Chapter 394 Fame
Chapter 394 Fame
Dockyard.
The sky was high and the clouds were light. Hundreds of flags almost covered the entire sky, casting a black shadow surging like a tide.
The Zhang family's blood tiger flag and the Li family's wave pattern flag were entangled in the wind, making a rustling sound.
The shouting of the crowd became more and more intense, and the clash of weapons in the martial arts arena was sharp and piercing.
This should have been a normal martial arts competition, but there was one difference. The boundary surrounding the martial arts arena was not made of bricks or stones, but rather two shriveled snake corpses connected head to tail.
The snake's corpse was dried out and dehydrated by the sun, its skin half-shedded and half-rotten like a ripe pine cone with scales, and covered with densely packed long and narrow wounds.
Zhang Wenhu, the patriarch of the Zhang family, took a step forward and came to the high platform next to the martial arts field to overlook the view. Just then, the wolf smoke master of the Li family looked up. The two men met eyes across the crowd and nodded to each other.
"How's the outcome?"
Zhang Wenhu's second brother Zhang Wenbao handed over a list of names with circles on each name.
"Win two and lose one, not bad, better than yesterday. If we win another game, the fishermen's subsidy for today will be paid by the Li family."
Zhang Wenhu pointed at two young men lying in the corner, covered in blood and receiving bandages: "What's wrong with those two people over there?"
"Young man, you are really angry. We stopped them in time. Minor flesh injuries are not a big deal. The snake demon is causing trouble, and everyone is holding back their anger."
Zhang Wenhu nodded.
moment.
The winner is decided.
The two contestants bowed to each other in reconciliation, drew their swords, each slashed at the snake corpse, and returned to their teams.
There was not a drop of blood in the new wound on the snake.
It has been exposed to the sun for three months since the dead of winter, and even dragon's blood has to be dried.
Zhang Wenhu looked over the low wall, across the swamp, and stared at the birds flying in the sky with a sad look in his eyes.
"I am derelict in my duty to let a beast crawling on the ground force the Zhang family to be unable to vent their anger."
The snake demon destroyed 18 large ships, 36 medium-sized ships, capsized hundreds of small ships, and even occupied the large swamp, causing the Zhang family's trade routes to be cut off and their income to plummet.
However, the expenses are still considerable.
There are young people to be trained, elders to be supported, thousands of mouths to feed, and even subsidies to fishermen and repairs to large boats, so expenses have become more than usual.
I spend a lot of money every day, but I don’t get any benefits...
"Brother, you are too kind! No one can tolerate a beast riding on our heads for no reason! It was our unanimous decision to kill the snake."
Zhang Wenbao looked solemn, "It is a bit difficult for our clan now, but at the end of the day we have not lost face. As long as we have not lost face, people's hearts will not fall apart!
At this point, County Magistrate Liu Shiqin has already sent a request for help to Hebo. The court will not sit idly by and the matter will be resolved sooner or later.
On the contrary, if we really chose to hand it over to keep it safe, it would have simply lost people's hearts and the people below would not obey the master of the family, which would have been a big deal!"
"It's not that I really have any idea, I just feel emotional for a moment."
It is true that the losses to ships and property were heavy, but the young generation is still here, and the smoke screen masters are still here.
As long as there is a connection between the old and the new, the root will not be damaged.
"Brother is always sensible..."
While the two brothers were talking, a servant in gray came hurriedly from the end of the corridor.
Zhang Wenbao took a half step back and kept silent.
Zhang Wenhu asked, "What's the hurry?"
"Sir, a young man named Liang Qu is here. He is wearing the official uniform of the Hebo Office and wants to see you."
"Hebo Suo?" Zhang Wenhu raised his eyebrows slightly, and just took half a step forward, he realized something was wrong, "He's the only one? How old is he?"
"He was alone, oh, and he was leading a large chestnut-colored horse with scales. His age...he looked to be around 20, very young, but tall, handsome, and very charming. The concierge, Mr. Zhang, said he couldn't see through his strength."
"Are you sure his name is Liang Qu?"
