Chapter 481: Take Advantage of the Situation
Chapter 481: Take Advantage of the Situation
The wind made the lush green date trees sway, making a rustling sound.
Otter opened his arms like a bow, stretched his waist, and assumed the stance of ape fist.
Scarface put his claws together, and his yellow robe fluttered in the wind.
The murderous aura has frozen time, just waiting for a flying leaf to cut through the silence and claw light to burst out.
"Crack!"
The door opens.
The sound of the door hinges was like a bell, breaking the taut string. The balanced confrontation collapsed, and the two black shadows kicked the ground at the same time, stirring up a vicious wind, and started a fight.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!
The claws sparkled and the broken hair flew.
Liang Qu walked across the veranda and ran past two river otters.
The door to the east wing was open.
One step in.
The old monk and Su Guishan were both there, sitting opposite each other at the desk, brewing and sipping tea.
"Master! Uncle!" Liang Qu shouted, sitting cross-legged at the table, "What should we do now?"
Looking at the way he drinks tea, it goes without saying that he knows everything.
"Don't panic, they are just some snake demons." Su Guishan picked up the teapot and poured a cup for Liang Qu. "What about you? What do you think? Can you guess what they are here for?"
Liang Qu nodded silently.
Yuantou had been to Xiangyi County before, and he knew early on that there were four snake monsters roaming the area.
Xiangyi County was named after four snake monsters, and the treasures presented today are also four.
The other party's identity is about to be revealed.
However, the behavior of the snakes was so surprising that Liang Qu couldn't understand their thought processes at once.
On the way back from the pier, I finally understood some of the tricks.
"The leading red-scaled snake said, 'Bring back gifts and present them to the chief priest.' Today's gift must be directed at me.
However, I haven’t had many interactions with the East Snake. The only time was when I went to Xiangyi County to kill a rebellious snake demon. But this was an act of enmity with the East Snake, and it shouldn’t have sent me a gift…”
Su Guishan nodded.
The matter of the river god can be used to scare the people outside, but which of the three people present would take it seriously?
The sudden appearance of a group of snake monsters was definitely not without reason.
"Anything else?" Su Guishan sipped his tea.
"Besides me, there was another person who participated in the snake-slaying incident in Xiangyi, a white ape. Since the snake demon didn't come to me, it must have come to it."
"They want to bribe you to get the whereabouts of the white ape?"
Liang Qu considered and said, "That's probably it."
The old monk said, "They are not seeking revenge for the murder of their own kind."
Su Guishan responded, "If you really came here because of the murder of your own people, you shouldn't just look for the white ape.
The white ape got rid of the evil because of your instructions.
Even though you are an official of the imperial court and have received the order from the Holy Emperor, the snake demon should not act rashly and should not place an order to seek revenge on the white ape demon, but it should not give you any gifts either.
Is it that the white ape itself is strange? Or does it have a deep hatred with the snake tribe?
That day you sent the white ape, and it happened to expose its whereabouts, thus attracting the snake demon?"
What the two said was almost right.
Liang Qu remained silent but did not deny it.
Su Guishan looked up, his eyes flashing.
"I see. You knew the inside story early on, but the white ape couldn't beat the four snake demons. You didn't want to expose the white ape's whereabouts, but you also wanted to get more benefits. However, you couldn't grasp the right balance and were worried that the snake demons would do something desperate. This is what you want to ask, right?"
"Uncle has a keen eye." Liang Qu flattered him.
Su Guishan didn't think it was wrong. It was natural for humans to eat monsters and monsters to eat humans.
"They have not revealed their purpose for this trip. Regardless, they will definitely plan to look for you later.
There is no way that the three precious plants will be wasted, and there is no such thing as giving things first and then asking for information.
Now the three precious plants are mostly a gift for meeting, so if that’s the case…”
After a while. "Take it." Su Guishan put his arms on his knees and leaned back. "Why don't you take it if it's given to you for free? Do you have a grudge against Baoyu Baozhi? You can't beat the white ape, but can't you escape even if you're prepared? Can't you cooperate with it to act out a scene? Split it 50-50 afterwards?"
Liang Qu hesitated.
That was what he originally thought.
