Chapter 210
Chapter 210
The Crematorium did not go south alone. In addition to the 400 Feiyu Guards, there were also 10,000 people from the Beijing Camp.
The team stretched for several miles and slowly moved south in the wind and snow.
The cold wind was howling, and the frosty wind penetrated into the body through the clothes, sweeping up the temperature madly.
Everything was fine at the beginning, but half a day later, some people fell to the ground due to freezing.
Even Qin He began to miss the down jackets of later generations. Although they could withstand the test of time, they were still uncomfortable after all, like the frost cutting people.
The common people of this era wore coarse linen clothes with gaps so large that nails could be passed through. Even if you wrapped yourself up like a dumpling, the cold wind would still blow through.
The experienced old Liang went to the roadside and got some dried banana leaves to stick inside his clothes to block the wind. The people in the East City crematorium followed suit and finally they managed to make it to Cangzhou.
At this time, good news finally came. The surface of the canal south of Cangzhou had not yet been completely frozen and shipping was still possible.
So the huge team boarded the ship in batches.
Qin He looked at the river surface and used his Qi-gazing technique to find that most of the river surfaces on both sides were frozen, with only a crack in the middle about five or six feet wide, and a faint demonic aura rising.
"Master, it's not that the river is not frozen, but that some aquatic creatures have broken through the ice." The big turtle stretched out its head and sniffed, then said.
Qin He tried to comfort it several times along the way, and managed to dissuade it from running away.
"Do you know him?" Qin He asked.
"It sounds like the breath of the Black Dragon King." said the big turtle.
"Black Dragon King?" Qin He was puzzled.
"It's a black eel. It used to work under the Dragon King of Jinghe River. Later, they fell out for some reason, and now it has come to the canal." said the big turtle.
"Jinghe Dragon King?"
Qin He became even more confused after hearing this. The underwater world was still a blank to him. The most important thing was that he had never burned a corpse from the underwater world.
"Master, in our underwater world, there is a saying of three palaces and nine kings. Ranked by strength, they are the Yellow River Dragon Palace, Luoshui Dragon Palace, and Dongting Dragon Palace. Each of the three palaces has a king. In addition to these three kings, there are another six kings: Pengze Dragon King, Jinghe Dragon King, Chaohe Dragon King, Weihe Dragon King, Hongze Dragon King, and Qiantang Dragon King."
Seeing Qin He's confusion, the big turtle slowly explained, "The Three Palaces and Nine Kings are only the relatively powerful forces in the underwater world. There are countless less powerful ones."
"Is there no Dragon Palace on this part of the canal?" Qin He asked curiously.
The Three Palaces and Nine Kings basically cover all the major water systems in the Eastern world, but there is no real Canal Dragon King.
"Master, this is a long story. Simply put, there are three reasons. First, the canal was artificially dug, lacking the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, and lacking the foundation for a Dragon Palace. Second, the various Dragon Palaces are all eyeing the canal for worship, competing openly and secretly with each other, making it difficult for any one to dominate. Finally, there's the imperial court. The canal is too important to them, and the court won't allow a Dragon Palace that can rival it to emerge in the canal. In short, all these reasons have led to the complexity of the canal's underwater world. The canal's waters remain constant, but the Dragon King changes."
"Then what's going on with this Black Dragon King? Was he bribed by the imperial court?" Qin He asked.
"My Lord, the Black Dragon King never does anything without profit, and he doesn't keep his word. If the court asks him to do something, I'm afraid there will be problems." said the big turtle.
"What could go wrong?" Qin He asked.
"It's hard to say. The Black Dragon King is treacherous and cunning, and he's ruthless. A few years ago, he heard from somewhere that a sea pearl was being shipped to the capital, but he couldn't be sure which ship it was on. So he overturned dozens of passing boats in one go, turbulently blocking the water for over ten days and even blocking the canal."
"How strong is it?" Qin He asked again.
"He is over two hundred years old and has practiced Taoism for about one hundred and fifty to sixty years. He is considered quite powerful." said the big turtle.
Qin He nodded. Although his cultivation level was a little low, compared to his internal strength, after 150 to 160 years, he was basically reaching the peak level of internal strength.
If the advantage of occupying water is added, even a strong external force will find it difficult to deal with it.
No wonder they dare to run rampant in the canal.
I don’t know what Tu Baishou was planning, but he actually got in touch with the Black Dragon King.
……
The big turtle was right to worry.
The wind was blowing hard, and when the fleet had sailed fifty miles south, something went wrong.
The ice ahead suddenly closed in, cutting off the waterway. Despite advance warnings from the Flying Fish Guards, it was still a hassle to stop the huge fleet, with many ships crowded together.
Tu Baishou stood at the bow of the boat and said coldly, "Black Dragon King, why don't you leave?"
As he finished speaking, a huge head with a dorsal fin slowly emerged from the ice not far away.
The head was so big, as big as a room, with two horns on its head and fins on its back. At first glance, it looked like the back of a stegosaurus. Its eel eyes were scarlet, and a fierce and cold aura came over it.
"Wow~"
"what is this?"
"Eel spirit?"
"..."
On the boat, the crematorium soldiers suddenly let out horrified screams.
They only knew that the river was not completely frozen, but they never expected that there was something clearing the way ahead.
The Black Dragon King Eel raised his mouth slightly, revealing a humane smile, "Hehehe, sorry, the ice is a bit thick, you have to pay extra~"
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