Chapter 497

The misty rain continues, the big snakes leave their nest.

The churning white foam cannot hide the sharp water lines; it seems as if an invisible blade is cutting the water's surface.

*Plop! *

Awei drills out of the silt, shakes its head, and kicks up a small cloud of dust.

The dust dissipates, it half-raises its body, turns in a circle, confirms that not one of the twelve great spirit monsters in the snake nest is missing, and sinks back into the soil.

After days of construction, in front of the vortex waterway over three hundred miles long, yellow sand slowly rotates, faintly coiling into a whirlpool shape.

"Cannot Move" rests and recuperates, its whole body verdant like a lush ancient tree, revealing the peak momentum of a great spirit monster everywhere.

Tatta Kai ties the River Patrol Office's flag as a cape, squats on "Cannot Move's" forehead, claws gripping its two horns, looking solemn.

"Didn't bring a single one..."

Liang Qu rubs his chin.

Not unexpected.

Snake hibernation and turtle breathing, concealing qi is a talent of the snake clan.

But the white ape is a major realm higher than the great spirit monsters; the snake demons bringing snake monsters to participate in an ambush would needlessly add unnecessary risk.

Whether it's bribing the water official to arrange a meeting, or the dragon sending eyes and ears to urge them on.

Time and opportunity have all been compressed to a point where there is no room for error.

If they win, they take the monkey's head in one breath, eliminate the dragon's confidant and great trouble, and have all the wealth and glory they could want.

If they lose...

Once the bow is drawn, there is no turning back; either pierce the target or snap the arrow.

Just right.

All neat and tidy.

Like autumn winds sweeping away fallen leaves.

I wonder if the fat catfish and the others can withstand the pressure of being outnumbered.

Liang Qu looks at the sky, silently counting his heartbeats. After waiting for about half a quarter of an hour, confirming the snake demons are far enough from their nest, he gives the order.

Awei drills out of the silt, its aura restrained to the extreme, crawling along the ground. With the cover of swaying water grass, it crawls into a rock crevice, quietly attaches itself to the belly of a snake monster, opens its mouthparts, and bites down fiercely!

The snake monster's belly goes numb, followed by a sharp pain that rushes straight to its brain, exploding with a bang!

【Yellow Water Calamity Poison】 is sprayed in large quantities, corroding internal organs and flesh. The pain pierces the snake monster's consciousness in an instant, and it collapses onto the rock, nearly drained of strength.

The sudden change happens instantly.

The surrounding snake monsters are stunned, slowly approaching their companion.

Awei takes the opportunity to drill into the snake monster's body, climbing all the way, its poison glands switching to 【Nether Water Calamity Poison】, and its mouthparts pierce the nerves.

The pain-stricken, drained snake monster is dazed, its eyes covered with a faint purple light. As a large black snake approaches, it opens its snake mouth and suddenly erupts!

The barbed teeth pierce the neck, the snake corpse contracts, rolls, and coils, squeezing tightly!

*Snap, snap, snap! *

The sound of breaking ribs is heard, and the black snake, caught off guard by the sneak attack, rolls its eyes on the spot.

A shocking change!

The group of snake monsters retreats in a panic.

However, a clear white 【Water Gun】, dragging a long white airflow, tears through the sky and charges straight at the snake group!

Immediately after, from another direction, another strange black mist, carrying a red light, comes from the opposite side!

An unprecedented sense of crisis surges into the snake monsters' hearts.

Ambush!

A long-planned ambush!

Only now do they realize what is happening, but it is already too late!

Round Head leads more than thirty adult finless porpoises, fully activating 【Leader Rhythm】, coordinating as one, turning into a giant water gun, and fiercely chiseling into the snake group!

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Three consecutive snake monsters, unable to dodge in time, are cut in half by the high-speed 【Water Gun】 and explode into blood mist!

Some snake monsters try to flee but are blocked by a drifting ink mist. A red strange crab lashes out from the ink mist, one claw piercing a snake monster's neck, spraying blood!

Three dead, one rebel, two heavily injured!

Twelve great spirit monsters, in the blink of an eye, only half remain!

The snake monster with purple eyes releases its dying "companion," moves to chase, and bites the long tail of another snake monster.

Round Head leads the tribe to fight three alone, while the fat catfish provides support from the periphery, blocking the snake monsters' escape.

