The Martial Lord of the Troubled World

Chapter 93 Disgusted

Fu Juemin rushed to the riverbank in a few strides, where the small cargo boat was quietly moored on the water.

Near the waterline, a narrow hole, barely large enough for a person to squeeze through, had already been dug, leading directly to the hold filled with kerosene and explosives.

According to Fu Juemin's original plan, he would use himself as bait to lure the water monkey into the cabin, then crawl out from the other escape exit, and then detonate the entire ship to create a time difference and try to kill the water monkey directly.

But it seems that the water monkey's obsession with his "bride" outweighs everything else—he may not even need to take this risk anymore.

Upon reaching the boat, Fu Juemin quickly lifted the water demon bride in his arms and stuffed half of her body into the narrow hole.

As the bride entered the cave halfway, Fu Juemin pressed down on her muddy body, not in a hurry to let go, but instead turned around and shouted to the fierce battle on the mudflats.

"Uncle Tong! Let him go!"

"Boom!"

With a crisp sound like a bubble being popped, Fu Juemin's scalp suddenly went numb. He felt an almost tangible anger and resentment fall on him like an ice pick, making him feel as if he had fallen into an ice cave, and his jaw almost couldn't help but chatter.

"hiss--"

A sharp whistling sound followed immediately, and an invisible ice blade seemed to suddenly fly out from the vast night, heading straight for his brow.

The moment Fu Juemin shouted "Let go," he simultaneously released his grip.

What was originally a simple action of pushing and shoving the corpse into the narrow hole and then leaving immediately turned into a sudden feeling as Fu Juemin felt as if a pair of cold, slender little hands were tightly gripping his wrist the moment the water fairy bride slid into the hole!

Live? !
Fu Juemin was greatly alarmed.

The water fairy bride tried to run away after he hugged her, but she grabbed him and wouldn't let go!

The killing intent emanating from the water monkey surged from behind like a tide. Fu Juemin had no time to think. A fierce glint flashed in his eyes, and with a gritted teeth, he suddenly pulled outward with his right arm!
He now has a single-arm strength of over 700 jin (350 kg). Let alone a woman, even if two burly adult men dared to hold him so tightly, they would tear his arms off.

With a crisp "snap," like something breaking, Fu Juemin's hand was finally pulled out of the narrow hole.

His hands were still covered in a large clump of sticky mud, and behind the mud were two slick, black water plants. Only then did he realize that what had been grabbing him wasn't the little hand of a water fairy bride, but simply a piece of water plant that had accidentally tripped him up from the muddy wedding dress on her body.

One quick glance into the narrow cave revealed, by the light of the torches lit on the mudflats, that the body had fallen into the cabin, and most of its body was slowly sinking into the black oil at the bottom of the hold.

Fu Juemin didn't have time to look closely and hurriedly lunged to the side.

In the darkness, someone threw a rope at him. He grabbed it in mid-air, and with a strong pull from the other side, he used the momentum to flip over into the ambush place where Cao Tian and the others were lying in wait.

Just then, a loud "boom" rang out from the cargo ship not far away.

Fu Juemin looked up and saw that the narrow hole that had been carved out on the side of the cargo ship had disappeared, replaced by a larger, human-shaped hole.

It goes without saying that the water monkey, who had hastily left the battlefield, had already rushed in without hesitation for his "bride".

Compared to the attraction of Fu Juemin, who is also a demon, it is clear that the "bride" is much more important to it.

"Quick! Ignite it!"

Fu Juemin gave an urgent order.

Cao Tian and the others immediately stood up, grabbed the torches stuck in the mudflats, and quickly threw them into the hole.

Fearing that this was still not safe enough, two of the guards each lit a bundle of explosives and quickly threw them into the hole while the fuses were still burning.

Without any warning or preparation, the small cargo ship suddenly exploded under the dark night sky.

First, a blinding white light shone through some holes and gaps in the hull, and then the entire skeleton of the small boat seemed to be torn apart and broken by a pair of invisible giant hands.

Blinding flames and the sound of explosions constantly assaulted everyone's vision and eardrums.

Fu Juemin and the others retreated continuously, and the vast wilderness was illuminated as brightly as day by the blazing cargo ship.

The explosions continued, with broken planks and metal hulls crashing onto the riverbank like sparks from a campfire.

