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Chen Qiusheng didn't care about his companions' mockery. He had seen the female ghost with his own eyes and believed in ghosts and gods. It was normal that others didn't believe in ghosts because they had never seen one.
Although it had been many years since that incident, the immortal's appearance had been deeply engraved in Chen Qiusheng's mind. However, Wang Changsheng had repeatedly denied that he had been to Family Chen Village. Chen Qiusheng also felt that he might have remembered wrongly. After all, he was less than ten years old at that time. It was normal for him to remember the immortal's appearance wrongly.
Although he might have remembered the immortal's appearance wrongly, Chen Qiusheng had always kept the Guanyin jade pendant that the immortal had left him. Even the bandits couldn't find it when they searched him.
As time passed, the sky became brighter and the fog on the river gradually dispersed. More than ten people waiting for the boat to cross the river came to the crossing.
Among them, there was a group of people who were very eye-catching.
There were seven men and two women. Six men were wearing the same green robes. Some were holding knives while others were carrying spears. One of the men was carrying a black wooden box. There were several small triangular yellow flags embroidered with the word "Yuan" on the box. It seemed to represent some kind of identity.
The remaining man was a large man in blue brocade clothes with a curly beard.
This man was tall and sturdy with thick palms. His eyes were looking around vigilantly.
In front of the bearded man, there were two young women. One of them was wearing a purple brocade robe. She had two small dimples on her beautiful face and looked very cute. Beside the purple-clothed girl was a yellow-clothed girl with delicate facial features. She looked even younger than the purple-clothed girl.
Listening to the two women, the girl in purple and the girl in yellow had a master-servant relationship. The two talked and laughed. From time to time, they would let out crisp and pleasant laughter. It was very eye-catching. Even Chen Qiusheng and the other three people couldn't help but steal a few glances.
From the nine people's positions and clothes, the seven men were obviously bodyguards. The two young women were protected by the seven men.
Suddenly, someone shouted, "Hey, the boat is coming, the boat is coming."
Hearing this, everyone's gazes turned to the surface of the river. Sure enough, they saw a small black dot on the vast surface of the river.
As time passed, the black dot became clearer and clearer. It was a huge ship that was fifty to sixty feet high and over twenty feet long.
There was an uproar in the crowd. Chen Qiusheng and the other three looked excited.
A quarter of an hour later, the ship docked beside the ferry.
The crowd gathered around them in a hubbub. Some people even asked loudly, "What's the matter?
"May I ask if the boatman has passed by Laizhou?"
"How much does one person cost? Where did you pass by on your way? "
"How much would it cost for two people to go to Chushui Prefecture?
"Everyone, please calm down and listen to me," a short and fat man in blue robes hurriedly said when he saw this situation.
Hearing this, everyone had no choice but to shut their mouths.
"Our ship will pass by Chushui Commandery, Baisha Commandery, Lai Commandery, Deng Commandery, and Min Commandery in Jiang Prefecture before finally docking at Heisha River in Min Commandery. It costs 20 taels per person in Jiang Prefecture, but it's a little more expensive in Lai Commandery, 50 taels per person in Laizhou, 80 taels per person in Deng Commandery, and 120 taels per person in Min Commandery. Renting a cabin to store the goods costs 20 taels per person. Of course, delicious food will be provided on board, so you don't have to worry about starving," the short and fat man said slowly.
"What? It costs fifty taels per person to go to Lai Prefecture? "
"Two months ago, I took a ship from Deng Prefecture. I also took your Fengyuan Trading Company's ship and it only cost fifty taels. Two months later, you raised the price by thirty taels. You're too black-hearted!"
"That's right. Why did you suddenly raise the price? Moreover, it's a few dozen taels."
Hearing the short and fat man's words, everyone immediately burst into an uproar and began to discuss. Listening to their words, the price of taking the ship had increased a lot.
Among the people who were dissatisfied with the price, there was Chen Qiusheng and the other three. The belongings they had brought with them had been stolen by the bandits. Although they had recovered some of them, the amount was not much. The journey from Jiangzhou to the capital was still very far. If they spent too much at once, the remaining money might not be enough to support them to reach the capital.
"Dear guests, listen to my explanation. It's not that our Fengyuan Trading Company wants to raise the price, but we have no choice! Recently, a group of pirates has appeared on the Bailong River. Several small boats have been attacked. In order to ensure the safety of the passengers, we had to send more guards. Naturally, the price has increased a little. To tell you the truth, at present, except for the ships of our Fengyuan Trading Company and a few other large companies, there are no other ships on the Bailong River. Of course, if you are free, you can wait for a few months. When the government eliminates the pirates, there may be small ships coming here. "Facing the criticism of everyone, the short and fat man was not annoyed and explained earnestly.
