Above the wilderness, a big river flows away.
This large east-west river is called Kunshui.
On the river that is dozens of feet wide, the waves are rolling.
On the other side of the river, people live along the waterfront, and the houses are gathered together to form a town, which is called Kunshui Town.
Across the water, on the north shore, is a ferry. Under the big tree next to the ferry, there is a stone tablet with four words on it: Kunshui Ancient Ferry.
At this time, the ferry has not yet returned. Seven or eight people gathered under the shade of a tree to wait. Some were carrying packages, some were carrying loads, and they were of all shapes and sizes, men, women, old and young. There was another young man, wearing a coarse cloth jacket and a bamboo hat. He was dressed like a farmer, but he was holding a strong horse, which looked a little different.
"Tsk, tsk, one horse's ship fare is worth five people!"
"That guy doesn't look like a rich man!"
"You are young, maybe you are running errands for me. My master is rich, so it doesn't matter."
"This makes sense..."
Among the waiting crowd, several older men were chatting.
The ferries here can carry cars and horses across the river, but they are expensive. The cost of one horse is worth the ship fare of five people. The river meanders for hundreds of miles, and if you don't want to take a detour, you can only cross it by ferry.
Yu Ye held the horse and stood alone, looking at the scenery on both sides of the river and thinking about the next trip.
After leaving Feixia Town, we stayed overnight in Xiaoxing along the way. Before I knew it, I had been gone for more than twenty days.
Perhaps we didn’t encounter any big market towns on the way, and most of them were people who ate and slept in the open. The journey was quite smooth, there were no intersection checks, and no people in the world were seen making trouble. But he didn't know what the current situation was in Beiqishan, and he couldn't let go.
Kunshui Town here is a gathering place for people traveling from north to south. There are many people from all walks of life, so they should be able to get some news.
Now that you are leaving, you must be clear about it and have a clear conscience. He has done his best for Da Ze's Taoism and Jianghu. He didn't want Daze to still be in turmoil after he left, making it difficult for him to find peace.
Where are you going?
Overseas, of course.
Now that he is staying in Daze, he has no future. Cultivation is inseparable from abundant spiritual energy, and he can only obtain spiritual stones by killing people. The grievances with the Qizhou monks should also be considered in the long run. If we can't trace the source and find out the truth, it will be futile to continue fighting. He wants to go overseas to find out the secret of Yunchuan Gate. Only by going to a broader world can we go further and become stronger.
Mo Can said that in Huazhou Town at the southern end of Daze, there is a dock for crossing the sea, where you can take a boat out to sea. Now the journey of ten thousand miles is nearly halfway, and in another month's journey, we can reach the seaside.
However, before crossing the sea, we must first cross the river.
"The ship is coming——"
A wooden boat moves from far to near.
The wooden boat is about three to four feet long, and the cabin is covered with wooden boards. It looks quite flat and can be used to park carriages and horses, or place large items. There were three strong men supporting the boat. They were all bare-chested and bare-footed, with beads of sweat hanging on their copper-colored skin. They kept waving their long bamboo poles.
"boom--"
With a muffled sound, the wooden boat docked, a gangplank was lowered, and the long-awaited people boarded the boat one after another.
Yu Ye lags behind.
But after the horse he led stepped onto the gangplank, it was trembling and its hooves slipped, making it difficult to board the ship for a while.
Everyone watched the excitement.
"Ha ha!"
A man jumped out of the boat with a smile and spanked the horse's butt with his pennant. The horse was in pain and jumped onto the boat. He propped up his bamboo pole, jumped up and down, and then shouted at the top of his lungs: "Fair wind and smooth water -"
Everyone applauded.
Penny holds the wooden boat slowly away from the shore.
At this moment, two men came running from a distance and shouted: "Boatman, wait a minute..."
The man punting the boat ignored him.
After the wooden boat leaves the shore, it is difficult to return, and even stopping is very laborious.
The two men ran faster and faster, reaching the shore in an instant. The wooden boat was already more than two feet away from the shore and gradually moved down the river. The two men's momentum continued unabated, and they jumped into the air one after another. Before their bodies fell down, they tapped their toes lightly and skimmed across the river on the water. In the blink of an eye, they landed on the wooden boats one after another.
"good--"
Everyone cheered loudly again!
Yu Ye's eyes also lit up and he nodded secretly.
I unexpectedly met two Taoist cultivators. Although they had no cultivation, their skills were extraordinary, especially the way they walked on the waves, which was extremely free and elegant.
These were two middle-aged men, in their thirties or forties, with black beards and thin looks, each holding a long sword. After falling down, he probably understood the rules of the ferry and did not blame the boatman. Instead, he looked at the shore and urged: "Boatman, hurry up and punt the boat."
Sometimes they yelled to go slow, and sometimes they urged to go faster. The two of them were inconsistent, and their expressions and behaviors were weird.
The three men holding the boat were still holding their bamboo poles calmly. One of them shook his head and said with a smile: "Be careful with the boat that has been traveling for thousands of years. The most afraid of the waves is the wind. How can you go as fast as you want and go as slow as you want?" That’s right, please take care of me, two big brothers!”
The two middle-aged men were not arrogant, so they had to give up, but stared at the river bank, looking even more anxious.
At the same time, a figure appeared on the shore, also a middle-aged man, and he saw the two people on the boat. The wooden boat was more than ten feet away from the river bank, and it was obvious that he could no longer catch up. He raised his hand and pointed in this direction, and then a ray of light came quickly.
