Westward Journey into Dragon

Chapter 9
In the gloomy underwater world, even on a sunny day, the top of the head is gloomy, like a cloud cover, which makes Chen Xian, who is used to living on land, quite uncomfortable.However, there are also unique scenery underwater that are not available on land, and there are some rare treasures on land.While watching the scenery, Chen Xian collected the pearls and jade shells, and he was in a good mood.

Putting a fist-sized pearl into the Qiankun bag again, Chen Xian couldn't help frowning: I've been wandering around the bottom of this river for a long time, where is this River God Mansion?River God Mansion, do you know how hard it is for me to find you?

Since he wanted to fish in troubled waters on the birthday of the God of the River, Chen Xian naturally wanted to explore the way first, make some arrangements in advance, and choose an escape route.But Chen Xian searched the bottom of the river for a long time, and saw a lot of pearl shells, but he didn't even see a single shadow of the River God's Mansion.

"Oh, I've been an otaku for a long time, and I can't even ask for directions. I'm so stupid!" Chen Xian learned from the pain, and decided to sacrifice his tender face and ask the local aborigines.

After having an idea, Chen Xian no longer collected those priceless pearls and jade shells, and began to wander around the bottom of the river wriggling the little snake demon.

After traveling for several miles, Chen Xian found a three-meter-long herring demon at the seventh level of qi refining, playing leisurely at the bottom of the river.

"Brother of the fish family, please wait a moment, I have something to ask." Chen Xian shouted at the herring demon impatiently from a long distance away.There was no way around this, the speed of the opponent was much faster than him, if he didn't say hello, maybe the herring demon would run away without a trace.

The herring demon stopped, and asked blankly: "You... are you... talking... to... me?"

"Yeah, wait for me, I'll come over right away." Seeing that the other party was stuttering, Chen Xian wanted to imitate the other party's tone and tease him, but the difference in cultivation was huge, in case the other party became angry and swallowed him in one gulp What to do, it's safe to see, it's better not to do anything stupid.

"You...what's the matter...just ask...." When Chen Xianyou came to him, the herring demon stammered and asked.

"I want to ask how to get to Xiahe Shenfu?" Chen Xian said.

"You...why do you ask this?" The herring demon asked again, her voice was much more fluent.

"Isn't this the River God's birthday coming soon? I'm here to give gifts." Chen Xian replied.

"What is the... relationship between you and He... God, why... why did you give him a gift?" the herring demon asked again.

Damn, there are so many questions, do you have a hundred thousand why?You stuttered and talked so much nonsense, and Chen Xian replied casually, "The River God is my uncle."

"The god of the river...isn't the dragon and the fish good at Taoism? How could his nephew be...a snake, boy...you...are playing with me...!" Infuriating, it seems that he is about to make a move.

"Wait, I haven't finished talking yet. The River God is the son of my uncle's nephew's uncle's cousin's aunt's brother's sister-in-law's brother's sister-in-law's brother." I don't even know what relationship I have with the River God, let alone this herring demon with an abnormal head.

I saw the herring demon stumbling and asking: "Uncle's...nephew's...uncle's...cousin's..." for a long time, he was speechless.

"Anyway, we are relatives. Just tell me how to get to Heshen Mansion. Why ask so many questions?" Chen Xian wagged his tail and said impatiently. He had had enough of this herring demon and asked for directions. That's all, you just point the direction and talk about the distance, it's really annoying to ask questions.

"Oh, oh, the Water God's Mansion is two...hundred miles upstream from here...here...hey, wait a minute, I...haven't finished..."

After getting the information he wanted, Chen Xian hurried away, he didn't want to stay with this stammering talk anymore, he couldn't afford to be hurt!
According to the instructions of the Herring Demon, Chen Xian went upstream, spent three or four hours, and finally arrived at the River God's Mansion.

Looking from a distance, the area of ​​the River God's Mansion is not very large, only about one li square, but it is very exquisite, with white jade for the walls, glazed tiles, bronze for the doors, and gold for the pillars.The rushing river was blocked by a layer of translucent light shield, looking from a distance, it looked like a nine-point fairy.And in front of the main entrance, there is a pair of Zhenhe jade unicorns, and four mighty crab generals are standing. On the plaque, the four gilt characters of Xiheshuifu shine brightly.

"Four big crabs in the foundation building period are guarding the gate. Is this river god quite majestic?" After Chen Xian muttered, his brows frowned: I thought the gatekeepers should be some little demons refining Qi. You should be able to sneak in with the Cloud Hidden Technique. I don’t think the gatekeepers are all Foundation Establishment Demon Cultivators. The level difference is too big. The Cloud Hidden Technique can’t hide in front of them. Things are a bit troublesome.

"Fortunately, this situation was expected and prepared early, otherwise I would have been caught blind." Chen Xian was full of complacency, admiring his brilliance and prowess.

After walking around the Xihe Water Mansion a few times, Chen Xian found a corner to practice.There are still two days before the birthday of the River God. This time should not be wasted. Cultivation is like sailing against the current. If you do not advance, you will retreat. You must not slack off at any time. You must make full use of every second of your life to strive for the top.

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The time of cultivation always goes by extraordinarily fast, unconsciously, two days passed like this, without causing any waves in this dark underwater world.Of course, if there are waves at the bottom of the water, it proves that the typhoon is very powerful.

Today is the 780th birthday of Xihe River God [-]. The Xihe Water Mansion has changed from the quiet and solemn style of the past.Since the time of Chen, the gift-giving spirits of the aquatic tribe have come one after another, and after presenting their gifts, they either left directly, or entered the water mansion with a half-transformed old turtle carrying this turtle shell.

