I Created the Myth of the Old Ruler

The pattern of Dry Water Town during the day is no different from other small towns.

Wearing a jacket that didn't fit in with the surroundings, Lu Jian came to the first floor of the inn and lined up the coins in his hand.

"Boss, warm up two ounces of wine and a bowl of fennel beans."

he said casually.

The boss who was insensitive last night had a smile on his face at this moment, and replied to Lu Jian.

"There are no beans, only wine, and dried fish to go with the wine, is that okay?"

"Row."

Lu Jian handed over the coin in his hand to the boss. This is a local coin. He got it back when he took breakfast in the morning and went to the town to inquire about news.

During the entire process, no one was harmed.

There was a jug of wine and a stack of dried fish on the table. Lu Juan saw that the store’s cat was rubbing against his trouser legs. He picked up a dried fish, put it in front of the cat, and gave it a sniff. , the cat was very excited and made a cry.

Then it watched Lu Jian take back the dried fish and ate it in one bite.

Mao Mao was stunned for a moment, tears seemed to well up in his eyes, and he howled.

"Are you a devil?"

Drizzt threw a small dried fish in front of the cat, watched it eat happily, and complained.

"Boss, do you know about the Hai family? I heard that they can make fishermen have a good harvest?"

Lu Jian asked while eating the dried fish.

There is no one else in the store, it is very deserted, and there are few passers-by in the town. Men usually go out to sea to fish early, and women, the elderly and children are all at home. This is a typical situation in agricultural villages and towns.

"The Hai family? The Hai family is the benefactor of Dry Water Town."

The store owner's eyes lit up.

"Dry Water Town suffered from floods at the beginning, and the tide of the sea often rushed into the village, destroying the fields. Later, the master mage from the gray tower passed by and suppressed the monsters in the sea, and finally it calmed down a bit."

"But later, probably because the seal was loose, the monster in the sea ran out again. In order to retaliate against the people in the town, it controlled the sea. Since then, there has been no tide here, and it cannot bring fish. The people here can only When fishing in deep waters, accidents often occur.”

"People at that time tried to offer sacrifices to the sea, ranging from domestic animals to living people. Sometimes the weather was calm, and sometimes it was useless at all. Dry Water Town was originally very large, but it gradually declined because of this, and it has become what it is today. name."

"But later, people from the Hai family came here. They brought in the tide and brought the fish. When the fish are the most numerous, they can go directly to the beach to pick up the fish. Hey, that is the best situation."

"Do you know that the people of the Hai family master a special dance called the Qilang Dance, praying for the tide and guiding the fish. Every year during the fish tide season, they will hold a ceremony, and it will be very lively at that time."

"However, twenty years ago, the Hai family didn't hold the ceremony on time for some unknown reason. At that time, everyone was panicked and surrounded the Hai family's mansion, but only heard strange noises coming from the house, and no one Respond."

"Seven days later, the people from the Hai family came out, held the ceremony again, and everything returned to normal."

The shop owner didn't hide anything, and he talked endlessly, as if this period of history is well known and familiar to everyone.

"Haijia has a strange voice?"

Drizzt picked up his pipe and lit the tobacco.

"I don't know about it. I also heard it from people at that time."

The shop owner smiled while wiping the table.

"Why was the ceremony interrupted at that time, is there anything unusual in your town after that?"

Drizzt asked again.

"I don't know, nothing unusual."

The shop owner didn't seem to want to talk about what happened twenty years ago.

"Do you know the Black Queen Mother?"

Lu Jian spoke suddenly, causing Drizzt to break out in a cold sweat.

The shop owner's expression became weird, he stared straight at Lu Trip, his eyes reminded Drizzt of those numb villagers in the village last night, and also of the strange humanoid monster standing behind the stone statue.

Just one sentence,

The original happy atmosphere in the store is gone.

The shop owner was silent for a moment, and then made an incomprehensible voice in a low, strange, and inhuman tone.

"Gah!"

The sound was like bubbles exploding in water, with a certain muddy texture.

Drizzt felt his scalp go numb, the shop owner who was just introducing himself to the situation in Dry Water Town, suddenly looked like some kind of monster, and was very close at hand.

He drew his revolver and aimed it at the shopkeeper, ready to pull the trigger.

"wait."

Lu Jian stopped Drizzt, whose eyes were bloodshot, and stood between the two of them.

"You know the Black Queen Mother, she is a kind of universal belief in this area, isn't it?"

"Don't, mention, this, name."

The shop owner squeezed out a few difficult words from the back of his throat, as if being strangled by someone.

Drizzt noticed that the store owner's eyes were wide open, and the eyeballs that popped out were like fish. On his neck and wrists, blue blood vessels swelled and spread under the skin, and his whole body was in a state of extreme tension. status.

"I see, let's continue talking about the Hai family."

Lu Jian raised his hand and made a gesture of trying to appease the other party.

The shop owner still maintained that tense look, but the fear in his eyes had subsided a lot. After a few minutes, he completely turned into the original man, but he looked very tired and sat back with his head drooping. Behind the counter, no matter how much Lu Yi and Drizzt yelled, they ignored them.

"The Black Queen Mother seems to be a taboo word for the people who live here, but this also confirms that there is indeed a belief in the Black Queen Mother in this area, and even ordinary people know it."

Lu Jian reversed thinking and came to a conclusion.

"The connection between the Hai family and the Hei Queen Mother seems not simple, because if the Hei Queen Mother and the Hai family were related, the boss wouldn't just say these things about the Hai family so easily."

"Indeed, if the Hai family wants to deliberately conceal it, they should have the ability to make everyone in the town no longer mention the incident twenty years ago."

Drizzt was still in shock, he glanced at the boss who was curled up in the corner, and looked at Lu Trip.

At this time, Lu Jian bent down, snatched the food from the mouth of the cat who was nibbling on the dried fish, and even yelled at the cat.

"Cats can't eat salty food, their kidneys can't break down the salt."

He put the small dried fish into his mouth.

""

For a moment, Drizzt didn't know whether it was the shop owner who suddenly changed his face that was more terrifying, or this fellow who was grabbing dried fish with the cat was more noteworthy.

"Why don't we ask that person."

Lu Juan carefully put the remaining dried fish into his pocket, and then pointed behind Drizzt.

Standing there was a man in a short jacket with dark skin and a strong figure. He looked like a fisherman who often went fishing.

"He's been standing there since just now."

Drizzt eyed the man suspiciously.

The man spoke immediately, using the local dialect. Even with the translation from A Quiet Place, it sounded a bit difficult.

"You are the guests of the Hai family, I have something to ask you."

"My younger sister is the bride of the Hai family."

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