A rooster crowed, and dawn broke.
Xiangyang Inn
Yu Qi settled the accounts, carried the zither on his back, and held a long sword in his hand. He rode a green horse and lightly held the reins as he headed out of the city.
The ancient road, autumn wind, thin horse.
Yu Qi rode his horse on the official road and headed towards Yue Yang, which was six hundred miles away. He planned to board a big ship from Yue Yang and cross the vast Yunmeng Great Swamp, then sail into the Xiang River.
The distance on land was extremely long, and it was unknown how long it would take to walk on foot. Therefore, it was necessary to prepare horses as a means of transportation.
Because of this, Yu Qi felt that if it was not necessary, he would try not to walk along the water path. If he had a choice, Yu Qi did not plan to cross Dongting Lake.
After a few idle words, I got up and walked all the way in the morning and stayed at night. I was travel-worn.
Unknowingly, they had already traveled for more than ten days.
One evening, on a high mountain.
At this time, the mountains were high and the forest was dense, and the autumn fog was getting thicker.
The maple leaves that covered the mountains and plains were as red as the sunset.
Yu Qi lightly rode his green horse, put his palm between his eyebrows, set up a awning, and looked into the distance.
He found that the mountain path was rugged, the grass was green, and the branches were growing crazily. Between the mountains, there were some gulls and herons chirping, setting off the quiet and ancient valley.
Yu Qi took a water bottle from the saddle, raised his head and drank a few mouthfuls of water. He rolled up his sleeves and wiped the sweat on his forehead.
At this moment, a panicked cry for help could be heard.
Yu Qi sat on his horse and looked over with his sword in hand. About fifty to sixty feet away, there was a pale-faced scholar wearing a scholarly robe. At this moment, he had a panicked expression.
This person rolled and crawled, using his hands and feet to roll down the thorny and bumpy mountain path.
His long-sleeved clothes were torn into pieces by the tree branches, and blood traces appeared on his arms.
The pale-faced scholar could not care less about the pain. He lifted his feet and ran away again. Suddenly, he staggered and tripped over a dead branch in the mountain. He fell into the wild grass.
At this moment, the whistling sound shook the mountain forest. The leaves rustled in the wind, and dust filled the air.
A multicolored tiger with sharp eyes opened its bloody mouth and fangs as it pounced at the scholar.
The scholar's eyes were filled with fear as he shouted,""My life is over."
Yu Qi had already seen this scene. He jumped up from his horse and took another two to three steps. He drew his sword and slashed down at the tiger's head from the air.
"Vile beast, don't hurt anyone."
This giant insect was extremely alert. When it saw a red light coming from the sky, it was filled with an unstoppable killing intent. A small tuft of white hair on its neck stood up, and a huge tiger head with patterns on it shrank to the side in the air.
After landing on the ground and rolling a few times, a roar that shook the forest sounded again.
Fresh blood dripped down, dyeing the grass red.
Yu Qi had cut off one of the tiger's ears.
After the tiger was injured, its ferocity flared up.
However, due to the instinct of a beast, he was afraid of the enemy's killing aura.
Yu Qi calmly held his sword in front of the pale-faced scholar.
At this moment, the pale-faced scholar saw a tall figure in green standing in front of him. His right hand was holding a glowing divine sword.
"Liu Yi, thank you for saving my life."”
When Yu Qi heard the white-faced scholar call himself Liu Yi, his expression changed slightly. For some reason, his mind was in a trance.
His glabella was cool, and the feeling of absent-mindedness disappeared. Yu Qi's eyes turned cold.
He thought to himself, It's this familiar feeling of trance again.
Yu Qi's sword radiance rose again. Instead of retreating, he advanced. The sharp sword radiance of the Soul Destroying Sword stabbed towards the ferocious tiger's bloody mouth.
The tiger saw Yu Qi's sword flash and knew that he was up to no good. It wanted to use the same trick and dodge.
With a twist of his waist, his huge body jumped to the side.
Yu Qi's gaze became colder. He moved forward quickly, and the sword light suddenly turned. It was even faster than the previous stab. The half-moon-shaped sword light slashed out horizontally.
"Pfft."
The sound of a sharp blade cutting into flesh rang out.
Blood splattered out as a large gash appeared on the tiger's neck.
The tiger jumped into the grass, covered in blood, and let out an angry roar.
Yu Qi took the opportunity to chase after him. He jumped forward and slashed down with a stream of light. A huge tiger head flew three feet in the air, turning a few times in the air and finally fell into the grass.
"Tsk…"
Yu Qi sheathed his sword, turned around, and walked towards Liu Yi, who was still in shock.
"Brother Liu, are you alright?"”
Liu Yi turned around and saw a young man in a green robe who looked like he was about fifteen or sixteen years old. He had delicate eyebrows and an indifferent expression. He slowly walked towards him and asked.
Liu Yi did not expect his savior to be so young. His eyes were filled with shock, but he quickly calmed down.
"Thank you for saving me, hero. I haven't asked for your name yet."”
Liu Yi stood up. He did not pat the grass on his body, nor did he check the injury on his arm.
Instead, he reached into his pocket and took out an exquisite envelope. He placed it in his palm and looked at it carefully. After confirming that it was not damaged, he heaved a sigh of relief and put it into his pocket.
Liu Yi muttered to himself with a relieved expression.
Yu Qi's pupils shrank.
A certain guess in his heart was magnified bit by bit.
"I don't know where Brother Liu came from, and why you're traveling alone in the mountains."”
Liu Yi thought for a moment and said frankly," It's good that benefactor knows that I'm from the Wei Kingdom in the north. I was entrusted by someone to go to the south to look for someone. However, I've run out of money and can't take a big ship. I can only travel by land."”
Liu Yi hesitated for a moment. He turned to look at the headless tiger's corpse on the grass and explained,"I received a letter and went to Dongting Lake to look for Dongting Dragonlord.”
"Lake Dongting Dragon God? As far as I know, the Dongting Lake Dragon God governs a region of water. How did Brother Liu come into contact with such a god?”Yu Qi asked.
When Liu Yi heard Yu Qi's words, he sighed and said,""To tell you the truth, I met the third princess of the Dragonlord family at the Jing River. She begged me to deliver a letter to her father.”
As he spoke, Liu Yi did not hide anything and explained the details to Yu Qi.
It turned out that Liu Yi lived in Yiyang County of the Northern Wei Dynasty. He was going to the capital of Fufeng County to take the examination. He did not expect to meet a shepherdess crying by the Jing River.
After asking, he found out that she was the Dongting Dragon Lady Sanniang, who was sent by the Dongting Dragon Lord to marry the Jinghe Dragon. However, after marriage, she was abused by her husband.
Liu Yi was filled with compassion. Coupled with the Dragon Lady's pitiful plea, he sent a letter to her family and planned to enter Jingxiang to see the Dongting Lake Dragon God.
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