Shu Guan sat by the river, waiting for the four-legged snake to arrive here after completing today's journey.
Since crossing the Zhanlong Bridge, more than ten days have passed.
Now they have arrived at the junction of Jiangzhou and Wuzhou. After the four-legged snake arrives, they take a short rest and walk for two hours before entering the boundary of Wuzhou.
Han Biao was still practicing walking and boxing diligently in the river, but Shu Guan was not practicing this time, but was holding a few newspapers and watching carefully.
I bought the newspaper in a small town I passed through not long ago. The town was really small, not much bigger than a larger village.
So the few newspapers Shu Guan bought were not even from that day, but from several days ago. One of them was from more than half a month ago, but Shu Guan still bought them.
Because in the more than a month after leaving Jingcheng, he and Han Biao basically traveled through the barren mountains and ridges. Except for being in Huancheng to help the Four-legged Snake find someone to be crowned, they did not enter any city. villages and towns.
Speaking of which, they have been away from the secular world for a long time.
During the two days in Huancheng, I was preoccupied with various things and did not pay attention to what happened in Dahua during this period.
When Shu Guan happened to pass through that small town today, he found a group of young, student-like people gathered around the street, holding several newspapers in their hands and discussing something animatedly. They all looked extremely angry and excited. , so I looked over there curiously.
With his eyesight, he could naturally see the words on those newspapers clearly.
After seeing the words on the newspapers, Shu Guan immediately walked over and bought those newspapers.
In fact, those young students who looked like students were unwilling to sell them at first, even if Shu Guan offered them ten times the price, so Shu Guan had no choice but to use some Taoist means to get these newspapers.
At this time, he was reading the news in the newspaper one by one by the river. To be precise, it should be old news from a few days ago, or even more than half a month ago. The more he read, the more gloomy he looked on his face.
These newspapers were not published by the same newspaper company, and they spanned several months.
But without exception, most of the reports in all newspapers were about the same thing.
That was the Battle of Shencheng between Dahua and the Kingdom of the Rising Sun.
The Battle of Shencheng broke out twenty-four days ago. Shortly after the Kingdom of the Rising Sun sent troops to the three continents outside the Pass and declared war on Dahua, it sent another army to attack the largest city in the south of Dahua from the sea, located at the mouth of a large river like the sea. Shencheng.
Shu Guan was not surprised that the Kingdom of the Rising Sun attacked Shencheng and opened up another battlefield, because he had already seen it in the notebook left by Yuan Yingzi. The strategy of the Kingdom of the Rising Sun to attack Dahua was originally It attempts to go up the Shuojiang River from the mouth of the river to split Dahua into two parts and isolate the north from the south.
But when the Kingdom of the Rising Sun first began to attack the Three Continents outside the Pass, the response policy of the government of the Republic of China was "non-resistance", as if it was prepared to hand over the Three Continents outside the Pass.
But when the Kingdom of the Rising Sun attacked Shencheng, the president of Jingcheng finally couldn't sit still.
Not only is Shencheng the largest city in Dahua, it is a veritable economic capital that concentrates nearly one-third of Dahua’s wealth. Once occupied by the Kingdom of the Rising Sun, the economy of the Republic of Dahua will be completely destroyed, and the entire economy will be completely destroyed. The prosperous land in the south of Great China is also under the command of the Rising Sun Kingdom's military front.
But the most important thing is that Shencheng is only a few hundred kilometers away from the capital Jinling. If it is a mechanized army, it can attack the city of Jinling in a few days.
Naturally, the president would not put himself in such a dangerous situation, so this time he did not "non-resist". In addition to ordering the troops originally stationed in Shanghai to resist, he also dispatched his own direct army, the Central Army. The Capital Guard Army, the most elite ace force in the system, went to Shanghai to join the battle.
As a result, the armies of Dahua and the Kingdom of the Rising Sun have been fighting fiercely in Shencheng for more than twenty days, and the fighting has been extremely fierce.
The newspapers Shu Guan is reading now mostly contain reports on this war.
Just these
The report inevitably made him feel a little depressed.
