Chapter 114: The Water Town in a Dream
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The boat continued north along the easy water.
There was only one person left in the bow of the boat, holding a wooden staff in his hand, stretching out from time to time to hit the water, very leisurely.
Peach Blossom was afraid of falling into the river and hid in the canopy. Wang Gui was happy to get closer to his shopkeeper and took the opportunity to curry favor with him in every way. The boatman He didn't know about the grievances between the three guests, so he just rocked the boat fast.
Things in this world are coincidences.
Wu Yi was still thinking about whether to go to Ruyi Fang when he passed through Tieniu Town. In a fit of rage, he burned down the treasury and fought for his life to escape. Otherwise, that night would have been beaten and humiliated. Looking back on it now, I still remember it. As the saying goes, a gentleman has a bright heart. My measure is large, but there is also a saying that it is not too late for a gentleman to take revenge for ten years.
And if it weren't for what happened that night, maybe there would be no trip to Lingxia Mountain after that. Everything depends on good and evil, and it is difficult to say which is right and which is wrong!
However, halfway unexpectedly met the shopkeeper of Ruyifang. It is said that Peach Blossom went to her mother's house, and her mother's family had no one for a long time, so she just went to collect some money from money lending and then went to the grave to burn a few pieces of paper money.
And after this woman recognized the enemy, she did not give up. She understood the many taboos in the water, so she forbeared. As the shopkeeper of Ruyi Fang, it is not simple.
As a result, the grievances on the boat were all right, and occasionally they told two jokes, like a scene of harmonious coexistence!
It was getting late, and the tired birds returned to the forest.
The boat missed the end and docked on a secluded shore.
Boss He lit the charcoal stove and cooked dinner, and after some concessions, no one appreciated it. Wang Gui took out the pastry from the package and shared it with his peach blossom shopkeeper. And when he was tired of eating the fruit and drank the scoop of water, he lay down alone in the bow of the boat, with his head resting on his arms, and looked at the stars in the sky alone.
Lonely boats, quiet nights. The cool evening breeze blows slowly along the river, and occasionally a few fish play out of the water, and suddenly a piece of sparkling ripples. Then there are the stars all over the sky, Qiong Yu is profound, and he can't help but make people's hearts feel open, all things are in their arms, and they forget themselves in a trance, and go straight to the clouds leisurely!
At this time, someone said cordially: "Mr. Wu, do you want to try the pastries of my Ruyi Fang......"
Looking up at the night sky, his upturned toes swayed: "Excuse me!"
There is no shop in front of the village here, and the peach blossom as the shopkeeper has to be simplified. She leaned half out of the cabin and shook a silk fan in her hand. Under the light of the lantern, one of its pink faces was a little hazy, but it was also a little more enchanting, and then said with the usual smile: "I haven't seen him for more than two years in the blink of an eye, and I really miss it! I don't know where Mr. has gone, and where is he going now......
The corners of his mouth grinned, and he replied: "I met an old fairy, and I went to the heavens with him for two years. Unexpectedly, the sky was cold, the loneliness was boundless, and he had no choice but to move his mortal heart, so he returned to the world!"
Peach Blossom bit her lip, and then said with a smile: "Phew, you are still a scholar, so serious, even a veteran of Fengyue Field, there is no such nonsense in ......"
If you tear it off any longer, it will become a flirtat!
Wu Yi stopped talking, and after a while, he suddenly asked again, "Has Mu Shen ever returned?"
"Mushen?"
Peach Blossom thought for a while, and suddenly said: "You're talking about that Mr. Mu, at this time last year, I really came, but he had no conscience, just took a picture, and there was no trace, how much gold and silver did he deceive the old lady............ "She said this, and said suspiciously: "It seems that you escaped from Iron Bull Town in his boat, why did you move?" What an old fairy, you won't stink with him......"
Wu Blame snorted and said, "I'm just curious, but I can't climb high!"
Peach Blossom dispelled her doubts and sneered: "You are self-aware! That Mr. Mu is quite skillful and mysterious, and it is by no means that you are a poor scholar who can compare and make friends...... she shook her fan, and couldn't help but sneer again: "Do you think that if you wear white clothes, you will become a son?" It's better to be well-behaved, maybe your Peach Blossom Sister can give you half a lifetime of wealth and comfort......"
Wuyi lost the interest in talking, and slowly closed his eyes.
Shicai just asked casually, but he didn't want to ask famously!
What did Mu Shen do when he returned to Iron Bull Town?
Nine times out of ten, he came for himself and for the treasures of his ghost master. And the things left behind by his master were nothing more than a few spirit stones, a jade slip and an animal skin. The animal skin is long gone, and now I only have the "Four Continents Covering" in the jade slip on my body, which doesn't seem to be unusual, why does Mu Shen's guy always refuse to give up?
Could it be that the treasure that Mu Shen really cared about was the "Heavenly Punishment Rune Sutra" on the animal skin, and the scripture had already been burned along with the animal skin, thanks to the good deeds done by a foundation building predecessor named Chang Xian in Lingxia Mountain. That guy is not a good person either, and he clearly bullied himself. And what about that time and that scene!
The upper is not heavenly punishment, and the lower is not earthly morality. The so-called, the way of heaven and the geography are advantageous, so that the four seasons can be in order, and the law is always there. And the way of observing the sky, the journey of holding the sky, the sky is all-over, the earth is all-loaded, and it is wonderful......
Hey? Isn't this the scripture of the Heavenly Punishment Rune Sutra? At that time, I only read through the scripture a few times, but now I remember it clearly. Presumably after having divine sense, I will never forget it!
