Knife splashing

Chapter 527 Li Yan's Plan

"Yes, exactly."

Sarifei shook his cloak and straightened his back.

"I have admired you for a long time!"

A hint of surprise flashed in the old man's eyes, and he quickly clasped his fists and said, "I am Wang Tianzuo from Shunyuan Escort Agency, and I am honored to meet you, heroes."

"So it's Captain Wang, I've heard a lot about you, please come in!"

Sharifei laughed and raised his hand to invite the person in.

To be honest, he didn't know any Shunyuan Escort Agency, let alone have heard of it for a long time, but that's how the world is.

When you go out, give each other face.

The old man Wang Tianzuo was very good at speaking. He first ordered his men to live in the side rooms and not to disturb Li Yan and others.

After doing all this, he carried a few bottles of wine into the main hall and bowed respectfully, saying, "Greetings, heroes."

"Meeting Chief Wang."

Since others were so polite, Li Yan and others naturally had to return the favor.

This escort leader Wang ordered his men to bring some braised dishes, and while he was toasting, he was also trying to build relationships.

He could see that Sharifei was the only one who was more talkative among them, so he flattered him one after another.

Sharifei was very happy when being photographed, but he did not get carried away. He drank and asked questions calmly.

This escort leader Wang is also a shrewd man and cooperated in revealing his origins.

"Shunyuan Escort Agency is in Chengdu..."

"I specialize in Xuanmen business. For example, a new temple is being built in Dujiangyan, and they need to transport some goods. Some of them can barely be considered as magical instruments. Not only will they attract bandits, but they will also be targeted by wandering ghosts..."

"To be honest, I am from the Huangling School..."

After hearing this, Li Yan was completely relieved.

No wonder you're so polite.

He has a pretty good relationship with the Huangling School.

If he hadn't reminded them, the Huangling Sect would still be kept in the dark and wouldn't know that their people were being ambushed by the Shu Palace.

He even almost came into conflict with Buddhist disciples.

"How did you deal with it later?"

After knowing the other party's background, Li Yan asked immediately.

The escort leader sighed and sneered, "That's the Prince of Shu's Palace. After all, we are from the martial arts world. How can our arms be stronger than his thighs?"

"We held a grand funeral for our deceased fellow apprentices and stopped all cooperation with the Shu Palace. This was considered a statement of our attitude."

"So I have great respect for you all."

"You're too polite, Chief Wang."

Li Yan pondered for a moment, then asked, "I heard that a prince from the Shu Palace was shot dead in the street?"

"It's true."

Wang Tianzuo's face became solemn when he heard this. "This matter caused quite a stir. The King of Shu was furious and led his troops out of the palace. Not only did he cause a big disturbance in the Chengdu government office, he also beat and killed several fellow martial artists in the street."

"The cause and effect of this incident was deliberately spread."

"It all started because the prince used some trickery to attract a female sorcerer, played with her, and even harmed her. As a result, the girl's brother, a powerful sorcerer from the Meishan Sect, came to seek revenge."

"You can tell right from wrong at a glance."

"In short, this incident has greatly damaged the reputation of the Shu Palace. Although the Shu King loved his people like his own children before, he was also known for his virtue. I don't know why he has become like this now..."

"I see."

After listening to this, Li Yan seemed to be thinking about something.

According to the information obtained gradually, the King of Shu became interested in Changsheng and his mood changed drastically after Zhao Changsheng and Lu Sheng entered the palace.

Could it be that the King of Shu has also gone astray and started practicing evil methods to achieve immortality?

This is not impossible.

It is normal that when one reaches such a position and enjoys all the prosperity in the world, one would be unwilling to fall into the cycle of reincarnation like ordinary people.

Everyone chatted casually about the affairs of the martial arts world, and when the night grew darker, they leaned against the fire and went to sleep.

To be honest, this is not a romantic thing.

It was freezing cold, with snow and wind howling at night.

