Dong Ao and Dong Ge Yu led, of course, not ordinary escorts.
The large river in front of Yinma Town often saw people and boats disappearing for no reason. There had been dozens of such incidents, with an unusually high frequency.
Not long ago, a survivor arrived at Ink City and asked them to intervene.
The survivor said that there were boatmen colluding with demons, committing murders and thefts, and even helping the demons hide their tracks.
After several investigations, Dong Ao narrowed down the target to this particular boat.
Today, they made full preparations to bring the boatman and the demons to justice, but unexpected guests appeared.
Dong Yuguo shook his head:
“Uncle Ao, the demons are cunning. If we hesitate further, it will seem abnormal. They might not fall into our trap. Who knows how many innocent lives will be lost.”
“We can think of ways later. Have you forgotten Patriarch’s teachings?”
Dong Ao’s face darkened.
Dong Yuguo helplessly raised his hands in surrender:
“All right, Uncle Ao, it’s not that serious. That kid is no ordinary person. Maybe together you and I won’t be his match.”
“Hmm? Is there such a weak expert in the Underground City? How come I haven’t heard of him?”
Dong Ao was stunned. Had he misjudged?
“He recently gained fame with his hammer technique, which is out of this world. But I don’t know why the Celestial Race didn’t select him or pass on any inheritance to him.”
“A hammer technique out of this world? That’s indeed a talent… What’s his name?”
“Li Mo.”
“Pff…”
Dong Ao spat out the tea, his face filled with surprise, but then he muttered:
“Hmm, how old could he be? It must be a coincidence of names…”
“Nephew always feels this person is too perfect.”
Dong Yuguo squinted as he spoke, shaking his head: “Forget it, it’s almost night. We should handle our current affairs first… Hmm? What is that fragrance?”
…
In the carriage, the charcoal stove bubbled with snow-white fish soup, containing only one fish.
Just now, without knowing how, Ying Bing had already caught the fish when Li Mo started boiling water.
Li Mo smoothly put it in the pot and simmered it into a pot of soup.
“It’s delicious.”
Ying Bing blew on it and drank, her cheeks turning rosy.
“The scales of this fish are golden, it’s probably not an ordinary fish, it’s powerful.”
Li Mo tasted it; warmth spread through his limbs.
Ordinary carp couldn’t be so nourishing.
“Wait.”
After drinking the soup, Ying Bing tapped the pot, and the temperature dropped sharply, turning the fish meat into jelly.
“How skilled you are… Hmm?”
Li Mo realized something wasn’t right: “You lowered the temperature just by gesturing. Why were you afraid of being scalded earlier?”
“I wasn’t afraid of being scalded,” Ying Bing said.
Little Li was even more confused: “Then why did you blow on it?”
“There should be a sense of ceremony in life.”
When Ying Bing said this, her tone seemed different, and her beautiful eyes flickered with unusual light.
“??”
Feeling something was off, Little Li felt even more uneasy.
Why did this sound so familiar and yet strange?
Life should have a sense of ceremony, he thought he might have misunderstood, thinking he hadn’t traveled back in time.
But when the beautiful girl said this, it made it even harder to resist, making Little Li forget the unease.
Time passed.
Gradually reaching midnight, the river wind was cold, the sky dark and windy, and the ship had reached the middle of the river.
“Hahaha… I didn’t want to get involved, but who knew you would have such audacity to capture the relatives of the River God! I have no choice but to throw you to the fish!”
“Rogue, using so many excuses to harm others, you’re asking for d*ath!”
“Are you okay?!”
Suddenly, a commotion came from outside.
Although Li Mo was new to the world, he didn’t dare to completely fall asleep. He frowned and got up, peering outside.
He saw that the originally disguised escort team members were now armed with swords, exuding a fierce aura.
A beautiful young lady had transformed into a formidable figure, wielding a hammer, ferociously smashing away.
The boatman and the crew were pale and trembling like leaves.
“What happened?”
Li Mo’s lips twitched slightly.
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He had imagined rescuing a beauty, but never expected to see a beautiful woman wielding a hammer to smash someone’s head.
The Jianghu world is truly different from what he thought!
Before he could react, he leaped out of the carriage.
Clang—
Dong Yuguo originally thought he could take down the boatman first, but a huge counterforce came from the other end of the hammer.
She stumbled back six steps before regaining balance, her hands numb, mouth bleeding. Looking up, she saw it was the young man called Ling Mo.
They had been prepared, but Ling Mo hadn’t been drugged by the boatman?
“What are you doing?”
“I’m here to stop you from committing evil deeds. Such a fine lady, yet you’ve become a water bandit!”
“Do you think I look like a bandit?”
With that, black lines appeared on Dong Yuguo’s forehead.
She noticed Ling Mo looking at the hammer in her hand, as if saying no one would use such a thing seriously.
“Do you want to see what weapon you’re using!”
Dong Yuguo was furious, pointing at the boatman: “He is the bandit who colludes with demons!”
“Ah?”
Ling Mo saw the boatman trembling in anger, and turned around to see.
In the river, a huge dark shadow was faintly visible. The boatman looked like he had found a savior, spreading his arms and shouting:
“River God, you finally came!”
“… Sorry.”
Ling Mo silently retracted the hammer.
No wonder they say the Jianghu is deep. How many CPUs would it take to clear up the situation in front of him?
“Forget it, since the boatman is just an accomplice, we came here to eliminate the demons. Please lend us a hand later!”
Dong Yuguo stared at the shadow emerging from the water.
Ling Mo had no objections. He had wrongly accused the good person just now, and now everyone was on the same boat.
Drip-drip—
The shadow, much larger than the ship itself, fully emerged from the water.
Under the dim lights, it was clear that it was a hideous catfish covered in mud, with human-like hands but no legs.
“Second Uncle… Where are you?!”
It roared, stirring up turbid waves.
Whoosh—
A large net suddenly fell from above, covering it. This was Dong Ao’s doing.
Leading many escorts, he pulled the special material net, but his expression turned grim when the opponent was ensnared.
This catfish demon was more powerful than they had imagined…
Suddenly, ‘snap,’ the net burst.
“Give me back my second uncle!”
“Who the hell is your second uncle?!”
“A golden carp, don’t tell me you didn’t see it. It disappeared here!”
Ling Mo: “…”
What could he say? You second uncle is really fragrant?
“I nurtured my second uncle with my essence for years. Eating it will elevate me. You deserve to d*e!”
Deserving to d*e, no wonder it was cunning and rational.
“Not good, this demon is so strong in the water!”
Dong Yuguo also stepped forward to help.
She hurriedly looked at Ling Mo: “Either you escape now, or come up and help!”
Ling Mo stood still, raising the hammer.
He suddenly laughed, gritting his teeth and feeling sorrowful:
“I believed in your dream of slaying demons in the Jianghu. I’ll hammer you to d*ath!”
He suddenly soared into the air, instantly reaching the struggling catfish in the net.
Bang—
The hammer shattered the air, freezing the river water, then exploding into tens of feet high. The catfish was hammered underwater and thrown into the air, nearly flipping over.
How could his hammer technique be so terrifying without inheriting the power of the Celestial Race!
No, it couldn’t even escape!
In desperation, it saw a glimmer of hope.
There was a graceful woman inside the carriage, seemingly unaffected and hiding there.
She must be the person they were looking for, right?
