At noon, Xuzhou City, Sishui Ancient Road.
Willow trees are planted on both sides of the river bank. They are growing very well, with luxuriant branches and leaves, green and full of vitality.
There were soldiers standing along the coast. Even under the scorching sun, they stood upright, sweating like rain under their armor. Fortunately, the willow trees on the side could bring some shade.
If you observe carefully, you will find that although these soldiers are guarding both sides of the Sishui Ancient Road, they do not dare to get too close. They even look at the river with a hint of fear in their eyes.
Wei Zongsu, the governor of Xuzhou, was actually guarding here personally, and the chief ministers Pang Tao and Sima Liangdong were also with him, as if they were waiting for the arrival of some big shot.
"Sir, you said what the old Taoist said is true. Will there really be a young scholar riding a white horse, holding a unicorn whisk, and wearing a white Taoist robe passing by here today?"
Changshi Pangtao was obese and was sweating profusely. He had been waiting here for two full hours. There were quite a few people passing by, but he didn't see any white-horse Taoist priests.
The governor wiped his sweat, shook his head and said, "That shouldn't be the case. Yesterday, the old Taoist easily cured Zhang Laowu's madness. With a pinch, he told the story about the haunted canal. He was obviously a capable man. "
"Yes, and he took a look at my arm and told me about how I almost drowned. It's amazing!"
Sima Liangdong also sighed.
At this moment, Chang Shi's eyes suddenly lit up, he pointed in the distance and said: "It's coming, it's coming, look!"
The two people looked over quickly and saw a man riding a handsome white horse in the sun. He was holding a unicorn whisk and was wearing a moon-white Taoist robe. He had a handsome appearance and was quite otherworldly. gas.
Strangely enough, the man did not hold the reins and even closed his eyes, but the white horse walked slowly, automatically avoiding pedestrians, and came to a restaurant smelling the aroma of wine.
The Taoist was of course Li Daoxuan. He was keenly aware that there were three people in official uniforms looking at him by the river. They seemed a little excited, but he remained calm and watched what happened.
It had been one day and night since Li Daoxuan left Longhu Mountain. He had traveled thousands of miles on a paper horse and was about to enter Xuzhou City to buy some good wine.
The reason for traveling without riding on the clouds is, firstly, to save mana, and secondly, to see the great rivers and mountains, and maybe meet some monsters and get some rewards along the way.
It's a pity that after traveling thousands of miles, he only met a few lonely ghosts, and Li Daoxuan casually sent them to reincarnation.
As soon as he finished drinking, three officials from the other side came over together.
Wei Zongsu, the governor, bowed and saluted: "May I ask if you are the immortal master of Longhu Mountain?"
Li Daoxuan frowned slightly, wondering, how did they know their identity?
"That's right, do you have anything to do with me?"
When the governor heard that Li Daoxuan admitted that he was really a disciple of Longhu Mountain, he was overjoyed and said excitedly: "Master Immortal, I have been waiting for you!"
Chang Shi and Sima echoed: "Yes, if you come, the people of Xuzhou will be saved!"
Li Dao
The governor hurriedly said: "But, yesterday, the old Taoist said that you could help the people of Xuzhou get rid of demons."
Li Daoxuan's eyes moved and he said: "Old Taoist? What old Taoist? Please explain clearly the cause and effect."
He has the desire to slay demons, but he doesn't want to be used as a thug.
The governor did not dare to lie, so he hurriedly told the cause and effect.
It turns out that the Sishui Ancient Road in Xuzhou was an important waterway and transportation hub for the Sui Dynasty Canal. When Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty dug the canal, a total of 5.43 million people were used. When the canal was dug to Xuzhou, there were 1.5 million people. Died of overwork.
Among them, the Sishui Ancient Road was excavated shallow due to sedimentation and sedimentation, making navigation inconvenient.
Yang Guang ordered all the 50,000 officials and migrant workers who were digging this section of the canal to be buried alive on the shore!
The green willows and willows are all human bones.
According to records, at that time, from Xingyang in the east to Heyang in the north, at a glance, they were all corpse trucks carrying dead people. Many people had maggots below their waists because they had been soaked in water for too long.
From then on, the ancient road in Surabaya became full of yin, and strange things often happened.