The gate of the dilapidated temple had been demolished. Even though they found some tattered mats to block the view, the cold wind kept blowing in, causing the bonfire to flicker.

It is impossible to carry several thick quilts with you when traveling, and the thin blanket cannot keep out the cold wind at all.

Fortunately, everyone has already gotten used to it.

Li Yan slept for a while and suddenly found something wrong.

Inside the main hall, the light became strange at some point, fog rose around, and everything became hazy.

Wow!
Suddenly, a lake of water emerged from the ground.

This is the dream sent by the Dragon Girl!

Li Yanding was not panicked, just a little curious.

To be honest, after finding out the reason why Lord Jiangshen awakened, the Dragon Girl should have appeared as soon as possible.

Because their agreement has been fulfilled.

Li Yan thought that the Dragon Girl was going to go back on her word...

Soon, a pair of beautiful arms embraced him from behind.

Hululu~
As if sinking to the bottom of the water, Li Yan's eyes were suddenly filled with hallucinations.

He saw a huge river, surging and surging, with mist rising, and it seemed that dragons and snakes were dancing in it. It would rain heavily and flood waters would pour down, flooding the whole area...

Deep under the river, there is a huge stone palace. It is unknown when and by whom it was carved. The structure is simple and ancient. It has long been submerged by the river. There are huge fish and turtles surging inside, and there is also a huge black shadow...

Whenever the thunder roared, the giant shadow would stir up a storm, followed by many water monsters, wreaking havoc along the rivers. The people around would beat gongs and drums and throw away young boys and girls in order to escape the disaster...

Li Yan knew that was the legendary Dragon Palace.

It looks like there is even more space inside.

Afterwards, many alchemists set up a large formation and drove dragon stakes along the dragon veins on the river bank to suppress and kill the River God.

At the same time, officials in black robes, along with countless civilians, dug through mountain roads, diverted water to irrigate the plains, and filled the river with stones to build islands to separate the water flow...

Li Yan understood instantly.

"Dig out the pile, avoid the harm of foaming water, and dam the river to make..."

"Weir the right side, check the left side, and let the main stream flow eastward..."

This is the ancient Dujiangyan!

It turns out that the Dragon Palace is not far from Dujiangyan.

Afterwards, mud and sand surged, and the Dragon Palace was filled and collapsed.

Streams of information flooded into my mind.

Li Yan finally understood that the existence of the Dragon Palace and the Water Palace, like the Yunzhongjun Divine Palace and the Wushan Goddess Palace, is a special space.

It is estimated that there is only a specific way to enter it.

Then, the jade sceptre with dragon pattern also rose up and appeared before him.

It turns out this thing is the key!
Li Yan already had a rough guess in his mind.

The Dragon Girl can use this thing to send messages in dreams, which is indeed extraordinary. If she takes this thing to that river area, she will probably be able to dream about entering the Dragon Palace.

The original agreement was that he would find out the reason behind Lord Jiangshen's unusual behavior, and the Dragon Girl would give him the key to the Dragon Palace.

Now it is completely completed.

Just when Li Yan thought the matter was over, the dream changed again.

It was a huge city.

Although it looked old, Li Yan could vaguely recognize it. It was Chengdu Prefecture, but it was smaller in scale and should be the city at that time.

At this time, many women gathered in the city. They paraded through the streets carrying flower baskets with smiles on their faces, as if hundreds of flowers were in full bloom.

An object fell from the sky.

It is the flower basket-shaped artifact found in the Dragon Girl Temple.

This object fell into the Chengdu Palace, and the sky was filled with flower rain. It flew into a flower basket and was then caught by a pair of jade hands.

The raging rainstorm and flood stopped immediately...

……

"Hey, the snow finally stopped!"

Vaguely, Li Yan heard Sha Lifei's cry.

He opened his eyes, sat by the fire, drank a sip of hot tea, and then came to his senses, staring at the dying campfire. Last night's dream was really long.

