I am Guhuoniao, not an umbrella demon, please do not disturb me.

Sister, can the ghost you're talking about defeat Auntie?

Every time, the little snake would choke them speechless, because not only could the aunt not kill any of the ghosts in her ghost stories, but she could also easily eliminate any ghosts in them. A giant dragon more than thirty meters long could crush ghosts with its blood energy alone.

And don't be fooled by how scared Xiaoyao and Yuzhanjin are; if they were to take action, defeating a ghost would be a piece of cake for them.

So much so that even now, I haven't told a particularly scary story.

If we're talking about truly frightening things, the real horror story would be if Auntie suddenly appeared in their room and dragged Bai Xiaoya away while she was pretending to be asleep and secretly laughing.

Bai Qingyu dragged Bai Xiaoya into the house to sleep, though she didn't actually want to. Since Bai Xiaoya wasn't in the house, she could be alone with Zhen Tian...

In the end, I decided against it. It turns out that once you're in a relationship, taking that step is really difficult.

However, it's not a big problem. There's still plenty of time ahead, so a day or two won't make a difference.

After removing her makeup and jewelry, and changing into her pajamas, Bai Qingyu was about to rest when she suddenly sensed something and looked in the direction of Arakawa.

It seems that fighting has already broken out in Arakawa.

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After surrounding Arakawa for several days, the Four Symbols Sect made its move tonight.

The barrier of the Arakawa River was instantly broken by the powerful figures, and countless disciples of the Four Symbols Sect rushed in. Countless magical artifacts transformed into streams of light and crashed towards the waters of the Arakawa River. A powerful cultivator appeared in the sky, holding a celestial sword and casually waving it. The sword light transformed into a long dragon and crashed straight into the small wooden house where the Lord of the Arakawa River lived.

At that moment, a dragon formed from a silent, roaring stream of water appeared and directly intercepted the sword light.

Arakawa no Nushi stood on the water's surface, no longer holding the fan he usually carried, but a strange longsword.

With a solemn expression, Lord Huangchuan raised his hand and clenched his fist. The water engulfed swarms of Four Symbols Sect disciples who were attacking. As dozens of magical weapons attacked, he calmly made his move, unleashing a sword strike. Hundreds of sword beams erupted, knocking down the magical weapons that were attacking from the surrounding area. The remaining sword beams headed towards the two Void Refinement cultivators in the sky.

Within the waters of the Arakawa River, the power of the Lord of Arakawa can be enhanced to the maximum extent, by more than 30%.

Hundreds of disciples of the Four Symbols Sect were no match for him alone; they were swallowed up and submerged by the Lord of the Wild River before they could even engage the water demons in battle.

After the battle, it was almost entirely the Lord of Arakawa who resisted the attack of the entire Four Symbols Sect.

However, the Four Symbols Sect was a major sect after all, and its strength was beyond what Lord Huangchuan could match. In the sky, the phantoms of the Azure Dragon, White Tiger, Vermilion Bird, and Black Tortoise appeared in the four directions of east, west, south, and north respectively.

The four illusory figures pressed down relentlessly, and the Lord of Arakawa felt his strength being compressed and suppressed at an extremely rapid pace.

"Humph."

Lord Arakawa snorted coldly, leaped into the air, and raised his hands high. Under his terrifying demonic power, the water flow of the entire Arakawa River was stirred up, forming a huge waterspout centered on him.

The waterspout was spectacular, seemingly connecting heaven and earth, but it was not so for the disciples of the Four Symbols Sect.

Countless disciples of the Four Symbols Sect were swept into the sky. Several powerful cultivators tried to stop them, but their attacks were futile in the face of the waterspout. With a deafening roar from the Lord of the Wild River, the waterspout exploded. It was no longer just a downpour, but a torrent of water pouring down from the sky like the Milky Way pouring down.

Strangely, under the control of the Lord of Arakawa, these cascading waters not only did not spread out, but instead flowed back inwards, returning in the same way they had gone up.

In this back-and-forth, over 60% of the hundreds of disciples of the Four Symbols Sect perished.

The casualties were already quite heavy, and that was only under the combined pressure of several powerful individuals; otherwise, this attack could have killed all the disciples of the Four Symbols Sect.

In this vast expanse of water, the Lord of Arakawa was like a war god of the water, fighting against four opponents without being at a disadvantage.

But at that moment, the phantom images of divine beasts in the four directions were suddenly pulled away, and a long sword appeared from the void, piercing straight towards the heart of the Lord of Arakawa.

Arakawa no Nu was able to react in time, forcing back the four people's encirclement with a single strike, and then using his full strength to throw back the stabbing blade.

Just then, an old figure appeared in front of Arakawa and seemingly casually struck out with a palm.

