Sleeping Valley (10)
"Think it over carefully, there's no turning back now." Jiang Yu said solemnly.
Zhu Yumin's eyes were resolute without a trace of hesitation: "If I don't do this, there will be no turning back."
The love and sincerity flowing in the blood are like a tattoo engraved deep in the soul, which will not fade easily even with the passage of time.
Zhu Yumin is such a person. He and his boss are not biological brothers. His biological father was on a very dangerous mission and could not come back, so his father's friend took him home to raise him well.
Living piles use human souls as ties to stabilize the foundation of bridges in order to achieve destruction or bring good fortune. Most living piles are forced to be buried alive underground, but Zhu Yumin is different, he did it voluntarily.
"Stand in the circle, don't be nervous, and empty your mind." Jiang Yu drew a magic circle on the ground.
"I..." Zhu Yumin didn't finish his words before he fell to the ground with his eyes open and didn't move anymore.
Zhu Yumin's three souls and seven spirits left his body and floated around. The mist lingering above the river slowly condensed into the shape of a dragon, and his three souls and seven spirits merged with it. Part of it floated towards the forest opposite, and part of it drilled into the reverse scale.
The essence of the living pile is the soul, so Jiang Yu used another method to let Zhu Yumin replace the two children and let his soul merge into this land. In this way, he will not die completely, and can also protect this place silently in an invisible place.
"It turns out it was really me." Jiang Yu murmured, looking in the direction of the forest.
It turns out that the soul-trapping array and the soul-dispersing array in the forest were both his work. One was used to restrict Zhu Yumin's soul from assimilating with the dragon vein; the other was used to disperse the soul, allowing Zhu Yumin's soul to appear in different timelines and provide guidance.
A fierce cold wind blew, but there was not a ripple on the lake, and no sound of leaves rubbing or bumping could be heard. The wind was blowing towards people.
The timeline Jiang Yu went to was wrong, so he returned to the Dragon Head after dealing with things here.
"Yu Shu, wait for me."
He cast the spell again, and a strong sense of dizziness and drowning and weightlessness invaded his whole body. Finally, he was thrown onto the reef by invisible waves, and he was in so much pain that he could hardly stand up.
This spell consumes a lot of energy, and continuous use will overload the body, but he no longer cares about that. He must find Yu Shu before nightfall and bring him back.
"We haven't seen you before. Are you the big brother from outside?" The childish voice was full of curiosity.
Jiang Yu turned around and saw that it was the twin boy and girl.
"Have you seen a fair, handsome, and gentle older brother?" Jiang Yu thought for a moment and said, "He has a mole behind his left ear."
The twins shook their heads in unison: "No, the adults don't allow outsiders to come, you should leave now."
Jiang Yu didn't sense anything strange from the two little guys. When he looked up again, he saw that the village not far away was quite lively. Many people were doing farm work and basking in the sun, as if the years were peaceful.
"If the adults find out, they will say something nasty and might even kick you out with a broom." The little boy reminded again.
"I can help you."
Jiang Yu quickly discovered the key from their words - the residents did not allow outsiders to come.
A normal outsider would definitely not cause such a big reaction from the residents, so the identity of the outsider is obvious. It is either the developer or the group of people who came to scout the dragon vein. The developer's incident happened at almost the same time as Zhu Yumin, so it can be confirmed that it was the group of people who came to scout the area.
The timeline he is in now should be close to Yu Shu's.
The two children looked at Jiang Yu for a long time before coming to a conclusion that was consistent with their age: "Brother doesn't look like a bad person. We'll take you to see the village chief."
Jiang Yu sighed: "A bad guy won't write on his face that he is a bad guy."
He thought of Yu Dingan and Wu Yihan. They were undoubtedly good-looking, but each one was more shameless than the other. It's hard to paint a person's heart, even if it's just the skin and bones. Recognizing people by their faces is the most impractical.
The adults in the village were just relaxed and at ease, but when they saw the two children bringing Jiang Yu into the village, their faces immediately tightened and the crow's feet at the corners of their eyes disappeared.
The leading grandmother grabbed the two children and said sternly and cautiously, "Don't run around. If you get kidnapped, they'll break your limbs and rip out your organs to sell."
"Grandma, the village head, this older brother said he could help us, so we brought him here."
"Well, we found him on the hillside, and he didn't look like a bad guy."
The little girl and the little boy each explained.
The village head's grandmother pulled the two children behind her, her eyes more alert than ever. She winked at a few strong men nearby, who, upon receiving the instructions, picked up their drumsticks and went around behind Jiang Yu.
Jiang Yu didn't want to waste time and said straight to the point: "The Japanese want you to move away. I can help you protect the dragon vein."
The village head's brows twitched, but she said nothing. The young man in front of her understood everything clearly, and his anxious and serious expression didn't seem like he was lying to her for fun.
She waved her hand to disperse the men surrounding Jiang Yu's back, but she still had some doubts: "Words are not enough."
"Landslides and floods often occur here, and you know the reason." Jiang Yu narrowed his eyes.
