Chapter 509 – Diving

The Dragon God Fortress was built on the Bending Dragon River, twenty miles away from Yongzhou City, where there was a large and prosperous town, Bending Dragon Town.

The Dragon God Castle is the earth emperor in the eyes of the people of Bending Dragon Town, as well as the surrounding villages, and in the eyes of the people, what the Dragon God Castle says is even more effective than the government.

The Bending Dragon River was more than twenty feet wide and had a well-developed transportation business. The only pier in the town of Bending Dragon was controlled by the Dragon God Fort. Relying on this wharf, Dragon God Fort was rich.

The people who rely on the Dragon God Castle to eat as many as hair, because of this, the people of the town encountered disputes, they like to find the “boss” Dragon God Castle to deal with.

Over time, even the law and order of Bending Dragon Town came under the control of the Dragon God Castle.

Contemporary Fort Master Lei Zheng is a hot-tempered man, who can’t rub sand in his eyes, attaches great importance to rules, and handles things with an iron face.

He got the reputation of being a “Lei Gong”.

“Lei Gong” Lei Zheng, a fifth-grade martial artist specializing in the use of a large sword, unlike the Gongsun family head, he is a boring man who does not get close to women.

Every day, he only loves to practice his sword, holding a machete to dive into the bottom of the river and swing the sword, and he will never go ashore until he has swung it five hundred times.

The people of the town say that if they see a section of the river choppy one day, it will be Lui Gung practicing his sword in the river.

Dragon God Castle, inside the lobby.

Lei was taking a sip of tea and fiddling with the machete at his hand, his voice buzzing:

“I’m going to go practice with my sword, so if you have something to say, make it short and don’t disturb my practice.”

Lei Zheng is just over fifty this year, one meter nine in height, bald, swollen with muscles, his physique is even stronger than young people. Give people the feeling is the kind of reckless man who will carry a knife to cut people at the drop of a hat.

As a matter of fact, he did.

On Lei Zheng’s side was the female-obsessed Gongsun Xiangyang, the playboy of his youth, who smirked:

“You’ve been practicing your sword for so many years, how long will it take you to get into the fourth rank?”

Lei Zheng coldly said, “This has nothing to do with you.”

Gongsun Xiangyang he said, “I have to guard against you, one day you will be promoted to the fourth rank, what if you cut me down with a knife.”

The history of the Dragon God Fortress was shorter than the Gongsun Family, and back then, when the ancestor of the Dragon God Fortress came to Yongzhou to fight for the world, he didn’t have a lot of conflicts with the local snake, the Gongsun Family.

Both sides of the sons and daughters of the day to day fighting, made a lot of human life, and later because the scale of the regimental war is too large, affecting the people, the security of Yongzhou extremely bad impact, Yongzhou City officials to intervene in it, mediation.

Of course, that was more than 200 years ago. To this day, there is still friction between the two sides, but it is within reason.

“There’s a situation in the tomb.”

Gongsun Xiangyang’s words dispelled Lei Zheng’s intention to send his guests away, and the muscular, swollen, bald fortress lord frowned slightly:

“What does this have to do with me?”

That large tomb in the South Mountain had been occupied by the Gongsun Family, and based on a tacit agreement, the Dragon God Castle would no longer intervene in it unless the Gongsun Family took the initiative to invite it.

Gongsun Xiangyang relayed the situation at the bottom of the tomb, as well as the matter of the green-clothed highlander, to Lei Zheng.

Lei Zheng’s eyes stared round, the same as Gongsun Xiangyang, who first heard the news, rose the sense of crisis that there was a cannonball buried at the door.

After calming down, he stared coldly at the Gongsun family head, “Why should I trust you.”

Gongsun Xiangyang Xu said:

“You can go down to the tomb and see for yourself, well, if you’re not afraid to die. I’ve already found out where that high-ranking person lives, it’s at the Residence Restaurant. He asked the Gongsun family to keep an eye on the South Mountain, which is too big, and it takes quite a few men to try and keep a close eye on it.

“The Dragon God Fortress and the Gongsun Family are both making a living in Yongzhou, you can’t stay out of this. In addition, if what I said is true or not, let’s personally visit that high ranking person, won’t we know.”

Lei Zheng coldly grunted, “You wanted to go on your own but didn’t dare, so you pulled me in for courage and shared the risk.”

Gongsun Xiangyang hemmed and hawed and did not retort.

Lei Zheng held his sword and got up, “Wait here for an hour, I’ll finish practicing with my sword and then go with you.”

“How dare you disregard that Higher Power?”

“Heh, if you’re a tall man or not, it’s all in your mouth!”

