Pre-Qin Mythology: Starting with the River God

Qu Xia suddenly looked at Quan Ming!

Quan Ming gazed at the black mist and golden light swirling on the water's surface downstream, causing thunder to rumble in the sky and waves to surge endlessly. He ignored Qu Xia and coldly declared, "Zhi Xian abused his power, joining forces with the Wei Clan and the Lord of Jing Mountain to attack my Water Palace. I was merely defending myself."

"As for the collapse of the Zhixian Water Palace?"

"It was his insatiable greed that caused him to suffer the consequences..."

As he spoke, Quan Ming raised his hand, parted the Quan Shui, and revealed his Water Mansion and the situation inside it!

a mess!

"this?"

Qu Xia stared blankly at the headless man from the Wei clan. He knew this man; he was a senior member of the Wei clan of Jingmen and had indeed died in Quan Ming's water mansion!

Qu Xia wanted to continue questioning, but he did not ignore the presence of the Lord of Jing Mountain.

...Jingshan, Jingmen, the Wei clan, and recently the Wei clan, in order to achieve their merits in destroying the Quan clan, have been pressuring the king for rewards.

All these events, when connected, point to the greed of the Wei family.

Is today's situation truly a case of reaping what one sows?

"Mo Ao!"

Zhang Xian, Hu Xian, and many auspicious beasts left the water palace, greeted Qu Xia, and told her everything truthfully. Hu Xian even swore an oath under the Dao Heaven and said: "If Mo Ao does not believe, he can go to Jing Mountain and confront the Lord of Jing Mountain after he is resurrected!"

Qu Xia remained silent.

After thinking for a moment, he said, "Qu Wan, I need to go downstream to Zhishui to take a look... The Zhixian Water Palace collapsed, and he died and his cultivation vanished. This is strange!"

"You are now the magistrate of this county; take office now."

"promise!"

The young man driving the chariot responded and then dismounted.

Qu Xia didn't argue with Quan Ming too much; she just wanted to get to the downstream water mansion as soon as possible to investigate the truth, so as not to waste time and cause some clues to disappear.

...He absolutely did not believe that Quan Ming was merely acting in self-defense in the events of today!

……

Quan Ming smiled as he watched Qu Xia leave. After Qu Wan took office, he prepared to appease the Quan people together with Dou Lian. Quan Ming did not make things difficult for the two of them. Instead, he persuaded the Quan people to return to the city first. After Qu Xia dealt with the Zhishui issue, he would go to Quan City to discuss with Qu Wan the upcoming autumn harvest, such as how to distribute the grain and arrange the labor force.

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After this battle, Quan Ren naturally needs Quan Ming even more.

In particular, Quan Ren also saw the seven bronze tripods stored in Quan Shui Shui Mansion. Not to mention the tall Shang tripod, which was a sacrificial vessel, the other six tripods were also important artifacts of the Quan State. He was surprised that they were kept in Quan Ming's hands and had not been taken away by the Chu people, which put Quan Ren at ease.

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Dou Lian also felt a better impression of Quan Ming and recognized Quan Ming's existence!

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Qu Wan, having learned Qu Xia's suspicious nature, was skeptical of Quan Ming's cooperative actions. However, after Quan Ming returned to the city under the escort of Dou Lian and the elite soldiers of Chu, he still upheld gentlemanly etiquette and stepped forward to bow to Quan Ming, saying, "Immortal Quan."

Seeing Qu Wan's cautious demeanor, Quan Ming smiled.

"It is my duty to be the one to provide resettlement, no problem... but the rest is not my concern."

Quan Ming waved his hand, and the corpse of the Wei family in the water mansion fell in front of Qu Wan, who was in a daze.

Qu Wan had just come of age, never expecting that he would have to deal with this thorny matter as soon as he took office... to deliver the corpse... head of the Wei family of Jingmen?

Looking at the bloodied head rolling on the ground.

Qu Wan forced himself not to be rude to Quan Ming.

Quan Ming smiled at him and reminded him, "The law of Chu states that gods should not approach humans, lest they be tainted by human desires!"

"But there are also taboos against approaching God."

"Leaving aside the matter of the Wei clan's rebellion in Quanshui, we should ask Magistrate Qu Wan to consider how to explain this to the King and the Wei clan, given that they took advantage of the uninvited arrival of the Lord of Jingshan."

After saying that, Quan Mingfei flew into the water palace.

Inside the Water Palace, Zhang Xian, Hu Xian, and many auspicious beasts were waiting for Quan Ming.

Quan Ming had ordered his subordinates to avoid disaster in advance. Now that the battle was over, his subordinates began to clean up the mess and repair some of the damaged parts.

"My lord!"

Upon seeing Quan Ming enter the Water Palace, his subordinates all bowed in respect.

