Chapter 178 177. The demonic atmosphere is mixed with the marsh air, and the fire is blazing! (Subscribe!)
"The dam broke?"

Xu Qing looked at his two senior brothers whose expressions suddenly changed, and wondered where the dam had collapsed.

The first thing he thought of was Gaoyou Lake, which is adjacent to Yangzhou Prefecture. Although the lake is not as vast as Hongze, it is also a vast lake.

If something went wrong there, the consequences would be much more serious than if the water-suppressing magic array on this section of the river was broken through by the water-born monsters.

"My two brothers, has the Gaoyou Lake burst its banks?"

Senior Brother Yinshan came back to his senses and shook his head, saying, "Gaoyou Lake is fine, Yangzhou Prefecture is fine, but there is a problem in Fengyang Prefecture."

Fengyang Prefecture is connected to Huai'an, one on the left and the other on the right, with Hongze Lake in the middle.

The Huai River runs through the entire Fengyang Prefecture, passes through Hongze Lake, and enters the jurisdiction of Huai'an Prefecture.

The dam, which stretched for hundreds of miles from Fengyang Prefecture to Hongze and then to various places in Huai'an Prefecture, was built jointly by the imperial court and Yuanfu Temple.

Senior Brother Yinshan and Taoist Anran had both participated in the maintenance of the levee and the water-controlling formations on both sides of the Huai River.

Part of the water-suppressing magic circle is made up of talismans made by them themselves.

In this way, they could feel the collapse of the levee in Fengyang Prefecture from a long distance.

"Fengyang Prefecture?" Xu Qing was slightly stunned when he heard that. He never expected that there was a problem in Fengyang Prefecture.

"We must rush to Fengyang Prefecture immediately." Taoist An Ran made the decision, "Fengyang Prefecture is one of the three areas we are responsible for this time."

"Now that something has happened, we have no choice but to take responsibility."

There was one more thing that Taoist An Ran did not say. What he was most worried about was whether the Hongze Lake would change after the Fengyang dike collapsed.

Once something happens to Hongze Lake, Huai'an City and Yuanfu Temple located downstream of the lake will be the first to be affected!
Fortunately, although the Hundred Miles Long Dike is a whole, the collapse of any section will not affect the others.

There is still some time for them to process and make up for it.

Yinshan had a similar idea: "The water suppression formation for this section of the river has almost been set up."

“Although the Iron Bull has not yet been put into the river, Junior Master Uncle has teamed up with Lord Luo and Lord Chen to kill four great demons of the fourth realm.”

"I don't think any water-born monster would dare to cause trouble here at this time."

Taoist An Ran nodded slightly and quickly made arrangements: "Leave a few disciples here to perfect the water suppression formation, and the others will follow us to Fengyang Prefecture."

"As for the disciples, they can stay in the prefecture and continue to provide disaster relief."

"Ning Fang, Ning Yue, Ning She, and..." Taoist An Ran turned to look at Xu Qing, "Junior Master, please follow me to Fengyang Prefecture."

Xu Qing nodded.

The sudden turn of events was beyond everyone's expectations. Compared to the dam burst in Fengyang Prefecture, dealing with the cloud insects was not the most urgent matter at the moment.

but
Xu Qing turned to look at Bai Lele, but realized that her trip was in vain.

However, what surprised Xu Qing was that Bai Lele actually took the initiative to ask to go to Fengyang together:

"Big brother, can I go with you?"

Xu Qing frowned.

If the thief who stole things from Bai Lele's village was involved in Yunchong's conspiracy, it would be understandable for Bai Lele to agree to help. But why did she take the initiative to get involved in the Fengyang Prefecture dam breach?
"Grandpa Bai said that the thief is in Fengyang Mansion." Bai Lele said shockingly, "and the matter of Fengyang Mansion is related to him."

"Grandpa Bai?"

Bai Lele took out a white cloth bag hanging around his waist.

Her waist was full of various bottles and cloth bags. Xu Qing had just checked with the help of his golden eyes. The bottles and cloth bags had their own spaces, filled with various insects and other things.

"This is Grandpa Bai." Bai Lele spread out his palms, and a snow-white mouse without a single strand of hair crawled out of the cloth bag.

"Big brother, the reason why I appeared at the door of the restaurant just now was because Grandpa Bai told me to wait there for clues about the thief."

"Then I met you, big brother."

Xu Qing met Bai Lele's sparkling eyes and his brows suddenly raised. Is this little white mouse so magical?
Just as he was about to ask what the little white mouse was like and what magical powers it possessed, a voice came from the side:
"Could this be a Zhongneng Rat?"

Senior Brother Yinshan looked at the flawless snow-white mouse with great interest:

"I heard that among the rat monsters, there is a kind of rat whose fur turns completely snow-white when it reaches a hundred years old."

"If one can live past 300 years old, he will be able to awaken the divine power of divination, and be good at predicting people's fortunes. He is called Zhongneng, and can predict the good and bad luck of the year and things happening a thousand miles away."

