Taiping Inn

The rolling river flows eastward, passing outside Jiangling City and rushing into the sea.

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The river is not as "irritable" as the long river. Most of the time, it is "approachable", so it is more prosperous and lively. It can sail three-story ships and small boats. Looking around, it is a scene of hundreds of boats competing for the current.

There is a rock standing upright on the bank of the river. It is more than ten feet high and faces the sky on three sides. It looks like a goshawk flapping its wings and about to fly, so it is named Goshawk Rock. Climbing to the top of the rock, you can see the rolling river, which is magnificent and magnificent. There is an iron lock across the river in the west, like a rainbow across the river, especially on a moonlit night, with a bright moon in the sky, the river surface sparkling, and the river sails dotted.

There is an imperial stele pavilion on the top of the reef. The front of the stone stele in the pavilion is engraved with three large characters "Cangyingji", which was written by Emperor Gaozong of the previous dynasty.

Every August 18th high tide, Cangyingji is the best viewing spot for the first-line tide. Tourists from all over the world gather here to watch the tide. There are scholars who travel with books and scholars, and there are knights who travel with swords. In peaceful years, there will be a navy review, and the Governor of Jingchu will personally sit here. The celebrities, wealthy businessmen and dignitaries in Jiangnan all come to watch the tide with their families, which is a grand event.

It was just the beginning of August, and there was still some time before the tide watching season, so Cangyingji was quite deserted. There was only a Taoist in purple standing on the cliff, looking down at his feet, the waves were crashing against the shore, and the waves were like anger. When he raised his head and looked into the distance, the river and the sky were one color, and there were sails everywhere, and the scenery was picturesque.

The Taoist suddenly counted with his fingers, and his face showed a worried look. He closed his eyes and concentrated for a moment, then opened his eyes and looked towards Jiangling, lost in thought and speechless.

After a moment, he took out a small boat from the brocade bag hanging from his waist. The boat was about eight centimeters long from head to tail, about two millets high, and the open part in the middle was the cabin, covered with bamboo awnings. There were small windows on the side, four on each side, a total of eight. When you open the window and look out, you can see the carved railings. When you close it, you can see "The mountain is high and the moon is small, the water is clear and the truth is revealed" engraved on the right, and "The breeze is gentle, the water is calm" engraved on the left, with stone blue.

The Taoist threw the boat into the river, and the boat swelled against the wind. When it fell into the water, it was no different from an ordinary boat, splashing countless water, like rolling up thousands of layers of white snow.

Then the Taoist jumped down from the Goshawk Rock, his sleeves fluttering, and landed on the bow of the boat.

There was no boatman on the boat, but it moved on its own and went down the river.

Someone on the boat on the river saw this scene and just wanted to go forward to take a closer look, but the boat had already broken through the waves and disappeared. Jiangling is known as the "crossroads of seven states", and there are countless ships traveling on the river. On this day, countless people saw the immortals sailing on the boat and passing by on the river.

The boat shot out like an arrow, and the Taoist stood on the bow, letting the mist stirred up hit his face, but it could not wet his Taoist robe at all. Only the purple sleeves fluttered, adding a touch of purple to the green river.

The Qinglian Sword Immortal once said: "The monkeys on both sides of the river kept crying, and the light boat had passed thousands of mountains." Although it was a bit exaggerated, it can also be seen that it was fast down the river.

In a blink of an eye, Jiangling City was already in sight.

The Taoist who kept calculating the secrets of heaven with "Ziwei Dou Shu" had a complicated mood and sighed slightly.

He raised his foot and stepped lightly on the bow.

The river surface within a hundred feet was as smooth as a mirror at this moment, without any ripples, and then it pressed down three feet, like a concave water bowl. At the same time, a wave rose under the boat, like a motionless auspicious cloud, lifting the boat up and making it stop on the top of the wave.

In the eyes of ordinary people, this is the real magical power of immortals.

Even many people in the world who have entered the third realm of the hall will be dumbfounded.

The Taoist stopped counting with his fingers, and shook his sleeves lightly, turning from standing to sitting cross-legged on the bow.

The head of the boat was slightly upturned, like a leaf, flying lightly, and then the whole boat left the wave and the river, floating into the sky.

The boat was getting higher and higher, from ten feet high to dozens of feet high, and then to a hundred feet high. The river under the feet had become a thick green line, and the entire Jiangling City was just like a square box.

The boat flew in the air and "drove" towards Jiangling City.

