Chapter 278: Jumping Two Levels

Early the next morning.

The huge snake body, dozens of meters long, lay across the pier; the broken part exposed bright red flesh, which hadn't dimmed because of the river wind blowing all night, and could even faintly be seen jumping.

The vitality of a Great Spirit Monster was evident.

The fishermen who should have gone out to sea gathered around the big snake, clicking their tongues in wonder, completely forgetting what they were going out for this morning.

"Snake meat is a great tonic."

"Is it the one from yesterday?"

"I think so, ink-green, this color is rare, it must be a snake, can't be wrong."

Li Libo, standing beside the big snake, smiled: "That depends on what Ah Liang's father says; has he arrived?"

"Don't know, the young man walks fast, he should be here soon."

During the Q&A, a clamor came from the long street.

"Here, here!"

"Ah Liang's father is here, quick, come and see, is it that one!"

Ah Liang's father, with wooden boards tied to his arm, walked over from the bluestone street with Ah Liang's support; the first time he saw the big spirit monster, he excitedly sprayed a large amount of saliva.

"It's it, it's it, it's it."

Shangrao Pier was in an uproar.

There were two people who witnessed the water monster, one was Ah Liang, one was Ah Liang's father, and both said it was correct, so that was it.

The black-faced man from last night raised his face and patted his chest.

"Look, what did I say last night? Master Liang makes a move, that's it! What is a big snake? A dragon comes to our Yixing Town to make trouble, Master Liang will also chop it!"

"Good!"

"Master Liang is mighty!"

Everyone cheered together.

"Our Yixing Town can be so peaceful thanks to Master Liang! In the past, there would be two or three disasters every month, and one or two people would die from time to time; now, even if you get injured, the movement can be so big!"

Don't know who shouted, triggering resonance.

"That's the reason!"

"Well said."

In the past, no one dared to go to the deep water area, at most they would shake around ten li nearby, having to pinch the distance to ensure they wouldn't go too deep and be harmed by spirit monsters; now they don't have to pinch the water section, and the fish catch is more.

Dozens of li of water depth, row as much as you want, you can't row to the end in a day!

Ordinary people don't have that strength!

From the beginning of spring to now, for several months, only Ah Liang's father's injury incident happened; seriously speaking, it was his own fault, if he didn't slip, he would be fine.

So, on that day, Yixing Town once again sang of Liang Qu's kindness.

By evening, even three-year-old children knew of his feat of slaying the snake, which could be said to be known to everyone, once again covering Liang Qu with a layer of mysterious and powerful radiance.

Even Liang Qu, who stayed at home, heard it from Aunt Zhang.

It should be said that it was refreshing.

He was an ordinary person, his character was an ordinary character, he didn't excessively pursue justice, but he also had a certain sense of morality.

Hearing people praise himself, not bad.

Some are happy and some are sad.

Deep water area.

A dark green big snake stretching for a hundred meters coiled in the long room to rest, suddenly opened its eyes, snake pupils confused.

"What's going on?"

It suddenly jumped in its heart in its sleep, as if it had lost something.

As a demon beast, it wouldn't have a whim for no reason.

Is there a demon wanting to kill it?

No, not right.

It hadn't formed an enmity with other demon beasts in recent days.

The big snake thought about it, only thinking of the two offspring it sent to the shallow water area a few days ago.

Could it be that something happened!?

The big snake was shocked, swimming in the long room, uneasy.

Reaching the demon beast level, it is very difficult to reproduce offspring; it only has three children in total.

A few days ago, the Long Wang was furious for some reason and arranged the task of exploring south; as a direct subordinate of the Long Wang, naturally it couldn't be indifferent, so it sent its subordinates and offspring, and now...

No, must go and see.

Wait.

Will a demon beast passing through be regarded as a provocation by human martial artists...

The big snake fell into entanglement.

Half a while.

Wait for a period of time first.

Demon beasts coming ashore is too easy to attract the attention of human experts.

The long room returned to calm.

Days passed quickly.

A few days after slaying the snake, the grand scene of three suns in the sky retreated, and all things that were roasted withered revived again.

Two more days passed, and the curfew ended.

The nights in Pingyang County returned to the hustle and bustle of the past.

Chen Qingjiang was even more smiling every day.

Fish are active at night, and more fish can be caught; catching fish for a whole day is really uncomfortable.

