Chapter 66 65. Nine Cows, Two Tigers and One Chicken
"A ray of energy from Ningyang Town has disappeared?"

The old dragon raised his head, his deep and quiet gaze seemed to penetrate thousands of mountains and rivers, and he saw the scene of his own energy being swallowed up in one gulp.

"Is it the cat from Yuanfu Temple?"

The old dragon snorted coldly, flicked its tail, and its smoothly curved body suddenly stretched out.

As the old dragon moved, the entire Hongze Lake was affected.

The Hongze Lake was calm the moment before, but the next moment a strong wind came and caused huge waves on the lake surface with high winds and rough waves.

Waves as big as city walls rushed up to the sky and crashed down, splashing up layer upon layer of new waves.

The various water-dwelling monster tribes at the bottom of the lake felt this huge movement, and after being startled, they began to discuss the matter.

"What happened again, my king?"

"Who made the king angry again?"

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The voices of the water monsters at the bottom of the lake rose and fell, drowned in the rumbling sound of the waves.

At the junction of Hongze Lake and the Huaihe River, a levee stretching for hundreds of miles stands majestically. The roaring waves hit the levee walls, instantly blowing up countless fine snow.

A 500-man army stationed on the dike heard the noise on the lake and immediately came over to check the situation.

"What's wrong with that old dragon?" A man wearing armor with mountain patterns and a resolute face looked out at the turbulent Hongze Lake with a frown on his face.

"No matter what's going on, just suppress it." The other man was also wearing armor with mountain patterns, but he did not have the calmness that was unique to soldiers. There was a kind of unbridled look between his brows.

"Right."

The two officers simultaneously drew out the long swords hanging from their waists, used the ebony waist badges with their identity information engraved on the front and a rooster painted on the back to mobilize the country's destiny, and then pierced the long swords into the ground.

An invisible wave swept across the levee and the lake.

Then a huge rooster's shadow appeared on the surface of Hongze Water. As soon as the rooster appeared, it crowed towards the sky with a loud and clear voice that echoed in all directions.

The sleeping nine oxen and two tigers were awakened by the crowing of the rooster.

The next moment, the eleven water-controlling objects placed on all sides of the long dike displayed their magical powers at the same time, and eleven phantoms of "nine oxen and two tigers" appeared on the surface of Hongze Lake.

On the backs of the nine iron bulls are engraved a line of incantation: "Wei Jin conquers the wood and the dragon hides, Wei Tu controls the water and the turtle and snake descends, Wei Zhuan rhinoceros is made to suppress Huaiyang, and the darkness is forever eliminated to report to our emperor."

At this moment, the spell glowed and a powerful force to calm the water gushed out, calming the surging waves, and the entire lake surface returned to its calm state.

The two tigers were not tigers, but water-controlling beasts called centipedes.

The Gongfu is one of the nine sons of the dragon in legend. It loves water and likes to eat water monsters. It is also known as the water-avoiding beast.

But after two phantoms of centipede-shaped vipers appeared, they opened their mouths and sucked towards the lake surface. Countless lake water, along with the water-born monsters, were swallowed into their stomachs.

"Humph!"

The old dragon sinking to the bottom of the lake snorted coldly upon seeing this, and the originally calm lake surface showed signs of surging again.

So, while the nine iron bulls once again burst out with their power to suppress the water and stabilize the surface of the lake, the two centipede vipers suddenly pounced into the lake and rushed towards the old dragon rapidly.

The old dragon's eyes were filled with anger as he leapt up to meet the enemy.

That's why it's so angry.

It was nothing more than that his arrangement was discovered in advance by Yuanfu Temple, and Yuanfu Temple’s discovery was equivalent to the discovery by the Dasheng court.

When the Dasheng imperial court learns of this news, it will certainly take action, and most of the chess pieces it has painstakingly arranged will probably be removed.

"What's wrong with this old dragon today?" The determined soldier on the dike frowned tightly, "Why is he so angry?"

"Tsk, tsk, tsk, he's so old, but he's still so hot-tempered. It's true what they say about dragons being lustful."

The soldier with a resolute face said in a surprised tone: "Feng Yuan, what are you talking about? Be serious!" "Don't worry." The man named "Feng Yuan" still looked bad and naughty, "Wait until the big talisman of the master of Yuanfu Temple appears, and it will stop."

As a result, the man had just finished speaking.

Above the surface of Hongze Lake, streams of spiritual energy suddenly gathered and formed a huge talisman that spanned the sky.

This talisman has no other function, its only function is to remind the old dragon——

You crossed the line.

When the old dragon who was fighting with two centipedes saw the talisman, his face froze and he flicked his tail, knocking the two centipedes away.

Then the dragon body dived down and returned to the place where it was initially lurking.

The old dragon hates Yuanfu Temple.

But at the same time, it needs the Taoist master of Yuanfu Temple to maintain the seal that suppresses the real master of the Huai River.

Otherwise, could an army of 500 men, a levee and twelve magical water-controlling objects really treat Hongze Lake as a prison and trap it here?
With some cost, it is entirely possible for it to breach the levee and swim into the river.

However, if the other party gave up maintaining the seal after it rushed out of Hongze Lake, the real owner of the Huai River might not be able to break the seal at that time, but it would be enough to compete with it for the Huai River transportation, thus greatly reducing its strength.

This process is actually very dangerous for the human race as well. After all, if the true owner of the Huai River really breaks the seal and comes out, that would be the biggest natural disaster.

But the old dragon didn't dare to gamble.

It has plenty of time and enough patience to wait for the right opportunity.

Now that opportunity has arisen.

"It won't be long. When that guy from Yuanfu Temple needs all his strength to maintain the seal, that's when I'll cross the river." The old dragon looked into the distance, his eyes directed towards the sea.

It gained power because of the conflict between the Dahe River and the Huaihe River for water transportation, but it was also trapped here.

Hongze Lake is very large, more than enough to be the territory of a demon king-level dragon. However, for a dragon that attempts to transform into a real dragon, a lake, no matter how big it is, is just a lake.

The sea is where dragons belong.

On the other side, Zhangjia Village.

The surviving villagers who were busy collecting corpses and treating patients, as well as Fatty Li and Xu Qing's family, suddenly felt a strong wind blowing.

The strong wind subsided, and a huge orange cat suddenly appeared before them, and on its back was a person they were all familiar with.

"San'er is back."

"The Immortal Master is back."

Everyone cheered and gathered around, except for those who were carrying the corpse.

"Dad, Mom, eldest brother, second brother, Li Ping'an, and everyone, I'm back." Xu Qing jumped off Jin Hujun's back and greeted everyone with a smile.

"San'er, is the problem resolved?" the second son Xu Huai asked hurriedly.

"It's solved. The source of the tiger disaster has been solved. Now there are only some finishing touches left." Xu Qing nodded, "From now on, everyone doesn't have to worry about tigers attacking the village anymore."

The surviving villagers of Zhangjia Village all breathed a sigh of relief when they heard this.

Xu's mother Liu Fang came up to ask, "Are you injured?"

"No, mother." Xu Qing opened his hands and looked at his mother carefully. "I went there in one piece and came back in one piece. Nothing happened at all."

"That's good." Xu's mother Liu Fang checked him worriedly. After making sure that Xu Qing was really okay, she finally put her heart at ease.

　The next two or three chapters focus on the description of the Xu family. You can skip them if you don't want to read them.

　　
　
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