After being exiled, I led my whole family to rebel.

Xu Zhenying explained with a smile: "I asked a few people to go to the villages and towns upstream in advance, which are the places where grain ships must pass, and then I accidentally revealed to them that our section of the river is not clean and it is easy to encounter dirty things. Then we will If you pretend to be a ghost, you will get twice the result with half the effort!"

"City Lord, I have brought you what you asked for." Lu Fei placed the things on his back heavily on the ground, then opened them and handed them to Xu Zhenying.

A loudspeaker, a weird one that looks like a cane, but doesn't look like it.

Wang Sanniang looked over curiously: "City Lord, what is this?"

Everyone looked at it curiously.

Xu Zhenying smiled, somewhat mysteriously, "You will find out later."

At this moment, the river is calm and calm, with an unobstructed view. The water and grass on both sides are deep, and the mountains in the distance are hidden in the dark night.

Occasionally there is the sound of oars breaking through the water on the river, which is gentle and gentle, inducing sleep.

But at this moment, no one dared to sleep on the thirteen boats connected end to end on the river.

The soldiers in silver armor all clenched their weapons at this moment. Without any orders from the leading general, their eyes widened and they were all on alert.

The timid person was so frightened that his legs were trembling and his head was covered in cold sweat.

Just because as soon as their boat entered the legendary section of the river, will-o'-the-wisps lit up at intervals on both sides of the river.

The will-o'-the-wisps were blue and white, rising into the sky and burning faintly on the water plants on the river bank. Some of them would move, as if they were slowly chasing them.

Under the cold night sky, countless groups of dark blue flames looked like evil ghosts crawling out of hell, staring at them with their red and bloody mouths open.

"General Zhang, this is indeed an ominous place as the villager said! Look at the will-o'-the-wisps along the way, following the direction of our ship. Could it be... could some ghost catch up with us?"

The deputy stood on the deck of the ship with a wide view, looking at the will-o'-the-wisps on both sides of the bank, but he was frightened.

This reminded him of the previous reminders from the people in the village.

They said that many refugees died before approaching the border of Lan County. Especially last winter, the weather was very cold and it snowed heavily in November. Countless refugees who walked here were frozen to death and starved to death.

Since then, the place has become eerie during the day, let alone at night. It is said that there are water ghosts dragging the dead ghosts!

The leader, General Zhang, said coldly: "What are you afraid of?! Where there are corpses, there will be will-o'-the-wisps. There aren't many graves in your hometown? Why are there so many evil spirits? Don't listen to the nonsense of those unruly people! Besides, this batch of food and grass is worth more than Your life and mine are still important. If anyone says this again to disturb the morale of the army, don’t blame me for the military law enforcement! Let all brothers be alert and report any situation immediately!"

But the will-o'-the-wisp never went out.

It seems that every one or two miles, there will be a group of lights, as if to illuminate the road on the river for them.

Everyone on the boat was frightened and did not dare to speak loudly for fear of waking up some monsters. Some people even chant Amitabha and pray for blessings from gods and Buddhas.

There was a graveyard-like silence on the river.

However, the great change only occurs in an instant!

Suddenly, the night sky seemed to light up, and the entire river surface was as bright as day. The will-o'-the-wisp light suddenly glowed for several kilometers, and even the reeds on the river bank were clearly visible.

Everyone on the boat was shocked. Some people were so frightened that their legs went weak, and they fell to the ground and shouted: "There is a ghost!!!!"

But General Zhang drew his sword and looked at the rivers on both sides angrily, "Who is it? Who is pretending to be a ghost!!!"

In an instant, all the soldiers on the thirteen ships were scared out of their wits. Only a few brave ones could still hold weapons, but their hands were still trembling, not knowing whether they were facing humans or ghosts.

Soon, the will-o'-the-wisp slowly extinguished, and finally only one ball remained.

Everyone took another closer look and saw a woman in white with disheveled hair, snow-white skin, bright red lips, and two faint pear dimples on her lips.

The faint will-o'-the-wisps gathered around her, emitting a faint light, making her face shadowy and shadowy, which only made her look even more immortal.

The sudden appearance of a woman in a white dress this late at night was terrifying enough in itself.

But the most unexpected thing is that the man's feet are dangling in the air, and he is sitting with his legs crossed in mid-air!

What is this if not a ghost?

Even if he is not a ghost, he is at least a wise old man!

I saw her holding her chin with one hand, as if she was sleeping. At this moment, she opened her eyes quietly, and her voice spread throughout the river, "Who disturbed my Qingxiu?!"

The sound was huge, like a mighty force, resounding in everyone's ears.

