"Gurgle, gurgle."

By the lake, Li Daoyi sat quietly on the shore, holding a fishing rod.

Suddenly, bubbles began to rise from the lake.

"Eeya".

The cute little head popped out of the water.

She slowly flew out of the lake, holding a large fish in her hand. Mengmeng's petite and delicate body was only one-third the size of the fish.

"Little Taoist priest, look what I caught!" Mengmeng boasted, sounding familiar.

Li Dao's face immediately darkened.

"Stop calling me 'little Taoist priest,' can't you just call me 'little Taoist priest'? Why don't you want to call me Brother Daoyi? You call her Sister Dongfang or Sister Long." Li Daoyi said helplessly.

"Hehehe, I'm not a little Taoist priest, I'm a little Taoist priest." The little guy made a face and dragged the big fish back to the courtyard.

"Sister Dongfang, Sister Long, I want to eat fish today."

"Sigh, what a disaster, to have such a little devil in my life." Li Daoyi shook his head helplessly.

Just then, the fishing line moved slightly.

Li Daoyi quickly lifted the fishing rod, and a large turtle was lifted up.

The man and the turtle locked eyes.

"bite"

"bite"

Just then, the system beeped again.

"Huh?" Li Daoyi was a little puzzled.

Then open the panel.

"Congratulations, host, you have gained 2,000 Astonishment Points from the Stone Dragon Dojo."

"Congratulations, host, you have obtained..."

"It's him? Could it be because of my storytelling?" Li Daoyi saw Shi Long's name and the astonishment of the many disciples of Shi Long's Dojo following it.

He was right. After returning to the Shilong Dojo, a disciple recounted the story he had heard in Yangzhou to everyone, which even piqued Shilong's interest. The layman sees the spectacle, the expert sees the essence. As a grandmaster, Shilong was naturally astonished by the various martial arts described. Not only had he never heard of these techniques before, but he also doubted their existence. He was particularly fond of the Six Meridian Divine Sword.

Shilong Taoist Temple is located in a bamboo forest three miles outside Yangzhou City.

At this time, Shi Long made Zhao Jian his disciple.

"You mean, the storyteller is a young Taoist priest?" Shi Long asked.

“Yes, Master, that Taoist priest is about twenty years old and has an extraordinary demeanor. In addition, there are rumors that he is a grandmaster,” the disciple replied.

"Grandmaster?" Shi Long was taken aback.

He is now in his forties and has only been a Grandmaster for two years. How could he not be surprised when a Grandmaster in his twenties suddenly appears?

"How did you know?" Shi Long asked.

The disciple then recounted the story he had heard from others about the Taoist priest rescuing people in the canal.

Shi Long breathed a sigh of relief. Even ordinary people with innate abilities could do this. It seemed that the common people didn't understand the realm of martial arts and were just talking nonsense.

After dismissing his disciple, Shi Long fell silent. Although he didn't expect the other party to be a grandmaster at such a young age, he knew that there were geniuses in Buddhism, the demonic sects, and Taoism who could very well reach the level of grandmaster at a young age.

"A Taoist priest, could he be a prodigy of the Taoist sect? Li Daoyi, why have I never heard of this name before?" Shi Long murmured.

Next, Li Daoyi went to Yuxianlou again, and this time the number of people doubled. The entire restaurant was packed, and many people were even watching from the doorway. This time, Li Daoyi talked about Qiao Feng's abdication from the Beggars' Sect in Xingzilin and his elegant departure, which made all the listeners feel indignant on his behalf.

"Foolish! This so-called Beggars' Clan is truly a beggar's den. Not a single one of them has any sense. How could no one see through such obvious attempts to sow discord? So what if they are Khitans? So what if Master Qiao is a Khitan? They are pedantic, extremely pedantic."

"That's right. Such a great hero and a great man was actually driven away by a letter of unknown origin. It's ridiculous."

"In my opinion, it's good that Master Qiao left. Why should such a hero stay in such a filthy sect?"

After Li Daoyi finished speaking, everyone present immediately started discussing and expressing their own opinions, creating a lively atmosphere.

When people calmed down a bit, they realized that Li Daoyi had already disappeared, and they couldn't help but feel regretful.

This time, Li Daoyi did not bring the blue ox with him, but came to Yangzhou alone. Although he had been there for almost twenty days, he had not yet properly explored the city.

He originally planned to look for Zhenniang's steamed bun shop in the original work, but unfortunately he couldn't find it. Perhaps she hadn't married the steamed bun shop owner yet, and Shuanglong was still in his hometown. However, it is amazing that Yangzhou at this time was more prosperous than Lin'an and Kaifeng during the Song Dynasty. It has to be said that Yang Guang was quite good in the early period. Unfortunately, in the seventh year of Daye, which is next year, Yang Guang personally led an expedition against Tuyuhun, but returned empty-handed and ultimately lost a large area of ​​Western Regions.

Immediately following this, peasant uprisings broke out. However, Yang Guang failed to recognize the flaws in his governance. Instead, in the second year, the eighth year of the Daye era, he hastily launched a campaign against Goguryeo, and from then on, the Sui Dynasty began its decline.

"Alas, Yang Guang, what a pity," Li Daoyi sighed as he walked towards home.

Dozens of meters away from him, several people were secretly following him. Judging from their clothes, they were disciples of the Shilong Dojo.

