You've only been cultivating for a few years, and you're already talking about cultivating

Yun Qiyue looked at the Taiyin body beside her, which was spewing foul language, and felt a headache coming on.

She knew that Taiyin was being temperamental.

This Yin body has been separated from its original body for many years, wandering outside, and has learned a bunch of nonsensical and strange words from who knows where.

If the River God's golden body hadn't been destroyed and the Yin body hadn't lost its support, she wouldn't have been able to retrieve it so easily.

From the perspective of the Yin body, it was just bad luck that the main body got the better deal, so it was naturally resentful.

After returning to her original body, the Yin body was two sides of the same coin. Although it had no real intention of harming her, it kept finding ways to cause her trouble.

Sure enough, the first thing he said was "lick your toes" and "catch him back to be a Star Fury."

If these words were to get out, where would the face of the disciples of Yue Shan Taiyin Palace be?

You must know that trouble comes from the mouth!

Yun Qiyue took a deep breath and activated the Dharma.

The moon behind her head slowly rotated, casting its gentle light.

Under the light, the still menacing Taiyin body seemed to be drawn by an invisible force, gradually approaching Yun Qiyue, and finally merging into her body and disappearing.

The strange phenomena surrounding Yun Qiyue gradually subsided.

The moon disappeared, its radiance vanished, and the chill subsided.

A moment later, she had returned to the way she looked when she first met Qi Fei, with a cool and aloof expression and a restrained aura, just like an ordinary traveler.

She turned around and curtsied to Qi Fei.

"Fellow Daoist Qi Fei, I was quite rude just now." She paused, a hint of awkwardness flashing across her face, "What you just mentioned about 'three selves' does indeed have similarities to the Taiyin Palace's techniques, but..."

She hesitated for a moment, but still said, "I cannot pass on the methods of the Taiyin Palace."

"I understand, I understand." Qi Fei waved his hand to indicate his understanding.

He truly understands.

How could a sect's secret techniques be easily revealed to others? If it were him, he wouldn't casually tell others his trump cards either.

"I'm sorry." Yun Qiyue bowed again, her expression solemn.

Just then, a voice came from the side.

"It's so cold, so cold!"

It's a giant softshell turtle.

It had crawled over at some point, its huge body lying on the riverbank, its four thick legs tucked inside its shell, with only its head sticking out, and its whole body trembling slightly.

Qi Fei glanced at the surrounding river surface. Large patches of ice floated on the Ruyin River, and a chill swept over him.

In May, with ice floating on the river, how could it not be cold?

He smiled and jumped onto the giant turtle's back: "Let's go back. We'll need your help to give us a ride."

"What trouble!" The giant turtle raised its head, its tone full of joy. "Without the River God, I will be the water god of the Ruyin River from now on!"

"I can finally go home and be the happy turtle again!"

As it spoke, it stretched out its four legs from its shell and began to paddle, carrying Qi Fei and Yun Qiyue upstream along the Ruyin River, heading towards the riverbank they had previously crossed.

Moonlight spilled onto the river, making it shimmer. The reeds on both banks swayed in the wind, rustling softly.

Upon reaching the middle of the river, Yun Qiyue suddenly spoke.

"Fellow Daoist, let's part ways here."

She stood up, her clothes fluttering gently in the night breeze.

"If you have time in the future, you may come to Taiyin Palace to find me," she said. "The dagger over there, named Yuexin, is a gift to you as a token of my gratitude for your help this time."

She was referring to the Cold Blade Dagger that she had lent to Qi Fei before, which was used to kill the big black fish.

"Aren't we going to thank them?" He pointed to the riverbank in the distance. "They helped us earlier too."

Yun Qiyue shook her head.

"There is a difference between immortals and mortals."

She uttered those four words softly, and then, with a light touch of her toes, she leaped into the air.

A surge of magical power propelled her lightly into the night sky, towards the full moon. Moonlight bathed her, her robes fluttering, making her appear like a fairy.

Qi Fei looked up at her, watching her figure fly higher and higher, farther and farther away, until it disappeared into the northern night sky.

He sighed softly.

There is a difference between immortals and mortals.

Yes, there is a difference between immortals and mortals.

He withdrew his gaze and looked down at the giant turtle.

"She can go her way, we'll go ours." He patted the giant turtle on the back. "From now on, when you become the river god of the Ruyin River, you must protect both banks of the river well and prevent those rotten fish and shrimp from harming people again."

"Of course!" The giant turtle's voice was full of seriousness. "When I was the river god, this place was very peaceful, and all the passing boats were safe and sound."

It began to ramble on about things from over a decade ago, how it protected merchant ships crossing the river, how it drove away water monsters that wanted to cause trouble, and how the people along the river offered it fruits and snacks in those years...

Qi Fei listened, occasionally responding with a word.

Before we knew it, the riverbank was in front of us.

Under the moonlight, the two huge black fish still lay there, motionless.

A campfire was burning brightly in the distance, its light illuminating a small patch of riverbank. Manager Zhou and his men sat around the fire, glancing at the river every now and then.

They are waiting for Qi Fei to return.

The giant softshell turtle swam slowly closer, its thick legs stepping onto the riverbank, and its entire body crawled out of the water, splashing up a spray of water.

Qi Fei jumped off its back and landed steadily on the sand.

"Brother Qi!" Steward Zhou was the first to stand up and quickly went to greet him. "Are you alright? What about the River God...?"

"It's solved," Qi Fei said with a smile. "From now on, there's no water goddess on this river, so we don't need to send her any more gifts."

Manager Zhou was taken aback for a moment, then a smile spread across his face.

"really?"

"Really?" Qi Fei pointed to the giant turtle behind him. "From now on, this river will be under its control. It can cross the river however it wants."

The giant turtle stretched out its head at the opportune moment and said in a childish voice, "From now on, the Ruyin River will be peaceful, so you can cross it without worry."

Manager Zhou was overjoyed and quickly turned around to call out, "Quick! Go find some fruit! For...for this gentleman..."

He was momentarily at a loss for what to call the giant turtle.

"Its name is Happy Turtle," Qi Fei added from the side.

"Yes, yes, yes, offer sacrifices to the Happy Turtle!" Manager Zhou waved his hands repeatedly.

The men scrambled to take back the fruit, but the giant turtle shook its head and said, "It's the thought that counts. You can give it to me when you pass by again. Now..."

It paused, then its voice held a hint of excitement.

"I want to go back to my cave!"

Qi Fei couldn't help but laugh when he saw its eager and joyful expression.

"Go."

"Immortal Master!" The giant turtle turned its head and looked earnestly at Qi Fei. "Next time you come to the Ruyin River, you must come and see me!"

"Okay." Qi Fei nodded. "Definitely."

The giant turtle, satisfied with the promise, turned around and slowly crawled back into the water.

Its enormous body plunged into the river, splashing water everywhere, then with a flick of its tail, it disappeared beneath the dark surface of the river.

The moonlight shone on the river, creating a shimmering, tranquil scene.

Qi Fei turned to Steward Zhou and said, "The river god's problem is solved, I'm very happy today. I happen to have a dish I can teach everyone."

"What dish?"

"Pickled cabbage fish".