The short and fat man's words revealed a few pieces of information. First, there were pirates on the Bailong River. Second, now only the ships of large companies dared to carry passengers. Small ships had disappeared. Third, after the government eliminated the pirates, small ships may come out to carry passengers.
Hearing this, everyone looked at each other with different expressions.
Chen Qiusheng and the other three frowned when they heard this. They were hesitant, not knowing whether to board the ship or not.
"If no one boards the ship, then we will leave." The short and fat man saw that no one boarded the ship. After frowning, he said with some displeasure.
Hearing this, there was another commotion in the crowd.
"Wait, let's go." A pleasant woman's voice suddenly sounded.
Everyone looked at the source of the voice and found that it was a girl in purple clothes who spoke.
"Deng Province, nine people." The bearded man stepped forward and said to the short and fat man with a hoarse voice.
"Quickly lower the deck and let Escort Leader Liu of the Zhenyuan Escort Agency come up." The short and fat man ordered the sailors on the ship.
The sailors immediately put down two planks. One end of the planks leaned against the ship, and the other end extended to the ground.
"Wait, you know Liu? How do you know I'm from the Zhenyuan Escort Agency? " The bearded man's eyes flashed. He stopped the girl in purple clothes who walked forward and asked the short and fat man with an unfriendly face.
As soon as the bearded man finished speaking, two men in green clothes immediately stepped forward and stood in front of the girl in purple clothes. The other four men in green clothes had one hand on their weapons and looked at the short and fat man with a serious expression.
"Escort Leader Liu, please don't misunderstand. I'm not a bad person. Two years ago, when your Zhenyuan Escort Agency's Head Escort Leader Iron Back Wild Lion Song Gang celebrated his sixtieth birthday, I delivered a birthday gift for Head Escort Leader Song on behalf of my boss. At that time, Escort Leader Liu was in charge of receiving me. Escort Leader Liu even drank a few cups with me, so it's not strange that I recognized Escort Leader Liu. However, I didn't expect Escort Leader Liu to have forgotten about me after two years."
"What wine did you drink with me at that time?" The bearded man looked as if he was recalling something. After a moment, he asked again.
"Daughter's Red! At that time, Escort Leader Liu, you drank three full jars of Daughter's Red and almost made a fool of yourself at Head Escort Leader Song's birthday. It was Escort Leader Li who sent you back to your room. What? Did Escort Leader Liu forget about this matter? "
Hearing this, the bearded man's expression relaxed. He nodded and said, "That's true. There's no problem. Song Wu, Li Gao, you two go up first. Miss Zhao, follow behind."
When the two men in green clothes standing in front of the girl in purple clothes heard this, they quickly stepped onto the wooden planks and looked at the sailors with vigilance.
The girl in purple clothes and her servant girl also followed them.
Not long after, the girl in purple clothes and the others all boarded the ship.
With the girl in purple taking the lead, many people also boarded the ship. Wang Changsheng's group of five were among them.
After an hour, after confirming that no one had boarded, the ship set off.
Wang Changsheng was lying on the wooden bed in the cabin. He held a book in his hand and was reading it with great interest.
This book, "Carefree Record", was written by a cultivator who didn't like to cultivate and liked to wander around, "Carefree Record". The contents were also secrets and legends that he knew.
Wang Changsheng's group of five's destination was Min Province. They were still in Jiang Province and probably wouldn't reach Min Province for ten days to half a month. There wasn't much to see on the river, so Wang Changsheng felt a little bored and took out the book to read to relieve his boredom.
Needless to say, this Carefree Record was really a person who couldn't stay idle. Not only did he visit all of Great Song's one hundred and nine provinces, he even went to the Witch Tribe's territory.
"Carefree Record" only recorded a few words about the Witch Tribe. Most of it recorded some things in Great Song's Immortal World. Some things were personally experienced by Carefree Record, while others were just hearsay. However, all of them were strange and rarely heard. There were even some secrets that were never told to outsiders by the Immortal Cultivation Families. It wasn't clear whether they were true or false.
Wang Changsheng read with great interest. However, after a quarter of an hour, Wang Changsheng's expression became a little strange.
This "Carefree Record" actually recorded a secret about the Taiqing Palace. Hundreds of years ago, a disciple of the Taiqing Palace with the surname Chen killed several of his fellow disciples for unknown reasons. He stole his master's magic treasure and escaped without a trace.
