The national teacher does not practice

Chapter 256 The Controversy of a Hundred Schools of Schools 1000 Years Ago, and the Sacrifice of the Crab Boat ([-] words for subscription)
A ship to Hemizusawa?

In the messy restaurant, when Ji Pingan said this, the boatmen around were stunned.

Then, many eyes subconsciously cast their eyes on the table at the door——Heishuize has a strong reputation and deviates from the normal merchant shipping channel, so not many people will go there.

Ji Pingan followed his gaze, looked at the three "Boss Zhao", and walked over with a smile: "Do you have a boat to go?"

The middle-aged ship boss flashed his eyes and asked:
"Young master, dare to ask, but what kind of business do you want to entrust?"

Ji Pingan said calmly: "The few of us want to take a boat to Qianjiao Island to find immortals."

Xunxian... Hearing this word, many curious eyes turned away and lost interest.

Ordinary people don't understand the world of practice, but the "Daze Sect" is stationed in the mortal world, and it is inevitable to have contact with the mortal world after all.

Some well-connected and well-informed people all know that there are "immortal masters" who practice on Qianjiao Island, so a group of people have been born to try to seek immortality.

Rumored:
If you can land on the island and pass the test, you will be qualified to worship under the immortal master.

Many years ago, when the rumor first appeared, many mortals went to try it out, but most of them were buried in the river, and the few who escaped did not mention landing on the island.

Later, fewer people went to try it.But after all, it has not been cut off. From time to time, people still go to try.

As boatmen who travel by boat all the year round, it is not surprising that they have seen too many people who do not know the heights of the sky and the earth, and want to step into the fairy house.

"Are you going to go to the island?" The middle-aged boat boss glanced at the five people and shook his head slightly.

Based on his experience, he immediately saw that these five people were not practitioners, their hands were smooth and delicate, except for the man carrying the box, there were not many traces of martial arts training.

Immediately in his heart, he labeled Ji Ping'an and his party as "stupid children of a rich family".

This kind of children, from a better family background, are young, do not know the heights of heaven and earth, and are fond of delusions. I don’t know how many fairy tale books they have read in the family, and they are obsessed with them.

Seeing the boatman shaking his head, Yu Yu raised his jaw and said calmly:
"We can give silver as the cost of taking the ship."

The middle-aged boatman was a little moved, knowing that this kind of children spend a lot of money, but in the end he shook his head:
"My boat is full, but Boss Zhao, you still have space on your boat."

Although money is tempting, he did get definite news that Heishuize is not peaceful.

I also only intend to send a small boat to try it on the periphery, and I don't plan to approach it.

If it's carrying five people, it's not appropriate to always send them in.

Ji Pingan looked at the dark old man: "The boatman is going to Heishuize?"

The old man Zhao looked at the few people for a moment, then nodded:
"Go. But it can only be sent to Daze. After that, I can give you a small boat to go to the island by yourself. The price is this amount."

He gestured.

Ji Pingan readily agreed, and said, "When can we leave?"

Old man Zhao got up and said, "If you don't mind, you can go to the boat and set sail later."

The five of Ji Pingan agreed, and after a brief agreement, they left the restaurant together and rushed towards the pier.

When the people left, a group of boat bosses in the wine shop had a lot of discussion. They all felt that the old man Zhao was too stubborn and desperate to make money.

As for the young men and women who took the boat to seek immortals, no one thought they could succeed from the beginning to the end.

And no one knows.

Earlier, Song Xuezheng, who was well-known in the literary world in Yuhang City, visited the Hutong courtyard again as a "hidden official" after covering up his appearance.

"The sword bearer has an order that you must not appear in the eyes of outsiders for the next period of time. You will practice in seclusion here for a period of time, and if you need something in your life, someone will send it to you." Song Qinglian sternly ordered.

The scholar was stunned:

"Are you going to take action against the Four Sacred Sects? Just like the one at Wumiao."

Song Qinglian said lightly:

"This is not something you are entitled to know. Do your part and wait for the results."

……

Just when the ship is about to sail away.

On Laoliu Street, outside the shop of Yijingzhai, an unexpected visitor came.

