The Demon-Slaying Grandmaster

Chapter 189 Enemies can become brothers if the interests are sufficient.
After putting away his halberd, Li Jingxiao found the broken dragon horn.

Surprisingly, this thing is soft to the touch.

But I could clearly feel before that when the Demon-Subduing Mace hit the dragon's horn, its hardness was not low.

So amazing, Li Jingxiao immediately guessed that this thing must be a good one.

Finally, I put the seven- or eight-meter-long corpse of the black fish demon into my inventory.

I had originally planned to take him to a restaurant and have someone cook a whole fish feast, but then a thought suddenly occurred to me.

The carp spirit said that the black fish spirit eats people.

Li Jingxiao instantly flew into a rage, cursing as he released the corpse of the black fish demon.

A level 4 fire-controlling talisman was thrown out, and the black fish spirit was quickly burned to ashes.

At this moment, Li Jingxiao suddenly realized that since the City God had appeared here, his initial purpose must have been to secretly protect him.

Since I had reminded myself beforehand that I should go to Maoshan to ask for help.

Then it's highly likely they weren't there to protect the Crown Prince of Tianchi.

What the City God didn't expect was that, despite having several precious treasures, it was the dragon that lost.

Thinking about it this way, Li Jingxiao felt that he could visit the City God of Yangzhou more often in the future.

As for having tricked the City God, Li Jingxiao felt no remorse whatsoever.

They even felt that this was not a scam at all.

It's to give him credit.

If word got out that a dragon prince who had escaped and was causing trouble was imprisoned in the underworld, what would become of him?

Who among the demons surrounding Yangzhou doesn't fear them to some extent?

They didn't even dare to linger near Yangzhou, and that's a great achievement.

Li Jingxiao chuckled, then in a flash, he flew back to the sky above the carp spirit's side on his sword.

Before Li Jingxiao could speak, the carp spirit bowed deeply.

"Many thanks to the Duke for eliminating that monstrous creature that plagued our water tribe."

"I humbly request that you, sir, deign to come to my Jieshou Lake for a cup of wine."

Li Jingxiao knew that the carp spirit was terrified of him, so as for drinking, he decided to pass.

After thinking for a moment, he said, "Go and search the dragon palace of that black fish demon. When I return to the capital tomorrow, I will stop by and take 9% of the treasure with me."

The carp spirit nodded in agreement, and Li Jingxiao added, "By the way, I'll ask you for one or two rare and precious treasures in return for helping you get rid of your enemies."

Sending another 50 taels of silver, or jewelry and medicine of equivalent value, wouldn't that be too much to ask?

"Of course, of course," the carp spirit said, showing no displeasure or resentment at being extorted.

Instead, I've come to like Lee Kyung-hyo's straightforwardness.

Problems that can be solved with money are not problems for aquariums.

The reason why aquatic creatures can be so wealthy and extravagant is that they have abundant resources in lakes, rivers, and the sea.

The main reason is that humans can't go into the water, which means all the resources are taken by the aquatic race, so naturally they are very rich.

Moreover, red coral, for example, has been an extremely rare item since ancient times.

But Li Jingxiao, from a later generation, knew that before industrial pollution, the largest coral reefs in the sea could stretch for more than two thousand kilometers.

The width can range from sixty or seventy kilometers to two or three hundred kilometers.

Even if this world is not the Earth of the past, there will certainly be plenty of coral reefs in the sea.

The reason why red coral trees are so rare and valuable is that it is extremely difficult for humans to enter the sea at depths of tens of meters.

But for aquarium enthusiasts, that thing might just be their own green space.

We have as much as you want.

So don't be fooled by the fact that Jieshou Lake is several times or even ten times smaller than Hongze Lake, Poyang Lake, and Dongting Lake.

But it's still a large lake, spanning seven or eight hundred, even thousands of square kilometers.

There are enough pearls alone to fill cartloads in the warehouse.

