Six Ways of Fumo

Chapter 1054 Ye Xi
Tea smoke curls up, and the subtle fragrance floats.

Following Ji Fangyuan's narration, an old story surfaced in front of Ding Ermiao.

——Eighty years ago, Ji Fangyuan’s master, Ye Xi, the leader of the Xianweng sect, was on a passenger boat drifting on the Cangdu River south of Mati Town.

It is the season of spring and bright scenery. Along both sides of the river, birds are singing and flowers are fragrant.There were about seven or eighty people on the boat, men, women, old and young, all traveling eastward.

Taoist priest Ye Xi, wearing a Taoist uniform, stood on the bow of the boat with his hands behind his hands, looking at the surrounding scenery and mountain topography, feeling at ease.

Suddenly the ship's hull shook and stopped moving forward.The passengers on the boat were caught off guard. One of them fell down and fell on his back, and there were shouts and shouts.

Even though Taoist Ye Xi had a lot of skills, he didn't pay attention for a moment and stumbled slightly.

Ye Xi was about to ask why, but the hull of the boat turned sideways and spun in circles on the river.

"What's going on? There's a monster underwater?!"

"There is no wind and no waves, why is the boat spinning around?"

"..."

All the passengers on the boat were in panic, and even the timid women and children started crying loudly.

Taoist Ye Xi narrowed his eyes and stared at the river to watch the wind and debate, but he saw that the wind was calm above the river and there were no monsters causing trouble under the water.

"It's not good, it's not good!" The boss of the ship ran over from the bow, panicked, waving his hands and shouted:
"Someone on our boat must have offended the river god, so the river god won't let us pass."

Ye Xi frowned and said nothing, thinking to himself, he was on the boat and didn't hear anyone say anything, how did he offend the river god?

Thinking of this, Taoist Master Ye Xi asked: "Boss, who offended the River God and how?"

The boss of the boat glanced at the women and said:
"One of the eldest sisters must have had unclean menstruation, so she offended the river god! On this river, once a woman with unclean menstruation gets on the boat, the river god will be angry! Sisters, what's wrong with your bodies? You know the truth, whose sunflower water is not clean?"

There were about twenty young and middle-aged women on the boat. As soon as they heard this, three or five of them immediately turned red in the face, lowered their heads and said nothing, with fear on their faces.

"Sisters, when you got on the boat, my wife asked you one by one, please don't come on if your body is not clean."

The boss of the boat stamped his feet anxiously and said: "But you just didn't listen. Now it's better. I'm afraid the lives of the whole boat will be affected by you!"

All the passengers were frightened and blamed the unclean ladies.I wish I could throw these women into the river one by one.

Only Ye Xi sneered.

When a woman comes to Kwai Shui, she can't get on the boat?It’s simply the most ridiculous thing in the world!
"Boss of the boat, it's useless to complain now. These elder sisters have no intentions. Now that the boat is in the middle of the river, can't we drive them into the water?" An old man on the boat was calmer and said, "Is there any other way of praying that can make the river Will God calm down and let a boatload of us pass?"

The boat owner sighed and said: "This boat can't run now! It depends on whether the river god can be merciful and allow us to worship and burn incense, and then let us go."

After saying that, the boat owner looked at everyone again and said loudly: "Everyone, now that the river god is angry, I'm afraid it will cost everyone a little money!"

The old man clasped his fists and said, "What should I do? Just tell me, ship boss, and everyone will just do it!"

"Yes, yes, we will do as we are told, as long as we can get back alive!" The passengers on the boat all shouted.

The boat was still spinning on the river, and some passengers were already spinning so hard that they vomited.The river is so wide that it is more than ten feet away from both banks. It is almost impossible to swim across it.

Therefore, in a critical situation, everyone is concerned about saving their lives and does not think about other things.

"Okay, let's count the total number of people on the boat. No one has a piece of the ocean. Then we turn around and dock, go to the mage Guo Daozhang of Horseshoe Town, and ask Guo Daozhang to open an altar to help us accommodate the river god. This is the only way. , let’s discuss it.”

The ship boss looked at everyone and said loudly.

"A piece of ocean per person? So much?" the passengers on the boat started talking.

At that time, a piece of ocean had very strong purchasing power and could be exchanged for a load of rice.It is said that in the capital at that time, buying a courtyard house only cost 50 taels of silver.If you pay with Dayang, it is about 80 yuan.

So when they heard that an ocean was needed, the passengers were all surprised.

Some poor people and stingy people burst into tears on the spot.The poor are poor because they don’t have a piece of furniture, and the misers are reluctant to cut their flesh.

"Is money more important or life more important? You can keep the green hills without worrying about having firewood. Everyone, I gave you this piece of ocean!" The old man just now took the lead in taking out a piece of ocean, raised it in the air and showed it to everyone, and then It was handed over to the ship boss.

There was another sneer in Ye Xi's heart, so the mystery is here!

It is expected that the boss of this ship is colluding with that Daochang Guo.And this old guy who looks like an elder must be a shill.A group of people colluded to cheat money.

Sure enough, Ye Xi squinted his eyes and looked towards Horseshoe Town on the north bank, only to see a line of black air faintly shooting towards the cabin.It was expected that there must be some settings in the cabin that echoed the north shore, so the ship would not move forward until it reached this point.

Driven by the old man, the guests on the ship donated money one after another.The poor gave all they had and handed over all their possessions.

The only one who didn't give money was Ye Xi.

"Master Taoist, please consider the lives of the people on the boat and help." The boss of the boat walked up to Ye Xi and stretched out his hand.

In fact, Ye Xi was not very old at that time, not yet 30 years old.But those who do small businesses such as car and boat shops, and others are good at flattering others.So the boat boss addressed Ye Xi and called him Master Dao.

Ye Xi frowned and said, "Master Tao, I am a monk originally. I have my feet on the ground and my mouth on thousands of families. How can I have money to give you alms?"

"Master Tao, the lives of a whole boat of people are at stake, so please be merciful." The boss of the boat also showed no expression, and even stalked him, not even a Taoist priest was spared.

It's really like scraping gold from the Buddha's face, cutting iron with a needle, and plucking the hair of a goose.

"Well, in that case, I have to spend a little money, Master Dao." Ye Xi pretended to be helpless, groping in his pocket for a long time, and finally took out a copper coin.

"Just a copper plate?" The boss of the boat suddenly changed his expression.

"Haha..., don't underestimate this copper coin. As long as I give it away, I will keep it safe and you will have a safe journey!" Ye Xi held the copper coin between his two fingers with a sneer on his face.

The boat boss probably knew something was wrong, so he changed his expression and said, "Taoist Master, what do you want to do?"

"You can decide what I want to do!"

Ye Xi sneered, suddenly bit the tip of his tongue, wiped the copper coin in his mouth, dipped the tip of his tongue in the blood, popped it out with his finger, and smashed it into the cabin!

"The Nine Cauldrons of the Taiqing Dynasty, the Three Elements return to their true form, as urgent as a law or order, break...!"

(End of this chapter)