Daily Intelligence: From Water Snake to Jinghe Dragon King

Chapter 32: Horned Boa Tendon
Liu Qing looked up at the sky and saw that the sun was already rising.

The morning breeze still carries the smell of gunpowder from last night's firecrackers, but it cannot cover up the atmosphere of new beginnings.

New Year on earth, a hurdle to cross to test the horn python.

After passing the Tongzi Pass, the heaven and earth were moved and naturally gave him rewards. Liu Qing coiled up on a huge rock, facing Huayang, and looked down at the changes in his snake body.

A blood-red thread starts from the tip of the tail and slowly spreads towards the fontanelle on the top of the head.

In a moment, blood-red threads ran through the whole body, and began to develop from the spine, with fine lines emerging.

These lines, like the finest mesh, cover all the muscles and bones in the body, leaving no part untouched.

Liu Qing just watched, without feeling anything strange in his body.

Soon, the blood-red lines all over the body seemed to have completed their task of outlining and disappeared into the body.

[Explanation: The horned python transformed into a demon. The boy passed the test, and the heaven and earth were moved and bestowed the boa constrictor tendons upon him.]

A flash of realization appeared in Liu Qing's eyes. It was indeed so.

At the beginning, when Hong Gu transformed into a demon to pass the levels, she was rewarded with dragon fish blood for each level she passed. However, her own body was a water snake, which was far inferior to Hong Gu's carp, so she was rewarded with an ordinary anaconda.

Although it is a pity that I am not as surprised as Hong Gu, they are all urgently needed for the transformation of the body, so it is good to be down-to-earth.

After feeling the newly transformed anaconda tendons, Liu Qing felt that his body was more flexible. In the past, he felt his body was tight when the snake coiled and the tail turned upside down, but now it was easy and there was no discomfort at all.

Liu Qing felt a little itchy on his cheek, so he curled his snake tail and scratched it with the tip of his tail. It was flexible and agile, a movement that he had never been able to do before.

After digesting the gift of breaking through the level, Liu Qing did not return to the Snake Pond.

This time, he could guess without the intelligence box's reminder that the second level of transformation was called the 'Carriage and Horse Pass'. Where would there be carriages and horses in the wild snake pond?
To pass the level, you must come to the human world.

Instead of going back and forth like this, it’s better to just wait here. Anyway, it’s New Year’s Day and it’s freezing cold, so few people come here, so we don’t want to scare ordinary people.

Time passes slowly.

Two hours later, a black light came out of the intelligence box.

Liu Qing had a premonition about this. He knew that the three stages of transformation into a demon were all disasters, so naturally there would be black light. He was not panicked at the moment.

Today's intelligence: Black level. (Ono) Li Shimin will visit his ancestors' tomb with his father and brothers today to pay respects. Emperor Yang Guang of the Sui Dynasty, bewitched by prophecies, has ordered his brave men to ambush at the tomb, awaiting an opportunity to assassinate him.

Liu Qing's eyes fixed. As a time traveler, how could he not have heard the prophecy of 'Peaches and plums will gain the world, the queen will circle around Yangzhou, wandering in the garden, don't talk nonsense, and be allowed to say what you want'?

Emperor Yang Guang of the Sui Dynasty believed in prophecies and was extremely wary of the Li family, who were predicted to replace the Yang Dynasty. He first killed a group of Li ministers in the court on the pretext of something, and then secretly ordered his brave men to assassinate Li Yuan's family, who had lived in Longyou for generations.
I never thought that I would encounter such a storm.

Liu Qing seemed very hesitant. As an alien, he only wanted to pursue the great Dao and did not want to interfere in the affairs of the world.

But yesterday, when the boy entered Guanzhong, he was saved by Li Shimin. Now that Li Shimin is in trouble, how can he just stand by and watch?

Even if I get involved in the succession of other dynasties in the future and add countless causes and consequences, I must be grateful today.

There is no other reason, practicing is for peace of mind, how can one be selfish in order to achieve immortality!

