The sound effects of the advertisements on the phone were still playing, but Mr. Gu had no energy to look at the wonderful images above. He thought of the Haikou he had just bragged about Wei Xi, and felt that his career had come to an end.
After working for so many years, he has dealt with Taoist and Buddhist associations all over the country not once or twice. It is the first time in his life that he has encountered such a wonderful Taoist temple and Taoist priest.
Tuanyiyi saw his state, and somehow felt a little bad, and secretly whispered to his master: "Master, you said that Mr. Gu will not go back on his words, right?"
No matter how stupid Wei Xi is, he can see the embarrassment of others. Seeing that Mr. Gu is so restless, thinking of Qiu Guokai's worries for a while, he can't help but feel worried—
The world outside the mountains is really too deep, why is it so difficult to open a sect in a dignified manner.
******
The group of people took various means of transportation to the sea market that Mr. Gu said. The second apprentice was not there. Wei Xi was bored and uncomfortable on the plane. He could only fall asleep the whole way. sense.
There was only their taxiing plane on the tarmac. The sky was gloomy, covered with dark clouds, and the howling wind was mixed with wet water vapor hitting the face. The wind was so strong that it was almost impossible for a thinner person to stand stably. Because it is located on the seaside, the air in the sea city is much more humid than that in the capital city, which makes the feeling of the violent wind on the surface of the body more and more uncomfortable.
Mr. Gu, who stepped off the plane, looked up at the sky, and even couldn't help showing a little fear on his face.
The matter of this trip is no trivial matter, and almost half of the Taoist priests of the Beijing Taoist Association have come. After returning from Xinnan for so long, Xu Xiaofeng's body gradually returned to normal after his revival, and even acquaintances like Kuang Zhiming, the old Taoist priest, almost all arrived together with the same solemn expression.
They were all traveling together. Weixi saw them and said hello: "Daoist friends, long time no see, have you found your lawyer?"
He remembered hearing from them before leaving Xinnan that they wanted the crowdfunding organization to find a well-known and good lawyer to exonerate Xuanwu. As a future member who intends to enter the Beijing Taoist Association, Weixi, on behalf of Taicang Zong, also willingly donated a Thousands of dollars, the poor Taoists of various families have really invested their money for the sect divine beast this time.
The dignified expressions of everyone were immediately stopped by his question, and Mr. Gu, who wanted to ask the news, was also stunned: "Do you want to hire a lawyer? Who did you help? Did something happen?"
Daoists: "..."
The Taoist priests replied with a strange expression: "Ah, in the cult case in Xinnan, there was a... colleague who committed a bit of confusion and was locked up."
Mr. Gu was quite stunned: "Well, so, we also know some capable people in the legal field. If you need help, please feel free to speak up."
The Taoist priests don’t often come into contact with the judicial part, so they were very happy to hear his words that were like giving help in the snow. They immediately consulted, and at the same time recorded the names of the lawyers who were good at criminal cases mentioned by Mr. Gu.
Seeing that they were so concerned, Mr. Gu couldn't help but ask after reporting their names: "Looking at the attitude of the Taoist priests, the Taoist priest who is confused is probably not an ordinary person, right? Could it be that some Taoist view was involved?"
Daoists: "..."
Alas, it is more than a crisis of a mere family Taoist temple.
But they didn't want to talk about it. After all, family shame cannot be made public, and Xuanwu's participation in the cult is now wearing a yellow vest and being locked in the detention center.
Thinking of this, everyone wanted to cry a little bit. As a devout believer, Master Quan wiped the corners of his eyes even more sadly, and then he changed the subject with tears: "It's a long story, don't mention it, Mr. Gu, we After we got here, we made a divination collectively, but no one could figure out the reason, and the floods near Jinhai City are really not to be underestimated."
*****
People from the "Believe in Science" column team also waited on the tarmac with staff from the local weather bureau, and quickly confirmed his words.
