Chapter 464: Life in the World

The Dragon Lady entrusted a dream again!

Li Yan was not panicked, and was even used to it.

For others, an immortal god entrusting a dream is a rare immortal fate.

But for him, it was a common occurrence.

Perhaps because of the Gou Die, perhaps because of the Great Luo Dharma Body, he always had a deep connection with these things.

Coming back to his senses, he carefully examined it.

Since obtaining the strange jade accessory left by Yin Zhao Changsheng, whether it was the Gou Die or dream-entrusting, the things he saw were clearer.

Now it was the same.

This Long Numiao in the dream was hidden deep underwater; looking at the surrounding terrain, the messy rocks were in a slope shape, likely due to an earthquake, and it had sunk into the water.

And the huge thing inside, as its body surged, was finally seen clearly; it turned out to be a giant python of astonishing size.

This size, it had mostly likely become a demon!

Behind the buried Long Numiao, there should be quite a bit of space, used by this monster as a nest.

What did the Dragon Lady want to tell him?

Looking at the illusion before him, Li Yan was thoughtful.

Along the way, the Dragon Lady had entrusted dreams several times, all touching upon something, making her sense it and entrust a dream to inform him.

It should be the "Dragon Snake Token"!

Could it be that the Dragon Snake Token flowed out from this place?

Just as Li Yan was puzzled, things slowly sank from above the water surface; they were some fruit offerings, and some live pigs and cattle.

The giant python inside also quickly turned its body, poked out a head as thick as a water vat, opened its fangs, and swallowed the offerings.

And these offerings were just appetizers.

When several young boys and girls with their legs and feet tied also fell to the bottom of the river, and were swallowed one by one by the giant python, Li Yan finally understood.

This was sacrificing living people to the River God!

Human sacrifice had been gradually abolished since the Shang and Zhou dynasties, but the custom still persisted, and it was only completely banned at the national level during the Warring States period.

But folk evil habits had not yet completely disappeared.

Unfortunately, when he wanted to see it more clearly, that snake demon seemed to have a reaction, slowly turning its head, its eyes flashing with azure light.

The dream ended abruptly.

Li Yan woke up suddenly, feeling his back full of sweat.

That snake demon was not simple.

This dream-entrusting by the Dragon Lady could also be considered a form of divination, called dream divination.

The other party could actually sense it!

When he first saw the Manifest Saint Erlang Zhenjun's temple, this had happened before.

This snake demon must have deep cultivation!

The pity was that he only saw the scene underwater, and didn't know the specific location...

It seemed that he also had to pay attention to collecting information in this regard.

After thinking for a while, he finally fell into a deep sleep.

…………

The next day, before dawn, Li Yan was woken up by some sounds.

It didn't come from the Jinzhou Hall.

The servants here were obviously strictly trained, speaking and doing things very carefully, making the entire hall very quiet.

The sound came from the street outside.

There were both firecracker sounds and gong and drum sounds.

Li Yan got up, washed up casually, and went out wearing his clothes.

Arriving at the front courtyard, the owner of this place, Xie Xie Zhengyuan, was practicing martial arts.

The "Dragon Shape" was domineering and winding, the "Tiger Pounce" was swift and explosive, his feet stepped in a series, his clothes rustled in the wind, every move was tempered through a thousand trials.

Li Yan saw the root of it at once.

The other party's heart and intent were combined, intent and qi were combined, qi and strength were combined; he had already obtained the essence of the "Three Internal Combinations" of Heart-Intent Fist.

Seeing Xie Xie Zhengyuan's gaze looking over, Li Yan hurriedly cupped his hands, "I didn't mean to peek, I hope the owner will forgive me."

"No matter."

Xie Xie Zhengyuan smiled and said: "This old man practices fist techniques just as a hobby; Heart-Intent Fist is widely spread, and the elders of my hometown all know a couple of moves, just to exercise the body, making the young hero laugh."

