The old man saw the two of them swaying onto the boat, stood firm, and shouted while laughing: "Why do you want to cross the sea?" Seek life and death, not people! Let's sail! ”

"Hey! Wait a minute! Boatman! Wait a minute! ”

The old man was about to paddle, when he suddenly heard a man rushing from a distance, and he ran out of breath: "Boat, boatman, wait for me!" I will also cross the sea. ”

The old man put down the oar he had just picked up: "It's okay to take a boat, and a copper plate can get on the boat." ”

The man was emaciated, his cheeks were sunken, and his clothes were patched, and he looked like a poor man. He flipped through his shirt and trouser legs, turned over the soles of his shoes and turned over his baggage, and he didn't have a penny on his body. He begged: "Boatman, make it convenient, the contemptible person really can't come up with the money." ”

As soon as the old man accepted his gentle attitude, he raised his eyebrows and said, "If you don't have money, you can't get on the boat, please go back." ”

When the man heard this, he knelt directly on the ground: "Boat family, please make it convenient, Xiaosheng has lost all his money in business abroad, so he returned to his hometown to make a living." I'll get a copper plate when I get home, and I'll pay you back. ”

The old man looked at his poor and sour appearance: "No! You can't get on board without copper plates! ”

The man's face was full of disappointment, he prostrate himself and slapped the ground, and wiped away his tears: "I can't go home!" Daddy, mother! Children are not filial! ”

Linghua saw that the man was so pitiful, and was about to help him pay the boat fare, and she was about to speak to Henggu, when the man rushed forward with an arrow and ran to the canopy boat in two or three steps.

"Childe, girl, you can help me pay the fare, just a penny, help me!"

Before he could finish speaking, the canopy began to sink, and the old man shouted angrily: "Who told you to come up?" Go down! If you don't go down, we'll all die! ”

The man knelt down and grabbed the hem of Linghua's clothes: "Girl, you don't want to die either, do you?" Give me a copper plate and we'll all be fine! ”

Linghua originally wanted to help him, but Shicai's pity turned into an unpleasant threat, making her feel uncomfortable.

She saw that the water surface had not reached half of the hull, and immediately handed a copper plate to the old man, who hurriedly accepted it, and the boat really did not continue to sink.

The old man glared at the man, picked up the oar, and rowed hard. The old wooden paddles stirred the surface of the water, raising waves and the sound of the water rattling.

Henggu listened quietly and found that the sound of water was not a flowing sound, but more like a collision of hard objects. He moved to the side of the boat and reached out to touch the water, which was sticky and slippery to the touch, giving him goosebumps for a while.

Scooping up a handful with one hand, the water in his hand condensed into copper plates, shining with a viscous film. He hurriedly threw the copper plate back into the sea, took the handkerchief handed by Linghua and wiped his fingers.

"Hey! Why did you throw away the money! The man stood beside the boat, watching the copper plate sink to the bottom of the water, with a look of pity, "If you take these two coins, I won't have to pay you back." ”

"You're really ......" Henggu had never seen such a brazen person, and opened his mouth to argue with him, but Linghua quietly tugged at his sleeve and signaled him not to conflict.

Heng Gu immediately reacted, they are still in the realm of the void, and if they make a mistake, they will stay here forever, irretrievably.

He added, "You really have a way." ”

Seeing that Heng Gu agreed with his approach, the man was greatly encouraged: "That's right, so that your money is back, and I don't suffer a loss, how good it is to kill two birds with one stone!" ”

Heng Gu tugged at the corners of his mouth, didn't say anything, turned around to support Linghua, and looked at the sea under a white mist.

The man came over, with a flattering face, as if he wanted to make friends: "Childe, I see that you and this girl are not like poor people, why do you want to go to the Golden Mile?" ”

"Golden Mile?" Heng Gu chanted this name, and he had the impression that there was no such place in the city by the sea.

Seeing Heng Gu's hesitation, the man wondered: "You are all on the boat, but you don't know the 'Golden Mile'?" ”

Linghua pressed Henggu's hand, suppressed the discomfort, his voice and demeanor were no different from usual, and said nonsense: "We came from afar, and we heard that there is a mysterious place by the sea, so we wanted to come and find out, but I didn't expect it to be called 'Golden Mile'."

The man's face was clear: "You're here to play!" That's the right person, my hometown is the Golden Mile Immortal Island, I can lead you to eat, drink and have fun, as long as I eat and drink every day, it's very cost-effective, you say, right? ”

Linghua didn't have any displeasure, and blinked innocently: "That's just right, we are also worried about the unfamiliar place, and with the son leading the way, it will definitely be in vain." I still don't know what to call Childe? ”

The man was embarrassed by Linghua's praise and lowered his head and rubbed his hands, and even changed his flattering face: "The contemptible surname is Zhang Mingfu, and he has learned some four books and five classics, so he will not let the young lady's journey be boring." ”

Linghua bowed his head, turned around with Heng Gu, and looked at the boundless sea. With the rattling of copper plates, the white fog in the air completely dissipated, and a small island appeared not far away.

"Golden Mile Immortal Island is coming!" Zhang Fu patted Heng Gu on the shoulder excitedly, saw Heng Gu turn around, and said mysteriously: "This is the Golden Language, quietly tell you a secret, you can achieve any wish in the Golden Language, anything." ”

Henggu does not believe it: "Wishes are realized by themselves, and there is no step to the sky." ”

Zhang Fu shook his finger: "You will know when you go." ”

The old man who rowed the boat was silent, and when he heard Zhang Fu's words, he glanced back at Henggu, and continued to swing the oars vigorously.

