Chapter 203: The Treasure of the Mian River Dragon Appears ( words, please subscribe)
“Meet Master Peng (Venerable).”

Everyone bowed respectfully to Peng Yingyu, who then ate the steamed bun in his mouth and said, "You guys are quite well-informed!"

After hearing this, everyone looked at each other and said nothing.

Peng Yingyu said with a smile: "You can tell me one by one what you want from me, the monk!"

Hearing this, Batan glanced at Zhao Ya and said, "Princess, please."

Before Zhao Ya could say anything, Yu Meizi on the other side suddenly knelt down with a plop: "I am Yu Meizi, your servant, and I am honored to meet you, Your Excellency."

Han He also knelt down upon seeing this.

Monk Peng glanced at Yu Meizi and said, "I think I've seen you before. You're the one next to Xiao Han, right?"

"Yes, I am the personal maid of King Han. I am sending my greetings to the Venerable on behalf of my King. Thirteen years ago, the Venerable left the Holy Religion, and my King has often thought of the Venerable. Unfortunately, the Jianghu is too big, and he has never been able to meet the Venerable. However, my King said that if he sees the Venerable, he must bring a message to the King."

Monk Peng looked at Yu Meizi and said, "Oh, what are you talking about?"

"In fact, this is also what the leader meant. He wanted our Dharma King to convey it."

Monk Peng looked at Yu Meizi without saying anything, waiting for her to continue.

Yu Meizi said: "She said: The Holy Church is always looking forward to the return of Master Zuo. Master Zuo will always be our Holy Church's Master Zuo, no matter when or where."

"Hehehe..."

After hearing this, Monk Peng burst into laughter, which scared Yu Meizi because all those things she had just made up were just fabricated.

Han Miaozhen never said such a thing, and the leader did not even say anything about letting Peng Yingyu return to Zoroastrianism. These were all Yu Meizi's spur-of-the-moment ideas, trying to play the emotional card.

You said that if Peng Yingyu really believed it, she would return to the Holy Church.

Just persuading Venerable Zuo to surrender is a huge achievement on my part. This achievement is even greater than subduing a hundred small gang leaders like Chen Jiusi. So I might as well give it a try and turn the bicycle into a motorcycle. Maybe today will be the day for me, Yumeizi, to establish an unprecedented contribution for the Holy Church.

And she felt that her chances of success were not small.

Everyone knows that the three Zoroastrians are as close as brothers, and his wife grew up under the care of Lord Zuo Zun, so they have a very close relationship.

Judging from their tone, they are playing the family card. As long as Lord Zuo Zun still has a trace of affection, he will not ignore the affection between him and the leader. He might change his mind. In this way, as long as he is moved, he will have the opportunity to return to the Holy Church.

Zuo Zun, one of the three masters, returned to the Holy Church. Just for this merit, it would not be excessive to give himself the position of elder. Therefore, Yu Meizi's mind was full of ideas of making a great contribution with a small effort and establishing an unprecedented contribution for the Holy Church.

Peng Yingyu immediately realized that the maid was lying.

Especially when he said that the leader Han Shantong also wanted him to return to the Holy Church, it was impossible. It was true that he and Han Shantong were good friends, and they were still good friends even now. But you said that Han Shantong would say at this time that it was impossible for Peng Yingyu to return to the Holy Church.

Because the two of them were fighting over ideas. Do you know what this was a fighting over ideas?
That is an irreconcilable contradiction. If they want Peng Yingyu to return to Zoroastrianism, then one of them must give up his or her idea.

Either Peng Yingyu gave up Xu Shouhui, or Han Shantong himself gave up the idea of ​​becoming emperor, helped Peng Yingyu and supported Xu Shouhui, but both of these were impossible to achieve.

These top masters all have their own ways, and many of them follow their own ways throughout their lives, which are difficult to change.

Therefore, when Peng Yingyu heard Yu Meizi's words, she knew that she was deceiving her. However, Peng Yingyu did not bother with her, but just laughed it off.

"Haha...Okay, I get it. Do you have anything else to do?"

Peng Yingyu's attitude was beyond Yu Meizi's expectations. Whether you agree or disagree, you have to give her an attitude. You laughed and asked, "What's the matter? You don't say you agree or disagree. Should I celebrate or not?"

But Lord Zuo Zun said a good thing, so maybe he agreed. This time when I go back, I can report to my wife first and tell her that Zuo Zun has agreed with my idea and is likely to return to the Holy Church. Then, it will be considered a great achievement for me.