On the top of the city wall of Jiangling City, there were soldiers guarding the city who accidentally saw this wonder, especially when they saw the Taoist on the boat. The news spread immediately, and the whole city wall was immediately in an uproar. Countless soldiers rushed to the commanding heights of the city wall, staring hard, and really saw a Taoist as handsome as jade riding a boat in the air. When the boat passed high above the top of the city wall, these rough men who were used to shouting loudly did not dare to speak, but just looked up at the immortal's demeanor, not daring to say anything disrespectful. It is just like this: "I dare not speak loudly, for fear of disturbing the gods in heaven."

Jiangling City is an important town in the southeast, and it is prosperous. There are many three-story restaurants in the city, especially the third floor, which is mostly used by celebrities or powerful families. They often hold wine parties and poetry gatherings here. After drinking, they are bold and poetic. Looking out from the railing, they feel like they are looking down on the mountains.

Every three years in autumn, a provincial examination is held in the capital of each state. Because it is held in autumn, it is called "Autumn Examination" or "Autumn Examination". Those who pass the examination can change from a scholar to a juren and participate in the joint examination in the spring of the following year, which is also called "Spring Examination", "Spring Examination" or "Ministry of Rites Examination". Those who pass the examination are called "Gongshi" and are qualified to participate in the palace examination. After the palace examination, the first and third place winners are awarded the title of Jinshi, the second place winners are awarded the title of Jinshi, and the third place winners are awarded the title of Tongjinshi. There is an unwritten rule in the officialdom of the Wei Dynasty that "only Jinshi can enter the Hanlin Academy, and only Hanlin can enter the cabinet", so Zhou Tingchao said that he was only a Tongjinshi and never expected to be listed in the cabinet.

This year is the year of the Autumn Examination, and Jiangling City is also a state capital. The Autumn Examination has just ended, and when the results are announced, the sweet osmanthus is fragrant, so it is also called the osmanthus list.

After the results were announced, the governor presided over a Luming Banquet in a three-story restaurant as per convention, where a group of newly-appointed candidates sang the poem "Luming" and danced the Kuixing Dance.

The four great joys in life: meeting an old friend in a foreign land, a long drought and a rain, the wedding night, and being on the list of successful candidates.

At this time, if you are on the list of successful candidates, even if you fail to pass the Jinshi exam in the future, you will have the status of a gentry. The scholars could not hide their joy, and their wine and poetic nature flourished, just like the lotus flowers blooming together.

A famous young scholar was drunk and came to the corridor to blow the wind in a daze, and suddenly his eyes widened.

I saw the immortal riding a flying boat from east to west.

The originally drowsy scholar suddenly sobered up and called out to his friends.

The scholars in the building suddenly heard about the immortal and came to the corridor to watch. They all looked at each other in disbelief.

Could this Taoist priest who came on a flying boat be the legendary immortal? .

It was recorded in "Shiyi Ji" that Zulong liked immortal things. There were people from Wanqu who came on a snail boat. The boat was shaped like a snail and sank to the bottom of the sea, but the water did not penetrate it. It was called "Lunbo Boat". There were also people from Caiyun who came on a flying boat. The boat was not much different in shape, but it could fly for nine days, like a flying bird and white clouds. It was called "Feiyu Boat".

Could there really be a flying feather boat in this world?

In the Fenglei Sect mansion, Taoist priest Su suddenly stopped what he was doing, turned his head and looked to the east, with a trace of uneasiness in his eyes.

A moment later, a rich purple appeared at the end of the sky, coming from the east.

The rest of the people in the mansion also looked in the direction of Taoist priest Su.

In an instant, everyone was in a trance for a moment. It was unknown whether it was just a short moment or a long time. They just felt lonely, and the world was empty, leaving only a void.

The next moment, a small boat "went down the river" above the sea of ​​clouds in the sky.

The voice came before the person arrived: "The Tao is high and the dragons and tigers are in awe, and the virtue is heavy and the ghosts and gods admire it. It is a unique place in the south, and the first family in Wuzhou. The years are long on the Tianshi Peak, and the Zhenren Mansion is full of disasters and frost."

When the voice fell, the sky was filled with clouds and mist, and purple air rose, and the flying boat began to slowly fall.

The Taoist surnamed Su had a sullen face, trying his best to suppress this terrifying disorder of vitality.

Li Xuandu looked up at the purple figure standing at the bow.

He only saw the light flowing around the person, his face was hazy and unclear, and he was wearing a purple Taoist robe without wind. At this time, he stood alone at the bow, which made him look like he was about to ascend to heaven.

Li Xuandu couldn't help but smile bitterly.

What is the demeanor of an immortal? This is the demeanor of an immortal.

Looking at the world, the sky is high and the water is vast, and there are countless young people who come one after another, but no one is more immortal than him.