Two Worlds: I Became an Immortal

Chapter 160 The old beggar

"Old beggar, can you do it?"

In the old courtyard, a beggar looked at the old beggar beside him with suspicion in his eyes.

He had also heard about the announcement of the list today, but after learning that it was this old beggar who announced it, he began to feel suspicious.

He recognized the old beggar, as he had been begging here for years. He got to know him before, when he saw that the beggar was almost starving to death, and he gave him half a piece of bread.

After that, the two became familiar with each other after a few interactions.

Although they were familiar with each other, seeing the other party seeking death like this, the beggar next to him couldn't help but want to stay away from him.

He was just a beggar, wasn't he seeking death if he deceived the county magistrate?

If you can't find water tomorrow morning, you will be thrown into jail. Then who will care about the life or death of a beggar?

What's more, if he fails to do so after revealing the list, not only will it humiliate the county magistrate, it will also deceive the people here, and the people will not speak for him.

"Hehe, don't look down on a beggar like me."

The old beggar on the side took the big pie he had gotten and shared a few pieces with the other person, looking very emotional.

"Do you really think that if I don't show you my skills, you will think of me as a beggar? I told you back then that I am also a Taoist practitioner and have been studying magic for many years."

"Now, I have finally achieved something. I will show it to you tomorrow!"

The old beggar was full of confidence at this moment.

The reason why he has become what he is today is not because he is lazy and unwilling to find a way to make a living, but because he was obsessed with a Taoist law he saw in the past and studied it hard until now.

Over the years, I have naturally learned something.

For example, the art of finding water and viewing acupuncture points.

However, this ability has never been used before, but I think it can be used now.

Thinking of this, a smile appeared on the old beggar's face. After he succeeded tomorrow, he would take the silver he got and start looking for other people of the same path to ask them for advice on the way of cultivation and seek the way to become an immortal!
As for the beggar's identity, he naturally didn't want to use it anymore.
The young man standing by was startled when he saw the beggar in such a state, but after thinking about it, he stopped asking questions. After taking a few bites of the pancake, he walked silently to the corner of the wall with his deformed legs and leaned down.

If this old beggar can really solve the water problem, that would be fine. But if he can't, that would be a big trouble.

If the drought continues here, the people will have no harvest and beggars like them will have a hard time. When that time comes, they will have to leave here early.

However, it is not easy to go to other places to beg, because basically all the places where food can be obtained have been divided up.

If these beggars go to other places, they can easily be beaten to death if they are not careful.

Therefore, if they could continue to stay here, they would not want to leave.

The next day.

The old beggar hadn't woken up yet when he heard hurried footsteps, followed by a series of shouts.

"Wake up, old beggar, it's already morning!"

The bailiff who came knocked on the door and woke up the old beggar who was still sleeping, with a look of dissatisfaction on his face.

This old beggar is really arrogant and even needs them to urge him.

Normally, wouldn't the other party be ready and go looking for water when the time comes?

Are you trying to delay time by procrastinating like this?

The old beggar opened his eyes, rubbed them, and saw that the young man had already hidden in a corner not far away, as if he was afraid of being implicated.

Seeing this, the old beggar smiled and didn't care about anything. "Is the time coming? If so, then let's leave the city."

I have had enough sleep, and I also reviewed the Taoist methods I have yesterday, so I think I won't make any mistakes.

Upon hearing this, the bailiff nodded with a serious face, looked at the other party on the left and right, made a gesture of invitation, and then sent the other party away, heading towards the outside of Yingping Mansion.

At this moment, many people have gathered outside the mansion, waiting for this old beggar.

They had all heard that not only was the water in the mansion cut off, but the spring in the nearest mountain spring had also dried up.

If this continues, I'm afraid countless people will die of thirst in the future.

Therefore, many people prayed in their hearts, hoping that the old beggar could really find water, otherwise, their future days would be very difficult.

