Chapter 399: Playing both sides (4k)
The ferocious snake's scalp was torn and fleshy, with white bones, ink scales, and red blood eroded into a mass. The scales exploded under extreme fear and were difficult to flatten, and the vertical pupils were dull and lifeless. It was obvious that it could not die anymore.
But even so, the body that is more than a hundred feet long still exudes a frightening and terrifying aura!
The villagers swallowed their saliva, their calves became weak, and their brains, which had been heated up by the sudden victory, quickly cooled down and backed away.
As a result, wherever the Dragon Man went, it was like boiling water pouring snow, and the crowds retreated silently.
"Back off, everyone!"
"Make way!"
The soldiers were afraid of the big snake, and even more afraid of offending the county magistrate. They boldly went upstream, tore open the human wall, and blocked a path around the rotting head of the big snake.
At the end of the trail, Liu Shiqin's face was glowing red, and he didn't feel the smell of snake blood. He only felt the spring breeze and the singing of birds and the fragrance of flowers.
He led the two family heads and a group of smoke masters, and quickly stepped forward.
Facing Long Pinghe and Long Pingjiang, who were more than half his height and stood out from the crowd, Liu Shiqin had to look up and say hello.
"I wonder what we call these two heroes? And Liang Shuilang..."
Long Pingjiang originally wanted to say that he was a subordinate, but after considering Liang Qu's explanation, he changed the subject.
"Long Pingjiang, we are friends. We were investigating the whereabouts of the big snake underwater before, so we never came ashore."
"It turns out that he is a brave man. He is embarrassed and embarrassed. Mr. Liang is true to his word and does what is right. We are really lucky to have all the heroes in our court!"
Liu Shiqin kept saying good things.
I thought he was a frivolous son of aristocratic family, and he was randomly claiming credit based on oral instructions, but he never expected that he had already laid a dragnet under the water and easily controlled the snake monster that had been plaguing Xiangyi for several months!
The great martial artist beheads the elephant, and the wolf smoke kills the water demon.
The river is full of people, and it will be a good story if it spreads!
The martial arts masters of the Li family and the Zhang family kept responding.
After several exchanges of greetings and compliments, Liu Shiqin looked at the dead snake and saw that the muscles in the wound were still beating: "I wonder if this snake..."
"As seen by the magistrate, the snake demon has been eliminated, and there is no possibility of causing trouble anymore. He is dead but not frozen. However, Mr. Liang still has important matters to deal with underwater. Therefore, we are specially ordered to go ashore to report the good news."
"Master Long, can we leave the ship after today?"
Long Pingjiang turned to look at the villagers who dared to speak.
"No need for tomorrow, you can leave the ship now!"
In an instant, the whole port resounded with cheers like mountains and tsunamis.
That flood control man is really very capable!
Liu Shiqin felt very comfortable: "Hurry up, I'm going to hold a banquet at Xunyang Tower! On behalf of the folks in Xiangyi County, please give me a good reward to Mr. Liang!"
Li Xiaoheng and Zhang Wenhu knew that they had to pay for it themselves, but the big snake solved the problem without any displeasure on either side.
It’s time to celebrate!
Bottom of the Yangtze River and Huaihe River.
The excitement on the shore cannot be heard here.
The sand is falling, and water and grass are flying.
Liang Qu lay down on the ground in a large shape.
His whole body was limp, and even the energy to walk was exhausted. The mark of the sacred tree on his back that should have lasted for a moment was dim, and the little energy and blood he had recovered was used to contend with the green poison of the snake demon.
In the battle with the big snake, Liang Qu suffered almost no flesh injuries. Despite his exhaustion, he was only contaminated with a little bit of the eroding snake venom.
The snake demon's green poison is extremely powerful and affects a very wide range. It is inevitable to be infected with some during fierce fighting.
The detoxification pill prepared by Zhang and Li's family has a certain effect, but after all, its medicinal properties are based on the venom of the snake demon offspring, so the effect is different.
Fortunately, it's all small things.
