The Gugutan Xianjia Ferry is a hub in the southern part of Beiju Luzhou. Business is prosperous and bustling. In Chen Pingan's view, it is all fairy money with legs. It is inevitable that he is looking forward to the future of his own Niujiaoshan Ferry.
The ferry slowly docked, and the impatient guests, who couldn’t wait any longer, rushed off in a chaotic manner. According to the rules, boarding and disembarkation on the ferry side, regardless of status or status, You should walk, as is the case in Aquarius Island, Tongye Island, and the Hanging Mountain where fish and dragons are mixed, but it is different here. Even if you come according to the rules, you are scrambling to get there, and most of them are using their swords freely and turning into a rainbow light. Those who went far away, those who rode magical weapons into the sky, those who rode fairy birds to travel far away, those who jumped down directly, it was messy and noisy, the stewards on the Pima Sect ferry, and those on the ferry on the ground, what the hell did they see? The unruly bastard was yelling at each other, and a sea-viewing monk who was in charge of guarding the ferry got so angry that he took action and knocked a Qi practitioner off his head who was riding the wind.
Seeing this made Chen Ping'an dumbfounded. This was still under the nose of Pima Sect. If it were in another place, what kind of chaos would it be like?
Chen Pingan was not in a hurry to get off the boat, and the old shopkeeper was still talking about some must-see places in Skeleton Beach. People kindly introduced the scenic spots here, but Chen Pingan was always reluctant to let people talk half of the story, so he was patient. He continued to listen to the old shopkeeper's explanation. Although Chen Ping'an was curious about the scene of disembarking from the ship, he understood one thing since he was a child. When talking to others, others speak sincerely and you look around, this is called having no tutor. So Chen Pingan only glanced at it for a few times and then looked away.
The old shopkeeper has been in the ferry shop business for two or three hundred years. When he was greeted, he had developed a pair of sharp eyes. He quickly ended the previous topic and explained with a smile: "We are in the north of Luzhou, look. It is confusing, but after staying for a long time, it feels refreshing. It is indeed easy to make enemies out of nowhere, but there are many things where a chance meeting can lead to a huge sum of money and a promise of life and death. I believe Mr. Chen will understand in the future. ."
When the old shopkeeper said this, his face that was used to the vicissitudes of life was full of pride that could not be concealed.
Chen Ping'an was no stranger to this, so he was heartbroken and a little sad.
There used to be people like this, who were proud to be born in Luzhou, Beiju, even though they were just Qi practitioners in the lower five realms, and they were just maids on the Jiao Mountain ferry.
The old shopkeeper hesitated for a moment, remembering the private meeting between Wei Bo, the righteous god of the Northern Mountains of Dali, and him, and then said softly: "Master Chen, can you allow me to say something unpleasant?"
p>Chen Ping'an smiled and said: "Shopkeeper Huang, please speak."
The old shopkeeper said slowly: "Beiju Luzhou is quite xenophobic and likes internal strife, but when it comes to unity with the outside world, it especially sticks together. There are several types of foreigners that I hate the most. One is the Confucian disciples who have traveled far away. They feel that they smell sour and are very difficult to deal with. The other is the descendants of the Xian family from other continents, who all have high standards. It’s a sword cultivator from a foreign country who thinks that these people have the guts to come to Luzhou, Beiju, to sharpen their swords.”
The old man stretched out his hand to hold the railing, sighed, and said with emotion: "Among the three, the second is the most annoying. In history, there are countless young people who have made waves in their hometowns in other continents. Relying on the prominent status of family ancestors or preachers, they are not very particular about what they do and say, but almost no one can get good things. They fled Beiju Luzhou in disgrace. This is not bad. The path of spiritual practice has been cut off, and even There are not a few people who died directly here. Among them, there are noble Huang Zi from the Tianshi Mansion in Longhu Mountain, direct disciples of hundreds of schools of thought, disciples of the Ascension Realm ancestor who is the leader of Liuxia Continent Immortal Family, and others. The younger brother of the God of Wealth in Aaizhou was beaten to death here. There are so many old bad debts. There are many shocking disasters. Those monks on the top of the mountain who lost their relatives and disciples, Even the enemy hasn't figured it out yet."