Lei Zheng maintains a skeptical attitude, after all, he has neither gone down to the tomb nor eaten crabs in Yangbai Lake, just based on Gongsun Xiangyang’s words, it’s like making him fearful?

Gongsun Xiangyang wilted and only said that he was a high level person, but did not say that poem. Otherwise, Lei Zheng’s attitude would be much more correct.

………….

Residence Restaurant.

At the table, there are fresh poisonous herbs, a few porcelain vases, and five taels of sesame seeds. Xu Qi’an asked the store assistant to ask for a medicine-pounding jar, and threw the poisonous herbs into it in a headlong rush to mash them up.

Then pour in the viper fluid and continue to “thump, thump, thump, thump, thump, thump, thump, thump, thump, thump, thump, thump, thump, thump”.

Sitting by the window Mu Nanjian sniffled, frowned and said, “What is the smell, so bad.”

Xu Qi’an said, “Open the windows for ventilation, I’m making poison pills.”

As he spoke, he grabbed a handful of sesame seeds and sprinkled them into the pounding jar.

The princess opened the window as she was told, but instead of taking the opportunity to get some fresh air, she walked over to the table and sat down, arrogantly slapping Xu Qi’an’s hand away and grabbing the jar.

She dabbed some of the venom on her fingertips, put it in her little mouth and sucked on it, then “barked” and licked her lips:

“These poisonous herbs are average in potency, they won’t help you much, the snake’s venom tastes good.”

To the Flower God, poisonous grass was also grass, and poisonous flowers were also flowers, and were no different from ordinary flowers and plants.

Xu Qi’an calls it an inside job, and the two of them discuss it, as if they were discussing a mutual favorite of some kind of cuisine.

“I went to the underground palace this time to find an ancient corpse and borrowed some venom, the essence nurtured in thousands of years of corpses, it can stimulate the poisonous parasites to a great extent, causing them to evolve.”

Xu Qi’an said, taking out the jade bottle containing the Ancient Corpse Venom and pulling out the stopper.

“The flavor is too strong.”

Munanjia covered her nose and slipped away.

Xu Qi’an tilted the small jade bottle, and the viscous greenish-black liquid slowly poured out and dripped into the jar.

In an instant, the dregs of the grass in the pounding jar dyed a deep greenish-black, and just by looking at the color, one could associate it with toxicity.

Next, he placed the pounding pot on a small charcoal stove and roasted it over a gentle fire until it was slightly dry and stopped.

The next thing to do is to ball them up into small pills and take one a day.

The venom of the ancient corpse was too violent, and at the current level of the Poisonous Compass, it couldn’t withstand an excessive amount of toxicity at one time, or it would be poisoned to death.

After the small pills were balled up, Xu Qi’an laid them out one by one on the tabletop to dry naturally.

The air was filled with toxins, if an ordinary person was here, no more than one tea, he would definitely die of poison.

Mu Nanjian sat by the window, rolling her eyes as she read the spare books she had bought on the downtown street.

At this time, the door to the room knocked, and the store assistant’s voice came, “Guest, there are two masters looking for you.”

Looking for me?

Xu Qi’an froze and replied to the shopkeeper in a calm tone, “Who is it?”

The store assistant said, “One of them calls himself Gongsun Xiangyang, and the other calls himself Lei Zheng.”

Gongsun Xiangyang, the Gongsun family? And who is Lei Zheng ………. Xu Qi’an pondered for a moment and said, “Invite them in.”

He guessed that Gongsun Xiangyang was a person of very high seniority in the Gongsun family, or the head of the Gongsun family.

According to the rules, a hidden master who has attained the Dao for eight hundred years and eight hundred autumns is here, and if the Gongsun family, which is a regional jianghu power, wants to come to visit, it must be a person of high moral standing in the family.

It’s impossible to send a late bloomer or a minor figure in the family.

At the very least, it would have to be a family heir like Gongsun Xiu.

As for Lei Zheng, Xu Qi’an hadn’t heard of this character, but since he had come with the Gongsun family’s, he should be a dignified figure as well.

“Do you need me to go behind the screen for a while?” The princess raised her eyes and looked over.

“No, go pull the bolt.”

The princess bristled, shaking her young woman’s plump, seductive ass as she walked to the door and pulled the bolt.

In a few moments, two footsteps stopped outside the door, followed by a mellow, respectful voice:

“Senior, I am the head of the Gongsun Family, Gongsun Xiangyang.”

Xu Qi’an faintly said, “The door was unlocked.”

The door to the room pushed open and in came a middle-aged man in brocade clothes with a smile on his face and obvious crow’s feet at the corners of his eyes, wrinkles caused by his habitual smile.

