Six-Toed Six

Before setting off for Yunxue Sect, Ji Que made a lot of preparations, such as maps, dry food, clothing, and how to keep his banknotes safe.

All in all, I made a big decision to go.

Since Ning Hongyu brought 8,000 taels of silver notes, he solved Ji Que's tight situation and completed the remaining parts of the Thousand Machine Sword, leaving 6,000 taels left.

In other words, his sword cost him a full six thousand taels of silver because of some special materials and craftsmanship.

Thinking about it now, Ji Que couldn't help but feel pain in his heart. He had the illusion that there was a mouse hole in his clothes, and he kept taking money out of him.

It can only be said that the work of a practitioner always costs money. He just made a simple sword. Why does it have the illusion that he is playing with watches and cars, or an otaku playing with figurines?

As for the banknotes and land deeds hidden deep in the cellar, Ji Que was still a little worried. While eating, he couldn't help complaining to Lin Xiangzhi: "Oh, I really don't love money. After I have money, I don't care."

Happy.

Looking back now, the happiest time was when I was a poor scholar and had less than ten taels of silver to run around my family."

Lin Xiangzhi didn't want to pay attention to him and looked at him with contempt.

On the same day, Ji Que packed his luggage and took Lin Xiangzhi out.

One person and one cat followed the Qingyun Canal to the Xichengmen Pier.

According to the route, it is most convenient for them to go to Yunxue Sect by boat.

It was already in the afternoon, and there was mist on the wide river. There was only one passenger ship left at the pier going to the Yunshan Sect area.

Yunxue Sect is a famous practice place in the North. It occupies the blessed land of Cave Heaven and has a profound foundation.

If you take the dry road, it will take you four days by horseback, but if you take the water road, you can reach the shallow beach in front of Yunxue Sect in two days and two nights.

Ji Que didn't like riding horses to begin with, and since he was in a state of accumulation of understanding, he decided to take a boat ride.

This big ship won't be sprained, right?

There were about twenty guests on this boat, most of them dressed smartly in feather fans and turbans.

Ji Que is not surprised. According to the information in the file, the tenth day of this month is the day when Yunxue Sect recruits people.

But the recruits are not disciples, but handymen.

These people were dressed so exquisitely and elegantly, it was obvious that they all went there for the sake of immortality.

Yunxue Sect is a holy place for cultivation, and it is full of handsome men and beautiful senior brothers and sisters. I don’t know how many people are fascinated by it.

Many young masters and ladies are willing to work as handymen, not only for the hope of turning a handyman into a disciple, but also because even a sect's handyman's status is much higher than that of ordinary people.

What Mrs. Bai said before is right. The status of a monk from a famous sect in this prosperous dynasty is definitely not comparable to that of a scholar.

Therefore, everyone on this ship can be considered a competitor.

Ji Que, because of his handsome appearance, made these people wary as soon as he got on the ship.

As we all know, Yunxue Sect attaches great importance to a person's appearance.

Among them, the two young masters with the most outstanding looks secretly glanced at Ji Que, and both felt that "this boy's appearance is no less than mine."

No, after looking at it for a while, I couldn't help but secretly said in surprise: "This guy's appearance is actually better than mine."

Later, they no longer dared to look at it, fearing that their Taoist minds would be affected.

At this time, the big ship started slowly.

Ji Que did not go to the cabin to rest, but stood on the deck and watched the scenery.

In all his life, this was the first time for him to ride on such a big ship.

Before departure, the boat boss took out a pig's head as usual, put incense and candles, worshiped the river god, and prayed for a smooth journey.

As a result, as soon as the worship was completed and the sails were raised, a muffled bang was heard hitting the deck.

I saw a fallen eagle at the feet of the last scholar who boarded the boat. Blood was smeared all over the floor, and two drops even splashed on the scholar's clothes.

Ji Que looked at this scene and murmured: "What a bad luck. What is this, a Syrian eagle?"

Everyone couldn't help but look at him strangely, but he pretended not to see it.

The eagle fell off the deck and died. What does it have to do with me?

The fallen eagle was quickly handled by the frightened boatman, and the blood on the deck was quickly washed away.

