And said you're not a fairy

Chapter 123

And after such a commotion, everyone on the ship was alarmed.

Including the few guests who boarded the boat in advance, they all ran out to watch the excitement.

There are six people in total, four men and two women.

They are a group of three, a young scholar wearing a Confucian crown, a square scarf, and a long gown, a felt hat with a tuft of animal fur on the left and right sides of the hat, a knee-length jacket with lapels and small sleeves, striped pants, and tight boots with soft bottoms. They don't look like Dayong people in their clothes, with curly hair, reddish-yellow pupils, and dark skin.

The mother and daughter are both of the best looks.

The mother has good facial features and a beautiful appearance. Although she is wearing plain clothes, she can't hide her mature charm. Although she is not a rare beauty in the world, she is also a rare beautiful woman.

And that girl also has red lips, white teeth, fair skin, and two braids on her head. Although she is only six or seven years old, it can be seen from her delicate eyebrows that she is a beauty, and when she grows up, she will be a beautiful girl who looks like her mother.

"What happened, Boss?"

Among the three young scholars, one of them was wearing a gorgeous long gown, a bit noble, and his complexion was abnormally pale, as if he was drinking too much, and spoke in an aggressive tone. The scholar who wore a piece of carp white jade on his waist frowned and asked the boss of the boat.

"It's nothing, it's just a misunderstanding. We found mice and puppies on the boat. They turned out to be pet animals raised by the priest."

The boat boss Dafeng explained.

"There are rats on the boat. It's a hidden danger to the whole boat, right? What's going on on your boat? Not only are there women and children, but you also allow others to bring rats on board?"

The scholar glanced not far away at the mother and daughter who came out of the room holding hands, and then glanced at Chen Yuan who was holding a little yellow dog in his hands and followed by Xue Niang. He said with a displeased expression.

Chen Yuan was surprised to see him, it's okay for the scholar to dislike him, most people hate rats, it's reasonable.

But why are you dissatisfied with the mother and daughter who are on the boat?
However, after Chen Yuan thought for a moment, he thought of the reason, and knew why the scholar was dissatisfied with the mother and daughter getting on the boat.

Because in Dayong, except for special passenger ships, women are not allowed on board.

That is the so-called "female companions are not good for sailing".

In the eyes of ordinary people, women belong to yin and men belong to yang. When boats and water touch each other, they are already in an extremely yin place, and men are naturally needed to reconcile.

If women are allowed to board the boat again, it will inevitably lead to an imbalance of yin and yang, and the river god will not protect this boat.

It is bad luck to have them on board.

"I just don't know why the boss of the ship let this mother and daughter board the ship?"

Chen Yuan was somewhat puzzled.

It is an exception to allow a mother and daughter to board a cargo ship.

"That's right, I see the boss of the boat, why don't you drive all three of them off the boat at the next stop."

Another scholar who is also dressed in extraordinary clothes wears a piece of topaz carved from bamboo. Although his body is not as big as the waist of the scholar who spoke before, he agrees with the scholar who spoke before.

Looking at these two scholars, they have opinions on Chen Yuan and the mother and son taking a boat, but the boss of the boat does not follow the two scholars' wishes.

He said with a firm attitude: "This is my cargo ship. I can let whoever I want get on board. It's not up to the two gentlemen to worry about it. If the two young masters feel that my boat is not satisfactory, they can disembark at the next stop and change to a passenger ship with better conditions."

The words of the boss of the boat made the two scholars very angry.

"No reason!"

"Both of us are famous scholars."

"You actually offended both of us for a Taoist priest and a mother and daughter. Do you know who we are?"

"If this place is not too far away from Micang County, we must let the county magistrate arrest you and put you in jail, beat you hard, and imprison you for ten or eight years."

The two scholars said angrily.

But the boss of the boat was not afraid, and just looked fiercely at the two scholars.

Still next to the two scholars, the one who was wearing a white washed plain gown, no Confucian crown on his head, only a square scarf, no jade around his waist, and a somewhat sallow complexion, seeing that the atmosphere was not quite right, he quickly persuaded his two classmates and friends back to their room.

Then he ran out again and apologized to the boat boss, Chen Yuan, and the mother and daughter.

The mother and daughter seemed very cautious, and the girl's mother said she didn't mind.

Seeing that this scholar is so sensible, it also dispelled the anger towards the other two scholars in the heart of the boss of the boat.