The county magistrate had been waiting for a long time. When he saw the old beggar appear, he felt inexplicably relieved and began to look forward to it. He hoped that the other party could find some water or solve the water shortage problem in this area.

As long as the other party can solve the problem, he will definitely offer the money with both hands.

"Beggar, where do I start looking for water? Or do you have the skills to solve the problem of lack of water for irrigation of the fields?"

The county magistrate came up and stared at the old beggar and asked.

The old beggar looked around after hearing this, then waved his hand, "Let these people disperse a little, so as not to delay my search for water."

As the old beggar spoke, he took out a book and opened it. Then he took some inexplicable steps and seemed to be muttering something.

You know what, at this moment the old beggar really looks like he has some form of character in him.

The county magistrate nodded slightly when he saw this. The yamen runners beside him immediately understood what was happening and immediately took people to drive the surrounding people away.

After the old beggar muttered for a while, he took out a strange object from his arms. Upon closer inspection, it seemed to be a compass.

Then, the old beggar walked on, his eyes fixed on the compass in his hand.

The needle in the compass began to spin wildly at this moment, and it slowly stopped after half a cup of tea, almost motionless.

The old beggar was delighted to see this, knowing that there was hope, and he stared at the compass as he walked.

After walking and stopping like this for half an hour, the patience of the people around them had been worn out.

Although the county magistrate standing by showed no emotion, he already wanted to go back. If the other party couldn't find the well water, he could ask someone to report to him. Maybe that would work.

At this time, the old beggar stood on a piece of land for a while, walked around a few steps, and finally returned to his original place.

"This is the place. Let's dig."

The old beggar put away the compass and said something to the county magistrate standing beside him.

The county magistrate was stunned when he heard this. He waved his hand to ask people to start digging, and then asked, "How deep do you need to dig?"

“Water can be seen within two meters.”

After hearing this, the old beggar seemed to do some calculation and then replied.

Hearing this, the county magistrate nodded slightly, looked at the people he had called over, and immediately signaled them to start digging a well with hoes. At this moment, Song Yunyuan in the crowd had a strange look on his face.

"There really is water. How did this old beggar do it?"

At this moment, Song Yunyuan no longer needed to use the previous method to explore for water. He only needed to sense the conditions of the local earth veins to know whether there was water here.

Just like what the old beggar said, if you dig about two meters down here you will find water.

Yesterday, when I saw this old beggar, he clearly had no spiritual energy. Today, when I saw him looking for water, I still didn't see any spiritual energy on him.

In this case, how could the other party find water? It's really strange.

Song Yunyuan was curious and planned to find the Taoist priest to find out the truth after the well was dug.

When the people nearby heard that there was water below, they became interested. Many of them came here with hoes, ready to move forward when the people in front were exhausted.

After watching for a while, the county magistrate saw that the progress was too slow and went back first. However, when he left, he also instructed that when they were almost done digging, he should call him out to take a look.

The people were not digging very fast, and they dug even slower later on.

When the sun gradually sets in the distance, the depth is still two meters.

When Song Yunyuan saw this scene, he stomped his feet slightly, shaking the soil a little.

In this way, the subsequent digging speed will definitely be much faster, and we won’t have to come again tomorrow.

Sure enough, the few people who had found it extremely difficult to start working just now, immediately felt their hands go soft when they swung their hoes the next moment, and handfuls of soil were dug out.

After noticing this, the people digging the well suddenly became excited and started digging downwards.

In a short while, two meters had been dug, and the soil around it began to become moist, as if water could be squeezed out of it.

"Go call the county magistrate! It looks like water is coming out of the well!"

When the yamen runners nearby saw that the soil was a little moist, they knew that the digging was almost done and they were about to find water.

After arranging someone to notify immediately, he stayed where he was, staring at the well in front of him.

After a cup of tea, the county magistrate hurried to the place, stretched his head and looked down into the well, but he couldn't see anything.

“Are we going to find water?”

