"Hey! Why are you still following me?" Lu Zheng said in surprise.
At this time, three big bumps appeared on the right side of Guang Yue's head, which have not subsided yet. There was a dark circle on his left eye, which was black and purple, there was also a little swelling under the right cheek, and there was a small cut at the corner of his mouth.
It looks... like someone just beat him up?
"Amitabha!" Guang Yue said excitedly, "I didn't expect that my Taoist friend is not only a practitioner of Taoism and martial arts, but also has extraordinary attainments. With such talent, how can he waste time on his children's personal affairs?"
Lu Zheng:(′°Δ°`)
Guang Yue said, "I know that brother will not understand me now, but I must urge brother Dao not to waste this talent. Brother Tao, you will know my heart one day."
"Thank you! I won't!" Lu Zheng said helplessly, "Master, I am actually very self-disciplined and will not let my children's affairs sap my fighting spirit."
"But the fox girl is charming, and Taoist brother will stay in his hometown and not go out. It will happen sooner or later." Guang Yue said with a serious face, "And only by traveling with a poor monk can Taoist brother be brave and diligent, and polish his cultivation."
Lu Zheng narrowed his eyes and held the handle of the knife with his backhand.
…
Linhe Village is a small village with a very common name. It is exactly the same as the names of countless villages near the river in Da Jing Dynasty. However, the river that this Linhe Village is adjacent to is called Lanshui River. There are three other villages close to it.
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These four villages are blocked from the outside land roads and are blocked by mountains. The only way out is to go down the Lanshui River and enter the main river to connect to the outside world.
It's just that the Lanshui River is narrow and fast, with surging undercurrents and dangerous shoals everywhere.
If that's the case, that's all. With the villagers' water skills passed down from generation to generation and the hydrological conditions of the Lanshui River passed down, they can get out smoothly.
But this is the world of immortals! There are demons!
So... since there was a "river god" in the Lanshui River decades ago, the four villages have sacrificed a pair of boys and girls every year, so that the river god can keep the Lanshui River calm and calm.
This year, it was the time for Linhe Village to offer sacrifices again. Two pairs of parents were unlucky enough to draw lots and sacrificed their children. They cried and watched as their children were dressed up and surrounded and carried by the villagers from the four villages.
Walked towards Lanshui River.
Beating gongs and drums, the noisy procession came out of the village entrance and walked to the river bank not far away. At the same time, an invisible black shadow loomed in the Lanshui River.
Just then...
"Bang! Bang! Bang!" came the sound, and two figures came out from the depths of the mountain. A golden light and a green shadow separated and merged.
Seeing the crowd here, the green figure said "Hey", stopped immediately, and then rushed over with flying steps.
The villagers looked closely and realized that the green figure was a young man wearing a blue Confucian robe, with a face like a crown of jade, eyes like stars, a handsome figure, and a handsome appearance.
And that golden light also followed, and it turned out to be a monk who looked quite strong, but now he had big bumps on his head, a bruised nose and a swollen face, and he looked very miserable.
"I have met two...immortal masters!"
The villagers saluted one after another. Those who had seen the world just bowed, while the timid ones knelt down directly.
"No gifts, no gifts, what are you..."
Lu Zheng glanced at the ignorant boys and girls who were surrounded by the villagers on the wooden mat in the middle, holding toys, and then looked at the two families following the team who were crying and already had a guess in his mind.
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"Go back to the Immortal Master, we are worshiping the river god and wishing the Lanshui River good weather next year..." the leader of the old man bowed and said.
"Sacrifice to the River God..." Lu Zheng smacked his lips, "How did you sacrifice? Besides burning incense, what was the sacrifice? Is it steamed buns, fruits and vegetables, or livestock?"
"this……"
In the Great Jing Dynasty, it is strictly forbidden to use living people in sacrifices. What the ghosts and gods of Jing Dynasty want is incense, not human blood food.
"Amitabha!" Guang Yue's eyes flashed, "Eating people? Pretending to be a river god? Is this an obscene sacrifice to an evil god?"
To be honest, if you just want to eat people, as long as you stay away a little, don't take the initiative, don't take the initiative to attack, Da Jingchao may not be able to take care of it, such as Wild Wolf Mountain.
But if you dare to think about incense, it's a matter of principle. As long as Da Jingchao knows about it, it will definitely be overthrown and kill the chicken to scare the monkeys.
"It's either a monster or a water ghost." Guang Yue said in a broken voice, "You must be punished!"
"Definitely punished!" Lu Zheng nodded.
"Master Immortal, wait a moment! Master Immortal, wait a minute!" The old man in charge hurriedly advised, "The River God cannot be angered! A few decades ago, an Immortal Master came here, and not only did he die, but he also caused Lanshui River to suffer for a year.
It’s all rough and we haven’t been out for a year!”
"Yes, yes!" Several elderly men also looked frightened.
"So you just watched them shed tears?" Lu Zheng pointed to the two families behind the team.
"That's better than having everyone die in several villages, right?" The leader, the old man, looked sad and angry.
Lu Zheng nodded, "What you said does make sense."
After hearing Lu Zheng's words, many villagers breathed a sigh of relief, but the expectations on the faces of those who were behind the team instantly turned to despair.
Of course, Guangyue didn't believe that Lu Zheng just let it go, so he looked at Lu Zheng curiously, only to hear Lu Zheng continue, "But no matter what you say makes sense, can you stop me?"
The leader of the old man:???
"Amitabha!" Guangyue looked pleased, "Brother Taoist should really travel with the poor monk."
"I'm a ghost traveling with you!" Lu Zheng yelled angrily, then turned to Lanshui River and saw a black shadow swimming upwards in the water. At the same time, his body sank, hiding his own shadow on the water.
"Do it!"
Lu Zheng's blood and energy surged, and he reached the top of Lanshui River in an instant, and then his figure was like an arrow, shooting straight to the bottom of the water.
"Brother Taoist, are you going to enter the water?" Guang Yue was startled, and then he saw Lu Zheng twisting a seal in his hand, and then the river water automatically drained to both sides three feet away in front of him.
"Water Avoidance Technique?!"
"You stay on guard from above, and I'll explore the path below to prevent him from hiding in a dark cave under the water." Lu Zheng said as he pushed the water in, sticking to the bottom of the Lanshui River, all the way upstream.
"Okay!" Guang Yue was not pretentious, holding a wooden stick and galloping along the riverside with Lu Zheng, holding the Buddha's seal in his hand, ready to deliver a fatal blow at any time.
…
The two of them walked up three miles and saw the dangerous terrain ahead, the rapid currents, and countless waves rising out of thin air. Then a majestic voice sounded in their ears, "You go on your way, I will follow you."
There is no grievance or enmity, we don’t offend the river, so why do you want to seek bad luck on me?”
"There's no reason." Lu Zheng walked leisurely on the bottom of the river, his speed not slowing down at all, "I just remembered that I haven't eaten river food for a long time, and I miss it a little."