He looked toward the direction of Sichuan, clenched his teeth, a flicker of determination crossed his eyes, and he quickly headed southwest...
At the sa ti, in the dense forest to the southeast, Guo Xiu’s face was full of fear as he fled at breakneck speed, with dark shadows piling up behind him and continuous screams of soldiers resonating in the air.
He had not expected that, after finally gathering the remaining hundred or so people, they would have the misfortune of encountering the Shen Kui Tribe out hunting.
Thus, the last of his family’s resources were completely squandered.
Guo Xiu felt a mix of confusion and sorrow in his heart, like a dog that had lost its ho, as he ran toward the camp of the Heavenly Saint Sect.
He did not want to see those people, but in this vast world, there was nowhere else to go.
Suddenly, the sound of wind whooshed from behind.
Before Guo Xiu could react, a giant white-furred hand grabbed his head, and then a pain shot through his neck as his head was bitten off.
In a daze, Guo Xiu rembered his father’s words:
"Father, look at my poetry, I could easily beco a Scholar..."
"Smack! What nonsense about becoming a Scholar, rember this clearly, we are descendants of the great imperial family, this Jiang Mountain, we will reclaim it sooner or later!"
...
"Travel safely."
"Thank you, Mr. Lv, please convey to Young Hero Li that I will send the intelligence back as soon as possible, and ask him to be very careful..."
Outside Dragon Pond Village, Hundred Households Gong Qun waved his hand in a gesture of farewell and swiftly left, disappearing into the night.
Here, he was on familiar territory, and he could easily circumvent the battlefield and return to the Baokang County camp.
Seeing the other leave, Lv San also turned toward Dragon Pond Village.
From a distance, he could see a fire by the lake.
When Lv San arrived, he saw that beside Dragon Pond Lake, the magic platform and offering table were already set up, with three types of sacrificial animals and five offerings all present, and all the villagers had co out to burn incense and pray.
With a still pale face, the Daoist Yun Lingzi stood in front of the offering table, and after respectfully lighting three sticks of incense, he turned to Lv San and said, "Mr. Lv, after the ritual to worship the Dragon, this matter will be resolved."
"In the future, should you co to Chengdu, rember to visit Qingyang Palace, and I will make sure to treat you wholeheartedly."
Lv San frowned and muttered, "Can you do it?"
Yun Lingzi was still recovering from his injuries and obviously looked sowhat weak, but he smiled and said, "No worries, the ritual to worship the Dragon is about sincerity. If the Dragon Lady seeks revenge, even if I were not injured, I could not escape this calamity."
After speaking, he glanced up at the sky, "Midnight is upon us, let’s start!"
The Dragon Suppressing Piles at the bottom were already tied with chains and dragged onto the shore.
At his command, Village Chief Zhou imdiately led the n, won, old, and young of the village to pull the chains together, like a tug-of-war.
Simultaneously, Yun Lingzi also started the ritual on the magic platform, holding the Hu Ban in his hands, and began to chant the Dragon King’s treasure decree:
"With a devoted heart, I offer my respects, the sea is turned into a palace, and the blessed isles receive the divine grace. Descendants of the celestials, command bestowed by the vast expanse, holding the mandate of the three heavens, decreeing dominion over all spirits..."
With each line of the scripture, the chains would sway.
Thanks to the combined effort of the n, won, old, and young of Dragon Pond Village, the Dragon Suppressing Piles were pulled out from the bottom of the lake one by one.
Sweat covered Yun Lingzi’s forehead, but he continued to chant the Dragon King’s treasure decree without any slack.
Bang!
With the last Dragon Suppressing Pile pulled out, the lake surface suddenly churned with mud, the wind howled, and a mist rose from the water as if sothing huge was flipping up and down beneath.
The sound of crashing rocks could be heard as stones fell from the surrounding cliffs.
Lv San’s ears twitched, his body tensed.
He seed to hear the dragon’s roar.
As the villagers of Dragon Pond Village were scared out of their wits, the lake surface eventually cald down again, and gentle ripples danced on the water, as if everything that had happened was just an illusion.
"The Dragon Lady is rciful!"
Yun Lingzi wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, his face full of relief.
The villagers of Dragon Pond Village, not knowing the details and seeing the Dragon Suppressing Piles removed, would surely believe they had obtained the Dragon Lady’s forgiveness, but he could not say for sure.
Fortunately, it seed that the Dragon Lady had not imposed a curse.
anwhile, Li Yan on the mountain peak of Shennongjia was curled up beside the fire, his eyelids trembling wildly, as he entered the dream once again...
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