Pinjiang City is divided into inner city and outer city. The division between the two is the "Tame Hai Mountain" where the Pinjiang Dragon Statue stands.
Tonghai Mountain is not high, but it occupies a vast area. Continuous city walls surround Tonghai Mountain, enclosing a huge area, which is the inner city.
Under the dragon god sculpture on the top of the mountain, the Pinjiang Dragon Temple is built. At the bottom of the mountain is the city lord's palace.
Some Pinjiang people felt that this meant that in this city, the power of Pinjiang Water Palace was higher than that of Dayu King.
Except for the Pinjiang Dragon Temple and the City Lord's Mansion, most of the cultivating forces are gathered in the inner city. For this reason, the inner city is usually closed to mortals.
Unless invited by the city lord's palace, or during festivals that offer sacrifices to Jianglong God, only mortals have the opportunity to go up the mountain to burn incense and pray for blessings.
However, these restrictions naturally do not exist for Su Xing, who is a monk.
The top of Tiehai Mountain in the distance is still filled with red light at night, reflecting the slightly reddish silver and black appearance. The statue of the dragon head and body seems to have a bit more majesty.
Looking back, Pinjiang City is a big city. The boat will stay here for five days.
In the first two days, Su Xing would take Lin Xixi for a walk in the outer city, and in the next three days, he decided to go to the inner city to gain more knowledge, or to climb Tiehai Mountain.
After wandering until late at night, Lin Xixi returned to the inn with a satisfied heart and a full belly.
Without any practice, I fell asleep peacefully with a little fatigue.
The second day.
Lin Xixi, who had regained her energy, drank a large bowl of white jade-like tofu puffs, patted her bulging belly, looked at Su Xing with bright eyes, and said with a hint of flattery and expectation in her voice:
"Brother Su, what are we going to eat today?"
Lin Xixi's bright-eyed and white-toothed face still had the childish look it had when she first joined the sect three years ago, and Su Xing was used to treating her like a little girl.
He handed over a handkerchief, waited for a few breaths, and then slowly wiped away the tofu brain residue from the corner of the other person's mouth while looking at the other person's puzzled eyes.
Lin Xixi blushed, but soon showed a look of great enjoyment, like a kitten being caressed, and at the same time she began to mutter:
"I want to eat the snow dumplings; the holuo fish is even more fragrant; the red crabs are so delicious..."
"No." Su Xing ruthlessly interrupted Lin Xixi's mumbling.
Lin Xixi was speechless, but she had already promised yesterday. Su Xing could only let go and eat yesterday. With a hint of grievance, he still responded obediently:
"Oh~"
"He Luoyu, let's see if you can buy it. This fish contains spiritual energy and it's good to eat more of it." Su Xing took back his handkerchief and said lightly.
"Oh!!" Lin Xixi's slightly frowning beauty suddenly shone with sunshine, and she jumped up from the chair happily:
"I want to eat half a kilo of holu fish, no! One kilo! Two kilos!!"
After glancing at the other party, Su Xing stood up to pay the bill and left the inn with Lin Xixi.
Yesterday, he mainly wandered around the downtown area. Today, if he wanted to find Luoyu, Su Xing decided to take the route along the Pinjiang River.
Pinjiang runs through the outer city of Pinjiang, and the scenery along the way is beautiful. Su Xing directly rented a small boat driven by an old fisherman and started traveling on the river.
"Old man, there are a lot of people fishing on this river." There were only three people on the boat. Lin Xixi was scooping water like a child at the stern, while Su Xing was standing at the bow talking to the owner.
The old man's face was dark and wrinkled, and his hands holding the oars were thick. He grinned when he heard this:
"They are all fishermen from our Xinjiang Association. Master, you have found the right person. I will definitely be the first to know if there is any news."
Su Xing had already told the old man in front of him about finding He Luoyu. At that time, he first asked for directions to the ferry where fishermen gathered, and then used his ears to find a group of fishermen who looked weathered and made his request.
Surprisingly, no one dared to agree at first.
Otherwise, these people are not fools. Although Su Xing was polite in his words, he was polite in his actions. But he and Lin Xixi had extraordinary manners and elegant temperaments. You must know that Pincheng is a town where practitioners and mortals live together.
What if these two people are really the legendary "immortals", and if they promise but fail to do so, they are seeking their own death.
In the end, only the old man in front of me volunteered and accepted the request.
"Xinjianghui is just a nice way of saying it." The old man smiled, shook his head, and explained:
“Actually, they are just a bunch of bad fishermen.
In the past, life was not as easy as it is now. Later, life became better and there were more people fishing. But those who caught were all the soldiers and generals of the Dragon King. We were afraid of being disrespectful to the Dragon King, so we organized the "Xinjiang Association", and there were limits on the number of people and the number of people fishing every day.
Hey, the Holuo fish you are looking for, Master, is only allowed to be caught five times a day, so that’s where it came from.
However, it is difficult to catch holu fish, and we usually only catch three or two every day. I went a little later and everything was sold out, so it was really hard to find. "
Su Xing looked at the old man rowing the boat. He had gray hair but bright eyes. He seemed quite prestigious among the group of fishermen just now. He was obviously not an ordinary person.
After thinking about it, it was a bit abrupt to directly ask the fishermen where they could find the fish. So Su Xing found a piece of boat plank casually, and he didn't mind it being dirty, so he sat down and said:
"Don't worry, old man, even if I can't eat the Holuo fish, seeing the scenery along the river will still be enough to fill my stomach."
Lin Xixi, who was at the stern of the boat, raised her head and glanced at the bow of the boat eagerly, and then glanced at her belly with some disapproval.
Ignoring Lin Xixi's silent protest over there, Su Xing continued:
“Wasn’t fishing allowed before?”
After receiving the implicit guarantee from Su Xing's words, the old man's smile relaxed a little. In a town where immortals and mortals live together, they actually have more real fear than the mortals who have never really seen "immortals".
After all, in the eyes of some people, the distance between immortals and mortals is greater than that between humans and ants.
“It’s not that we don’t allow arrest, it’s that we don’t dare to arrest.
During my grandfather's generation, I heard that Pinjiang was not as peaceful as it is now, and monsters often appeared in the river.
At that time, fishing was the most dangerous business, and everyone was desperate. Well, others probably advised him to go fishing in Pinjiang River, and maybe he could still make a living.
Things are different now. Everyone can fish with confidence and live a better life. At least they won’t starve to death. We are able to rely on water because of the Dragon King. This is why the Xinjiang Society was established. "
The old man narrowed his eyes slightly, seeming to recall the past.
When Su Xing was deep in thought, suddenly, a loud singing voice came from the distance:
"There are fish in the east and water in the west~"
The old man rowing the boat, his eyes lit up and he said with a smile:
"Thanks to your good fortune, no fish will be caught in the net today!"
Then, he stood up and sang the same song. The song was long and powerful, spreading across the entire river:
"Come out of the water from the west, Yao Bairen~"
The singing voices on both sides continued to echo, Su Xing could tell. The singing seems to contain some code words that only the fishermen understand each other.
After a while, the singing stopped.
The old man happily rowed the boat and sailed in one direction. At the same time, he said to Su Xing:
"Young master, your fortune is shining brightly. I caught two whole fish in the net in Mingguan Town! I will take you there right away!!"
