Chapter One Hundred and Nine: Travel Plans
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After two days, Mu Cheng was able to wait, and finally saw Lin Ning appear again, and he was unspeakably excited.
In the pavilion, it was still so dark, Lin Ning shook his head lightly, he understood the suffering of Mucheng, after his master was taken away, he became a half-human and half-ghost existence, and the most taboo thing was to see the light.
A living person, living in a gloomy place day and night, is also thanks to his ability to persevere until now.
Lin Ning and Mu Cheng sat in a partial room in the attic.
In the side room, the dust was all over the ground, and I don't know how long no one has come, as soon as I entered, there was a musty smell, and when I saw it, Mu Cheng's face was slightly red.
And Lin Ning didn't mind flicking his sleeves, the breeze blew away, swept away most of the dust, and sat down casually. Although he is an immortal cultivator, no matter how high or low, since he has a desire for others, it is better to do less.
For his understanding, Mu Cheng's eyes showed a hint of respect.
As a servant, he has suffered the arrogance of people in fresh clothes and angry horses, and there are not many people who can be like Lin Ning, who are not informal, he has followed the master for many years, and he has also seen many capable people, those people are pretentious, and people with a little status look down on those who are lower than him.
It's really awe-inspiring.
Mu Cheng hid his awe deeply, bowed to Lin Ning, and sat down.
The moment he was restrained, Lin Ning seemed to see from him that his shadow back then, before he became an immortal cultivator, his status was not higher than that of Mu Cheng, it can be said that the two of them were almost the end of the world.
Unlike himself, Mucheng is willing to endure hardships, but he is loyal and filial, and his status background is almost a floating cloud, but he is forced to be helpless.
Retracting his thoughts, Lin Ning didn't talk nonsense, and went straight to the topic, "I came here today, because I was going to the appointment, but I was in a hurry, and I had to prepare in advance, and I was discussing the matter of traveling." ”
Mu Cheng nodded again and again, "What the Immortal Master said is extremely true, I was already bothered by you, but I still let the subordinates urge, I really didn't want to go, so the little one went to the outside of the mansion the day before to do what he could for the Immortal Master." ”
As he spoke, he handed over a long scroll, Lin Ning took it and opened it to take a look, it turned out to be a map to the Three Demon Mountain. I don't know where he got it, but the picture is marked, and it is very detailed.
From south to north, road by road, in the upward line, even some inconspicuous villages have special markings, after looking for a while, he noticed a slender black line, extending from the south, to the confluence of the river, is to divide the tributary, to the east to draw.
He looked to the left and saw the word "Jiangdong", which was very eye-catching. Mu Cheng saw him contemplating the map, frowned, and reminded him loudly: "This river is called Guanjiang, which comes out from the southern source, and goes down the river, through the confluence of Jiangdong, it is changed to the river, and it is called the "Jiangdong" area below. ”
Lin Ning pointed to the black line with his finger, followed the drawing, and found that something was wrong, as far as he knew, most of the rivers in the Great Jin Dynasty were north-south, and most of the rivers carried the direction of the line, almost running through the line, even if they encountered some bends, they would not directly change the river course and change the direction.
Mu Cheng seemed to see his doubts, and said: "Originally, the Guanjiang River should be from the south to the north, all the way down, but a few years ago, the Huanhe River at the confluence of the Jiangdong River, there was a big flood, and the villages along the way were submerged, and the loss was great. ”
"Oh?" At this time, Lin Ning's brows furrowed even deeper, he vaguely remembered that the Huanhe River area, the flood season is extremely short, it is one of the famous still water rivers, if other rivers are flooded, it may not be unusual, but it is the Huanhe River that has a big flood, which has to make people think about it carefully.
This trip to the Three Demon Mountains is far away, passing through several places, Lin Ning must make a great reference in case he is unprepared. Let's say that the Three Demon Mountains are the fierce places in the east of the Dajin River, and the murder is famous, and he goes alone, how can he be child's play.
Be foolproof.
Therefore, it always does not hurt to take this opportunity to study the map thoroughly.
Here he glanced at the crimson cross in the upper right corner of the map, where three peaks were drawn, connected and signed "Three Demon Mountains." ”
Carefully noting down the important places, Lin Ning put away the map, and asked instead: "According to what you said, when the Huanhe River was flooded and the riverbed was repaired, it seemed that the mountains along the Guanjiang River were opened up and the Three Demon Mountains were completely isolated. ”
Mu Cheng was startled, he didn't even notice this, Lin Ning just glanced at the map at a cursory, he could analyze this, he thought for a few breaths, and hesitated: "What does the Immortal Master mean......"
"This ......" Lin Ning muttered: "The route is blocked, it's really helpless, if it's not for the rush, it's nothing, but even if I am willing to take a long detour, your master can't wait so many days." ”
He stood up and turned around, "In this case, there is only one way to take the risk, and the plan may change, I originally thought of going upstream along the river, and after arriving at the Huanhe River, I went straight to the Three Demon Mountain." However, I heard what you said, the Huanhe River was flooded and given to the Guanjiang River, and the Three Demon Mountains were also isolated. You and I can't afford to waste this time, so it's better to ......"
When he said this, he wanted to stop talking, Mu Cheng calmed down, and he took over the words, "Could it be that Lord Immortal Master wants to forcibly cross the river?" ”
As soon as his words fell, he was surprised by his face, "Master Immortal, do you know how turbulent the river is at the Guanjiang River?" In the past, someone inscribed a poem 'Jiuqu River is ten thousand miles of sand, and the waves enter the sky and do not return'. It is said that Guan Jiang is urgent, even if it is flying, it is difficult to guarantee that no accidents will happen. ”
"Do you have any good ideas?" He was just about to persuade him, but he was blocked back by Lin Ning's words. "At this point, forcibly crossing the river is the only feasible way, otherwise, I don't know how many years will be until I go around the Three Demon Mountains. Moreover, no matter how fast the river is, it is only for mortals, and the poet drove a flat boat into the Huanhe River, of course, he felt that it was urgent. ”
Lin Ning sighed slightly: "It's the autumn turning cold, and the flood season of the Guanjiang River is in the summer, if you encounter rising water, it may be a little troublesome, but as long as it's not, there is no big problem." ”
Mu Cheng listened to his explanation, and nodded as if he didn't understand.
Lin Ning also saw that he was anxious about himself, and he was enthusiastic for a while, so he spoke up to solve it, otherwise he really didn't want to bother talking about such an idiot's problem.
After all, Mu Cheng is a mortal, and he hasn't seen many immortals, so it's normal to not understand something. Moreover, Lin Ning has always been careful in doing things, how can he fight an unprepared battle?
He turned around, "In two days, I will set off, you don't have to worry about the rest, take care of yourself, don't die before I come back, then my loss will be too great." ”
"Yes, yes." Mu Cheng looked at his back, and suddenly, he felt that he was the reincarnated Bodhisattva, who went down to the mortal world to solve problems for people.
However, this feeling is only for a moment, and he knows very well the relationship between the two. If it weren't for the fact that he had a good alchemy technique, he might not have been able to say whether people would take care of him.
While Mu Cheng was thinking wildly, Lin Ning stood in front of the wooden window, and he had secretly planned in his heart that he had the opportunity to travel......