The Trick of Longevity, Paper-cutting Becomes a Spirit

Chapter 105 Dinghezhou

Maochang County is located in the west of Huliu County, southwest of Guannei Road.

From Maochang County to the southwest, more than 200 miles away, there is a big port named Dinghezhou.

Dinghezhou is the westernmost county of Huliu County and also the westernmost county of Guannei Road.Go west from Dinghezhou, and then enter the boundary of Longyou.

Two big rivers in Guannei Road, Huangshui River and Tao River, meet here to form a delta.

Dinghezhou is located on this delta, surrounded by water on three sides and land on one side.What's more, the terrain is flat, and it is stuck in the throat of the west to Longyou, becoming a hub where water and land meet.

Therefore, although Dinghezhou is not as large as Huliucheng, its prosperity is not only comparable, but even better.

At sunset, on the Taohe River in the east of the city, the last ferry boat was slowly approaching.

This ferry boat is not small, without a canopy, and horses can be carried on board.

There were not many people on this last boat, except for the boss, there were only four passengers and two horses.

Lu Qian and Zhao Xiaofeng are the second.

Their two horses, still carrying a lot of luggage, stood safely on the boat.

From the outside, these two horses are no different from ordinary horses, and ordinary people can hardly tell their abnormalities at all.

Lu Qian stood at the bow of the ship, looking into the distance.

The river is very wide, and on the opposite side is an isolated city rising from the ground, surrounded by the river on three sides, and on the left is a large alluvial plain full of crops.

On the right side is the place where the two rivers meet. The river is so wide that you can hardly see the opposite bank at a glance.

Under the setting sun, towering mountains can be vaguely seen farther away.

Xiaofeng stood behind Lu Qian, looking at the large plain on the left, in a daze.After a while, he said enviously, "The crops here grow so well, they are all good land, unlike ours, where we can only dig rocks on the ravines."

Lu Qian looked back at her and said with a smile, "Why, should we buy some land here?"

Xiaofeng's eyes lit up, and said, "Really?"

After that, her expression darkened again, she shook her head and said: "The land here must be very expensive, and we are not familiar with the place. I think, when Zhaojiatun is peaceful, let's go back to the village."

After hearing her say this, Lu Qian couldn't help but secretly sighed in his heart: "When I go back to Zhaojiatun, I don't know it will be the year of the monkey."

Thinking in his heart, Lu Qian stretched out his hand to grab her catkin, and pulled her to lean against him.

Xiaofeng's face turned red, and she quickly glanced to the side, only to see that one of the other two passengers was in a daze with her head down, and the other was enjoying the scenery in the distance, not paying attention to them, so she felt relieved.

However, being embraced by Lu Qian in public, her heart was still pounding.

Lu Qian and Xiaofeng only took a short rest in Wang's camp, then packed up their things, bid farewell to Wang Zirong and left.

They didn't go to Maochang County, but bypassed Maochang directly and headed southwest. After a full day of driving, they arrived outside Dinghezhou City at sunset, barely catching the last ferry.

The boat was in the middle of the river, 27 feet away from the front right, and an isolated island in the middle of the river appeared.

The island is extremely small, with only a tall willow tree growing on it.

This willow tree seems to be very old, probably hundreds of years old.

The hanging ribbons on the crown of the tree spread to the surroundings, almost covering the entire island.

Some of the newly sprouted willow branches hang down to the river.

The boss sitting at the stern suddenly shouted: "Brother at the bow, let your woman come in."

Xiaofeng was the only woman on this boat.

Lu Qian looked back and saw that the boss of the boat was fixing the rudder. Seeing him turning his head, he smiled at him and said, "Don't blame the guest, it's convenient."

There are many rules for sailing, and even more rules for women when sailing.

For example, a woman cannot stand on the bow of a boat.

It's just that Xiaofeng was already standing at the bow of the boat, why did he say a word to remind him now?

Although Lu Qian disapproved of their rules of sailing, he didn't have to go against the rules of others when he went out and did as he pleased.

Seeing this, Lu Qian nodded, pulled Xiaofeng into the cabin and sat down.

It was a flat-bottomed boat, and the cabin was shallow, no more than knee-high.

In just a short while, the boat has already approached the path in the river, and the distance has been shortened to more than ten feet away.

The captain of the boat fixed the rudder, took out a live chicken from a cage in the bilge, walked to the side of the boat, looked at the big willow tree, and said loudly:

"Master Liu, the boat is an expensive place to travel. Sooner or later, the bill will be settled. A live chicken, you can accept it with a smile—"

After shouting, the boat boss held the chicken in his left hand and a hatchet in his right, and chopped off the chicken's neck with one blow.

Blood spurted out, the chicken head fell into the river, a little blood floated on the surface of the river, and was swept away by the flowing river in a blink of an eye.

He is a boatman, but he is quite proficient in killing chickens. He obviously practiced every day.

Then, the boat boss threw the headless rooster far away and threw it towards Hexin Island.

The decapitated rooster landed on the surface of the river outside the island, flopped a few times, and then flopped onto the river beach outside the island, where it remained motionless, its body half submerged in the water.

Seeing this, the boss of the boat heaved a sigh of relief, and returned to the stern to steer the boat.

There was another passenger on the boat, dressed like a scholar, but in his early twenties, with a heavy burden on his back, and he looked like he was going on a long trip.

Seeing this scene, he was a little curious, and said with a sneer, "Boater, does this willow tree also eat meat?"

When the boat boss heard this, his expression changed immediately, and he hurriedly gave him a wink, telling him not to discuss this matter.

Seeing this, the scholar chuckled lightly, shook his head and said: "Weird powers and confusion, specially to fool fools. A good chicken, wouldn't it be good to eat it yourself?"

Lu Qian was a little surprised when he heard this.In this world, there are still people who don't believe in strange powers and chaotic gods?
Is this scholar stupid in reading?
Suddenly, a gust of river wind blows, blowing a piece of scale pattern on the river surface.

The huge willow tree in the distance, the willow branches sway with the wind, as if suddenly alive.

Lu Qian covered his eyes with mental power, glanced secretly, and his face couldn't help changing slightly.

This willow tree suddenly had a black demonic aura permeating it. The black aura danced along with the willow branches, baring its teeth and claws, gradually condensing into a ferocious face.

This thing is really a willow tree demon!

Although the boss of the boat couldn't see the black air emanating from the willow tree, he had rich experience, and when he saw this unprovoked strange wind, he knew that "Master Liu" was angry.

His complexion changed drastically, he stood up and took control of the boat, and shouted to the scholar in a panic: "Hurry up, kowtow and admit your mistake. Otherwise, don't say that your life is in danger, and we will also implicate the whole boat."

The scholar "sneered" again, completely ignoring what the boss of the boat said.

At this moment, the sun barely set on the top of the mountain, leaving only a smear of red light to illuminate the sunset.But the rest of the place was completely dark.

Seeing the scholar's attitude, the boss of the boat was both shocked and anxious.

It seemed that in his sailing career, this was the first time someone made a fuss, and he didn't know what to do for a while, so he had to prop up the pole, paddle vigorously, and speed up the boat.

However, the wind on the river became stronger and stronger, blowing a wave of spray and making a "squeaky" sound.

Lu Qian sat on the side of the boat and turned to look into the river.

I saw a dark thing under the water surface, coming from the willow tree, rushing towards the bottom of their boat.

　One more chapter later

　　
　
(End of this chapter)