The atmosphere in the hall was extremely heavy. "* * * *"
The group of elders sat silently, their expressions either cold, gloomy or heavy.
Clan leader Guyue Bo sat on the main seat, unable to conceal the worry in his eyes, "Three days ago, a River Swallowing Toad appeared near the village at the foot of the mountain. This toad seemed to have swam upstream from the Yellow Dragon river, and unintentionally landed here. It is currently blocking a river channel and sleeping inside. If we let it go, the village will be in constant danger. Elders, do you have any good ideas to drive this toad away? "
The clan elders looked at each other, no one spoke for a moment.
The River Swallowing Toad was a Rank five Gu with great power. When it opened its mouth, a river would flow. If this matter was not handled well and it was angered, half of Qing Mao mountain would be flooded, and the entire village would be washed away.
After a long silence, Guyue Lian spoke, "This matter is very serious and needs to be resolved as soon as possible. Once the news is leaked, there might be people with ulterior motives sneaking in and provoking this River Swallowing Toad to harm our Guyue clan. "
"Elder Chi Lian is right." Guyue Mo Chen nodded. Although he was Guyue Lian's political enemy, at this crucial moment of life and death for the village, he completely let go of his prejudice.
After a pause, he continued, "There is another more serious situation. Once the River Swallowing Toad floods Qing Mao mountain, the wolf nest will be submerged. To escape, the wolf pack will naturally migrate up the mountain. At that time, the wolf tide will erupt earlier. We will have to fight with countless wild beasts for living space on the mountain top. "
The clan elders heard this. Their faces turned pale.
Guyue Bo added in a heavy tone, "Everyone, don't forget the foundation of our village. Back then, the first generation ancestor established the village here because of the spirit spring beneath our feet. Once the water floods Qing Mao mountain, this spirit spring will be destroyed. "
"What should we do?"
"Sigh … even if we resist the beast tide and survive on the mountain top. After the flood recedes, the spirit spring will disappear, large numbers of beasts will die, and the surroundings will become barren. Our cultivation resources will be severely lacking. "
"If we're going to die together, why don't we ask for help from the Xiong Clan Village and the Bai Clan Village? We're all three grasshoppers tied to the same string. I don't believe that they won't do anything! "
The elders whispered to each other in panic. Some people were already thinking of asking for reinforcements.
"It's too early to ask for help now." Guyue Bo shook his head and rejected the idea immediately. "Now is not the most difficult time. Back then, when the first generation ancestor had just established the village, A rank five blood river python attacked the village. He was killed by the first generation clan leader. Compared to the Blood River Python, the River Swallowing Toad is much cuter. "
"It has a gentle temper and doesn't offend any mortals. Only when it sensed the aura of other Gu worms would it be vigilant. Only after suffering heavy injuries would they become enraged and spit out water. By chance, I once heard the previous clan leader mention this. There are rumors about the River Swallowing Toad … "
In the hall, Guyue Bo spoke with fervor and assurance. The voice was slow.
All the elders listened attentively with nervous and flustered expressions on their faces. He couldn't help but relax.
"As expected of the clan leader." Guyue Yao Ji sensed the change in the atmosphere and looked deeply at Guyue Bo, praising in her heart.
"According to what lord clan leader said just now, driving this River Swallowing Toad away is not a difficult matter." An elder said.
"You can't say that." Guyue Bo shook his head, "These are only rumors. I haven't seen it with my own eyes and there's no evidence of it. This is an important matter and cannot be careless. I think we should send a group of Gu Masters to try it out. "
All the elders nodded.
Guyue Lian said, "To do this, only my Chi faction can do it. If he can't do it, I'm afraid no one in my clan can. "
Everyone knew who Chi Lian was talking about and agreed.
Clan leader Guyue Bo smiled, "Since it is so, then let's send the Chi Shan group."
…
It was the beginning of autumn and the weather was gradually cooling down.
Fang Yuan sat alone by the window in the tavern, quietly tasting his wine.
The manager of the tavern stood beside him, bowing and groveling.
"Shopkeeper, a few days ago I asked you to inquire about bitter shell wine, have you found anything?" Fang Yuan asked.
Fang Yuan was only lacking a portion of bitter shell wine to refine the Liquor worm.
However, bitter shell wine was hard to find, and because of the red steel Relic Gu, he was the center of attention. Wherever he went, people would point fingers at him. Thus, he couldn't inquire about the bitter shell wine.
It was only in these few days that the commotion gradually subsided. Maybe after extreme misfortune comes bliss, Fang Yuan unintentionally found some clues about the bitter shell wine.
The shopkeeper quickly replied, "Reporting to young master, the bitter shell wine you wanted me to inquire about, someone had drunk it in Bai clan village. The raw material of this wine is a kind of shell from deep pools. This kind of shell was completely black, and there were circles of white veined patterns on the shell, like tree rings. We call it bitter shell. Ordinary shells can be brewed into pearls. It swallows the sand and stones in the water, but can only dissolve the sand and stones, turning it into bitter water. Someone pries open its shell and obtains this bitter water, using it to brew wine. The bitter shell wine brewed is both bitter and fragrant, it is very unique. "
Fang Yuan heard this and slightly raised his brows, "That means, Bai clan village has this bitter shell wine?"