Liang Qu has taken Liangshenghua. This flower has the effect of being invulnerable to all poisons and can resist the poisoning effect to a certain extent. With its large-scale dilution, it can be consumed for a while based on its own strength.
Not far away, a fist crawled on eight legs, cleaning the battlefield. According to Liang Qu's instructions, he went to a specific location to dig up the soil and dug out the Yuan wood bow and blood stone armguards.
Nothing is missing, nothing is broken.
After gathering all the weapons and equipment, Liang Qu asked Yuan Tou to push himself up, cross his legs and perform exercises to regain his ability to move as soon as possible.
After finally defeating the big snake, you have to catch some while it's hot.
The sky is high and the clouds are clear, and the sun is blazing.
In mid-April, the noon sunshine makes people feel a little bit hot.
The vast swamp is crowded with birds and beasts, each folding its wings and pecking at the shreds of meat floating on the water.
The dragon man sat in the corner and drank tea silently.
More and more people heard that the big snake had been eliminated and came to the port. When they saw the long snake stretching like a high wall in the distance, they all exclaimed and were even more curious about Liang Qu who killed the snake.
Ask around and ask around to confirm only one thing.
The one who killed the snake was a handsome man!
There's a great white ape next to me!
Liu Shiqin waited and waited, his ears pricking when he heard the people's praises, but there was still no sign of Liang Qu. Since he couldn't leave early, he simply sent someone to drag the entire long snake ashore, straighten its posture, and measure the length.
A soldier took a ten-foot-long cloth ruler and marked it down. He walked on the snake's back, overlapping the cloth strips one by one, measuring back and forth, and recorded the number.
Go back and forth three times and shout after confirming it is correct.
"Master Magistrate, the total is one hundred and twelve three and a half feet!"
The common people who joined in the fun were in an uproar, and word of mouth spread, making waves.
"Weird, it's really over a hundred feet tall! It opened my eyes!"
"I have never seen such a long snake in my life!"
"The previous two were just a few dozen feet smaller, right?"
"That's for sure. How can my son be as big as me?"
"Also, also, did you see that the two people who dragged the snake up just now are also very tall?"
"Isn't it also underwater? I feel like these underwater things are much bigger than the ones on the shore!"
"That husband is really a strange man! He can control the white ape and kill the big snake!"
Next to the desk, the government officials prepared ink. Liu Shiqin, who learned the specific information about the snake demon, personally licked his pen and recorded the size of the snake on the page. He looked up at the sky and wrote down the weather and season.
For Xiangyi County, killing a snake monster that is causing harm to the villagers is a top priority!
Going forward a few decades, we will never see him again. Naturally, we have to record them in detail in the county annals. Now write down the key information. In two days, it will be written into an article and entered into the county annals!
As thoughts surged, there was a commotion among the soldiers on the shore, and a soldier quickly passed through the crowd.
"Master Magistrate, Master Liang has come ashore!"
"Ashore? Follow me to greet you immediately!"
Liu Shiqin was dizzy from the sun. When he heard Liang Qu coming ashore, he immediately put down his pen and stepped forward to greet him.
As soon as he arrived at the port, Liu Shiqin saw a shirtless Liang Qu turning over onto the shore regardless of his image, gasping for air.
Villagers from behind flocked to the scene and stood on tiptoe to watch.
"Liang Shuilang, Liang Shuilang!" Liu Shiqin stepped forward with a smile on his face and his shout was extremely cordial.
"Liu Zhi County."
Liang Qu cupped his hands and didn't get up. He had just gotten rid of the snake venom, his legs and feet were sore and he really didn't want to move much.
Liu Shiqin was not annoyed at all. He turned around and called someone to find suitable clothes and pick up a carriage along the way.
The Zhang family and the Li family also sent two bottles of Yuanyuan Pill to restore physical strength.
Liang Qu accepted the elixir but did not eat it.
There is no danger at the moment, and I won't need to take pills to recover.
Change your clothes.
"So handsome!"
"You're so proud! How great would it be to be my son-in-law?"
"Drinking too much and daydreaming?"
