As an important waterway connecting Taihu Lake and the Yangtze River, the Wangyu River is neither deep nor wide, but it is extremely busy. You can see many people running for a living on both sides of the river.
Liang En and Zhang Bo set off as soon as the city gate opened, but even so, when they arrived at Wangyu River along the river, the flow of boats and people had already become denser.
Judging from the people coming and going on the river, most of them are people who live on the Wangyu River, such as people who run warehouses or hotels nearby, boatmen, laborers or trackers. But there are also some who pass by here.
Traveler.
"It seems that the people here are living a pretty good life. If this is the case, some work may be able to be done in advance."
After careful observation for a while, Liang En, who was sitting on the awning boat, came to this conclusion because he found that both the trackers and the laborers were wearing clothes when working.
Even if the clothes are in tatters and have patches on them, being able to wear them instead of doing work that puts a lot of wear and tear on clothes already shows the economic status of the locals.
After driving north along the Wangyu River for several miles, the originally narrow water surface suddenly became wider, and there were many more boats of all kinds.
"Sir, we have arrived at Caohu." After the boat rowed out of the river mouth, the boatman at the stern shouted, "Sir, I would like to ask whether you should go directly to the Heshen Temple or go to Caohu Town to have a meal first."
"Aren't Heshen Temple and Caohu Town together?" Liang En was a little puzzled after hearing what the boatman said, because in his impression, such temples should be in places with many people.
"Not together, the River Temple is located at the intersection of Caohu Lake and Wangyu River. The people who live there are mainly Cao soldiers, river workers and trackers who make a living on the canal, while travelers and merchants generally live in the east.
Caohu Town.”
"Oh, that's it." After saying this, Liang En immediately understood what was going on - unlike ordinary rivers, the core of Wangyu River is water transportation, so the Wangyu River River God believers also regard this group of people who rely on the river as their
The living person is the master.
Therefore, the River Temple was naturally built in a place closer to believers to facilitate the believers who are the base of the temple to come and worship.
At the same time, such a temple will also take into account some military needs. For example, when Liang En and his crew passed the river below the temple, he discovered that the building was built on a very high stone platform and had
Thick stone walls.
Of course, the public security in that kind of place would not be satisfactory. In order not to cause trouble, Liang En finally chose to go to Caohu Town to have a meal and rest for a while, and then start taking action at night.
It must be said that most of the ancient diets taste very average to modern people. One of the most obvious problems is that the taste is bland - the soup made by an old hen after boiling for a long time may not have a pinch of chicken essence to enhance the freshness.
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As for food safety, each has its own merits - in modern times, it is due to various technologies and ruthless work, while in ancient times, it was due to excessive microorganisms caused by poor transportation and storage methods.
Fortunately, it is close to the canal, and there are a lot of fields around it for growing various crops, so although the lunch that Liang En had had was still as bad as ever, there was at least no problem in terms of safety.
After filling his stomach, Liang En burned three sticks of incense in the direction of the river according to the content in the previous invitation letter, and at the same time silently recited the name of the river god Huang Yongnian in his heart.
Strange to say, it was just an ordinary incense. After Liang En finished performing the ritual, the cigarette burned suddenly turned around in the windless room, then floated towards the He Temple, and soon disappeared in the
in the air.
Liang En nodded as he felt the weak spiritual energy sweeping past the place where the smoke disappeared, and then began to breathe. However, he did not devote himself wholeheartedly to it because of something in his heart.
Time flies very quickly once you start practicing, so when Liang En felt a moist breath approaching, he found that the sky had turned completely dark.
"Who is coming!" Liang En held the sword in his hands and shouted while looking at the direction from which the breath came.
Inspired by the vague sword energy in Liang En's hand, a figure more than two meters tall appeared outside the door, then bent down and said respectfully, "Xia Lang, the patrolling envoy of Wangyu River Water Mansion, please serve me.
The lord ordered us to invite Mr. Liang!"
"No need to be polite." After realizing that the other party was the confidant of the River God Huang Yongnian, Liang En immediately grabbed the package he had prepared before and put it on his shoulder. Then he opened the door and made a gesture to the Xia Xun River Envoy who bent down and handed over his hand.
An act of virtual support.
At this time, Liang En discovered that the river patrol officer was wearing a suit of blue-black armor and a very rare pointed helmet on his head, which looked like a shrimp head.
"It turns out that the legendary shrimp soldiers and crab generals look like this." Liang En thought as he looked at the guy in front of him who was obviously a prawn. At the same time, he also smelled something like something from the moist smell lingering around him.
The scent of sandalwood is absent.
The moist smell means that the person is from the water tribe, and the scent of sandalwood means that the person is a god of incense and fire, not the monsters and monsters in the wild.
"Let's go." After the other party straightened up, Liang En made a gesture of invitation. "I have packed my things and we can leave now."
"please--"
Under the leadership of the water patrol envoy, Liang En and the others walked out of the inn where they were temporarily staying, and then boarded a waiting carriage.
With a crisp crack of the whip, the carriage galloped westward along the lake shore, and soon arrived at its destination.
Contrary to what Liang En had guessed before, the Wangyu River God is not in this river, but in a pond connected to the river behind the River Temple.
After putting on a jade pendant, Liang En dived into the water under the leadership of Xia Lang. The moment he touched the water, Liang En felt a barrier appear outside his body.
In addition to allowing him to breathe underwater, this barrier also allowed him to see things he couldn't see before. For example, a clear pond that could almost see the bottom at a glance suddenly became extremely deep.
After diving down for an unknown number of meters, a horizontal cave appeared on the side of the pond. Ten seconds after swimming in, a building complex with a radius of about a hundred feet appeared in front of the two people.
The entire building has white walls and black tiles, and a pair of stone beasts lying at the door. It looks no different from an ordinary rich man's mansion.
The only special thing is that many places on the houses and walls are inlaid with luminous pearls, making the buildings originally located under the deep water brightly lit.
Under the illumination of these lights, many guys with human bodies and some kind of aquatic heads can be seen walking around with various weapons.
Because they were led by the river patrol envoy Xia Lang, Liang En and the others quickly entered the courtyard, and after passing through several doors, they arrived at the entrance of the main courtyard at the back of the courtyard, which was separated by a ray of light from the surrounding water.
The door opened, and an elegant young man wearing a blue official robe was sitting on the main seat, reading a book. From time to time, he poured tea into a cup from a small celadon teapot next to him, then raised the cup and drank it in one gulp.
"Huang Gong!" Judge Li called out.
"Um?"
The young man sitting in the main seat looked up, and a golden light flashed in his eyes. Liang En clearly felt the pressure contained in this light.
Liang En immediately realized that his current level of beginner training would definitely not be his opponent's opponent.
"Liang En!" After recognizing Liang En's identity, the other party immediately dissipated his aura towards those around him, then stood up and said to Liang En.
"You are worthy of being a benefactor. In less than half a month of practice, you have achieved some success."
"I don't dare to take it, I don't take it." Liang En, who recognized who the other party was, bowed and saluted, "Liang En, a sea guest, has met the river god."
"Hey - this is a publicity." Huang Yongnian stood up and came to Liang En, and then grabbed Liang En's arm. "From now on, you can just call me Brother Huang."