Thinking like this, he was a little distracted. At this time, Han He beside him asked, "Your Excellency, what are you doing here in Mianshui?"

Peng Yingyu looked at Han He. This girl was interesting. She looked a bit like Han Miaozhen back then, smart and courageous.

Thinking of this, Peng Yingyu said: "Well, my purpose for coming here is the same as yours, for the Medicine King's treasure!"

"what!"

After hearing this, everyone present exclaimed in surprise. They all didn't understand why such a famous gangster in the martial arts world would be interested in the Medicine King's treasure in Mianshui. After all, the most precious thing in the treasure was just a Fire Phoenix Pill that could help people enter the Dragon Realm, and it had been taken away thirty years ago.

Now there are only some elixirs in this treasure that are still effective for the Baodan Realm. This time, not even a single Langyan Realm strongman came to Mianshui because of this reason.

Everyone was thinking this, but unexpectedly Yu Meizi said, "Haha, good, Venerable Sir, you are here at the right time. This Medicine King treasure belongs to our Holy Religion. Please stop them from entering the treasure and snatching the treasures of our Holy Religion."

"Or maybe Your Excellency should just take action and capture all these people and bring them back to the Holy Church. Such a great achievement will surely make the leader happy."

"Especially that little girl. She is the princess of King Ruyang. Catching her will be a heavy blow to the imperial court. Please help, Your Excellency!"

Yu Meizi said this excitedly.

"You dare."

With a roar, Ah Da drew out his sword and stood in front of the princess. Ah Er stepped forward, his red face getting even redder. Ah San even stood in front of the princess and shouted, "Princess, hurry up, I'll stop them!"

After hearing this, everyone looked at Zhao Ya, but Zhao Ya pushed A Da and A Er apart.

"The county lord."

Ah San then stood in front of Zhao Ya. Unexpectedly, Zhao Ya patted his shoulder and said, "Relax."

Then he came directly to Peng Yingyu, clasped his hands together and saluted, saying, "Master Peng, we meet again."

Peng Yingyu smiled and said, "Yes, Princess girl, we meet again."

Yu Meizi frowned when she saw this. They actually knew each other. Han He's face changed slightly. He looked at Peng Yingyu, then at Yu Meizi, and thought to himself, this is an idiot. He actually directly ordered Zuo Zun to do things.

What did she mean by what she said just now? Was she trying to teach Lord Zuo Zun how to do things?

Zhao Ya smiled and said, "Yes, it has been about seven or eight months since we parted at the Anhui Yueyang Inn."

Peng Yingyu said, "Well, I didn't expect the princess to look so radiant. It seems that she has had a good time in the past seven or eight months."

Zhao Ya said, "Not bad. It's good not to be carried around in a sack every day. By the way, is Ni Wenjun okay?"

Peng Yingyu said: "Well, not bad."

Zhao Ya said, "Master, please tell him a message when you have time. Tell him that I will never forget what happened back then, and that one day I will avenge him for what he did to me."

Peng Yingyu laughed and said, "Hahaha... Interesting, interesting, princess girl."

Zhao Ya said: "Master, you are not trying to persuade me that revenge will never end, right?"

Peng Yingyu said, "No, no, I don't talk about these things. What I learned is that I must avenge my enemies, an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth. Those so-called repaying evil with kindness are nonsense."

"So girl, I support you in seeking revenge on Ni Wenjun. It would be best if you could put him in a sack and smoke him in a manure pit. How do you think?"

Peng Yingyu put forward a very constructive suggestion.

Zhao Ya's eyes lit up and she said, "Haha, Master, this is a good suggestion."

"That's settled then, so you have to work hard, little girl. Xiao Ni is not an ordinary person. It is estimated that he will enter the Dragon Realm in a few months. You have just started to form a Dan, so you still need to work hard!"

"Thirty years in the east, thirty years in the west. Don't look down on a poor girl. He is almost thirty years old, and I am only eighteen this year. I have plenty of time to catch up with him."

Monk Peng laughed when he heard this and said, "Okay, okay, if one day you challenge Ni Wenjun, I, the monk, can be the referee, hahahaha..."

Peng Yingyu was very happy. This princess's daughter was very much like him in temperament. She dared to love and hate, and was a person of character.

Seeing the princess and Peng Yingyu chatting happily, Yu Meizi frowned and said, "Master Zuo, she, she is from the imperial court."

