According to the ancient Chinese book "The Classic of Mountains and Seas: The Great Wilderness North Classic", Zhulong is the god of Zhangwei Mountain, with a human face and a snake body, covered in red, and thousands of miles long.
In some myths and legends, Zhulong is also known as Zhuyin, Zhujiuyin, Qianlong, and Fire Spirit. It means day when the eyes are open and night when the eyes are closed.
"Teacher, this girl named Yuan You said... Huh?"
Shen Qian originally wanted to bring out Yuan You's "fantasy materialization" rhetoric and ask the boss to judge it, but when he turned around, he found that Dao Jiu and Yuan You were not looking at them at all.
They stood there quietly, still in the shock of Zhulong's appearance, but they seemed not to notice the existence of the boss Gao at all.
"Teacher, they..."
"I blocked me." Gao Wenyuan explained simply.
"Oh." Shen Qian was already used to being surprised by the boss's high abilities, but he didn't find it surprising at all. He regained his composure, and then repeated Yuan You's statement, "Teacher, is this true?"
"Then have you ever thought that maybe someone actually saw them a long time ago and then made them into legends or wrote stories?"
After hearing this, Gao Wenyuan smiled lightly and asked.
"this……"
Shen Qian was stunned.
He really hasn't thought about it from this perspective.
This is actually like a question of which came first, myths and legends, or myths.
"This is just a way of saying it. What I really want to tell you is that you don't have to worry too much about these issues. The important thing is that they do exist, right?" Gao Wenyuan said with a gentle smile.
"I see."
Shen Qian couldn't help but ask, "Teacher, what realm does Zhulong... exist in?"
"It, I haven't dealt with it for a long time, but judging from the 'snake curse' just now, it may be only half a step away from being able to transcend the prince."
Gao Wenyuan said thoughtfully.
Half a step... to transcend the prince?
These six words seemed simple, but the amount of information contained in them was quite large, which made Shen Qian feel a little lost.
In other words, Zhulong is actually still in the category of prince?
Princes... No, that's not right, or are the top princes really that outrageous?
Mountains and seas are as defenseless as infants in front of it, and the gap between them is more than tens of thousands of miles.
Then teacher, who is better than it?
Shen Qian endured it, but finally did not ask the question.
He was mainly afraid that if the big boss couldn't beat Zhulong, it would be embarrassing to ask.
"Just go back to Jingcheng. Also, change your habit of provoking women everywhere... Of course, if you're not afraid of trouble, just pretend I didn't say anything."
When Shen Qian was distracted, the boss said softly.
By the time Shen Qian reacted, the boss Gao had already disappeared and was nowhere to be found.
Shen Qian was a little unwilling. He hadn't had time to ask why there were so many White Walkers.
Or maybe the boss Gao is deliberately avoiding this problem.
Then Shen Qian thought of Big Brother Gao's "teachings" and blushed a little and felt a little bit dissatisfied.
He glanced at Yuan You and murmured, "I didn't provoke this, right? She did it herself."
"Shen Qian, let's go back quickly."
Yuan You came over and said.
She didn't seem to notice what Shen Qian was doing just now.
"Um."
Shen Qian nodded.
This time I went out of the city with the Dark Star Team. I didn't improve my cultivation much, but I gained quite a lot.
The most important thing is that Shen Qian saw the figure of "Zhulong" with his own eyes.
He vaguely felt that this was a very important moment, but he didn't understand why it was important.
Although the wind and snow still existed and would not subside in a short time, the inexplicable and strange restraining power within it had disappeared, and the vitality movement in Shen Qian's body returned to normal.
The three of them rushed towards Jingcheng along the way they came.
When passing Xiaowang Village again, Shen Qian suddenly paused.
"What's wrong?"
Yuan You cast a confused look.
Shen Qian didn't say anything, but moved his right foot in the snow again. Then Shen Qian bent down and explored the snow. Soon, when Shen Qian took out his palm again, A long black shadow was directly captured.
"ah!"
Yuan You exclaimed at first, and then realized that there was no danger. She stared at it, and the surprise in her eyes only increased.
What was in Shen Qian's hand was a candle snake.
However, its body has long been stiff, but it has been dead for a long time.
Shen Qian put the captured candle snake body aside first, and then he seemed to notice something. He called Dao Jiu to help, and the two of them searched the ravine-ridden area.