Boom!

The water within a hundred meters around him exploded into a mist, and the Lord of Arakawa, with a trickle of blood at the corner of his mouth, was slapped down by a palm strike.

The old man who launched the sneak attack was naturally the sect leader of the Four Symbols Sect, possessing peak Integration Stage strength.

In the entire world, there are very few Mahayana practitioners, and those at the Integration stage are already at the very top of the pyramid.

The Fate Sect is powerful; even its leader, Luo Tian, ​​is only at the Integration Stage.

Sects with members at the Mahayana stage are all major sects. In the battle above the palace, even four Nascent Soul stage cultivators couldn't defeat Bai Qingyu and were instead utterly thrashed by him. That was because Bai Qingyu was strong, possessed luck and faith. After this incident spread, even after all that, no one said that the four Nascent Soul stage cultivators were weak.

"Why must you, Arakawa leader, resist so stubbornly? I only need the water eye, and I will compensate you Arakawa afterwards. It will not affect you Arakawa in the slightest. Why bother?"

"It's ridiculous. We all know why the Water Eye exists. Without the suppression of such a treasure, how many people in the entire Jiangnan region would survive if the Water Eye were to erupt?"

With a muffled thud, the water flowed and formed a dragon that leaped into the sky, where the figure of the Lord of Arakawa was spotted.

"Water is the source of all things, nurturing all things, but it can also devour all things. Rather than seeing countless lives perish, I'd rather kill you first."

As the water flowed apart, the Lord of the Arakawa River arrived before the old man.

He was facing five opponents alone, but instead of retreating, he advanced.

Unable to gain the upper hand, it was obvious to the naked eye that Arakawa no Nushi was no match for these five, but he managed to hold on.

The battle continued. Half an hour later, the sect leader of the Four Symbols Sect laughed heartily, leaving behind the words, "Let's see how long you can last," before leading the rest of his men away.

It seems like they haven't gained anything, but in reality, they're just slowly cutting themselves with a dull knife, dragging things out with Arakawa, one cut after another.

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Volume Two: The Journey Through the Demon Scroll: Chapter Eighteen - Princess Goldfish's Heartache

The sect leader of the Four Symbols Sect was very clever. He knew that fighting to the death with the Lord of the Wild River would only result in mutual destruction. It would be better to wear down the Lord of the Wild River little by little. The Lord of the Wild River only had a small Wild River behind him. How long could he hold out?

The death of some low-level disciples in the Four Symbols Sect may seem like a loss, but in reality, these losses are completely acceptable. People can be recruited again, but only if the Water Eye Treasure is obtained. Otherwise, it's a pointless loss, which would be unbearable.

The Four Symbols Sect is neither too big nor too small. As long as they can obtain this treasure and become Mahayana practitioners, all these losses will be worthwhile.

A sect with a Mahayana stage and one without a Mahayana stage are completely different in status. If the sect leader is a Mahayana stage cultivator, then even if the Four Symbols Sect only has a mere thousand disciples, it is still a major sect that can speak for itself.

Seeing that the people from the Four Symbols Sect had temporarily withdrawn, the Lord of Arakawa remained calm, showing no emotion.

The days ahead won't be peaceful; these guys will definitely come every day.

How could my own energy expenditure keep up with that of this group of people?

Arakawa's barrier must be activated. Otherwise, these guys will deliberately let some ordinary humans without cultivation enter Arakawa's territory and cause conflict with his subordinates.

The purpose of this layer is not to deplete the power of the Arakawa, but to make the Four Symbols Sect the "righteous" side, so that the world knows that the Four Symbols Sect took action to eliminate an evil demon clan force that kills and eats people. In this way, they can both ask the surrounding sects for help and demand some resources, and also restrain the Divine Phoenix Lady.

The Divine Phoenix Lady's Tongzhou is so close to here that even if she really comes, we can't act rashly, otherwise it would be considered favoring the demons of karma.

Reluctantly, a barrier was activated, using a water curtain.

This barrier is quite special. It doesn't have strong defensive capabilities, but it's very flexible and extremely difficult to break. It can hardly stop cultivators, but it can still stop some ordinary people.

After doing all this, the Lord of Arakawa landed on the water. His house had been washed away, so he simply sat down under the old tree on the bank that was half broken, leaning against the trunk, quietly recovering his strength and demonic power.

He had no spirit-gathering formations or large amounts of spirit stones and elixirs; he relied solely on his body's natural healing abilities, along with some assistance from the water.

After a long period of silence, and finding that there was no more movement outside, some small monsters peeked out to confirm that the people outside had really left. Princess Goldfish and the others also went ashore. Seeing the Lord of Arakawa resting against a tree, they wanted to go up and say something, but in the end, they gave up.

