Chapter 766

The tide hit the shore.

The salamander shook its head and raised its hand to scrape off the water foam on its eyeballs.

The entire maritime merchant team had neither blue octopuses nor pink octopuses.

Villagers were already watching and discussing.

"It's like this, Master Liang." The octopus shook its tentacles and explained Lady Hai Yun's whereabouts while trading goods, "At the beginning of the year, Master Eight-Clawed King sent fish to the South China Sea to negotiate with the Demon King and opened up a new trade route, which he attaches great importance to. Master Lady Hai Yun is personally responsible for this matter, so she cannot come to Jianghuai in the middle of this year."

"So that's it!"

Liang Qu looked enlightened.

It was indeed unlikely that Lady Hai Yun was imprisoned, as it would mean an extra octopus who knew the secret for no reason.

Two rounds of swallowing, even if all had the heaven-defying 90% efficiency, the loss in the middle was also very huge. If it was all 80%, or even the slightly normal 70% plus, the Eight-Clawed King would definitely lose to his grandmother's house.

Whether he could re-cultivate in the extra hundred years of life was an unknown, not to mention that swallowing and digestion required time, and there was a full several months of weakness in the middle.

A weak Demon King was undoubtedly a big piece of fat meat that everyone wanted to bite.

The listener was moved.

The viewer was moved.

Therefore, the Eight-Clawed King could only try to make up for it from the first round of gains.

As the second wife, Lady Hai Yun was an immature green jujube fruit, her cultivation was still shallow, and she was far behind the mature and red Sea Shopkeeper, missing at least decades of cultivation.

Imprisoned, secret leaked, so how could a fruit that couldn't see the sun grow strong?

A person who is greedy for life and afraid of death, did not completely abandon the green fruit, the courage to cultivate from zero, the uncertainty was too great.

Imprisoned one now.

Deceived one in the future.

There was no such thing as the blessing of having both, it was a scumbag fish.

Liang Qu stepped back and gave way to a large box of minerals.

"You have opened up many new trade routes this year, right?"

"Eh, Master Liang is really amazing! No wonder Master Shopkeeper has always said you are cute and agile." The octopus exclaimed, "We have good luck this year, and we have opened up many new trade routes. The preparation is insufficient, diluting the cargo volume.

Therefore, the quality of the goods in this trip is a bit lower, but Master Eight-Clawed King promises that the trip at the end of the year will definitely be compensated, and he will also bring gifts."

"Unable to do everything, understand."

"It's great that you can understand, Master!"

What did the Eight-Clawed King divine, and why was the reason unclear? Can only disrupt and transfer on a large scale, dismantle the original arrangements as much as possible, and affect future development?

Liang Qu guessed silently.

"What about the Sea Shopkeeper? She didn't come at the end of last year, saying she wanted to rest, and she didn't come in the middle of this year either. Did something happen?"

"Oh, Master Shopkeeper is in seclusion to break through to Demon King. If she succeeds, our clan will have two Demon Kings, which is rare even in the ocean. Joining hands with the Jiaoren King, the three saints appearing together is even more extraordinary, a top-tier big force.

Unfortunately, except for the King who is a different species, the octopus clan has a short life, and breaking through is too difficult. I only hope that Master Shopkeeper can succeed and not fall halfway like the second wife."

"Second wife?"

Liang Qu asked knowingly.

"Yes, the Sea Shopkeeper is the Queen, but she is the King's third wife." The octopus who answered was quite talkative and answered everything, "The first wife died of old age, the second wife fell in seclusion, and now the third wife is also in seclusion.

Speaking of which, the King is really lucky. All four wives are great beautiful fish in the octopus clan, their skin has no wrinkles, and their cultivation is also gifted. I heard from the old fish that the third wife has the best personality, is the most gentle, the most beautiful, and has the best talent. Everyone is willing to follow her."

Liang Qu deeply agreed.

The Sea Shopkeeper's talent was indeed good, and she was able to dig out the secret of the Eight-Clawed King's "long life" before being imprisoned and leave a backup.

"Thank you."

"You are welcome, Master."

