Changsheng: I have been in Jiaofang Division for thousands of years

Linshui City, Liu Kee Tavern.

It was evening, which was the best time of day for the tavern.

Shopkeeper Liu, along with Xiaoer and a few assistants, is warmly greeting every guest.

Or urging the chef to serve the dishes quickly, or delivering signature wines to the guests, a group of people are very busy.

It wasn't until late at night that the guests in the tavern gradually dispersed.

Shopkeeper Liu finally got some respite and was about to sit down and rest for a while.

"Shopkeeper, can you still cook?"

Suddenly, dressed in Tsing Yi walked into the tavern.

Shopkeeper Liu raised his eyes and saw an old man in Tsing Yi who was over sixty years old and walked in slowly.

"Yes, yes, what would the old man want to eat?"

Shopkeeper Liu hurriedly greeted him, and led the old man in Tsing Yi to a table and sat down.

"Just serve me a few signature dishes. Most importantly, bring a few jugs of the best wine in your tavern. I want to have a good meal tonight."

"Okay, wait a moment."

Shopkeeper Liu immediately asked Xiaoer to order the back kitchen to cook, while he brought two pots of wine and delivered them to the table.

"What's the shopkeeper's last name?"

"The last name is Liu."

"The old man's surname is Chu, and he is much older than you, so I ask you to call you Brother Liu."

"Hehe, then I'll teach you Brother Chu."

Shopkeeper Liu is in business, and he is best at dealing with people. Following the other party's words, they have drawn closer to each other.

The old man stretched out his hand to signal: "Brother Liu, I see that there are not many customers in your tavern. If there is nothing else, can you sit down and have a drink with the old man? It is really boring for the old man to drink alone."

"Okay, as long as you don't dislike Brother Chu."

Shopkeeper Liu smiled and sat down.

For some reason, he always felt that the old man in front of him had a unique charm, which made people feel kind at the first sight.

So he also wanted to talk to the old man.

The dishes from the back kitchen came quickly, and the old man poured a glass for both of them with the flagon.

The two drank their glasses together.

"Where is Brother Chu from?"

"The capital city! I traveled to Linshui City today, and at night I suddenly got drunk, so I couldn't help but come to your tavern for a drink."

"It turned out to be a nobleman from the capital."

"It's not noble or not. The old man is just a loner. There is a senior sister in the capital, and the others have no relatives or reasons, so they can go wherever they want, without any worries."

The old man smiled and shook his head, looking at the deep night sky outside the tavern, his whole body exuded a feeling of loneliness.

Shopkeeper Liu's expression was startled, he couldn't help but be affected by the opponent's aura, and subconsciously asked: "Then your wife and..."

But as soon as the words were out of his mouth, he realized that the words were too shallow, so he stopped talking quickly.

The old man didn't care, instead he said with a smile: "Madam passed away a long time ago, I like to be free and unfettered, so I didn't leave behind."

He also felt that he was talking too much, so he asked back: "By the way, brother Liu, I heard that ten years ago, a god descended from the Canglan River outside the city and condensed the entire river water?"

"Yes, that day ten years ago, I was taking people to deliver wine outside the city, but I saw with my own eyes the miraculous scene of the Canglan River condensing."

As soon as this was mentioned, shopkeeper Liu became interested.

He was beaming with joy, obviously until today, he was still shocked by the scene ten years ago.

"Brother Chu, you didn't see the scene that day. The Canglan River, which was flowing smoothly, was frozen in a flash of blue light in the blink of an eye."

"The boats on the river couldn't move for an instant, and the river surface turned into a solid body. It seemed to be frozen but elastic, and people could walk on it."

"I've lived for so many years, and this is the first time I've seen such a miraculous thing. I don't know who it is that has such a means. I think it must be a god."

Shopkeeper Liu was amazed.

But the old man asked again: "How is the life of the common people? There are many people in our Linshui City who rely on the Canglan River for food. The Canglan River has been frozen these years. Isn't everyone's life not easy?"

