Chapter 257 262, Green snake can also be used as a mount
That night, it started snowing again and it didn't stop until the next morning.
Xiaoqing and Bai Niangzi, each holding an oil-paper umbrella, came to the Broken Bridge and saw a pleasure boat floating on the lake beside the bridge in the light snow. A thin layer of white snow had accumulated on the eaves of the boathouse.
"That's the ship."
Xiaoqing pointed at the pleasure boat and said to Bai Niangzi:
"Go, jump over."
White Snake hesitated and said:
"The owner hasn't come out yet. It's not good to go on board without permission, right?"
"We have an appointment to work today. What's wrong with that? Just follow me."
Xiaoqing flew onto the deck first and waved to Bai Niangzi:
"Sister, come quickly."
White Snake had no choice but to leap over and fly over.
As soon as I landed on the deck, I saw the cabin door open and a tall and handsome man in white walked out.
White Snake felt quite embarrassed for getting on the boat without permission and bumping into the owner.
Xiao Qing waved at the man in white and said with a smile: "Ouyang Feng, here I come!"
He then introduced White Snake: "This is my sister Xiaobai. Sister, this is my boss, the wealthy Ouyang Feng."
Ouyang Feng nodded slightly to Lady Bai and greeted her with a smile: "Miss Bai."
Lady Bai quickly bowed and said, "Master Ouyang."
I thought to myself: This Mr. Ouyang Feng is indeed a handsome man with extraordinary bearing, a rare talent among men. No wonder Xiaoqing, who is so picky, praised his good looks and kept speaking up for him when I questioned her.
"It's snowing outside, come in and sit down." Ouyang Feng opened the door and invited the two to come in.
While White Snake was still hesitating, Xiaoqing had already walked into the cabin. She had no choice but to follow her in.
Ouyang Feng closed the cabin door, walked into the hall, and invited the two to sit down and have tea.
"I heard Xiaoqing say the day before yesterday that she had an older sister. I didn't expect to meet her so soon."
Ouyang Feng sat on the main seat, picked up the teacup and offered tea, smiling and said:
"Miss Bai, are you worried about me? Are you worried that I might be plotting against Xiaoqing?"
White Snake was stunned. She didn't expect this man to speak so straightforwardly.
Xiaoqing said:
"Mr. Ouyang is so open and frank. You just have to get used to it, sister."
Habit...what am I used to about him?
White Snake muttered to herself, but said with a smile:
"Please forgive me, Master Ouyang. Xiaoqing is my sister. We have been dependent on each other for hundreds of years and she has never left my side. I can't help but feel a little worried about her suddenly having to come out alone to work for you."
Ouyang Feng nodded and said:
"Sisters have a deep bond, which is understandable."
"I heard from Xiaoqing that you have magical powers? I wonder which fairy mountain you are practicing in?"
"I was originally practicing overseas and just came to Middle-earth not long ago."
"overseas?"
Bai Niangzi started to wonder again, coming from overseas, does he not want me to find out where he came from?
Just as I was about to ask again, I heard Xiaoqing say:
"You were originally practicing overseas? Then where can I help you raise snakes?"
Ouyang Feng said leisurely:
"Of course, I'll go to my training ground."
"Overseas?" Xiao Qing asked curiously, "No, I said I would go home every night. You want me to go overseas with you to raise snakes. Even if I can fly and cross the sea, it's too late! Unless your dojo is in Changguo County."
Changguo County is located in the Zhoushan Islands in later generations, not far from Lin'an.
With Xiaoqing's ability, it is possible for her to rush to work in the morning and cross the sea to go home in the evening. It will just be a bit hard, so she has to consider paying some extra money for the soles of her shoes.
"Although it's not in Changguo, it's not that troublesome to go back and forth." Ouyang Feng said with a smile: "Xiaoqing and Miss Bai, have you ever heard of the art of 'submerging into the abyss and shrinking the earth'?"
"Diving into the abyss and shrinking the earth?" Xiao Qing stood in awe. "This is a legendary great magical power. It is said that one can come and go freely in the abyss, and shrink the earth into an inch. A thousand miles away can be reached in an instant."
Lady Bai was also surprised and asked, "Master Ouyang knows this magical power?"
Ouyang Feng shook his head:
"I don't understand. But I have a magic weapon made with this technique, which can allow me to travel back and forth between Lin'an and my dojo instantly. In the future, Xiaoqing can also use this magic weapon to travel between Lin'an and my overseas dojo when she works for me."
Xiaoqing asked with great interest:
"You actually have such a magic weapon? It seems that you are extremely wealthy!"
White Snake was alert:
If I use that magic weapon to go overseas and arrive at his temple, and if he has any evil thoughts, wouldn't it be like crying out to heaven and earth for help but no one can help?
Just as he was about to hint to Xiaoqing, Ouyang Feng flicked his sleeves and a bronze door appeared out of thin air. As the door opened, a vast mountain forest with peaks reaching into the clouds and steep mountains appeared behind the door.
