Not long after Ji Yuan reached the top of the mountain, the Xiezhi scroll flew out from his sleeve, turned into a human form and stood beside Ji Yuan. The surrounding mist gathered and slowly turned into a physical body, silently turning into the appearance of Qin Zizhou. Huang Xingye was still recovering his vitality, so he did not come out.
"Did you notice anything?"
Ji Yuan asked this and looked at Xiezhi, who squinted his eyes at the extra sun and then looked at his own hands.
"The true spirit has become more active..."
It seemed that the Xiezhi had withdrawn some method of hiding, and black smoke began to appear on its body, clearly presenting the exchange of its own vital energy with the outside world in front of Ji Yuan and Qin Zizhou. Compared with the past, the demonic energy on the Xiezhi's body was now churning more violently.
Qin Zizhou frowned and looked towards the sun in the south direction.
"I'm afraid this sun has bad intentions."
He pinched his fingers and opened his eyes wide, staring at the sun without blinking, muttering helplessly.
"This is the evil star... It seems that this Golden Crow is indeed on the opposite side."
Xiezhi sneered.
"Hey, what's coming will come."
Qin Zizhou's expression was more serious, and his eyes were fixed on the second sun in the distance.
"This is earlier than I expected. The sun is burning, but it has also aroused more vitality in the world. The already unstable destiny of the world has also become restless. It won't be long before the world can be at peace again!"
Ji Yuan has regained his composure.
"Don't worry, Lord Qin. Just as Xiezhi said, what is coming will come. The power of the evil sun is by no means infinite. Otherwise, wouldn't it be better to burn it for hundreds of years? The world is so big. If chaos really happens, all parties will have their own responses. Just stay the same in the face of change."
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A few months later, on a sand bed on the seabed of the East China Sea, General Giant Whale, who was originally sleeping soundly, suddenly began to toss and turn.
"Hiss... Hey... Why is it so uncomfortable?!"
As a giant whale that practices diligently, and with the many benefits he has received under the Ying family, General Giant Whale's physique is now quite amazing. Even an ordinary dragon is no more than a small snake in front of him.
Because he was sleeping uncomfortably, the giant whale general tossed from side to side, stirring up the seabed water into a turbid state, and all the surrounding fish, shrimps and shellfish fled in all directions.
"Why!"
After opening his eyes, General Giant Whale began to leave the sand bed and swim around. He felt very restless and a little hungry.
“Woo~~~~”
After a roar, the giant whale general swam forward, opened his big mouth, and sucked in the endless sea water around him. No matter big fish or small fish, shrimps or crabs, all were swept up by this terrifying water flow and rolled into the giant whale general's mouth.
"Gurgle~"
He took a big bite. An ordinary fishing boat might not catch as much as this in a year. The seawater and mud had long been removed, but in the past, after taking this bite, General Giant Whale would not feel anything even if he had not eaten for several years. But today, he was still a little hungry.
"Strange, I don't seem to be full? This is not normal, am I possessed?"
General Giant Whale was not a wild monster who had never seen the world. He thought he had come into contact with many important people and knew a lot of powerful words. At the thought of being possessed, he was frightened and trembled.
"No, I have to ask your mother, or even better, the Queen!"
General Giant Whale did what he thought. He swam by shaking his body. It could be said that he was in seclusion or sleeping, but he had not moved for several years. He pushed away the waves and kept moving forward, and then slowly surfaced.
The sun was shining brightly, shining on the huge whale's back, making the giant whale general feel very comfortable. He couldn't help but float up to a larger area, and turned his big belly upward, floating comfortably and turning over from time to time.
Suddenly, the sea water was violently stirred by General Giant Whale. He suddenly stood up on the water, and his whale tail touched the water like a mountain standing in the whirlpool of the sea.
"Two, two suns?"
General Giant Whale dived into the sea with a "boom", creating waves dozens of feet high. He was swung violently in the water. After washing his eyes, he floated to the surface again and looked up at the sky.
