In order to save the world of cultivating immortals, I also worked very hard

This inn did not directly place the bed on the ground, but built a ladder on the ground, and then placed the bed.In other words, if you want to go to bed, you need to step up a step after taking off your shoes.One pair of red dancing shoes was placed on the wooden steps, and the other fell to the floor, with the toe pointing inward, as if a person kicked off the shoes while walking.

Shen Huai was already sweating from the fear of the last scene in the dream, but now thinking of this level, he shuddered even more.With a push of his hand propped on the wooden steps, he rolled into the bed with his strength and wrapped himself in the quilt.

He couldn't tell what time it was.Gu Qingxing was not in the room, the door was closed tightly, but the window was open, and the starlight poured in, reflecting a strip of light on the ground.

There was a wind blowing from outside, the bed curtains swayed slightly, and Shen Huaichu's heart also swayed. He gritted his teeth, counted silently to three times, and crawled to the side of the bed to poke his head out.The feathers on the upper of this pair of dancing shoes are shaking slightly, and the pearls embellished on them have been covered with dust for many years, and they have lost their luster. Looking closely, this pair of shoes should be worn often, and the edges of the shoes are a bit worn.

Shen Huaichu didn't think that Gu Qingxing would be so leisurely and elegant and threw a pair of dancing shoes beside the bed to scare him.It is also unlikely that the people beside him, after all, the door is closed from the inside, the only entrance and exit is the window, and Gu Qingxing is outside, unless he is blind and deaf, he will not be unaware of the movement.

But... what if it is a person whose cultivation level is higher than Gu Qingxing's?Shen Huaichu rubbed his chin, lost in thought.

After a long time, the shadow of the stars outside the window moved slightly, and the grass and trees rustled. Shen Huaichu suddenly leaned down to the ground, reached out to pick up the two dancing shoes, ran to the window and threw the dancing shoes out.

The dancing shoes were very light, almost silent when they landed, but they were keenly captured by Gu Qingxing. His cold voice resounded in the night, mixed with the cool starlight, like a jar of newly brewed wine.

"wake up?"

"Sleepwalking."

After answering, Shen Huaichu immediately ran back to bed, pulled up the quilt, buried his head in the pillow, closed his eyes and fell asleep.

In the early morning of the next day, Shen Huaichu was awakened by the creaking sound of the wooden door. He turned over to face the outside, and with effort to lift his eyelids, he saw a white figure walking out.His eyelids drooped again, and he said to Gu Qingxing in a soft voice, "Bring a fried dough stick back."

Gu Qingxing's movement of closing the door did not stop. Just before the door was completely closed, his cold voice drifted in: "Buy it yourself."

"Stingy." Shen Huaichu sniffed, pulled the quilt into his arms, and fell asleep again.

The young man went downstairs with his sword in hand. It was not too early at this time. There were only a few empty tables in the lobby, and drawers of steaming steamed buns were being sent out from the kitchen.Immortal cultivators don't eat grains, so Gu Qingxing ignored Xiaoer's call and stepped straight out of the threshold.

He did a night of calculations last night, and he could only roughly figure out that the person was located in the southeast of Longcheng, but he couldn't figure out who his name was, whether he was a man or a woman, how old he was, or what kind of work he did.Also, what he could not figure out was what the impending disaster was.

There is a cloud of mist in front of the truth, and occasionally the wind blows a corner of it, and then covers it again, so that the other side can no longer be seen clearly.

Perhaps he is not good at learning, after all, it has only been three years since he accidentally found a book of astrology in the library at home when he was ten years old.

Gu Qingxing walked from the end of the long street to the intersection, and stopped when he passed a breakfast shop.This shop has a wide variety of food, from steamed, boiled to fried, fried, everything.Gu Qingxing scanned everything, raised his head and said to the owner: "Two deep-fried dough sticks, a bowl of soy milk, and a serving of sauerkraut, please send them to the Xuanzihao Room of the Honghu Inn."

"Send it over in half an hour." After thinking for a moment, Gu Qingxing added.

"Okay, a total of ten coins!" The shopkeeper smiled while turning the glutinous rice balls into noodles.

Gu Qingxing reached out to take out the money, and after paying, he strode towards the southeast of Longcheng.

**

Since the southeast of Longcheng is the lowest place in the entire city, the river here is open and is called Huishuituo.There are several boats floating on the river, and the people on the boats live on the water, but they do not fish and shrimp, but salvage corpses.

After a strange disaster more than 30 years ago, the number of people committing suicide by throwing themselves into the river in the Dragon City gradually increased, and a corpse was washed down every two days.In order for the dead to rest in peace and the living to have a comfort, some people started to salvage the corpses.

But not everyone can do this kind of business. Many brats went to the middle of the river to salvage with their boats, and they never came back.

Some people in the city speculate that there are monsters living under the river, who feed on human flesh. If they want to snatch people back from the monster's mouth, they must rely not only on skills, but also on fate as hard as a stone.

Lao Tan is one of the river punters, and he has been doing this for 30 years.He didn't belong to the first batch of people who made a fortune from the dead, but he was the one who worked the longest in Huishuituo.

The morning sun has risen, and the morning glow covers the river.Lao Tan untied the rope wrapped around the rocks on the shore, returned to the boat and pushed the pole, and the boat slid from the beach into the water.He pushed again, and the boat sailed further away.

