amaotonovel Chapter 469: Blessings and Misfortunes Come in Their Own Ways, Gourds Enter the River
Chapter 469: Blessings and Misfortunes Come in Their Own Ways, Gourds Enter the River
Although this stronghold was destroyed, the Beggars' Gang was still rampant in the territory of Dayu, and it was a period of turbulence, making it almost impossible to curb it.
But at least Qingrao City should be peaceful for some time. Li Changxiao was about to go down the mountain when he suddenly smelled smoke. His spiritual sense swept over and he realized that there was a raging fire at the foot of the mountain.
It turned out that someone had set fire to the mountain. The fire spread upwards, raging like a tiger climbing a mountain, which made people extremely frightened.
Li Changxiao had a divine body, so he was not afraid of the raging fire and black smoke. He just walked along the mountain path and plunged into the fire. No matter how fierce the fire was, it could not stop him at all.
But Liu Qier didn't have such ability. He imitated Li Changxiao and walked slowly towards the fire, but was hit by the high temperature and heat. His face was burning, his skin peeled, and his hair turned yellow and twisted, most of it was burned.
Shocked, he stepped back repeatedly, "Master, Master! I'm still here! Wait for me, don't you want your disciple anymore?"
He shouted anxiously, but got no response, and finally cursed: "I'm going to fuck you, I'm going to fuck you! I brought you all the way, and this is how you repay me, right?"
He jumped up and down and cursed, completely forgetting that this result was his own fault.
The gap is so huge. Because of his extraordinary reputation, he thought he could rise with the wind, but he was trapped in the fire with nowhere to escape.
What made him even more angry was Bai Yi's indifference. He thought that the indifference along the way was a test, but only at this moment did he realize that it was real indifference.
Indifference without any emotion. It was not until this moment that he cruelly realized that the so-called apprenticeship and the so-called master and apprentice were nothing but illusions.
"Fuck your mother, fuck your mother, you are afraid that I will surpass you, so you want to kill me with fire, right? You want to kill me with fire, right?" Liu Qier shouted in the fire. The resentment burned thicker and more fiercely than the fire.
But he didn't know that his cleverness, insults, slander, and stubbornness along the way would have been considered annoying by anyone else and killed with a single sword. It was normal for him to die ten times.
Li Changxiao saw that although he had a bad character, was ungrateful and selfish, he had not killed anyone after all, so he did not have the intention to kill him.
Apart from that, his fate had nothing to do with him, so he let the fire burn. Even though he could put out the fire with just his own hands, he chose to leave alone.
There is nothing owed to each other.
Besides, there is still a way out. The secret passage in the mountaintop hall is particularly feasible. Whether Liu Qier lives or dies is entirely up to him.
He only makes a living by begging, and it seems that he only knows how to beg, begging for wealth, begging for food, begging for a way to survive, begging for help, and completely forgetting that others can choose not to give.
If he is given something, he thinks it is what he deserves and that God owes him. If the other party does not give him anything, he will curse.
His hatred towards Li Changxiao, in the final analysis, was the same, but this time, he was even more greedy and presumptuous. What he wanted was not money or food, but the opportunity to seek immortality and the way of Taoism, so he was even more cruel and angry.
The fire has reached the top of the mountain.
Liu Qier roared in the fire, questioning Bai Yi why he didn't accept him as his disciple.
Halfway up the mountain.
Li Changxiao suddenly stopped, bent down and searched, and took out one or two taels of silver from a corpse. He put it in the bag on his waist and slowly walked down the mountain path.
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The burning of Beggar Mountain attracted many people to stop and take a look.
The wildfire was raging, with black smoke dyeing the white clouds. It was visible from ten miles away. A few miles away from the foot of the mountain, passers-by were crowded around, all of whom had come out of Qingrao City to watch the excitement.
A man in white walked out from the firelight, blended into the crowd, looked back, and continued walking forward.
