Chapter 397 Sneak Attack (4k)
April 17th, sunny days.
There was no sight of a single sail on the Jianghuai Lake, flocks of birds flying, fish leaping out of the water, only ripples of light surging, a dead silence without any signs of life.
A giant snake was entrenched, not to mention boats could not swim, even ordinary birds and fish dared not come out.
Hundreds of soldiers stood at the mouth of the river, and a high platform was built, casting a continuous shadow. From the center circle outward, a large number of people gathered around, discussing the several figures on the platform.
"Fellow villager, fellow villager, I just got here. Can you tell me who is the water control officer?"
"Yes, I heard that he is on the left of the county magistrate. He is tall and the best looking one."
"Why is he so young? He doesn't look as old as my eldest brother. Can he control a big snake?"
"What do you know? As scholars say, a man with ambition is not old! He is the one favored by the emperor. The emperor favors him, do you understand?"
Hearing that the emperor favors him, the person asking the question stopped talking and stretched his neck to join in the fun.
However, he was too far away to see what was happening on the judge's platform. He only saw several people whispering to each other.
On the judge's platform, Xiangyi County Magistrate Liu Shiqin stepped forward and asked.
"Master, what is the hexagram?"
The old Taoist looked serious, his white beard trembling: "Walking on the tiger's tail, biting people, fierce! Sir, it is not appropriate to use weapons today, there will be bloody disasters!"
"Ah this..."
Everyone present looked at each other and looked at Liang Qu.
Liang Qu was indignant.
He didn't want to do any divination, but the county magistrate Liu Shiqin insisted on doing it, saying that he was a famous Taoist priest. In the end, he did it and made a big fuss in front of everyone.
The Zhang family and the Li family should also have a Liu family.
Liang Qu took out a package and threw something out of it: "Master, why don't you burn this and tell me again."
The old Taoist reached out and took it. What he got was a black turtle shell. He rubbed it with his fingertips. The seemingly smooth turtle back had a very rough grainy feeling.
"This... black turtle shell!? Lord Liang actually has such a treasure?"
"I got it by chance. Master, help me tell a new divination."
The old Taoist priest didn't waste any words. He asked people to remove the altar, find firewood, spread the incense ash on the ground, and then ignite the dry firewood with the collected red sun fire.
Crackling.
The flames were blazing, and the old Taoist threw a handful of it into the tortoise shell.
The flames wrapped around and licked the shell, and cracks spread out on the shell like branches, with the back line as the center.
When the flames died down, the old Taoist picked out the tortoise shell with a wooden sword and observed the patterns on it.
Everyone stretched their necks.
Liu Shiqin asked again: "Master, what is the hexagram?"
"Walking on the tiger's tail, it won't bite you, good luck!"
Li Xiaoheng interrupted: "Good luck, then it's auspicious?"
"No, stepping on the tiger's tail, the tiger won't bite you, which means there is good luck in the midst of danger, temporarily there are many difficulties, but there will be no danger."
"Isn't that a good hexagram?"
"Good hexagram." The old Taoist wiped the sweat from his forehead, "I am not good at learning, and I almost delayed the important things. I am ashamed. I wonder if Lord Liang can give up and transfer this black tortoise shell to me. I am willing to pay a high price!"
"Let's talk about it after we finish it."
"Liang Shuilang, our Zhang and Li families also have a little strength, do you need..."
Zhang Wenhu and Li Xiaoheng stepped forward to ask.
When taking out the treasure, I was reluctant, but when the real thing came, I still hoped to have a better chance of winning against the big snake.
"No need, the big snake is making trouble in the water, and those of you who are with me will only increase casualties."
After saying that, Liang Qu no longer paid attention to the crowd, stuffed the mouthpiece filled with elixirs into his mouth and bit it, picked up the spear, came to the river mouth alone, and jumped.
Splash.
Foam appeared on the shore.
Everyone gathered again, and their sight extended forward from the floating foam.
The lake was sparkling, how could there be a half figure?
"What a fast speed!"
"Sirs, what should we do now? Wait?"
"Go to Kui Pavilion!" Liu Shiqin turned and pointed to a high pavilion by the river, "The highest point in this county, with a panoramic view of the lake!"
The group hurriedly turned around.
Li Xiaoheng and Zhang Wenhu walked even faster.
If they failed to kill the big snake and provoked the poor rats and cats, their two families should prepare to run away first.
The villagers outside followed closely.
Kui Pavilion stood on a low hill. Even if the officers and soldiers blocked it and couldn't get on the high pavilion, the view was much better.
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Wow~
Liang Qu fell into the water and used water walking without saying a word, and the surroundings swayed into a blue light.
When the changing scene stabilized, countless silver bubbles dissipated and floated up.
The underwater water beasts sensed the breath and raised their heads one after another.
"My lord!"
Long Pingjiang and Long Pinghe came forward with explosive spears in their hands, and the fat catfish, "Can't Move" and other beasts came closer one after another.
Liang Qu had a brace in his mouth and was not convenient to speak. He put away the explosive spear and looked at the big net behind the two.
