Spirit rhinoceros

Chapter 40

Everything was in order until midnight, when the moon and stars were thin, and the clear spring water was taken away just as it came out of the spring, and placed in a big urn.The people who carried the water did not delay at all, and when the spring water was sufficient, they immediately started to transport it.The moonlight was like frost, and amidst the sound of Buddhist scriptures, they went all the way down the mountain.

Although Mo Ji doesn't want others to intervene this time, Dongli Chang and others are not heartless people. They plan to follow her all the way to the small town outside Tianjing Villa and wait for her in the town for seven days. If Mo Ji returns safely, everyone will be happy.If the time limit has passed and Mo Ji has not yet appeared, he has no choice but to accept his fate.

This time limit was set by Mo Ji. Although Xia Houfeng was reluctant, he thought to himself: Even if I can't enter Tianjing Villa, I can always wait for you in the town, seven days, seventy days, seven months, seven years , anyway, you can't control me.So he also nodded in agreement.

As soon as the water carrier left, Xia Houfeng couldn't hold back, and Dong Lichang couldn't stop him. Seeing him show his original body, he leaped into the forest and turned into a gust of wind and whizzed away.

Bai Xi, who is a sheep with a big tail, couldn't help shaking when she saw Xia Houfeng's real body, and took a few breaths to keep herself calm.He stole a glance at Mo Long, secretly wondering what Mo Long's real body was?Could it be a more stalwart beast that can subdue a beast like Qiongqi?
"Their carriages are slow. Let's wait another two hours. It will be more than enough to leave after dawn." Mo Long yawned and went back to sleep.

Bai Xi approached Dong Lichang, and asked quietly: "Is Brother Long the same as Xiaofeng? Or is he stronger than Xiaofeng?"

"Are you curious?"

Bai Xi nodded quickly.

"you guess."

After finishing speaking, Chief Dongli walked back to the house unhurriedly, leaving only Bai Xi who was confused in the courtyard.

The carts carried large urns filled with spring water, which were so heavy that the ruts of the wheels were clearly visible.Mo Long and the others, who set off after dawn, were able to keep up with them easily. As expected, the rut was heading west, heading towards Yishui.

By the Yishui River, Xia Houfeng was in a hurry, and finally waited for Mo Long and his party to come, and rushed forward to say: "They boarded the boat and left, what should we do?"

Going north along the Yishui River, if the wind and rain gods give you the face, the boat can take advantage of the wind, and you can reach Tianjing Mountain Villa in two days and one night.Xuan Hurricane is a particular master, and only in this way can the clearest spring water be guaranteed.

"How long did the boat go?" Mo Long asked.

"It's less than half an hour." Xia Houfeng said anxiously again, "That boat has been waiting for them here, and there is no other boat here, what should we do?"

"Go along the river, there must be a ferry, just hire a boat, why panic." Mo Long looked at Xia Houfeng a little funny, "Mo Ji is just a wheel right now, no one will have trouble with her, you can't be in a hurry into this."

"Then let's go to the ferry and hire a boat!" After listening to the first half of the sentence, Xia Houfeng leaned over and carried Dong Lichang on his back, "Old man, you are too slow, I will carry you. And you! Move your hooves, move! Do you hear me!" He yelled at Bai Xi, and then he rushed out.

Seeing Xia Houfeng's mouthful of white fangs, Bai Xi felt quite aggrieved, and muttered in a low voice: "I'm obsessed with sex!" Then she spread her legs and ran after her.

Mo Long was left alone.The wind with the smell of water blew from the river surface, blowing the reeds low and rustling. He turned his head to look, and a strange flash appeared in his eyes.After a while, he didn't go forward to study carefully, but turned around and hurried on his way.

They quickly found the ferry and hired a boat that was said to be the fastest in the area.The boat owner and his wife are all native water snake spirits.The housewife has a thick waist and fat hips, and she speaks loudly, and she can be seen as the master of the house at a glance.Although the three gentlemen were thinner, they were not weak in strength, one was at the helm, and two were rowing the oars, with proper distribution, the boat moved very fast.

