Longevity from Liao Zhai

Chapter 95: Lord River God

On the other side of Bailu Village.

Fan Shiyi rode a crane and brought Zhou Ping to the ground. She saw that the situation was not right, so she did not dare to return to Bailu Village.

Fa Yuan was seriously injured, and Xiao Qing was also seriously injured. This made Fan Shiyi lose the courage to stay in Bailu Village.

If they stay on the other side of Bailu Village, if the monster catches up with them, Fan Shiyi can still escape with a few people.

If he stayed in Bailu Village, he would have to pass through the lake to escape. The lake was the home ground of the lake monsters, and it would be easy for them to attack him.

So Fan Shiyi took Zhou Ping and left Bailu Village.

On the shore, Fa Yuan was gasping for breath, feeling lucky that he was not dead. Fa Yuan was seriously injured but not dead yet.
Zhou Ping took Xiaoqing out of his arms and pinched her neck.

Xiaoqing actually bit him just now, luckily Lingxi blocked it with one finger, otherwise Zhou Ping would have been bitten on the chest by Xiaoqing.

However, Zhou Ping also lost a year.

"Xiaoqing, why did you bite me?" Zhou Ping couldn't help asking. This is a year's life span! A real-life version of the farmer and the snake.

Fan Shiyi looked at Xiaoqing and frowned, "There's something wrong with her."

Xiaoqing's pupils were dilated and she felt dizzy and didn't look like she was awake.

Fan Shiyi took Xiaoqing in, and the milky white light emanating from his body covered Xiaoqing.

Xiaoqing's eyes were a little dazed at first, but she slowly recovered under Fan Shiyi's white light.

"Hey, what happened just now?" Xiaoqing said in a daze. She was controlled by a voice just now.

At first she could still resist, but after being hit by the vajra, the voice quickly controlled her.

Xiaoqing was confused and didn't know what had just happened.

"You just bit me." Zhou Ping said.

Xiao Qing was horrified and quickly jumped onto Zhou Ping, circling around his chest: "How is this possible? How could I bite you?"

Xiaoqing did not find any signs of Zhou Ping being bitten. She was so shocked because she was a poisonous snake and if she bit Zhou Ping, he would be poisoned.

She was already a seventh-grade snake, and her venom was very strong. If she really bit Zhou Ping, he would probably die.

"Fortunately, I reacted quickly and blocked it with my hand." Zhou Ping told the truth.

Xiao Qing tilted her head and looked at Zhou Ping with some suspicion. She was a seventh-grade cultivator, and if she wanted to bite someone, they would not be able to escape.

Fan Shiyi changed the subject: "Xiaoqing, what's wrong with you? Can't you beat that monster?"

"I don't know either. I was in the water and there was a voice trying to control me. It told me not to move, and I really couldn't move."

"Especially after being hit by the vajra, the whole snake was in bad shape."

“Then I lost track of time.”

Xiaoqing felt a little mad and aggrieved. What on earth had happened just now?

"I think monsters can control creatures in the water, such as fish and snakes." Fa Yuan said, covering his chest.

Fan Shiyi and Zhou Ping nodded, agreeing with Fa Yuan's opinion.

The fish are not monsters, the humanoid creature that appears at the end is the monster. Combined with Xiaoqing's statement, it can be seen that the lake monster can control the fish in the water and even Xiaoqing.

What a tricky monster! Whether it is the power of controlling the creatures in the lake or the power of the tiger monster itself.

The lake monster's power was enough to injure Fa Yuan, which meant that it had at least an eighth-grade cultivation level.

Fa Yuan regretted it so much that he hated Fan Shiyi completely. If Fan Shiyi hadn't asked him to come, how could he have been seriously injured and lost his most powerful magic weapon.

"Master Fan, is there any way to deal with the lake monster?" Although Fa Yuan hated Fan Shiyi, he wanted to get his vajra back even more. In his opinion, Fan Shiyi was his only hope.

Although the Confucianists’ combat effectiveness is low, they still have Fan Shiyi and Xiaoqing.

Fan Shiyi spread his hands and said, "I don't have much fighting power, and as you can see, Xiaoqing is useless."

Fa Yuan's mouth was bitter. He looked at Zhou Ping again, but finally did not speak.

First of all, Fa Yuan has a grudge against Zhou Ping.

Secondly, Fa Yuan didn't think Zhou Ping had a way to deal with the lake monster, so there was no need for him to ask.

"It's all your fault, you damn monk. Why did you carry the vajra? If I hadn't been hit by the vajra, I wouldn't have been injured so easily." Xiaoqing complained to Fayuan.

Fa Yuan felt even more bitter, and he couldn't help but complain: "If Master Fan hadn't forced me to come, my vajra wouldn't have been taken away."