Two, three... In just half an hour, the two of them found more than twenty candle snake corpses in the snow.
"This this……"
Yuan You was inexplicably shocked.
Although the appearance of candle snakes is similar, such a large number is enough to show that this group of dead candle snakes is probably the same group that everyone encountered before.
I just don’t know why, but they all died here.
"It feels like freezing to death... White Walkers... Candle Snakes, Candle Dragons... That's it!"
Shen Qian's heart moved, and he finally realized.
No wonder the candle dragon looked like it was passing by, but lowered its head and destroyed all the White Walkers.
The names of Candle Dragon and Candle Snake are somewhat similar. Does this mean that they may have some kind of blood or ethnic connection?
If so that would make sense.
The White Walkers who appeared here used some weird method to freeze all the candle snakes to death, making their ancestors angry, and then directly destroyed them all.
"Is this what is called a causal loop?"
Shen Qian let out a sigh of relief, feeling somewhat fortunate at this moment.
Fortunately, when he encountered a group of snakes, he did not choose to use violent means to solve the problem.
Otherwise, even if Shen Qian could kill the snakes, he might not be able to escape being blown out by the candle dragon.
Fortunately, he was more resourceful and learned all the sub-professional skills in advance, so that he had the capital to negotiate with the Candle Snakes.
In the dark, it seems that everything has already been determined.
"Shen Qian, we seem to be... rich!"
At this time, Yuan You finally realized what she was doing, and she hugged Shen Qian excitedly.
Shen Qian was startled for a moment, then understood what Yuan You was talking about.
Although these candle snakes are dead, their bodies are still valuable.
The most appropriate thing is that these candle snakes died in an ice and snow storm, and the preservation of the bodies can be said to be perfect.
This can fetch the highest price on the market.
Depending on the level and size, the market price of a Candle Snake corpse ranges from approximately five million to ten million.
There are a total of twenty-three candle snakes here, which is definitely a huge wealth.
...But wait, what does it mean that we have become rich? It should be me who has become rich, right?
But seeing that Yuan You was still in excitement, Shen Qian couldn't say anything to attack her. What if she was really happy for him?
At this time, Dao Jiu seemed to have made some kind of discovery.
He frowned, and then pulled out a mutilated body from under a pile of snow.
Yuan You saw the corpse belonging to the human race, and his eyes immediately became complicated.
This is Gu Yungao's body...but the state of his death can only be described as horrific.
"Let's take his body back. At least there will be a place for him after his death."
Yuan You finally couldn't bear it.
Shen Qian was willing to do anything and agreed casually.
…
Jingcheng, the headquarters of the Martial Arts Association.
At this moment, on the seventh floor, the exclusive gathering place belonging to the slashing team was filled with unprecedented excitement.
In fact, even the bar specially designed for the slashing team to rest is somewhat full of seats.
These adventurers, who have been traveling all year round, are gathering together in twos and threes, discussing something solemnly or passionately.
"Panshi Team, Ye Yun, Tianxiu, Dark Star... What's going on today? Is it the annual meeting of the Sword Cultivator Team? Why do you feel like all the more famous teams in Jingcheng are gathered here?"
A newly arrived warrior said in surprise.
"Brother, don't you know? There is a big event going out of the city. The Martial Arts Association has issued a ban. All the slashing teams are not allowed to leave the city for the time being, and those who are outside have basically been recalled."
A warrior holding a wine glass heard this and smiled.
"What?"
The new arrivals were all shocked.
"Brother, let me buy you another drink and tell you in detail what happened?"
"Hey, who knows what's going on? Everyone is just discussing this matter, but I heard that there may be danger outside the city. Some people say it has something to do with the huge snowstorm in the east of the city..."
At a nearby table, He Weichen, who was holding a wine glass, looked a little confused while listening to the bustling discussion around him.
East of the city...
He had already read the warning message issued by the Martial Arts Association, and the location of the strange snowstorm seemed to be near Xiaowang Village.
I don’t know what happened to Shen Qian and Yuan You.
In the past two days, almost all the slashing teams have returned to the city one after another, but the two of them have not been seen yet.
But with a mountain and sea powerhouse following him, there shouldn't be much danger.
Not to mention Shen Qian’s own mystery...
Speaking of the powerful man of mountains and seas, He Weichen, when he thought about it later, always felt that he looked familiar, but he couldn't remember where he had seen him before.
