By boat
In the blink of an eye, it is already mid-summer, the sun is scorching hot.
No one has seen Qi Shouchu these days. The sect leader simply informed them that "Elder Qi has gone down to the mortal world to travel, and his return date is uncertain."
Wanqi Si obviously didn't believe this excuse and wanted to go to the sect leader's pavilion to make a scene, but was stopped by Mi Xiu.
Although Mi Xiu didn't know why his master told him not to let his senior brothers and sisters meet the sect leader, he still took these words to heart.
Qi Shouchu would never disappear without a word, but there was indeed no sign of him in Taiyan Sect, and everyone just thought that he had left for something.
Yu Heyi spread his spiritual power in the courtyard and practiced sword alone.
But her spiritual power was like a decoration. Every time she practiced sword, a guy on the tree would break off a branch and look at her carelessly.
The sad thing is that I am in the fairyland and cannot try to use magic to drive Qingshuang Soul.
Mi Xiu would quietly come to Wanqi Siyuan every night and give him books from the library with titles like "Three Thousand Ways to Chase Girls", "How to Make the Girl You Like Fall in Love with You", and "To Attract a Girl's Attention, Reading This Book Is Enough".
Then he threw the person and the book out with an expressionless face.
However, one day in late summer, Wanqi Si received a notice.
The spirit beast garden was attacked, a large number of spirit beasts were injured, and the scene was a river of blood.
He did not hesitate and immediately moved forward, but Yu Heyi grabbed his sleeve.
"Brother, where are you going?"
"Cangmi Sect, Spirit Beast Garden."
Speaking of spirit beasts, she remembered that when she first joined the Taiyan Sect, there was a little spirit tiger that always broke into her yard without permission to catch butterflies, and then circled around her.
Super cute little tiger.
She proposed to go with Wanqi Si, but was ruthlessly rejected.
The reason was: the Spirit Beast Garden was attacked by unknown forces, and no one knew who did it. This trip was quite risky, and he didn't have time to go find the spirit beasts while protecting her.
"Is your spirit beast a chubby little tiger?"
"Have you seen it?"
Yu Heyi was delighted: "Of course, your little tiger loves me very much. I can't just watch it get into danger!"
In fact, this was just one of the reasons. What really made her want to go together was the key to the secret realm in the hands of the leader of Cangmi Sect.
The second spiritual leaf.
However, Wanqi Si still grabbed her wrist and pushed her into the Mixiuyuan, urging him to keep an eye on his junior sister and not run around.
She pouted and watched his back as he left Yuqing Mountain.
As soon as he left, she immediately pretended to be pitiful and looked at Mi Xiu, lowering her eyes slightly and said, "Second Brother..."
"No, no, my senior brother specifically told me to do that. If I let you go, he'll definitely rip my skin off!"
Mi Xiu shook his head at her pitiful look.
"The Cang Mi Sect is located in the Immortal Realm after all, and with the Sect Master and disciples in charge, there shouldn't be any major danger. It's just..." She paused, her eyes filled with grievance, "I'm just worried that if something goes wrong with Ling Hu, someone as protective as Senior Brother will inevitably come into conflict with the Cang Mi Sect. It would be great if there was someone else to accompany him..."
Hearing this, he was stunned for a moment, and felt that what she said seemed to make sense.
The Cangmi Sect is located in the fairyland, so how could any demons or monsters dare to cause trouble?
What's more, what the junior sister said makes sense. The Spirit Beast Garden was attacked, and even if the spirit tiger was lucky, it would still be bumped and bruised. A person like Wanqi Si who protects his own people might have conflicts with the Cangmi Sect.
He has such a bad temper that he probably won't listen even if someone around him tries to persuade him.
But what if that person is the girl he loves?
Mi Xiu changed her mind and realized that her senior brother didn't let her go because he was worried about her safety, and her junior sister wanted to accompany him because she was worried about his situation.
At least both of them have good intentions!
In addition, the senior brother has been pursuing the junior sister without success. If the two of them were left alone together, perhaps a spark of love would be ignited.
That’s it!
He was secretly delighted and immediately gave himself the title of "Taiyan Sect's Matchmaker".
Before Yu Heyi could speak, he stretched out a finger, blocking her face, and said first: "Little Junior Sister, although it is difficult to disobey Senior Brother's orders, what you said does make sense. In order to prevent Senior Brother from doing anything wrong, I think you still have to go to his side and supervise him!"
"Guaranteed to complete the mission!"
Her eyes were curved and she was smiling.
My second senior brother has a bit of a silly look on his face. Every time I fool him a little, he will convince himself.
For example, now, he has completely forgotten Wanqi Si's instructions.
The courtyard gate was wide open, and Mi Xiu gave her a map of the fairyland, which marked the location of Cangmi Sect to prevent her from getting lost.
If he had known this, Wanqi Si would have taken her away directly so that she wouldn't have to look for the way on the map.
Although it was troublesome, she still took the map and jumped down Yuqing Mountain.
With her weak spiritual power, she couldn't even control the wind, so she could only walk there, jumping up from time to time to observe the road ahead.
She could have tried to fly the sword, but she only had one magic sword, and Wanqi Siqian warned her not to let outsiders know that the magic sword was with her, so she could only hide the magic sword.
According to the location on the map, Yuqing Mountain is located to the east of the fairyland. Starting from here, heading south along the mountains, and passing a river in the mortal world, you can reach Cangmi Sect.
It looks strangely far away.
She did not use her magic energy to speed up along the way, for fear that she would accidentally encounter immortals and be captured.
