Fairy, don't try to mess with my filial piety

Chu Wuji understood the situation and continued to move forward, pretending not to know what was in the water. He strode forward, occasionally stepping on stones and making noises.

The floating grass on the shore stopped swaying at first, and a few dark shadows were vaguely hidden in the waves. Noticing that the man on the shore was completely defenseless, they gradually relaxed their vigilance.

Circles of bubbles began to appear at the water's edge, which could easily be mistaken for normal waves from the river.

Suddenly, a circle of small splashes appeared on the water surface. Those who didn't know thought that small stones fell to the bottom of the water, but in fact, something shot out from the water, extremely hidden.

Under normal circumstances, people on the shore may not know what they have encountered until they die.

The underwater creatures had the same idea. After firing their sand arrows, they didn't bother to confirm whether they had hit the target. Instead, they subconsciously stood up to collect the bodies and devour the Yang Qi while it was still hot.

It has complete confidence in its ability to strike back at the group.

However, the moment it emerged from the water, it heard a loud "Ding!", like the ringing of a bronze bell!

The sand arrow hit the huge iron plate but failed to leave a clear dent.

"Blocked with a door panel?!" The monster in the water was stunned and surprised, and the decision in its mind was contradictory for a moment.

Having its attack blocked, it should have immediately ducked back into the water.

However, the opponent's aura seemed ordinary, just full of yang energy. If he was really a cultivator, he would not use such a clumsy and ungraceful weapon.

Instinctive habits conflict with the first-hand perception and judgment.

In this moment of hesitation, Chu Wuji directly threw the giant chopping board blade over, and the blade smashed out thousands of waves. After a loud thud, Chu Wuji reached out and grabbed the weapon back.

The monster in the water floated up to the surface, drifting like a dead fish, oozing green blood. A quick look showed that its brain was smashed and its body collapsed.

Bai Sujin and Aunt Green Snake also took action one after another. Hundreds of magical snakes dived into the water. After a period of boiling, they caught five or six water monkeys, strangled them to death, and displayed them together.

Chu Wuji came over and looked at the water monster who had been making insinuations before:

"Why does this look like a three-legged turtle?"

The water monster called "蜮" by the Dragon Girl sister is about 1.5 meters tall, with its body wrapped in a round shell, two hands on top, and a foot where the tail should be. It cannot stand upright on one foot and can only crawl while bent over.

Its head had just been smashed by the giant chopping board blade, its brains were all flying out, and the structure of its mouth was very similar to a slingshot.

Looking at the muscle structure, all the abilities are concentrated in spitting sand out of the mouth.

Those water monkeys are common monsters near water bodies. They have green skin and can easily hide among water plants and lotus leaves. Their hair is as messy as water plants, and they are bald in the middle, which makes them extremely ugly.

Aunt Green Snake said happily:

"Is this the deity from the creek? Too bad, was it crushed to death?"

Xuanyin Star Lord did not regard these things as aquatic creatures, and their status was even lower than that of aquatic creatures and fish.

She didn't even glance at the corpses to avoid polluting her eyes, and said:

"These things are like maggots growing from rotten food. Their flesh and blood have a natural stench. To be able to make such a thing a river god, this place is simply too peaceful. There isn't much competition."

Chu Wuzhi felt that Sister Dragon Girl's evaluation was correct. After all, this toad was nourished by the spiritual energy of the river. However, the corpse had been filled with a foul smell for such a short time. It was probably similar to decaying things like maggots.

He said:

"These little demons are moving the sand here for no reason. It must be the work of the water gods of the other two rivers. What kind of being is this water god?"

Xuanyin Xingjun recalled that she really had no dealings with this side, but she remembered clearly that someone did not attend her invitation last time and sent her subordinates to confirm it specifically.

"Jinlunjiang is a giant carp that has become a spirit, with six hundred years of cultivation. Yinlunjiang is a female water ghost. She committed a crime in her lifetime and was drowned in a pig cage. However, she found good fortune and became a female ghost. She should also have two hundred years of cultivation."

After roughly recalling the past, Sister Longnu added another comment:

"They are all low-class stuff!"

If Chu Wuji hadn't had to pay attention to his words and image, he guessed that Sister Dragon Girl would have wanted to throw out a "garbage!"

A six-hundred-year-old giant carp...

Chu Wuji was quite interested in this, and he asked curiously:

"Ahem, Xuanyin Xingjun, why doesn't this big carp...jump over the Dragon Gate and transform into a dragon?"