Ye Hongling, who was leading a pure black and flawless horse, wearing black gauze on her head, and a cloak fixed with copper rings on her shoulders, looked at the closed door and frowned.

"My lord, are you here to see Mr. Li?" The owner of the calligraphy and painting shop next door greeted with a smile.

Ye Hongling nodded lightly: "Is the shop not open today?"

The owner of the painting and calligraphy shop replied:

"That's not true. Mr. Li and his family went on a long trip. He said that there was a wealthy member of the local family. He was asked to go over and see the feng shui of the house, and he would come back in a few days."

Ye Hongling was stunned for a moment, Ji Pingan and others went out?Could it be that he got information about the reborn again?

"Do you know where they went?" she asked.

The latter shook his head like a rattle:
"How could this grassroots know, but Mr. Li told him before leaving that if anyone came looking for him, he would reply with four words."

"What word?" Ye Hongling was puzzled.

The latter put his hands in his sleeves, raised his head and exhaled, and said in a correct tone: "Go and go back."

……

At this time, Ji Pingan, who sneaked away, was stepping on the Zhao family's fishing boat along the rough and crude gangway.

Unlike ordinary fishermen who have their own fishing boats, Old Man Zhao owns a medium-sized boat.

It is said that it was retired from the government navy. Through some connections, it flowed into the folks and was repainted with tung oil.

The boat is black below, brown above, with a raised bow and slightly curved tail.

The ship can hold up to three masts, and the entire fleet has nearly ten boatmen, led by old man Zhao.

There are ready-made rooms in the cabin, Ji Pingan spent a lot of money and successfully obtained the right to live in the best two houses, and the men and women in the team will each occupy one room.

"Young master, from Yuhang to Heishuize, if the wind direction is right, you will arrive in two or three days. The environment on the boat is not as good as that of an inn in the city. I can only feel sorry for you, especially for bathing and convenience. There are many rough men on board. I can only bear it."

Old man Zhao's son, a slender young man who is proficient in water, said.

Ji Pingan smiled and nodded.

The young man hesitated for a while, but finally couldn't bear it, and said:
"Heishuize is not accessible to ordinary people. It is reasonable to say that we have collected the money and just sent you there. But I still have to say, think about it carefully, don't lose your life for the vague fairy fate, if you want to The method of cultivating immortals, any major sect in our Great Zhou, is safer than this, at least if they don’t accept you, you won’t lose your life.”

"big cow……"

At this time, the old man on the deck beckoned him to help steer the boat, and the man named "Zhao Daniu" stopped talking and turned to work.

Only five people were left standing in the corridor on the second floor of the cabin, smiling at each other.

It's quite strange that this kind of "immortal master" as a monk of the great sect is taught by the boatman.

Ji Pingan smiled and said:
"Okay, don't stand and blow the air, put your luggage away first, and then have a meeting."

Everyone responded and walked into the cabin separately. At this time, the large wooden mast ship anchored amidst the sound of chant, and a boatman clutched the hemp rope tightly, roaring with all his might, and hoisted the sail.

And adjust the direction, the autumn wind immediately blew the sails, the bow broke the water, gradually sailed away from the dock with the sound of "squeaky" water, leaving Yuhang city behind, and headed southwest.

While Zhao Daniu struggled to fix the sail, he turned his head and looked towards the cabin, just in time to see the scene where Ji Pingan and the other five were talking and preparing to walk back into the cabin.

Generally speaking, as soon as a large boat enters the water, it is accompanied by strong vibrations. Except for those who have lived on the boat for many years, the rest of the people will be more or less unstable, staggered and dizzy.

But what surprised him was that the five people didn't seem to be affected at all, standing on the bumpy boat, their feet were as motionless as nails.

He blinked, and when he wanted to take a closer look, he found that the five people "staggered" into the cabin again.

"Did you read it wrong..."

……

With the turning of the ship, under the power of the sails, it officially embarked on the route, and the bumps of the ship gradually subsided.

The boatmen got busy.

On the second floor of the cabin where no one noticed, in a certain room, Ji Pingan, who was dressed as a scholar, flicked his fingers and pasted a talisman on the cabin door.

