Xianlu

Chapter 210
It had been a few days since Xu Dao arrived in Jiangzhou City, so he had a thorough understanding of the size and situation of Jiangzhou City.

Today, he was not in Jiangzhou City, but took Su Jiu and Chen Wan out of the city, to a place more than 100 miles away from Jiangzhou City.

It is already summer, and when the sun rises during the day, the heat will also appear on the earth.

Xu Dao and the others were standing on a loess mound, looking around, what caught their eyes was a large piece of farmland, in which wheat grew, and the wheat was already slender, and the color became more and more green.

However, under the scorching sun, the wheat leaves are a little wilted, and the soil on the ridges is also extremely dry, which clearly shows that these wheat fields are short of water, and God must hurry up to rain or divert canals to irrigate.

It's just that the place where the three of them are located is dozens of hundreds of miles away from the river, and there is no large river nearby, and the canals in the fields are all dry to the bottom, and there is no water source that can be transported here.

Moreover, Xu Dao looked around and made a little calculation in his mind. As far as he could see, there were blocks of fertile land, as many as ten thousand mu, and all of them were planted with wheat, which required a lot of water.

The hot wind blows, and the surrounding green waves roll, giving people a refreshing and shocking feeling.

But except for Xu Dao and the other three enjoying the pastoral scenery in front of them to the fullest, the other people who surrounded them all had nervous expressions on their faces
These people are all dressed in coarse cloth and short brown. Even those with high status among them have yellowish brown faces and slightly curved backs, as if they have been working in the fields and under the sun all year round.

They looked at Xu Dao and Chen Wan who was also wearing a Taoist robe beside him, their eyes were full of worry, anxiety, and expectation.

"Great view!"

After looking at it for a long time, Xu Dao praised in his mouth. He turned his gaze away from the field and landed on the nervous farmers all around.

Can't help these people not being nervous, the [-] mu of farmland in front of them has been short of water for many days, and since the beginning of summer, there has not been a drop of rain on the ground.

People and animals can still sell water from afar to drink, but it is not possible in the field. Ten thousand catties, or even millions of catties of precipitation are needed to save the wheat in the field.

Moreover, the nearby [-]-mu wheat field is closely planted and the plants are wide and thick, which is far from being comparable to the farmland planted by ordinary farmers. Its scale is already comparable to the large farms in Xu Dao's previous life, and it consumes a lot of land. .

Otherwise, even if [-] mu of wheat is saved, the harvest will not be too high in autumn, and it will even affect the planting of the next year.

Seeing Xu Dao speak out, an elderly farmer stood up and said respectfully and humbly:

"Two priests, the auspicious time has come, can we open the altar and pray for rain?"

That's right, Xu Dao came here today to rain water on the [-] mu wheat field in front of him.This was exactly the mission that surprised him a little when he was flipping through the missions in the Demon Swinging Hall that day.

Since practicing Taoism, although Taoists in this world have spells and various abilities such as transporting, calling water, and turning stones into mud, these methods are only used in the production activities of Taoists themselves, or It is to cultivate medicinal herbs, or to raise monsters, but few of them are given to mortals for use.

Even though demons and ghosts in this world appear from time to time, if mortals live a long time, they will always meet a true Taoist who can use spells in their lifetime, but immortals are different.

Taoist people are high above the ground, and occasionally they are willing to subdue demons, but only for the flesh and bones of monsters, so how can they be willing to waste mana on mortals.

This is the first time Xu Dao has seen an immortal force willing to drive Taoists to work for ordinary people.Of course, it cannot be directly referred to as labor, but should be an act of opening an altar to help the poor and the poor!

Therefore, after he saw this task of using spells for field production in the demon hall, and it was to grow mortal things, not spiritual things, he immediately became interested, checked a few times, and took the next one from it. suitable for his task.

Hearing the old man's words, Xu Dao did not embarrass everyone arrogantly, but waved his sleeves and said, "Yes."

When dozens of hundreds of peasants around heard this, they were all overjoyed, and shouted: "The Taoist priest asked for rain! The Taoist priest asked for rain!"

"It's going to rain!"

A burst of anticipation sounded around the hill, and the farmers danced and uttered words of gratitude.

Until the old man who talked to Xu Dao just now sternly reprimanded everyone:

"It's so noisy! Quiet me, don't disturb the Taoist priest! In the next few days, the big guys will take good care of the surrounding area!"

