Chapter 1486

February 21st, the Great River Otter Group huddled together, snoring loudly, the strong sulfur smell drifting in the air, Yixing Street hung lanterns, preparing early for the Lantern Festival, the waterways even more bustling, ticket lines stretching half a li.

The New Year prizes at the flower shop attracted crowds of tourists placing bets, crates of fireworks shipped to Mount Pingyang, after the holidays, hundreds of taels of silver spent daily on fireworks alone, the hedgehog busy to the point of not touching the ground.

Thanks to the earlier enfeoffment and large-scale construction, Liang Qu had put great effort into "urban planning," specifically handling demolition and planning in advance, leaving space.

Now, come evening, standing atop Mount Pingyang, the orange light could straightly illuminate the streets and alleys, forming a clear, unmistakable "Abundance" character encircling the main thoroughfare.

Thereafter, the external fine grid was distinct and clear, exceedingly beautiful, already becoming, besides Water and Sky as One, the most famous splendid sight in the fief, named "Bountiful Radiance."

Previously, promotion required spending money, hiring poets to compose and spread; now, almost every few days, one could encounter "running water," occasionally even one or two "masterpieces," hung on the mountaintop for people to sing along.

"Mmm————"

My head itches.

Liang Qu opened his eyes, nostrils flaring, before him lay a expanse of white and undulating, facing the daylight, the peeled egg white-like flowing luster.

He tightened his arms, embracing Eying's waist, rubbing his cheek against her soft, smooth bosom, wishing to take a big bite, then turned and sat up, only feeling this sleep was wonderfully comfortable.

Previously, both had long hair, sleeping entwined, often tangling and pressing each other. Now much neater, also saving the trouble of tying hair.

In Long Eying's embrace, a void arose, slightly disappointed. Liang Qu would sleep leaning in her arms, she also liked touching his current hair, short hair neither soft nor hard, the stubble bringing a unique resistance, feeling very pleasant to touch.

"Not resting a while longer?"

"No, need to go find Elder Frog to handle some matters, coming back at noon for a meal." Liang Qu shook out his boots, "Let's have wontons, haven't had them in ages."

"Good, I'll have Zhang Da Niang prepare them later."

Long Eying said, also propping herself up on the bedding to sit up, originally intending to help tie his hair, suddenly realizing it seemed unnecessary now.

"Elder Qi is about to achieve Entering Entering Zhen Xiang."

"Just Entering Entering Zhen Xiang, you just need to watch, it's not particularly rare, I've had the experience before."

Liang Qu felt nothing strange, Huizhen had already closed her doors years ago and successfully achieved Entering Entering Zhen Xiang, Qi Ju Yan's foundation was considerable, just lacking a bit in resources, it would be odd if there were no problems.

"Your Fubo's recovery these past days I've seen is nearly complete, the imperial capital again sent people over to collect a batch of seeds. Also, the clansmen's side, the cultivation of Dragon Spirit Technique has been unsuccessful, my grandfather speculated it should require starting cultivation from the previous generation to leave behind dragon spirit upon death, then, according to the technique's content, unite as one———"

"Ah, that explains it, no wonder it never worked." Liang Qu suddenly understood.

"Dragon Spirit Technique," he obtained this special art from the Yellow Sand River Dragon Carp clan years ago, able to stack "ancestral" power, merging ancestral spirits into one, strength formidable, also maintaining his dragon bloodline purity, while for Liang Qu there is a special benefit, enabling a great demon to contribute two draconic essences!

He early on had the dragon people and dragon fresh clan cultivate, hoping for a bountiful harvest of dragon essence, to achieve a second bloom, yet there has been no movement.

Originally puzzled if it was incompatible, turned out it requires foundation.

"You've worked hard, have you thought about where to go for the Lantern Festival? Or wait until spring opens, then go to Mount Tai Cang? I'll use authority to urge you forward———"

"Where do you have time now?"

"Taking a day out is always possible, living people can't let urine kill them by holding it?"

"No need, wait until the Great Hunt ends, there will be plenty of time, alright, knowing you dote on your elder sister, be obedient."

"Fine then————"

Whether affairs, updates, or a bit of teasing, the couple chatted leisurely this morning, perhaps in the coming year, this will be the last leisurely relaxation, just fading away like this.

Liang Qu dressed neatly, said a word about going out, stepped out the door.

