Starting My Cultivation With Time Management

Chapter 1013 It Really Looks Like

Herding sheep may seem simple, but in fact there are quite a lot of things to do.

Sheep can't eat fresh grass with sufficient water, which can easily cause diarrhea, so the children will carry the sickle to cut the grass early in the morning, and then hang it on a tall wooden rack to dry.

At night, the sheep should be driven to the sheepfold to avoid being picked up by passing wolves.

The children worked hard, and Chen Guanshui watched the whole process. Every day, he sat on the hedge with a grass stalk in his mouth, looking at the vast mountains and vast grasslands in the distance, which made the children slander him endlessly.

Collies, however, don't think so.

I don't know the reason, maybe the instinct of canines for thousands of years to identify the strong has played a role. They scrambled to have fun around Chen Guanshui, even if the latter didn't feed them at all.

In addition to wild wolves and wild horses, caravans also pass by from time to time. The characteristic is that they will bring many full loads of pack horses.

People like the children would not bother them, but seeing that Chen Guanshui was not carrying a weapon, most of them would come back to bother, ask for directions, and ask for tea or something.

Chen Guanshui also responded lazily, pointing out the direction of the nearby small town, or pouring buttered tea for them in the tent, without any pretensions of a Nascent Soul cultivator.

After a few days like this, most of the people I met were ordinary people, and no monks passed by here.

One day, he was lying on the hedge and taking a nap when he suddenly heard someone beside him asking:

Excuse me……

Chen Guanshui half-opened his eyes, looked back at the face of the person who had come, and was so frightened that he almost couldn't stand still.

Although the other party was wearing a veil, how could Chen Guanshui not recognize that it was Xu Yinglian?

And what's the matter with you being so spotless in white clothes? In this vast grassland, under the endless wind and sand, if you can come here cleanly, you are afraid that others will not know that you know how to control the sword, right?

Excuse me, where is Baicheng going? Xu Yinglian asked politely.

Chen Guanshui was silent for a moment, then raised his finger in one direction.

For monks, famous cities such as Chang'an and Luoyang can be found by flying along the river with a sword, but Baicheng is just a small city built along the Xiushui River nearby, and there are Han and Qiang mixed inhabited. It's normal to ask for directions.

The question is, there are so many herdsmen tribes nearby, why did they find me here!

Xu Yinglian on the opposite side was actually a little confused and at a loss.

She suspected that she might have been under some kind of illusion. In the past few days, as long as she was quiet, she would suddenly feel some kind of indescribable feeling that the senior brother seemed to be in a certain direction.

There is no reason for this feeling. In the words of senior Feng Lan in the sea of ​​knowledge, Either it is your illusion, or it is a very high-level illusion, so Xu Yinglian decided to follow the direction guided by intuition after thinking about it. Walk.

Even if it was due to an illusion, at least I have nothing to lose; but if it is really an illusion, and the person who cast the illusion on me is the same person who kidnapped my brother, then this intuition is my only clue now.

Soon, she quietly left the Kunlun Mountains and followed the guidance to the grassland outside the Great Wall. The intuition in her heart became stronger and stronger, as if she was getting closer and closer to her goal.

Near here... She only remembered that there was a Baicheng, a small human settlement.

Yu Jian flew towards Baicheng, the feeling was also pointing straight ahead, and slowly began to descend until she found the shepherd's camp where Chen Guanshui was.

Xu Yinglian, who pretended to ask for directions, looked carefully at Chen Guanshui's facial features.

Not impressed.

If you use a high-end computer to scan the facial structures of Qiu Changtian and Chen Guanshui at the same time, you will definitely find that they look exactly the same.

However, the human brain area responsible for identifying the appearance of memory does not rely on comparing data such as the size of the nose and the distance between the eyes. form a general impression.

Kunlun mirror's mirror flower water moon illusion technique directly disturbs this final impression.

Therefore, although he saw Chen Guanshui's true face, Xu Yinglian couldn't associate it with Qiu Changtian in his memory.

Seeing that Xu Yinglian was fine, Chen Guanshui also secretly heaved a sigh of relief, but continued to point in the direction of Baicheng, deliberately lowered his voice and said in a hoarse voice:

White City is right there.

Xu Yinglian was extremely disappointed. After all, this intuition pointed to an ordinary herdsman, who had nothing to do with her senior brother Qiu Changtian.

But she really didn't have any other clues, so she could only ask unwillingly:

What happened to your voice?

