Chapter 17: The Covenant Under the Moon

"Red Lantern and Hop Shing, what are you going to do? Is it the same as you are in Nanyang, and you are also in business? ”

Cha Xiaodao asked.

Li Yan shook his head.

"Then this Zhen Lian, as well as Liang Hui, you won't care about it then?"

Li Yan smiled dumbly: "You really take me as a Buddha?" Pudu sentient beings? ”

He put the wine bottle aside, rushed to check the knife and said: "Zhen Lian was born on the dock, and was sold into a prostitution house at the age of eight. She was gentle and respectful when she served you rum, but do you know how many people she has killed over the years in the service of the "Great Yogger"? ”

After a pause, Li Yan said again: "There is also Liang Hui, when he was young, he and six Chaoshan fellow villagers squeezed a shed of less than 80 square meters, and fought step by step to make today's Hesheng. You treat them as toon buds in the greenhouse, and we have to finish playing without them? The blue-clothed emperor is not the sun, is there any, the days have shone. ”

Speaking of this, Li Yan smiled: "I'll look for the crack at the bottom of the river, you can do me a favor." ”

"What? You said. ”

"The old fellow named Carl said that Chalmers was called a "madman" because he had a cult book that preached anti-steam doctrine, and the book later fell into the hands of Enfield, aren't you in the Tower of Eros? Find a way to get the book out, and by the way, help me bring a triathlon ball. ”

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The Mississippi River, along with the Yangtze River, the Nile, and the Amazon River, is one of the world's four longest rivers, starting in Minnesota and emptying into the Gulf of Mexico and running through the central Great Plains. Counting the tributaries, the flow flows through nearly thirty states in the United States.

Countless white oaks in two hugs rose from the water on the river beach, and under the wild grapevines, woodpeckers flapped their wings and landed on the fallen leaves of the swamp mud, and suddenly a bloody mouth opened between the muddy waters, and the woodpeckers flew up in fright.

It was a pale golden crocodile, three meters long. It opened its vertical pupils, glanced indifferently at the bird, rolled over, and swam straight to the bottom of the river.

The bottom of the river is dark and turbid, Li Yan sits in the middle, and all kinds of fish are interspersed with it, which looks fantastic and magnificent.

I don't know if it's the water king of Huaishui, who can't manage the other side of the ocean, and the effect of the "disaster party" without support is much worse, and if you encounter some schools of fish with low intelligence, you can still be deterred, but more fish with huge size or spiritual feet, they will be avoided from afar, and they will not give the disaster party a chance to suppress and subdue them.

As a result, Li Yan's attempt to use the deterrence of the party to probe the mysterious cracks in the bottom of the river through schools of fish is extremely inefficient.

Rumble!

A huge red shadow approached Li Yan, the scales on his body were shining, the dragon body had short claws, and there were golden horns on his head, it was the Pig Po Dragon King.

I saw that the pig dragon king opened his bloody mouth, and a school of gray sturgeon was swallowed by him, and the thick blisters and blood rose high, and the other two slightly smaller pig dragons also shuttled among the large and small fish, and they were not picky eaters, and the small fish simply swallowed them, and the larger ones such as various cetaceans were bitten to death first, and then the smaller pig dragons were divided and eaten, and the whole bottom of the river was suddenly in a mess.

"Lord Zhenfu, in three days at most, I will turn the bottom of this river upside down, and I will definitely find that ghost place for you."

The pig dragon stretched out its mountain-like body. The eyes are full of greed and ferocity.

These days in the Shuijun Palace, the children and grandchildren of the Pig Po Dragon King have multiplied, and there are already hundreds, and they are all released by Li Yan at this moment. These pig dragons have a ferocious temperament, eat a lot, and gather in groups, plus the magic power of turning rivers and seas, if they are allowed to be presumptuous, they are bound to be out of control.

"I'll give you five days, don't make too much trouble, and also, the crack in the bottom of the river I want you to find, there are some evil doors, don't act rashly, find it and wait for me."

The Pig Po Dragon King was overjoyed, and promised again and again, one turned over and surged countless water waves, and the rest of the Pig Po Dragon also scattered.

Li Yan knew that there would be no results for a while. I simply got out of the water, changed my clothes, and went to the theater along the railway.

