Three Kingdoms Lords: Starting by walking into the mouth of a giant python

Chapter 124 Skeleton King

On the seventh day of the seventh lunar month, in Chenliu County, by the Sui River.

Xiahou Yuan bowed to a young man with an ugly face and a burly build, and said, "My elder brother is eager to find talented people and has long hoped to 'reunite' with Brother Dian."

The ugly man remained unmoved.

Xiahou had been here for several days and had extended numerous invitations. He kept saying that he had a "predestined connection" with his elder brother Cao Mengde, and suggested that they go to Qiao County to continue their story.

The ugly man often heard strange people talk about the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, and his favorite part was the heroic act of "wielding his halberd in the face of danger, piercing through several men" at Wancheng. He also greatly admired the relationship between the ugly man and Cao Mengde, the ruler and his subject.

However, his elderly mother couldn't bear the thought of her son dying at thirty, and she repeatedly warned him against associating with the man surnamed Cao.

When Xiahou arrived at the door, his elderly mother, upon hearing his name, grabbed a hoe and chased after him, beating him mercilessly, which caused her to develop a heart ailment.

Today, the ugly man went out to get medicine, and Xiahou Yuan came to bother him again, but he naturally ignored him.

The ugly man turned to leave, but then Xiahou Yuan said, "Brother Dian, I've recently had an opportunity to travel to the [Heavenly Grade Moonlight Scroll], and I'd like to invite you to join me. What do you say?"

The ugly man did not answer, but Xiahou exclaimed, "[Heavenly Grade] treasures often appear in the world. Your mother is frail. If Brother Dian could obtain a method to cure her illness, strengthen her body, or even prolong her life, wouldn't that be far better than ordinary medicine?"

The ugly man paused in his steps.

Xiahou Yuan was overjoyed and hurriedly said things like, "A heavenly opportunity is no small matter," "It is said that Yunmeng [Taiping Immortal Sect] can extend one's life by three to five years with just one [mysterious] pill," and "If it were a [heavenly] pill, what would happen?"

The ugly man was tempted, and after a moment's thought, he finally nodded.

Xiahou Yuan was overjoyed and took out several gold coins to give to the ugly man to buy medicine.

The ugly man refused. Xiahou Yuan turned his head and saw that the fish in the Sui River were plump, so he smiled and said, "I will catch a few fat fish and offer them to Brother Dian so that your mother can have a bowl of soup. This is my way of apologizing to you."

The ugly man said no.

Xiahou Yuan, however, had already kicked off his leather boots, untied his riding sash, picked up his knife, and excitedly waded into the water.

With a few slashes, two grass carp were stabbed, but this startled the school of fish.

Xiahou Yuan raised his knife again, but after a while, only two or three finger-length fish fry swam by.

The ugly man called him to come ashore, and Xiahou Yuan reluctantly prepared to leave, but suddenly laughed and said, "Ha, there's a black carp here, with golden whiskers!"

He slashed down with a mighty blade!

in!

Water splashed up, and Xiahou Yuan closed his eyes.

A moment later, he opened his eyes, bent down, and went to pick up the fish.

A dark shadow flashed by, and a sharp pain shot through his right cheek before the shadow fell back into the water.

Xiahou Yuan was stunned. He looked closely and realized that the dark figure was the black carp that he should have chopped down.

I...I got slapped by a fish?

Xiahou Yuan came to his senses and saw that the small fish, about a foot long, was not swimming away, but darting around in this area of ​​water.

When he wasn't looking, she even spat in his face.

Xiahou Yuan glared, wiped his face, and raised his sword to strike again.

Thud! Smack! Thud! Smack!

Water splashed everywhere, but instead of slicing the fish, Xiahou Yuan was hit by several more tails.

Xiahou Yuan was furious and threw his sword into the water.

In an instant, the long sword vanished, and the black carp disappeared.

The ugly man on the bank didn't understand why Xiahou Yuan was making such a commotion in the river. He walked over and was also taken aback.

The other party was bruised and swollen, and empty-handed.

"Brother Dian, are all the fish in Chenliu this fierce?"

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On the eighth day of the seventh month, Yuan Shu and Li Yu flew over Ji Province, Sili Province, and Yan Province, and finally entered the territory of Yu Province.

If it weren't for the fact that the Bird Capitals were unwilling to carry Pan Feng, and that Pan Feng himself was afraid of heights, and that the Mountain Capital's Nest was a little slower in its escape, they would have arrived in Ruyang long ago.

Outside Changshe City in Yingchuan, in a grove of trees, a mountain spring murmurs and a stream flows gently.

As the sun began to set, Yuan Shu estimated that Pan Feng and his men would arrive around dusk. He suggested they rest for the night and set off early the next morning.

