Chapter 2 Compromise(1/2)
On the river beach, pebbles are scattered and half-buried in the river sand, and the remaining snow of late winter can be seen under the scattered large stones.
Under the light of the fire, the snakes were making final arrangements for today's harvest, while Du Kang and Tan Hua were sitting on two opposite large rocks by the river.
Both of them were barefoot and put their feet into the cold river water, splashing them with splashes. The thin and narrow ice under their feet was beaten into even smaller pieces.
The broken ice on the river surface reflected the firelight in the distance, turning this section of the river into a shining Milky Way. The flowing reflections shone on the faces and bodies of the two people, making the scenery tonight feel like a dream.
Tan Hua lifted her white and tender feet from the water, and stretched her pink little feet towards Du Kang. Du Kang also raised his big feet to rest on hers. The two sat with their feet facing each other, and Tan Hua burst into laughter.
"Sir, this river is called Songzhang River. I heard that there are a camphor forest and a pine forest on both sides of its source. The scenery along the bank is so beautiful after it snows in winter. I really want to see it."
"I'll accompany you when I have time later. For now, it's more important to go down the river to the blue sea."
Ninety-nine percent of the rivers in the entire Haizhou will eventually merge into the Bibo Sea, and the Songzhang River in front of you is no exception. As long as you follow the river downstream, you can see the river that is three thousand miles wide from east to west and long from north to south.
It reaches tens of thousands of miles and is as vast as the ocean.
Bibohai is the forefront of Haizhou's development. It is at the junction of humans and wilderness. Not only the Liang Kingdom, but also monks from other nearby countries often come here to hunt monsters and obtain various seafood resources. It is the most lively place in the entire Haizhou.
place.
The Bibo Sea has a vast water area and numerous islands. With a little bit of strength, you can occupy a small island and become the king. Among them, the human-monster forces are quarreling with each other, and the fish and dragons are mixed. The Wusheng Sect and the Rakshasa Sect are weak there, so they are just a place to avoid disaster.
Good place.
Du Kang only needs to find an uninhabited island and bury the town tripod. Who would have thought that a remote island could have such a valuable treasure? Moreover, the rich monster resources in Bibohai and the prosperous exchanges of magic between various countries are what he urgently needs now.
In remote places like Yangchun County and Tonggu County, Du Kang has deeply understood that even a local snake like the Tao Family and the Feng Family, with tens of thousands of people in a city creating wealth for them to hunt monsters, are still trapped in secluded areas and in a state of insecurity.
In the dilemma of having too many and scarce materials for practicing law.
At this time, most of Du Kang's current spells are difficult to make any progress, and this is why.
Shallow water cannot support a dragon. If he stays here, Du Kang's strength will hardly improve in his lifetime. Only by going out can he have a broader world.
After withdrawing his thoughts, Du Kang felt the comfort of the cold little feet on the other side, and pulled Tan Hua into his arms. Tan Hua also curled up his legs and let the warm hands hold his cold feet.
Ya warm.
The sparse stars in the sky were shining faintly. In the uninhabited wilderness, the earth was dark, and the whole world as far as the eye could see was only the light of the convoy with a faint human atmosphere.
Du Kang was in a trance for a moment, as if there was only a bonfire in the world, and all he had was a lovely woman in his arms.
Unlike other women in his life, there is only one person in Tan Hua's heart, Du Kang, who can truly be trusted by him. Only when he is with Tan Hua can Du Kang feel such a real sense of relaxation.
A dim red light lit up in his arms, and a circle of red silk thread on Du Kang's wrist also became hot. This was one of the prices for seeking a paradise.
As long as there is long-term physical contact with other women, the lunar lines will light up, followed by a burning and tingling feeling like punishment. This temperature is not worth mentioning to Du Kang today, but it is indeed very painful.
Disappointing.
Because the red light of the Yuelao line will not only light up on Du Kang's hand, but also on Tao Shiyu, who is a world away in a blessed land, and the paired red lines on his wrist will also light up, faithfully reminding women that a certain scumbag is about to
Unfaithful to her.
The so-called Yue Lao Line is not only Yue Lao's blessing to lovers, but also a strange magic weapon for partners to monitor each other's loyalty around the clock.
