Astral Apostle - Chapter 178

[One hundred and seventy-two steps on the river into Ningtian]

The Ye family merchant ship broke through the river and slowly sailed to the dock.

Zhou Jing stood at the bow of the boat, and the sailors of ships in all directions followed the figure, shocked and surprised, whispering, and even some people directly threw themselves on the deck of their own ship, and bowed to Zhou Jing from a distance.

Most of the boatmen and sailors are superstitious, and they often worship gods such as “River God” and “Dragon King” to bless the journey with calm and calm.

Originally, Ye Shunzhong planned to invite Zhou Jing into the cabin to talk and serve good tea, but Zhou Jing didn’t, he just wanted to stand in the most conspicuous position on the bow.

——After finally appearing in front of people, it caused a movement. He just wanted to show his face more, so that more people in the ferry could see his appearance clearly, so that the matter could spread throughout Ningtianfu.

Ye Shunzhong and the others did not dare to go away, so they had to stay at the bow of the boat, and respectfully told the general situation of their own family, which were all things that everyone in Ning Tianfu knew.

Zhou Jing stared at the pier which was getting closer and closer. Hearing Ye Shunzhong’s words on the side, he couldn’t help but feel secretly in his heart.

A wealthy family that was randomly selected turned out to be the top-ranked wealthy family in Ningtian Prefecture. I thought it was a small shrimp, but I didn’t expect it to be a dragon and a pearl, and caught a big fish!

Such giants and riches are a very good springboard. It seems that it is easier to implement their own marketing plans by pretending to be fools.

“Daoist Lingfengzi, I don’t know where you practiced in Taoism before? What Taoism did you practice?”

Ye Shunzhong asked curiously, with a cautious attitude.

He wasn’t sure how to call Zhou Jing at first, so he only called him “a master”, or Zhou Jing took the initiative to ask him to call him Taoist priest.

Because Zhou Jing denied that he was an immortal, Ye Shunzhong and others regarded him as a strange person with immortal methods. Although he no longer worshipped him like he had mistakenly thought he was an immortal, he still respected him.

It’s just that everyone was still curious about Zhou Jing’s identity and origin, so Ye Shunzhong cautiously probed.

Zhou Jing didn’t turn his head back, and said casually:

“The Tao is not in the view, but in the mountains and fields, the poor Tao never cultivates the Tao of others, and there is no need to admit it, I only cultivate myself. I have the Tao in my heart, There is no need to look for another, no need to use foreign objects, and the supernatural powers are self-generated.”

Ye Shunzhong and others were stunned for a while, and they were not aware of it.

As a rich man in a place, Ye Shunzhong is not unfamiliar with other Taoist priests. He

has some understanding of various Taoist schools and Taoist classics, but this is the first time he has heard this method.

There is an inexplicable feeling of “I was born so powerful that I don’t need to study at all”.

But Ye Shunzhong couldn’t question it – this person even has supernatural powers, and everything is right.

Zhou Jing did this on purpose, because he really didn’t know the Taoist classics in this world, and if someone “cracked down”, he would not be able to answer.

It’s better to come up with a “self-contained” method, so that others can’t start – anyway, our magic is not adulterated, you believe it or not.

It’s just playing tricks!

“The Taoist priest is indeed a master of Taoism, and he speaks a little righteousness. He has always believed in Taoism. After listening to the Taoist leader, he has a great understanding…”

Ye Shunzhong quickly flattered.

Zhou Jing let out a soft hum, holding his expression tight, pretending to be light and calm and asking:

“Jushi Ye, a poor Taoist who has lived in the mountains for a long time, devoted himself to cultivation, and has not set foot in the world for many years. What are the

rules of the mundane world?”

Ye Shunzhong was flattered, and hurriedly made some rules and regulations in Ningtian Mansion, such as household registration certificate, road test certificate and so on.

At this time, he saw Zhou Jing frown slightly, so he hurriedly

said ,

“Don’t worry about the Taoist priest, since I have promised the Taoist leader, my Ye family will handle this trivial matter for the Taoist leader.”

