In ancient times, the Holy Emperor Li Xin was the first to complete the exploration of human territory, dividing the world into nine states, and the south was called Yuezhou. The country that was later established here naturally called itself Dayue Kingdom.
The land of Dayue Kingdom is much larger than that of Southern Chu Kingdom, with a total of eighteen counties. Yanling County is the narrowest county among the eighteen counties. It is adjacent to Taicang Mountain in the east and Dachijiang River in the west. The vast Cang Mountain and the rolling Yangtze River are connected twice.
, just like a long and narrow leaf, encircling this land surrounded by mountains and rivers.
Wu Jie was sitting on the bow of a large ship of more than ten feet, looking at the scenery while the river breeze blew. It was the middle of winter, the cold wind was biting, and the river wind on the Dachi River was even colder and biting. Even the experienced boatmen
He didn't want to blow it for a long time, and he would have to change people after a while, but he was not affected at all. Instead, he felt cool, refreshing and very comfortable.
His innate body is impervious to cold and heat. If you want to make him uncomfortable with the cold, it must at least be so cold that the entire Da Chi River is completely frozen - and that is based on the premise that he does not use pure Yang true fire to keep warm.<
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A middle-aged boatman with a bronze complexion came from the boat gang carrying a bamboo pen, but he did not dare to step onto the bow. He just stared at Wu Jie silently from five or six steps away, his eyes full of respect.
He had seen a lot of young men of fifteen or sixteen who left home and traveled around the world, but this was the first time he had seen such a young man who was invulnerable to cold and heat. Not to mention that Wu Jie also had powerful medical skills and was even more capable of saving people.
With a good heart, great ability, good character, and young age, this mysterious and eccentric passenger is exactly the kind of strange person who often appears in folklore.
Although Wu Jie seems to be easy to talk to after getting along with each other during this time, strange people and strangers often have thoughts and taboos that are not known to ordinary people. If they accidentally violate it... I can't think of it, I can't think of it! If I think too much, I will feel cold all over.
It’s a thousand times colder than this midwinter river breeze!
But the boatman also had a little thought in his heart: in folklore, there are often down-and-out mortals who are occasionally appreciated by strange people and given treasures or elixirs, or they prosper from then on, or they can live a long life... In short, although
He knew very well that a mere boatman had no reason to be appreciated by strangers, but that didn't stop him from daydreaming.
The young man who was traveling with the strange man looked weak and weak. He seemed to be inferior to himself. At most, he only had a few bad fortunes. That kid could have adventures, so of course he could too!
"Master, this boatman is looking at you from behind again. Could he be trying to harm you?" Jasmine said dangerous words, but she had a smile on her face and didn't care at all.
"Oh? He dares!" Wu Jie didn't think that an ordinary boatman could harm him, so he didn't respond. Instead, Du Ruo immediately showed his fierce look, "I will sneak into his dream tonight to warn him and beat him ten thousand times."
The peach blossoms are blooming! If he still doesn’t repent, throw him into the Da Chi River and soak him in cold water to wake him up!"
"This is too inefficient. You should just catch him and suck him dry, and then destroy the body and eliminate any traces - just crush the body and throw it into the Dachi River, just to give the fish extra food..."
"Don't talk nonsense!" Wu Jie stopped Jasmine, who was trying to teach Du Ruo a bad lesson, and advised, "Then why did the boatman want to harm me? I'm just a poor wandering doctor, with only a few pieces of silver scattered around my body.
A medicine box, could he risk a life just for this little gain? Jasmine, don’t always think in the wrong direction about people!"
"But there is a rich man next to you. That guy Tao Tu doesn't understand the principle of 'don't reveal your wealth' at all. He must have been stared at more than once along the way."
Wu Jie was immediately speechless, but he still refused to agree.
He didn't know why the boatman paid so much attention to him, but if just because the other person paid so much attention to him, he thought that the other person had evil intentions and further developed to the point of attacking first - this was not a matter of caution, but a simple persecutory delusion, a disease.
