Chapter 287

The wind blew the lotus flowers, and ripples suddenly appeared.

"Are you the owner of this house?"

The old toad squatted halfway in the pond, soaking half of its body, with the fat catfish serving on the side, its two frog eyes full of scrutiny.

Liang Qu stood on the trestle bridge and bowed.

"The frog clan is the owner of this house."

"Croak, hmm, cough, cough! Good!"

This remark scratched the old toad's itch, and it almost croaked out loud.

It coughed twice, and the original scrutinizing gaze turned inward, but it was not yet fully trusted, leaving three points of vigilance.

The human race is despicable, cunning, and greedy!

The frog clan is simple, hardworking, and kind!

You can't relax your vigilance for a moment, you need to remember at all times...

"Alas..."

A sigh interrupted the old toad's train of thought, and it couldn't help but ask: "Why sigh?"

"I saw that footless frog, and thought it was already a wonderful frog, a beautiful frog in the world, but I didn't expect..."

The old toad pursued: "Didn't expect what?"

Liang Qu dusted his sleeves and bowed again.

"Didn't expect to see the Elder today, like the constancy of the moon, like the rising of the sun. Like the longevity of Nanshan, neither failing nor collapsing. Like the lushness of pine and cypress, there is nothing that cannot be inherited!

Among all the frogs, it is like a pearl among tiles and stones; the footless frog is not even half as good as the Elder!"

Hiss!

The old toad leaned back slightly, and a monstrous wave surged in its heart.

This person actually saw through me at a glance!

At this moment, it only felt that it had nowhere to hide under Liang Qu's gaze.

It was like a clam shedding its shell, exposed to the sunlight; that feeling of being poked in the soft part of the heart was both shameful and ashamed.

No wonder the human race is the spirit of all things.

But it's not over yet!

Liang Qu continued to chant.

"The majestic Frog Public, the dragon among frogs!"

The old toad widened its eyes.

The dragon among frogs!

How can there be such an appropriate description in the world?

That's right, the only one who can inherit the glory of the true dragon is its Frog Taigong!

"With the talent of a king's assistant, meeting an unprecedented master!"

Right!

So right!

I met the Great King, isn't that meeting an unprecedented master?

"Having the learning of heaven and man, this can serve the expectations of the world."

The old toad thought of the books hidden at home.

The whole frog clan has no frog more learned than it!

"Having the capacity to expand the universe, this can accomplish the tasks of the world."

Even stupid frogs like Fatty and Second Fatty can be tolerated, the capacity is incomparable!

"Having the integrity of gold and stone, this can shoulder the weight of the world."

Live in the Dragon Palace, enjoy beautiful frogs.

My ambition has never changed!

Comparable to gold and stone!

"The one who shines brilliantly in the world is the Frog Public."

After a round of bombardment, the old toad could no longer endure and stood up suddenly.

It moved its frog legs, came to the front, and held Liang Qu's hands tightly with a pair of webbed feet.

"Sir understands my heart! Understands my ambition! I never thought that the one who understands me best is not a frog, but a human!"

After all, I lived into the appearance I hated.

Liang Qu sighed slightly and looked at Frog Public, bah, the old toad: "Elder, no need to worry, justice will be judged by later frogs.

That evil dragon at the bottom of the water is just a person sticking a sign on their head to be beheaded, a bunch of chickens and dogs; slaying the dragon and living in the Dragon Palace is the unchanging policy of the frog clan for a hundred years!

It's just a pity..."

"Pity what?"

"The Elder has the policy, but no plan!"

The old toad humbly asked for advice: "What is the reality of the plan?"

"Surround the Great Marsh from the shore!"

"Surround the Great Marsh from the shore?"

"That's right, if you want to slay that dragon, you must accumulate grain, build high walls, and claim the title slowly!

The forces at the bottom of the water are complex, besides the frog clan, I'm afraid there are countless demon kings, right?"

The old toad couldn't help but nod.

"For this, we must cast our eyes outside the water marsh! Seek foreign aid!"

"Land?"

"The Elder truly has the talent to govern the world!"

"Surround the Great Marsh from the shore, surround the Great Marsh from the shore..."

The old toad muttered to itself, as if a bright road had opened up in front of it, but it was still confused about how to do it specifically.

"What should I do?"

Seeing the old toad following his rhythm, Liang Qu opened his five fingers and squeezed hard.

"Spend money!"

"Spend money?"

The old toad felt familiar, as if it had had the same conversation somewhere.

Looking back, it saw the treasure fish in the great beaver's arms.

Oh, right.

Wasn't I here to send money?

Why do I have to pay again?

"Because it's not enough!"

"Still not enough?"