When they returned to Qingrao City, the city was still bustling as always. In restaurants and other places, people were all discussing the burning of Beggar Mountain. Setting fire to a mountain in Dayu Country was a serious crime punishable by death.
Moreover, the people are under the jurisdiction of the emperor, but the mountains and rivers are under the jurisdiction of the gods. If you set fire to the mountains, the first ones to be angered will be the gods.
It had just rained heavily, and now there was a fire. It would be unreasonable if it was not man-made.
Li Changxiao took a rest and planned to go to various governments to ask for some money.
When they arrived at the Jia Mansion, the head of the Jia family wanted to kneel down and kowtow, but the daughter of the Jia family looked at him with shy eyes. The heir of the family who had been lost and found had already told everyone in the mansion what had happened.
Moreover, they exaggerated and added fuel to the fire, describing the man in white as someone who was unique in heaven and on earth, whose sword skills were like those of a god, who could kill people as if they were drinking water and walking, and who was a chivalrous man who eliminated all evil and killed all demons.
He admired it to the extreme and insisted on practicing swordplay and drinking.
Such a great favor is certainly unforgettable, and even hundreds of taels of gold and silver would be difficult to repay. However, too much money would become a burden.
What was the use of the thousands of taels of silver for Li Changxiao? After thinking it over, he only took three taels of silver. As for the rest, he asked the Jia family to use the silver for charity.
The head of the Jia family slapped his head and decided to build several temples according to Li Changxiao's words, two temples for the Mother of the River, three temples for the God of the East, and several temples for the mountain gods, disciples, etc.
Hearing this, it was Li Changxiao's turn to be surprised. Could it be that a good deed was to build a temple? He told the head of the Jia family that he should not build a temple at all. The good deed he meant was to be better to the people.
If you are poor, you should take care of yourself; if you are rich, you should help the world. So, if the hardworking people have extra money, why not help out a little?
In this way, it can be considered as repaying my kindness.
After saying this, Li Changxiao left alone, leaving everyone in the Jia mansion alone to watch him go for a long time.
"Alas..." The head of the Jia family sighed softly, thinking what a carefree immortal wandering around the world.
The daughter of the Jia family put her hand on her chest, holding a handkerchief, and could not take her eyes away for a long time. I wonder what she was thinking.
Perhaps in the girl's heart, such a person is the partner of her fantasy. But after briefly shining into reality, he drifts away again.
It is better not to meet someone than to leave regrets behind.
Next, Li Changxiao visited the three families one by one, taking three taels of silver from each of them, and the rest was used for charity. The three families dared not disobey, both to repay the favor and out of fear.
After doing all this, Li Changxiao packed his clothes and luggage, stayed for a few more days, and then planned to leave.
The next place is the capital of Dayu State, Dayu City.
The young girl Xiaozhen wanted to be an emperor and hold power, but this was not easy. The ruler of a country might be a mortal, but the mountains and rivers in the country were not gods.
Even the mermaids probably wouldn't dare to act rashly. Moreover, the monarch of any country is tied to the lives of all the people and the fate of the country. If his life dies, the fate of the country will be destroyed. There are many things involved.
If the mermaids were not afraid of being exposed, they would kill one or two kings and leave without any worries. However, the mermaids who sneaked into Fuyao were extremely afraid of being exposed.
Even if he died, he dared not expose himself.
That being the case...
Li Changxiao walked to the center of Qingrao City, by a wide river. He had two gourds hanging from his left waist, both filled with wine. Some people said he could drink a lot, and some people said he drank all day long. One gourd was not enough, and he needed two gourds. Today, he took one of them and drank all the wine inside, leaving only an empty gourd.
Then he stuffed a creed into the gourd, screwed the lid on, and a hint of blue flashed in his eyes.
He threw the wine gourd containing the creed into the rushing river. Without even a splash, it was swept to the bottom of the river. The man in white on the river bank watched for a long time and then turned and left.
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