“Let’s depart in a few days….”
Listening to He Xiuyuan, Steward Song thought for a moment and nodded.
Anyway, there was still a long way to go from here to Chang'an, so waiting a few days wouldn't matter.
“In that case, we’ll follow Mr. He’s arrangements.”
He Xiuyuan breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this, then immediately arranged accommodation for him.
The courtyard he was currently living in was too small and had no spare rooms, so He Xiuyuan could only arrange for him to stay at the inn.
As for his accommodation fees, He Xiuyuan also paid for them directly.
Steward Song originally wanted to refuse, but he couldn't win against He Xiuyuan.
He Xiuyuan, however, only felt that this was the most basic Dao of hospitality, so he naturally couldn't let the other party pay for it himself.
After settling Steward Song, He Xiuyuan thought for a moment and went to Drunken Moon Pavilion, then bought a jar of drunk moon wine for half a tael of silver, and then came to Qixia Creek.
“This is….”
When He Xiuyuan arrived at Qixia Creek, he was momentarily stunned to see a somewhat miniature small temple appearing not far from the creek bank.
He Xiuyuan then walked forward, glanced at the small temple, and only then discovered the words written on it.
“This is…River God?”
He Xiuyuan was also stunned looking at this miniature small temple.
Calling it a small temple, it was actually just a square shrine, not even knee-high, and inside the shrine was a memorial tablet with the words River God written on it.
Outside the shrine were some incense offerings.
He Xiuyuan was stunned looking at this scene; he hadn’t been here for half a month, when did this shrine get made?
Just then, a splashing sound came from the water nearby, and then a figure walked up.
He Xiuyuan looked closely and then saw Wu Yun walking up.
Compared to the last time He Xiuyuan saw Wu Yun, this time Wu Yun's body was no longer dripping water, and his complexion looked much better.
“Mr. He!”
Seeing He Xiuyuan, Wu Yun quickly stepped forward, smiling at He Xiuyuan.
He Xiuyuan also smiled and nodded at the Wu Yun in front of him, while handing out the drunk moon wine he had bought, and curiously pointing to the shrine beside him.
“This is…?”
“This was built by the common people for me, and inside this memorial tablet, there is also the note with my name that you wrote, Mr. He.”
Speaking of this, Wu Yun immediately looked at He Xiuyuan with a grateful expression, his eyes filled with respect.
For some time recently, he had been able to use these incense offerings to constantly nourish his Physical Body, which also freed him from the suffering of drowning.
Most importantly, he seemed to have also vaguely touched upon a bit of that mysterious power.
He believed that if he continued, he would also be able to master those mysterious methods in the future!
In this way, he had indeed shed his mortal Physical Body and embarked on the path of Cultivation.
And all of this was thanks to He Xiuyuan.
He Xiuyuan was also surprised to hear this, “The last time I came, there was no such shrine, was there?”
The last time, he saved a little boy, and then the boy brought some paper money and incense to worship him.
At that time, they didn't seem to have made this shrine.
“Oh, this was after I saved another child, and then the common people built this shrine for me and even gave me this deity position.”
Listening to He Xiuyuan ask about this, Wu Yun also truthfully explained.
Originally, the first time he saved someone, everyone just offered some incense and paper money, but the second time, it made everyone shudder.
Then, they made a shrine.
This was also because the common people were not wealthy and could only do this much; otherwise, they might have even built a temple.
Hearing this, He Xiuyuan finally understood the whole story.
He had been cultivating peacefully at home for the past half month, and he really didn't know that this had happened outside.
Perhaps because no one died, there wasn't much news spreading.
However, although there were incense offerings and a deity position, He Xiuyuan looked at Wu Yun but did not find that divine aura on Wu Yun.
Overall, compared to the Yin Gods in the Underworld, something seemed to be missing.
As for what exactly was missing, He Xiuyuan was a bit unsure.
Speaking of this, Wu Yun beside him also quickly thanked He Xiuyuan.
“Thank you very much, Mr. He. If it weren't for your guidance earlier, telling me to save people without needing to find a substitute, I would never have known this method.”
Wu Yun said this, bowing deeply to He Xiuyuan in gratitude, his face full of thanks.
This matter was indeed guided by He Xiuyuan at that time.
If it hadn't been for He Xiuyuan's guidance, he wouldn't have known what to do.
He Xiuyuan smiled and waved his hand upon hearing this, “These are all your own thoughts; I didn't guide you in anything.”
At that time, he just said it casually; how to do it was entirely up to Wu Yun himself.
Wu Yun smiled upon hearing this, looking at the drunk moon wine He Xiuyuan had given him, and just as he was about to say something, he heard a splashing sound from the riverbank.
Hearing this movement, Wu Yun was slightly stunned, then instinctively turned his head to look.
Then, he saw Ding Maoqin emerging from the water.
And at this moment, Ding Maoqin looked at Wu Yun with a sinister smile.
“I was wondering why you suddenly didn't have to suffer the pain of drowning anymore; so this is the reason.”
“Now I know too. Next, I'll save someone, and I suppose I'll be able to be like you, right?”
Ding Maoqin looked at Wu Yun, overjoyed at this moment.
Previously, he had wondered why the other party wanted to save those children, and he thought Wu Yun had been bewitched by He Xiuyuan, and after saving He Xiuyuan, he started saving other people.
It turned out that by saving people, he could also avoid the suffering of drowning!
“Before, you always talked about the Dao of a gentleman, but it's nothing more than this.”
“Since you knew this method, but weren't willing to tell me, is this your Dao of a gentleman?”
Ding Maoqin cast a sinister glance at Wu Yun, then turned and submerged into the water.
Wu Yun was stunned to see this scene, then looked back at He Xiuyuan with some surprise, his face showing a mix of shock and unease.
“Mr. He, if this matter is spoken out loud, will it no longer work?”
Ding Maoqin thought he deliberately didn't tell him, but how could that be the case?
He was just worried that if he spoke about it, it would stop working.
After all, He Xiuyuan had said before that if this matter was spoken, it would lose its effectiveness.
If this was the only method, then he certainly couldn't ruin the other party's good deed.
And he also hoped that the other party could discern something from his continuous acts of saving people.
However, he never expected that the other party not only didn't discern anything but also overheard their conversation.
