Chapter 1036: Voice Transmission
Chapter 1036: Thousands of Miles of Sound Transmission (Two in One)
boom!
Avalanche of rubble.
The tide rolled back and fell.
The translucent blood-red shell faded and disintegrated.
The morning dew in the Qi Hai flashed blue light, but the recovery effect was far less than before when it was not completely dried up.
After exiting the [Spiritual Transformation] state, Liang Qu's heart began beating violently. All his energy, strength, and spirit were consumed. He floated in the water and rested for more than a quarter of an hour before he recovered some strength.
The giant hand of the vortex suddenly grabbed the corpse and weapons that still had some life left, dragged them into the depths of the dark river, and buried them in the pit.
The golden-winged centipede understood what he meant, slipped out from the wrist, and turned into a blue ball, hiding in the gap.
The magical power of Zhenxiang is hard to guard against.
Apart from the Martial Saint Jade Plate, he used the [Slay the Dragon] move twice in total, beheading the Northern Eagle. In the split second between life and death, Balstai did not show much of his ability. Considering the other party's identity, Liang Qu suspected that at least one special ritual was not used.
It was recorded in the intelligence of the Imperial Observatory that Balstai once made Mahakala open his eyes.
I don't know whether it was too late to use it, or if he had already gathered a considerable amount of intelligence on his Fighting Buddha, so he simply gave up the ritual.
In short.
The [Vortex Waterway] and [Vortex Palace] cannot be exposed at all, for fear that some special means might be used to leave traces along the way.
Liang Qu temporarily buried Balste's body in the underground river and asked Awei to take care of it, while he went to the entrance of the waterway alone.
The national conditions and culture of Daxue Mountain are different from those of Dashun. Under the influence of the Lotus Sect, the Blue Lake is a holy lake, sacred and inviolable.
Not to mention that ordinary people cannot go into the water to fish, there are not even any residents in the surrounding area, so there is no need to worry about being discovered in the short term. Given the huge commotion before, ordinary people probably wouldn't even dare to look.
Walk and wait.
At this time, the sea of qi in the body seemed like an endless desert.
All magical powers depend on the water that slowly seeps out from the depths of the desert.
After accumulating enough energy, Liang Qu, who was halfway through swimming, made a final effort, used [Water Travels Thousand Miles], and came to the entrance of the waterway again.
Thousands of miles away!
The Northern Eagle has just died, and the fun has just begun!
……
Icebergs tower above the blue lake.
The treasure ship floated to the surface again, and the old toad drank the sweet watermelon juice again.
Without Liang Qu and Balstai, two top masters whose battles could change the weather, the dark clouds gathered again and heavy rain poured down again.
The raindrops fell on the iceberg and froze into ice points one by one.
Some water drops fell on the same place, stuck together, and turned into crooked little white gourds.
Under the iceberg, an undercurrent was surging. Clusters of blood halos were mixed in the dark color and were almost undetectable, fading quickly with the waves.
The fat catfish shook its body, dragged its two thighs, and moved the entire corpse onto the iceberg.
After the Bai family gave her a black ice soul bead, Long Eying's ice-attributed magical power was further enhanced. Wherever she is, there is no need to worry about where to stay.
"Sister, are you okay?"
"It's okay, just a little exhausted." Long Eying shook her head. Seeing the blood on Long Yanrui's body, she threw the question back, "Your hand..."
"It's a minor injury... I'll let Master Huaikong treat it for me later. It only takes half a day." Long Yanrui shook his arms, not caring at all. "It's a pity that we didn't catch them all and let one escape."
Long Eying, Long Binglin and Long Yanrui are not veterans, but rather "young". The oldest, Long Binglin, is not even fifty years old this year. However, the dragon people have their own unique talents. They fight on the water, combine freezing with the occasional threats from Liang Qu, and exert mental pressure, which can suppress the opponent.
If the [Sun] had not been on Liang Qu, and Long Eying was the [Moon] at this moment, without the daytime bonus, the battle might have ended faster and the last person would not have escaped.
When Liang Qu dragged his tired body back, the battles in the last two battlefields were over.
Huaikong released Medicine Buddha to help with recovery.
Shouhu and Langyan were besieged by water beasts and neither of them escaped. They did not have strong enough means of movement, and once their leader died, they were all at the mercy of the others. However, of the three Zhenxiang, two died and one escaped.
Unfortunately, Liang Qu was in poor condition, and he failed to successfully intercept the opponent's flesh and blood tissue. The last Beiting Zhenxiang could no longer catch up.
Be well with each other.
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
"Brother-in-law! How is it? Did you catch that eagle?" Long Yanrui stepped forward excitedly and asked.
Liang Qu grinned: "What else can I do? It must be that the man is sitting on a stone and trying to hit the stone with an egg!"
The masters fought back and forth, and the fight was quite fierce, but people's ambitions could not be lowered.
Long Eying: “?”
