Mist Fairy

Chapter 195 Three Rivers

In the dark sky, black air appeared looming, and old trees and dead branches were everywhere on the vast land.Black crows quacked on the branches, and green will-o'-the-wisps floated out of the soil.

This is Sanhechuan, which looks like the world of the dead.This is indeed the world of the dead. Here, the number of dead people is far more than that of the living.

Sanhechuan is the confluence of three rivers.These three rivers are said to be 'rivers who come live', 'rivers who go die' and 'rivers who stay live'.

At the confluence of three rivers, there is a huge town, where the living people live.

The place where Zhang Cundao appeared was by the river.Not far away is a busy wharf.On the pier, a man who looked like a buddy was directing a group of people to board the boat. Although it was a boat, it was actually a raft made of several planks. The raft was half submerged in the dirty water, making people feel that it would sink in the next moment.

At this time, maybe he found Zhang Cundao on the side of the road, and the guy shouted: "Hi! Do you want to get on the boat?"

Zhang Cundao asked, "Where is your ship going?"

The job replied: "Where else can we go, naturally to the town, will you go to the town? If we go, we will give you a ride."

After hearing this, Zhang Cundao also wanted to find out where the Yunshi Temple was, so he went up.As soon as he walked to the pier, he smelled a strong smell of corpses.Then he took a closer look, oh shit!This group of people on board are not living people, they are clearly dead people one by one!

These dead people were wearing shrouds, their faces were pale, some were already swollen, and some had lost half of their faces, as if they had been eaten by something.

Seeing Zhang Cundao hesitate for a while, he smiled and said, "This is your first time in Sanhechuan? Have you never seen us transport Xike?"

When he smiled, he revealed a mouthful of white teeth, which were actually shining brightly in the dim environment.

After all, Zhang Cundao is the 'great power' of the third level of Shenguang. He calmed down, shook his head and said, "This is my first time here, and I really haven't seen these before."

The worker smiled and said, "That's not surprising. In fact, there is nothing taboo. Xike doesn't make noise, and doesn't care about comfort. He is the best guest. If you don't mind, then you can only go on foot. It's in town. But don't blame me for not warning you, it's not a smooth road."

When Zhang Cundao heard this, he said lightly: "Then your waterway is safe?"

The man smiled and said: "The waterway is not smooth, but it's okay. If something happens, Xike can sacrifice it."

While the two of them were talking, a human head suddenly appeared in the water.The head let out a long breath, and then walked out of the dirty river.As he walked, the river water on his body dried up quickly, as if absorbed into his body...

The man came to the buddy, frowned and said, "Why are we still chatting, this work is not finished yet!"

The man smiled and said: "I met a visitor from another country and chatted for a while. Have you repaired the bottom of the boat?" , I don’t know if it’s been soaked in water for a long time, or what the situation is, there are pieces of sphagnum moss attached to it, and some sphagnum moss still emits sticky liquid, which is quite disgusting.

The man immediately said: "You can't get on the boat, after this point, there will be no boat!"

Zhang Cundao looked into the distance, looked at them again, finally nodded and said: "Go!"

Not long after, the group of happy guests boarded the raft and lined up neatly in three rows and four rows.The man stood at the bow, and the boat boss stood at the stern, only to hear the boat boss yell, "Get on the boat! Happy guests welcome you, and everything goes well!"

He pushed hard with a pole, and the raft slid towards the center of the river, and then the whole raft shook, almost making Zhang Cundao untenable.But the weird thing is, those Xikes are as stable as old dogs, not shaking at all.

The buddy was also shaken, but he was not in a hurry, but took out three or five paper money-like things from his pocket, sprinkled them directly in the water, and shouted: "Friends in the water, please help me! Protect me all the way, there must be someone!" Big report!"

As soon as his words fell, a few rickety bodies floated up in the water. These bodies were pale from blisters, and their limbs were as dry as bamboo.They grabbed some 'paper money' and then grabbed the edge of the raft to stabilize it.

Seeing this scene, the boat boss also started to use the pole to control the direction, and rowed the raft forward.

The water in Sanhe River is very calm, but this is only a superficial phenomenon. There are various turbulent currents under the water. Not long after the trip, a "friend" holding a raft was sucked into the water by the turbulent current, and then was caught by a black shadow. swallow...

When the man saw this scene, he frowned slightly, and muttered, "Why are you so unlucky, I ran into trouble at the beginning."

With a helpless sigh, he kicked a Xike into the water.

This Xike didn't make a sound at all (it probably wouldn't be able to), and just plunged into the water with a plop, and was dragged away by the shadow.

The black shadow dragged Xike away, and the water calmed down.This job is to sigh and say: "I hope I don't meet you later, otherwise this boat will be in vain."

After he finished speaking, he cupped his hands at Zhang Cundao and said, "I'm Tong Lang from the Three Corpses Firm, and I don't know what to call this friend."

Zhang Cundao also bowed to him and said: "Zhang Cundao of Zhishanshui Pavilion."