Smiling, he nodded.

He paused for a while, then asked again: “Pindao is here to seek heaven’s secrets. I wonder if there are any rumors that are worth paying attention to these days?”

Hearing this, Ye Shunzhong thought for a while and picked up a few things.

Zhou Jing listened silently, nodding from time to time.

At this moment, Ye Yingguang hesitated for a while, and then interjected:

“Not long ago, there was a strange incident, but it happened in the area of Luhe. According to more than a month ago, there was a thief named Chen Feng in Jingzhou of Luhe who was causing trouble in the prefecture. , has the courage of ghosts and gods, fought hundreds of people, slaughtered sages, seriously injured the prefect, fled from Anlin Mansion after committing serious crimes, and disappeared… The official government’s sea arrest documents were distributed all over the surrounding provinces, and even I posted it in Ningtian Mansion. Wanted notice.”

“There is such a thing?”

Zhou Jing’s eyes moved, pretending to be surprised.

It turns out that more than a month has passed… Chen Feng’s deeds have also spread to the surrounding provinces and are known to more people.

However, Ye Shunzhong’s expression changed, and he immediately scolded his son: “How dare you take out the pickled things done by the green forest thieves? It’s plain and filthy!”

Ye Yingguang quickly admitted his mistake.

Zhou Jing waved his hand and asked knowingly: “It’s okay, this is a novel thing, I don’t know why this thief did it?”

Hearing this, Ye Yingguang first glanced at his father, and then explained:

“The official government list, Chen Feng, the thief coveted the local sage .

The gentry was wealthy, so he tried to make money and killed himself. When he was fleeing in the city, he happened to bump into the prefect of Anlin. The prefect of Anlin was righteous, and he scolded the madman in the street, intending to come forward to stop the madman, only to be injured… …”

Ye Shunzhong echoed in a deep voice: “These madmen are lawless, they should have been captured by the government soon and beheaded to show the public.”

Zhou Jing was noncommittal and had no words.

Chen Feng’s specific motive for committing the crime, the government will naturally not tell the truth to the people, and he has hurt the court officials, let alone expect the government to have any good words, the reputation outside the green forest will definitely not be good, he is mentally prepared.

It seems that there are still fewer kills… Zhou Jing raised his eyebrows.

While the group was chatting, the Ye family merchant ship finally docked at the dock.

The pier was crowded with people, craned their necks to look at Zhou Jing excitedly, and all came to join in the fun to see the fairy face.

Zhou Jing, Ye Shunzhong and others disembarked, and the crowd moved away, not daring to stop in front of Zhou Jing.

When the group entered the city, the people who were watching at the wharf dispersed in a rush, and went back to the city to tell the story, and word of mouth spread.

The people who didn’t see this scene couldn’t help but be skeptical after listening to the swear words of the witnesses.

The news spread like wildfire, but in just half a day, the incident spread to half of Ningtian Mansion. More and more people knew about the deeds of “God stepped on the river and entered Ningtian”. It quickly became a hot topic sweeping the streets and alleys. People, people are talking about it.

…

The group entered Ningtian Mansion from Ximendu, took a sedan chair, and were carried all the way back to Ye’s house.

The Ye family mansion is located in the north of the city. It is a mansion with a high gate. There are two stone lions lying in front of the gate.

When they got there, a group of people got off the sedan chair, and a servant opened the door to welcome everyone in.

As soon as everyone entered the door, many people immediately greeted them, but it was the masters and children and nephews of the other rooms of the Ye family who were waiting here early.

“Brother, is this trip going well?”

“Can you invite a famous doctor back?”

The other owners of the house asked in succession, seeming anxious.

Ye Shunzhong’s face became solemn, and he stretched out his hand to attract Zhang Jinduan next to him, and said sternly, “I have invited Doctor Zhang back this time, and the old lady’s strange illness will definitely be cured.

”

Gu Liang , “This is Zhang

Jinduan

, the famous doctor in Xinglin, known as the ‘Second Hand’? Well, the old lady is saved!”

