Volume 1 Leaving the Chaos Chapter 37 The Long Path and the Intestines Often Diverge
When Ning Baifeng went downstairs, he asked the old Taoist priest curiously, this Jianwen Hall is like a bookstore, how can it be opened in such a place.
The old Taoist priest told Ning Baifeng that the reason why the name of the Jianwentang is Jianwen, that is, the meaning of what is seen and heard, everything that can be seen and heard, as long as the Jianwentang knows, will be recorded.
And although the books sold here have classics and works from various schools and schools, they also have all kinds of interesting things. There are even times when they sell all kinds of spiritual classics and arcane art books. Just like the "Catalogue of Mountains and Seas" that I just bought, this is what Ning Baifeng needs to go north.
Jianwentang is actually not a local business from the continent, it is said to come from the secret place of Xunzhou novelists, there is also a saying that it is a secret place of miscellaneous families, no one knows the specific situation, but one thing can be confirmed is that all continents in the world, as long as it is a fairy ferry, there will definitely be a see and a smell hall, even the Xianjia ferry that has just been opened is no exception.
Going down to the first floor, Ning Baifeng asked the old Taoist priest if he could buy some ordinary books, and the old Taoist priest nodded and signaled that it was okay to be casual. Ning Baifeng didn't pick too much, and found two Confucian and Mongolian classics and a Legalist classic.
Yuan Zhen saw Ning Baifeng buying books, squinted his eyes and said, "You really plan to listen to the old mountain master and continue to read." ”
Ning Baifeng said with a smile: "I can't write blindly when I practice calligraphy, the words are in the book, of course, I have to read the book." ”
Yuan Zhen sighed, "It's boring," and turned around and walked outside.
Out of the hall of seeing and hearing, Ning Baifeng once again felt the crowding of people, looking at the bookstore behind, Ning Baifeng couldn't help but sigh, there is such a quiet place in the downtown area, which is also a good choice.
The old Taoist priest didn't stay any longer, and led the two to the other end of the stilted building.
Standing at the exit of the stilted building, not far from the foot of the mountain as high as 100 zhang, a 30 zhang high big hole leads into the mountainside, the river surface at the mouth of the cave is parked in an orderly manner, from time to time someone takes the boat into the mountainside, there are also small boats out, busy but do not see the slightest confusion between the exchanges.
The old Taoist priest found a small boat, negotiated the price, and asked the boatman to carry the three people into the mountainside.
Ning Baifeng saw that the light was starting to dim, and asked the old Taoist priest in a loud voice, "Senior, the ferry boat is so small, could it be that the exit is actually not far?"
The old Taoist priest hadn't spoken yet, but it was the boatman who was holding the boat, "Childe must be coming to Butterfly Valley for the first time, and he doesn't know much about the situation at the ferry." ”
Ning Baifeng turned his head to look at the old man who was holding the boat, but did not speak.
Seeing that the young man with the box was silent, the old man said with a smile: "Don't worry, the old man has been holding the boat here for forty years, and he knows what he can and can't say, not to mention that the old man is an official meal, so he doesn't have to be afraid of meeting a strong man." ”
Ning Baifeng asked with a smile: "Let the old man smile, dare to ask where the exit of this Butterfly Valley is." ”
The old man said with a smile: "Childe was afraid that the Butterfly Valley ferry was this boat, but it was wrong, thinking about the fairy ferry, how could it be so stingy, and I still need mortals to support the boat." In fact, the real Butterfly Valley ferry port is in the belly of the mountain, and the ferry boat is on the lake in the belly of the mountain. As for where the exit of this Butterfly Valley ferry is, it depends on where Gongzi goes, there are two places near, and there are far ones to the north of the Eagle Sorrowful Stream. This underground intestine leads in all directions, and it is not just this way. ”
Ning Baifeng was puzzled: "Underground intestines?"
The old man was stunned for a moment, and then said with a smile: "The underground intestines, this is what we ordinary people say, people have intestines, and the earth should also have intestines." In the words of the cultivators, it means long road, and the road is long and long. ”
During the conversation, the boat went down the water, and the light in the cave was even darker, but not so much that you could not reach out and lose sight of your fingers, and lanterns hung on the roof and side walls of the cave above, bringing some light to this dim river.
