Chapter 707 Hostages
Chapter 707 Hostages
Squeak!
Losing its breath, the golden beetle screamed incessantly.
Liang Qu cut his finger with a blue wolf, pulled the time worm away with one hand, and carved the character "Chuan" on its back.
The faint blood light disappeared.
"Well!"
Liang Qu's mouth and nose were bleeding, and he felt dizzy. He felt the time insect struggling and subconsciously grabbed it in his hand to prevent it from escaping.
The second attempt at reunification failed.
Not only did it fail, but the backlash was severe.
"It doesn't change the nature of the time bug much after forming a cocoon once."
Liang Qu wiped the blood from his nose and saw double images in front of his eyes.
After each cocooning, the insect's mental strength increased much more than its combat power, and it didn't feel anything at all when it failed for the first time.
"We need to find something to hold it. Third Prince, Awei, keep an eye on it!"
The little mirage dragon spit out the mirage tiger and grabbed the time insect tightly.
……
"Brother, is there any better material than this? One that can withstand being bitten?"
Let’s have dinner.
Liang Qu carried the broken jade bamboo tube and found Lu Gang who had just returned from the Tiangong craftsman.
Lu Gang took the bamboo tube and looked at it from front to back.
"Bugs?"
"Senior brother has a keen eye."
"It's not hard to recognize. It's a jade bamboo that's 30 to 40 years old. It's mostly used to trap poisonous insects. It's bitten like this. It must be a very powerful insect..." Lu Gang gently rubbed the densely packed notches on the edge of the bamboo tube with his fingertips, guessing the situation at the time, and thought for a moment, "It's not too easy to chew. You can buy a jade bamboo that's more than 200 years old. It can't bite it. It shouldn't be difficult to find it in the imperial capital. It should be available in the Tianbo Chamber of Commerce."
"Okay!" Liang Qu looked up, "Long Yao, Long Li, I'm going out for a while, have someone clean up the quiet room!"
"understood!"
A practitioner's quiet room is always subject to destruction.
It took about half an hour.
Large pieces of garbage were swept out of the quiet room, and brand new futons, tables and chairs were moved in.
Liang Qu ran to the Tianbo Chamber of Commerce and squandered more than 1,500 taels of silver, and a brand new large jade bamboo tube came out.
Worried that it was too small and would not be comfortable for the insect, he specifically requested an extra-large size, which was as thick as an average person's thigh.
He touched the fifty thousand taels in his pocket again. After the water essence ran out, money became increasingly scarce...
Huh~
Difficult, difficult, difficult.
Two months have passed, and the beaver's boat model should be ready. I will go ask the Toad Boss for some good things some other day.
After the mermaids received their dividends, it’s time for them to pay some “rent”.
Bang bang bang!
In the newly tidied quiet room, Long Yao lit the new incense burner, Long Li brought the candlestick, the bamboo tube shook and vibrated violently, the time insects collided back and forth but could not get out, everything returned to its original state.
Long Li looked at the bamboo tube: "Elder, are you raising insects again?"
"What do you mean?"
Long Yao snapped her fingers and said, "Fat Worm, Awei, plus this one, there will be three, right?"
Awei bit his mouthparts with a click.
The little mirage dragon refused to accept the defeat, so it moved its four legs, quickly jumped up, swam two circles, and swung its tail.
Long Yao reached out to pinch its dragon horn.
The little mirage dragon raised its claws to protect itself, then quickly ran away, spitting at the two of them.
"Insects have endless uses and should not be underestimated. Who knows, one day they might turn into dragons like the Third Prince. Then they will be of great use..."
The words have not yet fallen.
The movement in the bamboo tube disappeared.
Long Yao and Long Li left tactfully.
Liang Qu shook it gently, opened the lid, and a bright golden light was dazzling.
The insect spit out a large golden silk cocoon to wrap its entire body, then hung itself on the bamboo cover, lying motionless and soundly asleep.
Exactly the same as when we first met.
I still remember the caretaker saying that on weekdays the insects all form cocoons and sleep, year after year, occasionally waking up to eat a little jade dew, but there is no growth at all.
"The cocoon is vital to the time insect. The silk it spins is only a substitute and cannot evolve and grow?" Liang Qu guessed, raising his hand and scraping the golden thread with the tip of the Qinglang knife.