The shopkeeper quickly bowed, "I can't guarantee it, I only heard people talking about it occasionally. But to be honest, Bai clan village is truly famous for its white liangye. This wine, together with my clan's green bamboo wine and Xiong clan's bear gall wine, are known as the three wines of Qing Mao. Bitter shell wine … the servant felt that even if Bai clan village had it, it wouldn't have much. "
"Even if it doesn't have much, I still have to search for it." Fang Yuan thought.
But this matter was troublesome, Bai clan village had been showing signs of rising these years and was starting to shake Guyue village's position as the traditional overlord.
If Fang Yuan entered Bai clan village without permission, he might be killed by the patrolling Bai clan Gu Masters before he could even see the village's main gate.
But even so, Fang Yuan still wanted to try it. After all, this bitter shell wine was much more reliable than the green wormwood wine that was a hundred thousand li away.
Coming back to his senses from his thoughts. Fang Yuan found the old shopkeeper was still standing beside him. He waved his hand, "Alright, you can leave, there's nothing for you to do here."
The old man did not leave, his face showing a hesitant expression, wanting to say something but hesitating.
Finally, he gathered his courage and said, "Young master, can you take back this wine tavern? I and all the other workers want to work under you. You don't know, once the old owner returns, he will take away half of our remuneration. Just by relying on such a small amount of primeval stones every month, it will be very difficult for us to support our families. "
Fang Yuan shook his head, his face expressionless, "I have already sold this wine tavern to him. According to the agreement, I can't take it back. Moreover, I don't want to run this wine tavern business. You can leave. "
"But. Young master … "The old man stopped in his tracks.
Fang Yuan frowned unhappily, "Remember, I am no longer your young master!"
He had raised the salaries of these people. He only wanted to stir up their passion for work. To use them for himself. But these people thought he was easy to talk to, so they pushed their luck.
Right now, he could only rely on selling vitality leaves to be self-sufficient. And he had always been troubled by the bitter wine, why should he take back the wine tavern for these people?
"But young master, we really can't live on anymore! Please be merciful and have pity on us. "The shopkeeper plopped down, kneeling on the ground. He begged bitterly.
This noise immediately attracted the attention of the surrounding customers.
Fang Yuan laughed coldly. He casually picked up the wine jar on the table and smashed it on the shopkeeper's head.
There was a cracking sound.
Immediately. The jar broke, wine splashed everywhere, and the old man's head was bleeding.
"You really think I don't dare to kill you? You blind thing, scram. "Fang Yuan's eyes were cold.
The shopkeeper was agitated by this killing intent, and his body trembled. He suddenly woke up and hurriedly retreated.
No matter which world it was, there would always be a group of weak people, begging for the charity of the strong, shamelessly and inappropriately. It was as if helping them was the demeanor of the strong, and not helping them was the wrong thing to do.
Weak people should act like weak people, either accept their fate and be lowly like slaves, or work hard and keep a low profile.
The help that the strong gave to the weak was just charity when they were in a good mood.
The weak didn't work hard, shamelessly begged the strong, and still wanted a result, entangled. Then they deserved to be rejected.
People who were willing to be weak, and didn't work hard, and only wanted to beg the strong, were not worthy of sympathy.
"Shopkeeper …"
"Hurry and bandage the shopkeeper's wound."
The waiters surrounded the old man with dirty blood all over his face, and were in a mess.
The old shopkeeper was just a mortal, even if he was killed on the spot, it wouldn't matter.
With this ending, the surrounding customers felt bored, and retracted their gazes, continuing their conversations.
"Did you know? Something big happened recently! "
"You mean that River Swallowing Toad? Who doesn't know about this now?"
"This is a Rank five Gu worm, if we don't handle it properly, we might face the danger of the village being exterminated!"
"I heard that this River Swallowing Toad feeds on water. When it is hungry, it opens its mouth and directly swallows a river! "
"If it gets angry, it can flood Qing Mao mountain, and its power is extremely terrifying, we might all die!"
"Then what do we do?"
"Sigh, let's see how the higher-ups of the clan handle this. We can't escape anyway, where can we escape to? "
…
In the wine shop, there was a panicked and confused atmosphere.
"River Swallowing Toad huh …" Fang Yuan listened, smiling in his heart.
Fear was contagious, and the more it spread, the more fearful it became.
Actually, the River Swallowing Toad was very gentle, and was not scary. It loved to sleep, and people often saw the River Swallowing Toad drifting in the river. They would often lay on the water surface with their white bellies facing upwards, sleeping soundly.
Sometimes when they woke up, they would swallow the river water to fill their stomachs. After they were full, they would continue sleeping.
They had no interest in fighting and killing, and if they met an enemy, their first reaction would be to escape. Only when they were in a desperate situation, and could not avoid it, would they brazenly retaliate.
They had great battle strength, and when they opened their mouths, they could spit out a long river. The river water engulfed the land, and in an instant, it could create a swamp country.
"This River Swallowing Toad, should be asleep. Following the Yellow Dragon river, it unintentionally entered a tributary, and was brought to the foot of Qing Mao mountain by the waves. "Fang Yuan guessed the truth.
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