The weak princess is super fierce

Chapter 1004 Will Not Transform

Ma Ji and Huang Jing searched for a long time before finally finding Meng Shisan lying motionless on the riverbank, about a hundred feet away from the wooden bridge.

When they first saw it, the two of them turned pale with fright.

Upon getting close, Ma Ji immediately used his demonic power to cast a spell, drying Meng Shisan's clothes, which were soaked through.

As soon as he dried Meng Shisan, Huang Jing immediately took over, channeling the Yang Fire of the Celestial Master lineage into Meng Shisan's icy body, warming him up within a dozen breaths.

With his body warm and clothes dry, Meng Shisan felt that he could move around freely again.

She sat up and looked at the human-headed, fish-tailed statue that the two had overlooked because they were rushing to save her and restore her cold body to a basic temperature.

Meng Shisan looked at the statue, and Ma Ji and Huang Jing followed her gaze. She said, "This should be the immortal statue that the two old men were talking about."

Huang Jing exclaimed in surprise, "You found it? Where did you find it? I mean, where in the river did you find it?"

Ma Ji had already squatted down and carefully examined the statue lying flat on the ground: "Human head and fish tail. Except for the fish tail at the bottom, it is basically in the shape of an ordinary person. It can be confirmed that if there really is a fish demon, then the appearance of the fish demon is probably like this."

“At this location…” Meng Shisan pointed to the spot where she had come ashore, which corresponded to the center of the river, “swim down and you’ll see a deep pit with slightly murky water, and on the riverbed at the bottom of the pit, this statue is stuck at an angle.”

He first answered Huang Jing's question, and then agreed with Ma Ji's statement: "I also think that if there really is a fish demon, then this statue is the image of the fish demon in the world."

Huang Jing glanced at the spot in the middle of the river that Meng Shisan pointed to, mentally estimated the depth of the pit Meng Shisan had mentioned, and then looked back at the statue in front of him: "Can the world accept it appearing like this?"

"As long as the benefits are right, there's nothing wrong with it." Everyone looks out for themselves, and Meng Shisan didn't think it was impossible. She hadn't thought of this while underwater, but she did after coming ashore.

Ma Ji lived much longer than Huang Jing, and encountered far more diverse people and events. He also knew that human nature was most vulnerable to trials: "People go to the temple of the God of Wealth to pray for wealth, people go to the temple of the Old Man Under the Moon to pray for marriage, so what do people worship for?"

People always need something in return to desperately seek out someone who can help them achieve their desires.

Even if the other party is not human, it is still the same.

“That depends on what capabilities it has,” Meng Shisan thought, “there’s no gain without sacrifice,” “and what it wants.”

Huang Jing understood: "If this is truly a statue of a fish demon, what can it do for the villagers when they ask for it, and what can the villagers give it in return? It becomes an exchange between the two."

Meng Shisan and Ma Ji both nodded.

"What could that be?" Huang Jing had never encountered a fish demon before and was not very familiar with its demonic power. "Does Master Ma know?"

She looked at Ma Ji, the only one among the three who was a demon.

Ma quickly shook his head: "I don't know."

After resting for a while, Meng Shisan warmed up and her strength from the river gradually returned. She stood up, supporting herself with her hands: "So far, we've only found this statue. Whether it's the immortal statue in the cave that the two old men mentioned is still uncertain. Let's take the statue back first, and Ma Ji will take it to ask the two old men to see if this is the statue they were talking about."

Huang Jing agreed.

There was no objection to Ma Ji's condition.

This is the fastest thing that can be confirmed so far.

We'll think about the next steps after we confirm it.

Returning to the old man's thatched hut, Ma Ji received confirmation: the statue Meng Shisan had brought from the deep pit in the river was indeed the statue of the immortal. Back at the foot of the mountain, Ma Ji reverted to human form, and Meng Shisan began to walk on his own.

Huang Jing looked on with envy again.

Before we knew it, the sun was almost setting.

Back in the city and at the Meng residence, Steward Chu was waiting in the front courtyard of the Qingming Hall. Only when the gatekeeper came to report that the eldest young lady had returned to the residence did he finally breathe a sigh of relief.

The First Madam has already sent Huanhua from Zehui Courtyard three times to ask if the Eldest Miss has returned yet. If the Eldest Miss doesn't return soon, she'll have to go out and look for her herself.

Fortunately, the young lady returned to the manor before nightfall.

Ma Ji escorted Meng Shisan and Huang Jing back to the Meng residence. Before even entering the gate, he consulted with Meng Shisan about what to do next, then turned and went home.

It's getting late, so whatever needs to be done can wait until tomorrow.

Meng Shisan and Huang Jing walked towards the backyard. When they passed Qingming Hall, they saw Butler Chu smiling gently on the other side of the covered walkway with a peaceful expression. She smiled back at him.

"Is this the First Madam's doing again?" Huang Jing had lived in Taichen Courtyard for a long time and had figured out some things, such as this Steward Chu.

As the steward of the Meng family, Steward Chu was under the orders of the mistress, Madam Shang, and assisted in managing some of the family's affairs. He also had a large number of internal and external stewards under his command.

Both the Shang family and he were very busy.

When she saw the Shang family or Steward Chu appear in person, or even from afar, it was usually because of Meng Shisan.

She asked, "Don't you feel uncomfortable being stared at like this?"

Meng Shisan said with a self-satisfied tone: "What's there to be upset about? My aunt is just concerned about me. Butler Chu is just following orders. As long as he doesn't bother me, he can just watch. I'm not afraid of being watched, and I won't be influenced by his gaze anyway."

“That makes sense.” Huang Jing really agreed with the statement that he wouldn’t be seen as incapable of melting away. “If Lan Zhijin stares at me again, I won’t get angry. I won’t melt away anyway, and getting angry all the time isn’t good either; it makes me age faster.”

"Actually, Master Lan should know the same as you that it's impossible, so why is he so persistent?" Meng Shisan took the opportunity to ask the question she had wanted to ask for a long time.

Huang Jing pursed his lips: "Because of his ancestors, there was a male sorcerer who abducted a female celestial master of our clan. He thinks that he can do it too."

"So, do you think he's a good candidate?" Meng Shisan asked.

Huang Jing said helplessly, "He has never truly expressed his feelings to me. Even if I know, that's all I know. Since he hasn't confessed directly, I can only politely reject him indirectly. I want him to understand that his ancestors are his ancestors, and my ancestors are my ancestors. We are four completely different people. It's impossible for him and me to replicate the passionate love between his ancestors and mine."

"You don't love him."

“I can fight for him, but I won’t love him.”

Meng Shisan understood: "So what happened to your ancestors? Did they live happily ever after?"

"I don't know." Huang Jing hadn't heard the follow-up. "I asked my father, and he asked his father, but we didn't get an answer."

"It seems... the answer isn't very good." That was the only thing Meng Shisan could think of.

Huang Jing said, "We both thought about it, but he felt it was just a possibility. Perhaps it wasn't actually the case, but rather that they would live out their lives together, relying on each other."