Around Shenshi, a white snake over four feet long, with blood-red eyes, came to the water mansion with a gift box in its mouth. Whip, I wish the water god of the Xihe river enjoy the blessings forever, and live as long as the sky."

Zhenren is a respectful name for monks above Yuanying, Chen Xian is just pulling the tiger's skin and playing the big drum, the purpose is to enter the water mansion.As for the real Yulong, he was just a nonsense character made by Chen Xian, and the moon whip was naturally the one left by the crocodile monster.

Chen Xian put down the gift, turned around and pretended to leave, the old tortoise who greeted the guests immediately said: "This... my lord, everyone is here, why don't you go in and have a glass of water and wine before leaving..." It's hard for the old tortoise, because he built Ji Zhizun actually called a lord to a little Qi-refining demon, no wonder he stuttered.

Chen Xian pretended to ponder for a while, and then said: "Alright, anyway, the real person didn't say when to go back, so I will bother you."

"Over there, the visitor is a guest, please come inside." After the old turtle finished speaking, he led the way ahead, while Chen Xian leisurely followed.

Following the old tortoise all the way into the Water God's Mansion, he entered a large hall. There were not many guests inside, only a hundred or so people, basically all of them were demon cultivators above the foundation, and there were six or seven people who couldn't tell the depth. Demon cultivator, Chen Xian thought to himself that he should be a master of Jindan, it's normal that he can't see through it.

While Chen Xian was thinking secretly, the old tortoise led him to the main seat, and said to the middle-aged man on the main seat: "My lord, this is the envoy sent by Daoist Yulong to give gifts."

Chen Xian immediately bowed to the middle-aged man and said, "Xiao Yao Xiaobai, I wish the God of the River to enjoy the blessing forever and live as long as the heavens."

"Real Yulong?" Xihe Water God looked at Chen Xian with a questioning expression on his face.

"The real person came from Nanbuzhou, intending to open a Taoist temple near the Xihe River. Hearing that the river god had a great birthday, he wanted to congratulate him in person. He didn't want an old friend to visit suddenly. He couldn't get away, and he had no disciples under his seat, so he sent The little demon sent a congratulatory gift as a sign of friendship." Chen Xian had been preparing for this nonsense for two days, and he was careful with his words, confident that there should be no loopholes, so he opened his mouth and said the truth.

"Realist Yulong has a heart. I would like to ask you to go back and say hello to the descendants. I just said that I will visit in a few days." Xihe Water God said with a gentle face.

It seemed that his lies had not been exposed, Chen Xian couldn't help but heaved a sigh of relief, and immediately replied: "The little demon will live up to the trust of the river god, and will definitely bring the original words with him." But he thought in his heart that he was getting more and more How can you not feel blushing when you will tell a lie?Oh, by the way, I am a snake now, my face is covered with scales, no matter how red my face is, they can't tell.

"Prime Minister Turtle, go and arrange a seat for this little friend. The birthday banquet is about to begin, so we can't neglect the guests." At this time, the River God said to the old turtle beside him.

Old tortoise, oh, it should be Prime Minister Turtle who took the order immediately, and said to Chen Xian, "Please come with me."

Chen Xian followed Prime Minister Gui to sit in front of the jade case, and found that the seat was not bad, it was quite close to the main seat, and it was a relatively noble one, basically on the same level as those Jindan monks.

There were some melons and fruits placed on the jade case, which made Chen Xian greedy.Since coming to this world, Chen Xian has not eaten delicious fruit for a long time. The fruits he can eat are all bitter mountain peaches and wild plums, and sour hawthorn and bayberry. greedy.But in order to play the role of a real messenger well, Chen Xian had to endure the urge to transform into a glutton, and ate in small bites.

Chen Xian had just finished nibbling an apple when the Water God of Xihe, who was sitting on the main seat, coughed lightly. After attracting everyone's attention, he stood up with a glass of wine and said, "Thank you all for coming to join us in your busy schedule. Here, I offer a toast to all of you."

Everyone toasted and drank together, and the Water God of Xihe continued, "Next, I announce that the feast has begun!"

As soon as the voice fell, a group of Yu Ji appeared, presenting wonderful songs and dances for everyone, and the murlocs were courteous and presented delicious food.All of a sudden, there was a lot of wine and chips on the field, and the guests and hosts had a good time.

Chen Xian looked on coldly, secretly thinking to pretend, let's see how long you can pretend.

After eating and drinking, Chen Xian said to Prime Minister Gui who was sitting beside him: "It's getting late, and it's time for the little demon to leave. I will trouble you to thank Lord River God for his hospitality later."

"The birthday banquet has just begun, why should the honored guests rush back, and why not have a few more drinks?" Prime Minister Gui greeted enthusiastically.

Chen Xian thought to drink, and when they fight with Jindan Nascent Soul, am I, a qi refining soldier, looking for death if I stay here?But he said: "If you go back late, the real person will blame you, but it's hard to explain."

"If that's the case, then I'll see you off." Prime Minister Gui said as he was about to get up.

"No, no, Xiao Yao is young. I troubled you to greet me just now, and I feel sorry for him. How dare I trouble you to send me off, and sit down. Xiao Yao will leave on his own, don't send him off." Chen Xian was anxious , if you follow, how can I steal treasures from the treasury?So as soon as he finished speaking, he ran out of the hall without waiting for Prime Minister Gui's reaction.

After leaving the hall, Chen Xian heaved a sigh of relief when he found that Prime Minister Gui hadn't followed.He came to the corner of the corridor, and while running the abyss, he silently chanted a mantra in his heart, and saw a cloud of water vapor gathered from all around, forming a white mist, covering his body in it.After the white mist dissipated, Chen Xian's body disappeared into the corridor together with his breath.

(To be continued...)
(End of this chapter)