The disaster in the valley was not caused by nature, but was already tampered with by those people when they came to scout the area. It is still just a natural disaster now, but if we let it go and let them succeed, the consequences will be unimaginable.
He believed that the village headwoman, who had lived here all her life, must have known what was going on. Everything had been peaceful before, but problems started to arise after those people came to scout the place.
A turbid vortex formed in the village head's eyes, with worry and anger swirling around.
She stared at Jiang Yu for a long moment, sighed heavily, and said gravely, "Follow me."
The village chief’s grandmother’s house is neat and simple, and the decoration looks very familiar.
Jiang Yu glanced inside and realized that this was the room where Yu Shu had slept.
"How do you plan to help?" The village headwoman poured Jiang Yu a glass of boiled water and softened her tone.
Jiang Yu thought for a few seconds, then drank the glass of water. "Since they want to destroy it, then they should create the illusion that it has already been destroyed."
"I know, but they definitely won't give up. Even if we create an illusion that the dragon vein has been destroyed, it doesn't matter. They want to destroy it completely. You can fool people for a while, but not forever."
"Don't you understand yet?" Jiang Yu asked back.
The village head's wife was shocked. Jiang Yu looked only about twenty years old and didn't look like he had such great abilities.
She turned around and told her grandchildren to go out and play. After a moment's silence, she spoke with difficulty, "I have no choice but to agree. So, thank you for your help."
Jiang Yu nodded and started drawing the talisman on the spot without saying anything. The talisman head and the imperial edict were combined in one stroke. The red handwriting was bright and eye-catching.
The village head's eyes were complicated, she saw both hope and despair.
Jiang Yu didn't have any extra time to think. Although some words were cruel, they had to be said.
The village head's grandmother raised her eyes and met Jiang Yu's hesitant gaze. She pulled the corners of her mouth into a weak smile and forced herself to let go: "I know I need to make a living."
The Shengzhuang is integrated into the dragon vein's reverse scale, absorbing the spiritual energy that suppresses the dragon vein. As long as the Shengzhuang is still there, there is the last line of defense, and the dragon vein cannot be completely destroyed.
Jiang Yu was stunned.
"We've lived here for generations, and we all know the ropes. Thank you for giving us a head start. I've always known what to do next." She looked outside, her eyes filled with regret. "It's worth it if I can still make some contribution now that I'm old."
Jiang Yu's heart was filled with endless admiration. Perhaps this was the spirit of dedication flowing in the blood of the older generation.
But he couldn't figure it out. Ever since the bridge at the reverse scale of the dragon vein was struck by lightning, the rescue plan started to work. He and Yu Shu were both part of the plan. Moreover, Zhu Yumin clearly said that the two children were virgins, but he met the village chief's grandmother.
There is even less time left.
Jiang Yu was extremely anxious. He knew that he had to stay calm and not make any mistakes. After all, he had to use the traveling spell at least twice more, once to make the two children become living stakes, and once to where Yu Shu was.
He rushed to the dragon head without stopping.
"Brother Jiang Yu, wait a moment."
"Wait for us."
The twin boy and girl chased after them.
Jiang Yu frowned slightly. He hadn't mentioned his name, so why were these two kids looking for him? "What's going on?"
They both supported themselves on their knees, panting, and it took them a while to recover.
"Let's take grandma's place."
The cool breeze blew into the body, causing a lingering coolness to resonate throughout the internal organs, slightly diluting the sudden surprise and shock.
These two kids were only seven or eight years old at most, but their eyes were so sincere and fearless.
Jiang Yu took several seconds to confirm that he had heard correctly: "Do you know what you are talking about?"
They nodded.
"I know. If it weren't for us, it wouldn't have been possible."
"Don't you understand? We were the ones who guided you here the whole time. We just haven't reached this timeline yet. From the moment you helped Zhu Yumin replace the two of us, everything started to move. This is a vicious cycle. If it weren't for the two of us becoming living stakes, everything would have been in chaos."
Jiang Yu found it hard to believe that this was something a seven or eight year old child could say.
His pupils contracted slightly, and he didn't know where to start.
"If we hadn't become living stakes, they would never have stopped. We wouldn't have been able to meet in your timeline."
In just one day, he met four people who were willing to be slaves, two of whom were still children.
They threw themselves into the game and were trapped in the chaotic dragon veins, just to wait for Jiang Yu to arrive and start the cycle again decades later, and then clean up those guys who coveted the dragon veins of the motherland.
No one knows how they spent those difficult decades waiting in confusion for the cycle to begin again.
The little girl saw through Jiang Yu's hesitation and said, "Brother Jiang Yu, you must know that if we don't do this, the whole village will suffer."
Yes, how could those people let the villagers interfere with their plans? They were already able to cause landslides and floods. It would not be difficult to use the accident to bury the entire village.
And based on the known developments, the entire village is likely to be affected, and few people will be spared.
The little boy's eyes rolled and he said the winning trick that made Jiang Yu give up all hesitation.
"We have become living stakes and can help you find Brother Yu Shu.
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