But Chen Yuan, who was holding the little yellow dog in his hand, didn't take this matter to heart, but he admired the two talented scholars who just threatened the boss of the boat.

As far as he knew, in Dayongneng, he owned a cargo ship or a passenger ship on the river, and the owner of the ship was safe and sound when he went out alone to make a living.

It proves that the other party has a relationship in both black and white.

He also has some vigorous means, and even some martial arts skills.

If you make the boss of the boat anxious, he will throw you from the boat into the river. If you are lucky, it's fine if you don't drown.

If it is dead, no one will know.

The crew on the ship were all the bosses of the ship, so they had nowhere to reason.

There are some boat bosses who run boats on rivers. In addition to earning money by running boats, sometimes they are blinded by money and also engage in murder and robbery.

So don't look at the beautiful scenery of the rivers and rivers everywhere, but I don't know how many bones and dead souls are buried at the bottom of the river.

"Thank you just now, Lord Feng, for making the rescue."

After all three scholars left, Chen Yuan bowed his hands to the boat boss to thank him.

He also knew that the other party's name was Lord Feng from the name the crew had just given to the boss of the ship.

"Don't dare, dare not, put the word "salamander" in the name of the order, if the Taoist thinks highly of me, just call me by my name."

Hearing that Chen Yuan also called himself Lord Feng, just like the crew, Dalian, the boss of the ship, waved his hands repeatedly.

"And I don't think the Taoist priest is a mortal. Even if I don't show up, the Taoist priest should be able to solve this problem by himself."

The boss of the boat then said again.

However, Chen Yuan didn't take what the boss of the boat said seriously. If the boss of the boat didn't show up just now, and even stood by the two scholars, it would be really bad for him to stay on the boat.

I could only disembark at the next dock with the mother and daughter.

"Daoist, how do you raise this mouse? This one can be said to be top-grade. I wonder if you want to sell it?"

At this moment, Chen Yuan saw that dark-skinned old man in his [-]s who had not spoken just now, who didn't look like a Dayong man, walked in front of Chen Yuan.

That kind of gaze is like seeing a rare treasure.

"Oh, if you want to buy the mouse of Pindao, how much can you pay?"

Chen Yuan felt a little surprised and looked at this person.

The old man spoke with a very weird accent, neither like a Jiangnan person nor a Guanzhong person, but more like an accent from the northwest, which made Chen Yuan more sure that this old man might not be from Dayong.

"Ten pennies!"

The old man said a number.

But after he finished speaking, he felt that the price he gave was too little, so he immediately changed his words:

"No, no, ten guan is too little. If the Taoist priest is really willing to sell it, the old man is willing to pay a hundred guan for a mouse of this quality. Although the old man's offer is a little less, it is already the old man's entire net worth."

And the old man's words surprised the mother and daughter beside him, as well as the boss of the ship, the salamander, and several crew members.

They really didn't expect that a white mouse as big as a civet cat that they hadn't caught up with so many people just now was worth a hundred guan.

One hundred guan coins, converted into silver, is 100 taels of silver.

"The old man knows that one hundred coins is not enough, but this is already the old man's entire net worth. If the Taoist priest is really willing to sell it, the old man can exchange the gems on his body with the Taoist priest."

Then the old man said again.

It seemed that he was afraid that Chen Yuan would not sell it.

And the series of actions of the old man made Chen Yuan understand that in the eyes of the old man, Xue Niang is a priceless treasure.

In the eyes of those who really understand and love treasures, treasures are priceless.

Because of this, he will increase the price one after another.

And the old man in front of him who doesn't look like a Dayong man is very likely to be a person who understands "mouse".

While talking, the old man took off his jacket, opened the inside, took out a knife, and cut open the interlayer of the vest. Then he tore a bag sewn in the interlayer, and took out five red, green, and yellow gemstones of different shapes that were the size of a peach pit, emitting dazzling and charming light in the sun.

"In terms of money, the old man doesn't have that much with him. You can wait until Jianghuai City, and then find a way to raise money for the Taoist priest."

The old man handed all the gems in his hand to Chen Yuan.

It seems to indicate that as long as Chen Yuan agrees, this valuable treasure can belong to him immediately.

The boss of the ship, the giant salamander, and his crew, plus the mother and daughter beside them, all looked blankly.

They didn't expect the old man to dare to bring such a large sum of wealth with him!

