The Dragon King Festival after the flood season is the most important festival in Qingyuan County every year, there is no one, and its importance even exceeds the Shangyuan Festival, after all, the former is related to whether the wind and rain can be guaranteed for the whole year after that, if the harvest is not good, every household has no money left, then the Shangyuan Festival celebrated by the whole country will only be more sad than usual.

It is precisely because of this that the Dragon King Festival is not only eligible to participate in the four major forces of Qingyuan County, this is a grand festival that belongs to all the people in the county, every household will symbolically donate a copper coin to participate, and the rich people will donate more silver money, and even fruits, fat sheep and other things, as a sacrifice.

The moon on the horizon had only faded a little, and from a distance, it seemed as if there was not enough ink, but it had not yet completely fallen, so it was still dark underneath, but in that natural harbor, there were already people busy in full swing.

The altar for the worship of the dragon king had been set up early, not big, but strong enough, and there were four dragon dance teams, all of whom had already gotten up at the moment, were having breakfast and were carrying out the final rehearsal, and when the hour came, they would dance the long dragon through the streets and alleys of the city, and then meet at the port.

Interestingly, the dragon head made of paper is completely separated from the dragon body behind it, and even the person standing in the front and holding the dragon head is deliberately separated from the team behind by a distance of about three steps, looking at it from a distance, as if the dragon head has been broken.

The reason why there is this custom comes from a legend in the early years, it is said that there is a great drought in a certain place, and not a drop of rain has fallen for several months, and even the seedlings planted in the ground have died.

After that, the local wealthy merchants raised money, built a sacrifice, and asked the masters to do a ritual, praying to the heavens, hoping to rain and eliminate the local drought, so there were immortals who ordered the dragon king in the river to go to the rain, but the decree was "three points outside the city, seven points inside the city", after the dragon king got the order, he was very puzzled, the three points outside the city did not help, and the seven points inside the city became a flood.

Heavy rain fell, the drought was lifted, the people bowed their heads and thanked, very moved, but the dragon king was angry with the immortals because he did not listen to the order, so he was cut off by the fairy sword and died, this matter was known to the people, and felt the kindness of the dragon king's rainfall, so they built a temple for it, worshiped with a golden body, burned incense and worshipped, and held a sacrifice every year to mourn, and paraded the streets and alleys with a long dragon tied with paper, and separated the dragon head from the dragon body to commemorate this event.

Of course, this kind of godlike story, ordinary people are only a legend between credible and untrustworthy, but the ancestors did this, they just followed the learning, occasionally talked about it, and only regarded it as a conversation after tea and dinner, but this thing is indeed a real thing, but the dragon king who ignored the law of the immortals and caused a catastrophe to himself because of a moment of compassion did not die, but was saved by a god who was stranded in the world, and therefore took the initiative to serve the god for nearly a thousand years, the name of this dragon is Ao Lie。

At the same time, in the harbor, since yesterday, several large ships have docked to withstand the strong winds and waves of the sea, and all night last night, there were people carrying goods into one of the ships, most of which were already pickled and preserved, and seemed to be preparing for a long voyage.

At the door of Lin's house, everyone gathered.

Zhao Jin wears a brightly colored red large-sleeved shirt, lined with an elegant white robe, this red and white, not only has the chic and happy atmosphere of the rivers and lakes, but also has the restrained and elegant scribe flavor, the corners of his mouth are smiling, a little less unapproachable coldness, and the folding fan in his hand is gently shaken, as if he is a noble son of a family who goes out to play.

And standing beside her was the True Martial Hall Greedy Wolf Star Monarch whose facial features were not inferior to her, or even a little more exquisite.

These two people are very interesting, the heroic spirit of the woman is not inferior to the man, and the man's beautiful appearance is not inferior to the woman, and both of them are the proud sons of the day, young, but the cultivation is already extremely high, no wonder even the people on Zhenwu Mountain regard them as a pair of golden boys and girls made in heaven, but what is the relationship between the two, there are only four words to describe, that is, "water and fire are incompatible".

Under the hall master, the secret battle between the two protectors on the left and right of the True Martial Palace without open contention naturally extends to their respective descendants, and the right protector Tianhong has always been very disgusted and rejected by Zhao Jin, the young master, and this is also an inside story that only a few people know, so I will not press it here for the time being.

Behind the two of them was Lin Xiaotang, the head of the Lin family, who had long been submissive, Ma Jianhua, the leader of the White Tiger Gang, who had just been subdued a few days ago, Tie Wanjun, the leader of the Giant Whale Gang, and Tie Sien, the think tank of the Giant Whale Gang, who was originally a foreigner.

Among them, the Lin family privately contacted the Zhenwu Hall early on, which can be regarded as taking the initiative to take refuge, while Ma Zhenhua was really impressed by Zhao Jin's bearing and was moved by the promise, so he was willing to be a pawn under his command, and Tie Wanjun was also said to be moved that night, and became Zhao Jin's subordinate together with Ma Zhenhua.

