vrcanaries Chapter 41 Lishui County
Chapter 41 Lishui County
After escaping from Lishui Ridge, they flew for another 15 minutes, crossed the Lishui River, and arrived in Lishui County.
We arrived at the Dongjiemen gate of Lishui County, just past Chushi.
The sun and moon in the world of cultivation gods are very interesting.
The sun rises at dawn and sets at dusk. The moon rises at dusk and rests at dawn.
The color changes at each hour. From sunrise to sunset, the sun's color gradually changes from pale gold to full red. From sunrise to sunset, the moon's color gradually changes from jade white to full gold.
At the time of transition, they appear and disappear suddenly, never to meet again.
The gatekeeper stationed at the East Gate checked the people entering the city with talismans, then compared two pictures, and held a magical artifact in his hand, pointing it at the faces of the people entering the city.
They took photos of both men and women.
Although it is a county, Rongzhou is located in a remote area, and there are not many people going out of or into the city, not even as many as Xizhen.
The salted fish asked the Purple Cloud Golden Beetle, "Little spirit insect, how long will the original spiritual energy you injected into me last?"
The Purple Cloud Golden Beetle said, "It can manage for as long as the Golden Spirit Source Beast lives."
"So long!" Salty Fish said, "What will I do when I go back to the demon race?"
The Purple Cloud Golden Beetle asked, "Does your demon race also have boundary gates?"
Oh, no. Of the three races—immortals, demons, and monsters—only the immortals created these things; they're xenophobic.
Although the immortals, demons, and monsters are sworn enemies, they inevitably have some interactions.
However, the immortal race is particularly hostile to the demon and monster races, and very few immortal cultivators would go to the territories of the demon and monster races.
The demon and monster races occasionally have trade caravans from major sects traveling between them. Although their relationship is not good, it is not particularly hostile.
Any cultivators from the demon or monster races who dare to trespass into the territory of the immortal race will be killed without exception.
When immortal cultivators go to the demon realm, they are met with the hatred and resentment of demons and beasts.
The demon race is the most tolerant. Whether you are an immortal or a demon, as long as you don't cause trouble, no demon will bother you when you come to the demon race.
Hearing that there were no boundary gates between the demon and monster races, Shen Yao secretly grumbled: "As expected, the incompetent have many rules. It's all controlled by the major sects. How come the demon and monster races are so carefree?"
The pattern that the gatekeeper compared was indeed that of his master and senior sister Bai Luo. Shen Yao cursed the True God Sect in her heart for a while.
"Using a picture for comparison is one thing, but using a magical artifact is another. I'm afraid my master and I will use our powers to transform into different forms."
'Ah, it's a pity I've even changed my appearance, and my master has been laid to rest. You'll never find me.'
Thinking of the Crimson Cloud Flower and the Demon Spirit Soil, they must have been placed on the back mountain of the Spirit Herb Hall by the True God Sect.
Shen Yao cursed inwardly: The hypocritical True God Sect, leading the Immortal Clan in xenophobia, colluding with the Demon Clan themselves, ptooey! They harbor evil intentions and are two-faced.
Lishui County is not large, it feels not much bigger than Xizhen, and it is not as lively and prosperous as Xizhen. There is only one guesthouse in Lishui County, located near Beijiemen.
The large guest rooms in Lishui County cost sixty 1000 coins, and each guest's meal cost ten 1000 coins, which was three times more expensive than in Xizhen. Although she didn't lack 1000 coins, Shen Suyao still complained in her heart.
Shen Yao acted as if she had plenty of money, ordering eighty "perfect coins" and three extra as tips for the servants.
She secretly gloated, "Now I'm a fairy who can afford to tip, hahaha!"
The guesthouse in Lishui County is about the same size as the one in Xizhen, and the food is also similar: one meat dish, one vegetable dish, two large bowls of pearl rice, and an extra bowl of meat soup.
Shen Yao and Xianyu hadn't eaten Pearl Guest for eighteen months. They both buried themselves in their food and didn't say a word.
After eating and drinking her fill, Shen Yao wanted to take a bath: "I have to take a bath, I feel too dirty."
Salty Fish: "Didn't we use the cleaning technique every day?"
Shen Yao gave Xianyu a look: You don't understand.
The salted fish immediately understood: Oh, the immortals love to enjoy life.
Salty Fish: "I'll go with you."
