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Chapter 103 Investing in Wang Liulang

The woman ran away with the baby in her arms.

The water ghost also slipped away in shame.

Now there is no one to inquire about the way.

Xu Ran has no way of determining how far the magical ability of shrinking into an inch can teleport himself.

Standing by the river, Xu Ran was stunned for a while, then turned around and walked in the direction the woman was running. She was able to go that way, which meant that it was closer to the place of residence.

His walking speed was much faster than ordinary people, and after a while, when he turned around a small forest, he caught up with the woman again, her dress was still wet, clinging tightly to his body.

He just got his life back from the gate of hell, and then he caught a cold and fell ill, so poor for that child.

With this in mind, Xu Ran raised his hand and shot a ray of light, which fell on the woman, and the wet clothes of the mother and son dried instantly.

Feeling the changes in her body, the woman looked around, and saw the well-dressed and good-looking rich man behind her, who caught up with him at some point and was looking at her with a smile.

The woman covered her face with her hands, hugged the child tightly, and ran wildly, not even caring about picking up her embroidered shoes when she lost them.

Xu Ran shook his head in embarrassment, then turned around suddenly, looked at a big tree not far away, and smiled at the back of the tree: "Have you seen enough?"

In fact, he just discovered that a man who looked like a fisherman had been peeking at the young woman all the time.

Following a woman from a good family in broad daylight is bound to be an evil attempt.

Seeing that the fisherman was hiding behind a tree and had no intention of coming out, Xu Ran appeared behind him silently and grabbed his shoulder with his big hand, "Why didn't you answer my question?"

"Shangxian, spare me!"

The fisherman jumped up in fright, and after seeing clearly that it was Xu Ran, he straightened his clothes and cupped his hands respectfully, "This fairy is not to blame, but I have no malicious intentions when I spy on the mother and child."

Xu Ran sullenly asked, "What does that mean?"

If it weren't for the fact that the fisherman's face is simple and honest, his eyes are simple, he doesn't look like a villain, and he is an ordinary person without any cultivation, Xu Ran would not have given him a chance to explain.

"Shangxian, listen to me," the fisherman calmed down, and hurriedly said, "My surname is Xu, and I live outside the city of Shanzhou. Apart from farming, I rely on fishing to support my family.

By chance, I met a friend, and the two of us often drank together by the river at night.

Unexpectedly, two days ago, he told me...that he was the water in the river...a water ghost, and told me that a young woman would pass by the river today, slip into the water and drown, and become his substitute , he will be able to get out of the sea of ​​suffering after the expiration of his sins.

I was thinking about my friend's future and curious about this strange thing, so I hid in the woods by the river and waited. At noon, I saw a young woman walking with a baby. She had just walked on the wooden bridge. , then a ray of golden light descended from the sky, and when the light faded away, you, Shangxian, appeared.

The young woman happened to see you descending from the sky accompanied by golden light, maybe she was afraid and wanted to run, so she slipped and fell into the river. "

Xu Ran: "..."

Fortunately, the woman is fine, otherwise I have been wronged by karma, no wonder she ran away in such a panic after seeing me...

He asked the fisherman again, "Then what did you see?"

The fisherman said without hesitation: "The baby was lifted above her head by her, and she raised her hands and kicked her feet and cried loudly. I really couldn't bear it, and wanted to run to save her.

But after thinking about it, she came to replace my friend, so I stopped and didn't try to save her, and I was also a little undecided, because I was afraid that you would assist my friend to get the substitute, so I didn't dare to act rashly.

But I never expected that after a while, the young woman suddenly climbed up the river bank, dripping all over her body, and left with the child in her arms. body, cast supernatural powers on the woman, and found out the woman hiding behind the tree... This is what happened in the past. "

Xu Ran understood the process, but he didn't expect to try out his supernatural powers casually, and almost got involved in this karma.

I just don't know whether the woman fell into the water because I was frightened or was dragged down by the water ghost. If I knew it, I would have asked her just now.

Concentrating his mind, Xu Ran's mind moved. The incident was very familiar, and the system showed that the name of the water ghost was Wang Liulang, so he guessed that he should enter the story of "Wang Liulang" in "Strange Tales from a Liaozhai Studio" of the plot.

The only variable is the appearance of oneself.

Maybe it's more than a coincidence?

He said: "Tell me how you met the water ghost, maybe I can help him get through this calamity."

