Chapter 709: Specific Data, Eye Contact

Wen Yan was completely confused after listening to this. He began to feel that simply placing He Bo in the roles of a good guy or a bad guy seemed a bit one-sided.

Come to think of it, it has been so many years, people will change, let alone this old guy who existed before the appearance of Heaven.

But rather than thinking that He Bo had simply changed a lot, Wen Yan was more inclined to believe that he might not be the same person before and after.

Sometimes it is difficult to see a person clearly by looking at his position or deeds. What is important is to look at his core motivations and tendencies.

The badge that the Lieyang Tribe had borrowed before was lent to Wen Yan. Wen Yan received protection and blessings from it several times. Later on, whenever he had time, he would read more about the deeds of his ancestors.

Among them was a big guy who had passed the imperial examination, served as an official, participated in the reform, participated in the restoration, and finally participated in the revolution. Basically, he had done everything he could.

Only looking at those things individually from a later perspective, they seem somewhat fragmented. But after understanding that the core motivation was to save the nation from extinction, I realized that this has never changed from the beginning to the end.

People cannot know the result after the fact. At that time, no one knew where the final outcome would be. They could only try little by little what they thought was right.

Wen Yan also felt that He Bo had undergone such a huge change and seemed a little schizophrenic. Either there was some core motive that he did not understand, or there might be more than one person named He Bo.

Wen Yan felt that this situation was caused purely by He Bo’s own change in personality, and it was a very low-probability event.

He followed Luo Shen and didn’t say anything.

He had some insight and could tell that Luo Shen was mostly talking to herself.

This wasn’t meant for him specifically; he was just a casual listener.

Of course, he is very relaxed now. Even if he has the characteristic of falling into a place like a domain, his sensation is just more obvious now.

The situation here is that anyone can fall in, the door is wide open.

However, this portal is ten thousand miles thick. If you want to step in, you have to cross this ten thousand miles honestly.

The same goes for Wen Yan. He went against the flow all the way, but he couldn’t fall even if he went less than ten thousand miles.

He took out his cell phone and quietly searched how long the Yellow River is now. The data he got was that the main stream is more than 5,400 kilometers long, which is indeed more than 10,000 miles.

But when he looked at the data, he couldn’t help but have an idea and a question.

If he remembered correctly, the Yellow River has undergone several major changes in course. Is it possible that after one of these changes, the total length of the main stream was less than 10,000 miles?

If it is less than ten thousand miles, does it mean that this huge portal can no longer be crossed?

Logically speaking, it is possible. He had seen before that the distance the coastline extends outward is measured in hundreds of miles.

Go back and ask, after all, this requires some precise data.

I didn’t know whether there was such accurate data before.

If we subtract the one or two hundred miles from the coastline, the part that exceeds ten thousand miles is only a few hundred miles. If the error is large, it will have a great impact on the result.

After making note of this, Wen Yan continued to follow Luo Shen forward.

Continuing to move forward, if it weren’t for Luo Shen leading the way, Wen Yan wouldn’t have been able to tell that this was also the Yellow River.

The water is clear, and the river is not as deep or wide as the tributaries behind it.

After walking for more than an hour, the boat stopped in the middle of the river. When looking forward, I could indeed see that the river continued, but the further back I went, the narrower and shallower the river became.

Luo Shen walked down from the lonely boat, stepped barefoot into the water, and the clear river water submerged her calves.

When she walked out of the water again, there was a red rope on her right ankle with a small bell tied to it. The bell made a clear and ethereal sound when she came out of the water.

There was only one sound, and then there was no more movement. When Luo Shen moved, the bell would move with her, but it seemed as if it was broken and could no longer make any sound.

Wen Yan rubbed his ears. He always felt that the ringing sound was still echoing in his ears, like tinnitus, and it did not dissipate for a long time.

“Let’s go back.”

“There’s nothing behind? Or is there no need to go on?”

“Yes, if you keep going forward, you may be led to the real source.

It’s better if no one knows about that place. I just remembered it.

If one day I forget about this, I hope you can remember how to recall it again.”

Wen Yan nodded, thinking that this old sister really treated him as a cloud backup.

They just met, how did he realize this?

Wen Yan didn’t say anything, but just made a note of this matter. Luo Shen specially ran so far, so this matter must be very important.

