Chapter 45: Fear
Zhao Lingtai is a man.
What is good and what is evil?
In fact, he has been seeking answers, he once found the heavens, only to find that everything is not as good as he imagined.
The fairy world is even more filthy than the human world.
Zhao Lingtai raised his head and looked at the high sky, there were white clouds, his gaze seemed to penetrate the past and see the world behind the white clouds.
There, resplendent gold!
There, full of gods and Buddhas!
"Heavenly Court, sooner or later I'll call back......"
The water is rippling, and now he is lying on a small boat, leisurely heading south.
After leaving Fushan, Zhao Lingtai chose the waterway, crossed the river by boat, and went to Nanhai County.
The so-called "river", in fact, should be said to be a big river, belongs to the Jingjiang branch, named "three rivers", meandering and flowing, passing through Nanhai County, and finally flowing into the South China Sea.
On both sides of the river, there are many families, who rely on water for draft, or fishing and hunting, or rent boats to carry people. At present, the small boat that Zhao Lingtai is taking is a common canopy boat, which can only carry two or three people, and does not travel long distances.
If you take the waterway, calculate the itinerary, and you can get to Nanhai County in about a day. However, he was not in a hurry, so he instructed the boatman to paddle slowly, just to enjoy the scenery on both sides of the river.
The boatman was in his fifties, with a vicissitudes of life and tanned skin, and he looked at Zhao Lingtai a little strangely while rowing.
Judging from Zhao Lingtai's dress, he should be a teenager from an ordinary background. But he was generous and paid ten taels of silver to rent a boat, which is really staggering.
Ten taels of silver is really not a small amount. Waiting for idlers to wait for a meal is only a few dozen dollars, and the squires are rich, if they are extravagant, they will only be two or three or two......
Only the legendary monk figure will spend a lot of money. Because ordinary gold and silver, for these high-ranking people, are often just symbols. I don't bargain at all, or even don't know the price at all, I just throw money at it.
But seeing that Zhao Lingtai is young, even if he is a cultivator, I am afraid that he is also a low-level disciple, and his income will not be high.
The fisherman couldn't figure it out, so he simply didn't think about it anymore, he traveled all year round, and after a year, he didn't know how many characters he carried, all kinds of people, all kinds of people, commonplace, and not strange.
Zhao Lingtai also has an unusual place, he brings a dog and a cat.
The puppy looked sick and silent, but the cat was clever, but seemed to be very afraid of the puppy's appearance, and followed suit, as if taking a wrong step, and great disaster would come.
After looking at the sky, Zhao Lingtai sat up and shouted, "Ah Shuibo, noon is coming, what is there to eat for lunch?"
The boatman, Ah Shuibo, said busily: "There are fish, meat, wine, and tofu, all of which were just bought in the morning, and they are very fresh." ”
Business is now very flexible, and chartering a boat is not just about taking a boat, but also about board and lodging, so that business will be good – and of course, the fees will also go up.
Zhao Lingtai said with a smile: "Let's have your signature dish, wild fish head tofu soup, with more chili peppers." ”
"Okay!"
Ah Shui Bo replied and suddenly asked, "Shaoxia, have you ever been on my boat before?"
He felt that Zhao Ling's face was very raw, and his accent was not right, he should be a foreigner, but how did the other party know that he was good at making fish soup?
Zhao Lingtai smiled: "I sat once before, maybe you forgot." ”
He didn't say it, that time, it was already thirty years ago. At that time, Ah Shuibo was young and strong, and now his hair is gray. The old man sees it again, and he has his own feelings.
Ah Shuibo didn't think much about it, and said: "Shaoxia, not far in front of you is the Sandao Dragon Temple, let's go there and settle down, this temple is very spiritual, past guests, you must go in and worship." ”
"Three Dragon Temples?"
Zhao Lingtai paused for a moment, then nodded: "Okay, I'll take a look." ”
He had been to this temple decades ago.
The Sandao Dragon Temple is located in the middle of the river, which is a place where the three forks of water meet, and the name of the Sandao River also comes from this.
The temple has a history of thousands of years, and it is still as stable as a rock after being washed by wind and rain and washed by rivers. Many people say that this is because the temple is dedicated to the dragon king, so the waves retreat and cannot be close. As for the incense in the temple, it is continuous day and night, and it is extremely prosperous.
The last time he came, Zhao Lingtai noticed that there was a breath in the temple, lingering and extraordinary, but he didn't think too much about it, he just thought that it was the incense that had been worshiped for a long time and was nourished and warmed.
Until after the Ascension!
In fact, from the success of the ascension, the acceptance of the personnel of the heavenly court, the constraints of the heavenly rules, to the guarding of the door of the Pan Taoyuan, and then to the debasement of the mortal dust...... Zhao Lingtai didn't stay in the sky for a long time. In this way, his understanding of the heavenly realm is only general.
Even so, it was an eye-opener in a short period of time.
For example, he had seen a real dragon soar above the nine heavens and fall into the vast ocean.
For example, he knew the difference between immortals and gods. Immortals are realms, and gods are positions. And the dragon clan, the hereditary god of water, rules over the rivers of the human and heavenly realms, as well as the four seas.
In other words, this dragon temple on the Sandao River is really a god.
Of course, there is an understanding of the gods. It may be just a wisp of the Dragon King's thoughts, or it may be a subordinate under the Dragon King.
Specifically, you have to go and take a good look at it before you can get a glimpse of the clues.
Immortals, immortals, immortals who do not hold positions seem to be at ease, but in fact they are rejected by the heavenly court and are free from the organizational system;
This is a deep understanding of Zhao Lingtai after being relegated to the mortal world.
Just like that Qingyou Xingjun, he is just a villain immortal who has not long broken through the realm, not even an earth immortal, but relying on the shade of his parents, and a distant relative of the Emperor of Heaven, he got the title of "Xingjun" at a young age, and a group of people hugged him before and after, so not majestic.
Zhao Lingtai beat him, and he immediately went back to complain, because his parents are immortal officials, and in the overturn, he can make Zhao Lingtai bear a great crime, take him to Xiantai, and degrade the mortal world as a dog!
Is this because of the problem of cultivation?
Not!
During that period in Xujiazhuang, in addition to cultivation every day, Zhao Lingtai was thinking about certain problems, and the more he thought about it, the more he felt cold, and the more he thought about it, the more terrifying he felt.
It's a feeling of powerlessness in the face of a behemoth!
And from another point of view, Zhao Lingtai really wanted to see how the gods behaved.
Now coming to the Sandao River Water Temple, it is a good opportunity to take a peek in the tube, a little glimpse, perhaps, can be gained.
The canopy boat went down the water, and after about a quarter of an hour, a building standing in the middle of the river appeared in the sight, with a glazed tile roof and a blue brick wall.
"Meow!"
The cat demon, who had always behaved well-behaved, seemed to sense something, and screamed suddenly, and the cat got up, looking very uneasy.
Zhao Lingtai could see that he was afraid!