Chapter 757: Radish Pit

"Who?"

"You!"

"Me?"

"If not you, then who?"

Xu Wenzhu tapped the table.

Liang Qu understood, skillfully picking up the pot to pour tea.

Rolling white mist rose, the tea leaves unfolded, and the boiling water was dyed into a bright yellow soup.

"Uncle Xu, tell me in detail, how do I have the ability to do such a thing?"

"Eight-Claw King, a Demon King in the sea. I don't know what level it is for now, but it won't be low. Sea Hai Fangzhu, a top-tier Great Demon, equivalent to a Heaven-Man Jiang Zongshi. Why would such a monster be trapped and write a letter to you, a small Hunting Tiger, for help? How many heads and hands do you have?"

Liang Qu nodded repeatedly: "One head and two hands, no more than others. Actually, I'm also puzzled."

"There are plenty of people like you in the merchant fleet today. Even if the Sea Hai Fangzhu knows you have extraordinary talent and a promising future, what can you, a kid, do with a few more years, ten years of growth?

Becoming a Jiang Zongshi or a Great Jiang Zongshi won't help you get involved, but the Sea Hai Fangzhu still sent you a letter, which shows that she has pinned her hope of survival on you. Think carefully, what is your key point?"

Liang Qu looked thoughtful.

He looked around.

At this time, Yang Dongxiong, Su Guishan, and Xu Wenzhu were present...

"Is the Sea Hai Fangzhu actually trying to use me as a springboard to find the Imperial Court?"

"You can be taught. Others who receive this slip of paper would mostly not want to take the risk. You are different. Feelings are unreliable, but interests are the most moving. Two sea merchant trips a year, each with large treasure fish, the stable benefits are cut off for no reason. You are more concerned than anyone else. Not to mention you also have the ability and skill to attract the attention of the Imperial Court. The fact that we are gathered here today proves the purpose of the slip of paper."

"Cough cough." Liang Qu was used to people teasing him about the sea merchant rebate, so he didn't take it to heart. He rubbed his hands. "Let the Wu Sheng take action again? King Su and the others should still be in the Imperial Capital, so they have some spare power..."

Xu Wenzhu glanced at Liang Qu and raised his teacup to drink tea.

"Give up. The Imperial Court will not mobilize a Wu Sheng, or even any Jiang Zongshi."

"Then..."

"Times have changed. We could force the Dragon in the middle of the year because the Dragon couldn't run away from the temple, and we didn't want its life, just knocking on its bamboo pole.

A Hunting Tiger's whim, a Wu Sheng's unity of heaven and man, it is rumored that the Eight-Claw King has the ability of immortality and divination. Even if we enable the Four Wilds Heaven-Mirror, shielding the secrets of heaven, it is said that it can still perceive it a few days in advance, and it is extremely difficult to kill.

If we can't kill it with one blow, the Imperial Court will have endless troubles in the future. Not to mention that if we rashly intervene in the affairs of the sea clan, it will make other ocean Demon Kings dissatisfied, and the benefits and risks are not proportional."

"The Sea Hai Fangzhu wouldn't not understand this point." Su Guishan's eyes flickered.

"So she must have prepared early, just missing a spark, perhaps a treasure medicine, or a treasure material, or some strange technique. All we need to do is float a spark over to help her burn. If it succeeds, everyone is happy; if it fails, the fire in the sea won't burn us."

Through Xu Wenzhu's peeling and cocooning.

Liang Qu suddenly realized.

Xu Wenzhu put down the teacup.

"Figuring out what the Sea Hai Fangzhu needs and what she can give back is your task. A Shui is neither a Wu Sheng nor a Jiang Zongshi, so his weight is not enough. Running over like a speck of dust makes it difficult to attract the Eight-Claw King's attention, but his abilities and means are endless, making him the most suitable."

Done.

A radish pit that fits just right.

It wouldn't fit if he got fat.

"How about it?" Yang Dongxiong turned his head. "General Xu has explained it all to you. Are you going or not?"

"Going!"

Lan Jicai's divination only provided a metaphysical support.

Xu Wenzhu's analysis gave him theoretical and realistic basis.

