Chapter 145: Raohe Town
Jiujiang, located in the middle of the Southern Regions, flows from east to west, spanning the entire Southern Regions, and is named after the convergence of nine tributaries in its upper reaches. On both sides of its coast, there are countless small tributaries, which also form a unique Jiujiang culture, the north of Jiujiang is called Jiangbei, and the south of Jiujiang is called Jiangnan.
"It's so beautiful here!" Xiao Bai stood on the shoulder of Mo Ghost, and Mo Ghost was standing on a black canopy boat.
A man and a beast are in Raohe Town in Jiangbei at this time, and there is another name here called Water City.
Hundreds of years ago, it was an ordinary town. However, because the terrain is flat, slightly concave in the middle, and slightly higher on both sides, after a flood, a main tributary of the Jiujiang River on the edge of the town washed out of the shore and merged with the tributaries on the other side, submerging the place.
At that time, a Yuanying monk of Tulinggen happened to be here, and he couldn't bear to see the townspeople here displaced, so he helped and dug up several paths.
Later, after a hundred years of evolution, these rivers gradually crossed and became the water city of today.
Here, the most common means of transportation is boats, and the most common roads are bridges, and monks from many other regions come here to see the unique scenery of the city.
Mo Ghost listened to its words and nodded approvingly, "Yes, I have long heard that all parts of the Southern Regions are extremely exquisite, especially around the Jiujiang River, which is built by the water, and the scenery is extremely beautiful. "It's much better to look at it, and even the awning boat under her feet has a small red lantern hanging on the canopy.
Unlike the other three domains, the architecture here is more delicate and dexterous.
On each piece of land, three or four houses with white walls and black tiles stand side by side, the eaves are slightly upturned, and if you look closely, you can see the faded tiles, adding a touch of ancient charm. The paths between the houses are paved with bluestone slabs, either azure or dark green, with a slight blend of color.
A tree is planted in front of almost every house, and it's March, when peach and apricot blossoms bloom on the branches, and mischievous children break the petals off, and the pink and white colors look particularly delicate against the clear water of the river.
"Hell, I'm hungry!" Xiaobai grabbed her hair and drooled at the sight of the turtles swimming in the river.
"Then let's go eat, I heard that the fish here are famous. Mo Ghost controlled the boat and sped up, and came to the middle of the town, docked on the shore, and returned the boat to the townspeople on the shore.
It was the largest open space in the town, and was built into a restaurant and inn for the monks who came and went.
I randomly chose a restaurant that looked extremely lively, found a vacant seat near the window in the hall, asked Xiao Er to serve a few special dishes in the store, and sat there with Xiaobai in his arms, listening to the monks in the hall gossiping.
In the restaurant teahouse, it is always an excellent place to listen to gossip, which is probably the only point that is common in the entire continent, and this is no exception.
Filling Xiaobai's bowl with meat, Mo Ghost himself began to taste it.
"Brother Tai, can you give me a look at your booklet?" On the table next to them, several monks gathered together, surrounding a monk in a moon-white robe.
"Be careful, don't break it, I managed to grab it. The monk in the moon-white robe carefully took out a booklet with a blue cover from his bosom and handed it to the monk next to him, his eyes still staring, for fear of breaking it.
"Just this booklet, five spirit stones?" the black-robed monk next to him looked at it carefully, "I don't know if it's true, what if it's fake?"
"This is the decision of the Young Pavilion Master himself, and the Yunxiao Pavilion released it, it can't be fake. The monk in the Yuebai Dao robe took a sip of wine and glanced at him, "The young pavilion master is also a monk who is free, besides, they will never smash their own signboards!"
"A few of you said that it was sorted out by Yunxiao Pavilion a month ago, a collection of rising stars from the major sects?" The monk next to him heard their discussion, and also took out a copy, but it was only a black cover, "I also have it here, but it only costs a spirit stone, why is it so expensive for Taoist friends?"
"This fellow Daoist, yours has passed, I am the latest, with a portrait on it, and it has just been sold in Xiaoyao City. The monk in the moon-white robe looked proud, raised his chin and glanced at him.
"Really!" As soon as he said this, the monks who were secretly paying attention stretched their necks and looked this way, "Do you have all the portraits of the monks?"
"That's nature, otherwise how could you sell five spirit stones?"
Hearing this, the inquiring monk immediately came over with a wine glass and smiled, "This fellow Daoist, I wonder if you can let us take a look at it too?"
"Then how can it be done, why did you buy it for five spirit stones!" Before the monk could say anything, the monk holding the black Taoist robe next to him retorted, holding the book in his hand tightly and not letting go.
"Alas, brother, just let me take a look, I just want to see what that monk of the Mo family who is carefree, Mo Ghost, what does it look like, other people have already seen it at the last disciple exchange meeting, this one suddenly appeared and became a blockbuster, but what it looks like, few people know! ”
"Ahem!" Mo Ghost patted his chest, choked on the fruit wine he drank, what did he want to see?