In addition to the news about the battle in Shencheng, another news in one of the newspapers also attracted Shu Guan's attention.
Compared to the Battle of Shencheng, this is an "older" news. This news happened in Jinling. It was about the follow-up to the resettlement of the victims around the lake after the sudden flood of Xuanwu Lake in Jinling more than a month ago. From the report, it can be seen that the reporter who wrote this report is very dissatisfied with the procrastination and low efficiency of the Jinling Municipal Government in resettling the victims.
But the reason Shu Guan pays so much attention to this report is not entirely out of sympathy for the victims? emotion, but the incident of sudden flooding in Xuanwu Lake mentioned in the report.
The report about the flooding in Xuanwu Lake did not describe much space, but a few sentences still made Shu Observer notice something unusual.
Because before the flood in Xuanwu Lake, there was no heavy rain in Jinling during that period, and it could even be said that it was dry weather for many days in a row.
In addition, because Jinling was one of the accompanying capitals during the Dahua Dynasty, and in Dahua's thousands of years of history, it has become the imperial capital of Dahua several times, and it is a famous city with extremely important status.
Therefore, since the era of the Great China Dynasty, the management of Xuanwu Lake has always been attached great importance. After many years of operation, an extremely complete water conservancy and flood control system has been established. After becoming the capital of the Republic of China, the management of Xuanwu Lake was specially strengthened. Governance.
Therefore, there is basically no possibility of flooding in Xuanwu Lake, at least there will not be a major disaster like the one in the news that floods all the houses within more than ten miles around the lake.
Then the flood happened like this, and according to reports, except for the residents living in the area around Xuanwu Lake who felt the ground shaking a few minutes before the flood, there were no other abnormal signs.
In the eyes of ordinary people, the flood in Xuanwu Lake may be just an accidental event, but in Shu Guan's eyes, even if he reads this incident that happened more than a month ago through the newspaper, he can still feel the slightest weirdness.
Combining some of the things mentioned in Yuan Yingzi's notes, Shu Guan could roughly guess what the Xuanwu Lake flood incident in Jinling City was about.
The place of luck that should have been in Jinling was destroyed!
Shu Guan sighed softly.
At this time, a dark cloud floated in the sky, and the sky above the river blocked the bright sunshine in the morning, and everything around became dark, as if a heavy rain was about to pour down.
Then the four-legged snake emerged from the river, looking extremely tired. After landing, it lay on its back on the beach, breathing heavily.
He is almost at the Nascent Soul Realm, but every time he goes to the resting point, the four-legged snake still looks exhausted.
This guy is not acting, he is really tired, because the method of walking on the river taught by the senior brother requires you to do your best every time you swim. It has nothing to do with your strength. It will always use up all your energy.
Regarding this, Shu Guan, who has also received special training from his senior brother, has a deep understanding of this.
Thinking of this, Shu Guan's heart suddenly moved.
Because the fighting tactics taught by his senior brother have almost reached their bottleneck, Shu Guan has not completely stopped practicing fighting tactics these days, but when practicing, he can clearly feel the improvement in all aspects of himself. They are no longer very big.
The senior brother said that when he can crack a banana peel with all his strength without damaging the banana flesh, he can use the monkey hairs he left to contact him, and he will teach Shu Guan new fighting tactics and training methods. .
It was just that when he was in Jingcheng last time, in the critical situation at that time, he once lit the monkey hair and asked for help from his senior brother, but unfortunately he did not get a response from his senior brother.
However, so much time has passed. If the senior brother was in some special situation at that time and could not escape, he might be able to try to contact the senior brother now.
Shuguan decided to find a suitable time in the next few days to light another monkey hair and have a look.
An hour later, Shu Guan came to the four-legged snake and patted its head as a signal.
It means it can continue on its way.
The four-legged snake uttered various complaints while staggering to the riverside, got into the river, and continued to swim forward.
And the dark cloud that had stayed here for a long time just now drifted towards the east.
The rain did not start falling after all.
Han Biao came to Shu Guan's side, raised his head and stared at the dark cloud, and said in a deep voice.
