Daily Intelligence: From Water Snake to Jinghe Dragon King

Chapter 25: The Snake King in the Pond
The faint sound of the conch shell seemed to come from a very far distance at first, and it sounded very dull.

However, after the conch shell sounded, Hong Gu's body suddenly trembled, and she hugged Liu Qing's body tightly with both hands, almost strangling him.

The next moment, the sound of the conch suddenly became long, as if it was blowing next to my ear.

The originally light mist suddenly became thicker, and with the rise and fall of the conch shell sound, it violently rolled over the pool.

Now, the few stars in the night sky were completely obscured by the mist.

The world suddenly became white and foggy.

The carps in the pond were drawn to the surface by the sound of the conch shells, their heads facing east and unable to get up.

There were only a few grass turtles, catfish, eels, loaches, as well as shrimps, crabs, and snails and clams in the mud. They were all strangely suspended on the water surface, with their heads facing east, motionless.

Then, the sound of the conch suddenly became louder and more intense.

Now, countless snakes and pythons of various species on the shore of the pond also had dull eyes, swam mechanically, floated on the water, and faced east with their heads lowered.

The hands that Hong Gu manifested transformed back into pectoral fins, and Liu Qing, who was tightly held in her arms, slipped down.

Its slightly stiff body swayed awkwardly on the water like a puppet controlled by silk strings, and then, like other fish, shrimps, turtles, crabs, snakes and pythons, it turned its head to the east and bowed its head, refusing to get up.

However, Liu Qing was not like other aquatic creatures, with a dull expression and confused mind.

He looked towards the distant East with anger, unwillingness and coldness in his eyes.

The sound of the conch horn became shorter and more intense, as if urging someone to come. Suddenly, the conch horn exploded, and the invisible sound waves grabbed the mist like a big hand.
Under this strange and powerful force, the water mist suddenly twisted and changed, and was kneaded into a gate that was nine meters high and five meters wide.

From inside the door, a river in the sky extends down.

Hong Gu looked at Liu Qing deeply. Although her eyes were filled with reluctance, her body was out of control and was controlled by an inexplicable force.

Swim towards the Tianhe River and swim into the Shuimen.

"Xiaoqing, you must come find me!——"

The sluice gate was closed, the conch shell disappeared, and only this sentence echoed over the pool.

Liu Qing's body regained its freedom.

He crawled towards the east as fast as he could, like a madman.

He climbed out of Ziwu Valley, crawled across the vast wasteland, and passed through the wheat fields. When he was hungry, he ate some grass fruits, and when he was thirsty, he drank some dew.

The stars disappeared and the sun rose. The sunlight was dazzling. A big hand stretched out from the golden light and slapped Liu Qing away.

Haohao's voice was as loud as thunder: "A mere ant dares to covet the dragons of the East China Sea——"

The world spun around, and Liu Qing fell heavily from the air onto the water. The huge impact caused Liu Qing to feel pain all over his body. He floated on the water, gasping for breath.

After catching his breath, he swam to the crooked mulberry tree with difficulty by swinging his tail. His snake pupils stood up, staring coldly at the east.

Words are too pale, it is better to take action.

[Today's Intelligence: Level White, north of the Snake Pond, near the cliff, there's an eagle egg that luckily didn't break after falling. It tastes delicious.]

Liu Qing just took a look, without any ripple in his heart, and did not go to look for eagle eggs according to the prompt.

The shell of eagle eggs is hard, which makes them a little uncomfortable to swallow and difficult to digest. It is not as convenient as going to the old forest in the west and catching a wild rabbit.

Moreover, wild rabbits are delicious and plump, tasting far better than eagle eggs, and one alone can fill a full meal.

This intelligence system seems to be unable to keep up with its own growth.

Liu Qing was secretly complaining in his heart.

He climbed down the outer mulberry tree, swam across the pond, and hid in a bush in the old forest. Soon, he easily caught and killed a wild rabbit.

After a hearty meal, Liu Qing climbed back up to the crooked mulberry tree, using his elephant-swallowing talent to digest his food while basking in the sun. The sun was warm, and the autumn wind was intoxicating, bringing the sweet aroma of fruit from afar.

A group of long-legged cranes flapped their wings and descended from the sky. They cried out with joy and pounced on the countless snakes lurking on the shore of the pond.

For some reason, since the new water hole appeared, Ziwu Valley has become a pool of water, and all kinds of snakes of different sizes in the vicinity have flocked here.

The pond also became a snake pond.

A water snake about two feet long coiled its body, raised its head, and spit out silk threads. When it saw the long-legged crane pecking at it, it also launched an attack swiftly.

Unfortunately, the huge gap between races soon made it become food for the long-legged crane.

Liu Qing looked at him indifferently, with no ripples in his heart.

Survival of the fittest. You are not me, so you don’t have any cheats!
The long-legged cranes started a carnival of feasting. They pecked at the snakes one after another with their beaks, pierced through their bodies, and swallowed them into their stomachs with their heads tilted back. From time to time, they made sharp screams, calling their fellow cranes from afar to come here for the feast.

Of course, there are also accidents.

A long-legged crane with black hair on its head and a red circle around its neck quickly stretched out its beak and pecked at a white water snake.

Most water snakes are gray-black or blue-brown, but there is a white water snake here, which makes Liu Qing's indifference in his eyes move.

The white water snake flicked its tail and hit the long-legged crane's beak with a snap.

Then, instead of trying to escape, it jumped up and took advantage of the long-legged crane's panic to tightly wrap around its body.
At the same time, the snake opened its mouth wide, and its hooked fangs bit towards the long-legged crane's neck.

What a fierce white snake!

Liu Qing praised in his heart, this white snake is very similar to me.

Liu Qing felt pity, climbed down from the crooked mulberry tree, and swam to the other side.

Even though Baisheer had the upper hand for a while, the huge gap between the races was difficult to make up for with cleverness.

Sure enough, when Liu Qing came closer, the long-legged crane had already pressed the white snake to the ground with its claws, and its slender beak was as if it was about to peck at it.

Hey, it’s still an enemy.

Only then did Liu Qing realize that this long-legged crane was the one who had chased him to the point where he had no way out.

He had originally just felt compassion and intended to save Bai She'er, but now that his enemy was in front of him, he had even more reason to do so.

Liu Qing leaped up, and with the speed of lightning, he whipped the long-legged crane into two pieces with his snake tail curled back.

Well, I feel refreshed.

Liu Qing turned and left. The white snake called out softly, but when Liu Qing didn't respond, it wrapped its body around the long legs of the long-legged crane, swung its tail, and dragged it along with great effort.

Liu Qing climbed up the crooked mulberry tree again.

Bai Sheer pushed the long-legged crane in front of Liu Qing, lowered her head and paused.

Liu Qing nodded slightly, and the white snake immediately made a cheerful snake sound. It was allowed to live under the crooked mulberry tree.

The long-legged cranes, having eaten their fill, flew away contentedly, excreting puddings from the air that fell into the pond.

There are fish eggs and shrimps that have not been digested yesterday in the bird droppings. They come alive when they come into contact with water, making the deserted snake pond slowly become lively.

The sun sets and the stars appear, and a day passes.

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One last kowtow.

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