"The Taoist priest wants to open an altar here, and not even a single sparrow can be let in. If the big event of praying for rain is broken, I will tear down the house for you!"

Such scolding sounded, passed on, the peasants who could gather here were the well-behaved people who had already been selected, so each of them quickly held their breath and concentrated, for fear of offending Xu Dao and the others.

But they still kept looking up at the two Taoists in the center of the crowd, their eyes full of excitement and curiosity.

Xu Dao was watched by people, and he looked around with great interest. Now it was different from when he was exorcising demons in Guodong County. Although the surrounding people were in awe, their eyes were filled with more eager anticipation and reverence. Without dread and fear.

Xu Dao could already predict that if he really saved the [-] mu of wheat field in front of him, these people would definitely prostrate themselves on the ground sincerely and thank him.

There was a flash of emotion in his eyes, since he practiced Taoism, Xu Dao hadn't experienced this kind of mingling with mortals for a long time, just being respected purely.

On the one hand, this is because mortals are afraid of the great power of Taoists, and on the other hand, it is also because Taoists are arrogant, do not do well, often have no scruples for the sake of cultivation, and are even unfeeling and judgmental, and behave inhumanly.

Even Xu Dao himself cannot be said to be a good person so far.

But now that he came to the border of Jiangzhou, he found that the situation was very different. Whether it was Chen Wan's body removal, or his being invited to rain today, the villagers just respected it and there was no barrier.

Moreover, Xu Dao also learned from Chen Wan who was beside him that the reason why the nearby [-] mu of high-quality wheat fields can be reclaimed and planted is also related to the Taoists in the Dangyao Hall.

"It's no wonder that Chen Wan pretended to be dead that day. The villagers knew that he had turned into a 'zombie', but they were still willing to set fire to find his dead body."

Xu Dao felt a flash of emotion in his heart.

Perhaps this kind of relationship between mortals and Taoists should be normal, not estrangement, fear, or fear.

There was a lot of bustle and noise on the loess mound. Under the command of the old man, tables, chairs, and tributes were continuously carried out from the crowd, preparing to build a temporary wooden altar.

Among them, the busy people are mainly half-grown boys, with childish faces on their faces, obviously selected boys, so as not to interfere with the next spellcasting, and to seek auspiciousness.

Daoist Chen Wan who was standing at the side saw this, he also walked to Xu Dao's side, cupped his hands and said:
"Lu Daochang, I don't know how Xiaodao can help you if you need it?"

Unexpectedly, Xu Dao heard it, and just looked away from the peasant's movements, then shook his head, "No, you just need to rest."

Such an answer made Chen Wan startled.

It should be noted that it is not a simple matter to rain on ten thousand acres of farmland. Generally speaking, a Taoist must first arrange a formation for praying for rain, sit in it, and soak up the rain in the vicinity. Just now it can rain.

This kind of process is not a method that can blow up wind and rain heavily on the ground.

There may be such a technique of summoning wind and rain in the world, but it must be controlled by Taoists above the Foundation Establishment Realm, and it is far from being able to be used by Taoists like them.

In Dangyaotang, ordinary Taoist disciples received the task of rainfall of more than [-] mu. It usually takes one day to gather the rain, one day to beat down the drizzle, one day to be full of rain, and at least three days to complete the task. Feed the wheat in the field when the rain never falls.

For those with low mana, it takes five or even seven days to barely complete it.

Therefore, Chen Wan thought that Xu Dao asked him to come here because he wanted to use his magic power, and with Su Jiu's, the three of them could control the formation together, and it would be a day.

And that's why the nearby farmers organized themselves to protect the loess mound so as not to disturb Xudao's rain. It wasn't the first time they asked for rain.

The surrounding farmers were still busy, Xu Dao didn't care about the surprise on Chen Wan's face, he walked out suddenly, bowed to the old man, and said:
"I beg you, old man, to stop everyone."

Its voice was clear and clear. Although it was addressed to the old man alone, every farmer at the scene could hear it clearly.

The movements of nearly a hundred people stopped in an instant, and they looked at Xu Dao in unison, with a little confusion on their faces.

Xu Dao looked around the crowd, nodded slightly, then cupped his hands again and said, "Poverty Dao doesn't need to open the altar, the old man just give me a dried jujube to satisfy my hunger."