And no matter whether Mu Shen gives up or not, the grievances between me and Lingxia Mountain are far from over!
Blameless thinking about his thoughts, he gradually fell asleep......
In the middle of the night, the boat rises and falls slightly with the waves.
Boss He slept in the stern of the boat, and his snoring was undulating. The two ends of the canopy cabin are the resting places of Peach Blossom and Wang Gui. And the bow of the boat is lying innocent, also snoring softly.
At this time, the sleeping peach blossom suddenly stretched out her foot and kicked it.
Wang Gui violently stirred his mind, wiped his saliva, calmed down a little, and then slowly crawled to the bow of the boat, intentionally or unintentionally pretending to be confused and touching his hands, but was pinched by Peach Blossom's outstretched sharp nails, and he immediately grinned and asked for forgiveness.
After a moment, Peach Blossom quietly straightened up and looked up.
Mr. Wu slept soundly as before, as if he didn't know what was going on around him.
Wang Gui climbed to the bow of the boat, stood up silently, looked down, smiled fiercely, turned ashore, and crept back to the place with a stone of twenty or thirty catties in his arms. Seeing that the man in the dream was sleeping soundly, he suddenly raised the stone in his hand and smashed it down.
Peach Blossom could see it clearly, and clenched her fists in anticipation.
And Mr. Wu may be tired from sleep and just turn over. Even so, it should not escape the conspiracy. But the moment the stone hit the head, it went straight out, and suddenly there was a "boom", and the water splashed on the calm river.
Wang Gui didn't expect to miss, he was slightly stunned, and then he couldn't care about being careful, raised his foot and kicked hard: "Roll down for Lao Tzu......"
When he was black-footed from behind, and then he was slapped with a leg, which can be said to be a deep memory, and he still gritted his teeth with hatred when he thought about it. Since the rock didn't hit, I'm going to kick you down the river.
Unexpectedly, the accident happened again, and Mr. Wu seemed to be alarmed by the sound of water, so he suddenly sat up, just avoiding the powerful kick.
Wang Gui's kick was too strong, and it suddenly missed, and he couldn't contain his momentum at all, so he jumped out, and then "plopped" into the river. He fluttered hurriedly, and there was another splash.
"Oh, what's the trouble in the middle of the night, playing in the water, or touching the fish......"
Wugui didn't seem to know what was going on, so he was surprised, and turned to look at the cabin: "Sister Peach Blossom, is your Wang Gui unable to think about it and want to find a short-term view......?"
Peach Blossom clenched his fists, stunned, and then his chest rose and fell again, and he screamed: "The boat family still doesn't save people!"
Boss He had already woken up, but he didn't know what was going on: "What's going on...... " When he saw that someone had fallen into the water, he hurriedly picked up the boat and handed it over.
The penny is a bamboo pole, more than two zhang long, the thickness of the goose egg, which is a necessary thing for sailing.
Wang Gui's water quality is not bad, he grabbed the penny and climbed to the stern, but he stood stupidly in the water, full of confusion. The stone can't be hit, the foot can't be lifted and kicked, and there is no abnormality, so why did he fall into the water instead? Could it be that he touched the shopkeeper's hand, so he was so unlucky......
Wu Blame lost his interest, shook his head and sighed: "The water ghost was originally a soup chicken, and the excitement is so boring!"
He shrugged his shoulders and lay down to continue sleeping.
Peach Blossom hadn't yet understood from the dazzle, and suddenly became angry: "Damn Wang Gui, sleepwalking, the devil is stunned, I didn't drown you, why don't you roll ashore to change your clothes......"
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In the afternoon of the second day.
The boat moved on.
On the way, there are occasional fishing boats or small boats, which either pass by or compete with the current. A few more waterfowl "fluttered" over the water, and the floating light was picturesque. It makes the originally boring itinerary also add a bit of fun to it!
And since there are more peach blossom shopkeepers on the ship, there is no loneliness on the way.
Wu blame still guards the bow of the boat, enjoying the coolness and comfort of the wind.
Peach Blossom moved out of the cabin and sat on the bow of the boat, seemingly forgetting last night's accident, just laughing and playing with style. Wang Gui kept his head left and right, stretched out his head from the cabin, glared at someone fiercely for a while, and looked at the delicate and white neck of his shopkeeper with a greedy look.
"Mr. Wu, who are you?"
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"Hee-hee, needless to say, I also know that you are a countryman!"
"How so?"
"My peach blossoms are open in the square shop, and I welcome customers from all over the world, if you don't have a little eyesight, how can you gain a firm foothold in Tieniu Town! Look at your virtue, although you are also small and delicate, and you are dressed in a long white robe, but you have patches on your chest, and you are rustic from the inside out, and you dare to pretend, you really laugh to death!"
A burst of unbridled laughter sounded in the bow of the boat, and even Wang Gui hummed along with a lot of hatred.
Wu Yi frowned, raised his hand and scratched his ears, and after a while, he said sincerely: "You are a preconceived opinion, you only remember the dilemma when I was forced to sign the deed of sale! Your eyesight may not be bad, and one mistake is enough to regret it for life!"
Peach Blossom pursed her lips disapprovingly, turned her head and spat out: "Phew! Scholars are clever mouths, I have seen a lot, old lady!" She turned to look far away, and was suddenly delighted: "It's not too late, and I have already arrived in Tieniu Town." The boatman has merit, and he will be rewarded with an extra penny of silver when he goes back!"
A few miles away, the ferry terminal of Tieniu Town is clearly visible......