It's just that the fat catfish and the others have returned to the routine of catching fish at night, and everything seems to have returned to normal.

Early mid-August.

Liang Qu was absent from work at home eating peanuts, when Li Libo rushed over, announcing that an important person was coming to the River Patrol, and all officials needed to go to greet them.

Important person?

Liang Qu was overjoyed; calculating the time, it was clearly the reward for exterminating the Ghost Mother Sect last time.

He hurriedly returned to the bedroom to change into his official uniform and rushed to the River Patrol, only to find out when he arrived.

It's still early.

Have to wait at least three hours, almost half a day!

Not all officials lived as close as Liang Qu, and happened to be at home; the messenger who arrived early specifically left a three-hour gap to avoid the River Patrol losing etiquette.

Liang Qu sat in Seeing Ran Zhongshi's study blowing the ice platform and drinking ice milk, killing time.

"You put too much sugar, it's cloying, you should put more milk."

Seeing Ran Zhongshi, who was writing documents, rolled his eyes: "It's not bad to have something to drink."

Xiang Fang Su, who was also waiting, said casually.

"The person coming this time should be from Nanzhili; it's not difficult for Ah Shui's position to come down, ours will be later, there will be a second wave."

Seeing Ran Zhongshi was not surprised.

"The news from the Imperial Capital has to wait; anyway, the reward is not urgent, it doesn't matter if it's a few days late."

The territory of Dashun is too vast; for the convenience of management, the dynasty has two core hubs.

One is the undisputed Imperial Capital, where the Imperial Dragon is located, coordinating the world.

The other is in Nanzhili, covering the entire lower reaches of the Huai River.

The power is not big, not small; it cannot formulate major policies, but is responsible for implementing the instructions issued by the Imperial Capital in the south, and is a very useful "secondary heart".

Huaiyin Prefecture also belongs to Nanzhili; it is said that a group of dignitaries stayed there, Great Martial Artists are common, and those who can count as families all have Grandmasters sitting in town.

There are even two Martial Saints stationed there on the surface, which is the place with the highest administrative level and strongest comprehensive strength in the whole Dashun except for the capital.

Within the jurisdiction of Nanzhili, officials below the seventh rank can even be appointed and removed directly through the Ministry of Personnel, so Xiang Fang Su said Liang Qu's news would be faster than theirs.

As for their promotion, Nanzhili cannot make the decision and must first report to the Imperial Capital for approval.

Afternoon Shen hour.

Wei Lin and Xu Yuelong stood at the very front.

Everyone followed the two and stood in rows at the gate of the River Patrol, in neat formation, without any discussion, conversation, or coughing.

Aside from solemnity, there was visible joy.

Who doesn't like to receive merits?

Before long, a team of people rushed from the end of the road, raising a faint dust in the distance.

Liang Qu had already experienced a similar scene once, and was more calm than the surrounding martial artist officials.

Several li away arrived in a flash.

The leader was a middle-aged man, riding a sturdy black horse, with high spirits; he took out the book as soon as he dismounted, without any hesitation.

"My Emperor is divine and talented, heroic and first to appear; since the border is not peaceful, the pond is stolen, and the grace and power are mentioned...

Now summarize the merits before and after consolidation, to encourage the subsequent effects of the soldiers, and to manifest the justice of rewards and punishments!"

After reading the outline, the middle-aged man began to elaborate on the time and place one by one, the actions of the River Patrol and the Demon Suppression Division in exterminating the Ghost Mother Sect branch, and the corresponding merits.

Then after some praise, he began to reward based on merit, but when it was some people's turn, only the merits were recorded, and the corresponding rewards were not read out.

Just like what Xiang Fang Su said, the head ones would be later.

Many martial artists who didn't know the truth were panicked.

It wasn't until the officials of the sixth rank and above were read out and the specific rewards were issued that they suddenly realized.

It turned out that they were different from the superiors.

Liang Qu listened carefully, and after the middle-aged man read two or three names, he heard his own.

"Liang Qu of Pingyang County, Huaiyin Prefecture, is promoted to the seventh-rank Water Minister, rewarded with a fourth-rank Dragon Blood Horse pill, recorded with two great merits, and one hundred and three small merits!"

Promoted!

Jumped two levels.

Seventh-rank Water Minister! ===== CHAPTER 279 =====