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The water of the Takijiang River flows nine ways, to the south, west and north three directions and converges in Ningguo to the east to the Songguo Yunzhou thousands of miles away into the East Hanhai, the waterway is the most of the ten countries, so that some people praise and say: Taki's nine roads run through Shenzhou, and the endless river flows into the royal boat. Looking back at Songyun Prefecture, I have arrived in Songyun Prefecture!

However, the waterway made Jinming the hometown of the rich, but it also attracted the covetousness of the surrounding countries. Since the founding of Ningguo 500 years ago, the friction with the surrounding countries has never stopped.

"Thousands of miles of dreams, poetic and rich township."

On the Takijiang River, a flat boat is swimming in the water of the Taotao River. On the boat, a young man in green clothes and satin, his face is like a peach blossom, white as snow, or sitting or standing with endless elegance. He muttered to himself while admiring the beauty of the mountains and rivers on both sides of the Takijiang River.

On the other side of the boat is an old man who crosses the river for the boat, with a silver beard, a knife-like vicissitudes of time on his face, wearing a coat and hat, and swaying the oars with both hands.

"Look at the child's clothes and accent, he is not from Ningguo, right?"

"Oh, under the surname Wang, a single name is an English character. I am indeed not from Ningguo, the first time I saw this Takijiang Nine Road, it is really a river of heaven, which makes me very intoxicated. The boy smiled shyly.

The old man straightened up, slapped his waist with his left hand, and then stroked his silver beard and said with a smile: "This Ningguo is a place of brilliant fireworks, and the girls in the mountains, waters, and Jinmingcheng are even more beautiful." Wang Gongzi seems to be twenty years old and yearns for this ...... It's human nature. ”

Hearing this, Wang Ying was a little at a loss, and her cheeks flushed: "Uncle, are you ...... You don't want to laugh at me. After speaking, he twisted his head and looked at Jiang Mian to himself, and the two of them were speechless for a while.

"By the way, uncle, I have entered Jinming City, and I am in a foreign country, but what do I need to pay attention to?"

The old man who crossed the river thought carefully and said, "This ...... Jin Mingcheng is the hub of the waterway, and the people are mostly businessmen, hospitable and honest, but there are no scruples, but ......"

"This non-Ningguo man walks here and pays attention to the 'service' of the officers and soldiers. The wealth of Ningguo makes the people civil, and the surrounding country of tigers and wolves makes the scholars martial arts, and the scholars want to sit in high positions are all civil and military all-rounders. There are six departments, officials, households, workers, criminals, soldiers, and rites, and the highest rank is Shangshu, and there are left and right attendants for the deputy and four divisions. Although it is a civilian position, it is also because of the martial arts style, it needs to be a top martial artist to sit in a stable position. ”

"And this most important martial arts is divided into six halls, Qinglong, White Tiger, Vermilion Bird, Xuanwu, Dongzhi, West Pole, the highest rank is called the Governor, each has the left and right deputy commanders, the Four Spirits Hall has 28 star commanders, and the East and West Two Halls each have five governors. The Four Spirits Hall is guarded by four gates in the Beijing Division, and outside the Beijing Division, it is guarded by the east, west, south and north roads to protect the people and protect the enemy. Dongzhidian is a foreign spy agency, which is responsible for hiding in other countries to collect intelligence and monitor the movements of people from other countries in Ningguo; The West Pole Hall is an internal spy agency, supervising hundreds of officials, supervising political dignitaries, looking for bad secrets, and doing cool officials. ”

"In particular, the current superintendent Pang Zhaoji controls the government, from the emperor's relatives to the people of Dawn, and if there is any 'disobedience', he will be put in prison pending trial. The edict is comparable to a living hell, and the children in the city will sing a nursery rhyme: 'The king of Hades sits on the desk, the little ghost sharpens his sword, and if the living come in, they will be killed and buried.' ”

"Although the prince is from another country, but the arrogance of the West Temple, please remember to avoid it."

The old man shook his head and sighed, talking about the politics of Ning Guo endlessly.

Wang Ying listened to the old man who crossed the river, raised his hand and poured a glass of wine, flicked his sleeves and pushed it gently, and the jade cup floated in front of the old man: "The river is damp and cold, old man, try the wine of my hometown to warm your body." ”

The old man who crossed the river was obviously a little at a loss, and waved his hand again and again to postpone: "This ...... Son...... The old body can't stand it! ”

"Eh, this is just my home-brewed turbid wine, it's not that my husband dislikes it." Wang Ying smiled slightly.

