Daily Intelligence: From Water Snake to Jinghe Dragon King

Chapter 128: The Ultimate River Treasure, Viper Blood Algae, and the Return of the Mistress of the Snake Pond

The moment Liu Qing took out the silver ingot, the mansion lord Yuan Datou could no longer sit still. He stood up suddenly, his eyes flashing green light, his nostrils opening and closing violently, and he was breathing heavily.

When he received the huge silver ingot worth one hundred thousand taels in his hand, he still felt it was unreal. His expression seemed to be crying and laughing, and his mouth made a strange hoarse sound unconsciously.
Madam Yu also stood up and gently stroked the mansion master's back with her delicate hands to ease his excitement.

She looked at her husband and felt the same way. No wonder he was so excited and lost his composure. It was really a serious matter.
The amount of 100,000 taels of silver for the first incense was just enough to make up for the couple's hundreds of years of savings, making up a total of one million taels.

Hundreds of years of hard work, desire and pursuit became reality when the incense silver transformed from the first incense appeared.

Millions of incense sticks, a seventh-grade god, the incense will never go out, the way of the gods will last forever, my husband will become a god, ha ha ha, ha ha, then the slave will also follow the blessing and become the wife of the river god,

I never thought that the grass tortoise and mandarin fish, which were of low birth and had shallow roots, would one day become gods and enjoy the prayers, incense and glory of thousands of creatures.

The realization of all these wishes is because of Liu Qing.

Mrs. Yu looked at Liu Qing, her lips trembling, filled with gratitude, leaving her speechless.

It had no choice but to pat the mansion master Yuan Datou to wake him up from his loss of composure. Yuan Datou woke up and it took him a while to come back to his senses.

He opened his mouth and hurriedly put the silver ingot into his pocket. He looked at Liu Qing with an expression full of excitement. His lips trembled, and he could hardly express his gratitude at this moment.

The silver for the first incense stick was too important. Before the river festival this year, he took out many river treasures to exchange with the allied palace masters of the other four lakes and four rivers, in exchange for their verbal promise not to grab the first incense stick and leave the opportunity to Yuan Datou, so that Yuan Datou could be deified this year.
Unexpectedly, the sudden intervention of Qu Yuan, the spiritual officer of the water, made the previous promise come to nothing. The stimulation of the appearance of the Dragon Palace in Jinghe River made the fight more brutal. The promise of alliance was long forgotten, and those who fought each other were all red-eyed.

I originally thought that I wouldn't be able to grab it this year and I would have to wait a long time, but I don't know what accidents might happen while I'm waiting. Even though I'm only short of 100,000 taels, the world is unpredictable. The closer I get to the end, the more problems I'll have. Maybe I won't be able to get enough even if I spend my entire life.

Unexpectedly, in a twist of fate, Liu Qing suddenly broke out in the fierce battle. He not only protected the river monster in Dayawan Lake, but also brought back the silver he had been longing for.

Now, he gave it to himself without hesitation.

My heart was filled with mixed emotions, and gratitude lingered in my heart. Thousands of words were too pale. The owner of the mansion, Yuan Datou, suddenly pulled Madam Yu.

Regardless of their status, the two demons bowed solemnly to Liu Qing: "Brother Liu, other words of thanks are too empty, and I, an old turtle, am not good at speaking, so I can only pull my wife along and pay my respects to you!"

Liu Qing was startled and quickly stepped forward to help him up: "Master, this is unacceptable. You have been very kind to me, and I will never forget it. During this river sacrifice, I was the first to burn incense for you. This is only my due, and I do not deserve your great gift."

The Palace Master Yuan Datou stood up and looked at Liu Qing, his eyes full of satisfaction, knowing how to repay a favor and not being arrogant.

In addition, his Taoism improved rapidly. He only participated in the Lower River Festival and now he has broken through to the next level. His talents and abilities are all extraordinary. All the monsters in the Water Palace are grateful to him.