I didn't sleep well last night, and I'm a little dumb. Chen Guanshui said perfunctorily.

Oh. Xu Yinglian took out a elixir bottle, I have some elixir here, you can take it and it will be fine.

Don't dare to worry about it. Chen Guanshui didn't dare to eat it, he just pretended to be flattered, and declined, This is a minor illness, it will be cured after a few days.

Knowing that I'm a Shangxian, you're not surprised? Xu Yinglian asked with a frown.

Another doubtful point was found: when an ordinary mortal encounters a fairy gifting a pill, shouldn't he immediately accept it in ecstasy, kneel down three times and kowtow nine times to show his sincerity?

How can you still meet those who refuse to accept?

Hahaha. Chen Guanshui laughed casually, In the vast grassland, thousands of miles of wind and sand, the Shangxian is actually dressed in white, without any dust. If he is not a Shangxian, could it be that he is still an ordinary person who washes clothes every day?

You have good eyesight. Xu Yinglian said lightly.

Although what the other party said was well-founded and there was no way to refute it, this feeling of being aggrieved was really too déjà vu.

Considering that there are a lot of disguise illusions that change the appearance these days, Xu Yinglian's original feeling of depression and discouragement also dissipated, and he gave Chen Guanshui a meaningful look, and then left in a hurry.

Just as Chen Guanshui breathed a sigh of relief, he saw that Xu Yinglian did not leave in a hurry, but came to the side of the sheep and greeted the sheep-herding orphans in dirty robes.

The children are also obviously good-looking creatures, and they are very fond of this elder sister who looks very beautiful even though she is wearing a veil, and all of them stare wide-eyed and want to talk to her.

Tell me. Xu Yinglian took out another pill bottle, Tell me about that brother, and I'll give you candy.

Where do you need any sugar? The children are already scrambling to say:

Lazy!

Sleep all day!

Always off work!

Even Rhubarb is faster than him!

Rhubarb is one of the shepherd dogs responsible for driving the flock.

Hearing so many familiar adjectives, Xu Yinglian's sense of déjà vu has become stronger and stronger.

Of course, none of these constitute conclusive evidence, because there are lazy people everywhere in the world, and it is impossible to see one and say that it has something to do with Qiu Changtian.

But women don't need any evidence. Xu Yinglian relied on her intuition... No, it should be said that it was her ingenuity to judge that this herdsman must have something to do with Qiu Changtian.

She returned to Chen Guanshui lightly, and said:

I'm here for the first time, and I'm going to Baicheng, and I need a guide.

I've never been to Baicheng. Chen Guanshui said hastily.

It's okay, a local is always better than an outsider like me. Xu Yinglian naturally refused to let him go.

I'm also from another place. Chen Guanshui said quickly.

Oh? Xu Yinglian immediately asked, Where do you come from?

Yangzhou. Chen Guanshui knew that he must not hesitate at this time, otherwise the probability of being suspected of lying would increase rapidly, so he said decisively, I am from Guangling County, Yangzhou.

Yangzhou? Xu Yinglian thought for a moment, then said, I won't let you lead the way for nothing.

She took out a pill bottle and said:

The elixirs here... take one and you can prolong your life for one year, up to ten. How about your reward?

According to the logic of ordinary people, seeing a elixir that can prolong life, let alone being grateful, even kneeling and licking the other person immediately is not an exaggeration.

However, Chen Guanshui neither wants to be grateful to Dade, nor wants to kneel and lick Xu Yinglian.

On the one hand, he really didn't need any life-extending pills, and on the other hand, after pretending for so many years, Chen Guanshui really didn't want to continue acting exaggeratedly.

The reason why I am willing to hang out in a nomadic tent is because there is no need to pretend here, and I can be myself freely - no one can force me to come, and Xu Yinglian can't do it either!

I don't need it, thank you Shangxian. Chen Guanshui said with a sigh, I have always thought that living so long is actually meaningless... Shangxian, you see, we nomads depend on the sky for food, and every winter is like passing through the gate of hell. It's still ninety, and we may not see it in the spring of next year, so what's the point of prolonging life?

Xu Yinglian thought for a moment, then said again:

If you want to practice Taoism, I can teach you exercises. As long as you can learn spells, it shouldn't be difficult to resist the severe cold.

Does the god think I'm a material for Taoism? Chen Guanshui laughed dumbfounded.

No. Xu Yinglian said bluntly, But I think you seem like a liar...the kind of person who can tell lies as naturally as eating and drinking.