The other old man was stout, carrying a machete, bald, with a stern temperament, giving the impression that he was fierce and not easy to get along with.

“Dragon God Fortress Master, Lei Zheng.”

The bald old man clasped his fists and his voice was majestic and loud.

Xu Qi’an nodded slowly and raised his hand in a gesture, “Sit.”

At this moment, his gaze was gentle, his eyes contained the vicissitudes washed out by the years, and his attitude was cloudy and light, but it was permeated with a natural majesty.

It’s a shame there are two spots of gray missing from the temples.

Gongsun Xiangyang swept across the room without moving, his eyes swept over the First Beauty of the Great Bong, and he sat down in a reserved and cautious manner.

Lei Zheng was about to appear much more big-headed, looking at Xu Qi’an with a scrutinizing gaze.

He had already been to the underground palace, only circling around the periphery, and had not ventured into the main tomb after all, so he was always half-hearted about Gongsun Xiangyang’s words.

“Many thanks to senior for saving my daughter’s life, the Gongsun family is unable to return the favor, and will definitely guard the southern mountain well, not allowing anyone to enter the tomb.”

Gongsun Xiangyang was also the first time to see a high person, his curiosity was not lighter than Lei Zheng, he vaguely surveyed a few times, and did not see what was so peculiar about this high person.

But because of this, it is more and more respectful.

Lei Zheng tried, “Senior, what is the identity of the ancient corpse in that underground palace?”

Xu Qi’an’s voice was gentle, “Just a small person.”

Little person, that evil ancient corpse of at least three grades, in his eyes is just a little person ……… Gongsun Xiangyang was shocked in his heart, he was about to speak, suddenly twitching his nose, accompanied by dizziness, he stood up in shock:

“Yes, it’s toxic ……..”

Lei Zheng similarly stood up and took a few steps back as the two of them turned their attention to the small black pill on the table.

What is this thing, just the odor emitted, let me not be able to withstand ……… Gongsun Xiangyang appalled.

By the time one reaches the fifth grade of Harmonization Power, most of the poisons in the world can rely on the powerful liver function to detoxify the poison, and I am afraid that one of these poison pills in front of me can poison the fifth grade.

Xu Qi’an’s tone was gentle and apologetic: “I just made a few homemade poison pills and was going to eat them as a snack, so I’ll put them away.”

With that, he twisted up a pill, stuffed it into his mouth, and chewed it.

Eat, eat down …….. Gongsun Xiangyang was dumbfounded, his face stiffened and chills ran down his spine.

Lei Zheng’s pupils contracted violently, his body’s cold hairs stood up, and his panic had a tendency to explode in an instant.

The two Fifth Grade experts stared at Xu Qi’an with their gazes fixed in death, at his mouth, at his throat, and saw the knot in his throat roll, implying that the pill had been swallowed into his stomach.

Why do you take poison pills as a snack? No, this is not the point, the point is that he is really a scary character, a hidden top expert ……… Gongsun Xiangyang silently straightened his waist.

Gongsun Xiangyang didn t lie to me ………. Lei Zheng was deeply shocked, and he quickly reviewed his attitude, feeling worried and chagrined for his previous slowness, fearing that he had already aroused the displeasure of this superficially gentle highlander.

“There!”

Xu Qi’an took the small jade bottle into his arms.

In fact, in terms of true combat power, he couldn’t beat a fifth rank, unless he had a way to pour poison directly into the stomach of a fifth rank expert.

Aside from poison, he lacked effective, means of breaking through copper and iron bones.

Of course, martial artists likewise couldn’t defeat him, because the Seven Extinction Compasses were treacherous in their methods, and had too many ways to be invincible.

Once I digest all these poison pills, I should be able to beat the fifth grade ………. Xu Qi’an thought in his heart, his surface remaining calm:

“As it happens, the two of you, even if you don’t come, I intend to pay a visit.”

Gongsun Xiangyang and Lei Zheng glanced at each other, and the former immediately asked respectfully, “I don’t know what senior can do for senior.”

Xu Qi’an looked at the two, his eyes warm and calm:

“I would like to ask for your help in convening the Yongzhou Martial Arts Conference, which is scheduled for a month and a half from now.”

This was a solution he came up with not too long ago, instead of aimlessly searching for the Dragon Qi Hosts, he should find a way to gather them and kill them all in one go.

Although the Martial Arts Conference was geared towards the people of the Jianghu, with the nature of human beings to join in the fun, there would surely be people from well-to-do families who would come over to share in the event.

