In those days, the fish in the Lancang River grew up eating human flesh, and their eyes were blood red.
Moreover, when sailing, we would often be tossed about by large fish in the river, and there were even more terrifying things. My father even saw a giant alligator bigger than the boat churning the Lancang River.
It's already quite an achievement that offering just some meat is enough to keep the entire ship safe.
Yang Sheng nodded.
Yang Sheng wasn't surprised that such a large river as the Lancang River could give birth to any kind of monster.
However, Yang Sheng didn't think the boat captain's behavior was very meaningful.
Any demon that has properly transformed into human form and possesses some cultivation would definitely look down on these suckling pigs and roast chickens, so if it falls down, it's just feeding the fish.
After disembarking safely, Yang Sheng and Cui Laodao finally arrived at Anqing Prefecture, the capital of Liang Kingdom.
The area of the Nine Provinces World is much larger than that of the Great Zhou Dynasty, but its capital city is quite ordinary and far less grand than the capital of the Great Zhou Dynasty. It can only be considered a state with a relatively large area and a large population.
Upon entering the city, Yang Sheng immediately smelled a strong aroma of incense.
The entire Anqing Prefecture was shrouded in smoke, and every household had one essential item: an incense burner.
Every household has incense burners of various sizes placed at their doorsteps. Wealthy families have large incense burners, while some poor families have small incense burners. Some families are so poor that they can't afford to buy an incense burner, so they make one out of clay.
On the streets, there were also Taoist priests dressed in black knocking on doors from house to house. The residents of Anqing Prefecture would take out money to buy incense, put it in the incense burner, light it, and kneel down to worship.
Moreover, the amount of money varies. For wealthy families, it might be one or two taels of silver for a stick of incense, while for poor families, one coin would suffice.
Yang Sheng found it rather strange that those poor families who couldn't even afford money could exchange half a cornbread or a piece of pickled vegetable for a stick of incense.
Old Master Cui also asked in surprise, "Other Taoist temples wait for worshippers to go to the temples to burn incense, but these temples are different. They actually deliver incense to our door. Does everyone in Anqing Prefecture have to burn incense and worship Buddha?"
"They are not worshipping Buddha, but that Dharma Master who protects the country."
A voice suddenly rang in Yang Sheng and Cui Laodao's ears, but they could tell that no one was speaking to them.
The two looked up at the same time and saw that the window of a restaurant in the distance was open, and a handsome young man dressed in brocade clothes, holding a jade flute, was waving at them.
It was none other than Han Yu, who inherited the divine duties of Han Xiangzi, one of the Eight Immortals.
Only he could have delivered the sound to their ears from such a distance without Yang Sheng noticing.
Upon encountering another acquaintance, Yang Sheng and Cui Laodao immediately entered the restaurant.
Pushing open the door to the private room, Old Cui didn't stand on ceremony and immediately grabbed the roast chicken on the table and started gnawing on it.
"I haven't had any meat for half a month, and I almost starved to death by those bastards!"
Han Yu looked at Elder Cui in surprise and said, "Old Taoist, why do you have such a different face?"
Yang Sheng also sat down and said, "He is wanted by the Liang Kingdom. The Red Turban Army strategist Cui Daoning, who is about to be taken to the capital for execution, is the old Taoist."
Han Yu clicked his tongue in admiration: "I've heard about this too. I never expected your real name to be Cui Daoning. It's quite poetic."
Old Master Cui curled his lip: "Otherwise, what do you think I should be called?"
Han Yu chuckled twice without saying a word. Clearly, in his opinion, the old Taoist Cui was so lewd that his real name might be something like Gou Dan Tie Zhu, since the era in which he was born was still quite normal.
"Gentlemen, weren't you originally from Anqing Prefecture? You're here now for your own missions?"
Yang Sheng nodded, pointed at Old Cui, and said, "This guy almost failed in his main mission. His mission was to lead the Red Turban Army to overthrow the Liang Kingdom and kill the emperor."
Although the Red Turban Army has been scattered and its leader has been killed, I think that as long as we overthrow the Liang Kingdom and kill the emperor, and at the same time let the old Taoist raise the banner of the Red Turban Army, we can consider our mission accomplished.
My main mission is to kill the Ten Demon Stars. I think Jin Ding Zhenren is one of the Demon Stars. If I can kill Jin Ding Zhenren, I can also help the old Taoist complete his mission.
"You appeared directly in Anqing Prefecture? What's your main quest? If our objectives align, we can complete them together."
This wasn't the first time Yang Sheng and Han Yu had worked together. They were both from the Heavenly Palace, and having one more person meant they had a better chance of success.
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