Patrol Captain

On the other side, outside Yulong Pass, dozens of miles downstream, there is a turbulent river, about a mile wide!
In the sky, the moon was bright and the stars were sparse. The moonlight was broken up by the clouds and sprinkled on the river, coating the surging waves into flowing silver scales, which piled up layer by layer, rolled up thousands of snowdrifts, and then shattered like a silver bottle breaking.

This great river, dormant in the winding mountains, is now tearing through the night with the force of thunder. The waves are like millions of silver-maned horses running wild on the dark riverbed.

At this moment, a colorful stream floating down from the distant mountains, like a fairy river from the sky, slowly merges into this river, which is magnificent.

Between the streams, you can see beautiful lanterns made of oil paper floating on the water, making the water surface colorful, like a colorful light band flowing into the river.

As the calm stream flows into the turbulent river, the lanterns cast a bright light on the dark river water.

At this moment, beneath the eerie dark water surface, there were suddenly ferocious black shadows flashing across the water.

"Wow"

A huge black shadow jumped out of the water, creating huge waves, and knocked several lanterns into the water. Then, they fell back into the water with a splash.

It was a dragon fish that was two meters long, pitch black in color, with sharp teeth!
Soon, above the river, dark shadows jumped out of the water, swallowed the lanterns, and then disappeared under the water.

Among them, there are strange fish and shrimps, all of which are huge and extremely ferocious, creating a fantastic sight!
At this time, at the shore of the estuary where the river and the stream meet, there is another scene.

A little bit of firelight dotted the area, and under the flickering firelight, there were soldiers in black armor holding torches, riding tall horses, their eyes fixed on the water surface where the monster waves were rising.

There is almost a person every ten steps and a guard every hundred steps!
Amid the flickering flames, at the river mouth, on a hill, there was a general wearing purple armor, a red cloak, with droopy eyes, brows like Zhong Kui, a high nose and a broad face. He was riding a tall striped tiger, and was looking at the scene of a group of water monsters appearing in the river below the cliff with droopy eyes, and his brows were furrowed.

"Master, something is wrong. There are not many water monsters coming to eat the tribute. Instead, there are fewer. Moreover, they are in a hurry and do not stay. They go downstream. It is much quieter than before. There are not many monsters playing on the water and making trouble."

At this time, a streak of light came rushing over, landed on the hill, and bowed to report to the general on the big cat.

"Something is indeed amiss. This time the old dragon's birthday banquet is much grander than in the past. There are countless aquatic creatures and monsters coming to celebrate his birthday. There should be even more aquatic creatures coming to eat the tribute." You Qingfeng, Lord of Yulong Pass, looked at the scene on the river and spoke slowly. His voice was heavy and filled with doubt.

The old dragon in the Bailong River celebrated its 600th birthday. Countless monsters and aquatic creatures from the nearby Longling Mountains came, which could be said to be a monster grand gathering.

In the past, this old dragon would hold a small celebration every ten years. According to some rules set by the top leaders in the past, the people of Yulong Pass would organize incense rallies, light lanterns, dance dragons and other activities in order to help the old dragon ward off disasters. They would also offer incense and tributes to the aquatic creatures in the river. As time went on, it became the folk custom of this city.

Just like today, it has been going on for three days!
As for the old dragon's 600th birthday party, according to news, demons from all directions will gather and even a big monster will appear. As the local lord, he has brought his troops to guard the river section closest to the city just in case of any accidents.

Although Yulong Pass had reached some rules with the old dragon of Bailong River in the early years and on the surface they kept to themselves, the dragon in Bailong River always made trouble outside the pass from time to time. Moreover, this birthday banquet was on a grand scale, and old monsters from the deep mountains of Longling appeared, which increased the variables. Once one of them went crazy and became unreasonable, Yulong Pass, which was closest to Bailong River, would be in trouble.

Therefore, he has to keep an eye on any movement in Bailong River in the next few days.

"I don't know. I inspected the nearby riverbank and found nothing unusual except these."

"It is estimated that for this banquet, all the water creatures gathered at the White Dragon Pond two hundred miles away."

"Your Excellency can now be more at ease!"

You Qingfeng frowned even deeper. Something must be wrong when things are out of the ordinary. He had to pay attention to any slight disturbance. At this time, it was always right to be a little suspicious.
"Why are you so relieved? Go down to the river yourself and secretly capture the local aquatic creatures to ask them what's going on."

"Don't alert the enemy."

"Yes!" The man took the order, his body became misty, and turned into a wisp of light smoke, disappearing into the night and diving silently into the river below.

