This lake is called Xinjun Lake, and it is the junction of Xinzhou and Puzhou. After this lake, it is the boundary of Puzhou, and further east is the capital city.
Ye Ming looked at the river, with a smile on his lips, and asked Mai Sui to go directly to the river to rent a medium-sized ferry, and everyone got on the boat together.
Zhuang Nan stood on the boat with some excitement. Regardless of the pain in his feet, he looked up at the lake, took out a pen and paper, and wrote something.
Ye Ming glanced at him and saw that he was writing a new travel diary, so he didn't bother him.
But Ye Ming found it quite interesting to see that he also wrote in his travel notes, "It's so beautiful to travel to Xinjun Lake with my close friends."
"What's so good about this boat? It's rickety and boring."
Hairyfoot belongs to the type of wild boar that can't eat fine chaff. He doesn't know how to appreciate the beautiful scenery of the lake. He glances around and doesn't think there's anything interesting to see. He just feels bored.
Ye Ming leaned on the deck and looked at the vast Xinjun Lake.
I don’t know what level he has reached in the realm of seeing mountains as mountains and water as water.
The river seems to be particularly lively today, with frequent ship traffic, and many people wearing Luoqi gathering friends and having a feast on the river.
Many girls on the flower boats are wearing heavy makeup and light makeup, dressed in their own unique ways, and are preparing for the arrival of the night.
When a girl in a flower boat saw the handsome Zhuang Nan, she greeted him with a smile, looked at him with eyes, and called to his soul.
It's a pity that Zhuang Nan is a different kind of person who "loves the country but not the beauty" and has no response to the flower boat girl's solicitation.
"Today seems to be particularly lively. Is it some special day?"
Lei Ling jumped down from Mai Sui's arms, turned into a human form, and looked at the boats on the river and the lively shore where lights and decorations were being decorated, waiting for nightfall.
Ye Ming smiled and said: "Today is the twenty-fourth day of the twelfth lunar month, a small year."
"I see."
Knowing the reason, Lei Ling thought of Ye Ming's behavior of renting a boat specially and asked:
"Are we going to celebrate the New Year too?"
"Of course."
Ye Ming smiled and nodded.
"But why don't you get some food to celebrate the Chinese New Year? Are you just going to spend the Chinese New Year with an empty stomach?"
Lei Ling asked a little strangely.
Pig Hairy Foot also echoed:
"That's right, it's a festival, so there's a reason not to eat."
Ye Ming smiled and said: "The reason why I don't prepare anything to eat is because my gourd is empty again."
As he spoke, he gestured with the empty gourd.
"How long has it been? Have you finished drinking the wine you cheated at Donglan Temple?"
Lei Ling looked at Ye Ming in surprise.
This guy drinks at an exaggerated speed.
"It's my fault."
Ye Ming said that he didn't want to either. Who knew that the wine was really not enough.
"That's not right, you don't have any wine to drink, does it have anything to do with not having anything to eat during the New Year?
Don't you allow us to eat if you don't have any wine to drink? "
At this point, Lei Ling was stunned. With this guy's style, it was entirely possible for him to do such a thing.
Ye Ming smiled and said: "You will know when it gets dark. Now keep your stomach empty and eat until you are full."
Seeing what Ye Ming said, Lei Ling didn't doubt that he was deceiving her and others.
This old devil must have learned something again, so he acted mysteriously.
"Brother Wuhuan, can you play chess? Let's talk about a game."
Zhuang Nan, who had already written a travelogue, readily agreed and started playing chess with Ye Ming.
He rarely plays chess with others, but his chess skills are not bad.
The most important thing is that Zhuang Nan will also ask to regret the move.
Ye Ming naturally refused to give in, but when Ye Ming also wanted to regret his move, Zhuang Nan didn't allow it.
So, two guys who are good at regretting chess played chess together, and they didn't regret it anymore.
As the chess game progresses, Ye Ming's chess skills become more and more superb, and his level increases at a speed visible to onlookers.
Miraculously, the same is true for Zhuang Nan.
It was still a bit unfamiliar at first, but as time went by, Zhuang Nan's chess skills actually improved rapidly.