"Why haven't you seen the white ape? Where is the white ape you mentioned?"
The people on the shore were whispering to each other, but Liang Qu remained calm.
I heard too much about it in Yixing Town, but I was more surprised by the length of the snake reported by others.
One hundred and twelve feet, that is more than three hundred and seventy meters, close to four hundred!
A tiger-hunting snake demon is like this, but what about going further?
Liang Qu couldn't help but think of the big dragon when Erlang was killing it. Most of it was submerged in the water, and there was no reference, so it was difficult to measure. But its eyes were like a furnace, and it was probably at least several hundred feet long.
The demon clan's skills are all physical, and each one is more exaggerated than the last.
The carriage arrived and Liu Shiqin invited him to the banquet.
Liang Qu readily agreed. He didn't eat lunch and fought another battle with the snake demon, leaving his stomach empty.
The dragon brothers politely refused and asked to leave. The two of them really couldn't adapt to such an atmosphere.
When Liu Shiqin saw Liang Qu, he acquiesced and did not force it.
Everyone followed and moved to the banquet. Liang Qu sat down at the head of the table without any courtesy and ate the food.
Everyone looked at each other in confusion, and while urging the dishes to be served, they all turned their attention to the magistrate.
Liu Shiqin's heart was scratching his head, and he asked tentatively: "Master Liang, who is that great ape... exactly?"
The white ape suddenly appeared and threw the big snake out of the water with great force. The force was frightening.
After that, everyone personally experienced the aura of the big snake, accompanied by a muffled sound, falling off a cliff until it collapsed!
It’s true that one thing brings down another, hearty and elated!
Liang Qu's expression remained unchanged: "I bumped into him by chance when I was in the water last year, and I helped it a little bit. After going back and forth, we developed a friendship. It's not a big problem to let him help deal with a snake monster."
Liang Qu didn't say everything, only fragments of information were revealed in his words, and everyone automatically made up a big drama in their minds.
Liang Qu went into the water to rescue the white ape, and the white ape repaid his kindness...
No wonder.
Zhang Wenhu and Li Xiaoheng couldn't help complaining in their hearts.
If you have an ape under the water, you should have told me earlier, and the benefits would not have been so uncomfortable at that time.
After giving it, it felt like I had been cheated.
Liu Shiqin continued to ask: "And the two heroes who dragged the snake monster ashore, it seems..."
"Oh, they are also aliens in the water. Don't be surprised."
"Aliens in the water?"
as expected!
No ordinary person would have such a tall head, especially with a well-proportioned body shape and absolutely no deformity.
Another alien race in the water, another white ape.
The Master Liang in front of me eats so much underwater!
Everyone was even more in awe.
Liu Shiqin said with envy: "Master Liang is so blessed!"
On the shore, there are the Holy Emperor's oral instructions, and under the water, there are white apes to help.
Why worry about career failure?
Everyone expressed their envy, and no one doubted the relationship between the white ape and Liang Qu.
It's too outrageous for a human to turn into a monster.
What's more, before this dynasty came into being, he had no contact with the Dragon Lord and bred a dragon-blooded horse?
Liang Qu's ability to make good friends with the water demon, attract fists, and defeat the snake demon is a great skill!
Fill half full.
Li Xiaoheng took the initiative to ask: "Mr. Liang, what do you plan to do with the snake demon at the port?"
Liang Qu said without thinking: "Keep the snake gallbladder separately and refine the snake bones into elixirs. I want all the snake scales on the back of the snake scales and one third of the snake meat."
I'll leave the rest to you. I don't know anyone locally, so I need you two to help me handle it. "
From a big spirit to a monster, not only the name changes, but the value itself will be greatly increased!
Liang Qu wants to take away all the profits he can get.
Compared with the whole snake, the weight and volume of snake gallbladder are almost negligible, but in terms of economic value alone, it is just the opposite.
More than half of a snake's value lies in its gallbladder!
Excluding the snake gallbladder, plus the snake bones and the hardest part, the snake scales, Liang Qu alone took away more than 70% of the proceeds.