An incense stick of time later, a splash of water appeared on the river bank under the hill. The general who had just received the order rushed out of the water, bringing some waves ashore, and also caught a few small fish and shrimps in the water.

"Master, I found it."

"The Third Prince of Bailong River was killed by someone on his way to pay respects to the old dragon this morning. Many aquatic creatures went to the downstream waterway to capture him."

This general came back with the news, with a hint of gloating in his eyes.

When You Qingfeng heard this, his brows furrowed even more, forming a "川" shape, and his eyes raised.
"Third Prince? I remember that it was a snake, the direct descendant of the old dragon. If this guy dies, it will be even more dangerous!"

"There are some villages and towns under the jurisdiction of Yulong Pass downstream. Can you find out where they are?"

"No! It sounds like there are a lot of water creatures dispatched, and these little monsters can't get more information."

"Then it seems that I have to go to Longtan. I can't let these guys break the rules."

"Otherwise, if these guys get angry, they'll spread like dragons everywhere, causing landslides and floods, implicating even more people."

"My Lord, this is dangerous, think twice!" The subordinates were shocked and quickly advised that it was a den of dragons and tigers, and there were many dragons that could escape. The Lord could do nothing about it, and they would not give him face if he went there.

That old dragon has great magical powers and a powerful background.

But You Qingfeng waved his hand and said, "It doesn't matter. Anyway, the old dragon sent someone to send an invitation. I didn't want to go. It would be humiliating to go. Why not go now?"

But suddenly, a voice suddenly sounded in You Qingfeng's ears.

"That's right, you guys lead the way for me!"

"Who?" Hearing the voice, You Qingfeng's face turned grim and he looked around with raised eyes.

At this time, a stream of light fell from the sky and stopped about seven or eight feet above You Qingfeng.

A stream of light appeared, revealing a large number of soldiers and horses, stepping on the mysterious light. There were hundreds of these people, all of them were elite soldiers of the Yulong Mansion Army.

Leading the way, Gou Yue looked down from a high position, wearing a set of golden armor, shining brightly, with extraordinary power, and at this moment his whole body was covered with rosy glow.

Half a step behind him, Yulong Futai put on a set of thin wartime armor, looking very imposing. He said to You Qingfeng,

"General You, this is Lord Gou, the Third Circuit Inspector. Come and greet him."

But Gou Yue waved his hand with a voice like thunder.
"Enough of the small talk. I just heard that the evildoer of the White Dragon River sent people to the lower reaches to capture people."

You Qingfeng was startled, and felt the overwhelming pressure from the golden-armored Gou Yue, so he fell off his mount. At this moment, he was confused and didn't know what was going on, but he saluted and answered seriously.
"Your Excellency, I am here to see you. You heard it correctly. Someone killed the Third Prince of the White Dragon River, and a large number of aquatic creatures went downstream to capture him."

"That damn Third Prince, just kill him." Gou Yue snorted coldly, then laughed in anger.

"Catch someone? He must be so tired of living!"

What Xu Shaoqing said was indeed true. He casually killed a self-important little bug on the road, and soon a bunch of bugs came to show off their power. It would be better to just kill them all in one pot.

"It seems that the White Dragon River has no need to exist!"

As he spoke, he raised his hand and swiped towards the tributary of the Bailong River below. Under the moonlight, water monsters were making waves, and the turbulent river surface was rumbling.

The water monster that was causing trouble seemed unable to withstand the pressure, and exploded into bloody water like a squeezed water ball.

Then, the surface of the river suddenly split towards the middle, and land appeared inside!

Turn the river into land!

You Qingfeng's pupils shrank.

"lead the way!"

At this time, on the other side, a bonfire was lit in a mountain beside Chencang Road, 400 miles southeast of Yulong Pass.

This is a flat area on the mountainside. Two or three miles away is the official road.

There was the crackling sound of fire bamboo and the sizzling sound of oil dripping.

It was clearly visible that there were two huge barbecue grills made of rough wood on the fire.

On one of the poles was a fat catfish about two meters long. The fish skin had shrunk due to the roasting of the fire, revealing a silver-gray gelatinous elasticity. The tempting oil dripped onto the fire below as it was roasted, causing the flames to jump up and down.

The other piece of wood was strung with a string of snow-white, crystal-clear fresh meat with snowflake-like texture. It was as crystal clear as white jade and glowed slightly. Under the scorching flames, it released a mouth-watering meaty aroma.

Next to the campfire, a Gongsun Yang with a bamboo hat hanging around his neck was fanning the fire and using a little magic to rotate the grill so that the two ends of the food could be roasted more evenly.