After such a thing happened, the Taiqing Palace certainly wouldn't let this person go. They sent a large number of people to capture him. This disciple escaped all the way back to his family, a cultivation family with a Core Formation cultivator overseeing it.
The law enforcement disciples of the Taiqing Palace came to ask for this person. Not only did this family not hand over the murderer, but they also killed several law enforcement disciples of the Taiqing Palace. This way, this family poked a hornet's nest.
When the Taiqing Palace heard this news, they flew into a rage. They sent a large number of experts to raze this family to the ground. This family's members were also completely wiped out. It was said that only a few people escaped this calamity.
Because this matter caused too great of an impact, cultivator families with a longer history all recorded this matter. The Carefree Master accidentally heard this rumor and recorded it in a book.
"Surnamed Chen, a disciple of the Taiqing Palace who killed his fellow disciples," Wang Changsheng muttered to himself with a somewhat complicated expression.
Wang Changsheng thought for a moment, then touched the storage pouch at his waist. A palm-sized white command medallion appeared in his hand.
This was a command medallion from the Taiqing Palace. However, the place where the name was engraved was completely blurred. It seemed that someone had deliberately done this to conceal something.
Wang Changsheng obtained this command medallion from Family Chen Village. According to the old man, who was Chen Qiusheng's grandfather, their ancestor was also an immortal. He had left them a storage pouch, and the command medallion was inside this storage pouch.
In addition to the command medallion, the storage pouch left behind by Family Chen Village's ancestor also contained two Scarlet Flame Pearls and more than twenty mid-grade spirit stones. As for the Scarlet Flame Pearls, only the tool refiners of the Taiqing Palace could refine them.
After reading this rumor recorded by the Carefree Master, Wang Changsheng guessed that Family Chen Village's ancestor was most likely the disciple surnamed Chen who had killed his fellow disciples.
Otherwise, why would a cultivator with several thousand spirit stones hide in a barren mountain with thin spiritual energy and establish a Family Chen Village?
Only the pursuit of a colossus like the Taiqing Palace could force this person to hide in a barren mountain. He even erased the name on the command medallion for fear of being recognized and implicated.
The Carefree Record was rather vague. It only said that this disciple surnamed Chen had killed his fellow disciples. As for the motive, it didn't say anything.
However, Wang Changsheng guessed that such a shocking case should have been recorded in the sect. He planned to go to the Scripture Pavilion one day when he returned to the sect and look up the records.
He was somewhat curious. What was the reason for this person to ignore the sect's rules and kill several fellow disciples in a frenzy?
Logically speaking, after doing such a thing, this person should have immediately fled the Great Song. However, this person unexpectedly returned to his family. What was most inconceivable was that this family not only didn't hand this person over, but also killed the disciple of the Taiqing Palace who had come to capture this person. This thoroughly angered the Taiqing Palace and razed this family to the ground. The family members were also hunted down.
In order to avoid being hunted down by the Taiqing Palace, this person had no choice but to run to a barren mountain and live in seclusion.
However, even if Family Chen Village's ancestor was the target of the Taiqing Palace's pursuit, Wang Changsheng wouldn't report it to the sect. It wouldn't do him any good. Moreover, if he hadn't obtained the storage pouch left behind by Family Chen Village's ancestor, he might not have been able to enter the Taiqing Palace.
Strictly speaking, he was indebted to Family Chen Village's ancestor. Moreover, this person was already dead. Even if he reported it to the sect, it wouldn't be of any use. It might even bring him some trouble.
Thinking up to this point, Wang Changsheng opened the window and threw the command medallion in his hand into the river. There was no use keeping this command medallion, so it was better to throw it away as soon as possible.
Wang Changsheng took a deep breath and calmed his emotions. Then, he shifted his gaze back to the Carefree Record in his hand.
At this moment, a few knocks came from the door. "Bang! Bang!"
Wang Changsheng frowned and opened the door. He was surprised to find Chen Qiusheng and the other three standing outside the door.
The blue-clothed man and the green-clothed man's faces were somewhat pale. Especially the blue-clothed man, there wasn't a trace of blood on his face. His right hand was covering his mouth and nose.
"What's wrong with the two of them?" Wang Changsheng saw this and asked casually.
Chen Qiusheng heard this and smiled bitterly. He said, "Brother Wen Cai and Brother Wen Xuan are seasick. They're not feeling well. We want to go to the deck to get some fresh air. Brother Changsheng, do you want to come with us?"
"Then let's go!" Wang Changsheng heard this and thought for a moment before agreeing.
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