allonlinenovel Chapter 323: Mutation in the East China Sea
Chapter 323: Mutation in the East China Sea
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Ji Heng and Ji Zheng are the males in the family. Although they were physically disabled during the earthquake, they tried their best to rescue Ji Yun and several elderly people.
At that time, they probably didn't care much about their own lives. If they could make some contribution to their families at the last moment of their lives, it would be a comfort.
Unexpectedly, Jiang Changle suddenly appeared to save them and said that he could cure their disabilities. Since there was such an opportunity, they naturally had to fight for it.
After all, the Ji family still has a great revenge to take, and they also have to help Jiang Changle find the four divine beasts.
Well, now it should be said that there are two, because the Shenlong and the Fire Qilin have been found.
If Ji Heng and Ji Zheng had previously doubted whether there really were divine beasts in this world, they believed it after seeing Jiang Changle's life space.
At the same time, they also believe that Jiang Changle can cure their disabilities.
Ji Heng used to be a scholar. When the Ji family fell into trouble, his tendons in his hands and feet were cut, and he could no longer walk or hold a pen.
Ji Zheng had one foot and one hand chopped off, and he was also unable to walk and had difficulty taking care of himself.
However, the two have a good grandfather who always does the most work to raise the two grandsons and takes good care of their daily lives.
Not everyone could accept falling from the altar, but the older Ji Heng managed to keep his composure.
But Ji Zheng once attempted suicide, and was only able to survive because Grandpa Yuan threatened to commit suicide.
Fortunately, he persisted until today and was able to receive treatment from Jiang Changle.
She couldn't make Ji Zheng's hands and feet grow back, but making a mechanical prosthetic hand was not a problem at all. With skilled use, the hand could actually be almost the same as a real hand.
Ji Heng's bones and muscles could be reconnected, and Jiang Changle cured him in just three days. The powerful spiritual power meant that his medical skills also improved.
The living dead and the bones are all no problem.
As soon as Ji Heng recovered, he also began to practice spiritual power and participated in the disaster relief and construction of the Nine Cities with the Chu family army.
Ji Yun and Ji Xiaowu followed Chu Weifeng and Long Shi to participate in the production and construction of the workshop.
The three elders of the Ji family went to the space to practice and spend more time with the children.
Jiang Changle equipped Ji Zheng with metal hands and feet in the space.
However, Grandpa Yuan is a man with lively eyes and a bit of a dull personality. He is not used to getting along with children, so it would be better for him to go out to work and feel at ease.
He often goes out to earn money to support his family, and he is a righteous person, so naturally he knows many people from all over the world.
That day, when the family was having dinner together, Grandpa Yuan suddenly brought it up.
“Princess, the salt sun-dried along the coast of Shicheng has gone bad, and many people have had problems eating it recently.
There are also a lot of small fish and shrimp dying for no apparent reason. I wonder if this has anything to do with the sea turtles?"
When Grandpa Yuan mentioned the sea turtle, everyone who knew about mythical beasts understood that he was referring to the mythical beast Xuanwu.
The elders and grandchildren of the Ji family all knew about the divine beast, except Ji Yun and her beast husbands.
First of all, Ji Yun is a female, so there is no need to let her get involved in such matters.
Secondly, her three beastly husbands all had ulterior motives and often bullied the Ji family before Jiang Changle came.
Now that Jiang Changle has arrived, they appear to be obedient on the surface, but these days they have been using the power of the Fourth Princess to seek benefits for themselves.
The more people fight, the more they are exposed.
Chu Weifeng quickly found out that Ji Yundashoufu was a pawn sent by their faction to monitor the Ji family.
The second beastly husband has ulterior motives. He seeks benefits in the Ji family for the sake of his beloved female, who is the wife of a young general in the Chu family army.
Mr. Ji was originally the commander-in-chief of the Chu family army. Some old men in the army would give the Ji family some face. As a friend of the beastly husband of the Ji family, the young general was promoted from an unknown soldier to the position of a young general by relying on this relationship.
That would have been fine, but this beastly husband never cared about the Ji family at all. He would grab any good things and give them to his lover.
The third beast husband is also a weirdo, selfish and extremely lazy. He doesn't do any work on a daily basis and would never sit if he could lie down.
However, because he had helped the Ji family solve some problems, the Ji family didn't pay much attention to him.
These beastly husbands were assigned to Ji Yun by the government. All her original fiancés broke off their engagements after the Ji family fell into poverty.
There had been more than ten beastly husbands assigned by the government before, but those men were even worse and more despicable, and they only harmed the Ji family.
In the end, all of them were secretly resolved by the Ji family. The beastly husband helped with this, so the Ji family was happy to keep him.
But he just kept him as a child. No one in the Ji family told him more about the Ji family and did not let this beastly husband get involved.
