Chapter 1256

"I always thought that the one with the most hope of becoming Perfected Form after Ashui would be me. I didn't expect Cao Shixiong to be one step ahead. One Dragon, Two Elephants, our sect is becoming more and more prominent." Xu Zishuai touched the dog's head and exhaled mist slightly.

"Ah, most hope, really?" Liang Qu, who was putting a leash on the dog, turned back, "How come I didn't see it."

Xu Zishuai was unhappy: "It's not that I, Cao Shixiong, am talking about you, Liang Shidi has been away for many years, inevitably a bit detached from our sect. In the ten miles and eight villages, who doesn't know that before you came, I was the one who combined handsomeness and talent—"

"I vouch for it!" The Xu family raised their hands.

"Ha!" Xu Zishuai was beaming, "I said so, Godmother's eyes are bright. No, Ashui, what's with that expression? Disrespectful to elders! Godmother, look at him."

"Didn't see."

"Hahahaha! Cao Shixiong, thirty years east of the river, thirty years west of the river, don't take a moment as forever. Now, the one who combines handsomeness and talent is me!"

Sunny day, slightly windy.

The Flowing Gold Sea was covered with snow, white and dazzling. Faint snow dust was rolled by the wind, passing over the calves, sticking to the ice surface and floating. More than a hundred long-haired big dogs shook their fur, shaking off the accumulated snow on their necks. Long Eying helped the Xu family into the sled and fed the lead dog two pieces of frozen meat.

"Sect prominence is a good thing." Xiang Zhangsong interjected, "Today Instructor Lan was reminiscing about the past with us, saying that when sparring, he didn't see that it was a character who could be crowned King."

Hu Qi agreed: "Yeah, in the past, Master was the most powerful in our martial hall, an upper-stage Hunting Tiger Martial Artist, first-class in Huaiyin. In a blink of an eye, excluding Liang Shidi, this Heaven Dragon, they are almost two Perfected Forms, half Hunting Tigers, half Wolf Smokes. Wait another ten years, then they will definitely all be Great Martial Artists. Looking at the world's prefectures, they are all major forces with numbers. I don't even dare to think, I taught Ashui how to fight in the courtyard before."

"The days are indeed changing fast, isn't it, we all have the opportunity to come to Heyuan." Sixth Cao Shixiong Cao Rang joked.

"You guys, at the age of twenty, thirty, forty, in the prime of life, why do you like reminiscing about the past?" Yang Dongxiong stopped the playfulness of the brothers and stroked his long beard, "All get in the car, I haven't seen the Flowing Gold Sea for decades.

In the past, when I was in the Western Army, I often ate maple leaf fish in the Flowing Gold Sea, which was as powerful as the red blood perch in the Jianghuai, with delicate meat and cold. At that time, I was tired of eating it, but now thinking about it, I really miss it a bit."

"Good, go, go, go!" Xu Zishuai stood at the front of the car and pointed, "Ashui, hurry up, catch the maple leaf treasure fish, let Master taste if it's the old taste."

"Okay, sit tight, the Prince of Huai Ashui is driving for you!"

The reins flicked, a hundred dogs rushed forward, the sled pressed against the accumulated snow, and gradually slid.

The cold original wind refreshed the mind, everyone shouted with arms open, and the oppressive atmosphere of guarding the border was instantly washed away.

"By the way, all things echo, telling their names. Mountains and stones have memories, flowing water leaves feelings—the effect is poetic and picturesque, what is the specific effect?" Ran Zhongshi was curious.

Liang Qu pulled the reins, more than a hundred long-haired dogs clawed, pulling the sled, gradually running: "Everything records some information. Water flows over stones, stones will roll, knocking out small scratches.

By the same token, the ground that makes scratches will have information about stones rolling over. Basically, it can fully capture various details, know the cause and effect, as if dead objects can also speak."

"Oh?" Ko Wenbin's eyes lit up, lying in front, "Good stuff, with this thing, wouldn't it be possible to become a divine catcher?"

"Almost, Cao Shixiong himself thinks so too. I originally left several top-grade long qi, there are Returning Wind and Returning Fire to increase strength, Gap-Seeing to see through, and Weighing Qi to exchange. As a result, he chose this echo, saying it is suitable for his current errand, and it will be easy to change careers in the future."