The Dragon Girl showed her dream and put forward another condition.

Originally, after the demise of Lord Jiangshen, the Dragon Girl would gradually inherit his power, send people through dreams to offer sacrifices, and protect the people.

If nothing unexpected happens, he will become the water god of Minjiang River.

But now something went wrong. Someone came down to the mortal world secretly, absorbed the remaining thoughts of Lord Jiangshen, and reincarnated in the human world.

I don’t know what the other party is going to do, but it’s definitely not good.

Because of this, the Dragon Girl's opportunity was also robbed.

The Dragon Girl and Lord Jiangshen are actually two sides of the same coin.

One represents the brutality of the river.

One that represents the people’s expectations.

Just like the Minjiang River, it can cause floods but it can also irrigate the Chengdu Plain and feed thousands of people.

When the opponent succeeds, the Dragon Girl will completely disappear.

Therefore, the Dragon Girl once again gave him a task, asking him to help defeat the other side, rebuild the temple, and gather incense.

The reward offered also made Li Yan excited.

It turned out to be the divine power of Lord Jiangshen!

The importance of Shengang is self-evident.

This thing is formed by the condensation of innate qi and the power of incense and vows.

According to ancient legends, those powerful gods became so powerful because they possessed enough divine energy.

Just like Li Yan's soul-catching thunder rope, it can be directly blessed by divine power.

Even some magical weapons can be enhanced with the addition of divine power to increase their power.

But Shengang is very scarce.

Li Yan had carried out several missions to capture evil spirits and had obtained two divine powers, but he kept them and did not dare to use them.

The key is to use your energy where it matters most.

Whether from the perspective of justice or personal gain, this mission cannot be missed.

The only thing that Li Yan couldn't understand was how to use the flower basket.

This thing is the key to building the Dragon Girl Temple.

According to the dream, there will be many women carrying flower baskets.

I've never heard of this kind of ritual...

While he was thinking, things were already getting busy outside.

Lighting the fire, cooking, grooming the horses...

With the bustling crowd, this dilapidated temple in the wilderness became lively.

Wang Biaotou was very polite. He ordered people to get up early to cook mutton soup and invited Li Yan and others to eat together.

There is nothing more refreshing than drinking a few bowls of hot mutton soup in the snow.

Served with spicy oil, it warms the whole body.

After breakfast, the two sides set off together.

This was also Wang Tianzuo's little plan. The reason why he was so flattering was because he wanted to have a companion.

After all, the escorted goods are of great value.

With the company of the Twelve Yuanchen, the journey will be much safer.

After a night of heavy snow, the mountain road became even more difficult to travel on.

Those big trucks often get stuck in the snow and slip.

At times like this, Wu Ba's ability is revealed.

He had amazing strength and could easily solve the problem with just a push of his hand, which made everyone in the escort agency thank him repeatedly.

Seeing the busy Wang Biaotou, Li Yan's heart moved, and he stepped forward and asked in a low voice: "Wang Biaotou, I want to ask you something. Have you ever seen many women carrying flower baskets gathering together?"

The scene in the dream, in Chengdu.

If it is some special inheritance, maybe Wang Tianzuo has seen it.

To Li Yan's surprise, Wang Tianzuo said without hesitation: "Of course I have seen it. Young Master Li, you are talking about the 'Hua Chao Hui', right?"

"Is it the 'Flower Festival'?"

Li Yan became interested, "Captain Wang, please tell me more."

He had heard of the "Flower Festival" before. The Taoist who was guarding the Dragon Girl invited them to visit the Qingyang Palace and mentioned the "Flower Festival" there.

Li Yan thought it was just an ordinary holiday and didn't take it seriously.

Now it seems that it is not that simple.