This surprised Ye Ming, and he became really interested in playing chess with Zhuang Nan.
The two of them played chess very quickly, making moves almost without thinking.
Lei Ling was interested in watching it at first, but after a while, she felt bored and went to play with Mai Sui.
Pig-haired Foot is even more clumsy. He doesn't know how to play chess at all. He just yawns and sits on the deck boredly...
As night fell, the river became completely lively. The laughter of the orioles and the guests on the flower boats not far away could be heard clearly even here.
Just as Lei Ling was guessing what Ye Ming was trying to do, she suddenly looked at the bottom of the boat on the lake.
As a cat, Lei Ling keenly sensed the approach of a fish spirit.
The fish spirit seemed to be aware of the inexplicable danger, and lingered at the bottom of the boat for a while, not knowing what he was hesitating about.
At this time, Ye Ming, who had finished playing the game, said in a relaxed tone:
"Lei Ling, you scared the messenger of the Lake God."
"Messenger of the Lake God?"
Hearing this, Lei Ling understood somewhat, and a soft aura exuded from her body.
The fish spirit at the bottom of the boat sensed Lei Ling's kindness, and then the voice came out:
"My lake god has invited all of you distinguished guests to gather at the palace in the lake."
"Please tell the Lake God that Yang and others will be here soon."
Ye Ming replied.
The fish spirit got its reply and did not dare to stay for a long time. It dived into the water and disappeared.
Seeing the fish essence disappear, Lei Ling wiped her saliva with some regret.
"Sir, did you know before that the Lake God would invite us?"
Ye Ming smiled and said: "The lake god here has been receiving the incense wish for a long time, and he is the Lord of the Dragon. He sensed it when we came. It is the New Year, so it is normal for us to have a banquet."
Saying that, he stood up:
"We are going to enter the Dragon Palace at the bottom of the lake."
"Go to the bottom of the lake? How to get there?"
Zhuang Nan was puzzled.
Ye Ming was the first to walk on the deck and motioned to Zhuang Nan about the lake.
Zhuang Nan walked to Ye Ming and looked down at the lake.
"Brother Yang, what does this mean?"
"It means, get down here!"
Ye Ming suddenly kicked Zhuang Nan on the butt.
Zhuang Nan screamed and fell into the lake.
Ye Ming laughed and jumped down too.
Afterwards, Lei Ling, Mai Sui, and Zhu Mao jumped down one after another.
Donkey Gen looked around on the deck and jumped down.
Generally speaking, jumping off the ship in such a place will inevitably be noticed by people on the surrounding ships.
But this time, so many people jumped off the ship together, but the people on the surrounding ships didn't react at all, as if they didn't see it at all, which was strange.
...
Zhuang Nan was still flopping in the water at first, but when the night came down and he grabbed his shoulders and sank together, he felt a little strange.
In the water, there seems to be no difficulty in breathing.
Not only can I breathe, I won't choke on the water, and the clothes on my body don't seem to be soaked, but look very fresh.
Zhuang Nan observed the underwater situation very curiously.
Not long after, I saw groups of fish and turtles swimming towards the bottom of the lake, surrounding everyone, as if they were performing some kind of welcome ceremony, and Zhuang Nan's eyes were filled with excitement.
This was the first time for him to see such a wonderful scene underwater, and he was really amazed.
Not only him, but also several others saw it for the first time, and they all found it novel.
Pig Hairy Foot is a loser, and subconsciously he wants to reach out and grab a handful of fish and put it in his mouth to eat.
Before he could succeed, he was kicked in the arm by the donkey's hoof.
The pig's hairy feet hurt, and I wanted to scold the donkey's feet.
But thinking that Donkey Gen was Ye Ming's mount, he didn't dare and could only hold it in.
A group of fish and turtles surrounded everyone while performing a welcoming ceremony, while swaying the surrounding water to guide a few people to a palace at the bottom of the lake.
The palace at the bottom of the lake was built according to the specifications of a prince's palace in the human world. Of course, the specifications are just the same, and the specific construction techniques are very different from those in the human world.
