Five miles to the south of Weichang City, there is a canal river, which connects the Wei River at the top, the Jin River at the bottom, and then flows down into the Xiang River.
The Lin family is located on the bank of Xiangshui Lake.
At this moment, Xu Mo and Lin Jiuyuan took a ferry and prepared to go down the river and take the waterway directly to the shore of Xiangshui Lake.
Standing on the boat, you can see the width of the river, the weaving of boats, the interlaced sails and masts, and the exciting bustling scene. If you have a pot of fine wine and two plates of side dishes to drink along the side, it can be considered a good experience.
Now Xu Mo's experience is very good.
Not only did he have wine and food, but the one serving wine across from him was a young girl like Lin Jiuyuan.
"It's a bit luxurious. The process this time is quite perfect."
Xu Mo muttered.
When Lin Jiuyuan heard this, he was very puzzled. He couldn't help but ask questions and Xu Mo didn't explain.
There's no way to explain it.
I can't tell her that I can restart the world. I have experienced it many times before, and after this restart, everything went smoothly and I am very satisfied?
She doesn't understand.
Even if I explain it, it will be useless.
As for Lin Jiuyuan's request for Xu Mo's help, she made it very clear.
However, this matter is quite complicated, and it takes a little time to explain the ins and outs. Fortunately, they took a boat this time and did not have to walk by themselves, so they had enough time.
"When I was born, I was weak and had a congenital disease. The doctor said that I would not live for more than half a year. My parents searched for famous doctors to no avail and were already disheartened. Unexpectedly, two months later, there was a sudden change. A group of people came to the bank of Xiangshui Lake to visit me.
Dad, he said he has a secret method that can save my life..."
Xu Mo took a comfortable position while listening.
In the following time, only Lin Jiuyuan was narrating.
"But the Taoist made a request, saying that seventeen years later, in the early spring of March, he would come to the shore of Xiangshui Lake again and take me away."
"My parents naturally disagreed, and the Taoist was not in a hurry, so he turned around and left. He came back the next day, and when he was driven away again, he left a message saying that he would come back in seven days. If he didn't agree, the matter would be over."
"Who would have expected that on the third day, I would have a high fever and be critically ill. In desperation, my parents took the initiative to find the Taoist priest and agreed to his request."
Xu Mo was excited after hearing this. After waiting for a while, Lin Jiuyuan didn't continue talking, so he was stunned and asked: "No more?"
Lin Jiuyuan nodded.
Xu Mo said that the help you asked me to do was to listen to your story?
"Mr. Xu misunderstood. My parents once said that the Taoist was ninety-nine times an expert in immortality. Only immortal means could save me at that time. Seeing that the seventeen-year agreement was approaching, Jiuyuan couldn't help but panic.
If that immortal master really comes to take me away, where will he take me? What will he do?"
Hearing the words 'immortal master', Xu Mo had successfully attracted his attention.
Xu Mo understood why Lin Jiuyuan followed him all the way from the foot of Zao Mountain to here.
Because in Lin Jiuyuan's heart, he is an 'immortal master'.
And she was destined to follow another immortal master and leave home.
Naturally, she wanted to have a deeper understanding of immortality and this type of people.
She even wanted to lure Xu Mo to the Xiangshui Lake as a guest in her Lin family, so that her parents could understand what a master of immortality was.
"Then, what do you know about people in the Immortal Path?" Xu Mo asked Lin Jiuyuan.
"I didn't understand before, but now I do." Lin Jiuyuan smiled: "For someone as great as Mr. Xu, Jiuyuan is willing to follow him around."
Xu Mo also laughed.
"It seems that I went to the right place on this trip to the Xiangshui Lake."
According to Lin Jiuyuan, there is less than half a month left before the seventeen-year appointment. As the saying goes, it is better to come early than to come by chance. Xu Mo went out to wander around just to find the real way to become an immortal.
Since there is a master of immortality, of course he should go and meet him.
It takes ten days to go down the river from here to the shore of Xiangshui Lake, so the time is not much different.
Besides, even if there is no such thing as an immortal master, Xu Mo also plans to visit Lin Jiuyuan's father, who many people say is the real best swordsman in the world, Lin Muchen.
Xu Mo has already met the two masters, one is Dongling Zhijie.
Although I haven't explored the method of martial arts to become an immortal, I have gained a lot, so I can say that this trip is not in vain; Lin Muchen, who is almost as famous as Dongling Zhijie, is probably not bad either.
