Chapter 69: Disappearance of Master Yang
Ze Ding emits a faint blue light.
[Dingzhu: Liang Qu]
[Refine Zeling: Water Monkey (White) (Fusion Degree: )]
[Talent Skill: Water Leap]
[Water Essence: None]
[River favorability: (Huaijiang River)]
[Control water beasts: Taihua crocodile, six-whisker catfish, stone crab, Tianshui centipede]
[Evaluation: The Water Monkey Ze Ling originated from the great Lord of Huaiwo. He is an insignificant figure who is not worth mentioning because of his incomplete inspiration.]
River favorability, !
The quality of this decimal point is comparable to cutting a price on Pinduoduo.
Liang Qu stared at this tiny , feeling that it was hard-earned.
I don't know if it's because of the fusion degree increasing by twenty, or because of the favor, but the final evaluation has changed. "Weak nature and weak life" has become "not worth mentioning". It doesn't sound like there is much difference, but it should be considered a small improvement, right?
I just don't know which step of the sacrifice was recognized? Being the chief priest? Sacrificing to the mountain ghost? Leading thousands of people?
Or is it that it is not just a single step, but the entire process that will be favored?
If you want to be favored in the future, you have to perform sacrifices and be the main priest?
There are too many doubts, and the entire sacrificial process is too complicated to be easily reproduced for a control experiment.
Liang Qu had no way to judge and could only make some guesses.
Today's sacrifices, although said to be sacrifices to the river god, essentially do not have a specific object.
Just as Lin Songbao said, every year great monsters appear and are seen by mortals.
This year it was the spherical black shadow toad, last year it was a large wide fish, and the year before that it was a piranha. Sacrifices were offered afterwards, which is a sacrificial custom formed by the villagers out of fear.
There are too many big monsters and the Jianghuai River is too big, so the probability of seeing the same big monster in the same place is extremely small.
This situation results in the river gods of the Jianghuai River being able to change themselves.
Folk legends often tell of stories about the Jianghuai River God transforming into an elegant nobleman, falling in love with a common woman, punishing corrupt officials and unfilial descendants, and helping poor scholars.
In the absence of a specific direction, it would be better to say that it is a sacrifice to the Jianghuai River itself rather than to say that it is a sacrifice to the river god.
Everyone hopes that by offering livestock, the Yangtze and Huaihe rivers will remember their hard work and hope that the next year will have good weather, a good harvest, lush grass and fat fish.
So the sacrifice is actually to the Jiang and Huai Rivers.
If one wants to gain favor through sacrifice, this should be a necessary condition.
The scale of the sacrifice and one's own position in the sacrifice should be another necessary condition.
As the chief priest, he led thousands of people to stand up and kneel, it was a grand ceremony, probably more majestic than the emperor's morning court.
If I become one of thousands of people, I guess it won't have that effect.
The quality of the offerings must also be taken into account. It doesn't have to be mountain spirits or ghosts, but it has to be at least three animals.
These three are probably the three key factors in gaining favor.
If I were to be the chief priest, leading a hundred thousand troops to sacrifice three great demons of the Zhenxiang level, then the degree of favor would be at least 1, right?
Liang Qu didn't think that he could gain the favor of the Jianghuai River by setting up two small shabby tables, killing two chickens, and secretly bowing in a corner. It was too worthless.
But you can try it, it’s free, and you can prepare two chickens and an incense burner someday and sprinkle the chicken blood into the river.
It is preferred to raise hens that are two and a half years old.
Liang Qu stroked his chin and fell into deep thought. He walked out of the boat awning and stood at the bow to see what difference it made to be favored.
The wind was blowing strongly, the oars were hitting the river, and whirlpools were created.
Chen Jiechang felt something was strange. He was also a good fisherman and sailing was no problem for him, but today rowing was particularly easy for him, as if heaven and earth were working together for him and he slipped out with a slight slide.
Is it because it’s not my own boat and the weight is different, or is it because I haven’t fished for nearly two months at the martial arts school and my hands are not used to it?
Wait, why is the boat slowing down again?
Chen Jiechang rowed the oars and felt that the feel of his hand was becoming increasingly strange, as if he was rowing in paste. Fortunately, it didn't take long for him to return to normal, and he felt neither relaxed nor strenuous, just like usual.
The river flow today is so strange, I have never seen it before. Is it an undercurrent?