"This cloud has been following me for ten days."
Shu Guan also looked up at the dark cloud that was drifting away.
Yes, this dark cloud has been following them in the sky for ten days. To be more precise, it is actually following the four-legged snake.
Wherever the four-legged snake is, this dark cloud will appear.
And this dark cloud appeared the day after the four-legged snake rushed across the Dragon-Zhan Bridge. At that time, the dark cloud was only as big as an umbrella cover when viewed from below, but now it is as big as half a basketball.
Shu Guan sighed again and said to Han Biao:
"This is the third level it has to pass, the Heavenly Thunder Level."
"The moment it is about to truly transform into a dragon, the sky will rain down the catastrophe of divine thunder. It will be passable. From then on, the dragon will travel thousands of miles without any obstacles. If it cannot survive, all the hardships and hardships along the way will be in vain."
"And in the last step, no one can help. It can only rely on itself."
All this was naturally told to Shu Guan by his elder brother.
…
"...Yes, if you want to turn a dragon into a dragon, you must eventually suffer the catastrophe of thunder..."
The old knifeman murmured something like this.
Then a strange color flashed in his eyes, he looked at Paper Man with a profound look, and said calmly:
"You know a lot."
Indeed, ordinary practitioners have no way to know such secrets as those of several Yuanhui eras.
However, I have always heard that this old man’s Paper Man Technique seems to be a bit special, unlike the superficial Paper Man and Paper Horse Technique, which shows that this old man’s inheritance should have some origins...
This idea flashed through Lao Daobaozi's mind, but he had no interest in exploring these things at this time.
All his interest now is in that dragon.
A dragon...
Even if it has not truly transformed into a dragon, it is still a treasure of unimaginable value to practitioners.
Just like the dragon scale that Paper Man took out just now, it can be used to refine a very good magic weapon.
And what if you could get all the dragon scales on that dragon?
There are also dragon tendons, dragon bones, and dragon horns that can be used to practice weapons and make elixirs.
Dragon meat can increase the physical strength of practitioners.
By the way, there’s also dragon blood!
Dragon blood can not only enhance a person's physical strength and power, but also cut hair and cleanse marrow, stimulating the practitioner's talent. Most importantly, dragon blood can increase a person's lifespan.
This is also the reason why Lao Daobaozi was so excited after hearing that there was a living dragon.
Because many people thought he lived for two hundred years. In fact, Lao Daobaozi had lived for almost three hundred years.
And if one cannot break through to the Nascent Soul Realm, then three hundred years is almost the limit of longevity for all practitioners of the Fetal Movement Realm.
Lao Daobaozi knows very well that his end will come in the next few years. Although he now looks as energetic as a young man, as long as his end comes, he will age rapidly in the last few years.
Lao Daobaozi could not accept his aging appearance.
But dragon blood can help him regain his youth.
This is the real reason why Lao Daobaozi attaches so much importance to this matter at this moment.
Paperwhite didn't answer what Lao Daobaozi said, and there was just a low laughter coming from under the mask.
The old knife handle didn't pay attention and asked in a deep voice:
"Okay, now can you tell me where the dragon is?"
But Paper Old Man shook his head and said:
"Before I tell you where the dragon is, I have a few more requests."
"First, no one is allowed to leak what was discussed in this room today, regardless of whether they participated in hunting the dragon or not."
"Second, everyone in the room must promise not to trouble me for any reason afterwards."
"Third, after killing that dragon, I must take half of all the profits, and I must choose first."
"The above three things must be written in the jade and gold book, so that I can tell the whereabouts of the dragon."
After Paper Man finished speaking, there was a sudden uproar in the room, and the other hardworking people expressed their dissatisfaction.
Of these three conditions of Paper Man, the first two are okay, but he alone accounts for half of the final income, and everyone has to wait for him to pick the rest?
Although he discovered the dragon, he alone could not kill it.
So if no one else helps, you actually get nothing.
So why should you alone account for half of the final income?
She turned a deaf ear to the voices of doubt and dissatisfaction from others in the room.
