The Trick of Longevity, Paper-cutting Becomes a Spirit

Chapter 308 Quyang Town

Under night, a wind chariot flew north from high in the sky.

Starting from Jinyang City, we followed the official road to the north for more than [-] miles, and then we came to the northern edge of Hedong Road and entered the scope of Lone Wolf Ridge.

Lu Qian rode the windmill and passed over the mountains. His speed was naturally faster than walking along the ground.

Guo Tuan stood next to Lu Qian, calculated the distance, and suddenly said: "Mr., we are almost there, let's go up on the ground. It is best not to fly to Lone Wolf Ridge. That will not only attract the attention of others, but also attract the attention of others. Flying beasts in the mountains, that’s not good.”

"Ah."

Lu Qian responded, lowered his height, and lowered the wind chariot.

At this time, the sky was misty and not yet completely dark, so Lu Qian landed the wind chariot on a hillside.

Looking down from the hillside, you can see a flat road on the bottom of the valley between the two mountains, following the mountains and heading north.

Except for Guo Tuan and Zuo Qiuling, Lu Qian, the other paper bride, did not bring any of them and put them away.

After landing, Lu Qian took out seven galloping paper spirits and placed them on the ground.Seven people mounted their horses and rushed down the hillside.

Although the road down the hillside is an official road, it has already passed the flat valley bottom plain and has completely entered the mountain. The road is obviously not as wide and smooth as before.

However, at dusk, there were still pedestrians on the official road.

Oncoming was a convoy of more than ten mule carts, walking slowly on the official road.They were still on the road at this time, and they could not reach the villages or towns before dark under any circumstances.

However, looking at the faces of the drivers, there was no fear at all, as if they were accustomed to traveling at night.

Apparently, these are not ordinary people.

Their carts were loaded with goods, and they were covered with curtains so that no one could see what was inside.

The two groups of people met each other and only glanced at each other. No one said anything as they passed each other.

Before patting the horse, he turned around the foot of a mountain and a towering mountain suddenly appeared in front of everyone.

This mountain is taller and more majestic than any mountain Lu Qian has ever seen before.It stands face to face, sitting on the main road, like a heavenly gate, standing on the edge of the earth.At first glance, it feels like you have arrived at the end of the continent.

The road under your feet continues forward, extending to the foot of the mountain in front, and then zigzags, winding and climbing upwards.

Looking from a distance, I saw another convoy at the foot of the mountain, climbing up the mountain.

Seeing the second convoy, Lu Qian couldn't help but feel a little strange.

Logically speaking, this place has reached the border of Dali Kingdom. Outside is the desolate Wuqin Grassland, which should be sparsely populated.

However, not only is there a lot of people talking here, but the business travel team is busier than elsewhere, even so busy that they need to travel all night.

In Dali Country, even children know that they are not allowed to go out at night.

I’m afraid everyone in Dali Country doesn’t know what traveling at night means.

Lu Qian and others rode their horses and climbed up the mountain road, which was full of twists and turns. They didn't know how long they had been climbing. It was already completely dark.

At this moment, they had probably climbed to the mountainside, when suddenly, a huge, roaring sound of water came.

When I came to a corner again, I looked up and saw the source of the sound of water.

In the distance, on the top of the mountain, there is a huge waterfall hanging.

Even in the night, the white water on the waterfall is still faintly visible.

From a distance, it looks like a curtain of white cloth hanging from the sky.

Looking up along the waterfall, I saw a huge gate built near the top of the mountain.

The water of the waterfall is released from this sluice.

Lu Qian could hardly imagine how the people here built such a huge gate.

Guo Tuo stretched out his hand, pointed diagonally upward, and said: "The Fen River is cut off by a dangerous cliff here, forming a waterfall. The drop in the water here is so huge that it would have been difficult to sail a boat.

However, predecessors dug a canyon into the mountain wall, closed both ends of the canyon with gates, and built a ship lock.

When ships at both ends of the waterfall need to pass, they must first drive the ship into the gate and close the gate.Then water is released from the mountain, and through the rise of the water flow, the ship in the lock is floated up to a position flush with the top of the mountain. Then it drives forward and through the gate in front, you can enter the Fenshui River above the mountain top. Move on. "

Lu Qian naturally did not need Guo Tu to popularize the principle of ship locks.

However, in a place like this, huge manpower and material resources were expended to build such a ship lock. Lu Qian couldn't help but wonder why.

This ship lock was obviously built very long ago, and even Guo Tu didn't know when it was built.

But, after all these years, it's still going strong.

