Fortunately, there was no water or fire gushing out of the cave, no skeletons reaching out, and no ghosts rushing out! Under the protection of everyone, the magistrate left the cave safely and returned to the county government office.

"Sir, from my subordinate's point of view, whether the cave leads directly to the underworld or contains ghosts and monsters, it is unusual, weird and terrifying! Why don't we follow the old practice of worshiping and praying for safety!" the master tentatively suggested.

. He is not the chief official of the county. He owes the credit to the county magistrate and has personal responsibilities. Naturally, it is better to do less than to do more. It is better to enjoy his salary in peace and stability.

"No, sir, what you said is wrong! How can there be any ghosts and monsters in the bright and prosperous world of Qing Dynasty? Wang Chong of the Eastern Han Dynasty has already stated in his book "Lunheng": When a person dies, his blood vessels are exhausted, his essence is extinguished, and he is destroyed.

When the body decays and turns into dust, what is the use of being a ghost?"

Na Zhixian is a tough guy, and he is a master who will not look back until he hits the south wall, and will not shed tears until he sees the coffin. "From the county's point of view, if that hole is not cleared, it will do harm to the people, and it will do harm to the county."

Shame on the sun! What do you think of this?

?First put up a reward notice to inform the people of the county that anyone who can solve this problem, whether official or civilian, will be rewarded heavily. On the other hand, there seems to be an unknown beast in the cave, so it is better to throw it in

Use fire to burn it alive!"

Seeing that the magistrate was so insistent on his opinion, the master couldn't say anything else. He just did what he said. In the afternoon of that day, when the Yang Qi was at its peak, the magistrate led everyone to pay the salary.

Those wood fuels were naturally soaked in oil. After being ignited, the black smoke and flames were very strong. The officials threw the burning wood piece by piece into the dark hole according to the instructions of the magistrate.

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"Hahaha, now I don't think it can do mischief again! Even if this hole leads directly to the underworld, the fire in this county will also cause it to burn down the palace of hell!" Seeing countless torches thrown into the hole, the magistrate said,

Laughed happily.

Before the magistrate's laughter subsided, he heard a whistling sound coming from the cave, as if coming from the center of the earth, surging from far to near! The sound was like a stormy sea, mixed with crackling sounds.

The sound of explosion is very scary

"Run quickly, sir!" the master shouted, leading everyone to retreat far away like a wolf rushing like a wolf. When the magistrate saw that something was wrong, he also ran away!

Behind the magistrate, a puff of black smoke rushed out of the cave and shot straight into the sky; then a fire dragon was seen rising into the sky, like a scarlet tongue, licking half of the sky red in an instant!

Maybe God opened his eyes, maybe it was just a coincidence. At this moment, the situation suddenly changed and heavy rain fell from the sky. Everyone was soaked like a drowned rat, but they were still jumping up and down with joy. Because of this

The timely rain extinguished the flames soaring into the cave and suppressed the billowing smoke, allowing everyone to escape the disaster.

Returning to the county government office, the magistrate, who was originally fearless, had experienced this life-and-death calamity and almost brought disaster to the people. This time he was completely resigned and did not dare to mention the sealing of the cave again!

But things in the world are so strange that it makes people laugh and cry. When the county magistrate stepped forward, determined to eliminate harm for the people, and sealed the cave, no one really supported him. Even his confidant, the master, kept trying to dissuade him;

When the county magistrate had suffered repeated defeats and his ambition was dead, he decided not to bother with the strange cave. Instead, a monk came to offer advice with a reward notice in hand!

But I had made my words first and had not given any notice, so I could not break my words, so I had to invite the monk to sit down and watch tea.

"What kind of wisdom does this master have that can solve the problem of that strange hole?" Although the magistrate himself was frustrated and helpless, he hoped that others could find a way to deal with the strange hole.

"Sir, the poor monk believes that although sacrifices are held in this cave every year, it will still harm the people during the Yuan Ming Festival, and the problem has not been completely solved, because the things that live in this strange cave are really rare and are not commonly used for sacrifices.

It’s hard to be satisfied with it!”

"Oh, it seems that the master knows a lot about this cave. Please tell me about it!" The county magistrate immediately became very curious.

"Yes, sir. The eminent monk Yao Guangxiao of the former dynasty, whose Buddhist name was Daoyan, once locked the sea-suppressing beast in the eye of the sea at Beixinqiao in Beijing. This is widely known; but the master Daoyan was the second military advisor of the previous dynasty.

.And in this cave, it is the place where Liu Bowen, the first military advisor of the former dynasty, suppressed demons. However, the demon suppressed in this cave is not a water demon, but a fire beast!"

"Fire beast? I've never heard of it! How powerful is it?"

"It's like this, sir. This fire-eating beast feeds on fire and hides fire in its belly. It caused great harm to the people by setting fires in the previous dynasty. Liu Bowen imprisoned it here to avoid catastrophe. Unexpectedly, in recent years

Since then, this fire-eating beast has repeatedly confused living beings and taken pleasure in harming people because there is no fire to eat, or it has come out of its cave, and it really has no intention of repenting!"

"So that's it. No wonder we threw the torch into the hole in the ground, intending to burn it to death, but the result was just the opposite, and the fire became more intense! Please tell me, master, how can we get rid of this serious problem?"

"Sir, if you want to suppress this thing forever, you must use the method of restraining water and fire. Only by building the Dragon King Temple on top can you suppress it, and then cover the hole with a stone slab!"

When the magistrate heard this, he found it quite reasonable. If it were any other kind of monster, so many torches would surely burn it to death. How could it make it even more arrogant?

So, according to what the monk said, they first invited a Dragon King statue to sit next to the cave, then built a Dragon King temple around it, and finally covered the entrance of the cave with a stone slab.

Since then, that hole has never harmed anyone again!

Speaking of this, Xiao Sheng said with a complicated expression: "Since the Watanabe regiment entered the city, they have occupied the county government office, and destroyed the Dragon King statue in the Dragon King Temple opposite and threw it out as their garrison. I

Just know that they will definitely not have any good fruit to eat!"

"Well, there is some truth!" Boss Liu said in agreement, "Commander Watanabe has always refused to shed tears before seeing the coffin. He just suffered so many casualties this time. How could he stop fighting and retreat? What Xiao Sheng said

It's very possible! How about we go to the Dragon King Temple to have a look?"

"Battal Commander, at the Dragon King Temple, that ghost Watanabe destroyed the Dragon King statue and threw it out as soon as he entered. I'm afraid it's no longer effective. What if that monster causes trouble? It's better not to go in!" Xiao Sheng hesitated.

stand up.

"Brother Xiaosheng, weren't you just bragging to scare us? When you heard that you wanted to go in and have a look, didn't you feel guilty?" Goudan teased.
Chapter completed!