"Zhishanshui Pavilion?" The man frowned and thought for a while, but he didn't figure out what kind of sect it was, and then said: "My friend came to Sanhechuan, but what's the matter? Our Sanshi Trading Company has many years of experience in transporting Xike , if a friend has a need, no matter where it is sent to, we can undertake it."

What he said was to advertise for his firm to solicit business.Sure enough, he is a good guy, and he will not let go of any potential customers.

During the exchange, I learned that his Three Corpse Firm is not only a firm, but also a practice school.Indeed, it is impossible to transport Xike without cultivation.According to his introduction, the Three Corpse Firm is also a well-known firm in Sanhe Town, specializing in the transportation of happy guests.Even Huang Quanzong once invited them to transport Xike.

Speaking of this, Tong Lang's face was still full of glory. After all, being invited by Huang Quanzong to work, he respected them!
The two were talking, but at this moment the boat boss shouted: "Attention! We're leaving Yaohezi!" After his words fell, he propped himself up with a pole, and the raft swayed violently.

With his swaying, he bypassed an underwater undercurrent, avoiding being drawn into the undercurrent.But at the same time, a 'friend' who was supporting the raft was also caught in the undercurrent.

"Hey, Tong Lang! There aren't many ghost guards left, so you need to hire some more." The boss of the boat also shouted at this time.

Tong Lang nodded, with a look of indifference on his face.As long as it wasn't Xike's loss, he wouldn't feel bad no matter how many of these ship guard ghosts were swept away, it was just a waste of paper money.

He took out a few pieces of paper money from his pocket again, then scattered them into the water and shouted: "The water is rushing, the price will double!"

The next moment, several ship guard ghosts jumped out of the water and grabbed the paper money on the water.But unfortunately, one of the ship guard ghosts was swept away by the sudden undercurrent without even catching the paper money.

At last an obviously lucky shipguard ghost caught the paper money and swallowed it before coming to shore up the raft.

Seeing this scene, Zhang Cundao was a little curious, so he asked, "Brother Tong, why do you still use this kind of raft because the water is so fast and turbulent? Wouldn't it be better to use a better boat?" To stimulate!

Tong Lang explained with a smile: "Brother Zhang is a foreigner, you don't know about it. This is the rule of Sanhechuan. What is on the river belongs to the people, and what is below the river belongs to the river god. If you use a big boat, a good boat , this boat does not need the protection of the boat guards, and it will not fall into the property, which will naturally displease the river god. It will also cut off the boat guards’ money. They are going to unite to overturn your boat!"

"These three rivers are the food and clothing of the ghosts in the millions of rivers. It is more uncomfortable to destroy the ghosts' property than to kill them. Therefore, using this kind of raft, occasionally 'dropping' some goods down, and hiring some ghosts to guard the boat, although some A little expenditure, but it is better than capsizing the ship and losing people."

Zhang Cundao's face was incredible when he heard this, and the reason for this is actually this!
Tong Lang continued: "These are the rules that the masters of Huangquanzong and the river gods of Sanhechuan have done together. Fortunately, there are rules, otherwise this life would be hard to come by."

He smiled and said, "If you go by land, there should be a lot of ghost attacks and entanglements right now. There are too many and complicated things on the road, but they are not as simple and clear as those on the river."

When the two were talking, they saw the outline of a town appearing in the distance, and the river surface was much wider at this time.But at this moment, for no reason, the river suddenly surged, setting off a wave!

The big waves rolled up the raft, and the ghost of the boat guard couldn't support the raft. Suddenly, a Xike couldn't stand still and fell into the water like this.As soon as this Xike entered the water, an invisible big hand dragged it into the bottom of the water and disappeared.

Seeing this scene, Tong Lang showed a look of helplessness. He said, "It's the God of the River who collected the tax. This time it's okay. We only lost two happy guests and a small profit. It's time to go to town soon." .”

He said, and told Zhang Cundao: "Brother Zhang, be careful. You can pick up things that fall on the ground, but you can't pick up things that fall into the water. If you see gold and silver in the water, don't be tempted." Go into the water to fish, those are the temptations of the river god master, if you enter the water, you will belong to the river god master!"

He glanced at the boat boss at the stern, and said in a low voice: "The boat bosses are also the people of the river god. If something falls into the water, you must pick it up. Look for them. Only they can enter the water."

After listening to Qi Qiran, Zhang Cundao understood the rules of the three rivers.

Not long after, the outline of the town finally became clear.This is a town that looks like a water town in the south of the Yangtze River, with gray walls and black tiles, everything is in heavy gray and black tones.

The raft landed, and Tong Lang settled the bill with the boat boss.Then he said to Zhang Cundao: "Friend Zhang, if you have any needs, you must remember to find us at the Three Corpses Firm!"

Then, he whispered: "The Yunshi Temple you mentioned is only three miles away from the town. It will not be peaceful outside the town. You have to be careful!"

(End of this chapter)