Quan Ming nodded, then looked at the hesitant Hu Xian and the pensive Zhang Xian: "Gentlemen, I apologize for the poor hospitality today. Please come into the hall now and have a cup of warm wine together to calm your nerves... If Mo Ao does not summon you after nightfall, you may leave. I will handle the rest."

Tiger Immortal looked at Zhang Immortal.

Zhang Xian nodded silently, and soon everyone gathered in the hall, remaining silent and only drinking warm wine.

Quan Mingling ordered Feng Hua to bring out the ancient zither made of paulownia wood, and played a melodious tune, imbued with the will of the Chu people. He used the music to guide the will, and blue lotuses descended into the hall, transforming into beautiful women and handsome men, dancing gracefully and powerfully, one strong and one gentle, full of the charm of yin and yang. This caused everyone present to focus their attention, and the fear in their hearts after the battle disappeared completely, leaving their minds clear.

At the same time, everyone held Quan Ming in high esteem for his refined and gentlemanly demeanor.

Zhang Xian, in particular, immediately cast aside his doubts and, stroking his beard, laughed and exclaimed in admiration at the music and dance.

Tiger Fairy was completely engrossed in watching.

"Her waist is so thin, I could pinch two of them with one tiger claw! Wow!"

"...we need to teach the tigress in the mountains a lesson."

The song ended.

Quan Ming looked outside the Water Mansion and saw a streak of light rushing in—Xiang Jun was summoning him!

coming!

Quan Ming's eyes flickered, and he stood up: "Please all of you come together to be witnesses. Afterwards, Quan Ming will certainly offer a reward to atone for the lack of hospitality today and the trouble I have caused you."

The group exchanged glances, stood up, and followed Quan Ming downstream to Zhishui.

hum!

On the water, Quan Ming rode in a bamboo-awning wooden boat.

Zhang Xian rode a bamboo raft.

The tiger immortal stirred up dust and smoke, while the other auspicious beasts rode the waves.

Before long, we arrived at the downstream area.

Rumble!

Golden light and black mist flowed faintly in the water, obscuring the scene beneath. On the surface of the water, huge waves surged due to the golden light and black mist. Seeing this, the group had no choice but to stop to avoid provoking taboos. They then cautiously landed on the shore and exchanged greetings with Qu Xia, who was standing on the chariot.

Before they could ask, a mist rose from the lower reaches of the Zhi River.

Xiangjun and Xiangfuren arrived by boat, breaking through the waves of the branch waters, and in no time they were in front of everyone.

"Xiangjun!"

"Lady Xiang!"

Xiangjun and Xiangfuren are immortals of the fourth level of the Dao Heaven, in charge of the Jiang and Xiang waters, namely the Jiang River and the Xiang River. They are the highest-ranking water deities in the Chu Kingdom. Although there is no class like scholar-official among immortals, any water deity must be authorized by Xiangjun and his wife to take office and formally integrate into the Dao Heaven. Therefore, Xiangjun and his wife are the heads of the water deities.

"Please tell me what happened..." Xiang Jun's gaze swept over Quan Ming, slightly surprised that Quan Ming had reached the peak of the first level of Dao Tian in just over ten days and had begun the Dao Tian assessment. However, he had important business to attend to today, so he looked at Zhang Xian and said in a slightly serious tone: "I will later verify with Dao Tian whether what you have said is true."

When Zhang Xian saw Xiang Jun's gaze fall on him, he straightened his clothes and bowed before telling Xiang Jun everything he knew and had seen.

After saying this, Xiangjun's gaze swept over the Tiger Immortal and the auspicious beasts.

They all nodded in agreement with what Zhang Xian said.

Xiangjun frowned and remained silent, only raising her hand to create a splash of water, which transformed into a water dragon that soared into the sky and disappeared.

Lady Xiang, with her gentle expression, said to Xiang Jun, "If what you say is true, then it is Zhi Xian's own fault. He intercepted the corpses of thousands of Quan people in the Water Palace and used the corpses of his fellow Quan people to plot against Quan Shui. Now he has caused the remaining fortune of Quan Kingdom to backfire. He has only himself to blame."

"But the fate of this powerful state is difficult to sway, and even we, the immortals and gods of Chu, cannot eliminate it."

"Now, the aura of destiny and the aura of corpses are intertwined, forming a Corpse Domain... If we don't find a way to suppress it, this section of the river will become unnavigable, and irrigation will be impossible on both banks... In fact, over time, invincible corpse monsters may even emerge, which would be detrimental to Chu!"

As Lady Xiang finished speaking, she looked at Lord Xiang.

Xiangjun, however, looked at Qu Xia, who remained silent, staring intently at the surging waves, unable to discern the situation within the Zhishui River.

Seeing this, Qu Xia said coldly, "It's not that there's no way to remove the power of the kingdom's destiny... just kill all the owners!"

hiss!

Everyone was startled and looked at Qu Xia in confusion.

But Qu Xia's gaze shifted to Quan Ming.