In general, he has the ability and means, is supported and has money, and most importantly, he knows how to repay kindness. I think that after I become a god and leave, I can leave the position of the Lord of Dayawan Lake to him without any worries.

The Mansion Master Yuan Datou and Madam Yu looked at each other and understood each other's intentions. Eunuch Yu served them for a long time and guessed the Mansion Master and his wife's intentions.

He immediately looked at Liu Qing with admiration and envy in his eyes, thinking back to when he went to the Snake Pond, Liu Qing was just a little demon who was refining his essence into energy.
Now, in just half a year, he has grown into a great demon who has refined his Qi and transformed into a spirit. He has made friends with many demons in the Water Palace and is highly valued by the Palace Master, who wants to recommend him as the Palace Master of Dayawan Lake after he leaves.

This kind of good fortune really makes me, an old eel, envious. Fortunately, I have a good relationship with Brother Liu and have adopted the eel under his command as my adopted son, so we are related.
In the future, when Brother Liu Qing becomes the master of the mansion, I, an old eel, will be able to follow him and share in his blessings.

The Palace Master, Yuan Datou, slapped his bald forehead and said, "I was so happy that I almost forgot about the Viper Blood Algae I promised Brother Liu."

Yuan Datou wiped his mouth and took out the blood algae. Liu Qing looked at it and saw that it was blood red in color, with a curved stem like a small snake, and it had stems but no leaves. It exuded a strong medicinal fragrance.
As the fragrance entered my nose, my whole body trembled, and I felt as hungry as a pervert meeting a prostitute.

Liu Qing thanked the mansion master and took the Viper Blood Algae.

[Description: Viper Blood Algae, a premium river treasure, helps snakes, pythons, anacondas, and other species transform their blood into that of vipers.]

River treasures or heavenly treasures that can make the body evolve are too rare. In terms of value, this top-grade snake blood algae is definitely not worth 100,000 taels of incense silver.

But who can blame this thing for being so important to Liu Qing? After his body evolved into the East Coast Horned Anaconda, apart from a piece of serpent bone he accidentally found, he had only just discovered a serpent blood algae that could transform into serpent blood.
For the sake of the future, Liu Qing would not hesitate to exchange even 200,000 taels, let alone 100,000 taels of incense silver.

Liu Qing opened his mouth and swallowed the Viper Blood Algae into his stomach. His great-level Elephant Swallowing Talent took effect quickly, and the panel showed "Metamorphosis in Progress".
After the talent of swallowing elephants was perfected, the refining of river treasures was far beyond what it had been before. I thought that soon I would be able to fully evolve into snake blood.

By this calculation, the only thing missing from the complete evolution of the original form into a viper is the viper tendon.

Liu Qing had no idea where to find He Zhen, who could help the body transform into a viper tendon.

"Brother Liu Qing, my sister-in-law has some jade lotus roots here. Although they are only low-grade river treasures, they can treat internal and external injuries. They are better than the excellent medicine prepared by Doctor Jinxianlian Yao in Dayan Lake. Please accept them."

Out of gratitude, they planned to recommend Liu Qing as the successor to the Mansion Lord. At this time, the Mansion Lord and his wife no longer spoke to Liu Qing in a way that distinguished between superiors and subordinates as before, but directly called him "brother".

Liu Qing had seen this Yuqin lotus root taken out by Madam Yu for the Pufferfish garrison when he participated in the martial arts competition in the Water Palace. It was indeed as she said, it had miraculous effects in treating internal and external injuries.

Mrs. Yu took out a total of seven sections of jade lotus root. Liu Qing understood that Mrs. Yu felt that one plant of Viper Blood Algae was not enough to repay the first incense for 100,000 yuan, and she felt guilty, so she gave her another seven sections of jade lotus root.

Liu Qing declined several times, but seeing that the master and his wife were quite sincere, he had no choice but to accept it.

After seeing Liu Qing accept it, the mansion lord and his wife felt relieved. They were kind-hearted and did not want to take advantage of Liu Qing too much. Although the Viper Blood Algae and Jade Lotus were not as good as the Touxiang 100,000, they could only do so for the time being. When they returned to the Water Mansion, they would search the treasury and make up for it with other river treasures.