Li Yan nodded and said: "Senior is too modest; I heard long ago that Heart-Intent Fist is developing well in Jinzhou, I wonder which school Senior inherited it from."

Xie Xie Zhengyuan picked up a towel and wiped his sweat.

"This old man's ancestral home is in central Jinzhou."

"Oh, no wonder."

After chatting casually for a few sentences, Xie Xie Zhengyuan said: "Is Li Li Shaoxia woken up by the noise outside? Just right, follow this old man to watch the fun."

Having said that, he turned and came to the door, letting people open it.

Li Yan followed closely, standing at the door to watch.

But he saw that the morning mist in the street had not yet dissipated; looking into the distance, there were fires dancing up and down, and it was a group of people waving incense.

After getting closer, he saw it more clearly.

Those people were all dressed gorgeously, like opera costumes, one hand waving large bundles of incense, and the other holding lanterns.

Leading the team was an old man.

He was dressed gorgeously and had a tall figure; when they reached the doors of some merchants, people immediately stepped forward to burn incense, and the leading old man also pinched a magic formula, seemingly giving blessings.

Seeing the magic formula, he knew it was a Buddhist ritual.

Behind him, there was an even larger team.

Some held scripture banners, some held flower baskets, and behind them were gong and drum bands beating and hitting, and some people followed along the way setting off firecrackers.

And in the center of the team, there was always a dance troupe.

Inside were all children of seven or eight years old, wearing flower crowns, lotus skirts, and colorful shawls, holding flower pots and fans, dancing to the rhythm of the drums and music, their faces solemn and pious.

Further back were nine-grade incense candles, shrines, and a large group of believers holding Buddhist beads, chanting Buddhist scriptures, following closely.

The team arrived in front of the Jinzhou Hall.

Xie Xie Zhengyuan hurriedly asked people to take red envelopes and step forward to hand them out.

"Owner Xie, ten thousand blessings."

"Buddha bless, favorable weather, peace and safety."

The two obviously knew each other; after saying a word to each other, the band immediately stepped forward and circled the entrance of the Jinzhou Hall once.

Only then did the entire team continue forward.

After they left, Xie Xie Zhengyuan said: "This is the 'Fragrant Child Dance', also called Child Worships Robed Guanyin, originally to pray for favorable weather, but it is held during every season."

"Didn't something happen in Chongqing Prefecture? Among them were several children from Zoum Town. The Sun family of the Salt Gang in the city is the one who organized this ritual, helping to drive away evil and pray for blessings, and also helping those children perform rituals to soothe their wandering souls..."

"So that's how it is."

Li Yan shook his head slightly upon hearing this.

They participated in it, killed the evil person, and were more concerned about the changes in the martial world power structure caused by this matter.

But for the people of Chongqing Prefecture, those harmed children were the nightmare that couldn't be dispelled; he didn't know how much time it would take for the pain to disappear.

Recalling the living sacrifice he dreamed of last night, Li Yan felt an inexplicable anger rising in his heart, and killing intent rose in his eyes.

In this martial world, some people are indifferent to things that don't concern them.

But there is also no lack of those who carry sharp blades in their hearts, and if they see injustice, they must step in.

"Li Li Shaoxia..."

Sensing the killing intent, Xie Xie Zhengyuan was a bit vigilant.

"Sorry."

Li Yan hurriedly restrained his mood, cupped his hands and said: "We are new here, unfamiliar with the place, and there are some things I want to ask the owner for help with."

"Oh?" Xie Xie Zhengyuan stroked his long beard, full of suspicion, "Although witchcraft is thick in Sichuan, the literary culture has been prosperous for thousands of years, and the way of Confucianism has been spread, so the custom of human sacrifice is very rare."

"This Zoum Town and the vicinity of Chongqing Prefecture haven't heard of it."

"Perhaps it's some family secretly doing it; this old man can send people to inquire."