Although he is quite prestigious in the medical way, under the environment of the Great Xia Dynasty, the status of Langzhong is neither high nor low. Even a famous doctor is nothing in front of the rich and wealthy, and he naturally does not dare to neglect.

Zhou Jing couldn’t help but glance at this man.

When he was on the boat, he didn’t communicate much with Zhang Jinduan, and at this time he realized that this man seemed to be a well-known famous doctor.

It was at this moment that the relatives of the Ye family noticed Zhou Jing who looked strange beside him. Seeing that Ye Shunzhong seemed to respect this person, they couldn’t help asking curiously.

“I don’t know who this Xiongtai is?”

Hearing this, Ye Shunzhong’s expression changed, and he shouted: “Don’t be rude! This is Daoist Lingfengzi, but an expert. Come to my Ye family to stay temporarily. You have to respect him, don’t make mistakes.”

The relatives of the Ye family were stunned, puzzled and puzzled for a while.

Senior?

How tall is it?

I didn’t see how much my elder brother respected Buddhism before, why did he change his temper today?

I don’t know what skills this grotesque Taoist has to make the elder brother respect him so much.

The relatives of the Ye family were surprised, but when the person’s face was not good for questioning, they suppressed their inner confusion and went up to say hello with courtesy.

Zhou Jing deliberately held his posture and said lightly: “I’ve disturbed you all, but if you have nothing to do on weekdays, don’t easily disturb the poor road.”

Hearing this, everyone felt a little unhappy, only to think that this person was pretentious and let him stay at home. Borrowing, but also so ignorant.

Ye Shunzhong didn’t think there was anything, so he respectfully responded, and ordered the servants to prepare the best wing room. Seeing that the Ye family’s rooms were even more puzzled, he didn’t know why he gave this man face.

At this time, Zhou Jing turned to look at Ye Shunzhong and asked,

“I heard what you said just now, it seems that someone in the family is ill?”

Ye Shunzhong quickly replied, “I didn’t tell the Taoist priest before that my grandfather contracted a strange disease a few months ago. , no one in the city can cure me, so I went out and invited Doctor Zhang to come back in person.”

Zhou Jing nodded, remembered it in his heart, thought about it, and did not intend to intervene in this matter for the time being.

Since others have hired a famous doctor, you should not intervene rashly. If you can’t handle it, it will be embarrassing.

After all, he is not a real doctor. Although he is highly skilled in pharmacy and herbal medicine, he can make medicines that can save lives, but diagnosis and treatment of intractable diseases is a medical skill, and he has not yet mastered this skill.

This time, I used Bill to shuttle in, and I planned to learn medical skills, otherwise, it would be too partial to be able to do medicine and not medical treatment.

Zhou Jing thought of all kinds of thoughts in his heart, without showing any expression on the surface, he nodded and said,

“Then I’ll go to rest first, and I won’t disturb your grandfather’s treatment.”

Ye Shunzhong hurriedly said yes, turned his head and instructed the steward to lead Zhou Jing to the wing, and also Specially instructed not to neglect, if the Taoist priest has any requirements, it should be satisfied.

When Zhou Jing’s back disappeared from sight, a relative of the Ye family couldn’t help but be curious and asked,

“Brother, why are you so respectful to that person?”

Ye Shunzhong said sternly, “You don’t know, this person has supernatural powers. The means are unbelievable…”

He was about to witness the deeds of Zhou Jing stepping on the river and told everyone.

After hearing this, the Ye family’s rooms looked at each other with suspicion in their eyes, and their first reaction was disbelief.

Walking on the river… It sounds like a fantasy, how can there be such a method in the world, I am afraid that I have run into a liar?

Someone couldn’t help sneering:

“Big brother, you are so smart and confused for a while, you must have been deceived…”

Before he finished speaking, Ye Shunzhong immediately raised his face and shouted:

“Don’t be stupid! Daoist Lingfengzi is The real master of the Tao, don’t mention this again!”

