"Then, what about those two charlatans?"

The scholar pointed to the water and asked in surprise.

"Wait a minute."

The third senior brother didn't seem to be afraid at all. He just sat on the edge of the boat, slowly wringing out his clothes, wiping the moisture from his hair, and waiting for the two gangsters.

In fact, where can I wait?

Although it didn't take long for the third senior brother to go into the water to fight the water monster, it was still nearly a quarter of an hour. If those two were still alive and could float, they would have floated long ago.

At the same time, the boatman also recounted:

"Our river is called Weishui River.

"Several guests are from other places and may not have heard of it. Here we have two opinions:

"One is that in ancient times, maybe in the previous dynasty, or maybe even earlier, the god in the river at that time was a dragon, maybe not a god. Anyway, everything in the river was under his control at that time. Now the river is under his control.

There is also his temple nearby.

"We have another swallow god here. The swallow god has a good relationship with the dragon, so all swallows are protected by the dragon. Anyone who walks by water cannot eat swallows.

"The monsters in the water were all the subordinates of the dragon at that time. If you eat a swallow, your body will be contaminated with the swallow's energy. In this way, when you are in a boat, there will be no wind and waves, and the boat will be capsized.

"Another theory is that the dragon likes to eat swallows. If a person eats a swallow, his body will be contaminated with the swallow's energy. If he travels by water, he will also be attacked by the dragon.

"..."

The scholar was filled with surprise when he heard this.

Lin Jue and his junior sister also found it strange.

The fox lay at his feet and yawned.

Only the third senior brother was twisting his clothes, while water dripped into the river from time to time, making a splashing sound.

"The water monster just now is definitely not a dragon, nor is it a turtle. It looks like a catfish in the water that grew up and became a spirit." Lin Jue thought about it and said, "It sounds like the former theory is more credible."

"Who can say for sure?" The third senior brother shook his head and said, "The world is so vast that there are many wonders."

"Then what should we do now?" The scholar couldn't help but ask, "Can we still walk by water now?"

"How do I know?"

The boatman also turned to look at the three Taoists.

"We are all here. We have to take the water route. What if we don't take the water route? If we don't take this boat, why don't we have to take the water route if we change to another boat? We are not the ones eating the swallows." The third senior brother said indifferently, feeling that he himself

After all the water on his body was gone, he stood up with his sword in hand and walked into the cabin. As he walked, he asked, "How long will it take before we can get out of the Weishui River?"

"It won't take long to go to Yuanzhou. After walking a few dozen miles, it will merge into another big river. Then it will no longer be the Weishui River. In ancient times, it would not be under the control of the dragon master."

"That's just right!"

"The Taoist priest means... to continue moving forward?"

"Isn't it a while to go back?"

The third senior brother came out again, put down his sword, replaced his hand with a wine gourd, and raised his head to drink.

"this……"

"Isn't it?"

"Then...the two guest officers..."

"Did they give you money?"

"I gave it to you."

"That's it!" The third senior brother looked calmly, looked at his two junior brothers and sisters, and said with a smile, "People in the world are smart. After waiting for so long, they haven't appeared yet. If they are still alive, they probably found some bushes.

They are hiding, or they have sneaked ashore somewhere, just throw their luggage ashore for them, there is no need to wait for them anymore."

"..."

The boatman didn't dare to answer the call.

Lin Jue didn't say anything either.

In fact, he could tell from when the two people fell into the water that even if they could float, their water quality was definitely not good, and the possibility of survival at this time was very low. However, he would still accept the gentle care of his senior brother.

The sails are raised and the ship rides on the wind.

At this time, the water surface was green, deep and calm, and even the blood color faded and disappeared and was left far behind. The previous danger seemed to have never happened before.

Only the third senior brother was wet, the young scholar was shivering, and the boatman fearfully controlled the boat and looked at the water in the distance, telling them that what just happened was true.

"Why did you take out all the elixirs and medicinal materials?"

