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Today's breeze and the water of the Jianjiang River are much calmer than before, bubbling and flowing, and there is rarely no roaring surge. The reeds on the edge of the river beach are overgrown, and on a large rock in the reeds, Chen Jianchen is sitting on it and fishing.

He was not an idler, nor was he a gentleman, and he took leave to come here to fish, just to relax. Jianjiang River is rich in aquatic products, if you can catch one or two big fish back to cook, it is not bad.

It's just that Chen Jianchen has been fishing for nearly half an hour, and the fish drifts with the waves, never sinking a bit, and there are no fish to bite the hook.

Is the location not well chosen? Or is the bait not popular and not attractive enough?

Chen Jianchen was quite puzzled, especially when he saw the black and thin man not far from the side catching a fat fish that was alive every once in a while, he felt even more speechless.

There are many people who come to Jianjiang River to fish, and there are people fishing in every other section of the river. But among so many people, none can compare with the black and thin man.

This thin black man, about thirty years old, was not very tall, and wore a coarse cloth robe, and a large bamboo basket was placed beside him. Every once in a while, big fish get on his hook. He then throws the fish into a bamboo basket. It didn't take long for most of the fish in the basket to be filled.

Fishing is in the technical work, the water section, hooks, bait, techniques, etc. are a lot of exquisite, Chen Jianchen thought that the black and thin man belonged to the masters, so he could have such a bumper harvest. But after a closer look, I feel that he is nothing more than that, and there is nothing outstanding about him. Instead, while fishing, he drank with a purple-black gourd, took a sip, and then poured another sip into the river, and his mouth kept moving, as if talking to himself.

This act of pouring wine into the river was a bit unusual, Chen Jianchen frowned, and curiosity swelled, anyway, there was no movement on his side, so he walked over, arched his hand, and said, "This old brother is polite." ”

Seeing that he was polite and polite, and wearing a scarf on his head, the man knew that he was a scholar, so he hurriedly put down the fishing rod and said in a restrained manner: "Hello son." ”

Chen Jianchen smiled slightly and asked, "Brother doesn't have to be restrained, I saw you fishing for a good harvest, and the fish like to eat your hook very much, so I want to come over and ask, could it be that my brother's bait is specially made?"

Fish love to take the bait, and the key lies in the bait material.

The man rubbed his hands together and said, "It's nothing special, it's just an ordinary earthworm." ”

As he spoke, he also lifted the fish hook to show Chen Jianchen. After the clinker hook was lifted, a big fish popped out of the water, as if chasing and eating his hook.

Is that okay too?

Chen Jianchen's eyes were a little wide, and a strange thought flashed up, and he asked again: "I saw my brother pouring wine into the river just now, could it be that he wanted to use wine to attract fish?"

The man looked like an upright man, he couldn't lie, and touched his head: "No, I'm pouring wine for the river god to drink." Well, the river god likes to drink my wine very much, so he asked me to bring him a pot of wine every day. Then he drove the fish out of the water in schools and came to bite my hook. ”

In the Tiantong Dynasty, the people are almost very superstitious, the fifteenth day of the first month to worship the land is a necessary program, in addition, they often go up the mountain to worship the mountain god, go to the river to worship the river god, etc., very many forms; as for the city god temple in the city is the place where believers flock, and the incense is very prosperous.

As for the land, for the existence of the mountain god Chenghuang and others, Chen Jianchen already knew that they were actually Yin gods appointed by the Yin Division, responsible for governing a place and collecting incense.

The gods of the land, the gods of the mountains, and the gods of the rivers basically belong to the officials at the grassroots level and are under the control of the city gods. And Chenghuang can be regarded as a feudal official, directly responsible for Yin Si.

As for the power structure of Yin Si, Chen Jianchen used to know about it through the confession of the land in Jingyang Village, but he didn't know much about the more core secrets, such as the specific role of Yin Si in collecting incense, and the management method of Yin Soul entering Yin Si after death.

These are all things that Chen Jianchen is more interested in, but there is no way out, if you want to understand it deeply, you may have to talk to Jiangzhou Chenghuang. However, because of the conflict in the past, he and Jiangzhou Chenghuang had a holiday, and I am afraid that they will not be able to talk to each other. Moreover, Yin Si is Yin Si, and Chen Jianchen has no path and method to enter the Yin Si world now.

When I heard the man's words now, I immediately understood that the other party and the god of Jianjiang River were on the line. The river god was addicted to alcohol, so he actually asked the man to pour wine into the river in a dream, and then used his means to drink bitterly.

Isn't this a public-to-private practice?

However, this river god is quite authentic, he drank the man's wine, and he also knew how to reciprocate by taking the bait to drive the fish.

Chen Jianchen raised his eyebrows: "Where did you buy the eldest brother's wine?"

The man smiled innocently: "I brewed it myself." ”

Chen Jianchen sighed, stopped talking, smiled, returned to the stone, continued to wait boringly, and when he was tired of waiting, he simply took out a book from the blood sandalwood bookhouse and read it.

About half an hour later, the bamboo basket of the black and thin man over there was already full of fish, and the wine of the gourd was gone, so he put away the fishing rod, smiled at Chen Jianchen, and strode away.

