Start from miscellaneous fish to gain experience and cultivate immortality

Chapter 48 The Water Palace
  "River sand, water mansion? The water mansion the gang is looking for is at the bottom of the river, but it is buried by river sand. Our previous guess was correct."

"Where is it?" Lei Liang asked hurriedly after hearing this.

"The inscription is incomplete and unknown." The cloaked man shook his head.

"Then look for it. Dig three feet into the ground to find it." Lei Liang said.

"Pei Jin is looking for this stone tablet, does that mean the Pei family is also looking for it?"

"The Pei family?" Lei Liang narrowed his eyes slightly.

In Lanhe County, Chen Zheng looked at the letter in his hand. The letter was written by Lei Liang, asking him to find the other incomplete stone tablet as soon as possible.

"At all costs, dig three feet into the ground." I have never seen Master write a letter in this tone. So what secrets are hidden on the stone tablet?" Chen Zheng put the letter in his hand aside.

Although Lei Liang asked his husband to teach him some writing knowledge, he was not interested in reading and literacy. So Chen Zheng found Wang Shen and told him about the incident.

"This is the text on the stone tablet." Chen Zheng took out two pieces of paper. He had already privately made rubbings of what was engraved on the stone tablet.

Wang Shen took it and looked at it carefully. He had already read the words on the stone tablet before, but he didn't study it carefully, but he had already memorized most of the content in his mind.

"Look, what's written on it?"

"The characters here are all ancient characters, and my understanding is limited." Wang Shen said.

Although he studied for a period of time with a gentleman in the county when he was in Wuyang County, the gentleman did not teach him many ancient calligraphy.

"Then who knows these ancient characters?"

"Ask if there are any old scholars or scholars in Lanhe County. They may know something about it, but you can't give it to them directly. You have to break up the inquiry." Wang Shen said.

"I'll make some inquiries first, and then I'll trouble you to ask."

"Okay." Wang Shen nodded.

Three days later, Chen Zheng came to Wang Shen again and told him that he had found an old scholar who had failed many attempts in his early years and was frustrated. He was now living in a village in Lanhe County.

After hearing this, Wang Shen made some preparations and then visited the house with some gifts.

The old scholar, whose surname was Wu, was over fifty years old. He was wearing a washed white gown. He was a little surprised to see a strange guest coming to visit him.

When Wang Shen expressed his intention to come, the scholar's eyes revealed a bit of joy.

"Please, please." He hurriedly invited Wang Shen into the room.

The furnishings inside the room are quite shabby, but there are two shelves of books, which seem to be read frequently.

"Sorry to bother you, sir."

"Not to mention disturbing me, I haven't had any guests here for some time."

The old scholar actually welcomed Wang Shen, a stranger who came to ask for advice.

After chatting for a while, Wang Shen got to the point. He took out some ancient characters he had prepared in advance and asked the scholar for advice. The scholar took them over and looked at them carefully.

"This is the writing of the Zhou Dynasty. I was lucky enough to study with a gentleman when I was studying abroad. But these writings have long been out of use. Where did you get them?"

"It's a coincidence that this junior is not very talented and doesn't understand these ancient characters. I heard that sir is very knowledgeable, so I came here specifically to ask for advice." Wang Shen said this very politely.

After hearing this, the old scholar smiled and stroked his goatee, which seemed to be very helpful. Then the scholar explained to him one by one the words Wang Shen brought.

"It turns out that the two characters on the token are "Xun Jiang!" Wang Shen also mixed the two characters on the small black iron plaque he got into it.

This scholar didn't hide anything, and he didn't seem to have any need to hide anything. He explained all the ancient characters that Wang Shen brought to him. Wang Shen kept the gifts he brought, thanked him repeatedly, and expressed his hope to follow the old man. Sir, learn these ancient characters.

After hearing this, the old scholar readily agreed.

The next day, Wang Shen came to visit the old gentleman again with money and gifts. He really planned to learn ancient calligraphy from the old gentleman.

The old gentleman was very happy. He had studied hard for more than 20 years, but failed every time. At this age, he was alone. Apart from his knowledge, he had nothing to gain and no strength to bind a chicken.

He also hopes to have a student who can pass on his knowledge. It's a pity that over the years, except for a few wealthy families who invited him to their homes to educate their children, no one was willing to truly worship him as their teacher.

Now one suddenly came, and he was naturally very happy.

Wang Shen studied very seriously, and the old gentleman taught very seriously. Perhaps thanks to the foundation in his previous life, learning these ancient characters is not as difficult as Wang Shen imagined.

While he was studying with this old gentleman, Chen Zheng was busy sending people around to find the remaining stone tablet.

"What have you been doing these two days? How many times have you been here and I haven't seen you?" On this day, Chen Zheng came to visit Wang Shen's home.

"I'm learning from that old gentleman."

"Are you apprenticed again?" Chen Zheng was stunned after hearing this.

"Yes, that old gentleman is very knowledgeable and knows much more than the gentleman from Wuyang County."

"Hey, you... tell me about the words on this stone tablet. You didn't tell me everything last time. Should you tell me everything this time?"

"The writing on the stone tablet is incomplete. The writing on the stone tablet says that there is a water mansion in the river, but it was buried by the sand in the river."

"Shuifu, what Shuifu?" Chen Zheng was quite surprised after hearing this.

"Water Mansion? The place where the gods or spirits of the water tribe live in the river is called Water Mansion."

"Fairy, monster, water ghost?" Chen Zheng was stunned.

"I think the possibility of water ghosts is unlikely. I have never heard that the place where water ghosts live has the word "fu". This is recorded on the stone tablet."

"That's the immortal, the immortal in the river. Are there immortals in Qinghe?" Chen Zheng sat up straight unconsciously.

"Even if there is, it happened a long time ago. According to the records in the stone tablet, the Water Mansion has been buried by sand. If there are gods all the time, how could it be buried by sand?"

"What does the immortal look like and where is he located?"

"Then let's look at the remaining stone tablet." Wang Shen said.

While chatting with Chen Zheng, he suddenly thought of the mountain temple outside Wuyang County.

The two ancient characters written on the small sign hanging on the waist of the mountain demon where the mountain god sat were "patrolling the mountain".

The mountain demon sits down to patrol the mountain, and the iron plate in his hand is "Xunjiang". If there is a mountain god, then there is also a river god? Mountain demons patrol the mountains, water demons patrol the rivers, water demons or water ghosts?
  Wang Shen thought a lot for a while.

"No wonder Master is so anxious and concerned. Is he trying to find the immortal in the river?"

"I'm not looking for the gods, I'm looking for Shuifu. The gods may have disappeared long ago." Wang Shen said.

"Then what will be in the Shuifu Mansion? Are they the treasures of the Immortal Family?"

(End of this chapter)