Knife splashing

Chapter 212: Rebellion in Jingchu
"What the hell is this?"

Sharifei opened his eyes wide, looking curious.

He followed Li Yan and also searched for treasures from heaven and earth.

That was when I went into the mountains with Zhao Luzi to look for lightning-struck wood. At that time, I saw a strange sight: a flash of lightning was jumping in the mountains and forests.

But compared with the scene before him, it was nothing.

In the dark forest, white lights appeared, like countless lanterns floating, rising and falling, very spiritual.

Li Yan frowned and looked at Lin Yu.

He also knows something about holding back treasure.

Finding the target is only the first step. If there is no way to restrain it, the heavenly spirits and earthly treasures will immediately disperse the fortune or even escape.

Fatty Lin Yu is worthy of being the heir of the treasure-holding tradition. He is extremely calm at this moment, staring at the front and saying in a deep voice: "Master didn't tell me how to restrain it, but I have also noticed something strange."

"Zi hour is Yin, and these things appear. They are either buried underground or are Yin objects in the tomb. They are all in the earth position."

"Chen and Chou are wet earth, Wei and Xu are dry earth; Chen is yang wet earth, Chou is yin wet earth; Xu is yang dry earth, Wei is yin dry earth..."

"That earth dragon is a pig dragon that has gained the opportunity to practice Taoism. Its blood is masculine, its scales are tough, and its nature is mostly yang dry earth!"

"According to the twelve cycles of life, Wu Earth grows in the year of Yin, bathes in the year of Mao, crowns in the year of Chen, takes office in the year of Si, and reigns in the year of Wu... It is born in the year of Zi, and only the hour of Zi can be taken. According to calculations, Fire and Wood can restrain it!"

"Quick, find some dry firewood, light it up and surround them!"

After hearing this, everyone didn't waste any time and immediately went to find firewood to light it and surrounded the enemy from all directions.

Sure enough, people who want to keep their treasures secret have their own ways of doing things.

As they approached with torches, the white light from the lanterns did not dissipate, but was driven towards the center.

The space gradually became crowded, and all the spiritual lights began to merge.

Finally, it turned into a white ball of light the size of a water tank, with hazy light flowing and a vague shadow in it.

When everyone saw it, they were shocked.

I saw that the shadow was somewhat similar to the earth dragon just now, but it had strong hind legs, slender forelimbs, a huge head, and a mouth full of fangs.

"What kind of monster is this?"

Lu San frowned, feeling inexplicably disgusted.

Lin Yu was a little confused, "No... it's not a dragon."

Only Li Yan had a strange look in his eyes.

He had seen this thing in his previous life.
It's clearly some kind of dinosaur!

Whoosh!
Just as everyone was puzzled, the ball of spiritual light instantly sank into the ground and disappeared.

"Quick, pile up the wood!"

Lin Yu was not panicked. Instead, he led everyone to pile all the firewood where the ball of light disappeared.

A blazing bonfire was lit, and people kept picking up firewood from all directions and piling it up to burn.

After midnight, everyone immediately put out the bonfire, dug up the charcoal ashes, and then dug down.

These digging tools were found on the thieves. It was obvious that they were also preparing to come and dig for treasure.

"stop!"

Li Yan kept holding the Yang Jue technique and dug less than one meter. He then waved his hand to ask everyone to stop. Then he carefully dug up the soil and took out an object.

This is a pottery jar with a round mouth and three hollow legs.

"Is this the treasure?" Sharifei's eyes lit up.

Li Yan's face was solemn, and he shook his head and said, "No, this thing was originally buried underground. This thing is called a 'li', and it is an ancient vessel."

He had seen this kind of thing in a museum in his previous life. There were pottery tripods in the late Stone Age, and during the Shang and Zhou dynasties, pottery tripods and bronze tripods coexisted.

Thinking of this, Li Yan suddenly raised his head and looked at Tian Qilang, "Those people said that this is the ancient Chu witch sacrifice holy land?"

"Ah."

