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  The boss of Feilongcui is a rough man.

  To welcome the arrival of Hippopotamus Poet, that night's Firenze was very lively. In front of the high slope, under the phoenix tree, a banquet table was set up.

  The poor hippopotamus poet drifted aimlessly, never having enjoyed such treatment before, and was instead a little surprised by the favor.

  Jadeite's uniqueness and depth have also deeply moved this group of cultured people.

  On the desolate plain, the biting night wind was blocked by a dense bamboo forest. The slaves had labored to erect that massive female statue with a lotus-shaped pedestal, which was driven by the water magic array inscribed on shells by Aiwier. Three beautiful fountains sprayed gently under its power. The main fountain was as high as five blades of grass and as thick as an arm span, making a thunderous sound. The two smaller fountains were also three blades high, creating a curtain of water that fell into the lotus-shaped pedestal's pool, splashing countless water flowers. Due to the boundary, the boiling water flowers never overflowed from the pedestal.

  What's even more surprising is that the main fountain's water column actually supports a huge night pearl, and on top of the two small fountains' water columns, there are each a water lily with purple flowers. The roots of the water lilies are inside the transparent fountain, looking slender and long, white as silk, gently swaying downwards. Elara is indeed a born mermaid who loves playing in the water, controlling the force of the fountain's flow to perfection. The night pearl and water lilies are swirling around on top of the fountain, shaking with the vibration of the fountain's flow, yet not falling down at all.

  The soft light of the night pearl blends together in the misty water, creating one small rainbow after another, extremely beautiful.

  A gentle breeze stirs, a faint sweet fragrance of flowers wafts between the ripples, refreshing the heart.

  All the slaves were forced to go down to the Sanggan River for a bath before dinner, with pandas holding bamboo-made curry combs supervising them as they brushed each other a thousand times. Almost rubbed off a layer of skin.

  Goblins and trolls are the most afraid of water, this bath washes them to cry out in surprise, frozen they only roar. However, the aroma of delicious food soon makes them forget their recent misfortune, sniffing with their noses, greedily staring at the busy half-human chefs.

  What Carlu said is right. These slave cooks are indeed Hobbits.

  When the hippopotamus poet entered this paradise, he almost thought he had come to the wrong place. The beautiful scenery was overflowing with poetry. In Liu's eyes, such a charming setting would be just a fountain, but in the hippopotamus poet's eyes, it was a beautiful poem, a moving painting. Whether it was the placement of the goddess statue or the proportion of light, everything had reached a state of perfection.

  The elegant and refined atmosphere is naturally indispensable.

  "Alas... Here, brewing tea and playing the zither are enough; there's no need to burn incense again. If one can spend their nights sitting here, embracing this volume and reading books, then life won't be in vain." Liu Zhen was moved, raised his cup towards the bright moon, and fell into deep thought.

  The hippos who were enjoying their meal were all stunned. They thought to themselves: "How could this foolish lord utter such elegant words?"

  Several old ladies were so embarrassed that they almost burst out laughing. Reading books and playing the piano, these things are not worthy of Richard's status even after ten thousand years.

  In front of the red earth high slope, on the vast empty land, there were large piles of bonfires. The wild boar filled with lemongrass and wild onions was flowing with orange-yellow oil droplets on the bonfire; bamboo fungus soup in a large pot was rolling out a wonderful fragrance; and that sweet and fragrant buckwheat banana, mixed with sheep's milk and mashed, then chilled with "ice beads" contributed by the Mammoth tribe, wrapped in egg whites outside, suddenly became a delicacy that all the children and women of Feilongcui couldn't stop praising.

  The Mammoth tribe couldn't help but sigh, why didn't they think of this way of eating before? Only the wise Mr. Li Cha could invent such a delicacy that even Hobbits admire.

  I'd rather die than leave now. O'Neill took a big bite of the "ice cream" made by Lord Oni.

  Liu Zhen looked at the people around him and couldn't help but feel a sense of deep emotion.

