Confucian and Taoist scholar

Chapter 307: Still Water Dragon Girl
"So you brought him back to me?"

Yang Chenghuang looked at the monks from the Wanjian Sect in front of him with an expression that was hard to describe.

Normally, I didn't pay much attention to the situation in Yu County, but when I sent people to inspect it, all kinds of troubles came up.

When the subordinates who returned saw that Yang Chenghuang looked unhappy, they couldn't help but wonder, what else could happen if he didn't bring the person back?
The subordinate couldn't help but whispered, "Sir, is the Wanjian Sect really that powerful?"

Yang Chenghuang's eyes were dim as he said, "There are no ordinary people among the immortal sects that can gain a foothold in Yunmeng Lake. At least we can't afford to provoke them."

As for the person in front of him, before Lu Zheng defeated him, Yang Chenghuang was not absolutely sure that he could defeat the other party.

However, this person is not one of the top Qi Refiners in the Wanjian Sect.

Now, Lu Zheng has directly disabled the people, forcing them to make a choice.

Upon hearing this, the subordinate asked, "What do you intend to do, sir?"

Yang Cheng Huang said calmly, "What else can we do? Take him away and lock him up for a few days before interrogating him. See if you can get anything out of him..."

At this point, Yang Chenghuang could only handle the case impartially and hope that one day in the future a flying sword would not be pointed at his forehead.

Upon hearing this, several subordinates took the man away from the City God Temple.

Yang Chenghuang felt a headache and muttered, "This person is originally a Jindan cultivator. According to the procedures, after the case is finalized, it needs to be reported to the provincial capital for review..."

After this incident happened, Yang Chenghuang didn't want to keep it secret, so he had to let Yongzhou Chenghuang know about it.

If someone from the Wanjian Sect comes looking for him later, he won't have to bear it alone.

……

In the evening, Lu Zheng and Qing Wan stopped temporarily in a wilderness.

The two were busy, picking a lot of herbs in the surrounding mountains, either to make medicine or to cultivate good varieties.

Lu Zheng didn't take the matter of crippling a Qi Refiner to heart at all.

The only thing that concerned him was that those Qi Refiners who seemed to be far away from the mortal world might also use some shady methods to practice.

In the Wen Palace courtyard, Qing Wan was extremely busy, cultivating a vegetable garden and casting a spell to grow bean seeds. She observed the condition of the bean sprouts and took notes in a small notebook.

Such an experiment would take up a lot of time and energy. Qing Wan happened to be a grass spirit herself, so asking her to set aside some time every day to do this would be equivalent to practicing, and it would not delay her practice progress.

Lu Zhengze sat aside and carefully wrote a medical book.

After a while, Qing Wan lay sprawled in the field, muttering quietly, "I'm so tired! I don't think these beans have changed much..."

After a series of experiments, Qing Wan exhausted herself and failed to cultivate suitable bean seeds. Instead, she was so tired that she became confused.

Lu Zheng looked sideways when he heard this. It was not so easy, or even impossible, to cultivate ordinary beans into magical beans that could cure all diseases.

He couldn't help but smile and said, "Take it slow. Don't expect to achieve success overnight. Even if you grow beans like that here, you still have to take them outside to try. After all, the water and soil here inherently contain a righteous spirit..."

Qing Wan thought about it and felt that it made sense, but she still shouldn’t be too anxious.

She rubbed her face, sat up and began to practice to recover her spiritual power.

Time passed quietly, and in the blink of an eye, the night was over.

Lu Zheng and Qing Wan left the Wen Palace and continued on their journey towards Yongzhou City.

As they walked, they came to a wide river.

Lu Zheng recalled the map he had looked at before and determined his location, which was on the banks of the Jingshui River.

Going upstream along the river, you can reach the area near Yongzhou City.

Lu Zheng looked around and found a bamboo forest. He then cut some bamboos to make a raft and traveled on it.

Qing Wan stood on the wet bamboo raft, staring curiously at Lu Zheng who was rowing the boat with a pole, with an expression of eagerness to try.

Seeing this, Lu Zheng couldn't help but laugh and said, "You want to try it?"

Qing Wan chuckled, reached out to take the bamboo pole and followed suit, but ended up causing the bamboo raft to float down.

After floating for a long distance, Qingwan finally mastered the skills and began to steer the bamboo raft with great pleasure.

Seeing Qingwan having fun, Lu Zheng simply brought a small stool and sat beside her to enjoy the scenery along the way.

The cool river water flowing under his feet made Lu Zheng feel a little cool.

Lu Zheng said leisurely, "The water in Chu State is a little different."

Qing Wan tilted her head and asked curiously, "What's the difference?"

She felt that the water in this river was no different from other rivers except that it was clearer.

Lu Zheng explained softly, "The river water has divinity. There is a god in this river."

There are many gods in the Chu State. There are mountain gods and water gods in the water.

Even if there are no righteous gods canonized by the imperial court among the mountains and rivers, if there are many people in a certain place who worship the mountains and rivers, there will be wild gods.

Lu Zheng clearly sensed the presence of divine aura in this river, and there was more than one kind.

So he guessed that gods often came and went in this river.

Hearing this, Qing Wan looked towards the Jingshui River curiously and said in surprise, "There's a water god down there! He lives in the water, so he's probably soaking in our foot washing water..."