"Since the end of last month, heavy precipitation has affected all provinces along the Yellow River from west to east. Starting from Qiu Xian, where the flood first occurred, Datong, Tianyi, Bloomberg and other cities have been affected successively. Different degrees of disasters have occurred. The rainstorm has approached the city of Jihai since the day before yesterday. Almost as soon as it entered the city, our Meteorological Bureau has monitored that its power has become much stronger. As of today, the rainstorm has been falling for a whole day and night , there is serious water accumulation in the urban area. If this momentum continues, the airport may not be able to support it soon. The number of stranded passengers has reached nearly 50,000. If not for the special approval this time, Mr. Gu and your column group will also be here. No way."
Then he picked up a phone call, his expression became even more solemn: "What?!"
After putting down the phone, he pinched the bridge of his nose weakly, and added in a somber tone: "Everyone, just now, the latest survey news in the bureau appeared. In addition to this wave of heavy rainfall, a new air flow has been generated over the sea. , is currently approaching our city at a speed of 21 kilometers per hour, and the energy is still increasing, I am afraid that it will officially land in a short time! It is not ruled out that there is a possibility of inducing a tsunami."
***
In the airport, the reminder that the plane could not take off normally due to the weather was broadcasted in a loop, and there was a mess everywhere. The stranded passengers angrily looked for the trouble of the ground crew, but they did not know that the airport was more anxious about the bad weather than them.
The Bureau of Meteorology has issued an emergency broadcast of the detected typhoon warning.
The strong wind slammed against the glass curtain wall of the terminal building, sometimes making a frightening collision sound, and the plane on the tarmac was blown helplessly swaying. Passengers who gather less to wait for check-in are all talking about—
"Oh my god, it's so inexplicable. It's not the season for typhoons. How can a strong typhoon suddenly appear?"
"Yeah, the rain in Jihai City is also very strange. It was clear that the sky was still clear last week. Where did so much rain come from?"
"Don't you know? Now the Internet is saying that it was brought by the dragon. Isn't the dragon just the divine beast that calls the wind and calls the rain?"
"Qiu Xian was also flooded some time ago. Someone took a picture of the dragon's shadow in the river in their urban area! Look at the map. Isn't Qiu Xian's river a tributary of the Yellow River?"
"No, didn't the news say it was a rumor? My mom's circle of friends all reposted that the truth of the Qiu Xian flood was because the mountain wall of the reservoir collapsed. Do you really believe in dragons?"
"...How do you know that there are no dragons? You believe the news? You don't even think about the recent heavy rainfall in the provinces where the Yellow River faces east. Is there such a coincidence? The city of entering the sea happens to be the final point of the Yellow River entering the sea. , I see, this is the dragon that has come to us!"
When Wei Xi heard those words that could not hide his excitement, he turned back and glanced at the passenger.
dragon…
Mr. Gu, who was on the side, also heard these comments, and looked at the passengers who were discussing happily: "Master Wei heard it too? Now there is a lot of speculation about this kind of speculation on the Internet, and everyone knows it, not only It threatens social stability, and it also spawns many criminals who use similar banners to swindle and deceive.
The staff of the Meteorological Bureau also expressed helplessness: "The formation of rainstorms and typhoons are all created by natural science, and I don't know why these citizens are willing to believe these unfounded rumors."
When Mr. Gu heard such socialist words, he could only vaguely agree, and then suddenly received a call. After hanging up, he looked back with a serious tone: "Everyone, we are going to set off!"
The vehicle was driving at high speed in the rainstorm, the windows of the car were slammed by the rain, and many places on the road had accumulated water and became a sea. The tires ran over and splashed clearly visible water.
Mr. Gu looked out the window and spoke very fast: "Just now, the local Internet police in Jinhai City contacted me and said that someone had taken photos of suspected dragon shadows near Jinhai Park and uploaded them to social media. Fortunately, they have already taken the picture before it spreads. The photo was quickly deleted."
The shooting team in the car has quickly debugged the machine. Wei Xi listened to him introducing the history of Zhihai Park, and only then did he know that the park was originally the place to watch the scenery of the Yellow River entering the sea in Zhihai City. He took out his mobile phone and searched for it, and the scenery was really beautiful. The turbulent river silently merges into the calm ocean at the end of the river, and the two colored water flows in the photo draw a blurred and clear boundary.
