Over the past few hundred years, the large merchants have repaired many water conservancy facilities in the south of the Yangtze River, and these eight water rhinoceros are definitely the top priority. To some extent, they can also be said to be water-controlling mythical beasts.
"I see!"
Xiaowo looked amazed.
"I thought it was just a simple statue."
This thing is quite surprising to it.
On the other hand, Chen Shaojun on the side looked at the huge, majestic and sacred water rhinoceros exposed on the water, with light flowing in his eyes, thoughtfully.
For a moment, Chen Shaojun suddenly remembered what Yang Jiao had discussed with the three masked envoys of King Xiao Yong.
"I wonder if it has anything to do with these water rhinos."
Chen Shaojun secretly thought in his heart, but just for a moment, Chen Shaojun came back to his senses and looked into the depths of Hongzhou.
"Father!"
Chen Shaojun murmured to himself and uttered two words.
The masters of Confucianism and Taoism can all sense each other's Qi. Especially when Chen Shaojun has reached the level of Grand Master, he is more familiar with the aura of Confucianism and Taoism, which are from the same source.
Just now, Chen Shaojun felt a vast, familiar Confucian and Taoist aura, which was none other than his father, Chen Zongxi.
Chen Shaojun originally thought that based on his father's journey, it would take at least a few days to reach Hongzhou, but he didn't know if it was because of the serious floods in the south of the Yangtze River. His father traveled day and night, which seemed to be much faster than Chen Shaojun expected.
But what worries Chen Shaojun the most is not just this. As an imperial envoy and the governor of Jiangnan, at this time, his father should be resting in the city lord's palace in the center of Hongzhou. But Chen Shaojun clearly felt that his father's aura appeared in Hongzhou.
The southern end of the city, and there has been no movement for a long time. This does not seem to be a normal phenomenon.
"No matter what it is, just go and take a look and you will know. Let's go!"
Without saying a word, Chen Shaojun suddenly flicked his sleeves, and a strong force was thrown on the water behind him. In an instant, the entire boat accelerated towards the front like an arrow from the string.
Thousands of feet of distance passed by in a flash, and Chen Shaojun quickly passed through the outer protective circle. Just as he passed by one of the huge water rhinos, buzz, without any warning, Chen Shaojun suddenly felt the internal force in his body suddenly surge.
It trembled a little and seemed a little confused.
Chen Shaojun was slightly startled, his eyes flashed, and he almost subconsciously used the Eye of Insight.
Boom, the next moment, a huge torrent of energy appeared in Chen Shaojun's perception, and the world in front of him suddenly became colorful.
This is a world of energy. As Chen Shaojun looked, he saw huge torrents of reddish-brown energy, forming a huge ring, surrounding, surrounding, and protecting the entire huge Hongzhou.
This torrent of energy is so huge that any warrior instantly becomes eclipsed in front of this energy.
At the same time, Chen Shaojun also noticed the source of the internal energy disorder.
"It's Shuiguan's seal!"
Chen Shaojun's heart moved and he immediately noticed the water official seal on his waist.
I don't know why, when Chen Shaojun passed by the giant water rhinoceros, the water official's seal seemed to have some connection with the giant water rhinoceros, and they echoed each other.
"Is it because of the restrictions imposed by the ancient water-type powerhouses inside?"
Chen Shaojun frowned slightly, and a thought flashed through his mind.
But now is obviously not the time to explore this. With this idea in mind, Chen Shaojun and Shui Xi quickly passed by each other and headed forward.
Chen Shaojun's speed was very fast, and he was getting closer and closer to the southern end of Hongzhou. As the distance got closer, Chen Shaojun quickly noticed something different.
"It's the water tribe."
Just at the southern end of Hongzhou, Chen Shaojun felt something different. It was the water tribe, and it was a huge number of water tribes, densely packed and numbered in the thousands.
The auras of these water tribes are connected together, and even converge into a strong water system fluctuation. But for some reason, all the water tribes stay outside the scope of Hongzhou and do not enter the territory of Hongzhou.?
Dozens of miles of waterway passed by in a flash, Chen Shaojun moved very fast, and after a while, he finally arrived at the boundary of Hongzhou.
Just on the edge of the flood, tall city walls stood tall. The walls were heavily guarded. There were heavily armed soldiers everywhere on the city roads, looking around with vigilant eyes.
"Stop, who is it?"
Before Chen Shaojun came close, a loud shout immediately reached his ears.
Chen Shaojun didn't answer. He jumped up from the boat and flew high like a kite. He quickly passed through the tall city wall outside Hongzhou and landed on the top of the wall.
Click, click, almost at the same time, a burst of mechanical sound sounded, and countless powerful crossbows were aimed at Chen Shaojun from all directions.
Not only that, numerous troops wearing armors and holding swords quickly surrounded them, surrounding Chen Shaojun, Xiaowo, and the old man in gray.
"Who are you? The important land of Hongzhou is under martial law, don't you know? How dare you break into the city without permission! Die!"