And letting the Zhang family and Li family handle it was just an excuse to stay.
The two families were looking for someone to refine the elixir, and it took less than ten and a half days to finish it, so they took this time to look for the ruins of the sharks.
"It's a pity." Zhang Wenhu sighed, "It's early summer now. If adults had come earlier in March, the snake gallbladder would be the best."
The effectiveness of snake gallbladder is best in winter, followed by late autumn and early summer. The quality of bile in summer is the worst.
It is late spring and early summer now. Although it is not the worst, the snake demon appears in the middle of winter. If you kill it on the spot at that time, you can get a top-quality snake gallbladder.
"It doesn't matter if it's a pity or not, as long as it's not the worst, it's worth it."
Everyone praised Liang Qu for his open-mindedness.
Liang Qu responded with a few words and opened his belly to eat vegetables.
He didn't like drinking, and no one dared to persuade him to drink. Only a few family heads, the county magistrate and the Langyan master drank freely.
After three rounds of drinking.
Liu Shiqin was drunk and his face turned red. He lay on the table and vomited bitterly.
"It's really unlucky. It's strange to say that in the past ten or several decades, it was rare for big spirits to land on the shore. But this year they suddenly appeared, and there were two at once, killing the younger one and the older one. I heard that I had visited Lianshui County next door before, but I didn’t stay there for long. I think it’s time for Master Wu Sheng to attack the Dragon Palace and kill that dragon’s vigor!”
Liang Qu scratched his temples and remained silent.
He certainly cannot admit the true purpose of these big spirits coming to the south bank...
The four pillars of the demon court, the toad and the turtle, listen to the tune but not the announcement, so the other half does.
If he were in the north or east, the situation might be even worse.
Eat well.
It was still lively outside, with villagers beating gongs and drums to express their joy.
The Zhang family and the Li family each sent people to deal with the snake corpse.
In the afternoon, Liang Qu received a dark green snake gallbladder. Compared with the huge body of the big snake, the snake gallbladder was much smaller.
It only takes one person's arms to pick it up and place it in the air, exuding a strong bitter smell.
Liang Qu hugged the wooden box and couldn't help but feel emotional in his heart.
Last year, Master's help was needed to deal with the sturgeon monster, but now it's only a year away.
I can already deal with a big snake demon on my own.
Time flies.
Go back and eat again.
Liang Qu put away the snake gallbladder and was not in a hurry.
Compared with the celebrations outside, Longpinghe fell into a rare moment of confusion.
Before today, the two of them had always believed that Liang Qu was really the reincarnation of the Dragon King. Even if Liang Qu kept denying it, the two of them just thought that their memories had not been restored.
Otherwise, how could a little galloping martial artist show all kinds of magical powers such as enchanting spirits, controlling water, etc.?
But now that they saw the mighty huge white ape, the two of them were completely confused.
Could it be that there was a mistake?
Half a year of hard work in vain?
It's really Dragon Lord, why does it show such a different change?
The Dragon King and the Ape...
There really aren’t many similarities!
"Brother, tell me, will Long Jun really be reincarnated?"
"The elder said yes."
"But even the human martial saint has never heard of being reincarnated."
Long Pingjiang heard his brother's rhetorical question, but couldn't answer and fell into silence.
It is true that the demon race's physical body is naturally strong, but the human race is born with spiritual enlightenment, and various martial arts techniques and tricks are endless. Although the body is a bit inferior, it can make up for it with exercises and martial arts, and its functionality is far superior to that of the demon race.
Does the Dragon King really have something that the human race doesn’t have?
Thinking of this, the two brothers suddenly didn't know the meaning of life and fell into nothingness.
Without the Dragon King, it is only a matter of time before the Dragon people die...
At this moment, the fat catfish that was playing with a nest of lobsters seemed to feel the loneliness of the dragon brothers. It swam forward and patted the two of them on the shoulders with its fins, and its two long whiskers danced.
The dragon brothers were stunned.
"Select another Ming Lord?"
