"Okay, Master Su Xing, the little girl is wrong! Let's ask the old man here first!"
Zhang Qingqing had no idea.
Su Xing felt proud for a while.
After a while, they came to a very old village by the lake and asked a few old people over a hundred years old.
At first, everyone said they had never heard of Nanhu, only Ninghu and Jinghu. But when asked about the last one, an old woman who was 150 years old, she seemed to be deep in memories. While looking at the green lake, she squirmed and said: "Young man, little girl, I'm telling you, you can't tell anyone!"
Su Xing and Zhang Qingqing looked at each other in surprise.
Zhang Qingqing said: "Grandma, don't worry, we will never tell anyone!"
"Well, okay, then I'll tell you!" The old lady said mysteriously, "When I was a child, I heard my great-grandmother say that there were two lakes in Jianing a long time ago, one in the north and one in the south. The North Lake was very stormy because of monsters, while the South Lake was relatively peaceful because of the immortals who lived in it! One day, the monsters in the North Lake made trouble again, causing floods and the people complained. The immortals in the South Lake were furious and used great magic to divert the water from the North Lake. He entered the South Lake, and then drove away the monsters hiding under the water. After driving away, he moved a mountain to fill in the pit of the lake, and built many houses on it for the displaced people to live in!"
Hearing this, Su Xing and Zhang Qingqing were very excited.
"Later, only Nanhu was left, and Nanhu was very peaceful, so later generations renamed Nanhu Ninghu, Jinghu! Later, Jianing Town came into being, and people changed Ninghu's name to Jianing Lake!"
After the old lady finished speaking, she added: "You can't tell anyone because my great-grandmother said that the immortal doesn't want anyone to know that he lives in the lake!"
"Okay! We won't tell anyone."
Su Xing agreed.
Su Xing felt that this logic was self-consistent and somewhat credible. Moreover, Su Xing has always believed that legends are sometimes more credible than history recorded in books.
Zhang Qingqing was also surprised that Jianing Lake was really called Nanhu.
However, it is not enough to confirm that it is Nanhu. You must also confirm that there are lake grass and lake flowers.
She glanced at Su Xing, who understood and said to the old man: "Grandma, you are so amazing. You still remember it so clearly after so long! By the way, Grandma, I wonder if there is anything special under this lake!"
When the old lady saw that Su Xing spoke so pleasantly and was so handsome, she couldn't help but like her even more. She said, "Young man, I'm telling you, you must not tell anyone, otherwise bad people will destroy those beautiful and magical flowers in the water." Poached!"
boom!
When the two of them heard this, their eyes were full of surprise.
"Grandma, don't worry, even if you kill me, you won't tell me!"
"Grandma, I believe you! Let me tell you, in the deepest part of the northeast corner of the lake, there is a large area of magical aquatic plants. The aquatic plants will bloom in the water, but the flowers will only bloom for a day and then wither! And this grass will turn this Eat the flower that has faded, and what’s even more amazing is that if a fish eats the flower, the grass will eat the fish too!”
"What?" Zhang Qingqing was shocked.
"Little girl, don't be afraid. Although the grass will eat fish, as long as the fish don't eat their flowers, the fish will be fine!"
The old lady was very excited, and she became more and more eloquent as she spoke, "Counting the time..." She paused, clasped her fingers, and whispered: "Counting the time, the flowers in the water should bloom by now!"
The two of them were excited as if they heard fairy sounds.
Su Xing immediately said: "Thank you, grandma! Don't worry, we will never tell anyone what you said today. Then can you also keep the matter of our coming here a secret?"
"Of course, I'm not a child! And you are all good children. You listened to me nagging for so long... Hey, I'm getting old now, and no one wants to talk to me anymore!"
Grandma is very happy.
"Grandma, let's go shopping first and chat with you later." Su Xing smiled.
"Okay! You go shopping first, and you can come to my place for lunch at noon! Grandma will cook for you!" With that, she stopped basking in the sun and was going to prepare lunch.
Zhang Qingqing wanted to refuse immediately, but Su Xing said to the old lady, "Okay, then it's settled!"
As he spoke, he moved his left hand slightly. The old woman suddenly felt sleepy and sat back down. Then, she lowered her head and fell asleep.
Su Xing carried her into the house, let her lie on the bed, and covered her with a quilt.
Zhang Qingqing looked at Su Xing in surprise.
Su Xing said: "When she wakes up, she will wonder why she is still lying in bed, and then she will think that she has had a dream."
"You, how come you still have this ability?"
