Luoyang Volume (I) Chapter 56 Crossing the River
This is the fifteenth month after Shi Xin's crossing, and he is still three months away from turning twelve. At this time, it was early spring, and the earth was warm. After the test of winter, the plants are desperately showing their tender green, and there is a vibrant scene everywhere.
Shi Xin, Zhou Tai and the other four embarked on the road to Luoyang. This is also the first time that Shi Xin has left Julu City, the land of rebirth. This journey is naturally indispensable for sleeping in the open air, sun and rain. Fortunately, all four of them are pulse masters and have excellent physical fitness. Sometimes Zhang Ning's legs were sore and weak, so he climbed up on Zhou Tai's back at the behest of Shi Xin and walked on his back.
Zhang Ning was naturally shy at the beginning, and he didn't want to say anything. But when Zhou Tai couldn't help but carry her on his back, she obediently let him carry it. The blush on his face did not dissipate, and his heart was like a deer crash. memorized it well, and she didn't wait for Shi Xin's instructions, so she jumped directly on Zhou Tai. Looking at the scenery slowly passing by, laughing while pointing out, how can there be half discomfort?
After walking for seven days, the four of them saw a majestic river blocking their way.
Zhou Cang pointed forward, "This is the Yellow River." After crossing the Yellow River, the faintly visible one is the famous Beibi Mountain. Luoyang City is located at the foot of the North Mountain. ”
Zhang Ning cheered and jumped down lightly from Zhou Tai. She stretched, "Ouch, it's finally here, but I'm tired to death." ”
Zhou Tai joked: "You rely on me all day, and you don't thank your benefactor much, but you only care about yourself and say that you are tired." ”
After these seven days of getting along, the two have been grinding their ears and temples, and they have already cultivated a relationship. Zhou Tai's words also became more.
"Okay, okay, great benefactor, you've worked hard all the way. Zhang Ning patted Zhou Tai on the shoulder and said with a smile.
The four of them talked and laughed, and soon arrived at the edge of the Yellow River. At this time, it was the rising period of the Yellow River, and I saw the rolling waves of the Yellow River coming from the west, and the turbid waves were flying, and the momentum was amazing.
Zhang Ning looked at it for a long time, and gradually became frightened, involuntarily took a few steps back, patted his heart and said: "This Yellow River is so powerful, how can we cross it?"
Before the words fell, I only heard Zhou Tai and Zhou Cang cheering, hurriedly took off their shirts, and then jumped high and jumped into the Yellow River.
"Zhou Tai, you're crazy!" Zhang Ning saw that Zhou Tai suddenly disappeared after jumping in, and his heart was in a hurry, looking at the river and shouting, so anxious that he almost shed tears.
"Haha, Zhang Ning don't panic, Zhou Tai and Zhou Cang's water properties are good. Although Shi Xin is also worried, Zhou Tai, who was a Jiangdong water general in his previous life, still has the ability of a pulse master in this life, and it should not be difficult to swim in the Yellow River.
In his previous life, Zhou Cang also had good water quality, and in the battle of Fancheng, he jumped into the water and captured the fierce general Pang De. In weekday chats, Zhou Cang once said that he had just been promoted to the fourth level of cultivation. Although Shi Xin's Tianyantong couldn't see what Zhou Cang's water battle attribute was, with his fourth-rank cultivation, he should be no worse than Zhou Tai.
Sure enough, not long after Zhou Tai and Zhou Cang jumped into the Yellow River, they revealed two heads dripping with river water. The two of them stopped steadily in the water, letting the waves lap on their bodies, without the slightest skew.
Zhou Tai had enough fun in the water, his hands and feet worked together, only to hear a whoosh, and jumped ashore from the water. I saw that his face was excited, his naked upper body muscles were pierced, and the river water on his body was shining in the sun, and he was majestic.
Zhang Ning saw his naked body, his face was slightly red, and he said angrily: "You know that you are playing, but it is like a way for us to cross the river!"
"What else do you have to think of, I will carry you on my back, Brother Zhou will carry Brother Shi on my back, and swim over. ”
"I ...... I don't!" Zhang Ning couldn't help but be nervous at the thought of going into the water. At the same time, I thought that if I went into the water with him, my clothes would be soaked, and the two of them would be close to each other, wouldn't it become meat against meat?
At this time, Zhou Tai also came to his senses, and couldn't help scratching his head, "What should I do? At this time, it happened to be the high tide, and there was no ferry willing to cross the river." ”
At this moment, Zhou Cang's voice came from afar, "Don't worry, there is a small boat here, you two sit up, and I will push you across the river with Zhou Tai." ”
"That's ...... Is it okay?" Zhang Ning instinctively rejected this method, but he was helpless about the current situation, so he looked at Shi Xin.
Although Shi Xin is not as old as Zhou Cang, Zhou Cang's head is not bright, he can charge into battle, and it is a little insufficient to make suggestions. Usually they have something difficult to decide, and they let Shi Xin take the idea.
Shi Xin frowned and said: "Tomorrow is the registration date, will the river water drop for a while and a half, instead of taking the risk of asking others to help cross the river, it is better to follow Brother Zhou's words, and they will push the river crossing." ”
Zhang Ning sighed, "That's the only way to go!"
Shi Xin suddenly remembered something and exclaimed happily, "I almost forgot, your vein artifact Nine Scepters can summon the Five Elements Enchantment, and the water attribute of the Five Elements should be a little helpful for crossing the river...... At least it will make you less frightened. Why don't you think about it?"
Zhang Ning was prompted by Shi Xin, and he also suddenly realized, "That...... Shall I try it first?"
Holding back the panic in her heart, she came to the edge of the Yellow River again and summoned the nine-section staff. I saw that Zhang Ning, who had a pulse in his hand, suddenly became confident and sacred, and there were words in his mouth.