Jewelry worth 500,000 taels of silver is not a large sum of money for a carp spirit.

Moreover, Li Jingxiao actually wanted the treasures of the Dragon Palace more; the silver was just a side benefit.

That evening, Li Jingxiao took Hu Xian'er and Liu Cuitong camping in the bamboo forest.

Fortunately, the tent he carried with him was the same large tent he had on the grassland.

It is not only large, but also has many related facilities.

Moreover, all the tables, chairs, and other items that the Dragon Palace sent over yesterday are still here.

Li Jingxiao lay on an open-air daybed, drinking wine while holding a purple-gold gourd.

While watching Hu Xian'er and Liu Cuitong roast a whole lamb.

The two female demons looked like mature women, which made Li Jingxiao feel a little hot inside.

Hu Xian'er and the other woman noticed Li Jingxiao's expression, so when roasting the lamb, they deliberately bent their knees to highlight their round and perky buttocks.

Or perhaps she stands tall, with two prominent peaks and a charming, beautiful face.

Seeing this, Li Jingxiao drank several mouthfuls of spirit wine before he could suppress his anger.

Just as Li Jingxiao was hesitating about whether or not to eat the two female demons who were so eager to devour him...

The thought immediately crossed his mind was what would happen if he attacked the two banshees.

In the future, the two of them will definitely take advantage of his favor and refuse to play chess with him because of their close relationship.

That would be a big loss.

Li Jingxiao had long ago realized that the two female demons were only playing chess with him out of politeness.

Deep down, he definitely suspected that he had some kind of unusual hobby.

With this thought, Li Jingxiao immediately became rational.

He said something to the two female demons, then flew into the sky and headed towards his home in the capital.

That night, Qin Keqing, Yuan Chun, Baozhu, and the others had a hard time.

The next morning, Li Jingxiao flew back and landed outside the bamboo forest. Soon after, General Gui went to report to the carp spirit.

The way Hu Xian'er and Liu Cuitong looked at him was full of resentment.

Li Jingxiao, however, was in a state of enlightenment at this moment.

Sitting at the same table and chairs where they had dined the previous day, he tossed two jars of Monkey Spirit Wine to Hu Liu and his companion.

The two succubi then smiled.

To put it bluntly, feelings and all that are nonsense; Li Jingxiao certainly doesn't believe it.

The real purpose of getting close to Li Jingxiao was to obtain the spiritual wine and Taoist supernatural powers he possessed.

Seeing that he had calmed the two down, Li Jingxiao took out the Yulongqin and played "Autumn Moon over the Han Palace".

Not long after, the carp spirit appeared on the shore with her children, Jia Zhu, and hundreds of aquatic creatures, carrying fifty treasure chests.

Li Jingxiao ignored the carp spirit and the others, and continued playing a piece from the movie version of the Eight Sounds of the Heavenly Dragon.

The carp spirit family and many other aquatic creatures felt their scalps tingle upon hearing this.

The previous piece of music was about high mountains and flowing water, depicting a prosperous and flourishing era.

The second song immediately transformed into a scene of clashing swords and fierce battles, filled with murderous intent.

Fortunately, Li Jingxiao only warned the carp spirit that after it occupied the entire Gaoyou Lake, it must not become arrogant and cause trouble.

After finishing playing, he picked up the purple-gold gourd and gulped down several mouthfuls of spiritual wine.

Then he looked at the carp spirit and his group, as well as the fifty neatly arranged treasure chests.

Princess Jieshou Lake watched as her father and brothers remained silent.

He was even still feeling uneasy about where he had offended the Duke.

She secretly tugged at Jia Zhu's sleeve and took out a box studded with gemstones from it.

Jia Zhu snapped out of his daze and nodded to the princess.

He took the treasure box, stepped forward, and bowed, saying, "Jingyou, yesterday when we searched the Dragon Palace of the Dragon King of Baoying Lake, we found a total of 6 taels of gold, 24 taels of silver, and 15 boxes of various pearls, agates, turquoise, rubies, and sapphires."

