Daily Intelligence: From Water Snake to Jinghe Dragon King

Chapter 141: The Goddess of Jingchuan County Answers the Wish, and the Chaos in Shandong Spreads to Qin

After seeing Li Shimin off, it seemed as if they had made an appointment. For the next two or three days, the guards of the various water veins under the jurisdiction of Dawan Lake passed the water warning tokens one after another.

Ask Liu Qing to transfer another batch of salt to them. These guys may be inspired by the little turtle dragon.

They all imitated the little troll dragon to smuggle salt to other water veins to make huge profits. Liu Qing was not polite either.

While agreeing to supply the goods, the price of the first batch was increased by 30%.

Since you are smuggling, Master Liu will also take advantage of it.

The guards of each water vein had no objection, whether they knew they were in the wrong or wanted to please Liu Qing, the future lord of the mansion.

They all agreed with Liu Qing's decision to raise the price. Even Yuan Haowen from the Old Turtle Pond and the Mandarin Fish Fairy from the Water Jade Pond took the initiative to ask for a 50% price increase.
Liu Qing understood that the two of them were worried that after the Mansion Master Yuan Datou left, Liu Qing would take over as the Mansion Master and attack them, the old Mansion Master's relatives.
You're overthinking it. Master Liu's goal is the Three Mountains, Five Peaks, Four Rivers and Eight Streams. How can a mere Big Bay Lake Palace accommodate them?

Liu Qing privately chatted with the turtle spirit Yuan Haowen and the mandarin fish banshee through the water token, calmed their worries, and continued to supply goods at a unified price increased by 30%.

Liu Qing felt that this water-reporting token was the greatest invention since Palace Master Yuan Datou took charge of the water veins of Dayawan Lake.

It can be used for both group and private chats, and is a perfect tool for communicating with river monsters. This function is even more popular with Liu Qing than its role in representing the identity of the head of the river monster family and regulating water veins.

He decided that after the Palace Master Yuan Datou became a god, he would take over and the Water-Declaring Token must be passed on.

The ones that are close to us, such as Wuding River, Luanshitan, Laoguitan, Shuiyutan, Xiangshuitan, and Siduan River, send the catfish monsters of Bearded Catfish to deliver the goods in person.

For those that are a little further away, such as the Seventeenth Channel, the stationed river monsters will send their little monsters to take them.
Even if a family of catfish has awakened the space in their swim bladders, they would still be exhausted after traveling thousands of miles back and forth between the various water veins. Therefore, they are allowed to come to the small water veins such as the Seventeen Channels to take the water.

The whole family of catfish, including catfish parents, catfish wife, and two catfish children, all awakened their spirits and wisdom, transformed into spirits, and awakened their bladder talents.
Thanks to this, at the request of the catfish, Liu Qing let them be responsible for the supply of goods and setting up stalls in the market, serving as business ambassadors under the head of the family, Master Liu.

Originally, the catfish had seven or eight catfish children, but it was not blessed enough. After several attempts, even though the catfish chewed up the monster meat and fed it to the monsters themselves, controlling the amount of food they took, in the end, only one male and one female catfish successfully awakened their spirits and transformed into monsters.
The other six were all burst.

The catfish was very sad for a while, and finally, with the comfort of his wife, Catfish Slave Jiao, he gradually came out of the haze.

The couple decided to take advantage of the spring when flowers bloomed to have another baby. Fish reproduce, and one litter can produce thousands of babies. However, only one in a hundred can survive, and even fewer can successfully awaken their spirits.

If the couple wants to make the catfish stronger, they will have a long way to go and need to work hard at night.

Li Shimin and the garrisons of various waterways all requested for supplies. Liu Qing went to the salt fields and saw that there was not much left in the warehouse.
He waved his hand and ordered all the newly awakened spirits to work in the salt fields, and doubled their wages to stimulate the efficiency of the left-handed spirits.

Only in this way can the risk of insufficient supply be avoided.

However, his subordinates are all river monsters, most of which have no claws. Even if they are fully motivated, the daily production capacity will not increase much.

Liu Qing was very worried and was looking for a new way to solve the problem. When he saw the monkeys playing and frolicking in the wild cherry trees in the mountains west of Snake Pond,
Liu Qing's eyes lit up.

We must think of a way to train the monkey.

After a few days, the weather finally cleared up and the moonlight could be seen, but the moon waxed and waned, and it was the time of the new moon, which made the monsters in the Snake Pond River complain a lot.

Without the need to swallow the moonlight, nor can he hide in the Lingbao 'Liu Mansion' to play mahjong, Liu Qing was so quiet that he wanted to move, and he was so idle that he became moldy.
It just so happened that Hong Gu, who was the Jade Sceptre of the Seventh-Rank God of Authority, had another mission.

Northwest of Jingchuan County lies an unnamed stream, governed by the Liupan River Water Authority, a tributary of the Jing River. In the past two years, the number of creatures in that unnamed stream has plummeted, and even now, it's at risk of extinction.

The Liupan River deity in the Jing River system is ordered to investigate the cause and resolve the issue within a specified timeframe. Failure to do so will result in the confiscation of offerings and salaries. (As no deity exists in the Jing River system, this order is void.)

[This is a metaphor for the seventh-rank authority deity of the Jing River system. The Jing River goddess Hong Gu is requested to investigate. Upon success, she will receive a special reward.]