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The Black Rose Theater performance is still very popular, and half an hour before the performance, the audience entered with the cards from the fairy tale of "Giant's Lake".

Fortunately, there were no witnesses to the vicious attack on the police in the financial district yesterday, and Li Yan was not harassed and entered the venue smoothly.

The red curtain opened, and it was still the disabled poet who had no limbs and was mentally exhausted.

"The princess of a distant kingdom has mastered advanced steam technology, she has defeated all the warriors in the arena, and she has unveiled her mask in front of the king and her subjects......"

His voice was full of magnetism, Li Yan blinked his eyes, the surrounding scenery quickly switched, and his clothes also turned into crimson linen.

The princess named Jane, dressed in a steam armor that weighs a lot, takes off her visor in front of her father and subjects.

"No way, Jane, it's not what you're supposed to do."

The king, adorned with silk and jade, flatly refused.

"Why not? The unicorn, my own modified individual armor, can run six triathlon balls at the same time, a feat that even the deans of the Royal Academy of Engineering have admired. ”

"If you wish, I can promise you that your future husband will kill the Cyclops in the armor you have made himself, and this is my last concession."

"Really?"

Jane turned her head and her proud gaze swept over the defeated warriors off the court.

"But I defeated them with my own hands, and unicorns won't accept mediocre wine bags and rice bags."

"Nonsense! Guardsman! Put her in the palace and stop letting him talk nonsense. ”

The old king's forehead was bruised.

The guards on the left and right came up stubbornly and whispered to Jane: "I'm sorry Your Royal Highness Princess, the king is angry, you better say a few words, come with us first." ”

"It's okay, Jack, I'm not going to embarrass you."

Jian Chong smiled at the guards, and then turned back to the old king and said, "Father, sooner or later, you will change your mind." ”

With that, she was surrounded by the guards and left.

[The enraged old king locked up the princess and confiscated the unicorn armor she had modified with her own hands.] The king held a grand banquet to select an elite expedition from among the defeated warriors to the Lake of the Giants. But to the king's surprise, the rebellious Jane stole back his unicorn and wore it to break out of the palace, ready to rely on her own strength to embark on the journey of the Giant's Lake......]

Li Yan touched his face and was about to leave, when he saw a little man of Irish origin, wearing a butler's tuxedo, panicking all the way, walking up to Saint-Yves who played the "noble knight", and whispered: "Good news! Master! The old king invites you to a dinner party, and he intends to ask you to put on unicorn armor and be the captain of the raiding party. ”

In addition to him, there were some people who were pulled aside by the guards and whispered, and it was clear that these were all warriors who had been favored by the king and were ready to be pulled into the giants' crusade.

Of course, Li Yan is not among them.

He shrugged his shoulders indifferently. In fact, it is easy to understand that at the beginning of the fairy tale, the identity on everyone's card must be divided into high and low.

In reality, St. Yves is the former director of Enfield and one of the top arms dealers in the whole of San Francisco, how can he play a role that is the same as that of Li Yan, the "apprentice of the watch shop"?

However, God always gives those who are prepared a chance.

Thinking of this, Li Yan turned around and left without saying a word more.

Saint-Yves, who was much more sturdy and handsome than in reality, couldn't help but be overjoyed when he heard the butler's words, but he rolled his eyes and immediately shook his head: "This beautiful princess is a thorny rose, and she is a well-known steam genius. The head of the cyclops is not what I want, I want the body and mind of the princess, and the fertile land of the kingdom, if I rob her of her beloved armor, how can I become her husband? ”

"So, young master, what do you mean?"

"I have a better idea."

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That night, Jane couldn't sleep all night.

Having studied at the Royal College of Engineering since childhood, she honed her solo piloting skills and even sailed with the navy to witness cannons and crossbow arrows kill the Sirens of Scandinavia.

In the age of steam, the surging power of science and technology has lifted the veil of mystery of nature, and I don't know how many legendary magical creatures are under the black smoke and gunpowder. The adventurers slay the monsters of the common people and become the heroes of the world to save the princess in the tower. This is the hottest legend of this era.

But Jane is an outlier.

"I don't want others to think that all my troubles are solved by men."

Jane sighed and muttered to herself at the side of the bed, the white bear doll she had loved since childhood.