He summoned the bird's nest and beckoned Li Yu inside.

Li Yu shook his head and walked to the spring.

Yuan Shu thought he wanted to drink from the mountain spring, but instead saw a black carp swimming upstream from afar. It climbed over withered branches and leaped over pebbles, struggling to swim to Li Yu's side.

Dean Li stretched out his hand, and the black carp opened its mouth and spat out a scroll and a long knife, which landed in his palm.

Yuan Shu was dumbfounded.

He thought his luck was already good enough. After all, in just one month, he had obtained several [Mysterious Grade] items and one [Earth Grade] item. Even if he lost the gamble later, he was still able to turn around and become the [Lord of the Mountain Capital].

It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that he was "full of energy and vitality".

But Yuan Shu never expected that there would be such a stroke of luck as "carp offering treasure" in this world.

[The black carp] vanished instantly, extinguishing Yuan Shu's desire to investigate.

Li Yu sheathed his long sword and scroll, and said to Yuan Shu, "I'm going to rest. Call me when you leave."

Having said that, he leaped onto a tall tree and disappeared into the dense canopy.

The mature female birds waited a long time for Yuan Shu, but he didn't come, so they flew out of their nest to look for him. Yuan Shu was still sighing when the mature female birds responded with "hmm hmm" and clung to him.

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Inside the square pot, Li Yu put away [Heavenly Grade: The Secret of the Golden Bed's Immortality].

This is a one-time reel that Wang Rong obtained by killing an Indian player while climbing the ladder. Li Yu considers it one of his trump cards.

As for the [Yellow-grade Hundred-Refined Steel Blade], it was purely an unexpected windfall. However, its grade was somewhat low, and Li Yu didn't care for it, so he casually tossed it aside.

After resting for a while, Li Yu took a dozen male cats to the prison in Youli to catch some rabbits, grasshoppers, and sparrows.

Upon hearing the commotion, the two men, one in prison and the other in the city, either cursed or begged for mercy, but Li Yu ignored them and directly activated his daily [Spirit Tower Beast Tide].

[Snake Princess], [Thirteen Ants], Vire, Hairy Man...

Even the two [Sheep Knights] and the bunch of skeletons summoned by Li Yu's [Revive the Master] rushed up.

"[System]: Congratulations to the player for summoning [Skeleton King - Wuchen]."

Among a pile of [laborer skeletons] and [soldier skeletons], a tall skeleton appeared, roaring towards the sky—

"Li Liang, Li Liang!"

"I'll fuck your mother!"

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Skeleton King - Warrior

[Rank] Mysterious (0 Li)

[Force] 75

[Characteristics] Kill Li, Analyze the Bones

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[Execute Li]: With extraordinary strength, he exterminated the Li clan.

[析骸]: To dissect the remaining remains and restore oneself.

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Wu Chen, a native of Chen during the late Qin Dynasty, was originally a general under Chen Sheng. He led 3,000 troops across the Yellow River and conquered the Zhao territory. After capturing more than ten cities and receiving the surrender of more than thirty others, his army expanded to tens of thousands. He then declared himself King of Zhao. Later, he disobeyed Chen Sheng's orders and refused to aid Zhou Wen, and was subsequently killed by his subordinate Li Liang.

The second named [Skull] appeared, and it was still a [Mysterious Grade Skeleton King], which satisfied Li Yu.

Looking at its "Xuanpin (0 Li)" and the "Huangpin (1 Liu)" next to it, I feel somewhat helpless.

Hopefully, the Yuan family's [Moonlight Scroll] will be more powerful, so there will be more "Li Liu" characters to farm.

The following day was the ninth day of the seventh lunar month.

Several black steeds carrying black dew came.

After Li Yu drank it, his [attributes] changed to "Strength 34, Constitution 39, Agility 35, Spirit 40".

In another month, you can take [Python Pill].

Li Yu muttered to himself, and thus [Fanghu] was produced.

Pan Feng and the Yuan family had finished getting ready early. A moment later, Yuan Shu, still sleepy and disheveled, poked his head out of the bird's nest.

Li Yu shook his head and mounted the crane.

The carriages rumbled along, and by the time they reached Wei Shi (1-3 PM), they finally arrived at Ruyang.

Yuan Shu, accompanied by Pan Feng and Li Yu, rushed excitedly to the Yuan family's old residence.

The Yuan residence was unusually lively at this time.

Li Yu saw many familiar faces, but what he found most interesting was a conversation.

An ugly man looked at another ugly, chubby boy with a puzzled expression: "How can you be so handsome despite your ugliness?"

(End of this chapter)