Daily Intelligence: From Water Snake to Jinghe Dragon King

Chapter 79: Liu Yi's Letter to the Dragon King, Top-Grade River Treasure Viper Blood Algae (First Order Request)
Since Liu Qing traveled through time and became a demon, he has seen Li Yuan and Li Shimin, father and son, and heard the names of Monkey and Old Cow.
How could he not guess that he had traveled to the world of Journey to the West?

It is of course the world of Journey to the West, and it is inevitable that the Dragon King of Jinghe River was killed by Wei Zheng in his dream. Liu Qing is a snake python in the water.
He had long coveted the dragon blood and dragon meat of the dead Jinghe Dragon King after Wei Zheng killed the dragon, in order to help him transform from a water snake into a dragon.
Who would have thought that Xia Kexing's words would immediately make Liu Qing's plan go awry.

Damn it, there is no Dragon King in the Jing River. Then what did Wei Zheng kill decades later? What was I waiting for?

"Brother, are you trying to trick me?"

"The Jing River is so big, and it has five lakes like our Dawan Lake under its jurisdiction. I heard there are also several tributaries that are larger than Dawan Lake.
"This thousand-mile-long waterway, with its countless rivers, lakes, ditches, ponds, and deep pools, how could it be without the Dragon King's control?"

Xia Kexing took a sip of wine, exhaled, and said, "Brother, how could I lie to you? There is indeed no Dragon King in the Jing River now!"

"I heard from the Lord of the Mansion that a hundred years ago, there was a Dragon King in the Jing River. However, it seems that his daughter, the Dragon King, eloped with a mortal and broke her engagement with the son of the Dragon King of Dongting.

Later, the Jinghe Dragon King and the Dongting Dragon King fell out. One of them accidentally caught the other in a weak spot, and took the opportunity to retaliate and report the matter to the Heavenly Court. In the end, the Jinghe Dragon King and his family, along with over a hundred dragons in his mansion, were all executed by order of the Jade Emperor!

Liu Qing was stunned. So this was the reason. Someone had even written a book about it and passed it down to future generations, called "The Biography of Liu Yi".

Suddenly, it occurred to me that the piece of viper bone I had obtained before might have come from the dragon Guiqiu that was killed in the Jing River.

"There is no dragon in the Jing River. The five large lakes and water palaces under its jurisdiction, as well as several long river tributaries, all operate independently, accumulating incense and secretly accumulating merit, eagerly waiting to take up residence in the Jing River."

"The branch of the Jing River, the Water Palace, is eager to take over the Jing River, but other old monsters in the Wei River and even the four seas dragon clan are also coveting the position of the Jing River Dragon King.
Several factions were vying for control, fighting openly and covertly countless times, hindering each other but no one could gain control of the Jing River. Decades passed like this, and the position of Dragon King of the Jing River remained vacant.

Xia Kexing paused, then continued, "Several parties have been fighting for it, each hindering their own efforts, and it has continued to this day with no result. Since no one can snatch the Dragon King, let's just settle for the next best thing and snatch the huge incense offerings from the Qianli Jing River first!"

"This is the origin of the Qingming River Festival, when the Palace Master offered a reward to his powerful demons and asked them to go to the Jing River to steal the incense."

"The Lord of the Mansion is very ambitious. He has painstakingly saved up eight hundred to nine hundred thousand taels of silver for incense offerings, just waiting for this year's Qingming River Festival, so that a great demon under his command can snatch the first incense stick for him."

"One incense stick is worth 100,000 incense coins, enough to make the master a seventh-rank god."

"Brother, the Palace Master just issued a reward through the Water Report Order. Are you planning to sign up?"

Xia Kexing is the confidant of the mansion master, but Liu Qing couldn't say no directly, so he could only change the subject and say:
"Since the incense is so important to you, why don't you go and grab it yourself? With your level of skill, wouldn't it be easy for you to get it?"

Xia Kexing rolled his eyes and said, "If the master himself takes the blame, then wouldn't the other lords of the great lakes and long rivers also be in trouble?"