The two brothers understood and let go of the two fishing nets behind them.
The fishing net was very large, and it was filled with densely packed small fish of all kinds. The remaining snake demon breath in the water made them struggle desperately.
Liang Qu's bright golden eyes, as if there were lava flowing in his pupils, released a surging pressure, and swept across invisibly.
In an instant, the small fish that were struggling randomly in the fishing net stopped struggling, turned around, and faced Liang Qu together, like thousands of troops ready to obey orders at any time.
Long Pingjiang, Long Pinghe's pupils shrank slightly.
It was only at this moment that the two understood why Liang Qu asked them to fish.
Liang Qu opened and closed his five fingers, and the water flow pulled the net mouth open.
Countless small fish flashed with sunlight on their white bellies, gathered into a silver storm, drilled out of the net, broke into pieces, and swam in all directions, looking for the big snake.
According to the Zhang and Li families, the big snake is at least in the middle level of tiger hunting, and its breath perception is sharp. It is too dangerous for Fat Catfish and Dragon Man to go looking for it. If they are not careful, they will die on the spot.
The marmoset is fully integrated, and many underwater means have been enhanced. Even if the small fish is out of the golden eyes, the control can last for at least half a day. It is perfect to use it as cannon fodder to find the big snake.
However, before the many small fish sent out responded, two black big snakes first noticed the abnormality in the water and swam over from a distance.
The black long shadows intertwined, and the body size was all more than twenty feet away, and the whole body was extremely terrifying.
Two big monsters!
The big snake can block a large area of Xiangyi County's waterway, causing the people to cry and wail. Obviously, it is not just it that can run back and forth!
Liang Qu tilted his head.
"Don't worry, sir, leave it to us!"
Long Pingjiang and Long Pinghe flew forward to stop without saying a word, and the beasts such as "Can't Move" followed one after another.
As they moved, the surging bubbles of many bodies obscured the figures of the dragon man, the water beast, and the snake monster fighting.
However, the snake monster was huge and far less flexible than Long Pingjiang. He took a step to the side and hit the snake monster's chin hard with his fist, which made the snake monster dizzy.
"Can't move" took the opportunity to open his mouth and bite the snake monster's tail fiercely, squeezing out a large piece of black blood, and then tore and rolled hard, and actually tore off half of the snake monster's body when they met!
Long Pingjiang never expected that the crocodile enlightened by the Dragon King would be so fierce. He was happy and thought of the humiliation of being driven out of the Dragon Palace by the dragon, and his fighting spirit rose violently!
Liang Qu glanced at them and focused more on the fish school.
Dragon man, can't move, three against two, the strength is already superior, plus the assistance of the round head and other beasts, it would be a rare thing if they couldn't beat them.
For a moment, the bloody black snake scales flew in the water, and a large amount of snake blood flowed out of the broken snake body, staining a large ball of blood and floating out of the water.
The two sides were fighting fiercely.
Xiaoyu, who was sent by Liang Qu, suddenly received a message, and he was shocked.
"Here it comes!"
As soon as the voice fell, Long Pinghe, who was holding the snake head and beating it violently, froze. Fierce pressure and overwhelming killing intent came from all directions. Looking up, a huge black shadow over a hundred feet long was approaching rapidly from the turbid water!
But when Liang Qu focused his golden eyes and saw the black shadow clearly, a strong sense of familiarity came to his mind, and he couldn't help but clench his Fubo.
That big snake seemed to have been slashed somewhere...
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Lord Kui, there was a crowd of people and a lot of noise.
It was a matter of life and death, and more and more people climbed up the tree to look.
Many trees that could not bear the weight broke and collapsed, but they still could not stop the people from going up the mountain. Facing the blood on the river, they talked about it.
"There is blood! There is blood! Half of the tail was thrown out! What a long tail!"
"So long, is it a snake demon? The people sent by the court are really powerful!"
"No, it's not a snake demon. I have seen snake demons before. Snake demons are much bigger than this! At least more than a hundred feet long!"
"Hey, hey, hey, look to the south, look to the south! Such a big wave!"
Everyone turned their heads and looked, causing a horrified look.
A thin silver-white line appeared at the junction of water and sky, which looked like a thin layer of silver on the surface of the lake.
It was actually a huge tide that reached the sky, with rolling white waves at the head of the tide!
Why would there be huge waves in the clear sky and in broad daylight?
Someone with sharp eyes shouted: "There is something under the waves!"
Everyone climbed higher again and suddenly found that under the continuous white foam, there was a long black shadow that could not be covered!
So big!
Frighteningly big!
A civilian's hands and feet were weak, his legs were shaking, and he could no longer hold on to the branch and fell from it.
"Strange, it's not a snake, it's clearly a dragon! It's a dragon!"
On the top floor of Kui Pavilion, Li Xiaoheng and Zhang Wenhu saw it more clearly from the window and clenched their fists.
Even though they were masters of wolf smoke, they were still terrified when facing that terrifying figure.
It was more than a hundred feet long.
It's not a snake, it's clearly a dragon!
