The ultimate master in the city

They fished from east to west, from south to north, but still couldn't find a single carp.

"Where could we go in such a tiny place?" The two brothers found it strange, so they threw down their fishing net and dove in to search, but they still couldn't find anything.

Old Xu, standing nearby, remarked, "Sigh! They've probably run away!"

"Fish can escape from a pond? Impossible!" The two sons refused to give up and found a water pump. They pumped the water out of the pond, but when they looked inside, all they saw was a pool of silt, not a single fish in sight!

The family looked at each other, completely bewildered.

In the end, having no other choice, I could only sigh and throw away the tools to clean the house.

After lunch, the two brothers ran to the pond in the backyard and looked down. To their surprise, the pond was full of water again.

The two brothers suspected that the carp might have become a spirit and cast a spell. After discussing it, they used a water pump to drain the pond and even dug up the silt, but there were still no fish in it.

Old Xu, standing nearby, said dejectedly, "It's over! It's over! We've messed with a fish spirit! It's probably going to cause trouble tonight!"

Sure enough! That night, after the whole family fell asleep, they all had the same dream: a big carp was swishing its tail triumphantly, saying, "You little punks, you think you can catch me? Do you know where I'm hiding? I'm not telling you, hehe! Just wait for my revenge!"

Old Xu finally lost his temper, saying, "You stinking fish! I kindly saved your life, how could you retaliate against my family? This is called repaying kindness with enmity! You're a coward!"

The big carp argued that if you're not going to help me, you should help me to the end. If you keep giving me the runaround, who else will I harm if not you?

This infuriated Old Man Xu.

The next day, when the family woke up, they found the house even more chaotic, almost unbearable to live in. Mud was scattered everywhere, and the bowls and chopsticks they had just bought the day before were either broken or smashed in the latrine...

The family ran to the backyard and started cursing at the pond that had overflowed again. But after cursing for a long time, their lips were dry, and the water remained eerily calm, without a single response.

From that day on, the house was a mess every morning. The whole family would grab kitchen knives and stools, and even if they stayed up all night with the lights on, it wouldn't work, because they would fall asleep without realizing how messy the house had become.

Driven to desperation, the eldest son bought a bunch of rat poison and poured it into the pond, thinking he would poison the bastard. But as a result, the next day his seven-year-old daughter developed strange fish scales on her body, cried incessantly, and had a persistent high fever.

The family was terrified and rushed to the pond in the backyard, pleading desperately.

But the giant carp wouldn't have it. That night, it even appeared in my dream, saying, "You tried to poison me, so I'll harm your daughter, and we'll be even. What are your sufferings compared to this? I'm a grown man turned into a fish, who can I complain to? I don't care, find me a master, or we'll fight to the death!"

But where could they find such a master so quickly? The family was filled with worry and didn't know what to do.

A week passed like this, until last night, the big carp, who hadn't appeared in Xu's dream for a few days, suddenly appeared in Xu's dream, crying and apologizing, saying, "Uncle Xu, I was wrong. Please don't be angry with me. I had a grudge in my heart and nowhere to vent it, so I took it out on your family. When I turn back into a human, I will definitely apologize to you and make amends, and I will also compensate you with a large sum of money!"

Old Xu was a little confused and asked, "W-you...what does this mean?"

The big carp hurriedly said, "It's like this, tomorrow a Duke of Zhou will be passing through this area. This Duke of Zhou is a true master, even more powerful than Abbess Qingyang and Daoist Zhuzheng. You must stop him and invite him over!"

Confused, Old Xu asked, "Where did this Duke of Zhou pass by? When did he pass by? I don't know him!"

The big carp said, "He's coming from the east. He'll encounter heavy snow and landslides blocking the road. He'll be passing by here tomorrow night at 6:30. Go and stop him, and ask him to come. Remember this, absolutely!"

He disappeared as he spoke.

When Old Xu woke up, he thought for a moment, slapped his forehead, and thought to himself, "Oh no!" There are two mountain roads near Jiuweng Town, but he didn't even ask which one that "Duke of Zhou" took.

At 5 p.m., he took his family to wait on a road to the north that he thought was the most likely route. However, by 6:30 p.m., they hadn't seen a single person despite the heavy snowfall. He panicked and thought, "That's it, they must have taken another road." He rushed over in a hurry, and coincidentally, he ran into Zhou Fengchen and his two friends from out of town, which led to the scene at the beginning.