That night, after injuring the stubborn Tie Wanjun and capturing Tie Yanqiu and Tie Sien, Zhao Jin and Tie Wanjun agreed on three things, first, Zhao Jin will help Tie Yanqiu wash the marrow of the I Ching, and give her a unique school that is very suitable for herself, so that she can return to her normal appearance, second, the Giant Whale Gang will not be driven by the True Martial Arts Hall either now or in the future, but those who voluntarily leave the Giant Whale Gang and are used by Zhao Jin, Tie Wanjun cannot stop them, and third, Tie Sien must give advice to the plans of the True Martial Arts Hall in the South China Sea, and there must be no dissent, and these three agreements are exchanged for that the three of them in the Tie family can not dieand also have a certain degree of freedom.

In fact, he is not too resistant, after all, first, as the gang leader, he did not bring the giant whale gang into the fire pit, which is worthy of the trust of the previous gang leader, and the second is that his daughter has gained great benefits, and his regrets and guilt can be made up, so that because he is her father, he has to force her to make sacrifices all the time, and there can be no complaints, on the contrary, the more sensible Tie Yanqiu is, the deeper the guilt in his heart will be.

As for the other two, they are not opposed, for Tie Yanqiu, if it is not helpless, otherwise which woman wants to become this picture of people who are not people, ghosts and ghosts, and Tie Sien, a foreigner, has also been dissatisfied with the court for a long time, and one is restricted everywhere, but it is the giant whale gang that does the dojo in the snail shell, for him, it is really a bit condescending, but he values kindness and righteousness, so he is willing to stay here, and do some small things every day that can only be regarded as "Qi family" at most, and now Zhao Jin helped him get rid of it, and gave him one" Great cause", he didn't say it, but he was actually very grateful in his heart.

Zhao Jin is also very pleased to be able to successfully recruit these people to his command, although this time he brought six servants from Zhenwu Mountain, and five of them are fourth-grade cultivators, and only one is fifth-grade, it is said that no matter which small place they are lost, it is enough to dominate one side, but there are also superior and inferior in the same realm, not to mention that Ma Zhenhua and Tie Wanjun are both the pinnacle of the fourth grade, and the difference from the divine artistic conception is only a good mastery and the experience guidance of the predecessors, and these two people are really starting from the end of the micro, with extremely rich experience in fighting and extremely powerful combat power.

Don't look at them in the hands of Zhao Jin and Wuxin, but it also depends on who they compare with, Zhao Jin once sent his subordinates to fight with the two, among which Ma Zhenhua was fundamentally injured by the unintentional frost and moon cold, and the old injuries have not healed, but they only fought equally, while Tie Wanjun completely crushed the opponent.

Before reaching the top three grades, there is no divine blessing, ordinary fists and kicks hit him, it is like tickling, and he just slapped it with his hand, if there is no strong true qi support, ordinary people can't fight against him at all, plus these two people have been the masters of a gang, even if they are brought back to the True Martial Palace in the future, it can be of great use.

The reason why the True Martial Palace has become a True Martial Palace that even the Daluo Imperial Court fears is that it is not only the strength of the hall master, this is something that Zhao Jin finally figured out in the past few months, so he must not only work hard to prove that he is not a young master of the True Martial Palace, but also have to do some things that the young master should do.

Glancing at the indifferent expression beside him and his eyes not squinting, Zhao Jin shook his head, then turned his head and asked, "It's all ready." ”

Lin Xiaotang stepped forward, hugged his fists and said: "Back to the young master, everything is ready, half an hour ago, the subordinates counted the materials again, this time it is enough to support the consumption of a boatload of people for a month, please rest assured." ”

Zhao Jin and Wuxin cultivate highly, even if they don't eat or drink, they can last for a long time, but ordinary people can't do it, and what they need most to sail at sea is not a powerful martial artist, but an experienced captain, a capable first and second officer, a navigator, a sailor, and even a doctor, etc., without these ordinary people with low force, Zhao Jin will not be able to sail, and he will not know where to go after going to sea.

Zhao Jin bowed slightly, and said with a smile: "The matter is handed over to Senior Lin, and it is really right." ”

Lin Xiaotang hurriedly said: "The young master praises it, these are all things that his subordinates should do, in addition, it is indispensable for the horse gang leader and the iron gang leader to help, without them, you can't get so many things in a short time, especially the crew, almost all of them are provided by the giant whale gang." ”

He is a good person, and he is not in a hurry to fight for merit, anyway, in the future, when the young master leaves, this side will be taken care of by their Lin family, and now he has a good relationship with these two in advance, and he can save a lot of trouble in the future.

Zhao Jin said: "Well, yes, this matter is very important, if it is not for the joint efforts of many parties, Zhao Jin alone cannot be completed, your credit, Zhao Jin has already remembered in his heart, and when he returns to Zhenwu Mountain, he will have a generous gift in return." ”

The others didn't dare to say anything, but just when the master and servant were up and down, and they were happy, Wuxin suddenly turned his head and said coldly: "Why don't you start quickly, what are you doing delaying time?"