There are many small rivers flowing into Dongyang Lake, the ancestral home of the Liu family, and Qingshui River is the one with the largest amount of water.

Taking a boat from Qinghe Town, you can go down the river directly to Dongyang Lake.

The distance of five to six hundred miles can be reached within a day by going down the river and with a little mana, which is much faster than walking.

Liu Yuanchen nodded: "Then I'll ask Uncle Six to make arrangements."

An hour later, Liu Yuanchen boarded the family's cargo ship at the dock outside Qinghe Town.

The boat is about six feet long and about two feet wide. It is made of low-grade spiritual wood and looks a bit crude.

There is a flag hanging on the bow of the ship with the words "Dongyang Liu Family" written on it.

On the cargo ship, there were also two children from distant branches of the family.

At this time, a monk in his fifties came out of the cabin.

Seeing Liu Yuanchen wearing the Taoist robe of Qingdan Sect, he asked: "Does this Taoist friend of Qingdan Sect have any official duties?"

Liu Yuanchen cupped his hands and said: "Second uncle, I am Yuanchen!"

This person’s name is Liu Qingsong, and he is also a member of the Liujiayuan branch.

There are not many monks in the Liu family, only about thirty people. He has seen these elders when he was a child, so he can naturally recognize them.

Liu Qingsong stared at him for a long time and then said: "It's really you. I haven't seen you for seven or eight years. You have grown so tall, you must be more than seven feet.

You look somewhat similar to your father, otherwise, I would really not dare to recognize you.

However, your energy and blood are a bit ridiculously strong.

I am at the eighth level of cultivation of qi, and we are almost the same in terms of qi and blood."

Liu Yuanchen's heart trembled. He had previously absorbed the vitality of plants and cultivated, which could strengthen his qi, blood and physical body.

After opening up a blessed land and modifying the exercises, the improvement will be even greater.

An eighth-level qi-nourishing monk can see the problem. This qi and blood cannot be hidden from a real master, so he will have to find a way to cover it up in the future.

He casually thought of an excuse: "Since I started practicing, my qi and blood have always been relatively strong.

After that, I often went to the mountains to collect herbs and picked some spiritual fruits. As long as they were not poisonous, I used them to satisfy my hunger.

It may be some kind of spiritual fruit that can enhance qi and blood."

Then he changed the topic: "I heard from Uncle Six that a red sand wolf attacked Yanze, and my father was slightly injured.

You often travel between various family properties, so you should know the situation there. How is my father now?"

Liu Qingsong did not go into details: "I took a trip to Yanze a few days ago. Your father only suffered some skin injuries and should have recovered by now.

However, there are still some troubles over there in Yanze.

The family sent out troops to encircle and suppress the family, but failed to find the red sand wolf's lair.

Among those red sand wolves, there is a wolf king in the late stage of swallowing spirits, which is difficult to deal with."

The realm of swallowing spirits is the first realm of the demon clan, which is equivalent to the cultivation level of the human race.

The monsters in this realm have low intelligence and can only cultivate through instinct and swallowing spiritual objects.

Beyond swallowing spirits, there are also realms such as receiving qi and enlightening spirits.

The monsters in the realm of Naqi have slightly higher intelligence and can already practice the simple breathing method and actively absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, so they are called Naqi.

As for Qiling, it means opening up spiritual wisdom.

At this level, the spiritual intelligence of the monster beasts has become comparable to that of the stupid humans. They can speak people's words without difficulty, and can also practice more complex exercises and spells.

As for the higher realm of monster beast cultivation, Liu Yuanchen didn’t know.

Monster beasts like the Red Sand Wolf are not very strong, and can generally be cultivated to the middle stage of swallowing spirits. The Wolf King can be cultivated to the late stage of swallowing spirits.

Although the level of the Red Sand Wolf is not high and its combat power is average at the same level, it is very adaptable to the environment of the Red Wasteland.

The red sand wolf in its prime can still survive for several years in the Gobi without spiritual energy and water.

If they are determined to hide, it will be difficult to find them.