"As for treasure hunters, this old man really knows one, who often disguises himself as a peddler, wandering around Sichuan to collect treasures, and then sells them to my Jinzhou Chamber of Commerce; I can send someone to notify him."

"And that 'Li Tiesui'."

Speaking of this, a smile appeared on Xie Xie Zhengyuan's face, "This person has a good relationship with my Jinzhou Chamber of Commerce, and usually stays in the teahouse run by the hall with his disciples."

"These few days, he is fighting with another family; if you are interested, Li Li Shaoxia, you can follow this old man to the teahouse to listen to the story later."

Li Yan was also interested, "When I came, I heard that the other family is also a master of the Evaluation Sect, is it fighting for territory?"

"Hahaha..."

Xie Xie Zhengyuan laughed: "Wandering artists travel north and south, talking about human feelings and common affairs, talking about harmony and wealth, how can there be so many life-and-death conflicts."

"Calling it a fight, it's actually mutual support; the two of them are old friends, and both are advanced in age, making this commotion is to help the disciples show their faces and let them make a name for themselves."

"Oh, so it's hype."

Li Yan laughed upon hearing this.

The martial world conflicts he had come into contact with were mostly about competition for benefits, drawing blades, performing magic, and not showing mercy at all.

Almost forgot, ordinary martial world people play by another set of rules.

"Hype?"

Xie Xie Zhengyuan was curious: "What does this mean?"

Li Yan smiled: "It just means making the commotion big..."

Having said that, he recounted some hype techniques.

This thing was simply too common in his previous life.

However, when Xie Xie Zhengyuan heard it, he fell into deep thought, then clapped his hands and sighed, "Wonderful! Great! Pushing the waves and adding to the flames, creating fire out of nothing, it's somewhat similar to the Confucian prophecy techniques, fake can be true, true can also be fake..."

Having said that, he cupped his hands and said: "Thank you, Li Li Shaoxia, for teaching the method; this technique is worth ten thousand gold, and after this old man organizes it into a book, my Xie family will definitely have a generous reward."

He said the Xie family, obviously wanting this technique to become a family study.

Li Yan was a bit speechless, shook his head and said: "Owner is too polite, just chatting casually."

And Xie Xie Zhengyuan hurriedly took out a booklet, dipped his brush in ink, and recorded what he had just said one by one, finally frowning and thinking, expanding...

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After eating breakfast and resting for half an hour.

Xie Xie Zhengyuan sent someone to invite him; Li Yan asked, and seeing that others were not interested, he brought his hat and left the hall with Xie Xie Zhengyuan.

Creak~

After they left, a door slowly opened.

Long Yan'er walked out from inside.

Her situation on this journey was getting worse and worse, her natal Gu was damaged, her spirit was injured, not only did her cultivation begin to fall, but her body also became weak.

Moving slightly, she would pant and sweat.

Perhaps because she rested well last night, her complexion improved, but she was still pale, looking at the flying eaves and carved beams of the hall in a daze.

Sha Hearing Sha Lifei also happened to go out, and seeing this, hesitated for a moment, then stepped forward to ask: "Miss Long, are you okay?"

Long Yan'er glanced at him and lowered her head without speaking.

Sha Hearing Sha Lifei touched his big bald head, originally wanting to turn and leave, but felt it was inappropriate, so he comforted her: "I heard about your matter."

"Rest assured, the imperial army is advancing victoriously, the Yang family of Bozhou won't be able to jump for many days; when the time comes, I will beg Li Li Shaoxia Yan to go around and help you find your master to transcend him."

"Thank you."

Long Yan'er nodded slightly, "My master hid some herbs, all of which are heavenly treasures; I hid them in some places, and when the time comes, I will use them as a reward."

Sha Hearing Sha Lifei laughed, "Then what are you worried about? Even if we can't spare the time, we can find others to help."

