Reading ten thousand books is worse than traveling ten thousand miles. Ye Xing decided to continue walking. After all, buying a horse was too luxurious for him now.
It is estimated that the little money in the baggage is not enough for luxury. With his unconscious habits, the little money he has is only enough for him to use for a few months!
There are still two months until the selection meeting for the disciples of the six major sects. Ye Xing has nothing to rush about, so he wants to go all the way and it can be regarded as training.
In order not to arouse the curiosity of passers-by, Ye Xing silently moves his whole body to train the very small internal forces in his meridians, but this cannot be seen from the outside. If you look closely, you will feel like you are floating away from the dust.
Ye Xing's practice of walking slowly like this is to adjust the body's posture to a suitable posture, so that walking is easy and extremely labor-saving. At the same time, it also continuously exercises the coordination of the body and uses the movement of internal force to exercise the meridians.
After walking for 10 days, passing through many similar mountain towns, I finally came out of the Ziyun Mountains. Because there was a map and there were many pedestrians on the road, Ye Xing did not get lost.
Ye Xing came to a big town by the Beijiang River, Xingyuan Town. Beijiang is one of the two major rivers in Donghai County. Dozens of small streams originate from Ziyun Mountain and converge in Xingyuan Town to form a Beijiang River. From Xingyuan Town, you can take a boat straight down to the county town. It only takes 6 days to go down the river.
Xingyuan Town is larger than Yunshan Town, and its population is dozens of times greater. It looks like a small city. It is full of people on weekdays, and it is even more lively than Yunshan Town.
Because this is where people from dozens of nearby small towns must gather before they can take a boat to the county town. This is a transit place, and transportation arteries have always been prosperous.
Ye Xing stayed at an inn and went to hang out.
Those are the shops in the town. There is nothing new, but there are a lot of people, so business is very good.
Ye Xing went to a bookstore and browsed through it all afternoon, but couldn't find the pharmacopoeia he wanted. He wanted to know what the unknown medicinal materials collected in the mountains were.
After asking the boss, I realized that no one will sell really good things. What is sold here are some common things. Cultivation techniques, martial arts, and pharmacopoeia are all the secrets of the sect. No matter how much money you have, It’s also impossible to buy.
Ye Xing still bought a book introducing the local customs and customs, which were about things in the county and nearby areas, as well as some legends and other casual books, which could not be bought in Yunshan Town.
According to the book, the Ziyun Mountains are very vast. The rocks and soil under the mountains and forests are purple-red and very fertile. Purple air can often be seen in the mountains and forests, hence the name. According to folklore, it is said that it is the residence of gods and goddesses in the ethereal mountains.
Ye Xing found it quite interesting to read this, because we can understand many things from it. For example, Beijiang is the second largest river in Donghai County. It was called Beijiang from Xingyuan Town. Xingyuan is considered to be Beijiang. source of water.
Everyone traveling to the northeast of Ziyun Mountain starts from this place, and it is also a place where various forces want to get involved. If you can control this place, you will control the northeastern part of Donghai County. By going down the river, you can As far as the county seat there is no danger.
Therefore, the Donghai County Sheriff has a 200-man troop stationed here, and allows a small commander to control it. The main thing is to control the choke points here.
200 people is certainly beyond our means, but it is actually symbolic.
It is impossible for Ye Xing to understand anything deeper from it, but he also understands that this is a so-called battleground.
Ye Xing also went to the street to find some delicious food, but found it to be just average. He was not very interested in food and didn't put much thought into it. He just ordered a few items to taste them.
The prosperity of Xingyuan Town is definitely more than that of small cities in the previous life. However, it is deserted at night and there are no street lights. Naturally, there is no so-called nightlife. However, because the moon is bright and the stars are bright, it is not too dark.
Because there are strong soldiers stationed in the town, the public security is good, at least on the surface. The Green Wolf Gang is also a big force here, but they don't dare to go too far. After all, this is a place where strong soldiers are stationed.
No matter how powerful the Green Wolf Gang is, it is just a small gang. It will definitely not dare to face the country's army, but the garrison must have received the benefits. The Green Wolf Gang is also very vicious here.
Anyway, he was just a passer-by, and Ye Xing didn't find anything good or bad about it, but the public security was indeed better than that in Yunshan Town. It is estimated that the Green Wolf Gang would not dare to close the town.
Ye Xing found a passenger ship at the dock and spent 20 taels of silver to book a luxurious private room on the lower deck of the ship.