Everyone on the boat didn't know how powerful it was, so they just looked around out of curiosity.
However, the expressions of the two middle-aged men changed drastically. They hurriedly jumped off the wooden boat and plunged into the water "plop, plop".
But the light still came straight to the wooden boat.
Yu Ye led the horse and stood on the board of the boat, watching the excitement with everyone. And the sudden situation took him by surprise. Especially the moment the light appeared, he couldn't help but raise his eyebrows.
Flying sword!
The middle-aged man on the shore is a qi-refining monk. Judging from his appearance and cultivation, he should be one of the qi-refining masters in Qizhou.
Remember, there are only twelve qi-refining masters left in Beiqi Mountain. How could they appear on the bank of Kunshui? And why are you chasing two Taoists? Nanshan is dead, why are you still so rampant, even using flying swords? How dare you kill innocent people indiscriminately...
Yu Ye's heart suddenly became filled with doubts, but it was too late to think about it. Just as he was about to take action, the flying sword circled on the river and returned suddenly. He stretched out his hand to lower his bamboo hat and looked intently at the shore.
After the Qizhou monk retracted his flying sword, he turned around and walked away.
The wooden boat slowly sailed towards the middle of the river, and the river became more and more rapid. Suddenly encountering a whirlpool, the ship's hull rolled sideways. The three men rowed their bamboo poles vigorously, and the bow of the boat rushed towards the other side...
"boom--"
The wooden boat finally arrived at the shore, and everyone on the boat breathed a sigh of relief.
Yu Ye took out a piece of silver and handed it to the man punting the boat, then led the horse ashore. But I saw two people emerging from the boat, wet and embarrassed. It was the two middle-aged men who had jumped into the river before and apparently hid under the boat to escape the pursuit of the flying swords.
Yu Ye did not leave in a hurry, but waited on the shore.
Two middle-aged men walked up to him, but turned a blind eye to him, ignored his greetings, and walked away.
Yu Ye had no choice but to give up and get on his horse.
These days, people with some ability are very arrogant.
He was the only one who remained true to his true self in Yu Ye, still the same mountain boy. But Jiao Ying actually said that he had changed and became cunning and unpredictable. How could it be? He was just a mortal who was born as an Orion, and he was better at hunting wild beasts.
After landing, there is a crossroads.
After passing the intersection, a bluestone street ran across the market town. There are many shops and buildings on both sides of the street. But I saw a lot of pedestrians and cars and horses coming and going.
Yu Ye was riding a horse slowly along the street, and the sounds of hawking, noise and the familiar smell of fireworks hit his face.
He had no intention of admiring the street scene, he just kept silently thinking about his thoughts.
The two middle-aged men I met across the river before should also have arrived in Kunshui Town. And how could the Qizhou monk give up when he failed to pursue him? What happened after the fire burned Beiqi Mountain?
After a while, a flagpole stood on the side of the road ahead. The words "Danfeng Inn" are written on the flags hanging.
Danfeng?
Tiandan Peak?
Kunshui Town is the boundary of Tiandan Peak. Tiandan Peak, where the Taoist sect is located, is one of the eight Taoist sects in Daze. Yu Xin and Meng Qingqing, whom I met before, are disciples of Tiandan Peak. And is the Danfeng Inn here related to Taoism?
Yu Ye turned his horse's head and entered the courtyard of the inn.
Inns in various places are similar, ranging from simple to luxurious.
After Yu Ye settled down, he walked into the inn's wine shop, ordered a pot of wine and a pot of meat, and ate and drank alone in a corner.
The restaurant faces the street in front and a courtyard in the back. The doors on both sides are open, making it ventilated and cool. As evening approached, seven or eight tables were filled with people.
Yu Ye ate a piece of meat and drank a sip of soup, then picked up the wine bowl and paid attention to the surroundings through his eyes under the bamboo hat.
There were more than twenty diners in the wine shop, many of whom were men with swords and swords. They each took advantage of the wine to talk loudly——
"Oh, brother, I don't know. I took a trip to Beiqi Mountain..."
"Everyone, everyone, my brother is from Beiqishan. Listening to him talk about his experiences at that time, you and I have learned a lot..."
"Heroes from all walks of life gathered in Beiqi Mountain, which was an unprecedented event. Unexpectedly, a thunderstorm destroyed the Xuanwu Pavilion, and then caused a fire to burn the mountain. Half of the thousands of people were killed, and even the Taoist masters suffered heavy casualties. My brother, I Life should not be cut off, and you have to escape death. And the fire burned for half a month..."
The Jianghu man who spoke should have been to Beiqi Mountain, but he exaggerated. And he was able to come back alive, which really gave him something to brag about. And he didn't know the current situation in Beiqi Mountain, let alone the current trends of the monks in Qizhou.
Yu Ye held the wine bowl and took a sip of wine.
The wine is bitter and spicy in the mouth and hot in the abdomen, making people more irritable. They just want to have a hearty release in the bitterness and fire.
Yu Ye Shangzi was tasting the taste of the wine, and suddenly his expression changed.
A figure hurriedly walked into the wine shop and went straight to the courtyard of the inn. His gray beard and hair, his light steps, and his swaying sleeves all looked so familiar.
Yu Ye hurriedly put down his wine bowl and stood up to chase after him.
But I heard the shopkeeper shout: "Brother, I didn't pay for the wine——"
Yu Ye took out a piece of silver and threw it on the table, turned around and chased after it.
Lights were lit in the courtyard of the inn. And that old man has disappeared without a trace...