  Three hundred children, more than two hundred people from the Haigou and Kunke tribes, and over a hundred people from the Mammoth tribe. There are also 42 loyal panda warriors and mastiff warriors, five excellent monks, and now there are over two hundred people from the Hippopotamus tribe.

  There were more than three hundred slaves.

  The temple's self-imposed minimum limit for the number of people was reached much faster than expected, and this speed left Liu Zhen stunned. Although having only over a thousand subjects as a noble lord was somewhat shabby, Liu Zhen was already very satisfied.

  Although the vassals are not many, they have gathered the strongest and most powerful warriors, including monks, priests, amphibious naval forces, magical advisors, and mysterious illusionists. The twelve giant mammoths can also be used as terrifying cavalry if reorganized. This perfect formation is rarely seen even in the regular army of Bhiman.

  In the blink of an eye, it's been almost a year since I came to this world. From having only one sock to now having over a thousand subordinates, three lovely ladies by my side, and shouldering the noble title of Sacrificial Officer, Liu Zhen felt like he was already drunk without even drinking any wine.

  Who am I after all? Am I a beast or human? Liu Zhen looked up at the huge moon "Xiangpa" with a thousand emotions.

  "Eat more!" Liu Zhenhong shouted at the slaves.

  The slaves were so moved.

  "You need to eat your fill before you can work as a laborer!" said the lord.

  The slaves quickly bowed their heads, as if this was a fart.

  After drinking for three rounds, Liu Zhensheng said there must be a show.

  In response to Lord Korina's call, Korina led a dozen mammoth warriors in the "War Knife Dance".

  Liu Zhen gave each of them a cigar.

  The four mantis monks of the Green Party also performed a set of knife skills, and indeed they were worthy of being the knife saints of the Bi Meng tribe. The swift knife light was like lightning in the gloomy sky, flying up and down.

  Guo De got a bit drunk and even went up to play a set of drunken boxing.

  Bella followed the old master's teachings and chopped stones with her palm.

  Even slaves applauded and cheered. Whistles filled the air.

  "Not bad! Not bad!" Liu Zhenhong rewarded them with a cigar each as usual.

  Guo Guo struggled against the "dense formation" and turned a few circles, mixed with a cigar. Xia Qiusha, the little piglet, took a look and also jumped out, with her small mouth covered in "ice cream". It was just facing the place where the slaves were standing, if Liu Zhen didn't hold it back, it almost scared the bear-like slave to death.

  Liu Zhenhong pulled out two hidden "Taimur Layah" newts from the handle hole of the "dense array" wolf tooth club and gave them a "ice cream", the two glacier newts licked and ate with relish.

  Everyone suddenly realized. The reason why the "dense formation" wolf tooth club of the lord's mansion could make those strong thieves lose their minds last time was that everyone's modification force and sinister degree to the lord immediately rose another danger index in their hearts.

  "How did you manage to tame this little thing that can release 'paralyzing lightning'?" Helen asked quietly, still remembering the last time her own Komodo War Beast had taken a bit of a loss.

  "I pulled out their tongues, dare they disobey? I knock the handle with my finger, and it will release lightning, otherwise it will starve to death." Liu Zhensheng said.

  "Your heart is really hard," said Jingyu.

  "This is called waste utilization, the beast depends on how to use it. I'm looking at their 'paralyzing lightning', this lightning has no killing power, but for my use, it's great." Liu Zhen said with a dry smile.

  "How are you doing nothing? I remember that the dragon bead on your necklace only has three uses: avoiding water, wind and fire. Can it also avoid lightning?" Evie was also curious.

  "Haven't you seen that there's a wooden strip wrapped around the handle of my wolf-tooth club? Don't understand? Haha... if you don't understand, then forget it..." Liu Zhenshen said with a sly smile.

  "Alas..." Helen let out a sigh, feeling that her Richard had completely forgotten his identity as a priest and was getting further and further away from it in his pursuit of martial power and cunning, and she hadn't found a way to advise him yet.