This time, everyone couldn't hold back any longer. There was a chaos in the cabin. They all shouted "Ghost" and ran to hide in the cabin. However, General Zhang, who was sweating profusely, knelt down on the deck with a "pop", " Immortal, please calm down! Immortal, please calm down! We are just passing by the Precious Treasure Land, and we really don’t know that the immortals are practicing here. Please forgive me for disturbing you! We will leave immediately, leave immediately!"

"How presumptuous, do you think this is a place where I can come and leave whenever I want?"

The people on the cabin were so frightened that they all fell to their knees, trembling, begging for their lives, and some of them had fainted from fear.

General Zhang still had some sense at first, but when he saw the immortal rising into the sky and knowing how to operate will-o'-the-wisps, and the trumpet-like magic weapon in her hand, which he didn't know what it was used for, he was already frightened like everyone else. , thinking that he had really encountered some monster, he kowtowed quickly: "Immortal, please forgive us, we are just soldiers transporting grain and grass to Qianzhou, and I have no intention of sparing you peace, please let the immortal let us live." "

"It's not impossible to let you live." The immortal said in a cold voice, "I have been practicing here for a long time, and my belly is empty, leaving you with the food and grass in the boat as a tribute. I will give you one hour to leave the immortal's dojo! Otherwise, I will use the three-flavored true fire in my hand to burn you mortal mortals to pieces!"

The general Zhang grabbed the ground with his head and shouted: "You can't be an immortal. This batch of food and grass is sent to the front line. If the food and grass are lost, the lives of our group will not be guaranteed -"

"How outrageous. I use your tribute to think highly of you, but you actually bargained with me!" The immortal waved his hand, seemingly extremely angry. Everyone felt a gust of wind blowing by, the mountains and forests rustled, and the reeds by the river all trembled. Trembling.

"The Immortal calm down, the Immortal calm down! We are so lucky to be able to leave this food and grass to the Immortal! Please forgive me for a moment and allow us to get off the boat and leave -"

"Well, I am not an unkind person. In this case, I will leave you a boat and you can leave quickly! As for the frontline military report, I have already calculated it with my fingers. Don't worry, wait until I take a breath. The heavenly soldiers and heavenly warriors will help you!"

After that, the immortal really blew a breath. This time, the wind seemed to be blowing in the forest. The branches were swaying, people were scurrying around, and there seemed to be countless black shadows walking in the forest.

Soon, the forest became quiet again.

"Okay, the heavenly soldiers and generals have arrived at the front line. You should leave quickly and don't disturb my Qingxiu!" Everyone in the cabin was not only convinced, but also overjoyed. They knelt down one after another with tears of gratitude on their faces.

General Zhang waved his hand, "Quick, quick, get on the first ship. We must all leave before dawn, so as not to disturb the elegance of the Immortal Lord!"

There was a lot of activity on the river.

They were so frightened tonight that they moved incredibly fast. Within a moment of burning incense, they abandoned their boats and quickly left the river with only one boat.

After leaving that section of the river, General Zhang looked from the deck in shock, but saw that the man had disappeared.

He covered his chest and said, "I never thought I would meet a god in this life!"

The deputy was also frightened, "But no, that immortal can know the three flavors of true fire, and can fly into the air. I think his Taoism is not low, maybe he has practiced for thousands of years. Alas, that immortal is so easy to talk, I should have known better to ask for a peace charm!" "

General Zhang scolded: "You have a good idea! We have angered the immortal, and it is good to be able to save one life!"

"General Zhang, do you think there are really heavenly soldiers and generals on the front line to help? If that's the case, isn't our battle with the chieftain bound to win?"

"Since the Immortal Lord has breathed his immortal energy, the battle situation on the front line must have changed. I really hope that we will have won by then, otherwise we will not be able to save our lives due to the loss of military rations!"

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When Xu Zhenying jumped down from the wooden frame, facing the prostrate heads on the ground, he frowned and said: "What are you doing standing there in a daze? Why don't you let the brothers move the food and grass!"

For fear of being discovered, these people had been crawling and hiding in the grass. Now they raised their heads and asked with some uncertainty: "City Lord... did they really... just leave the food and grass and run away?"

"The boat is parked on the shore. Let the brothers take action quickly, and things will change later. If they find something wrong and go back, we will all be exposed!"

Zhou Bo knew the seriousness of the matter and suppressed the doubts in his heart, "What are you doing standing there in a daze? Quickly move the food and grass. We will talk about other things on the way!"

Lu Fei was really convinced this time. He called all the brothers hidden upstream to go to the boat to carry food and grass. Fortunately, before they came, they had prepared small carts and other things according to Xu Zhenying's instructions. According to their speed, , these grains and grasses can be put into storage tomorrow night!

