Becoming a God from a Water Monkey

Chapter 1213 As Expected by All (Seeking monthly votes, two chapters combined, Happy Mid-Autumn Festival)
"Wow, isn't it something to celebrate to be a powerful Gu demon? Sister Qianlan is so modest."

"Yes, so low-key. What's that saying from Da Shun? 'Only quiet, only... only...'"

"Only through stillness and silence can one achieve the ultimate clarity of mind?"

"Yes, yes, yes! That's the line. You really know a lot."

"Hahaha……"

The wisteria-covered corridor echoed with the laughter and chatter of women, their playful banter as vibrant as the falling petals.

"There's really no need for that. Speaking of which, Sister Qianlan is much better; she's older and more composed."

At the peak of the third realm, the Gu worm, which was carefully cultivated by the family and was at the peak of the fourth realm, was also a Spiritual Source Body. With proper cultivation for two or three years, it would not be uncommon for the Gu worm to overcome the three tribulations and grow into a great demon.

This shows that Baicaojian's choice of a natal Gu is as excellent as ever. Sister Qianlan has always been a self-reliant person; it's only natural that she feels embarrassed.

The laughter abruptly stopped.

The wisteria-covered corridor was quiet.

Surrounded by a group of women, Yun Qianlan suppressed her smile, and her phoenix eyes, which had been carefully painted with peach blossoms and dyed red by her servants, narrowed slightly.

Three zhang away.

Li Xianghan leaned against the brownish-yellow vines, fallen petals clinging to her head. Her half-dry hair hung down to her shoulders, damp and clinging, giving off a disheveled and broken look. It was as if the person opposite her was scorching and piercing, making her seem pitiful.

What a slutty woman! She's wearing a coat and her hair isn't even dry before she runs out.

Yun Qianlan felt disgusted, her lips and teeth stuck together, and she was about to speak.

"Crackling! Crackling!"

The monotonous, mechanical clicking sound interrupted the conversation.

"Sigh." Li Xianghan flicked her newly painted wisteria fingernails and continued to lament her fate. "I'm different. A woman's blooming period is only thirty or forty years. I'm really unwilling to wait two or three years and become a haggard old woman, so I thought I'd try my luck in the wild to see if there's anything better."

To everyone's surprise, not only did two great martial arts masters die, but the giant Gu worm they retrieved was also unruly and difficult to tame, earning them a severe scolding from the master. And that wasn't the end of it; they captured it again and raised it for over a year, almost failing completely, living in constant fear.

Fortunately, I had a bit of luck, and my efforts weren't in vain. If I had to do it all over again, I definitely wouldn't dare to act recklessly again; I would have followed the family's arrangements exactly.

The women's eyes sparkled.

"Wow." The person on the right clutched their heart first. "Xianghan, you're so quiet and gentle, how could you be so bold all of a sudden? Wild Gu worms! I would be terrified if I were in your shoes, I wouldn't dare to raise them."

The words broke the silence.

"Yes, there are already few wild monsters, and the insects are ferocious. How can Sister Xianghan possibly handle them?"

"There's a saying in Da Shun: 'If the year isn't cold, things won't be difficult...'"

"Without the cold of winter, one cannot know the pine and cypress; without hardship, one cannot know the true gentleman."

"Yes, yes, that's it. You really know a lot. Of course, the most impressive one is our Xianghan. She's so decisive and persevering."

The tip of the needle is facing the wheat awn.

A small group of a dozen women swayed their skirts, like ants attracted by sweetness, and in the blink of an eye, five or six of them separated from Yun Qianlan and instead surrounded Li Xianghan.

Yun Qianlan's eyes twitched, feeling displeased. Remembering the person who had held her heart, she crossed her arms and said, "So it wasn't because Xianghan was lucky that she ran into you while out that she suddenly had this idea."
However… after all this talk from outside, I still don’t know what this so-called Heavenly Centipede looks like. The wild environment is harsh, and there are many Gu worms that can easily cause injury. Be careful of limb damage. Why don’t you let the older sisters take a look for you?”

"Fizz!"

A slender, green snake coiled around Sha Bai's forearm, emerging from the tip of Yun Qianlan's index finger. Its scarlet eyes stared at Li Xianghan, hissing as it flicked its tongue.

"It's Sister Qianlan's Red-Eyed Jade Serpent! What a beautiful snake venom!"

"The last time I saw it, it was a demon beast; this time, it's a powerful demon."

The natal Gu is released.

The smaller group of women who had split off returned to watch the small snake.

"So cute, so majestic."

“Sister Qianlan is right, Sister Xianghan, why don’t you summon your Gu worms? Let us sisters take a look at them for you.”