, cured!
As long as they are not put into practice, simple "ideas" are not sinful. Who doesn't have a dirty thought in his heart? Who doesn't have a greedy and vicious heart? If the other party "may" have "bad intentions" towards you, you have to take action.
If so, it would be better to shrink into the world of the Book of Heaven and be a tortoise!
So until they got off the ship and landed, Wu Jie did not allow Jasmine and Du Ruo to attack the boatman.
However, he was also a little curious, so before leaving, he specifically found the boatman and asked what happened.
"Do you think I am a legendary stranger, and you want to try to see if I can have any adventures?" After asking everything, Wu Jie couldn't help but smile.
He imagined several different possibilities, but he didn't expect it to be this one!
"Look, if you look at others with malice, you will see only malice - but malice is not really everywhere in this world..." He seized this opportunity to educate Jasmine and Du Ruo on their moral values, and said eloquently
One pass.
Wu Jie was in a good mood because he unexpectedly got the opportunity to preach. He took a crystal jade plaque from the World of Heavenly Books and gave it to the boatman.
"This is the jade coin from Bai Yulou, a famous merchant in Nanchu. One coin can be exchanged for a thousand taels of silver. Since you are willing, I will make this adventure happen for you." He said to the stunned boatman, "But I want to advise you.
, but people with special abilities often have special personalities. If you have any wishes, just say it directly in person, and don't hesitate behind your back. Fortunately, I am a kind person this time. If I encounter those with a hot temper, I will just say it.
I'm afraid I'll kick you down the Dachi River long ago."
Ignoring the overjoyed boatman who thanked him profusely, Wu Jie and Tao Tu hired a carriage after getting off the boat and continued heading southwest along the road.
They originally planned to take a boat directly to Qingniu Town, but the boatman told them that the boat never went to Wu'an County and would never go west again. This is because from Wu'an County to the west, where four rivers form the Da Chi River, there is always "
The legend of "Dragon".
Most boat people are superstitious, and their worship of the Dragon God is even more active and serious. Since the Dragon God lives in that section of the waterway, it is inconvenient for ships to pass over the Dragon God.
Of course, the more important reason is that that stretch of road is of little value, and it just leads to a run-down town that doesn’t even have a pier. If you go further upstream, the water will be so strong that no ship can go upstream.
In other words, the waterway from Wu'an County to the west has lost its shipping value.
"I think this may be a deliberate arrangement by the immortals." Sitting in the carriage, Tao Tu reviewed the notes left by his ancestor for seeking immortality for an unknown number of times, and said thoughtfully, "When our ancestors sought immortality,
, the ships here will continue to sail to Qingniu Town. From then to now, almost four hundred years have passed. Something may have happened in these four hundred years, so that the immortals asked Qingniu Town to abandon the dock.
He also created the legend of the Dragon God to prevent sailing ships from approaching."
"Maybe, but that has little to do with us." Wu Jie closed his eyes and leaned against the car wall, saying casually, "If we can succeed in seeking immortality, we can naturally know the reason; if not, then what is the reason?
, is it important?"
"That's true... But Wu Daxia, you will definitely be favored by the immortal! With your talent and character, the immortal has no reason to turn you away!" Tao Tu said he was cheering Wu Jie, but the meaning behind his words was different.
It’s more about encouraging myself.
He knows that his talents are mediocre, his courage and character are not particularly attractive. His only advantages are probably that he is relatively open-minded and has a dexterity that he has cultivated since childhood. To an immortal, he does not seem to be worth anything at all.
Ti, compared with Wu Jie, the difference between a stone and a beautiful jade is simply that.
But even if it is an inconspicuous little stone, he really wants to practice and become an immortal, transcending birth, old age, illness and death!
The two people in the car were silent. The driver who drove the car happened to be a gourd with a sawed mouth. The journey was very boring. It was not until they approached Qingniu Town that they encountered something that could be a little embellishment. That's a group of Jianghu people who are having a dispute.