The island was close at hand, it was not very large, there were no mountains, the flat ground was covered with crowded houses, and there were towering trees, only a few dots of green from a distance, and a cloud of loess dust.

The old man docked the canopy boat, but there was no pier on the island, so the old man slowly got off the boat and fixed the boat on a nearby wooden stake. Zhang Fu took the lead in jumping off the boat, with his action of jumping off and landing, a few copper plates fell at his feet, he looked at the old man embarrassedly, and then looked back at Linghua with his spare eyes, and saw that they were all doing their own things, so he hurriedly picked up the copper plates, pretended to scratch his head as if nothing happened, and stuffed the copper plates into his hair bun.

Naturally, they all saw what Zhang Fu had just done, but they kept silent in tacit understanding. Heng Gu got off the boat first, and when he turned around to pick up Linghua, he heard the old man passing by him and saying a word.

"Be careful."

Entering the Golden Mile Immortal Island, there was a towering city wall, and there was only a small door under the city wall that only allowed one person to enter, Zhang Fu stepped forward and knocked on the door, and he didn't know who he was talking to: "Open the door!" I'm Zhang Fu! ”

After he finished shouting, the small door opened, and Linghua and Henggu followed him in, and when they entered the door, they didn't see anyone at the door.

Within the city wall is a prosperous city, the avenue is spacious, the street side pavilions are stacked on top of each other, carved beams and embroidered households, a prosperous. Looking at this street scene, it feels more and more familiar. She dragged Heng Gu over, pretending to look at the decoration on the building next to her, and whispered in Heng Gu's ear: "Can it be like Cloud City?" ”

Henggu pulled Linghua to the pillar, leaned closer and replied in a low voice, "It's exactly the same." ”

Linghua didn't make a sound, she stroked her chest. Stepping on this land, the feeling of blockage in my heart is even worse, as if every pore on my body is turbid.

Zhang Fu probed his brain, and saw that Linghua seemed to be uncomfortable, so he stepped forward in two steps and three steps, and bent down with a flattering face: "Girl, do you need to rest?" The contemptible people know the biggest restaurant here, so I make sure that the girl can live comfortably, and I can take you there with just one lunch. ”

Henggu threw him a piece of broken silver: "It's all for you in the past few days, take us there quickly." ”

Zhang Fu smiled and took the silver, and led the way to the island. Linghua looked at the city on the island as he walked, every shop, every house, as if Cloud City had moved over. But the strange thing is that the doors of the shops are wide open, the smoke is cooking, but there is no sound, and there are no pedestrians even on the streets.

The quiet streets echoed with the sound of chaotic and muffled footsteps, just like when you walked out of Zhang's Mansion and entered the fog, there was only your own voice in heaven and earth.

Zhang Fu seems to be surprised by this situation, and introduces them all the way to where it is fun and which noodle restaurant is delicious. After a while, he led them to a shop with lanterns hanging in front of the house and strips of red and pink cloth on the second floor. Linghua looked up and saw three words written on the plaque - Chun Nuan Pavilion.

Zhang Fu seemed to be very excited: "This is the best brothel in Cloud City, hehe, when I have the money, I will definitely buy it and touch the girls inside!" ”

Heng Gu squinted at him: "You want us to live here?" ”

Zhang Fu waved his hand again and again: "Of course not!" Well, you should live here—"

His black hand pointed to the opposite side: "Canglan Pavilion." This is the best restaurant in the Golden Mile and ordinary people can't afford to live in it! ”

When they entered the Canglan Pavilion, there was no one inside. Henggu put down the day's room fee on the counter and found a room to live in. Zhang Fu saw that they were going to rest, so he waited in the hall by himself, and said earnestly that he could order anything at any time.

Entering the room, Henggu closed the door at once, hurriedly helped Linghua lie down, and took out the ginseng cake from his arms for her to eat. Linghua pushed it away, bluntly saying that she couldn't eat it, she looked around and frowned: "This place is exactly the same as Cloud City, but it is not Cloud City." ”

Heng Gu put away the pastries, and his face was equally serious: "Isn't this the realm of the void?" Why did it become Cloud City again? And Zhang Fu called this 'Golden Mile Immortal Island', is there really such a place? ”

"This must have been his imagination. The general realm of the void is just like we began to encounter, there is no end, no one else, and only the loopholes can be uncovered. But this time this is obviously different, it is stronger, and even the idea is deeper, and it may not be easy for us to find a way to crack it. ”

Linghua said as he looked at the furnishings in the room: "This place seems to be different from when we came. ”

Heng Gu looked left and right and didn't see any doorway: "Hasn't Canglan Pavilion always been like this?" ”

Linghua got up and looked around to check the things in the room: "If I'm not mistaken, the furnishings in the room look like ten years ago." The tables, chairs and curtains are all new, as if the restaurant has just opened. ”

She walked to the window, pushed open the wooden window, and suddenly many pedestrians appeared in the empty street, some walking slowly, some doing the work at hand little by little.

Although they do different things, they are very similar, they are both slow and rigid. When these people heard the sound of the window opening, they all looked up at Linghua.

On different faces, there are the same deep and empty eyes, they are dull and dull-eyed, and their expressions are dull and numb, like lost souls, and like walking corpses.

Linghua was startled by Qi Shu's silent gaze, and hurriedly closed the window: "The people on the street are like puppets, they are different from Zhang Fu and the old man rowing the boat. ”

Heng Gu thought for a while: "Why don't we probe from passers-by first?" ”

Linghua took a deep breath: "That's what I mean. ”