After hearing this, Peng Yingyu looked at Yu Meizi and said, "Oh, yes."

"We in the Holy Church have made it our mission to overthrow the imperial court, and Lord Zuo Zun is the symbol of the Holy Church. How can you chat and laugh with the people in the imperial court? This..."

Yu Meizi didn't dare to say the next words, but she was very bold enough to blame Peng Yingyu. It was because Peng Yingyu had a good temper and didn't argue with her. If it was someone with a bad temper, such as Ru Hailong, Fang Guozhen, if you dared to talk to him like this, he would punch you to death!
Peng Yingyu still had a smile on her face and said, "Haha, I almost forgot that people from the Zoroastrianism cannot associate with people from the imperial court. But I am not a Zoroastrian now, am I?"

"Ah, Zuo Zun."

Yu Meizi wanted to say something, but Han He covered her mouth and said angrily, "Are you Zuo Zun or is the master Zuo Zun? You are so disrespectful. Is this what my master taught you?"

Yu Meizi was furious, and she glared at him, looking extremely rebellious.

Han He, you little bitch, how dare you cover my mouth without knowing your status? Do you really think I’m a vegetarian?
As she spoke, she began to circulate the internal Qi and prepared to break free from Han He's pull, and there was even a hint of murderous intent in her eyes. She was a great master who had reached the Qi and Blood Dan stage, how could she be restrained by Han He, a young cultivator who had not yet reached the Qi and Blood Dan stage.

Thinking of this, she stretched out two fingers of her right hand, forming them into sword fingers, and secretly practiced her internal energy. Then, a black light appeared on her fingers.

Phantom Yin Finger!
She wanted to teach Han He a little lesson.

So he aimed at Han He's abdomen. Just one finger could seriously injure Han He and make her suffer unbearable pain. As for injuring the Dharma King's disciple.

So what? Han He can see the Dharma King several times a year, and she can see the Dharma King several times a year. It can be said that she is the person closest to the Dharma King.

Thinking of her stabbing Han He with one finger, Han He felt a terrifying aura gathering in his abdomen. He looked down and saw that Yu Meizi was actually going to attack him, and his face turned pale with fright.

But at this moment, a stone suddenly flew out.

With a bang, Yu Meizi was knocked more than ten feet away, and with a "pu" sound, a mouthful of blood spurted out.

Then Peng Yingyu frowned and said, "To do something behind the scenes, is this what Han taught you?"

"what!"

Yu Meizi was knocked flying and spat out a mouthful of blood. She then felt unbearable pain in her abdomen, as if her entire stomach was turned upside down. At the same time, a cold and gloomy air emerged in her body. This was actually the symptom of being hit by the Phantom Yin Finger.

She was thinking of doing this to Han He just now. Thinking of this, she was suddenly shocked and quickly knelt down and crawled over and said, "Your Excellency, Your Excellency, I know I was wrong, I know I was wrong."

She knew that if she angered Peng Yingyu, even if Peng Yingyu killed her, her master, the Phoenix Han Miaozhen, would not say a word, and would not even dare to complain to Peng Yingyu in the slightest. This was Peng Yingyu's attitude.

Yu Meizi crawled to Peng Yingyu with blood foam in her mouth. Peng Yingyu didn't even look at her and asked, "What is the first rule of the Holy Church?"

"No, I won't harm my fellow disciples!"

Yu Meizi said tremblingly, Peng Yingyu said: "Remember this, today I will give you a small punishment and a big warning, next time, I will directly follow the rules of the church."

Yu Meizi was so frightened that she trembled all over and dared not say a word.

Although Han He was shocked at this time, especially when Yu Meizi suddenly attacked him, after he came to his senses, he did not go to Yu Meizi to settle the score, but knelt on the ground and said, "Your Excellency, my uncle was just anxious just now, and it was not intentional. Please forgive her, Your Excellency."

She actually pleaded for Yu Meizi. Peng Yingyu glanced at Han He with admiration on his face. He really saw the shadow of Han Miaozhen in Han He.

She was the same back then.

Why did Han He plead for Yu Meizi? Didn’t she hate Yu Meizi?

No, it is that she and Yu Meizi represent the Phoenix Han Miaozhen in front of Peng Yingyu, which means that they are actually embarrassing the Phoenix Han Miaozhen.

So she had no choice but to stand up and defend Yumeizi.