Long Yanrui was stunned at first, then his eyes lit up and he carefully recorded the elder's words.
Only Long Binglin grasped the key point and was amazed.
Eight beasts!
The top group of people in Beiting Zhenxiang!
The higher the realm, the more people value life. After hundreds of years of accumulation, the means of preserving life have increased. It is common to hear of victory or defeat between masters, but it is quite rare for life and death to be determined directly!
Liang Qu didn't care at all after being given a cold look by Long Eying. He waved his hand and Chishan jumped out of the [Vortex Palace].
He gave orders one by one.
"I split the eagle into three pieces. I'm worried about the backup plan. The body is hidden in the dark river. Binglin, you and Chishan go together. Let Chishan lead the way and bring back the body and weapons. Don't go through the waterway. Swim all the way here.
There is still his lower body around here, and I don't know where it went. Yanrui, take Ah Fei and the others to look for it. Eying, let's pack up and move our position quickly! I want to go back to the capital immediately!"
Killing one of the eight beasts is undoubtedly a great achievement.
But this credit can be expanded!
Balstai left Beiting and came to the Great Snow Mountain, which was definitely out of the range of his fate cards.
They need to report to the court immediately.
If we create an information gap, we can definitely do a lot of things!
"Yes!"
The matter was urgent, so everyone set off again without saying much.
Taking advantage of this time, Liang Qu asked Long Eying for some pills so that he could restore his qi sea.
……
Heyuan Prefecture and Shuofangtai.
These two places can be said to be the bridgeheads of the confrontation between the North and the South, the most magnificent passes in the world. There is no other place in the world that can compare with this place. It is the place where countless heroes became famous and where they fell.
However, in the past two months, the soldiers on the city walls all felt that a storm was coming, but they did not know the reason and only guessed that it was due to the weather.
Heavy snow is falling.
Thick enough to cover a horse’s chest.
It's not even December yet, and there's already been another heavy snowfall that's going to freeze countless people to death.
Whenever this situation occurred, Beiting would often make unusual movements and go south to plunder.
Orders were sent out from the city, and orders were sent back from outside the city.
When the two sides of the army are facing each other and stationed near each other, there is often a certain amount of surplus, which makes it convenient to temporarily transfer some key figures to deal with other more important matters.
Although it is still okay in a short period of time, important matters do not happen every day, nor can they be created proactively all the time. Once the time is long, it will definitely give the opponent time to make arrangements, and other unexpected events such as luring the tiger away from the mountain will occur.
Barstey had been gone for several months, and there was no doubt that this critical point had been reached.
Heyuan Prefecture made further attempts and confirmed that in the months after Balstai's absence, it would not sit idly by and would constantly send out harassment and spies to the interior of Beiting and to press other places, so as to increase the guard pressure on Shuofangtai.
Yang Xu's patrol mission suddenly increased. He led his men to patrol around the Liujin Sea and confronted the Beiting soldiers in the distance. Both sides drew their bows and arrows, and were very aggressive, but no one was the first to let go.
Among so many scout teams, the achievements of Yang Xu and his men are definitely quite outstanding.
With the "Eye Recognition Method", even if someone on the opposite side really shoots a bow, he can still be the first to arrive and minimize the loss. Many ambushes also have no effect at all. Over the years, there has been no major change in his official position, and he has received many merits. As long as he can break through to the realm of Zhenxiang, he will be promoted directly to the third rank and become a real big man!
Drive away a team of Beiting scouts.
"I don't know how Junior Brother is doing..."
Yang Xu thought.
He was the first person to report that Balstai had left, and the first to guess where he had gone.
How can I not worry about the safety of my junior brother?
The Eight Beasts and Twelve Wolves are just a famous name in the eyes of outsiders. Only the soldiers at the border know how terrifying this group of people are!
Also at this time.
In a corner that no one cares about, a uniquely shaped ship is winding along the river from south to north.
...Three days passed in a flash.
The morning of November 16th.
The remnants of the Grand Master continued to gather, exuding a bit of coldness. Huai Kong used Buddhist methods to properly place the three parts of the remnants.
Liang Qu, who had no external injuries, had not slept for three days and had recovered to his peak condition, which was basically in line with the time for the journey.
He went straight from the Blue Lake to the Imperial Capital in one breath.
At this moment, the Holy Emperor was probably in the morning court. With his hair disheveled and looking tired, he took the red feather bestowed by the Holy Emperor and ran straight to the Imperial City.
The Tianyu Guard on the city gate sensed a familiar aura and heard the red bird calling from inside the building. After reporting, he went straight to opening the gate.
Liang Qu ran into the palace, and just when he had run a hundred feet away, someone came to take him away.
Inside Tianchen Hall.
The eunuch quickly climbed the stairs and leaned over to whisper.
The Holy Emperor suddenly stood up and left the hall.
Without waiting for everyone's reaction.
The clerk stepped forward.
The morning court session was suspended.