Since Jiang Changle came, the three beast husbands have all become well-behaved, and the chief beast husband no longer dares to pass on information to outsiders.
No matter how great the benefits the Ji family received, the second beastly husband would not dare to give them to his lover.
The three beastmen also stood up and went to the workshop to help with the work all day long.
Because they all knew in their hearts that the more Jiang Changle treated the Ji family with kindness, the more it proved how much she valued and how much she owed the Ji family.
At this time, if anyone does anything to harm the Ji family, he will definitely be held accountable.
The Fourth Princess of the Eastern Dynasty is truly a terrifying existence now. At least she has never shown mercy to her enemies.
So, when Grandpa Yuan mentioned Dongshi City, the three beastly husbands only thought of salt, after all, the Jiang family was also making salt.
The salt cooked by the Jiang family is fine and has no bitter taste. It is very delicious and not expensive, so the market is in high demand.
Fortunately, the Jiang family's salt is limited, otherwise what would the Dongshicheng Salt Field be like? The salt market has long been monopolized by the Jiang family.
But now that the sea salt has deteriorated, the Jiang family may really monopolize the salt market.
This message is very important and must be sent out. Salt is an indispensable item for orcs. Once it is monopolized by the Jiang family, it means that the lives of many people are in the hands of the Jiang family.
Jiang Changle frowned. All the fish and shrimps in the sea were dead. The pollution must be very serious. Even if there was no incident with the Xuanwu beast, she would still go and take a look.
"Ten Cities isn't too far away, so I'll go there."
"Grandpa Changle wants to go with you too." Old man Wang was mainly reluctant to leave the children in the space.
Mrs. Ji said the same thing, "I'm going too."
"I will lead the way for the princess. I am familiar with the coastal area."
When the Ji family was in the most difficult time, Grandpa Yuan went to the salt field to dry salt, which was a very hard job and involved occupational diseases.
Unlike the Jiang family who make salt with protective tools, drying salt on the seaside is a manual job. Hands and feet often peel and it hurts terribly. Anyone who has other options would not do this.
Jiang Changle hesitated for a moment before agreeing to let the three old men go together, "Okay, let's go together."
If she didn't let them go during such a dangerous time, these people would start to have wild thoughts and worry about her.
However, the Ji family only left some younger generations. Although Ji Heng could walk and work, he was still very weak.
Needless to say, it will take some time for Ji Zheng to adapt to his metal hands and feet, and when something really happens, he may not be able to help.
Ji Xiaowu is still young, and Ji Yun is somewhat capable, but she has three beastly husbands who are troublesome and difficult to deal with.
Jiang Changle was also worried because the Ji family was the only one dealing with so many things in Jiuer County.
When Long Shi saw Jiang Changle's hesitant look, he immediately guessed some of the worries in Jiang Changle's heart.
He scratched his head and smiled a bit shyly, "Princess, don't worry about taking them. I'm here for the Ji family."
Jiang Changle is going to the East China Sea, so He Jing and Chu Weifeng, the two beastly husbands, and the Black Dragon Guards must go with her.
The Chu family army also had to deal with disaster relief matters. Even if they had the spare energy to look after the Jiang family workshop, it would be difficult for them to delve too deeply into the affairs of the Ji family.
Just like over the years, the Chu family army has naturally helped the Ji family, but weren't they still bullied and framed by people with ulterior motives?
Long Shi is an outsider after all, right? Can he take good care of the Ji family?
"You~" Jiang Changle didn't believe that Long Shi didn't understand the meaning. There was only one possibility.
"Hey, I want to marry Miss Xiaoji."
"no!"
"no!"
The people who stopped them were of course Ji Dashoufu and Ji Ershoufu. Sanshoufu rolled his eyes and glanced at Long Shi and Ji Yun, but didn't say anything.
"Who do you think you are? No one except the princess can control who I, Long Shi, want to marry.
Of course, my wife can take care of it, but this is something we have discussed between the two of us."
In other words, Long Shi and Ji Yun fell in love with each other without knowing when.
Ji Yun lowered her head shyly. "You said that if we can have sex for thirty days without repeating anything, I will marry one of your Black Dragon Guards. Is that okay with you, Princess?"
Jiang Changle raised her eyebrows. She thought Ji Yun would choose Chu Weijun. After all, she had said before that this person was good.
Unexpectedly, she later fell in love with Long Shi. If she remembered correctly, the two had quarreled before. Could it be that there was no friendship without fighting?
Long Shi is naturally quite outstanding, with good appearance and strong ability. Jiang Changle would feel relieved if she could really marry into the Ji family.
"Since you two have agreed on this, I naturally have no objection and will provide Long Shi with a generous dowry.
However, the wedding may have to be postponed, but you can go to the government office to register first."
Even in the Beast World, an auspicious day must be chosen for a wedding, but the Ji family doesn’t even have a decent house now, so it’s difficult to hold a ceremony.
