I didn't intend to become a fairy

Chapter 697 A man returns from the river

"Xiao Jianghan can stand up now, but he still can't walk." Empress Sanhua said, not forgetting to conclude, "Idiot."

"Sanhua Empress needs to transform into a human and often walk around in front of her. Only when she sees it can she follow suit. If Sanhua Empress often turns into a cat and crawls around in front of her, she will naturally learn to crawl."

"The swallows often fly in front of her. Will she learn to fly?"

"Sanhua Empress, don't do anything."

"Meow? What meow?"

"there is nothing."

"Mo Gang!"

"I mean, how can Xiao Jianghan learn to fly without wings? Even if he wants to learn, there is no way." Facing her clear eyes, Song You regained his patience, "But she and Sanhua Empress They all have hands and feet, so they will naturally learn from Empress Sanhua.”

The Sanhua Cat raised its head high and looked at him: "But the Sanhua Empress also turned into a human and walked around."

"She just didn't learn fast enough."

"Idiot!"

"Ms. Sanhua, don't say that. Children need more encouragement. The more encouragement, the more motivated the children will be." The Taoist got up, put on his shoes, and rubbed the cat's head.

"?"

After hearing these words, Mao'er's expression became condensed.

She raised her head and looked at him seriously, and her eyes suddenly became a little more serious.

"Of course, I am still an honest person and am not good at this. Only someone like Empress Sanhua who is very smart and powerful can boast truthfully. As for Xiao Jianghan, I am afraid it will be difficult for me to pretend to boast about her, let alone like her. Treat her the same way you treat Empress Sanhua." Song You said sincerely, "In this case, I have to leave it to Empress Sanhua to do it for me."

"..."

The cat's eyes gradually recovered.

"This matter is very important. Please don't forget it, Sanhua Empress." Song You said to her.

"Ok!"

"Since Xiao Jianghan has learned to stand, let's measure her height." The Taoist said.

"!"

The cat's eyes suddenly lit up and it became energetic. Even its face showed happiness. It ran around the Taoist's feet with small steps, making people always worried that they would step on her, but she said happily: " When you didn't come back, Empress Sanhua wanted to measure her height, but just as she was thinking about it, you came back!"

"is it?"

"That's right!" Mao'er's voice cheered, "Sanhua Empress has already thought about it. Use Sanhua Empress's little bamboo stick to measure her. When she grows to the same height as Sanhua Empress's little bamboo stick, she won't need to grow any more!" "

Children will always feel happy and proud that they have the same ideas as the adults they identify with.

Now it seems that the same is true for Sanhua Empress.

"Now it seems that Empress Sanhua has thought of me." The Taoist said with a smile.

"Just thought about it!"

"That's in front of me too."

"!"

Then the Taoist took her small bamboo stick.

This bamboo stick is thin and thin, less than half a person tall. It was suitable for the Sanhua Empress back then, but in her hands now, it can no longer be used as a stick. It can only be used as a stick or a fishing rod, which is used by Taoists. His hand is like a small bamboo stick, very light.

"..."

The Taoist shook his head and said nothing. He just coaxed Xiao Jianghan over and asked her to stand against the wall. Empress Sanhua transformed into a human form and supported her, asking her to stand as straight as possible.

The Taoist put the bamboo stick against the wall, made a mark on the top of Xiao Jianghan's head, looked down at her body, roughly counted the areas where she was not standing straight, and then scratched the bamboo stick with his nails.

Suddenly there was a mark on the thin bamboo stick.

"Not that high!"

Sanhua Empress said seriously.

"Xiao Jianghan just learned to stand, and he hasn't stood up straight yet. When he does stand upright in a few days, he will be this tall."

"right……"

The Taoist looked at her expression, shook his head and smiled, but said nothing.

Children of this age naturally grow very fast. With Xiao Jianghan staying with Empress Sanhua and himself, he can absorb spiritual energy, be healthy, and eat well, so he will naturally grow faster.