Chen Ping'an nodded and said, "I will bear in mind Shopkeeper Huang's reminder."
The old shopkeeper returned to his smile and said loudly with his fists clasped. : "Some taboos, such as a few market hemp ropes, cannot restrain the real dragon in the world. Beiju Luzhou never rejects real heroes, so I am here to wish Mr. Chen a successful career in Beiju Luzhou." It's a world!"
Chen Pingan returned the gift with fists in his hands, "Then let me borrow the good advice from shopkeeper Huang!"
Chen Pingan put on his bamboo hat, carried his sword in his green shirt, and left the ship. Mazong Ferry.
According to Mr. Huang, there are three places in Skeleton Beach that you must visit, otherwise your trip to Skeleton Beach will be in vain.
The first is the Swaying River Temple, which is not of high rank but occupies a huge area. As a river god, the temple enshrines the golden body. Compared with most of the temples in Beiju Luzhou, it is Wanli. The water god of the river is even more impressive.
There is also a huge city that extends from the entrance at the foot of Pima Zong Mountain to the depths of the ground. It is called the Mural City. There are eight high walls under the city, and the paintings are lifelike with eight ancient fairies who were all-powerful. , every detail is revealed, it is rumored that there is a great blessing that "does not depend on cultivation, only depends on fate", waiting for the destined person to go, the eight fairies were the remnants of the female officials of a certain palace in the ancient heaven, if there is a match, If they meet the people who admire the paintings "under the skirt", they will step out of the murals and serve for life, with different levels of cultivation. Now, only three of the eight female officials in the fairyland remain. The remaining five murals have all had their spiritual energy dissipated. The highest one, It turned out to be a Jade Pu Realm cultivation level in the upper five realms. The lowest one is also a Golden Elixir Earth Immortal, and there are magic weapons on the murals, which will be taken away by them. The Pima Sect once invited experts from all over the world to try to He used the immortal method of rubbing stele to obtain the magic weapon painted in the mural, but the mural was full of mysteries and could not succeed.
In addition to the opportunity of only three murals left, there are also many artifacts and ghosts that ghost cultivators in the world dream of selling in the city. Even ordinary fairy mansions are willing to come here to bid and buy some well-trained ones. Heroic spirit puppets can serve as alternative door gods who protect the mountains, or as important defensive weapons that are willing to die for the master, walking hand in hand in the world. Moreover, there are many wild cultivators in Mural City. When trading here, there are often valuables hidden in them. Now one of them has rushed to the Sword Qi Great Wall.The young swordsman who made his fortune happened by picking up a semi-immortal weapon from a wild cultivator.
Finally, there is the "Ghost Valley" that attracts sword cultivators and pure martial artists in the Skeleton Beach. The Pima Sect intentionally expels and gathers the ghosts that are difficult to refine in one place. After outsiders pay a toll, life and death can be determined. conceited.
Chen Pingan planned to go to the nearest mural city first.
After Chen Ping An stayed away from the ferry.
An old monk from the Phi Ma Sect who is in charge of cross-continental ferries, his Qi is restrained and his Qi aura does not leak out at all. He is a person with a long-standing reputation in the Skeleton Beach
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Monk Yuanying, who has a very senior position in the Patriarch Hall of the Pima Sect, but is usually reluctant to show up, and is most disgusted with human interactions. The old monk appeared next to shopkeeper Huang at this moment and said with a smile : "It's a shame that you're still a businessman. What you said is not flattering, it's clearly disgusting."
A young man who can make the righteous god of Da Li Beiyue appear, he has it all to himself. Lizhudongtiansanchengshanshan must be related to the three types of people called by the shopkeeper, at least one of them. If you are a little bit temperamental, you may be kind-hearted and think that the shopkeeper is trying to show off.
The old shopkeeper stroked his beard and smiled. Although his realm was much different from that of his old friend in the Nascent Soul Realm, he was very casual in his daily interactions. "If you are a good-looking and impatient young man, on the ferry It’s not like living in seclusion. I’ve just heard about the three places in Lemu City and I’ve already left the ship. I don’t want to chat with a bad old man like me for a long time, so there’s no need to say what I said.”
