At the border between Wei and Chen, there is a large river named Longchuan. This river originated from Longxi Mountain in Chen State. It winds and twists and turns across thousands of miles. It nourishes countless people along the river in the two countries and is regarded as a sacred river.
There is a ferry not far from Longxi Mountain. The ferry is surrounded by lush water grass and reeds.
An old fisherman was standing on the river bank collecting his fishing nets. When he was about to loosen the rope of the bamboo raft, a strange voice suddenly came from behind him.
"Old man, is the other side of the river the territory of Chen State?"
The old man turned around and saw a man wearing white clothes with regular features. He couldn't help but was startled, nodded and said: "Not bad, Master, what is this?"
"I want to go to the other side of the river. I wonder if the old man can give me a ride. Of course I won't let the old man waste his efforts. I will take these two pieces of silver as my reward." As he said that, the man in white took out a piece of silver from his sleeve. Passed it over.
Seeing this, the old man hurriedly pushed back and said, "Young master, I'm really embarrassed. If you want to cross the river, I can just send you there. You won't need this money!"
"Thank you very much, old man."
The man in white smiled, said nothing, and stepped onto the bamboo raft. Then the old man loosened the cable and slowly rowed towards the other side of the river.
"Young Master is not a member of the Jianghu, right?" the old man suddenly asked as he looked at the man in white.
"Why did the old man say that?" The man in white turned around and asked with interest.
"Ordinary people in the world are all carrying swords and bags. Even if they don't carry these things, they still have the look of dust on their bodies. But the young master is dressed in luxurious clothes. Not only is he spotless, he doesn't even have a servant to serve him. If the old man's guess is correct, the young master must be a cultivator. That person." The old man analyzed unhurriedly.
The man in white laughed and said, "It's really interesting, old man. You can judge my identity based on just these little details. Is it because I am a cultivator of immortality that you don't accept my money?"
The old man shook his head and said: "Young Master is joking. The old man has lived in this ferry all his life and has met all kinds of people. Of course, there are among them some immortal cultivators like Mr. Young Master. Although they do not admire worldly fame and fortune, they are interested in the value of jade." I yearn for things very much, and often spend a lot of money, fight, and hurt innocent people for these things. I think the young master has a kind face and does not look like a villain, so I sent the young master across the river. How can I accept your money for such a hard work? "
The man in white was curious and said: "It should be a consensus among the immortal cultivators that they should not interfere with the secular world. Why would you embarrass ordinary people for some jade objects?"
The old man said slowly: "Everyone in the world is here for benefit, and everyone is here for benefit. Therefore, water will not flow without power, and fire will not flourish without power. Ordinary people are human beings, and immortal cultivators are also human beings. As long as they are human beings, they will There must be a desire for profit and a greedy nature. If you are not satisfied, you will naturally do evil for profit and act as a wolf, regardless of your status."
The man in white seemed to feel something, and fell into deep thought. After a long time, he said: "There was once a senior who taught the younger generation that the nature of human beings is close to water, and the nature of water is close to heaven. Therefore, humans and heaven are one, and there is no distinction between good and bad. Good and evil are determined. It’s man-made, the old man is a worldly expert, with far-reaching knowledge, my junior, Cen Yun, has learned my lesson today!”
Saying that, Cen Yun bowed to the old man respectfully.
The old man smiled, rowed the bamboo raft to the other side of the river, and parked it on the shore.
Cen Yun jumped off the bamboo raft, raised his hands to the old man and said, "Old man, I still have something to ask you."
"Master, please tell me. This old man knows everything."
Cen Yun asked: "I wonder if this old man knows Baisu Village?"
"Baisu Village..." The old man pondered for a moment, then shook his head and said, "Old man I don't know, but there is a Luoxi Mountain more than five hundred miles east of here. There is a Luoxi Town at the foot of the Luoxi Mountain that is quite populated. Maybe you can go there. Find out about Baisu Village."
"Thank you, old man!" After saying that, Cen Yun watched the old man leave, and then walked east along the path, admiring the scenery along the way.
It has been more than a year since he left the desperate situation of life and came to this secular place. During this year, he traveled to many places in Wei State, but he never found out where Su Yi's hometown Baisu Village was, so he decided to come to Chen State to continue to inquire. .
Although he knew that such a search was tantamount to finding a needle in a haystack, he carefully calculated that there were two countries that were on the verge of extinction, one was Wei and the other was Chen.
If Wei State cannot find it, then the probability of Baisu Village existing in Chen State will greatly increase.
Even if he couldn't find it in the Chen Kingdom in the end, he would still continue to search. After all, this was what he promised Su Yi, and the message was still in his ears. How could he dare to forget it?
Luoxi Town is located to the west of the foothills of Luoxi Mountain. It faces mountains and rivers, and has thoroughfares. Therefore, villagers and traveling merchants from a radius of hundreds of miles will gather here to sell goods, which is very lively.
What is different from the past is that Luoxi Town at this time is neither lively nor lively like it used to be. The shops on both sides of the street are deserted and deserted. Pedestrians on the road are also lying on the ground in various shapes, or supporting each other and coughing, lifeless.
"It turns out that plague breeds here. No wonder there are fewer and fewer pedestrians along the way..."
