If you don't give up, I'd like to be your adoptive father.

Chapter 188 Big Dog and the Old Taoist Priest

On the second day, at daybreak, Xiaoyu's graceful figure dancing with a sword appeared again on the roof of Xiaojingxuan in Hongxiufang.

"Master Shangzao, you're back!" Widow Huang held Ergouzi in her arms, hesitating with an unnatural expression.

"Aunt Huang? Hey, isn't it humiliating to call me 'Lord Shangzao'?" Xiaoyu said unhappily.

Her expression and tone were so natural that Widow Huang also became natural.

"Hey, you are indeed a top figure in the Qin Dynasty now. How can you be considered a shabby person? Everyone envies you!" Widow Huang said with a smile.

Xiao Yu only slowed down his movements a little, but did not stop, breathing evenly and speaking clearly, he said: "Do you know the identity of Gongsun Gong, who has lived in Hongxiufang for more than a month?

Do you know what title his bodyguard Lao Zou holds?"

"What are their titles?" Widow Huang asked curiously.

"Master Gongsun is only a fourth-level 'Bu Geng', but his bodyguard Elder Zou is an eighth-level 'Gong Cheng'!" Xiao Yu sighed.

Before, she did not have the title of "Shangzao", so no one cared about the titles of Gongsun Wujiu and others.

When the "Daqin Shangzao Yu Fengxian" was freshly produced and made its debut yesterday evening, the girls in Hongxiufang began to inquire about the situation of "Master Yihong" without her having to go and ask herself.

Well, because Gongsun Wujiu lives in Yihong Courtyard and has not shown any intention of leaving, everyone secretly gave him the nickname "Master Yihong" behind his back.

It's not surprising that Gongsun Wujiu didn't update until he was level 4.

Not to mention anything else, just the perseverance and courage it took to walk tens of thousands of miles from Xianyang to the Liusha River. If he had devoted all of his energy to the army, with the connections and background of the Gongsun family, he would have been able to fight for a high title.

It was completely beyond her expectation that Lao Zou was an eighth-level passenger.

In Xianyang City, "Gongcheng" also belonged to the upper class.

Xiaoyu estimated that if Gongsun Wujiu could get the title of "Gongcheng", he would never come to the Xisha region to live a lazy life.

No matter what difficulties and secrets Old Zou had, as a public servant, he could at least make Xiaoyu's "superior quality" depreciate significantly.

"Even Young Master Yihong has a fourth-class title. Do the hundreds of nobles who have recently crossed the sea to the west have higher titles?"

The expression on Widow Huang's face could not be described as disappointment, but there was indeed a sense of disillusionment that her beautiful life had been shattered.

She used to think that the title of Shangbang was very high-ranking and rare!

"Don't look down on Master Gongsun. He just sleeps with other women, but that doesn't mean he has no ability."

Xiaoyu was speechless. Even the neighbors nearby knew the name of "Master Yihong".

"I don't look down on him, I just think he's a bit unambitious. Forget it, we are just ordinary people in the Barbarian State, how can we be qualified to evaluate the nobles of the Upper State? I'm only talking about you.

You are considered a 'Great Qin Lord', why do you still live in Hongxiufang?" asked Widow Huang.

"I am young and have no relatives. If I don't live in Xiaojingxuan, do I have to go back to the deserted Wuthering Heights with high winds and rough waves?" Xiaoyu said.

Aunt Liu hopes that she will return to Wuthering Heights, and preferably stay there peacefully for ten years.

She didn't agree.

Even though the Purple Mansion could operate at full capacity for a long time after Lei Zhen, Li Xianzhi, Chi Jiuluo, and Lei Tianyang triggered the "Great Destruction of Dad" yesterday, she did not return to Wuthering Heights to "retreat".

She has only completed "one and a half steps" of her "three-step, sword-forging" plan: she can barely see the traces of some Gongcao gods and talisman envoys, and the pure Yang evil spirit can probably kill them.

The remaining "one and a half steps" still need to be slowly polished.

Let’s not talk about this for now.

"Sword-forging bones" requires a large amount of sword intent to regenerate the "sword spirit".

The spiritual power of the sword bone was dispersed into the blood by Doctor Min, becoming nourishment for the body and internal strength.

To recast the sword bone, new inspiration must be born, and she must create a sword inspiration that belongs entirely to her.

This process requires the comprehension of a great deal of sword intent, and once started, it cannot be abandoned halfway without reforging the sword bone (ps).