Tian Qilang nodded and smiled, "Is Fellow Daoist Li interested in these? We have a lot of them in Meishan. Sometimes we find some and give them water to the animals."

"If you want, I'll give you about seventy or eighty pieces."

Li Yan was stunned, then he sighed, "Forget it."

Perhaps in the ancient times, this place had many glorious pasts, but now, it is nothing but a pile of yellow earth.

After that, he continued to dig down.

His current ability to smell something could detect up to ten meters underground, so he already knew what the treasure was that was underneath.

Sure enough, after digging another meter thick, large pieces of stone eggs appeared in front of everyone. After being washed with clean water, some turned yellow and some turned green.

"Is it a stone egg?"

When Lin Yu saw it, he was a little depressed. "So it's this thing. Many people in our area have dug it up. It's the egg of an ancient wild beast that turned into stone. It's not a real dragon."

"Savage beast?"

Sharifei became interested when he heard this, "What will the wild beasts look like?"

Lin Yu shook his head and said, "They have all been petrified. Only the skeletons can be vaguely seen. If you are interested, break a few open and take a look."

"Don't!"

Li Yan hurriedly stopped him and pulled away a stone nearby. On it was a small dinosaur fossil. "It looks like this."

"It's nothing unusual."

Sharifei lost interest at first sight.

Of course, the dinosaur egg that has turned into a treasure from heaven and earth cannot be missed.

Li Yan and others continued to dig downwards.

The dinosaur egg fossils here are very dense and not buried very deep. If they had happened in the past, it would have definitely been a shocking discovery.

But here, no one cares.

Finally, they found that special fossil.

This dinosaur egg is unique. It is embedded in a whole piece of rock and is crystal clear, like jade.

The dinosaur skeletons inside are also clearly visible.

Li Yan couldn't help but sigh in his heart, this world is indeed full of miracles. In the previous life, no one would believe that the dinosaur eggs that turned into jade were real.

He was excited and put his hand on it.

In an instant, streams of blazing power surged into the Dantian and were completely absorbed by the Daluo Dharmakaya.

The previous cracks in the Daluo Dharma body had been completely repaired after Shangjin City absorbed the fortune of the coal spirit.

After this power was absorbed, a light blue aura first gathered on the empty left shoulder, and then with a puff, a dark blue flame ignited, swirling and swirling.

The extinguished soul fire was ignited again!
Li Yan was excited and quickly let go of his hand.

The fortune contained in this divine treasure, the dinosaur egg, was extremely enormous. Only 30% of it was consumed to light a lamp.

He suddenly had a guess in his mind.

The blessing contained in this thing should be related to life. Perhaps the strange beast, the earth dragon, absorbed this thing and gained the opportunity to change.

Also, the first time I repaired and ignited the soul fire, I also absorbed the good fortune of Tai Sui of the Mass Grave Mound Mountain.

The two have one thing in common, both contain tremendous vitality!
Igniting the soul fire must be related to this.

And these dinosaur eggs are a natural treasure and should not be wasted.

Those jets are also trilobite fossils, and maybe the same is true for dinosaur eggs. The speed at which good fortune accumulates is very slow.

If so, then there is one more life!

Even if the guess is wrong, the remaining good fortune will prevent the treasures from being destroyed.

Li Yan did not dare to delay and immediately asked Sharifei to find a leather bag, carefully chiseled out the dinosaur egg jade and put it into it.

When the matter was over, everyone lost interest.

To them, this crystal clear dinosaur egg fossil is no different from a rare jewel, and is not as useful as the dragon skin.

What surprised them was that Li Yan asked everyone to bury the pottery jar underground and fill it with soil again.

"Brother Yan, why are you wasting so much time?"

"Don't cut off the roots, it may be useful to future generations..."

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When everyone returned to the boat, it was already dawn.

Li Yan asked "Fast Boat Zhang" to turn the boat around and send Tian Qillang to the river bank several miles away from Yunyang Prefecture.

"Fellow Daoist Tian, ​​be careful on the road."