Alone and with no one around, Li Xianghan felt a surge of panic as the emerald snake stared intently at her with its red eyes. She suppressed the urge to retreat, maintaining a calm facade: "Luck is elusive; who can truly know it? As for my natal Gu..."

Move your eyes left and right.

Grandpa, grandpa, where's your bug?
Didn't you say you were going to deal with her? I only came out because you told me to; I can't handle this alone!
"Kaka."

A slight pain in my shoulder; the golden segmented limbs pierced my skin through my clothes, and the familiar sound of mouthparts opening and closing filled my ears, eliciting gasps of surprise.

Li Xianghan was not surprised but delighted, as the heavy stone fell to the ground.

A large centipede landed on Li Xianghan's shoulder, its identity self-evident!

"Is this Xianghan's Heavenly Centipede?"

"My goodness, the color, the quality, what a beautiful centipede."

Its azure radiance reflected the light from its armor plates. Eight transparent wings covered in golden patterns resembled spider legs with sharp edges. Its jet-black, hooked mouthparts were as large as a crescent moon and extremely sharp.

Perfect condition!
Awei held his head high, his body upright, full of fighting spirit.

The green snake, not wanting to be outdone, also raised its head.

However, compared to the Golden-Winged Heavenly Centipede, Yun Qianlan's Red-Eyed Green Snake was immediately at a disadvantage and could not be compared at all.

In the world of Gu insects, regardless of strength, those with armor are more domineering than those with scales, and those with scales are more imposing than those with fur!
"Sister Qianlan, look, isn't this it? I'm not good at judging things, I don't know if it's flawed or not." Li Xianghan was secretly pleased and smug.

Grandpa Tianwu is so kind of you!
"Crash."

As the colorful embroidered shoes stepped on the wooden planks, most of the group that had been surrounding Yun Qianlan to admire the snake gu dispersed and regrouped around Li Xianghan, creating a 60/40 split between the two sides!

With fewer and fewer people around her, Yun Qianlan could no longer save face: "It is indeed of excellent quality, without any flaws. No wonder Sister Xianghan was willing to place a bet. However, in the end, the strength of a natal Gu is what matters. I've heard that those spawned in the wild are stronger than those raised at home? I wonder if that's true..."

The words have not yet fallen.

A burst of golden light.

In a daze, Yun Qianlan saw the centipede on Li Xianghan's shoulder flashing and spreading its wings to pounce. She subconsciously leaned back, and some liquid splashed onto her eyelids.

Raise your hand to rub your eyes.

The snake blood spread, adding a touch of crimson to the peach-colored eyeshadow. Then came a shrill roar as his forearm was tightly bound, his bones cracking softly.

not good!

Yun Qianlan was shocked. Ignoring the pain in her arm, she suppressed her instinct to dodge and lowered her head. Her mood plummeted instantly.

A gruesome three-inch gash was torn open on the head of the red-eyed green snake, its green scales flipped open, revealing the bone! If the wound were even a third higher, the left red eye would be lost!

"Clap."

Crimson snake blood dripped down his fingers and onto the ground, splashing into a bloody flower.

How can it be!

when?
Everyone stood there dumbfounded, unable to believe it. The Heavenly Centipede and the Jade Serpent were clearly powerful demons. Yun Qianlan's Crimson-Eyed Jade Serpent had advanced a month earlier, so how could it have been injured in a single encounter?

Looking at the Golden-Winged Centipede again, it seemed as if it hadn't moved at all.

"Ah!" The person clutching the heart broke the silence first, rushing forward, "Sister Qianlan, you're injured!"

"Quickly, stop the bleeding! Stop the bleeding!"

The frozen scene began to flow again.

"Kaka."

Sunlight filters through the wisteria blossoms.

The centipede alighted on my shoulder, its hooked mouthparts flashing with a clear light.

Li Xianghan opened her eyes wide and her breathing became heavy. At this moment, she could neither hear nor see anything. A chill ran through her lower abdomen, like when she was a child riding in a horse-drawn carriage, passing under an arched bridge, crossing a river, the carriage swaying and rocking, climbing to the highest point of the arched bridge, and then jumping off in a state of weightlessness.

The figures were blurry, and low shouts could be heard continuously.

Yun Qianlan hurriedly covered the snake's wound, and servants rushed over with gauze... Everyone was shocked by this sudden scene and didn't know what to do.

Her pupils refocused, and Li Xianghan suppressed the urge to breathe, tilting her head slightly as she tentatively asked, "Your Majesty?"

Awei turned his head and circled around once.

What king? What kind of king is he? The king hasn't come.

Why bother with divine intervention to deal with such a small worm? One worm is enough.

The arthropod face reaches the head to the north.

Humerus!
"Ah!!! Yeah yeah yeah!!" Li Xianghan screamed and roared inwardly, flailing her limbs, dancing wildly, shaking her head, and resisting the urge to stomp on Yun Qianlan's head and bury it in the pit. She pretended to be concerned and sobbed, "Are you alright, Sister Qianlan? It's all my fault."