The old king took the unicorn armor she was proud of and sent her to be locked up. Hearing that tomorrow, the Giants Raider will set off, and Jane once again loses her chance to prove herself.

"Am I messing up again?"

Jane said with a sigh.

"Your Royal Highness, maybe not yet."

A man's voice came from outside the window.

Jane looked down from the window, and it was a tall man in a red linen robe, with thick black hair, and his facial features were very different from those of people on this continent.

"Who you are, I don't know you."

Jane asked coldly.

"It doesn't matter who I am, it's important that I can find a way to help you get your unicorn back."

Li Yan said.

Jian stared at Li Yan from afar, and suddenly remembered something, after all, Li Yan was the first eliminator in the entire steam conference.

"I admire your courage, sir. But it's too dangerous for you, and if you are caught, you'll be hanged immediately. ”

"My kingdom often says that birds will eventually die on the way to prey, and humans will eventually die of love and wealth."

Jane sneered, the dimples on her face bright as moonlight: "You want to marry me?" Why? We have never lived a lifetime. You are only coveting my beauty and my father's kingdom. ”

"You're right, but there's nothing to be ashamed of. Wealth and looks are not eternal, and emotions are by no means immortal. The two will blend in the baptism of time. It is also the so-called love, and it doesn't really matter what the starting point of this love is. After all, human beings are sensual, and they are not pure, whether they are good or bad. Please give me a chance, Your Highness the Princess. ”

Jane shook her head: "Your theory is realistic and superficial. You're very frank though, and I like people who are frank. ”

Jane pondered for a while before looking up at Li Yan and said, "I only admit that men with courage, if you can get my armor back and are willing to fight the cyclops with me, I can consider taking a look." ”

"I can risk being hanged and bring back the unicorn for you, and I don't care about the legendary brutal cyclops, but I have one request, on the way to defeat the Giant's Lake, there are only you, and me."

Li Yan pointed at Jane, and then at himself.

Jane was a little displeased when she heard this, and she frowned: "Foreigner, I really don't like your narrow-mindedness and short-sightedness. Cyclops is no small thing, and it is not something that can be dealt with by one or two people. ”

"If I were just a shameless villain, then the gods should have called me to be hanged by your father's guards, what do you say?"

Li Yan asked with a smile.

Slender white fingers clutched the railing, and she bit her lower lip as she fell into an inner struggle again.

After a long time, she finally exhaled: "Good! I promise you, as long as you can bring back my unicorn, we will crusade against the cyclops together. It's just you, and me. ”

Li Yan whistled, and he raised his hand: "Wait for my good news, my Highness." ”

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"Mr. Cha, the person you are looking for is here, you sit, or can I say hello to you?"

Hesheng's white paper fan nodded and bowed, and his attitude towards Cha Xiaodao was like a god.

If Li Yan is in Liang Hui's mind, he is a god emperor who can give life and is out of reach, then Cha Xiaodao, who single-handedly destroyed Otonk's lair, in the eyes of Brother Hesheng Yigan, is Guan Erye's mortal.

"No need, go ahead of your business."

Cha Xiaodao said to him.

It was a prostitution parlor pretending to be an apartment, and the sweet smell of opium permeated the air under pink lanterns, with the occasional moaning of an old cat like spring, and scantily clad women sitting on men's laps and laughing coquettishly.

Cha Xiaodao came to Chang Yu, after all, he was just a cook in the Eros Tower, and he couldn't touch things like three balls.

"Hey, little girl, come and have fun."

A pot-bellied hooked nose wields green bills in his hand.

Not far away, the swallow pinched the hookah in his hand, and deliberately dodged the greedy gaze of the hooked nose.

"Hey! Girl. ”

Hooknose shouted loudly.

The swallow still ignored it.

“……”

The hooked nose pouted, pushed away the prostitutes beside him, and walked to the swallow with his stomach straight, and the swallow instinctively got up to leave, but was grabbed by the wrist by the hooked nose.

"Little girl, how about playing with me? Don't be so unkind, I'll pay. ”

The swallow kept dodging the greasy face with the hooked nose, and the disgust was overflowing.

A hand climbed up to the shoulder of the hooked nose, Chang Yu said with a gloomy face, and said in a standard English accent: "Sir, I don't think she is very happy to make your money, please let her go." ”