"That'...... Thank you for your kindness," the old man took the wine glass and drank it all, "Good wine!" This wine is mellow and clear in the mouth, cold but not chestnut, fragrant in the throat, thick but not strong. The old man dared to ask the son the name of this wine. ”

"The old man is polite," Wang Ying took out another jade cup from his cuff and poured himself a glass, and said: "This wine is called drunken pear frost, which is taken from the top of the Yin Lishan Mountain in Tang Kingdom, and the frost and snow on the pear blossoms are water, so it has a unique fragrance." ”

The old man who crossed the river handed the cup back to Wang Ying, and shook his hands with a glimmer of light: "Son, this Yinli Mountain is a famous mountain in Tang Country, with four peaks in the mountain, and a garden on the top of each of the four peaks. In the name of the order of the four seasons, call the Shujie, Zhu Lu, the sorrow, the tranquility, the lord of the four gardens are all celebrities of the Tang country, and the pear blossoms on the tip of this mountain must be the Shujie Garden. The dignity of the identity of the son, please forgive the old man for being clumsy. ”

As soon as these words came out, Wang Ying suddenly felt speechless, and was secretly surprised in his heart: "This world is so big, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, I can't imagine that this old man has such extensive knowledge, it seems that he needs to be more cautious in his words and deeds in the future to avoid trouble." ”

He lowered his head shyly, waved his hand and said, "This ...... Tell the truth...... My father worked as a housekeeper in Shujieyuan, and the master saw that my father had served the house conscientiously for more than ten years...... Then he was allowed to pick the snow water and go back to make wine. ”

The old man nodded, smiled and showed two rows of white teeth, and did not dwell on this matter again, and Wang Ying also changed the topic: "Old man, you see that the two mountains on the opposite side are really magical, the two mountains rise from the ground, what is surprising is that the two mountains are so similar to the left and right like brothers, there is only a narrow gap in the middle, it is really like the two mountains looking in the mirror, and then look at the clear reflection of the two mountains in the water, there seem to be four mountains surrounding between the mountains and rivers, which is fascinating." ”

As Childe guessed, these two mountains are called Water Mirror Mountain, and they are taken to the meaning of mirror flowers and water moons. This mountain is indeed a famous spot in Ningguo, in addition to the beautiful scenery of this water, it also has some allusions. Childe, what do you think of that? The old man crossed the river as he spoke, pointing to the top of the mountain.

Wang Ying's eyes were intently and carefully observed: "On the cliff of the tip of the two mountains...... There seem to be two palm prints! This...... I don't know who left it? ”

Mentioning this, the old man who crossed the river said with a proud and affectionate face: "Decades ago, there were two peerless martial arts geniuses in Ningguo, and at that time, the two were famous double prides in the Ten Kingdoms. Once, when I passed by this place on my first expedition, a good person next to me mentioned who was better in martial arts among the two pride, and they were still fledgling young talents at that time, and they were young and vigorous for a while, and they almost started to do it. The good deedman who instigated the two saw that the army was on the way to the army, and his own people fought first, and he was afraid that things would get out of control, so he proposed that the two of them each send a palm to hit the mountain head by the river, to see who left a palm print deeper, and used this to decide the winner. ”

The majestic mountain tip, towering into the clouds, the goshawk hovers on it, and the years of carving still can't wipe out the remaining strength of these two palms, which makes people daunting. Wang Ying couldn't help but gasp: "What a master this is, there are several miles from the riverside to the top of the mountain, and someone can leave such a deep palm print in the air, this pair of pride is worthy of its name." ”

The old man wiped the sweat droplets from his forehead with his hand and continued: "Childe has been amazed early, if you know the god man I am going to talk about next, I am afraid that I will be shocked by Childe." ”

These words seemed a bit understated, but they aroused a thousand waves in Wang Ying's heart: "Is there any more powerful divine skill than these two masters?" ”

"Childe doesn't know, the east and west of this Water Mirror Mountain were originally just one mountain."

