Alchemy Dao Immortal

Chapter 72
two months later.

Tongbaizhou, Guangyang County, Zhang Mansion.

A big and slender egret stood on the roof of the building, with its long black beak pecking at the white ice on the blue tiles. Once and again, the lingering sound spread round after round of white cold color, spreading around, There was a creepy chill.

This kind of voice was heard by the young servant in Tsing Yi who came, even though he was wearing a thick cotton coat, but for some reason, he still felt an indescribable piercing meaning rising from his back, and couldn't help shivering.

The chill seemed to seep into his bones, colder than the wind outside.

Zhou Qing pushed the door and came out, only then did the egret stop pecking at the ice, then let out a soft cry, spread its wings, fell straight to the ground, and followed behind.

"Lead the way."

Zhou Qing glanced at it and spoke in a flat voice.

"Yes."

The young man in Tsing Yi agreed, turned around, caught a glimpse of a puddle of water stains under Zhou Qing's feet from the corner of his eyes, and couldn't help but think of the origin of this so-called "honored guest", and suddenly shuddered, not daring to see it. Look more, lead the way with a dull head.

The two of them, an egret, leave the front yard, pass through the hanging flower gate, and then pass through the Chaoshou verandah, and finally enter the western garden.As soon as you enter, there are more than a dozen red plum trees reflecting the snow light, in a rouge color, with a strong spirit.

A middle-aged scholar sat in the octagonal pavilion, with a white face and no beard, with a peaceful and natural expression.

The middle-aged scribe, that is, the second master of Zhang's mansion, saw Zhou Qing and the egret behind him, he frowned unobtrusively, raised his hand to pick up a letter from the stone table in the pavilion, and handed it to the person in front of him. Maid, let her take it there.

"reply."

Zhou Qing took a look and nodded. After thinking about it, he put it in his sleeve and put it away.

Seeing that Zhou Qing had put away the letter, the second master of the Zhang family pointed to the bubbling copper pot in the pavilion. The curling hot air came out from the mouth of the pot, condensed like white smoke, and asked : "The weather is too cold, how about drinking a cup of hot tea to warm up?"

Such a character as Zhou Qing, how could he not understand the obvious perfunctory invitation from the other party, so he resolutely refused, saying: "I have something to do when I go back, so I can't stay for a long time."

The second master of the Zhang family really didn't want to have more contact with people like Zhou Qing. He heard what Zhou Qing said, and immediately pushed the boat along, took advantage of the situation to see off the guests, and said with false regrets: "If that's the case, let's do it next time."

Next time, there will be no next time.

Zhou Qing knew this well, and didn't care about it. With a long laugh, he and the egret, one person and one bird, left Zhang's mansion and went out.

On the street outside, the snow had not completely melted, and there were patches in the east and west.Most of the shops and restaurants along the street had their doors ajar, and there were basically no customers, only two or three guys gathered in front of the stove, complaining in low voices.

In the past few years, not only the floods have been raging, but the winter has become colder every year. If this continues, how should we live.

Whether it's the gentlemen in the county government office or the gods in the city, it doesn't seem to work very well!

Zhou Qing listened to the occasional gossip with a calm expression on his face, but he secretly remembered it in his heart. He walked unhurriedly along the street, and only waved for a carriage when he reached the city gate.

"My lord, do you want to take a car?"

The coachman hurried over, smiling all over his face.

"Random Bay."

Zhou Qing raised the curtain and got into the carriage steadily. The egret followed closely and jumped onto the roof of the carriage. With a shake of his hand, he threw a piece of silver and ordered, "Hurry up."

"I,"

The coachman squeezed the weight of the broken silver, and immediately swallowed what he was going to say, with a wider smile on his face, nodded and bowed, and said: "I know this road well, young master just look at it."

Zhou Qing nodded, put down the curtain, and sat in the carriage, closing his eyes and resting his mind.

"Let's go."

The coachman took over a big job and was in a happy mood. He flicked his whip like a show off and made a crisp sound. The wheels rolled forward, passed the city gate, and left the city.

The farther it is from the city, the less populated it is.

Large tracts of fields stretch as far as the eye can see, and the strong wind blows and hums.From time to time, one or two birds flew by with their wings, screaming shrilly.

Not long after, the horse neighed, the carriage stopped, and the coachman rushed inside and shouted: "Young master, we have arrived."

Hearing the sound, Zhou Qing opened his eyes, opened the curtain of the car, and saw that the big river in front of him was wide and mighty, but this season, the river was covered with ice, with a thick layer, and the sparse sunlight fell, touching the ice color , Gold and white rub together, and the sparkling colors spread out, which is shocking.

Zhou Qing jumped out of the car, and at the same time, the egret standing on the top of the car kicked its calf and fell to the ice, then raised its neck, faintly, on its long beak, there were countless patterns like rotations, vividly Non-stop, back and forth.