Otter otter standing on one leg like a golden rooster, little otter's head covered in snow, followed by Xi Zi Yu who came early this morning, together studying diligently, Long Yao, Long Li, and Luo Meng Yao three girls running into the kitchen to eat breakfast.

Liang Qu stood in the corner, silently watching a while, smiling, turned toward the pond, took out a treasure fish bred by the river dolphin aquaculture, using the branches shed from 【Grass Soldiers】 to thread its gill cover, just like hauling an ordinary grass carp, he stepped out the gate.

Carriages and horses, people coming and going.

The steamer baskets on the breakfast stall occasionally lifted, a wisp of white mist rising, seeming about to rush to the heavens.

"Year after year stronger, year after year timely."

Liang Qu murmured two lines, exhaled white mist, facing the cold wind, straight to the pier.

Upon exiting, he became the most handsome lad on the entire street, not because he is the Huai Prince.

"The Huai Prince's hair————"

"Hiss, Lord Liang's hair how cut like that? So strange."

Wearing a head of distinct short hair, walking the street, exceptionally eye-catching.

If others did it, obviously learning the crude habits of the southern barbarians, utterly lacking etiquette, but falling on Liang Qu, whether villagers or travelers, none dare utter this. Even taking it for granted, feeling there must be some elegance within.

The beggar's tattered clothes, that's because the beggar is poor, the rich person's tattered clothes, perhaps it's some fashionable style?

People follow the crowd, yet worship authority.

Without doubt, let alone Yi Xing's three mu of land, even looking across the world, Liang Qu can bear the two characters "authority," plus long hair being troublesome, merely appearing briefly, already someone has thought of imitating.

Bearing a head symbolizing the Great Order trend's short hair, Liang Qu leapt.

"Plop!"

"Up up up! Get it, get it."

"Ribbit! Ribbit! Ribbit!"

"Big anchor swing it you damn thing! Soft-legged shrimp!"

"Oh no, will it hit, will it hit! Luo Ke sells love die!"

Lotus leaves floating.

Upon arriving at the Frog Tribe, Liang Qu saw the frog guerrillas conducting frog inspections, below a group of frogs waving flags cheering, clueless, he grabbed Big Fat to ask, only then learning the frog tribe was holding the third Frog Tribe Martial Arts Tournament, now in the elimination stage.

Liang Qu felt a bit strange, why suddenly hold an unlimited martial arts tournament, yet he realized the missed business opportunity.

"Big Fat, such a great activity, why not tell me earlier, could join with Yi Xing, together collect tickets and make money!"

Liang Qu beat his chest and stamped his feet.

"Ribbit!" Big Fat startled, "Old Fat Boss, why didn't you tell me earlier! Bai Huahua's silver, scattered to people, no good, I must go tell the elder, huh, elder!"

"Elder! Elder! Elder! Is that lump on your butt a wart? Said how many times, outside you must call me National Master, National Master!"

The old toad embraced Liang Qu holding the treasure fish, the entire frog huddled, wanting to jump onto Big Fat's face to knead and flatten, yet afraid that if it jumped out, the treasure fish in its webbed feet would vanish, the whole frog visibly swelling, drooling profusely.

Big Fat watched, heart trembling with fright, not bothering to mention ticket matters, found an excuse to act as referee, fled in panic.

"National Preceptor!" Liang Qu lifted the grass rope, pulled up the treasure fish, and by the way hauled up the old toad, as if using a scale pole to lift a big fat pig, preparing to weigh it, "Happy New Year, National Preceptor, this treasure fish was originally a gift for you."

Given by the Whale Emperor, it's just right to substitute flowers with the toad.

"Oh!" The old toad's eyes lit up, immediately bit through the grass rope, grabbed the treasure fish and stuffed it into the yellow skin bag, landed on the ground, nonchalantly patted his belly, "Cough cough, look at you, coming all the way during the New Year, bringing a treasure fish, how embarrassing—"

"Ah, what the National Preceptor says, since it's a visit, how could one come empty-handed?"

Looking left and right, the old toad whispered: "Does this count as bribery?"

Liang Qu was astonished, very disappointed, sighed: "How could the National Preceptor think this way? Bribes are for those seeking favors from the toad, do I have any designs on the National Preceptor?"

If there is any sole intention, it's nothing more than admiring the toad lord's talent, hoping the toad lord will, for the future of the Jianghuai great marsh and myriad water creatures, continue to shine in the office of National Preceptor.