After telling Xu Mo what was on his mind, Lin Jiuyuan became much happier and pestered Xu Mo to ask about various things about the immortal way.
The problem is that Xu Mo didn't know, so he could only make it up.
Fortunately, he had enough stock in his stomach and chatted all the way, which was not boring at all.
"The secret fragrance of the solitary plum blossoms blooms in March, and the spring breeze blows the arrival of distinguished guests. This is a poem that only my parents and I know. It represents the seventeen-year appointment with that immortal master."
Lin Jiuyuan said this.
Only then did Xu Mo finally understand the meaning of this sentence.
Three days later, the boat arrived at Jinshui.
This place is already the junction between Jingzhou and Yangzhou. Jinshui flows south, and everything along the banks of the river is prosperous.
Of course, a sailing boat does not float on the river all the time. It usually has to stop at the shore in two or three days to replenish supplies. Moreover, this boat is not just for pulling people.
It also takes time to haul some cargo and load it onto the ship to unload it.
On this day, we had to rest for half a day on the shore, and Xu Mo and Lin Jiuyuan also disembarked to do some activities.
After staying on the boat for a long time, I felt exhausted.
There is a small town on the bank called "Linhe".
It really lives up to its name.
This place is different from the small county of Lingshu that Xu Mo has been to, or the large city of Weichang. Each has its own characteristics, and walking there gives you a different kind of experience.
At this moment, Xu Mo had already changed his clothes. They were ordinary, but clean and dust-free. Plus, with the stunning figure Lin Jiuyuan by his side, he naturally attracted a lot of attention.
At this time, there was a lot of people in front, as if something was going on.
Xu Mo was curious and asked passers-by, only to find out that it was a sacrificial ceremony for the 'River God'.
This is definitely a rare thing. If you haven’t seen it before, you have to go and take a look.
Near the river bank in front, there is a river temple. Behind the temple is the rushing water of Jinhe River. In front of it is an open space. At this moment, there are people playing gongs and drums. There are vendors selling goods in baskets around. It is very lively.
But soon, Xu Mo realized something was wrong.
When someone started to offer sacrifices after having an impassioned meal in the local dialect, they discovered that the ones being pushed up were actually a pair of children.
Human sacrifice?
Or a virgin?
Simply stupid.
Just look at those two children, five or six years old, ignorant, holding toys in their hands, chewing cane sugar in their mouths, wearing red and green, they have no idea that a disaster is coming.
Still having fun.
According to these villagers, they planned to push the two children into the river to sacrifice to the river god in order to bring peace to the river.
Absolutely ridiculous?
Could it be that sacrificing these two children would bring peace?
Xu Mo was angry and upset, so he was ready to take action. When he did things now, he didn't need to think too much, he could just do whatever he wanted.
When I was chatting with Dongling Zhijie before, I talked about "acting chivalrously and doing justice" and "when encountering injustice on the road," when martial arts practitioners encountered it, they had to take care of it.
First, it’s to help people do good things.
Secondly, and most importantly, it is self-satisfaction.
Just like eating candy can make people feel satisfied and happy, doing some good deeds can also make people feel self-satisfied.
The only obstacle is whether you can do it and the consequences of doing it.
Now these two things are not obstacles at all to Xu Mo.
But there was someone who moved faster than Xu Mo.
Lin Jiuyuan jumped up at this moment and drew his sword to save people.
It can be seen that Lin Nuxia has done this before. She pointed her sword and forced everyone back without any entanglement. She picked up the two children and left. Although some people shouted "Hurry up" and so on, some people chased them.
, but Lin Jiuyuan leaps and bounds, how can ordinary people catch up with him.
There was a sudden chaos here.
Xu Mo did not move.
He knew things were not that simple.
Sure enough, after the two boys and girls were rescued by Lin Jiuyuan, although the river temple and the other side were in chaos for a while, they soon stabilized again.
After a while, two more children were brought up.
Changing clothes and putting on makeup.
However, these two children were brought in by force, and they were crying so much that their noses were bubbling.
But it's no use.
There were people crying and howling over there, who seemed to be the children's parents, but they were stopped and persuaded by the people around them, as if this kind of thing was irreversible and an honor.
When Xu Mo saw this, he shook his head.
I thought Lin Jiuyuan was still young and inexperienced.
Do you think it’s enough to save the person?
I have a spare tire, what should I do?
Moreover, even if human sacrifice is prevented this year, what about the next year?
What about the third and fourth year?
This matter needs to be eradicated.
Xu Mo came over at this time, grabbed a young man and started to inquire.