Bai Lele fell silent for a moment, then nodded heavily: "Yes, Grandpa Bai is indeed Zhongneng Rat!"

The little white mouse rolled his eyes when he heard this.

"When you mentioned Fengyang Mansion just now, I suddenly had an idea and asked for divination." The little white mouse said slowly, "It turned out that the thief and you guys have some kind of cause and effect connection."

"Especially you!" The little white mouse looked at Xu Qing with a pair of green bean-sized eyes, "You are deeply involved with that thief. You must have dealt with him before!"

Have you ever dealt with him?

Xu Qing's eyes flashed, and memories surged in his mind, remembering the two mysterious people he encountered in the Drowned Infant Pond.

One of the guys wearing a Taotie mask is the Gu Master!
Thinking of this, Xu Qing's mind suddenly became clear.

The Gu Master with the Taotie mask is from Hu Jun's side.
Whether it was the spreading of cloud insects to expand the extent of the natural disaster, or the breach of the dam in Fengyang Prefecture, from the final result, they were all paving the way for Hu Jun to escape to the river!

Xu Qing asked anxiously, "Is the thief who stole things from your village a Gu Master? But he was wearing a Taotie mask?"

Upon hearing this, Bai Lele and Xiao Baishu's eyes flashed: "That's right! He is indeed wearing a Taotie mask!"

"Two senior brothers." Xu Qing looked at Senior Brother Yinshan and Taoist Anran, "It seems we have to take her with us."

"The thief she is looking for is very likely one of the culprits that caused the dam to burst in Fengyang Prefecture today!"

"Spreading cloud insects and causing Fengyang Prefecture to burst its dikes is ultimately aimed at helping the old dragon in Hongze Lake escape across the river!"

"The Fengyang Prefecture dam breach is probably just a precursor. Next, the old dragon will start to transform into a dragon across the river!"

"Without further delay, we should set off to Fengyang Prefecture immediately." Taoist An Ran looked gloomy and took out the Thousand Mile Sound Transmission Note. "In addition, I will inform the temple of this matter and ask them to prepare!"

The situation suddenly became extremely urgent. Not only did the Fengyang dike burst, but the old dragon in Hongze was about to leave the river, which was like a mountain pressing on their hearts.

However, Taoist An Ran felt a little uneasy. What really trapped the old dragon in Hongze Lake was not the 100-mile long dike, nor the imperial army stationed there.
But the leader!

What exactly is that old dragon planning to do to make the sect leader unable to interfere with its transformation into a dragon?

Taoist An Ran and Senior Brother Yin Shan looked at each other and saw the confusion and uneasiness in each other's eyes.

The areas of Fengyang Prefecture, Huai'an Prefecture and Yangzhou Prefecture are roughly shaped like an inverted triangle.

Fengyang Prefecture and Huai'an Prefecture are at the two upper points of the inverted triangle, while Yangzhou is at the two lower points.

At this time, within the jurisdiction of Fengyang Prefecture, a white cloud was passing through the sky at a very fast speed.

With Senior Brother Yinshan using all his strength to activate the Cloud Controlling Technique, it only took Xu Qing and the others one hour to enter the jurisdiction of Fengyang Prefecture from Yangzhou Prefecture.

Standing on the clouds, everyone looked down at the land below, and saw the flood rolling like a blue sea, the city collapsed, and the houses submerged.

As far as the eye can see, the vast ocean is immersed in the sun, the vast sky is connected, and it is a country of water!

Everyone who saw this scene looked gloomy.

If this happens in just one or a few places, it would be normal.

After all, the Huai River runs from west to east, through the entire Fengyang Prefecture. Even the government would be powerless in the face of a situation where the Huai River burst its banks across the territory.

In some small towns, the cultivation level of government officials is no more than the second level, and even if they use the country's destiny, they cannot resist the power of heaven and earth.

But what they saw and heard along the way in Fengyang Prefecture was just like what was happening now!

Senior Brother Yinshan looked at the many corpses floating on the water, as well as the silhouettes of the water demons looming in the water, and his voice seemed to be erupting like a volcano:
"What on earth are the government officials in the counties and states of Fengyang Prefecture doing? Why are they allowing the flood to wreak havoc like this?"

"Even if the Huai River suddenly burst its banks, this shouldn't be the case!"

Xu Qing and the others couldn't understand why this happened, and their faces became increasingly gloomy.

"Ok?"

At this moment, Bai Lele turned over his hand, and a scarab worm appeared in his palm.

When Xu Qing saw this insect before, its glowing tail was constantly spinning around, but now it was pointing steadily in one direction.

"Grandpa Bai, Lang Jinchong finally found the thief!" Bai Le said with surprise, "Grandpa Bai, let's go and catch the thief!"

The little white mouse did not move in a hurry. He turned his eyes and spoke slowly:
"Masters, the thief we are looking for seems to be one of the culprits who caused the flooding of Fengyang Prefecture and spread the cloud insects to aggravate the disaster."

"I think the Taoist priests also want to capture the person back, right? Why don't you send some people to go with us?"