The reason why he had entrusted the Gongsun Family and the Dragon God Castle to lead this matter was firstly to keep a low profile, he had to guard against Xu Pingfeng’s backhandedness, thus hiding behind the curtain was the best option.

As for the time set at one month later, it was in consideration of the spread of news, as well as the inconvenience of transportation, people from all over Yongzhou received the news, and then rushed to Yongzhou, it will certainly take quite a lot of time.

“Can this ……… latecomer ask why?”

Gongsun Xiangyang tried.

……. Xu Qi’an originally wanted to say, borrow the Yongzhou group of heroes “potential” suppression of the ancient corpse, so that will appear to be profound. However, on second thought, as a high level person who got eight hundred autumns in the past years, suppressing the ancient corpse still needs the help of Yongzhou group of heroes.

That in itself is cheap and classless.

So he smiled faintly, “Because it’s fun.”

Gongsun Xiangyang and Lei Zheng were speechless for a moment.

“To hold a martial arts conference, there must be attractive gimmicks ……..”

“How about this, our two families jointly set a list of the top 100 martial artists in Yongzhou, and invite all the great and powerful people in Yongzhou to take a written test and order the rankings, which is an irresistible temptation for those jianghu people who prefer fame ……..”

“There also has to be a heavy reward ……..”

Gongsun Yang and Lei were chattering about it, while Xu Qi’an sipped his tea and listened with a smile.

Half an hour later, the two men who had deliberated on the outcome rose to take their leave.

Waiting for the two to leave, Mu Nanjian looked at him and asked point blank, “Were you just playing Wei Yuan?”

Xu Qi’an ignored it and said, “We’ll leave Yongzhou City tomorrow and go around various parts of Yongzhou.”

………..

Fuyang County.

The filly was led by her owner, clattering along, dragging on her horse’s back, from the most handsome man to the most beautiful woman.

Mu Nanjian sat on the back of the horse, looking left and right, this was a small county that wasn’t too affluent, whether it was the ageing streets, and the equally ageing houses, it all signaled this.

Pedestrians are also less than scantily clad, with more usual styles and materials.

But the yellow wine of Fuyang County is famous throughout Yongzhou.

许七安这趟过来，就是来喝酒的，王妃也喜欢喝酒，于是欣然同意，两人一马，哒哒哒的走江湖，走到哪儿，吃喝就到哪儿。

Through a small river, there is a stone bridge on the river, white walls and black tiles, small bridges and flowing water, if there is a smoky rain, beautiful people holding oil paper umbrellas, it would be perfect.

Xu Qi’an led the filly and went up a stone bridge, when he suddenly heard cries of alarm from not far away:

“Someone’s jumping in the water, someone’s jumping in the water!”

He and the princess looked sideways together, and upstream, a woman was sinking and floating with the river, in an exceptionally critical situation.

Pedestrians on both sides of the river either pointed or found bamboo poles to reach out to the woman in an attempt to rescue her.

The woman choked a few mouths of water, face twisted, trying to flutter to save themselves, but the current is quite fast, and they do not understand the water, the more they flutter, choking into the more water.

Gradually, it’s just half a life.

“Help, help now ……..”

The people in the distance saw someone at the bridge and immediately shouted.

He leaped down to the bridge, grabbed the woman s shoulder, and his toes sprinted on the water, lightly returning to the shore ……… Xu Qi an completed a series of operations in his mind, and then, he leaped down to the bridge.

“Puff!”

He slammed into the cold river water and fought to swim toward the woman.

Of the seven abilities of the Seven Extinction Compass, none of them were capable of flight.

With so many people around, Xu Qi’an dismissed the idea of utilizing the dark compulsion to save people in plain sight.

Sometimes, crude martial artists can be more elegant ……… than other systems The moment Xu Qi an fished out the woman who fell into the water, Xu Qi an heart surged with such thoughts.

“Backwoodsmen, hold the bamboo pole!”

An old man stood on the shore and extended his bamboo pole towards Xu Qi’an.

With the help of the old man and passers-by, Xu Qi’an grabbed the bamboo pole and was pulled ashore with the woman.

The woman choked and was delirious.

She was pale and her features were actually quite good, an extremely attractive little woman.

Xu Qi’an slapped her on the back.

“Vomit …….”

The woman spat out a large amount of water and was able to regain her drowsy sanity, but instead of the joy of coming back from the dead, she wept bitterly.

“Let me die, die clean, please ……..”

She covered her face and cried.

“Isn’t this Zhang Cripple’s daughter-in-law.”

“What’s a good reason to jump in the water.”

“Ugh, she’s a poor thing …….”

The people around them whispered.

……….

PS: There was a typo that was corrected after the first shift.