Chapter 500

"A twist of fate!"

Su Guishan laughs heartily.

The Ghost Mother Sect knew the Wu Sheng was coming, so they must have calculated the travel distance, leaving themselves ample time for the attack.

Who would have thought Liang Qu would trick the snakes, letting the Wu Sheng run into a group of snake demons, catching them to drive like cattle and horses.

The already fast Flowing Light Boat is like a tiger with wings.

It saves a bit of effort.

"You old thing with the stinky face! You only came out after holding it for so long, I think you're deliberately plotting against my Weng family's property!"

Weng Lijun hugs the driftwood, even though the Wu Sheng is about to arrive, he still has to scold a few words.

"Look, anxious again!" Su Guishan is not angry or annoyed. "Alright, alright, pretentious, I'll apply for a bottle of Earthly Essence Liquid for you another day, for the second half of the year, the River Patrol Office's medicinal materials and elixir expenses will be half a percent more from your Weng family!"

"A year!"

"Five months, take it or leave it."

"Fine, fine, fine, half a year, half a year."

On the shore, the rain is misty, the willows are swaying.

A scene of a misty water town.

Xu Yuelong stands upright, witnessing the snake demons that were confronting them in the shallow water area a few days ago being beaten like dogs with bone-piercing locks, dragging the large boat, his emotions surging.

The power of the Wu Sheng is unfathomable.

The four snake demons that they were helpless against, captured just like that!

How are they any different from pigs and dogs?

Turning his head to look at Liang Qu, he glares fiercely.

This kid.

His guts are getting bigger and bigger!

On that red-stamped letter that day, it only mentioned the plan to induce the Ghost Mother Sect Jiang Zongshi, and mentioned in passing asking for leave for Liang Qu to handle the aftermath of the snake demons.

It didn't say anything about handling it like this!

It turns out the person coming to wipe his ass is the Wu Sheng!

Liang Qu hurriedly lowers his head and hides in the queue.

Xu Yuelong sighs, lets the people behind him tidy their clothes, and stands aside with Wei Lin.

The hundred-zhang snake demons drag the hundred-zhang large boat, with infinite momentum, not docking, leaving a distance, and stopping on the river surface.

The floating bridge is thrown down, connecting to the shore.

"Go!"

Su Guishan waves his hand and goes first with Old Master Weng.

Prefecture Master Jian Zhongyi follows, then Wei Lin and Xu Yuelong follow.

The floating bridge has limited load-bearing capacity, the crowd moves slowly, facing the four hundred-zhang snake demons at the bow, they are terrified.

This group of snake demons, many people saw them a few days ago, confronting the two commanders on the river.

How did they get here?

Bad luck to run into them?

Ran Zhongshi and the others' gazes are even more undisguised, jumping back and forth between the snake demons and Liang Qu.

Listening to the previous conversation, the snake demons were captured, obviously Liang Qu's good work.

Liang Qu experiences many gazes, hides his merit and fame, walks onto the floating bridge, and observes boldly.

The blue-gray chains imprison the snake demons, shining with cold silver light in the rain.

Three boats, the middle one dragged by two, the other two each by one.

One end of the iron chain is fixed to the keel, the other end is spring-like, nine circles, piercing the skin and flesh, surrounding the three zhang of spine below the snake head, completely restricting the snake head's turning.

For the snake demon to turn, it needs to exert force from the position below the three zhang of spine, which is obviously much more strenuous.

In addition, on the top of each big snake's head, there is a silver pattern mark, and there is a slight stinging sensation in the eyes when looking at it.

Liang Qu clearly remembers that before he turned into a white ape to lure the snake demons into the waterway, there was no such thing on the snake demons' heads.

Did the Wu Sheng hit them?

In any case, the reconciliation matter is considered solved.

Both sides don't know each other, so reconciliation requires a certain coincidence.

And the four snake demons in front of him, there is no way they can go back to see the dragon.

Double insurance.

Comfortable!

Ate and got it, full to the brim!

Lightning flashes in the clouds.

On the deck where horses can almost run, the maids line up, holding giant umbrellas to give everyone shade from the rain on the deck.

The drizzling rain gathers into a bead curtain, rolling into the Great Lake along the deck.

Jiang Zongshi, Wu Sheng talking.

Whether it's the prefecture master or the commander, all look at their noses, noses look at their hearts, standing straight and not moving.

Quiet and silent.

The King of Yue is surrounded by ministers, looking like a middle-aged man, tall, wearing a gold-patterned black robe, much younger than imagined, also with two hands, two legs, two eyes, and one nose.

Nothing different.

