Chapter 292 Cangli River God
"How could there not be any? If not, the great wild monster might have broken through the Beidou Territory more than 6,000 years ago, and that silly fox might still be living with his daughter now."
Ning Changge sighed in his heart, but with a smile on his face, he said, "Aunt Wang, after hearing the rumors you told me, I am quite interested in Qingqiu Mountain. I wonder where its exact location is. Can you point it out to me or take me there? I want to go over there and take a look."
"You can't go there, Immortal Ning." Wang Cuihua shook her head and explained, "Although this mountain is just behind the village, for some reason, the mountain is shrouded in fog all year round, and you can't tell the way. Only some special people can go in, otherwise they will get lost."
"In fact, before you came, the Medicine King Valley next door had sent immortal masters up the mountain several times. Even the Nanming Territory across the sea had sent people over, but without exception, they all got lost and nearly lost their lives."
"There is such a strange statement!" Ning Changge was slightly surprised, and then frowned slightly, and asked: "Then I wonder who is the special person you are talking about?"
Wang Cuihua thought for a moment and replied to Ning Changge: "Well... I'm not sure about the details, but I personally think that it should be the descendants whose ancestors lived in Cao Miao Village when the thousand-year-old demon fox was still in the mountains."
"It's a pity that because of the two disaster stars in Granny Li's family, these people left, scattered, and died. Now only Granny Li's family can go to the mountain. If you want to go to the mountain, you can only wait for Granny Li to come back from the worship and let her take you there."
Ning Changge asked, "Then I wonder when this Granny Li will come back from worshipping?"
"It should be three days later." Wang Cuihua complained, "This old woman is very troublesome. She only used the first day to burn incense and paper, the second day to worship the fox demon, and the third day to eat roast chicken with the fox demon. It's something that can be done in three hours, but she had to take three days and three nights."
Ning Changge smiled slightly: "I see, thank you Aunt Wang for telling me this, I'm sorry for interrupting your lunch."
Wang Cuihua waved her hands quickly: "You are too polite, Immortal. This is what I should do. It is my honor to answer your questions!"
After learning that Granny Li and her family would be back in three days, Ning Changge had no plans to stay here any longer. He strolled around the village and asked if any villagers had lost their daughters. Just like what he saw on the missing persons list last night, there were daughters missing in Hong Town and six nearby villages, except this village.
"That's weird. I just walked around Caomiao Village and didn't find anything special. How come no daughters were lost here? Could it be related to the two disaster stars that the villagers talked about... Never mind. I'm too lazy to think about it. I'll come back here in three days."
Ning Changge didn't want to waste too much brain cells as he had something very important to do in the evening.
Putting away the thoughts in his mind, Ning Changge called out to Bai Xian'er who was still playing with the big yellow dog and Wang Baoguo who was reminiscing with Wang Cuihua, "Let's go, Junior Sister Bai, Mayor Wang, come back in three days."
"I'm leaving now. I'll come and play with you next time." Before leaving, Bai Xianer patted the big yellow dog's head as a farewell.
"Niece Cuihua, please take good care of the girl. Too many girls have been lost recently." Wang Baoguo warned.
"Uncle, you are worrying about nothing. The girl can't even walk yet, why is she running around?"
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Nothing happened on the way back to Hong Town. Bai Xian'er was the only one who was happily sharing with Ning Changge the experience of playing with the big yellow dog like a little child.
"Brother Ning, let me tell you something. That big yellow dog is very smart. I asked it when Granny Li passed away. Guess what happened?"
Ning Changge cooperated with Bai Xian'er very well and asked with a smile: "What's going on?"
Bai Xian'er was surprised and said, "It barked four times. I thought it meant the hour of Mao. I asked it again if it meant leaving at the hour of Mao, and it actually nodded."
Ning Changge was a little surprised when he heard this: "Is it so magical?"
"Of course, otherwise why would I say it's so smart? I asked Aunt Wang again what she told us, asking them how many days it would take for them to come back, and it barked three times! Doesn't that mean three days later?"
At this time, Wang Baoguo on the side suddenly laughed and said, "Miss Bai, you don't know, that big yellow dog was raised by Qiuxiang since he was a child. It is said that he picked it up from the Wanshou Mountain Range. Maybe it is the mountain god on the top of this mountain. It must be spiritual."
Bai Xian'er made a face at Wang Baoguo: "Lululu! I won't talk to people without conscience."
Ning Changge said helplessly: "Mayor Wang, don't bother with a child."
Bai Xianxian pinched her waist and said angrily, "Brother Ning, I'm not a child anymore. I'm almost nineteen, and I'm already an adult."
Hearing the word "not small", Ning Changge subconsciously moved his gaze to Bai Xian'er's chest clothing. After a few seconds, he nodded slightly and said:
"It's really not small."
There was another sentence Ning Changge kept in his heart and didn't say, "She is just a few points worse than your senior sister. In the future, I don't have to worry about the children snatching food from me."
Bai Xian'er, still a young girl, could not understand the hidden meaning in Ning Changge's words. She only heard that Ning Changge was on her side, and she raised her chin slightly with great pride: "Did you hear that, you heartless old fellow? Senior Brother Ning just didn't want to say anything about you."
How could a grandfather like him argue with a little girl? Wang Baoguo just nodded and said with a smile, "Yes, yes, yes! Miss Bai is teaching me that I am an old man without conscience."
"It's no use admitting your mistakes to me. You should admit your mistakes to those missing girls. Uh, no! How can I talk to you?"
Bai Xian'er immediately realized that she had slapped herself in the face, and immediately found Ning Changge again, changing the subject: "Brother Ning, it seems that we are now returning to Hong Town along the same route. Aren't we going to do the mission?"
"Come back for the mission in three days. Now everything is fine, so let's go back... Okay!" As if he suddenly thought of something, Ning Changge turned to look at Wang Baoguo and asked:
"By the way, Mayor Wang, is there a river near Hong Town? Or is there a place suitable for fishing nearby?"
Although he didn't understand why Immortal Ning suddenly asked these questions, Wang Baoguo still nodded and said with a smile:
"Some are immortals, some are."
"There is a Cangli River next to the town. This river is a branch formed by the confluence of the East Sea and the South Sea. Although it is a branch, it is not small. There is water all year round, and all the creatures around it depend on it."
"It is said that there lives an ancient golden toad in the Cangli River that has lived for thousands of years. It is recognized as the god of the Cangli River. It is also the patron saint in the hearts of the people in our town."
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ps: Happy Little New Year, everyone!