Then, with his knife-like skills, he cut off slices of the roasted meat and put them into the plate that had been prepared.

Behind it, several horses were strolling leisurely in the grass, sniffing here and there with their noses, and a carriage was being towed behind them.

Next to the carriage, two figures were sitting in front of a long, low table, on which were placed fruits, wine, and snacks.

It was Chen Yuan and Xu Liang from the Taichang Temple who had found a place to rest.

At this time, they were still about 500 miles away from Laifeng Prefecture, the end of Chencang Road, which was the gateway to Guanzhong!
Like the Yulong Pass in the northwest, it is the gateway to Guanbei. The origin of the Three Qins refers to Guannan, Guanbei and Guanzhong.

Chen Yuan and his men's route to the Central Plains was straight to Guanzhong. Yulong Pass was not a must-pass place for them, so they headed north from there.

At this time, Gongsun Yang brought out the freshly roasted meat and placed it on the table.

One is fish meat with skin, and the other is snake meat.

Both were taken from monsters killed on the road today and can be considered “local goods”.

Chen Yuan's eyes fell on the piece of catfish meat, which had a faint and mixed evil aura. He smiled, raised his glass, took a sip of wine, and then tasted the fish meat. It was tender and not bad.

As for that trace of mixed demonic energy, it was reduced to ashes under the volcanic furnace in his body.

Xu Liang looked at Chen Yuan and smiled. "General Chen, you have dealt with many demons and must have tasted a lot of demon flesh and blood. I thought you would dislike this kind of low-level flesh and blood."

Chen Yuan could not deny it. He placed one hand on the ground, sat sideways casually, and raised his lips. "When in Rome, do as the Romans do. I have killed countless demons in Shu, and I am tired of the taste, from Tianguan to Musashi, and even the flesh and blood of dragons and tigers."

At this point, he glanced at Xu Shaoqing who was sitting across from him, "When Xu Shaoqing and I are able to open up to each other, I will definitely treat Xu Shaoqing to a dragon and tiger banquet and have a good time drinking with him!"

Xu Liang's eyelids twitched slightly when he heard this. Dragon and Tiger Banquet?
This Chen Longhu was not bragging. He had really killed the Dragon and Tiger Demon.

But these words were meant to point out to him that he had something else to say.

Xu Liang's face moved slightly, but soon returned to normal. His eyes fell on the catfish meat and he changed the subject, "A small catfish spirit followed us. It seems that the follow-up of the Third Prince killed by the general's old servant has arrived."

"But we lost him. I guess those guys must be looking for him everywhere!"

Chen Yuan raised his glass and said nonchalantly, "It's a good time to take a break. It's up to the Inspector General!"

Xu Liang nodded without any pressure and raised his glass, "I think it will be soon."

As soon as he finished speaking, he saw a silver light flashing like a star in the sky above the dense forest, shooting down quickly and flying over Xu Liang's head.

Xu Liang's eyebrows moved, and he grabbed the silver light in the air. Then he pressed it between his eyebrows and closed his eyes.

After two or three breaths, he opened his eyes, and the gleam in his eyes was as bright as ink.

"Master Gou has started to take action!"

"But that old dragon is not that simple."

"What do you mean?" Chen Yuan was aroused.

Next, Xu Liang explained in detail the contents of Gou Yue's message, including the fact that the old dragon was once the guardian beast of a cave in Longling Mountain.

It turned out to be a dragon raised by the people in the cave!
Chen Yuan narrowed his eyes when he heard this, "Interesting! No wonder this dragon has lived for six hundred years!"

It is believed that this dragon caused trouble and became a dominant force in Longling, and was not caught and killed by anyone. It turns out that there is this relationship, and everything makes sense.

The Jiaolong is still one step away from becoming a real dragon, but one that is six hundred years old is considered quite good.

He remembered that he owed the North Sea Dragon Girl a big favor, and he wondered whether the dragon's soul and flesh would be of any use to her.

Just as Chen Yuan was thinking about this, he suddenly sensed something, and then the golden slit between his eyebrows began to glow with golden light, and he suddenly opened his eyes and looked towards the dark night below the mountain.

There was golden light flowing inside and a picture was jumping.

I saw a few figures running in the dense forest, looking very miserable.

"Why are they?"

Chen Yuan was a little surprised. Didn’t they escape towards Shu?
He recognized the figures.

Among them was the woman who had come to justice in the morning and slashed the green fish monster with a sword. Her surname seemed to be Chu! (End of this chapter)