Chapter 718 Grandmaster Remnant
Chapter 718 Grandmaster Remnant
The sky was dark and the river was rough.
Hundreds of small boats were floating on the river, braving the cold wind.
The expert duck dived out of the water to breathe, suffocating his face purple, and then dived down again, leaving only foam floating in the air.
Each of these experts is strong enough to run horses. If they are placed in gangs or martial arts schools in Cangzhou and operate properly, they can be called small leaders. However, now, they have been ordered by the heads of the families and leaders to put down their current matters and come to the canal to salvage sunken objects in this cold weather.
Early April is not as warm as January and February during the severe winter, but people can still shiver from the cold once they get into the water.
"Well, the big shots stamp their feet and wave their hands, and we little guys all suffer, floating like dust a hundred miles away."
"He's the best in the world at the age of 18, and you're just running errands for others at the age of 18. What can you do?"
"Hush, you two, stop talking and work." The captain added firewood to the stove. "The sooner you finish the work, the sooner you can rest. The weather warms up slowly this year."
"There's a big river going south, but I couldn't find it the first two days, and now there's no way."
"We only caught two boxes today..."
"If we can't find them anymore, I'm afraid it will be hard to find them. They will probably all be washed downstream or picked up by villagers from other places."
Not only the boatmen, but also officials at all levels in Cangzhou stood on the river bank and talked in private, while the chief clerk counted the number of boxes one by one.
According to Liang Qu, there should be a total of thirty-six boxes of valuables.
When the ship salvaged the fish, twelve boxes were missing. Now, more than a thousand people and many water beasts have been searching everywhere for three to four days, and only eight have been salvaged, while the other four are nowhere to be found.
In addition, there is another valuable item that cannot be taken away...
"My lord, my lord, I found it! I found it!"
The shouting came from far away and caused a noise.
Small boats along the way stretched out bamboo poles, trying to lend a hand, but the young man shook them all off and focused solely on swimming forward.
The state judge looked out from the shore and was cheered up when he saw the young man holding the frosty white sole of the foot in his hand.
"Drag it up! Drag it up quickly!"
The young man became more and more energetic, swinging his arms and paddling, swimming towards the shore. When he got ashore, he dragged out half of the corpse with great force.
Wow!
The water flows.
What was brought ashore was a pale corpse!
The state judge's eyes lit up.
Because there was only half of the body, the cross section was smooth and neat, and the chest and above were completely gone. Two small fish jumped out of the chest, pulling the intestines in their mouths, very ferociously, but they could not be torn apart no matter how hard they bit, they were very tough.
You can smell it, you can see it, but you can’t eat it.
The young man shivered and said, "Master, when I went into the water, I saw a lot of big fish and old turtles gathered at the bottom of the river, fighting non-stop. When I got closer, I saw this corpse hidden in the mud. It couldn't be bitten or torn apart. I thought this must be the remains of the master you are looking for!"
The chief clerk asked, “Where did you find it?”
"Upstream! The body did not float downstream, but upstream. Thousands of people have been unable to find it for three days. I guess that it may have been swept upstream by the blood vortex during the fight."
"Well, you guessed it well!" The state judge personally picked up the sixteen ingots of precious silver on the table and stuffed them into the young man's arms. "It's your reward! Take it, take it! Eight hundred taels are yours. Come, put some clothes on him and take him to warm himself by the fire."
"Mr. Xiezhou!"
The young man kowtowed in ecstasy.
The prefectural judge persuaded everyone to continue the salvage operation, then sent someone to carry the body and run to find the prefectural governor.
A few moments.
Xu Wenzhu closed the lid of the teacup and said, "Well done."
Deng Yingshen bowed and said: "I don't seek to achieve anything, but I only seek to avoid making mistakes."
"Don't worry about this matter. Magistrate Deng has handled it properly. Liang is also fine. The three judicial departments have also roughly investigated how Lord Ning came to Cangzhou. You have nothing to do with it."
