Dreaming for 10,000 years

Chapter 403 Talk

Yu Tian slid into the water like a fish, and the icy river water immediately enveloped his entire body.

Streams of water swirled around him like armor, transmitting air from the water's surface to him, accelerating him through the water, and even helping him sense the fish in the water!
In the water, he was more like a fish than the fish themselves. Following the undercurrent, he deliberately avoided the heavy troops that the River God had deployed in this area.

He knew that many fish didn't detect enemies in the water by sight, but by the ripples in the water, or even by electric currents. The water currents around him made him appear to many water monsters as a fish only a few tens of centimeters long, rather than a person.

It can be said that these water monsters were far too confident in the water, which is why they were deceived by Yu Tian!

He swaggered to the edge of Chu Shan's territory, then went ashore and began searching for his target for the day.

Soon, he spotted his target. He saw two mountain spirits riding red leopards patrolling in the distance.

His figure moved like the wind, and he quickly arrived near the two mountain spirits. He looked them over and saw that they had bronze bells hanging from their waists, which jingled with the footsteps of their mounts.

Although both mountain spirits were young girls dressed in ivy and draped with dodder, one was fat and the other was thin.

Who says young girls can't be a little chubby?

"I heard that kid's quieter lately?" the fatter mountain spirit muttered. "He's keeping us up all day. If I say anything, I'll tell the mountain lord not to mess with that kid."

"Shh—" the tall, thin one suddenly perked up his ears. "Listen."

Before he could finish speaking, a wind blade pierced through the air, precisely striking the fat mountain demon's shoulder blade. Immediately following, a second and a third wind blade shot out like a torrential rain.

The two mountain spirits fled in panic, while the red leopard let out a terrified roar.

Yu Tian leaped up from the tree, deliberately changing his voice to a hoarse laugh, "Greetings to Lord Chu Shan for me." With that, he struck out with another palm, the force of which sent the two mountain demons and leopards sprawling to the ground.

Watching the limping mountain spirit flee, Yu Tian submerged himself in the water with satisfaction and drifted back to safety.

The reason he deliberately spared the lives of the two mountain spirits was to create the impression that he was not strong enough to kill them.

In this way, neither Lord Chushan nor River God will think that they are cunning and difficult to catch, but not too strong. They will not really regard them as mortal enemies and mobilize a large number of monsters to surround and kill them.

In case we ever fall out with Lord Mi, we still have a trump card to save our lives.

He feigned weakness to buy time to survive! What he needed most right now was time. Although he was several times stronger than he was a month ago, he still couldn't establish himself in this world!

Three days later, the familiar eagle owl visited again.

"Well done!" It flapped its wings and landed on the stone platform at the cave entrance, a leaf packet still in its beak. "This is a treat the mountain lord has given you."

The paper package unwrapped, revealing glistening, translucent candied wild fruits that emitted a sweet, cloying aroma.

Little Bell watched the candied fruit warily until Yu Tian nodded slightly, then she carefully picked up a piece. The sweet taste melted on her tongue, and she couldn't help but squint her eyes.

"The mountain lord is very satisfied with your performance." The eagle owl tilted its head, its amber eyes gleaming with cunning. "Especially those two mountain spirits—they are Old Chu's confidants."

He suddenly lowered his voice, "But next..."

Yu Tian understood and replied, "Want to make things even bigger?"

"Clever!" The eagle owl happily spread its tail feathers. "The mountain lord said that if you can conquer Old Chu's mountain, he will promise you a mountain lord! Then you won't have to live under someone else's roof anymore!" Little Bell looked up sharply upon hearing this, a hint of worry flashing in her eyes. Yu Tian simply nodded calmly, "Thank the mountain lord for his kindness."

Once the eagle owl had flown far away, Little Bell finally couldn't help but speak up: "That was too dangerous!"

"Of course I know!" Yu Tian picked up a piece of candied fruit, the amber syrup glistening stickily in the sunlight. He sneered, and with a slight squeeze of his fingertips, the candied fruit instantly crumbled into several pieces, the sweet juice dripping through his fingers.

"A few cheap candied fruits and a verbal compliment are enough for him to expect me to risk my life? Does he think I'm stupid?"

“However…” Yu Tian suddenly curled his lips, a hint of amusement flashing in his eyes: “This Lord Mi probably knows that his things are worthless, and that his promises are rather empty. But he still has to say it.”

"Huh?" Little Bell tilted her head, the silver bells in her hair jingling crisply. "Why?"

"This is the attitude of cooperation!" Yu Tian explained, "It means that we are in a mutually beneficial relationship, and that I shouldn't overthink it! This mountain lord does have some sense."

Little Bell only vaguely understood what was being said.

In the days that followed, Yu Tian was like a cunning fox, shuttling back and forth between Chu Mountain and the Great River.

On the northern slope of Chu Mountain, a strange wildfire suddenly broke out in the dead of night. The fire spread with the wind, scorching half of the hillside black.

What's even more infuriating is that whenever the mountain spirits try their best to put out the fire, a strong wind will always appear, making the fire even bigger and almost burning them to death!
In the great river, Yu Tian transformed into an underwater ghost. He would strike whenever the water soldiers changed shifts, sometimes overturning patrolling shrimp soldiers, sometimes stealing the weapons of crab generals.

The worst part is that he would also carve the words "I was here" on the underwater pillars of the River God Temple with sharp stones in the dead of night.

The aquatic spirits were so terrified that even the splashes of water from a school of fish could startle them.

Yu Tian knew that such ordinary days would not last long. One morning, Yu Tian was sharpening a bone knife by the stream when he suddenly heard a familiar flapping sound.

The eagle owl landed on a withered tree nearby, and the wind stirred up by its wings rippled the reflection in the stream.

The eagle owl brought news: "You did a good job. Old Chu and Old Mudskipper want to talk to the mountain lord in three days at the border of the three families!"

"Oh? So fast?" Yu Tian said.

He knew, of course, that his actions would enrage Lord Chushan and Lord Hebo.

However, with the protection of Lord Mi, neither family could easily send troops to directly wage war against him. Their strategy was to slowly erode Lord Mi's power; they wouldn't rashly start a war over a mere child.

They may win, but they will have to pay a heavy price.

The gods of this world are all lords who have their own territories. If you are weak, others will have a chance! They are not just neighbors like Lord Mi!

Therefore, they wanted to talk to Lord Mi!
Thinking of this, Yu Tian cupped his hands and said, "I know the mountain lord's sincerity, thank you very much, envoy!"

“It’s so much easier talking to smart people! It’s good that you know the mountain lord’s sincerity!” the eagle owl said. “I’m off! These three days…”

“I’ll naturally calm down!” Yu Tian said.

"Excellent!" The strange cry of the eagle owl echoed in the wind!

(End of this chapter)