Lao Yuanying laughed casually: "Knowing people, knowing faces, but not knowing the heart."
The old shopkeeper laughed loudly, "It's just a business, if you can save some favors, you just earn a point, so Lao Su said You are not a business person. Pima Zong entrusted you with the management of this ferry. It was a waste of money and wealth. How many connections that could have been built up were running around in front of you, and you were stunned. Don't catch me."
"Is it really a good thing for a Taoist to have both sides?"
Old Yuanying sneered: "Let's go to another earthly immortal who is expected to reach the fifth realm and waste his time. Wouldn’t it be more waste?”
The old shopkeeper pretended not to understand what he was saying. He rested his elbows on the railing and looked at the scenery of his hometown. The most important thing in making a living on a cross-continental ferry is to have enough food along the way. After seeing all the mountains and rivers, I still feel that my own soil and water are the best. At this time, listening to the words of a Yuanying great monk, the old shopkeeper said with a smile: "Don't treat me like a basket, I don't accept it here. Complaints."
Old Yuanying didn't take it seriously. He remembered something and asked with a frown: "What happened to the Jade Guizong? Why did the lower sect move to Aquarius Continent? According to common sense. , Tongye Sect Du Mao's death, barely managed to keep the tree from falling and the monkeys scattered. As long as Xun Yuan gently moved the lower sect to the north of Tongye Sect, and casually moved it, taking advantage of people's illness and killing people, Tongye Sect probably wouldn't have three people. In a hundred years, it will be completely finished. Why doesn't Xun Yuan do such a free thing?No matter how great the potential is, can it be compared to eating up most of the Tongye Sect? It is said that this old man Xun was a romantic when he was young. Could it be that his brain was damaged by the legs of a certain aunt?
The shopkeeper of Xuhenfang surnamed Huang shook his head and said: "Anyone in the Jade Guizong can be a fool, but Xun Yuan will not be. Even if he has never dealt with him before, just look at what this old man can do." Taming Jiang Shangzhen is not easy. What's Jiang Shangzhen's temper? Back then, when he was only a man of golden elixir cultivation, he traveled alone to Luzhou in Beiju. How many mountains and fairies did he harm in the end? In the end, he was fed and wiped clean, and he ran away successfully. I don’t have any grudges in my life, except that my little sister-in-law died in depression, and I still can’t let it go! My little sister-in-law had the grace to protect and protect me. If it weren't for her care, I would have died long ago. This Jiang Shangzhen, who has been stabbed a thousand times, thinks of what a good woman my little sister-in-law is. well. Damn it, when I mention this guy, I feel both angry and convinced. "
The old shopkeeper's usual conversation is actually quite elegant, unlike monk Luzhou in Beiju. When he mentioned Jiang Shangzhen, he gritted his teeth.
Old monk Yuanying gloated: "The baskets here are full. "
The old shopkeeper spat out, as if he wanted to spit out the pent-up energy.
He asked curiously: "Looking at the posture, the Song family of Dali seems to be intending to raise Niujiao Mountain. There is no attempt to expand the Changchun Palace Ferry at all. When the time comes, Old Su, which local snake will you need to deal with? Is he a general of Great Li, or a cultivator? "
The old Yuanying monk shook his head, "Da Li is most taboo about outsiders spying on espionage. Our Ancestral Master Hall has specially warned that many familiar methods are not allowed to be used in the territory of Beiyue in Da Li. , to avoid getting into trouble over this, Da Li is no more confident now than he was back then to stop the Skeleton Beach ferry from going south, so I don’t know who the other party is yet, but it’s the same anyway, I have no interest in messing with this, as long as both parties can live up to their expectations. ”
Old Yuanying clicked his tongue and said: “It has only been a few years since the first Xianjia ferry in Dali that could accept cross-continent ferries. After it was officially put into operation, the monks and generals stationed there were all Dali.” The first-class leaders, who are not hot and powerful figures, looked at us, and they all smiled apologetically. From the beginning to the end, their waists were not straight. You've seen it too, and look at it now, there's a Beiyue righteous god named Wei Bo, right? How about it? Bending over? No. Things are changing, and soon we will be asking for help from others. "
The heartstrings of the old Yuanying monk suddenly tightened, and he winked at the shopkeeper. The latter looked like he was facing a formidable enemy. The old monk shook his head, indicating that he didn't need to be too nervous.