"Don't worry, everyone. See you later!" Tian Qillang said goodbye seriously and turned away quickly.

Soon, the figure disappeared on the official road.

He was going to the City God Temple in Yunyang Prefecture to sound the alarm.

This time, the conspiracy of the Tiansheng Sect and the chieftain must be reported as soon as possible. It may save many lives.

In addition, the corpse of the earth dragon was still left on Qinglong Mountain. They buried it in the soil and all traces of the gunpowder explosion were cleaned up.

Tian Qillang had to hire someone as soon as possible to dig out and move the things back.

"Senior Zhang, let's go."

Seeing the other person's figure disappear, Li Yan's face also became solemn.

The war in Yunyang Prefecture is inevitable.

In such a large-scale war, the power of an individual is almost negligible, and it is unknown how many lives will be lost.

And they are just a speck of dust...

"sail!"

"Quick boat Zhang" was called out, and the sails were immediately waving. The wooden boat cut through the water, creating ripples, and disappeared into the morning mist...

Near noon, the boat arrived at Wudang County.

It's time to say goodbye again.

The one leaving this time is the fat young man from a rich family, Lin Yu. He will take the land route, cross the Baiyun Mountain Road, go to Luoyang, and then go to the capital.

"Everyone, thank you very much."

Lin Yu bowed and thanked him solemnly.

He had changed into his scholar's robes again and was wearing ebony glasses, looking frail, honest and easy to bully.

Sharifei said happily: "Mr. Lin, remember the martial arts experience I taught you. When you meet people, only say half of what you want to say. When you hear the Spring Dictionary, just understand its meaning. Don't mess with others."

He kept chatting along the way and had already found out everything about Lin Yu. He was very polite to this potential customer.

Of course, he also passed on some of his experiences in the underworld.

Lin Yu unexpectedly had the ability to remember everything he photographed. Shalifai only said those underworld jargons twice, and the other party had already memorized them.

Although they are both juren, compared with Yan Jiuling, Lin Yu is more like a gangster.

"Don't worry, I've got it all down."

Lin Yu bowed again and smiled, "If you guys come to Jiangsu and Zhejiang in the future, you must come to visit the Lin family. I will definitely welcome you with open shoes."

"It's a long way to go, see you soon!"

"See you later!"

Everyone bowed and said goodbye, and the wooden boat gradually moved away.

Lin Yu stood on the shore and watched the wooden boat disappear. Then he sighed and murmured, "Master said that it is normal for people in the martial arts world to come together and part. I'm afraid I won't have the chance to see you again in the future..."

After saying that, he carried his luggage and walked towards the official road.

On the boat, after getting away from the shore, "Speedboat Zhang" walked from the deck into the cabin and bowed to Li Yan, saying, "Young Master Li, I was too busy before, but I have something to discuss with you."

Li Yan nodded, "Please speak, senior."

"Fast Boat Zhang" took out a leather map. It was very old and worn, but it was densely covered with outlines of mountains, rivers, and rivers.

"Young Master Li, do you want to take the main road or the shortcut?"

"What's the point?"

"If we take the main road, we will follow the Han River, pass Xiangyang, and arrive at Hanyang Prefecture after a few days, then turn into the Yangtze River, turn back through Honghu Lake and Dongting Lake, and then enter Jingzhou and Yichang."

"This is the main road for transporting grain. The river is wide and there are many ships passing by. There are also river temples built along the way. Apart from the pirates in the dangerous areas, there is basically no danger. However, you have to take a long detour."

"Even if the trip is fast, it will take more than ten days."

Li Yan frowned slightly, "What if we take a shortcut?"

"If we take a shortcut, we can pass Xiangyang and reach Jingmen, where there are several rivers that can lead us directly to Jingzhou."

Said, "Fast Boat Zhang" sighed, "Although these river courses are complicated and require passing through many dangerous valleys, I am very familiar with them. In the past, I could walk through them with my eyes closed."

"But recently, some trouble has occurred in those rivers. Water ghosts and water monsters have appeared, and some bandits have taken advantage of the situation to rob people."