Taoist An Ran and Senior Brother Yin Shan fell into deep thought when they heard Zhong Neng Shu's words.

"Let's split our forces into three groups." Senior Brother Yinshan finally spoke up and made the decision. "An Ran, you go with these two to meet the culprit. If you can catch him, then catch him. If not, then get some information from him."

"Remember, ensuring your own safety is the most important thing. If something is wrong, don't fight hard."

When saying the last sentence, Senior Brother Yinshan looked meaningfully at the calm little white mouse.

Zhongneng Rat can predict fortune and disaster, and is best at avoiding danger and seeking good fortune. It will take the initiative to suggest that they go together, so the opponent must be very difficult to deal with.

"Although Junior Master is only in the third realm, he has the combat power comparable to that of the fourth realm. Junior Master will lead Ning Fang and others to Fengyang Prefecture, Fengyang County."

"Yes." Xu Qing did not refuse and agreed straightforwardly.

"As for me, I will stay here to control the flood here and prevent it from continuing to flood."

Taoist An Ran frowned and said, "How can you control such a large flood with your ability alone?"

"We have to try." Senior Brother Yinshan shook his head.

Taoist An Ran sighed, knowing that it was useless to persuade him any further: "Brother, you warned me, and I want to warn you the same way: ensuring your own safety is the most important thing!"

Senior Brother Yinshan chuckled: "I know."

Taoist An Ran made a Taoist gesture to Senior Brother Yinshan, Xu Qing, and the three disciples with the character "Ning" in their names:
"The heavens are prosperous, and my Dao is thriving. My fellow disciples, take care."

Xu Qing and others also responded with a Daoji.

The group split into three groups.

Taoist An Ran left with Bai Lele and Zhong Nengshu. Xu Qing released Mo Yun and took three disciples with the name "Ning" to Fengyang County.

After everyone left, Senior Brother Yinshan sank into the flood below.

The turbulent water with a bit of violent breath flowed around him, and the souls of the people who were drowned and died wailed in his ears.
The vital energy in Brother Yinshan's body vibrated loudly and poured into the "Taishang Zhengyi Weimeng Hetu Life-saving Talisman" in his body.

At the same time, silently recite the Dragon King's Precious Edict in your heart: "With all my heart I bow down to you. The sea is my palace, and the Yao Island will receive my blessings."

next moment,
The square, token-like talisman in the dantian twisted and turned into a river map that recorded the water veins managed by Senior Brother Yinshan so far.

Then, as the Dragon King’s Precious Edict was being recited, a loud dragon roar came from the River Map, which was like a spread-out paper.

When Brother Yinshan recited "The waves are calm, and will not overflow into the rivers; the fish and shells are submerged, and will not be allowed to overturn and poison others", the River Map suddenly flew out.

The illusory paper wrapped around Brother Yinshan's body and instantly transformed into a huge dragon with shining scales, exposed hair and beard, a hundred feet long, and an appearance that was both elegant and coordinated yet full of power.

As the dragon appeared in the water, an astonishing pressure spread into the flood in all directions.

The violent flood seemed to have seen the monarch; it gradually calmed down and gathered towards him.

The dragon stretched out its body and swam gracefully towards the original river channel of the water.

When the dragon moved, the flood that had flooded the earth stopped flowing forward and miraculously began to flow backwards.

Fengyang County.

Xu Qing drove the Mo Yun and brought Ning Fang, Ning Yue and Ning She to the seat of the prefecture.

From what I saw, it was better than others. At least the flood did not submerge the city and turn it into ruins.

At this time, an official seal was floating in the sky above Fengyang County. The majestic national destiny surged out of it, turning into a light shield that enveloped the entire city and blocked the rolling flood.

But it’s not that good.

There were actually a large number of water monsters roaming around the city, like two armies fighting and one side was blocked in the city by the other.

What made Xu Qing and others feel even more absurd was that people were thrown down from the city wall from time to time.

Every time this happened, the water monsters outside the city would tease the people who were thrown off the city wall like a cat catching a mouse, and finally devour them when they were most desperate.

"This..." Ning Fang and others were a little bit unbelievable when they saw this scene.

Is this still within Dasheng? !

Soon, some water demons noticed the appearance of Xu Qing and others.

"Wow, there are some Taoist priests here."

"Food, delicious food is coming!"

"It's a pity that they are only at the third level. It would be better if they were at the fourth level."

Several water monsters raised their heads from the water and looked up at Xu Qing and his companions, with cruelty, tyranny and greed flashing in their eyes.

Xu Qing met these gazes with no expression on his face, but his eyes were extremely cold.

He waved his hand, and ten Liujia Chilei Talismans appeared in front of him in a line.

The unique tyranny and destructive aura of thunder spread out, making the many water-born monsters surrounding Fengyang County feel as if death was approaching.

"Sir Liujia, listen to my command, thunder is coming!"

　Previously, Senior Brother Yinshan had a second-level sutra, so there should be two more characters of "Mengwei".

　　
　
(End of this chapter)