Wang Tianzuo was also very interested in talking when he saw him asking, "Young Master Li, you should have heard that Chengdu Prefecture is famous for its Shu brocade. In the past, Zhuge Liang used Shu brocade to strengthen Shu Han and even set up a special position of 'Brocade Officer'."

"So, since ancient times, scholars and poets have often used 'Jinguan City' to replace the name Chengdu."

Wang Daoxuan beside him nodded and smiled, "This poor Taoist knows, 'In the morning, I see the red wet places, the flowers are heavy in the Jinguan City', 'When I rode a horse to the west of Jincheng, I was drunk as mud by the plum blossoms', there are countless famous sayings and good sentences."

"The Taoist priest is very knowledgeable."

Wang Tianzuo flattered him and continued, "But besides Jinguan City, Chengdu Prefecture is also called 'Rongcheng'."

"Back then, Meng Chang, the ruler of the Later Shu, loved hibiscus and ordered that hibiscus be planted throughout the city. Every late autumn, the hibiscus bloomed, and the forty-mile scenery was as beautiful as a painting."

"This was possible because Meng Chang was wise and well-loved by the people, and because the people of Chengdu loved flowers."

"The 15th day of the second lunar month is the birthday of all flowers, so it is called the 'Flower Festival'. Chengdu people celebrate by appreciating flowers and having fun. This day is also the birthday of Laojun, so it is particularly grand."

"There will be grand temple fairs and rituals at Qingyang Palace. There is also the largest flower market in Shu nearby. It is especially lively during the 'Flower Festival'."

"On this day, people wear flowers in their hair. Every place will select outstanding girls to dress up as the flower goddess of December. The flower goddess will parade and worship the fairy of flowers."

"What Young Master Li said should be this matter."

"I see…"

After listening to this, Li Yan seemed to be thinking about something.

The flower basket in the dragon girl's hand should be related to her past life. Maybe she was one of the patrolling flower gods in her lifetime, so she can use this power to gather incense again.

The fifteenth day of the second lunar month…

It was just after the Qingcheng Mountain cellar opening ceremony.

But it is not so easy to do this.

This is to compete for opportunities with the person who came to the mortal world secretly. If the Shu Palace is related to it, it will definitely try every means to stop it.

However, the construction of the Dragon Girl Temple cannot be separated from local support.

It seems that we need to find a way to plan ahead.

It's difficult to suppress the Shu Palace...

Thinking of this, a figure suddenly appeared in Li Yan's mind.

According to the information obtained, the person who came to the mortal world secretly was cooperated by Zhao Changsheng and others, and the Dragon Girl was just implicated.

What they really want to snatch is the opportunity of Erlang Zhenjun!

Although it is not clear what these people are trying to steal, we can definitely unite with the reincarnation of Erlang Zhenjun to deal with it together!
At this point, a plan formed in Li Yan's mind.

After the trip to Qingcheng Mountain, they sneaked into Chengdu to look for the reincarnation of Erlang Zhenjun and unite to deal with this disaster...

But Erlang Zhenjun's whereabouts are mysterious and he may not be in Chengdu.

There must be clues in Dujiangyan!
Thinking of this, Li Yan deliberately stayed behind, gathered a few companions, and told them about the matter.

"I'll go."

Lu San said directly: "There are many people on Qingcheng Mountain, and I am not a Taoist, so I feel uncomfortable going up there."

Sharifei also pondered for a moment, shook his head and said, "I'll go with you. I can't do anything after we go up the mountain. Wu Ba will also follow us to avoid being troubled by those Taoists after we go up the mountain."

"That's fine too."

Li Yan nodded in agreement immediately.

Lu San is not good at dealing with people, so he feels more at ease with Sharifei following him and Wuba protecting him.

After making a plan, everyone quickened their pace.

As it was getting dark, the team finally arrived at a fork in the road near Guan County.

Lu San and his companions followed the escort team to Guan County.

Li Yanze and Wang Daoxuan turned southwest and headed for Qingcheng Mountain...

(End of this chapter)