If we continue walking like this, I don’t know how many days it will take to get there.
By the time she reached Cangmi Sect, would Wanqi Si have already taken the spirit tiger back?
However, her target was not Linghu. Wanqi Si was just an excuse for her to go to Cangmi Sect. To her, it didn't matter whether he and Linghu were there or not.
The mountain road was rugged and she walked for three full days before reaching the mortal village opposite Cangmi Sect on the third night. Outside the village was the river on the map.
Mingliu River.
The river has a unique geographical location. There are mortal villages on the riverside, and the opposite bank leads to the Cangmi Sect in the fairy world. The two ends of the river are the directions of the demon world and the underworld respectively.
It can be said that this river leads to the six realms.
However, the water of the Mingliu River is turbid and full of yin energy.
The village by the river was also desolate, as if no one had lived here for a long time.
From a distance, there was only one boat on the river.
The only way to cross the river is by boat.
Yu Heyi stood by the river and waved to the boat, and the boatman slowly rowed the boat to the shore.
"Miss, are you going to cross the river by boat?"
The boatman's back was bent like a shrimp, his face was covered with wrinkles, and his smile looked a bit weird.
"Excuse me, boatman, how much silver does it cost to cross the river?"
"No money." He waved his hand, put the oar aside, and greeted warmly, "Miss, you can see that I am the only boat in a thousand miles. This old man's boat is not about money, but about fate."
She was full of suspicion. Based on her childhood experiences in the mortal world, she knew there was no such thing as a free lunch. "Fate?"
"Miss, you only need to give me a gift after crossing the river."
"What gift?"
"That... you'll know after you cross the river by boat."
It was obvious that something was wrong with the boatman, but it was just as he said. There were no other boats within a thousand miles, so if one wanted to cross the river, they had to take his boat.
Besides, she is in a hurry to go to Cangmi Sect.
She thought about it and agreed.
Even if he had bad intentions, she couldn't be powerless.
After she got into bed, the boatman handed her a tag to hang around her neck: "Girl, this is the tag that guests on our boat need to wear."
The sign was heavy, and the fishy smell it gave off made her frown.
Yu Heyi looked around and saw that there were other people on the boat, and each of them had a sign hanging around their neck.
She sat upright in the boat, and the old boatman's voice came to her ears.
"Girl, now that you're on board, you have to abide by the rules of the boat."
"First, once you're on the boat, you're not allowed to dock or return until you reach the other side of the river. Second, please keep your eyes closed throughout the crossing. If you open your eyes, you'll be disqualified from crossing the river."
Can't open your eyes? She didn't know what the rule was, and was speechless for a moment.
Although she was confused, she did as she was told. She didn't know what the hell this ship was doing, but it was better to have less trouble than more.
The boatman's voice had not yet stopped.
"Third, if you hear chewing sounds on the boat, don't be afraid, don't ask, and don't overthink it. It's the sound of bone-eating fish in the river feeding. Fourth, you're not the only guest on the boat. If other guests approach you to talk, please ignore them."
"Fifth, when the boat reaches the other side of the river, it will automatically take your 'gift'. I wish you a pleasant boat ride."
From the moment she boarded the boat, she felt something was wrong, but she couldn't tell what it was.
The cold wind blew on her cheeks, bringing with it a damp and cold vapor. Although it was clearly the end of summer, it was as cold as the winter wind.
Soon after, a creepy chewing sound was heard beside me.
Thinking of what the boatman said, Yu Heyi just thought it was the bone-eating fish in the Mingliu River eating.
"Click".
The sound was crisp and she was suddenly startled.
Bone-eating fish, as the name suggests, should eat bones. How could there be bones in the Mingliu River?
No...no!
The chewing sounds came from the boat, not the river!
She unconsciously clenched her fists, cold sweat dripping from her forehead.
Since the sound came from the boat, it means the boatman was lying!
Besides, the ship is filled with gloomy energy and looks so strange. Why would anyone be willing to take a ride on it?
If she didn't want to reach Cangmi Sect as soon as possible, she would never have boarded this boat.
What's more, the other side of the Mingliu River is the road leading to the Cangmi Sect. Why would a mortal cross the river?
Yu Heyi felt vaguely uneasy, but he didn't open his eyes. He just comforted himself.
Perhaps there were bony fish on the boat that were caught by the boatman.
Even though the reason was far-fetched, she still used it as an excuse to avoid violating the "boating rules."
After a stick of incense, the chewing sound stopped.
Instead, there was a whisper of conversation, the voices were very low, but she could still hear them clearly.
"It rained a few days ago and I didn't catch any fish. I also had no other food stored and I almost starved to death."
"That's right, that guy is doing pretty well in business, and we have nothing to do with him."
"What if, what if we run into a customer who's willing to patronize our business? If that doesn't work, we'll just have to eat the fish bones that guy left behind."
“…”
The people who were talking seemed to be a few fishermen.
Does “business” mean whether there are people buying the fish they catch?
Before she could come up with an answer, she heard them change the subject.
"This person looks unfamiliar. Is she new here? Why haven't we seen her before?"
"No, this is that guy's guest."
"That guy has another guest?"
Yu Heyi listened to their conversation quietly. It seemed that someone had brought up a topic to her, but she ignored it.
The air was quiet for a moment.
Then, she felt a dense crowd of eyes on her, probably because she didn't answer them.
……look?
Didn’t the boatman say that we need to keep our eyes closed the entire time we’re crossing the river and can’t open them?
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