Both the tomb and the stone tablet are ready-made, so just bury the coffin of the Taoist Jiubian directly.
After the grave pile was erected again, I finally completed the entrustment of Taoist Jiubian. I stood in front of the stele for a while, and the problem that had troubled me countless times came to mind again.
What exactly do people live for in their entire life? No matter how you spend your life, whether it is ordinary or vigorous, no one can escape death in the end, three feet buried in the ground, a handful of yellow ash, no one can make an exception.
The Jiubian Taoists were buried, and I returned with the two people from Yangjiazhuang. There were no more twists and turns along the way. When I passed through Sujia Village, I originally wanted to see Xiaoqicai, but after thinking about it, I didn't think it was necessary.
Xiao Qicai is not the former Xiao Qicai, she wants to start her life again. Maybe this kind of life doesn't have to do whatever you want to do before. However, the ordinary life is always stable. The Su family is well-off and has no worries about food and clothing. In this troubled world, it is already a blessing to be able to live like this.
Therefore, I passed the Sujia Village directly and returned to Yangjiazhuang.
At this time, the Lantern Festival has passed. According to the customs of the people on the river beach, the New Year is completely over. However, the weather is still very cold, and the people in Yangjiazhuang plus their tenants are basically still in Maodong. I drank wine with Yang Lei for a few days, and there was nothing serious to do.
I asked Yanglei to find the nine-fingered people in the rivers and lakes. This matter has become a top priority for me. I carry a little pity every day. In case of danger, it will be troublesome.
Yang Lei was very interesting. He still remembered the kindness that I helped him to take home the lordship at the time, so he sent out many people at once to investigate everywhere.
After living in Yangjiazhuang for a while, I can’t stay free. The weather hasn’t gotten warmer yet, but there are news everywhere, all about the road on earth and the map of Huangquan. Every time the road on earth appeared, the map of Huangquan became the target of public criticism, and everyone wanted to take it first.
I temporarily left Little Poor in Yangjiazhuang again, and went out by myself, planning to go to the nearby river to see if there was any unexpected discovery.
The news from the Yang family came back from the outside is correct. In the past this month, the river beach was very deserted, and the fishermen and boatmen basically did not start work. The Yang family is very powerful, and some people from the rivers and lakes are unwilling to provoke the Yang family, so after leaving the river near Yangjiazhuang, you can constantly find people cruising on both sides of the river.
I only wanted to find clues within thirty or forty miles of Yang's house, but once I went out, I was no longer in charge. On the third day, I found some people at a small ferry by the river that had not yet started.
Although the construction of the ferry has not yet started, a group of people who settled here have gathered, most of whom are mixed up. After this group of people arrived, the others quickly retreated aside and gave them their positions.
I was mixed in the crowd, and as everyone retreated aside, there was a man in his forties who looked good-tempered and kind, so I started talking with him quietly.
This person's surname is Ma, and he is from Nanyang. The Ma family is just a dilapidated small family with little strength. When the old horse came to the north, he was actually just trying his luck.
I was chatting with him while watching the menacing men
. This group of people occupied the ferry, took wine and meat out to eat and drink, and sent people to watch the wind on the river. If other people get closer, they will be sternly reprimanded and driven away.
"Why are these people so domineering?"
"Forbearance." The old horse smiled and whispered: "Whoever has the big fist is the grass head king. Those people belong to the Five Elements Hall."
I know the name of the Five Elements Church. The Five Elements Church has been married to the Meng family for generations, and this time, he secretly took refuge in Renjianlu and helped Renjianlu do things.
Because it involves the human world, so I pay attention. Once the Wuxingtang is out at this time, most of what it does is ordered by the human road.
However, the group of people are very domineering, they are not allowed to approach, sitting here, they can't hear exactly what they are talking about.
"People like us, lonely and widowed, don't fight with them." Lao Ma is a casual temper. Following so many people, just to try his luck, I won't feel regret if I don't get it. He smiled to me. Said: "This kind of thing, so many people are vying for it, let's try our luck, and we won't succeed in the end, and we won't fall into the root of the disease in our hearts."
When I was walking with Meng Wen before, I also talked freely about the Five Elements Church, but at that time I had nothing to do with the Five Elements Church, so I didn't ask me in detail. Now when I chat with Lao Ma, there is more to talk about. Lao Ma has traveled north and south for so many years, and has a lot of knowledge, and he talked about the Five Elements Hall in detail.
The ancestor of the Wuxingtang, whose surname is Li, is said to have a little relationship with Li Chunfeng in the Tang Dynasty. But this is all based on false rumours. After so many years, no one can understand what happened at the time.