Wang Ying was even more puzzled by the monk and said, "A mountain? Why are there two now? Could it be that the earthquake caused the mountain to collapse? ”

"It's not the power of heaven," the old man shook his head, and the index finger of his right hand lightly tapped the heavens: "This is the power of man!" ”

"There is still a story to be told before, it is rumored that the two arrogant palms were more powerful, each made a palm to hit the tip of the mountain, and suddenly the sound was throughout the sky, and the birds and beasts fled in a hurry. The soldiers and soldiers of the army were all amazed, and there was an uproar when they stopped to look. When the commander of the army heard the news, he was furious when he learned what had happened, and reprimanded Shuangjiao for being such a child's play during the march. This coach was extraordinary, and he could be called the first person in the martial arts of the Ten Kingdoms at that time. He saw that the arrogance of the two was very high, and he was arrogant and arrogant, so he condensed his energy, and suddenly the sky was dark, the sun and the moon were dark, and a sword qi shot out and split the mountain in half, and this matter also became a topic of discussion in the ten countries for a while. ”

"Heaven Splitting Sword God - Yongmen Chu Yu!" After listening to the old man's story, Wang Ying immediately blurted out that this person does have overwhelming legends and stories circulating in all kinds of books, all of which are shocking to the world. He expected such an astonishing story to be the work of such a man of God.

"Childe is so knowledgeable! guessed correctly, this coach is a generation of legendary Yongmen Chu Yu. It's a pity, the good times don't always exist, the good flowers don't bloom often, even if the young man is heroic, he is invincible to the changes of the world......" After that, his face seemed to show a trace of loneliness.

The two talked happily, and before they knew it, half a day had passed, and the boat had also leaned to the Wujin ferry outside the Xuanwu Gate of Jinming City.

Wang Ying stood up, clasped his hands into fists and greeted the old man, and turned around to leave.

"Childe is slow," the old man put his hand into his arms, took out a wooden sign and said: "Childe wants to travel more waterways, although the old man is a boatman, he also joined the Caoyun gang when he was young. This token is a token in the help, I probably don't need it, if the son is making a boat and encounters someone looking for trouble, this token may be able to start a role. With that, he handed the token to Wang Ying.

"This ...... Uncle, how can I ask for your things? Wang Ying half-bowed, her hands swaying again and again.

The old man haha: "Doesn't Childe dislike me that this wooden token is worthless?" As the old saying goes, 'ten years of cultivation can be crossed by the same boat', you and I meet is fate, not to mention that I also drank a glass of wine from you, although the old body has not read many books, but also knows how to return it with courtesy. ”

Seeing this, Wang Ying no longer shirked, took the token with both hands, and saw that the token made of purple wood was carved with a four-clawed cloud dragon around it, and a wind word was engraved in the middle. He took the token in his bosom and bowed to the old man again. After going ashore alone, it was another bow.

The old man who crossed the river looked at Wang Ying's distant back with a smile, and stroked his silver and white beard with his right hand.

Suddenly, a few bubbles bubbled on the water next to the boat, and a person with a fish-shaped body poked out of the water, only to see that although he had four limbs, his five fingers were connected to Pu, and his whole body was covered with gray fish scales, a pair of fist-sized eyes without eyelids, a few gills on his neck, and a flat mouth with a pale and thick voice: "This baby is polite." ”

"But then again, you iron rooster actually gave him your Yunlong token, what kind of disease did you commit today?"

The old man retracted his kind smile and said slyly: "You old loach fish knows a fart, I want to settle this account on Ji Lingjun's head." ”

The fish-man tossed in the water and exclaimed, "What? That demon who is neither male nor female? I think you're blind and light the lamp—in vain. But I'd like to see how you, the world-famous old fox, can deal with the most ridiculous people in the Ten Kingdoms! No, it's a demon! He is a demon...... Next time he dares to appear on the Takijiang River, I ...... I drowned him...... I let him drink a full ......"

The fish-man chattered on his own, and the old man interjected: "Don't gossip, I have my own way." By the way, today Pang Zhaoji sent a hundred boxes of gold, and found someone to transport it from the canal at the east gate of Jinming at night and put it in the warehouse of East Street. ”

When the fishman heard this, his fist-sized eyes widened: "So much gold!" What did he send you for? ”

"I don't know what it means, but I have a soft mouth and a short hand!" The old man half-squinted, stroked his beard thoughtfully, and suddenly his eyes radiated a glimmer of light and said: "Remember that this matter will be handled by a confidant, the gold will be counted, listed separately, and then sealed and put into storage, and no one can move again!" From today onwards, all the goods related to the West Temple will be investigated one by one. I'm afraid that the situation in Ningguo is treacherous, and it is difficult to balance it! ”