Astral Apostle

  The Ye family merchant ship broke through the river and slowly sailed to the pier.

   Zhou Jing stood at the bow of the ship, sailors from ships in all directions, followed the figure, shocked and surprised, whispered, and even some people directly threw themselves on the deck of their own ship, and bowed to Zhou Jing from a distance.

  Most of the boatmen and sailors are superstitious, and they often worship gods such as "River God" and "Dragon King" to bless the journey with calm and peaceful waves.

   Originally, Ye Shunzhong planned to invite Zhou Jing into the cabin to talk and serve good tea, but Zhou Jing did not, and just wanted to stand in the most conspicuous position on the bow.

  ——After finally appearing in front of people, it caused a stir. He just wanted to show his face more, so that more people in the ferry could see his appearance clearly, so that the matter could spread throughout Ningtianfu.

   Ye Shunzhong and others did not dare to leave, so they had to stay at the bow of the boat, and respectfully told the general situation of their own family, which was something that everyone in Ningtian Mansion knew about.

   Zhou Jing stared at the pier which was getting closer and closer. Hearing Ye Shunzhong's words on the side, he couldn't help but feel secretly in his heart.

   A wealthy family that I randomly selected turned out to be the top-ranked wealthy family in Ningtian Prefecture. I thought it was a small shrimp, but I didn't expect it to be a dragon tuzhu, and I caught a big fish!

   Such giants and wealthy businessmen are very good springboards. It seems that it is easier to carry out their own marketing plans by pretending to be fools.

   "Master Lingfengzi, I don't know where you practiced in Taoism before? What Taoism did you practice?"

   Ye Shunzhong asked curiously, with a cautious attitude.

   He wasn't sure how to call Zhou Jing, but he only called him "high man", or Zhou Jing took the initiative to ask him to call him Taoist priest.

  Because Zhou Jing denied that he was an immortal, Ye Shunzhong and others regarded him as a strange person with immortal methods. Although he no longer worshipped him like he had mistakenly thought he was an immortal, he still respected him.

   Just about Zhou Jing's identity and origin, everyone was still curious, so Ye Shunzhong cautiously tried.

   Zhou Jing did not turn his head, and said casually:

"The Tao is not in the view, but between the mountains and the wild. The poor Tao never cultivates other people's Tao, and I don't need to admit it. I only cultivate myself. If I have the Tao in my heart, I don't need to look for other things. Supernatural."

   Ye Shunzhong and the others were stunned for a moment, and they didn't realize it.

  As a rich man in one place, Ye Shunzhong has not had contact with other Taoist priests. He has some understanding of various Taoist schools and Taoist classics, but this is the first time he has heard such a statement.

   When I said this, there was an inexplicable feeling of "I was born so powerful that I didn't need to study at all".

   But Ye Shunzhong couldn't question it - this person even has supernatural powers, and everything he says is right.

   Zhou Jing said this on purpose, because he really didn't know the Taoist classics in this world, and if someone "cracked down", he wouldn't be able to answer it.

   It is better to come up with a "self-contained" argument, so that others can't start - anyway, our spell is not adulterated, you can say whether you believe it or not.

   is playing tricks!

   "The Taoist master is indeed a master of Taoism. He speaks a little bit of righteousness. He has always believed in Taoism. After listening to the Taoist leader's words, I have a great understanding..."

   Ye Shunzhong quickly flattered.

   Zhou Jing let out a humming hum, holding his expression tight, and asked in a calm manner:

   "Jushi Ye, a poor Taoist who has lived in the mountains for a long time, devoted himself to cultivation, and hasn't set foot in the world for many years. Now he came back to this Ningtian Mansion. I don't know what the rules are in this mortal world?"

   Ye Shunzhong was flattered, and hurriedly said some rules and regulations in Ningtian Mansion, such as household registration certificate, road test certificate and so on.

   At this moment, he saw Zhou Jing frown slightly, so he quickly said:

   "Don't worry about the Taoist priest. Since I have promised the Taoist leader, my Ye family will handle this trivial matter for the Taoist leader."