"Several? No, Ashui, are you reporting the menu? How many long qi do you have in your hands?" Ko Wenbin stretched his neck.

The long-haired dogs gradually accelerated, and the fluff on the big ones flew up.

Liang Qu's voice was blurred in the wind.

"Didn't count carefully, different functions, five, six, seven, eight."

"?"

"Rich dog!"

"Woof!" The lead dog raised its head.

Liang Qu pulled the rope to let the lead dog continue running: "I am a dignified crowned King, okay? How many crowned Kings are there in the entire Great Shun? Is it strange to have a few top-grade long qi?"

Xu Yuelong pondered: "If your Cao Shixiong has such a long qi, it will indeed be easy to change careers in the future, especially the Three Judicial Departments. A Perfected Form Grandmaster who specializes in solving cases can be the head of an important prefecture."

"I do know a few places where there are gaps in personnel scheduling." Su Guishan spoke.

"Oh, Uncle has this connection?"

Su Guishan was proud: "In my early years, I traveled to mountains and waters, north and south, and spent money like water, so I also met many people. I have friends in the Imperial Capital and Southern Zhili. Although most of them have no prospects, many of them are in high positions. The Beaver clan you are looking for was also handled by me entrusting someone."

"Huo!"

"Hey—" Xiang Fang Su sighed, "Ashui is a Heaven Dragon crowned King, Ashui's Cao Shixiong is eating qi to become Perfected Form, Brother Xu is going to the second realm, Ko Wenbin has a wife, I am a sixth-rank errand in the Heposuo, we all have a bright future."

"Hahaha, Gap-Seeing, Returning Fire, Weighing Qi, Sweet Dew." Liang Qu said the effects of these long qi one by one, "If you see one you like, use a wisp of Xuanhuang to paste a medium-grade creation medicine, or two lower-grade long qi, you can all come to me to exchange."

"Really?" Ran Zhongshi's eyes lit up, "Wu Sheng's words count, I won't take it as polite words, I find this Weighing Qi quite interesting."

In the Heposuo, Ran Zhongshi's age is second only to Xu Yuelong, three or four years older than Ko Wenbin and others, and not young anymore. His position is the highest, and his realm is the same.

A few days ago, he reached the upper-stage Hunting Tiger. Taking two more steps, he also has the need to eat qi, and is worrying about what long qi to choose.

The problem with top-grade long qi is that it is priceless and in short supply. If a good top-grade one appears, it is basically digested within the circle of acquaintances. If you want to get a wisp that suits you, you have to pay a lot of time and energy.

【Weighing Qi: Equivalent Pagoda, Seven-Level Hanging Scale. Cut feet to fit shoes, use my treasure to exchange for your good.】

This effect, this function, suddenly fell into Ran Zhongshi's heart.

Go back and let his father work hard, borrow from colleagues, it is definitely possible to exchange for it.

"Why would I lie to you? Three or five years, I'll keep it for you, Brother Ran, no interest."

Exchanging with the Imperial Court is an exchange, and exchanging with people around you is also an exchange. What's the difference? Liang Qu has to consider the suspicion of forming a clique when exchanging with Martial Saints and unfamiliar Perfected Forms everywhere. Ran Zhongshi and others are old acquaintances who have been colleagues for ten years.

These words immediately stimulated everyone's fighting spirit.

Whether it's Cao Shixiong or colleague, everyone understands that when it comes to getting treasures, Liang Qu is first-class strong!

"Ashui, what's the arrangement today? I didn't eat lunch." Ko Wenbin asked.

"Don't know, came to Heyuan several times, just seclusion, sleeping, fighting. Cao Shixiong is in seclusion again, all arranged by my wife. Wife?"

Long Eying said: "First sit on the dog sled, then go to the center of the Flowing Gold Sea for ice fishing. I prepared the Heyuan Prefecture's specialty sauerkraut hot pot.

Live in an igloo at night, should be able to see the aurora. I asked Long Yao and Long Li to prepare the bedding. Go to see the bubble lake tomorrow morning, go to the mountain hunt in the afternoon, heard there are many treasure beasts on the Gada Mountain next door."

"Okay!"

"This is good!"

Everyone responded enthusiastically.

"Charge, charge, charge, wait for us to come back, maybe Cao Shixiong will just come out of seclusion."