When we were going upstream, our speed was not particularly fast, but now that we are going downstream and accelerating, our speed is skyrocketing.

Wen Yan did not take the initiative to speak, but continued to stick his head out to observe and sense the water flow under the lonely boat, trying to learn this method of controlling water.

We returned safely, and found that the altar and the location had been set up by the river.

They gave enough face, the altars were all for welcoming gods, all the offerings were the freshest, and the incense and candles were all the best products that had been offered in front of the altar for more than three years.

When Luoshen was away, the people from the Three Mountains and Five Peaks and the Lieyang Tribe were not idle either.

The Taoist priest from Laoshan who was sent here before has been personally questioned by the representative of Laoshan, and several other organizations have also publicly questioned him.

The punishment has not been carried out yet, purely because it is carried out in front of Luo Shen, and this is also part of the explanation.

According to the old practice, if something in the river came ashore to cause trouble and was caught by disciples from the Three Mountains and Five Peaks sect, they would be killed on the spot and no one would be able to say anything. If anyone had anything to say, it would be the masters behind both sides who would come and sort it out.

Similarly, if a disciple from the Three Mountains and Five Peaks ran to the river to cause trouble and was caught and killed on the spot, they deserved it. If they were not killed, it meant that they were given enough face, and they had to give a satisfactory explanation.

After all, superficially speaking, for the big mountain bosses, there is a huge difference between me killing your people and me capturing your people but not killing them and leaving them to you to deal with.

Of course, this practice is at most an unspoken rule, and its implementation varies greatly in different periods.

For example, you cannot expect to receive the same treatment when Lao Zhu or Judy is around as when the rope is around.

At the altar by the river, Taoist Qingxuzi of Qingcheng stepped forward naturally and presided over the opening of the altar.

In addition to the fact that he is the head sect master and has the highest status here, he is also the most suitable person to deal with ghosts and gods.

The reason why he was able to grab this position was not because of this, but because he kept calling me the silent Taoist from Qingcheng, which made the head of Wudang very sick. He regretted more and more that he could not resist and handed him the ladder yesterday, allowing the old ghost Qingxuzi to use this as the main reason.

Now no one has any objections.

Qingxuzi is not very serious, but his professional level is not bad at all.

When performing the opening ritual, every move, every word and every sentence is performed effortlessly and smoothly, like an art.

Wisps of smoke swirled out, extending along the altar toward the river. As the ritual progressed, the lingering smoke merged with the mist above the river, as if it had turned into a long bridge, connecting the land and the river.

The goddess of Luo River walked barefoot, stepping on a long bridge covered with smoke, emerging from the mist in the river.

Wen Yan stood still, the water flowing under his feet, carrying him behind.

A distance of more than ten meters is the limit of Wen Yan’s control. It is because he is too heavy and it is too difficult to control.

His bone density was getting higher and higher. In addition, the density of muscles and various tissue structures were also rising. Although he looked lean, his weight was already over 200 pounds. Wen Yan remained calm, and after stepping ashore, he continued to walk forward with Luo Shen.

He was very happy in his heart. It was thanks to Luo Shen’s guidance that he was able to learn so quickly. This was the fastest time he had ever learned these things.

“Sister, I’ll go over first, and I’m representing Buyeo Mountain this time.

Sister, as you know, the situation in Fuyu Mountain is not very good. Several of the elders are old and in poor health.

So I took the initiative before and told them not to come, and I would represent Fuyu Mountain alone.

Don’t mind it, sister. I still have some status in Fuyu Mountain, so it’s not perfunctory.”

Luo Shen smiled, didn’t care, nodded, and let Wen Yan return to his seat first.

It was not until Wen Yan became the representative of Fuyu Mountain that Luo Shen walked over. She had a gentle temperament, but also the aura of a lady in a higher position.

She looked around and bowed first.

The others also stood up and saluted. After greeting each other, Luo Shen took the initiative to speak.

“Today, Qingcheng took the initiative to invite us. I guess the discussion has already been completed, right?

Then I’ll just say it straight. I just want to know what exactly happened.

Who are the others and what are they going to do next.

After I have told you everything, I will just let this matter go.”

“Lord Luo, I have already asked about this matter. That disciple was only studying in Mount Laoshan and will go down the mountain after that. He will be ordained as a free man.

He doesn’t know a lot, and he’s just following orders.”