"I heard from Elder Han that you are powerful sorcerers, so I agreed to do this. But whether you want to take the risk or not is up to you to choose."

"Ten days?"

When Sharifei heard this, he quickly shook his head and said, "We don't have time to stay on the boat for so long. We can't do anything."

What he said is correct.

The firearms needed to be dealt with, Wang Daoxuan needed to set up an altar as soon as possible to train his soldiers, and Li Yan needed to practice martial arts and cultivate his magic.

I stayed on the boat all the time and couldn't do anything.

Li Yan also nodded and said, "Senior Zhang, let's take the small road. If we encounter anything on the road, we can take care of it along the way."

"It just so happens that I also received some tasks at the City God Temple."

"it is good!"

A hint of joy flashed in the eyes of Clipper Zhang, and then he clasped his fists respectfully and said, "Since that's the case, I won't be polite any more."

"You can all see that I have been living on the water for many years. Although I know some taboos, I still don't know how to deal with some dirty things."

"I am willing to waive all the ship fares. You can go wherever you want, but if you encounter those things, can you give me some advice?"

This was the reason why he agreed to this trip.

Although ordinary people do not have supernatural powers, when they encounter certain things, they do not wait to die with their eyes open, but have ways to deal with them.

This method is to avoid taboos.

Since ancient times, Xuanmen has not been for simple spiritual practice. Using the law of divination to determine good and bad luck, avoid taboos, and ward off disasters and misfortunes is their main business.

From ancient witchcraft to today's Taoism.

From national sacrifices in the palace to witches and sorcerers in the countryside.

It's all the same.

He was able to earn the name "Fast Boat Zhang" not only because of his superb boat-handling skills, but also because he had sent some quacks away, treated them with courtesy, and respectfully asked for advice, thus accumulating many methods.

When encountering danger, we can often avoid it as soon as possible.

He had already noticed the abilities of Li Yan and others. They could make the elders of the Cao Gang treat them with courtesy and the sorcerers of the Meishan Sect treat them with respect. This was extraordinary.

If you learn a trick or two from them, you can pass down your skills to your family.

Li Yan laughed in silence, "Senior Zhang, you are too polite. I will not pay less for the boat fare. We are all poor people in the martial arts world. How can we take advantage of you?"

"Don't worry, Taoist Wang is the best at this. He is kind-hearted and will teach it to ordinary people. If there is anything you don't understand, just ask him."

"Thank you!"

When Old Man Zhang heard this, his face suddenly lit up with joy.

Once a plan is made, everyone will stop procrastinating.

The boatmen pulled the sails tight and used the power of the wind to sail across the river.

The scenery on both sides of the road is beautiful.

Li Yan would occasionally come to the deck to watch, but most of the time he was in the cabin, studying the books on Qi Men Dun Jia and numerology.

"Clipper Zhang" and his boatmen also became ruthless.

To them, the wide Han River was no different from a land road. They knew exactly where the reefs and dangerous shoals were.

The speed was so fast that we arrived in Xiangyang early the next morning.

The thousand-year-old city of Xiangyang, known as "the first city in China", is extraordinary. Before you even get close, you can already see hundreds of boats passing by.

Although Li Yan wanted to travel, curing his illness was more important. They had already spent too much time in Yunyang, so they did not plan to stay longer.

Just replenish some supplies at the ferry and then leave.

However, as soon as he got ashore, Li Yan found that the atmosphere was a little wrong.

Many people looked sad and walked in a hurry.

Li Yan took a look and Sharifei immediately understood, and quickly went to a tea stall at the ferry.

After a few words, he hooked his arm around the boat owner and called each other brothers. After asking a few questions, he hurried back and said:
"It really happened."

"There is news in the city that the mountain people in the Jingchu Mountain area, led by the Tiansheng Sect, have rebelled."

"Also, the chieftains in the southwest followed suit and stopped pledging allegiance to the emperor. This has really gotten out of hand..."

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