Du Kang was horrified after discovering this. He had used various methods, including but not limited to pulling hard, cutting with magic weapons, burning with water, soaking in venom, etc., but failed to remove or destroy the Yue Lao Thread.
Du Kang, who was infatuated, could only express that his love for Tao Shiyu was unswerving, and that he would wear this thread until the end of time, and would never take it off.
"Sister Shiyu is really greedy. How can a man like Young Master be monopolized by one person? She is not good at talking about painting. She wants to stay in Young Master's arms, but makes Young Master hurt again."
Tan Hua saw the hot Yuelao thread on Du Kang's hand, jumped out of his arms, his eyes turned red, lowered his head, walked to the bank through the cold river water, and ran away quickly.
Du Kang just smiled and shook his head. Even a woman who only cares about him would play such tricks. I don’t know how the seniors in the time travel article did the ideological work to get through the huge harem and successfully slept with them.
There is a long way to go.
Looking back at the Songzhang River carrying ice floes, I can see in my spiritual eyes that there are a large number of aquatic animals hunting and swimming under the calm surface of the river, which is a lively scene.
Along the way, Du Kang could clearly feel that as he got closer to the Blue Wave Sea, the spiritual energy in the world became more abundant. There were more and more animals swimming in the water, running on the ground or flying in the sky.
Monsters are also becoming more and more frequent.
This also made him look forward to the beauty of Bibohai even more.
I saw a huge fish demon swimming across this section of the river. The white-faced boy flew out of his nostrils and shot into the river like lightning. The water surface returned to calm after a while, and only a scarlet blood stain emerged from the water.
The river stopped and flowed downstream.
After a while, the ice floe on the shore was pushed open by a huge fish head. I saw the white-faced boy piercing the fish's spine with his hands, and staggeringly dragged a herring demon that was bigger than a pig onto the shore, as if offering a treasure.
Fly to Du Kang.
To Du Kang today, the little demons who have just become demons are no different from ordinary animals. They are just food to satisfy their hunger. Hunting like this for a white-faced boy is just a daily routine.
There was a big hole in the head of the fish demon, and all its brains were drained in the river. It was too late to die. Du Kang sighed at the boy's reckless use of nature, not knowing how delicious the fish brain was, so he popped out the claw blade and cut off the fish head, and then
He walked to the carriage on his own.
The remaining fish body was thrown by the white-faced boy to the busy snakes. Immediately, the entire motorcade burst into loud cheers, saying, "Young master is so compassionate that he is like an immortal from heaven coming to this world..." "We will eat our livers and brains to pieces.
There is nothing to repay." Words like this are heard endlessly.
Du Kang, who was sitting back in the carriage, was noncommittal to these flatterers. These cowards were only loyal to Tan Hua, and the reason why they yelled like this was just to obey Tan Hua's orders. Du Kang's mind was always clear and he would never take these nonsense to heart.
It doesn't take much effort to fight monsters left and right. If the snakes can eat monster meat regularly, the growth rate of the baby snakes in their bodies will be accelerated rapidly. Eating monster meat is regarded as the reward of these snakes' daily hard work.
"Sir, when the snakes were cleaning the battlefield, they found a few children where the horse bandits came from. They looked like they had been robbed. I don't know what to do with them. Do you want to take them with you?"
The sound of talking about painting came from outside the car.
"You can make whatever arrangements you like. You don't have to press my feet tonight and you can go to bed early."
Du Kang's voice came from the carriage, making Tan Hua's mouth shrink. She came to the young master at night to show her face. She didn't care about the child. She obviously wanted to sleep in tonight.
Tan Hua's mood immediately became bad, and he could only angrily continue to arrange the aftermath of the horse bandits.
The sound of corpses being thrown into the water came from the Songzhang River. Du Kang is a man who believes in the principle of borrowing something and borrowing it again. Today he killed a fish demon in the Songzhang River and immediately returned it hundreds of human and horse corpses.
.
I believe that when Du Kang asks for help from Songzhang River again in the future, it will still generously lend a helping hand.
A small charcoal stove was burning inside the carriage to keep out the cold wind. A few side dishes were placed on the small table. Du Kang, lying on his side on the tiger skin rug, was quietly waiting for tonight's guests.