As long as If there is no big trouble in the Skeleton Beach area, do you think that the mountain-protecting formation of my Pi Ma Sect is just a decoration?
The two of them turned around and looked at a "guest" who was boarding the boat against the current. He was middle-aged. He looked very elegant, wearing a purple gold crown on his head and a white jade belt at his waist. This man walked slowly and looked around, seeming a little regretful. He finally appeared and stood not far behind the two chatting people, looking at the old shopkeeper with a smile. Asked: "YouWhat's the name of the little sister-in-law? Maybe I know him. "
Everything else can be discussed. When it comes to personal affairs, especially the young master's wife, the old shopkeeper has a hard time talking. His face is gloomy, "Who are you? Wherever it comes from, it shrinks back!
The man spoke fluent and sophisticated Beiju Luzhou Yayan, nodded and said: "I don't want to change my name when I go, but I don't want to change my surname when I sit down. I am Zhou Fei in Chunchao Palace."
The old shopkeeper laughed angrily and said, "If not Jiang Shangzhen, just get out of here." "
The middle-aged monk thought for a while, smiled and said: "Okay, then I'll get out." "
He really turned around and went straight off the boat.
The old shopkeeper looked at the Nascent Soul monk with a solemn expression on the side, and asked doubtfully: "Could it be that he had something to do with the old man? Are you a Nascent Soul boss like you, Su? "
Old Yuanying stretched out a finger and pointed upward.
The old shopkeeper was not afraid, at least he did not panic. He rubbed his chin, "Otherwise I will go Are you hiding in the Patriarch Hall for a month? If a fight breaks out, I will definitely pay for the damage to the Pima Sect Ancestral Hall, but for the sake of our old friendship, I can give you a 20% discount? "
Lao Yuanying patted him on the shoulder, "The other person is not a good person at first glance, so just ask for it
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Bless you. That person hasn't gone far yet, why don't you go and apologize to him? As a businessman, since you dare to say that I am not that good, what do you want from me? "
The old shopkeeper sighed, "If that guy is really capable, he will beat me to death in front of Mr. Su. ”
Old Yuanying said that he didn’t care about his own business, but in an instant, the Pima Sect master’s body was filled with precious light, and then he put his fingers together as if he wanted to grab something.
p>But it was still a bit slow.
I saw a green willow leaf hovering over the old shopkeeper's heart.
There was a voice on the boat. On this side of the column, "You have already used up all the incense and love, and if you continue to talk about it, your heart will really break down. "
The willow leaves disappeared in a flash.
After a while, Old Yuanying said: "It has gone far. "
The old shopkeeper had complicated eyes and was silent for a long time, then asked: "How much money can I make if I spread this news?
Old Yuanying smiled and said: "I advise you not to be impulsive. You can earn your life, but you can't spend your life." "
The old shopkeeper endured it again and again, and slapped the railing hard. He wanted to shout at the top of his lungs, that bitch Jiang Shangzhen came to Beiju Luzhou again to harm his little wife.
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The entrance to the mural city at the foot of Pimazong Mountain was overcrowded. Chen Pingan walked half a stick of incense before finally finding a relatively secluded place and picking up a bamboo hat. , sitting at a roadside stall for a lunch, and just about to get up to pay, he saw an acquaintance who appeared at an unknown time and had already taken the initiative to pay for it.
Chen Pingan picked up the bamboo hat and asked. Said: "Did you come here specifically to stop me? "
The man smiled and said: "There are some things that still require me to make a special trip to explain them carefully, so as not to be upset and ruin the friendship between us two brothers."
Chen Pingan was stunned for a moment.
