Apprentice of the Heavens

Chapter 194 Rafting on the Fuchun River

Green Canyon Mouth
Li Ming casually dropped the last jade stone, and the entire Qingxia was shaken suddenly. The birds in the forest were frightened and flew up and hovered in the air, chirping and calling like a dark cloud covering the sky.

Qingxia trembled slightly and then returned to calm, as if everything just now was an illusion. After the dark clouds lingered in the sky for a while, seeing no movement, they scattered back into the forest.

"Datang..."

Li Ming sighed quietly. Although this Great Tang is not that Great Tang, it is still somewhat similar to the Great Tang of the previous world after all.

Shaking his head to get rid of the melancholy, one person and one donkey gradually went away.

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After leaving the Qingxia Gorge, one came to the real south of the Tang Empire.

One person and one donkey go boating along the river to the south,

The scenery on both sides of the strait is a little less magnificent than that in the north, and a little more elegant and elegant. The houses are similar, mostly white walls and black eaves, looming between green trees and waterwheels, full of a different kind of quiet beauty.

Li Ming sat on the bow of the boat and let the river drift downstream with the boat. The donkey at the stern seemed to have never been on a boat, and stamped its hoof curiously.

"Stupid donkey, if you are stepping down this boat, don't sit on it and swim down by yourself."

Sure enough, following Li Ming's light words, the donkey who was still stamping its hoof suddenly became quiet, and there was a trace of grievance in the big Kazilan eyes.

Li Ming shook his head and continued to appreciate the manor along the way.

There are many surnames in Qinghe County, stretching for thousands of years, even longer than the time when the Tang Dynasty was established, and most of the surnames of the aristocratic families lived in the manors by the Fuchun River.

Li Ming looked at the secluded manors lined up everywhere on the shore, narrowed his eyes, withdrew his consciousness and muttered: "There are quite a lot of manors in this row, and the aristocratic families have a little background."

Just now, when Li Ming probed with his spiritual sense, he discovered that the manor by the river actually possessed a lot of power. In addition to a dozen practitioners in the realm of Dongxuan, there were also three people in the realm of knowing fate.

Although these were not taken seriously by Li Ming, they were considered a powerful force in the secular world, not counting unknowable places, and could rank among the top forces in this world.

What's more, as far as Li Ming knows, the Cui family, the largest in Qinghe County, has a deep connection with Datang or Xiling.

Over the years, there have been five empresses from the Cui family in the Tang Dynasty. Even the current Mrs. Cui once served as the prime minister, and there are also two members of the Cui family in Xiling who once served as the great priest.

It can be seen that the aristocratic families in Qinghe County are powerful and wealthy in this world.

However, after all, he is just a person in the world, but he has not been able to enter Li Ming's eyes, and he cannot escape the world's vision until he breaks through the five realms, just like a frog at the bottom of a well can only see a corner of the sky.

"After all, they are a bunch of boring common people."

Looking at a group of ordinary people who are intriguing in the world, it is not as interesting to look at this sparkling river scene.

Li Ming stretched out his hand, and the pen, ink, paper and inkstone in the space ring appeared in the air. The brush lightly tapped the paper, and quickly drew a picture of green mountains and green waters.

In the painting, the river flows slowly, the trees on both sides move with the wind, and there are rows of continuous manors, among which figures come and go.It seems that there is a small world contained in the painting.

Li Ming nodded in satisfaction, and when he was about to put away the painting, a clear voice came from the shore

"Good painting! Senior's painting skills have reached the peak of perfection."

I saw a refined young man walking towards Li Ming's boat stepping on the river water. The young man stepped on the sparkling river surface without splashing the slightest ripple, but he stepped on the boat after a while.

Seeing this, Li Ming narrowed his eyes and looked playfully at the uninvited young man. When the donkey saw the stranger rushing into the boat suddenly, the donkey opened its mouth and neighed as if warning the young man to leave quickly.

However, the young man ignored the donkey's warning and stared straight at the painting in Li Ming's hands. At first glance, admiration appeared in his eyes, but when he saw the figure in the manor in the painting, The young man couldn't help but froze for a moment, his brows were slightly frowned, but the smile on his face was still easy-going,

"Senior, the people in this painting are so lifelike."

Hearing this, Li Ming narrowed his eyes and said with great interest: "Walking on a boat, I drew it when I felt something. Why can't I swim on the Fuchun River?"

"Naturally, this Fuchun River is not privately owned, so naturally it will not prevent others from enjoying it."

Li Ming narrowed his eyes, but the young man's reaction was beyond his expectation. He was frowning just now, but now his face changed so quickly.

After a little thought, Li Ming probably guessed that the other party should know his identity. He had never concealed his identity along the way. The aristocratic families in Qinghe County were well-informed, so it was not difficult to know his identity.

Looking at the young man who was saluting respectfully, Li Ming said lazily, "Don't talk nonsense when it's done, just say what you want."

Hearing the words, the young man didn't beat around the bush any more, and saluted respectfully, "Senior has sharp eyesight, and the patriarch wants to invite you to go ashore for a talk."

"Oh, your current patriarch is Cui Shi, right?"

"Senior wisdom eye."

"Okay, since Patriarch Cui invited you, you can paddle over."

Li Ming rolled his eyes at the young man, although the other party has always been polite, but the other party's uninvited just now made him uncomfortable, since the young man didn't say anything rude, he didn't make things difficult for the other party.

"Senior, sit down, and I will row over here."

The young man didn't take it seriously, and with his mind power of not being confused, it was nothing more than a piece of cake to drive the boat across the river.

As soon as the young man had a thought, he wanted to use his thoughts to drive the boat under his feet, but suddenly found that the boat under his feet seemed to weigh ten thousand catties.

The young man's complexion changed suddenly, the disdain in his eyes dissipated immediately, and the smile on his face was transferred to Li Ming's face, which fully demonstrated that the smile will not disappear but will transfer.

"What? Is there a problem?"

Looking at the smiling Li Ming, the young man's eyes flashed with gloom, then he remembered the words of the patriarch, and finally shook his head, using all his thoughts to drive the boat under his feet.

Driven by the power of thought, the small boat suddenly changed direction and drifted towards the shore. The young man on board was sweating continuously on his forehead at this moment.

Fortunately, the river is not too fast, and the young man always drives the boat to the shore before his thoughts are exhausted. The young man can't help but heave a sigh of relief when he looks at the shore, and he jumps out of the boat without even wiping off the sweat from his brow.

I saw an ordinary face on the shore, wearing a silk shirt and holding a fishing rod quietly fishing on the shore, he looked like an ordinary rich man, but such an ordinary rich man was exactly the man from Qinghe County. Cui Shi, the patriarch of the Cui family with the largest surname.

Li Ming narrowed his eyes and could not help flashing Cui Shi's message in his mind

Cui Shi, who used to be a member of Zhongshu Sheren, walked in the palace, and served as a minister in the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Officials. A few years after the new emperor ascended the throne, he was impeached for a certain matter, so he went back to Fuchun River to be a fisherman.

(End of this chapter)