   Zhou Jing stretched his brows, smiled slightly, and nodded.

   He paused and asked again: "Pindao came here to search for heaven's secrets. I wonder if there are any rumors worth paying attention to these days?"

   Hearing this, Ye Shunzhong thought for a while and picked up a few things to say.

   Zhou Jing listened silently, nodding from time to time.

   At this moment, Ye Yingguang hesitated for a while, then interjected:

"Not long ago, there was a strange incident, but it happened in the area of ​​Luhe. It is said that more than a month ago, there was a thief named Chen Feng in Luhe Jingzhou who made a scene in the prefecture. Massacres of sages, serious injuries to the prefect, and after committing a serious crime, escaped from Anlin Mansion and disappeared... The government's sea arrest documents have been distributed all over the surrounding provinces, and even my Ningtian Mansion has posted a wanted notice."

   "Is there such a thing?"

   Zhou Jing's eyes moved, pretending to be surprised.

   It turns out that more than a month has passed... Chen Feng's deeds have also spread to the surrounding provinces and are known to more people.

   Ye Shunzhong's expression changed, and he immediately scolded his son: "How dare you tell me about the pickled things done by the green forest thieves? It's plain and filthy ears!"

   Ye Yingguang quickly admitted his mistake.

   Zhou Jing waved his hand and asked knowingly, "Well, this matter is quite novel. I don't know why this thief did it?"

   Hearing this, Ye Yingguang first glanced at his father before explaining:

"The official announcement said that the thief Chen Feng coveted the wealth of the local sages, so he tried to make money and killed his life. When he was fleeing in the city, he happened to bump into the Anlin prefect. I got hurt after provoking a madman..."

   Ye Shunzhong echoed in a deep voice: "These madmen are lawless, they should have been captured by the government as soon as possible and beheaded for public display."

   Zhou Jing was noncommittal and did not speak.

  Chen Feng's specific motive for committing the crime, the government will naturally not tell the truth to the people, and he has hurt the court officials, let alone expect the government to have any good words, the reputation outside the green forest will definitely not be good, he is mentally prepared.

   It seems that there are still fewer kills... Zhou Jing raised his eyebrows.

  While the group was chatting, the Ye family merchant ship finally docked at the dock.

  The pier was crowded with people, craned their necks to look at Zhou Jing excitedly, and all came to join in the fun to see the fairy face.

   Zhou Jing, Ye Shunzhong and others disembarked, and the crowd moved away, not daring to stop in front of Zhou Jing.

   When the group entered the city, the people who were watching at the wharf dispersed in a commotion, and went back to the city to tell each other and word of mouth.

  The people who didn't see this scene couldn't help but be suspicious when they heard the swear words of the witnesses.

The news spread like wildfire, but in just half a day, the incident spread to half of Ningtian Mansion. More and more people knew about the deeds of "God stepped on the river and entered Ningtian". It quickly became a hot topic sweeping the streets and alleys. People, people are talking about it.

  …

   The group entered Ningtian Mansion from Ximendu, took a sedan chair, and were carried all the way back to Ye's house.

  The Ye family mansion is located in the north of the city. It is a high gate mansion with two stone lions lying in front of the gate.

When    arrived, the group got off the sedan chair, and a servant opened the door to welcome everyone in.

   As soon as everyone entered the door, many people greeted them immediately, but it was the masters and children and nephews of the other rooms of the Ye family who were waiting here early.

   "Brother, can this trip go smoothly?"

   "Can you please go back to a famous doctor?"

   Several other owners of the house asked questions one after another, seeming to be anxious.

   Ye Shunzhong's face became solemn, and he stretched out his hand to attract Zhang Jinduan next to him, and said solemnly: "This time I invited Doctor Zhang back, and the old lady's strange disease will be cured."

  The faces of the people suddenly showed joy, and they hurried up to pay respects politely. Guliang

   "This is Zhang Jinduan, the famous doctor in Xinglin, known as the 'Second Hand'? Well, the old lady is saved!"