Zhang Wenbao interrupted. The servant nodded vigorously: "No mistake, I saw the other party's waist card, it's Liang."
"Second brother, have you heard of this person?"
“I have an impression of him, but I don’t know if it’s the same person. I learned about it when I visited a friend during the first month of the lunar year.
It is said that in the late autumn of last year, the Qiugong Dike in Huazhu County collapsed and a flood occurred. There was a man named Liang Qu in the Hebo Office. He took only one day to sort out the flooded Huazhu County in an orderly manner, divide the disaster area, capture the culprit, and rescue the people.
So the people called him Xiaochi Wangye, and later the Holy Emperor said that he built bridges and canals, so I have a deep impression of his name. "
"It's common to see people with the same name and surname, but it's rare to see them working in the same government office." Hearing that the other party was not ordinary, Zhang Wenhu became hopeful again, "How strong is this person?"
"Well, he was a Galloping Horse Martial Artist last year, probably in the upper or extreme realm? Because the culprit of the dam collapse was a Wolf Smoke Martial Artist, who was captured together with Liang Qu and other Galloping Horse Martial Artists. He was quite famous."
"A galloping horse warrior? What's the use of that? Can it help the Zhang and Li families solve their urgent needs?"
Zhang Wenhu frowned.
Last year, he was a martial artist running fast, but this year, he will die in the flames of war. It is very likely that the human bridge has not been built yet.
That snake demon was extremely powerful, at least in the middle stage of tiger hunting, more than one stage away from being in the middle...
"No matter what, we can't neglect them. Maybe they are faster and can get there first so that we can prepare to welcome the great martial artist from Heboso?"
"That makes sense, Wenbao, you go and host the banquet!"
Zhang Wenhu acted promptly. He asked his second brother to prepare the banquet first, and then asked the servant to lead the people in. He took a shortcut and arrived at the hall first to wait.
main entrance.
Liangqu and Chishan parted ways.
Chishan shook his head, broke free from the reins in the horse boy's hands, and walked forward with his head held high.
The boy leading the horse looked back in shock.
Liang Qu smiled and said, "My horse is a little arrogant. Just lead the way and it will follow."
The boy leading the horse was shocked and hurried forward to lead the way. He breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that the big red horse had really caught up.
Arriving at the stable, Chishan looked around and found a clean place. He first scared away the stallion inside and drove it out. He then kicked the food bowl and spat on the ground. His meaning was obvious.
The grooms around were stunned.
They had never seen such a majestic and spiritual horse. When they heard the servant explain that it was a distinguished guest's horse, they hurriedly took out the best spiritual grass, cut it into three pieces of one inch each and fed it to Chishan.
In the hall, Liang Qu was introduced by a servant, walked through the corridor, and finally met the head of the Zhang family.
Both sides looked at each other.
Liang Qu thought Zhang Wenhu was mediocre.
He is of average build, not very good looking, with a long scar on the side of his face. Judging by the ear recognition method, his strength is not as good as that of his third senior brother, probably between the human realm and the earth realm.
On the other hand, Zhang Wenhu looked at Liangqu and praised it in his heart.
He is tall and has a great appearance, but the key is that his strength is unfathomable!
Being unable to tell a person’s realm probably means that the other person is in the same realm as you or even above you!
Combined with Wen Bao's statement, the young man in front of him had obviously fallen into danger.
At this age, he has entered the Langyan territory, and the younger generations in the clan cannot catch up with him.
It's really enviable that the new generation pushes the old generation forward.
Thinking of this, Zhang Wenhu stood up to greet him: "Liang Shuilang has come from afar, I am sorry for not welcoming you in person, I have asked someone to prepare a banquet, why don't you two eat and chat?"
Liang Qu was pressed for time and had a heavy task to accomplish, so he bowed in return and got straight to the point.
"Thank you for your kindness, Master Zhang. However, Liang always speaks his mind. I have a way to stop the snake demon from causing trouble. I'm just missing a few key items. It all depends on whether the Zhang family is willing to give them up!"
(End of this chapter)