"Hey, you dare to talk back, believe it or not, I will beat you." Xiaoqing said angrily. She was in a bad mood and wanted to find someone to vent her anger.

Fa Yuan stopped talking immediately. Although Buddhism can restrain demons, he had lost his most powerful magic weapon and was seriously injured. Fa Yuan sighed and turned away.

"Master Fayuan, what are you doing?" Fan Shiyi asked hurriedly.

Fa Yuan said without even turning his head: "I'm seriously injured and my magic weapon is lost. I'm going back to call for help."

The two men and the snake stared at each other. They knew that Fa Yuan would never come back after he left. But they didn't expect Fa Yuan's words to be so high-sounding.

"Hypocrisy." Fan Shiyi and Xiaoqing said at the same time.

Bailu Village, well and dark room.

A scaly humanoid creature was looking at his body: "That's great."

The humanoid is Lu Ying.

The demon possessed Lu Ying, causing his body to change. This change allowed him to fight against the seventh-rank Xiao Qing and severely injure Fa Yuan.

There was a vajra next to Lu Ying, but he didn't dare to touch it.

Just now he tried to use the vajra, but failed.

"Son, you are so awesome." Lu San appeared in the dark room, his eyes shining as he looked at the scales on Lu Ying's body.

The demon seed can change a person's physical form, allow them to survive in water, and make them stronger. Lu San knew this ability, but he had never tried it because he thought it was dangerous.

But Lu Ying was young and energetic and was not afraid at all.

Lu Ying said: "Dad, I told you a long time ago that the demon species can make us stronger and allow us to no longer be confined to Bailu Village."

After the two of them got the demon seed, they also discussed going out of the village to rob women. After all, Bailu Village only has a few hundred households, and there are only a few good-looking people.

But Lu San was very cautious. He didn't know how strong the real power the demon species brought to them was, nor did he know how powerful the people outside were.

"Dad, Fa Yuan is the most powerful man in the entire county, and even he can't beat me."

"And that snake demon, she can also be controlled by me."

"Let's not talk about that scholar and the little escort. They are no match for me at all."

"We can go out of Bailu Village and grab a woman."

Lu Ying said proudly. His confidence was swelled now, and he felt that the so-called masters were just so-so. He had the demon seed, so he could definitely deal with them.

But when Lu Ying mentioned the word "bodyguard", he felt a little pain in his chest.

Although Zhou Ping's blow did not cut Lu Ying in half, it still caused him pain. However, when he thought about going out of the village to rob women in the future, Lu Ying did not feel the pain that much.

Lu Ying was imagining that he would have many wives and concubines in the future, but the evil spirit actually left his body on its own and possessed Lu San.

As the demons retreated, the pain in Lu Ying's chest suddenly became several times stronger.

There can only be two people who are hosts of the demon species, and both the father and son are hosts of the demon species.

Normally, both father and son want the demon seed to be in their bodies. The demon seed prefers Lu Ying's body because he is young.

After the demon seed took over Lu Ying's body, it never asked to leave. However, today the demon seed took the initiative to leave Lu Ying's body.

"Ah!" Lu Ying couldn't help but scream, then half-knelt on the ground.

Lu San asked hurriedly: "What's wrong?"

Lu Ying opened his chest and saw a red mark on it. This mark was caused by Zhou Ping. Lu San's face suddenly changed: "Son, what's wrong?"

Lu Ying, however, forced himself to stand up: "It's okay, just a minor injury."

Lu San asked a lot of questions, but Lu Ying just said it was a minor injury. Lu Ying was afraid that his cautious father would become even more cautious because of his injury.

"Dad, take a look at this vajra." Lu Ying touched the vajra on the ground cautiously.

When he was merging with the demon seed, he couldn't lift the vajra at all, but now he can lift it.

When Lu Ying transformed into a lake monster, he would not let him touch the vajra at all. When his hand touched the vajra, it was like touching a red-hot iron rod.

The vajra is so hot that it will burn you if you hold it.

Only after the demon seed is gone can Lu Ying pick up the vajra.

"This thing can not only restrain ghosts, but also demons." Lu Ying expressed his guess, and he placed the vajra on Lu San's head.

The demon often stays on Lu San's head.

Sure enough, the demon let out a scream and then swam to Lu San's arm.

Lu San exclaimed in amazement: "With this magic weapon, we don't have to be afraid of ghosts anymore, and we also have a way to restrain the demons."

"Dad, the demon species is helping us, do we still need to restrain it?" Lu Ying said.

Lu San shook his head: "It is rumored that the demon species will turn people into monsters that are neither human nor demon."

Lu Ying didn't believe it. He had merged with the demon seeds many times and didn't find anything abnormal: "Hey, those are all lies."

Lu San did not deny it, but changed the subject.