Simply obtained some ocean news, Liang Qu turned to leave, looked up and found Li Shoufu was counting the number of treasure fish, paused.

"Cough, that, did Master Lady Hai Yun tell you to give me anything?"

"Give you anything?" The octopus scratched its head, "Doesn't seem like it... didn't say there was any cargo to bring, should I go ask someone else?"

"It's okay, it's okay, I just asked casually."

Liang Qu waved his hand.

He had expected it, but he couldn't help but sigh when he truly faced reality.

The Sea Shopkeeper changed to Lady Hai Yun, the treasure fish were fewer, but at least there were some.

From Lady Hai Yun to the unknown octopus in front of him, it was more than just fewer, it was gone!

What is the point of a maritime merchant team without treasure fish?

The Eight-Clawed King really deserves to die!

A few days apart.

The maritime merchants sneaked into the sea and disappeared without a trace, and the excitement of the big festival held in Yixing Town successfully continued.

Before dawn, before the chickens crowed, villagers kept pulling carts to come and watch the fun.

The sky was high and the clouds were light, the big drums were beaten, and the foraging water birds were startled and flew away.

The scarlet blood stained the river surface, causing the fish schools to compete for food.

Because of this, every year for a few days after the Yixing Town River God Festival, the fish caught could be three points fatter.

Liang Qu respectfully inserted long incense and put down the wine cup.

【Sacrificing to the Jianghuai River, River Favor Degree +1.6147】

【River Favor Degree: 10.5008】

【Fused a little but deeply favored by Jianghuai, underwater physical exertion decreased slightly, divine ability consumption decreased slightly.】

"Like the fusion degree, are there changes at key nodes?"

Liang Qu gazed into the distance.

The river surface was calm and boundless, and the Jiaolong that had been silent for a long time did not jump out to make trouble.

Since the Great Shun beat it once, the Jiaolong had been much more honest, seemingly changing its mind about starting from him, and no longer targeting Liang Qu, the small person who was "busy" for the White Ape.

But it might also be holding back a big evil, preparing for a thunderous blow.

Midnight.

The people were full of wine and food, enjoying the cool breeze.

Liang Qu sneaked into Jianghuai and used the 【Water Dragon Spear】 and 【Water Travel Thousand Miles】 several times, clearly noticing that the consumption was reduced.

This was the benefit that came after the favor degree rose.

The rise in favor degree brought a decrease in consumption and a decrease in the difficulty of controlling water.

But after reaching ten, there was a small step-like gain.

【Water Travel Thousand Miles】 as a divine ability, does not consume physical strength, only has a burden on the spirit.

When first obtained, Liang Qu could use it less than twice for long distances before being mentally exhausted. Now in the mid-Hunting Tiger realm, he could hold on for four to five times, and now it directly increased to about seven times.

Not only that, the persistence time of 【Vortex Waterway】 also increased. Previously, it was maintained once every month or so, and now it is estimated that it can be left alone for three months.

The grasp of "jumping face" was even greater.

The closer to autumn, the more nervous Liang Qu became.

It was not just worrying about the Sea Shopkeeper, but if he wanted 【Divine Might】 to take effect, he had to "stick his face" to the Eight-Clawed King, and his only reliance was the divine ability 【Water Travel Thousand Miles】.

A dignified Demon King, equivalent to a human Martial Saint, no matter how weak and powerless, would not be something that Liang Qu, a Hunting Tiger Great Martial Artist, could touch. The main part could only be left to the Sea Shopkeeper, who was equivalent to a Heavenly Human Grandmaster, and even if the Sea Shopkeeper "grew and fell" a little, it would only be a 10% winning rate.

He definitely couldn't beat it, so he could only use some small tricks.

Winter passed and spring came to summer solstice, the days were similar every year, but he could always dig out new fun from it.

After the River God Festival was the Yixing market, the hot weather could not stop the villagers from joining the fun. The officials of the Pingyang government office took advantage of the crowd and, according to the almanac given at the beginning of the year, posted notices on both sides of the long street one by one.

"Starting from July 1st, a curfew will be implemented, from 5:00 PM to 3:00 AM, for one month!"

(End of chapter)