Becoming a God from a Water Monkey

Chapter 1116 I Am the River God! (Two Chapters Combined)

Heaven and earth are a river of blood.

Riverbank flowers.

The river flows gently, its ripples spreading.

The jagged, strange fish swung its snake-like tail and swam upstream.

Occasionally, when it reaches a certain point, the "strange fish" leaps with all its might and disappears into the ripples. In no time, the strange fish will reappear in the same manner, without any warning.

"In my current state of being, I can freely enter and exit both worlds..."

The exit points are all located in Yixing Town, which is very close to the entrance, making it quite convenient…

Liang Qu recalled the Yin-Yang Five Elements Disc. When he swung the Yin-Yang Five Elements Disc, there was a peculiar "water resistance". To open the Imperial Dynasty, he also needed to find a suitable "spatial node", embed it, and turn it like a key.

If the Five Elements Compass weren't currently in the Imperial Treasury and not nearby, it would definitely try to see if the "nodes" on the Five Elements Compass were the same thing as the aurora it was observing.

If the two are indeed the same thing, then it can almost immediately prove that I have arrived at the "Dream Dynasty", the artificial underworld created by the Great Ancestor of Dali!
The Black Emperor lowered his eyes...

[Understanding the transformations of Yin and Yang]...

It really gives off a vibe of the Monkey King returning to Flower Fruit Mountain, getting drunk and lying on a rock, where the soul-reaper catches his soul and takes him to the underworld!

A quick tour revealed everything to be new and exciting.

The Blood River was shrouded in mist.

The nasal cavity was filled with the fragrance of flowers and the smell of muddy river water.

The entire "underworld" was not as oppressive and gloomy as imagined; on the contrary, it was sunny and bright, with a unique beauty.

The only odd thing about it is the color scheme.

There was sunshine, but the sun was not visible. The sky was covered with a misty haze resembling white clouds, with a hint of gray. The soil was a normal brown, but the river and the spider lilies dominated the scene, making red the main component of the color composition in the field of vision.

Worth noting.

There are fish in the river.

The fish were nothing special; they were just ordinary grass carp, silver carp, and snakehead fish. They had no intelligence, and everything about them was not much different from reality.

"Strange, is there no one in the underworld?"

Liang Qu searched along the canal, swimming for dozens of miles, but found no survivors.

This is very unusual.

Water is the source of life. Clans and villages all live along rivers for easy access to water for irrigating vegetables and fields. There are no monsters in the water, and powerful spirits need to be avoided...

Wow!
The fishing line moves.

Liangqu caught a glimpse of a silver light, immediately dived underwater, concealed itself, and observed for a while. It then discovered that the angler was a young man. After a moment's thought, it crawled down from the riverbed toward the fishing spot and heard the young man's murmurs.

"Why can't I catch Blood Treasure?"

Blood Treasure?
What blood essence?
Liang Qu pricked up his ears.

Gradually.

It heard more and more murmurs, gradually piecing together the complete story.

Parents who died young, a beautiful younger sister, a sick grandfather, and exploitative disciples of a powerful sect...

"Is the underworld the same as the human world?" Liang Qu exclaimed in surprise.

……

Yuan Tou conscripted more than 500 finless porpoises from the river and lake management bureau, and dispersed them along the Xiaotuo River to search for Jian Zhongyi's body.

Inside the Liang residence, the little mirage dragon packed its bundle, slung it over its back, and flew to the backyard.

"Sister Eying, Sister Eying, is the eldest brother still at home?"

"He went out."

"Ah, where can our boss go in this state?" Little Mirage Dragon scratched his head. "Will Sister Eying come with me to give her statement?"

"Go by yourself." Long Eying shook her head. She was exhausted from the ups and downs of the day, and with Liang Qu's body lying on the ice bed, she really couldn't get away.

"Ok."

Having never done anything like this before, the little mirage dragon was inevitably nervous. It tightened its bundle and prepared to dive into the pond, but then a thought struck it, and it flew to Pingyang Mountain first.

"Hey! You thorny hedgehog picking fruit! Your chance to shine has come!"

The hedgehog pursed its lips, straightened up, and raised its paw in salute: "Please give your orders, Third Prince!"

"Very good, I admire you. I will definitely put in a good word for you with the boss in the future!"

"I am extremely grateful!"

"Grab your things and come with me!"

……

"Really? You're really the river god?"

The boy suppressed his fear and looked at the strange, large fish in the river of blood.

Why would I lie to you? Would I want you to not shower, to not have enough to eat, or to have a little bit of your flesh?

"Lord River God, can you cure my grandfather's illness?"

"a piece of cake."

"Can you please let my sister have enough to eat?"

"Easy as a piece of cake."

"Can you..."

"Alright, what are you doing? Are you done yet? I am the River God, not the Wish God. Are you dreaming here? There's no point in saying more. Take me to your village."