Snow dust flew.

More than a hundred big dogs like strong horses pulled the sled, long hair flying, running on the ice of the Flowing Gold Sea, bringing up a white dragon.

The Imperial Capital also has heavy snow, but the heavy snow in the Imperial Capital is completely different from the Heyuan Prefecture. It is not just the thickness of the accumulated snow, but the completely different atmosphere of the two cities.

The Imperial Capital is prosperous, densely populated, and the winter is not cold enough to be completely unable to go out.

The ground that has just snowed is mostly gaps, with sound-absorbing properties, it should have been quiet, but it is completely impossible to feel in the Imperial Capital, and there is noise before dawn.

Heyuan Prefecture is different.

Out of the Blood Wall, except for individual small cities and villages, no one is willing to go out anymore, let the cold wind scrape, but anything exposed will instantly swell, crack, like a knife, looking out, the vast snow, in the distance are mountains, the frozen Flowing Gold Sea.

Truly silent, vast and boundless.

Deep water area.

Liang Qu controlled the water to form, Long Eying froze into a house.

A semi-circular big house rose from the ground.

Fire stones burned, copper pot smoked.

Tatta Kai prepared ingredients, Long Yao and Long Li decorated the room, pasted spring couplets, and tucked in cypress branches.

Xu Zishuai used a pufferfish thorn dagger to cut a round opening on the ground.

Big fish, "Cannot Move", Fist, and Round Head sat in four directions, several miles away, stirring up turbulence.

In an instant.

Big fish scrambled to stick their heads out to breathe, struggling to flutter.

Xu Yuelong's eyes turned red, grabbed the fishing rod and rushed over.

"Up, up! All big fish!"

"Wow, such red fish."

"Master, is the maple leaf fish you mentioned this one?"

"Eh?" Yang Dongxiong walked out of the igloo, eyes lit up, "Red as a maple leaf, top-grade maple leaf fish, where did it come from?"

"Don't know, it came up by itself."

"Terrible, we are lucky, treasure fish delivered to the door!"

Long-haired big dogs crawled at his feet.

Liang Qu poured himself a cup of tea, basking in the sun and watching everyone pull fish.

Ordinary people's winter fishing needs an experienced "fish leader" to lead the team.

Water Lord doesn't need it.

Before the New Year, Cao Shixiong Yang Xu just came out of seclusion, which is not Liang Qu's wishful thinking.

The battle ended in November, Liang Qu slept until mid-December, and now it is late January. Yang Xu started preparing at the end of November, went into seclusion to eat qi in mid-December. Ordinary people eat qi, usually for a month or so, nearly forty days, it should come out of seclusion anyway.

The Northern Court nervously watched the Prince of Huai running around between Heyuan and Shuofang Terrace.

Third day.

"Look at mine, what a fat criminal!"

"Yours is not good, look at mine, mine is fat, no wounds, knocked out by a stone! The silly antelope is really silly, how much did it eat this autumn."

"It's a pity, my nephew Little Stone didn't come this year, otherwise he would definitely like it."

"New Year, the King of Yue is a crowned King, can't walk around casually, must be with his parents, there should be an opportunity after the New Year, everyone come again together."

The prey was abundant, hanging from the waist, everyone walked out of the birch forest with laughter.

Liang Qu suddenly stopped.

A man led by soldiers stood at the foot of the mountain early, laughing and waving.

"Dad, Mom! Liang Shidi, Junior Sister!"

"Big! Senior! Brother!"

"Sizzle!"

Oil flowers exploded.

The top chef in Heyuan Prefecture burned the pot with fierce fire. When a smooth oil film burned out in the iron pot, the big spoon entered the new lard, poured into the ingredients, smoke rolled.

Beside the character-shaped big stove, there was another half-person-high newly built small stove, half a head shorter. Tatta Kai wore a small white hat, glanced at the chef next to him, hugged his claws, proudly raised his head forty-five degrees, waited for the small otter to hand over the tray, and popped out his sharp claws.

Cold light flashed.

Two quarters of an hour ago, the fresh treasure fish just fished out of the Flowing Gold Sea, the fish bones were completely peeled out, the fish body was sliced into crystal clear fish slices, neatly coded into a white porcelain plate, sprinkled with onion silk, ginger silk, poured with boiling hot oil, the fish skin shrank, half

curled up.