Liang Qu sighed: "Frog Public has lived in the Great Marsh for a long time and doesn't know the suffering of the people. Don't look at that small pond as only one acre in size, it is actually of great value. Have you heard of 'Special Zone'?"

The old toad shook its head.

"The so-called Special Zone is the meaning of the imperial court dividing a place to focus on development. Frog Public doesn't know, this small Pingyang County, in the past, was only a Pingyang Town!"

"Oh?" The old toad was surprised, "There is such a thing?"

Although it doesn't go ashore much, it often collects human classics and knows that such a situation is quite rare.

"That's right, it's not just about becoming Pingyang County; Pingyang Prefecture in the future is just a matter of a few years. It is precisely because of this that the land price here is rising every day! That mere acre of land, in the future, might be worth tens of thousands of taels of silver!"

"Tens of thousands of taels of silver... how much is that?"

The frog clan barters and doesn't know the value of gold and silver.

"The treasure fish and mysterious turtle shell brought by the Elder are only worth a thousand taels of silver."

Is the price so high?

The old toad was shocked.

My hundred treasure fish are only worth more than a hundred thousand taels of silver?

"Elder, rest assured, Pingyang County has not yet become Pingyang Prefecture, and the land price is not that high for the time being, but if you want to expand, one fish, I'm afraid, is not enough."

"Then how much more?"

Liang Qu stretched out two fingers.

The old toad widened its eyes: "Need another one?"

Liang Qu was stunned, looked down at his fingers, and wondered when he had been amputated.

A master of playing dumb.

Liang Qu pretended to grit his teeth: "At least two more! As for the rest, my heart is toward the aquatic tribe, even if I have to borrow usury, I will expand another acre of land!"

The old toad's face was tangled. After a while, it seemed as if its spirit had been drained.

By the pond, three treasure fish were held in the arms of the beaver family.

Liang Qu and the old toad poured out their hearts to each other.

Time passed to the evening, and the man and the frog parted ways.

"Phew, it's not easy to get two treasure fish."

Liang Qu wiped the fine sweat on his forehead. The short chat with the old toad really exhausted his brain. Fortunately, he reads books every day and remembered a few words of praise.

People cannot stop reading.

Fortunately, the harvest was fruitful.

Liang Qu came to the pond, picked up the mysterious turtle shell with cracks on the ground, and touched the symmetrical cracks on it.

"Old Clam, what do you think? Is this thing really accurate?"

"Mysterious turtle shell, mostly accurate. This is a strange species in the water, similar to the treasure fish, a natural spiritual object, with the ability to seek good fortune and avoid evil, extremely difficult to capture, unless you encounter a strange species with stronger fortune."

That old toad shouted that the hexagram was wrong.

The old giant clam thought the hexagram was not wrong.

It will indeed be a bit unlucky recently.

"Stronger fortune?" Liang Qu recalled the old toad's appearance, which seemed to be different from ordinary toads, not so ugly, and the whole appearance was very wealthy, "Could the old toad be a special species?"

"Treasure-hunting toad, a strange species among frogs, with the ability to find treasures and explore things, with a long lifespan, but it is rare to see a treasure-hunting toad that has become a demon. I'm afraid there is only one in the entire Jianghuai Great Marsh, and it is hard to find in the world."

Treasure-hunting toad?

Liang Qu was shocked. He had underestimated the old toad. No wonder it took out three big treasure fish at once, and none of them were the red-blooded perch he usually eats. I guess there are over a thousand water marsh essences.

That old thing is so stingy, it must have a lot of good things at home, like treasure fish, how could it have at least a dozen?

"Forget it, divide the fish first!"

Liang Qu buried the turtle shell in the pond, let it repair itself, then took out the three big treasure fish, and called the river otters and beavers.

All the extras today have a share.

However, Liang Qu was not without cost. This time he promised the old toad, and he had to ask someone to expand the pond another day.

Spending a few dozen taels should be enough, and a hundred taels would be enough to build a rockery and let the craftsman carve a comfortable seat for the old toad.

A small pond is getting more and more lively.

There are beavers, otters, frogs, and giant clams...

Under the sunset.

The water ripples, and the lotus leaves drift.

Awei sucked the blood of the treasure fish, Liang Qu emptied the internal organs, fried the fish meat on the iron net, and Fist held the pliers to help turn it over.

The beavers and river otters held plates by the pond, lined up to receive their share of the treasure fish, and happily ran to the side to eat.

Then divide a few large pieces of meat, fish bones, and internal organs for Cannot Move, Round Head, and Fist who didn't come. The fat catfish alone received three big fish heads.

The remaining three pieces were the fattest, occupying almost half of the fish meat, all belonging to Liang Qu.

Fish belly into the stomach.

【Water Marsh Essence +864】

【Water Marsh Essence +1064】

【Water Marsh Essence +963】

A big show, finally did not disappoint!