Cultivating immortality is going against the grain

After willingly falling asleep, he walked out of the room with his Dabao and started to tidy up!

In fact, there were not many valuable things in the broken courtyard. He just packed up his clothes, cleaned the broken yard, and tidied it up. After finishing the work, he wrote a letter and placed it in Xiao Feng's bedroom. The letter stated that he whereabouts so that Xiao Feng can find him.

Soon, Dongfang's belly lit up, and he waved his big treasure to wake up Renxinran, and the two rushed to the pier.

It was still early when we arrived at the dock, and the passenger ship had to wait until it was full before it could depart. With Dabao anxious to leave, they found a cargo ship and paid more than 30 taels of silver before they persuaded the boatman to take them to Yueyang Prefecture.

The cargo ship had already been loaded with cargo. Soon after the two boarded the ship, the cargo ship sailed away from the dock and entered the vast Liuyue River.

Hui Dabao thought that he could reach Yueyang Prefecture in two or three days, but later he found out that it would take half a month to 20 days. He was very surprised. When they came to Yangyun Mountain by boat, they arrived very quickly. Why did it take longer to go back to Yueyang Prefecture? Later, he figured out that maybe the ship in Yangyunshan back then was extraordinary and must have been faster than the cargo ship...

We have no choice but to hope that the weather will be smooth along the way and we will not encounter heavy rain or storms, otherwise we will have to delay some time.

The journey was long, and both Hui Dabao and Gan Xinran were very bored, so they looked for something to do. Hui Dabao went to learn fishing with the crew, while Ren Xinran learned knitting from the family members on the boat, and their lives were not boring anymore.

The days passed, and except for two or three days of rain and snow, the rest of the time went pretty smoothly. Seventeen days later, the cargo ship docked at the dock in Yueyang Prefecture.

After waving Dabao and willing to say goodbye to the relatively simple crew members, they disembarked, and the cargo ship continued to move towards its destination.

"Ah, we finally landed!" Hui Dabao stretched, with a pleasant smile on his face.

Gan Xinran was squatting and tapping her feet, saying, "My feet are so soft..."

Hui Dabao said, "It's okay. I've been on the boat for a long time and I'll get used to it after a while!"

Gan Xinran pouted and said, "It's all you. You have to take the cargo ship. It would be much easier if you take the passenger ship..."

Hui Dabao said, "Oh, I've already arrived in Yueyang State, why are you talking about all this...eh...it smells so good!" Following the scent, a simple small restaurant came into view.

There is a steaming hot pot in front of the small restaurant. The owner is picking up long noodles from the inside and putting them into the bowl. A spoonful of meat sauce and a spoonful of red fried chili are finished and handed to the guests sitting next to them.

Hui Dabao licked his lips. In the past ten days, they had been staying on the boat. The most they ate every day was fresh fish and pickled vegetables. At first, they liked it, but as time went by, they became tired of it. As soon as they got off the boat The smell of such fragrant noodles at the dock directly aroused his greed, and he said excitedly, "The noodles are so fragrant, let's go have a bowl!" He pulled Ren Xinran towards the restaurant.

The two sat down, waved their big treasures and shouted, "Store, two bowls of noodles!"

"Sir, wait a moment, the pot will be served immediately!"

“Don’t forget to add the fried chilies!”

"Don't worry, sir, I won't forget it!"

Not long after, the store brought out two bowls of hot noodles.

He waved Dabao and handed it to Gan Xinran with chopsticks and said, "Eat it while it's hot!"

"Why are these noodles so fragrant!" Gan Xinran picked up the noodles, took a bite, and suddenly widened his eyes and said, "This noodles has the fragrance of chicken soup!"

Hui Dabao smiled and said, "What's weird about this? It's very common to cook noodles with chicken soup in Yueyang Prefecture. Are you from Yueyang Prefecture?"

Gan Xinran said, "Really? Why have I never had chicken noodle soup at home? They all have plain noodles..."

He waved Dabao and said, "Then your family must be from fake Yueyang State...hehe...eat quickly, don't let it get cold!"

The two were about to use their chopsticks when three soldiers wearing armor walked in from outside the restaurant. The three soldiers inspected the store and walked straight towards the two.

Hui Dabao also noticed the three soldiers and raised his head to look at each other.

When the three of them approached, he said warily, "Three soldiers...I wonder what brings you here?"

One of the bearded men laughed and said, "Little brother, don't be afraid. We are not arresting prisoners. We are here to persuade you to join the army because you are strong and healthy... Haha!"

He waved Dabao and said, "Join the army? Brother Bing, I haven't had the courage since I was a child. How could I be a soldier? I'd better thank Brother Bing for his kindness!"

The big man didn't think he was disobedient and said, "Little brother, you are wrong. You are timid because you haven't practiced. I was timid back then. After joining the army, I am now so bold, haha..."

Seeing that the big man was very generous, Hui Dabao felt good about him and started laughing too.

The big man continued, "Little brother, join the army. There are great benefits. Not only food and accommodation are included, but you also get three taels of silver as military pay every month. If you have military merit in the future, it won't be a problem to be promoted to a higher rank!"

Hui Dabao said in surprise, "Three taels of silver per month...why so much? I heard that the Imperial Guard only has one hundred copper coins per month..."

The big man laughed and said, "Little brother, you are mistaken. We are not the imperial army, but the prince's personal guard!"

Hui Dabao asked doubtfully, "Prince? I have never heard of a prince in Yueyang Prefecture... You three are not liars, are you?"

The big man laughed loudly and said, "Of course we are not liars. Little brother, have you not been in Yueyang State recently..."

Hui Dabao nodded.

The big man said, "That's what I guess... He doesn't even know about King Zigu coming to Yueyang Province!"

He waved Dabao and said, "Ah King Zigu... shouldn't he be in Zigu State... Why are you here in Yueyang State!"

The big man said, "Brother, it's a long story, so let's not worry about it for now. Let's talk about joining the army. How about coming to our personal guard?"

Hui Dabao had just returned to Yueyang Prefecture, and he didn't want to cause trouble, so he said, "To be honest with you three, I have already worshiped the Immortal Dao... The matter of joining the army is..."

The big man showed an expression of realization and said, "My little brother turns out to be from the Immortal Family... What a bother... What a bother... Farewell!" Without further ado, he turned around and left.

The three of them walked out of the restaurant, waved their big treasures and turned towards Gan Xinran, who had been silently eating noodles, and said, "King Zigu... when did he come to Yueyang Prefecture, do you know?"

Gan Xinran put down his chopsticks and said, "When we were in Yangyun Mountain, I heard others mention it. It seems that not long after we came to Yangyun Mountain, he came to Yueyang Prefecture!"

Hui Dabao said in confusion, "Strange...how can a prince of a fiefdom leave the fiefdom? This is against the ancestral system, and he is not afraid of the court's punishment!"

Gan Xinran glanced at him and said, "This is a matter that you, a noodle eater, should take care of. Hurry up and eat noodles. I will go back to see my parents!"

"Okay...eat it now!"

After eating a bowl of noodles, the two headed towards the city.

After entering the city, he sent Gan Xinran to her medicine shop with his Dabao, and then returned to his home outside the city.

On the way back to the small restaurant, Wai Dabao walked very slowly. For some reason, he seemed to be afraid of something...