Chapter 293 Jinling Ferry, Firefly Bluefish
"Golden Toad?" Bai Xian'er was slightly startled. This word seemed to bring back some memories for her. She immediately tugged at Ning Changge's sleeve and said, "Brother Ning! Brother Ning! Do you think that big frog could be the guardian spirit of the river god that the old man mentioned?"
Ning Changge thought for a moment and said, "Hmm... I don't know, maybe."
Bai Xian'er asked Ning Changge and he knew exactly what the big frog was. On the first night after arriving at Yaowang Valley, when Ning Changge was carrying Bai Xian'er on his back on the way back to the team, she told him that she suddenly encountered a big frog by the river.
And this is why Ning Changge suddenly asked Wang Baoguo if there was a suitable place for fishing. Because when Bai Xianer mentioned the big frog, Dabaoshu actually turned the page and gave himself an inexplicable task:
fishing.
Originally, Ning Changge was not in a hurry for this strange task. He originally planned to solve the issue of the missing woman first. But now, since Granny Li will be back in three days, he has no choice but to find something to do in these three days.
Therefore, Ning Changge prepared to start the life of a fisherman in advance.
Wang Baoguo, who was standing by, heard Bai Xian'er talking about the big frog, and suddenly asked curiously, "Fairy, can I ask, what is the big frog you are talking about?"
Ning Changge pointed at Bai Xian'er who was still wondering, and said, "She accidentally saw a big frog near Yaowang Valley a few days ago. Now that you mentioned the ancient golden toad, I guess she thought of the two together."
Unexpectedly, Wang Baoguo shook his head with certainty after hearing this and said, "That's definitely not the case. The guardian deity is a golden toad that can bring wealth, good luck, and peace to people. How could it be a frog? I guess what Miss Xian'er saw was just a magical frog that can practice cultivation in the mountains."
Bai Xian'er was unhappy when she heard this, and immediately retorted: "How could it not be?! Let me tell you, the frog's head is dark gold..."
Ning Changge didn't want to waste time on this question, so he immediately interrupted Bai Xian'er with a smile:
"Alright, alright. We'll know whether it's true or not when Mayor Wang takes us to see it with our own eyes. Now let's go back to Hong Town first. Junior Brother Han and the others will probably be back soon."
After saying this, Ning Changge turned to look at Wang Baoguo and continued:
"Mayor Wang, let's talk while we walk. You haven't told me where is suitable for fishing yet."
"Yes, Immortal Ning." Wang Baoguo said respectfully.
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On the way back, Wang Baoguo talked incessantly. It had been a long time since he had such a pleasant chat with young people or cultivators.
As a listener, Ning Changge would occasionally say "hmm" or nod slightly to indicate that he was listening carefully. If he encountered a topic of interest, he would ask a few questions out of curiosity.
"If we talk about a place suitable for fishing, it has to be the ferry formed by the Cangli River flowing through the town and several villages. However, if we talk about the most suitable place for fishing, it can only be the Jinling Ferry."
Ning Changge frowned, "Jinling Ferry?"
Wang Baoguo explained, "You may not know this, Immortal, but across the river is a large border city of the Xuanyuan Dynasty, Jinling City. Every spring and summer, the dignitaries from there would always take a boat to come here. Over time, this ferry was named after Jinling, and it is now called Jinling Ferry."
As he was talking, Wang Baoguo suddenly sighed, "It's a pity that the Jinling Ferry has been abandoned for decades. It has lost its former beauty. No nobles can be seen here anymore. Only a few monks from the dynasties come here occasionally."
Ning Changge asked curiously, "Why has it been abandoned for decades?"
Wang Baoguo sighed and said, "It's because the black fish, which is said to cure all diseases and prolong life for healthy people, is suddenly gone."
"In fact, when I was preparing three meals a day for you, I wanted to let you taste the town's specialty - snow ginseng and herring soup. But unfortunately, my servants fished in the river for several hours and still didn't catch a single fish. Alas!"
Bai Xian'er was a little unconvinced: "Tsk! It's just a fish, is it as magical and delicious as you say?"
"Of course there are!" Wang Baoguo said with certainty, "When I was a child, not only the nobles but also the high-ranking monks would come to eat one. It's a pity that this black fish is very hard to catch, and it's a once in a lifetime opportunity! I am also lucky. I ate one when I was a child, so I have lived to be over 70 years old without any illness!"
Bai Xian'er still didn't believe it: "You are a town mayor, and you don't work in the fields. You eat well every day. It's not right for you to be sick."
Wang Baoguo smiled and said, "I knew you wouldn't believe me, Miss Bai. I have to use my trump card now."
Bai Xian'er said nonchalantly, "Take it. What earth-shattering secrets can an old mortal like you reveal?"
Wang Baoguo suddenly lowered his voice and said mysteriously, "It is said that in the deepest part of the Cangli River, there is a palace called Dragon Palace. In this Dragon Palace there is an ancient real dragon that has been dead for who knows how many years."
"The spine of the real dragon turned into a river, which allowed the East China Sea and the South China Sea to flow through here; the body of the real dragon turned into the Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain Range, which protects thousands of monsters, and in the deepest part of the mountain range there is a treasure left by the real dragon; the blood of the real dragon flowed into the sea water, and the fish drank it, which gave birth to the black carp that can cure all diseases and prolong life."
After hearing what happened, Bai Xian'er couldn't help but burst into laughter. "Haha! Old man Wang, you are so funny! If it is true as you said, this Hong Town would have been occupied by our Qingyun Immortal Sect a long time ago. How could we let mortals like you live here? Can you tell me some reliable rumors like Aunt Wang?"
Ning Changge knocked on Bai Xianer's head and said, "Mayor Wang has worked so hard to say so much, don't just stand aside and make sarcastic remarks."
Ning Changge had heard of the rumor that there was a Dragon Palace in the East China Sea, but it had long been proven not to exist. There were only caves built by dragons. As for the rumor he heard from Wang Baoguo now, to be honest, Ning Changge was deeply skeptical.
After all, as Bai Xianer said, if it were true, Qingyun Immortal Sect would have designated this place as their own territory long ago, just like Zangjian Villa.
Of course there is another very small possibility, that is, no one has ever heard of this rumor.
Thinking of this, Ning Changge looked at Wang Baoguo and asked, "Mayor Wang, who told you this rumor?"
Wang Baoguo said: "My grandfather's grandfather."
Ning Changge asked again: "Then who did your grandfather's grandfather hear that from?"
Before Wang Baoguo could reply, Bai Xian'er suddenly said, "Senior Brother Ning, you are so stupid! That must have been said by his great-grandfather's great-grandfather."
Ning Changge glanced at Bai Xian'er's rosy little mouth and said emotionlessly: "Being hit on the head is not enough, you also want to be hit on the mouth?"
Bai Xian'er immediately covered her mouth when she heard it, hesitating: "Wuwu! (You can kiss my little mouth, but you can't hit my little mouth.)"
Ning Changge ignored Bai Xianer and continued to focus his attention on Wang Baoguo.
However, surprisingly, Wang Baoguo shook his head and said with a smile: "Miss Bai is wrong. This is not what my grandfather's grandfather's great grandfather said."
After hearing this, Bai Xianer looked at Wang Baoguo curiously, as if saying: Who is that?
Wang Baoguo said slowly: "A scholar, a scholar who claimed to have fled from the Xuanyuan Dynasty to avoid the war, told my grandfather's grandfather."
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ps: Thanks to [Daoxuan who loves to eat secret-made big rice dumplings] for the update reminder, thank you!