"Hiss~"

Liang Qu gripped the toad's webbed feet: "Ji Ji spread agriculture, Yu the Great toiled diligently, worried for the state and forgot his family, sacrificed himself to relieve difficulties, the ambition of a loyal minister. Toad lord, do not shirk hard work!"

"Yo!" The old toad raised his toad head, only feeling another itch, held back a "gua" call, "May I take upon myself disaster and blame, to spare the common folk from weariness!"

Liang Qu felt the time was about right: "National Preceptor, now the Jianghuai great marsh has reached the autumn of life and death, myriad beings need you!"

""

The old toad sighed: "If the Jianghuai great marsh had no toad, I don't know how many beasts would be called lords, how many called emperors, say it!"

"I request the National Preceptor to take the two position fruits seized from the underworld and craft two vessels, afterward additionally present the Creation treasure fish."

"Position fruit vessels? This matter is simple." The old toad waved his large webbed foot, "Three days later, you come get it yourself!"

"Three days!?"

Liang Qu was astonished.

Last time with the Mei fruit vessel, Lan Ji Cai spent several months before and after, all kinds of "opening light", "rituals".

"Three days, just three days! I will surely conquer its fruit, seize its authority!" The old toad brimmed with confidence, "Holy Mother Toad, such a defiant and unruly beautiful toad, this National Preceptor can tame, let alone a dead thing!"

"Good! National Preceptor's lofty righteousness!" Liang Qu raised his thumb, "Arms and legs are only for men, good ministers only for sages. Jianghuai has the National Preceptor, truly Jianghuai's fortune!"

"Gua haha."

The old toad couldn't hold back any longer, looked up to the sky and let out a "gua" call.

Liang Qu searched his innards again, squeezed out two drops of ink, bade farewell to the old toad, his peripheral vision swept over the arena, suddenly paused.

The fat fish lifted its chest and raised its head, swam onto the platform, waved its fins left and right.

Around, a sea of toad clan leapt and cheered.

"Footless toad!"

"Footless toad!"

"Footless toad!"

Liang Qu's steps paused, then still landed, quickly left.

Anyway, originally saying Ah Fei was a toad wasn't him and Ah Fei themselves, not his concern.

Having settled the vessel matter, Liang Qu went again to the Yellow Shahe.

Ge Zu helped with refining, the old toad helped with receiving, the position fruit refining could temporarily be considered done.

"Giant Spirit?" The Old Dragon King pondered for a while, shook his head, "Never heard of it, actually many position fruits really have no names, just look at authority, slap on some myth legend or the like, is there a Giant Spirit in this myth?"

"Then are there position fruits with similar traits?"

"Those with great strength I've seen a few kinds, all show similar performance, the Great Li Emperor and the Whale Emperor seemingly both have? Feeling their strength is very great, only you say these are medium-small position fruits, I was still a Dragon King then, didn't have much feeling, why are you seeking this?"

Asking and not asking were the same.

"Very useful is Hai, Old Dragon King afterward could you help me pay attention to one or two, see if there are places where river erosion has washed out mountains and rivers————" Upon saying this, Liang Qu paused.

No, not right.

The Bao fruit is in Blue Lake, the Ying fruit is in Lou Lan Yellow Sand, the Yong fruit is in the underworld, presumably appearing when the world is unified————

Position fruits and heavenly earth long qi have some difference; water-attribute long qi is basically just where rivers are ordered, while the appearance of position fruits seems to follow the rule of extremes reversing? What is the opposite of constructing mountains and rivers, the Five Peaks, Four Rivers, and the source of the connecting sea?

Moreover, that is a small position fruit, Giant Spirit is a medium position fruit, whether it follows or not is unknown.

Pang Ming lacked the Responding Dragon's azure emergence, lacked the Heavenly Gate Earth Axis, could only examine them one by one, eliminate them one by one.

Liang Qu felt a bit disheartened, like fishing for a needle in the sea, like a headless fly; the probability of heaven and earth nurturing medium position fruits is inherently low, what would Giant Spirit's small position fruit be?

Perhaps this is the true difficulty of obtaining position fruits, at least I know a Giant Spirit, ordering Li Taizu, old Yin Whale connected lack or not are unclear.

"Hahaha."

"What are you laughing at?" The Old Dragon King puzzled, felt this Hengzi startled and rushed.

"Nothing, just thought of some happy things, hahaha, Zhou Yu lacked strategy, the myriad birds lacked wit."

The Old Dragon King felt this Hengzi was crazy Hai.