Zhou Fengchen and the other two looked at each other in bewilderment.

Monk Yuanzhi exclaimed, "Wow—that's quite something! A fish can be this arrogant? I've never heard of such a thing!"

He then asked Zhou Fengchen, "Brother! What do you think?"

"I don't really care!" Zhou Fengchen asked the expectant old man Xu. "I'm really not called Duke Zhou (the Duke of Zhou), and I'm not as amazing as that fish made me out to be. Are you sure you're not mistaken? Why don't you go wait in the back and see? Don't delay things!"

He deliberately didn't want to cause trouble.

Upon hearing this, Old Xu and his family were all worried. They were late; it was almost seven o'clock. They asked, "Then... do you know any magic?"

Before Zhou Fengchen could answer, Monk Yuanzhi, whose legs were numb from the cold and eager to get into town, eager to show off, blurted out, "I'm not exaggerating, my brother is definitely a highly accomplished master. Magic is child's play for him!"

The Xu family was immediately excited, gazing eagerly at Zhou Fengchen. "There's no doubt about it, Zhou Gong is you! Your surname is Zhou, this is probably a form of respect!"

Zhou Fengchen glared at Monk Yuanzhi, "You talk too much!"

Monk Yuanzhi argued, "I'm telling the truth. Look, we came from the east, and we encountered a snowstorm that blocked our road. And then there's your surname, Zhou..."

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The three of them were escorted by Old Xu's family and hurried towards the town, where they arrived in no time.

The town is small, built along the mountainside, but it is different from the poor and backward mountain areas I had imagined. There are rows of small buildings and quite a few private cars.

Old Xu led them into a large courtyard. Inside the courtyard was a four-room villa. Several children were curiously peeking in, but Old Xu glared at them and scared them back inside.

The monk Yuanzhi, impatient, shouted, "Quick! Show us where the pond is, we want to go and meet that fish!"

"Yes, yes, yes!" Old Xu's eldest son nodded repeatedly and quickly led the way.

A group of people walked around the small villa and arrived at the backyard. In one corner of the yard, there was a small pond of about ten square meters. The water was very murky. The banks were covered with snow and a layer of ice flowers floated on the surface of the water.

Old Xu took two steps forward and shouted towards the pond, "Big carp, big carp, I've brought you the Duke of Zhou you mentioned! Show yourself, don't go underwater!"

After he finished speaking, everyone stared at the water, but there was no movement for a long time.

Old Xu looked at Zhou Fengchen: "This..."

Zhou Fengchen chuckled, shook his head, and remained silent. However, the monk Yuanzhi next to him took out a small mirror, looked it into the water, and then spat out a mouthful of phlegm. "I thought he was some powerful guy, but he's just this kind of thing."

The Xu family was taken aback. "What is this?"

Monk Yuanzhi said with a disdainful look, "The little ghost possessing the big carp is at most a bit resentful. Even without my brother, if it gets angry, I could slap it to death!"

Sometimes, when someone makes a big statement, it sounds a bit fake. The Xu family looked at them with suspicion. Old Xu then said, "In that case... how about you remove the scales from my granddaughter's body first?"

"Take me to see this." Zhou Fengchen nodded, then pulled the proprietress and Monk Yuanzhi along.

On the way to the apartment building, Zhou Fengchen, taking advantage of the fact that Old Man Xu and his family weren't paying attention, patted Monk Yuanzhi on the shoulder and said, "Monk, can you stop spouting nonsense and bragging?"

Monk Yuanzhi was taken aback. "I wasn't exaggerating. Isn't this just a little ghost?"

Zhou Fengchen sneered, "It's a little ghost, that's true, but since it has a human soul inside, why does it appear in dreams as a fish? Have you thought about that?"

Monk Yuanzhi scratched his bald head. "Huh? It really is! What happened?"

Zhou Fengchen said, "I just sensed an evil technique emanating from it. Things are a bit complicated; it's not that simple."

"What is this evil magic?" Monk Yuanzhi asked curiously.

Zhou Fengchen said, "There is a kind of soul transfer spell that transfers a person's soul to an animal, a piece of wood, etc. My father used to talk about this when he taught me forbidden spells. It seems that this kind of spell was invented by an old man from the Xianbei tribe during the Northern and Southern Dynasties."

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