"Palace Masters fight with other Palace Masters and lose their status for nothing. If they succeed, it's fine. But if they lose, won't they be laughed at by the little demon?"

"Therefore, there is an unwritten rule regarding the Qingming Festival when people go to the Jing River to grab incense offerings. That is, the Palace Master cannot participate and can only let the great monsters under his command do the work."

Liu Qing nodded slightly. Now he had a thorough understanding of the Qingming River Festival.

After finishing the old wine, Xia Kexing devoured the lotus leaf's worth of earthworm bait. Full and satisfied, Xia Kexing patted his belly and prepared to leave. Liu Qing called over Bai She'er and had her prepare another batch of earthworm bait, wrap it in a lotus leaf, tie it with seaweed, and give it to Xia Kexing to take back.

Xia Kexing was delighted: "Brother, this earthworm bait tastes great. I think your sister-in-law will like it too. So, I won't refuse and will accept it."

After Xia Kexing left, Liu Qing dissipated his illusion and meandered back to the crooked mulberry tree. The white snake that had been following Liu Qing snorted and went to the dead old locust tree.

After climbing onto the dead old locust tree, the white snake coiled up into a ball and tucked its head under its body. It seemed that it had made up its mind to have a cold war with Liu Qing to the end.

Liu Qing was so angry that he laughed. He opened his mouth and sprayed out a chain of water, which tied up the white snake and pulled it back to the crooked mulberry tree, throwing it next to him.

Then he circled his body to surround the white snake. The white snake still hid its head under its belly, but its slightly swaying tail revealed its secret joy.

Because he had to be on guard against Xiong Kuohai's revenge, Liu Qing did not sleep well that night, but fortunately Xiong Kuohai did not come again. So, Liu Qing woke up in the morning, ate a fat rabbit sent by Bai Sheer, and fell asleep again.

But before he could doze off for long, the mansion lord sent out another announcement to the group through the water-reporting token.

"All river monsters, big and small, stationed in the Water Palace and on patrol, may, after hearing this notice, come to the Water Palace and sign up for the Qingming River Festival in half a month. Anyone who secures the first incense offering for this Palace Master will be rewarded with a plant of the finest river treasure, the Viper Blood Algae."

Wow, the reward has been raised from medium grade to top grade. I'm afraid the owner of the mansion has taken out some treasures from the treasury.

Although Liu Qing had never heard of Viper Blood Algae, he could guess from its name that it could breed Viper Blood.

At present, the body of the horned boa has transformed into a viper bone. The only thing missing from the complete transformation into a viper is the viper blood and viper tendons.
The Viper Blood Algae prescribed by the Mansion Lord really tickled Liu Qing's sore spot.

Liu Qing was tempted and wanted to sign up, but when he thought of the other ferocious monsters and old monsters in the Shuifu River, he hesitated.

Although after the battle with Xiong Kuohai, Liu Qing has realized his own strength, and can defeat the early stage of Qi Refining and Spirit Transformation with the late stage of Qi Refining,
But the underwater world is vast, and who knows if there are better means. If you are not careful and someone kills you, everything will be in vain.

Just as Liu Qing was hesitating, the intelligence treasure box, which had not appeared in any other color except white for many days, suddenly burst into golden light.

[Today's Intelligence: Gold Level. The Palace Master summoned the Water Palace's Great Monsters to the Jing River to vie for incense offerings. This journey is heading south, bringing great fortune.]

As a time traveler, how could I not believe in plug-ins?

Liu Qing no longer hesitated. A trace of demonic energy flew out of his body and entered the water token. He then said, "Master, the mansion master has been very kind to me. I have no way to repay you. I am willing to sign up for the river sacrifice and head to the Jing River to be the first to burn incense for you!"

Soon, the Water Token trembled violently, and the Palace Lord responded: "Great kindness! To have someone as grateful as Liu Qing under my command is truly a blessing from Heaven. I hope that other water vein garrisons will learn from Liu Qing."

Before he knew it, Liu Qing had gained a lot of reputation in the Dayuan Lake Water Palace's water reporting group.

(End of this chapter)