"It's okay, it's just a little messy at the beginning."

Shopkeeper Liu explained: "The imperial court seems to have prepared for it long ago. After the Canglan River was frozen, the government immediately sent people to help everyone find new livelihoods."

"Over the years, everyone's life has not been affected at all, and it's impossible, but with the support of the government, everyone soon settled down again, and what they should make money and eat, actually hasn't changed much."

"By the way, Brother Chu."

Shopkeeper Liu suddenly asked: "I heard that ten years ago in our Great Jin Dynasty, we canonized a sacred beast of the state—the Holy Spirit Turtle."

"You are from the capital. Have you ever seen that divine beast with your own eyes? I heard that he has the ability to call wind and rain. Is it true?"

Chapter 112 Time flies

"Holy Spirit tortoise?"

The old man was taken aback.

"Why, Brother Chu doesn't know?" Shopkeeper Liu was puzzled.

"Oh... I know, I know, of course I know, that's right, the holy spirit tortoise does have the ability to call wind and rain, which is quite extraordinary."

The old man nodded copingly, but complained in his heart.

Holy Spirit tortoise?

What about the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, who actually gave themselves such a vulgar title!

He knew that the so-called holy spirit tortoise should be the tortoise spirit.

Unexpectedly, after ten years of absence, that guy is still in the imperial court, taking on the identity of a national beast.

At this time, shopkeeper Liu continued: "Brother Chu, have you heard the recent rumors?"

"What rumor?"

"Some people say that the Canglan River is not actually condensed by gods descending to the earth, but a means of suppressing the country's divine beasts and holy spirit turtles."

"It is said that in the Canglan River, there was an evil dragon who wanted to turn into a dragon. The holy spirit tortoise blocked the Canglan River in order to prevent him from setting off a torrential flood and submerging the entire Jin Dynasty."

"Hey, I don't know if the rumor is true or not. If it is true, doesn't it mean that the subjects of our dynasty will die at any time?"

Shopkeeper Liu frowned, not knowing whether it was doubt or fear.

The old man smiled and said, "Hehe, Brother Liu, why are you worrying about this, it has nothing to do with us anyway."

"Right."

Shopkeeper Liu patted his head: "We are just a group of ordinary people, we just need to live our lives well. As for the monstrous flood, His Majesty and all the courtiers will naturally consider it. If it is really not possible, don't we still have the Holy Spirit Turtle?"

"I heard that in recent years, the imperial court has been sending people all over the place to search for heavenly materials and earthly treasures. It is said that they are holy spirit tortoises. What kind of array foundation should be refined should be used to deal with evil dragons."

"Tsk tsk, big shots, we have already figured out how to deal with it, we just need to live well, come on, brother Chu, do it."

"Come!"

The two tasted wine and chatted, until late at night, the old man got up and left.

"Brother Liu, the wine in your house is good, hehe, I will come back ten years later, old man."

"Okay, then we can make a deal, Brother Chu, go slowly."

Shopkeeper Liu sent the other party out, and only after the other party's figure disappeared into the night did he call Xiao Er to pack up and close up.

……

Zhao Mu left Linshui City and walked on the Canglan River. Every step he took could create a depression in the gel-like surface of the river.

Ships fixed on the river passed by.

After a while, he walked to the center of the river again and looked up to the far upstream.

In the past ten years, the black flood dragon has been at the bottom of the river, and has gone a long way, and now it has reached the upper reaches of the Canglan River.

However, as more and more national fortunes were drawn, the speed of the black dragon's progress became slower and slower.

It is estimated that it will be a hundred years before reaching the source of the Canglan River.

"Don't worry, wait until my strength is stronger, and then you can turn into a dragon with water, and the turtle spirit..."

Zhao Mu looked in the direction of the capital again: "Your dragon-slaying formation must be powerful enough, and it's better for me to be able to injure both sides with the black flood dragon."

