Where the wind chimes sound, there is a god

Chapter 19 Yuan Ze
It was a rare day today as the sun was rising, the red light dyed the mist hazy, and rainbows appeared from the depths of the forest fog. Chen Beimo continued to move forward with the bamboo basket on his back, heading towards the morning glow.

As we climbed up the mountains, the terrain became increasingly rugged and uneven, with ups and downs, making it extremely difficult to navigate.

At noon that day, after Chen Beimo passed through a dense and oppressive forest, the sky suddenly brightened and what appeared in front of him was no longer a mountain or field, but a valley, plain and swamp.

It is truly a place where butterflies and flowers love green mountains and clear waters, with peaks stacked one after another and trees stretching endlessly.

Birds are singing, herons are rejoicing, and wild ducks are playing in the water.

The whole mountain is covered with gorgeous white, and the cry of cranes is heard, reaching the blue sky.

This is the Taolong Lake mentioned in the feng shui map, which is the Crocodile Lake. In ancient times, crocodiles were called Taolong.

Chen Beimo had been traveling through the endless mountains for several days. Today, he finally walked out of the forest that blocked out the sun. He was in a good mood as he saw the light of day and clouds again.

There are many foxes, rabbits and deer drinking water by the shallow water of the swamp. The water grass in the swamp is lush and one or two wild ducks will fly away with flapping wings and quacking from time to time. There are long-billed red-crowned cranes with slender and graceful bodies foraging in the water. There are also egrets, sparrows and various birds wandering in the water grass.

He looked at the beautiful scenery and the terrain, but his expression did not look good.

Because the swamp is too wide, if you take a detour, you may have to take too many turns and get lost, so you can only cross it.

Behind the swamp is the Lingze Lake mentioned by Taoist Qinghua. It is very likely that there are ancient animals over a hundred years old in the lake.

Chen Beimo stared at the swamp waterway and found that there were many crocodiles lurking in the water, some were lazily basking in the sun, while others were concentrating on hunting.

The soil in the swamp is soft and one can easily fall into the mire if one is not careful. Even a martial arts master cannot cross it without leverage.

Thinking of this, he patted the bamboo basket and said, "Beichen Jun, it's your turn to be useful!"

Beichenjun lazily poked his head out of the bamboo basket and spit out words in confusion.

"hiss?"

What?
“This swamp is difficult to cross. I can feed you for a thousand days but only use you for a moment.

Use your magical power to grow bigger and carry me over."

Chen Beimo pointed at the wide expanse of water with one hand and pointed at it with the other.

"hiss?"

Beichen's brain was unable to react. He looked at Shuize, then at his own body, shook his head and stepped back.

"Be obedient, just this once."

Chen Beimo glanced at the side, smiled, and spoke kindly.

Although Beichen Jun was somewhat unhappy when he heard this, he still transformed himself into a giant python over twenty feet thick, as thick as a wellhead. The appearance of such a huge monster naturally alarmed the surrounding wild beasts, and they fled in all directions.

Chen Beimo looked at the huge Beichen Jun and couldn't help but stretched out his hand and shouted, "Get down, lie on the ground."

Beichen Jun obediently lowered his head and lay in front of him.

Then Chen Beimo jumped up and stood on the snake head as big as a millstone. He smiled and pointed forward, saying proudly:
"Beichen-kun! Let's go!"

"Hi~"

The dissatisfied Beichen Jun twisted his body with Chen Beimo on his head and rushed into the swamp with a ferocious look on his face, immediately stirring up the water area so that egrets flew and fish jumped. The crocodiles were frightened by the giant python and could only flee in panic, not daring to think of going up and doing a death roll.

The water was split by the giant python's body, and divided into triangular ripples that spread in all directions. The oppressive feeling from the giant python forced all living creatures in the water to crawl on the side, not daring to express the slightest dissatisfaction.

Chen Beimo was in a good mood standing on the python's head. This kind of power, as if he was riding a king and was invincible in the world, really made him feel comfortable. What mud, what crocodile, the dangers retreated one after another, nothing could stop them.

The breeze blew, ruffling his face and hair. The young man in tight clothes stood with his head held high on a giant python, looking at the thousand-foot-high lake waves and the vast water vapor, going straight into the most mysterious Lingze Lake in this mountain.

As soon as he entered the lake from the swamp, Chen Beimo could clearly feel the water Qi flowing in the lake, which was faintly connected to the Kanshui Qi in his body. Even Beichen Jun was obviously more energetic, twisting his body and swimming on the sparkling lake.

Chen Beimo looked down from a high altitude and found that the water in the lake was indigo blue but also had a faint black color, as if a sapphire crystal was embedded in this deep mountain valley.

As the saying goes, clear water is shallow, green water is deep, black water is deep, blue water is wide, and yellow water is fast.