  "Don't sigh anymore. Every demon's existence is reasonable, the key is to see what kind of sacrifice it is paired with. There are no inferior demons, only sacrifices that bury their abilities." Liu Zhen said with a smile.

  "A very philosophical sentence." The elderly Anduril nodded beside him.

  "I've always been a man of great wisdom in speech, it's just that you, elder one, haven't noticed yet." Liu said with an air of confidence.

  Under the banana tree, hippopotamus poet O'Neill held an ancient guitar and showed off his bardic nature.

  O'Neill's singing expression is very vivid - as if he had hemorrhoids, painful and swaying his head in a trance.

  "O'Neill! You look like you've been dragged out to the desert by five female cannibals and forced to grind grain!" Bellamy laughed.

  "Get out!" O'Neill rolled his eyes, and began to tune the strings of his lyre. After a moment's consideration, he began to sing in a beautiful voice. The surrounding hippopotamuses all clapped along with him, hundreds of big mouths chanting their mantra "Kyrie Eleison~", the sound was so loud that it startled the birds in the bamboo forest into flight.

  A lovely water lily ～ (Chidimma Maria ~ The voices of hippopotamuses in harmony.)

  A lovely water lily flower~~~ (Chidimma Maria... all hippopotamuses sing in unison.)

  That day I was fishing by the Sanggan River with a fish spear.

  When you sing by the river with a voice as gentle as clouds and mist

  The singing voice has lost me on the road I sank down from the water Ah yeah yeah

  Your singing voice is as gentle as clouds and mist.

  Strong hippopotamus young O'Neill

  Tonight, please come to my home by the Sanggan River.

  Feed your beast pack and bring your Guldur

  Wait for the fragrance of the incense to rise and pull your zither strings Ah yeah

  We two sing together under water (Chidimba Maria... all hippos in harmony)

  "Great singing!" Old Liu applauded loudly.

  The boys and girls walked up together, singing in a rough but beautiful voice, and started dancing in a style unique to the Silk Continent. Even Helen couldn't help herself and went up to dance along with them.

  Avril and Ning Yu had thin skin, they actually thought about it a little in their hearts, but they didn't feel very good about it.

  Liu Zhenhuan is the king of songs for two generations, and he can't get rid of this identity. He immediately took out his erhu and sang a reserved song "Cat Ear Cave".

  The melancholic song, not only has vicissitudes, but also has a deep affection that can be heard and seen.

  The hippos were stunned.

  "Can't see it! Really can't see it!" O'Neill muttered to himself with a big mouth.

  Helen, accompanied by Liu's shocking singing voice, perfectly embodied the unique charm of a fox tribe girl in her dance, with fiery red hair and a white sacrificial robe. Helen's face under the bonfire was so red that it intoxicated everyone.

  This song was sung by Liu Zhen in front of Cui Pei Shan before, it is one of the few songs that he has stored up in his mind without any additional warlike power. This matter is known to both Ning Yu and Ai Wei Er. The hazy water vapor and the bewildering light of the night pearl enveloped Helen's body, her gentle dance intoxicated everyone present. Even Ai Wei Er, who was most compatible with Helen, had to admit that Helen's dance moves were indeed very moving, every gesture was full of unspeakable flavor, and every time she swayed her slender waist, the exaggerated beauty of the curve filled Ai Wei Er's heart with jealousy.

  Poseidon Amphitrite! Is this girl only fifteen years old? Look at her bust! Evie looked down at her own and was mortified.

  Just as Avril was admiring and envying, Liu Zhen's last note ended, and Helen also finished her final pose. In fact, Helen's dance this time was entirely improvised, and the green hills of Falun suddenly became a true oasis in the wilderness. As the hostess, Helen's mood was joyful to the extreme, so her dance moves today were perfectly matched with her emotions, extremely smooth and flawless.

  As the descendant of a declining aristocracy, Helen learned only a few simple social dances from her deceased mother when she was young. However, she had always been fond of dancing to such an extent that even when singing war songs, she liked to use a special gesture to accompany her chanting.

