Chapter Twenty-Eight: The River Meets the Demons
From Luoyang City to Bianzhou, a three-day journey, Li Zhi and the three of them ran it in two days.
Saving people is like fighting fire, although Li Zhi judged that Wei Zheng may not be in danger, but in the hands of those "non-humans", accidents can happen at any time.
"Temple...... Nine Princes, don't we really need to notify the defenders of Bianzhou? β
According to Wei Hu's temperament, they should also bring the defenders of Bianzhou with them.
After all, Li Zhi has the identity of His Royal Highness the King of Jin, even if there is no military order, it is difficult for the officers stationed in Bianzhou to stand idly by.
"No, these ...... The person I want to see is me, taking the defenders of Bianzhou with me, and if it really starts, it will increase the casualties of the fearless. β
has basically determined that the other party is a group of water demons, but Li Zhi doesn't have many concerns, but he is thinking all the way, where did he offend them?
They all entered Bianzhou City, and Li Zhi didn't think of any clues.
"Ninth Prince, let's find a place to live first, it's getting late, and it's not too late to go to the river tomorrow morning?"
When the three of them entered Bianzhou City, the sun was about to set, and Bianzhou in early spring was still a little cool.
So the three of them found an inn at random, and Qin Huaiyu went to take care of the affairs, hastily had a dinner, and then rested separately.
Li Zhi and Qin Huaiyu naturally continued to practice daily, and it was Wei Hu who was embarrassed, and he was frightened all night, and he didn't know what he should do next?
The golden crow dawned, and after Li Zhi absorbed the first wisp of purple qi from the east, he slowly opened his eyes.
"Wei Hu, let's go-"
The distance from the north of Bianzhou City to the river is less than 100 miles, and more than half of the hour, three people and three horses came to the river.
At this time, the river water is completely different from that of later generations, and it has not yet become a hanging river on the ground with "a bowl of river water and half a bowl of sand".
Although the weather was still a little cold, the river had thawed, and the sound of gurgling water could be heard from any distance.
The size of the river and the width of the river are far from being comparable to that of the Jing River, the Wei River or the Luoshui River.
Li Zhi stopped and looked, and the width of the river from north to south was at least ten miles or more.
"Wei Hu, is this where you were robbed?"
This was originally the largest wharf next to the river, and some time ago, the sun rose Wei Zheng and their business, which naturally disturbed the dukes stationed at the wharf and the merchants who passed by.
Hordes of monsters kill people and do evil, where have these flat-headed people seen such a cruel scene?
Fortunately, no one knew Wei Zheng's identity, and although the people in the public gate here had blocked this dock, they did not alarm the high-ranking officials of the state capital of Bianzhou City too much.
Big things are turned into small things, small things are turned into small things, since ancient times, who is so blind that they will take the initiative to make trouble for themselves?
It was only reported to the police that a Diao people had a fight, disrupting the normal operation of the wharf, and it was closed for ten days for rectification, so it was reported to the relevant departments of Shangfeng.
As for whether the peak believes or not, or those who have witnessed it, how they will publicize it when they go out, it is not within their scope of consideration.
Hordes of monsters kill and eat people, and say you saw it with your own eyes, who will believe it?
Zi is silent, and when necessary, these country officials will still drag two sentences of the old master's words.
"Back to the Ninth Prince, it's the dock in front, we just got ashore, and we were surrounded by that group of monsters-"
Returning to the place where this nightmare began, Wei Hu's heart inevitably throbbed a little, but he was the first to get off the horse and walk two steps forward.
He wanted to go over and see if he could find any traces of that day.
It's a pity that these days have passed before and after, not to mention the corpses, even the traces of the fight seem to have been deliberately removed.
"Wei Hu, did they ever say, if I come here, how can I contact them?"
Li Zhi stared at the river, the river was no more than ten feet deep, and even with the "Delusional Golden Pupil", he couldn't find any "monsters".
It seems that the vicinity of this pier does not seem to be where their nest is.
"They said that when they came to the river, they would light the letter and they would know."
Wei Hu was a hundred unwilling, but in the end he still spoke out.
Li Zhi took out the special letter from his arms, threw it in the air, and swept the "delusional golden pupil" and burned out of thin air.
After a short time, Li Zhi felt that the water vapor around him was getting thicker and thicker, and a strange whirlpool appeared in the river in front of him.
Immediately afterwards, the bottom of the river actually cracked from it, and the river, which was originally more than ten feet deep, suddenly became bottomless.
At least with Li Zhi's skill of "breaking the delusional golden pupil" at this time, he looked underwater for several miles, but still didn't see where the bottom of the river was?
After a while, a head poked out of the river, to be precise, the head with two long shrimp whiskers.
The head was long, the tip of the head was pointed, and the two eyes did not seem to be very strong, and they blinked tightly and looked at the shore.
This is a youkai, huh?
Looks like a shrimp soldier?
It was the first time Li Zhi saw the so-called monsters, not only was he not afraid, but he was a little excited.
This has become a refined river shrimp, I wonder if it tastes better than ordinary shrimp?
