The Dao dies but I live on, the spiritual energy dries up but I remain evergreen

The man is a straightforward person.

It only took him about an incense stick of time to row the boat and he had finished all the housework.

He said his name was Niu Xiao and his father's name was Niu Da. Their family had been rowing boats for generations and they were very good at swimming.

When talking about things like gods and immortals, Niu Xiao's eyes always light up.

But when it comes to the Jianghu, he changes his face again.

Started complaining.

This Qulong River used to be very peaceful.

It was only after the Lingtian Dynasty split.

This river became the dividing line between the Litian Dynasty and the Chitian Dynasty.

Due to the complex mountain terrain, no troops were stationed on both sides.

Also because of the political power.

This is an area that is difficult for both sides to manage. After several years of development, I don’t know how many wanderers it has attracted.

It has become a famous gathering place for the underworld.

The word "jianghu" is often associated with loyalty.

But it also means chaos and violence.

Just saying.

The boat came to a winding bend.

Niu Xiao held the bamboo pole tightly with both hands, lowered his center of gravity, spread his feet, stepped on both sides of the bamboo raft, and controlled the direction of the bamboo raft by lowering the edge of the bamboo raft.

The bamboo raft crossed the river smoothly.

Niu Xiao looked very proud and threw a coquettish glance at Li Changxiao.

He seemed to be asking with his eyes.

My technique is pretty good.

Li Changxiao nodded, thinking that this boy really had something, but maybe because of his youthful vigor, he only cared about being handsome and ignored his stability.

Anyway, Li Changxiao was splashed with a lot of water.

Li Changxiao killed eight thousand cavalrymen without a drop of blood on his white clothes.

I took a boat ride today and got one spot of my clothes wet.

But he didn't care.

Suddenly, there seemed to be a white floating object in the river ahead.

Li Changxiao pointed with his finger, Niu Xiao looked over and frowned, feeling that it looked like someone else.

Niu Xiao didn't hesitate. He took the bamboo pole, hooked the man's clothes, and pulled it back with force.

The floating object slowly approached.

Unsurprisingly.

Really a person.

He was a scholar who had drowned. His abdomen was swollen, but he was not dead yet, which proved that he had not been in the water for long.

Li Changxiao and Niu Xiao, you look at me and I look at you.

No one was willing to sacrifice themselves and give the scholar artificial respiration, after all, they couldn't get over the psychological barrier.

But without artificial respiration, the scholar will surely die. We can't just leave him there and have another corpse floating on the river, right?

Li Changxiao took out fifty cents and pointed at the drowning scholar.

Niu Xiao's eyes lit up, he patted his chest, opened his mouth and pounced on him.

The process was smooth.

After coughing a few times, the scholar slowly woke up.

Li Changxiao poured a glass of wine, with good intentions to warm the other person up. However, after the scholar took it, he thought it was water and drank it in one gulp. The spiciness of the wine made him cough violently.

Li Changxiao smiled awkwardly and took back the wine gourd.

He has two wine gourds.

One is filled with peach blossom wine and is specially used to entertain guests.

One pretends to be drunk, drinks it himself, and occasionally uses it to entertain guests.

He gave the scholar peach blossom wine to drink. The wine was not very strong, but it still choked the scholar.

It took a while.

The scholar finally came back to his senses.

Li Changxiao and Niu Xiao breathed a sigh of relief.

at this time.

Unexpectedly, the scholar jumped into the river with a splash.

Niu Xiao was so anxious that he cursed loudly, "You are such a nasty bastard. You want to die, but I won't let you die today."

As he said this, he pinched his nose and jumped into the water. He grabbed the scholar with his strong arms, which were trained by years of wind and sun, and no matter how he struggled, it was of no use.

Finally, with the help of Li Changxiao, the scholar was finally put on the bamboo raft.

The scholar was determined to die and was determined to jump into the river no matter what.

The two men refused, so Li Changxiao held down his hands and Niu Xiao held down his legs.

The scholar was determined to die and struggled desperately. Li Changxiao saw that this was not going to work, so he unscrewed the cork of the wine gourd with one hand, asked Niu Xiao to pinch open the scholar's mouth, and stuffed the wine gourd into the scholar's mouth.

Gurgle a few times.

The scholar drank a lot of wine and became very drunk, and finally committed suicide.

He turned around and told about his grievances and experiences.

Niu Xiao continued to row the boat.

Just listening to the scholar's experience, he couldn't help but get angry.

"What a villain who does so many evil things!" He was so angry that he hit the surface of the river with his pole.

After the scholar finished telling his story, he was already in tears and said miserably that there was no point in living and it would be better for him to just die.

This time, Niu Xiao didn't stop him.

There is no way. This scholar's experience is so miserable that death might be more comforting.

After studying hard for more than 20 years and finally passing the imperial examination, the Lingtian Dynasty fell apart.

The place where he was located was included in the Li Tian Dynasty.

All the achievements of more than 20 years were wasted.

This is just the beginning.

Later, he encountered betrayal, deception, and frame-up...

The last straw that broke the camel's back.

It was his virtuous wife and children who, upon hearing that their mother was seriously ill, took a boat back to visit her at night, but unexpectedly they were captured by pirates!

He sought help from the government, but was rejected and was beaten with more than ten sticks.

In desperation, he sold his house and then his apartment and barely raised seventy taels of silver. He carried the money up the mountain to redeem his wife.

When I think of the bowl of hot soup my daughter-in-law brought me on those nights when I was studying hard.

When I think of how my daughter-in-law gets up early and works late every day to weave cloth to make a living, her hands, which have never been touched by women, are covered with calluses.

These good scholars all remember this, so he may not care about anything, but as a man's bottom line, he will not give in even a little.

However, after going up the mountain, his silver was robbed and the bandits kicked him into the river.

before he drowned and lost consciousness.

The laughter of those pirates could be heard in my ears.

People and money are empty.

awful!

Can…

This is troubled times.

Niu Xiao was silent.

I wonder what he is thinking about.

Li Changxiao touched his sword and was about to tell the scholar that he was a wanderer with some martial arts skills and might be able to help him go up the mountain.

But the words haven't been spoken yet.

Niu Xiao suddenly took action, used a pole to pull the water out of the water, and said angrily, "Damn it, this is outrageous, where are those water bandits? I set fire to his mountain!"

Hear the words.

Li Changxiao took back the words that had not yet been spoken.

I am quite curious about what Niu Xiao will do.

to be frank.

When they met for the first time, he actually had a good impression of this guy who talked nonsense all the time.

The scholar's eyes lit up, then dimmed immediately, "Forget it, you look so dressed that you don't know how to fight. How can you fight those pirates?"

"You'd better pretend you didn't hear it. If you make the pirates unhappy, you might not be able to continue your job as a passenger carrier."

The scholar said with a wry smile.

Niu Xiao paused when he heard this.