Chapter 397 Sneak Attack

Chapter 397 Sneak Attack

Chapter 397 Sneak Attack (4k)

April 17th, it was sunny for several days.

There was not a single sail to be seen on the Jianghuai Lakes, nor were there flocks of birds flying or fish leaping out of the water. There were only rippling waves and a lifeless silence.

A huge snake was lurking in the water, so not only could boats not sail, but even birds and fish dared not come out.

Hundreds of soldiers stood on the river mouth, building a high platform that cast a continuous shadow. Outward from the center circle, a large number of people gathered around, discussing the several figures on the platform.

"Fellow villager, fellow villager, I just arrived. Can you tell me who is the water conservancy officer?"

"Look, I heard it's the one on the left of the county magistrate. He's tall and the best looking one."

"Why are you so young? You don't look as old as my eldest brother. Can you control the big snake?"

"What do you know? What do scholars say? A man with great ambitions is not old! He is someone favored by the emperor. The emperor favors him. Do you understand?"

Hearing that the emperor was optimistic, the person who asked the question fell silent and instead stretched his neck to join in the fun.

However, I was too far away and couldn't see what was happening on the platform. I could only see a few people whispering to each other.

On the judge's platform, Xiangyi County Magistrate Liu Shiqin stepped forward and asked.

"Master, what does the hexagram look like?"

The old Taoist priest looked serious, his white beard trembling: "Walking on a tiger's tail will bite you, it's dangerous! Sir, it's not appropriate to use weapons today, there will be bloodshed!"

"Ah this..."

Everyone present looked at each other and then at Liang Qu.

Liang Qu was indignant.

Originally, the magistrate Liu Shiqin didn't want to do any divination, but he insisted on doing it, saying that he was a famous Taoist priest. As a result, he did it and made a big mistake in front of everyone.

The Zhang and Li families should form a Liu family.

Liang Qu took out the package and threw something out: "Master, why don't you burn this and try it again."

The old Taoist stretched out his hand and found that it was a black turtle shell. He rubbed it with his fingertips and found that the seemingly smooth turtle back had a very rough and grainy texture.

"This... black tortoise shell!? Sir Liang actually has such a treasure?"

"I got this by chance. Please help me calculate my fortune again."

The old Taoist priest didn't waste any words. He had the altar removed, found firewood, spread the ground with incense ash, and then used the collected red sun fire to ignite the dry firewood.

Crackling.

The flames were blazing, and the old Taoist threw them into the tortoise shell.

The flames wrapped around and licked the turtle shell, and cracks spread out on the shell like branches, centered on the back line.

When the flames died down, the old Taoist priest used a wooden sword to pick out the tortoise shell and observe the patterns on it.

Everyone craned their necks.

Liu Shiqin asked again: "Master, what does the hexagram show?"

"If you step on the tiger's tail and it doesn't bite you, it's a good idea!"

Li Xiaoheng interrupted: "Heng, that's Ji?"

"No, if you step on a tiger's tail, the tiger won't bite you. It means there is good fortune in misfortune. There will be many difficulties for the time being, but it will be safe."

"That's good news, right?"

"Good fortune." The old Taoist wiped the sweat from his forehead. "I am not good at martial arts and almost delayed important things. I am ashamed. I wonder if Lord Liang can give up this tortoise shell and transfer it to me. I am willing to pay a high price!"

"Let's talk about it after we're done."

"Liang Shuilang, my Zhang and Li families also have some help. Do you need..."

Zhang Wenhu and Li Xiaoheng stepped forward to inquire.

I was reluctant to take out the treasure, but when the real thing came and I faced the big snake, I still hoped that I would have a better chance of winning.

"No need. The big snake is causing trouble in the water. If you and I join us, it will only cause more casualties."

After saying that, Liang Qu ignored everyone, stuffed the braces filled with pills into his mouth, bit it, picked up his spear, walked to the river mouth alone, and jumped.

Wow.

Foam formed on the shore.

The crowd gathered around again, their eyes extending forward from where the bubbles were floating.

The lake is vast and sparkling, but where is the human figure?

"So fast!"

"My Lords, what should we do now? Wait?"

"Let's go to Kui Pavilion!" Liu Shiqin turned and pointed to a high pavilion overlooking the river. "It's the highest point in this county, with a panoramic view of the entire lake!"

The group turned around in a hurry.

Li Xiaoheng and Zhang Wenhu are particularly fast.

In case they fail to kill the big snake and offend the rats and raccoons, the two families must prepare to escape.

The villagers outside followed closely behind.

Kui Pavilion stands on a low hill. Even though the soldiers are blocked from going up to the pavilion, the view is much better.

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Wow~
Liang Qu fell into the water, and without saying a word, he used water walking skills, and the surroundings swayed in a blue light.

When the changing scene stabilized, countless silver bubbles dissipated and floated up.

The underwater beasts sensed the presence and raised their heads one after another.

"grown ups!"

Long Pingjiang and Long Pinghe walked forward with explosive spears in their hands, and the fat catfish, "Can't Move" and other beasts approached one after another.