Xu Wenzhu held the prefect's shoulder and without waiting for a response, he waved his hand and someone came forward to piece together the remains of the Grandmaster.
Long Binglin pushed the "wheelchair" so that Liang Qu could move closer to observe.
Since you are pretending to be sick, you must follow through with it.
On wooden table.
The upper body with a layer of skin peeled off and the lower body soaked and whitened.
Suddenly, something strange happened in the dark.
At this moment, the heart that should have stopped beating suddenly twitched and began to beat slightly again!
"This……"
Xu Zishuai, Xiang Changsong and others all retreated in shock and speechlessness, as the fear of being dominated resurfaced in their minds.
Liang Qu's pupils dilated as he looked at Xu Wenzhu and Lan Jicai.
"Don't panic, it's just the remnants that are condensing."
Xu Wenzhu's expression remained unchanged, and it was obvious that this was not the first time he had seen such a scene.
"A centipede will not fall even if it is broken three times. Ning Gongcai's spirit has long been annihilated and disintegrated, but his body is not completely dead. The scattered spirit attached to it has gathered together and will cause the body to respond, such as heartbeats and twitches, but no matter how much, it can't do anything."
"How strange... it looks just like a snake!"
"Oh, snakes are nothing. The Grandmaster is much more than that." Lan Jicai chuckled, "I remember a Grandmaster who married his eleventh... twelfth concubine more than half a month after his death. She went into the coffin in the mourning hall in the middle of the night and came out at dawn. Nine and a half months later, she gave birth to a son. The mistress of the family was easy to talk to. For the sake of face, she gave him a large share of the family wealth."
Long Binglin and Long Eying were stunned and speechless.
Xu Zishuai scratched his head. "The timing is right, is it really his child? It's not easy for a Grandmaster to have a child, right? I heard that when you reach the Grandmaster level, you have to be lucky to get pregnant after several years."
Xu Wenzhu smiled.
"Who knows."
"Come out! General Xu!"
on the desktop.
Following the heartbeat, a light gray mist rose up, silently corroding the desktop.
The soul-stirring and bone-chilling wind!
The magical power is shown again!
Xu Wenzhu raised his hand and clenched it, and the gray mist gathered in wisps.
Lan Jicai took advantage of the situation and stepped forward, smearing a circle of strange golden grease on the bottom of the pottery jar. The gray mist was immediately attracted inexplicably and took the initiative to drill into the jar.
No wonder the Grandmaster's remnants are so extremely dangerous.
Liang Qu saw it clearly. The remnants were releasing gray wind aimlessly. If anyone was accidentally touched by it, they would die completely.
Three days flew by.
The last wisp of grey wind was blown away by the clay jar, and the misty grey fog was surging inside the jar, making it difficult to get out.
“The quality is worrying.”
Lan Jicai looked regretful and raised his hand to pat the jar. A hideous human face appeared at the mouth of the jar, but it seemed as if it was being held by countless small hands and could not be escaped.
Liang Qu asked: "Mr. Lan, how much is this remnant worth?"
"About 10,000 or 20,000."
"gold?"
"silver!"
Liang Qu was greatly disappointed. His fake brand, made of top-grade nephrite jade, should have been worth a few thousand taels at least. But Ning Gongcai's remnants were so shabby.
“How can it be so cheap?”
"I can't help it. Who told you to use the Martial Saint badge? Not only did your spirit dissipate, but it was also destroyed. The quality and quantity of the remnants are not good. Fortunately, your own magical powers are not bad, and the art of killing can have a premium, otherwise you wouldn't even have 10,000 or 20,000."
"What about bones and flesh?"
"Confiscate it and give it to the Imperial Astronomical Observatory for divination."
"Confiscate?" Liang Qu looked doubtful.
Lan Jicai rolled his eyes and said, "Twenty great merits, and then another great fortune in the summer, so that we can kill a master. You have taken all the benefits in the world, right? You are so beautiful, but I will take the rest too!"
(End of this chapter)