I don’t understand, I don’t understand.
Liang Qu squatted at the bow and put down his water control ability. favor was too little to evolve his innate skill Water Leap.
However, the water control ability has been slightly enhanced, from about 800 kilograms to 1,000 kilograms!
The physical effort required to control water becomes less and the flexibility is higher.
I don't know why, but controlling the blood is still difficult. He can't even feel the blood flowing in Chen Jiechang's body. Until now, he can only control the blood of ordinary people.
I must read the two volumes of "My Thoughts on the Cultivation of Nature and Life" when I get back. Perhaps the answers can be found in them.
In recent days, Liang Qu has been reading "Haomutang Miscellaneous Notes and Annotations" to increase his knowledge and experience, but he has ignored the macro description of martial arts.
There is no way. "My Thoughts on the Cultivation of Nature and Life" is too boring and is far less vivid and interesting than "Haomutang Miscellaneous Notes and Annotations". The experiences in it are all told in the form of stories, and there are many unexpected twists, which is very entertaining to read.
The wupeng boat crossed the winding river and passed by several passenger ships.
The Nanshi Bridge passed overhead. Liang Qu took a glance and saw a pedestrian walking hurriedly across the bridge.
Hey, Zheng Xiang!
Liang Qu looked at him a few more times until the Zhao family's housekeeper turned into a corner and disappeared.
He still remembers vividly the scene when Zheng Xiang came to Mr. Zhao to adopt him as Mr. Zhao's adopted son.
I never thought I would see him again today. It's strange to say, Lin Di knew that he was Master Yang's disciple. The Zhao Mansion is much bigger than a small fishing family, but Zheng Xiang didn't even come to express anything.
Cold treatment?
Liang Qu couldn't figure it out, but when he saw the black-sailed boats crossing the river and could see Yang's mansion in the distance, he stopped thinking about it.
He no longer takes such small people seriously and thinks they are not worth his time and energy.
They climbed up the two banks by stepping on the reefs. Chen Jiechang stayed on the boat to watch over it, while Liang Qu stepped forward and knocked on the copper ring.
When the doorman saw that it was Liang Qu, he knew his identity and called him "Ninth Young Master" before opening the door.
Led by the servants, Liang Qu walked through the courtyard. He did not see Master Yang, but only saw Master Yang's wife, Xu, sitting on the armchair with the support of Nan Di.
Liang Qu hurriedly greeted: "Greetings to Master's Wife."
Xu leaned back in her chair and said with a smile, "How come Xiaojiu has time to come to my place? I rarely see you on weekdays. I can't even find you to have a meal with me.
Among the nine boys, you, Little Four, and Little Five are the best looking, but Little Four has a perverse personality and Little Five is aloof. I was hoping you could come and keep me company, but you're nowhere to be seen all day. Sigh."
It feels like the mistress of the school is obsessed with looks.
Liang Qu was embarrassed: "I really have so many things to do that I don't have time. I have to study, practice martial arts, and go fishing. I will come to pay my respects to Master's wife every day when I have some free time in the next few days."
"Fishing? You don't have enough money, right? I told you that Old Man Yang is stingy. What's the use of ten taels? Are you afraid that he will have a bad temper? You are a very good child. How can a little money make you have a bad temper? Nan Di, go to my chest and get an ingot of precious silver."
Liang Qu felt embarrassed at first and shocked at the latter.
An ingot of precious silver!
That's fifty taels of silver!
The master's wife was too generous.
But he didn't come here to ask for money.
Liang Qu quickly told everyone the reason for his coming, fearing that if he was late it would be like receiving red envelopes from relatives.
After hearing this, Xu waved, "Xiaojiu, come here."
Liang Qu stood up obediently and squatted in front of Xu.
Xu came forward and sniffed: "No wonder there was a strong smell of medicine when I came in. You even smell like blood. Are you injured?"
"It's a minor injury, nothing serious."
Xu directly pulled open Liang Qu's collar and frowned at the thick white towel: "You call this a minor injury? Nan Di, don't go get the precious silver, go to my second box and get a bottle of flesh-replenishing pills."
"Master's wife, there's really no need. I have been rolling around in the mud since I was a kid. It's just a minor injury. The villagers are waiting and are very anxious."
"There's no point in worrying. Your master isn't even here."
(End of this chapter)