   "You don't need to be more polite, you are old and old." Zhang Jinduan hurriedly handed back the salute.

  Although he is quite prestigious in the medical way, but under the environment of the Xia Dynasty, the status of Langzhong is neither high nor low, even a famous doctor is nothing in front of the rich and wealthy, he naturally dare not neglect.

   Zhou Jing couldn't help but glance at this man.

   When he was on the boat, he did not communicate much with Zhang Jinduan, and at this time he realized that this man seemed to be a well-known famous doctor.

   At this moment, the relatives of the Ye family noticed Zhou Jing who looked strange next to him. Seeing that Ye Shunzhong seemed to respect this person, they couldn't help asking curiously.

   "I wonder who this Xiongtai is?"

Hearing this, Ye Shunzhong's expression changed, and he shouted, "Don't be rude! This is Daoist Lingfengzi, who is an expert. He came to my Ye family to stay temporarily. You must respect him and not make mistakes. "

  The relatives of the Ye family were stunned for a moment, puzzled and puzzled for a while.

   Master? How tall is it?

   I didn’t see how much my elder brother respected Buddhism before, why did he change his temper today? I don't know what skills this grotesque Taoist has to make the elder brother respect him so much.

   The relatives of the Ye family were surprised, but when the person's face was not easy to question, they suppressed their inner confusion and went up to say hello with courtesy.

   Zhou Jing deliberately held his posture and said lightly: "I'm disturbing you, but if there is no important thing on weekdays, don't disturb the poor road easily."

   Hearing this, everyone felt a little unhappy, only to think that this person was pretending to let him stay at home, and he still didn't know what to do.

   Ye Shunzhong didn't think there was anything, so he respectfully complied, and ordered the servants to prepare the best wing room. Seeing that the Ye family's rooms were even more puzzled, he didn't know why he gave face to this man.

   At this moment, Zhou Jing turned to look at Ye Shunzhong and asked:

   "I heard what you said just now, it seems that someone in the family is ill?"

   Ye Shunzhong quickly replied: "I didn't tell the Taoist priest before that my grandfather contracted a strange disease a few months ago, and no one in the city could cure it, so I went out and invited Doctor Zhang to come back."

   Zhou Jing nodded, kept it in his mind, thought about it, and didn't plan to intervene in this matter for the time being.

  Since others have hired a famous doctor, you should not intervene rashly. If you can't handle it, it will be embarrassing.

   After all, he is not a real doctor. Although he is highly accomplished in pharmacy and herbal medicine and can make medicines that save people, the diagnosis and treatment of intractable diseases is a medical field, and he has not yet mastered this skill.

   This time, I used Bill to shuttle in, and I planned to learn medical skills, otherwise, it would be too partial to know medicine and not medical treatment.

  Zhou Jing thought about all kinds of thoughts in his heart, without showing any emotion on the surface, he nodded and said:

   "Then I'll go to rest first, so as not to disturb your grandfather's treatment."

   Ye Shunzhong hurriedly said yes, turned his head and instructed the steward to lead Zhou Jing to the wing room, and also specifically instructed not to be neglected.

   When Zhou Jing's back disappeared from sight, a relative of the Ye family couldn't help but be curious and asked:

   "Brother, why are you so respectful to that Taoist?"

   Ye Shunzhong said sternly: "You don't know, this person has magical powers, and his methods are incredible..."

   He was about to witness the deeds of Zhou Jing stepping on the river and told everyone.

   After hearing this, the Ye family's rooms looked at each other, their eyes filled with suspicion, and their first reaction was disbelief.

   Walking on the river... It sounds like a fantasy, how can there be such a method in the world, I'm afraid I haven't run into a liar?

  Someone could not help but sneer:

   "Brother, you are so smart and confused for a while, you must have been deceived..."

   Before he finished speaking, Ye Shunzhong immediately raised his face and shouted:

   "Don't talk nonsense! Daoist Lingfengzi is a real master of Taoism, don't mention it again!"