"You're here to save Old Wei?"
Wow β
Not only does this guy speak, but he also has a strong local accent.
"Monster, quickly release Lord Wei, or someone will step on your broken river today-"
There is a saying that losers do not lose battles, and since things have developed to this point, Wei Hu is not afraid.
The brothers who got along with him day and night all died tragically, Lord Wei also fell into the hands of monsters, and now even His Royal Highness the King of Jin has been "pitted" by himself, even in the face of death, he is no longer afraid.
"Haha, it's you kid? So, you've fulfilled the task assigned by the commander of my family? β
As he spoke, the shrimp soldier kept looking at Li Zhi and Qin Huaiyu, as if he was trying to distinguish which of the two was the one the leader was looking for.
Li Zhi smiled slightly, his eyes flashed with golden light, and the shrimp soldier couldn't move.
"You...... What have you done to me? Let me go, or the commander of my family will come, and you will feel good. β
As soon as the shrimp soldier couldn't move, he suddenly panicked, it was just an errand messenger, and he didn't even dare to leave the river, and he actually caught the way of others.
"I'm the person you're looking for, hurry up and inform your family commander, I know you'll have your own means."
Under the "Broken Golden Pupil", there is nothing to hide, just a shrimp soldier, and the corresponding martial arts cultivation is just a congenital one, and Li Zhi is naturally not a problem to deal with it.
Sure enough, the shrimp soldier didn't know what tricks he had secretly used, and a dark green waterline in the river went straight to the bottom.
With just a cup of tea, the river water was like a boiling pot, "whoo-whoa-whoa-" several waves turned over, and strange-shaped heads emerged from the water.
Shrimp, crabs, snakes, turtles, and all kinds of fish heads......
Li Zhi suddenly had the illusion that he was at a fish market, or attending an aquatic party.
At this time, Wei Hu and Qin Huaiyu were very nervous, Qin Huaiyu had already pulled out the "tile face golden mace", and Wei Hu held a horizontal knife in both hands.
"General Qin, if the momentum is not right for a while, you will protect His Highness and go first, and Wei Hu and I will cut it off-"
Seeing that there were so many monsters emerging in the river, there were only a lot more than the last time, although Wei Hu was scared in his heart, he still approached Qin Huaiyu and gritted his teeth and said.
In the past two or three days, Wei Hu has also figured out that the person who was escorted by His Royal Highness the King of Jin turned out to be Qin Huaiyu, the second son of the Duke of Qin.
This is a famous rising star in the second generation of meritorious service in the capital, and I heard that he has now surpassed the skills of the old general Qin in the same period.
Even so, in the face of so many monsters, Wei Hu didn't think they had the slightest chance of winning, so he told Qin Huaiyu.
Wei Hu felt that it didn't matter if he died here, the safety of His Royal Highness King Jin was the most important thing.
"Haha, it's rare that Wei Hu has this thought! Brother Huaiyu, after you go back this time, you can find a time to pass on the 'Tiger Opera' to Wei Hu, since he has a tiger character in his name, he will simply fulfill him. β
Seeing Wei Hu standing in front of him, although his legs were still a little trembling, the horizontal knife in his hand was very stable.
Hearing what he had just instructed Qin Huaiyu, Li Zhi's heart was also warm, such a loyal person, Li Zhi would naturally bring this person along.
"Who's on the other side of the house? The lonely king Li Zhi is here, and he came here as promised, and I ask you to put Lord Wei backββ"
Li Zhi secretly carried the "secret of the vicissitude", and the river was shaken, and those who stood in line had no rules at all, and the infirm were even more crooked.
"Hmph, I didn't expect His Royal Highness King Jin to still be a cultivator, it seems that the rumors are wrongββ"
At this time, a water tribe with the appearance of a commander walked out, stepping on the water under his feet, and holding a five-strand fork in his hand.
This turned out to be ...... Is it a toad?
"Ben General Haji, on the orders of my master, came to greet His Royal Highness the King of Jin, please come with me-"
This toad general named Haji was actually very polite to Li Zhi, as if he had come to greet the distinguished guests.
"Your Highness, you must not go, these ...... These...... You can't go anyway, it's too dangerous. β
Wei Hu listened to the other party's words and immediately comforted him, he was really afraid that Li Zhi would be young and ignorant, so he agreed to the other party with a brain fever.
Qin Huaiyu didn't speak, just tightly held the "tile-faced golden mace" in his hand, and his eyes kept looking at the group of ...... on the other side Aqua monsters.
Qin Huaiyu was already a martial artist, and he didn't pay attention to most of the monsters on the other side, but there were still a few that caught his attention.
In other words, he could clearly feel that the other party's momentum was very strong, at least stronger than him, especially the toad who spoke at the front.
Li Zhi stared at this general named Haji, the realm of the peak of Jindan, which can be regarded as a demon general.
I remember that when I was watching Journey to the West in my previous life, many people analyzed that the four masters and apprentices traveled all the way to the west, and many of the local monsters they encountered were from the Jindan period.
