Chapter 28: The Water Monster (1)

The next day, early in the morning

There is a small tomb in the open space north of the South Palace of the Star Worship Palace, and there is a wooden tablet standing in front of the tomb, and the wooden tablet is engraved with four words - the tomb of Lei Xiong, Lei Lingxue and the female disciples of the Star Worship Palace stand in front of the tomb and look at the wooden tablet.

Lei Lingxue didn't sleep all night, she was grief-stricken, she looked at her father's wooden tablet, burst into tears, and said: "Dad, my daughter will definitely avenge you and kill those wicked people."

She wiped her tears and turned to walk towards the North Palace.

At this time, Nian Xuan and Jing Qi had already led her beast and horse out of the North Palace, carrying Zhang Yunxian, who was still unconscious, on the horse's back.

She wanted to go to Heming Mountain to find Zunyi's predecessor to treat Zhang Yunxian according to her father's last words.

The famous Zun Yi predecessor is the pavilion master of the Yi Pavilion of Heming Mountain, he himself cultivates to a very high level, and is very prestigious in the Fangshu sect, since she is sensible, Lei Xiong takes her to visit Zun Yi in Heming Mountain, talking about the experience of the two acquaintances, then I have to mention her grandfather Lei Yuan, Lei Yuan has practiced hard all his life, fifteen years ago, he died in the Star Worship Palace, his age is still a mystery, he said to the descendants when he was alive: "The Lord of the Yi Pavilion of Heming Mountain is my fellow brother, if you have the opportunity to visit" Therefore, his descendants have always remembered his old man's advice, and after his death, he often went to Heming Mountain to visit Zunyi, continuing the friendship of his ancestors, and in the past ten years, Lei Lingxue rarely went to Heming Mountain, and spent most of her time worshipping the Star Palace.

Lei Lingxue came to the beast horse, turned over on the horse, and tied Zhang Yunxian's body with a rope to prevent Zhang Yunxian from falling halfway.

She said to the female disciples of the Star Worship Palace around her, "I'm leaving, you guys go back"

"Miss, be careful on the road!" Nian Xuan said.

Lei Lingxue nodded and said, "Well, I see."

As soon as she pulled the reins, the beast and horse raised their front hooves, neighed, and carried her and Zhang Yunxian towards the outside of the Star Palace.

Out of the Star Worship Palace, Lei Lingxue drove the beast and horse to gallop towards Heming Mountain.

Along the way, she galloped her horse, and the trees retreated quickly.

She didn't dare to stay for a moment, for fear of delaying the precious opportunity to treat Zhang Yunxian.

From time to time, he also looked at Zhang Yunxian, and said in his heart: "You must hold on?"

Walking through one dense forest after another, crossing several rugged mountain roads, she accidentally scratched a few scars on her arms from tree branches, and although it hurt, she didn't dare to stop.

In this way, after four hours, finally when the sun was about to sink into the horizon, he came to the bank of a big river, Lei Lingxue looked around, only to see that the river was dozens of miles wide, the waves were as flat as a mirror, and on the other side of the river were rolling mountains, with mountains and mountains, and a few birds flew low against the river surface.

She remembered that the river was called the Danshui River, and that when she was a child, her father had taken her here to take a boat to Heming Mountain, and she was sure that this was the place to take the boat.

At this time, she was exhausted, her clothes were soaked with sweat, and her mouth was dry from exhaustion.

She wiped the sweat on her forehead with her hand and untied the rope around her waist, but unexpectedly, as soon as the rope was untied, Zhang Yunxian fell off the horse and fell to the ground.

"Ah" Lei Lingxue exclaimed in surprise, and immediately turned over and dismounted.

After carefully inspecting Zhang Yunxian's body, and seeing that Zhang Yunxian was not injured, she whispered: "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to"

She blamed herself in her heart.

She sat next to Zhang Yunxian, looking out at the river, waiting for the passing boats.

Time passed little by little, and I don't know how long it took, but I saw a small boat rowing over the river, and one of the boatmen in the boat rowed hard with oars.

Lei Lingxue immediately got up, waved her hand at the boatman, and said loudly: "Hey, boatman, there are people here."

"Alas, I hear," the boatman's voice came from afar.

The boatman was a man of nearly fifty years of age, dressed in a coarse linen coat of blue that looked clean, with a blue skull tied on the top of his head.

When the boat landed smoothly, the boatman got off the boat, looked at Zhang Yunxian, who was unconscious, frowned, and said, "Oh, this young man is not lightly injured?"