When Xiaofeng and others heard Guo Tuo's introduction, they couldn't help but take a breath and marvel.

Zuo Qiuling asked in disbelief: "You mean, boats in the river below the waterfall can rise to the top of the mountain after passing through the lock?"

Guo Tuo said: "It feels amazing, right? When I first came here, I was even more surprised than you. But... looking at our husband, we don't seem to be that shocked."

Following Guo Tui's words, everyone's eyes turned to Lu Qian.

Lu Qian was startled for a moment, then smiled and said, "It's a very grand project."

Of course, although this ship lock is magnificent, it is still a little behind the Three Gorges Dam in its previous life.

When Guo Tu heard Lu Qianyan's unintentional words, he let out a "cut" sound and said, "Let's go."

With that said, she took the lead and continued to move forward.

After walking for a while, everyone finally came to the end of the road and reached the top of the mountain.

On the top of the mountain, there is actually a large piece of flat land.

On the flat ground, there was a huge market town.

It is said to be a market town, but it is actually a city without walls.Its scale is no less than that of a county town.

There are no tall buildings in this market town, but the streets are neat and the houses are compact.In this night, the market town in front of us was completely shrouded in lights and very bright; from a distance, the streets were full of people, just like a city that never sleeps.

Unless you have seen it with your own eyes, who would have thought that there is such a "city" sitting on such a tall mountain top.

There is only one road leading to the city; on the road, there is an archway with the three characters "Quyang Town" written on it.

When I got closer, I saw clearly that there was a pair of couplets hanging on the pillars on both sides of the archway.

It is said to be a couplet, but in fact it is not fair. It is just two paragraphs of vernacular:
As soon as I entered Quyang Town, I ended my love in the world.

The meaning of these two sentences is very clear, even children can understand it.

But its deeper meaning is thought-provoking.

Turning around, I saw a towering mountain gorge at the end of the flat ground to the north of this market town.

If there are gorges, there will naturally be mountains.

Standing on the top of the mountain and looking to the north, you can see another high mountain rising straight into the sky.

Guo Shoun stretched out his hand and pointed far away, saying: "That one is the real Lone Wolf Ridge.

The place under your feet is just the gateway to Lone Wolf Ridge, Quyang Town. "

Zuo Qiuling asked doubtfully: "How can there be so many people in such a remote place?" Guo Tu smiled and said: "You don't know something about this. Quyang Town is not only the only way in and out of Lone Wolf Ridge, but also the The waterway can lead directly to Wuqin Grassland in the north.

Although Lone Wolf Ridge and the Wuqin Grassland outside it are two dangerous places, the products inside are extremely rich, and there are many things in them that we humans urgently need.

As long as the price is right, there will be no shortage of people who will dive deep into the trap to fight for wealth. "

Hearing Guo Tuo's words, Lu Qian nodded.

The scale of the buildings in Quyang Town is so large that probably half of them are inns and the like for people who venture into the mountains.

Lu Qian said: "Where did you agree to meet with the Gu family?"

Guo Tu said: "Come with me."

After saying that, Guo Tu took the lead and entered Quyang Town.

They walked forward along the streets of Quyang Town until they reached the end of the street.

At the end, there is a wide river, forming a natural boundary of Quyang Town.

Standing here and looking back, the end of the river is the lock gate on the mountain other than the ship lock they just saw when they were halfway up the mountain.

Looking forward, there is a rather large pier in the distance.

Compared to the size of the pier, the number of ships moored there is pitifully few.

Moreover, after entering Quyang Town, along the way, I discovered that many houses in the town had dark lights, and even many shops were closed.

It is obvious that the huge Quyang Town has declined a lot compared to before.

Guo Tu said: "This ship lock costs a lot of money every time it is used. It is rarely used now."

Lu Qian nodded, this was natural.

After saying this, Guo Tuan continued to walk along the street near the river. Not far away, he saw a restaurant with a large front on the roadside.

Qitianju.

The name of this restaurant is quite elegant.

Arriving at the door of Qitianju, Guo Tuo jumped off his horse and said, "Let's go in and wait for them while we eat."

Lu Qian and others naturally have no objections.

Everyone entered the restaurant, and there were only two sparse tables of guests in the lobby.

A waiter from the store came up to him with a smile and said: "How many guests do you want to be a top-notch guest or stay in the hotel?"

Guo Tu said: "If you can't live there, let us know. We will be given a room by the window on the second floor."

"Okay, some guests, please come upstairs."

As the waiter said, he led everyone upstairs.

This "Qitianju" has a total of two floors.After arriving upstairs, Lu Qian glanced around and saw that there were several private rooms full of people, which was completely different from the coldness downstairs.