Let the leader get some rest; he's the one carrying the entire battle.

The reason why the demons of Arakawa are so obedient to the Lord of Arakawa lies in this: whenever something really happens, he is always the first to step up and use his body to protect everyone.

Most demons are simple-minded and don't engage in much scheming. If the Lord of the Wild River treats them well, they will follow him forever.

But every time I see such a scene, I feel powerless.

The leader is indeed very powerful, but the enemy is even stronger and more numerous. They are all wondering what will happen when the leader can no longer hold on someday.

Most of the demons decided to live and die with Huangchuan, while others wanted to ask Bai Qingyu for help.

The reason it's only a small portion is because the Lord of Arakawa explicitly told them that they should handle Arakawa's affairs themselves and not seek help from the Divine Phoenix.

Of all the little demons, the one who most wanted to go up and talk to the Lord of Arakawa about this, and ask him why he refused to ask Bai Qingyu for help, was naturally the Goldfish Princess.

Standing on the shore, Princess Goldfish wanted to go over and say something, but when she saw how tired the Lord of Arakawa looked, she didn't dare to go over, afraid that she would disturb Arakawa's rest.

Sometimes, Princess Goldfish's personality is indeed quite bad, just like those pampered noble ladies outside. The difference is that Princess Goldfish is very good at taking care of the feelings of those around her. In the current situation, she did not go over, but planned to wait until the Lord of Arakawa recovered before going over to talk to him.

"Princess Goldfish, don't worry, the leader is fine, he's alright."

The carp spirit saw the goldfish princess's conflicted expression and knew exactly what she was thinking.

"Sister Carp Spirit, let's go over there and talk."

Princess Goldfish sighed, floated on a bubble to another shore far from the Lord of Arakawa, and sat on the bubble. When she saw the carp spirit swimming over, she cupped her two little faces in her hands, her eyes filled with melancholy.

"Tell me, why doesn't this stupid... idiot leader ask Sister Bai for help? Sister Bai is so powerful, she could easily help us take care of those bad guys. Sigh, we've already invited Sister Bai here, but he still won't ask her for help."

"The leader naturally has his own ideas. Didn't he say that he wants to solve the problem himself? After all, this is a matter between Arakawa and those bad guys, and it has nothing to do with the Divine Phoenix Lady. If we ask the Divine Phoenix Lady to take action, we will only drag her into it as well."

The carp spirit spoke gently, and she summoned a large bubble, which sat down next to the goldfish princess.

"Your Majesty has no obligation to help us, does she? If we ask Your Majesty for help today, what if something else happens tomorrow?"

"I know all this," Princess Goldfish pouted. "But our foolish leader can't beat those bad guys. So many of our friends have died at their hands, and if this continues, even more demons will die..."

"Doesn't he care at all about the lives of everyone in Arakawa? So many demons have already died, and he still wants to continue?"

The carp spirit was speechless for a moment, not knowing what to say.

Princess Goldfish knew what she was thinking. She felt that asking the Divine Phoenix Goddess for help could have easily ended the war, without having to expend so much effort and lose so many comrades. After all, it was just this once, and they could deal with the next one later. What was the point of talking about the next one if they couldn't even get through this one?

"Trust the leader; he is the lord of Arakawa."

Intending to comfort Princess Goldfish, her words only angered her. She grabbed the goldfish behind her and forcefully threw it into the water.

The goldfish swam up, its little hat, the same style as the one worn by the Lord of Arakawa, tilted to one side. It looked at the Goldfish Princess with a puzzled expression, as if asking why it had been thrown out.

"Hmph, I get it now. It must be that big idiot doesn't want to be overshadowed by the Divine Phoenix Lady, so he deliberately doesn't ask her for help. He thinks it would be too shameful for someone called the Lord of the Wild River to need help from others."

Princess Goldfish crossed her arms and pouted, looking very angry.

The carp spirit said helplessly, "No, Princess Goldfish, the leader isn't like that."

"That must be it, otherwise why would he just stand by and watch everyone get killed by the bad guys? It would have been much easier to solve the problem by asking Sister Bai, and she even said she could help us!"

The carp spirit was still thinking about how to persuade the goldfish princess when the voice of the Lord of Arakawa rang out.

"Princess Goldfish, come here."

"I'm not going, you big bad guy!" Before the Goldfish Princess could finish speaking, a wave rolled in, carrying the large bubble beneath her towards the location of the Lord of Arakawa.

Before long, the sullen Goldfish Princess arrived in front of the Lord of Arakawa.

Arakawa stood up, looked down at the girl with her arms crossed and a large head and small body, his expression not changing much, at most a little helpless.