The mansion lord and his wife received 100,000 taels of silver from incense offerings and were anxious to return to prepare for the deification. They comforted the little turtle dragon with kind words and advised him to mourn less. Later, when they returned, they would give more river treasures as rewards to the turtle dragon and his son for their loyalty.

Just as the mansion master and his wife were about to leave, Eunuch Eel reminded them, "Master, you will soon become a god. Would you like to announce this to the demons and monsters in the upper and lower rivers of the Water Mansion, as well as to your allies in the other four lakes, to celebrate?"

Hearing this, the other four short men, the water beetle, and other river monsters also began to clamor, saying that they wanted to choose an auspicious day to hold a grand deification festival to celebrate the master of the mansion. The master of the mansion, Yuan Datou, was also very concerned about his reputation. After a few false refusals, he finally agreed. He discussed it with Liu Qing, the eel master, the little turtle dragon, the four short men, and other big monsters.
So they set the Deification Festival on the first day of April.

Today is the seventh day of March, just after Qingming Festival. There is still more than half a month until the God-making Festival, which is enough time for the Palace Master Yuan Datou to make preliminary preparations and announce it to the five lakes.

After setting the date for the Deification Festival, the mansion master and his wife were anxious and hurried back to Dayawan Lake Mansion.

As soon as the mansion lord and his wife left, most of the other river monsters, who were also assigned the important task of guarding the water veins, said goodbye and left one after another.

As soon as Liu Qing left the Rock Pond, he headed north, following the mountain stream until he reached Dayan Lake. He then said goodbye to his fellow river monsters.
Afterwards, he turned back and headed west, passed Dayawan Lake and arrived at Xiaolugou. As soon as he entered Xiaolugou, the three Scar Carps who were ordered to patrol the river again came to meet him.

"The little demon Scar Carp (Bearded Carp, a touch of red) pays homage to the head of the family, Master, long live the master!——"

After Changsun Wuji became the Master of Snake Pond, his teaching of the river goblins was quite effective. At least, their speech was much more appropriate than before.

The three scarred carps floated on the water and kowtowed to Liu Qing. Liu Qing waved his hand, creating waves and lifted the three carps up.

Taking a deep breath, Liu Qing smelled the familiar water vapor from his own water veins, and his tense nerves immediately relaxed, and his brows relaxed.

"Now that you've met the head master, let's also pay our respects to grandma—"

Liu Qing opened his mouth and spit out the Lingbao Dragon Palace, calling out in a gentle voice: "Hong Gu, we're home."

The next moment, a red shadow flashed, and Hong Gu appeared in front of Scar Carp Sanyu. After the divine light dissipated, Hong Gu's appearance was revealed.
At this time, Hong Gu did not reveal her true form. After becoming a seventh-rank god of authority, she would not reveal her true form unless she was close to people, so as to avoid being discovered and targeted.

Therefore, Hong Gu is in the form of a human being at this time.

Liu Qing followed the direction and was stunned when he saw Hong Gu’s human form for the first time.

She was wearing a red dress and red skirt, Lingbao water-covering shoes on her feet, a Lingbao embroidered belt around her waist, and her long hair was tied up with a shrunken lightning hammer and a Lingbao three-pronged fork. A wisp of black hair hung by her mouth, making her look neat and playful.

Her eyebrows are curved like distant mountains, her eyes are like water and contain a thousand words, her nose is small but upright, her lips are full and speak a thousand words.

She has a round face with a little baby fat and dimples on her cheeks. She is charming even when she is not smiling. She has fair skin and a plump figure. She stands gracefully in the water, just like a lotus emerging from the water. She is dignified and wealthy. One can tell at a glance that the country is peaceful and the people are prosperous.

Liu Qing looked at it stupidly, and couldn't help but transform into a human form, wearing a green dress, walking on the water barefoot, with broad shoulders and a narrow waist, long legs, a single horn on the forehead, snake scales still on the cheeks, and eyes standing upright, still like snake pupils.