However, most of the gemstones were not of very good quality.

My brother and father-in-law then made the decision to exchange it all for five chests of fine jewelry, 80,000 taels of gold, and 400,000 taels of silver.

After saying that, he had all 50 treasure chests opened, and at the same time, he handed the small treasure box in his hand to Li Jingxiao.

As soon as the morning sun shines, it bursts forth with a dazzling brilliance.

Li Jingxiao took the treasure box from Jia Zhu's hand, opened it, and his smile brightened considerably.

Although it was just a book, the fact that it was titled "The Art of Dividing Water" surprised and delighted Li Jingxiao.

Although both water distribution fans have the ability to distribute water, one relies on external force while the other does so on its own.

The differences are still quite significant.

Dui Lijiazhu revealed a satisfied smile, and suddenly felt that this guy was becoming a live-in son-in-law in the Dragon Palace.

It's actually a good thing for you.

If Jia Zhu had passed the imperial examination and wanted to become a fourth-rank official, it would have been impossible in less than three to five years.

And he became the son-in-law of the Dragon Palace, and there are so many Dragon Palaces in the world.

Since there is the "Art of Dividing Water," there must also be other Taoist magic and supernatural powers.

Li Jingxiao immediately changed his attitude towards Jia Zhu and earnestly gave him many instructions.

Jia Zhu could naturally sense his drastic change in attitude.

However, for Jia Zhu, having a powerful outside help would be a good thing if he could live a good life in the Dragon Palace.

Great thing.

So the two of them immediately became friendly and respectful to each other again.

Seeing the Dragon King's family in Jieshou Lake, I suddenly felt that choosing Jia Zhu as his son-in-law might not have been a good thing.

But since things had already come to this, how could their family dare to back out of the engagement?

Li Jingxiao winked at Jia Zhu, who smiled and nodded, understanding Li Jingxiao's meaning.

It's simply that as long as the benefits are sufficient, Li Jingxiao is willing to be his backer.

Although Jia Zhu felt disgusted, he was still impressed by Li Jingxiao's attitude of talking about money and interests.

This is actually a good thing for Jia Zhu.

Seeing that he understood his thoughts, Li Jingxiao smiled and bowed to say goodbye.

Before leaving, however, Li Jingxiao waved and put all fifty boxes of gold and silver jewelry into his inventory.

Although it's true that once you reach a certain level, money is really just numbers, or a pile of useless metal.

But when faced with gold and silver jewelry, very few people can ignore it.

Even if they don't use it themselves and it just sits gathering dust in the warehouse, they still feel much more confident than people who have no money.

Moreover, Li Jingxiao has realized that the saying "money makes the world go round" is not just a saying.

Whether it's a ghost messenger or a judge in the underworld, you have to be courteous first before things can be done.

Since that's the case, accumulating more money is never a bad thing.

This money came from the Water Tribe, which is not considered exploitation of the people, but rather bringing the Water Tribe's money into the arms of the human race.

Moreover, Li Jingxiao had previously considered finding a good place outside the capital to build a villa.

I didn't start construction before not only because I was too lazy to put in the effort, but also because I was worried that I wouldn't have enough money.

This time, the gold and silver alone amounted to 120 million taels.

The five chests of jewelry should be worth several hundred thousand taels of silver.

Replicating a Grand View Garden would be enough.

If this amount of money is still not enough.

Then go find Yue Zhongjie, the mountain god of Yunfeng Mountain in southern Xinjiang. He should be able to collect a large number of precious giant trees.

If the giant trees within a radius of two hundred miles on Yunfeng Mountain are not enough, ask Yue Zhongjie for help and make friends with the mountain gods of other mountains.

There should still be many precious giant trees in the Shiwan Mountains.

In addition, the savings from having your own inventory and the reduced shipping costs make the value of the giant tree itself higher than its intrinsic value.