As for those with backgrounds, of course they are no longer on the list.
Unexpectedly, the other party's demon general who came out of the water to greet him was actually the peak of Jindan, which couldn't help but make Li Zhi very interested in the master here.
"Your master invited, Li Zhi has already arrived here, then, should Lord Wei Zheng, who was detained by you, be returned?"
"Otherwise, would not you have ruined the credibility of your master? Although Li Zhi is young, he also knows that the demon clan has always been true to his word, not to mention that he is still a canonized demon god. β
Li Zhina is also a person who "has seen a lot and has seen a lot", although he has only seen it in the novels of cultivating immortals in his previous life, some fixed rules of the game are still the same.
There is a huge river, if it is said to be occupied by a nameless wild demon, Li Zhi will not believe it if he kills him.
The one who went out to greet him was a demon general at the peak of Jindan, so the master here should be at the level of a demon god at the very least, right?
"This ......"
The Haji general was slightly stunned for a moment, as if he was secretly communicating with someone.
The keen Li Zhi only vaguely felt that there was a trace of energy wave transmitting on the other side, but he couldn't capture the other party's information.
It seems that there are really strong people here whose strength is far above themselves!
In Li Zhi's heart, there was an inexplicable trace of excitement.
"Okay, I could have agreed to His Royal Highness King Jin's request, so I will release Lord Wei Zheng-"
After speaking, I saw Haji lift the "five-strand support heavenly fork" in his hand upward, instead of the military order, and drew a cross on the left and right.
The river churned again, and a water cover rose from the bottom of the river, and inside was Wei Zheng and Wei Xuancheng.
However, at this time, Wei Zheng was still unconscious, or did he seem to be asleep?
"Your Royal Highness the King of Jin, don't worry, Old Man Wei came to us as a guest, and some rules always have to be observed, and I was worried that he would remember things that he shouldn't remember after he went out, so I let him sleep beautifully for a few days."
As if he was afraid that Li Zhi would be suspicious, Haji hurriedly explained, and then with a wave of Pu Fan's big palm, Wei Zheng was gently sent to the shore.
The water cover outside quietly dissipated, Wei Hu hurriedly stepped forward to support Wei Zheng, and the old man also opened his eyes at this time.
"Wei Hu, why are you still here, hurry up and escape-"
As soon as Wei Zheng opened his eyes, he saw Wei Hu in front of him, and thought that Wei Hu had also been arrested together, but when he looked up, he saw Li Zhi and Qin Huaiyu again.
"His Royal Highness the King of Jin, how can you ......?"
Seeing Li Zhi here, Wei Zheng was stunned at the time, and then heard the noisy sound of the river, when did the monsters increase a lot?
"Lord Wei, this is not a place to speak, let's let Wei Hu take you to Bianzhou City first, if there is anything to say, let's talk about it later."
It was not clear for a while, and Li Zhi simply wanted Wei Hu to take Wei Zheng to Bianzhou City first.
Although Wei Zheng has not been abused these days, after all, he has been asleep for so long, and Li Zhi can feel that Wei Zheng's injuries have not fully recovered.
"But what are you going to do here, Your Highness? They ......"
Wei Zheng still wanted to ask, but was rejected by Li Zhi with a wave of his hand.
......
"His Royal Highness King Jin, are you satisfied with this?"
Letting Wei Zheng go ashore and catch up there, Haji waited patiently in place, until no one spoke on the other side, and then he urged.
"Okay, in that case, let's ask General Ha to lead the wayβ"
After Li Zhi finished speaking, an orange-yellow circle lit up around his body, and he took two steps forward to cover Qin Huaiyu as well, and walked into the river with his feet raised.
It is also strange to say that since Li Zhi cultivated the "Cangming Technique", the true qi in his body has inexplicably turned orange and yellow.
However, the black and white primordial babies still maintain their own colors as always, one absorbing the essence of the sun and the other swallowing the light of the moon.
"Your Highness, the old man is waiting here for His Highness to come back, if His Highness doesn't return, the old man would rather sink to the bottom of the riverββ"
Wei Zheng had long heard that Li Zhi was a cultivation wizard, but the "Heavenly Leakage Body" on the surface always made him unable to associate such a person with a cultivation wizard.
Even if he thinks about it at the best, thirteen-year-old Li Zhi, can he reach the innate realm?
However, Li Zhi's invisible exposure of this hand made Wei Zheng completely understand what "genius" meant, although he still didn't know Li Zhi's specific cultivation realm.
Li Zhi walked forward, and Qin Huaiyu followed step by step, and the two walked into the river and into the middle of the group of water monsters.
Then, the river was split into two again, and the bottom of the river was opened again, and this group of aquatic monsters disappeared collectively, along with Li Zhi and Qin Huaiyu.
"My lord, what shall we do?"
Seeing all this in front of him, Wei Hu's whole person was frightened and stupid, and he couldn't believe his eyes at all.
"Wait ......"
Wei Zheng only said one word, and then sat cross-legged by the river, letting the afternoon sun shine on his back.
It turns out that the sunshine in early spring is still cool?