Chapter 496 Stealing the Water of Time and Building My World!
After sitting down, the white-browed old man stretched out his trembling hand, picked up the hot tea on the table, took a sip, and let out a long sigh.
At this moment, the scene fell into silence and awkwardness.
After a long while, the white-browed old man smiled and said, "What brings you here suddenly, fellow Daoist Su?"
When the old man smiled, one could see only a few sparse teeth left in his mouth. The word "senile" was fully reflected in him.
Hearing this, Su Mu raised his eyebrows, a little surprised.
"Old Senior, do you recognize me?"
Out of politeness, Su Mu still called him "old senior". Although he looked no different from an ordinary old man, Su Mu did not dare to underestimate him.
After hearing Su Mu's title, he waved his hand and said, "I don't deserve the title of senior. Fellow Daoist Su, please don't embarrass me."
"My last name is Yang, and I'm just an old guy who's about to be buried."
The white-browed old man paused and continued, "The name of Daoist Su is very famous. Everyone knows him."
"Besides, I live here, and you are the landlord. I am just a tenant, so how could I not know you?"
After listening to this, Su Mu did not ask any more questions, but continued to ask: "Fellow Daoist Yang, have you always lived here?"
Su Mu has been guarding the Changhe River for so many years, and the number of people he has met living near the river can be counted on one hand, so he seems very curious.
"Not long, just a few decades. I can't remember exactly how long." A look of reminiscence appeared on the face of the white-browed old man.
Hearing this, Su Mu's pupils shrank and he was obviously stunned for a moment.
It has been only nine and a half years since I crossed over to this river, but this old man has actually lived here for decades. In other words, this old man had already lived here before I came to guard this river.
From a certain perspective, is this old man a pure-blooded native?
After a while, the white-browed old man joked, "I've heard about Daoist Su's rules. According to the rules, do I have to pay you the living expenses?"
Hearing this, Su Mu waved his hand and said with a smile: "That's not necessary. Although I am guarding this river, as long as you don't disrupt the order of the river, you can stay as long as you want."
The "men" here refers to the headless man who repeatedly carries water.
The white-browed old man also heard the hidden meaning in Su Mu's words.
At this time, the headless man just picked up two buckets of water, came to the pond, and poured the water in the buckets into the pond.
"If my guess is correct, Brother Su should have encountered a big trouble." The white-browed old man said slowly.
Hearing this, Su Mu raised his eyebrows and said in surprise: "Then guess what big trouble I encountered."
"I have lived on the river for decades, and I can be said to live on the river, although I don't know much about this river."
"But I like to observe. According to my observation, the water level of this river has dropped a lot. I estimate that the water level has dropped by more than one meter. I don't know the exact amount."
"Friend Su should be worried about this problem, right?"
The white-browed old man looked at Su Mu and said seriously.
Hearing this, Su Mu was stunned. A strange light flashed in his eyes, and the look he gave the white-browed old man also became different.
This old man is indeed not simple.
Although observing the water level drop is not a great skill, being able to guess that he is distressed by this matter is a real skill!
"Brother Yang is as good as a god."
"It's hidden very deeply."
Su Mu said with a smile.
Hearing this, the white-browed old man waved his hand and said, "Brother Su, you are too kind. I am just making a wild guess."
"You're an old man half buried in the ground, what can you hide?"
As he spoke, one could sense a hint of sadness and self-mockery in the white-browed old man's tone.
At this time, Su Mu looked at the headless man standing by the pond and asked, "Is this man a family member of Brother Yang?"
Hearing this, the white-browed old man also looked at the headless man, his eyes became complicated: "I guess so."
"He's the only one left with me."
At this time, the white-browed old man asked with a smile: "Friend Su, do you think that the water level has dropped because he keeps carrying water?"
Hearing this, Su Mu waved his hand and said, "Of course not. This amount of water is just a drop in the ocean compared to the amount of water that has dropped one meter in the entire river. It won't affect anything."
After listening to this, the white-browed old man thought of something and said awkwardly, "Actually, I feel guilty towards Fellow Daoist Su about this matter."
"I transferred water from the river to my pond without your consent."
"However, I have already prepared compensation for Fellow Daoist Su."
As he spoke, the white-browed old man stood up and walked into the house.
After a while, he brought out a box made of bamboo and wood, placed it in front of Su Mu, and said, "This is a little gift I prepared for Daoist Fellow Su. I hope you don't mind it."
Seeing this, Su Mu was also stunned and waved his hand and said, "No, no."
"Just fetch some water, why are you being so serious?"
"Besides, I'm not as unreasonable as you think. I have indeed collected river crossing fees over the years, but I won't charge other fees at random."
"You've lived here for so long, it's considered your home."
Su Mu is not such a black-hearted and unreasonable person. People live on the river and draw some water from the river for use. It is impossible for him to charge for this, right?
It’s like, if you opened a black hole and others came to fish there, and used some river water to prepare bait, you have to charge a “water fee”, right?
That's too dark.
Su Mu is dark, but not to this extent.
"No, please accept it."
"No, no."
"Fellow Daoist, please accept it, otherwise I will be uneasy!"
Just like that, under the strong request of Old Man Yang, Su Mu "reluctantly" accepted it.
"I feel embarrassed about this." Su Mu said with a smile after putting the wooden box into his Dantian space.
It was extremely impolite to open a gift given by someone else in front of him, but judging from the weight, the contents must be pretty good.
After seeing Su Mu accept the things, the old man with white eyebrows breathed a sigh of relief, and the heavy stone that had been hanging in his heart was finally put down.
He had a premonition that Su Mu would come to him one day, so he had been preparing treasures, waiting for this day.
He was worried that Su Mu would not appreciate it, but he didn't expect that this river keeper of the River of Time was not the same as the rumors said. He was approachable, easy to get along with, and easy to talk to.
It seems that the rumors that the river guards are cold-blooded, ruthless and extremely domineering are more or less exaggerated.
(End of this chapter)
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