Whether he is in Lotus Flower Blessed Land or Tongyezhou Qinghu Palace, this person is not so familiar and attentive as to show off. < /p>
The two walked towards the entrance of the Mural City together, Jiang Shangzhen spoke to Chen Pingan with ripples in his heart.
Just when he reached the entrance, Jiang Shangzhen finished speaking and then left, saying that Shujian Lake was full of waste and he needed to rush back.
After Jiang Shangzhen separated from Chen Ping'an, he went to the Pima Zong ferry again, found the old shopkeeper, and had a good "heart-to-heart" conversation. After a little bit of the sequelae, Jiang Shangzhen took his own magic ferry and returned to Aquarius Continent.
Chen Pingan walked along an almost imperceptible ten-mile slope and walked into the mural city underground. On both sides of the road, lanterns secretly made by the fairy family were hung, making the surrounding road as bright as day. , the light is soft and natural, like the warm sunshine in winter.
Chen Pingan silently thought about Jiang Shangzhen's words.
Taking two steps sideways to avoid a hurried woman holding a porcelain vase in her arms, Chen Pingan continued to move forward without any distraction at all.
I never thought that the woman behind me fell to the ground, crying loudly, with pieces of porcelain scattered around her.
Chen Ping'an leaned back slightly, walked backwards in an instant, came to the woman's side, slapped her down, making her a little confused, and slapped her again, making her feel hot and painful. .
The woman who should have hugged the man's calf and then started to act skillfully did not dare to continue howling. She timidly looked at the four or five accomplices on the roadside, feeling that she had been slapped twice in vain. , we can't just let it go, everyone rushes forward, asking the person to pay two pieces of snow, right? Besides, the "authentic Liuxia vase worth three Xiaoshu coins" that she originally said cost two taels of silver anyway.
Unfortunately, in the end, the woman only received another kick from a strong young man. The kick caused her head to shake, and she said, "You will pay for the three taels of silver later."
The woman complained endlessly, saying, isn’t it the capital of two taels of silver?
In the end, it was okay not to speak. When he opened his mouth, he was kicked in the face again. The man laughed sinisterly. The travel expenses of the brothers were not worth a tael of silver?
When the group of men left, they whispered that one of them had also called for a bowl of wontons at the stall earlier. It was he who thought that the young ranger wearing a bamboo hat was an easy target.
On the road, the woman didn’t bother to wipe the blood from the corner of her mouth. After all, people were coming and going, and it was not a trivial matter like a slap or a slap in the way of the real god.She quickly took out a large piece of cotton cloth from her sleeve, gathered up the broken porcelain pieces, and left in a hurry.
Leaving the slope entrance of the Mural City, we arrived at an alley with some pale door gods, couplets, and the word spring at the top.
I rubbed my cheeks, straightened my clothes, forced a smile, and then opened the door and went in. There were two children playing in the yard.
The woman closed the courtyard door and went to the kitchen to light a fire to cook. Looking at the rice vat with only a thin layer at the bottom, the woman sighed softly.
Wait until she finishes cooking a shabby meal.
Suddenly a child jumped for joy, followed by an even smaller one. They came to the kitchen together, holding two snow-white coins in both hands. The child’s eyes shone and he asked : "Mother, mother, there are two pieces of money at the door. Look, do they spit out from the mouth of the door god?"
The woman was stunned on the spot.
Where did the two snow coins come from?
Rich people have no interest in teasing her family of three. She is not pretty at all, and her two children are just ordinary. So what is going on?
A young man wearing a bamboo hat walked out of the alley and said to himself: "Just this once, I don't need to know these other people's stories from now on."
He slowly Walking slowly, I turned around and saw two children who were still very young. They were running with all their strength, laughing and shouting that they were buying candied haws, and there were some candied haws to eat.
The blue-shirted swordsman also laughed and held up his bamboo hat. Over the years, his eyes have always been quiet and silent. It is rare that he is so warm. "Then you will know it again?"
For some reason, after making up his mind to "trouble himself" one more time, the young foreign swordsman strode forward suddenly felt that instead of being sluggish and dull, he only felt that the sky and the earth were vast. Such a self, That’s really where you can go.
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