16. Abnormal
Since Hongming Daojun wanted to prevent Lu Bowen and Chen Ling'er from meeting, he naturally supported him as far as possible, this Songyuan City was thousands of miles away from Chongxian Gate, and Qili County was located in the most remote corner of Songyuan City.
Lu Bowen hurried with a magic talisman during the day, stayed in a tent at night, and walked for four days before arriving at Songyuan City, because it was not the city lord asking for help, he did not go to the city lord's mansion to delay, but rushed to Qili County non-stop. When he arrived in Qili County, it was not yet dark, Lu Bowen couldn't care about being tired, and went straight to the county government to find the county order to understand the situation with Du Yusheng in his arms.
"Lord County Commander, can you tell me more about the details of the anomaly here?" After a polite greeting, Lu Bowen went straight to the point and asked about the matter.
The county magistrate was a young old man in his sixties, lean, with two mustaches, and he looked quite shrewd.
However, the shrewd county commander was a little confused at the moment: abnormal? What is abnormal? Where is the abnormality? This little immortal master obviously came after receiving a task, looking at this dusty appearance, it doesn't look like a joke, but there is nothing abnormal in such a big fart place as Qili County, and he has never asked the sect for help, this joke can be a big deal. However, the person who can instruct this little immortal master to a small place like Qili County must have a higher status than this little immortal master, and it is not wrong to follow that person's words.
"Don't hide it from the Immortal Master, our biggest anomaly here is that there is no anomaly!"
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Lu Bowen's face suddenly darkened: "Since there is no abnormality, why do you ask the sect for help?"
The county magistrate didn't dare to say, "I didn't ask for help", so he had to say with a bitter face: "Immortal master, don't be angry, listen patiently to the little old man's explanation." ”
Lu Bowen said with a straight face: "Lord County Commander, please speak, listen below." ”
The county commander was so anxious that he wanted to scratch the wall, where to find something that sounded like an abnormality for a while? At this moment, his master suddenly gave him a gesture, and the county commander understood in seconds, and then said with a relaxed expression: "Don't hide it from the immortal master, originally everything was normal in Qili County, and the wind and rain have been smooth for so many years, and the people under the rule of Xiao Lao'er are also rich." ”
"Let's get to the point!" Lu Bowen had already sensed that something was wrong at this time, he had the experience of Senior Sister Qingyun, and he was always full of malicious speculation about his master's words and deeds, so when he found that the people here looked relaxed and did not look anxious at all, he guessed that he was afraid that he had received a fake mission.
It doesn't matter if the task is fake or not, as long as the reward is real, he spent so much money on this trip, he can't just take the guaranteed reward of the sect, what is the difference between that and returning empty-handed?
The county magistrate noticed Lu Bowen's displeasure and hurriedly said: " Yes, the immortal master, please be a little restless, this is the point, because the rule of the little old man is still clear, more than ten years ago, there were several families next door to the sect under the rule of the people moved to Qili County, the foreign households originally had no land to plant, they looked at a wasteland by the Qili River, after the reclamation of the grain and spiritual rice, the first few years still grew well, but from the year before that, the seeds sprinkled in the soil no matter how to fertilize and water, it just does not grow, the seeds in the field are cut out and planted elsewhere and grow well, because this land only harms crops and never harms people and animals, so the little old man said that this is no abnormal abnormality。 ”
Lu Bowen was a little depressed, he was a monk in the foundation building period, and he traveled thousands of miles to a remote place, just to see why crops could not grow in the field, which is similar to using the news to tell "which chicken lays three yellow eggs, whose cucumber grows one meter long", it is overkill. On the road, the enthusiasm of rushing to the road and wanting to save the people of Li from the dire situation as soon as possible has been extinguished by the "sneer" of "the land that can't grow crops".
The county magistrate saw Lu Bowen's exhaustion and disappointment, and hurriedly said: "It's getting late, the immortal master might as well stay and rest for one night, and the little old man will take the immortal master to the river tomorrow to have a look, if the immortal master can solve this matter, the little old man will give a thank you gift to reward the immortal master for the hard work of the people of Li." ”
Everyone loves to listen to beautiful words, Lu Bowen was praised by the county order, so he was naturally embarrassed to put on his face again, so he had to politely thank him, and went to the place where he stayed with his master.
At night, the people of Qili County, who have no nightlife, turned off the lights early to make people sleep, and the whole county was quiet, Lu Bowen was also a person without nightlife, so he could only meditate and practice on the couch, Du Yushang was lying in the nest beside him and walking with spiritual power, and he was worried that the cultivation speed of "lying down to win" was too slow, and he suddenly noticed an abnormal spiritual power flying from the roof.
"There is a situation, a teenager. Du Yushang reminded him.
Lu Bowen's divine sense was not as good as Du Yushang's, and he didn't notice the abnormality, so he had to ask: "Senior, what's the situation?"
"Something passed over our heads just now, do you want to chase it over and take a look?" Du Yushang said bewildermently, she used to be a Yuan Infant Monk, and she was not afraid of walking the rivers and lakes at all.
But Lu Bowen was different, he had only just stepped from the Qi refining period to the foundation building period, and he had just left the bottom of the food chain in the cultivation realm, and his awe was still very strong, so he was a little hesitant.
But Du Yushang was already idle, how could he hesitate to retreat, his round eyes glanced at him and said: "But if you are afraid, forget it, if the opportunity or something is gone, it will be gone, and your life is important." ”
Lu Bowen's eyes lit up suddenly: Chance, he has been a monk for several years, and he still doesn't know what chance looks like. Besides, according to the law of the protagonist's immortality, maybe bad things can become good things. He comforted himself very much, and then nodded heavily: "The juniors are not afraid, let's go over and take a look from afar, just take a look." After he finished speaking, he picked up the nest, patted himself with a magic talisman, and ran in the direction pointed out by Du Yusheng.
The first time Lu Bowen did this kind of thing, he was a little nervous, but Du Yushang was familiar with the road, and while looking around, he was still thinking in his mind: "You have to make a small basket when you go back, hang me on your chest, otherwise if you want to fight and run away or something, it is too inconvenient for you to hold me, the basket has to breathe, otherwise I will be panicked, and I have to have a good sight......"
Lu Bowen said "um", thinking that this is really an ancestor, and he doesn't look at the current situation, and he still has the heart to find these.
Suddenly, Du Yushang said: "Stop, you squat behind the haystack, will you make a decision?"
Lu Bowen squatted over as he said, "I haven't learned the Gathering Decision, in fact, I only have two spells, the Divine Action Decision and the Divine Fire Technique, and there are also life spells like the Dust Removal Decision, and other masters don't let me learn it." ”
Du Yushang sneered: "Is your master afraid that you will die too slowly if you fight with others?"
Lu Bowen smiled self-deprecatingly, but did not squeak.
"Forget it, you better stay here and wait for me, try to slow down your breathing, don't panic when you encounter something, I'm here." I'll go to the front first, and I'll let you know if there's a situation, and if I tell you to run, you can run back quickly, don't wait for me, I can't die." After Du Yushang finished speaking, he jumped lightly from Lu Bowen's arm.
Under the moonlight, a fluffy fat bird staggered across the ridges, occasionally stumbling.
Lu Bowen was moved and wanted to laugh again, and after laughing, he wanted to cry: I, a young man who is so good at crossing through and a child of fate, actually messed up so badly, I actually have to rely on a little bird to protect me, Lu Bowen, Lu Bowen, I will look down on you if you are so useless.