who rescued An Yunyi.
Although Situ Feiyu did not describe the man's appearance in detail, Xi Xizhi's intuition told her that the man in black was definitely him.
Why is it that every time I encounter trouble, it always seems to be related to that person?
This is by no means a coincidence.
Xi Xizhi couldn't believe that person would kindly help Fengzhou with flood control; he must have some ulterior motive.
An Honghan gently lifted a strand of hair by Xi Xizhi's ear with his fingers, playing with it slowly and methodically. He moved his lips slightly and said in a cold voice once again, "The dragon does indeed exist."
Situ Feiyu and the other three were stunned.
Lynn exclaimed in disbelief, "Your Majesty, could you be mistaken? Where in the world do dragons exist? Aren't those legends all just made up?"
An Honghan looked at him coldly, "There are many things you don't know. Why can't dragons exist?"
Situ Feiyu mostly believed it, because he had once hired a sorcerer to tamper with the bracelet and then gave it to Liu Fuqing's grandson. For some reason, Liu Fuqing's grandson was fine except for crying once.
He was unaware, of course, that the reason was that a sable, being nosy, had secretly taken the bracelet off the baby's wrist.
Otherwise, I fear Liu Fuqing's grandson will die after the full moon celebration.
As for Liu Fuqing, although he is an old stubborn man, he understands that the world is vast and anything strange can happen. Besides, if His Majesty said it himself, there must be at least 80% evidence to support it.
"What else did that person say to you?" An Honghan continued to press, unwilling to miss even the slightest clue.
Judging from the elaborate scheme that person devised, perhaps this trip to Fengzhou was a deliberate plan to lure me here.
“He told me that the flood was caused by a dragon, and that if I built a bridge, he would have a way to trap it under the bridge and prevent it from causing further trouble. He also specifically instructed me to hang a large knife under the bridge so that if the dragon wanted to continue to harm the people, the knife would pierce its flesh and cut off its head.”
Xi Xizhi was startled, her heart skipped a beat.
For some reason, I could always sense a conspiracy in Situ Feiyu's words.
If what Situ Feiyu said is true, then how should we explain Master's words?
If that knife could really kill the dragon, would Master still need to go through all that trouble to fight and contend with it?
If the bridge breaks, the dragon will emerge from the sea, and there will surely be widespread suffering.
"That bridge is about to collapse." After a long pause, An Honghan slowly uttered these words.
Liu Fuqing was the first to react, "Then won't the dragon come out?"
An Honghan didn't say anything, he just nodded to him.
The only option now is to deal with that dragon.
"I'm telling you this so you can be prepared. This time, our enemy is not human, and the casualties may be even greater."
Lynn was completely stunned, as if her mind was no longer able to process what she was hearing.
Afterwards, the group returned to that hilltop once again.
They inspected the dike, which took them the entire afternoon. By the time they returned to the hilltop, it was already dark.
After learning about the dragon, Liu Fuqing, Situ Feiyu, and the others became very silent. After nightfall, they went to rest in their carriage.
However, Xi Xizhi and An Honghan couldn't sleep at this time.
Outside the car window, the chirping of insects could be heard, and occasionally someone would pass by, their footsteps creaking through the dry leaves.
Xi Xizhi leaned against An Honghan, constantly wondering what the half-demon was trying to do. Why didn't he just kill the dragon with a single blow when he could have pinned it under the bridge? What was the point of going through all that trouble?
Unable to understand, Xi Xi nudged An Honghan with her elbow to get his attention, "An Honghan, I want to go and see that bridge."
Instead of just thinking about it here, we should go and see for ourselves before making any other plans.
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