He has the talent for walking on water and can leap dozens of miles. He can easily trick the snake demon, tell it his whereabouts, and then escape. Who knows, he may be able to use this trick to fleece the snake demon repeatedly.
But the node is wrong!
I just held a river god festival and got his favor!
The Jiaolong knew that he had lost Jiang Huai's favor again, so he must send a snake to urge the snake demon to find the white ape.
When the time comes, the snake demon will be found and the accounts will be settled. The dragon discovers that the time when he lost the dragon's favor happened to be when Liangqu held the River God Festival.
The white ape did not hide in the water, nor did it come ashore. It was not there at all!
The dragon will most likely notice something strange and change its focus from looking for the white ape to looking for him!
Liang Qu's real idea is to just grab a wave and then directly cross the river and destroy the bridge, leaving all the snake monsters behind, so that he can kill them all before the dragon sends snakes to inquire!
The problem is being on your own.
Can't do it.
It is unrealistic to kill with a borrowed knife and ask the frog tribe to eradicate the snakes.
The demon clan has a clear border line different from the human clan. The snake demons do not touch the frog clan's territory, and the frogs have no control over them at all when they are thousands of miles away.
The only hope left is Su Guishan and the old monk.
Hearing Liang Qu's request, Su Guishan was puzzled.
"Do we have to kill them?"
Good things come to your door, but the right way is to keep them going slowly and for a long time!
Killing them all at once, isn't that draining the pond to catch fish?
Liang Qu was helpless: "It's hard to say, but there are difficulties anyway."
Su Guishan imagined in his mind the irreconcilable hatred between the white ape and the snake demon in the past, to the point where he portrayed the stubborn character who was unwilling to even try to take advantage of the demon.
"It is not convenient for me to take action. Compared with the snake demon who has never committed any crime, the Ghost Mother Sect Master is the top priority. However, you don't need to trouble the master to kill for no reason. I have a trick."
Liang Qu listened attentively: "Uncle, please speak."
"Marquis Weining, do you have any impression?"
"Remember, remember, at the end of April, the court granted Ningjiang Prefecture in the south to Marquis Weining and invited talented people."
"I have received news that in a few days or so, the Weining Marquis fleet, traveling from the south to the north, will inspect the Great Lake and pass through Pingyang Prefecture."
"This..." Liang Qu understood, his eyebrows straightened, "Uncle, how can I deserve the help of the Martial Saint..."
"Who said you were helping?"
Liang Qu was stunned.
……
Back at the port, the division of thrones was in full swing.
Xiang Fangsu stood on the high platform, looking around like an eagle.
There were six long queues, some were cutting meat, some were weighing things. There were so many people that it would take an hour to finish.
Someone nearby dipped a brush in dye and drew a line on the inside of the meat collector's wrist.
Lin Songbao’s facial recognition is no longer useful.
There were fewer people there before, and most of them were locals, so it wasn't that difficult to remember.
At the moment, it is not just Yixing town that has contributed the lives of at least half of the people. The surrounding villages, cities and towns, big and small, have contributed the lives of at least half of the people!
There were tens of thousands of unfamiliar faces, some of whom were deliberately dirty and had messy hair, trying to take advantage of the situation to gain more flesh, making them difficult to recognize.
Fortunately, Chen Zhaoan was well prepared.
A few days in advance, he sent someone to the Tianbo Chamber of Commerce to buy a special blue dye. Once it gets on the skin, it cannot be washed or wiped off, and the only thing he can do is wait for it to fade slowly. It will not disappear for at least several days.
Those who participate in the sacrifice today will mark a number and use it to receive the meat.
Those who have received the sacrificial meat will be given another amount to prevent others from taking advantage of the situation.
Liang Qu walked through the crowd and called the young man who was cutting the meat.
"How is the meat divided?"
The young man said respectfully, "According to the old rules set by you last year, Mr. Liang, each local person gets three catties, and each elderly person gets an extra six taels. Regardless of whether they are adults or children, outsiders get half the price."
Xiang Fangsu saw Liang Qu coming and jumped off the platform and stepped forward.
"Quick, what's going on? Is there any response?"
(End of this chapter)