"Come on, keep up. Master instructed us to make sure we invite him to our temple."

However, just as the group followed Li Daoyi out of the city gate, a gust of wind suddenly blew by, causing them to squint. When they opened their eyes again, Li Daoyi was no longer there, and the group looked at each other in bewilderment.

As the novel *Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils* became a sensation in Yangzhou, its popularity spread to other places as well. Restaurant owners, in conjunction with booksellers in the city, compiled Li Daoyi's story into a book. The first edition of *Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils* was printed and put on sale, becoming incredibly popular. It was no exaggeration to say that the book was in high demand. Of course, the publication was done with Li Daoyi's consent.

In this way, Li Daoyi received countless points reminders every day, and his points increased by hundreds of thousands in just a few days.

"Tsk tsk... How come I never thought of this before in Condor Heroes?" Li Daoyi exclaimed, looking at the increasing points.

However, he also knew that he was only telling the story of Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils because he wanted to make up for some regrets. After he finished telling the whole story, he would not be interested in telling anything else, at least not in this world.

Gradually, the first part of Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils spread to other places, and it also received a great response in many parts of the Sui Dynasty. People in this era rarely had the opportunity to hear such a fresh story, not to mention that it was full of chivalrous deeds in the martial arts world, which was something that many people longed for.

On the Grand Canal, a merchant ship fully loaded with goods is sailing upstream.

Several sails on the ship were inscribed with large Song Dynasty characters.

"Second brother, do you really think there are Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms? And Six Meridian Divine Sword? They sound so impressive."

"I wonder if Master Qiao can beat Big Brother."

At the bow of the ship, a young man in his twenties was excitedly talking to a middle-aged man beside him.

“Brother Lu, these kinds of martial arts stories are all made up by others. Your second brother has been traveling the world for twenty years and has never heard of anything like the Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms, the Six Meridian Divine Sword, or the Northern Darkness Divine Skill. You should practice the sword techniques that your eldest brother taught you first, otherwise he will punish you again when we go back this time,” the middle-aged man said with a smile.

"Hmph, I think he probably does. The world is so big, my second brother might not know everything," the young man retorted.

These two were from the Song family of Lingnan. The older one was Song Zhi, the younger brother of Song Que, the Heavenly Blade, and the younger one was Song Lu, Song Que's cousin.

"Second brother, when we arrive in Yangzhou, I must find a way to visit that storyteller. With such wonderful stories, he must be no ordinary person. He might even be a super master hidden in the world," Song Lu said excitedly.

Song Zhi looked at his younger brother and shook his head helplessly. He had also read the book, and it was indeed very exciting. If he hadn't been so knowledgeable, he might have believed the martial arts described in it.

“Alas, Yang Guang has written to my elder brother again, asking him to come out of seclusion, saying that he is preparing to attack Tuyuhun. My elder brother refused. I am a little worried that my elder brother will make trouble for Yang Guang. This man is not easy to deal with.” Song Zhi suddenly sighed and said.

Seeing that his second brother was getting down to business, Song Lu also composed himself.

“Lingnan is more than a thousand miles away from the imperial court. Even if Yang Guang wants to do something, what do we have to fear?” Song Lu said proudly.

“Some things are not as simple as you think. Brother Lu, you need to grow up quickly. Our Song family can’t rely on our eldest brother alone.”

"Okay, I understand."

"Moo..."

Just then, the sound of cattle bellowing suddenly came from the riverbank.

The two brothers looked in the direction of the sound and saw a girl in white leading a huge blue ox, strolling along the shore.

"thump."

The blue ox leaped into the river, splashing water high into the air.

The woman then slowly walked towards the riverbank, and then stepped into the river, finally landing on the back of an ox.

"What superb lightness skill!" Song Zhili exclaimed.

At this moment, the ox looked up at the Song family's merchant ship and then quickly swam towards it.

"Second Brother, the ox is coming over," Song Lu said hurriedly.

Song Zhi nodded, indicating that he didn't need to be afraid.

The blue ox carrying the woman in white quickly arrived at the side of the boat.

"So beautiful." The two brothers were shocked when they saw the woman's appearance.

"Miss, I am Song Zhi from the Song family of Lingnan. Is there something you need?"

"Honey." The woman in white was none other than Little Dragon Girl. She had originally come to herd cattle, but when she smelled the honey on the boat, she remembered that Mengmeng wanted to eat honey candied hawthorns, so she had the green ox swim over.

"Honey?" Song Zhi was taken aback.

"Second Brother, there's honey in the cargo on our ship," Song Lu reminded him.

“Ah, we have honey.” Song Zhi quickly replied.

Then he looked troubled.

“Young lady, this honey is currently in the ship’s hold, and there are other goods on top of it, so it’s not convenient to take it out now.”

“How about this, young lady, tell me where you live? The dock is just ahead. After we unload the goods, I, Song, will personally deliver them to you. How about that?” Song Zhi said.

Xiaolongnu sized up the two men. They didn't show any lewd looks when they first saw her; instead, they looked at her with admiration. She was certain that these two men were not bad people.

"Outside Yangzhou city, by the small lake. I will know when you arrive."

After saying that, the green ox turned around and swam away.

"May I ask your name, young lady?"

"Dragon." The little dragon girl's voice slowly drifted over.