Thinking of two old things being even more clueless than a headless fly, Liang Qu laughed to himself for a while, then called out.

"Does Old Dragon King have an impression of opening mountains and rivers?"

"Yes, the sea mouth." The Old Dragon King replied without hesitation, "When governing waters, I used Feng Yi authority, kneaded out a mud ball, over a hundred li in radius, smashed it into Hai Hai, creating Hai Pian land."

"I go!" Liang Qu sat up straight in Hai, "Dragon King please help me pay attention to places with those characteristics I mentioned, come back later to find you!"

Yellow Shahe waters surged, Liang Qu vanished without trace.

"What what?"

The Dragon King couldn't grasp head or tail, felt after the New Year passed, Hengzi ran about everywhere.

Yellow Shahe river mouth, Liang Qu surveyed the surroundings, he was absolutely certain this was originally the river bank push, but now this river bank push actually extended outwards, endless to the eye.

Occasionally able to see wolf smoke and tiger-hunting martial artists, cross-legged on reefs cultivating, attempting to imprint the "phase" into their true gang; flying further away, there are two wolf smokes unknown what they are doing, rampant and bloodthirsty.

"The Dragon King here probably has no clues; need to go to Nanjiang to find Xin Ling Gai, but————Xin Ling Gai's position fruit has already refined Hai, also can't take it out; does Shun this side have any unrefined position fruit? Collect them one by one to investigate, won't be too strange."

Liang Qu was both torn and headache, felt the surrounding moist air, ignited golden eyes.

Torch fire two points.

"Hiss, this world's spiritual mechanism!"

The dense blue and yellow colors spread throughout the void, the entire world almost becoming the main melody of these two colors, as if someone had splashed two buckets of paint!

How could it be so dense?

The Inside Inside Ze Ding trembled repeatedly.

Liang Qu rubbed his hands, face showing excitement, hoping for a fruit position that definitely wouldn't appear, but long qi is also good, the Qing Chuan and Chuan Ding divine abilities positions—each is a long qi order household, with the Pot King's divine abilities count, his gains are far from reaching the limit!

【Obtained a wisp of sand qi————】

【Obtained a wisp of tide qi————】

【Obtained a wisp of sand qi————】

【Obtained a wisp of tide qi————】

The yellowish sand qi and pale blue tide qi, two types of long qi instantly became the mainstream in the Inside Inside Ze Ding, instantly adding ten more, furthermore there are many qi mechanisms waiting to be sorted.

The two types of long qi, Liang Qu had obtained both before, ordinary lower and middle grade long qi.

Sand qi allows the qi sea to have the characteristic of flowing sand, possessing viscosity and adhesiveness.

Tide qi allows the qi sea to rise and fall like tides, at appropriate times it becomes flood tide, at inappropriate times it becomes ebb tide and shrinks, belonging to the destruction of yin and yang.

Liang Qu manipulated the heavenly gate and earthly axis, collecting long qi with great enjoyment.

On the other side, the old toad first ran to the Frog King's cave, tore off a piece of the shed toad skin, then drove the fat number, charging forward, straight to the western water, northern water, in the marsh scrambling to pick up, clatter clatter.

"Splash!"

The old toad jumped out of the pond, shook off water droplets, shouting.

"Liang Qing!"

"Master Ding." Long Eying stepped forward in salute.

"Hey! How is it you this girl, where is Liang Qing?" The old toad poked his head out, eyes showing scrutiny.

"My husband went to the Yellow Shahe River, previously instructed, Master Ding just needs to give me the container."

The old toad's face showed suspicion.

Long Eying's forehead twitched, she took out a page, squeezed out a smile: "This is proof."

The old toad flipped through, hesitantly handed over a clump of waste paper resembling a container.

"Thank you, Master Ding."

"Hmph!" The old toad snorted coldly, shouldered his double fins, lectured: "A mere woman's cry, should attend to old Wu's duties! Do not rely on favor and act arrogantly, our male frogs' affairs, do not randomly insert fins, understand?"

Long Eying gritted her teeth: "Yes————"

"Ruzike Sect!"

The old toad nodded, leapt up.

"Plop!"

Two splashes of water, sprayed onto the shoe surface.

Long Eying stared at the water bubble on the shoe toe, held her breath for a long time, waiting for the ripples to subside, then let out a long sigh.

February twenty-fifth.

The Bird Ancestor "Stone in the River" moved, Liang Qu stopped his action, immediately abandoned the aimless search, turned and headed toward Pingyang direction.