If one wants to comprehend a large amount of sword intent, there is no doubt that activating "Great Destruction of Dad" is the best way.

In Wuthering Heights, not only did she not find a "godfather", she became someone else's godmother and grandmother instead.

Widow Huang sighed, “That being said, you still have to live in Tianmen Town for ten years.

After he reaches adulthood and has mastered his magical powers, he will leave Xishu and take up a post in the Dongsha Protectorate.

You are still young now, wait till you grow up."

In fact, according to her idea, no matter how old one is, one must leave Hongxiufang as soon as possible.

Xiao Yu smiled and said, "You also said that when I come of age, I will leave the Xisha Region.

In the strange East, who would recognize me?

In other words, even if someone recognizes me, what difference does it make whether I stay in Hongxiufang for half a year or several years? "

Ten years later, she felt that she must have reached the level of a human immortal and had the ability to kill a true immortal.

She can kill immortals at will, so who dares not respectfully call her "Auntie"?
Widow Huang was stunned for a moment, and said with emotion: "It's rare that you have such an open mind at such a young age."

——What does it have to do with broad-mindedness? It’s purely for the purpose of “worshiping daddy”.

Xiao Yu sheathed his sword, wiped the sweat off his face with the towel at his waist, and asked in confusion, "There are so few people in the back alley today! I've been talking to you for quite a while, but no one came around to ask questions.

I thought that after more than a month and after so many things happened, everyone would come over as soon as I showed up!"

Widow Huang rolled her eyes at her and whispered, "How dare anyone ask about your affairs at the government gate?
If there hadn't been a notice posted at the gate of the yamen yesterday, saying that you had become the follower of Lord Dongfang Shuo and had been registered in the Daqin household register, and had been awarded the title of Second Class Shangzao, I wouldn't have dared to come over and say hello when I saw you dancing with a sword on the roof this morning."

This is considered as "three rules", and the most direct benefit it has brought to Xiaoyu so far is that it has removed the label of "the plague god is alive, no one is allowed to enter" on her. On the day of the bet on God's will, ordinary people such as Widow Huang and Aunt Zhang had limited knowledge and did not understand the meaning of "betting on God's will", and dared to surround Xiaoyu and ask her questions.

After a few days, they gradually heard some things from other people. They realized how serious the incident was and began to get scared.

But once the government office posted the notice, directly indicating the imperial envoy's appreciation and closeness to her, at least ordinary people began to change their minds and attitudes: even Lord Dongfang did not avoid Xiao Fengxian like the snakes and scorpions, which meant that those rumors that "Yu Fengxian is unlucky" and "getting too close to Yu Fengxian will be unlucky" were all nonsense. God's will was on Xiao Fengxian, and the Emperor of Heaven was protecting Xiao Fengxian!
All we can say is that the golden signboard of "China's Greatest Nation" has too high a reputation in the Xisha region.

In a society where ordinary people all hope to be reborn as Chinese citizens in their next life, the influence of Dongfang Shuo's attitude is too great.

Not only the Widow Huang at this time, but also the girls from Hongxiufang, the aunts and daughters, now only have awe for Xiaoyu, and do not avoid the "ominous evil creature" out of fear.

"Since everyone has seen the notice at the gate of the yamen, where are Aunt Zhang, Uncle Li and the others?" Xiao Yu asked.

"Today, Blacksmith Zhai's family is holding a funeral. As early as five o'clock in the morning, everyone went to help." Widow Huang sighed.

If it is summer, it will be daybreak at 5 a.m.

Now that it is autumn, it gets dark quickly and gets light late. When everyone gets up at five o'clock in the morning, the sky is still dark, but Xiaoyu is unable to get up early.

"Is it Brother Zhai's house at the intersection?" Xiao Yu asked in surprise, "There are only two people in his family. Is Blacksmith Zhai dead?"

"It's not Zhai the blacksmith, it's his son, Zhai Dagouzi."

Speaking of "Big Dog", Widow Huang hugged Second Dog even tighter in her arms.

"Big Gouzi was fishing in the river. The weather turned cold and the water was too cold. His legs cramped and he drowned."

After a pause, her eyes flickered again, and she lowered her voice and said, "Some people also say that Big Dog encountered a water ghost, and the water ghost found a substitute, dragged Big Dog to the bottom of the water, so that he could be reincarnated."

Xiao Yu frowned and asked, "Where is the big dog slacking off?"