The Heavenly Centipede has become quite arrogant after advancing to a great demon, and it can't stand any provocation. It's my fault for not disciplining it properly. Your words made it think a fight was coming. I'll teach it a lesson when we get back! But then again, sister, how could you be so careless?”

"No...it's nothing." Yun Qianlan gave an embarrassed smile. "It was my carelessness that I didn't let the Emerald Serpent flash."

Beyond the crowd, at the end of the corridor.

The saintess Yu Aoshan, dressed in black, was secretly surprised, and then became worried.

"Li Xianghan has really become more capable. What if she tries to steal my man?"

……

The black tail swished, and white vapor billowed out.

The abyss's gaping maw lurked, then leaped with all its might, swallowing the rainbow light.

With its dark eyes darting around, the fat catfish confirmed that it had swallowed the treasure fish. It quickly closed its mouth, blocked its nostrils with its fins, and hugged its tail to prevent its rear end from being exposed, thus becoming a frog without any leaks.

After a while, a pale rainbow drifted out from its eyes, circled its mouth, and then went free.

The fish fins are covered, and a rainbow passes through them.

The whiskers curled away, and a rainbow passed through them.

The fat catfish, defiant of evil, chased after the phlox and swallowed it again and again, without exception, unable to hold it in. The invincible mouth bestowed by the gods was utterly defeated by a single phlox.

"Okay, stop playing."

The fat catfish, mouth agape, regretfully made its way out, giving up its spot.

"Where is Fengxian?" Long Eying looked around curiously.

“That’s the colored light.” Liang Qu also looked around, trying to distinguish the color differences.

The lake was always dimly lit like a cloudy day, making it difficult to see clearly. He waved his hand, and two little otters grabbed fluorescent jellyfish and aimed them at the precious impatiens. The light scattered a few rainbow colors.

The "rainbow gauze" was about seven feet long and more than two meters wide. The soft gauze was layered and silky, and it did not look like a normal fish at all. Or perhaps the color was too light, making it difficult to see the fish's head.

The entire fish resembles a phoenix tail, which may be the origin of its name, "Flamingo."

Long Eying reached out and her five fingers passed through the treasure fish, startling Fengxian into fleeing as the water flowed.

"This is Fengxian?" Long Eying asked in great curiosity.

"That's right! It's invisible yet colored, and its color can change between light and dark. When it's lightest, it's almost transparent. Without careful observation, it's difficult to distinguish the color difference."

At its most vibrant, it resembles a rainbow normally seen after rain. The Liangqu River's changing shape within the marshland brought Fengxian back into view.

"There are actually invisible living things in the world, how do you plan to eat them?"

“Eat it? That would be such a waste.” Liang Qu shook his head. “Of course, we should make the most of it first. Besides, according to Frog Master, this Impatiens Fish should grow even more in the short term.”

Let Roundhead stay in the marshland for now, see if he can grow a couple inches taller. In the meantime, we'll let him out and charge admission!

"Tickets?" Long Eying asked in surprise. "Why are you charging admission?"

"As one of the eight beauties of Jianghuai, why not? Take a look and you'll get an ounce, touch and you'll get ten ounces. We're honest with everyone, young and old, and this will definitely attract more people to visit Pingyang."

"At that time, each of my thirteen fiefdoms will be exhibited for ten days! They'll be placed in the new treehouse. I'll leave this matter to my wife; I don't trust anyone else to handle it."

Liangqu is really short of money lately.

They make verbal promises everywhere to attract investment.

We don't know how much is missing, or how much there is; it's all a complete mess.

In short, you bring your people to start construction first, and the money will be calculated separately.

"They have so many clever ideas, but with so many people watching, what if someone steals it?" Long Eying worried.

"It can't be stolen. It would take me a lot of effort to catch it, let alone someone else. Besides, unless it's eaten on the spot, the frog will definitely be found."

"Don't blame me if you lose it."

"Who does Madam look down on? It's just a precious fish. How could I bear to blame Madam?"

Long Eying was delighted and nudged Liang Qu in the chest: "Okay, I'll make the arrangements for tomorrow."

"Oh, right," Liang Qu brought up another matter, "Where did you put the gold and silver cups that the Frog King gave me last time?"

This time, Old Toad's generosity opened Liang Qu's eyes and refreshed his understanding. According to Frog Guerrilla's complaints, recently Old Toad has been threatening the big frogs to return his property, except for going out to catch treasure fish every day. Every day before going out, he kicks the belly of Big Fat and Second Fat as a starting point.

Big Fat and Second Fat are just giving up.

If there are no fish, then there's only the frog's life.