But Yu Meizi lowered her head and did not appreciate it. There was a hint of resentment in her eyes. However, she was injured and Peng Yingyu was still there, so she could not say much.

I can only kneel down and beg for mercy.

At this time, Batan, who had been watching the show for a long time, felt that the time was right, so he stepped forward and said, "Peng, Master Peng is in Batan, and I am here to see you on the orders of King Qi."

Peng Yingyu glanced at Batan and said, "Prince Qi, haha, how dare I trouble you to worry about me."

Batan said quickly, "Master, you are too polite. His Royal Highness the Prince of Qi has always been thinking about you. He asked us to invite you to visit the Prince of Qi's Palace in Shaanxi when we meet you."

Peng Yingyu said, "Oh, Shaanxi, I will go there when I have time. I will go back and tell your King Qi to thank him for his kindness."

"Yes, Master, I will definitely convey your words. However, Master, our King Qi sincerely hopes to make friends with you. King Qi is willing to invite you to the Qi Palace as a distinguished guest in Gansu."

"Haha, my uncle Li Wang is really willing to spend money."

After hearing what Battan said, Zhao Ya couldn't help but laugh.

After hearing this, Batan did not reply, but looked at Peng Yingyu. Peng Yingyu said, "I appreciate the King of Qi's kindness, but how can I, a layman, be in charge of state affairs?"

After saying this, he looked at Zhao Ya and said, "But Princess, the King of Qi is willing to give such a generous gift, and your Ruyang Palace has not expressed anything, but it has fallen into disgrace."

Zhao Ya said: "Our Ruyang Palace is different from the Qi Palace. One of the principles is to recruit people based on their talents. Although the master is very capable, managing a province requires both civil and military skills. I'm afraid that the master's civil skills are not enough for him."

Peng Yingyu heard this and said, "Princess girl, you are really straightforward when you speak."

Batan also said, "Princess, the master is such a great man, how do you know that he is not good at literature and governance? Are you looking down on him?"

Zhao Ya looked at Battan and said, "Haha, you really work hard."

After saying this, Zhao Ya stopped caring about Batan and looked at Peng Yingyu and said, "Master, you just said that you also want to enter the Medicine King Treasure. Then may I ask, Master, what are your rules? Can we enter? Please tell me clearly."

Peng Yingyu looked at Zhao Ya and said, "Haha, after asking for so long, you are still the most straightforward girl. Don't worry, you can all enter the Medicine King's treasure, but I hope you won't start a war lightly, and you should focus on finding the treasure."

After hearing this, Zhao Ya said, "Yes, Master, I understand."

After hearing this, everyone understood that they could enter normally, which meant that Peng Yingyu would not compete with them for the property, and they should not start a war lightly.

Zhao Ya looked at Yu Meizi and thought that she had no choice but to let these Zoroastrians go for the time being.

Batan also looked at Yu Meizi and thought, forget it, just let her go. For the sake of face, one should give face to Peng Yingyu.

Just like that, Peng Yingyu said, "Well, it's almost time, you should leave, otherwise you will disturb their rest."

Peng Yingyu pointed at the beggars around her.

These beggars were already scared silly. Any one of these people in front of them would be crushed to death as easily as crushing a stink bug. At this moment, they curled up and dared not say a word.

The big men in their respective fields looked at these beggars. Yu Meizi said, "Venerable, what are you doing here? Come back to Yihong Tower with us..."

"Cough cough..."

Han He coughed violently when he heard that. Yumeizi, you are really sick in the brain. Yihonglou is a place of fireworks. You invite the master to stay there. You are also a talent.

Although everyone knows that Peng Yingyu is a playboy, he is just a wine and meat lover and has not broken the vow of chastity!

At this time, Zhao Ya and Batan both extended invitations, but Peng Yingyu said, "The sky is my blanket, the earth is my bed, the sun, the moon and the stars accompany me to sleep. Your place is too narrow. I won't go, I won't go."

"Okay, time to go for a walk."

Peng Yingyu waved her hand. After hearing this, everyone retreated and said goodbye. However, Zhao Ya was not in a hurry to leave. After everyone left, only Zhao Ya and Monk Peng were left. Peng Yingyu looked at Zhao Ya and said, "Princess girl, what are you doing here?"

Zhao Ya looked at Peng Yingyu and said, "Master, do you know Chen Jiusi?"