  Liu Zhen just started learning the war song on "Bra Island" and had asked Helen about this gesture. Helen said it was actually some habitual small movements, not necessary.

  Today her dance actually mixed some of her own chanting war songs hand gestures, combined with her own understanding of dance, matching the happy mood temporarily compiled.

  Something was off soon after.

  When Helen's last dance rhythm stopped with Liu's shocking zither sound, many people saw a burst of milky white light circles on Helen's body. The light circles flashed and disappeared, and everyone thought it was their own dizziness.

  Ning Yu and An Duolan were the first to notice something was amiss. As they sat beside the fountain statue, the glow of the night pearls on the water column had grown increasingly brighter. This was typical of night pearls - the longer they were exposed to air, especially under the light of the "Xiang Pa" moon, the more they could dispel fog and mist.

  Due to the bonfire, others may not have noticed, but Jingyu and Andoulan suddenly found that it was dark in front of them. They looked up and saw that the fountain on the goddess statue had gone out, and a soft light shone through the night pearls covered by the flower-like tray.

  "Vera, look." Jingyu pulled Vera, who was sitting with a pout and licking an "ice cream", and pointed to the fountain on the goddess statue.

  "Really?" Eve was puzzled, I kept the magic array for a week and it should be fine, how could it go wrong in such a short time? The magic array has its own seriousness, if the magic seal is really wrong, there won't even be a fountain coming out. Eve looked up at the goddess statue, feeling perplexed.

  She waited for someone to climb up and take down the whole stack of shells with magic arrays, only to find that not a single bit of magic power was left in the shells with magic arrays, just like the water content in the arid desert, disappearing completely.

  "Magic dispel?" Evie's delicate and pretty little nose was crooked with anger, who was so bored that they actually used a "magic elimination technique" on the small magic array she had spent all afternoon carefully engraving?!

  "Is it 'Ariana's Dispelling Song'? Impossible! It is absolutely impossible!" Elder Anduril shook his head like a rattle drum, relying on his many years of training, if the lord sang a song that was not a war song, he would not be confused. But what was strange to Elder Bai was that if it wasn't "Ariana's Dispelling Song", which was famous in the Mongolian War Song for its magical dispelling effect, who else present could have the ability to disperse magic? There were no wind system magicians here who knew how to dispel and eliminate magic.

  "What's wrong?" Liu Zhenheng carried the Erhu back from the offering hall and saw that the fountain on the goddess statue was gone, and Evie was standing there with a huff.

  "Who used dispel magic to destroy my fountain magic array!" Evie stuffed this shell into Liu Zhen's hand.

  "It wasn't me." Liu Zhen said. He was still very clear about whether he had used his powers or not, and using his self-composed battle song in a public place like this, Liu Zhen didn't think it was that boring.

  As for the "Ariana Dispersion Song" that only has the authority of a ritual level, Liu Da is certain that he has not comprehended it on his own. This battle song is similar to the "Ginger Endurance Song", a high-level battle song, and Liu Zhen is not arrogant enough to think that he can create two high-level battle songs in one afternoon.

  "Who is that? Could it be..." Jingyu's face turned towards Helen, and just now Helen's milky white light ring seemed to remind Jingyu of something.

  "I know why, it's the war dance!" Two figures slowly emerged from the edge of the bamboo forest, one mature and full-bodied, the other tall and slender.

  The jumping bonfire was like a dancing spirit, and the hippopotamus poets were chatting with Helen, who raised her head and stared blankly, then jumped into the arms of the speaker's shadow.

  "Is that Cui Peishan?" Liu Zhen also froze, but not because of the beautiful female snake instructor who had come to teach, but because of the girl standing behind the instructor.

  The girl wore a suit of Temple Knight silver armor, with a pair of beautiful and slender eyes and white gold gorgeous hair.

  What was surprising to Liu Zhen was that behind this girl grew a pair of beautiful feathered wings.

  "Oh my! It can't be an angel!" Liu Zhen was taken aback and pinched his nose.