It was afternoon now. One sun was in its normal position, setting in the west, and the other sun was located very far to the south, surrounded by a halo, appearing more blurred.
It’s not good, we have to go to Dragon Palace quickly!
Although the tingling sensation from the sun was quite comfortable, General Giant Whale instinctively realized that something was wrong. He hurriedly rode the water in the sea, following a familiar ocean current to the Tongtian River, while also calculating the time.
Judging from the time, now is probably the end of this year's tide of wasteland opening. The Dragon King and Queen Ying are probably about to return or are already on their way. Every year they stay in Tongtian River for a few months, waiting for the second high tide of the next year. Most other dragons do the same.
This is not to say that the dragons are homesick and don't mind the trouble, but every time they open up new land, it represents the gathering of a considerable amount of water essence from all over the world. The dragons or aquatic creatures from all over need to "catch the tide" of the water essence from all over to the East China Sea, merge it with the ocean currents and cast spells together to lead the tide. The farther the aquatic creatures are, the more tired they will be. Some of them cannot even rest for a few days and are on the road all year round.
General Giant Whale's body is too huge now. Even in the Tongtian River, some sections of the river are not deep and wide enough. If he swims over, he will easily be exposed and scare the people along the river. Therefore, he does not usually go to the Dragon Palace, but this time he felt he had to go. At most, he would use a sleight of hand in some places.
Back then, General Giant Whale was able to carry Ji Yuan and the Dragon Girl on a long journey. His water control speed was extraordinary. After swimming for two days, they had already seen the coast. Now General Giant Whale's speed slowed down.
The mouth of Tongtian River is very easy to find. General Giant Whale can find it with his eyes closed, so he went straight there. He was also very familiar with the several fishing villages on the seaside. Looking from underwater, he could see fishing boats returning to the port in the distance.
“Ah—” “What?”
"Bang... Boom..."
Chaos came from afar. General Giant Whale, who was about to enter Tongtian River, sensitively turned in that direction and suddenly found that the boat had been overturned. A lot of broken wood was tumbling in the waves, and there was blood flowing in the water. Several huge strange fish were hitting the fishing boat.
What is this? Where did it come from
General Giant Whale was shocked at first, then he became furious.
"How dare you, a daring evildoer, to harm people at the mouth of Tongtian River—"
The roar spread far away, and a current of water rose on the sea surface, constantly rushing towards the overturned fishing boat, and the dark back of the whale slowly rose...
"Bang..." "Bang..." "Bang..."
General Giant Whale controlled the water at high speed and directly hit the strange fish, knocking a total of four large fish out of the water.
“Hoo—” “Woo-wah—”
When these strange fish were knocked out of the water, some of them made strange crying sounds, which made General Giant Whale very annoyed. He opened his mouth directly towards the strange fish in the air and swallowed them in one gulp.
On the water, some fishermen were still struggling, some holding on to wooden boards and some swimming hard, but their eyes were all looking at the huge giant whale general, their eyes were full of fear.
"I am the Giant Whale General under the Dragon Palace. I am not a demon that harms people. You don't have to be afraid. I have already subdued the rebellious demon. I am leaving now!"
As soon as he finished speaking, General Giant Whale dived into the water again, creating a huge wave. The wave hit the fishermen, who were panicking about surviving, and they were swept away before they had time to react. They thought they were going to lose their lives, but in the end they found themselves being hit by the waves and thrown to the shore.
General Giant Whale was extremely surprised that a monster dared to come here to harm people. When he swam across the mouth of Tongtian River, he found a scholar in the village hurriedly running out with a book in his hand. A breeze followed him, and even from a long distance, General Giant Whale had a clearer feeling.
'A scholar of literature and Confucianism.'
The scholar arrived at the seaside and, together with the villagers on the shore, helped the crew members who had been in distress. He then looked towards the mouth of the Tongtian River and bowed as a greeting.
This made General Giant Whale feel good immediately, and his irritability faded.
"Hey, I am worthy of being General Giant Whale. I am really admired by everyone!"
In a good mood, General Giant Whale's speed became even faster.