Or perhaps, if we go back to find this carp spirit, we can probably plunder even more money.

Li Jingxiao had already planned it out; the villa would be built near the Summer Palace in his previous life.

Anyway, at that time there was only a temple, a large open space, dense forest, and lake, enough for him to do whatever he wanted.

Moreover, it is only twenty miles away from Zhenwu Temple.

Based on the ring roads of Beijing in my previous life, it was only outside the North Fourth Ring Road.

Li Jingxiao and Jia Zhu exchanged a few more polite words, put away the Fish-Dragon Zither, and were about to fly back to Jinling when suddenly an idea struck him.

He looked at the carp spirit and said, "Lord Water God, do you know the Dragon Lords of large lakes like Dongting Lake, Poyang Lake, and Hongze Lake?"

Although the carp spirit felt a little uncomfortable that Li Jingxiao called her "Water Lord" instead of "Dragon Lord," she was still quite satisfied.

After all, he hasn't transformed into a dragon yet, so being called 'Water Uncle' is already quite a show of respect.

The carp spirit nodded hurriedly, and then Li Jingxiao said with a smile, "Since you know them, then tell those Dragon Lords and Water Lords."

I am the Duke of Xingguo, personally appointed by the Emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty, and I am in charge of the Left Garrison of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, specializing in apprehending thieves, suppressing bandits, and capturing lawbreakers.

If any evil spirits wreak havoc in a region, you will not only have to report it to the Left Garrison Command.

If I have the time, I will also, depending on the circumstances, assist you in eliminating that evil spirit.

The carp spirit immediately understood that whether or not someone had "free time" depended on whether the gifts they sent could catch the eye of this Duke.

For aquatic creatures, this is not only not a problem, but a great thing.

In the future, if a powerful figure emerges to seize territory or cause trouble in the waters under someone's jurisdiction, it will be a good thing.

If we can't handle it ourselves, seeking help from this Duke is one option.

Just like yesterday, the Dragon Prince of Tianchi Lake was hiding in Baoying Lake, actually eyeing the Dragon King's position in this area, which has now formed a new large lake.

If Li Jingxiao hadn't defeated him, not only would Jieshou Lake have been occupied by him.

He might even take over Hongze Lake in the future.

The carp spirit hurriedly cupped its hands and said, "Don't worry, my lord, I will inform all the dragon lords and water spirits as soon as possible."

Moreover, the Dragon Lord of Hongze Lake actually owes you a favor.

I'm sure the Dragon King will reward you handsomely once he finds out.

Li Jingxiao laughed heartily, "Only a fool wouldn't take something given away for free."

Nodding to Jia Zhu, he led Hu Xian'er and Liu Cuitong in a leap, landing on the three flying swords.

In an instant, it soared hundreds of meters into the air and flew towards Jinling.

It only took ten minutes to reach Ningrong Street in Jinling, and we arrived at the central courtyard of the Rongguo Mansion.

Lin Ruhai and the young men of the Jia family in Jinling rushed forward to inquire.

Li Jingxiao didn't rush to speak, but led the group into the side hall.

Before they could exchange more than a few words, a wail was heard.

A middle-aged woman entered the side hall crying and screaming. As soon as she saw me, she knelt down on the ground and cried out.

"Lord Duke, please, for the sake of my niece Yuan Chun, beg those two fairy maidens to spare my poor child."

Li Jingxiao immediately understood; it must have been that idiot Xue Pan who tricked him after he entered the scam hall.

They angered Hu Xian'er and Liu Cuitong.

Just then, Hu Xian'er and Liu Cuitong entered the side hall.

With a thud, he also knelt down on the ground and started crying.

Li Jingxiao rolled his eyes immediately. With so many women in the family, how could he not see that this was a common tactic used by women?

Regardless of whether I'm right or wrong, I'll cry first.

(End of this chapter)