"That's right, brother, let's take a look!" another monk came around, glancing at the booklet in his arms.
"Hey, hey, don't squeeze it! If this booklet is broken, no one will have to read it, stay away from me!" The moon-white monk-robed monk stood up, grabbed the booklet with one hand, and put his other hand in front of him, "For everyone's sake when they get together, it's also a kind of fate, I'll let you see it." ”
The monk in the moon-white robe stood inside the table, opened the booklet, and turned the first page.
Mo Ghost turned his head stiffly, Xiao Bai jumped on top of her head, and looked at the monk in unison, the first page above was a portrait of Mo Ghost Ghost, wearing a carefree robe.
Her first reaction was that she was lucky to have a mask!
"With picturesque eyebrows, bright eyes and bright teeth, and sheared eyes, it is clear that he is also a fairy-looking and graceful fairy, how come he has never heard of it before?" the nearest monk looked at it carefully, and said with emotion.
Mo Ghost slandered in his heart, it was a black and white portrait, how could you see it?
"That's right, born in a famous family, my father is still the current head of the Mo family, worshiping under the Xiaoyao Sect, and learning from Xiaoyao Xiangxuehai Zhenjun, such a person, even if he is strong, he is still so low-key. If it weren't for this knot, many people would not have known about it!"
Mo Ghost stayed there, his face full of doubts, was it too much to brag like this?
"That's right, Xiangxuehai Zhenjun, the first person in the Yunhai Continent to cultivate Yin, married the Dan at the age of forty, and no one has been able to break it so far, as her disciple, Fairy Mo can marry the Dan at the age of forty-one, and he is already the closest person to this record on the continent in the past hundred years!"
Hearing this, Mo Ghost couldn't help but shiver and got goosebumps.
The monks over there were still talking about it, Mo Ghost and the little white face in her arms looked at each other, and they were very confused for a while, when did she become so famous? Is this her?
Seeing that there was no chaos here, the restaurant owner came over and persuaded the monks to return to their positions, "A few of you give me a face, how about I invite today's wine?"
Although the discussion was lively and a little unfinished, the monks returned to their seats.
"I said, boss, I haven't told you yet, your wine has changed its taste so much? "It's not just foreign monks who come here, there are also many monks from Raohe Town who come here occasionally.
"Hey, don't mention it, Chen Da, who usually came to deliver wine, disappeared a few days ago, and there was no news, I still bought it back from someone else at a high price. Speaking of this, the boss looked helpless, this person said to leave without even saying hello, causing him to be in a hurry for a while, and almost let the store cut off the wine.
"Is it the one who lives in the city, the one with a locust tree planted in front of the door?" asked the monk in surprise.
"Exactly, it's been brewing for decades. The boss said as he returned to the counter.
"Then Chen Da is an old man in the town, how can he leave?" Chen Da was not far from his house, and he would occasionally go over to beg for a drink before.
"Who knows? I heard his wife say that when she got up in the morning, she disappeared, and all the valuable things in the family were taken away, but she was poor for her daughter, who was only seven years old, and had just finished measuring the spiritual root, although it was only the five spiritual roots, but she could always cultivate. It's a pity that there is only one mortal mother left now, and I don't know if I can support her cultivation. The boss sighed at the mention of this.
"Speaking of which, it seems that in recent years, I have always heard that someone is missing?" said a businessman walking in Jiujiang, as if other places had heard of it.
"In addition to Chen Da in Raohe Town, there was also a missing person a few months ago, but that person disappeared when he went to Jiujiang to fish, and they all guessed that he had encountered a big demon on the sea, and it was not unseen before. ”
The monks in Jiujiang are more dependent on hunting monsters on the sea for a living, and sometimes the tributaries are not so rich, and many people will venture to Jiujiang, but if they meet the big demons on the sea, it is common for them to die for a lifetime.
"If that's the case, it's more than two people, didn't the boss of the cloth village go out to buy goods a month ago, but he hasn't come back yet!"
Someone mentioned this stubble, and all kinds of news sprung up like mushrooms after a rain.
"I said don't be alarmist here, isn't it normal for a monk to have an accident? You don't know how dangerous it is to go to sea, and besides, when you go out to buy goods, isn't it common for you to be robbed on the road? ”
"Daoist friends are also saying, this monk, from the day of cultivation, you have to be prepared. ”
"Go to Sanqingguan another day to worship, doesn't it mean that it is very effective?"
"Count me in and ask for peace of mind. ”
"What Sanqingguan?"
"It's normal for you monks from other places to not know, this is in Jiujiang, and in recent years, the incense has been very vigorous, and it is very effective. ”
"Oh, I wonder where this temple is?"
"It's just in the middle of Raohe Town and Wangjiang Town, the location on the bank of the Jiujiang River, it's easy to find, and the monks who passed by will go in to pay respects. ”
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