Yamafu Military Affairs

Chapter 289 Dragon King

Rumble!
There were thunder and lightning, splashing water, and a huge vermilion dragon head suddenly appeared in the heavy rain. It had four short claws, was dozens of meters long, and was covered with red scales. It really looked like a dragon.

Qin Huai took a glance and found that the aura of the "Dragon King" circling in the air was slightly stronger than Ao Ling's. His amber eyes were as big as millstones, reflecting the villagers in front of the Dragon King Temple who were like ants.

【Red Carp Dragon】

Category: Monster

Comprehensive evaluation: Baji (two thousand years of Taoism)
He was originally General Li under the command of Qiantang Water Palace. Later, because the Qiantang Dragon King left Jiuzhou and traveled to other realms for a hundred years without returning, General Li and other naval generals in the water palace became lazy and unrestrained. Thirty years ago, by chance, he jumped over the Dragon Gate and transformed into a dragon, possessing the magical powers of both red carp and dragon clan, with deer antlers on his head and fish scales on his body. Except for his claws that were limited by their talent and bloodline and could not move forward, the rest of his body was comparable to that of a real dragon.

Note: The power of the Red Carp Dragon is highly compatible with the Dragon Seed! Devouring the power of the Red Carp Dragon can greatly increase the awakening degree of the Dragon Seed inheritance, and you will definitely get a secret treasure of Yama!
A quick glimpse through the mist and rolling black clouds provided Qin Huai with a clear outline of the scarlet [Red Carp Dragon].

However, unlike the Ao Ling dragon that Qin Huai had seen, this [Red Carp Dragon] was not agile and slender. It could even be said to be bloated and top-heavy. At first glance, it looked like a fat carp with a majestic dragon head.

"Is that the Dragon King of Wangjiatun? He looks quite like that."

Cha Xiaodao smacked his lips. His eyesight was average and he could only see the most eye-catching red head and red scales in the dark clouds of rainstorm, but he could not clearly see the short and thick dragon body obscured by layers of mist.

Qin Huai, who was hiding behind the ridge with him at this time, glanced at the calm White Tiger Warrior and shook his head: "At first glance, it is indeed quite intimidating."

The dragon dance ended, the rainstorm stopped, and the villagers all knelt deep in the mud, not daring to raise their heads to take a look at the supreme "Lord Dragon King".

Just feeling the stop of heavy rain and the dissipation of clouds, they couldn't help but get excited and kept bowing and kowtowing towards the sky.

The scarlet dragon body in the air then disappeared, and was replaced by a large man with a dragon head, wearing a helmet and armor and dressed neatly.

Qin Huai took a closer look and couldn't help but feel frightened by his appearance:
The red armor and the red helmet are bright and new, and the precious belt around the waist is burning with golden clouds.

The eyes are as bright as the evening stars, and the teeth are like rearranged saw teeth.

There is mist floating under your feet and warm fog around you.

There are gusts of cold wind when walking, and the temperature is very cold where you stand.

But he looks like a general who opens the curtain and supports the emperor, just like the gate god of a real temple.

Seeing that the "Lord Dragon King" walked to the altar covered with incense, flowers and candles, the village elders of Wangjiatun, led by the witch, kowtowed and said, "Grandpa Dragon King, this year, this month, this day, this time, Wangshan, the head of Wangjiatun, and other believers, have different years of birth, so we follow the annual custom and offer a white pig, a yellow cow, and a black sheep. The rest of the animals and wine are all offered to the king for his enjoyment. May the king bless us with good weather and a good harvest."

The dragon-headed man was quite pleased to hear the blessing. His hand swelled several times in size and he grabbed the three sacrificial animals that were captured from the Mountain and Sea Realm and prepared by the strange Taoist with secret methods and swallowed them all in one gulp.

"Not bad, not bad. These exotic beasts from the mountains and seas are still worth chewing. They are much better than the ordinary livestock in Kyushu."

The dragon-headed man burped and turned to leave. Before everyone could relax, he seemed to suddenly remember something and turned to the villagers and said:
"In previous years, I only ate the three sacrificial animals once a year, but now is different. God has issued a decree that the Dragon Gate on Qiantang will be opened soon. When the time comes, there will be a flood. If I want to continue to protect you, my king, I must gather up enough strength!"

Hearing this, the elders and family members headed by the village chief were immediately terrified.

"Lord Dragon!"

"Please be kind, Lord Dragon King!"

"Long live the Dragon King! May we, the common people, enjoy good weather and good harvests!"

The legend that there are three "Dragon Gates" (upper, middle and lower) in the four rivers of Kyushu has long been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. People living along the rivers, from the elderly to three-year-old children, are all familiar with it.

Moreover, Wenyan is a concave bank where three rivers converge. The Qiantang River makes a sharp turn of more than 100 degrees here. The road is narrow and deep, and the river current is rushing, which is extremely dangerous. This is the location of the first [Dragon Gate].