Before long, the boat stabilized, and a tall building boat disappeared into the brightly lit underground lake. The lake is so large that the light doesn't even shine across the borders.
The boat floated to the vicinity of the building boat like a willow leaf, Ning Baifeng boarded the wooden plank road on the shore, turned his head to look at the continuous building boat, and sighed a little.
Compared to a building boat, the small boat is like a peach pit the size of a fingernail and a peach the size of a fist.
The lanterns erected on the side walls and the boardwalk illuminate the place, and it does not feel dim at all because of the underground. The boardwalk is crowded with people, busy but not crowded.
The old Taoist priest led the two to a slightly dim corner, took out the books in the bamboo basket behind Yuan Zhen, and instructed Ning Baifeng to put them in the mustard seed bag.
The old Taoist priest said solemnly: "Ning boy, I don't know when we will meet today, and the old Taoist is here to wish you a safe trip." I just sent you four books, two are maps of the northern border of Daning and Lizhou, one is "The First Solution of Swordsmanship" and the "Catalogue of Mountains and Seas" used for cultivation and travel, you may wish to take a look at it after you get on the boat. Then we will not go the same way, you go north to Yingchou Stream to get off the boat, and then all the way north to the Linhai Canglang Mountain, where you can take a cross-sea ferry. The reason why I didn't tell you this before, because it is useless to tell you, you can't find these places on the map of the mortal world, and only by coming to such an immortal ferry in person can you have an intuitive understanding. ”
Ning Baifeng bowed and bowed.
The old Taoist priest accepted it calmly.
Ning Baifeng turned his head to look at Yuan Zhen and said with a smile: "Don't cry with a sad face, I'm not dead yet, remember to give me the pillar immortal incense." ”
Wonjin pretended to be disdainful and twisted his head to the side, but he couldn't hide the loss on his face.
The old Taoist priest took Ning Baifeng to the ferry port to the north, and after sending Ning Baifeng on the boat, he turned around and left with Yuanzhen.
Ning Baifeng looked at the backs of the two of them, and felt a little sour in his heart.
The old Taoist priest is a land immortal in the Yuan Infant Realm, but there is no shelf along the way, since he went out of Binhai County, he has taken care of himself and others, although it has a purpose, but it is undeniable that the old Taoist priest is willing to choose a gentle method to solve it, rather than being domineering. Although he calculated himself in the matter of Xiangyun Mansion, he clearly said that he could stay in the academy when he was in the academy, and he didn't have to lie in this troubled water.
Until afterwards, among the apologies sent, the old Taoist priest could accept all the orders by himself, and there was no need to distribute them to Ning Baifeng.
However, he still sent out Ning Baifeng's most useful items, and even asked the Lin family to spend a lot of money to refine an out-of-body flying sword, leaving Ning Baifeng with the capital to survive on his long journey.
The old Taoist priest keeps his promise and is indeed a good candidate to be a master.
Blessed is Wontown.
Ning Baifeng turned around and walked to the boat, and came to a separate room according to the instructions of the wooden card in his hand, and when the old Taoist priest gave the boat fare, he made it clear that if you have that ability, there is no need to wronged yourself to live with others, and besides, the things on your body are rarely light.
Ning Baifeng closed the door, unloaded the sword box, and took a deep breath to calm his mind.
Pushing open the small window of the room, you can clearly see the sparkling water surface under the outside lights, and you can see the people coming and going on the side of the ship when you look down.
Standing in front of the window for a while, Ning Baifeng closed the window, took out the four books given by the old Taoist priest from his sleeve, and placed them on the table one by one. The eyes wandered, and finally landed on the book "The First Solution of Swordsmanship".
Ning Baifeng's initial understanding of swordsmanship was the one-style three-practice taught by Uncle Liu, and he would only practice in one and three ways. The old mountain lord once said that the person who taught Ning Baifeng to practice swordsmanship stood too high, so the swordsmanship in the world was not in his eyes, so Ning Baifeng didn't know anything about basic swordsmanship, and only practiced in three triplicates with this simple but quintessential one.
