After the immortal disappeared

"The Situ family has been operating here for many years and is very popular among the people. Last year and the year before, there was a bumper harvest. I think there will be no shortage of food for the time being." Jiang Lishui whispered, "As for his army, in my opinion, it is better than the regular army of Peng Kingdom. It’s a lot better.”

"Actually, a month ago, Bixia sent troops to invade. I heard that a village in the east was looted. Not to mention chickens, ducks, cattle and sheep, even the living people were taken away, no matter the old, weak, women or children."

Hearing this, He Lingchuan raised his eyebrows: "Robbing someone?"

It is not uncommon to rob people in war, and population is also a resource. But why did Visya do this?

Dong Rui pointed eastward: "Is it the deserted village we passed by before?"

Judging from the ruins, the village was indeed attacked suddenly.

"Yes, that's Mian Village, not far from Jishi Village."

"Within two days, Bixia also came to seize Jishi Village." Speaking of this incident, Jiang Lishui was still frightened. "Fortunately, we were prepared and relied on the mines to organize the miners to fight back, which delayed it for most of a day. Then Situ's army heard the news Arriving there, we repelled the Vishayans.”

Vixia dares to take action against the Yangshan Chamber of Commerce's property! Dong Rui cursed directly.

If the Pixia people succeed, the Yangshan Chamber of Commerce's first mine in the Shining Gold Plains will die before it can be put into operation.

"We sent money and food to Situ's army as thanks, so the relationship between the two parties is pretty good now." Rolling Stone Mine now has to rely on the protection of Situ's army, and the two sides are closely dependent on each other.

He Lingchuan nodded. By taking advantage of the chaos, it is easy to get involved with local real power.

As long as the Situ family can hold on, Ding Zuodong and Jiang Lishui's advance plan will soon reap the benefits.

"The power of advocating kindness will soon extend here. Whoever finds you will have to reason with you." He reassured Jiang Lishui, "This process does not even take half a year."

Jiang Lishui was overjoyed: "That's great! The island owner is brilliant."

In troubled times, force is the basis for self-protection.

If the guards of the Yangshan Islands could station here to guard the safety of the caravans and mines, he would be extremely worried! He was really sure of this gold-plated qualification.

"Go on and talk about the trouble here."

Jiang Lishui quickly calmed down: "We completed the procedures and recruited people from sixty miles away to start the mine. We spent more than a thousand taels on the initial investment, but the progress was going smoothly. The tools have also arrived, the mine tunnels have been cleaned, and the people I also went down, and the mined ore was sorted and processed. I also built two workshops and set up several sets of instruments. I was busy for almost two months. In the meantime, I also fought off the invasion of the Vishay people, and everything just started. On track, the Rolling Stone Valley Mine can finally produce minerals normally."

Rolling Stone Valley produces high-quality ore, but it has been abandoned for several years. There are many landslides in the mine tunnels, and it is labor-intensive to clean them up.

The food, clothing and housing of hundreds of miners are all expenses.

"It turns out that the mine is haunted by this time!"

Dong Rui grabbed a handful of peanuts and ate them with the two monkeys: "Tell me more."

Jiang Lishui didn't know who this person was, but he must be a powerful character if he could follow the island owner. "About thirteen days ago, two miners went down the tunnel and never came back. The next day, their companions found them in the pit. They were already dead, but there were no scars on their bodies. They just looked haggard and had a look on their face. It’s green and the skin is a little shriveled.”

Does it sound like a fox demon causing trouble?

"In two days, three more people died mysteriously. This time, they were not in the mine tunnel, but in the house where they lived." Jiang Lishui shook his head, "There were people who greeted them that night and saw them go back to the house with their own eyes. The result was The next morning, no one came out."

"Died in his sleep?"

"Yes." Jiang Lishui continued, "A few days ago, the handyman we hired went to the forest to cut wood and burn charcoal, and his companion went to the river to fetch water. It suddenly became dark, and his companion did not come back for a long time. He rushed to the river to take a look , one handyman was floating face down in the water, and the other was squatting motionless on the shore."

"There was fog by the river that day, and he seemed to see a strange thing, a small ball, condensed into the fog on the handyman's back."

"He wanted to get closer and take a closer look, but the mist stirred up and turned into a ghost face and rushed towards him." Jiang Lishui swallowed his saliva. "The handyman was frightened and came back to Jishi Village and yelled."

He let out a long sigh: "First the Bixia people attacked, and now they encountered ghosts and cannibals. The miners were frightened. Dozens of them left that day, and the rest did not dare to go to the water or go into the mines. Alas. , this is really..."

The mine cannot be stopped, otherwise he will not be able to supply Yangshan Islands. In the past few days, Jiang Lishui was so anxious that the corners of his mouth were almost blistering.

He Lingchuan asked him: "What solution did you find?"

The people he sent out should not sit still and wait to die.

"I found people to place barriers in Jishi Village and several villages where miners live." Jiang Lishui said, "So no one has died recently, but there are traces of the formation being touched, and this is not A long-term solution... The two guards have some magical powers. They went to the mine tunnel and found nothing."

"So these ghosts have been here, but they just couldn't enter the village?"

Jiang Lishui coughed: "After the incident, Mrs. Li, who cooked for us in the village, said that it was Tianzun who sent his men to collect people. We asked why, and it turned out that these things happened more than 20 years ago, and the villagers gave The 'Tianzun' built a temple and offered incense, but it disappeared."

Tianzun? This name made He Lingchuan's heart skip a beat.

Dong Rui was very interested: "Why did Tian Zun come again?"

"Mr. Li said that all the people in the village have fled, and even if we come, we won't make offerings, which will only make Tianzun angry." Jiang Lishui pointed to the north, "Sixty or seventy miles north from here, there is a howling forest. No strangers should come near it. It is said that Tianzun lives inside."

Oh, the Howling Forest again? He Lingchuan raised his eyebrows.

"Howling Forest, hey, isn't this a coincidence?" Dong Rui slapped him on the back: "You are destined to be the Ghost King."

He Lingchuan hadn't bothered it yet, but it had come to disrupt Yang Shan's property.

Dong Rui smiled again and said, "Then if you continue to make confessions, won't that be the end of it?"

"I offered it up. I offered it up after the first death." Jiang Lishui was also very pragmatic, and it was best to calm things down. "But it was useless. Although I offered three sacrifices, the miners disappeared one after another. And we learned from the patrol I heard that this is not the only place where people died, there were also more than a hundred people in the surrounding villages and towns who were eaten by ghosts."

So this is not just a problem caused by Jishi Village itself.

"It seems that Tianzun is very angry." Dong Rui touched his chin, "Where is Granny Li?"

"After this incident, we no longer dare to let her cook. She is still very dissatisfied." Jiang Lishui stood up and said, "Island owner, please follow me."

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