One person: Reborn as Huangxian, seeking the title of Feng Baobao at the beginning

The Fourth Elder first understood Shen Mengxi's meaning, but the key issue was that their own family head hadn't arrived yet!
"Contact the patriarch immediately and tell him of the Shen family's decision. Tell him to come here right away, or he can forget about being the patriarch!"

The Grand Elder finally realized what was happening, and he practically shouted those words.

The group frantically made phone calls, their earlier composure completely gone.

Everything that happened here was clearly seen by Shen Tongyu and the others.

"Master, Patriarch An has just entered the clubhouse and will need some time to come up. Would you like to see him?"

After Shen Mengxi refilled Shen Tongyu's cup of tea, she told him the latest situation.

"We need to force the head of the An family to make a choice. He will weigh the pros and cons himself. We don't need to rush him!"

Shen Tongyu fiddled with her phone, pondering the meaning of the message Huang Miao had just sent her, and then casually said to Shen Mengxi.

They're definitely not the ones who're anxious.

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Xichuan District.

Jiangxin River.

Wu Xie and Chen Tian rushed here without stopping.

Standing by the river, the two looked at each other, completely baffled.

"Speaking of which, what exactly does Shen Tongyu mean? She sent us here but didn't give us any clues, only telling us to keep watch by the river."

"How can the two of us possibly defend such a large river?"

After leaving Guanxian, Wu Xie, Chen Tian, ​​and Qingfeng Daoist followed Shen Tongyu's instructions and split into two groups to investigate the cause of the water-suppressing beast's contamination from the shadows.

Wu Xie and Chen Tian were paired up, and their task was to guard the river on the Cuiyue Lake side.

"Since Shen Tongyu has said that, she must have her reasons. Let's just stay here and make the best of it!"

Compared to Chen Tian's restlessness, Wu Xie appeared much calmer. He even took out a small stool and a fishing rod from his backpack.

Under Chen Tian's dumbfounded gaze, Wu Xie set up a stool, erected a fishing rod, cast the fishing line into the river, then sat down naturally, closed his eyes, and began to rest.

Even Huang Miao would have to give Wu Xie a thumbs up for this, right?

Chen Tian kept complaining in his mind, unable to calm down. He circled Wu Xie a few times, and seeing that Wu Xie really didn't react at all, he walked to the side.

With such a long riverbank, there were quite a few people fishing, but Wu Xie didn't stand out among them.

Chen Tian walked slowly along the riverbank, glancing at the river surface from time to time, but found nothing wrong.

He stroked his chin, deep in thought, wondering which family was guarding this Emerald Moon Lake.
Out of the corner of his eye, Chen Tian seemed to catch a glimpse of a black shadow flash by. He suddenly came to his senses and looked in the direction where the shadow had flashed, but all he saw was the rustling of sparse bamboo groves. Someone or something had indeed rushed past.

His gaze then shifted from the bamboo grove to the river surface, where a wisp of resentment, invisible to ordinary people, drifted out from the bottom of the water and dispersed with a gust of wind.

Chen Tian's expression instantly turned serious. When he looked over just now, there was absolutely no resentment on the river.

Resentment is different from air; even if it is temporarily dispersed by the wind, it can re-coagulate in a short time.

How could resentment suddenly rise from the bottom of the water?

A question flashed through Chen Tian's mind, and he looked back at the bamboo forest again, but still couldn't see anything. However, the location from which the resentment rose was clearly along the same arc as the direction the fleeting black figure he had seen had traveled.

"Sir, do you often fish here? Have there been any drownings or other incidents in this river recently?"

Chen Tian squatted down next to a middle-aged man who was fishing, pointed to the spot where the resentment was rising, and asked curiously.

"Why are you asking about this, kid? Accidents happen in rivers all the time! Several people die every year! Let me tell you, don't get too close to the riverbank, or you might fall in and get haunted by a water ghost!"

As the old saying goes, if you often stroll along the riverbank, how can your shoes not get wet?
Quite a few people have drowned in this river. As for water ghosts and such, most people who fish around here know some strange and unusual legends.

When the fisherman heard Chen Tian's question, he looked him up and down, probably wondering if the young man was a little crazy. After all, who would go to the river to ask about such strange things?

Out of good intentions, the older brother advised Chen Tian to stop wandering around the riverbank all the time.

"Brother, are there really water ghosts in the river?"