Peng Yingyu was stunned and said, "I know him. I just had a few drinks with him in the restaurant and we had a great chat."

"Can you tell me what the master talked to him about?"

Zhao Ya looked at Peng Yingyu and asked. Peng Yingyu was stunned and said, "Oh, I tried to recruit him to join my Maitreya Sect, but he refused."

"Well, Master recruited him?"

Zhao Ya looked at Peng Yingyu in surprise. Peng Yingyu said, "This man is very talented and has the ability to govern a country. If he helps us, our Maitreya Sect will flourish."

Zhao Ya said: "Master, this man is highly valued by my Ruyang Palace. Please let him go."

Peng Yingyu smiled and said, "My princess, we both rely on our own abilities. I failed, but whether you can succeed depends on yourself."

After hearing this, Zhao Ya said, "I can definitely recruit him as my subordinate. Thank you for the advice, Master. I'll be leaving now."

After saying that, Zhao Ya directly mounted her horse. A Da who was accompanying her asked, "Princess, where are we going?"

Zhao Ya thought for a moment and said, "Fishing Gang, find Chen Jiusi."

"Yes." After hearing this, Ah San and his group followed behind. Ah San said, "Princess, this Chen Jiusi actually has contact with Peng Yingyu and other traitors. We can't tolerate him. How about letting me kill him?"

Zhao Ya looked back at Ah San and said, "Nonsense! Peng Yingyu tried to recruit him but he refused. It seems that he still has his heart set on the imperial court and can be used."

"If Peng Yingyu hadn't recruited me, I would have tried to test him. Now, I can use him without any worries. After all, he was able to refuse Peng Yingyu's recruitment. I can't imagine that he would have other ideas."

Zhao Ya said, in fact, she was right, Chen Jiusi even refused Peng Yingyu's recruitment, what did he want to do?
You said he wanted to establish himself as a king and didn't want to be anyone's dog.

That is a God's perspective. If one looks at it from the perspective of someone in the situation, Chen Jie does not look favorably upon the rebel forces and is loyal to the imperial court.

After all, no one would have thought that the leader of a small local gang would aim to become emperor.

It’s like a boss who runs a small shop in the countryside and says his goal is to become the richest man in the world. It doesn’t sound reliable, even if he says it out loud, “My goal is to become the richest man in the world.”

Then others would just smile and think he was bragging.

So no one would believe that Chen Jie’s current goal is to become emperor himself and not work for others.

From Zhao Ya's perspective, Chen Jiusi was at least loyal to the imperial court and a righteous man, so he was waived from the probation period and hired directly.

Chen Jie had just returned to the Fishing Gang at this time, and then he heard reports from his subordinates that the entire Mianshui was in an uproar, and all the big bosses went to find Peng Yingyu.

Chen Jie smiled and shook his head. He had just had dinner with Su Yunjin when he heard that Zhao Ya had arrived.

Chen Jie immediately invited Zhao Ya in.

Zhao Ya saw Su Yunjin at this time and said, "Mrs. Chen."

Su Yunjin stood up, bowed and said, "Greetings, Lady Princess. You guys chat, I'll go down first."

Su Yunjin bowed and left after saying this.

Watching Su Yunjin leave, Chen Jie clasped his fists towards Zhao Ya and said, "Princess, why did you come to visit me so late at night?"

Zhao Ya heard this and said, "Boss Chen, did you know that Peng Yingyu, who is ranked sixth on the Heavenly Ranking, has come to Mianshui?"

Chen Jie was stunned. It was actually for this matter. However, Chen Jie soon figured out the purpose of Zhao Ya's visit and said with a smile, "Princess, you want to ask what Peng Yingyu and I talked about in the restaurant today."

Zhao Ya looked at Chen Jie and said, "Oh, Boss Chen, are you willing to talk about it?"

Chen Jie said: "What is there to hide? I was having dinner at a restaurant today and met Peng Yingyu. He asked me about some government affairs, and I told him. Then he invited me to join his Maitreya sect."

"I know that although his Maitreya sect has not openly rebelled against the imperial court, it is still a great enemy in the eyes of the imperial court. The reason why they have not turned against it is entirely because they are afraid of his personal military power."

"I am devoted to the imperial court, so I did not agree to his request and did not join his Maitreya sect. Princess, do you know about this?"

Zhao Ya nodded slightly when she heard this and said, "Oh, is that so?"

Chen Jie said: "It is absolutely true."

