Chapter 39: A Trip to Changsha
The master took a puff of cigarette and said worriedly: "One of my deceased people was beheaded, and it was the legendary unsolvable Five Poisons Corpse Oil Drop. It was already in danger, so he sent someone to find me to help him find the water elixir to save his life. β
"What kind of patriarch is he talking about?" I remembered what I had overheard earlier, so I looked at Master and asked.
Master nodded: "Yes! Have you heard of the Jiang family? controlled the entire antique industry in Tainan, and the Jiang family, which was both black and white. I shook my head in confusion: "I haven't heard of it!" What's wrong? β
The master smiled: "I don't blame you for not hearing about it, after all, you don't walk much outside." The patriarch of the Jiang family is my old man. Back then, in Beihai, we broke into an ancient murderous tomb in the eye of the sea. Originally, I thought that there would be the way of immortality that we had been looking for in the mountain sect. So at that time, I made an agreement with him, we went in together, he took the antique Ming artifact, and I only needed the method of immortality. Unexpectedly, the two of us almost didn't come out that time, but fortunately, we were rescued by a red whiskered fish on the road to endless heaven. Since then, we have kept in constant correspondence. However, I didn't expect him to be so vicious in his head-lowering technique now. Alas! β
"What is the red whiskered fish?" When I heard Master talk about Aoyu, I immediately remembered that I had heard Master say that when Xu Fudong, the ancestor of the Mountain Walking Sect, crossed Penglai Island, he had also encountered a demon fish, but I didn't know if the red bearded fish was the same as the demon fish back then, so I asked Master eagerly.
The master smiled: "I don't know about this, but they are all fish." Those who cultivate are all Heavenly Dao, and they all want to cultivate Jackie Chan. However, it is extremely rare to be able to turn from a carp into an ao. β
"What is the Water Elixir? Where can I get it? I pestered Master and asked. Master got up and picked up a scroll of bamboo slips from the bookshelf and handed it to me: "There is a clear record on it, go and see it!" Besides, I'm old and my legs are not good, so if you run for me this time, it's time for you to go out and see the world. β
"Hmmm! I'm willing to make a trip for Master! But I'm aloneγγγγγγ "I was a little suspicious of my limited abilities, and I was afraid that I would lose face if I couldn't find the water elixir.
Master smiled slightly and comforted, "You Yu! You're almost 30. Master, I started traveling when I was 14 years old. Besides, your skills are much better now than I was back then. So you can go with confidence and boldness! By the way, let's take a trip to Changsha before going to Tainan! There's a nice teammate waiting for you! You have to remember to learn more from him. He is a master of Taoism that he has never seen in a hundred years, but his temper is a little strange. I have known him for more than ten years, and this trip to Tainan will be much easier with him. β
I nodded and agreed, and then opened the bamboo slip in my hand and looked at it, the bamboo slip was engraved with small seals. Master picked up a red pen and marked a small section and said, "Take a good look here!" This will help you find the water elixir. β
I took a closer look, and it was engraved: Giant turtle in fierce water, giant turtle exists for thousands of years. So he looked at the master in confusion: "Master, where is the fierce water?" This giant turtle must be a giant tortoise, right? The master nodded: "Yes, this giant turtle is the giant turtle, the thousand-year-old king and eighty-thousand-year-old turtle." I have also heard my master say before that only a king who is more than a thousand years old can be called a turtle. But I don't know where the fierce water is, it's up to you to find it. β
I looked at those ten words again and again, and Master patted me on the shoulder and smiled and said, "Okay, it's going to be dawn soon." Hurry back and get ready, then get a good night's sleep, and set off again in the evening! You must go to Changsha to find him first! After that, he handed me a photo.
I took the photo and saw that it was an old man with fairy bones, standing shoulder to shoulder with Master next to a deserted village. And the old man was also wearing a Taoist robe. I pointed at him and asked, "Master, is this also a disciple of our Mountain Walking Sect?" β
Master shook his head: "He is not from our Mountain Walking Sect, but he is particularly proficient in the Maoshan technique. This time, he asked the Jiang family to come to me first, so with him here, I can rest assured. Okay, go back and clean up! You don't have to worry, there will be a car that will take you directly to Changsha tomorrow night. β
I nodded, picked up the bamboo slip and walked towards my room, pondering repeatedly as I walked: the fierce water is a giant turtle, and the giant turtle has existed for thousands of years. Where is this fierce water?
After simply packing up some clothes and daily necessities, I took out my phone and saw that it was already four o'clock in the morning, so I lay down in bed and began to rest.
I used to feel sleepy, but now I don't feel sleepy at all. I didn't expect to leave Master again a few days after I came back. I don't know how long I'm going to go to Tainan this time!
So I turned on my phone, put on my headphones, listened to music, and before I knew it, I fell asleep and had a terrible dream.
In my dream, I was standing at the water's edge. The water on the side of the vicious waves is red and yellow. A giant turtle like a mountain was sitting in the water, staring at me viciously.
"Youyu! Rise and shine. A soft call woke me up from my dream, and Master was standing at my doorway with a teacup. When I looked out the window, it turned out that the sun was already setting outside, and the afterglow of the setting sun was colorful on the glazed tiles of the Taoist temple.
"Huh! It turned out to be a dream! But that giant tortoise is too big! I remembered the giant tortoise I had seen in my dream, and I couldn't help but sigh.
Master took out a thick ancient book from his bosom and handed it to me, then sighed: "Stinky boy, Master doesn't have anything good to give you. This book is indispensable for us to go to the mountains to find all kinds of heavenly and earthly treasures, in addition to recording the provenance of all kinds of treasures and how they were obtained. It also records the principle that all things in the world are born and overcome each other. β
I took the book with tears in my eyes: "Thank you, Master, when I am away, I hope that Master and your old man will pay more attention to your body!" Master, don't worry, I will definitely be able to find the Water Spirit Pill this time and save the life of the Jiang family patriarch. β
The master turned his back and walked out and said loudly, "Stinky boy, you have to remember. The rivers and lakes are sinister, and people's hearts are unpredictable. And ah! Don't bully the mountains and the water. You must remember! β
I nodded at Master's back: "Master, thank you for your admonition, I will definitely not let you down." After that, I put the book that Master had just given me in my backpack.
The cover of the book is three powerful words - Shanshui Jing, but the content of the inside has not had time to read carefully, because the car that took me to Changsha has slowly driven into the gate of the Taoist temple.