The water-avoiding golden-eyed beast Shui'er was called out to take her place. She was a little reluctant, having just drawn a good hand.
Liu Qing didn't want to play cards, and Hong Gu had already left. Only Xiaoya, Baishe'er, and Shui'er were left. The three of them were addicted to playing cards. Even if there were less than four people, they would still play three-person mahjong.
Liu Qing felt very regretful after seeing this. He regretted teaching them to play mahjong. They kept eating every day, which delayed their cultivation. Even the three meals a day started to be cooked later, and the quality of the dishes also declined a lot.
Oh, I regret it now. I can't get involved in gambling. The water-avoiding golden-eyed beast Shui'er came out this time, and his strength has recovered a little, reaching the middle stage of Lianxu Hedao.

The most obvious change is that the speed in the water is faster.

Shui'er showed the true form of the water-avoiding golden-eyed beast. Liu Qing glanced at Hong Gu, who then rode on it with a red face.
Then Liu Qing followed suit and rode up, holding Hong Gu's waist with both hands: "Shui'er, let's go——"

Shui'er responded crisply, then dived into the water from the Snake Pond and headed east.

Starting from the Snake Pond, they went east to Xiaolugou, and then came out of the water and onto the shore. Liu Qing released a demonic cloud that turned into mist, concealing the figures of the two people and the beast.
Because of the rainy season, the demon fog was as hazy as water vapor. Although it was a bit dark, it was just close to dark clouds. Therefore, it rarely attracted the attention of the mountain demons in the forest when crossing the mountains and ridges.
After leaving Xiaolugou, we turned northwest. Along the way, there was an old forest. This was the place where Liu Qing had killed the buffalo monster and used the tiger spirit to destroy the corpse.
While flying in the air, Liu Qing looked down through the mist and saw a yellow tiger with black stripes taking a nap in the bushes.

I felt that it looked familiar, and when I took another look, I realized that it was the tiger spirit that took the blame for me. I never thought that
It was not killed by the buffalo monsters, but lived well, and the energy emanating from its body could sense

This tiger spirit has already passed the three levels and transformed into a demon. Its cultivation has reached the late stage of refining essence into qi. Although its progress is not as good as Liu Qing's, it is considered to be progressing quickly among all the mountain and river demons.

After the water-avoiding golden-eyed beast emerges from the water, it can ride on the wind when crossing the mountains and forests. A whirlwind is lifted up under its four hooves, and it can run at lightning speed.
Liu Qing compared it and found that even if Shui'er came out of the water, its speed was only slightly slower than his own innate fire wings.
The speed in water is the fastest in the world, and on land it is as fast as a bird. The water-avoiding golden-eyed beast Shui'er has such a talent, and he is really a good runner.

The speed of the girl in the water and on the shore is very outstanding, but she is afraid of pain and always says that something hurts her back.

This made Liu Qing very embarrassed, but it was difficult to explain to the little girl in her teens. If anyone was to blame someone, it was your fault for not being stable enough when flying, causing severe bumps and ups and downs.

After passing the old forest, the main stream of Dayan Lake was in front. Shui'er took Liu Qing and Hong Gu into the water again, and the speed increased instantly.

Soon, it passed through Dawan Lake without attracting attention, then emerged from the water, climbed over the cliff on the north side of Dawan Lake, crossed the mountain stream, and passed through the mountain forest.
In this way, we followed the water vein all the way, winding back to the northwest, and took the water when we met it, and took off when there was no water.

In less than an hour, we saw a long river in the distance.

The long river winds its way between the mountains, with high mountains and grasslands on both sides, as well as cities and villages where humans gather.

This is the Liupan River.

Liupan River belongs to the Four Rivers Alliance and was originally an ally of the Five Lakes. However, during the Qingming River Festival, it stabbed the Five Lakes in the back.

Although the lords of the four rivers later sent a message saying that they were forced to betray the river by the water god Qu Yuan,
But because they stabbed the river monster in the back, it was no longer there, and it was too late to explain and apologize.

Liu Qing looked down at the winding Liupan River, a cold flash in his eyes, and said, "We have already made this feud.

There will be a time for reckoning in the future.

When entering the Liupan River, it was covered by the evil fog and the speed was as fast as lightning. Even the old loach, the master of the palace who had mastered the Lianxu Hedao, found it difficult to detect.

Follow the Liupan River all the way south.

On the way, Liu Qing looked out through the mist and the river, and saw that the scenery of Jingchuan County was far inferior to that of Chang'an.
The villages along the river are mostly thatched huts, and a few mud houses are the homes of the rich. There is no green brick and green tile house. The overall wealth is not as good as the surrounding areas of Chang'an, not even as good as Pingliang County on the other side of Shilang Lake.
Although it was rainy during the day, there were few villagers tending their crops in the fields along the shore. The few who did show up were all dressed in rags, looking withered, pale, and skinny.

The spring wheat planted in the fields should have grown strong and put out ears during the plum rain season, but due to the poor soil fertility, the wheat stalks were withered and the leaves were yellow and black. The occasional ears that did emerge were only a dozen or so shriveled grains.
The waterway ahead suddenly turned, revealing a river bend. The river bend was overgrown with reeds and weeds. Inside, a group of bandits armed with knives and guns gathered. They set up a large pot and cooked wild vegetable paste.

The world is in misfortune, the Sui Emperor is unjust, and even bandits can hardly survive.

Finally, the Sui Dynasty was about to come to an end. The adverse effects brought about by the three expeditions to Liaodong were gradually subverting the rule of the Sui Dynasty.

In Shandong, Wang Bo, Li Mi, Yang Xuangan and Zhang Jincheng were already in full swing in their rebellion, while in Qin, the tide of rebellion was also rippling.

Along the waterway to the south, we saw about seven or eight gangs of pirates and thieves. We knew that the ripples of unrest in Qin were slowly growing bigger and would eventually become huge waves that would shake the sky.

(End of this chapter)