   Seeing this, everyone had to put out the words of persuasion, secretly laughing at Ye Shunzhong for being deceived.

   Ye Shunzhong didn't want to dwell on this topic, and immediately invited Zhang Jinduan to go to the old lady for diagnosis and treatment, and went to the old lady's yard with a group of uncles.

   Only the nephews of each house remained here, they looked at each other, and then they focused their eyes on one of the young men in strong suits with a long sword on their back, and coaxed:

   "Brother Heng, what do you think of this Daoist Master Lingfeng?"

The young man in strong suit who was questioned by everyone was called Ye Heng. He was a descendant of the second room of the Ye family. He was an alternative at home. Headache.

   But I didn't expect that Ye Heng had good roots, and he was really a martial arts material. Later, he was picked up by the passing Jianghu masters and accepted as his apprentice.

   This Jianghu master is an elder of the famous "Wushan School" in Jiangchun. This Ye Heng also joined the "Wushan School" by fate and became an inner disciple.

  After finishing his martial arts skills, he went down the mountain and returned to Ningtian House, where he sat in the branch of the sect, but usually lived in the Ye family mansion. Because of his extraordinary skills and knowledge of the rivers and lakes, he was quite popular among the younger generation.

   Ye Heng heard the question from the other cousins, his eyes flashed, and he snorted coldly:

"This Daoist Lao Shizi is mostly a liar. Even if I am the head of the Wushan faction, Yunshi Qinggong can only fly across the water with quick steps, at most four or five feet away on the water, and it is impossible to walk slowly on the river surface. Although I don't know. How does Lingfengzi do it, but it must be a juggling of the rivers and lakes, like a fishy job like boiling oil for copper money and putting a spear to the throat. Hmph, I didn’t expect someone to swindle and deceive my Ye family!”

  Everyone nodded and agreed, they didn't believe Zhou Jing's deeds at all.

   "This person comes to eat and drink, and he has an aloof attitude, which is disgusting. He really treats us as fools... Brother Heng, we have to expose this liar!"

   Ye Heng nodded, then smiled confidently, saying:

   "I've already thought about it. When I find an opportunity to pierce his deception face to face, play tricks on him, and make him lose face, he will naturally slip away... Hey, I'll see what I can do then."

  …

   On the other side, the mansion in the backyard of Ye Mansion.

   Ye Shunzhong and other uncles from various houses gathered in the old lady's house to watch Zhang Jinduan diagnose and treat the old lady.

   Mrs. Ye was lying on the bed, her consciousness was blurred, her anger was like gossamer, her face was blue and black.

   A few months ago, he was a chubby and rich old man, but now he is skinny and almost out of shape. Almost all of his hair fell out, leaving only a strand of white hair sparsely drooping on his head, turning into a leprosy head, looking quite miserable.

  Zhang Jin sat in front of the bed, took the pulse of Mrs. Ye, and frowned more and more tightly.

   After a long time, Zhang Jinduan released his fingers, took out the silver needle again, and stabbed a few needles into the old lady's acupuncture point. After seeing the reaction, he was silent.

   Seeing this, Ye Shunzhong hurried over and asked in a low voice, "Doctor Zhang, can you find out what's wrong with my grandfather?"

  Zhang Jinduan stroked his beard, looked puzzled, and said:

"It's strange, his pulse is weak and weak, his qi and blood are depleted, but he can't find any lesions. It seems that he is naturally aging, and he is about to end his life... I have been practicing medicine for many years, and this is the first time I have met. Brother Ye, your grandfather is really I got sick a few months ago? What signs did you have at that time?"

   "Naturally there is no fake, there is no sign of the disease, and suddenly it is like this." Ye Shunzhong was quite anxious and asked, "I wonder if Dr. Zhang can cure this disease?"

   Zhang Jinduan stroked his beard and smiled wryly: "Let's give it a try, old man."

   Having said that, everyone in the room could tell that he had no confidence.

   The rooms of the Ye family next to each other showed frustration on the surface, but in private, their eyes met, but there was a hidden joy.