"You rejected Peng Yingyu's invitation because you wanted to be loyal to the court?"

Chen Jie said: "That's right, I am like this. Of course, I also have some thoughts. Didn't the princess promise me to introduce me to the prince?"

"It's better to follow the prince than to follow these rebels, isn't it?"

After hearing this, Zhao Ya laughed and said, "Chen Jiusi, you are very good. After the matter of the Medicine King's treasure is over, you can follow me to Huangzhou Prefecture."

"Ah? What are you going to Huangzhou Prefecture for?"

Chen Jie looked at Zhao Ya in surprise. Zhao Ya said, "My inspection as an inspector ended at the Mian River. Then I was appointed as the general manager of Hubei Wulin, responsible for regulating the martial arts affairs of the entire Hubei Road. The headquarters is currently located in Huangzhou Prefecture."

After hearing this, Chen Jie asked, "General Manager of Hubei Wulin? How high of an official is he?"

Zhao Ya said: "He should be on the same level as the Daruhachi of Huangzhou Prefecture, and can be considered a subordinate of the Minister of State Affairs of Hubei Province."

After hearing this, Chen Jie opened his mouth but said nothing.

Zhao Ya said: "But we have too few people. We can only take care of the affairs in Huangzhou Prefecture. As for Hubei Province, we can't intervene. Moreover, our strength is not enough."

After hearing this, Chen Jie asked, "Then what official position can I get if I follow the princess?"

Zhao Ya said: "You, like Ah Da, Ah Er, and Ah San, are all centurions under my command, and are of the seventh rank, which is similar to Yelu's official position."

After hearing this, Chen Jie thought about it and felt that it was an okay decision. Although he was only a centurion, he was responsible for handling matters in the underworld. This would not hinder his development of power.

And you can also become an official, which is great.

Chen Jie's current strategy is to use Zhu Yuanzhang's nine-word strategy: store up grain, build high walls, and slowly become king.

Chen Jie is now in a state of storing up food. He wants to greatly develop his power, expand his territory, and slowly become the king. He needs to keep a low profile and live a humble life.

Chen Jie also understood this, so he followed the princess first.

Especially since he is currently in Huangzhou Prefecture, Chen Jie recently checked the information of the Fishermen's Gang. It turns out that the Fishermen's Gang was once one of the four major gangs in Huangzhou Prefecture. However, in the end, because they failed to defeat others in the struggle, they were directly driven out of Huangzhou Prefecture and became a small local gang in Mianshui County.

Following the princess, the chief of the Hubei martial arts world, he could use his power for personal gain, secretly unify the fishing gangs, and then use Mianshui County as a base to quietly occupy Huangzhou Prefecture.

Chen Jie was secretly calculating in his mind.

Already having a clear idea of ​​the next path, thinking about Chen Jie looking at the princess, Zhao Ya also looked at him and said, "How about it, is my temptation not worse than Monk Peng's?"

After hearing this, Chen Jie laughed in his heart and said, "I'm sorry, Princess, your position is really not as good as Master Peng's. Master Peng gave me the position of Prime Minister, of course, that was a blank check. Although your position is only a centurion, it's not bad either."

After all, there is freedom, and you can also develop your own strength in secret.

After figuring this out, Chen Jie clasped his fists and said, "Of course, it is my honor to be able to serve the princess."

Zhao Ya looked at Chen Jie and said, "Well, that's good. Get ready. It's raining hard. I'll leave first."

After hearing this, Chen Jie said, "Send the princess away."

Zhao Ya said, "Please stay and invite Madam Chen back. I came in a hurry and disturbed your meal."

Chen Jie clasped his fists and said, "Yes, my lady."

After saying that, Chen Jie walked Zhao Ya to the door and gave her two oil-paper umbrellas.

Zhao Ya and her group left in a hurry. Looking at the dark clouds covering the sky and the heavy rain pouring down outside, Chen Jie showed a trace of worry on his face: "It's raining heavily!"

……

It rained heavily, and it lasted for nine whole days.

The entire Mianshui River was flooded rapidly and the water level was rising steadily.

At this time, on a certain section of road in the Mian River, a government cavalry was galloping on the road. These officers and soldiers were wearing the uniforms of yamen runners, gray clothes with a big "巡" character written on the back.

They were river patrol soldiers sent by the Mianshui County Government.

Tang Wannian, the magistrate of Mianshui County, is now basically a dog of the garrison commander Batan. Batan has also heard the rhyme about the treasure of the King of Medicine.