He just looked at the old knife handle quietly.
Lao Daobaozi was also looking at him quietly, his eyes a little cold.
At this time, Paperwhite suddenly said something again.
"I have a paper puppet technique that can take me out of here in an instant."
A strange light flashed in Lao Dao Handle's eyes, and then he burst into laughter.
"Okay, mine is at your request."
Then he glanced at the other people in the room, his smile suddenly faded, and he said coldly:
"No one can leave this room today until I give my permission."
…
Half an hour later, all the people who had sacrificed their lives dripped their own blood on the jade and gold book.
Now that Lao Daobaozi said that, all the hard-working people in this room know that in this matter of chasing the dragon, they can participate if they want to, or if they don't want to, otherwise they will only end up being silenced.
Of course, most of the people who work hard are willing to join. After all, it is a dragon that only existed in ancient times. Even if half of it is divided by the paper man after the work is completed, the remaining benefits are still so big that they don’t know what they want. How many businesses do you need to get it?
The last one among the desperate people to drip blood on the jade certificate and gold book was the white paper man.
After retracting his fingers, he looked at the handle of the old knife.
The old swordsman smiled, then stretched out a finger and dripped his own blood on the jade certificate and gold book.
Although this jade and golden book belongs to him, it is also binding on him.
But it doesn't matter to Lao Daozi, he is willing to do anything to get the dragon's blood now.
Then the old knife handle was about to put away the jade certificate and the gold book, but the white paper man suddenly said:
"Wait, there's her too."
Paper Old Man pointed at the beautiful female disciple next to Lao Daobaozi.
"She wants it too?"
The old knife handle was startled.
"Everybody in this room wants it."
Paper Old Man insisted.
The old swordsman nodded noncommittally to his female disciple and motioned her to drip his own blood on the jade ultimatum and gold book. Then he said calmly to the white paper man:
"You are a very cautious person."
"If I wasn't careful, I don't know how many times I would have died. Maybe I would have died just now..."
White Paper Man watched the female disciple drop a drop of blood on the jade certificate and the golden book, and then he laughed.
"Now can you tell me where the dragon is?"
"I'll let a few of my good babies follow the dragon. Then you can just follow me."
Paper Old Man said as he took off his mask.
"Now, I think everyone might as well really get to know each other
For a moment. "
…
Late at night, in a more luxurious room, on an extremely luxurious and comfortable large bed, the old knife handle finally rolled off the delicate body of his female disciple.
Because he was in a very good mood, he attacked his extremely beautiful female disciple three times today. He only ended the matter when he saw that the female disciple was really giving out too much air and taking in too little air.
This is the reason why he likes to find beautiful women with spiritual talents, accept them as disciples, and then enjoy them after training them into practitioners.
In addition to the excitement of breaking through taboos, it was also because ordinary mortal women simply could not withstand his abilities. This was related to the Taoist skills he practiced.
But after all, he has reached the age when his end is approaching. After struggling for a long time, Lao Dao Baozi was also a little tired and soon fell asleep.
Under normal circumstances, Lao Daobaozi would not let a woman sleep with him. After the incident, he would basically drive the woman out of the room directly.
But because this new female disciple named Sang Sang is really very popular with him, she is the female disciple who has satisfied Lao Daobaozi the most in... in the past hundred years, so Lao Daobaozi made an exception. Time has been letting Sangsang sleep beside him.
The old man fell asleep.
The female disciple named Sang Sang opened her eyes. Her face was still full of...fascination. It wasn't until more than ten minutes later that her breathing finally returned to normal.
Then she gently removed Lao Dao's arm from her chest, got up gently, as if she was afraid of waking Lao Dao who was sleeping, walked into the bathroom like a silent cat, closed the door, and opened the door. Turned on the light, and then turned on the exquisite shower head imported from the Western Continent on the wall, which seemed to be ready for cleaning...
However, when the warm water poured down, the female disciple did not stand under the shower head.
She stood in front of the bathroom mirror and looked at herself in the mirror. The charm on her face completely disappeared, revealing a strange, desperate smile.