Like a stretched metal wire, it has a clear vibrato sound and will definitely be a good material for refining weapons if collected.
"In the future, if I get other water and wood elements, I wonder if I can get it again..." Judging from the description, Shengsheng Zaohua is a combination of water, wood, spring and autumn, so it stands to reason that more can be added.
Maybe after adding it, the condensation of the Seed of Creation will be faster.
……
"That's all."
Boom!
After the customary opening remarks, Coach Wei struck the gongs and drums.
The candidates came up to the stage one after another, pumping up their qi and blood, lifting the bronze pillars, with columns of blood rising up.
"Why did you leave in such a hurry yesterday? I wanted to treat you to a drink." Meng Qiang arranged the Yulin Army and found a free time to chat with Liang Qu. "Why, do you have a beautiful wife waiting for you at home?"
"What nonsense are you talking about?" Liang Qu confirmed that everything was correct and handed the booklet back to the examinee. "As for cultivation, I just planted the seeds of my magical power the day before yesterday and need to consolidate my realm."
"Have you buried the magical power seeds?"
"Thanks to Longxu Dadan."
"Tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk. I heard that you spend two hundred thousand without blinking an eye. You are quite rich. You can't save that much money just by relying on salary. What good business do you do?"
"The hard-earned money was fished out piece by piece from the Jianghuai Lake."
"When you've been away for three days, you should look at him with new eyes. It will be easier for you to deal with Harukhan now."
"I can practice, and I am not a wooden man. By the way, have the Beiting delegation left?"
"No, the Honglu Temple is having a feast."
"They haven't left yet?" Liang Qu was surprised. "It's been more than a month since the New Year. It will take them at least April or May to get back."
Meng Qiang laughed: "If they want to leave, the court has to let them go. They are holding back on the gifts and trying to keep them here."
"How to say?"
"Do you remember I told you that Beiting had heavy snow for years, and they might go south to plunder?"
Liang Qu’s thoughts turned.
"Proton?"
"Not much difference. If the Beiting people go south, it will be natural for us to kill the envoys. We don't have to worry about our reputation."
"If Beiting had concerns, he wouldn't have sent anyone here, right? Or maybe he had some second-hand information?"
"Who knows? It's better than nothing. We can kill as many as we can. We definitely won't suffer any loss. If you don't mess with me, I won't mess with you. Anyway, I estimate that we have to wait until the weather warms up this year before people will leave."
The world is always changing. While the Golden Sea is still there, we should find an opportunity to pave the way as soon as possible.
Liang Qu pondered secretly.
Boom!
There was a loud bang.
The whole place was filled with uproar like a tidal wave.
Liang Qu looked up and found that it was Queue No. C, and someone was carrying the dragon pillar.
"The first one this year." Meng Qiang exclaimed.
"Hoo, hoo!"
The young man was tall, with all the pores on his body opened and sweat pouring out, soaking his clothes in an instant. It was a very cold day, and his whole body seemed to be wrapped in a layer of white mist, which was constantly steaming.
Seeing Liang Qu's gaze, the young man raised his hand and saluted.
Liang Qu nodded slightly.
The young man grinned.
Anyone who can lift the dragon pillar must have immense strength and will not be bad in fighting. The top three already have a higher emphasis, and those who hold the top two places will definitely have a place among the Twenty-Eight Constellations, without exception, unless they voluntarily withdraw from the exam halfway through.
Countless candidates were envious.
Liangquqiang is too far away, but the dragon pillar is right in front of us.
It reaches straight up to the sky, just waiting for someone to come.
"Next one, Zhao Tong!"
After several days, the martial arts selection finally came to an end. Men of all ages in the city discussed it enthusiastically, before and after meals, before and after bed, in alleys, teahouses, and barber shops, from Instructor Liang holding up five pillars on the first day to the favorites for the top spot in the martial arts selection.
There were three people in total who lifted the dragon pillar.
There was also a person in the team where Liang Qu and Coach Wei were, who was born with a martial spirit.
Ordinary people who practice cultivation should practice more horizontal training and take more good medicines to increase qi and blood. Maybe they can reach the tiger pillar or even the elephant pillar. However, to go higher, they must have martial bones, and they must be good at wrestling.
And it was almost the second day after the competition ended.
The treasure ship was delivered.
(End of this chapter)