The boy grasped the soil, hesitated, and finally hardened his heart.

"I'll take you there!"

The strange fish jumped into the fish basket and headed towards the village.

……

"Lord Ling, Lord Liu, we've got information!" Suo Yuqin, a top-ranking imperial guard, rushed into the cave in a panic.

From beginning to end, Ling Xuan and the others, who were like headless flies, had eyes that flashed like lightning.

Liu Jingxuan jumped to his feet and grabbed Suo Yuqin's forearm: "Tell me quickly, what exactly happened outside? Why did Blue Lake split in two? Why did the Xiaotuo Dam collapse?"

Suo Yuqin's forearm ached from being gripped: "Jian Zhongyi fled without saying goodbye, and Marquis Xingyi went after him. After that, for some unknown reason, the self-severing Martial Saint Chu King of the Ghost Mother Sect appeared on the Xiaotuo River!"

"What?" Ling Xuan exclaimed in surprise, "Where is Marquis Xingyi?"

"We don't know for now, but the Martial Saint who slew himself faced off against the White Ape, a friend of the Marquis of Xingyi! The White Ape instantly ascended to the level of Demon King..."

"Promoted to Demon King?" Chi Erlan exclaimed, "Are you sure you're not mistaken?"

"There's no mistake! The southeast corner of Blue Lake was divided in two by three hundred miles, witnessed by countless people. It was the white ape fighting against the King of Chu!"

Everyone was stunned. How could Liang Qu's pursuit of Jian Zhongyi have led to such a big incident?
Did the white ape ascend to the rank of demon king, and they caught up with it?

"And then? And then? And then?" Ling Xuan asked three questions in a row.

"Then..." Suo Yuqin swallowed hard, as if even she, who had gathered the information, couldn't believe it, "Then the white ape advanced extremely quickly, which was noticed by other Martial Saints and Demon Kings. The Jianghuai Flood Dragons, hearing the news, moved and swam upstream..."

a bolt from the blue!

The three of them were struck dumb.

Upon hearing about the dragon's actions, they sensed that something terrible was about to happen, and chaos and turmoil were imminent.

"Given the court's emphasis on the white ape, the dragon will inevitably be stopped in Southern Zhili, leading to a struggle between the two sides! The fleet that went to sea has only recently returned, which fills the gap, but the dragon is powerful, and the Southern Frontier and Northern Court will definitely not remain indifferent. Is this great struggle actually caused by us?" Ling Xuan's pupils trembled.

"What a sin!"

Chi Erlan, having lost all her abilities and strength, slumped into a chair.

"Why did Liang Qu want to kill Jian Zhongyi?" Liu Jingxuan asked bitterly. "Jian Zhongyi went to Hantai Prefecture, clearly not to escape, but to live!"

His escape must have been due to his characteristic long-lasting spirit, or perhaps a sudden impulse, to shake off Liang Qu's pursuit. Otherwise, none of this would have happened!

Ling Xuan had a headache.

He couldn't understand why Liang Qu insisted on killing Jian Zhongyi. The two had no connection whatsoever. Now that the die was cast, the operation by the hidden agent had come to a complete standstill and could not be advanced.

Even a shutdown is just a small matter among many major events.

"Saying all this is useless. The most urgent thing is..."

"Lord Liu, Lord Ling, it's not like that..."

"What do you mean?" The three of them were taken aback.

Suo Yuqin quickly said, "The dragon also has the ability to travel through time. When it arrived in Nanzhili, it was not completely stopped. Instead, it used the 'gecko tail-cutting' technique and split off another demon king to chase it into Blue Lake."

Afterwards, the white ape and the dragon fled eastward to Southern Zhili. The white ape's aura dissipated. While conflict still exists between the north and south, things have calmed down on the Huai River, and the King of Chu has disappeared without a trace.

"Wait, the white ape is dead?"

"The white ape's aura is gone."

"That means you died! And then what?"

"Then, judging from the aura, after the white ape disappeared, the Demon King and the Martial Saint separated, and the Sea Monk from the East Sea, along with the Yue King and the Ming King, went to Pingyang. The details are unknown."

There's so much information, my head is spinning.

Liang Qu's pursuit of Jian Zhongyi unexpectedly led him to uncover two powerful martial arts masters and demon kings! This caused widespread chaos and turmoil throughout the land!
Is he a crowbar that has come to life?
How do you pry it open?

and many more.

The situation isn't too bad!

Everyone quickly made a judgment in their minds.

With the white ape gone, the die was cast, and neither side fought to the bitter end. The outcome was swift and decisive, suggesting that neither the north nor the south engaged in a truly desperate struggle.

The timely support was sufficient to minimize the impact of the initial outcry.

but……

No matter how much the impact is mitigated, it will still be a mountain on their shoulders, a mountain they cannot bear!