"Wow!" Xiaoqing exclaimed: "This is really..."
White Snake was also attracted by the bronze gate and the scene behind the gate. When she came to her senses and wanted to remind Xiaoqing, she saw that Xiaoqing had already stepped into the gate!
"Xiao Qing!"
Bai Niang screamed, ran to the door, and reached out to grab Xiaoqing, but Xiaoqing grabbed her hand and pulled her into the door, pointing at the mountain view in front of her and said:
"Look, sister. This mountain is even more majestic and beautiful than our cave. It is full of spiritual vitality. It is just like a real fairy mountain!"
White Snake was anxious and was about to pull Xiaoqing out of the bronze gate, but Ouyang Feng had already stepped into the gate and waved his hand to disperse the shadow of the bronze gate.
Bai Niangzi's heart skipped a beat and she thought to herself that this was not good. She thought that if this man had bad intentions, then we might have walked into a trap!
Just as I was worried, Xiaoqing pointed to the sky and shouted:
"What are those weird things in the sky?"
When White Snake looked up, she saw several strange beasts flying in the sky. They had lizard-like faces, horns on their heads, long necks, a pair of huge membranous wings on their forelimbs, strong hind limbs and long tails, and scales of different colors. The small ones were about two meters long, and the big ones were three or four meters long.
Although those strange beasts looked fierce and ferocious, Bai Niangzi and Xiao Qing were much larger than them, so they were not afraid. They just thought they looked really weird. She had been practicing for thousands of years, but had never heard of such strange beasts.
"This is a monster from an exotic place overseas, called a flying dragon. Of course, they are not dragons in nature, the so-called flying dragon is just a name."
Ouyang Feng said with a smile:
"Don't look at them as small and weak now, but they can keep growing. The longer they live, the bigger they become. I once saw a flying dragon that was sixty or seventy feet long, and its head was as high as a city wall."
"Sixty or seventy feet?" Xiao Qing exclaimed: "Really? I've practiced for hundreds of years and I can't grow that big." Ouyang Feng said: "In another one or two hundred years, you will be able to see a flying dragon that huge. Let's go to the Snake Valley and take a look."
As he spoke, he waved his sleeves lightly, and a breeze blew up around him, lifting his body and flying towards a mountain.
Xiaoqing followed without hesitation, riding the wind. Bai Niangzi had no choice but to ride the wind and follow.
Along the way, Xiaoqing looked around with great interest, and saw that in these continuous mountains, trees ten feet high were only considered small trees, and towering trees tens or hundreds of feet high could be seen everywhere.
In the mist, geese and cranes fly through the clouds, birds flock to the branches, deer roam leisurely, wild boars dig the ground, eagles soar in the sky, and tigers roar in the forest. Although they are just ordinary animals, they also give people a sense of vitality and competition.
There were waterfalls and flowing springs everywhere between the mountains and valleys. Many cliffs were covered with rare flowers and plants that were rarely seen in the outside world. Some of them she recognized, but many of them she didn't even recognize.
"You have so many exotic flowers and plants here, why are you still thinking about searching for spiritual objects?"
"Most of these exotic flowers and herbs are useless to me. If only a few are used to make elixirs, they will still have some effect on me. But if I take too much, they will gradually become ineffective."
"Then can the strange snake you mentioned be of any use to you?"
"Yes. I haven't used that kind of strange snake yet. If I can raise it to be more spiritual, and use it to make pills and medicine, it should be of great benefit to me. Besides, I have many relatives, friends, disciples, and subordinates who have a great demand for spiritual materials."
"You want to make yourself successful and everyone in the family will benefit!"
“New clothes are worse than new ones, and old friends are worse than old ones. In the long journey of life, it is better to have more old friends around you than to be alone.”
"That's true..."
As they were talking, the three of them had already flown deep into the mountains and arrived above a canyon.
As soon as they arrived here, Xiaoqing and Bai Niangzi sensed the scent of snakes. Looking down, they saw that in the valley there were many strange snakes with fleshy crowns on their heads, purple scales, golden glow all over their bodies, and moving as fast as the wind.
"Hey, I've never seen this kind of snake before! Sister, have you seen it?"
White Snake shook her head: "I have never seen it either."
"This kind of snake is called the Pusiqu snake." Ouyang Feng asked, "Miss Xiaoqing, are you sure you can raise them well?"
Xiao Qing's pupils turned vertical, and she stared at the Bosuqu snake in the valley for a while, then nodded confidently:
"No problem. Although I have never seen this kind of snake, as long as it is a snake, I can raise it well. It just so happens that you have many exotic flowers and plants here. I can mix snake food that can make them grow faster and bigger, and ensure that these Bosuqu snakes are raised fat and strong."
Ouyang Feng smiled and said, "The efficacy of the Bosuqu snake is mainly concentrated in its gallbladder. We need to formulate snake food that can make its gallbladder more effective."
Xiao Qing patted her chest and said, "Leave it to me!"