Return the peach.

Liang Qu wanted to return the gold and silver cups he had received last time to Frog King.

"It should be in the box, let me look for it."

The Prince's Mansion underwent a major renovation, and the Liang family moved into the Yang Mansion permanently, hiding their belongings in boxes.

Long Eying found the corresponding storage box based on her memory, but when she found it, she discovered that the box was covered with suspicious water stains.

An ominous premonition.

Liang Qu's eyebrows twitched: "Open it and take a look."

creak.

Inside the silk fabric, there was a suspicious sticky substance on the peach-colored silk cloth, and a depression in the center, resembling a gold and silver cup. As for the whereabouts of the gold and silver cup...

Liang Qu pinched the bridge of his nose: "It's alright."

……

The next day.

Long Eying began to promote the Phoenix Fairy Fish. First, she spent money to invite Liu Zhengfeng, a great poet from the capital and author of most of A Fei's poems, an old friend, to write a poem for the Phoenix Fairy Fish. Then, she fabricated a set of seemingly plausible legends, claiming that everyone who had come into contact with it would later become a big shot.

Having been by Liang Qu's side for many years, Lady Shui Jun was very familiar with this kind of marketing tactic. That day, she even went to the capital herself, brought along some ladies she knew, and asked them to bring their children to touch the object and play together.

It is euphemistically called "consecration".

One person tells ten, ten tell a hundred, and everyone comes.

Take a look at one tael or two, touch it if you want ten taels or two; it's not expensive either way, and nobody wants their child to lose at the starting line.

More than 400 people came in just one day, and they made more than 3,000 taels of silver!

There are also many things to do with Liangqu.

First, there was the beaver clan. After several days of investigation, the beaver chief indicated that they intended to stay and were discussing wages and territory. Liang Qu directly allocated half of the ownership of the mineral vein that his fist had discovered in the fiefdom to the beavers.

The site still needs to be built.

Regardless, let's get to work and build the palace properly.

The ancient spring tree in Yixing County has already sprouted and taken shape. Although no houses have been built on it, it is already hundreds of feet tall and has become a spectacular landmark. It will start to produce returns this year and reach a certain scale of production within two to three years.

The port construction at the remaining twelve ports was also largely completed.

"It would be easier to set up thirteen responsible persons."

Liang Qu drew circles and marks on the pages, writing a hedgehog next to Yi Xing's name, and then writing the names of the mermaids Quan Guangqin and Quan Yuxuan below...

"Let them submit their first five-year construction plan first, and see how it turns out."

Everything is in order.

"Calling the boss! Calling the boss! The fellow villager who speaks Da Shun Mandarin is here! He even mentioned Baiyun!"

"Oh?"

His consciousness leaped to the Kingdom of Loulan, where Liang Qu overheard horse merchants talking behind a curtain.

"Of course, it's said to stretch for hundreds of miles, and it's the legendary Whale King! It came to take something and gave the King of Loulan a great reward!"

"Oh... what reward?"

"I don't know that."

"really……"

Liang Qu sighed.

When he first came to Loulan, he saw a dense aura of spiritual energy, like Sun Wukong picking ginseng fruit. The ginseng fruit was hanging on the tree, but he didn't have the golden cudgel. When he returned, the "ginseng fruit" had already been taken away by the Whale King.

Countless heroes.

First place in the East Sea Hunt.

Do I have a chance?

"Well done, mission accomplished, return to the team! Continue searching for the Jianghuai descendants."

"As ordered!"

midnight.

Money is a good thing. Liang Qu counted the silver notes he received from the balsam exhibition and considered allocating the funds to Hedgehog. Suddenly, he remembered that he had another harvest waiting to be received.

"Saintess's donation..."

Stuff the silver notes into the tuck.

[Spirit Summoning]!
"Hey hey hey..."

The candlelight flickered dimly, and eerie laughter echoed through the room.

Liang Qu was startled. He looked around and found the source of the sound.

Li Xianghan buried her head in the blanket, wiggled her legs, and let out bursts of giggles.

cool!

So cool!
I felt stifled all day and dared not lose my composure.

Yun Qianlan's astonished expression was truly exhilarating! It was so captivating that one couldn't stop watching and couldn't stop savoring the experience! He had only received a small amount of blessing and drunk a sip of soup from the Martial Saint, yet his life had become so wonderful. He really didn't know what kind of heavenly life the Prince of Huai of the Great Shun Dynasty was living.

Presumably, he kicked Old Deng on the left and Tianjiao on the right, achieving one counterattack after another amidst the disbelief of all families and individuals, stunning the entire Great Shun...

Damn, how can there be such an awesome person?
Damn it, why isn't I the one who's this awesome?

"You!" A limb knocked on the window. "Have I been too lenient with you?"

(End of this chapter)