Even after the founding of the Tang Dynasty and the stability of the world, the people of Xuzhou City still had lingering fears about this river. People often fell into the water for no reason, and even good swimmers often drowned.
The bad guys came several times and caught a few water ghouls, but each time they recovered for a while, and then some people started to fall into the river again.
Until a few days ago, Zhang Laowu fell into the water, but miraculously survived. He turned into a madman, always shouting along the street, saying that there were thousands of water ghouls in the Sishui River, which were worse than the heavenly soldiers and generals. need more.
Just yesterday, when Zhang Lao Wu was shouting like crazy, he bumped into a white-haired old Taoist. The old Taoist claimed that his surname was Yuan. A random talisman cured Zhang Lao Wu's madness. He could pinch and calculate like a living god.
The governor happened to see this scene at that time, so he asked the old Taoist to take action to subdue the monsters in the Sishui River.
Unexpectedly, the old Taoist said that he had something important and could not be delayed, so he made some calculations and told him that at noon tomorrow, a young Taoist priest riding a white horse and holding a unicorn fly whisk would pass by by the Sishui River. The Taoist priest was from Longhu Mountain. , with high magical power, it can solve the crisis in Xuzhou.
The governor explained the cause and effect in detail, not daring to omit anything, and finally said: "The old Taoist priest also said that if you are really unwilling to take action, we will never force you!"
After saying these words, he bowed deeply to Li Daoxuan, and Chang Shi and Sima also bowed.
Li Daoxuan's heart moved. Could it be that the old Taoist priest named Yuan, who was good at arithmetic, was the legendary Yuan Tiangang?
However, as a great monk in the Yang God Realm, Yuan Tiangang should be able to subdue some water ghoul ghosts with just a little effort. Why would he let them beg him?
After thinking for a moment, Li Daoxuan glanced at the three of them and said with a smile: "It's not impossible if you want me to take action, but you have to agree to two conditions first."
"Master Immortal, please speak!"
The governor was very excited and said immediately.
Li Dao No more, no less.”
This technique of cutting paper into horses has two shortcomings. The first is that it is afraid of fire, and the second is that the paper horse will show its original shape when drunk.
But this spell is also interesting. The horse it transforms likes drinking the most, and it has a large amount of alcohol. If it is not drunk, it can even increase its speed a lot after drinking.
As long as it does not exceed thirty jars, it will not get drunk.
Twenty jars is already a conservative statement for Li Daoxuan. After all, the alcohol content of fine wines in different places will be somewhat different.
Let the horse drink?
And drink twenty jars at once?
The three governors looked at each other, almost suspecting that they had heard wrongly.
But a moment later, he realized that he was wrong.
I saw the white horse looking at the jars of fine wine in front of him, with particularly bright eyes. It put its mouth into the jar and drank. The sound of swallowing was continuous, and the jars of fine wine quickly bottomed out. .
The three governors were stunned.
"Quick, keep serving wine!"
At this moment, the three of them still didn't understand that this was clearly a magical horse. Sure enough, the horse ridden by the stranger was also so extraordinary!
The white horse drank twenty jars of fine wine in one breath. Not only was it not drunk at all, but its eyes were bright and piercing. It raised its front hooves, looked up to the sky and let out a neighing sound that shook the sky. Two thick streams of spray came out from its nose. Wine fog!
At this moment, even the wooden stakes that tied the horses were lifted up.
Some soldiers on horseback only felt that the horses under their crotches were restless. These horses, which were well-trained and capable of charging on the battlefield, actually showed fear and uneasiness at this moment.
The governor looked at this magical horse and was horrified. Once such a fierce horse went crazy after drinking, many people would be trampled to death!
At this moment, Li Daoxuan walked up and stretched out his hand with a big ear scraper.
"What do you mean, if you drink a little wine, you won't be you anymore? You even broke someone's pile, please apologize to them!"
The white horse suddenly became very well-behaved. It walked to the shopkeeper of the restaurant, nodded as if bowing, and then looked at Li Daoxuan with its big eyes aggrievedly.
Li Daoxuan laughed loudly, threw out a tael of silver, then took the reins and said calmly: "Let's go to the river."
(End of chapter)
