Born Saints: Starting from Liaozhai

Upon seeing him approach, Han Tiezhu and his two companions, who were talking, immediately fell silent, their expressions showing a hint of caution and wariness.

"Young master, what's going on?"

Han Tiezhu asked cautiously.

The three of them couldn't help but sigh, marveling at how handsome the young master before them was.

Su Chen asked directly, "What kind of water ghost are you talking about? Where is it located?"

Han Tiezhu and the other two were startled and quickly began to persuade him, one word at a time.

"Young master, you must never go to a place like that! You'll be dragged down by water ghosts!"

"Yes, yes, that river bend is really eerie!"

They were genuinely afraid that this young master, who clearly came from a wealthy family, might wander into that eerie river bend out of curiosity. If something were to happen to him, ordinary people like them couldn't bear the consequences!

Upon hearing this, Su Chen had a thought and smiled, "You're overthinking it. I'm just curious about the story you're telling. I wouldn't dare go into a river with water ghosts."

Han Tiezhu and the other two breathed a sigh of relief, and then thought about it and realized it made sense.

Those little brats are young and playful, and they'll run off to that river bend against your advice. But this young master is already quite grown up; he should know what's what and wouldn't go to such a place.

With this in mind, they felt relieved and enthusiastically recounted the events in detail.

Guobei County is located near water. Outside the town, there is an old river called Guiwan. The water is not rapid, but it is deep.

Along the riverbank are scattered rocks, reeds, and an old ferry crossing that has collapsed halfway.

Many people in the county know that this ghost bay has been the site of many drownings.

Children are forbidden from going to this ghost bay, and in the evening no one dares to go there to wash their feet, do laundry, or even go into the water.

If you hear the sound of water at night, pretend you don't hear it. The old folks often say that there are many things in the water and you shouldn't mess with them.

Su Chen listened silently to their story and inadvertently learned the exact location of Ghost Bay from them.

After a while.

After learning the exact location of Ghost Bay, he bid farewell to Han Tiezhu and the other two, and once they were out of sight, he headed towards Ghost Bay.

As soon as he left, Han Tiezhu and the other two began to whisper among themselves.

"This young master looks familiar; it's like I've seen him somewhere before?"

"How could that be? You must have remembered it wrong."

"It should be..."

the other side.

As Su Chen walked towards Ghost Bay, he also tested the effects of his fully mastered Grass-Walking Lightness Skill.

He took a step and leaped into the air.

It can only be said that this is a very common and easily overlooked skill. Without the aid of magic, it can only make one feel lighter and quicker.

However, after using his magic to enhance his powers, Su Chen felt as if he could really fly. His body felt light and airy, as if he could actually fly over the grass.

The same applies to the Tiger-Taming Fist. Before being enhanced with magic, it is just an external martial art that cannot even be cultivated with internal energy. After being enhanced with magic, the fist wind howls, just like a fierce tiger roaring.

He should be able to take down an ordinary person with one punch, but whether he could subdue a tiger, he didn't know.

Perhaps, it can be done after the power of the perfect blessing is fully granted?

As he pondered this, Su Chen searched for the so-called Ghost Bay.

……

The blazing sun gradually set in the west, and the sky grew increasingly dark.

"Where did that dead cow go...?"

The boy looked anxious as he searched everywhere for the water buffalo.

He simply lay down on the grass and took a nap, and the cattle he was tending disappeared.

The sound of rustling water could be heard.

While searching, Niuwa accidentally came to Ghost Bay and saw cows wandering around the area from afar.

Niuwa quickly stepped forward, grabbed the water buffalo's rope, and tried to walk away.

However, before leaving, he subconsciously glanced at Ghost Bay, which was as still as stagnant water.

In the dim light, the surface of Ghost Bay appeared somewhat dark and eerie.

Niuwa couldn't help but shiver.

He had heard about the eeriness of this Ghost Bay since he was a child, and his subconscious instinct was to lead the water buffalo away from this place.

But just then, he faintly heard someone calling his name in the water. The voice was soft and familiar, like the voice of his deceased uncle.

"uncle?"

Niuwa subconsciously looked at the surface of Ghost Bay, then his eyes became somewhat blank, and he unconsciously walked towards Ghost Bay.

An anxious child's voice rang out from somewhere.

"Don't get down, run!"

"Kid, mind your own business!" a cold male voice rang out.

That sounds like Xiaohu's voice?

But isn't he dead?

Niuwa looked dazed.

He only snapped back to reality when the icy water reached his toes.

Seeing himself leading the water buffalo into the river, the little cowboy was terrified.

He glanced at the water's surface instinctively and saw his reflection in it, as well as a pair of cold, sinister eyes.

suddenly!

A cold hand gripped his ankle underwater and dragged him deeper into Ghost Bay.

Niuwa's right hand was wrapped around the water buffalo's rope, which prevented him from being dragged into the water immediately.

"Ah..." Niuwa screamed in terror.

At the same time, he faintly heard Xiao Hu crying and a man cursing.

The water buffalo mooed.

Just as Niuwa's right hand was turning red from being tied by the rope and he was about to give up, a curious voice rang out.

"Is this what a water ghost is?"

"interesting……"

Niuwa instinctively turned his head to look.

Dressed in moon-white robes, the elder brother, looking like an immortal, floated gracefully toward them, appearing as if he were flying.

This scene completely stunned him; Niuwa was utterly dumbfounded.

Not only him, but even the cold hand gripping his grip loosened considerably, and he subconsciously paused.

Clearly, even the underwater ghosts seemed shocked by this scene.

Ignoring them, Su Chen used Grasshopper to lightly leap to the vicinity and then stared at the underwater world of Ghost Bay with great interest.

He saw a middle-aged man with bluish skin, a cold, wet body, and dark pupils with a lot of white in his eyes, pulling hard on the child's feet underwater.

Beside the middle-aged man who appeared to be a water ghost, a little boy of seven or eight years old was desperately trying to stop him, but to no avail.

Is this a water ghost trying to lure someone into finding a substitute?

Su Chen thought to himself subconsciously.

Legend has it that the souls of those who drown are trapped in the water and must find a substitute to escape.

The scene before us looks exactly like a water ghost looking for a substitute.

However, the little boy's ghostly situation surprised him somewhat.

After a moment of surprise, he didn't think much of it.

After searching for so long, he finally found the water ghost in Ghost Bay. Naturally, he wanted to test it out to see if "Flowers Blooming in an Instant" would work on this kind of intangible ghost.

Before they could even react...

In an instant, Su Chen's cultivation and magical power accumulated over a year suddenly decreased by seventy or eighty percent.

An invisible wave emerged from his right hand and headed towards the middle-aged water ghost man underwater.

"Ah! What is this?"

"What did you do to me!" Zhang Yue asked, his face filled with terror.

He felt his soul rapidly weakening.

A palm-sized, ethereal gray flower gradually bloomed on his shoulder.

The bigger the flower grows, the weaker its body becomes.

This monstrous thing is sucking away his yin energy!