Yesterday a family came to the door, and the head of the family stuffed a bag of money into Lao Tan's hands without saying a word, while two women were crying beside them, treating them as mother and daughter, depending on their age.Old Tan was not surprised by this, and poured three cups of tea to greet them.

After taking a sip of hot tea, the man in charge finally cleared his mind and said, "I... my dog ​​fell into the river in the afternoon. He studied hard for ten years, but he didn't even pass the exam. Hey, there is nothing to say about this embarrassing thing ..."

The old woman pinched his arm immediately, and said bitterly: "Isn't it all your fault? You read 'everything is inferior but reading is good' all day long. If he doesn't read a book for a day, you beat and scold him, causing him to lose his temper." I also followed like a demon, thinking that if I fail the exam, I will have no face to live in this world."

"Ah——my son!" After the old woman finished speaking, she took out her veil and covered her eyes and wailed.The young woman on the side also cried loudly, shouting, "Sir! Mr.!"

After a few words of comfort, Old Tan turned his face to the man in charge, "Isn't it the river you threw in the afternoon? What is your son's body shape and what color clothes is he wearing?"

The man in charge described it, and finally said: "My family lives in No. 13 Yuhua Street, and my surname is Wang. Please notify us immediately after salvaging the dog's body, and I will pay you the rest of the money."

Old Tan nodded and put the deposit into his arms. The man in charge didn't stay any longer, picked up a woman with one hand, and dragged them off the boat.

Although the man in charge speaks coldly, it can be seen from his brows that have not been flattened for a moment that his inner sorrow is no less than that of these two women.

In this regard, Lao Tan is naturally not surprised.The more you experience, the more you can see clearly.The affairs of the world are nothing more than gathering and parting.

The son of the Wang family, who was not admitted as a scholar, threw himself into the river the afternoon before. According to the speed of the water flow, he would be washed to Huishuituo this morning.Old Tan changed a pole for punting, this one was longer and had a hook at the end. His eyes wandered up and down the river, and after a long time his frowning relaxed, because he saw a blue thing caught The water rushed over.

This is the son of the Wang family, Lao Tan hooked it first, then leaned over to grab it, and fished the soaked body to the bow of the boat.

On the return journey, Old Tan's actions were much more relaxed and leisurely. After landing, he didn't immediately go to Yuhua Street to send news, but squatted next to the corpse, looking up and down for valuables.

This is also one of the reasons why salvagers are willing to do this unlucky job. If they encounter a rich young lady who wants to commit suicide, the money they salvage can be guaranteed for three years without worrying about it.

Lao Tan found a jade pendant and a hairpin from Wang's son. The jade pendant can only be exchanged for a pot of wine money, but the hairpin is a good hairpin, but it is rather fancy and doesn't match his mother-in-law's face.

Old Tan gave a "tsk", wiped off the water on it and put it in his pocket.

Suddenly there was a sound of footsteps behind him, Lao Tan thought it was another business visit, but when he turned around, he saw a young man.

"Tell me the story of Huishuituo, this money is yours." As he spoke, Gu Qingxing took out a silver coin from his Qiankun bag and threw it into Lao Tan's hand.

"...Just the story of Huishuituo?" Old Tan couldn't believe it.

Gu Qingxing rolled his eyelids: "Yes."

"But I'm not free right now, I have to notify someone to pick up the corpse." Old Tan pointed to the son of the Wang family at his feet.

"Tell someone else to go." Gu Qingxing raised his chin towards the smoking people sitting on the two boats next to him.

The young man's tone was irresistible, and he looked down at Old Tan with a particularly sharp look in his eyes.The man who was nearly half a hundred years old shuddered, and hurriedly turned his head to greet the two smokers. "A pot of wine money, can you help me make a trip?"

"Add another stewed pig's foot." One of them bargained with Lao Tan.

Old Tan nodded again and again: "Okay, okay, Yuhua Street No. 13, people with the surname Wang, just say that their son has been found!"

"Success!" The bargainer took a puff of cigarette and stood up, his face was hidden behind the smoke, only his dark eyes could be seen.

"Tsk, Huazi knows how to cheat us old men all day long." Old Tan smiled and poohed on the ground, and after tidying up the Wang family's son, he brought Gu Qingxing into the cabin.

The curtains were rolled up, and the sunlight dispelled the darkness in the cabin, but the damp air was still everywhere.Old Tan put a piece of charcoal into the fire, and while boiling water, he asked the young man sitting across from him, "What do you want to hear?"

"It starts with the appearance of the first salvage man," said the young man.

"Actually, there are people who throw themselves into the river every year, but the number is not many, and many of them can be rescued, but it was different from that summer..."

It was a summer more than 30 years ago, and the weather was unprecedentedly hot. The entire northern part of the Six Desolate Continent suffered from drought, including Longcheng naturally.

There are few people on the street, and the rich go to other places to escape the heat one after another. The poor can only stay at home, relying on the coldness at the base of the wall to cool down. Naturally, many people choose to cool off in the river.

On a certain day in the late summer of this year, the Jia River, known as the mother river of Dragon City, suddenly changed its face. Eight out of ten people who swam in the river failed to get ashore, and everyone panicked. Dare to approach.After that, more and more people threw themselves into the river. For several days in a row, corpses were floating on the backwater.

Gu Qingxing interrupted Lao Tan suddenly: "Did any vision appear at that time?"