Chapter 724

"The River God is angry!"

"Run, run quickly!"

"Chen Yi, forget about the boat, run quickly!"

"Kid, don't you want your life?"

Waves surged onto the pier, and the fishermen of Yixing Town fled in panic. Some wanted to tie their boats tighter to avoid them being washed away, but were forcefully pulled back. Looking at their boats swaying unsteadily and the great waves on the river, their courage was like a punctured fish bladder, exhausted and shriveled, and they turned to flee for their lives.

Bang bang bang!

Every household closed their doors and windows tightly and set up the door bolts.

The gale roared like a wild beast, the wind and rain swayed, and roof tiles smashed onto the ground, shattering into pieces.

The entire Jianghuai Great Marsh shook, and the waves collided in the air, turning into scattered water foam.

Large demons in the water pushed aside the mud and sand and drilled into caves, fearing that the pond fish would be affected.

Jiangchuan County.

The Jiaoren curled up in the canyon, comforting each other.

Quan Linghan floated to the surface, looking at the intertwined figures in the sky, clenching his fists nervously.

Why did they start fighting?

Leng clan leader Leng Peilin was sweating profusely, his eyes revealing terror: "Brother Quan, it's true that the Jiaoren of Jiangchuan County live in harmony with the human race, but the demon king you have here is not peaceful!"

Quan Ling was speechless.

To repay Liang Qu for the share of the Jiaoren silk, he had exhausted his tongue and finally invited the Leng clan leader to come to Jianghuai to live for a period of time, to help him make a decision on relocation. Who would have thought that Great Shun's attitude would be revealed, and just as he was about to succeed, he would encounter such a situation.

"This matter is also rare, not to mention that the demon king seems close but is actually far away, it won't reach us..."

A great wave hit.

Leng Peilin dodged and didn't believe it at all: "We've only been here for half a month, and it's such a coincidence that I caught up with it?"

Quan Linghan was ashamed: "It's really such a coincidence. My clan has lived here for almost a year and never encountered it. Usually, the Jianghuai demon kings don't move much..."

"Don't mention it again, let's talk about the relocation in two days!"

"Sigh..."

Outside the courtyard, the wind and rain were raging, but inside the Liang residence, it was calm, and the water mist from the hot spring didn't tilt even a fraction.

The large beaver stretched out its claws, smoothed the hair on its head, grabbed a towel, and turned over, half of its back floating on the water surface. Long Yao and Long Li wrapped themselves in bath towels, poked their heads out of the wooden window, and used branches to poke it. The large beaver scratched its butt and drifted to the wooden house next door.

"Why did it come from the south?"

Long Pingjiang looked at the night sky, his pupils illuminated by lightning.

The Northern Fish went to the Dragon Palace, and the Toad King and Turtle King intercepted it. The middle route was 108,000 miles away from Pingyang Prefecture. The three demon kings fought, spanning half of Jianghuai?

"Perhaps it was intentional."

Liang Qu guessed.

If it is said that the Martial Saints and the flood dragon couldn't fight, then this fight between the Northern Fish, Southern Toad, and Western Turtle would definitely happen.

The Northern Fish wanted to show the flood dragon that there was a reason for not coming; the Southern Toad and Western Turtle wanted to show Great Shun that the benefits were not taken in vain.

They hit it off immediately, and the bigger the commotion, the better. It would be best if the entire Pingyang Prefecture could see it clearly.

"Thanks to the Elder's foresight, calling the wind and rain to drive the fishermen ashore, otherwise it would have been dangerous." Long Binglin praised.

"Just taking precautions."

Long Binglin's reverence came from the heart.

Flood dragon, white ape, ghost mother, sea merchants, ocean-going Martial Saints... clearly all the causes and effects were started by Liang Qu, but when the matter broke out, they were like staying in the eye of a hurricane, quiet and peaceful.

All events seemed to be a coincidence, but Liang Qu firmly grasped the messy thread, just waiting for the wind to stop and the rain to cease, to catch the big fish that was rolled out.

Bang bang bang.

The door knocker was struck.

"Magistrate Liang!"

"Elder Chen?"

Liang Qu recognized the visitor, jumped out of the pool, grabbed the Long Lingxiao, and left the pond.

Outside the hall.

The wet straw raincoat was placed on the rack, and the water droplets strung into thin lines, gathering into a small puddle.

"Elder Chen, sit down quickly. It's raining so hard outside, why are you looking for me in the rain? It's so dangerous. Xinglai, brew a bowl of hot tea!"

Chen Zhaoan put down his bamboo hat, let Fan Xingli help him sit down, and took two deep breaths.