"We need to teach these villagers a lesson, especially the Bai Ling siblings."

"We need to let the villagers know that offending the lake monster will not end well."

"We need them to obediently hand the people over to us, father and son, in the future."

Lu San said.

Lu Ying asked, "What do you mean?"

"Tonight you use the demon seed again to kill Bai Liang and a few villagers who are more enthusiastic about killing monsters, and then snatch Bai Ling away."

"At the same time, tell the villagers that if they give us two women every year, it will ensure good weather and good harvests."

Lu San said.

Lu Ying's eyes lit up: "Great idea, great idea, you are worthy of being my father."

At this time in the ancestral hall of Bailu Village, the little monk beside Fayuan was tied up.

The villagers were arguing fiercely.

"Bai Liang, don't try to stop me! If you continue to try, I will throw you and your sister into the river as well."

"Yes, I told you a long time ago that asking someone to exorcise the demon won't work. That's the river god!"

"It's all right now. The people you invited have been driven away, and it's time to blame the river god."

The villagers wanted to sacrifice the little monk to the lake monster.

From the very beginning when the lake monster appeared, there were two voices in the village.

One is a monster, and you need to find a wizard to kill the lake monster.

One is the river god, and sacrifices must be made to please the river god. As long as the river god is happy, he will not harm the villagers again.

Among them, Lu Shi is the representative who believes that the lake monster is the river god, while Bai Liang is the representative who believes that the lake monster should be killed.

At the beginning, there were more people on Lu Shi's side, and there were more people on Bai Liang's side.

That's why Bai Liang went out to find help.

But with Fa Yuan's defeat, the wind in the village began to change.

More and more people are supporting Lu Shi.

Lu Shi is Lu San's younger brother and Lu Ying's uncle.

"No, we can't give him to the lake monster." Bai Liang was a little unsure, because less than 10% of the villagers supported him. "Let's wait until the village chief comes."

Bai Liang placed his hopes on Lu San. He felt that Lu San was reasonable.

After a while, Lu San arrived at the ancestral hall.

"Uncle Lu, where is Lu Ying?" Bai Liang asked. He and Lu Ying grew up together and had a very good relationship.

The coldness in Lu San's eyes flashed away, and then he said: "He is feeling a little unwell and is resting at home."

Bai Liang said, "Uncle Lu, they want to sacrifice the Jinhua Temple's magician to the lake monster."

"Bah! It's not a lake monster, it's the River God." Lu Shi said angrily.

Lu San soon understood what was going on. He knew that someone wanted to sacrifice a living person, and someone wanted to kill the lake monster.

"What do you think?" Lu San asked Bai Liang.

Bai Liang hurriedly explained: "I think the wizard will definitely come! Let's wait a little longer."

Bai Liang still has hope in his heart, he thinks Fa Yuan will come back.

"Come back for nothing! It's been half a day. If the people you invited could come back, they would have come back long ago. They are afraid of the anger of the river god, so they dare not come back." Lu Shi shouted.

Most of the villagers also agreed.

"Bai Liang, just accept your fate."

"Yes, it's been almost a day. If the person you invited could come back, he would have come back a long time ago."

"They don't come back, aren't they afraid of the River God?"

"From what I've seen of those people, the monk is a fake, and the rest of the scholars and the escort are cowards who are greedy for life and afraid of death. They will never come back."

The villagers persuaded Bai Liang.

Zhou Ping and his companions fought with the lake monster at night. Now it is already noon of the next day, but there is no sign of them.

The villagers believed that the people Bai Liang invited would never come back.

Bai Liang did not speak, but looked at Lu San. He had respected Lu San since he was a child and thought he was a man of justice.

"Let's wait one more night and see tomorrow." Lu San said.

"You can't do this, village chief. If you wait another night, the river god might come and kill people." Lu Shi immediately disagreed.

Most of the villagers mean the same thing.

"Yes, village chief, many people might die if we wait overnight."

"Village chief, you can't listen to Bai Liang. We have to sink the little monk into the lake tonight to make amends to the river god."

"Yes, yes, yes, make amends to the river god."

The villagers shouted.

"Shut up, everyone. I'm the village chief and I have the final say! If the river god takes revenge tonight and the people Bai Liang invited don't come back, I will quit my position as village chief tomorrow." Lu San said angrily.

After all, Lu San is the village chief and has some authority.

When Lu Shi heard what Lu San said, he was delighted. He had wanted to be the village chief for a long time. "Third brother, this is what you said. If the lake monster comes and the people invited by Bai Liang haven't arrived yet, you will quit being the village chief."

How could Lu San not know Lu Shi’s little thoughts: “I keep my word, you will be the village chief when the time comes.”

"Okay! You said it, and everyone in the village heard it."

(End of this chapter)