The Snake Demon Returns

The dark blue stars hung high in the sky, making the night sky exceptionally clear.

The Oolong claws pried at the bones, its furry neck twisted as it gnawed, its tail flicking out a blur.

All was quiet.

A family of beavers sat by the pond, their claws protruding large spines as they buried their heads in fish.

Long Binglin gazed at the starry sky, feeling a surge of excitement.

Liang Qu's invitation to stay overnight is undoubtedly a great honor for the Dragonfolk! How will you sleep tonight?

Looking around at the Spirit Monster that seemed to possess great spirituality by the pond, Long Binglin, shirtless, scooped up a bucket of water from the pond in the garden and poured it over his head.

Whoosh!

Cold water washes over the bulging muscles, like a stream flowing through mountain rocks.

The clear water flowed all the way to the bottom, squeezed into the crevices of the pond stones, and flowed back into the pool, stirring up white foam.

A night breeze blew by, bringing a chill that dampened some of the excitement.

The East Wing Room of the backyard.

Water Mist, and the candlelight flickered.

The three bath tubs are arranged in a triangular pattern.

The water shimmered, revealing shoulders with an ivory-like texture, and her cascading black hair was tied up high and held in place by a pure silver hair ring.

Long E Ying leaned against the bathtub, her skin like soft, rosy jade, her face flushed with a delicate blush, making her radiant and captivating.

Reach out and scoop it up.

Water trickled through her fingers, the shattered candlelight reflecting off the petals that clung to her body.

Having moved away from their clan to seek refuge, they enjoyed a rare period of carefree comfort.

After a while.

Long E Ying grabbed the edge of the bathtub, leaned towards the center, and waved to Long Yao and Long Li to get closer.

"Sister E Ying?"

"Come here, I need to ask you two something."

The three dragon girls put their heads in the middle of the word "pin", crossed their arms, knocked their chins, and lay on the barrel chatting.

"You've been here for a while now, is it tough?"

"It's no trouble at all, Lord Liang is very easy to talk to."

"I don't have much to do usually. Just cleaning a few rooms and tidying up the bookshelves is no different from what I do at home."

"I actually find it more comfortable than at home. I can take a hot bath like this every day!"

"Can I soak every day?"

Long Yao and Long Li nodded.

You can't get such a comfortable hot bath underwater.

Long Yao counted on her fingers. "The firewood for boiling water is delivered to our door twice a month by a special cart. The adults don't care how much we use. If we run out, we just buy more. After washing, there's Ice Platform to blow-dry the room, so it's not hot at all. After drying off, we lie down on the bed. Ah, soon Sister E Ying will know how comfortable it is!"

Long Li nodded. "Not only that, Aunt Zhang's cooking is especially delicious. Usually at this time, there will be a late-night snack. She never distinguishes between large and small tables; we just sit together and eat together as soon as it's ready."

Long E Ying was surprised. "Eat at the same table? No distinction between main and secondary dishes?"

"Well... there should be a distinction between the main and secondary positions. Master and Uncle sit at the head of the table, but Lord Liang doesn't care about the rules of seating arrangements. We all sit at the same table. Master and Uncle are also very open-minded. They will definitely become Martial Saint in the future!"

It sounds like they're eating and drinking well, living a carefree life.

A hint of envy appeared in Long E Ying's eyes.

Since the disappearance of the Dragonfolk Dragon Lord, the atmosphere within the Dragon Clan has become increasingly serious and somber.

Everyone seems to have their own mission to accomplish, busy and restless for a moment.

In the past, when the Dragon Lord was alive, the Dragon Man Tribe probably lived the kind of life that Long Yao and Long Li did.

The Dragon Lord disappeared a hundred years ago.

Long Binglin and Long E Ying never witnessed the peak of the Long Human Cauldron.

Even the appearance of the Dragon Lord could only be found in picture books and heard from the Elder.

"That..."

Long E Ying's eyes flickered as she rose slightly from the bathtub, revealing her undulating curves, and leaned close to their ears.

The hot steam tickled the Dragon Girl's ears, and a blush spread across her face along with the rising Water Mist.

"No, we do look, but it's all done openly and honestly. We're the ones who always feel embarrassed..."

"Sister E Ying is much prettier than the two of us, a real beauty! Maybe she'll work out!"

