Chapter 501: For the Pillars
"What a coincidence!"
Su Guishan laughed.
When the Ghost Mother Cult knew that the Martial Saint was coming, they must have calculated the distance to leave themselves ample time to attack.
Who would have thought that Liang Qu would trick the Martial Saint into running into a group of snake demons and catch them to drive like cattle and horses.
The already fast Liuguang Boat was even more powerful.
It saved a lot of energy.
"Fuck you, old man! You've been holding it in for a long time. I think you're deliberately trying to get my Weng family's property!"
Weng Lijun hugged the floating wood. Even though the Martial Saint was coming, he still had to scold him.
"Look, you're anxious again!" Su Guishan was not annoyed. "Okay, okay, you're being pretentious. I'll ask you for a bottle of Di Rui liquid another day. In the next half of the year, the expenses of the medicinal materials and elixirs of the Hebo Institute will be half of your Weng family!"
"One year!"
"Five months, whether you want it or not."
"Okay, okay, half a year, half a year."
...
On the shore, it was drizzling and the willows were swaying.
A scene of a misty water town.
Xu Yuelong stood upright, watching the snake demons that had confronted each other in the shallow water area a few days ago, wearing bone-piercing locks like dogs and dragging the big boat, and his mood fluctuated.
The power of the Martial Saint is unfathomable.
The four snake demons who were helpless were captured as soon as they were captured!
What's the difference between them and pigs and dogs?
He turned his head and looked at Liang Qu again, glaring at him fiercely.
This kid.
He is getting bolder and bolder!
The red-stamped letter that day only mentioned the plan to induce the master of the Ghost Mother Sect, and also mentioned that Liang Qu was asked to take leave to deal with the snake demons.
It didn't say that it would be dealt with in this way!
It seems that the one who cleaned up the mess was the Martial Saint!
Liang Qu hurriedly lowered his head and hid in the queue.
Xu Yuelong sighed, asked the people behind him to dress up, and stood aside with Wei Lin.
The hundred-foot snake demon dragged the hundred-foot big boat, with infinite power. It did not dock, but left a distance and stopped on the river.
The floating bridge was thrown down and connected to the shore.
"Let's go!"
Su Guishan waved his hand and went ahead with Mr. Weng.
The prefect Jian Zhongyi was next, followed by Wei Lin and Xu Yuelong.
The floating bridge had limited load-bearing capacity, and the crowd moved slowly. Facing the four hundred-foot snake monsters on the bow, they were terrified.
Many people had seen this group of snake monsters a few days ago, confronting the two leaders on the river.
How did they come here?
Unlucky to run into them?
Ran Zhongshi and others looked at them without concealing their eyes, jumping back and forth between the snake monsters and Liang Qu.
From the previous conversation, it was obviously Liang Qu's good work that the snake monster was captured.
Liang Qu felt the many looks, kept his merits and fame, and walked onto the floating bridge to observe boldly.
The blue-gray chain imprisoned the snake monster, and it was shining with cold silver light in the rain.
Three boats, the middle one had two tows, and the other two each had one wheel.
One end of the iron chain is fixed to the keel, and the other end is like a spring. It is nine circles long and penetrates the skin and flesh, encircling the three-meter spine below the snake head, completely shrinking the snake head and turning.
For the snake demon to turn, it needs to exert force from the three-meter spine below, which is obviously much more laborious.
In addition, there is a silver mark on the top of each big snake's head, and the eyes feel a slight stinging sensation when looking at it.
Liang Qu clearly remembers that before he transformed into a white ape to seduce the snake demon into the waterway, the snake demon did not have this thing on its head.
Was it beaten by the Martial Saint?
In any case, the reconciliation issue is resolved.
The two parties are unaware of each other, so reconciliation requires a certain coincidence.
And the four snake demons in front of them will never go back to see the dragon.
Double insurance.
Comfortable!
Eat what you want, and get a lot!
Lightning flashed in the clouds.
On the deck that can almost run horses, maids lined up in a row, holding huge umbrellas to shelter everyone from the rain.
The dripping rain formed a beaded curtain and rolled down the deck into the swamp.
The Grandmaster and the Martial Saint were talking.
Whether it was the prefect or the commander, they all looked at their noses with their eyes, and their noses looked at their hearts, and stood still.
It was quiet and silent.
The King of Yue was surrounded by ministers. He looked like a middle-aged man, tall, and dressed in a black robe with gold patterns. He was much younger than expected. He had two hands, two legs, two eyes and one nose.
There was nothing different.