Upon hearing the fisherman mention the water ghost, Chen Tian's eyes lit up instantly. He knew in his heart that this matter had a chance!
Chen Tian plopped down next to his older brother without hesitation, looking at him with eager eyes, as if he loved hearing gossip.

"Are you out of your mind, kid? What, you want to catch a water ghost?"

The older brother thought his words would scare Chen Tian, ​​but to his surprise, the kid not only became interested but also sat down.

After glancing at his fishing rod, which wasn't moving much, the older brother leaned back, stretched comfortably, and then glanced at Chen Tian.

It has to be said that Chen Tian's mind works really fast. Just from that one glance from the fishing guy, he immediately reacted, quickly took out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket, took one out and handed it to the guy, and even lit it for him himself.

"Kid, speaking of these water ghosts, they've existed in this area for many years. Nobody remembers exactly when they first appeared. It's usually around June or July when people encounter them and get dragged away."

Sometimes it's not just several people that are dragged away; it might be two or three people together, and the water ghost might take one away, or it might take them all away.

I heard that the water ghost is a woman of unparalleled beauty. When she takes someone away, she will make that person have some fun first!
Although she was a water ghost, she was a great beauty. There's a saying: "To die under a peony is to die romantically, even as a ghost!"

If I could have a romantic encounter with a water ghost beauty before dying, I would be willing to do it...

As they were talking, the older brother seemed to have thought of something, and a lewd smile appeared on his face.

Chen Tian's lips twitched, and he kept reciting a calming mantra in his mind, afraid that he couldn't stand his older brother's lewd behavior.

"Big brother, big brother, why didn't that water ghost take everyone away at once?"

Chen Tian interrupted the fishing man's rambling thoughts and steered the conversation toward something that piqued his own curiosity.

If a water ghost really drags a person into the water and drowns them, why would it let them go alive?

Besides, according to my brother, the water ghost has existed for who knows how many years. If we're looking for a substitute, why haven't we found one yet?
And where did the rumor that the water ghost was a great beauty and that they could have a one-night stand come from?
"How would I know? Kid, that's a dangerous idea of ​​yours. You're not thinking of going after the water ghost, are you? But that's a pretty insightful question. Why does the water ghost sometimes choose one person and sometimes take everyone away?"

I've thought about this question too. Think about it, the water ghost is a great beauty. Even if she wanted to find someone to spend the night with, she would have to choose someone who could catch her eye, right?

I guess sometimes beautiful women find those men too ugly, that's why they don't want them!

The older brother rubbed his hands together, glancing around as he spoke, and deliberately lowered his voice as if afraid of being overheard. Chen Tian was speechless; he wanted to get information, not listen to these romantic tales.

"Brother, you're drooling like a river! Why don't you wipe it off first?"

Seeing that his older brother was talking more and more outrageous, Chen Tian quickly interrupted him and handed him a pack of tissues.

"I heard that water ghosts only drag people down to find a scapegoat so they can be reincarnated, right? My brother said that water ghosts are beautiful women, and they've dragged quite a few men into the river over the years, so why are these beautiful women still water ghosts?"

Chen Tian asked one question after another, mainly because he was afraid that the other party would go off-topic again.

Reminded by Chen Tian, ​​the older brother felt a little embarrassed. He took out a tissue to wipe his chin, and lo and behold, he was really drooling. His face turned red.

"Perhaps, the beauty finds it quite comfortable to have a man by her side? Let me tell you, five years ago, one summer night, I was night fishing by the river. In my daze, I actually saw a beautiful woman in a red wedding dress stepping out of the water. The beauty just smiled slightly, and the two people walking on the bank were captivated and walked towards her without thinking."

Those two really went together. In a daze, I seemed to see a tall and mighty mythical beast emerge again. The beauty only took one person with her, leaving the other person unconscious by the river!
But where would there be any mythical beasts?

I must have been seeing things. You have no idea, that beauty was absolutely stunning! If I had been more alert, I would have pounced on her!
Oh, what a pity...

The older brother stroked his chin, smacked his lips, and looked as if he had truly enjoyed a night with the beauty.

Chen Tian's expression turned serious when his elder brother mentioned the tall and mighty divine beast, but his elder brother was still immersed in his own daydream and did not notice the change in Chen Tian's expression.

"Thank you so much, brother. You can keep this pack of cigarettes. I have something to do, so I'll be going now!"

Chen Tian stuffed the whole pack of cigarettes into the fisherman's hand, stood up, and quickly walked back the way he came.