Those five gemstones with colorful colors and different shapes rarely appear anywhere in Dayong.

Each one is worth a lot.

Although because of their small size, they can't reach the priceless point, but each one is worth 40 taels of silver.

"Did you hear that? I didn't expect you to be worth so much money. Why don't you just sell you?"

Hearing this, Chen Yuan leaned over and put the little yellow dog on the ground, glanced at Xue Niang who was hiding behind him and said with a smile.

Xue Niang is not worried that Chen Yuan will sell her, because she knows that Chen Yuan is not someone who is short of money.

Not to mention Chen Yuan herself, she can turn stones into gold, she can also hunt for treasures, and bring back treasures for Chen Yuan every day, accumulating over time, no less than the old man in front of her, using her money to buy herself.

But she still performed very cooperatively. Immediately, the front two mouse paws were flying in the air, the back paws were on the ground, and her body stood upright like a human being.

After her operation, it showed her extraordinaryness even more.

The captain of the ship, the giant salamander, his crew, and the mother and daughter, realized why the old man was willing to pay such a high price to buy this white mouse.

But the old man was even more delighted in his heart, feeling that he had made the right choice this time.

"Forget it, although your Excellency gave you a lot of money, but because this white mouse has been by Pindao's side for a long time, it is not only a pet animal raised by Pindao, but also a companion who accompanies him, so thank you for your kindness."

Under Xueniang's play, Chen Yuan rejected the old man with some amusement.

"Unfortunately, the old man just missed out on these "precious mice"."

Seeing that Chen Yuan rejected him as expected, the old man sighed.

But this was also within his expectation, if he bred such a top-grade "rat", he would definitely not sell it.

This is how the matter was revealed.

Because of the accident just now, Chen Yuan can be regarded as acquainted with the guests on the boat and the same boat as him.

The old man and the mother and daughter soon returned to their respective rooms.

And Chen Yuan stood at the bow of the boat looking at the scenery on both sides of the river, and felt a little tired after watching it for a long time.

Regardless of whether it was still strange, Xue Niang and the little yellow dog who were playing at the bow of the boat, Chen Yuan returned to his room and read the two newly acquired Taoism books.

Among them, "The Collection of Rootless True Treasures" is the practice method of Qingxia Taoist, the ancestor of Fuhu Temple in the past, plus the spells passed down by the three Fuhu Temples alone.

"The practice method in the book is not particularly profound. At least in my opinion, it is still a human practice method, and there is no way to compare it with the "Taiyi Jinhua Purpose" and "Fetal Breath Jue" that can achieve immortality."

After reading it, Chen Yuan secretly said in his heart.

"On the contrary, Fuhuguan's three unique spells have some merits."

Chen Yuan thought.

The three unique spells in "The Collection of Rootless True Treasures" are the Water Dividing Technique, the Substitution Technique, and the Move the Brush to Make Reality technique.

Among them, Chen Yuan has already practiced the water diversion technique.

Daoist Master Xuyun, the master of Fuhu Temple, used the substitute technique before, to deal with the tiger Yinban who had just broken the seal of the formation.

"Among Fuhuguan's several spells, the most powerful is this technique of turning the brush into reality. After it is completed, it can turn things into reality, but the difficulty of practicing the technique of turning the brush into reality is also the highest."

"According to the records in "The Collection of True Treasures Without Roots", the founder of Fuhu Temple used the water-dividing technique to break Yinban's water-control talent, and then used the brush-to-true technique to draw a golden-armored god and man, completely suppressing the other party."

The more Chen Yuan looked at it, the more he felt that this technique of turning a pen into a reality is very powerful.

This is a kind of spell similar to Daoism, origami, and Beans to Soldiers, but it is more comprehensive and has greater potential than origami and Beans to Soldiers.

"Unfortunately, to practice the art of walking and brushing into reality, you need to be proficient in painting."

Chen Yuan sighed.

The last time when the tiger Yinban broke the seal of the formation, although he had not recovered his strength due to years of suppression and did not display his talent of water control, Daoist Xuyun was still suppressed and beaten by the opponent.

If Daoist Xuyun had mastered the technique of making a brush come true, perhaps he would not be so embarrassed at that time.

"Going to Jianghuai City now, maybe we can find someone who is proficient in painting and study with him for a period of time."

Chen Yuan had a plan in mind.

(End of this chapter)