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Chapter 62: A Fierce Battle with the River God
Chapter 62: A Fierce Battle with the River God
In the fishing village of Shuiyun Xiang, the restless roars of Yangchun River echoed through the night as the villagers held up their torches, illuminating the darkness.
The flickering firelight cast shadows on their faces, their eyes reflecting the dancing flames with a hint of fanaticism as they gazed silently ahead.
A group of sturdy young men held fishing spears, pressing their sharp tips against the chests of several severely injured Demon Suppression Squad captains.
Liu Xiujie and Li Xiaodi lay on the ground, gasping for breath with unfocused eyes, their minds clouded.
Ma Tao was in an even worse state; a master of close-quarters capture, his entire body was shattered, his long robe soaked in thick, viscous blood, and his breath faint.
They couldn't understand what temptation could drive a river god, who had painstakingly built up its reputation over hundreds of years and shed its demonic reputation, to suddenly riot and brazenly attack the captains of the Demon Suppression Squad.
Unlike other demons, this river god was deeply revered by the common folk. Having stayed in this area for so long, it could be said that Shuiyun Village was the "turf" implicitly allowed by the Demon Suppression Squad.
In return, even if the river god didn't take action itself, should any mishap occur in this area, the empire could hold it accountable.
This was also why Li Mujin had gone to the temple to wait as soon as she arrived. Although she disliked this river demon, it could barely be considered one of their "own."
After committing such an act, the perpetrator would have no chance of survival unless they hid in the water for the rest of their life.
Four hundred years of endurance, all for naught, just to kill a few visiting captains? It made no sense...
"Ahaha! Let's see how arrogant you dogs can be!"
Meng Xian, breathless with excitement, stomped on Li Xinhan's shoulder, his robe embroidered with golden thread and a fierce wolf.
This Third Stripe captain of the Jade Liquid Realm had already fainted from the immense pain, his arm twisted like a braided dough stick, with white broken bones protruding from his flesh—a gruesome sight.
Not long ago, he had been evacuating the crowd and using his qi to hold back the surging river waters.
Seeing Meng Xian's actions, the other fishermen's hands trembled slightly as they gripped their fishing spears.
Although they had grown up under the river god's protection, they still held a thread of reverence for the empire.
Disliking the captains of the Demon Suppression Squad didn't mean they dared to insult them, and they felt that it wasn't necessary to go that far.
Moreover...
They all looked up.
Outside the River God Temple, Li Mujin stood, looking slightly weary.
Her eyebrows were furrowed, and her usually lazy and alluring face now looked sickly pale. After a long while, she said softly, "Hey, are you about to kick the bucket? If you are, then stop struggling, will you?"
In front of her, a short sword was embedded in the abdomen of the woman in the green robe.
The river god bowed her head, her expressionless gaze fixed on her abdomen, a faint smile tugging at her lips.
She reached out, her pale fingers wrapping around the hilt of the sword, and slowly pulled it out.
A fleeting discomfort flitted across her face as the blade slid out from between her writhing intestines. She let go, and the short sword clattered to the ground.
The river god's voice was incredibly gentle as she asked, "I'm waiting for him to come back. What are you waiting for?"
Upon hearing this, Li Mujin also recalled the black wind from earlier.
She pondered for a moment before replying calmly, "There's a huge gap."
The river demon seemed to have suffered some injury, her essence hollow, unable to exert even half of her usual strength.
However, the foundation of the late Jade Liquid Realm was just too solid, and being able to injure her at all was already the limit of what Li Mujin could do.
"You dare to tremble!" Meng Xian slapped the man next to him and snatched the fishing spear from his hand.
His face twisted with viciousness, his excitement causing his brain to tremble as he shouted hoarsely, "Kill these lackeys of the Demon Suppression Squad for our River God!"
Shouting, he strode towards the woman with the spear.
With that thought, the old man hurried forward with his cane to stop him.
But before he could take a step, Li Mujin turned and saw Meng Xian screaming as he thrust the fishing spear at her.
She lowered her head slightly, her messy long hair stirring slightly. "Annoying."
As she spoke, her tall, voluptuous body seemed to crumple like a broken kite.
Compared to the river demon, she was the one who had exhausted her strength, barely holding on.
In her blurred vision, she saw Meng Xian's ugly face contorted with a beast-like frenzy, his screaming growing more intense and filled with fanaticism. He was about to prove himself before the River God.
Whoosh!
His facial expression froze, his mouth agape as he held the fishing spear high. A pitch-black blade quietly protruded from his throat.
Blood gushed from his neck, filling his mouth, only to be sucked away by the blade.
"...!"
Li Mujin lay on the ground, her blurry vision catching a familiar figure.
She was too weak to speak.
She could only watch as that slender figure casually pulled the long knife out of Meng Xian's skull.
The handsome face was stained with blood, and the dark red ink-washed shirt fluttered.
The figure strode forward, stepping over Meng Xian's corpse and then her own body.
"...!"
The River God stood there with her hands hanging by her sides, staring intently at Shen Yi.
The dignified and elegant look on her face was quickly replaced by tension. "Why is it you who has returned, and not him?"
She anxiously looked past him, the path illuminated by the torchlights, empty. "I've gathered the precious medicine for him. Where is he?"
As she searched frantically, the River God suddenly caught a whiff of a very familiar scent.
Her gaze fell on Shen Yi, and she noticed the spot on his clothes where he kept the demon pills. Her face contorted with rage as she inhaled sharply. "You're asking for death!"
Whoosh!
Shen Yi stepped forward, his ceremonial knife slicing down with immense force.
The perfected Greed Wolf Slays Evil technique was unleashed.
The blade sliced through the air like a soul-stealing scythe in the pitch-black night.
In her fury, the River God didn't even try to dodge. She raised her palms, and two crystal-clear streams of water appeared out of thin air, transforming into chains that wrapped around the blade.
The invincible black blade was halted by the gentle water streams, and even the strands of blood on its edge were washed away.
The River God, who had already expended a lot of energy, held nothing back.
She channeled her power into her fingers, forming another stream of water that turned into a whip, which she viciously lashed at the young man!
"I'll flay you alive and offer your bones to the spirit of my Dragon Lord!"
The sound of the whip cutting through the air was like a thunderous explosion. The water whip slashed down fiercely, like a serpent bursting from its lair, intending to tear a layer of flesh from the young man's body.
Shen Yi released his grip on the knife, allowing it to remain bound in the air, and his figure suddenly became elusive.
He took a step with the White Ape Playing with a Snake stance, and his fingers clenched into a tight fist.
He leaned forward, coming within a foot of the woman in the green robe. His eyes were cold and piercing.
The intricate network of meridians in the woman's body was clearly visible to him.
Sever the meridians, capture the dragon!
His fist, as white as jade, slammed into the River God's exquisitely featured face.
In the next moment, without the concealment of her demonic power, layers of greasy fat bloomed across her face.
Four hundred years of offerings and the Demon Suppression Squad's neglect had transformed the once kind River Goddess into a monstrous pig.
(End of Chapter)
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