"Heaven and earth have righteousness, Wuji gives birth to Taiji, Taiji Yan Five Elements!
At the call of Zhang Ning, the blue gem of the head of the nine-section staff shone brightly, and the space in the river in front of him was distorted, and a mist gradually rose. The mist slowly pressed down and came into contact with the water of the Yellow River. The river that touched the mist magically lowered the speed of its flow.
At this time, Zhou Cang had already pushed the boat into this calm river, and he was pleasantly surprised, "Second Miss, your Five Elements Enchantment is really amazing, it can actually stop the river. ”
Zhang Ning also thought it was funny, and was about to be humble for a few words, but unexpectedly, the calm river was instantly covered by the waves rushing over, and it returned to its original state.
Zhou Cang was caught off guard, and was knocked over by a big wave that split his head and covered his face, and disappeared in an instant.
"Brother Zhou!" Shi Xin shouted, but he didn't see Zhou Cang's figure.
The three people on the shore were anxious, and kept shouting loudly, and suddenly saw Zhou Cang's head emerging on the river five zhang away, beckoning to this side, "I'm fine, there is an undercurrent in the Yellow River, let's be careful." ”
Everyone had a false alarm, and they all paid more attention to it in their hearts, and they had more awe of natural dangers.
At that moment, Zhou Cang and Zhou Taiyi held the hull of the boat left and right, and slowly swam forward. Zhang Ning sacrificed nine canes and stood on the bow of the boat to drive the waves, escorting the fortnight. Shi Xin, a protected burden, could only sit tremblingly in the center, holding the edge of the boat with both hands, and silently reciting Amitabha Buddha with a blue face.
When Shi Xin read the sixty-sixth sentence of "Amitabha", a hint of divine consciousness suddenly came to his mind: Zhou Tai's professional attributes, water warfare increased by 1 point, and now it is 86. Zhang Ning's Five Elements Water attribute has increased a bit, and it is now 81.
Shi Xin seemed to have a realization in his heart: it turned out that Zhou Tai and Zhang Ning could improve their attributes through this method, and maybe they could make some articles from it, so that the two of them could cultivate to a higher level.
Shi Xin was thinking about it, when he suddenly felt the hull of the ship tremble, it turned out that the ship had reached the other side. With a cheer, he jumped up and first reached the bank of the Yellow River.
"Alas, it feels good to be down-to-earth. Shi Xin exhaled a long breath, and secretly made up his mind in his heart that he must learn water in the future, otherwise he would suffer a loss when he fought.
The four of them came ashore, rested for a while, and continued on their way. By this time the sun had sunk in the west, night was falling, and the shore was full of fog.
The night in early spring was still very cold, and Zhang Ning felt the temperature on his body plummet, so he returned to Zhou Tai's back.
Zhou Cang explained while leading everyone forward: "The Yellow River is often flooded, and there are no people around. We worked a little harder to move forward, and I remember that there was a Taoist temple on the Beibi Mountain, and we could spend the night. ”
The four of them quickened their pace, and it took almost an hour to reach the top of the mountain.
Legend has it that Beibi Mountain was the alchemy place of Taoist ancestor Li Er, and there are many ruins on it. And the Laojun Temple is located in this piece of ruins. Beibi Mountain is also an ideal place for emperors to bury their bones, with eight tombs of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty and five tombs of the Eastern Han Dynasty.
Beibi Mountain is the best place to have a bird's-eye view of the whole Luoyang, Shi Xin and other four people climb the height to take a look, the ancient Luoyang City in the night is lit up, the structure is majestic, the mountain wind sweeps in, and makes people feel refreshed.
Zhou Cang stepped forward to buckle the door of Lao Junguan, and a little Taoist priest came out from time to time, about thirteen or fourteen years old, and he looked very smart.
The little Taoist priest was not timid, and generously invited them in, and briefly introduced the origin and layout of Laojunguan as he walked. He quickly arranged for them to stay, and then brought them a simple meal, and everything seemed to be in order.
Seeing Shi Xin looking at himself curiously, the little Taoist smiled indifferently, looking quite sophisticated, and he introduced himself: "Daoist friends don't need to be surprised! Laojunguan is located in the north of Luoyang, with a long history and a prominent status. There have always been many literati and scholars, dignitaries and nobles who came to visit. Xiaodao has received a lot more, so it will naturally be handy. It's just that the view has always advocated purity, a little coarse tea and light rice, don't mind. ”
"I noticed just now that these two Daoists have yellow scarves on their arms, and they are probably disciples of the Julu Heavenly Master Sect. Our Taoism is in the same lineage, and we dare not slack off. ”
Seeing that everyone was tired, the little Taoist priest didn't say much, as if he remembered something when he closed the door, and reminded: "There are a lot of guests in the view today, if you are fine, it is better to come out and walk around less, otherwise there will be any contradictions, and Xiaodao can't afford it." ”
Shi Xin saw that he had something to say, and was about to ask, when the little Taoist priest had already pushed the door out.
"This little Taoist priest is weird, everyone be careful at night and try not to go out. Shi Xin reminded. It's not that he's worried about any major danger, after all, Lao Junguan is out of the ordinary, not a barren mountain and a small temple of unknown origin, and the little Taoist priest may just be a kind reminder.
After a long journey, Shi Xin and the others were already sleepy and tired, so they fell asleep.
Shi Xin slept until midnight when he was suddenly woken up by a human voice.
"Big brother, what's the use of you saying goodbye like this? Why don't you let me and my second brother enter the Taishi Mansion and cut off Dong Zhuo's birdman's head!" This person had obviously deliberately lowered his voice, but he was still thundering, which made Shi Xin's ears buzz.