"We have plenty of time, let's see who has more patience."

He smiled slightly, and a sword qi split the river from under his feet, and his whole body suddenly disappeared into nothingness, sinking into the river.

After ten years of practice, Zhao Mu's mind has become stronger. The effect of "Dream Heart Sutra" on tempering the mind is indeed quite extraordinary.

In addition, his research on "Anonymous Dao Jing", "Thirteen Psalms of Huanxin" and "Six Paths of Tianmen" has also deepened.

Especially "Six Paths of the Gate of Heaven", although this exercise has been cultivated to the highest level, but now it is re-studied from the perspective of creating exercises, and more discoveries have been made.

The immortal cultivator who founded "Six Paths of Heaven's Gate" had studied the human body thoroughly, and he was able to make people grow spiritual roots the day after tomorrow. This method is really ingenious.

Zhao Mu guessed that the cultivator was probably a powerful existence in the world of cultivating immortals.

"Continue to practice. I hope that one day soon, the "Dream Heart Sutra" can be taken a step further. I don't know what it is like to surpass the realm of heaven and man?"

Zhao Mu muttered to himself, closed his eyes, and started the next ten years of practice again.

……

Time flies, the years are like a shuttle.

Ten years later, Liu Kee Tavern.

Shopkeeper Liu hammered his old waist, and stood at the counter with difficulty: "Hey, I am really old, and I can twist my waist when I do some work. Will it be useless in the future?"

Xiao Er came over: "Shopkeeper, why don't you just rest these few days, I'll take care of you in front, if there's anything I can't handle, I'll come to you again."

"Okay, then you have to deal with it carefully, and you must not despise the guests."

"Don't worry, shopkeeper, don't you worry about my mouth, I guarantee that sweet customers will get tired of it?"

"Hehe, you clever ghost, it seems that you will be given a raise again. Hey, if they have half your brains, I won't have to work so hard."

Shopkeeper Liu sighed helplessly, and walked towards the backyard while supporting his old waist.

Suddenly, a man dressed in green came in from the outside: "Brother Liu, where are you going?"

Shopkeeper Liu and Xiaoer turned their heads and looked suspiciously at the old man in Tsing Yi who walked in the door, as if they had known each other before.

"This old gentleman is..."

Just when shopkeeper Liu was wondering.

Xiao Er's eyes suddenly brightened: "It turned out to be Mr. Chu, the shopkeeper, you forgot, this old gentleman came here ten years ago, you still keep talking about it."

Shopkeeper Liu was stunned for a moment, and suddenly realized: "Brother Chu, it's you. When you said you would come back in ten years, I thought you were joking?"

"Of course I'm not joking. The wine here is very good. I've always thought about it."

Zhao Mu smiled lightly and walked over: "What, brother Liu has a twisted waist? Come, come, let me show you."

As he spoke, his palm was already on Shopkeeper Liu's waist.

A burst of true energy was spit out from the palm, and it gently penetrated into the body, dredging shopkeeper Liu's acupoints.

A sour, refreshing and numb feeling hit my heart, and then it seemed that a clear spring flowed from the back of the waist instantly to the whole body.

Shopkeeper Liu was so comfortable that he almost groaned. Immediately afterwards, he felt no pain in his waist, and he seemed more relaxed and comfortable than before.

He turned his head in surprise: "Brother Chu, you are really good at it. I have had problems with my waist for several years, and I have seen a doctor, but every time I want to recover, it takes ten days and a half months. You are so good at it." It's really a miracle doctor until the disease is cured!"

"Hehe, it's just some crude country tricks."

Zhao Mu smiled and walked to a corner table and sat down: "Okay, hurry up and serve me food and wine, Brother Liu, I have been thinking about your wine for ten years, and I must drink it to my heart's content today."

"Okay, wait a minute!"

Shopkeeper Liu ordered Xiao Er to prepare the food and drink, while he himself sat next to Zhao Mu with a smile.