There are only 8 rooms in the entire ship. There is an aisle in the middle and 4 luxury private rooms on each side. These private rooms are very small, just a place for a person to lie flat, but they have hatches, so they are considered high-end.
Ordinary people only have a small space for each person on the deck, which is marked with a line. Of course, it only costs one tael.
But there weren't many people there yet. This kind of passenger ship only sailed when it was fully booked, so he was asked to wait for another day.
After waiting for a day, Ye Xing boarded a passenger ship heading south to the county town, sailing down the Beijiang River from Xingyuan Town. The journey took five days.
The water surface of Beijiang is very wide, with a width of two miles. The boats on the river are not big, but there are many boats.
The boat he was riding in went down the river without much power, and it also used a large paddle at the tail to control the direction.
But the boat going upstream has a sail. I don’t know what other methods were used because there was no tracker in sight.
It didn't seem to be an engine, because there was no sound of the machine.
Ye Xing was curious for a long time but still didn't understand, so he had to ask other people on the ship to find out.
It turns out that this world invented a mechanical device a long time ago. 10 crew members sat in the bottom of the ship and pedaled, just like lying down and pedaling a bicycle.
Chains and sprockets are used to drive the four windmill-like wheels on both sides of the boat. The wheels rotate in the water to make the boat move upstream.
Of course, the manpower is not large, just add sails, and that's it.
The deck is very wide, covering the runner on the side of the ship, so it cannot be seen. The ship is not big, and after all, it cannot be reached by manpower. When the current is flowing, the crew rests.
This is no wonder, there are still trackers, but it is a little different, because the river is open and the water flow is very slow.
For the first time, Ye Xing was a little surprised to see such a mechanical device in this world.
It just relies entirely on manpower, which is not fundamentally different from a tracker. Presumably, because it also relies on sails, manpower is only an auxiliary.
The first two days were peaceful, and Ye Xing had been refining the water system's internal energy in the room. The spiritual energy was exhausted and then absorbed back from the outside world.
This kind of exercise on the meridians also speeds up the blood flow and makes the muscles respond faster.
Although the aura of water in the river is far less dense than that of Xiaolengtan, it is still there. This process of continuous release and absorption is strengthening the meridians.
The water spirit energy has not changed at all, it is still very fine and fine wisps, but it can flow through the meridians very quickly, and the meridians have become smooth and tough.
There is really not much water spirit power in Ye Xing's body, but if the twelve meridians are cultivated at the same time, the total amount is still considerable.
It has exercised my meridians extremely effectively, but I don’t know when I will be able to enter the second level.
Ye Xing kept eating the dry food and water he brought with him, and never left the private room door again.
On the third day, a theft occurred on the ship. A valuable item carried by a wealthy businessman in a private room on the ship was stolen.
Of course, no one wanted to make everyone on the ship have to prove their innocence, but they didn't dare to resist too much and just complained verbally.
Of course, the people on the boat were very angry, but they still agreed to the inspection because it was a valuable item given to the governor of Donghai County. No one dared to be careless, so they asked the wealthy businessman and his two servants to search the entire ship.
Ye Xing didn't have any luggage. Once he unpacked the baggage, it was obvious that the stolen items were stored in a larger brocade box.
Everyone's luggage was opened and they searched one by one, but found nothing in the end.
The wealthy businessman had a deathly expression on his face and stared blankly at the river. Others were afraid that he would commit suicide by jumping into the river. The ship owner also hid and did not dare to ask anything.
The ship had been sailing without docking, and no one had disembarked. The stolen items must have been on the ship, but I couldn't find them even after rummaging through them.
Ye Xing always felt very safe, so he didn't bother to monitor the surrounding situation. Even though it was only a few private rooms away, he really didn't notice it.
The theft incident made Ye Xing understand that he should use a thin ray of consciousness to monitor the surrounding area, and he must not be careless in the future.
Ye Xing knew that there must be an expert on the ship, at least one who was extremely skilled in Qinggong or stealing.
In line with the principle of not causing trouble, Ye Xing did not investigate this matter again, knowing that his own cultivation was not worth mentioning in front of experts.
The remaining two days were uneventful. Donghai City was just ahead. A large city on the edge of Beijiang began to come into view in the distance.
Ye Xing did not stay in the cabin, but went up to the deck and looked at the scenery on both sides of the Beijiang River.
