After drinking a pot of hot, tender mushroom soup, Lu Zheng and Liu Qingyan stayed one night in an inn next to a medical shop. Early the next morning, they made sure they were safe and sound before leaving the county.
Entering southern Xinjiang.
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"The Taomu Mountain is in the southwest, more than two thousand miles deep into southern Xinjiang."
Lu Zheng and Liu Qingyan walked south along the road in the mountains of southern Xinjiang, admiring the scenery while introducing it to Liu Qingyan.
"I met the Hu family father and son when I was walking back from Taomu Mountain. Feixiong Mountain is closer to Dajing, and Mr. Wang Muran is there. I heard that Feixiong Mountain has a pretty good relationship with the Dajing court.
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"Dingfeng Mountain is much deeper. At that time, Brother Hu took me to fly there for a long time. On the way, we passed through many dangerous mountains and dangerous waters. I don't know how many big bosses are hidden inside."
"But after all, southern Xinjiang is still dominated by ordinary people. Although there are no particularly large gathering areas or high-walled cities, there are towns and villages of different sizes scattered in the mountains, valleys, hills, rivers and inlets."
"Among the hundreds of thousands of mountains in southern Xinjiang, there are actually dense paths all over, connecting these towns and villages."
"Of course, the major forces are still clearly differentiated. Many villages only communicate with nearby villages. The only people who can come to Da Jing Dynasty are actually some people from the north."
"For example, the mountain people in the villages around Dingfeng Mountain have never entered the territory of Da Jingchao."
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When they entered Southern Xinjiang, they were very eye-catching wearing Confucian robes and plain skirts. Lu Zheng and Liu Qingyan bought two blue-black traditional costumes from Southern Xinjiang in Yongzhou, put on leather boots and bamboo hats,
The two of them were pretending to be herb gatherers, with baskets on their backs filled with all kinds of common herbs. If you didn't look carefully or even talk to them, you really wouldn't know that they were from the Central Plains.
The two of them traveled over mountains and ridges, only stopping at common people's villages. They never went near places where strangers and objects might be present, and only walked around the outskirts.
I also met a few strangers on the road, but they kept their faces secret. Those strangers were not experts or powerful, and they did not notice them.
Well, actually with their cultivation level, they wouldn't be so careful...
However, as a result of being so careful, the two of them did not encounter any accidents along the way. They had a safe journey and arrived at the boundary of Dingfeng Mountain smoothly.
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"You can show off your belt now!" Lu Zheng lifted the hat on his head and laughed.
Liu Qingyan chuckled lightly, opened her bamboo hat, stood next to Lu Zheng, held Lu Zheng's arm, and looked down the mountain following Lu Zheng's eyes.
The two of them were standing on a hill that was not too high. There was a stream passing by not far below the mountain. A village was built on both sides of the stream in the valley between the mountains and the river.
"This village is within the boundaries of Dingfeng Mountain. I was here last time when Hu Zhou took me to see the scenery, because there is a small waterfall not far to the east, and there is a kind of white fish in the deep pool under the waterfall that is very fresh.
." Lu Zheng said, "We happened to be here today, so let's stop by and catch some white fish. I'll make a soup for you, and then steam and braise it to make two dishes."
"Okay!" Liu Qingyan's eyes lit up and she couldn't help but stick out her tongue and lick her lips.
Speaking of which, she hadn't eaten the food cooked by Lu Zheng for several days. If Lu Zheng said it was very fresh and tender, it must be that this ingredient is indeed rare. In this case...
Liu Qingyan couldn't wait any longer.
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Valleys, waterfalls, springs.
The mountain walls are steep, and the vegetation in the valley is lush and diverse. A mountain stream comes from above, passes through a cliff, and pours down, forming an intermittent waterfall nearly a hundred feet high and divided into seven sections.
The waterfall pours and the water mist fills the valley, making the valley moist all year round, with abundant water vapor and dense vegetation.
Under the waterfall, deep in the valley, is a pool of water with a radius of only a few dozen feet. There is an opening in the east of the pool, forming a stream that is not particularly wide and winds away.
However, the amount of water in this stream is less than half of the amount of water pouring down from the waterfall, so...
"Is there an underground river under this pool of water?" Liu Qingyan asked.
Lu Zheng nodded and said, "And the water in this pool is very deep. White fish live nearly a hundred feet below the surface of the water, and there is no trace of underground rivers."
"It's so deep. Are there no monsters in this pool?" Liu Qingyan couldn't help but ask.
"No, at least the last time we came here, we didn't encounter anything while fishing in the pond, and Hu Zhou didn't tell me either."
Lu Zheng said, "Besides, this is Hu Yijun's territory. If there are really monsters, let's show our credentials."
Liu Qingyan made a chirp and said, "Okay, then how do we fish?"
Lu Zheng said matter-of-factly, "Of course I used the Water Avoidance Technique to go down."
"How did you catch fish last time?"
"Last time, Hu Zhou brought a fishing rod from Dingfeng Mountain. The fishing line was silkworm silk, the hook was Cold Iron Elite, and the bait was herbal balls with spiritual energy." Lu Zheng shrugged, "
We don’t have these things now.”
Liu Qingyan was stunned when she heard this, "Is catching a fish so luxurious?"
"Isn't that right? Poor people like us have no choice but to go into the water and fish it out ourselves."
Lu Zheng shook his head, "Wait for me on the shore for a while, and I'll go down to catch fish."
As soon as he finished speaking, Lu Zheng straightened up and reached the top of the pond. Then he made a water-avoiding trick in his hand and fell into the pond.
The water in the pool dipped slightly and then calmed down without causing any splash. This is the magic of the Water Avoidance Technique.
After entering the water, Lu Zheng was about to dive when he noticed a light shining around him.
Looking back, he saw Liu Qingyan holding a shining bead in her hand, which also fell into the water with him.
Blinking, Liu Qingyan said playfully, "Did you forget the water-proof beads? You gave them to me."
Speaking of this, Liu Qingyan's pretty face couldn't help but blush slightly. You must know that she took this water-proof bead as a betrothal gift given to her by Lu Zheng that day.
"I'll go down with Lu Lang, and I'll also shine a light on Lu Lang."
Lu Zheng couldn't help but smile, and then jumped into the range of Pishuizhu.
Lu Zheng and Liu Qingyan were leaning against each other. As soon as their bodies moved, they held the water-proofing beads and walked all the way down.
The water-proof beads are blessed with true energy, and all the water in the pool is blocked half a foot away, and no entry is allowed.
The water-repelling bead is really the most precious treasure in the water. It only consumes a little bit of infuriating energy to displace a lot of water. Even if the water goes deeper and deeper, the amount of infuriating energy that needs to be increased is very limited. At least Liu Qingyan can easily support it.
Effortless.
The two of them entered the water for hundreds of feet. Under the dim green light of the Pishuizhu, a white fish about a foot long appeared around them.