The Heavenly Court is gone, I don't want to be a True Lord.

Ni Heng quickly prepared everything. Zuo Qi, with a rope around his waist and a water-repelling bead in his mouth, went into the water with Da Hong.

The Liang River is a flowing river, carrying silt and sand, so everything visible underwater is naturally murky.

After the rain, the sun shines brightly, penetrating the water layer and scattering fine beams of light, but these beams are then fragmented by the surging mud and sand in the water.

The Liang River was deeper than imagined, nearly forty meters deep, before Zuo Qi could see the riverbed.

At this depth, the water pressure was already very high. Even though Zuo Qi had a water-repelling bead that allowed him to breathe underwater, he still felt a bit of chest tightness, and the circulation of his internal energy and blood was also affected by the water pressure, slowing it down considerably.

The river flows slowly in this section, and the bottom is covered with a lot of silt and sand, with thick layers of mud and scattered rocks.

Many unnamed creatures grow in the cracks of the rocks, their slender four legs swaying gently with the flow of water.

The bright red creature swam freely in the water like a fish, even faster than Zuo Qi.

Following his previous memories, Zuo Qi strolled underwater, where some small fish curiously swam around his legs, looking for food.

Amidst the undulating water, the Heavenly Eye opened, and strangely enough, it was not disturbed by the current. It finally determined its target.

It was a shipwreck, mostly buried in silt, with the part above the water about the size of a small house, probably the stern.

Living at the dock, Zuo Qi had become familiar with various types of ships in Dai Viet. This shipwreck should be a Mong Chong, a type of warship. There are different types, and the one in front of him should be about fifteen meters long, which is already considered a behemoth.

The decorative carvings on it have become somewhat blurred due to being submerged in water for a long time, but Zuo Qi can tell that they do not resemble the style of the Dai Viet period.

He has no interest in treasure hunting in shipwrecks now.

The reason he observed so meticulously was because the treasure he had seen in the water was near the shipwreck.

After circling the shipwreck for a while, he finally saw the treasure he had been longing for, about two or three hundred meters to the east.

A huge, chicken-head-like object called the Chicken-Head Ginseng grows at the bottom of the water and has medicinal value no less than that of ginseng.

This ginseng with its head protruding from the water is over three meters tall.

This is very abnormal!

Because ginseng grows in water, it is difficult for it to grow to a high age. Moreover, the size of this ginseng is obviously a bit off. Even a hundred-year-old ginseng would only have a ginseng head that is at most the size of a basketball.

The chicken head in front of him, which was more than three meters in diameter, made Zuo Qi feel somewhat dazed.

I wasn't mistaken last time.

But how did this thing grow so big!

After swallowing the life-giving blood, Da Hong's sense of smell was also very sharp in the water. It seemed to smell the scent of the ginseng, and it gently shook its head while biting Zuo Qi's trouser leg.

Zuo Qi reached out and patted the dog's head to comfort it.

He was a cautious person, and even if he saw a treasure, he wouldn't rush over blindly. Instead, he would observe it carefully. It was definitely abnormal for this ginseng to grow to such a size. Apart from the sunken ship, there was nothing else wrong here, so he was a little uneasy.

Suddenly, Big Red bit his trouser leg again.

Zuo Qi followed its gaze and saw that next to the ginseng, there seemed to be another one.

It has become much smaller, and most of it is buried in the silt, with only a small part at the top and a part that looks like a chicken's beak pointing upwards exposed in the water.

Da Hong, however, looked wary.

When Zuo Qi looked with his Heavenly Eye, he was immediately shocked. What was that small chicken-head ginseng was clearly a huge monster.

This thing was like a dead object before, completely still.

A series of gurgling sounds rang out as bubbles rose from the mud.

After thinking for a moment, Zuo Qi found a stone in the mud and threw it at the monster.

Whoosh!

boom!

The sound of stones breaking in water was particularly dull.

Zuo Qi had no energy to pay attention to those things; instead, he stared dumbfounded at the monster under the mud, which turned out to be an alligator snapping turtle!

But its sheer size was astonishing; the armor on its back exceeded three meters in diameter, and its power...

At least twenty years.

Because Zuo Qi couldn't see the alligator turtle's body at all, and its spirit was something that wild beasts and monsters couldn't improve, the alligator turtle also had 21 points, and Zuo Qi couldn't even imagine its true strength.