Daoxing had only reached the stage of refining Qi and transforming into spirit, and had not yet fully transformed. Compared with Hong Gu, his appearance was not as perfect. When Hong Gu saw it, she immediately wiped her forehead, and a pair of short dragon horns appeared in an instant, which seemed to be in harmony with Liu Qing's single horn.

The scarred carp opened and closed its mouth rapidly, the bearded carp's beard trembled wildly, and its red tail slapped the water with excitement. The three demons shouted excitedly, "But Sister Hong, we three brothers and sisters were the carp you created in the past. Do you remember?"

Hong Gu thought for a moment and said, "Oh, so it's you three. Haha, how nice! I just got home and I see my fellow tribesmen."

Hong Gu was quite excited. She wiped her mouth, took out three low-grade spiritual herbs from the sea, and handed them over: "Since you call me sister, it's not easy to accept it. Take these spiritual herbs and treat them as a sister's gift."

As expected, she was a wealthy woman. The gift she casually brought out was a low-grade elixir from the sea, which was as effective as the same-grade river treasure from the river.
When Liu Qing saw this, he was secretly amazed and felt quite pressured. Sister Hong Gu was used to being generous, and it would be difficult for him to support her in the future.

The three scarred carps thanked Hong Gu happily, flicked their tails, and swam to Hong Gu's feet in unison. Liu Qing secretly complained that he had wasted his good fortune by killing cows and bears twice in a row, but was bribed by a magic medicine.

Liu Qing was unhappy, and waved his hand to shoot out a water chain, pulling the two males, Scar Carp and Bearded Carp, to his side. A touch of red would be fine, but you two males, why are you blindly following me?
When Hong Gu saw this, she covered her mouth and smiled, then rolled her eyes at him, saying, "What a stingy, jealous snake."

Afterwards, Tianluo Girl and Xiaoya also left Lingbao Dragon Palace, intending to support Hong Gu and fulfill their maid duties.

But Liu Qing pushed him aside, held Hong Gu's hand, and the two of them walked on the waves, side by side, towards the Snake Pond.

The man is cold and handsome, and the woman is dignified and wealthy. They are a perfect couple.

Walking on the waves all the way, we soon arrived at Snake Pond. After crossing the waterway between Xiaolugou and Snake Pond, the view in front suddenly opened up and we found Snake Pond.

Liu Qing's Qi was dispersed early, and the crab, the catfish, the eel, Ji Ping'an, the knife, the one ring, the two rings and other monsters were already waiting by the side.
As soon as they saw Liu Qing's figure, they all bowed their heads and said, "Welcome back, Master of the House—"

After the monsters finished shouting, Liu Qing pulled Hong Gu, who was half a body length behind him, and made her fall in front of the monsters.

Hong Gu deliberately lagged behind by half a body length, like a shallow shrimp in the Wuding River. When outsiders were around, it was the men who should be in charge.

But Liu Qing disagreed. He believed that this snake pond, or any water veins he would have in the future, should be shared with Hong Gu.

"This is Hong Gu, also from the Snake Pond. She is my Taoist companion, your mistress. Come and meet her quickly!—"

Hong Gu blushed a little shyly, but did not deny it. Thinking that she could not embarrass Liu Qing, she looked up and looked directly at the monsters, and her dignity suddenly revealed her majesty.

Crab Left Hand and Bearded Catfish were the smartest ones, and they quickly bowed and said, "Little Demon Crab Left Hand (Bearded Catfish), I pay my respects to the head mistress—"

Afterwards, the river monsters such as Eel, Knife, Ji Pingan, etc. who were a little slower to react, also greeted loudly.
Even the newly awakened water demon grass in Snake Pond bent its original body, the water chestnut vine, and bowed to Hong Gu.

All the monsters and river demons in the Snake Pond bowed down, but there was only a white shadow standing there stubbornly.

(End of this chapter)