Long Yan'er didn't pay attention, but looked at her own hands, lost in thought, "I lost my natal Gu, my spirit is damaged, and I'm afraid I can't use magic anymore; what's the difference between me and a piece of trash?"

Sha Hearing Sha Lifei's face turned black, "I don't know magic either; do you mean I'm also a piece of trash?"

Long Yan'er was stunned, hurriedly shaking her head, "I didn't mean that, I just don't know what to do if I can't use magic in the future..."

"There's plenty to do!"

Sha Hearing Sha Lifei stared, "In this world, how many sorcerers are there? Don't ordinary people live?"

"Do what you should do; life in the world, don't make things difficult for yourself."

Seeing him like this, Long Yan'er was inexplicably angry, sneering: "You are also a person who says one thing and means another, full of nonsense. Clearly you are unwilling, why pretend to be heartless?"

Sha Hearing Sha Lifei was stunned, "You can tell?"

Long Yan'er hummed: "In this team, anyone can tell; they are all accommodating you; when you fired wildly, Lu San and Wu Ba were protecting you on the side, making it impossible for them to perform."

Sha Hearing Sha Lifei fell silent upon hearing this.

Half a moment later, both sighed together.

"Trash is trash; life in the world, who isn't trash."

Sha Hearing Sha Lifei cursed, "I've also figured it out; everything is fate, and it's not up to me. Following Li Li Shaoxia Yan and the others, if I can't walk anymore in the future, I'll just find a place to fall back to my roots."

"If you should be happy, you should be happy; it's not easy to get to this place, it's a loss not to listen to music and drink tea."

Long Yan'er hesitated, "This..."

Sha Hearing Sha Lifei stared, "I'm trash, you're also a useless person; it's nothing to go out for a stroll, what are you afraid of?"

"Good!"

Long Yan'er's face was pale, but a smile appeared on her face.

The two suddenly seemed to have interest, changed their clothes, covered their faces with hats, greeted each other, and went out of the hall.

After they left, Lu San revealed his figure from the corner, and said to the room in a low voice: "Daoist, I'll follow them to avoid any accidents."

Having said that, he quickly left the hall.

Inside the room, Wang Wang Daoxuan sat at the desk, smiled slightly, and continued to flip through the book in his hand.

And on the street not far away, Li Yan followed Xie Xie Zhengyuan into a teahouse of considerable scale.

Slap!

Just as he entered the door, he heard the sound of the gavel.

"Guests, today we are talking about the Manifest Saint Erlang Zhenjun splitting the mountain to save his mother..."

(End of chapter)

"If you're a waste, then be a waste; in this life, who isn't a waste?"

Sha Hearing Sha Lifei scolded, "I've also figured it out; everything is fate, and nothing can be helped by oneself, so let it be. Following Brother Yan and the others, if I really can't walk anymore in the future, I'll find a place to return to my roots."

"If you should be happy, then be happy; it's not easy to get to this place, it would be a loss not to listen to music and drink tea. Are you going?"

Long Long Yaner hesitated, "This..."

Sha Hearing Sha Lifei glared, "I'm a waste, and you're a disabled person; going out for a stroll is nothing, what are you afraid of?"

"Okay!"

Long Long Yaner's face was pale, but a smile appeared on her face.

The two of them seemed to have suddenly become interested, changed their clothes, wore bamboo hats to cover their faces, greeted each other, and left the guild hall.

After they left, Lu San revealed his figure from the corner and said in a low voice toward the room, "Daoist, I'll follow them to avoid any accidents."

After saying this, he quickly left the guild hall.

Inside the room, Wang Wang Daoxuan sat at the desk, smiled slightly, and continued to flip through the book in his hand.

And on a street not far away, Li Yan followed Xie Zheng-yuan into a teahouse of considerable scale.

Bang!

Just as they entered, they heard the sound of the awakening wood clapping.

"Guests, what we are telling today is the story of the Manifested Saint Erlang Zhenjun splitting the mountain to save his mother..."

(End of chapter)