Zuo Qi hesitated. Although the giant ginseng was good, it was a treasure beast with twenty years of cultivation, equivalent to the third level of cultivation, and it was still in the water. He really had no confidence.

The value of this ginseng is immeasurable; it might be an important treasure for him when he breaks through to the third level of cultivation. It's really hard for him to just give it up.

"Big Red, can you distract this thing?"

Da Hong is a variant of the Red Mastiff. After evolving, it becomes extremely adept at swimming, almost earning the nickname "water dog."

It moves very fast in the water. Although the alligator snapping turtle is fierce and huge, it is still a turtle and its speed is not very fast.

One can glean some insight from its hunting posture, which resembles waiting for a rabbit to run into a tree stump.

If Da Hong can lure the giant alligator turtle away, he can just dig up the ginseng.

Big Red is very smart and loyal. Although it sensed the danger, it still charged towards the alligator snapping turtle without hesitation.

Alligator snapping turtles have extremely sensitive senses in the water and can detect the presence of prey by observing changes in the water flow.

So when Big Red approached within 30 meters of the water, the alligator snapping turtle suddenly turned around, sensing that Big Red had taken a liking to its treasure, and the alligator snapping turtle's eyes immediately turned red.

Its mouth was wide open, and a deep roar was transmitted through the water, as a series of bubbles gushed out of its mouth and nose.

Big Red's provocation enraged the alligator snapping turtle, which pulled its thick limbs out of the mud. Its lower limbs were longer than its four limbs, and it stood up like a human. Its short forelimbs crossed in front of its chest as if clapping. With a deep roar, it charged towards Big Red like a heavily armored tank.

The tortoise shell on his back is also different from ordinary tortoise shells. It is somewhat similar to a shrimp shell, and it is divided into three layers from top to bottom.

It's very slow.

Big Red relaxed a bit and would occasionally turn around to provoke the alligator snapping turtle, and suddenly, when the turtle wasn't paying attention, it would bite the soft flesh between the turtle's limbs.

Zuo Qi approached cautiously, and when Da Hong had lured the alligator snapping turtle away by more than thirty meters, he quickly swam towards the ginseng.

He took out a short knife, intending to eat the whole pot together.

But I never expected it.

Suddenly, Big Red let out a miserable howl.

Zuo Qi could hear it even underwater.

He looked over immediately and was utterly horrified.

The alligator snapping turtle retracted its limbs, its shell curled into an oval shape, and began to roll at an extremely fast speed. Caught off guard, Big Red was caught off guard and had its tail pinned down. Fortunately, Big Red was quick-witted and was not bitten by the alligator snapping turtle, otherwise it would have lost a leg.

But Zuo Qi also knew that Da Hong probably wouldn't last long.

Moreover, the alligator snapping turtle did not seem to want to get away from the sea cucumber. After chasing it for more than 100 meters, it actually started to turn back.

There wasn't even time to bring the pot over, so with a heavy heart, he chopped at the giant ginseng with a knife. A strange fragrance wafted out, and Zuo Qi reached in and began to explore.

The inside of the ginseng root is similar to that of a pomegranate; those fruits are the most valuable part of the ginseng root.

To Zuo Qi's dismay, he reached his entire arm inside but only managed to touch two ginseng fruits.

It looks good but is useless. It's so big, but it only has two fruits. What a waste!

Zuo Qi cursed under his breath, then grabbed the two fruits and retreated. He didn't bother digging anymore.

The alligator snapping turtle finally spotted him, roared, and charged at him like a chariot.

It is much faster than Zuo Qi.

Zuo Qi was terrified and pulled hard on the rope around his waist. Ni Heng on the shore understood and immediately joined forces with the remaining two dogs to pull Zuo Qi to the shore recklessly.

However, the distance between them still shortened as the alligator snapping turtle rolled around recklessly.

At the crucial moment, Da Hong, ever the clever one, came up with a feint attack and charged towards the ginseng with great fanfare.

As expected, the alligator snapping turtle abandoned Zuo Qi.

Zuo Qi made a gesture towards Da Hong and swam upwards with all his might.

The red snapper is faster than the alligator snapping turtle. The alligator snapping turtle is focused on the ginseng and won't chase you too far, making escape easy.

Sure enough, not long after he came ashore, and just as he changed his clothes and was about to examine the two ginseng fruits, Da Hong came ashore.

After cutting off a large piece of meat to reward Da Hong, he and Ni Heng went to the side to examine the ginseng fruit.