Shen Yao suddenly asked curiously, "Yu Yu, can you take off your clothes when you take a bath?"
Salted Fish: "Sure."
Shen Yao: "Wouldn't that mean peeling off all the scales?"
Salty Fish: "No, you'll see when you get there."
Back in the front yard, they gave the servants two more coins, and the servants took them to take a bath.
The servant, having received a tip, said respectfully, "Ladies, the inn only has hot water in buckets. If you would like to take a comfortable bath, you can go to the Fairy Bathing Pool on West Street. The water there is hot spring water drawn down from Banzhi Mountain. It only costs twenty coins per person, and it will surely make you feel refreshed and relaxed."
West Street is over at the West Gate. I asked about the time and found out it wasn't closing time yet, so I decided to go and enjoy myself.
The idea that the immortals love to enjoy life is a misunderstanding by a lazy bum; it's just that Shen Yao of Blue Star Soul does indeed love to enjoy life.
On West Street, the sign for the Fairy Bathhouse is very large, but there aren't many customers.
The cultivators all possessed cleansing spells, and Banzhi Mountain was located right next to the Western Gate. Because of its hot springs and spiritual pools, the strange beasts on Banzhi Mountain had also been cleaned up by the sects of Lishui County.
Disciples of the sect with water-elemental roots who wanted to soak in the hot springs went up the mountain on their own.
Low-level cultivators are busy making a living, and few of them would spend twenty ten-coins to soak in the hot spring.
In short, the only guests at this Immortal Bathing Pool, besides the disciples of the Lishui Sect, a mid-level sect in the county, were those idle playboys from wealthy families who did nothing all day.
Why are they disciples of the Lishui Sect? Because the Immortal Bathing Pool was run by the Lishui Sect.
There are few visitors from outside Lishui County, and even the occasional traveling monks would not waste their time coming to bathe.
After Shen Yao and Xianyu went inside, the staff at the Immortal Bathhouse were still sleeping in rocking chairs.
Shen Yao coughed several times before the shopkeeper slowly woke up. Seeing that they were two unfamiliar female immortals, he quickly got up to greet them: "Two fairies, are you new disciples of the Lishui Sect?"
Immortal disciples usually enter the sect at the age of eight, but some may delay their entry or leave the sect midway to join other sects for various reasons.
So the clerks asked them if they were new recruits.
After thinking for a moment, Shen Yao decided to tell the truth: "No, we were just traveling and experiencing the scenery, and we were just passing through Lishui County."
The shopkeeper said, "So you are distinguished guests who have come to visit. May I ask if you two fairies would like to take a bath? The Xiaoyitang Pool is fed by the hot springs of Banzhi Mountain and is run by the Lishui Sect of this county."
Shen Yao asked him, "Do you have a private room?"
The shopkeeper paused for a moment, then replied, "Fairy, even the smallest hot spring in Xiaoyi is a four-room retreat."
Shen Yao asked again, "What about the bigger one?"
The clerk thought to himself: Why are they asking the younger one and then the older one? Are they just messing with me?
The clerk dropped his polite attitude and stood up to reply, "If it's the largest one, it can accommodate twenty people at the same time. Not only can you take a bath, but you can also swim."
Shen Yao didn't care about his attitude; she knew she'd have to smile and call him "Master" anyway.
He tossed over a bag of ten coins: "Big hot spring pool, keep the change, book the whole place."
The clerk hurriedly took the bag, placed it on the counter, and counted it. There were a full five hundred coins. This fairy is quite generous!
With a beaming smile and burning enthusiasm, he began to serve: "Oh, you two esteemed immortals!"
See? He's been called a sage now.
"Please follow me, you two immortals." The shopkeeper eagerly led the way, taking Shen Yao and Xianyu to the largest hot spring pool. He then summoned two of the most clever female bath attendants and instructed them to make sure the two immortals were well taken care of.
Two female attendants prepared tea and went to knock on the door of 'Fairy Spring Bath'.
Shen Yao called them in, gave each of them five coins, and said, "Leave the tea here. You all go out and guard the bath door. Don't come in."
The two nuns who were serving the bath put down the tea, received the ten coins, and respectfully replied, "Rest assured, Great Immortal, we will definitely guard the bath entrance well." Then they happily withdrew.
Without any outside interference, Shen Yao looked at the salted fish.
She was genuinely curious about how a salted fish undresses while taking a bath...