The county magistrate swallowed and felt as if his throat was burning.

I just ran all the way here and didn't even have a sip of water, so naturally I feel very thirsty.

"Look, Magistrate, the soil is already like this. I guess there is water underneath!"

When the old beggar saw this, he immediately scooped up the water he had just dug up and said something.

At this point, the soil can already serve as evidence that there is water underneath.

The county magistrate was overjoyed when he saw this. He pinched the soil to feel its dampness and loudly ordered the people below to dig faster.

One well like this seems not enough. I'll have to ask this old weirdo to find a few more wells for water.

The old beggar's mouth curled up slightly when he saw this, knowing that all he had learned was not in vain.

"Hmm? No."

Song Yunyuan, who was far away, shattered the soil in the ground to make it easier for them to dig, then turned around and prepared to wait for the old beggar.

However, at this moment, Song Yunyuan clearly perceived that the water vein under his feet was instantly drained, and the well water that was supposed to overflow was gone.
After noticing this scene, Song Yunyuan's face suddenly turned cold.

Damn it, this guy is still attacking at this time? Is he not going to give them any water to drink?
Thinking of the fact that many wells in Yingping Prefecture had dried up recently, Song Yunyuan couldn't help but feel a little uneasy.

Is this a real plan to completely cut off all the water in this prefecture?
At this moment, the people digging the well in front had not noticed it yet. They just kept digging with their heads down. However, they soon felt something was wrong.

We've dug to this depth, so water should be coming out. Why is it that we've been digging for so long and still no water is coming out?
"Why is there no water coming out yet?"

The county magistrate standing by also felt that something was wrong at this time. He looked carefully at the bottom of the well and found that there was indeed no water.

"Keep digging."

After pondering for a moment, the county magistrate felt that it was still necessary to dig a little further. After all, the soil on this side was so moist that he should be able to dig it up.

After hearing this, the people in the well thought that they really needed water, so they started working hard.

But after they continued digging for half an incense stick of time, there was still no water underneath, and even the soil they dug out was not as moist as before.

Such an unusual scene made the old beggar not far away realize that something was wrong.

"come here."

The county magistrate saw this and immediately waved at the old beggar to come over. "This is already more than two feet deep, why is there no water?"

The old beggar was also stunned when he saw this. Before he could think much, he saw the county magistrate asked the people who were digging water below to come down, and then sent the old beggar down.

"If you can't dig out water, don't come out!"

He had just come here excitedly, only to see such a scene. The county magistrate in front of him was already extremely angry and was ready to leave the beggar down there and trap him for a few days.

As for whether the other party lives or dies, it depends on his own luck.

"He should know some magical skills, but I think that's all."

Song Yunyuan shook his head upon seeing this, and lost the desire to discuss something with the old beggar.

The next moment, Song Yunyuan pointed his finger, and a drop of wine fell to the bottom of the well without anyone noticing.

At this moment, the old beggar's eyes were dazed and his face was full of helplessness.

Seeing that the people above were about to leave, the old beggar became even more anxious. He quickly reached out to pull the soil below, but there was no water seeping out.

Just as the old beggar was getting a little flustered and muttering to himself that it was impossible, he suddenly saw a drop of water floating in front of him.

The next moment, the water drop was seen expanding rapidly. After just a moment, the huge water drop submerged half of the bottom of the well, and half of the old beggar's body was immersed in the well water.

The old beggar's eyes widened upon seeing this, and he looked around with horror on his face.

What happened just now? How did so much water suddenly come from?
The old beggar fiddled with the water in front of him, and the cool feeling passed through his palms, which immediately made him shudder. "Could it be that there are Taoist masters around?"

In the old beggar's opinion, the person with such means must be a Taoist master.

Thinking of this, the old beggar was suddenly delighted, and wanted to quickly go up and find the Taoist. Since the Taoist had already cast a spell, he must have discovered him. If he went out, perhaps he could meet the other party!
(End of this chapter)