"It's on Xiaoliang River, near Sunjia Bridge." said Widow Huang.

The main water bodies in Western Sichuan are two large rivers: the Hualong River in the north and the Heilong River in the south.

Similar to the Yangtze River Basin in China, the Heilong River has many tributaries, and Lianghe River is one of them.

After entering Tianmen Town, Lianghe River splits into two, one is Qingshui River and the other is Xiaoliang River.

Zhai Dagouzi lives in Jiangyou Lane, which makes it very convenient for him to go to Xiaolianghe, Qingshuihe and Lianghe.

Sunjiaqiao is the bridge closest to the city wall.

After crossing this bridge and walking north along the river, you will reach the outskirts of the city.

It’s a long way from Sunjiaqiao to Soy Sauce Lane.

"Why did the big dog run so far?" Xiaoyu asked.

Widow Huang sighed, "He ran so far, wasn't it just to avoid his father?

The boy loves swimming very much and spends almost every day in the river in the summer.

Even when it rained heavily, the Liang River was flooded, the Xiaoliang River was turbulent and more violent than a galloping horse, and the pleasure boats on the Qingshui River were all stopped. When people saw how fast the water was flowing, they were too scared to cross the bridge, but the boy was still laughing and fighting the waves in the middle of the river! "

"It seems that the big dog is very good at swimming!" Xiaoyu said.

He was such a good swimmer, but he drowned in the autumn when the river was calm. Could it be that he was a water ghost looking for a substitute?
"Hey, Uncle Li said it well, those who drowned were all good swimmers. But Da Gouzi is indeed a good swimmer, so everyone suspects that there is a dead ghost looking for a substitute. Last night many people were burning paper money at Sunjiaqiao!" said Widow Huang.

Xiao Yu asked curiously, "Who are you burning paper money for?"

Widow Huang said: "Now that Da Gouzi is dead, if he wants to reincarnate in the underworld, he must find a replacement.

Everyone knows that he is a good swimmer and can swim in the river.

If he wants to find a substitute, even the adults can't handle it, let alone the children.

Those who burned paper money for him were all families nearby whose children went to the river to fish and catch shrimps.

The big dog is dead, they are so scared! They can only burn paper money and pray that the big dog will spare their baby. "

Xiaoyu was speechless.

"If it's a dead ghost looking for a replacement, it means people often drown near Sunjiaqiao. Didn't anyone burn paper or exorcise the evil spirit before?"

Widow Huang shook her head and said, "What's the point of exorcising evil spirits? Many children swimming in the Xiaoliang River and Liang River drown every year.

The Qingshui River across the river is calm and peaceful, with many pleasure boats and few drownings.

But no matter which river it is, as long as someone drowns, people will say that the water ghost is looking for a substitute, and some people will burn paper money.

But the others are not as fierce as Da Gouzi, he is so good at swimming that he is known as the 'Wutou General' of Xiaoliang River!"

After breakfast, he checked Ziying's practice of the "Little Yellow Flower Sword" over the past month. Around ten o'clock in the morning, Xiaoyu jumped over the wall.

She first went to the Cui Family Paper Shop and bought a pair of paper horses, a paper wife, and a basket of paper ingots.
The clerk from Cui's paper-making shop followed her, carrying a large pile of things in his hands and on his shoulders, and came to the outside of Zhai's blacksmith shop.

Before he even reached the door of the shop, he saw Zhai the blacksmith chasing the dog-meat Taoist priest with a sledgehammer.

The Taoist priest had never practiced martial arts, so he ran slowly, staggered, and his steps were unstable, and he fell to the ground several times.

If the neighbors hadn't desperately pulled the tall and strong blacksmith Zhai, his intestines would have been smashed out by now.

"I came here to tell you the good news and to persuade you to change the funeral banquet into a wedding banquet for the sake of good luck and happiness. It would be fine if you didn't listen to the good advice, but why did you hit your benefactor with a hammer?
If you get bumped or hit, whether I, the old Taoist priest, can survive is another matter, but you will definitely commit a great sin and ruin the fortune of the whole family!"

Zhai the blacksmith's eyes were filled with tears, his muscles were tense, he broke free from the neighbors' pull, raised his hammer and roared: "You dog Taoist priest, you killed my son, and you still talk to me about good fortune, I'm going to beat you to death~~~"

"Oh, oh, help, Xiao Fengxian, come and stop this stupid cow! Don't let him commit the crime of killing~~"

(End of this chapter)