The area is densely covered with water networks, with rivers and canals crisscrossing and countless turbulent rapids. No fish or turtle can resist them. Thousands of big fish from the rivers and seas gather at Longmen, but they cannot resist them. If they do, they will become dragons.

But no matter what benefits this [Leap over the Dragon Gate] brings, it is only for the aquatic creatures. For the villages and settlements living in the dry riverbed or on both sides of the beach, all they can see is disaster.

Of course, everything is relative.

Since these people enjoyed the fertile riverbed during the dry season, reclaimed farmland and planted crops on it, and gained considerable wealth, when the rainy season came and the water level rose again, and the river was the first to destroy all the houses and farmland, they could only swallow their anger and bear it.

However, there are exceptions to everything. Ever since the "Dragon King" suddenly appeared thirty years ago and was worshipped, Wangjiatun no longer has to worry about being swept by floods.

Although he had to feast on delicacies once a year and spent a lot of gold and silver, Wangjiatun still made a profit overall thanks to a year of good weather and good harvests.

not to mention
It is not necessary to exchange real gold and silver for the purchase of the three animals. As long as you have more children and use them as a means of exchanging human beings for silver, you can save a lot of gold and silver.

Seeing the villagers in awe, the dragon-headed man opened his huge mouth and continued:

"The three animal sacrifices you only eat once a year will not accumulate strength for you very slowly. If you don't want to turn into water ghosts, you should either move to a place far from water as soon as possible, or gather ten such cattle and sheep within ten days. Your Majesty, I will spare no effort to ensure your safety."

"Ten?!"

All the villagers were shocked. How could the village have so much money to buy sacrifices for it? This was clearly asking them to leave their homes!
"No, my king. The entire Wangjiatun cannot accumulate so much wealth in a hundred years. You'd better sell everything you have."

puff~
The dragon-headed man suddenly snapped his fingers, and the villager who shouted the loudest turned into a lively carp.

The rest of the people were suddenly silent, not daring to say anything, and could only hold their breath and wait for him to speak.

"If you don't have money, get out of here. Otherwise, you'll turn into a water ghost and I'll have to save you, your grandpa!!"

The dragon-headed man revealed his ferocious upper body: "If you dare to make noises again, don't blame me for not appreciating our friendship for so many years!"

"Heh~bah!"

The dragon-headed man, who had already learned about the twists and turns of this escape from secret channels, now felt that the group of people seeking shelter in front of him were a trouble.

However, he was afraid of the Song Dynasty court that was thriving and seemingly insubstantial behind Wangjiatun, so he could not go too far. He could only say one last sentence: "Your Majesty, I am a man of integrity. I have been worshipped by you for so many years, but have I ever gone too far? Now that things have come to this, you should decide whether to stay or leave!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he was about to transform into a dragon and return to the rolling waves. However, just as the fine fish scales appeared on his body,

Call ~
[Red Carp Dragon] There was suddenly a whistling sound beside his ears, and his neck felt tightened immediately, and the connection between the dragon's head and the fish's body was tightly clamped by a large arm cast in steel and iron.

His body became shorter.

The water vapor that gathered around his body to perform the [Cloud Climbing] skill, along with his own red scales, all dissipated, as if they were suppressed by some magical power.

"Huh? Who?!"

[Red Carp Dragon]'s heart skipped a beat. Before he could struggle to break free from the restraints, the temperature around him suddenly rose a lot.

"Lin'an Prefecture, Mountain and Sea Hunting Officer, Qinhuai."

[Red Carp Dragon] looked back in astonishment, and when he saw the iconic ox-horn hunting bow, his amber eyes suddenly shrank, and he uttered a few words from the depths of his throat:

"The divine arrow tiger head?!"

After seeing who was coming, [Red Carp Dragon] reached out to take something out of his armor without saying a word.

"Oh, Lao Qin, you are quite famous. Even this 'Dragon Lord' hiding in the deep river has heard of you."

Cha Xiaodao also came out under the protection of the White Tiger Guards. Without thinking too much, he stood in front of the unarmed civilians and stood between the two sides.

"After all, Tiger Head God is one of the most skilled hunters in Yangzhou, so it's normal for Li Long to know about him."

The experienced head guard glanced at the extraordinary-looking [Red Carp Dragon] and began to explain.

"Lord Dragon, what are you looking for? I just heard that you want to eat exotic beasts from the mountains and seas? That's easy. I'll send you into the mountain and sea realm, and we'll have a good meal."

Qin Huai looked at the ferocious dragon head in front of him, and quietly grasped the handle of the [Lust] knife at his waist with his right hand.

"The tiger-headed hunter is joking. Little Li is weak. If he rashly enters the mountains and seas, it is not a big deal that he cannot return to Jiuzhou for a while. But if the increasingly violent water vapor is not controlled by me, if the strong winds and waves harm people, wouldn't it be a sin in vain? So I think we can't go to this mountain and sea world, we can't go there."