"Senior brother saw that the situation was not good and asked me to take it out." Junior sister replied, "He raised the sail and used the wind to blow the boat towards the shore. He asked me to throw it on the shore when I got close to the shore.

"

"Okay you guys!"

The third senior brother couldn't help but feel surprised: "You have only been up the mountain for a long time. Even if you can eliminate demons with me, at such a critical moment, besides fighting, you can still have such thoughts!"

"It's all senior brother's idea."

"Don't be so modest. If you guys were here, I'm afraid they wouldn't perform as well as you."

I mainly said this to my junior sister.

What surprised him was actually his junior sister.

Lin felt that he knew it. Before he left home, he dared to spend the night in the ancestral hall where monsters were infested. He dared to talk directly to the monsters. Before going up the mountain, he dared to exchange the heads of monster monkeys for rewards and get travel expenses from ghosts. He also dared to go home with others.

He dealt with the haunted tree demon and dared to go up the mountain to drink the tiger's wine. After going up the mountain, he went down the mountain with him. Lin Jue often fought with demons, demons and rats. He naturally knew the courage and ability of this junior brother.

Unexpectedly, the junior sister was not panicked at all.

"Senior brother, please don't underestimate her." Lin Jue sat calmly next to him. He was thinking about how he felt when his cheek was rubbed by the water jet, and guessed about the spells he learned in ancient books. At this time, he also said, "For the first time last year,

When we met rat demons in the temple, she would beat them with sticks. This year during the Lantern Festival, we were attacked by the warrior at night. Thanks to her help, otherwise we might not have been able to defeat the warrior."

"Really? I thought she was just talented in swordsmanship."

"Junior sister is very courageous." Lin Jue said, "She climbed the mountain to collect herbs and fell down several times. Did you know about it once?"

"How many times did you fall down?"

The third senior brother turned his head and looked at the younger junior sister.

But the junior sister just looked serious, sitting cross-legged, looking at her nose and heart, as if she was stupid and couldn't hear. This was actually her strategy.

As long as you can't hear it, you won't be embarrassed.

Lin Jue smiled and said no more.

In fact, in his opinion, the rare thing about junior sister is not only her courage, but also that she is not reckless at all - she can actually know what she should do, just like on the snowy night at the beginning of the year, she worked very hard

She wanted to help her senior brother, but she would never take a step forward. If she stepped forward, it would be bad, so it was so easy to defeat that warrior.

The three Taoists chatted casually, while the scholar and boatman next to them were frightened.

Outside, the blue waves remained the same, and the green mountains on both sides formed shadows. The tent boat rowed through the middle, and unknowingly, it had left the Weishui River.

"Don't be afraid, brother, it's just a water monster, how different is it from a bigger fish?" The third senior brother greeted the scholar, "You and I are drinking together, blowing the wind from the river, and having fun like we did before.

Wouldn’t it be wonderful to talk about the wonders of the four seas?”

The scholar answered tremblingly.

Lin Jueze went to the boat deck again to blow the wind.

Junior Sister and Fox followed him.

There are many mountains on the left and right, and there are many houses on the riverside. Unknowingly, it has already reached dusk. Both sides of the river are full of smoke, hanging down the mountainside, forming a line. Occasionally, lights are reflected in the lake.

The schooner has already docked.

There is no dock, just a rope is used to tie the boat to the trees on the shore, and smoke rises from the boat.

As expected, the third senior brother was chatting happily with the scholar, while Lin Jue took a fishing rod and lowered the line into the water. The boatman was cooking porridge at the stern of the boat, which was their dinner tonight.

It is indeed a good weather today.

Even after dark, the sky is dark blue, and the mountains by the lake are all silhouetted, reflected in the river.

What those two Jianghu people said was right -

This boat is too crowded for six people.

It's not too crowded to sit down, but it's too crowded to stay overnight.

Now the four of us are just fine.

After dinner, the third senior brother and the boatman's scholar slept in the cabin. Lin felt that he was not afraid of the cold and felt it was cool outside, so he lay on the wooden board in the bow of the boat. The younger junior sister did not want to go to the cabin and squeeze with the three people, so she did the same as him

Half lying on the board of the boat, the two of them opened their eyes and looked at the night sky.