"Captain." Du Qiu, who went out to inquire about information, came back and said a little depressed, "I still don't know what happened. The information given by the Martial Arts Association is too little..."
"It's okay. There are so many mysterious things in the restricted area. How can I still figure everything out?"
He Weichen waved his hand nonchalantly, "Since we can't leave the city for the time being, let's just rest for a while."
"By the way, I asked around again. Almost all the slashing teams in Jingcheng are here, but no one has admitted to accepting the night bounty. You said it can't really be..."
Du Qiu lowered his voice and stopped talking.
As for what Shen Qian was going to do when he left the team alone, the two of them were not fools. Although they couldn't react as quickly as Yuan You, they had some vague guesses after Shen Qian showed off the skills of various sub-professionals one after another.
But this guess is somewhat shocking.
"But there are mountains and seas following before sinking. It's not difficult to do such a task, right?" Du Qiu tried to refute at that time.
But He Weichen's self-comfort was shattered by one word.
"If it wasn't for the purpose of training himself, why would he join other slashing teams first? What's more...if he hadn't accidentally encountered the candle snake group, he would not have let the mountain and sea powerhouse show up."
"The top martial arts champion in the country... really deserves the title."
By now, Du Qiu had long since lost the senior-like sense of superiority he had when facing Shen Qian, and was left with endless sighs.
It can only be said that not everyone can afford this unprecedented crown.
At this moment, there was a noise in the hall outside.
The warriors who have been here all year round have developed a certain sensitivity. When they heard the sound, they knew that something big was going on and immediately ran out.
He Weichen and Du Qiu are no exception.
"...The night bounty 'Prison Girl's Tears' has been completed!"
As soon as I walked into the hall, I heard someone shouting.
Everyone immediately became interested.
After all, "The Tears of the Prisoner Girl" is the only night bounty that has appeared in the past two months. The bounty was previously taken over by a slashing team with mysterious origins. Now that the results are finally available, it will naturally arouse everyone's curiosity.
"The addition of the night bounty to the team's ranking cannot be underestimated. Just look at the team's ranking list to know who took it!"
Someone shouted again, reminding everyone.
For a moment, everyone's eyes shifted and looked at the ranking list of the slashing team on the left.
It happened to be at this time that the list was refreshed.
"Hey, that's not right, the top ten teams have not changed much, and there are no more signs of night in the completed tasks!"
"Hey, look there, look at the new team ranked 12th!"
Everyone's eyes moved downwards, and they quickly found the new slashing team that appeared on the ranking list.
"Old days?"
"What the hell is this name..."
"It's really a newly formed slashing team. If you look at its completed mission mark, there is only one lonely star in the night."
Just then, someone yelled, "Fuck...how is this possible!"
"What are you making all the fuss about? Although this team is very strong and has the ability to complete the night bounty, it is still a little behind compared to the established strong teams, right?" Someone next to him said inexplicably.
"Yes, Team Rock has completed three night bounties." Someone agreed.
"No, it's not this..." The warrior who exclaimed pointed at the electronic screen and said excitedly, "Can you really not see the point? Look at the number of people in this team!"
"Number of people?"
Everyone was confused. When their eyes turned and saw the number of people in the team information, they all lost their voices for a moment.
In the hall, it became strangely quiet.
"Two... two people?"
Someone stuttered out the number.
Soon, everyone came to their senses, and exclamations and heated discussions broke out one after another.
"Why is there a two-person slashing team?"
"Yes, this is against the regulations!"
"Let me tell you, this is not a question of whether there are rules or not. The question is tell me... how the hell did two people complete the night bounty?"
"Are there mountains and seas in it?"
"Shan Hai even registered for a shitty slashing team. Their rights to profit from walking in the restricted area are different from ours. That Shan Hai from the Rock team broke through later."
In the midst of the noisy discussion, He Weichen and Du Qiu looked at each other and saw the bitter smile in each other's eyes.
He Weichen sighed and showed Du Qiu his bracelet, which happened to contain a message from the Martial Arts Association three minutes ago, indicating that Yuan You had quit the Dark Star Team.
Their suspicions were confirmed.
And they also know that the truth behind this is far more outrageous than what everyone is talking about.
This was because there were more than two people in the old team. Shen Qian, thinking that it was for the convenience of reporting the results, pulled Yuan You into the team.
So this old team that suddenly became the new elite in Jingcheng, actually...
only one person.