"This..." The old man showed hesitation when he heard his words, but he still respectfully handed over the plate of dried dates he was holding in his hand.

"Prince, please use it!"

"Thank you, old man."

Xu Dao picked up a dried jujube from it with a smile, wiped the ashes with his hands under the eyes of everyone, threw it into his mouth and started chewing.

After chewing, he looked up at the sky, flicked his sleeves, and shouted: "The auspicious time has come, and the poor will go."

After finishing speaking, he opened his mouth and spit out something from his mouth suddenly.

With a flash of black light, I don't know if it is a date stone or not, so it wandered around his body uncertainly, blowing the wind on the loess mound.

Among the flying sand and rocks, the dozen or so mortals nearby couldn't even open their eyes, and their clothes were ripped apart.

But there were other people in the distance, and there was an exclamation immediately: "It's flying! It's going to the sky!"

"Look! The fairy master is flying into the sky!"

Seeing Xu Dao leaping forward, his whole body was full of aura, he immediately jumped into the mid-air, stepping on the sword aura, and quickly flew to the sky.

Its posture is free and easy, and it becomes smaller in the eyes of everyone in the blink of an eye.

The farmers gathered around the mound raised their heads, staring at the sky in shock and in a daze. Many of them dropped the things they held in their hands to the ground, but they didn't realize it.

Among them, the old man holding a jujube plate wiped his eyes, and his eyes widened, looking up at the sky with other farmers.

The old man murmured, "Last year's priest couldn't fly, but this year's priest can fly... Did he go to the sky to find the Dragon Lord for rain?"

Taoist Chen Wan next to him looked up enviously.

He didn't expect Xu Dao to have a flying magic weapon in his hand, and judging from its appearance, it should be a flying sword and a jumping ball, which can fly and hit, and he is so envious of him.

"Since I can fly, why do I have to come here on a donkey? It's killing me." He touched his inner thigh.

Chen Wan is not good at riding horses, and his body is also weak, but because Xu Dao asked him to go out, he naturally rode his horse galloping, and he didn't dare to delay for half a step.The wound on the leg was healed a few days ago, but today the blood blisters have been worn out again, and the crotch is also faintly disobedient.

Not long after, the people under Xu Dao became insignificant in his eyes. He had already ascended hundreds of meters into the air and reached a high place. Looking around, the [-] mu of fertile land below had shrunk quite a bit.

But it wasn't enough, he continued to drive the flying sword into the sky, and it was another thousand feet, surrounded by strong winds, the people below had already turned into ants, so he stopped himself.

Looking at the wheat field waiting to be watered below, Xu Dao did not cast the spell to attract water, nor did he draw out the spell to condense water, but took the gnat flag from his hair.

He shook the flag while holding the 蚍乙笼, and said the words in his mouth, and the flag's face suddenly became bigger.

"big big big!"

Immediately, the banner unfolded, and the space in it opened up immediately, and large streams of river water poured out immediately.

Ordinary Taoists pray for rain, or just rely on mana to condense water vapor, which takes time and effort, but Xu Dao has a cockroach in his hand. If the water is carried directly from the river.

Therefore, after taking over the task, he took the time to run to the riverside first, ingested the river water full of flags, and now he just released the water directly.

But Xu Dao didn't allow the water to fall down immediately, but used mana to support it in midair and break it up into water mist.

Suddenly, white clouds appeared in the sky thousands of feet high, and the mortals below saw them, and shouted loudly: "Clouds! Clouds!"

"It is going to rain!"

Xu Dao stood in the clouds, and after releasing all the river water stored in the flag, he suddenly muttered.

Although the space inside the 蚍乱笼 is large, the storage bags of ordinary Taoists are incomparable, but it is only the size of a building, and although there is a lot of water stored inside, it is not enough for ten thousand acres of fertile land.

His original plan was to go up to the sky, travel to and from the nearest river, and make a few more trips to bring all the water needed for the [-] mu of fertile land, and then pour it all down.

But right now he was in the sky, where the clouds spread the rain, and a thought suddenly popped up in his mind.

"Why don't you cast the water-calling spell in the cloud first, and see if you can condense the rain on the spot."

Immediately, Xu Dao dived into the clouds and mist that the river turned into, but his body was surging with energy and blood. He didn't cast the spell first, but changed with a snap.

A thick pale scale tail appeared in the clouds and mist, whipping the air fiercely...

(End of this chapter)