Daily Intelligence: From Water Snake to Jinghe Dragon King

Chapter 80: Zhang Sun Wuji comes to Snake Pond, rides the water and waves to welcome the Master (seeking first order)
Learn from Liu Qing’s good example.

No matter how the other water vein garrisons cursed in their hearts, they had no choice but to respond to the Palace Master's call and "enthusiastically" sign up using their respective water tokens.

According to the custom, each water palace could only bring ten great monsters with them when they went to Jing River to snatch incense offerings.
However, due to the enthusiastic registration of the garrisons of various water veins, the number of people actually increased a lot.

A mischievous glint flickered in the Palace Master's eyes as he sent another message: "Since there are too many applicants, I cannot favor one over the other. Therefore, I will hold a preliminary selection in the Water Palace in ten days. I will select ten candidates with strong skills to accompany me to the Jing River."

Wow, the mansion master is still in control.

Liu Qing thought in his mind, instead of taking this opportunity to select ten people, he had to conduct preliminary competitions and selections. Aren't they afraid that those slippery garrisons would hide their strength and not give their full strength?

Never mind it, Nai Gong has already decided it.

The next few days were a rare sunny day, with the sun shining brightly and the temperature rising.
Reeds are growing in clusters, lotus leaves are growing wildly, and the willows, elms and poplars on the shore are sprouting branches and growing tender leaves, making the Ziwu Valley where the Snake Pond is located full of green.

The white snake snuggled up to Liu Qing, put its tail into the pond, and playfully teased the premature tadpoles.
A large group of tadpoles, wagging their tails, happily circled around the white snake's tail. Liu Qing was surprised to see this.

This tadpole is still as stupid as ever, and this time it mistook the white snake's tail for its mother.

Changsun Wuji jumped off the horse, loosened the reins, and patted the old horse's head. The old horse licked the back of Changsun Wuji's hand with its tongue, neighed softly, and turned to walk towards the Changsun family's fortress.

Ahead is the vast Qinling Mountains.

Before Li Yuan took office as the governor of Jinyang, he arranged a marriage for Li Shimin, with the Guanyin maid of the Changsun family.

As Guanyinbi's elder brother and Li Shimin's elder brother-in-law, Zhangsun Wuji was begged to come to the Qinling Mountains to find a Ziwu Valley. In the valley was a snake pond, and there was a monster in the snake pond.
Li Shimin asked his elder brother-in-law, Zhangsun Wuji, to go to Snake Pond and teach the river monsters how to read and write.

When he first heard it, Zhangsun Wuji thought it was absurd and thought Li Shimin was making fun of him, but after Li Shimin swore to the sky,

Changsun Wuji had no choice but to believe it.

Well, I'll be the teacher of a group of river goblins, although Confucius once said, "I don't talk about strange things, supernatural powers, or gods."

But he didn't know that there were many mountain monsters and river monsters in the countryside and mountains. In his early years, he had gone to the westernmost part of the Sui Dynasty with his uncle Changsun Shunde.
It was clear that there was a mountain in the west called Liangjie Mountain. At the foot of the mountain was a monkey, who spent the whole day begging passers-by and woodcutters to pick peaches for him.

He had even seen talking monkeys, so it didn't seem so ridiculous that Li Shimin asked him to be a teacher to a group of river monsters.

Giving up his strength, he tucked the hem of his long gown into his jade belt, adjusted the precious bow at his waist, and strode towards the Qinling Mountains in the north.

Soon, we followed the north-facing mountain road into the Qinling Mountains. After walking for more than ten miles, we suddenly heard faint voices in front of us shouting and cursing.

Changsun Wuji thought it was a woodcutter who had gone into the mountains and broke his leg, so he took a few quick steps to help.

Unexpectedly, just after crossing a hill, I saw a big black bear lying on its back on a rock in front of me.

The big black bear cried out in pain, sometimes low and sometimes high, while cursing non-stop: "Damn snake demon, you forced me to use a forbidden move, and now you're hitting me back and torturing me. When I'm better, I'll definitely fill up your snake pond!"