Everyone in the car seemed a little nervous because of this sudden change. The staff of the Meteorological Bureau was a little puzzled: "...A dragon shadow was photographed? Mr. Gu, what do you mean? Could it be that there are really dragons when we enter the sea?"
He asked this topic, and his tone couldn't help but be in awe. Regardless of materialism or not, dragons are of extraordinary significance to the people living in this land. It is for this reason that people everywhere on the Internet are so excited to dig out the truth about the heavy rainfall during this period.
Although Mr. Gu was in a hurry, he did not forget his responsibility, and reluctantly raised his spirit to maintain the comrade's worldview: "No, no, don't believe in these unscientific things, our "Believe in Science" film crew, this time is to break the feudalism From superstition."
The staff of the Meteorological Bureau looked suspicious, and looked at the dignified priests in the car: "Yes... Is that so?"
As soon as the voice fell, a crisp game sound suddenly sounded in the car - "Grab the landlord!"
Weather Bureau staff with a shaky world view: "… "
The flustered Mr. Gu: "..."
Many Taoist priests with heavy emotions: "..."
Kuang Zhiming was shocked by the news brought by Mr. Gu and broke into a cold sweat. At this time, he looked at Wei Xi who was sitting in the front seat speechlessly: "Wei... Master Wei."
Wei Xi didn't rob the landlord, and looked back at him inexplicably after hearing the words: "Huh?"
Kuang Zhiming scrutinized his expression for a moment, then he could only say with a complicated expression: "... turn your voice down a little bit."
Wei Xi turned off the game sound and continued playing cards. The staff of the Meteorological Bureau finally became less nervous. Seeing the attitude of the Taoist priest, he really didn't look like he could have a dragon. He felt relieved and started to contact him. Colleagues in this unit continue to pay attention to the typhoon situation.
The rest of the Taoist priests, including Mr. Gu, were sweating furiously. They didn't know how to evaluate Wei Xi's strong heart, but Wei Xi's mind was full of thoughts from two worlds with them.
After traveling so long and the second apprentice was not around, he was already a little hungry.
In the increasingly intense hunger, he stared at the game interface of the mobile phone with a thoughtful expression on his face.
Dragon... According to the information he learned from Aunt Liu, a sect follower, it doesn't seem to be the so-called protection of animals.
*****
Thinking of this, he began to lose his mind about playing the game. After playing two games, the cards he got were mediocre, not as good as when the second apprentice was around, and he soon lost a lot of happy beans.
He turned off the game and stared at the rain outside the window in a daze. There were so many people around him, but he seemed to be back in the boring days on the top of the mountain, and unknowingly opened the second apprentice's WeChat.
The last message was sent by the other party after he left home. Wei Xi watched him leave, and then started sitting cross-legged at the door in such a boring way to blow air, and the phone suddenly vibrated—
[go back.]
Wei Xi stared at the two words sent long ago for a while, and when he regained his senses, he realized that he had actually pressed the voice key to send a blank message.
The apprentice was walking in such a hurry, he probably had something to do at the moment, Wei Xi was about to exit the interface without thinking too much, who knew that the interface of the mobile phone screen suddenly changed before he could move his finger, and the second apprentice called quickly. .
Wei Xi was stunned before picking up: "Queer?"
There was the sound of rain over the receiver, crackling in a very close place, and a little noise could be heard in the background. The apprentice's voice was not very real, but it seemed to be a little deeper and deeper than usual: "Are you looking for me?"
Wei Xi was very honest: "I accidentally pressed it."
He is still not very good at using this very popular tool outside the mountain.
The apprentice paused: "Looking at the message I sent you?"
Wei Xi: "Yeah."
The apprentice seemed to laugh: "Oh, have you eaten yet?"
Wei Xi suddenly felt bored. Looking at the rain outside the window, he started chatting with his apprentice one after another. The sign of the park in his sight began to get closer and closer.
On the other end of the phone, in the Jinhai Park, several people in raincoats were peeking at the side with strange expressions.
After a long while, there was finally a red-haired girl with a beautiful appearance who couldn't help but said curiously: "...In such an emergency, why did Mr. Shuozong suddenly start making calls to himself..."