Liang Qu had a brace in his mouth, making it difficult for him to speak. He put away his explosive spear and looked at the large net behind the two men.

The two brothers understood what he meant and gave up the two fishing nets behind them.

The fishing net was huge, and it was filled with all kinds of small fish. The residual snake-like aura in the water made them struggle desperately.

Liang Qu's golden eyes flashed, and his pupils seemed to be flowing with lava, releasing surging pressure that swept past invisibly.

In an instant, the small fish that were struggling in the fishing net stopped struggling, turned around, and headed towards Liangqu, like thousands of troops ready to obey orders at any time.

Longpingjiang, Longpinghe's pupils shrank slightly.

It was not until this time that the two men understood why Liang Qu asked them to fish.

Liangqu opened and closed his five fingers, and the water flow pulled open the net mouth.

Countless small fish, their white bellies flashing in the sunlight, gathered into a silver storm, and drilled out of the net. They broke into small pieces and swam in all directions, looking for the big snake.

According to the Zhang and Li families, the big snake is at least at the middle level of tiger hunting and has a keen sense of scent. It is too dangerous for Fat Catfish and the Dragon Man to go looking for it. If they are not careful, they will die on the spot.

The marmoset has been fully integrated, and many of its underwater methods have been enhanced. Even if the small fish escapes from the golden eyes, the control can last at least half a day. It obeys the ignorant commands and is perfectly suitable to be used as cannon fodder to find the big snake.

However, before the many small fish sent out could respond, two large black snakes were the first to notice the abnormality in the water and swam over from a distance.

The long black shadows intertwined, and their bodies were all more than twenty feet away, with extremely terrifying auras. Two giant monsters!
The giant snake was able to block a large area of ​​waterways in Xiangyi County, causing the people to wail in grief. It was obvious that it was not the only one running back and forth!
Liang Qu tilted his head.

"Don't worry, sir. Leave it to us!"

Long Pingjiang and Long Pinghe flew forward to stop them without saying a word, and the "Can't Move" and other beasts followed.

As they moved, the surging bubbles of many shapes obscured the figures of the dragon man, the water beast, and the snake monster fighting.

However, the basilisk was huge and not as flexible as Long Pingjiang. He took a step sideways and hit the basilisk's chin hard with his fist, making the basilisk's head dizzy.

"Can't Move" took the opportunity to open his mouth wide and bit the snake monster's tail fiercely, squeezing out a large amount of black blood. Then he tore and rolled hard, and actually tore off half of the snake monster's body!
Long Pingjiang never expected that the crocodile enlightened by the Dragon King would be so ferocious. While thinking of the humiliation of being driven out of the Dragon Palace by the dragon, he was delighted and his fighting spirit increased violently!
Liang Qu took a quick glance and focused more on the school of fish.

The dragon man cannot move. It's three against two, so they have the upper hand in strength. With the help of the round-headed beasts, it would be strange if they couldn't win.

For a moment, the bloody black snake scales flew in the water, and a large amount of snake blood flowed out from the broken snake body, forming a large pool of blood that floated out of the water.

The fighting between the two sides is fierce.

Suddenly, the little fish sent by Liang Qu sent back a message, which made him alert.

"coming!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Long Pinghe, who was holding the snake's head and beating it violently, froze. Fierce pressure and murderous intent were approaching from all directions. Looking up, he saw a huge black shadow over a hundred feet long approaching rapidly from the turbid water!

But when Liang Qu focused his golden eyes and saw the black shadow clearly, a strong sense of familiarity came to his mind, and he couldn't help but clench his fists.

That big snake seemed to have been killed somewhere...

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Your Excellency Kui, the place is crowded and noisy.

As their lives were at stake, more and more people climbed up to the top of the trees to look out.

Many large trees broke and collapsed, unable to bear the weight, but this did not stop the people from going up the mountain. They were talking about the blood stains on the surface of the river.

"There's blood! There's blood! Half of the tail is hanging out! What a long tail!"

"So long, is that a snake demon? The people sent by the court are really powerful!"

"No, it's not a snake monster. I've seen snake monsters before. They're much bigger than this! They're at least a hundred feet long!"

"Hey, hey, hey, look to the south, look to the south! Such big waves!"

Everyone turned to look, and was shocked.

A thin silvery-white line appeared at the junction of water and sky, making it look like a thin layer of silver coated on the surface.

That was actually a huge tide reaching the sky, with rolling white waves on the crest!

Why are there huge waves in broad daylight?
Someone with sharp eyes shouted: "There is something under the waves!"

Everyone climbed higher again and suddenly discovered that under the continuous white foam, there was a long black shadow that could not be concealed!

so big!

Frighteningly big!

One of the civilians' hands and feet became weak, his legs trembled, and he could no longer hold on to the branch and fell down.

"Strange! It's not a snake, it's a dragon! It's a dragon!"

On the top floor of Kuige, Li Xiaoheng and Zhang Wenhu saw the scene more clearly from the window and could not help but clench their fists.

Even an expert in wolf smoke weapons would still be terrified by the terrifying size of the man.

Over a hundred feet long.

That's not a snake, it's clearly a dragon!