"Alright!" Long E Ying pretended to be serious. "Once the Heavenly Water Morning Dew incident is over, I will petition Elder Long. After all, he is Great Martial Master, so he should be able to serve as a first-class maid! He will then take charge of you two third-class maids and teach you to sweep the courtyard ten times a day, tidy up the study ten times a day, and warm ten large beds!"

"Alas, Sister E Ying has such a wicked heart!"

The next day.

The sky was overcast, and a light drizzle began to fall around 5 a. m.

Rain Water washes over the tiles, flowing from between the ridges in silvery chains.

It's the plum rain season.

Liang Qu sat under the eaves, reaching out to catch the rain.

The stone bricks of the entire courtyard were washed away, turning a dark gray color, and a few air bubbles emerged from the soil and swirled in the tree pits overgrown with velvet.

After having breakfast, Long Binglin and Long E Ying stepped forward to say their goodbyes.

"Go ahead, I'll host a welcome dinner for you all after I've finished this matter."

"Thank you, sir!"

Long Binglin and Long E Ying clasped their hands in greeting and left.

Liang Qu passed through the hall and came to the second courtyard.

Facing the West Wing, after some thought, he stepped to the left.

"You asked about this?" Su Guishan was flipping through a book when he heard this. He put a leaf between his fingers and closed the book. "That day I told him, since you want to break down the old and build the new, why not break it down completely? You've followed the rules and regulations, the Five Precepts and the Ten Virtues for most of your life. If you can break them down, that would be a great destruction and a great construction."

Later, she probably took it to heart...

I see.

Liang Qu suddenly realized something. He scratched his temple, feeling that doing so was somewhat dangerous.

It is easy to go from frugality to extravagance, but difficult to go from extravagance to frugality.

Going from extravagance to frugality, and then from frugality to extravagance again, is extremely difficult.

"Will the master be able to take back his actions in the future?"

Su Guishan picked up the palm-sized purple Small Teapot and took a sip of fragrant tea.

"Human lifespan is determined by Heaven. Chickens live to six, dogs to eight, cats to ten, and Martial Saint to eight hundred. It's not that easy."

Four Gates and Seven Paths. From the Grandmaster level down, you just need to follow the rules and regulations. The ancestors and predecessors have already walked all the paths you need to take.

However, as one progresses from Grandmaster to grandmaster, the path becomes increasingly rugged. One must scrape against thorns and suffer bloody marks to forge one's own path, inevitably involving trial and error.

But how will you know you're wrong if you don't try? If you're afraid of making mistakes, then there's no need to cultivate yourself; you could just stay here your whole life, be a rich man, wouldn't that be wonderful?

No wonder you, a Water River Governor, insisted on squeezing into my little courtyard.

You want to see how others do it first, right...?

Liang Qu was speechless for a moment.

I didn't find anything wrong with it.

The Old Monk, who was over a hundred years old, had his own opinions and was of a higher level than Su Guishan. He wouldn't be easily fooled.

He must have his own thoughts; it's not his place to criticize a young man like him.

but.

Su Guishan's words make a lot of sense.

Destruction and reconstruction, enlightenment and rebirth.

I hope the master will succeed.

Now that the master has become Martial Saint, I wonder if he will also launch Grand Feast for the World and become famous overnight.

From now on, whenever Liang Qu's Golden Body flashes, the enemy will be so terrified that they will run away in terror and bow down in worship...

Cough cough.

Liang Qu gathered his thoughts and returned to the pond for his morning exercise.

afternoon.

The Purple-Scaled Snake Demon led several Great Monster Spirit on a long march of over a thousand miles, bypassing the Frog Clan Grounds in a large circle, and finally arrived near Pingyang Prefecture.

However, everything was observed by the Dragonfolk patrolling the road.

The Snake Demon also discovered the Dragonfolk's trail and was slightly puzzled as to why the Dragonfolk would appear here. However, remembering Lord Jiao's instructions, it dared not stop for a moment and hurriedly moved towards the shore.

The Dragonfolk gazed at the Snake Demon's retreating figure and hurriedly found the nearest River Dolphin to report the situation.

Upon hearing the sound, Liang Qu, who was meditating in the pond, moved and disappeared into the Vortex Passage.

Then, Cannot Move, the Fat Catfish and the Fist followed in turn.