Lu Zheng looked at Qing Wan. This little girl had a very unique way of thinking.

He couldn't help but say, "That's true. The water god's cave isn't necessarily in the water, and people don't necessarily live in water..."

"Oh!" Qing Wan nodded. "Will the spirits in the river hear us talking?" Lu Zheng smiled and said, "Maybe they can. If you shout a few more times, maybe they can even call the other party out."

Qing Wan thought about it and decided to give up, after all, they were not familiar with each other.

At this moment, ripples appeared on the river surface in front, and a red figure appeared faintly under the water.

Lu Zheng and Qing Wan took a closer look and found that it was a big red carp, as big as an adult, which was very eye-catching.

A red carp's head emerged from the water, and its eyes glowed as it stared at Lu Zheng and the other man.

Soon, Hongli spoke in human language, "Is this Mr. Lu Zhenglu from Anguo?"

Lu Zheng stood up and said, "Exactly. Your Excellency?"

Hongli said, "I am a river patrol officer under Lord Jingshui. When Lord Jingshui heard of your name, he told us to invite you to his cave residence if we meet you!"

"Lord Jingshui? Are you the water god of this place?" Lu Zheng asked.

Hongli said, "Exactly. Are you two free?"

Qing Wan looked at Hong Li with curiosity. Is there really a god that can hear them talking?

Lu Zheng nodded and said, "Thank you for your patience. Where is your noble cave abode?"

Since others have invited him, he might as well not go and visit.

Hongli said happily, "It's in the mountains ten miles ahead. I'll lead the way for you two."

As he spoke, the red carp shook his head, and the beard at the corners of his mouth suddenly stretched out, then suddenly wrapped around the bamboo raft.

"My two distinguished guests, please sit tight. I'll pull the raft for you!"

The red carp turned around and swung its tail, dragging the bamboo raft upstream at a high speed, so fast that it rolled up waves.

Seeing this, Lu Zheng couldn't help but say, "That's not necessary..."

Hongli said with a smile, "That's fine. I have plenty of strength. How can I let two distinguished guests go over on the raft by themselves? That would be a disrespectful act."

Hongli had never heard of Lu Zheng before, but his boss had repeatedly told his subordinates to pay attention to this person. Now that he happened to meet him, how could he not be impolite?

The red carp dragged the bamboo raft through the wind and waves, and then turned from the big river into the small stream.

It didn't take long before the bamboo raft slowly docked at a pond.

A woman in a light blue dress stood by the pond, exuding a faint Shinto aura.

When Hongli saw the woman, he said excitedly, "Sir, I brought Master Lu here!"

The woman bowed gracefully and said softly, "A distinguished guest has arrived. I'm sorry for not coming to greet you."

Lu Zheng returned the greeting and said, "Meet the Water God of Jingshui."

Qing Wan next to her also cupped her hands in return.

The woman smiled and said, "Jingshui is my title. Others call me Jingshui Water Goddess or Jingshui Dragon Girl. My real name is Linglong, so you can just call me Linglong."

She was named the Goddess of Jingshui River, in control of the 300-li Jingshui River in Yongzhou. Her status was higher than that of a county city god. She was appointed by the Water God Department of the Chu State and was not under the jurisdiction of the local city god.

Lu Zheng's eyes moved slightly, and he looked at Ling Long curiously, "Dragon Girl?"

Linglong nodded and said, "I have some dragon blood."

Lu Zheng smiled and said, "I see. I didn't realize it at first."

Whether from her appearance or the aura she exuded, Lu Zheng really didn't realize that this woman had dragon blood, she hid it very well.

Ling Long smiled softly, "Does Master Lu think I should look like a dragon?"

Lu Zheng replied, "Some stories describe people with horns on their heads..."

Ling Long laughed upon hearing this and said, "I'm sorry to disappoint you, sir. I was born without horns."

Ling Long paused, then said, "Please follow me into the cave and sit down."

As he spoke, Ling Long gently waved his sleeves, and the pool shook, and the water parted on both sides, revealing a staircase leading to the cave below the pool.

"Please come in, two distinguished guests." Ling Long invited.

Seeing this, Lu Zheng took Qing Wan down the stairs. When they reached the entrance of the cave below, there was a formation curtain blocking the water flow.

The two of them walked straight through the formation and entered the cave.

The cave is spacious and elegantly decorated. Although it is not luxurious, it is still elegant.

"Please take a seat, both of you." Ling Long invited again, "This place is simple, please don't be disgusted."

Lu Zheng sat down and smiled, "Miss, you are too modest. The conditions where we usually live are simple. This place is very good. How can we dislike it?"

Girl? Ling Long hadn't heard anyone call her that in a long time.

Although it was not as respectful as the previous ones, it was still pleasant to her ears.

She couldn't help but signal her maid to serve the two of them some spiritual wine, and said with a smile, "I learned about your deeds from the Yongzhou City God. I'm honored to meet you passing by just after returning."

"Although this is our first meeting, Ling Long feels a sense of familiarity with Mr. Lu. I think we are destined to meet."

Seeing the other party's seriousness, Lu Zheng couldn't help but say, "Intimate? To be honest, I have eaten a lot of dragon meat before. I think this is the reason why the lady feels this way."

(End of this chapter)