The long beak fell, and the next moment, pieces of crushed ice splashed on the ice surface.As the egret's long beak continued to fall, more and more broken ice was splashed, and the holes on the ice surface became bigger and bigger, and wisps of cold air emerged from the gaps.

After the cold weather, under the gap, the water shone like a mirror, and three sailors unexpectedly emerged, all wearing armor and holding spears, with big fish heads on their heads, looking hideous and terrifying.

When the coachman saw this scene, he was startled for a moment, and then reacted, his face was full of horror, and he yelled: "Monster."

Hundreds of years ago, monsters belonged to legends.But recently, the country is in turmoil and natural disasters occur frequently, and monsters have become stories that people occasionally talk about.This time, seeing a real monster unexpectedly, how can I not be startled and frightened?
Frightened, the coachman drove the carriage away from the embankment as fast as he could, and soon disappeared.

"Walk."

Zhou Qing glanced at the egret flying away on his own, and called out to the sailors, and a group of four followed the gap in the ice to the depths of the river.

The water in Luanshi Bay is icy cold and the current is turbulent. Even those with the best water skills have to be careful when entering the water at this time.However, Zhou Qing and the rest of the group split the waves with ease.

Half an hour later, Zhou Qing suddenly felt his body sink, and a suction force came out. He didn't resist and went into the underwater vortex.

After he stood still, he had come to the bottom of the river.

It turns out that there is a concave surface here, densely covered with fine frosty sand, covering the left and right sides, and there are scattered coral trees, and glowing fish swimming around, colorful.

The bottom of the river, which should be dark, is bright.

In the center of the light, stands a water mansion, surrounded by glazed colored lights, with pavilions, towers and pavilions, everything that one expects to find.

Two tiger-skinned shrimp soldiers stood in front of the gate of the water mansion, two feet tall, wearing black armour, eyes as big as copper bells, but they were standing loosely, chatting together.

Seeing Zhou Qing appear, the two shrimp soldiers immediately stood up and said at the same time: "General Black Snake."

As the gatekeeper of Luanshiwan Water Mansion, he is best at watching people order food.They all have a little background, and their eyelids are mixed. They know that the general Black Snake who came has recently risen rapidly and is powerful and domineering.

It is better not to offend such a person.

Zhou Qing glanced at it, then stepped across the threshold of the water mansion. Suddenly, the glazed jade was in full bloom in front of his eyes, and the surrounding lights were surrounded by treasure wheels, suspended in the air, and kept wandering in front of the pavilion and treasure platform, lying across the half-covered door. above.Fragments of color fell down, and when they touched the inspiration on the ground, they formed fiery trees and silver flowers, which were extraordinarily brilliant.

Luanshiwan Water Mansion, after successive dynasties of management, has become magnificent, and there is no lack of splendid treasures in the majestic and majestic.

Being in it, it seems that the world is like a prison without seeing the world.

Zhou Qing's thoughts turned, but his feet didn't stop. He continued to move forward along the bluestone road, passed through several gates, and arrived at the backyard.

At this time, a clam girl heard the movement and came out. She had exquisite features and a beautiful face. She looked at Zhou Qing with big eyes, intending to block her.

This is where the female relatives of Luanshiwan River God's backyard are, and no disturbance is allowed, so as not to offend the ladies.

Of course Zhou Qing knew this, so without waiting for the clam girl to speak, he said directly: "There is a reply from the Zhang family, and I will send it to the third lady."

"what,"

Hearing the reply, Cengnu called out coquettishly, she knew that her wife was thinking about it recently, so she didn't need to inform her, she led Zhou Qing in, walked and talked, and said: "Please follow me, the lady is waiting. "

When Zhou Qing got inside, he saw windows on all sides of the waterside pavilion, decorated with multicolored golden cloud and dragon patterns on both sides of the windows, and strands of bright light came through the gaps in the patterns, and all the light seemed to converge on a cloud couch in the center of the waterside pavilion. On a very beautiful woman.

Being able to stand out in the backyard of Luanshiwan Water Mansion, his appearance and temperament are all first-class, otherwise, how could he fascinate the river god?
Zhou Qing stopped in front of the door, took out the letter, and handed it to the clam girl beside him.

Although the relationship between men and women in the Shui tribe is relatively open, and there are not many human etiquette constraints, but since the other party was born in the Zhang family and is still a young lady, it is better to avoid suspicion if you want to judge others by yourself.

Cengnu felt a little strange about this kind of action, she was startled, then took the letter Zhou Qing put in front of her eyes, walked to the cloud couch in small steps, handed it over, and said in a low voice: "Madam, letter."

Zhang Qiaoyun on the cloud couch stretched out her slender hand, took it, unfolded it, and frowned her beautiful slender eyebrows. After a while, she sighed faintly, looked at Zhou Qing at the door, and an inexplicable look flashed in her eyes , and lightly opened her lips, said: "This time I have General Lao, I will remember it in my heart."

"You're welcome, ma'am."

Zhou Qing felt a kind of alienation, knew it well, and didn't care. After saying a few words, he said goodbye and left.

(End of this chapter)