Immediately, pale golden ripples spread, forming a temporary sound-forbidden enchantment.

"All right."

Ji Pingan turned around and looked at the other four people sitting cross-legged in the room.

Both Yu Yu and Mu Yaoyao changed into more plain clothes, and their faces were changed to cover up their outstanding looks, and their appearance level was reduced to the level of "elegant".

Each holds a sword.

Huang He, who also changed his appearance, resumed his "book boy" attire when he was in Qin Tianjian.

As for the puppet who looked about 30 years old, he was dressed as a guard. He was sitting cross-legged in meditation, with his head drooping, motionless as if he had lost his vitality.

But the huge bookcase he was carrying was placed on the ground, the lid was pushed open, and the chubby Fang Shijie was struggling to suck his belly, and crawled out of the box.

That's right.

This is the "suit" designed by the Emperor for himself. Usually, he only needs to curl up in the box to sleep, and then control the action of the puppet through the link.

This is equivalent to having a new body, and the mecha mode is for him to understand.

As for Ji Ping'an, the appearance on his face has also been adjusted at this moment, and he is exactly the same as the "scholar" who tipped off the news on the dark web!
"Next, we will go to Qianjiao Island with a new identity. According to what the boatman said, we will be able to arrive in three or four days. This time is different from the past. The last time we went to Qixia Town was a meeting of the Martial Arts League. The enemy is hiding in the dark, but we are in the light.

But this time it is quite the opposite, the enemy is in the open, and we are in the dark.When you go to the island, you will be surrounded by enemies. Once your identity is exposed, it will be very dangerous. Even if I am, I may not be able to protect you all. "

Ji Pingan's tone was serious.

Huang He and Mu Yaoyao sat upright, both excited and nervous.

The old fried dough stick God Emperor didn't care, he had already passed through Longtan and Tiger's Den, and now this small scene is sprinkled with water.

Yu Yu let out a "huh" and raised his jaw:

"Remember, this time, your identity is the successor of the 'Scholar', Yaoyao and I are your maids, Huang He is the book boy, and Senior A Dou is the guard. We were all planted by you with silver Gu worms and became Lesser believers."

Ji Pingan glared at her:
"It's you, look at you, how can you look like a maid?"

Yu Yu pouted, turned his head and muttered:

"It's not on the island yet."

Mu Yaoyao blinked to ease the atmosphere:

"Brother, if we sneak in like this, will we really not reveal our secrets?"

Ji Pingan smiled and said:
"It's not a big problem, at least it's okay to hide for a period of time. The Four Sages can distinguish people's identities, regardless of their appearance. After all, they can disguise themselves. They only need to see if there are Gu insects. Now, you have the Gu planted in your body. That's not a big problem. As for the identity, I've also confirmed that the scholar I'm disguised as is a Gu worm that was planted in Yuezhou next door. I will not participate in the rally in Lanzhou, even if it is to be verified, it will take time."

After a pause, he continued:

"As for the identity itself, the 'Scholar' inheritance happens to be the easiest to disguise, but also the hardest to disguise."

Mu Yaoyao's eyes widened: "Zundu pretends to be...what the hell is a calligrapher?"

The snack food with shallow knowledge is confused by this.

Dr. Huang He heard about the online science popularization:

"The 'School of Calligraphy'...should be hundreds of years ago, a branch of the Hundred Schools of Philosophy. It is said that thousands of years ago, before the struggle between the human and monster races started, there were a large number of monster races in the Central Plains, living with humans. At that time The imperial court in the Central Plains tried to create a practice system unique to the imperial court to enhance the ability of officials to guard the place and avoid evil monsters.

In order to create a practice system, the people of the time gathered all kinds of qi practitioners from Kyushu to improve and create the practice methods.At that time, various factions within the imperial court competed for each other, which was the so-called "Hundred Schools Controversy", that is, many newly born and imperfect practice inheritances competed with each other for the right to speak. "

"Well, one of the largest 'Confucianism' branches has been passed down to the present. In fact, it is the awe-inspiring spirit and the gentleman's sword mastered by Yunhuai Academy. Molin's painting and sound, in fact, are also similar to those of the past A hundred schools of thought are related, so it can be roughly understood that the 'painter' and 'yinjia' of the past jointly formed the current Molin. Of course, because of thousands of years of evolution, it is also very different from the original."

