杜达雄大鸟

Chapter 655 Water Dragon King

Song Yuan looks rather calm.

Just like a teacher who walks into the classroom with full preparations for the lesson, he seems well prepared and confident.

Gao Ge has nothing else to do for now. Hence, while eating breakfast, he just listens to Song Yuan talking about what has happened in Ke City.

Here is how Song Yuan starts. “Although it is about Ke City, it doesn’t happen in the downtown of Ke City but a village under the administration of Ke City. Moreover, this village is quite far away from the downtown area with poor transportation.”

Upon hearing that, Gao Ge frowns.

It seems that he won’t be able to stay in Ke City for long. He still needs to continue rushing about!

Gao Ge reaches out his hand to pick up the cigarette pack nearby and passes a cigarette to Song Yuan.

“Would you like to have one?”

Song Yuan hesitates for one second and then takes it in a hurry. “Yes, yes...”

In fact, he has quit smoking since five years ago. However, if he declines the cigarette now, he will miss an opportunity to continue approaching Gao Ge.

Moreover, he knows how to smoke. If he can’t smoke and still pretends that he can, he will be overreaching himself.

Song Yuan has a good sense of propriety.

“Ahem. Mr. Gao, could you lend me the lighter?”

“Sure. Just remember to give it back!” Gao Ge passes it over while eating.

“Of course...” Song Yuan hastens to say.

Slightly taken aback, Gao Ge grins. He just recalls that this is Song Yuan but not Yue Xincheng, Tang Jiusi or Shao Shuai. These three guys will probably keep the lighter if they borrow it from Gao Ge.

Song Yuan lights up the cigarette. When he takes the first puff, he chokes a bit. Yet, he gets used to it at the second puff.

He continues saying, “Embosomed in mountains, Zhaojiagou is situated in the hollow of the mountain. There is also a lake within, whose area is not small. It is kind of fair enough to say the locals are making a living in their given circumstances.”

With a frown, Gao Ge mutters to himself, “The transportation is poor, which also means that the communication is not convenient either, right?”

“Yeah,” Song Yuan nods and says. “A few months ago, Water Dragon King appeared in the lake of the hollow.”

“Water Dragon King?”

“Yeah,” Song Yuan says with a smile. “I don’t believe it either but the person who called the police did say so. He ran out of the village, saying that due to the appearance of Water Dragon King, a lot of people died in the village. After all, they live on fishing, which is very important for them. Nevertheless, since Water Dragon King appeared, the villagers have started fearing to go into the water and fish again.”

“Is it a water ghost?” After saying that, Gao Ge shakes his head, vetoing his own guess. “It shouldn’t be. If it is a water ghost, people won’t call it Water Dragon King.”

After all, Gao Ge has met a water ghost before, which also has something to do with the Ghost Sect, but if it is really a water ghost, the villagers won’t call it Water Dragon King. Evidently, there must be something he doesn’t know so he gestures with his eyes for Song Yuan to keep talking.

Song Yuan doesn’t want to keep Gao Ge guessing either. Then, he continues, “It is Wang Quan who called the police...”

“Is his nickname Fugui?”

Song Yuan is dumbfounded. “How do you know?”

Gao Ge starts to sing, “I don’t care about power or wealth (Wangquan Fugui), neither do I fear the disciples or regulations...”

Song Yuan laughs. “You are so humorous, but you are right indeed. His nickname was Fugui. Ahem. Of course, this is not important. According to Wang Fugui...no, Wang Quan, shortly after Water Dragon King appeared, a master showed up in the village, saying that he had a way to deal with Water Dragon King.”

“A master?” Gao Ge snorts and says, “Is he from the Ghost Sect?”

“As far as I know, the master should be from the Ghost Sect. Otherwise, it can’t be involved with the Ghost Sect,” Song Yuan says calmly. “Just take it as the so-called master for now. He said they mustn’t set against Water Dragon King or they would irritate him. Moreover, it is said that the villagers shouldn’t try to escape from this place because Water Dragon King is invincible. Even if they run out of the village, their bases left in the village will be ruined, like their ancestors’ graves. In this way, even if they run away, they will become unfortunate and unable to reincarnate after death.”

Gao Ge is touching his chin. So, the so-called master is trying to scare the villagers?

“Hence, he proposed offering sacrifices to Water Dragon King so as to fix this. That is, the villagers should offer a young virgin to Water Dragon King every seven days.”

Gao Ge is in shock. “How can anyone fall for that crap? Isn’t it just like carrying firewood to put out a fire? It can never work. That Water Dragon King has got so many villagers killed. How can they continue sending more people to him? What? Are they afraid that Water Dragon King is too starved to kill them?”

Song Yuan says with a bitter smile, “From where we stand, you are quite right. However, the villagers choose to believe that. For one thing, they are frightened. For another, due to lack of communication channels, they are almost isolated from the world so they are completely convinced. The man called Wang Quan also believed such a saying, but because his daughter was targeted as a sacrifice, he chose to escape and call the police in order to protect his daughter.”

“Did the police go there for investigation?” Gao Ge asks.

“Yes,” Song Yuan replies. “They did, and quite some policemen went there. After all, this is a malicious incident. However, the master is gone. The police only arrested several villagers who offered the virgins to Water Dragon King and the village head. Notwithstanding, it is still not over. Wang Quan...”

“He is dead?”

“Yes, he is dead. Because he reported the incident to the police, he was regarded as an outsider. All his families are dead and his daughter was sacrificed to Water Dragon King. Wang Quan, his wife and their son were burned to death. It is said that only by doing this can Water Dragon King’s anger be eased.”

Gao Ge takes a deep breath.

It sounds so unbelievable and too absurd. The villagers can be stupid but how can they be so shockingly stupid?

Song Yuan pauses for a few seconds and then continues, “As a result, no one has called the police recently. The local police also think it was only a superstitious case and that as it has been cracked, the village must be safe now. Fortunately, the Dragon Court still has noticed something wrong and wanted to send some personnel to solve it. Nevertheless, they learned that you were heading here so they just canceled the action.”

Gao Ge says with a bitter smile, “Let’s be honest. They just think I can take care of this, right?”

Song Yuan says grinningly, “I can tell that the Dragon Court still trusts you very much.”

Gao Ge heaves a sigh and stands up, saying, “Shall we go there and take a look now?”

“Of course. The vehicle is ready but we may have to climb the mountain. Yet, don’t worry about it. I’ve chosen the path, which will minimize the time we have to spend on the way to Zhaojiagou.”