Chapter 278: Trauma caused by the flood, damage to the reincarnation bridge
When they reached the shore, Su Mu waved his hand to disperse the fog surrounding the stone bridge, and then he could clearly see the figure standing on the stone bridge holding a hammer.
Judging from his appearance, he was about fifty or sixty years old, wearing a black cloth shirt, with deep eye sockets and heavy dark circles. He looked haggard, as if he had been up all night for several days, and seemed a little malnourished. His skin was sallow, with wrinkles at the corners of his eyes, and he looked unkempt.
The only thing that showed life was his pair of deep and profound eyes.
After looking him up and down, Su Mu did not feel any spiritual power from this skinny old man. He looked like an ordinary person.
In his right hand he held a large, rusty hammer.
When the skinny old man saw Su Mu coming, he was also slightly stunned. He slowly put down the hammer in his hand, clasped his fists towards Su Mu and said, "I have heard a lot about you, I have heard a lot about you."
Hearing this, Su Mu was stunned and asked, "Do you know me?"
"I don't know him, I've heard of him, but today is the first time I see him." The skinny old man's voice was very hoarse, as if it was squeezed out from his throat, full of graininess.
Hearing this, Su Mu roughly understood what was going on, so he asked, "Are you a nearby resident?"
Because he has been guarding this river for so many years, he has to collect a toll from those passing by. If the other party is a resident of a nearby town and has heard of his name, it is not surprising.
Hearing Su Mu's strange question, the skinny old man was obviously stunned for a moment, and then replied: "I guess so."
Su Mu was very familiar with this stone bridge.
I still remember that when Xiao Jinzi wanted to go home, he crossed this stone bridge and went to the other side.
After he left, there has been no news since then, and it has been almost four years.
Also, two or three years ago, Su Mu often came here to pick Lycoris radiata flowers and made tea with them. Later, after getting tired of them, he basically hasn't come here in the past one or two years.
What impressed Su Mu most about this stone bridge was that there were many ants crossing the bridge.
At first, he was wondering who built this stone bridge. Could it be this old man?
"Did you build this bridge?" Su Mu asked the question in his mind.
After saying that, the skinny old man smiled and waved his hand, saying: "Your Excellency is too kind to me. I don't have the ability to do that."
Hearing this, Su Mu asked again: "Since it's not the bridge you built, why are you knocking on it with a hammer?"
"I'm sure you still remember the flood that happened back then, right?"
"Remember."
That flood left an indelible impression on Su Mu. In order to stop the flood, Su Mu also spent a lot of effort. If he had not found an excellent place to discharge the flood, I'm afraid something serious would have happened.
"First of all, thank you for stopping the flood."
"This is a great move, not only me, but many people are grateful for it."
As he said this, the skinny old man bowed heavily to Su Mu and saluted to express his gratitude.
Seeing the other party showing such a great courtesy, Su Mu smiled and waved his hand and said, "It's a small problem. This is all my job."
After all, Su Mu's duty is to maintain the order of the river. If the flood destroys the river, then Su Mu's efforts will be in vain, and he will never be able to refine this river in his lifetime, let alone leave this place.
"Because of the flood, a large gap was washed out on the bridge, so I came to repair it."
"Look, it's right here."
After saying that, Su Mu looked in the direction the skinny old man pointed, and saw that a half-meter-wide gap had been washed out at the lower edge of the stone bridge close to the river surface.
"Although I didn't build this bridge alone, I also participated in it. So, Your Excellency is also aware that such a large gap would be very dangerous if left unchecked."
The skinny old man explained why he built a bridge here.
After listening, Su Mu relaxed his vigilance, because he could not sense any dangerous aura from this skinny old man, and he seemed to be kind to him.
Because of what happened a few days ago, Su Mu has been very vigilant when patrolling the river in recent days. He never knows what kind of inexplicable troublemaker might come across and assassinate him.
"Do you need help?"
Su Mu saw that the old man was repairing the house with great effort and was out of breath. At this rate, how long would it take him to finish the work?
Hearing this, the skinny old man wiped the sweat from his forehead and waved his hand, saying, "Thank you for your kindness. I have been repairing it for more than a year. If I repair it for another three or four years, it will be almost done."
He also didn't want to trouble Su Mu. After all, this "bridge" was something they needed to maintain themselves. If they asked outsiders for help, they would owe them a huge favor.
Hearing this, Su Mu was also very puzzled. It would take three or four years to repair such a small amount of damage? ?
For Su Mu, this level of damage would only take a few minutes.
"Really not necessary?"
"It's free, no charge."
Su Mu asked again.
"No, thank you very much." The skinny old man waved his hand quickly.
Free is the most expensive.
thump--
There was a sound of water splashing. The skinny old man was not sure if he was a little nervous after seeing Su Mu or what, but as he was hammering, the big hammer in his hand slipped and fell into the water.
Moreover, the hammer was so heavy that it sank to the bottom in just a few seconds and became mired in the mud on the riverbed.
At this time, the skinny old man raised his head awkwardly and met Su Mu's eyes on the shore.
"Do you need help?"
The skinny old man's embarrassment was visibly overflowing. Seeing this, Su Mu asked again.
"I" the skinny old man didn't know how to start, after all, he had just vowed that he didn't need help.
Now, the hammer fell into the long river of time, which is not a big problem, but finding it is a big problem. I don’t know how long it will take to find it. It can be repaired in three or four years, but it will probably take ten years.
Time is a big problem here. The longer you delay, the greater the harm will be.
When the skinny old man was so embarrassed that he didn't know how to start, Su Mu waved his hand, and the big hammer flew out of the water and landed in front of the old man.
Seeing this, the skinny old man widened his eyes.
He had only heard about it before, but when he first witnessed such terrifying strength, he was shocked.
"Thank you very much." The skinny old man came to his senses and thanked.
"You're welcome."
Just when Su Mu turned around and took a few steps, the sound of someone falling into the water was heard again.
Su Mu turned around slowly and looked at the skinny old man with empty hands again. At this moment, the scene seemed to become quiet.
(End of this chapter)
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