Mu Yaoyao: "Ah. That's it."

Ji Pingan nodded lightly, and said:

"Unfortunately, even though Confucianism won the contest of schools of thought back then, the practice system it created also had the flaw of lack of universality. If you want to be successful in practice, you must cultivate awe-inspiring spirit, and this awe-inspiring spirit is naturally different from that of temple officials. This is why a group of scholars who are dissatisfied with the imperial examination and the imperial court gather in Yunhuai Academy..."

"Back then, after the Confucian sect won the battle of a hundred schools of thought, in order to consolidate the results, it suppressed other inheritances wantonly, which led to a lot of disasters. Many factions were born not long ago, and their population was not prosperous. After being suppressed, they gradually cut off.

Some of them survived, but they were not enough to establish a sect. Now, a thousand years later, they have become the inheritance of the strange sects in the world.And this 'calligrapher' is one of the hundred families that lost that year. "

His tone is slightly complicated:
"I didn't expect to meet the heir of the calligrapher again."

Speaking of this, he couldn't help but think of a friend buried in time.

Yu Yuqi said:

"Since it is such an unpopular inheritance, why are you still pretending to be good?"

Ji Pingan withdrew his thoughts from the brief memories, smiled, and explained:

"Because the calligrapher's practice method is very interesting. It is somewhat similar to Mo Lin's painting method. It relies on scrolls to cast spells. According to legend, the calligrapher's ancestor was a bookworm. Disliked by his family, he rushed to the empty old house, but he still didn't change his idiocy. Later, his fantasy came true, and he actually 'read' from the book a beautiful maid, Jinshan Yinhai...

Speaking of Xuanxu, in fact, the practitioner imagined some scenes in his mind, and then recorded them on paper through words.As long as the paper is torn off, the fantasy can be turned into reality... This is the sorcery. "

As he spoke, he took out a book from his arms and said with a smile:

"It just so happens that among the magical instruments left by the national teacher in the Qianyuan treasure house, there is a tome that records the spells of the 'School of Calligraphy'."

The first God Emperor sat beside him with his shoulders in his arms, with a sneer on his face, watching him make up nonsense.

Yu Yu and the others were very curious, staring at the scroll:

"So, you can pretend to be a scholar by tearing off these pages and casting spells as long as you consume spirit essence?"

At this point, everyone finally had a basic understanding of their identities and Ji Pingan's plan.

It is not a big problem for a short period of time to infiltrate a Demon Cult meeting place with Gu worms to verify their identity and the identity of a calligrapher as a cover.

But that's the case, after all, it's still a dragon's pond and a tiger's den.

Everyone discussed the details again, including how to respond if encountering various temptations, etc., and then went back to rest.

As for more specific, can only play by ear.

……

For the next two days, the ship sailed as usual, and the journey was quite smooth.

During this period, the five-member team practiced in the cabin most of the time, only occasionally coming out to breathe.

Old man Zhao devoted himself to steering the boat and kept his distance from these guests, as did the rest of the boatmen.

Only Zhao Daniu often came over to chat, at first he only thought he was enthusiastic, but later Ji Pingan found out that this man recognized the "Shendu" mandarin accent of several people, and knew that he was not a native of Yuhang.

After learning that they were originally from Zhongzhou, Zhao Daniu curiously asked:

"Then have you ever been to God? Have you watched this year's God Awards? Tell me about it, for example, what kind of genius star official Ji Sichen is rumored to be in the Qin Tianjian? God? There are also Taoist saints, who is more beautiful than the girls on the Qinhuai River? Then what kind of saint son, is it really that weird?"

Ji Pingan grabbed Yu Yu who was about to run away, spoke softly, and told him about the Shendu Grand Prize, which made the young man quite yearn for.

Little did they know, the legendary figure he mentioned was by his side.

The third day of the ship's departure.

In the early morning, when Ji Pingan woke up from his meditation, he clearly felt that the ship was starting to slow down, but the wind outside the cabin was getting stronger.