[Red Carp Dragon] cursed his bad luck in his heart. In the area of ​​Yangzhou, he was considered one of the most powerful monsters. Apart from the strange people hiding in the mountains, there were only a handful of people who could pose a threat to his life near the water.

And what happened was that Qin Huai, the local hunting official, was among them.

It should be noted that the most important criterion for judging the Di Yi hunters in the Wild Hunting Bureau is the ability to kill the Di Yi exotic beasts (Baji) alone and capture the Xuan Bing top-grade exotic beasts (Jiuyao Peak) alive.

Although there were some hidden secrets that the Red Carp Dragon did not understand, in his opinion, the fact that Qin Huai was judged as a Grade II hunting officer and gained a reputation as the "Tiger Head with Divine Arrows" proved that if a fight really broke out, he would most likely not be the opponent of this hunting officer.

As for why, it is because this group of warriors who can draw the power of the stars in the sky can enter the mountain and sea world to earn resources, and ask those highly skilled chefs to make delicious food for them!

Unlike me, I have to cheat and bless the people in order to get a meal of three sacrificial animals and wine every year.

When the Red Carp Dragon thought of the delicious food he had just eaten, his mouth couldn't help but water. However, when he saw Qin Huai River so close, the resistance that had just arisen in his heart disappeared for the most part.

It's not that he didn't have the courage to fight Qin Huai, it's mainly because there was no need to make it to that point. Firstly, he was upright and had nothing to fear from the government's questioning. Secondly, he really couldn't win and didn't want to risk his life in vain.

After all, with the training of countless [Tingyan] and [Zhenwei], the strength of hunters of the same rank is generally greater than that of the mountain and sea beasts and the Kyushu monsters. Although the mountain and sea beasts are huge in size and contain divine power, they lack intelligence, and their overall strength is similar to that of the Kyushu monsters.

Although the Red Carp Dragon could roughly sense that Qin Huai was not in the Heavenly Man realm, the danger coming from his body was like a spike, no weaker than that of other Land II hunters. He had worked diligently in Qiantang Water Palace for thousands of years, and it was not easy for him to jump over the Dragon Gate and transform into a dragon body. He really didn't want to take the risk and lose his life.

"Can't come back? With your level of Taoism, can a mere two-world gate stop you?"

Qin Huai's eyes flashed, and he waved to Cha Xiaodao, indicating that they should take the villagers back home and settle them down first.

"The Tiger-Headed Hunter is the most intelligent creature in the world. He may not know that as we, the monsters and aquatic creatures, practice more and more, our cultivation becomes more and more powerful, and the constraints we face become greater and greater. We may not be able to sense anything after practicing for 1,800 years, but once we reach the 2,000-year mark, the interval between shuttling between the mountains and the sea in Kyushu will be measured in months and tens of years. For the great monsters with 3,000 years of cultivation, it will take even longer, several years or even dozens of years. As for the 4,000-year-old celestial monsters, Xiaoli has only seen two of them, my eldest master and my second master. The eldest master has returned to Kyushu twice in a hundred years, but my second master has not been home for a hundred years."

[Red Carp Dragon] pulled out a rusty, blue-gray fish-head talisman from his breastplate, with the words "General" engraved on it.

[Qiantang Water Palace General’s Order]: Can command the Carp Soldiers of the Water Palace and call upon some water element authority in the Qiantang River basin.

"This is Xiaoli's token. The Song Dynasty court has checked it and allowed me to collect part of the salary here."

Qin Huai looked at it over and over again twice, but couldn't figure out anything. He had to play with it in his hands and wait for the experienced [White Tiger Guard] to return.

"But how come I heard that several elders among the hunting officers were not subject to the kind of constraints that General Li mentioned?"

"Although humans are the most intelligent creatures, except for some immortal chefs and martial saints, most of them do not live more than 200 years. Although Xiaoli is not very powerful, he has lived for more than a thousand years. This may be the mysterious rule of the heavens."

Hearing what the [Red Carp Dragon] said, Qin Huai nodded, agreeing with the theory about the gap between the [Short-lived Species] and the [Immortal Species].

"There is more than one 'Dragon Lord' in Wenyan Qujiang, right? As far as I know, Qiantang Water Palace is rich, with strong soldiers and horses, and there are many commanders and guards~"

As soon as these words were spoken, the scarlet dragon head of the Red Carp Dragon, which was supposed to have no expression, suddenly became extremely brilliant.

"Let's not talk about those evil beasts!"

"Oh? There's something else going on?!"

Qin Huai just asked tentatively, but he didn't expect that he would actually get something out of it.

"General Li is so angry, but do you blame them for stealing your incense and sacrifices?"

"Although the sacrificial offerings are tasty, they are not worth getting angry about. The hunting officer doesn't know that those evil animals..."

(End of this chapter)