“Ding……”

A clear bell sounded, not loud, but it seemed to ring in everyone’s ears.

The reverberating sound of the bells drowned out all other sounds in the field.

“I have given enough face to come here to discuss this matter on behalf of Ha Baek and myself.

If you can’t do it, just say it directly. There’s no need to beat around the bush with all this nonsense.

Just one sentence, okay?

No, I will do it myself and check it myself. There is no need for you to interfere.

This incident…”

Luoshen frowned slightly, her eyes were sharp, and when she said this, she looked around and glanced at Wen Yan who was pretending to be invisible and watching the show.

“For Wen Yan’s sake, we can let this Taoist’s sneaking into the Yellow River Water Palace go.”

Wen Yan blinked and thought to herself, No, sister, just forget it. I’m just here to watch the show. What does it have to do with me? Don’t give me face.

In fact, he also heard that Luo Shen’s request for this so-called explanation was actually just for convenience.

Now that we have caught the Taoist’s secret, we know that he is a Taoist priest who has been ordained as a Taoist and is from Laoshan, one of the Three Mountains and Five Peaks. It would be impossible to say that he has nothing to do with the Three Mountains and Five Peaks, no matter how hard you try.

At least this cannot be said of the water systems that are not part of the Three Mountains and Five Peaks and are not under any control.

Luo Shen just wanted a name, a legitimate permission after formal negotiations.

That means Luo Shen can investigate the matter herself.

With this name, many things will be much easier to handle.

In the distance, the head of Wudang had a solemn expression on his face. He stroked his beard, looked at Qingxuzi, and thought to himself.

Old Niubizi, let’s see what you are going to do now. Aren’t you capable? Don’t you want to be in the limelight? Now go ahead and be in the limelight.

Qingxuzi is in a bit of a dilemma, how can this be explained?
They had asked, and found that the people who came from Laoshan were all the mentors of the Taoist priest. The man from Laoshan went to ask in person, appealed to their emotions and reason, and naturally he was able to find out a lot of things.

Unfortunately, the Taoist only knew very little, and they were simply unable to answer the questions that Luo Shen wanted to know at this moment.

Luo Shen took Wen Yan upstream these days and gave them a few days, but they still couldn’t find out the truth.

Luo Shen gave enough face and had very low demands. She just wanted to know the whole story.

If they can’t do it, Luo Shen wants to check it herself. What’s the problem?
There is nothing wrong with it in terms of emotion and reason.

But the problem is that as long as they agree to this, it is equivalent to agreeing to Luoshen walking on the earth.

If we don’t respond, the current harmonious atmosphere will become stiff.

The current situation is already the best it has been in thousands of years, and no one wants to make the atmosphere awkward at this time.

Qingxuzi’s thoughts raced, and he looked at the Wudang leader, the two of them exchanged glances.

“See if you are still pretending, you old bull nose? You act as if everyone knows that Wen Yan is also your Qingcheng person now. How shameless.”

“Hey, it seems that this old guy also thinks that this matter should not be made too awkward, right?”

“As long as I have no shame, I can think of a way to officially register Wen Yan in our Wudang. The founder likes Wen Yan very much.” The head of Wudang frowned and glanced at Wen Yan.

“Hiss, this old guy is really a spectator. If he hadn’t pointed out Wen Yan, I would have almost ignored him.”

“Bah, I just took a look at Wen Yan. You old idiot, you’re showing off again, right?”

“The old man is right. I ignored it. Luo Shen has given me enough excuses. She took Wen Yan out for a few days before. They must have a good relationship.

Now Wen Yan represents Fuyu Mountain, I almost forgot.

It’s okay to let Luoshen investigate, but people from the three mountains and five peaks have to follow.

Hey, Luo Shen will definitely be happy to let Wen Yan follow.

This is both face and money.

Did Luo Shen think about all this a few days ago?”

Qingxuzi gave the Wudang headmaster another grateful look, ending the eye contact.

He sang a yes with a smile on his face and his tone was neither hurried nor slow.

“This matter happened so recently that we haven’t figured it out yet. It is only right that you are allowed to investigate it yourself.

However, I think you haven’t been out for a long time and you are not familiar with many things. It would be better to ask a disciple from all over the world to assist you.

It happens that you are quite familiar with Wen Yan, so why not go with Wen Yan?

What do you think, Your Excellency?

(End of this chapter)