"My lord, it seems that I'm entering Heishuize soon. It's really weird. Come out and have a look."

Huang He got up early and returned to the cabin to say.

Fang Shijie, who was lying on his back on his back, rubbed his eyes and got up, pushing open the "window" of the cabin.

call--

A gust of cold and clammy wind blew in, and the Emperor woke up instantly, almost turned over by the wind:
"Mom, why is it so dark, isn't it dawn yet?"

Ji Pingan also looked out through the window.

I saw a big lake without bounds, showing gray, the sky was dim, and the water surface seemed to be covered with a layer of mist.

The bitter autumn style is extraordinarily cold, blowing away the heat in the house.

With a wave of his hand, the window closed by itself, stood up and said:
"I'll go out and see."

Putting on a green shirt, Ji Pingan pushed open the hatch and came to the corridor on the second floor with a wider view. As he climbed up and looked far away, his vision became clearer.

The boat below was driving on a large and wide lake, the sky was covered with gray clouds, and the humidity was thick, and there were vaguely glimpses of birds hovering in the clouds.

The clouds in front were obviously darker, and there seemed to be faint flashes of thunder, and the mist was dark.

In the direction where the thick clouds are located, there is a vague outline of an island, which should be "Qianjiao Island".

At this moment, the cold wind blew, and the gray-black mud-like lake surface rolled up rippling water waves, washing the sideways of the boat layer by layer.

The main sail has been lowered, leaving only one small sail half raised, adjusting the direction, and sailing forward with the help of the wind.

Ji Pingan lowered his gaze and found that the boatmen on the deck, headed by Zhao's father and son, were holding some kind of ceremony.

With a reverent expression, he burned each piece of gold leaf, sprinkled brown sugar water all over the boat, even the boatman, grabbed salt, and sprinkled it on the curtain foil woven with bamboo strips, on the crabs, and on the water surface. superior……

The atmosphere is depressing and mysterious.

"Daniu, what are you doing?" Ji Pingan walked down the cabin and asked knowingly.

Holding the brown sugar water, Zhao Daniu also symbolically dusted Ji Ping'an's body, and then said:
"Ahead is the Black Water Pond. When we enter it, the water will be much more dangerous. The sky is not good. Before we catch crabs, we must prepare to pray for the blessing of the river god, and we will sacrifice to the Dragon King later."

"Dragon King?" Ji Pingan smiled:

"Where are there dragons nowadays?"

Zhao Daniu said in a low voice:

"The 'Dragon King' we are talking about refers to the dragon in the black water lake. It is said that it was raised by the immortal teacher on the island to protect the island from outsiders. If you want to go to the island, you have to look at the dragon in the water Let it or not.

As crab hunters, we don't go too deep, because we are afraid of offending the Dragon King, but something is not right this year, and the Dragon King is restless.You guys don’t know in the cabin, along the way, there are obviously fewer crab boats than in previous years. We met two before, and they all said that Heishuize is not calm... If you want to find immortals, I’m afraid this year is really not a good one. Timing, you can change to come back next year. "

Ji Pingan smiled:

"I don't think it's a flood dragon. I guess it's just a loach with a trace of dragon blood at most."

Zhao Daniu was shocked when he heard the words, and hurriedly said:

"Don't dare to say that, it's over for Lord Dragon to hear."

Seeing that he looked terrified, Ji Pingan didn't say any more.

Although he knew very well that what the Daze faction raised was indeed just a group of low-quality loaches, it was ridiculous to call them "submerged dragons", but for these mortals, it was terrifying enough.

"Sacrifice to the Dragon King!"

At this time, at the front of the deck, the dark-skinned, thin, gray-haired old man Zhao shouted loudly.

Behind them, the boatmen roared and pushed a "big fish" made of glutinous rice and sugar into the lake.

At the same time, in the depths of Heishuize, there suddenly came a low, long, mysterious beast roar, like a monster's roar, which hit the soul directly.

In an instant, the whole boat became quiet, and the faces of the boatmen changed slightly, as if there was only this lonely boat left in the world.

No one noticed, Ji Pingan raised his eyebrows slightly, a little surprised.

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