Lei Lingxue said: "Boatman, I'm going to Heming Mountain"

The boatman nodded and said, "Well, okay, let's get on the boat."

The two worked together to carry Zhang Yunxian onto the boat, and drove the beast horse to the boat.

When everything was in order, the boatman said, "The girl is seated."

Lei Lingxue couldn't help but hold the edge of the boat with her right hand, and the wooden pole in the boatman's hand supported the riverbank hard, and the boat slowly left the riverbank and headed towards the center of the river.

Lei Lingxue asked, "Boatman, how long will it take for us to get to Heming Mountain?"

The boatman said, "It depends on whether there is wind in the night, if it goes well, tomorrow morning, if there is wind, it will be difficult to say."

Lei Lingxue nodded: "Then the tired boatman hurry up and row"

"Don't worry, girl," asked the boatman, "how old is the girl?"

Lei Lingxue said: "Twenty-three"

The boatman glanced at Zhang Yunxian and asked, "What's wrong with him?"

Lei Lingxue said: "Injured"

The boatman said, "Oh, it's so pitiful, where are you going to Heming Mountain?"

Lei Lingxue said: "I'm going to find Zun Yi senior"

"Zunyi?" the boatman pouted and said, "That old man doesn't like people very much."

"How do you know?"

"I heard that he has been in retreat and cultivating again recently, so he may not be able to meet anyone."

"Retreat?"

The boatman nodded: "Well, I also listened to his disciples"

Lei Lingxue stopped talking, lowered her head, looked at Zhang Yunxian, and couldn't help but worry about him, she secretly prayed in her heart: "Don't have anything, don't have anything"

After a while, I only heard the boatman sing a few lines of ballad in a soft voice: "The moonlight shines quietly, the oars shake gently, Ting'er accompanies me, and this life is happy" The song is tactful and desolate, reflecting this situation, Lei Lingxue felt bitter in her heart, and couldn't help but burst into tears.

By this time it was completely dark.

The night hid her tearful eyes.

Lei Lingxue looked at the starlight in the sky and secretly said in her heart: "Bring all the pain to me, don't torture him"

Late at night, the temperature on the river drops.

Lei Lingxue held her chin in her right hand, took a nap, and fell asleep, but the boatman still shook the oars tirelessly.

The surroundings are very quiet, only the sound of the river flowing.

Lei Lingxue suddenly felt chills all over her body, opened her eyes slightly, and felt a cold wind coming from behind her, blowing cold on her body, and she subconsciously hugged her body tightly.

"Girl, when the wind blows, wrap yourself tightly in the quilt under your feet, so that you don't get cold," said the boatman.

Lei Lingxue picked up the quilt at her feet and shook it, only to see that the size of the quilt was just enough for one person to cover, but Zhang Yunxian beside her did not, she frowned and asked, "Boat family, is there anything else?"

The boatman shook his head and said, "No."

Lei Lingxue asked, "Then what are you building?"

The boatman said, "I don't need to cover it, I'm used to it coming in the wind and going in the rain, but the girl needs to cover it tighter."

Lei Lingxue asked, "Then aren't you cold?"

The boatman said, "It's not cold"

Lei Lingxue didn't ask any more, and directly covered Zhang Yunxian's body with the quilt, enduring the cold alone.

She clasped her hands together and blew the hot breath from her mouth into her palm, hoping to ward off the cold.

After a moment, she finally couldn't resist the cold and sneezed heavily.

When the boatman saw her, he shook his head helplessly and said, "Hey, why are you doing this?"

Lei Lingxue didn't speak, and smiled slightly.

At this moment, there was a sudden violent shaking of the hull, and Lei Lingxue was startled, and hurriedly held the edge of the boat with both hands to maintain balance.

"Boatman, what's wrong?" asked Lei Lingxue in a panic.

At the same time, the beast and horse lying on the boat were frightened by this, and stood up in a hurry, making a cackling sound.

The boatman was also surprised, and immediately lay down on the bow of the boat, looked at the water, looked at it for a while, and said, "It may be a water monster"

"Water monster?" Lei Lingxue's eyes widened, unable to believe what the boatman said.

The boatman turned around and picked up the spear on the boat, his eyes were fixed on the river, and he laughed loudly: "Hahahaha, come on, I'm not afraid of you, I'm ready, youkai, return my wife's life"

Hearing his words, Lei Lingxue was even more frightened.

At this time, the surface of the river, which was originally as smooth as a mirror, suddenly became turbulent, and the hull of the ship swayed from side to side with the waves.

Lei Lingxue asked in a panic, "Boatman, what's wrong?"