Liao Zhai's Refining God

Chapter 60 Worshiping God
"Hey!" The man with the scar glanced at Wang Lin who was already sitting on the bow, sneered complacently, and entered the cabin carelessly.The man with the scar patted the steel knife on his waist, and sat down facing the young scholar. The threat was obvious, but the scholar was not afraid, and looked at the man coldly. Seeing that it didn't work, the man with the scar turned pale with anger, I can't wait to be violent and teach this scholar a lesson.

And Wang Lin sat on the bow of the boat and took out a volume of scriptures, reading quietly against the still quite cold wind in the river.The old man was at the helm at the stern, and the awning boat went down the current, like a fish cruising on the Qingjiang River, which shows that the old man's rowing skills are still very high.The blue waves are slightly rippling, and the beautiful scenery on both sides of the strait slides across in an instant. This picture is extremely beautiful, which makes Wang Lin feel relaxed and happy.

Lunch is coarse grain pancakes. The boatman’s grandson set up a small iron pot on the bow, put an iron brazier, took out charcoal from the space under the seat in the creation cabin, lit it, boiled water, and served everyone a bowl , and took out a clay pot from the cabin, which contained pickled pickles, exuding a weird smell.

"A certain family is not used to your pickled food, just give me a bowl of boiling water." The man with the scar sniffed and cursed, and took out a piece of cooked beef wrapped in lotus leaves from the package on his back, served with Dine with boiling water.It was also Wang Lin's first time to go out, and she didn't prepare any food, so she ate coarse-grain pancakes with boiling water. She didn't want to eat weird-tasting pickles, but the coarse-grain pancakes were really tasteless, so she took a bite, but instantly felt a wonderful taste Spread the taste buds.

"Boatman, this pickle is well pickled and tastes really good!" Wang Lin couldn't help but praise.

"Haha, as long as the guest officer likes it, it's all pickled by my grandson, and the guest officers who come and go say it's good." Seeing Wang Lin's praise, old man Liu hurriedly said that he was also very satisfied with his grandson's craftsmanship.Previously, Wang Lin took the initiative to relieve the tension. Old man Liu was grateful to Wang Lin, and Wang Lin's easy-going personality was not as difficult to get along with as the few people on the boat, and his words were naturally kind.

The boat went down the current steadily, and old man Liu didn't need to paddle very hard, he only had to steer the helm.Gradually, everyone became sleepy and took a nap in the cabin. Wang Lin enjoyed the beautiful scenery all the way down, feeling relaxed and happy. When she got bored, she meditated cross-legged. Suction on the bow.Arriving at a bay at dusk, old man Liu drove the boat in and tied the boat to a protruding stone trough by a beach of the bay.

"You old man, why don't you continue sailing and waste time here." Scarface woke up, and was a little unhappy when he saw that the boat did not continue sailing.

"The guest officer doesn't know that the front will enter the mountainous area. The waterway has nine bends and eighteen bends. The waterway narrows, the current becomes faster, and it has to pass through rocks and hidden reefs. Because the waterway is narrowed, some beasts may hide on the cliffs and attack Passers-by on the boat, so sailing at night is extremely dangerous, we usually stop at this bay for one night, and then set off tomorrow morning." Old man Liu explained.

"I'm afraid, that beast dared to come and harass me, and I just happened to serve a certain family's food and drink." The man with the scar slapped the steel knife on his waist and said.Old man Liu didn't dare to answer, but couldn't stop smiling.

The man with the scar didn't make things difficult for the old man Liu any more, but deliberately accelerated a short distance on the boat as if showing off, jumped onto the rocky beach, turned a few times and hid behind the boulders.Immediately, old man Liu also took out wooden planks to set up, so that it was convenient for the people on the boat to go down.

Wang Lin walked out leisurely, and went to the beach for convenience. After returning to the boat, Old Man Liu's grandson had already prepared the silk line for fishing, and started fishing from the bow of the boat.Meanwhile a fire was lit in the bow for dinner.It seems that luck is not good today. I haven't been able to catch fish until dusk, so I can only make some coarse grain pancakes to eat.

"I'll replace you in the middle of the night, and you go to the warehouse to rest!" the scholar walked to Wang Lin with a cold face and said after eating.Obviously, it is hard to look down on a spineless scholar like Wang Lin.But it was Wang Lin who helped him get out of the siege earlier, so he felt sorry and took the initiative to replace Wang Lin and let Wang Lin sleep in the cabin.

"No, I'll just stay outside!" Wang Lin waved her hand.

"It's windy and frosty at night. Judging by your thin skin and tender flesh, you must come from a rich family. You have worked less and your health is poor. If you catch the wind and cold, I'm afraid this year's government examination will be delayed." The scholar continued with a cold face.

"Thank you very much!" Wang Lin didn't want to argue with this stubborn guy any more, so she went along with the flow.

"Guest officer, there is no need to do this. Tonight, my grandson and I will take turns keeping watch. You can all rest in the cabin." Old man Liu said after hearing the conversation between the two.

"Okay!" The scholar glanced at Wang Lin with a cold face, turned and left.

"Young master, don't blame him. He doesn't look bad, but he's a bit straight." When the scholar left, Old Man Liu leaned over to Wang Lin and said in a low voice.

"I know!" Wang Lin continued with a low laugh and said, "To be honest, I'm really not afraid of the cold. It's fine outside, but the smell of my feet inside the awning is too strong to bear."

"Hehe!" Hearing Wang Lin's witty words, Old Man Liu immediately laughed, and the two of them drew closer invisibly.After all, in this world, scholars are noble, and there are very few people who are as kind as Wang Lin.Moreover, the three traveling merchants in the cabin all untied their shoes, exposing the wrapping cloth, which smelled quite good.

Wang Lin didn't go to the cabin to rest, but sat on the bow, the night fell, the sky was full of stars, and the surroundings were abnormally quiet. Occasionally, the mournful cry of the night owl could be heard from the mountains and forests, which seemed extremely scary.

It was almost midnight, and the old man Liu respectfully brought out a god statue covered in red cloth from the cabin, and at the same time set up a small square table and an incense burner at the bow, placed the god statue on the table respectfully, knelt down and kowtowed three times Only then did he lift the red cloth, revealing a statue carved from black ebony.

Old man Liu waved to Wang Lin to signal Wang Lin to keep quiet, and then respectfully put three sticks of incense on the statue.Wang Lin knew that there were ghosts and gods in this world, so she didn't rush to use the Qi Watching Technique to watch, after all, she was afraid of breaking other people's taboos.But Wang Lin had a keen sense of smell. When Old Man Liu lit the incense, there was a scent of incense on the statue. Although the smell was extremely faint, Wang Lin still caught it.

But at the same time, an unexpected and weird phenomenon happened to the three sticks of incense. Two sticks of incense burned rapidly, burning at an extremely fast speed, and only a small portion was left to go out instantly, while the other stick of incense went out immediately.

"Two shorts and one long, two shorts and one long, why did this happen, why did this happen." Old man Liu's face changed drastically, and the corners of his mouth trembled, as if he had encountered something frightening.

Wang Lin frowned slightly, and didn't say much, but she was very puzzled.After all, this matter was quite strange, Wang Lin didn't know what kind of god Old Man Liu was worshiping.

(End of this chapter)