Recaps

Liang Qu expanded his water-beast clan, gained new abilities, and led the River God Sacrifice before attending the Celestial Ship Merchant Guild’s auction. He won the Golden Eyes and the Thunder Character Seal Technique, then encountered an attacker on his way home.

• Liang Qu recruited Round Head’s river dolphin pod, named the former king Scarhead, and received a Mermaid Tear and a Tiger Devouring Human You from the clan’s cave.
• Liang Qu gained Tian Wu’s favor and a Yu Mark from the vessel, while the Old Monk identified a hidden scripture as Master Huiyuan’s revised treatise.
• Liang Qu led the River God Sacrifice, gained River’s Favor, and arranged for plays about the Whale Gang to be performed during the festivities.
• Liang Qu learned that the Flood Dragon was hunting a thief in the south, then consumed a Golden Gong Fish and comprehended the Vortex Wave skill.
• Liang Qu attended the Celestial Ship Merchant Guild’s auction, bought the Golden Eyes, and sold his Mermaid Tear for three thousand taels.
• Liang Qu challenged Wei Shao to a swimming contest and won the Thunder Character Seal Technique by reaching Pingyang Wharf first with his catch.
• Liang Qu helped three old men free a cart from mud, but one of them attacked him with blade radiance as Red Mountain dodged.

Liang Qu strengthened his abilities and prepared for a major River Conservancy Office operation against the Ghost Mother Sect. The expedition reached the sect’s stronghold, where Liang Qu fought from the rear before killing a pursuer and drawing the disciples’ fear.

• Liang Qu defeated Huang Ziyan and Huang Jinghong, exposed their Ghost Mother Sect ties, and delivered the bodies to Ran Zhongshi, who confirmed their identities and promised him Great Merit.
• Liang Qu swallowed the Golden Eyes, awakened their power to command aquatic creatures, and later used them to control schools of fish and subdue a Giant Crocodile.
• A family of beavers built a house over Liang Qu’s pond after he agreed to provide monthly metal ore, and Liang Qu sold Xiang Fangsu his hot pot recipe for five thousand taels.
• The Old Monk taught Liang Qu the Ear Consciousness Method, and Liang Qu used the Mirage Worm’s dream mist to form a thunder talisman before heading to Ping Yang County.
• Liang Qu learned of an impending campaign against the Ghost Mother Sect, then received orders to mobilize when Three Suns appeared in the sky.
• A River Conservancy Office fleet sailed into the Great Marsh, and Ke Wenbin briefed Liang Qu and the senior officers on the sect’s strength and the operation’s Martial Saint weapons.
• After a sacrifice and the distribution of medicines and Ink Arrays, Liang Qu joined Xiang Fangsu’s boat as the force entered the Islet Region and attacked the stronghold.
• Liang Qu shot Ghost Mother Sect disciples from the rear, then killed a pursuing expert with his spear and righteous intimidation, frightening the remaining disciples.

Liang Qu survived the Ghost Mother Sect’s lingering evil, discovered a hidden Treasure Vault, and advanced his cultivation after returning to Ping Yang County. He sublimated the River Master Emperor’s favor, then learned that a water monster was attacking fishermen and set out to find it.

• Liang Qu helped Xiang Fangsu and Ran Zhongshi defeat the island’s fighters, then used his Evil-Warding Method to protect the survivors from black qi left by a dead Martial Saint.
• Liang Qu, Xiang Fangsu, and Ke Wenbin searched the Ghost Mother Sect’s underground Treasure Vault, took a few treasures, and escaped after defeating a resurrected Great Martial Master.
• Xu Yuelong confirmed that Great Martial Masters could revive after death and recommended Liang Qu for a seventh-rank official post.
• Liang Qu consumed the Qilin Great Pill and Wither-Bloom Twin Lotus, opening his Spinal Column Gate and increasing his Marsh Essence before returning to Ping Yang County.
• Liang Qu welcomed a family of river otters and gathered enough Marsh Essence to create a Spirit Fish that could sublimate a Favor.
• Liang Qu chose the River Master Emperor’s Favor for sublimation, comprehended the Azure Dragon Spear Technique’s three strikes, and strengthened his martial talent and power against water-attributed Demon Beasts.
• After studying the flood dragon’s fading divine charm, Liang Qu received another wisp of red qi and decided to save it.
• Li LiBo reported that a water monster had smashed fishing boats and injured a fisherman, so Liang Qu asked Chen Jiechang to lead him to the monster’s location.

Liang Qu advanced in rank, expanded his ties with Toad and the pond’s beasts, and had Fubo reforged with rare materials. As local officials began visiting him in his new jurisdiction, news arrived that Hua Zhu County had flooded.

• Liang Qu killed a giant serpent threatening the waters near Yi Xing Town and received promotion to seventh-rank Dushui Official along with a Dragon Blood Horse Grade-Raising Pill.
• Liang Qu fed the pill to Red Mountain, raised it to fourth rank, and established a Mental Link with it.
• Liang Qu took responsibility for three towns and eight market townships, while Old Toad visited his pond stronghold and gave him Treasure Fish and other valuables.
• Liang Qu traded ship models with Toad for the Crimson Fire Golden Feather, then took Ink Dragon Gold from Toad’s cave and brought both materials to Lu Gang for Fubo’s reforging.
• Liang Qu supplied his blood to suppress the Golden Feather’s will during the forging, and Lu Gang completed Fubo with its Ink Dragon Gold body and powerful aura.
• Great River Otter’s group, aided by Fat Catfish and Cannot Move, defeated One-Eyed River Otter’s tribe and reclaimed their property, while Liang Qu received Gray Steel from the River Otters.
• Li Shoufu delivered the roster of river officials under Liang Qu’s jurisdiction, and Cha Qing and other local visitors brought him gifts.
• Li LiBo urgently informed Liang Qu that Hua Zhu County had flooded.