[The Mian River has risen by 33 feet, a dragon is hidden in the blue clouds, a dragon is running away from the Mian River and treasure is revealed, the rain has stopped and the sky has cleared for 30 years! ]

In other words, as long as the water level of the Mianshui River rises to 3.3 meters, that is when the Medicine King's treasure will appear. So in order to obtain first-hand information, Batman ordered the county government to send river patrol soldiers to measure the water level of the Mianshui River.

So the county government directly sent river patrol soldiers to the scene, but going down to the river to measure the water level at this time was tantamount to seeking death.

So basically no river patrol soldiers were willing to go. Finally, there was no other choice but Tang Wannian promised a huge reward, and only then were these river patrol soldiers gathered together. These river patrol soldiers were all veteran river patrol soldiers of Mianshui County.

The average age is nearly forty.

You have to know that in this era, fifty years old is basically considered old, and forty years old is an old man. Wu Zhong, Uncle Zhong, is only forty years old, but he is already considered a senior.

The average life expectancy of people in this era is low, so people aged 40 are already considered old.

This group of river patrol soldiers rode on the old horses given by the court and set off.

But when they reached the river, they realized that they didn't have a boat to go down the river, and everyone became anxious.

Just when they were at a loss, they saw an earthen house not far away. It should be a temporary resting place for the boatmen. There should be boats and even boatmen there.

This helped them a lot. They rushed over and surrounded seven or eight boatmen.

The boatmen were warming themselves by the fire in the mud house, watching the heavy rain outside.

At this time, a boatman said: "Oh my God, the world is about to leak."

As they were talking, they saw the group of river patrol officers and soldiers rushing over. A group of them drew their swords and said, "Listen carefully, we are from the government office. We are going down to the river to measure the water level. You pull us down."

After hearing this, many boatmen remained silent.

Going into the river at this time was almost like committing suicide, so no one paid any attention to the officers and soldiers.

At this time, the officers and soldiers were immediately furious and shouted, "We are sent by the county magistrate. Now we need you to go down to the river and measure the water level!"

After hearing this, a boatman put down the pancake in his hand and said, "Sir, it's raining heavily now. The river is turbulent, with strong winds and waves and undercurrents. Who dares to go into the river? Isn't it a death sentence to go into the river now? You can go if you want. We won't!"

After hearing this, an officer was furious and said, "How dare you disobey orders? Are you planning a rebellion?"

After hearing this, another boatman said, "Sir, don't accuse me. Look, our boats are parked on the shore. You can push them into the water and use them. We don't want the boats anymore, but we won't get off the boats. We don't want to lose our lives. If we get off the boats now, we're crazy."

"Yes, sir, you can use the boat as you like, but we won't send any of you. You can get off by yourselves."

The boatmen were talking. After hearing this, the patrol officers and soldiers were furious. They pointed their knives at each other and said, "You unruly people dare to disobey my orders. Believe it or not, I will chop you down right now!"

After hearing this, the boatmen were also annoyed. One boatman stood up with a bench, and the rest of the boatmen, some holding sticks and some holding fish knives, all stood up and looked at the patrol soldiers and said, "Fuck it! You made us go into the river because of the water. Don't you want us to die? I'll take you, a bunch of dog officials, with me when I die. Come on, fight!"

When the officers and soldiers saw the boatman like this, they did not dare to attack for a moment. After all, their average age was 40, and the boatman in front of them was only in his twenties or thirties, which was the right age to fight.

At this time, the official was helpless. An old man who looked to be in his 50s came out and said, "Everyone, calm down. We were wrong just now, but we also received orders from above. If we don't go down to the river, we can't measure the water level. If we don't measure the water level, the villages downstream may be in trouble. We, we are doing this for the good of everyone, right?"

After hearing this, the boatmen relaxed a little and said, "Uncle, you are right, but on this day, in this water, no one dares to go down the river. Anyone who dares to go down the river now is courting death, unless he is a madman!"

After hearing this, the officials all looked gloomy and dared not go into the water.

Everyone knows that going into the water now means death! In the past, many sailors died in such major floods, so no one is willing to go into the river now.

Although some of them have been sailors for generations, they were told that sailors should not fear death when faced with such a situation. But what is this crappy imperial court? If I don't fear death, I only get two cents of silver a month. Why should I risk my life?

Just as they were thinking about it, there was suddenly a noise coming from outside.

