Confucian and Taoist scholar

Chapter 74 Waterway Travel
[You killed a Level 15 Nightmare, ridding the village of a scourge. Your Wen Qi +!]

Lu Zheng saw that the nightmare was completely destroyed, and then he slowly withdrew his hand.

He found a clean place nearby and sat down. He said, "I want to take the water route to Jiguan Mountain tomorrow to take a look. What are your plans, young lady?"

There is no road leading directly to Jiguana Mountain. The fastest route is to take the water route to the swamp near Jiguana Mountain and then explore all the way there.

An Jing heard this and said, "Just now I heard from Meng Ye that there are many demons and ghosts on Jiguan Mountain. The White Rat Demon is quite powerful. Master Lu, are you really confident that you can deal with them?"

"My sword is not at all bad."

Lu Zheng looked calm. With his current strength and trump card, even if he couldn't kill Bai Jin, he would be able to escape unscathed.

As for whether it will alert the enemy and alarm the person behind the scenes, I don't think it will attract any attention.

After all, he was just a scholar who went into the mountains to slay demons and eliminate evil spirits, and the government was not openly involved.

Even if he cleared out the entire Jiguana Mountain, the other party would probably just think he was a scholar doing justice.

Seeing Lu Zheng's confidence, An Jing smiled and said, "I will accompany Master Lu and see how you deal with those demons."

An Jing found a clean bluestone, sat there cross-legged and closed his eyes to rest.

Lu Zheng rested for a while, then gently took out the pen, ink, paper and inkstone from the bookcase, ready to write a few more pieces of writing.

An Jing opened his eyes slightly when he heard the noise, and saw Lu Zheng holding a pen and writing a treasure with brilliant light.

But after a while, a piece of calligraphy was completed, the ink slowly dried up, and the breath subsided.

She found that Lu Zheng had written three in a row, as if the righteous energy in his body had not been exhausted yet.

An Jing had a strange look on his face. With a righteous spirit of more than a foot, he probably couldn't do this, right?
More than a foot, this is a bit too much... An Jing muttered in his heart.

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The next day, it was still dark.

Lu Zheng and An Jing set off on their journey to the nearest riverside pier.

When we arrived at the dock, it was already broad daylight. There were some boats parked on the shore and a few people coming and going.

Some fishermen even caught some fish and shrimp and sold them at the dock.

Lu Zheng found a boatman and said, "We two want to go to Bailuze. I wonder if you can give us a ride. The price is negotiable."

Bailuze is a swamp not far from Jiguana Mountain.

The boatman was stunned when he heard this, then waved his hand and said, "Don't go to Bailuze recently. There are huge crocodiles there now. They have become spirits and are bigger than boats. Not long ago, someone went fishing there by boat, but they encountered a giant crocodile, and the boat capsized and everyone died..."

"Recently, some people have seen crocodiles roaming around that area. They're very ferocious. What are you two young people doing there?"

"Come out and travel, walk around and see the scenery." Lu Zheng explained.

The boatman couldn't help but say, "What's so good about Bailuze? There's not even a house there, and it's said that there are monsters hiding in its depths. If you want to go somewhere else, I can take you there."

Lu Zheng smiled and shook his head, then went to ask other boatmen. The answers he got were similar. They all said that Bailuze was dangerous and they were unwilling to go there.

Some boatmen were brave enough to take the two of them to the vicinity of Bailuze.

However, if they just went to the nearby area, they would have to take a detour to reach Jiguana Mountain, so Lu Zheng rejected this proposal.

After some thought, Lu Zheng decided to buy a small boat and row across by himself.

After a while, Lu Zheng spent some silver and bought an old boat.

Although the boat is old, it is not damaged and is quite sturdy.

The boatman was also generous enough to leave some of the daily necessities on the boat to Lu Zheng.

Rowing is a skill. Lu Zheng paddled the bamboo pole on the river, but the boat just wobbled in place, not moving much. Only after the kind boatmen gave him some tips did Lu Zheng finally row the boat away from the dock.

An Jing stood on the boat, looking at Lu Zheng who was rowing at the stern, and felt very amused.

After slowly sailing for a few miles on the water, Lu Zheng felt that he had mastered rowing.

He looked at An Jing and said, "Miss, do you want to try it?"

"Me?" An Jing blinked her beautiful eyes.

Lu Zheng nodded and said, "If we encounter a demon on the water, it would be helpful if someone could free up some hands to control the boat. I don't want to fall into the water and get soaked."

An Jing thought it made sense and she also wanted to try how to row a boat.

An Jing confidently took the pole from Lu Zheng's hand, and then rowed the boat like Lu Zheng.

However, things did not go as smoothly as expected. The boat quickly deviated from its direction and became unstable.

Lu Zheng smiled and gave instructions on some techniques.

After a while, the boat stabilized.

Seeing this, Lu Zheng said, "Girl, practice a little more slowly. I'm going to go fishing. I haven't had breakfast yet."

As he spoke, Lu Zheng took out a fishing rod from the cabin and started fishing beside the boat.

Seeing Lu Zheng leisurely fishing there, An Jing raised her eyebrows. She was the eldest princess of a country, and she actually became a boatman for a scholar.

If this kind of thing were to get out, who knows what kind of reaction the court would have.

Lu Zheng discovered that there were quite a few fish in the river, and soon he caught a few.

He carried the fish into the cabin, processed it, and made fish soup.

Soon, the aroma of meat wafted into the air.

An Jing smelled the scent and couldn't help but sniff. She actually felt a little hungry.

After a while, Lu Zheng greeted her, "Miss, you've worked hard. Come and have some hot fish soup first."

An Jing put away the bamboo pole, washed his hands with river water, and then entered the cabin.

On the small wooden table were two hot pancakes and two large bowls of milky white fish soup.

"please."

Lu Zheng said this and started to enjoy his breakfast. When you are out in the wild, there are not so many etiquette rules for eating.

An Jing took a sip of the fish soup. The soup was delicious and sweet. He then ate a piece of fish. The meat was tender and full of flavor. He couldn't help but want to feast on it.

"No wonder Mr. Lu looked down on Baiweixuan's pastries. It turns out that I have such good cooking skills." An Jing couldn't help but praise.

"Uh, it's just a bowl of soup. You're exaggerating, girl." Lu Zheng said.

An Jing drank the soup silently. She was not exaggerating. The fish soup made by the imperial chef was not so white, and the taste was different.

The fish Lu Zheng used was just an ordinary river fish.

Lu Zheng drank the hot fish soup and said leisurely, "It's a pity that the conditions on this boat are so simple. We still lack some seasonings and ingredients. Even a few more green onions would make the soup taste better."

An Jing blinked and smiled, "One never tires of fine food, nor of delicate minced meat. Master Lu has indeed learned a lot from reading the books of sages."

"Haha, the girl knows how to joke..." Lu Zheng stood up with a pancake in one hand and a bowl in the other and said, "I'm going to go outside and take a look, in case we really encounter any big fish and overturn our boat."

(End of this chapter)