Xu Zhenying did not forget to ask: "Go around the ship and take away everything valuable! By the way, I remember that many of their soldiers were so scared that they lost their weapons, so pick them all up!"

Xu Zhenying simply took Wang Sanniang and other girls on board the boat.

Her crutch had been taken by Gu Guihua to study. After several little girls took turns sitting on it, they immediately discovered the secret of the body being suspended in mid-air.

Wang Sanniang suddenly realized: "This is not a soaring spell, it is clearly a blind trick!"

Gu Guihua also said: "No, especially from a distance, you can't tell! The city lord is too smart to think of such a way to pretend to be a ghost. Not to mention that the leading general is very scared, even I am scared too. ! Think about the scene, it’s midnight, both sides of the river are full of will-o’-the-wisps, and there’s a person wearing a white dress soaring into the sky——"

Someone immediately said: "Speaking of clothes, I think the city lord's outfit... let alone... really looks like a girl!"

Wang Sanniang immediately scolded: "Don't talk nonsense! The city lord has been wronged enough by dressing up as a woman for our food and grass, how can we criticize him behind his back?"

Everyone had to suppress their curiosity.

Xu Zhenying had already gone around the cabin, and then excitedly took a dustpan from the bottom of the cabin. There were several red-purple-skinned fist-sized things on the dustpan.

Wang Sanniang and the others had rarely seen Xu Zhenying lose his composure like this, so he stepped forward in a panic, "City Lord, what happened?"

"Sweet potatoes! Sweet potatoes!!" Xu Zhenying excitedly held a few sweet potatoes in his hand. His excitement was no less than that of Columbus when he discovered the New World. With sweet potatoes, does Lan County still have to worry about food problems?

This sweet potato is easy to feed, has low land requirements, and has high yield. If sweet potato planting can be fully promoted in Lan County now, then the freshest first batch of sweet potatoes can be eaten in summer, which can just alleviate the food crisis in Lan County!

Different from Xu Zhenying's excitement, Sanniang and the others behaved mediocrely, "City Lord, this is ordinary red medicine. It is poisonous and cannot be eaten."

Xu Zhenying was stunned, "What do you think this is called?"

"The red medicine, I don't know where it came from. It used to grow in the ground, but it was said that people were killed by eating it. Later, everyone said that this thing is poisonous, and it grows very fast and will absorb the fertilizer in the ground, so Anyone who has this growing in their field must clean it up immediately.”

Xu Zhenying was shocked, "You actually cleaned up such a good thing? Do you know that this thing is very filling, nutritious, and does not require much land? If Lan County can grow this, I don't know. How many people can we feed?"

Zhang Wanjun had no choice but to remind: "City Lord, this one grows very fast, but it is poisonous and cannot be eaten!"

"What a waste of natural resources!" Xu Zhenying clutched her chest and grieved, thinking that her hair had turned gray because of worrying about food. She asked Feng'er to look for sweet potatoes and potatoes everywhere. Unexpectedly, these things grew in front of her house and were removed by the people as invasive plants. ——

She patted her forehead and said word by word, "If this thing is not cooked, it may cause diarrhea, but it is not poisonous. It is best to cook it until it becomes soft and rotten. Ripe sweet potatoes, oh , No, the red medicine is completely non-toxic, and it is also very delicious. It makes you very hungry after eating it! This thing is more precious than rice, but you are so wasteful!"

Wang Sanniang was curious about what she said, and stared at the sweet potato in Xu Zhenying's hand with burning eyes, "Is this really edible?"

Gu Guihua said: "Is it possible that what the City Lord said is false? City Lord, how many of these things are there? Let's take them all back!"

"Go and search in the cabin. Bring me all the plants. I'll see if there are any fish that have slipped through the net!"

"What to do with the ship? It would be a pity to abandon it here!"

"Don't worry about it. There are no waterways in Lan County. Even if we take it back, we won't have anywhere to put it, and it will be easy for others to notice. Just leave it here and the people nearby will collect it."

Xu Zhenying gained a lot from this trip.

Not only were nearly 200,000 kilograms of grain and grass harvested, but most importantly, sweet potatoes were also discovered!

A group of hundreds of people, some carrying it on their shoulders and some pulling it on carts, were filled with joy all the way.

Seeing that Xu Zhenying was still wearing the white dress, Wang Sanniang was quite anxious. She tried to remind her several times but resisted. Finally, she stepped forward and reminded her quietly when no one was around: "City Lord, please change out of this women's clothing quickly! "

Xu Zhenying was puzzled, "Are these clothes inappropriate?"