Legend of the Great Sage

n’t use the bow for a very long time.
Hopefully that doesn’t become the rest of my life.”

“Once we arrive at the prefectural city, you can ask a disciple of the school of Medicine to take a look.
That’ll prevent any lingering side-effects!”

The boat sailed like the wind, travelling hundreds of kilometers in a day.
When they passed by Jiaqing city, Ye Dachuan came out and took a look before hiding in the cabin again.

When the moon reached its zenith, the fragrance of flowers drifted over with the wind.
Yu Shukuang gathered his focus and clasped his hands.
“Greetings, commander Hua!”

“Spare the formalities.” A beautiful figure landed softly on the nose of the boat.
She opened her vermillion lips and asked, “You said the Soaring Locust King attacked you because you all know Li Qingshan?”

“Yes.” Even Yu Shukuang felt like he was pushing it a little with that reason.
He never expected commander Hua to immediately rush over to support them.

In the cabin, Huang Binghu and Liu Hong had been sitting on the edge of their seats the entire time.
They immediately rushed over when they heard the disturbance, only to see Yu Shukuang reporting politely to a woman.
The faint fragrance of flowers in the air did not disperse even under the wind.

The woman was picturesque in appearance with a graceful body and an elegant bearing, just like a flower immortal.
However, she also had a dignified and imposing aura about her.
She also happened to be dressed in the uniform of a Scarlet Hawk commander.

The woman glanced over, and Huang Binghu and Liu Hong both lowered their heads to greet her.
They both felt at ease now, feeling like their lives were finally safe.
She asked, “You all come from Qingyang city and know Li Qingshan?”

Liu Hong and Huang Binghu told her how they knew Li Qingshan.

“Then what a coincidence today.” The woman smiled elegantly.
Suddenly, she gazed off into the depths of the night, and a golden flower bloomed between her fingers, suddenly producing a thin streak of golden light that vanished with a flash.

A regular-sized locust flew in the air, tailing behind the dragon boat from afar.
It was too far away, so even Yu Shukuang failed to sense it, but exactly because of that reason, it only saw this to be a measly dragon boat.
As such, it neglected the arrival of commander Hua in the process.
It suddenly saw a flash of golden light, which pierced it before it could even respond.
It fell out of the air. 

Only now did Yu Shukuang and the others learn they had been tailed the entire time, which shook them up.
He rejoiced over the fact that he had called for reinforcements as soon as possible, or once stronger locusts attacks, they really would be done for.

“Now let’s see how deep the Soaring Locust King’s hatred is!” Commander Hua said. 

The Soaring Locust King had many clones, but there was only a small number that could threaten her.
On top of that, he constantly lost clones everywhere, so he might not necessarily mobilise a powerful force for the sake of his grievances.

Flowing with the river, her feelings fluctuated a little.
She gazed at the bright moon and muttered, “Big brother Li, are you still well?”

They did not encounter any more danger for the next part of the journey.
The dragon boat successfully approached the prefectural city of Clear River.

Everyone arrived on the deck.
The glorious shine of the city under the night sky reflected in the Clear river as the noisy sounds of activity drifted over with the night breeze, giving off a sense of liveliness they had not seen in a very long time.
It finally was not a barren landscape anymore, which exhilarated everyone.

Before Yu Shukuang and the others could even celebrate, commander Hua suddenly looked back, only to see a black cloud rise up on the horizon.
That was a swarm composed of millions of locusts, with countless daemon-qi-possessing clones of the Soaring Locust King in the mix.
They approached the dragon boat like they could devour everything in their path, swarming towards the prefectural city!

This was the true locust plague.
Before a crisis that seemed to be capable of destroying the world, Yu Shukuang and the others all became shocked.

Warning bells rang out in the prefectural city as drums thumped against everyone’s hearts!

“Hmm? What heavy daemon qi up ahead!”

Over fifty kilometers away, Li Qingshan stood on a cloud and shielded his eyes as he watched.