Wuxingtang has been passed down for seven or eight generations before and after it. It is still called Wuxingtang when one shouts outside. Actually, it has been divided into two parts. Some of them are the direct descendants of their ancestors, and the other part are the direct disciples of their ancestors back then.
The faction of direct descendants is collectively called the inner hall, and the faction of direct disciples is called the outer hall.
Both gangs regard themselves as orthodox, but after all, the descendants of the ancestors of the ancestors still have the upper hand, so in peacetime encounters some insignificant things, the inner hall has the final say.
This time, Renjianlu bought mainly the inner hall, and the outer hall seemed to be beneficial, so some people were also sent to join. However, the people in the outer hall were always squeezed and despised by the inner hall. The two groups barely got together, and there were still rifts and contradictions.
"Lao Ma, what did the people from Wuxingtang come to this small ferry for?"
"Who knows this, they don't look like they are on the way, but they seem to be waiting for someone."
I chatted with Lao Ma, and the sky gradually began to darken. Some people rested enough, and while the night was still not deep, they hurriedly left to find a place to stay. The number of people at the ferry was gradually reduced, and Lao Ma also left with two friends. Apart from the people at the Five Elements Hall, there were only six or seven idle people on the ferry.
At this time, there was a man in his thirties at the Five Elements Hall. He squinted and swept this way, and said, "It's so late. What are you guys doing here? What should you do?"
As soon as he spoke, the remaining few dared not offend him, so they got up and left. I just listened to his domineering tone, unwilling to take care of so much, slowly got up and patted the dust, and then sorted out my baggage.
While sorting out my baggage, I approached them intentionally or unintentionally
Some, want to hear what they say.
"Li Cheng." An elderly man said to the man in his thirties: "Does the day depend on it? Let's get one step ahead and point to the one that gets things done today. If the day is not allowed, it will be clear The day after tomorrow, people from the outside hall will come over, I'm afraid there will be trouble."
"Second Uncle, don't worry." The man named Li Cheng said nonchalantly: "Life is absolutely dependable. People will definitely arrive before the hour."
I don't understand what they are going to do, but they may be here waiting for someone. The man in his thirties whose surname is Li must be a direct descendant of the inner hall of the Five Elements Hall.
"Second Uncle, when someone arrives, I will take someone with him. You always bring a few people, mainly those who are blocking the outside hall. Don't let them mix." Li Cheng curled his lips and said: " The people in the outer hall are thick-skinned. They have been eating and drinking with us for so many years, and they still refuse to let us take care of them. I am upset when I see them."
"The inner hall and the outer hall, in the final analysis, are the disciples and grandchildren of the patriarch, don't make the distinction so clearly. In short, if there is any good thing, let's take the lead in the inner hall and let them grab some soup."
I was about to listen to it again, when Li Cheng saw me rubbing around by accident, his face suddenly sank, and he scolded: "That yellow-faced man, your legs are lame? Can't walk? What are you doing here?"
I endured it, didn't tell him back, and walked slowly carrying the baggage. But I didn't go far, so I stopped near the ferry, and I found a place to hide, only showing a pair of eyes to see who these people were waiting for.
Time passed by, and the people in the Five Elements Hall became more energetic after the night. That Li Cheng whispered to his second uncle, and looked at the river from time to time. In this way, when Ion Time was still half an hour away, a boat suddenly drove over from nowhere.
When I saw this boat, I was shocked. Because I vaguely distinguished it, it seemed to be a keel ancestor boat controlled by a fake master.
As soon as I saw the dragon bone ancestor ship, I became more careful. I couldn’t help but feel nervous and excited. The fake master disappeared for so long and there was no news. I was always worried about his safety. Now, no matter what, I finally saw the dragon bone ancestor. ferry.
The Zhuguangbao air coffin was snatched away by the one-eyed, and the fake master had to use the keel ancestor boat if he wanted to drive in the river.
However, when the ship really landed, I suddenly discovered that this was not the keel ancestor ship of the fake master. Although the appearance of the two ships is very similar, it is almost indistinguishable, but as long as you carefully observe it, you can see that this ship is newly built, not the dilapidated keel ancestor ship of the fake master.
There was a light on the bow of the ship. When it reached the shore, Li Cheng and his uncle greeted him immediately.
An old man in black appeared on the boat, nodded with Li Cheng and the others, and when the springboard was set up, three or four people got off the boat.
It's too far away, I can't hear what they say. The three or four people who got off the boat each carried a bamboo pole about two feet long on their shoulders. At the top of the bamboo pole, a small oil lamp was hung.
Although I couldn't hear the other person's conversation, I saw these three or four people and I recognized them.
They are all guides.
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