"Brothers, this is the best place to measure the Mian River. Right here, tie the ropes tightly. Whether this boat can hold up depends on you."

The officers and soldiers who were arguing in the house and the boatman were all stunned. At this time, they pushed open the door and saw a group of people wearing black clothes with the word "Fisherman" embroidered on their chests coming to the water's edge.

At this time, they were using a thick rope to tie the keel of the boat, and the other end was tied to a thick tree.

After everything was done, a man wearing a conical hat and a straw raincoat slowly came over and pulled the rope to see if it was strong.

Then he turned around and said, "Brothers, the leader said that the Mianshui River concerns the lives of tens of thousands of people upstream and downstream, so we must accurately grasp the dynamics of the water level. But we all know that going into the river at this time is seeking death."

"But the boss's order is a military order, we must complete it, so who will go?!"

"I go!"

"I go!"

"I am coming too!"

As soon as Zhou Chu finished speaking, a group of young men from the fishing gang raised their hands enthusiastically. Zhou Chu saw this and said, "Okay, brothers, according to the rules, if you are the only son in the family, step back!"

After hearing this, several people in the crowd reluctantly took a step back.

Zhou Chu glanced at him and kicked a boy who was about sixteen or seventeen years old: "Xiaosong, aren't you the only son in your family? Back off."

Xiao Song staggered after being kicked, and then he took a step forward stubbornly and said, "Master, I am not, I have a brother."

Zhou Chu frowned and said, "Didn't your brother die in battle escorting Doctor Bai half a year ago? You are the only son now, so leave."

"I'm not. I have a brother, so I'm not an only child!"

Xiaosong said stubbornly that he was the younger brother of the 28 heroes who escorted Bai Wenjing.

Zhou Chu looked at the stubborn boy, patted him on the shoulder and said, "Don't make trouble, kid. Wait until you are older. Chen Xiaosong, step back. This is the order of the hall master."

"Yes."

Xiaosong responded with a crying voice.

At this time Zhou Chu continued: "Those who are not married should step back."

After hearing this, another group of people reluctantly retreated.

"If the child is under three years old, please stand back."

Zhou Chu continued.

Back off again.

After searching for a while, they finally selected six people. These six people then drew lots, and the one who drew the shortest number went into the river.

After hearing this, six people came over to draw lots, and soon the two brothers clasped their fists and said, "Everyone, the credit this time goes to us brothers. Thank you, thank you."

The people around looked at these two people with sad expressions. These two people looked cool and carefree, but they were actually going to die.

Zhou Chu stepped forward and said, "Brothers, take care of yourselves. If anything happens to you, your parents, wife, and children will be taken care of by the gang. If you can return safely, you will be awarded a third-class merit, 100 taels of silver, and a set of Liujin Realm skills."

"Thank you, Hall Master, brothers, for giving us a push and getting down to the river!"

After hearing this, Zhou Chu said, "Go down to the river."

As they spoke, the two of them took a small boat and went directly down the river. Zhou Chu grabbed the rope and shouted, "Brothers, we have caught them. Their lives are in our hands."

As they were talking, the two of them rowed down the river. The river was full of undercurrents and they moved forward with difficulty. Suddenly, an undercurrent shook them and they almost fell into the water. A huge force made the people on the river bank grit their teeth and hold on.

At this time, the officers, soldiers and boatmen who were in the house and saw this scene were all stunned. This, this group of people from the fishing gang, they are risking their lives, they are risking their lives!
They don't understand what kind of spirit makes them risk their lives to go down to the river to measure. They don't understand, but they understand better.

But in the moment of shock, the oldest water officer shouted, "Hurry, help!"

At the command, everyone in the house rushed out and grabbed the rope together, while the two brothers on the boat tried their best to right the boat and then inserted the pole for measuring the water level on the boat into the water.

One zhang, two zhang, thirty zhang, three!
"Master, three feet three!"

At this time, the little brother in the river shouted.

"what!"

Zhou Chu's face was filled with shock, and then he heard a rumbling sound in the sky. Then he saw a dragon with a sharp horn rising into the sky from the depths of the Mian River and soaring into the clouds.

"Ow!"

Let out a terrifying roar!

Seeing this scene, everyone in Mianshui County who was observing the Mianshui River was shocked!
"A dragon has escaped from the Mian River!"

The Medicine King’s treasure is about to appear!

(End of this chapter)