"Don't worry, before sunset tomorrow, the custody will be in Shuangying Town." The little gentleman with a camellia on his head smiled at them while steering the helm. The Shuangying Town he was talking about was the town outside Tianjing Villa. , "It's a coincidence for you, we didn't want to travel far. It's just that the weather is getting colder. After this trip, we should rest and come back in the spring next year. No, I thought about going to Shuangying Town to buy some Good wine to save for the winter, it just so happens that you are going to Twin Shadows Town."

"Could it be that the wine in Shuangying Town is particularly good, different from other places?" Bai Xi liked to chat most, chatting with him.

"That's natural. Shuangying Town is adjacent to Tianjing Mountain Villa. It can be said to be blessed by nature. Two glaciers meet at one place, and ice cubes are chiseled to make wine. You have never drunk it. 30 years old wine, one sip can make people drunk. .” Speaking of this, he couldn’t help but smack his lips, as if he couldn’t wait.The other two husbands also shook their heads, obviously feeling the same way.

The housewife walked over with her hips on her hips, and opened her mouth to curse: "You are lazy, you still dare to think about 30-year-old wine, and five-year-old wine will be good."

Hearing the lady speak, the three ministers immediately fell silent and buried themselves in their work.

"The tutor is really good, Madam is really good at managing the house." Bai Xi hurriedly laughed along with her.

Responding to these words, the housewife held her head high, twisted her fat waist, and went to the back cabin to cook.

It was the first time seeing such a scene, Xia Houfeng smacked his lips, lowered his voice and asked them: "Can you bear such a vicious woman?"

The gentleman who seemed to be the oldest replied sincerely in a low voice: "Just get used to it." The other two nodded in agreement.

"Beating is pain and scolding is love." Bai Xi made amends for them.

"Yes, yes, yes." The three hurriedly agreed.

Xia Houfeng turned his head to look at Mo Long in disbelief: "Brother Long, have you seen this before?"

Leisurely leaning against the cabin door, blowing the wind comfortably, Mo Long let out a slow "hmm" before saying: "Seeing you and Mo Ji every day is more exciting than this."

Bai Xi wanted to laugh, but was afraid of being bared by Xia Houfeng, so she couldn't help but tremble.

Xia Houfeng was not convinced: "Nonsense, Mo Ji is much gentler."

"As long as you are happy." Mo Long smiled, "There is no need to explain, we can see with our eyes and hear with our ears."

At this moment, the hairpin's little husband said "Hey" and pointed to the river: "Big Brother, Second Brother, look quickly, what is that?" The right side of the boat passed by, so fleetingly that he wondered if it was his eyesight.

When other people probed to look, the underwater things had completely disappeared.

"It's not like a fish, it swims so fast!" The little man was unsure, stretched his body, stretched out suddenly, his feet were still standing on the board of the boat, but his head plunged into the river.

Seeing this, Bai Xi gasped, and immediately instinctively covered her neck with both hands.He also doesn't know how to swim, if these snake spirits suddenly attack, it may be too late to hide.The other two gentlemen saw what he was thinking, and quickly comforted him: "Guest officer, don't be afraid, we have made a living as a ferryman, so we don't touch meat."

While speaking, the little Xianggong had already come out of the water, shook his head, still puzzled: "I don't know what it is? Anyway, I must have never seen it before."

Mo Long looked at the water surface, a helpless smile flitted across her lips.

Sure enough, it only took two days and one night for the boatman to send them to Shuangying Town, where they docked with the boat carrying spring water.After getting off the boat at dusk, Xia Houfeng saw that the wheel that Mo Ji had changed was safe and sound, and he was relieved immediately, and felt distressed after a while—the cart was carrying a heavy urn, and the wheels rolled over the cobbled road, sending out Creaking sound.