Throughout the journey, he kept replaying his elder brother's words in his mind.

While the older brother may have exaggerated some things when he spoke, he was probably not lying about why the water ghost sometimes takes away one person and sometimes several.

Another water-suppressing mythical beast in Dujiangyan is located nearby.

Based on the information Hu Jiu'er brought earlier, it's speculated that the An family's water-suppressing divine beast must have encountered a problem during this process, resulting in its limited strength.

"Hey, naive, stop fishing. I've heard some news, do you want to hear it?"

Chen Tian sat down next to Wu Xie, looked at the riverbank, and asked without glancing at Wu Xie.

"What?"

"There's a water ghost in this river, and she's a stunning beauty. Every year, she brings a few people to play in the water!"

Chen Tian gave a simple clue in one sentence.

"Water ghosts usually bewitch living people in order to find a substitute, but the beautiful water ghost has been here all along, so it is probably someone's doing this on purpose."

What else did you discover?

After carefully listening to the clues Chen Tian brought, Wu Xie thought for a moment and immediately noticed the problem, pointing it out directly.

"On the river, I saw a wisp of resentment rising from the bottom of the water, but before it could gather, it was blown away by the wind."

The resentment overflowing from the riverbed isn't too much yet; a gentle breeze can disperse it. But if it continues for too long, the resentment will accumulate, and the people living by the river may be in danger!

I also saw a dark shadow flash by and rush into the bamboo forest.

I suspect this dark figure is related to the resentment in the river; I plan to go into the water and check it out after dark!

The bamboo forest was dark and indistinct. Chen Tian knew that even if he chased after them, he probably wouldn't find anything useful. The best way was to go directly into the river and explore the water.

"That beautiful water ghost has killed quite a few people. Her resentment has been suppressed under the river water and hasn't risen. It must be the water-suppressing divine beast that's working."

Now that the resentment can no longer be suppressed and you have discovered it appearing on the water's surface, this can only mean one thing: the water-suppressing divine beast here, like the Dong family's water-suppressing divine beast, has been polluted, and the guardian supernatural family has not purified or repaired the water-suppressing divine beast at all.

The guardian families of the supernatural beings might have been aware of what was happening on the river. There are two possibilities: either they were powerless to stop it, or they simply didn't care and thought it was nothing.

Wu Xie slowly shared his thoughts, believing that Chen Tian must have thought of these things as well.

"We have no idea what the water ghost beauty has been doing underwater for so many years. Perhaps the water-suppressing divine beast was corrupted by this water ghost beauty."

I'll go into the water alone, and you wait on the shore to see how the people on the shore react.

I think that once something happens to the beautiful water ghost, the mastermind behind it all will definitely show up.

The two shared the same idea, both feeling that they couldn't act together.

With the underwater situation unclear and the dark figure flashing across the shore, Chen Tian had no choice but to separate from Wu Xie.

"If it weren't for the need to avoid alerting them, I would have rushed straight to the Luo family. These people, who are supposed to be guardians of the water-suppressing divine beast, have no sense of responsibility whatsoever. They deserve to suffer this time!"

Thinking of this, Wu Xie was furious, and he said this almost through gritted teeth.

The Dong family is a cautionary tale. What good can a family of supernatural beings be that can collude with the Dong family?

Honestly, if it weren't for cooperating with Shen Tongyu's operation, they would have already asked someone from the company for help.

"We'll find out by tonight, there's no need to rush!"

Chen Tian patted Wu Xie on the shoulder, understanding his anger, and spoke in the same firm tone.

Once they find out the truth, they definitely won't show any mercy!

Suddenly, the fishing rod jerked – a fish had taken the bait!
Wu Xie's fishing rod, which was placed beside him, suddenly shook violently. He instinctively pressed down on the rod and began to reel in the line.

During this process, a question mark popped into Wu Xie's head.

He remembered that he didn't seem to have put a fishing hook at all, so why were there fish taking the bait?

It's not like we're trying to catch fish like Jiang Ziya. Are all the fish in the river stupid?
Wu Xie's mind raced, but his hands didn't stop moving, and soon the fishing line was reeled in.

A fish weighing approximately three pounds was caught just like that.

Wu Xie had made thorough preparations. Although he hadn't figured it out yet, he still put the fish into the bucket next to him.

"This fish was actually caught by biting the line?" (End of Chapter)