The fish drift on Chen Jianchen's side has not moved at all, but I am afraid that the bait will be tasteless. As soon as he pouted, he was about to retract his rod and go back to the academy.

Bang!

Suddenly, there was a strange sound in the river, and then a wave of waves was generated on the river surface a few feet away, and the waves were surging, churning at a very fast speed, and the target was directly aimed at Chen Jianchen's side-

To be precise, if this wave does not deviate again, it will come in a straight line, and it will finally hit the blood sandalwood book beside Chen Jianchen.

The waves came fiercely and strangely, not natural at all, as if someone was secretly manipulating and directing. In the blink of an eye, it roared up, rushed to the shore, and swooped straight over.

"Not good!"

Chen Jianchen's reaction was not unfast, but the attack of the wave was too sudden, and it was only a few breaths from the time he was born to the shore, and it was too late for him to pick up the book and jump off the stone.

Rumble!

The waves soared and spread out in mid-air, faintly forming a wavy palm. The palm of his hand was spread out, and he viciously buckled down on the blood sandalwood book, as if he wanted to grab the bookpiece and drag it into the river.

Burst!

At the critical moment, the blood sandalwood book, which had been concealed by the spell cast by the imperial staff, stood still, and a circle of red light suddenly appeared throughout its body. The red light is like a cover, protecting the upper and lower parts of the body. The waves were covered down, and before they could get close, they were blocked by an invisible force, and they could not go any further.

The two collided and made a loud noise. The wave that had been formed seemed to hit the stone wall headlong, and was torn apart by the shock, scattering into droplets of water in the sky. Fortunately, Chen Jianchen saw the opportunity quickly and hid to the other side early, so that he was not drenched into a soup chicken.

There was water on all sides, but only the rock around the blood sandalwood book was not sticky, and it was very dry.

——Hundreds of insects do not beetle, water and fire do not invade, and knives and guns are difficult to penetrate...... This blood sandalwood book is an auxiliary magic weapon, not a mortal thing, and it can also be windproof and dustproof. Just now, the wave was formed, and the purpose was obviously the book, but the head-on was blocked by the book, and it was cleanly resolved.

Chen Jianchen's heart moved, and he took a step forward to carry the book on his back, prop up the pole, and erect the curtain covering the roof. He did not leave at the first time, but re-climbed the rock, looked at the calm of the river, and sneered in his heart: "River god......?

After standing for a long time, the river surface was not rippling, and nothing unusual happened.

Chen Jianchen jumped off the rock, went outside, turned to the official road, and prepared to return to Jiangzhou City.

Drive!

On the official road, I heard the sound of horses' hooves at first glance, and when I looked back, I saw a horse galloping.

The horse is a horse, and the knight on the horse is in high shape, wearing a silk-edged green scale armor, wearing a cooked copper helmet, and the back is full of weapons.

The knight is over thirty years old, with two thick beards on his upper lip, and from a distance, he has a bit of the taste of "four eyebrows Lu Xiaofeng", a pair of Danfeng eyes are blazing, and he has his own majesty between looking forward to it;

Those who dare to run around with a weapon on their backs like this must be officials. You must know that the Tiantong Dynasty has very strict control over weapons, and the idle people can only have limited iron tools such as kitchen knives and hoes, and axes for chopping wood are rare. The things of long knives and swords, ordinary people basically dare not take them, once they are caught by the officials, they can immediately be put on a big crime of "plotting rebellion", click, and there is no forgiveness for killing.

"Ril!"

Rushing closer, the knight suddenly reined in his horse and asked Chen Jianchen: "This son, dare to ask if you know where Fengshan should go?"

Chen Jianchen was stunned for a moment, looked at the other party, and said: "Your Excellency wants to go to Fengshan, you can go straight south along this road, and then turn north without entering Jiangzhou, and there will be road signs at the post station on the road." ”

"Oh, thanks. ”

The knight raised his whip and rode away.

Chen Jianchen narrowed his eyes and looked at the other party's back thoughtfully-this knight is obviously not from Jiangzhou, looking at the direction, he should have crossed the Jianjiang River by boat from the north. As far as he knew, there was a big ferry not far from the Jianjiang River.

A knight from the north, armed with all his weapons, mighty and powerful, did not go to Jiangzhou and went straight to Fengshan, could it be that he was a candidate sent by the imperial court to investigate the incident? As for why he came to be a warrior and not a monk, it was probably the death of Wu Wencai, and the monks who came to Jiangzhou to preach the Dharma were more or less involved and held accountable......

You know, he died as the only son of the Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites, even if it was determined that it was done by a monster, but the Zhou Commander and Master Likong, who were traveling with him at that time, had to bear part of the responsibility and accept a certain punishment.

As for this knight who looks like a lone ranger going to Fengshan, he can't embarrass Ying Ning and Xiaoyi, who have long been vigilant, anyway, in the letter, Chen Jianchen has made it very clear to Ying Ning, she is so smart, there will definitely be a countermeasure.

While thinking, he quickened the pace of returning to the city.