Snake Pond? Could it be the one in Ziwu Valley that I was going to?
Changsun Wuji was startled and couldn't help but breathe heavier. Xiong Kuohai, who was crying out in pain, suddenly jumped up and crawled over.
Perhaps the backlash was too severe, his body staggered again and collapsed to the ground.

"Roar, who are you? Get out of here right now, or I, the old bear, will eat you up in one bite!"

There was no other way. He was being counterattacked by his enlarged bloodline talent and could not use his Taoist skills. He could only pretend to be ferocious, hoping to scare the newcomer.

Changsun Wuji sneered, took out the precious bow from his waist, selected an arrow that could penetrate armor, and shot it at Xiong Kuohai's throat with all his strength.

Xiong Kuohai was shocked and rolled away while enduring the severe pain. He caught a glimpse of Changsun Wuji holding a bow in his left hand, and quickly took out two armor-piercing arrows with his left hand and shot them at him.

Arrows flew through the air, connected end to end, and shot down like lightning. This was the continuous arrow technique passed down by the Changsun family.

Even if Xiong Kuohai could use a little bit of Taoism, he would not be afraid of the continuous arrows of ordinary humans, but unfortunately, at this moment, facing the continuous arrows of Changsun Wuji, he could only dodge in panic.
Finally, he forced himself to gather a bit of demonic energy, recovered some strength, and crawled far away towards the westernmost part of the Qinling Mountains.

I'm afraid that if I run away, the demonic energy I've forced myself to use up will be exhausted, and I'll be even more injured, and it will take even longer to recover.

When Changsun Wuji saw Xiong Kuohai running away, he shook his head with disdain in his eyes. However, he didn't know that if the Heavenly Court had not banned the "skills, techniques, classics and secrets" of the demon cultivators in the world, any magic skill they cultivated would not be something that a mortal general like him could withstand.

After Changsun Wuji shot three arrows to scare away the bear monster, his confidence increased greatly. He then walked through the mountains and forests with less hesitation and at a much faster pace.

After another half an hour, I saw the mountains stretching ahead, which suddenly narrowed downwards to reveal a valley shaped like an upright soup bowl. I guessed that this might be Ziwu Valley.

After walking a few hundred meters and going over the hillside, the view suddenly opened up and a deep pool several miles long appeared in the valley.
The water in the pond is dark green, with lotus leaves growing all over it, water chestnuts and algae swaying below. Reeds grow on the shore, with a few willow trees in between, floating in the wind, showing the strong sense of spring.

There was a crooked mulberry tree in the pond, with a two-meter-long snake coiled around it. When the snake heard the noise, it raised its body high and looked down at him from above.

Changsun Wuji swallowed and twitched his lips. "But is the master of the Snake Pond here in person? I am Changsun Wuji, entrusted by Li Shimin to teach the monsters in the pond."

Liu Qing's eyes lit up with joy. Li Shimin finally had time to arrange for people to come to Snake Pond.

However, the guy who came to Shetan to be a teacher was the famous Changsun Wuji. Thinking about it carefully, it made sense.
At this time, Li Shimin lived alone in Chang'an. All the civil and military officials employed by the Li family were probably taken away by Li Yuan. The only person he could use was his elder brother-in-law Changsun Wuji.

Changsun Wuji was seven feet tall, with a round, fair face, a short beard under his chin, and a slightly plump figure, but not obese. He wore a long gown with a light white and gold cloud pattern, which added seven points of wealth and three points of elegance to his appearance.

Liu Qing was satisfied. No matter his appearance or identity, he was the best candidate to teach the monsters in the Snake Pond.

"So it's Brother Changsun. I haven't been able to greet you in person yet. I hope you can forgive me."

Liu Qing came out of the snake pond and transformed his upper body into a body with both hands. His upper body was covered with demonic energy and used as a robe. He bowed and saluted.

When Changsun Wuji saw Liu Qing's transformation, he knew that he was a great demon with magical powers. He also knew that Li Shimin and Liu Qing had formed a salt and goods alliance, so he did not dare to look down on him and immediately clasped his fists in return.

After the man and the demon greeted each other and exchanged a few pleasantries, they were invited into the snake pond.

(End of this chapter)