However, there is still space in the private room by the window. Sitting here, you can see the river across the street from the window.

Normally, this would be just an ordinary restaurant.However, Lu Qian and the others knew very well how much effort it took them to climb this high mountain.

Lu Qian, who was sitting by the window, couldn't help but marvel at this.

There were several tables of guests on the second floor, with many eyes and ears. It was not convenient for them to talk, so they just ate and drank in silence while quietly waiting for the Gu family to arrive.

However, more than three hours passed, and until it was almost the end of Haishi, the Gu family still did not come.

At this time, the second floor was empty, and their table was the only one left.The food and wine on the table were already cold.

The waiter walked up the stairs and went straight to their private room. He looked a little unhappy and said: "Guests, it's almost midnight, and our store is about to close. You..."

Lu Qian frowned and said displeasedly: "Arrange three rooms for us."

After hearing this, the waiter immediately changed his face to a smile and said, "Okay. I'll take the guests to rest now, or do you want to sit here for a while? I'll make you a pot of hot tea..."

Lu Qian glanced at Guo Tuan, stood up and said, "The tea is brewed and will be sent to the guest room."

Guo Shoun frowned, with a look of displeasure on his face.It was obvious that she had never waited for anyone like this.

When everyone saw Lu Qian's actions, they stood up and prepared to leave.At this moment, Xiaofeng, who was standing opposite the window, suddenly said "Hey" and pointed out the window.

Lu Qian looked back and saw Fenshui on the other side of the street outside the window. On the half-dark and half-lit river, a building boat suddenly appeared.

This building ship has two floors, and is quite large. The ship is brightly lit, and there is a large apricot-yellow flag on the mast in front of the ship building.

However, there was no wind on the river at this moment, and the big flag was rolled up. Even though a lantern was hung on the top of the mast, the words on the flag were still not visible.

The waiter in the store had sharp eyes. He only glanced at it and said softly, "Hey," he said, "This is a big deal. Why are you here at this time?"

When Lu Qian heard this, he immediately understood the reason for the waiter's surprise.

This building boat seemed to have come directly from the bottom of the mountain!
In other words, in the middle of the night, he used the ship lock and drove directly from the Fenshui River in the valley at the foot of the mountain to the Fenshui River at the top of the mountain.

Moreover, there is no ship in front or behind this building ship.

Since it is quite expensive to open a ship lock once, most ships will choose to wait until several ships pass through the lock together, so that the cost can be shared.

However, this building ship was very willful, and he directly used the lock with just one ship.

The waiter in the shop was amazed and said: "They can get off the boat at the bottom of the mountain and ride horses or cars up the mountain, but they have to use the lock to drive the boat up the mountain. How luxurious it is. I have been here for ten years, and this is the first time I have seen this Such a rich man."

Lu Qian looked at Guo Tuan and asked, "Is it them?"

Guo Tuo shook his head and said: "It doesn't look like..."

The waiter smiled and said: "Sir, I don't know about the other side, but this ship is obviously from Hantan Mountain."

The first of the "Three Mountains", Hantan Mountain ranks second only to the "Two Buddhas" in the world!
How could they choose this time to come here.

The waiter in this shop can recognize the identity of the other person at a glance just by looking at the rolled up flag. He doesn't look like an ordinary person.

Lu Qian reached into his sleeve, took out a large silver ingot, and threw it directly to the waiter.

The waiter took the big silver, wiped it with his sleeve, smiled "hehe" and said: "A few of the guests are also preparing to enter Lone Wolf Ridge, right? Hey, these days, there are really not many people who are planning to enter the mountain. Not bad, all of them are respectable people."

Seeing that the "Yin Qian" offensive had achieved results, Lu Qian asked, "Oh? Who else is preparing to enter the mountain?"

The waiter smiled again and said: "Sir, you are so generous. Just throw it away and you will get a big silver ingot. Is it a full 50 taels?"

As he spoke, he stretched out a hand, extended five fingers to Lu Qian, and then turned them over again.

Seeing this, Lu Qian couldn't help frowning.

He was actually looked down upon by a waiter today.

When Guo Tuo saw that Lu Qian seemed unhappy, he quickly said, "My husband, please don't see anyone outside. This place is different from other places. That's the rule."

The waiter stretched out his thumb at Guo Tuan and praised: "This ghost fairy is still insightful and has seen the world."

After that, he said to Lu Qian: "Don't be surprised, my guest. You also know what kind of ghost place this is. Who would come here to work as an errand if it wasn't for money?"

(End of this chapter)