Liang Qu thought.
The rain flooded over the soles of the shoes, slowly spread along the capillaries, and soaked the shoes and socks.
Not long after Su Guishan and Weng Lijun fought, the King of Yue exchanged a few words and asked the maid to take him down to change clothes and rest.
Many leaders and commanders finally found an opportunity to show their faces.
"Your subordinate Wei Lin..."
"Wei family kid? Not bad, how many days have you practiced Lingri Tiangang Jue?"
"The third day."
"Good, at this age, you are better than your father!"
"Your subordinate Xu Yuelong..."
"Are you...a member of the Xu family?"
"My father is Guan Yingbo."
"Wenzhu, no wonder." The King of Yue showed some reminiscence, "You don't look much like your father, but you look 70% like Xu Gong when he was young."
"I only wish I could have 70% of my grandfather's ability."
"Haha, black geese are singing, the sun is just rising, you should have higher ambitions!"
"You are..."
"My father..."
Liang Qu was just a background board, and it was boring to listen.
Starting from the introduction, they introduced themselves one by one, just like a family recognition meeting, and they established relationships one by one.
Indeed.
The King of Yue did not suddenly become a martial saint. He was the Marquis of Weining before. It was strange that he didn't know other nobles and their children.
The bow.
The four snake monsters were like bereaved parents.
Even the usually irritable Blue Viper lost its temper. In order to relieve the pain and itchiness from body training, it usually hit the rocks and the ground desperately to relieve the pain.
Now it is fine.
When the bone-piercing lock hits, it can feel the severe pain from the spine all the time, and can't feel the pain and itchiness from body training at all.
They were also branded, so no one else had to do anything, their brains would explode whenever the Martial Saint thought of them.
Even the gallbladder was removed.
If I had known this, it would be better to go back and have my skin peeled off, rather than being treated like a dog.
Yellow Scale and Orange Scale looked sideways at Red Scale, indicating with their eyes whether the other party had any ideas.
Chi Lin remained silent, letting the rain wash away, and the blood mixed with the wound flowed into the swamp.
…
"This is what a man should do..."
On the deck, Xiang Fangsu looked at the back of King Yue in the distance and sighed.
Four snake demons, if they say they want to be dogs, then they will be dogs.
None of the fifth- and sixth-grade military officers had the qualifications to come forward and speak.
So majestic!
Such scenery, even how Liang Qu deceived the snake demon, made Xiang Fangsu's inquiring mind much less intense.
No matter how much you know, it is better to reach a higher level in martial arts.
"Don't be dazed!"
Xu Yuelong reminded.
Behind the King of Yue were a group of veterans.
According to the hierarchy, it was Liang Qu and others' turn to speak now.
Everyone looked serious, lined up, and came forward one by one to see the ceremony.
The veterans come from all over the world, but there is no communication barrier, and they can't even distinguish their accents.
Dashunnan Zhili made its fortune, and its official dialect was naturally Jianghuai dialect.
In this regard, Liang Qu had an advantage. His hometown was in Jianghuai. Unlike people from the Central Plains, northwest, and southern Xinjiang, they needed to learn another language when traveling far away to communicate with others.
And a group of civil servants who can stand out in the imperial examination can learn a language with their own hands.
"Liang Qu... did you come up with the pinyin method?"
Liang Qu looked respectful: "You are the lower official. What advice do you have, sir?"
An old minister stroked his beard and said with a smile: "It's not about giving advice. The Sixth Prince borrowed your method and it took half a year to learn simple literacy and reading without any problems. Now that it has been more than a year, he is no different from a student who has been in the academy for three to five years. What a great idea!”
Sixth prince?
Liang Qu raised his eyebrows.
The Sixth Prince is still enlightening?
"Build bridges and canals, and Liang Shui will serve as pillars from now on."
Another veteran spoke.
"It's really a blessing to be lowered into the official position, but the pinyin method can't be successful without the help and correction of the gentlemen in the academy."
Several veterans nodded and said no more.
…
The port in front of the government office of Hebo.
Three light boats are moored.
The soldier lowered his command flag and cautiously walked around the big snake. Looking back, he found that there was no ship, and he was slightly puzzled.
Where are the two boats going out in the morning?
Why didn't you come back?
In the Yamen.
Many lower-level officials stood respectfully, waiting for many adults to disembark.
Li Shoufu was also among them. He looked up slightly and was suddenly stunned.
Among the first few people to get off the boat, there was one person who looked particularly familiar to him.
that is not……
Liang Qu's uncle?