Fu Juemin and his group stopped more than a hundred meters away from the riverbank. Someone murmured, "That thing shouldn't be able to survive now, right?"

Fu Juemin remained silent, continuing to try to sense the presence of the water monkey using his abilities, which were also of the demonic nature.

However, with such a violent energy field reaction, his senses were inevitably disturbed.

"Croak—" Suddenly, a shrill sound, almost like a frog's croak, ripped through the sky.

Everyone's eyes narrowed instantly, and they all raised their foreign guns.

Immediately afterwards, Fu Juemin saw a gaunt, dark figure suddenly leap out from the burning hull of the cargo ship.

It was engulfed in flames, its entire black fur and skin ablaze, and the hissing sound could be heard from a great distance.

It appears to have lost an entire arm, and has a huge gash on its back.

Even so, the water monkey still clung tightly to the body wrapped in mud and seaweed—it seemed that it had used the half-life it lost in the explosion to desperately protect its "bride" in its arms.

Upon seeing this, Fu Juemin's eyes turned cold. He snatched a long gun from a guard beside him, quickly took a few steps toward the riverbank, then raised the gun, aimed, and repeatedly pulled the trigger at the water monkey.

"Bang! Bang!"

The crisp gunshot rang out across the riverbank; it must have hit its target.

The battered water monkey staggered, then suddenly turned its head to look at Fu Juemin, one of its will-o'-the-wisps extinguished.

It glared fiercely at Fu Juemin, its eyes filled with an almost unbearable level of resentment and hatred.

Fu Juemin's expression was cold, unafraid of the other party's gaze, and his gun kept firing. Cao Tian and the others reacted and hurriedly stepped forward to raise their guns and fire as well.

The water monkey is definitely the most powerful monster Fu Juemin has ever encountered. If he doesn't strike while it's weak, who knows when he'll have another chance to get rid of it.

The water monkey was being riddled with bullets and had to dodge in a sorry state. It tried several times to charge forward despite the hail of bullets, but it held back when it pulled the corpse in its arms.

“Gugua——”

Suddenly, it raised its head and let out a roar towards the sky, a strange sound that seemed to be filled with sadness and anger.

Fu Juemin's expression shifted slightly, and he suddenly spoke, "Stop!"

His eyes were fixed on the water monkey's figure, and he said quickly, "Quick, is there any more explosives?"

Before Cao Tian and the others could hand over the explosives, the water monkey had already grabbed its "bride" and plunged into the water.

A faint, still-burning red flame flickered beneath the dark river surface, but it quickly vanished along with the sound of the water.

The gunfire on the riverbank immediately subsided and gradually ceased completely.

Fu Juemin slowly lowered the spear in his hand, his expression calm, his mood neither regret nor disappointment.

This unexpected encounter with the water monkeys, without any preparation, made all the planning seem too hasty.

In fact, when Fu Juemin saw the water monkey rush out of the sea of ​​fire, he already had a premonition that he probably wouldn't be able to keep it this time.

After all, the river is just a few steps away, and if the water monkey is determined to run away, no one can stop it.

He tried to provoke the other by firing a shot, hoping to use hatred to pull the water monkey ashore, but unfortunately he failed in the end. That beast was far too cautious.

Fu Juemin tossed aside the spear in his hand and silently cleaned the foul-smelling mud off his body from embracing the water demon bride. As he wiped himself, he was already planning how to deal with her if they met again.
"pat-"

Suddenly, a large, almost dry lump of mud that had been brushed off the back of his hand fell to the ground, making an unexpected, crisp sound.

There seems to be something else wrapped in the mud?!

Fu Juemin's eyes flickered, and he bent down to break the lump of mud apart and crush it. Soon, a strangely shaped piece of ancient jade, about the size of a child's palm and stained with a dirty yellow, came into his view.

He picked up the jade pendant and examined it closely in the light.

Fu Guosheng, the father, had a hobby of antiques, and Fu Juemin, having been influenced by his father from a young age, also knew a little about them.

This piece of jade is old, but the material is extremely poor and the workmanship is rough. It looks like an ornament that only poor people in the previous dynasty would wear.

The jade was of a rather ordinary style, with indistinct patterns. Fu Juemin had to hold it up to the light for a long time before he could barely make out a large, carved character.

"Dislike".

(End of this chapter)