Su Xing chuckled: "Your husband, I am very capable!"
Zhang Qingqing suddenly turned red and said, "How big is it? Can you do this to me?"
"How dare I do this to you! Besides, it feels better to kiss you when you are asleep than when you are awake!"
"You... you are a prodigal!" Zhang Qingqing's face turned even redder. Because no matter she was awake or asleep, Su Xing would kiss him from time to time.
"Okay, let's go! Otherwise, those flowers will be eaten by the fish!"
Zhang Qingqing immediately stopped joking after hearing this, took off the Windward Jade Belt Shuttle and turned it into a cloth boat, and the two of them jumped into the cloth boat.
This cloth boat is traveling on the water, and it really looks like a boat. Of course, Zhang Qingqing did not forget to hide the outline of the ship as much as possible.
There are also several small islands in the northeast corner of Jianing Lake that cannot be used by people. The islands are covered with grass and shrubs, which can effectively block their figures.
The water in Jianing Lake was very clear, and their eyesight was amazing. They soon discovered a large clump of strange aquatic plants on the edge of a small island. The aquatic plants are about 4 or 5 meters long, and the top is about 7 or 8 meters above the water.
These aquatic plants are somewhat similar to kelp, but the magical thing is that each aquatic plant has a lotus-shaped bud on top. Some flower buds are already half-open and half-closed, and have been away from blooming for at most a day or two. The edges of the water plants are covered with countless tooth-like protrusions, which can easily make people suffer from trypophobia.
"Look, there are three grass carps swimming over!" Zhang Qingqing was a little excited, "Do you want to drive them away or kill them?"
As he spoke, he raised his hand, ready to release his finger energy.
"Let's see if it's what grandma said. Anyway, there are a lot of flowers here!" Su Xing wanted to see if there would be a situation where grass eats fish.
Zhang Qingqing thought it right and started observing.
After a while, the two of them took a breath of cold air.
I saw two fish just biting the flower buds, and the two aquatic plants shrank down instantly, and then suddenly jumped up like springs, wrapping up the two grass carps. The other grass carp, which had not yet taken its mouth, was instantly frightened and ran away.
The two entangled grass carps didn't even struggle a few times and became motionless. They were very big, weighing at least dozens of kilograms. However, they quickly disappeared at a speed visible to the naked eye, and in the end not even the bones were left. The blood and water were completely absorbed by other aquatic plants around.
In just a few breaths, the two grass carps were gone. Of course, the two flower buds are gone, but the magic is that new flower buds are growing on the heads of the two water plants.
"It is indeed a strange flower!" Zhang Qingqing was amazed.
"But how to do this? Are we going to fight these grass for three hundred rounds?" Su Xing felt that it was a bit tricky.
Zhang Qingqing said: "It's a pity that I haven't yet understood the secret of the power of water. Either I can pick it easily by controlling water, or I can pick it easily by mastering the power of wood."
"I'm very good at water. Why don't I go into the water and try it? As long as I catch one and run away, it should be fine!"
"No, although you are good at water and are not afraid of the cold, this water plant has a certain degree of toughness and can expand and contract freely. You can't run away!" Zhang Qingqing disagreed.
"The only thing we have is making tools!" Su Xing said.
"What kind of tool?"
Su Xing explained, Zhang Qingqing's beautiful eyes suddenly brightened, and she praised: "Why are you so smart?"
"I'm your man. If you're not smart, will you marry me?" Su Xing teased.
"Beautiful!" Zhang Qingqing smiled coquettishly, "Then before the flowers bloom, let's go to the iron shop in town to order the blood drops you mentioned!"
Su Xing naturally agreed and added: "It just so happens that we can visit Jianing Town and stay one night!"
As he spoke, he looked at Zhang Qingqing with burning eyes.
Zhang Qingqing wanted to say that it was a good idea, but when she thought that Su Xing might "suddenly remember something urgent and rush back," she could only blush and hum like a mosquito.
The two first found an iron shop and ordered two things similar to "blood drops". These things can easily sink into the water to pick flowers. While not damaging the flowers, they can also resist the strong pulling force of the lake grass. .
The master of the blacksmith shop was very surprised. He didn't know what the two young men were doing by ordering such a thing. But when he saw that the reward was 100 taels of gold, he immediately called all his apprentices to start work.
As for the two young people, like a traveling couple, they started busy tasting delicious food, choosing various novelties and clothing, and then found the best inn - Yanyulou, where they stayed for a sweet night.
You know, traveling is the most relaxing and fresh.