It seems that this lake must be very deep, and the deeper the lake, the more currents there are. The surface of the water looks calm, but there may be undercurrents and whirlpools underwater, which is very dangerous.

Chen Beimo swam across the lake on the giant python and came to the lakeshore.

The lake water is clearly clear and green, and it is obvious to the naked eye that the next step in the shallow water may be the abyss.

There are many sands and white and yellow pebbles on the shore. Lingze Lake is a place with running water, with small rivers flowing out and mountain waterfalls flowing in. There is also a swamp and mud at the back to store water, which can keep it from drying up for hundreds of years.

Chen Beimo found the surroundings unusually quiet. Unlike the swamp where beasts gathered, it was rather dead silent.

He was delighted, as this situation was most likely due to the legendary overlord's aura intimidating the beasts from approaching.

Chen Beimo released his mind, connecting the surrounding snakes all the way to the lake, but there was no response.

This surprised him a little. How could there not be a single snake in such a large area? Could it be that one of the giant beasts here was a natural enemy of snakes?

Chen Beimo did not give up and once again used his mind to sink into the depths of the lake, urging it again and again. This was probably the only chance. Going east would be close to Feng State, going south would be close to the Miao Village, and going west would be the hinterland of Wu State.

Only this Lingze Lake has been closed and conservative for thousands of years and is suitable for the growth of snakes, making it the most likely place.

Just when he was about to give up, his mind was suddenly aroused and he received a response.

And the response was extremely clear, as if a person was asking, "Who...are you...who?"

Chen Beimo was overjoyed. He had never received such a clear response. He immediately walked to the lake, put his hands into the water, and the water energy in his body spread into the water. Suddenly, a wave about a foot high rolled up. Kan is the essence of water in the world, which can adjust the combination of all waters, that is, the ability to control water.

Affected by the true energy of Kanshui, a beast swam up from the bottom of the lake. Soon, a black shadow was seen approaching the shore in the water. Then the waves broke the water, and a giant python over ten feet long poked out of the water. It was a black-brown water python. The ferocious snake head looked at Chen Beimo for a moment and then turned around and turned into a woman's head, but the body below the neck was still a python body. It looked extremely strange and terrifying, just like the legendary beautiful snake!

This is a snake demon!
Unlike the big green snake in front of the master’s grave, which was just a snake spirit with a little sense of Qi, the water python in front of us is a real monster!

"Greetings...your Excellency!"

The snake demon with a human head and a snake body in front of him could actually speak human language and even bowed to him. "You can actually speak human language?"

Even though Chen Beimo had come into contact with many magical things, he was still somewhat shocked by the beautiful snake demon in front of him. This was his first real contact with a demon!
"I...I learned it from those 'people' in the south..." The beautiful snake spoke in a stuttering voice, obviously she had not yet completely mastered human language.

"Why do you call me sir?" Chen Beimo asked curiously. Ordinary little snakes would not dare to disobey his orders and it could be said that this body might have half-demon bloodline, but the snake demon in front of him was obviously quite powerful and was very respectful to him, which was too abnormal.

"I...you...don't...dare to be afraid..." The beautiful snake looked at the shrunken Beichen Jun, "He...is also afraid...of the sky..."

The beautiful snake finally made something clear after talking for a long time. Chen Beimo listened to it and thought that she was probably afraid of the aura on her body? The magic weapon? Or Beichen Jun?
He turned his head to look at Beichen Jun who was circling around the beautiful snake. The two snakes also looked at each other with the big snake looking at the small snake, and the small snake circling around the big snake, feeling very magical.

Seeing that he couldn't get anything useful out of asking, Chen Beimo asked, based on the purpose of this trip, "How many years have you been practicing?"

After all, the snake was as intelligent as an eight or nine-year-old child, so he couldn't do something as undignified as just grabbing its tail and looking at it.

The beautiful snake thought for a while before speaking: "I...year after year...year after year...

One year, one year…”

This beautiful snake girl actually repeated this for more than 130 times before she stopped. Don't ask her how she knew, because Chen Beimo was counting year by year.

So this beautiful snake has lived for more than a hundred years, which is more than enough for her. So he asked again: "Do you have any scales that have fallen off your body? Can you exchange them with me?"

In order to make it easier to understand, Chen Beimo tried to express his meaning in simple and straightforward words. The beautiful snake thought for a long time before saying, "Yes... yes... give it... to you, sir!

"

After she finished speaking, she turned her head 180 degrees and twisted it behind her head. Then her body slowly reacted and dived into the water, stirring up layers of waves.

After waiting for less than a quarter of an hour, he saw another giant python breaking out of the water, with its pink lips biting a huge snake-skinned dragon robe that was almost a meter wide and placed it at his feet.

Chen Beimo touched the wet dragon robe and breathed a sigh of relief. The purpose of this trip was finally achieved.

But it was not good to take other people's things for free, so he asked, "Is there anything you need my help with?"