A furry claw stretched out, the little river otter twisted two slices and stuffed them into its mouth, wiped the oil flowers on its claws, held the white porcelain plate high above its head, carried the heat through the corridor, and served it on the dining table.

Boiled fish slices flowed into many porcelain plates.

Cups and dishes intertwined, the banquet was in full swing, noisy and boiling.

"Pity, Master is not here this year, otherwise people would be more complete!" Xu Zishuai sighed.

"Eh! Almost forgot, not necessarily not here." Liang Qu raised his index finger.

"Ah?" Xu Zishuai was surprised, "Master is not a crowned King of the Imperial Court, can't come to the border casually, right?"

"Can't come, Dangdang!"

Seeing Liang Qu mysterious, turning around and turning again, don't know where he took out a string of wooden prayer beads.

"This is—" Yang Dongxiong was startled.

"Master's mysterious weapon!" Third Cao Shixiong Lu Gang recognized it at a glance.

"That's right! Master's mysterious weapon, Long Li, add a stool!"

With the old toad's reminder, to deal with the Great Snow Mountain's venerable master's means, evil monk special attack, Liang Qu specially sent Tatta Kai to call for air support at the Hanging Temple halfway. After the incident, worried about accidents, the old monk never took back the mysterious weapon, just in case.

Personally hung the old monk's prayer beads on the stool and poured tea.

Liang Qu looked around.

"Okay, all complete, Wu Sheng and mysterious weapon heart and mind are connected, whatever we say, Master also knows!

Hurry, hurry, hurry! Who says the blessing this year? Who says the blessing?"

"Of course it's—"

Everyone looked around and looked at Yang Xu in unison.

"Cao Shixiong! Cao Shixiong! Cao Shixiong!"

"The law of the ancestors cannot be changed."

Yang Xu was stunned: "This habit has become a custom now."

"One reunion a year, one blessing a year, this is as important as the sect rules." Xu Zishuai shouted.

"Good! Then I'll do it." Yang Xu pondered for a moment, raised his glass and stood up, "The year is exhausted, the festival opens a new fragrance. Winter ends tonight, the year opens tomorrow long!"

"Good!"

"The year is exhausted, the festival opens a new fragrance. Winter ends tonight, the year opens tomorrow long!"

Clink glasses.

Drops of nectar splashed.

Yang Xu said: "I am the Cao Shixiong, I should be a role model. I will say the blessing this year. I hope that all Junior Brothers and Junior Sisters can take turns from this year, not missing a year!"

"Wow, Cao Shixiong's requirement is too high, isn't it one Perfected Form a year?"

"Wait, then eight years later, what if it's Ashui's turn? He is already Perfected Form."

"This—" Yang Xu paused.

The Xu family spoke: "Rising one a year, when it's Little Nine's turn, it's becoming an immortal!"

"Hahaha, good, good, good, becoming an immortal is good, becoming an immortal is good!"

Liang Qu pinched his eyebrows in pain: "I'm afraid my pressure is greater than Cao Shixiong and Senior Sister—"

Hanging Temple.

New Year's festival, the Buddhist pagodas in the temple are scattered high and low, lighting orange-red candle flames.

The old monk had his left hand on his chest, his right hand grabbed the rope, his eyebrows and eyes smiled, shook the bell hammer, and hit the bell three times.

The pond reflected the candlelight, ripples rippled, the bell sound was melodious, ringing through the night sky.

"What? Return the Shuofang Terrace? Did you make a mistake?" Liang Qu was dumbfounded, "General He, we talked for more than two months, and the result is to return the Shuofang Terrace? How do the soldiers outside see it?"

"This is the joint resolution of His Majesty and the Cabinet. It has been reached and cannot be changed." He Ningyuan was just having a headache about how to explain it to the soldiers.

"No—"

Liang Qu couldn't figure it out.

The first time he took down the Shuofang Terrace, both sides did not send out Heaven Dragons, didn't move for real, plus the world situation was unstable, could take it, couldn't digest it, earning compensation was reasonable.

Now not only moved for real, but also have the ability to digest.

Why take the same path.

"How much does the Northern Court have to compensate to exchange for a Shuofang City? A position fruit?"

"Eh." He Ningyuan looked up in surprise.

Liang Qu: "?"