Chapter 178 Gongmen Monk, Court Mage

The old man slowly told the story of Zhaofu River.

"It is said that during the Taishi period of the Western Jin Dynasty, there was a scholar named Liu Boyu who always liked to recite Cao Zhi's "Luo Shen Fu" in front of his wife Duan. Every time he finished reading it, he would sigh with emotion and said, "I have no regrets about marrying such a wife."

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"Later, Mrs. Duan couldn't help but ask, why does my husband praise the Luo Shen and despise me? Is it because he thinks I am not as beautiful as the Luo Shen? If I die, are you afraid that I will not become the Water God?"

"Liu Boyu thought his wife was just talking angrily, but that night, Duan committed suicide by drowning herself in the river. For the first seven days after her death, she asked Liu Boyu in a dream, saying, "Don't you like the water god? Now I am."

Li Daoxuan couldn't help but be attracted by this story and asked: "Then what?"

The old man smiled and said: "Don't worry, little Taoist. Later Liu Boyu dared not cross this river for the rest of his life, and this place was also called Jealous Fujin."

"Then why is it called Zhaofu River now?"

"This is because the river has had various magical features since then. If a young and beautiful woman crosses the river, there will be sudden waves on the river, but if an ugly woman crosses the river, the waves will be calm."

"Over time, there has been a saying here: If you want a good wife, stand at the entrance of Jin. If a woman stands by the water, the good and the ugly will show themselves."

"Before getting married, first take the bride to the river and take a photo to see if there is any wind or waves, so as to distinguish between beauty and ugliness. Gradually, the jealous woman's river becomes the photo-taking woman's river."

Zhang Qianyang suddenly asked: "Old man, it doesn't sound scary to take photos of women in the river. Why are women now strictly prohibited from crossing the river, regardless of their beauty or ugliness?"

There was a trace of fear in the old man's eyes, and he said: "That was before, even if a woman crossed the river and a storm was created, it was actually not that big. But I don't know since when, as long as a woman crosses the river, it will be stormy and rough, and no one can

Survive!"

Li Daoxuan glanced at the woman disguised as a man. No wonder she wanted to pretend to be a man. If she were dressed as a woman, the boatman would never let her get on the boat.

But since she is a monk, why does she have to cross the river by boat? Is it to draw out the dirty things in the river?

Zhang Qianyang asked again: "Old man, what happened to the thick fog just now?"

"That's something that only happened in recent years. Sometimes thick fog suddenly appears in the Zhaofu River. People in the fog can't see the direction, and they fall into the river in a daze and lose their lives. Fortunately, the fog just now is enough.

It’s fast and disperses quickly, that golden light must be cast by a god!”

Li Daoxuan smiled slightly, the person who cast the spell is clearly standing in front of you.

At this time, the boatman finally came to the shore and shouted: "Getting on the boat, the old rules are still the same, five coins per person, women can't cross the river."

People got on the boat one after another and wanted to cross the river quickly and leave this place.

In fact, if this was not the shortest way to Liling City, many people would not take the risk of walking along the Zhaofu River.

Many people have even begun to regret it. If they had known better, they would have traveled dozens of miles longer than come here. The fog just now was too scary.

Li Dao

The handsome young man who was disguised as a man sat down next to Li Daoxuan and tried to talk to him several times, but when he saw Li Daoxuan closing his eyes and concentrating, he could only hesitate to speak.

Zhang Qianyang was very familiar with himself. He was already chatting enthusiastically with the people next to him, and he also earned some dried fruits and snacks for free. While eating, he said to the boatman: "Old man, is the business so good every day?"

The boatman sighed: "The Taoist priest is joking. Not many people dare to come to Zhaofu River normally. My family is the only one who takes the ferry. There have been more people crossing the river during this time, but most of them are outsiders who come to Liling City." Participating in the Xianyue Conference."

"Xianyue Conference?"

"It's actually a porcelain appreciation conference. Liling City is rich in ceramics. Every year in early March, a porcelain appreciation conference is held. In order to attract people, many magicians and strangers are invited to perform various acrobatics and illusions. Over time, there is The name of the Xianyue Conference."

Zhang Qianyang smiled at his disciple and said, "It seems that we have come at the right time, and we can still go see the excitement."

In fact, they all know that real monks often disdain to perform on the street, and most of the so-called wizards and strangers are quacks and sorcerers.

A person who has no knowledge and no skills is a magician.

But it doesn’t matter, I’m just watching the fun anyway.

Everyone was chatting enthusiastically, but they didn't notice that the sunlight in the sky was getting weaker and weaker, and the sun disappeared into the clouds at some point.

The old boatman was rowing more and more, and something was wrong. It was already a quarter of an hour, so why hadn't he reached the other side yet?

Not only that, the harder he rowed, the farther the boat got from the other shore. After a while, the old boatman was panting and sweating profusely.

Others began to realize something was wrong.

"What's going on? It seems like we're getting farther and farther away from the other side?"

"Water, water seems to be rising!"

"Look behind us, there seems to be a vortex sucking us back!"

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People were talking a lot, with fear in their voices.

I saw that the water flow was no longer as calm as before, forming whirlpools, like chains, tightly binding the ferry.

Li Daoxuan was still concentrating with his eyes closed, meditating and regulating his breath, seemingly unaware of the outside world.

He didn't take action immediately because he wanted to see what this monk disguised as a man would do when faced with this situation.

He had a vague hunch that maybe the identity of the other party was not simple.

Sure enough, after seeing Li Daoxuan's indifference, she gritted her silver teeth, stood up, and said, "Don't panic, everyone. As long as I'm here, I won't let this water ghost succeed!"

The voice was clear and crisp, it was a woman's voice.

Just like a stone causing a thousand waves, after she said these words, the Zhaofu River completely stirred up waves.

Layers of waves rolled, black clouds gathered in the sky, and strong winds roared, making the boat sway like a small boat in the storm, with the risk of capsizing at any time.

"No, she turned out to be a woman. It's over, the Zhaofu River God is angry!"

"It's all her fault, we're all going to die here!"

"Woo woo woo, I don't want to die..."

"Goddess of the River, calm down. We are not on the same side as her. If you want to take her away, just take her away!"

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When the female monk heard these words, her eyes were slightly stunned, showing a bit of disappointment, but she still managed to cheer up and comfort everyone.

"Don't panic, everyone. I am a member of the public family and I specialize in dealing with these dirty things..."

But no one listened to what she said. The old boatman rowed hard, but the oar in his hand suddenly broke. He lost his strength and fell into the river.

The next moment, his body was sucked into the water, swept away by the undercurrent, and he was about to lose his life.

The female monk didn't hesitate at all and jumped into the river with a splash.

A moment later, she carried the old boatman and flew out of the water. Her long hair was disheveled and there was a bloodstain on her shoulder. It looked like she had gone through a struggle.

Regardless of her injuries, the female monk immediately gave the old boatman a magic pill to help him resolve the Yin energy in his body.

Then she stood up and shouted: "Don't panic, everyone, I am a magician sent by the imperial court!"

After saying this, she took out a handful of copper coins, sprinkled them into the river, made seals in her hands, and silently recited the incantation.

The next moment, these copper coins seemed to come to life, shining with clear light, swimming around in the water like fish, searching for the evil spirits hidden underneath.

A strange light flashed in Li Daoxuan's eyes. These copper coins were a bit interesting. They seemed to have a trace of the divine power of incense and the blessing of dragon energy, which could cause considerable damage to evil spirits and ghosts.

It was the first time that he saw a monk in the imperial court taking action, and he was very curious.

I don’t know what the methods of people in public affairs are like?
Chapter completed!