Having made up his mind, Liu Qing no longer hesitated and looked down the mountain. Sure enough, he soon discovered that a group of people were filing out of Lijiawu Fort at the foot of the mountain. Liu Qing quietly approached along the mountain path.

There were dozens of people from the Li family, with horse slaves leading the way in front and drivers behind. The carts were loaded with paper money, paper horses, paper figures, incense sticks, candles and other offerings. On both sides were maids and servants holding the heads of pigs, cows and sheep.

In the middle is the male of the Li family. The one in front of him must be Li Yuan, who is about forty years old, with a beautiful beard and a noble appearance.
There were four people following closely behind. The tall and handsome one who had already grown up must be Li Jiancheng. The three people behind him were Li Shimin, Li Xuanba,

There was also a young man about ten years old, with narrow eyes, lips as thin as a knife, and grayish eyebrows. He must be addicted to alcohol and women. He must be Li Yuanji, the third son of the Li family.

Liu Qing only focused his attention on Li Shimin and Li Xuanba.

The Li family and their group walked along the winding mountain road, heading northeast up the mountain. On the way, there was a small mountain river winding down. There were many reeds in the river, but no one knew what it was called.

After walking for another half an hour, the mountain road suddenly became flat and gradually leveled off. Liu Qing looked ahead and saw a large lake in front of him.

The lake is surrounded by mountains on three sides and is adjacent to the reed-filled river in the south. There is an island in the lake.
There are tombs on the island, with snow piled up into hills. Judging from the direction of the Li family, the tombs on the small island in the middle of the lake must be the resting place of the Li family's ancestors.

The Li family's servants stopped outside the island, and some sacrificial items were carried to the island by the fourth son of the Li family.

Liu Qingze could only stop outside the island and watch from afar.

Li Yuan sat in front, and the four sons of the Li family followed behind. They placed three sacrificial animals, lit incense, candles, and paper money, bowed down, and kowtowed three times and nine times.

Suddenly, more than a dozen people in white clothes, with their faces covered by white veils, holding short knives and powerful crossbows, jumped out from the snow-covered tomb.
A round of crossbow arrows came first, and without looking at the result, they each rushed forward with a dagger in hand.

Suddenly, Li Yuan and Li Jiancheng were hit by arrows. Li Shimin reacted quickly, rushed to Li Xuanba beside him, rolled on the ground, and narrowly avoided the crossbow arrow.

Li Yuanji screamed in fear, like a girl abducted by a bandit.

Li Yuan turned around and slapped Li Yuanji in the face: "You bastard, instead of fighting back, you act like a woman. How can you be worthy of being my son, Li Yuan?"

After saying that, he drew out the ring-handled straight knife from his waist with a clang, and with several crossbows on his body, he rushed towards the killer like a cheetah.

Behind him, Li Jiancheng ignored the crossbow arrows on his body and drew his sword to fight the killer.

Liu Qing immediately looked sideways, deeply shocked. This Li family father and son were truly brave. Even after being shot by a crossbow, they could still shout and fight fiercely.

But the next moment, the white-clothed killer's dagger hit Li Yuan, and the sound of metal colliding could be heard faintly. Liu Qing was speechless for a moment.

It turns out that this guy was wearing armor underneath.

I have never seen anyone wearing hidden armor while offering sacrifices to ancestors on New Year's Day. I think this is also a response to the recent actions of Emperor Yang Guang of the Sui Dynasty, and they have been prepared for it.

The Li family servants who were waiting outside the island also drew their swords and rushed towards the killer in white.

Liu Qing also quietly climbed onto the island in the middle of the lake.

He did not attack immediately. In the current situation, there were only a dozen white-clothed assassins, while the Li family father and son, along with their servants and followers, numbered dozens.

The enemy is few and we are many, the advantage is on my side, Liu Qing was complaining in his heart, the black light from this treasure box was a sign that Li Shimin was in trouble.
But the scene before my eyes doesn't look like a disaster at all.

Just as Liu Qing was complaining in his heart, he suddenly heard a dull conch horn sound coming from the clouds in the sky, and then there was a crackling sound on the ice under his feet.
The ice, which was originally one or two feet thick, actually broke into pieces.

(End of this chapter)