I don’t know how long this bamboo stick will last.

"Oh, before you know it, it's already the beginning of the tenth year of Da'an." The Taoist sighed. He had just woken up. Although it was afternoon, he was full of energy and didn't feel sleepy at all. "Let's clean up. You guys can have a rest tonight." , just meditate here, we will return to Yizhou early tomorrow morning."

"Go back to Yizhou!"

"Xiao Jianghan should have been born in the spring and summer of last year, but since Daxue picked her up, let's count Daxue's day as her birthday."

"Ok!"

"..."

The Taoist sat cross-legged and closed his eyes to see the past.

Unknowingly, it has been almost twenty years.

The sound of a cat grinding its claws sounded in my ears, and then there was a softer and thinner sound. It seemed that Xiao Jianghan was imitating her claw-sharpening action and playing with the board with his hands.

Apprentices have their own blessings...

The Taoist comforted himself in this way.

What's more, this baby girl is still young. She can only see her basic qualifications. She has some nature but it is also destined by birth. It is not obvious now. It will take a few years to wait until she grows up and can see that she will be able to Decide whether to accept her as a disciple and let her inherit the legacy of Fulong Temple.

Generally speaking, there will be no difference.

……

Outside Fuguang County, by the Yuqu River.

The Taoist stood on the shore and asked the boatman: "If we go down, can it lead to the Yinjiang River?"

"The Yuqu River flows into the Yinjiang River." "The Yinjiang River seems to also lead to the Liujiang River?"

"The Yinjiang River and the Liujiang River also intersect, but I can't get there. The most I can take you to is the Yinjiang River. Where do you want to go, sir?" the boatman asked him.

"I want to go to Yizhou."

"Yizhou?" The boatman frowned, as if he didn't know much about it, and asked him, "Is Yizhou bordering Xuzhou?"

"Exactly."

"If you want to take the waterway, sir, you have to go down the river from here, into the Yinjiang River, and then take the Yinjiang River to the Liujiang River, and see how the Liujiang River reaches Yizhou." The boatman saw that he was a Taoist, and there were many people around him. I followed a little Taoist boy and brought a baby girl with me, and he said in a very friendly tone, "We are going down the Yinjiang River. If our guests want to go, the three of us can take the villain's awning boat together. Let's set off now." , but if someone signals to stop the boat at the ferry on the way, you have to bring two more people with you. Each person is worth three hundred coins, and if there are three guests, they will be charged five hundred coins."

"..."

The Taoist thought about it in his mind.

The Liujiang River is not connected to Yizhou. The Yizhou Basin is mountainous, the roads are difficult to navigate, and the waterways are not developed. It is not easy to go to Yizhou by water from here. You can only go to Xuzhou and then enter Yizhou by land.

I've been there almost once before.

The price is quite reasonable.

Nowadays, the world is becoming more and more chaotic, business is difficult to do, and waterways are often risky. Since others have made great profits, Song You will no longer bargain.

"Thank you boatman."

"Sir, don't be polite. Be careful when you get on the boat."

The Taoist stepped onto the boat. Behind him, a girl carrying a baby girl jumped up from the shore. The boatman was shocked, but the bow of the boat did not move at all.

"Be careful."

The boatman chuckled, then stood up straight, stretched his neck and took a look. Seeing that no one was leaving the ferry, and no one was coming on the road behind, he pushed the boat to the shore and went along the river.

"Let's go~~"

A long sound floated in the wind.

The same goes for the ship, going straight to the Yinjiang River with the wind and water.

It takes several days to go there.

Sanhua Empress went fishing along the way and cooked the fish and shrimps she caught into porridge, which was used as meals for everyone on the boat. Xiao Jianghan was a little seasick on the first day and slept all day. He went to the boat and played with Sanhua Empress, babbling, and fell off the boat several times. Before he fell into the water, Sanhua Empress caught him and lifted him up.