Tianjing Villa is located in a river valley where two glaciers, the Langclaw River and the Sheep Tongue River meet.Langzhaochuan got its name from its resemblance to a wolf's claw, but Yangtongchuan got its name from an ancient craftsman who made a sheep's tongue punt.Sheep tongue poles are good at forging iron and have exquisite skills. In order to make high-quality ironware, they live in the glacier all the year round, endure the severe cold, and quench the iron with glacier water.All the iron tools he made, whether plowshares or hoes, scissors or kitchen knives, are extremely sharp and durable, and his reputation spreads far and wide.Therefore, the glacier where he lived was also named after Sheep Tongue.

Although his descendants could not withstand the severe cold and no longer lived on the glacier, the craftsmanship of their ancestors was finally passed down.In Shuangying Town, there is an iron shop of the Yangtong family. All kinds of ironware and sharp-edged weapons are displayed in the front hall. The men in the upper body swung iron hammers, beads of sweat dripped down their backs, and the sound of iron hammering was heard one after another, which could be heard clearly from the street.

"The iron wares of the Yangtong family can be sold at double the price in Changliu City." Bai Xi was very greedy, standing at the door of the shop and looking inside, only regretting that her wallet was dry.

Dong Lichang glanced at Mo Long, and said with regret: "The silver handle was custom-made here at the beginning, but it's a pity..." He didn't continue.

Mo Long hugged Dong Lichang's shoulders with a smile: "I know, you spent most of your savings for that silver pin, and I appreciate it very much. How about I customize a walking stick for you here? ? Pick the most expensive one, we don’t want the cheap one.”

"No, no, just know how to coax me." Director Dong Li snorted dissatisfied.

Xia Houfeng focused all his attention on the water convoy, thinking that they must be rushing to Tianjing Mountain Villa, but unexpectedly, they drove the car into the backyard of an inn.

"What's going on here?" He felt a little surprised.

Dong Lichang explained for him: "The bridge leading to Tianjing Mountain Villa appears every seven days, one hour at noon. I just asked, and tomorrow happens to be the seventh day. They can't get in now, they can only wait until tomorrow." middle."

"It's so troublesome..." Bai Xi shook her head.

Mo Long looked around: "It's getting late, let's find an inn to rest."

Xia Houfeng was in a daze and was about to go to the inn where Mo Ji was staying, but was grabbed by Mo Long: "You can't stay here, if you don't keep it clean, it will make people suspicious. Wouldn't it be troublesome for Mo Ji?" Xia Houfeng saw him It makes sense. Although I am concerned about it, I also know that the overall situation must be the most important thing.

In addition to the iron shop of the Yangtong family and the good wine brewed with glacier water, the intersection of the two glaciers is also a gorgeous scenery. There are many people who come to Shuangying Town to taste wine and watch the scenery. Merchants, the most indispensable thing in Shuangying Town is the inn. The houses in the entire town are occupied by more than half of the inns.

Dong Lichang misses the past, and still chooses to go to the inn where he lived many years ago. Unfortunately, the owner of the inn has changed, and he has not seen any familiar faces, so he inevitably feels a little regretful.Mo Long comforted him a few words, but he didn't listen to him, and fell asleep depressed.

It was the first time for Bai Xi to come to Shuangying Town, and her heart itched unbearably, and she couldn't help but want to go out for a stroll.It happened that Xia Houfeng was worried about Mo Ji and was restless, and Mo Long also wanted to distract him, so he asked them to go for a walk together, and put several silver shells in Bai Xi's hand.

Seeing Yinbei, Bai Xi's eyes suddenly lit up, and she was about to pretend to be humble and evasive: "This... how embarrassing..."

Mo Long interrupted him: "You take Xiaofeng to relax, don't drink too much wine, so as not to cause trouble for him. You can buy a cotton robe yourself, it is much colder here than Changliu City."

These words seemed to treat him as his own family, and asked him to take good care of Xiaofeng. Bai Xi was moved in his heart, and nodded repeatedly: "Don't worry, I will definitely take care of him."

Watching the two of them go out for a stroll, Dong Lizhang fell asleep, and Mo Long ordered a bowl of small wontons in white soup by himself, and ate them slowly.After he finished eating, the sky was completely dark, so he walked out of the inn and headed towards Tianjing Villa.

(End of this chapter)