Just as everyone was frightened and panicked, a thick fog suddenly rose from the swamp, spreading like milk, covering the entire swamp and spreading outward.
Liu Shiqin was stunned, he stuck his head out and looked up at the sky.
It was a sunny day, noon, and the weather was clearly as good as it could be.
Why were there big waves in front and thick fog behind?
On the lake, the huge waves collided with the thick fog, causing the thick fog to rise and roll, but that was all. In a flash, the huge waves were covered by the thick fog, like a mud cow entering the sea.
Underwater.
The vast pressure of the big snake was like a mountain collapsing, surging layer by layer. The small fish controlled by Liangqu Jinmu along the way were broken into blood foam, mixed with the lake water, and no trace was left.
The dragon man tightened his muscles, and great fear emerged in his heart.
This is an instinct that cannot be suppressed when facing a powerful creature!
Only the water beasts under Liangqu’s command did not have too many abnormalities. "Cannot move" released the dying monster snake, and the two horns on his head burst into green light, weaving the sacred tree brand.
Facing the fierce big snake that was coming more than ten miles away and carrying huge waves, Liangqu Jinmu was blazing, activating the Yuanmu Longbow, the vortex orifice opened, and a water gun emerged.
The strong wind blew, and a several-meter-high dragon appeared. Its scales opened and closed, and its long whiskers fluttered, giving the water gun a green light.
Then, dark blue lightning flashed, and the tip of the azure water gun turned into waxy yellow.
The bloodstains on the Yuanmu bow spread, the bowstring exploded, and a white light flew up. Even the dragon brothers beside him sensed the great danger.
The water gun had no water resistance at all underwater, and it arrived in the blink of an eye. However, the snake did not dodge or avoid this extremely powerful arrow, and it hit it head-on!
Boom!
The violent water flow whipped the bottom of the water like a whip. The water gun slid out by brushing the scales, leaving only a faint scratch in the golden eyes!
Long Pingjiang secretly thought that it was not good. The snake demon was stronger than he thought!
"Sir, let's run quickly!"
He knew that Liang Qu had a trick that could jump in the water. The speed was so fast that it was incredible. It was absolutely no problem to use it to escape. The snake demon couldn't catch up with it even if he rode a horse, otherwise he would have died long ago.
However, Liang Qu seemed to be oblivious. He was determined to deal with the snake demon. His muscles and bones exploded like a string of cannons, and water guns emerged one after another, and arrows were fired in succession.
For a moment, there was a muffled sound underwater, and a large rain of arrows was like a school of fish leaving their nests, covering the sky and the earth.
The snake demon, which had already approached within three miles, had to close its eyelids, and the fury on its ferocious snake face became even worse.
The arrows rolled like a tide. Even if there was no harm, it was as annoying as an ant biting!
But just as the snake demon closed its eyes to cover its weakness, Liang Qu's forearm swung and put a very short and thick solid arrow on the Yuanmu bow, mixed with countless water guns and shot out!
A trace of fear flashed through the snake's heart.
It suddenly opened its eyes, and the short spear was approaching, and it was too late to avoid it!
The torrent suddenly brushed past the ferocious snake head that was twisting in panic, and hit its waist with one blow.
The bursting spear cracked layer by layer, and the terrifying breath was like a flower blooming.
Boom!
A white ball suddenly appeared, and the violent water rushed in the face.
The dragon man stood up and sank, clinging to the mud at the bottom of the river.
The river was covered by fog, and nothing could be seen clearly. The water surface swelled up like a hill. When it accumulated to the peak, it exploded like a volcanic eruption!
Thousands of tons of water rushed and rushed.
The thick fog bulged out a huge bubble with a diameter of hundreds of meters, and it seemed to be punctured by an unknown existence, briefly exposing the turbulent river surface.
However, almost at the same time, the second bubble swelled up!
There are two explosive spears, and there may be only one chance to use them!
Liang Qu decisively pursued the victory!
Long Pingjiang saw the extraordinary power of the explosive spear for the first time. He never expected that the two short spears he carried with him were so powerful. He was stunned and speechless for a while.
Long Pinghe couldn't help asking.
"Is it dead?"
However, what was waiting for him was not an answer, but a violent and ferocious water flow!
The moment the big snake broke into the perception circle, Liang Qu's thoughts moved instantly, and the vortex wrapped around the dragon man and water beast, violently pulling it apart to both sides.
A huge and terrifyingly ferocious snake head poked out from the turbulent flow, and it brought up a large piece of white foam when it hit the air!
The dragon man who was thrown far away by the vortex looked back and was overjoyed.
The original big snake that was like driving mountains and driving seas had a much lower breath, and the scales on the right side of the waist and abdomen disappeared, as if a large piece of flesh and blood was dug out, and it was only a layer of blood film away from exposing the internal organs!
The short spear was surprisingly effective!
But this undoubtedly completely enraged the snake demon, and its pair of dark yellow snake pupils were filled with bloodshot, staring at the culprit.
Liang Qu rolled up his spear, without any nonsense, and chopped him on the head!