"I... there are fruits... in the south... I want to... eat them... but... many people... don't... dare to go..."

The beautiful snake stammered out what she wanted. It was probably some kind of magical fruit from heaven and earth. And someone was guarding it?

Chen Beimo thought for a moment and said, "Lead the way for me and go check out the situation first."

"Okay... sir... okay... okay."

The beautiful snake seemed very excited, but didn't know how to praise him, so she just kept saying good things.

Chen Beimo was amused by her beautiful and innocent face, so he asked, "Are you famous?
"

“I…don’t know…” The snake girl shook her head, a little confused.

"Then I will give you a name. Now that you have awakened your intelligence, you are no longer an animal, but a wise person. From now on, you will be called Yuanze.

I wish you will make progress in practicing Qi and refining Qi in the future, and don’t forget your original intention of Lingze Lake. Don’t be an evil demon who kills indiscriminately, so that you can achieve the right result as soon as possible!
Yuan Ze, do you remember it?"

"Yuan...Ze...?"

She stuttered and said her name, and in that instant her fate changed. The destiny was manifested in her fortune and fortune, but neither the man nor the snake noticed it.

Chen Beimo nodded and said, "That's right, you will be called Yuanze from now on."

He also picked up a stick and wrote the words Yuan Ze on the ground, "Remember, this is your name."

"My...name..." The girl's face turned from confused to clear, as if she had suddenly come to her senses. Or perhaps it was fate that connected her luck and fate, her body and her name. For the first time, she blurted out the words clearly:
"Yuan Ze."

"That's right! Cultivate Yuanqi to become a spiritual being, and live in Lingze to nourish your body. You are Yuanze!" Chen Beimo agreed with a smile.

The snake girl, Yuan Ze, now had a smile on her face. This was the first time she smiled. In the past, the flesh and bones on her face attracted Qi to transform into a human appearance, but no one knew her emotions and her face looked like death.

Now, when she smiles, she is as charming as a hundred flowers, bright and beautiful. She has also had the feelings of a second person since then.

The first was the fear when seeing Chen Beimo.

Chen Beimo did not waste too much time. After putting away the dragon robe as white as jade and water, he followed her south to take a look at the so-called spiritual fruit of heaven and earth.

The legendary Medicinal Herbs such as the Hundred-Year-Old Red Fruit, the Thousand-Year-Old Ganoderma Lucidum, and the Tianshan Snow Lotus are famous throughout the world, and everyone desires them very much.

He just hoped that it was not a Miao village. If so, he would not dare to rush in rashly. Many people in the Miao area would raise poisonous insects and practice strange forbidden techniques. In the eyes of the people of Dajin, they were considered evil witches and lewd priests, and they would avoid them as much as possible.

Fortunately, as Yuan Ze walked along the way, he did not find any villages or other buildings. He only saw a few Feng people chatting and laughing at the entrance of a cave in the mountains beside a stream.

With Chen Beimo's current eyesight, he can see a person's facial features even from a hundred feet away. Yuan Ze, who is farther behind him, doesn't dare to approach, as if he is resisting something.

Only Beichen Jun followed him to the cave more than fifty feet away and observed secretly without any emotion.

You can tell from their attire that they are Feng people. Most of the people wear black and gray clothes, and some wear this color from head to toe, without any other colors. Because they believe in the emperor of heaven and the earth, and the land is their treasure, they often worship the gods of the land and the gods of the earth in various legends.

When he looked up, he saw a small tree growing on the cliff more than 20 feet to the right of the cave. The roots of the tree were rooted in the cracks of the rocks to absorb nutrients, and the trunk of the tree divided a small stream that came down from the mountain into two, flowing along the rocks.

The most important thing is that there are five wild peaches on the branch of the peach tree. Even though they are still green, one can still feel the amazing water and soil Qi contained in the peaches.

This is most likely a hundred-year-old magical peach tree. As for its specific name, Chen Beimo doesn't know, but it is undoubtedly a magical medicine from heaven and earth.

Moreover, the Feng people in the cave were stationed here to pick the fruits of this magical peach tree when it ripened.

It is difficult to estimate exactly how many people are in the cave, but judging from the frequency of entering and exiting the cave, there are at least ten people.

And from time to time, one or two women's screams could be heard. It seemed that these people were not good people.

Chen Beimo knew that there had been civil unrest in Feng for more than ten years. Several princes were fighting for the throne of the deceased emperor of Feng. Each of them proclaimed themselves king and fought against each other. When war broke out, the people suffered and blood flowed like a river. All kinds of demons, ghosts, and evil spirits would take the opportunity to cause chaos.

Just by looking at the mottled and chaotic auras of these people, one could tell that they had done many evil things. Especially when the dishevelled body of a woman was thrown far away and dumped in the wilderness, the Bishuihan sword on Chen Beimo's waist couldn't stand the loneliness.

(End of this chapter)