Cen Yun was walking in the town, looking at the passers-by with strange expressions and coughing, and thought to himself: "Now that the people in the town are suffering from such a disaster, everyone is in danger. Where should I find out about Baisu Village?"
"Help me, help me!"
At this moment, a painful pleading sound came from his ears, and then a passerby with a black face crawled over and grabbed his feet.
Cen Yun glanced at the man and was about to reach out to rescue him when a girl in a well-dressed outfit with a white cloth on her face suddenly rushed out from the corner of the alley. She grabbed him and pulled him hard, saying anxiously: "You don't want your life. These people are infected with the plague, and you approach them rashly without any protection. If you are infected, your life will be dead!"
Cen Yun looked at this well-dressed girl, who looked about fourteen or fifteen years old, with a bit of anger in her big and smart eyes, and couldn't help but feel amused.
Because of the blood of witches, he was no longer afraid of those plague poisons, but he couldn't let others know about this. He immediately pretended to be panicked and said: "I see, why did they all become like this? If the girl hadn't saved me today, my life would have been lost!"
A hint of disdain flashed in the eyes of the well-dressed girl, and she sneered: "I think you look like a young master from a wealthy family. Why are you so careless when you go out, without any common sense in the world?"
"Yes, yes, I was reckless."
Cen Yun glanced at the alley and saw a middle-aged doctor inside who was boiling potion and distributing it to the long line of passers-by. He asked: "If it is logical to say that this town is plagued by plague, the local governor should seal off a hundred miles radius. We summoned doctors to coordinate the medicinal materials and try their best to treat the people of the area, but why have we not seen the superiors do anything yet and left the people to fend for themselves?"
"Also, those dog officials were greedy and fearful of death. They converted to the Celestial Immortal Cult as soon as the plague began, allowed the plague to run rampant, and framed the doctors. If my father and I hadn't been practicing medicine for many years and happened to pass by here, I don't know how many people in the town would have died. "
The well-dressed girl snorted, looked at Cen Yun with great admiration, and said, "I didn't expect that although you don't have common sense in the world, you know a lot. Could it be that you have also studied medicine?"
"You know a thing or two." Cen Yun said calmly, "What do you mean by the Celestial Immortal Sect you just mentioned? Why is this plague related to the Celestial Immortal Sect?"
The girl in the costume said angrily: "Over the past few years, plagues have sprung up in various parts of the northern border of Chen State, and people have died violently. And every time a plague appears, it will be accompanied by the appearance of the Celestial Immortal Cult, who instigate the people to sacrifice their sons and daughters to join. The Celestial Sect, in exchange for a panacea to cure the plague, continues to support Jianghu forces, kills each other, and expands its influence. In my opinion, it is simply a cult!"
"Senior Brother Su once mentioned in Chuifeng Cliff that his parents and family were cursed by the plague, so he joined Fengqi Mountain to practice, just to find a way to cure the plague. Could it be that Baisu Village is in the northern border of Chen State? "
Thinking of this, Cen Yun looked at the well-dressed girl and was about to ask about Baisu Village when a commotion suddenly came from the market in the distance.
"It's the Celestial Immortal Sect. The immortals of the Celestial Immortal Sect are here. We are saved!"
"Immortal, Immortal, please give me the elixir. I'm in so much pain, I can't stand it anymore!"
"Immortal Chief, give me the panacea. I have tens of thousands of fortunes and many properties in Luoxi Town. I can dedicate them all to the Immortal Chief. I just ask the Immortal Chief to save my life!"
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Cen Yun looked towards the direction where the market crowds were gathering in the distance, and saw an old man in blue robes with an immortal air standing on the high platform, followed by a group of disciples in blue clothes.
The old man in blue robe was stroking his white beard and said in a loud voice: "Luoxi Town has suffered from a plague recently, with countless casualties, but don't be afraid. The leader has great supernatural powers and cares about the world. Seeing the suffering of the people in Luoxi Town, he is so special Let us bring the miraculous medicine to save the world and help the people!"
After finishing speaking, he motioned to the congregants behind him with his eyes. Those congregants took out a gourd from their arms, poured out yellow-brown pills from the gourd and distributed them to the people in the audience. After the people took them, their faces turned black and blue. Sure enough, I lost a lot of weight and regained a lot of energy and energy.
Seeing this, the old man in blue robe added, "There is another thing. Our religion will open a branch in Luoxi Town in the near future. We are in urgent need of labor. We need two hundred coins a day. If there are children under the age of sixteen at home, regardless of gender, you can Let him join our sect and learn the immortal method in our sect!”
"It's great that the Tianxian Sect accepts disciples. Chief Immortal, do you think it's feasible for our Yan'er? She happens to be sixteen years old this year!"
"Yes, if you can join the Immortal Sect, it will be a great event for your ancestors!"
"Haha, great. A few years ago, there was an Immortal Sect named Feng Qishan who was also recruiting disciples in the town, but they didn't take a fancy to my dog. It happened that the Celestial Sect was recruiting disciples, and the dog finally had a chance to become an immortal!"
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As he said that, all the people in the audience sent their children to the old man in blue robe.
The old man in blue robe also accepted everyone who came, and took all the orders. His smile was as bright as a flower, and he could not see any bad intentions at all.