Just as everyone was about to be frightened and panicked, a thick fog suddenly rose over the swamp and spread like milk, covering the entire swamp and continuously spreading outward.

Liu Shiqin was stunned. He stuck his head out and looked up at the sky.

It was a sunny day and it was noon, the weather couldn't be better.

Why are there big waves in front and heavy fog behind?
On the marsh, huge waves collided with thick fog, causing the thick fog to rise and roll, but that was all. In a blink of an eye, the huge waves were covered by the thick fog, like a mud cow entering the sea.

underwater.

The mighty pressure of the giant snake was like a mountain collapsing, surging layer by layer. The small fish controlled by Liangqu Jinmu along the way shattered into blood foam, mixed with the lake water, and no trace was left.

The dragon man tensed his muscles and felt great fear in his heart.

This is an uncontrollable instinct when facing powerful creatures!
Only the water beasts under Liang Qu's command did not show any abnormalities. They "could not move" and let go of the dying monster snake. The two horns on their heads glowed with green light and they began to weave the mark of the sacred tree.

Facing the giant snake that was coming with huge waves from more than ten miles away, Liang Qu's golden eyes were blazing. He activated the Yuanmu longbow, the vortex opened, and a water gun emerged.

As the strong wind blew, a several-meter-tall dragon appeared, with its scales opening and closing. Its long beard fluttered, giving the water gun a hint of green light.

Afterwards, dark blue electric light flashed, and the tip of the azure white water gun turned into waxy yellow.

The Yuanmu bow was covered with bloodstains, the bowstring exploded, a white light shot out, and even the dragon brothers next to him sensed the great danger.

The water gun had no water resistance underwater and arrived in the blink of an eye. However, the snake was hit head-on by this extremely powerful arrow without any dodging!

boom!
The violent water flow lashed the bottom of the water like a whip, and the water gun actually slid out along the scales, leaving only a faint scratch in the golden eyes!
Long Pingjiang secretly thought that this was not good, the snake demon was stronger than he had imagined!
"Sir, let's run!"

He knew that Liang Qu had a move that allowed him to leap through the water at an incredible speed. He could definitely use it to escape. The snake demon couldn't catch up with him even if it rode a horse, otherwise it would have committed suicide long ago.

However, Liang Qu seemed to have heard nothing. He was determined to deal with the snake monster. His muscles and bones exploded like a string of cannonballs, water guns appeared one after another, and arrows were fired in succession.

All of a sudden, there was a muffled sound underwater, and a large rain of arrows came like a school of fish leaving their nests, covering the sky and the earth.

The snake demon, which had already approached within three miles, had to close its eyelids, and the rage on its ferocious snake face became even more intense.

The arrows rolled in like a tide, and even if they did no harm, they were as annoying as ant bites!
But at the moment when the snake demon closed its eyes to cover its weakness, Liang Qu swung his forearm, put an extremely short and thick solid arrow on the Yuanmu bow, and shot it out among the countless water guns!
A trace of fear flashed through the big snake's heart.

It suddenly opened its eyes, and saw the short spear approaching it, it was too late to dodge!
The torrent suddenly brushed past the ferocious snake head that was twisting in panic and hit its waist.

The explosive spear cracked layer by layer, and the terrifying aura bloomed like a flower.

boom!
A white ball suddenly appeared and a violent torrent of water rushed towards us.

The dragon man straightened up and sank, clinging tightly to the mud at the bottom of the river.

The river was covered in thick fog, and nothing could be seen clearly. Hills swelled up on the water surface, and when the fog accumulated to the peak, it exploded like a volcanic eruption!
Thousands of tons of water rushed out.

The thick fog bulged out a huge bubble with a diameter of several hundred meters, and then seemed to be punctured by a needle from an unknown existence, briefly exposing the turbulent river surface.

However, almost at the same time, the second bubble popped up!
There are two explosive spears, and you may only have one chance to use them!
Liang Qu decisively pursued the victory!

This was the first time that Long Pingjiang witnessed the extraordinary power of the explosive spear. He never expected that the two short spears he carried with him were so powerful. He was stunned and speechless for a moment.

Long Pinghe couldn't help but ask.

"do you died?"

However, what was waiting for him was not an answer, but a violent and ferocious torrent of water!
The moment the big snake broke into the perception circle, Liang Qu's mind moved instantly, and the vortex wrapped around the dragon man and water beast, violently pulling them apart.

A terrifyingly huge and ferocious snake head poked out from the turbulence, and when it missed its target, it brought up a large amount of white foam!
The dragon man who was thrown far away by the whirlpool looked back and was overjoyed.

The giant snake that had been able to drive mountains and seas had lost a lot of its aura, and all the scales on the right side of its waist and abdomen had disappeared, as if large pieces of flesh and blood had been dug out, with only a layer of blood film away from exposing its internal organs!
The short spear is so effective!

But doing so undoubtedly completely enraged the snake demon, and its pair of dark yellow snake pupils were filled with bloodshot, staring at the culprit.

Liang Qu swung his spear and, without further ado, chopped him off on the head!
(End of this chapter)