The two sides should be from the same organization, but their positions are completely opposite, and the number of people is also very different. There are more than a dozen people on one side, and only one on the other side.
However, as long as you pay a little attention, you will find that the side with fewer people actually has the advantage - the dozen or so people all looked very nervous, more than one person pulled out their weapons, as if they were facing a powerful enemy, but that person
It seemed very relaxed, and he didn't even draw the sword.
Looking carefully, although he was surrounded by more than a dozen people, there was no fear on his face, he just looked very impatient.
"Why have you been chasing me? I don't owe the Nine Swords Sect." Wu Jie vaguely heard him complaining, "You have been chasing me for half a month, are you tired?"
"Xie Minghuan, you betrayed the sect and ran away. You will not be forgiven! Hurry up and catch us, come back to the sect with us to be punished, and maybe you will be given a lighter sentence!" Among the people surrounding him, a middle-aged man who seemed to be the leader shouted angrily, "
If you continue to persist in your stubbornness, be careful of our ruthless swords!"
"Uncle Ding, can you have some sense in what you say? Although you have a large number of people, I am not the kind of waste who can be slaughtered by others. If we really fight, we will both lose - haven't we fought several times before?
When did you take advantage?"
"That's because you stole our sect's most valuable treasure, the Cloud-breaking Sword! If it weren't for the divine sword, you wouldn't have been able to defeat us!" A young man said angrily, "If you have the guts, return the divine sword and we'll have another fight!" "I left the Divine Sword unused, am I sick? And what does 'stealing' mean? From the age of sixteen to thirty-five, I sold my life to the Nine Swords Sect for nineteen years, suffering hundreds of minor and serious injuries.
Every time, the blood that has been shed is probably heavier than a person's body. With so much hard work and contribution, can't it be replaced by another sword?" The swordsman named Xie Minghuan frowned and asked, "Could it be that the Nine Swords Sect is so powerful?
Is this how merit is rewarded?"
"Senior Brother Xie, everyone knows that you have made many contributions to our sect. We also admire you for being a hero - but you shouldn't betray the sect!" A woman who probably had a good relationship with him in the past advised, "
I know that you have been unable to break through the innate bottleneck, and I am very anxious. But this matter cannot be rushed. How many innate masters are there in the world in their thirties? You'd better go back to the sect and practice with peace of mind!"
"Are innate masters in their thirties rare? Shen Yi, the head of the Nanhua Sword Sect of the Southern Chu State, became an innate master at the age of twenty-six!" Xie Mingyuan's face showed a fierce expression for the first time. It was intense. Reluctant and angry, "I fought with him several times back then, and he was no match for me. What happened? I have been working for our sect over the years, and I was seriously injured several times, which greatly delayed my martial arts practice. Instead, I was defeated by this subordinate. The defeated ones are ahead... Junior Sister Lin, I am already rushing to be forty years old, and I am no longer young! If I don’t make a breakthrough, I’m afraid there will be no hope!”
"How can it be so easy to become an innate master... We have so many talented people in the past generations, but there are only two innate masters in total. Brother Xie, don't be too ambitious, it is right to be down-to-earth." A man who is older than Xie Mingyuan. He advised, "Come back with us. Seeking immortality or something... there's no such thing as a shadow!"
"I won't go back!" Xie Minghuan shouted loudly, and at the same time he drew his sword. It was a sword that was so bright that it seemed to glow. "Seeing that the fairy mountain is almost here, if I don't try, even if I die, I won't die in peace! Today I The man named Jie just left his words here. If you really don’t let go of my words, the worst we can do is perish together! If you die outside the fairy mountain, I can close my eyes!"
Until the carriage gradually went away, the group of people were still noisy, but they never really took action.
Wu Jie and Tao Tu lowered the car curtains, looked at each other, and both smiled.
Although the reason for the dispute between the two parties is not very clear, an important message has been revealed from their words.
This Qingniu Town is indeed the place where immortals live! This chapter has been completed!