Seeing this, everyone had to put off their words of persuasion, secretly sneering at Ye Shunzhong for being deceived.

Ye Shunzhong didn’t want to dwell on this topic, and immediately invited Zhang Jinduan to go to the old lady for diagnosis and treatment, and went to the old lady’s yard with a group of uncles.

Only the nephews of each house remained here, looked at each other, and then focused their eyes on one of the young men in strong suits with a long sword on their backs, and coaxed:

“Brother Heng, what do you think of this Daoist Lingfengzi? ?”

The young man in strong suit who was questioned by everyone was called Ye Heng. He was a junior of the second room of the Ye family. He was an outlier at home. The elders in the family have a headache.

But I didn’t expect that this Ye Heng had good roots and bones, and was really a martial arts material. Later, he was picked up by the passing Jianghu masters and accepted as his apprentice.

This Jianghu master is an elder of the famous “Wushan School” in Jiangchun. This Ye Heng also joined the “Wushan School” by fate and became a disciple of the inner sect.

After finishing his martial arts skills, he went down the mountain and returned to Ningtian House, where he sat in the branch of the sect, but usually lived in the Ye family mansion. Because of his extraordinary skills and knowledge of the rivers and lakes, he was quite popular among the juniors.

Ye Heng heard the question from the other cousins, his eyes flashed, and he snorted coldly:

“This Daoist Lao Shizi is mostly a liar. Even if I am the head of the Wushan faction, Yun Shi Qinggong can only fly quickly. At most, it can run four or five feet away on the water, and it is impossible to walk slowly on the river surface. Although I don’t know how Lingfengzi does it, it must be a trick of the rivers and lakes, like a fishy job like rolling oil for copper coins and putting a spear on the throat. Humph, I didn’t expect someone to swindle and deceive my Ye family!”

Everyone nodded in agreement, they didn’t believe Zhou Jing’s deeds at all.

“This person comes to eat and drink, and he has an aloof attitude, which is disgusting. He really treats us as fools… Brother Heng, we have to expose this liar!”

Ye Heng nodded, and then smiled confidently, saying:

“I’ve already calculated, and when I find a chance to stab him in person, play tricks on him, and make him lose face, he will naturally slip away… Hey, I’ll see what I can do then.

” …

On the other side, the mansion in the backyard of Ye Mansion.

Ye Shunzhong and other uncles from various houses gathered in the old lady’s house to watch Zhang Jinduan diagnose and treat the old lady.

The old lady Ye was lying on the bed, her consciousness was blurred, her anger was like a gossamer, her face was blue and black.

A few months ago, he was a chubby and wealthy old man, but now he is skinny and almost out of shape.

Almost all of his hair fell out, leaving only a strand of white hair sparsely drooping on his head, turning into a leprosy head, looking quite miserable.

Zhang Jin was sitting in front of the bed, feeling the pulse of the old lady Ye, and his brows became tighter and tighter.

After a long time, Zhang Jinduan released his fingers, took out the silver needle again, and stabbed a few needles into the old lady’s acupuncture point. After seeing the reaction, he pondered.

Seeing this, Ye Shunzhong hurried over and asked in a low voice, “Doctor Zhang, can you find out what’s wrong with my grandfather?”

Zhang Jinduan stroked his beard, his expression puzzled, and said,

“It’s strange, his pulse is weak and his blood is depleted. , but couldn’t find the lesions, it seems that it is natural aging, and it is about to end of life… I have practiced medicine for many years, and this is the first time I have encountered it, Brother Ye, your grandfather really got the disease a few months ago? What signs did you have at that time? ”

Naturally there is no fake, there is no sign of the disease, and suddenly it is like this.” Ye Shunzhong was quite anxious and asked, “I wonder if Doctor

Zhang can cure this disease?”

Try it.”

Having said that, everyone in the room could tell that he had no confidence,

and the Ye family’s rooms next to him showed frustration on the surface, but in private, their eyes met, but there was hidden joy.

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