Moreover, as the captain of the Black Dragon Guard's information corps, Long Shi is also very busy, and there is really no time for him to take a long vacation at the moment.
In fact, many Black Dragon Guards have slowly found their life partners, but they have never held a wedding ceremony simply because they don't have time.
Besides, even though the princess has married five beastly husbands and given birth to twenty-five children, she has not yet held a marriage ceremony. It would not be appropriate for them to bypass their master.
Jiang Changle kept all of this in mind, so he never treated his subordinates unfairly. Whenever someone got married, he would give them a dowry corresponding to their position.
Long Shi has been fighting with her since he was a child. He is only one position lower than Jin Xing and the others, so he must be able to obtain a lot of supplies.
The boy was grinning from ear to ear at this moment, “Thank you, Your Highness, we won’t hold a ceremony for now, we’ll just get married.
Having an identity will make things easier for me. If anyone dares to harm the Ji family, I will definitely deal with him."
Long Shi had a cheerful face, but also a malicious smile, and his eyes occasionally glanced at the first and second beast husbands.
He just couldn't stand Ji Yun's incompetence, and couldn't help but feel sorry for her because she was being manipulated by her beastly husband.
Long Shi simply seduced her, and after becoming Ji Yun's beastly husband, he could just as well take action against those two beastly husbands with ill intentions.
The two beastly husbands of the Ji family suddenly felt uneasy, their faces changed and they became uneasy.
Long Shi was targeting them, apparently because he had discovered what they had done earlier? What should they do?
Ji Yun was particularly satisfied with Long Shi's deterrent power. In the past, the elders of the Ji family were all old and disabled, and she, a weak female, could not deal with them.
But the Ji family has secretly cleaned up many beastly husbands, and the remaining three are the most difficult thorns. Now is a critical period for Ji Heng and Ji Zheng to recover.
If these three people secretly mess things up, the Ji family will suffer a huge loss.
They can do without material possessions such as wealth, but the Ji family cannot be any less.
Ji Yun had this concern, so when Long Shi pursued her, she readily agreed.
This man has a bad mouth, but he has a good heart, just like Grandpa Yuan in our family. He seems very reliable.
"Okay, I'll give you the dowry and leave you some Black Dragon Guards to assist you with your duties and the management of the Nine Cities Workshop."
"Yes! I promise to complete the task."
After the matter was settled, everyone spent the next day preparing for the trip, and Chu Weijun came hurriedly.
"Princess, are you leaving so soon?"
The earthquake had just subsided, the reconstruction of the disaster area had not been completed, and the dynasty's decree had not yet come down, especially since there was a Ji family in Dongjiuer County.
Chu Weijun thought that Jiang Changle would stay for a while to deal with these things, but today the Black Dragon Guard notified him to come over to discuss something, saying that the Fourth Princess was leaving.
"Yes, I'm going to the East China Sea to see what's going on. There's been a problem with the salt quality there recently.
Salt is something every orc needs to eat, and if there's a problem with it, it will have far-reaching consequences."
Jiang Changle was really worried. If the salt was infected with evil spirits, the small fish and shrimps would die if they ate them. Would the orcs then be possessed by evil spirits?
If the entire nation becomes possessed by demons, that is no joke. I am afraid that the Eastern Dynasty will soon become a dead city.
Chu Weijun frowned. "Haiyan has always been under the control of the Kyoto forces. It is heavily guarded. How about I lead the troops and go there with Your Highness?"
I heard that part of the Black Dragon Guards and Long Shi stayed behind in Jiucheng to carry out construction, so only the two beastly husbands and the princess of the Jiang family would go. Even with dozens of Black Dragon Guards, they were still a little outnumbered in the terrain.
"The East China Sea has been invaded by pirates in recent years. Previously, due to the earthquake in Jiucheng, those pirates temporarily retreated.
I just received news yesterday that more pirates have gathered on the sea than before. Although their target is not the salt fields, they will still run into Your Highness.
The Chu army has already transferred its forces from the northeast. I will be there to lead the battle and protect His Highness."
If Jiang Changle didn't go to the East China Sea, Chu Weijun would also go there in two days to join the Chu family army.
Now that Jiang Changle is going too, he can also go to the salt field to wait for the Chu family army.
Jiang Changle smiled confidently, "You don't need to change your plans or be distracted because of me. Disaster relief and coastal security are equally important.
I can protect myself, and there are dozens of Black Dragon Guards who are more than enough."
The East China Sea is in turmoil, and I am afraid that the island will be more seriously polluted. It is possible that Xuanwu is really there and his life is in danger.
As for resisting the evil spirit, the Black Dragon Guards who have long cultivated their spiritual power can resist it. Even if the Chu family army went over, they would not be able to help much. Moreover, Jiang Changle would have to be distracted to protect them, which would not be good.