As soon as Chen Guanshui's heart moved, he knew that Junior Sister Xu had begun to doubt him.

No matter how much she refuses, Xu Yinglian will grasp at straws and will never let herself go easily.

It's better to go with her first, find an opportunity to escape on the way, and never stay here any longer.

With this in mind, Chen Guanshui said straightforwardly:

Okay, but put away the pill bottle, I really don't need it.

Seeing him let go so quickly, Xu Yinglian was also a little surprised. But she soon stopped worrying about it, and just said:

Arrange a mount and take me to Baicheng.

No mounts. Chen Guanshui shook his head, These herds are not mine, I can't take their horses.

No wonder. Xu Yinglian said tentatively, I don't think these children like you very much.

I said I'm a foreigner, and it's normal for children not to like outsiders. Chen Guanshui said calmly, The owner of the herd can chat with me quite well, and let me take care of them for a while.

Then it doesn't matter that you are leaving with me now? Xu Yinglian asked in surprise.

It's okay, I'll be back after leading the way for Shangxian. Chen Guanshui replied.

There was no flaw in this answer, so Xu Yinglian's mind sank a bit, thinking that although this person has an open-minded temperament, he is not at all arrogant, and he is really far from his senior brother.

I can't really be wrong...

She quickly suppressed the wild thoughts in her mind, and continued to say tentatively:

The kids say you're lazy.

It's not my mount, why should I work hard? Chen Guanshui asked her back.

Xu Yinglian fell silent.

Although she has a clever mind, when it comes to nonsense, her paragraphs are still far behind Chen Guanshui, so she soon became speechless, and asked again after a long while:

Without a mount, how do we go over there, we can't walk over there.

If Chen Guanshui asked back, You don't know how to control the sword, then he would be missing something. Even though fencing skills are well known among monks, how could mortals come into contact with this concept?

Of course Chen Guanshui was not fooled, he tilted his head and said:

Go to the Baishui River over there, and find a passing fishing boat for a ride... Did Shangxian bring silver taels with him?

Bring it. Of course Xu Yinglian didn't bring mortal currency with her, but she still knew the basic tricks.

Chen Guanshui called the eldest of the children, told him that he would go out for a few days, and then took Xu Yinglian to the river.

The Baishui River is not very wide, but the current is relatively fast. It took a long time for a lone boat to pass by. There were several bundles of firewood on it, and the waterline was pressed extremely deep.

The boatman originally didn't intend to let the two of them board the boat, but after seeing the money that Xu Yinglian conjured up, he decisively threw some firewood to spare the weight for the two of them to carry.

As a monk, Xu Yinglian landed steadily on the fishing boat with just a light jump.

Chen Guanshui was relatively clumsy, and waited for the boat to approach the shore before jumping over to grab the side of the boat with all his strength—and almost fell into the water by miscalculating the distance.

Xu Yinglian watched with cold eyes, thinking that this person is at the level of a mortal body no matter his skill or physique.

But these can't be counted, because the senior brother is also a person who is good at disguising... Thinking of this, her heart began to ache again.

The lone boat went down the river, and the two sides were full of yellow and brown. Occasionally, many herds could be seen.

Xu Yinglian stood on the prow of the boat with his hands behind his back, looking at the scenery on both sides of the river bank, groaning silently.

Chen Guanshui talked to the boatman for a few words, and somehow he borrowed the boatman's fishing rod and started fishing on the river.

Fishing in running water? Xu Yinglian asked in amazement, This boat moves with the water, and the bait also moves with it. How can it be possible to catch a big fish?

It doesn't matter. Chen Guanshui didn't take it seriously, It's all for those who wish to take the bait.

The wisher took the bait... Xu Yinglian muttered a few words silently, thinking that he really had the wisher take the bait.

He was unwilling to give up all the clues related to his senior brother, so even if it was a slight illusion, he chased after the bait like a big fish eagerly.

Thinking of this, her mood quickly became gloomy, and she lost the interest in talking for a while.

The boat drifted for about half a day and finally arrived at Baicheng.

The city wall is old and built along the water. Inside the wall is smoke, and there are a large number of markets outside the wall. Countless Han people, Qiang people, herdsmen, and traveling merchants talk loudly with each other, and the surrounding area is extremely noisy and noisy.

Xu Yinglian finally calmed down, and told Chen Guanshui:

Come with me to Baicheng, I need to do something.