The ministers looked at each other in bewilderment, but seeing the censors around them holding books in their hands, watching closely and recording every impolite behavior, they resisted the urge to whisper to each other.
In the side hall, Liang Qu presented the Hongyu token with both hands, and couldn't help but sigh at how useful the token was.
From reporting to meeting, it used to take at least two hours for such an important event as a court meeting.
Now it only takes less than a quarter of an hour, as fast as visiting the neighbor next door.
Confirm repeatedly to make sure everything is correct.
The steward personally led Liang Qu away.
"Your Majesty, do you want to adjourn?"
"Has the ship arrived yet?"
"It is said that it will arrive at noon today."
"Wait a minute." The Holy Emperor shook his head.
First-grade dragon-blood horses are extremely rare, and Liang Qu traveled all the way to the imperial capital, so there were bound to be many witnesses.
If another minister returns home and combines his performance in the court today, it is inevitable that someone with ulterior motives will deduce clues and leak the news.
Only by keeping all the ministers in the palace first can we make the best use of them.
Inside Tianchen Hall.
The sky is bright.
The minister, who had been standing there for an hour, finally saw the steward come out and thought that things were about to continue.
"Have a rest today!"
"Wow!"
"We were made to stand for an hour for nothing? What's the point?"
There was an uproar in the Tianchen Palace. The ministers could no longer bear it and talked to people they knew. Even the Imperial Censors could not stop them.
There were impolite people everywhere, and the little notebook had no room for anything.
The morning court went well.
Without a doubt, something big has happened again!
They left the hall in twos and threes.
Liang Qu was holding his rice bowl and eating heartily, swinging his chopsticks and slurping noodles.
[Water Essence +13]
[Water Essence +14]
I came to the imperial kitchen to eat again!
Beautiful!
“This fish noodle is really good.”
"Master Liang likes it, bring more back."
"That's so embarrassing." Liang Qu scratched his head and asked cautiously, "Can you bring more? I have a big family..."
"A thousand pounds?"
"Haha, that's enough, thank you, Chief Steward."
Eat and drink enough.
Ten kilograms of noodles.
The essence of water was credited to two hundred and four.
"The imperial kitchen is also a treasure place. More people need to come." Liang Qu sighed. He looked around and was about to find someone to lead him out.
"Don't worry, Sir Liang. His Majesty has ordered us to do something else."
"Oh?"
Liang Qu followed the general manager all the way to the Imperial Observatory.
Compared with before, the inside of the Imperial Observatory seemed different. There was a small table covered with a red cloth.
Open it and take a look.
A big square black box.
"What is this? Why didn't I see it last time?"
"It was just created in September, and it's called 'Ten Thousand Miles Transmission'. Once we send the message from the Imperial Observatory, Heyuan Prefecture will receive it immediately. I was a little hasty before, so I only gave the gist of it. Your Majesty wants you to sort it out in full and send it to Heyuan Prefecture again."
"???"
Liang Qu's pupils dilated.
Damn it.
Telegraph!
When did the imperial court have this kind of black technology?
……
Outside the imperial capital.
The well-informed ministers gradually learned the news of Liang Qu's entry into the capital, and combined it with the strange circumstances of the morning court meeting.
The timing is just right.
Without a doubt, this is another major event from Earl Xingyi!
In the courtyard.
A few friends gathered.
"The major issues of the Earl of Xingyi are nothing but the issues of the water and the Ghost Mother. I have never heard of the Ghost Mother taking any action. Could it be from the Whale King? I heard before that the Whale King of the East China Sea sent a letter of invitation, saying that he wants to travel to Dashun next year or the year after. The Earl of Xingyi is working in Jianghuai. Maybe this is related to this matter?"
"That makes sense. The Whale King is the Demon King, and the Xingyi Earl is the most talented person in Dashun. Their identities and positions are perfectly matched."
"The Demon King is indeed worthy of such attention, but I remember that Earl Xingyi went to the upper reaches of the Blue Lake in the past year. Was it to visit relatives in the Frog Tribe?"
"The frog tribe is visiting relatives?" The bystander was stunned. "What is the secret here?"
"I feel that the actual purpose of the family visit leave is to clean up the Hantai Bai family. Bai Mingzhe's heart is towards the court, but he is indecisive. Now the Bai family is not stable."
There are also gaps in being well-informed.
Many people just feel confused and have wild thoughts.
And deeper.
Xu Mansion.
Xu Wenzhu was thinking hard.
The old man was often asked for advice by the Holy Emperor, and he was also able to sit in and know much more inside information than the average civil official.
This summer, the Northern Eagle left Shuofangtai and disappeared, suspected to be heading for the Blue Lake.
In early autumn, Heyuan Prefecture pressed forward to the front line, causing the second of the Eight Beasts to leave and take charge of a secondary city a thousand miles away.
In Shuofang Terrace, only five of the eight beasts remain.
"Could it be... that the Northern Eagle is dead?"
(End of this chapter)