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At midnight, the lively campground became quiet.
Only the ticking sound of the patrolling Zi She riding by on horseback and the occasional sound of wind chimes accompanied Du Kang through the long night.
The ground-suppressing cauldron under the carriage hummed and shook. This movement did not wake up the yellow-faced boy who was curled up in the cauldron and sleeping soundly. The two consecutive months of exhausting porter life made him lose his due vigilance.
A beautiful figure appeared silently beside Du Kang's carriage. Du Kang, who was drawing a cyan talisman in the void inside the carriage, sensed the movement outside the carriage. With a flick of his finger, the wooden talisman immediately disintegrated into a ball of wooden spiritual energy.
The green-faced boy who was sleeping soundly in the liver immediately opened his big eyes and ran out to give him a slap on the teeth, but was caught and slapped back by Du Kang's big hand.
The wooden carriage is like a dead tree blooming in spring under the nourishment of spiritual energy. Young shoots sprout from the old wood that has been cut down for many years, and quickly grow branches and leaves. Flowers bloom on the branches, colorful, and the whole carriage is filled with the fragrance of flowers, which makes this carriage
It’s midsummer in an instant.
Du Kang personally lifted the door curtain and looked at the beauty outside the car.
"I had predicted that Shiyu would come early in the morning, and I specially prepared your favorite wine and food. Come in quickly."
Tao Shiyu had no expression on her face. She opened Du Kang's hand and took her hand, then jumped into the car.
"Last time the Tao family was in crisis, you took the risk to find me and said you were here for me, and I believed you. You told me how difficult those two months were for you and that you were only thinking of me, and I believed you.
"
"When we were robbing the Earth-Suppressing Cauldron, I told you to run away if you couldn't defeat it. I heard from my sisters that you just brought the Earth-Suppressing Cauldron out of the natural disaster when the underground fissure collapsed. I don't know how happy I am."
"But how did you become like this? You took the Earth-Suppressing Cauldron in your hands and refused to hand it back. Are you sure that your Tao family has been defeated? Do you really think that we dare not fight you to the death?"
Du Kang hugged the beauty in green, whose face was as cold as frost.
"Shiyu, my feelings for you are well known, and I am not coveting the Tao family's blessed land. The place I originally chose to avoid disaster is too unsafe. Although the mountains in the southeast are inaccessible, and your family has some foundations there, but
The mountains in the southeast are close to the city of Haizhou. You only need to cross a mountain range to reach it. That is the headquarters of the Wusheng Sect and the Rakshasa Sect in Haizhou. How can you go to a place like that to avoid disaster?
There is no such way to hide."
Seeing Tao Shiyu's expression softening slightly, Du Kang quickly continued to persuade.
"As long as you still need to trade with others in your life, traces will definitely appear. It is too dangerous to stay in the mountains in the southeast. On the contrary, it is safer in the blue sea. As long as you find an uninhabited island and bury the town tripod, there will be no need to worry about it.
No one will find that it is connected to a blessed place. A place like Bibohai, where fish and dragons are mixed, and the forces of many countries meet, is a better hiding place."
Du Kang's gaze was firm and he looked directly into Tao Shiyu's eyes calmly. Tao Shiyu only saw sincerity in it.
During the last negotiation, it was not Tao Shiyu who came to the Tao family, but six mid-level monks. Du Kang said the same thing, saying that as the Tao family's son-in-law, he would put the interests of the Tao family first. At that time
He was keenly aware of the Tao family's wavering.
After all, it doesn’t matter where you move. Peach trees have always loved the sun, are cold-resistant, drought-tolerant, and are most afraid of flooding. It is natural to want to live in the mountains, but the Tao family is incarnated as a tree demon, and this kind of thing has long disappeared.
Disadvantages, as long as you open up your mind, moving to the island is not impossible.
Du Kang was unsure at first, until he saw that it was Tao Shiyu who came this time. He knew that after he promised not to touch the blessed land of Taoyuan, and the power of the Tao family in this world was not enough to break up with him,
They finally chose to compromise. Tao Shiyu's toughness during this meeting was just a show of force.
To be continued...