Guangchuan Island has a well-developed water system. For travelers traveling long distances, traveling by boat is faster than riding a horse, but for Taoists, riding a horse is more convenient.
The four of them rode for less than thirty miles, and they were already divided. The horses under Chong Ling and his two disciples had enough power to move freely, but Hou Zi's horse was foaming at the mouth and showed signs of failure at any time.
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Chong Ling frowned. It would be a burden to bring such a guy with him, but he couldn't help it. Although he knew that this man had made great promises, who could guarantee anything if he really let him go to the divine capital?
Between life and death, how many people can truly live it up?
"There are some tips to lift the Qi and weaken the body, and to unite the horse and man. You can stroke the horse's head with your hand and try to build mutual trust with it..."
After Chong Ling's brief teaching, Hou Zicai bowed on his horse and apologized, "Taoist, please forgive me, I can't induce Qi yet..."
Chong Ling laughed dumbly. He had forgotten this. This criminal wore a vague Taoist skin, but he was actually an out-and-out mortal. He was a little stronger and could only feel the spiritual power of heaven and earth. How could he understand the true Taoism?
Human means?
He pointed at a companion and said, "Xiaosong, switch horses with him."
This became the way they traveled. Every thirty miles, Hou Zi would change horses with two Taoist disciples, Xiaosong and Jiyue, and maintain their horse power. It was enough to ride for a day without rest.
Too much time.
Among the two Taoist disciples, Xiaosong is in the Bigu Realm, and Jiyue is in the Peiyuan Realm. The three of them are in the third, fourth, and fifth realms of the Taoist Realm respectively. They have been together for a while, and it doesn’t seem to be a real master-disciple relationship. It’s just that.
To distinguish the priority of status based on realm, Hou Zi knew nothing about the Taoist system, so he could only rely on his imagination.
Along the way, he could feel the looming alienation of several Taoists. It was obvious that he was a dispensable existence in their eyes, a burden to be punished and unimportant; he was an arrogant and reserved character, and others looked down upon him.
He, he won't rush to flatter someone.
Traveling in silence like this, one city after another.
The inspection of Anhe National Highway Gate is not fixed; maybe several times a year, maybe once every few years; it all depends on the trend of people's customs and changes in the situation; except for places where people are extremely angry, the places they patrol are basically random and full of Taoism.
Free and unrestrained style.
For example, Chong Ling's inspection this time was just an accidental mission. Even Guangchuan Island was pointed at by a Taoist master. There may be a deep meaning in it, maybe not. Anyway, it doesn't make any difference in the eyes of the Taoist sect.
However, the main task of their line is the cities in the area where the Qingtang River flows through Guangchuan Prefecture. The purpose is to urge the governments at all levels to build embankments and regulate the river. As for the local internal affairs, they are just casual and trivial.
Two days later, they arrived at the next city scheduled for inspection - Liupan City.
The reason why it is called Liupan is because this place is the intersection of several rivers. The rivers are criss-crossed and have six bends like snakes. The entire city is almost surrounded by rivers. It is a veritable city on the water, and the water situation is very complicated.
Taoist Chongling and Liupan and other bureaucrats tried their best to persuade them to build embankments to protect the city. Hou Zi, like Xiaosong Jiyue, stood behind Chongling and listened to what he said with their own ears.
A debate between morality and morality that was unimaginable before.
Huang Fuzun was polite on the surface, but his attitude was very firm, "Priest Haojiao learned that Liupanshui system is not suitable for building embankments because it has too many branches and cannot bear the labor. In the previous dynasty, Taoist priests also asked for embankments to be built, but it was built that year and failed the next year.
If it collapses and wastes people and money, this is a lesson learned from the past.”
Chong Ling frowned. How could he have time to care about the affairs of his previous dynasty? Decades ago, he was still a minor cultivator who devoted himself to Taoism.
"But the financial resources are not enough? There are indeed many rivers and bays in Liupan and complex embankments. I, the Taoist family, can get some support from the court for you, but you, Liupan, must bear most of it. After all, this is a great virtue that benefits the people of Liupan. It is also a great merit that the government will honor you for your promotion in the future."
Huang Fuzun was unmoved, "No! The six-pan embankment is difficult to build, not because of the accumulation of wealth, but because of the evil monsters in the rivers. These monsters hate humans building embankments most, saying that it affects their living environment and creates trouble. We How can these mortals stop?
The Taoist sect's presence in the local area is limited, and the city cannot be protected. How can we protect the river from the river demon? When the flood occurs, ordinary people will suffer, so I think that if the river demon's rise is not solved, there is no need to talk about building embankments to calm the people. "
The country of Anhe is not a paradise. After fifteen hundred years of changes in the heaven and earth, it has brought not only cultivation, but also more disasters to mankind. In a sense, disasters seem to affect this world more than cultivation. world living environment.
This involves the issue of how different races adapt to the changes in heaven and earth. Unfortunately, animals that act on instinct can adapt to this change faster than humans. Perhaps in a few thousand years, humans will dominate this world. advantages, but not now.
So there were demons and monsters competing for control of the world with humans who had just tasted spiritual practice. Not only Anhe Kingdom, but all human kingdoms, no one was spared.
Humans are good at learning, and they will become stronger over time; but monsters are easy and quick to get started, and it is easier to develop combat effectiveness.
Monsters are monsters. Those beasts in the deep mountains and swamps have awakened their ancient bloodline by instinct. They do not need skills and have their own systems. These are all given by the bloodline. It is better to move forward step by step. Humans are much faster.
Anhe Country is a landlocked country, located in the south, with warm seasons and a small land area. However, it is densely populated and has developed commerce. Basically, there are no so-called deep mountains and old forests where mountain monsters breed; but God is fair, and when the age of cultivation comes, No country in the future can escape the trend of history.
There are no deep mountains, but there are big rivers. There are no mountain monsters, but there are more water monsters. It is the same thing.
Whether it is mountain monsters that cause more harm or water monsters that do more evil, there is no comparison; each country has a rough response to the monsters in its own territory, and it can only be rough, because human beings are not strong enough to support them thoroughly. Solving this problem will take time.
The same goes for the Taoist sects of Anhe Country. They have to deal with too many troubles, not only monsters, but also ghosts and devils!
... As soon as the Fu Zun said this, Taoist Chongling immediately lost his confidence. He was just a practitioner in the Lianqiao realm, and had not yet reached the most critical level of Tongxuan, so he could neither fly in the sky nor break through the water. If If the water monster dared to go ashore, he would still be able to deal with it, but if he was asked to sneak into the river to negotiate and fight with the water tribe, that was really not something a Taoist of his level could do.
With nothing to prove, Chong Ling and his four men and the officials from various departments in the city climbed onto the west wall of Liupanshui City. This was also the section with the largest water flow outside the city. The Qingtang River rolled down, roaring and roaring, and the mist on the river surface made it difficult to see what was going on.
But Taoist Chongling's realm is here, and he has the most intuitive feeling. He knows that there are countless shrimps, soldiers and crabs under the misty water surface who will be sharpening their knives here, as if to demonstrate to him!
Exactly,
The platform is rising in the air, and there are rumors that there is a carriage and horse coming. It is raining from the clear mountain, and I stand on the balcony to watch the haze!