Almost at the same time, roaring with energy, a man who looked like a military general quickly rushed up the city wall. His eyes were sharp, and he held the sword at his waist in his right hand. It seemed that if Chen Shaojun answered incorrectly, he would immediately kill him with a sword.
Chen Shaojun didn't say much, flicked his wrist, and directly showed the Golden Dragon Token.
"Here! See the messenger!"
The general also had a keen eye. Just by looking at the golden dragon on the gold medal, he knew that Chen Shaojun had an extraordinary status. He quickly lowered his head, his attitude completely different from before.
"Hurry up and put down your bow and arrows."
The last sentence was said to the nearby soldiers.
The Great Shang Dynasty was very hierarchical, and the dragon represented the emperor. Only the emperor or the emperor's confidants could carry this kind of thing with them.
Chen Shaojun's identity was obviously not something that ordinary soldiers like them could afford to offend.
"On your Majesty's order, I came to inspect the floods in the south of the Yangtze River. Let me ask you, what is the situation now? Why are there so many water tribes outside the city?"
Chen Shaojun said in a deep voice.
"We don't know about this either. We just received an order that a large number of Shui tribe troops appeared outside Hongzhou, and the entire territory of Hongzhou is under martial law. In addition, the imperial envoy has gone to the southern end to check the situation. We don't know the details."
The general bowed his head and said. The imperial envoy he mentioned was naturally Chen Shaojun's father, Chen Zongxi.
"Is there any action from the Shui tribe? Or sneak into the city quietly."
Chen Shaojun asked.
"That's not true. We're also wondering why the Aquatic Tribe didn't take action? But everyone is ready for war."
The general said.
Hongzhou has not been submerged by floods yet, and there is still a large area of land. If we fight on land, the imperial court may not be afraid of those water tribes.
And without the environment of rivers and flows, the strength of those aquatic tribes will definitely be greatly reduced.
"I know, you can go down."
Chen Shaojun said.
After saying this, he stretched out his hands, grabbed the old man in gray and Xiaowo respectively, and quickly rose into the sky from the top of the city. After a few ups and downs, he quickly sank into the city, all the way along the rows of rooftops.
Heading towards the location where his father Chen Zongxi was sensed.
"Something's wrong."
At this moment, the old man in gray clothes from the Shui Tribe suddenly spoke.
"The Black Dragon Lord's people did not attack. This is extremely rare. It seems that they are here to negotiate."
"negotiation?"
Chen Shaojun asked.
"Well, sir, have you seen that flag?"
The old man in gray clothes said.
The wind howled on both sides. Chen Shaojun looked in the direction of the old man's finger in gray clothes. In the distance, he saw a large flag forty to fifty meters high fluttering in the wind in the direction of the southern end of Hongzhou. It looked extremely eye-catching.
"This is--"
Chen Shaojun's heart moved. He really didn't notice it before.
"This can be regarded as an unwritten rule in the Jiangnan realm, and it can also be regarded as a tacit understanding between our water tribe and humans. Once the white flag is raised, it means truce, negotiation and discussion."
The old man in gray clothes didn't show off and spoke directly.
"But in our aquatic tribe, ordinary people are not qualified to raise the white flag, and the white flag of our aquatic tribe is different from the white flag of the human world. First of all, the material is different, and in the aquatic world, only the high-ranking aquarium can decide whether to use it."
"High water tribe?"
Chen Shaojun's heart moved slightly, and he was thoughtful. In his ears, he only heard the voice of the old man in gray:
"However, despite this, because our relationship with humans has been very good in the past, this white flag is actually rarely used."
The gray-clothed old man of the Shui Tribe said.
He has lived for so long, and although he knows the White Flag of the Water Tribe well, this is the first time he has seen it.
Chen Shaojun didn't speak, his expression became more solemn. Huh, the wind roared on both sides, and buildings flew past below. Chen Shaojun rushed to where his father was as quickly as possible.
After about half a cup of tea, Chen Shaojun finally saw the undulating trees, the heavily guarded army, and the flags of the Great Shang Dynasty.
"It's right in front!"
Chen Shaojun jumped on a roof and sped forward.
After about several thousand feet, I still didn't see my father's figure. Boom, waves of powerful energy, like mountains and seas, filled with strong aquatic demonic energy, soared into the sky from the southern end of Hongzhou.
Those strands of energy are arrogant, raging, and lawless. It seems that nothing in the entire human world is of concern to them.
Immediately afterwards, after climbing over a high city wall, Chen Shaojun first saw tall banyan trees, and then a huge square.
At both ends of the square, there are clear lines of people and horses on both sides.
At first glance, Chen Shaojun saw his father, Chen Zongxi. He was dressed in blue-red court clothes, with a serious, rigid and meticulous look on his face. He was sitting on a sandalwood chair.
Several royal masters in white were guarding him, closely following him.
In front of him was a square table with a teapot and tea cups on it. The aroma was lingering, but everything seemed unusually simple.
His father obviously didn't notice him. His expression was solemn at this time, and he was staring at the opposite side with all his attention, a handsome young man wearing white brocade clothes, extremely handsome, personable, and quite elegant.