Liang Qu thinks.

Rainwater overflows the soles of his shoes, slowly spreading along the capillaries, soaking his shoes and socks.

Su Guishan and Weng Lijun fought not long ago, the King of Yue exchanged a few pleasantries, then let the maids lead them to change clothes and rest.

Many commanders and leaders finally found an opportunity to show their faces.

"Subordinate Wei Lin..."

"Wei family kid? Not bad, how many days have you practiced the Lingri Tiangang Art?"

"The third day."

"Good, at this age, you are stronger than your father!"

"Subordinate Xu Yuelong..."

"You are... the Xu family?"

"My father is Earl Guanying."

"Wenzhu, no wonder." The King of Yue reveals some reminiscence. "You don't look much like your father, but you look seventy percent like Duke Xu when he was young."

"I only wish to have seventy percent of my grandfather's ability."

"Haha, Mingyan, the rising sun, should have higher aspirations!"

"You are..."

"My father..."

Liang Qu acts as a background board, listening boredly.

Starting from the commander, one by one introducing themselves, it's no different from a family reunion, pulling connections one by one.

Indeed.

The King of Yue didn't suddenly become a Wu Sheng, he was the Marquis of Weining before, it would be strange if he didn't know other nobles and noble children.

At the bow.

The four snake demons look like they lost their parents.

Even the usually irritable Blue Hui has no temper; usually, to relieve the soreness and itching of body refining, it desperately hits rocks and the earth to relieve it with pain.

Now it's good.

Once the bone-piercing lock is hit, it feels the sharp pain from the spine at all times, completely unable to experience the soreness and itching of body refining.

It was also branded, completely without anyone else doing it, once the Wu Sheng's thoughts move, their brains will explode.

Even the gallbladder was cut away.

If they had known this, they might as well have bitten the bullet and gone back, at most being stripped of a layer of skin, which is better than being used as a dog.

Yellow Scale and Orange Scale look sideways at Chi Lin, signaling with their eyes if the other party has any ideas.

Chi Lin remains silent, letting the rain wash, mixed with the blood from the wounds, flowing into the Great Lake.

"A great man should be like this..."

On the deck, Xiang Fang Su looks at the back of the King of Yue, giving rise to a sigh.

Four snake demons, treated as dogs just because they are dogs.

A group of fifth or sixth-rank military officers don't even have the qualifications to go up and talk.

Majestic!

With such scenery, even Xiang Fang Su's curiosity about how Liang Qu tricked the snake demons fades a lot.

Knowing more is not as good as stepping up a realm in martial arts.

"Don't stare!"

Xu Yuelong reminds.

Behind the King of Yue are a group of old ministers.

According to the rank, it is now Liang Qu and the others' turn to speak.

Everyone has a serious expression, lines up, and goes up to pay respects one by one in order.

The old ministers come from all over the world, but there is no communication barrier, and even the accent can't be heard much.

The Great Shun started in Nanzhili, so the official language is naturally the Jianghuai dialect.

On this point, Liang Qu takes advantage, his hometown is in Jianghuai, unlike people from the Central Plains, Northwest, and Southern Borders, who need to learn another language when going far away to communicate with others.

And a group of civil officials who can succeed in the imperial examination can learn a language easily.

"Liang Qu... did the pinyin method come from your hand?"

Liang Qu's expression is respectful: "It is indeed this subordinate, what instructions does the master have?"

An old minister strokes his beard and laughs: "Can't talk about instructions, the Sixth Prince borrowed your method, and in half a year, simple literacy and reading are no problem. Now it's been more than a year, and he is no different from a student who has been in the academy for three or five years, a good method!"

Sixth Prince?

Liang Qu raises an eyebrow.

Is the Sixth Prince still in enlightenment?

"Building bridges, building water channels, Liang Water Envoy will be a pillar in the future."

Another old minister speaks.

"It is truly this subordinate's fortune, but the pinyin method can be successful, which cannot be separated from the help and correction of the teachers in the academy."

Several old ministers nod and say no more.

The port in front of the River Patrol Office government office.

Three Flowing Light Boats are docked.

The military man puts down the command flag, tremblingly bypasses the giant snake, looks back into the distance, and finds that there are no boats, looking a bit puzzled.

Where are the two boats that went out in the morning?

Why didn't they come back?

In the government office.

Many lower-level officials wait respectfully, waiting for the many masters to get off the boat.

Li Shoufu is also among them, he looks up slightly and is suddenly stunned.

Among the first few people to get off the Flowing Light Boat, there is one he is very familiar with.

Isn't that...

Liang Qu's great-uncle?