Moreover, this thing is very stubborn. Once it identifies its target, it will never give up until it succeeds.

Yanze has been targeted by red sand wolves. If we cannot kill all the wolves, we may be attacked again at any time for a long time in the future.

Liu Yuanchen was worried because his father lived in Yanze and his eldest brother was also a salt worker in the salt fields.

As long as the wolves are not eliminated, they will always be in danger.

I can't influence the family's decision-making if I speak softly.

It is not an easy matter to transfer my father and eldest brother away.

He and Liu Qingsong chatted wordlessly, and there was a gust of wind in his ears, and the vegetation on both sides of the river retreated rapidly.

Liu Yuanchen was a little curious. This boat was running too fast. It could run more than two hundred miles in an hour, almost at full speed.

It is said that the cargo ships returning to Dongyang Lake from Qinghe Town travel along the river, and in order to save spiritual stones, they are all driven by water power.

At most, the family members can use some mana to activate it, and it will take a day to return to Dongyang Lake.

At this speed, you can reach Dongyang Lake in just over three hours.

Moreover, an ordinary cargo ship does not need an eighth-level monk to escort the ship.

Putting all kinds of unreasonable phenomena together, there is only one explanation: there is something more important on the ship.

Returning to the family quickly can avoid a lot of unnecessary trouble.

Of course, the value of this thing is not too high.

Otherwise, the Qihai monks in the clan will personally escort them.

Uncle Six took the initiative to let him take the boat. It seemed that he wanted to use his status as a disciple of the Qingdan Sect to frighten the casual cultivators who intended to rob the boat.

Thinking of this, I can't help but sigh: These people in the main line are really calculating to the core.

I wanted to catch a ride, but unexpectedly I became a free bodyguard.

I'm afraid that Uncle Liu even revealed that his father was injured was intentional.

Now that you've boarded the ship, it's too late to get off.

To jump off the ship and run away at this time would be to completely fall out with the family.

I don’t have to care, but my father and eldest brother may not feel comfortable.

At this point, we can only try our best to save the ship.

He closed his eyes and his consciousness spread out.

Within a radius of thirty feet, all vegetation can be seen at a glance.

Liu Qingsong sensed that he was releasing his spiritual consciousness to explore the surroundings, so he stopped talking to him.

Not long after, Liu Yuanchen sensed that there were monks secretly watching the cargo ship in the bushes by the river.

He stood up and stared at the hiding place of the casual cultivator.

The casual cultivator saw that Liu Yuanchen was wearing the robe of a Qingdan Sect disciple, and also discovered his hiding place.

When I couldn't figure out the depth, I didn't dare to take action.

Liu Qingsong asked carefully: "Yuan Chen, did you find anything?"

Liu Yuanchen naturally didn't want to expose his special methods: "I'm just suspicious, it's okay.

Second uncle, you have to be careful. You have a heavy responsibility on your shoulders and you must not make any mistakes."

Liu Qingsong showed a look of surprise on his face, and then quickly covered it up.

Liu Yuanchen just smiled and said nothing more.

Downstream of the Qingshui River, the river channel becomes wider and shallower.

An hour after leaving Qinghe Town, I saw a swamp with a radius of more than ten miles in the east in the distance.

There are reeds everywhere in the swamp, and there is only a waterway about three feet wide that can accommodate cargo ships. However, this waterway is still winding.

The cargo ship couldn't pick up the speed at all and could only drill back and forth among the dense reeds.

This kind of place is simply the perfect place to hijack a ship.

Looking at the swamp in front of him, Liu Qingsong's face was so gloomy that water could drip from his face.

Liu Yuanchen still had a happy face: "Second uncle, I was deceived by my sixth uncle.

If what happens next is controllable, I will do my best.

If something cannot be done, I will fight with all my strength and report back to my family."

Liu Qingsong glanced at him, but didn't say anything.

Liu Yuanchen can run away, but he can't.

After all, Liu Yuanchen did not officially take over the job of escorting the ship.
To be continued...