The further one cultivates, the harder it gets.

Toad King, Dragon Man Lotus Seeds, Sea Merchant Profits, the three-legged tripod, none can be missing. They were all stable income channels he had built with great difficulty. Furthermore, after knocking down the Eight-Claw King, how much extra money should there be?

A person won't get rich without windfall, and a horse won't get fat without night grass.

Fishing in troubled waters is his specialty!

The tide was surging, and water birds were circling and competing.

The blue octopus was replaced by a pink octopus, causing the villagers to discuss and argue about whether it was the same octopus or if the fish had been changed.

Liang Qu didn't rashly contact Lady Hai Yun.

For one, Lady Hai Yun's stance was unclear, making it easy to startle the snake.

For another, he had asked General Xu why the Sea Hai Fangzhu could send out a slip of paper but not specify the requirements and rewards, instead doing something superfluous.

"Either it's a trap, or it's related to the Eight-Claw King's ability. The trap is too low-level, so it's mostly the latter."

There was too little information, and no definite answer. What the situation was like could only be known when they met.

"A big job."

Liang Qu looked at the orange-yellow sun and stretched.

There had been no opportunities or big jobs in the second half of this year. He didn't expect that as soon as one came, it would be to support the master of an ocean force, which was closely related to a Demon King.

Tomorrow enters January, and this year's New Year is late, not until mid-February.

Almost two months, don't know if he can catch up to go home for the New Year if he works faster.

"Be careful on the way."

In the garden, Long Eying tidied Liang Qu's lapels.

"Don't worry, I'll explore the way first. Once the waterway is built, coming and going won't take much effort."

Liang Qu carried the Abyss Wood on his back, held the Wave-Subduing Spear, wore the Mirage Tiger Arm Armor on his arms, the Cloud Thunder Clothes on his body, the Yue King Plate at his waist, and his pockets were fully equipped with a compass, map, identity plate, and other odds and ends, looking majestic.

He kissed Eying's hand, turned, and jumped into the pond.

First go to the Frog clan's territory.

A gentleman does not stand under a dangerous wall.

The northeast waters of the Jianghuai Great Ze are all dangerous, the former has the Snake clan, the latter has the Iron-Head fish, and the middle court is even more so, with a Dragon.

The north is the estuary of the Jianghuai, unless taking a long detour by land, it cannot be avoided, but the east domain and the middle court can. Liang Qu planned to go around from the south to the west and then to the north, so he would run into the Huai River and go all the way east to the estuary.

Although it was more troublesome, it was safer.

And...

"Frog Duke, a great opportunity! The master of a force, if we succeed, how much oil and water should there be in the middle?"

The old toad's heart was moved.

Treasures in the ocean...

Seeing the movement, Liang Qu struck while the iron was hot.

"The troops and horses are under command, and the chess calculation is the soldier's machine. My experience is shallow, and there are many dangers in maneuvering among Demon Kings. I am just missing a guiding frog like Frog Duke who has strong means and can unite and negotiate!

When the time comes, you can guide me from afar, the Imperial Court will support the throne, we won't get the big head, but the remaining scrap material will be split fifty-fifty between us! Eight legs of the Eight-Claw King, four for each! How about it?"

Liang Qu was a bit afraid of the Eight-Claw King's divination, so he decided to use magic to defeat magic!

Use seeking good fortune and avoiding disaster to defeat divination and hex calculation!

"I want seven legs!"

"Good!"

The two sides hit it off.

The old toad ran back excitedly to get the yellow skin bag. One wasn't enough, so it put one inside another, making a bulging solid bag!

It was just a big event of going to sea, so naturally, he had to inform the Frog King.

Expressing the reason, Toad King saw the old toad's willingness, said nothing, and waved its claws.

Thus, one person and one frog set off hand in hand, during which Liang Qu kept laying 【Vortex Waterways】 behind him, connecting the distant journey like building a water pipe, to facilitate escape at any time.

A few days passed in a flash.

According to the old toad's directions, Liang Qu successfully arrived at the estuary, poked his head out of the water, and a salty, fishy wind hit his face.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 758 =====