"Okay. Then I'll leave this Snake Valley to Miss Xiaoqing. There are some things to be careful of. The flying dragons you saw just now are my mounts. Don't hurt them."
"Mount? How can such a weak creature be a mount? They can't fly as fast as you, right?"
"My own mount is quite powerful. The other flying dragons are for my disciples and subordinates to ride. They are already an irresistible force for mortals."
Ouyang Feng said with a smile, thinking about Xiaoqing's true appearance, and thought that it would be nice to have a green snake as a mount.
It would be even better if I could transform into a dragon in the future.
Just as this thought came to his mind, Xiao Qing suddenly turned her head and stared at him intently:
"It seems like you are up to something."
Are you so alert?
Then why did you follow me into this cave so easily?
Ouyang Feng thought with amusement and said:
"It's some interesting ideas, but they're not crooked ideas."
As long as you are willing to be my mount, it won't be considered as having any bad intentions.
"Really?" Xiao Qing snorted and said, "Is there anything else I should pay attention to?"
"There are three large islands here. We are now on Fangzhang Island. The main part is mountains, and there is almost no flat land. There are many birds and beasts in these mountains, but most of them are ordinary animals and can be preyed on at will. However, there are also a few spiritual insects and strange beasts, so don't harm them easily. You can pick the exotic flowers and plants in the mountains if you need them, but don't cut off the roots..."
"Wait, you have three large islands here. This island is called Fangzhang. The other two islands, are they called Penglai and Yingzhou?"
"Exactly."
Xiaoqing and Bai Niangzi looked at each other with strange expressions.
Penglai, Fangzhang, and Yingzhou were the most famous overseas immortal mountains in the cultivation world. However, even though one of them had cultivated for a thousand years and the other for hundreds of years, they had only heard of the legends and names of the three overseas immortal mountains.
This place is not only overseas, but also full of spiritual beauty. It is even more magnificent and full of vitality than the caves where they practiced. Could it really be the legendary Three Immortal Mountains overseas?
Ouyang Feng knew what they were thinking when he saw their expressions, and said with a smile:
"It's just the same name. Although my place is also considered a fairy mountain and blessed land, it is still inferior to the legendary three fairy mountains overseas."
It’s still a little short of what it is now, but this paradise can continue to grow, and the future is uncertain.
After a pause, he continued:
"In addition to this Snake Valley, there are several places on Fangzhang Island where spiritual insects and exotic animals are raised and natural treasures are cultivated. People come here occasionally. They are all my people. If you run into them, don't cause a conflict. There is also a spiritual beast guarding the mountain here. It is a wolf demon named Lingxuzi, who is good at growing herbs and refining pills. In addition, there are some people living on Penglai and Yingzhou islands, and they are all my people."
"This Fangzhang Island has thousands of peaks and valleys, and the mountains are endless. Add in Penglai and Yingzhou, and it's probably as big as a country, right?" Xiaoqing exclaimed: "You guys are really not an ordinary rich man."
He also told Xiaoqing some precautions and gave her permission to open the door between Lin'an Prefecture and Snake Valley. Ouyang Feng then advanced her half a month's salary and asked her to start working immediately.
When Xiaoqing went to the Snake Valley to catch snakes and study their characteristics, Ouyang Feng said to Bai Niangzi:
"Miss Bai, are you relieved now?"
White Snake was indeed a little relieved.
If this person really had bad intentions, then he could have turned against her the moment she and Xiaoqing arrived here and the bronze gate disappeared. There was no need for him to take them to visit Fangzhang Island, bring them to the Snake Valley, and introduce so many things to them.
Of course, it is impossible to be completely at ease.
After all, Ouyang Feng's origins are so mysterious that up to now, apart from knowing that he is a wealthy man who owns a large piece of fairyland, we still don't know much else.
We can only preliminarily believe that he really has no ill will towards Xiaoqing.
After thinking for a while, she looked at Ouyang Feng and said solemnly:
"Master Ouyang, Xiaoqing has a deep prejudice against humans due to some of her past experiences, especially human cultivators. She has always been hostile to them and has never trusted any human cultivator as much as she trusts you. I hope you will not let her down."
Ouyang Feng said with a smile:
"Don't worry, Miss Bai. Xiaoqing and I hit it off right away. What Miss Bai is worried about will never happen."
White Snake nodded and said:
"My dear little girl is innocent and straightforward, and she loves to play and be active. If I am impolite in the future, I hope you will forgive me."
She bowed again, looked at Xiaoqing who was catching snakes in the Snake Valley and studying them, and said:
"It's getting late, and I should go back. I'm afraid my husband won't be able to handle it alone in the pharmacy."
"Okay, I'll take the girl back."
Ouyang Feng summoned the phantom of the bronze gate and sent Bai Niangzi back to the pleasure boat. After watching her leave, he returned to the paradise. He watched Xiaoqing do things for a while, and seeing that she was reliable, he returned to the pleasure boat and asked the golden-armored warrior to drive the pleasure boat and let it drift freely, while he continued to comprehend the world and practice with all his heart.
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