Xia Shouren glanced over there, saw the black raincoat, but didn't take it to heart: "He was called out by us temporarily, and he didn't look at the dark face when we met. I guess there are a lot of urgent things in the capital."
The red-haired woman seems to be much more observant than the average person: "No, why is there a smile on his face when he talks about urgent matters? He seems to be quite happy."
"Hey?!" Xia Shouren was also startled, and when he fixed his eyes, he was quickly discovered by the person under investigation. The faint smile on the corner of Shuozong's mouth in his sight quickly disappeared, and he replaced the usual indifference, and moved the phone. " Are those people ready?"
It rained heavily in Jihai City, and the sea was choppy. The park had already closed for safety. However, this wave of people, who didn't know where they heard the news, gathered in a mighty group to take pictures of the so-called "Dragon".
Looking at his expression, Xia Shouren was unable to determine whether the smile he saw just now was an illusion. After regaining his senses, he hurriedly dragged the few citizens who had been dizzy taking photos to the corner, and took out their , easily unlocked and deleted local recent photos and videos.
"It's really annoying. You dare to come and take pictures in the sea park when the wind and rain are so big. Human beings are really desperate to become Internet celebrities. They don't say anything about us, and they're not afraid of being blown into the sea by the wind." Xia Shouren complained, while The red-haired woman who squatted over to help said, "Chongming, do you have bad eyesight? You can actually see happiness from that face. I've known him for thousands of years and I don't know what his happiness is. Sample."
The red-haired girl whom he called Chongming was stunned for a while, and then he looked up, and saw that Shuozong had turned his back and could no longer see his expression.
******
Wei Xi vaguely heard the voice of his apprentice La Yuan saying what to do, and asked, "Queer, what are you doing?"
The apprentice's voice soon approached again, low and calm: "It's nothing, it's just a small matter."
The words passed through the radio waves, and the speed of speech was slow and steady. The apprentice seemed to be doing things, but he always answered questions. Wei Xi took advantage of this, and he seemed to have the look in front of the other party who stopped in the yard before going out and looked back. .
On the other end of the phone, the apprentice instructed: "Stay at home, I'll be back in a few days."
Wei Xi's palm was a little warm, and just as he was about to say that he was not at home, the bus that was driving suddenly stopped, and Mr. Gu's voice came from the direction of the door: "Master Wei, we are here, get ready to get off."
When the car door opened, the vague sound of rain suddenly became clear, and it was wonderfully intertwined with the pattering background music on the apprentice's phone.
The apprentice seemed to have heard it too, his voice paused, and immediately became a lot more serious: "Weixi, where are you?"
Someone at the door opened an umbrella, Wei Xi stepped down the steps, and looked at the fence of Jinhai Park, and unexpectedly found that there were people walking inside.
He stared at a slightly familiar figure in front of him with his back turned to him, and while thinking about who the other party was, he replied, "I just arrived in Jinhai City."
The next second, in front of the park within sight, the figure turned around suddenly.
Looking at each other, both of them were stunned.
Wei Xi looked at him. The other party was wearing a black raincoat, with handsome features, a phone in one hand, and standing like a javelin in the rain.
*****
Shuozong looked at the open black umbrella at the entrance of Jinhai Park in astonishment. Yu Guang subconsciously swept the surging and dangerous sea water not far away, and he was unhappy beyond expectations, and his eyes turned to Weixi. After that, without thinking much, he walked towards the park entrance: "How do you—"
Before he finished speaking, he heard Wei Xi's voice on the other end of the phone: "Why is this nasty guy here?"
Shuozong: "?"
He subconsciously stopped and swept around, what nasty guy
Then he finally came to his senses, and his eyes slowly fell on himself: "..."
******
Xia Shouren, who was not far away, looked at the aura of his body in front of him suddenly so gloomy that he seemed to be able to see his friend who was floating in black air, wiped his face wet by the rain, and said to Chongming on the side, "Look, he's still happy, he Does this look happy? Happy shit."
The author has something to say: Wei Xi turned his indifferent eyes and asked softly, "Queer? Queer? Why didn't you speak?"