Xuanyin Xingjun didn't understand this either, and hadn't paid close attention to it. However, there was nothing new under the water, and the reasons were roughly the same, and they were easy to guess:

"He must have tried it in his early years, but failed. He was seriously injured when he swam to the mouth of Longmen and returned to practice in peace."

Most of the little demons that were just killed were sent by these two river gods. They wanted to help the Overlord Stone Turtle break out of the stone smoothly, stir up wind and rain, widen the river transportation, and divert the water of the Yulun River to their side.

If the flooding is severe enough, this large area of ​​land may become a wetland, which will then become a paradise for water monsters.

After Chu Wuzhi burned the corpse, he continued to go deeper. After entering the mountainous area where the river came from, he was a little surprised.

The Yulun River is so turbulent that it forced our ancestors thousands of years ago to rack their brains to build an exquisite water diversion dam, but the river in the source area is very calm.

There are not even any particularly large rivers in this high mountain area. There are only springs that form many small puddles and lakes on the ground. The water overflows and flows downward along the terrain.

The small streams met in the middle of the journey, and before they reached the plain at the foot of the mountain, they had already merged into the turbulent Yulun River!

"The human body is naturally endowed with numerous small meridians, bones, and acupoints, not to mention the internal organs. If we could combine them to create a combined force, I'm afraid the upper limit could be broken through again!"

Chu Wuji was inspired by the scenery, his thoughts scattered and emptied in the quiet environment around him. Inspiration seemed to float from all around and then disappear invisibly.

It seemed like I gained something, but it also seemed like I was simply distracted.

The peace in his heart remained unchanged, just like the puddle of water in the lake at its source.

After a moment, Chu Wuji came to his senses, squatted down, put his hands into the clear water, and set up a "ladder" for the two elders to come down.

"Mother, Auntie, you guys should adapt here first. You still have to wait a day or two. Don't come back to adapt when the time comes."

The snow-white jade-like beauty snake dived into the water first. The water was clear and free of impurities. The white snake was in the water, but it looked like it was suspended in the air, floating slowly.

The green snake was reluctant to leave the comfort of her own "tree branch", but she still followed her sister, the white snake, into the water.

Two graceful and elegant beauty snakes looked at each other in the water, swam freely for a while, and then turned into human forms, just like beauties taking a bath in the water, with their white and smooth shoulders and necks eye-catching.

The mature, elegant and gentle white snake beauty slowly approached Chu Wuji. Her shoulders and neck from the collarbone up were slender and bony.

As the delicate body rises and falls with the waves, two proud and plump breasts emerge.

She whispered, "Wu Ji, don't you also want to resonate with the rivers? By the way, ask the Heavenly Fox Goddess and the Mysterious Yin Star Lord for advice."

Chu Wuji also had this plan. Unless the water gods from the other two rivers attacked, it would be a waste of time for him to just stand here for two days.

"Then let's give it a try. If the movement of occupying the river attracts the giant carp and the female ghost, we can eliminate these two hidden dangers in advance."

Chapter 289: The Dragon King

Guarding the city of Jiang,

The seasonal officials who were in charge of observing the weather scraped off a layer of white film from the inner wall of bamboo and burned it into floating ash. This floating ash was extremely light, even lighter than dust.

According to the method passed down from our ancestors, a small hollow bamboo tube is placed on the ground, and then floating ash is added. When the solar terms change, the earth's qi will blow up the floating ash.

Mortals who are unable to see spiritual energy use this method to observe the changes in the seasons of heaven and earth.

The festival official stood beside the bamboo tube, observing and giving lectures to the noble children next to him, explaining this "common sense". Although not many people would listen, the festival official had no choice but to explain it.

"When Jingzhe arrives, the spring season of life truly arrives. The eggs buried underground will hatch and become adults. Then you'll understand where the word 'zhe' comes from!"

As the festival official was speaking, the nobles below suddenly stood up, stared at the bamboo tube with wide eyes, and said in surprise:

"Hey! The dust really did blow itself up! Is there really earth energy? Why can't I feel it?"

They looked out into the courtyard, and just as they leaned out of the window, there was a roar of spring thunder, a bolt from the blue, which frightened the noble children so much that their balls dropped to the floor.

"I almost thought I was going to chop my head off."

"Look, there are really little bugs flying out of the ground."

The nobles' children were filled with laughter and joy. At this moment, a loud announcement came from outside:

"The Yulun River is rising. In just half an hour, the water level is almost reaching the shore!"

