Chapter 66: Worshipping The River Gods (1/2)

Chapter 66: Worshipping The River Gods

Translator: NinetalesEditor: Fish Creek

Qin Mu was puzzled. Why would touching a sweat towel bring bad luck for three years?

The quality of this 'sweat towel' was soft and had a smooth texture. It naturally had a fragrance as well, which was indeed good for wiping sweat. It must have been made from a unique kind of silk that was quite expensive. It was rare to see such textile in Great Ruins.

Qin Mu kept the sweat towel on his chest and played around with Junior Protector Sword and the sheath. He was pretty happy with it.

The top half of the sword sheath of Junior Protector Sword was golden in color and was adorned with gems and pearls. At the mouth of the sheath, there was a carving of a fish dragon swallowing. Where the mouth of the fish dragon was, was the place where the treasure sword comes out from the sheath.

The bottom half of the sword sheath was silver gray in color without any decorations or carvings. The tail of the sheath was sculpted with a dragon fish's tail which was golden in color as well.

Ding.

Qin Mu returned the sword to the sheath. His vital qi surged into the sword sheath and Junior Protector Sword was once again unsheathed. When unsheathing, a huge dragon fish appeared from the sword sheath and leaped above his head, spitting out the sword.

Qin Mu raised his hand and pulled out the sword from the fish mouth, feeling a sense of satisfaction.

”The sword sheath is truly a good item. It still has the apparition of a fish dragon!”

He returned his sword back into the sheath and the fish dragon swallowed the Junior Protector Sword before disappearing into the sword sheath.

Qin Mu was over the moon and poured his vital qi into the sword sheath again. The fish dragon appeared again and spat out Junior Protector Sword. He pulled out the sword before putting it back in again, making the fish dragon fused back into the sword sheath.

He played with the sword over and over again until Blind couldn't help but speak out, ”Mu'er, stop playing. Your granny had brought back another few livestock, you'll need to herd the cows. These few cows will be brought to Border Dragon City to be sold tomorrow.”

Qin Mu gave a sound of acknowledgment and immediately returned to the village. He then brought the six cows out to herd with questions in his heart, ”Granny had just sold the livestock in the village a few days ago, how come there are six more cows? Where did these cows come from?”

As he walked out of the village, he saw Village Chief, Apothecary and Blind gathered around, discussing something. Cripple was sitting on the side, dismantling the black banner. He threw the banner flag to Old Ma to put it up as a curtain for his carpenter shop. The pole was thrown to Granny Si to oust the chicken.

The next day, Qin Mu prepared the cow cart and Granny Si smiled, ”Mu'er, this time you can follow us into the city.”

Qin Mu was astonished and delighted. He immediately carried his Junior Protector Sword, Pig Slaughtering Knife, bamboo cane, iron hammer and jumped onto the cow cart. Blind walked calmly from behind and sat beside Granny Si on the cow cart.

The cart was filled with ironware made by Mute. There were beast skins and furs that Old Ma, Cripple and Qin Mu had obtained from hunting. Among the goods were also two goats with their hooves tied up.

The three big yellow cows harnessed in front of the cow cart were very strong. There were three more still tied at the back.

The youth cracked his whip and the big yellow cows blinked their eyes innocently as they walked out of the village.

This was the first time he entered the city. Therefore he couldn't help being excited. He was so excited that he felt like flying. He totally didn't notice the innocent looks from the big yellow cow and mountain goats.

Border Dragon City was quite a distance from Disabled Elderly Village, as far as three hundred miles away. Therefore, entering the city was a major event. However, with Great Ruins being desolated, the roads weren't easy to travel on. They must first cross the water path before crossing several miles on land to reach Border Dragon City.

Qin Mu drove the cart to the side of the river only to see Cripple binding up a big bamboo raft. He carefully drove the cows onto the bamboo raft and Cripple released the mooring rope. The bamboo raft floated down along with the river as its speed grew faster.

However, even with this speed, it would take them four to five days to reach Border Dragon Village.

Floating a dozen miles downstream, Blind used his bamboo staff to tap on the water surface and the bamboo raft floated to the shore instantly.

Qin Mu didn't understand the reason for doing so and raised his head to look at the shore. However, he realized that was the direction of Grandma Temple and they were many people from various villages already gathered there. Most of them were driving horse carts and cow carts as they waited by the riverside.

Surging River was dangerous with rapid currents. There were many river monsters and ferocious big fish in the river. For this reason, all the villagers from various villages would normally choose to head to Border Dragon City on the same day. The more people there were, the easier it was for them to look out for one another.

Many bamboo rafts were moored at the riverside. There were even more bamboo rafts that were sailing over. Not long later, there were a total of hundreds of bamboo rafts gathered together.

Blind took out a few incenses and lit them against the wind before sticking them on the riverside. The other villagers also came forward to stick their incenses in the ground. The smoke of incense filled the air and floated on the river along with the gentle breeze.

Suddenly, someone shouted out a chant loud and clear. More and more people started to sing loudly by the riverside. It was a river song, a song to worship the river gods.

”With you, I wandered down the Nine Rivers, a whirlwind rose and the waters barred us with their waves;

”We rode in a water-chariot with awning of lotus-leaf, drawn by two dragons to pull at the sides;

”I climb Kunlun and look in all directions, my heart rises as I am agitated and distraught;

”Dusk is coming but I am too sad to think of returning, of the far shore are my thoughts as I lie awake and yearn;