Inside the encirclement, only "Fist" is left to play freely!

The crimson "Fist" leaps high, inserts its two claws into a snake monster's neck, and lifts them up with great force, like wielding a long snake-skin whip, fiercely lashing at another snake monster's waist and belly!

*Hum! *

The snake monster's long tail lashes out a stream of steel.

The two collide and explode together, flesh and blood rotting!

Fist is merciless, its two claws clamping with force, twisting in the opposite direction.

Flesh and scales are mashed, tendons and bones broken inch by inch.

Blood sprays.

A ferocious snake head, its vertical pupils contracted into lines, is sent flying by the blood and lands heavily on the ground!

In terms of individual combat power, Fist, which devours blood stones day and night in the Xiangyi County mine, is the undisputed strongest among all the beasts!

The snake monsters are terrified, their scales bristling; they have never seen such a fierce strange crab, and they scramble to escape.

Fist kicks the ground with its eight legs, twists its armored waist, its velvet hair fluttering, and its two claws roll up layers of steel currents.

Fresh red blood surges under the water, like strands of rising red wolf smoke.

The snake heads severed by the giant claws bite unconsciously, rolling and being covered in a thick layer of mud and sand.

The snake demons are completely unaware that their nest has been raided, and all twelve great spirit monsters have perished.

Moving north, restraining their aura, they ambush at the meeting place.

Pingyang Prefecture, crossing the Long River mouth.

The River Patrol Office's boats temporarily anchor and go ashore, waiting for other prefecture officials to go together.

Xiang Fang Su takes the opportunity to go ashore to a small shop to order a few bowls of scallion oil minced meat noodles to handle breakfast.

Seeing Ran Zhongshi frowns deeply.

"What breakfast? If your mouth smells later, what will you do if you offend the great personage? You are a Sky Bridge expert, will you starve if you miss one meal?"

"Hey." Xiang Fang Su pulls out chopsticks to mix the noodles, unconcerned. "Brother Zhongshi, you say that as if the Marquis of Weining has arrived and I can actually talk to him. Even if I wanted to smell, I'd need the opportunity, wouldn't I?"

"That makes sense!" Ke Wenbin rolls up his official robe sleeves and waves. "Get me two bowls too!"

"And me!"

Bai Yinbin joins in.

"I think Fang Su is right."

For a time, several people in official robes find seats and sit down.

Xiang Fang Su eats the noodles in big mouthfuls, finishes a bowl in two bites, and mumbles.

"Starvation isn't something to fear, but man is born between heaven and earth with three supplements. Sunbathing, watching the moon, blowing in the breeze, this is called Heavenly Supplement;

Walking barefoot, hiking in the mountains, sleeping in bed, this is called Earthly Supplement; eating favorite food, making friends with like-minded people, watching beautiful women, this is called Human Supplement;

I'm eating this bowl of noodles today, not because I'm hungry, but to eat what I like, to supplement my yang energy! To nourish my spirit! The Dao follows nature!

A happy mood leads to breaking through barriers and consecutive victories!"

"Right, right, right!"

"That's the logic!"

"Interesting."

Xu Yuelong laughs heartily.

Seeing Ran Zhongshi is speechless.

A group of imperial court mid-level officials sit in the small shop, slurping their breakfast, while many passing commoners look on in awe and detour far around them.

Not long after, several green boats emerge from the Long River mouth and slide into the Great Lake.

"Stop eating, they're here!"

"Ooh, they're here! This one's on me today."

Xiang Fang Su finishes the last bite, drops a piece of silver, tidies his official robes, boards the boat, and follows Xu Yuelong to pay his respects.

"Old Grandfather Weng! Prefecture Master Jian! Commander Zuo! Commander Huo!"

"Commander Wei, Commander Xu!"

Everyone bows one by one.

Having experienced the vision of the Immortal Island above the clouds, everyone is no stranger to each other.

This trip, except for the deputy commanders of the Three Judicial Departments and the Demon Suppression Division remaining behind, is almost the original team.

Only one more, Old Grandfather Weng, with gray hair, a tall stature, but a face that looks slightly aged.

Xiang Fang Su glances twice, faintly feeling that Old Grandfather Weng's complexion is not very good.

It's not that his health is poor—of course, his health is indeed poor—but that his expression is "stinky," as if he doesn't really want to be here.

How strange.