It wasn't until he fought with the two Earth Immortals of the Sun family that he understood that basic swordsmanship was not without merit. At the very least, in terms of tossing and turning, compared with a chick like Ning Baifeng, it is still much more practical.
Before he could take a closer look, there was a knock on the door. Ning Baifeng put away the book, got up and opened the door.
A beautiful woman outside the door smiled and said: "Guest officer, my name is Feng Yu, I am the maid here, if you have any needs, you can ring the sound transmission bell on the wall, as long as it can be met on the ship, we will try our best to meet it." I don't know if the guest officer has time at the moment, do you need me to explain to you the scenery along the way north. ”
Ning Baifeng was a little cramped, but he still invited Feng Yu into the house.
Feng Yu entered the room quite generously, looking at the immortal master in front of him who was younger than himself, he looked cramped and uneasy, and pursed his lips and smiled.
Sitting at the table, Ning Baifeng listened to Feng Yu's detailed explanation, and his cramped expression relaxed.
From the Butterfly Valley to the Eagle Stream, there are thousands of miles away, and it takes more than a month to take the ferry at the earliest, so you can buy food and drink at the stern, or you can send it over, just add a little more money, if you have nothing to do on the boat, you can go to the bow hall to listen to the music and the like, of course, if you don't like it, you can also go to the side of the boat to fish and see the scenery. In particular, seeing the scenery and fishing are also the characteristics of this long road to the north.
The ferry departs at this time, and seven days later will arrive at a group of stalactites called dragon spirit stone milk, it is said that before this long road was opened, this group of dragons lived here, and the stalactites were infected by dragon qi and gradually turned into dragon shapes. There was a great monk who said with a smile that if this place was not sealed by the Legalist and forbidden to form a group of stones, in time, maybe a group of earth dragons would appear here.
After passing the Dragon Spirit Stone Milk, about half a decade, you will arrive at the Night Market, where the ferry will dock for a day. The night market is an old market at the fork in the north, how long has the long road been opened, how long has the market existed, most of the things sold in the market are some shady things, but there are also a lot of items that come from the right way, the quality of the things depends on the eyesight, someone has found a jade seal that contains the remnants of a country's charm there.
And that's just the second, the most famous in the market is the newt house, which uses the Cheongwangdong newt in this long road as the ingredient, and the newt dishes are very delicious. Even when novelists evaluate the world's delicacies, they bring this newt dish that eats well. Many dignitaries and dignitaries from all over the continent have visited this store, and what is more interesting is that the Daquan Emperor, who had a feud with Daning, came here in disguise and disguise, just for a delicious newt dish, and afterwards also wrote an inscription to send a plaque of the first delicacy in the continent. It is said that the dog who was scolded by the emperor was bloody, and such a strong dragon that crossed the river did not see its head and tail, it was all waste.
However, this newt eatery has a strange rule, it is only open for one month a year, so if you want to taste the delicious food of newt, you have to make a reservation in advance. But this season happens to open a shop to welcome customers, if you are interested, you can bring it up with the ship, and then you can go through the back door without reservation.
As for this fishing, it is the hobby of many passengers who take the ferry boat on the long road to the north, and even many people take a boat to fish, just because there is a kind of carp with a silver line on the back of the long road in the north, this fish is born with the aura of heaven and earth, if it is placed in their own mansion to gather aura, enhance the utility of water products, plus it is very ornamental, it is a good thing for many fairy mansions to demand, and a silver line carp can be worth several boat fares. There is also the king of the fish, the golden-threaded carp, which is properly conditioned and has the potential to turn into a dragon, so its value is extremely high.
After Feng Yu finished speaking, he looked at the young immortal master opposite, and asked with a smile if there was anything else that needed to be asked.
Ning Baifeng looked at the smile on that beautiful face, his eyes unconsciously dodged, and he shook his head.
A trace of regret flashed in Feng Yu's eyes, but he still smiled and got up to say goodbye.
Ning Baifeng sent him off, exhaled a long breath after closing the door, and shrugged his nose unnaturally when he inhaled.
It smells so good.