The fisherman hurriedly said: "When I was fishing, I had a habit. Every night, he would bring wine to the river, and drink while fishing..."

……

It turns out that every time the fisherman fishes, he sprinkles some wine offerings on the ground and prays: "The drowned ghosts in the river, please come and drink!"

Because of this, other people fishing here can hardly catch anything, only he catches baskets full of fish.

One night, while the fisherman was pouring himself a drink, a young man lingered beside him.The fisherman invited him to drink with him, and the man did not refuse, and drank with him happily.

As a result, he didn't catch a single fish all night, and the fisherman was very disappointed.The man stood up and said that he would go downstream to catch fish for him, and then he left in a blissful manner.

After a while, he came back and said that many fish had come. Sure enough, the fisherman heard the sound of fish schools swimming and hitting the water in the river.

The fishing net was cast down, and several fish were caught, each of which was more than a foot long.

He was very happy, and quickly thanked the young man, and was willing to buy wine with the money from selling fish, and then invited the man to drink.

The two became acquainted because of this, the man called himself Wang Liulang, and agreed that every night, he would drink by the river, and after drinking, Wang Liulang would go downstream to catch fish for the fishermen.

After living like this for half a year, Wang Liulang told the fisherman that he was actually a water ghost. He loved drinking most of his life, and he got drunk and drowned here for many years.

In the past, the reason why the fisherman caught far more fish than others was because he secretly helped drive them away, in order to repay the fisherman for pouring wine and offering sacrifices.

Wang Liulang told the fisherman that he had done all his crimes, so he could catch a substitute.

Then what happened today.

……

After Xu Ran listened to the fisherman's narration, he was even more sure that this was the story of "Wang Liulang".

He said: "Actually, you don't have to be sad. The reason why the woman was not drowned was not because I cast a spell to save her, nor did she swim ashore by herself, but because your friend Wang Liulang personally sent her ashore. I can see clearly, there is absolutely no falsehood."

"why is that?"

The fisherman couldn't believe it, "He doesn't want his substitute, how can he get rid of his sins and start a new life?"

"How can you know that it's not a blessing?" Xu Ran really admired Wang Liulang, and said, "Saving a life is an immeasurable merit, not to mention that there is a baby in the woman's arms waiting to be fed. I think God will take pity on Wang Liulang." Liulang, a ghost like him will be blessed."

Because the scene of the arrival was too shocking, the fisherman always thought that Xu Ran was a god. Now that the gods said so, Wang Liulang's future must not be wrong, and his mood immediately improved.

He said happily: "When I drink with Liulang again tonight, I will tell him what Shangxian said, so that he will be happy too."

"Don't tell him that."

After Xu Ran told the fisherman, he thought about it again. According to the follow-up plot of Uncle Pu Songling, Wang Liulang was conferred the title of land lord by the heavenly court and became a low-level god because of his consummation of merit.

The mountain god is also a low-level god, and his strength is terrifying!
Then the land master must not be too different, right?

Although they are all low-level, they are gods rewarded by the heavens after all. Facing monks and powerful ghosts in this world is a typical dimensionality reduction blow.

Now that I have met by chance, why not get acquainted?
Xu Ran said casually: "I admire Wang Liulang's character very much. How about counting me in tonight's wine bureau? If you can't write two Xu characters in one stroke, you and I are also considered family members."

The fisherman agreed immediately.

The gods are willing to drink with me, it is simply a wish.

I think of me, Old Xu, sharing wine and chatting with gods and water ghosts, and talking about it is enough to brag for a lifetime.

Knowing that he was not rich, Xu Ran took out a few pieces of silver, and weighed it to about three or four taels.

Handed it to him and said: "I don't know people here well, so please help me buy some food and wine."

"Okay," the fisherman was overjoyed, took the money and said, "After dark today, we will see you on the riverbank where the young woman fell into the water."

Watching the fisherman leave, Xu Ran made some calculations. This place is Shanzhou, about 230 miles away from Huashan Mountain. After subtracting the distance he flew away from before, with his current cultivation, he can teleport up to nearly 200 miles away. distance.

With this data, he will know how to control the distance of shrinking to an inch according to his needs in the future.

Looking at the sky, there are still two or three hours before dark, Xu Ran plans to go to the woods and continue to brush up dungeons to upgrade.

Peach Blossom Ridge has already become a dangerous place, when entering again, of course, the tougher the body, the better.

(End of this chapter)