"No need for hot tea, Magistrate Liang. You should have seen the situation outside. It's probably some kind of great demon fighting. I've lived in Yixing Town all my life and don't understand the ways of this, but the waves at the pier have washed fish onto the shore. It's terrifying."

"You just said to postpone the River God Festival on the 6th of June, but you never said how long it would be postponed. The villagers have no bottom in their hearts. After today's incident, if it drags on, I'm afraid rumors of disaster will spread."

"Is someone complaining about me?"

Liang Qu postponing the River God Festival was not a whim.

He was mainly worried that if he stole another wave from the flood dragon before "finding fault," the time interval would be too close, which would stimulate the other party's rebellious psychology, turning the confrontation into a real fight, and a real fight would inevitably see blood.

If things get big, the benefits will turn into disadvantages.

However, after the postponement, experiencing the River God's anger, it is easy to trigger the villagers' associations.

"That's not the case. If the villagers want to complain, they should complain about me. It's just that I wanted to ask for clarity so that the villagers can have a count in their hearts and avoid being panicked all day long."

Chen Zhaoan was not stupid. It was true that Liang Qu himself postponed the River God Festival, but the reason he gave the villagers was that the annual main sacrifice could not be easily changed, so in order to wait for Liang Qu to recover from his injuries, "he" took the initiative to postpone the River God Festival.

"We will hold it. The River God Festival is the root of our Yixing people, so we must hold it." Liang Qu stood up and looked outside the house, "Before tonight, if Elder Chen comes to look for me, I really might not be able to give an answer."

Chen Zhaoan heard the implication: "When will it be held? I will go and prepare now."

"Tomorrow noon!"

Liang Qu grinned.

"Since the River God is angry, we fishermen in the water town naturally have to appease him well."

……

The next day.

The sky was clear for thousands of miles, and the morning sun was warm.

A stray cat carried a small fish and jumped onto the roof. The government clerks carried wooden buckets and copper gongs, painting paste on the walls, posting the curfew days for the Binghuo day this year, and warning the nearby villagers.

After a night of heavy rain, the morning of June didn't feel sultry, and facing the river breeze, it was even a bit cool.

However, looking closely, the piers along the Pingyang Prefecture were a mess, and the gaps between the bricks were filled with dense, undissipated foam.

The shriveled dead fish were strangled by water algae. In just a moment, they were covered in flies. You couldn't smell it from afar, but up close, the stench was sky-high.

"One, two, three, lift!"

The work chants were uniform.

The Shangrao pier was full of fishermen, working in twos and threes, going into the water to salvage sunken boats and dragging them ashore to dry.

"Heh, this one isn't broken either! It's in good shape!"

"It's really strange!"

"Everyone's boats are all here, it must be the River God's protection!"

Last night, the waves were sky-high, and many small fishing boats were rolled into the water. Fortunately, they were tied with ropes. Salvaged this morning, they were actually not damaged much. Such a miracle, the River God's anger suddenly turned into the River God's protection, full of the joy of surviving a disaster.

"Is anyone free? Come with me to the Drum Tower to move the big drums!"

Chen Zhaoan's grandson, Chen Tongmin, stood on the shore and waved to the young and strong in the water.

The villagers in the water straightened their waists: "Brother Min, why move the big drums? Is today a big festival?"

"Ha, you guessed right. Magistrate Liang has recovered, and we are sacrificing to the River God today!"

Sacrifice to the River God!

The young and strong were immediately enthusiastic and scrambled to get ashore.

"I'm coming!"

"I'm going! Don't fight with me!"

"We have enjoyed the River God's protection, we must thank him well!"

"Right! Thank him well!"

……

Jianghuai Dragon Palace.

The coral treasure tree was in full bloom, and the orange light was clear.

The azure giant snake and the blood-red giant snake pushed open the treasure house door, selecting suitable treasures.

Seeing the blood-red giant snake coil around a treasure lotus, the azure giant snake flicked its tail to stop it: "The King said, this matter has everything to do with that white ape. It will definitely want a share of the pie afterward, so no water-attribute treasure plants can be given."

The blood-red giant snake was silent: "Eighty percent of the treasures in the Dragon Palace are water-attribute. If we don't give water-attribute ones, the overall value might be a bit higher. Even so?"

Treasure medicines are divided into good and bad.

Even if the human race has raised the grade classification, there are still differences in the same grade. Naturally, they have to pick the ones on the line to give, but it's hard to gather them if they don't want water-attribute ones.

"The King said to exchange with other demon kings. In short, the benefits must not be earned by the white ape."

The flood dragon had ordered it, and the subordinates naturally had no opinion.

The blood-red giant snake put down the treasure lotus and went all the way inside.

(End of chapter)