As soon as they landed on the bottom of the lake, a group of huge clam shells appeared. The clam shells opened, and inside were beautiful clam girls.
A group of clam girls surrounded the crowd, scattered and gathered, dancing gracefully.
Zhuang was dazzled, and his free hands subconsciously made a gesture of writing a travel note, wanting to record what he saw at this time.
All the clam girls finished their dance and stood respectfully on both sides.
Then, an old man with a somewhat hunched appearance and a slightly cunning and flattering face walked out.
"The little god trusts the steward of Junhu Jiaolong Palace, Jungui, and is ordered by the lake god to welcome all distinguished guests."
As he spoke, he made a gesture of invitation.
"Are you Prime Minister Turtle?"
Zhuang Nan looked at the butler who claimed to be Jun Gui and couldn't help but ask. It was true that the image of this butler was too similar to the prime minister of the Dragon Palace in folklore.
"Oh, I don't dare, I don't dare! The little god is just a steward of the Dragon Palace, how can he compare to the prime minister of the Dragon Palace? Please be merciful and don't offend the little god."
The butler named Jun Gui waved his hands repeatedly and made a sign of mercy. He seemed to be frightened by Zhuang Nan's questions.
Seeing that Jun Gui's steward was so frightened, Zhuang Nan realized that he had said the wrong thing and apologized repeatedly.
In this way, the two sides can get along harmoniously.
Under the leadership of Butler Jungui, everyone followed into the Dragon Palace.
There are countless corals and jewels at the bottom of the lake, which are so dazzling that people can see them and secretly sigh at the wealth of the aquarium.
Seeing this, Butler Jungui shook his head and said with a smile:
"Dear guests, please don't be surprised. These things are really common in the water tribe and everyone is accustomed to them.
On the contrary, tea, porcelain, silk and other things in the human world are in short supply in my aquarium. "
"In that case, why don't the two sides conduct trade and exchange what they have?"
Zhuang Nan was a little confused. Logically speaking, this was a good thing for everyone.
"Things are rare and valuable. If both parties trade in large quantities, what they own will no longer be rare, and the original advantages will be lost. In that case, the gains outweigh the losses."
After Butler Jungui explained a few words, he led everyone to the front of the main hall.
"Qi Jiaojun, the guest has been brought."
A slightly dignified voice of a middle-aged man came from the main hall.
"welcome."
As soon as he finished speaking, the main hall door suddenly opened.
First, a group of beautiful fish spirits of various types appeared, holding pearls, jade and other objects, and filed out, lining up on both sides to greet them.
Then a group of armored soldiers and crabs will dance war dance in the center of the hall.
The water tribe's war dance is very different from the human race's war dance. It looks like it has a unique charm.
Ye Ming watched it with gusto, and even Pigfoot, who always saw cows chewing peonies, affirmed the aquatic war dance and thought it was very good.
After the water tribe's war dance, the last person to appear was a group of maids dressed completely as human women.
These maids danced and played the piano, played and sang, which was very lively.
Then, a woman with a gauze-covered face and a graceful figure fell gracefully from mid-air.
The woman fell and was immediately surrounded by a group of women holding musical instruments. Then, the women who were dancing and playing dispersed one after another, leaving only the graceful woman in the middle.
The woman's eyebrows were picturesque, with a little cinnabar dotted between her eyebrows. Her clothes and belt were flying, dancing lightly in the music.
Except for Zhu Feijiao, who didn't know how to appreciate it, everyone else praised this woman for dancing well.
Even the young Maisui was a little obsessed with watching this elder sister's dance, feeling that this is what a woman should look like.
Lei Ling looked at the other party's dance and couldn't help but feel a little jealous.
When it comes to looks, she doesn't feel like she loses.
But when it comes to dancing, Lei Ling, who killed a young man with one punch, is obviously not as good as others.
When the music stopped, the woman dancing gracefully in the hall danced her sleeves lightly, slowly fell down, and gave a blessing to everyone.
Then a man who was dressed luxuriously and had the aura of having been in a high position for a long time appeared at the main seat of the hall, looked at everyone, and said with a smile:
"Xinjun Lake God, Jun Silong, I have met all of you distinguished guests."
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