It wasn't until the eagle was thrown into the river and washed away that Ji Que felt a little regretful.

I don’t know what this eagle meat tastes like when grilled.

As the hull swayed slightly, the big ship pulled anchor and set sail.

When we first left Tianren City, the river was gentle. On both sides of the river were towns built adjacent to Tianren City. The buildings and fields were intertwined. You could often see people working hard in the fields by the river, like splash-ink paintings full of life.

But as the ship sailed, the scenery on both sides gradually became desolate, the gentle hills turned into cold peaks, and there were occasional buildings in the mountains and forests, all giving a sense of precipitousness between cliffs.

The river became more and more turbulent, the dark water rushed against the hull and the shore, and the waves rolled up were like white snow.

Ji Que stood on the deck with the river breeze blowing, feeling a little proud and a little happy.

Every time you go out, it's like exploring an unknown map while playing a game, full of thrills and excitement.

Men are born with adventurous genes, but this kind of risk-taking needs to be kept to a certain extent, at least not to interfere with his enjoyment of food and life.

At this time, the water flow ahead became more and more rapid, and the cliffs on the river bank became closer and closer.

Several times, Ji Que felt that the edge of the ship's hull was brushing against the cliff.

The hull of the ship was rippling more and more fiercely, and some well-dressed young men and women had begun to feel seasick and vomiting, looking miserable.

Ji Que was okay, his feet seemed to be glued to the deck, following the ups and downs of the ship.

At this time, a naked old man came to the deck and asked the man at the helm to get off the boat. He held the rudder with his left hand and pulled in the sail with his right hand, as if he was at ease.

Ji Que soon discovered something interesting, that is, the old man's right foot had six toes.

The ability to steer a boat with six toes, this talent and this hardware, is just like studying on your own, you are born to eat this kind of rice.

The constant rippling of the ship's hull caused a burst of complaints and strange screams to be heard in the cabin.

It seems that the young men and women here rarely take boats.

But after a while, as the old man took over, the boat quickly stabilized.

Soon a boatman comforted him: "Guests, don't panic, it's just a small undercurrent, it's all right."

Later, Ji Que learned that the old man called himself "Lu Laoliu" and was the real boss of the ship.

As the ship moved forward, Ji Que felt more and more that the sixth man was driving the ship very smoothly. In such fast water, although the ship was shaking, it was not violent.

Especially when crossing a river bend, it actually gives people a smooth feeling of drifting through corners.

It was already dusk, and bursts of ape sounds could be heard from the mountains and forests on both sides of the river. The sounds of the apes echoed across the river, making it seem very deep.

Once here, there are almost no traces of people on both sides of the Taiwan Strait.

As it gets darker, lamps are quickly hung on the bow and stern of the ship.

The light of the lamp was reflected in the dark river, and there was no other firelight in the entire river, making people feel lonely involuntarily.

At this time, Ji Que noticed a detail, that is, there was a human-shaped pattern carved on the outside of the wind lantern. It looked very similar to the Buddha in the temple, but the carving technique was a bit rough, so that the Buddha's face was blurred, giving people a gloomy look.

feeling.

So he couldn't help but ask: "Sixth Master, what is engraved on your lamp?"

Lu Laoliu took one look and said in a heavy accent: "It's the lamp shadow Buddha, it can ward off evil spirits."

Ji Que raised his eyebrows and said, "Warning off evil spirits? Have any of you boat runners encountered any strange things?"

Lu Laoliu took a puff of dry cigarette and said: "How can I encounter something like this after so many years?"

Ji Que became interested all of a sudden and said: "Anyway, I am idle. Please tell me about it so that I can learn more about it."

He really liked listening to stories, but the white cat Lin Xiangzhi had already jumped aside and looked at him with strange eyes.

On the river at night, what's wrong with this person? Let him tell ghost stories.

Lu Laoliu rolled up his sleeves and said: "Okay, it's idle anyway, so let's talk to the young master. Don't take it to heart after listening to the young master."

The hull of the boat swayed slightly, and the light of the lights shone on Lu Laoliu's face, flickering on and off for a moment.

The shadow of the Buddha's lamp reflected on the deck also became distorted for a moment, giving it a somewhat ferocious look.
Chapter completed!