Half an hour later, when swimming in the Tongtian River towards the inland of Dazhen, General Giant Whale suddenly smelled a burning smell of rust. The light coming through the water above also dimmed. Looking up, he saw shadows passing by on the surface of the deep Tongtian River.
This is a ship, a very big ship!
'This is… '
On the surface of Tongtian River, large and powerful ships are sailing along the direction of the water flow. The hulls of these ships are extremely strong, and the sails faintly reveal the luster of talismans. There are many soldiers on each ship, all holding weapons and looking solemn. In addition to the soldiers on the deck, there are also many soldiers resting in the cabin, and a large number of weapons are neatly placed in suitable fixed positions.
There were some flags on the boat, the most eye-catching of which were two flags, one with "Dazhen Water Division" written on it, and the other with the character "Li" on it.
This is a navy force of one hundred large ships and hundreds of medium-sized ships. Each ship is the result of the hard work of the Dazhen engineers and the Mohist scholar who has become increasingly famous in recent years. They are by no means comparable to the ordinary ships of many years ago.
This fleet alone accounts for almost half of the total elite forces of the Dazhen Navy, and can be said to be the elite among the elite.
At this moment, in the center, on a flagship, a tall naval officer in full armor was sitting on the top platform of the ship. On the weapon rack behind him was a heavy crescent-shaped sword and an iron bow with sharp corners and velvet on both ends.
Several guards had solemn expressions, some standing with weapons in hand and some carrying bows and arrows, with flags beside them fluttering in the wind. The only person who was slightly out of place in the atmosphere was an immortal master who was sitting nearby drinking tea.
"Report to the general, the compass has moved a little bit, there must be something strange passing by underwater!"
A sergeant rushed from one end of the deck to the bottom of the blockhouse and reported the situation to the upper level in a vigorous voice.
General Li looked at the immortal master who was speaking, and the latter thought for a moment and said.
"The tide is about to end. I think the aquatic creatures in the river are returning."
"Master, what you said is wrong. If they came back after the tide, how could the noise be so small?"
The immortal master smiled.
"General Li, it is not convenient for us to ask about the things in the water. Even if something really happened, the dragon clan will not just sit there and do nothing. This is Tongtian River."
As if he agreed with the other party's words, the military officer said nothing more. He turned his head to look at the river bank a little further away. He saw that the people of Dazhen were also looking at the fleet. He slowly closed his eyes and rested.
"We are going to the battle this time to represent the great reputation of our Great Zhen. Even if we face monsters and demons, we will fight to the death on the battlefield. I hope that the Immortal Master will help us!"
"General Li is in a serious condition. We must do our best!"
"Um!"
General Li responded and said no more.
The sailing speed of the tower ships is very fast and very flexible. Hundreds of large ships are sailing quickly and orderly in the Tongtian River. This spectacular sight naturally attracts the attention of people along the river. Many people will run to the riverside to watch the fleet passing by.
In a riverside residential area, many people are now running around to spread the news.
"Hey, stop hoeing the ground and come with me to the river."
"Ah? What?"
"Oh my, there are so many tall ships, huge ships, they are our Dazhen navy, there are really thousands of ships passing by, come and see!"
"Huh? Oh oh oh, go go go!"
The farmers in the fields put down their hoes and hurriedly ran to the river. When they arrived, the riverside was already full of people.
"This... This is my Dazhen Water Master!"
"How majestic!" "Look at those soldiers, they are as strong as iron!"
"These boats are so fast, and there's no one rowing. Why are they so fast?"
Some people ran after the boat, but found that they could not outrun it. Some fishing boats and canoes on the shore were carried straight to the shore by the current created by the big ship.
"Where are they going?"
Someone in the crowd asked this, and a middle-aged scholar holding a scroll frowned slightly, thought for a while and said.
"I heard the other day that a large number of demons and ghosts appeared in Qiliang country and caused chaos. Although immortals also took action, it seemed very difficult. Some things made the immortals unable to do anything. Then they asked our Dazhen for help. I'm afraid this navy is going north by sea!"