*

Elsewhere in the city, Li Zhishui, along with several members of the sand panning team, was rushing from door to door, visiting old friends who had been apart for a long time.

After the government cancelled the food and salary supply to the sand panning team, the team existed in name only, which was in effect a disbandment, and everyone had to seek their livelihood.

Life has to go on, and food, oil, salt and firewood are all expenses.

"How many people have you gathered again?" Li Zhishui asked anxiously. He has been busy these two days and has been moving around all the time.

Relying solely on legs, the speed is still too slow.

"Less than fifty people..." said an old team member.

His family had fields, and you could say he was selfish, but he was just afraid that his fields would be flooded, so he responded to Li Zhishui's call, and he wouldn't care about that even if there was no food or salary.

"Many of the old guys couldn't find work in the city after the shovel team was disbanded, so they had to move elsewhere. It's hard to get everyone here, and some don't want to come because it's dangerous..."

Li Zhishui fell silent.

Dangerous, this statement is understandable.

Sand dredging is usually done during the dry season when the water level is shallow and easy to clean. But it is too late now. The spring flood has arrived. How can we dredge the sand?

When the water flows fast, the person is no better than sand and will be washed away at any time. If he is lucky, he will be thrown onto the shore, or he may hit the gravel and get his scalp bleeding.

"With only a few of us... we'll just dig for the easy-to-dig sand and ignore the deep parts. Let's just hope it doesn't flood too badly and doesn't inundate our fields. Let's get through this year first!"

Li Zhishui gave a bitter encouragement. The atmosphere in the team was depressing, but since they had chosen to come, they had no intention of backing off and would do whatever they could.

"Do you want to go and worship at the Erwang Temple? In the past, before starting the sand panning work, people would worship at the Erwang Temple."

"Please bring a few sticks of incense from home as a token of your appreciation. Forget about the chickens, ducks, and geese. We've had two years of flooding, and no one can scrape together much surplus food."

Li Zhishui made a decision, then led his team and the sand-panning tools that had been idle for a long time and hurried out of the city.

When they were about to leave the city, the gatekeepers stopped them.

"What do you mean?" Li Zhishui was furious and glared at the soldiers.

The soldiers' eyes were evasive, as if they had something to hide. They knew what Li Zhishui and the others were going to do, but they had received orders...

The soldier quietly moved his head, and Li Zhishui looked over and saw the flag of the female official Wang's convoy. A group of people were waiting outside the city gate, as if to welcome a distinguished guest.

The carriage curtain opened, and the female official was inside. She glanced at Li Zhishui and the others with contempt, and said in a cold voice:

"What are you guys doing by forming a gang? Fighting and causing trouble?"

"Pan sand!" Li Zhishui didn't want to say another word and glared at the female official.

In the past, as a commoner, he would be wary of the power of the corrupt officials. If he made a slight expression that displeased the officials, he would suffer the consequences soon. But now the land is about to be flooded, how can he care about so many things?

The steward and servant in the female official's convoy said to the people inside the city gate:

"Lord Wang's clan elders are coming, and we are preparing to welcome them. That lord is so noble that you must kneel to meet him. Looking up even once is a capital offense!

Stop getting in the way and go back now. You are not allowed to leave the city now. If you want to go out, go through the west gate!"

Go around to the West City Gate?!

The members of the sand-mining team looked at each other, angry and helpless.

With their current team configuration, many tools had to be carried by manpower, and with only four mules, it was simply not enough.

Carrying so many things, we went in the opposite direction to the west gate and then back to the Fenshui River Dam. It was almost dark, so how could we have time to go panning for sand?

Li Zhishui forced himself to calm down. No matter how much resentment he had towards the female official, he would not allow the team members, who had elderly parents and young children, to join him in a conflict with the officers and soldiers.

He could only say, "Forget it. Put all the tools back and leave the city tomorrow. Today, I will go to the Erwang Temple to burn incense."

The members of the sand-mining team sighed, knowing that there was nothing they could do, and they had no choice but to follow Li Zhishui and leave.

They really couldn't understand. The dam affected the harvest of an area and the lives of the people. How could the officials treat it like this? Could they really do whatever they wanted?!

"Ah!"

The female official Wang sneered and watched the group of common people leave dejectedly before she lowered the curtain.

This time she wanted to invite the elder who recommended her to come and help build the new dam.

With this elder stepping forward, the wealthy gentry guarding Jiangcheng City will have no choice but to raise funds to build the dam!

*

The source of Yulun River,

Chu Wuji looked at the little bugs emerging from the ground with a bit of confusion.