The boatman is the one who will be scared to death.

It was sunny for two days and rainy for two days.

Light rain can only wet the boat planks, adding a bit of moisture to the planks and wrinkle the river surface. Heavy rain can make the boat make a dull sound, and water will seep in, which has a certain flavor.

The spring water is blue in the sky, painting the boat and listening to the rain.

People came on board one after another, most of them just walked a short distance, and landed on the shore in less than a day. Most of them chatted with Song You because he was wearing Taoist robes, and asked him about fortune-telling by gods, demons, and ghosts. Passers-by passed by Taoists on the road.

After two days of rain, the weather cleared up again.

"what……"

The Taoist couldn't help but sigh, feeling relieved that nothing had happened.

Twenty years of walking are coming to an end, and there is only an arrow-like desire to return home.

The breeze is tens of thousands of miles away, and a person returns on the river.

……

It took about seven days to arrive at Yinjiang.

There is a larger wharf at the intersection of Yuqu River and Yinjiang River. Because many boatmen only sail in the water system they are familiar with, many ships dock here for transit, which is quite lively.

The Taoist changed a boat and headed towards Liujiang River again.

This time it was still a tent boat, but there were two regular guests on the boat. When Song You and his party arrived, they were already on the boat. The boatman was even more greedy. After Song You arrived, he actually wanted to stay at the dock. Waiting for one more guest before leaving, he was urged by the two people and reluctantly left the shore.

These two people are a young scholar and a middle-aged scholar.

The scholar was handsome and talkative. When Song You arrived, he chatted with the middle-aged scholars on the bow of the boat. After Song You arrived, his eyes lit up. He gave his name and invited him to chat with them. Song You He only used the excuse that he had a baby girl with him who needed to be taken care of, so he did not go over immediately and only listened to their conversation in the cabin.

The two of them were talking about the evil things in the world.

"I'm coming from Yangjiang, Yangzhou. There are fewer monsters there. I heard that there is a monster-slaying hero named Huo. He is quite skilled in martial arts and is good at subjugating and slaying monsters. This way we can maintain peace." The young man said The scholar and the middle-aged scholar said, their eyes were shining, "To say the origin of Hero Huo's ability to kill demons is a wonderful thing."

"Oh? What a strange method?"

The middle-aged scholars also showed concern.

"That was more than ten years ago. It is said that there was an immortal walking in Yangzhou and passing through Yangdu..."

The young scholar then told the story of how Huo Erniu had the audacity to steal the treasure from the gods, how the gods tested him, and finally gave him the treasure. The story was vivid and exciting.

Although the angle is different, and the rumors have become different from the truth after a long time, but from his mouth, it seems to be a bit more exciting than the real thing.

The Taoist listened silently, with a smile on his face.

Sanhua Empress, who was sitting on the stern of the boat fishing, also turned around and stared at the scholar without blinking.

Only Xiao Jianghan was crawling around in the cabin.

"That big mountain was originally nameless, but now it has a name because Huo Daxia picked up a bamboo stick there. It's called Jianzhang Mountain." The young scholar said, "Because of this, Huo Erniu may also have to give up his name. It will be left in the history, hundreds of years later."

"What so many royal nobles couldn't do was actually accomplished by a rogue like him."

"This kind of divine fate is so wonderful."

"Who says it's not..."

"Hey! Ling Gong is from Changjing, and Changjing is the capital of the empire. There are a lot of strange things happening there, right?"

"Ling is just from a small county around Changjing, which is still hundreds of miles away from Changjing. Ling is not very clear about the things in Changjing. Even if he has heard of it, my dear brother has probably heard of it." The middle-aged scholar patted his knee and said to him, "If I want to talk about it, there is one thing that has been widely circulated and is also very interesting."

"Appreciate further details."

The young scholar suddenly showed an interested expression.

(End of this chapter)