The breeze on the river keeps blowing, and at night the water surface ripples, and the tent boat sways slightly with the water waves. It is not as scary as it was during the day, but it just makes people fall asleep, and the sky is filled with stars.

The stars are also reflected in the river.

Fuyao was lying next to Lin Jue, his fluffy tail swaying, not making a sound, wondering what he was thinking about.

There have been few strong winds recently and the boating went smoothly.

I cast a net every day to catch some fish and shrimp, which is my early meal. Sometimes I pass by a prosperous dock with many vendors. I can also buy some steamed fruit cakes, specialties along the coast, and even wine in some cases.

I often sit on the edge of the boat, letting the wind push the boat, drinking, fishing, chatting and laughing, with the fish on one side and the wine on the other.

When we get to the big rivers, water transport is booming, and the number of boats on the rivers has increased visibly. There are all kinds of boats, including melon boats, awning boats, fishing boats, and even luxurious high-rise boats and boats for transporting troops and horses.

There are temples next to almost every pier on the river, some big and some small. The largest ones are palaces and temples, and the smaller ones are small temples that are half a person tall. I guess the imperial court also attaches great importance to the water transportation on the river, and the gods in the sky and the earth

The level of supervision over this issue should be higher, so we never encounter monsters again.

…

Ten days passed quickly.

The tent boat gradually docked.

There are still conversations on the boat.

"In this world today, from the imperial court to the mountains and fields, people are either monsters or evildoers. There is no safe place for them to live. The world is about to collapse, and even the gods and masters will not be able to save it."

"But I don't agree with what my brother said. There is an old saying that the righteousness of the gods cannot be harmed by demons, and the changes in all things cannot be stopped by Tao. Although there are more and more goblins and ghosts in the world today, I hear

The affairs in the imperial court are indeed becoming increasingly unclear as the layman said, but it is impossible to say that the world will collapse because of this."

The third senior brother shook his head and said:

"History is moving forward, the world is constantly changing, and dynasties will change. This is a theorem. The changes in the world are indeed not something that Taoists who know magic and gods in the sky can stop, but if we talk about changes in the world because of temporary ups and downs, then

It’s too one-sided.”

The two of them didn't know what to talk about.

Lin Jue listened and remained silent, only looking into the distance.

The fox looked up into the distance with him.

There is a large pier in front, and many boats are docking. Most of the people who got off the big boats were dignitaries, and many common people got off the small boats, as well as many people of all kinds. On one boat, some Taoist priests got off.

These Taoist priests all had sloppy steps or looked uncomfortable, and they needed help from each other.

He must be a Taoist from the Fulu Sect.

"Come to shore!"

The boatman also breathed a sigh of relief and said to Lin Jue, the junior sister and the third senior brother in the cabin: "From here we get ashore to Wengxian County. After passing Wengxian County, we will soon reach Mingqing Mountain."

The third senior brother also stopped chatting.

"The encounter was short-lived. It seems that it's time to say goodbye after all." The third senior brother picked up the wine glass on the table and said with a smile, "Fei Peng is far away from each other, so let's finish the glass in our hands."

"If I have a chance in the future, I will definitely come to Yishan to visit the Taoist priests, so that I can experience the scenery of Yishan."

"So good."

The third senior brother said this, but he didn't miss it at all. He got up, picked up his bag and walked out.

The donkey came ashore, and so did the luggage.

Three people and one fox stood on the shore, looking at the departing ship.

The scholar still had a journey to go, so he stood on the bow of the boat, maintaining a salute posture, and said goodbye to them.

The third senior brother smiled and returned the salute, then never looked back. He turned to look at some merchants carrying burdens on the shore and the group of Taoist priests who had arrived at the shore just a little earlier than them.

What a coincidence, they are acquaintances.

They are the Taoist priests of Qiyun Mountain.
Chapter completed!