"Where is Marquis Xingyi? Where is he?" Ling Xuan found the key person.

Now that things have come to this, the best solution is for everyone to go over their statements together!
"Haha, this prince has arrived~ Is anyone there! Hey, hey, hey! Open the doors to welcome guests! The number one general under the command of Marquis Xingyi, and his little follower, have graced us with their presence!"

A somewhat childish, yet slightly arrogant, voice rang out at the cave entrance.

Everyone looked at each other.

...The boy carried a fish basket on his back, with Liang Qu hidden inside. He looked around and saw crisscrossing paths, the sounds of chickens and dogs, and mud houses everywhere.

In this respect, it is not as good as Da Shun.

Unless you're extremely poor, the houses in Yixing Town are all made of blue bricks and have gable walls, so it's a bit difficult to find a wife in a mud house.

The widespread availability of bricks clearly indicates the development of basic productive forces. Everything else is basically the same. The only difference is that no farmland was seen in Liangqu, or rather, the fields were all planted with spider lilies.

"What do you eat? Red spider lilies?"

"Yes, what else can we eat if not spider lilies? One spider lily can keep us full for a whole day." The boy scratched his head, feeling that the river god's words were a bit strange. Isn't it natural for people to eat spider lilies?
"It's nothing," Liang Qu casually replied. "We immortals don't usually eat."

"Oh!" The boy suddenly realized, slapping his palm with his fist. He believed the river god's words more and felt less afraid of being eaten by the monster fish.

The Blood River swells every September, flooding large areas. It is said that the river god eats people, and only by sacrificing young boys and girls can the tide recede.

Every year, people are selected by drawing lots in the surrounding villages and towns.

"What's your name?" Liang Qu asked.

“Xi Ziyu, Xi as in straw mat, Zi as in purple, Yu as in feather.”

Huh?
Liang Qu was astonished.

Logically, shouldn't they be named something like "Dog Egg" or "Dog Leftovers"? They're so easy to raise.

"Were your ancestors wealthy?"

"Ah, River God, how did you know? My great-grandfather was a martial artist, but unfortunately he offended someone and was killed by his enemy with three punches. His head was smashed like a soy sauce shop, and all the money in the house was taken away. My grandfather's tendons were also severed, so he can't do heavy work. He gets a lot of pain when it rains. Because my grandfather was educated when I was a child, he named me." The boy's tone was not without pride.

Clearly, among his peers, his name sounds particularly pleasant.

"Wang!"

On the ridge of the field, a big yellow dog ran over to play and frolick, splashing at the fish basket behind the boy, clearly smelling the fish.

"Go! Go! Go!"

Xi Ziyu kicked her foot to shoo the big yellow dog away, then hurried home, taking three steps at a time, until she entered the courtyard and closed the fence before finally letting out a sigh of relief.

"Lord River God, please wait in the jar for a moment."

"It's alright, you go ahead with your work."

Liangqu jumped out of the vat. It didn't need water to rely on at all. With the help of Yinglong's favor, it traveled around the six directions and flew directly into the air.

Xi Ziyu's eyes widened, and she almost knelt down.

Flying fish!

Oh no.

River God!

Wait a minute, it's not surprising that the river god can fly.

Upon realizing this, Xi Ziyu felt that she had made a fuss over nothing.

"Brother, you're back! Did you catch any fish?"

"Caught it!"

Wow, so many?

The boy felt a little guilty and was too embarrassed to say that the fish were all given to him by the River God. The River God glared at him from the river, and the big fish went crazy and jumped into his fish basket one after another.

"Grandpa, I'm back! Look, I caught so many fish!"

"Cough cough, how come there are so many?"

Hearing the noise inside, Liang Qu looked around, found a "key point," and sprinted forward.

"Wow!"

The scene changes suddenly.

In June, the plum rains brought continuous drizzle, and the crimson landscape vanished in an instant, replaced by white walls, tiles, and green willows, creating a much more elegant and comfortable scene.

The bluestone slabs reflected light like mirrors due to the accumulated water.

"Easily traverse between the realms of Yin and Yang."

Liang Qu felt like he had discovered a new continent and rushed home excitedly, just as the fish arrived in the backyard.

A figure flashed by.

Long Eying grabbed Awei and asked, "Where did you go?"

Liang Qu was slightly surprised by Long Eying's keen insight, but immediately replied excitedly, "Of course people go to the underworld after they die! I went, and there's a 90% chance it's the Dream Dynasty, founded by the Great Li Emperor! The river inside is red! Flowers..."

Liang Qu's words were relayed through Awei.

"Blood River, Red Spider Lily?" Long Eying found it all bizarre and fantastical. "Can you get full by eating flowers?"

"Don't you dragon people eat lotus root too?"

"How much is a single flower? We need just as much lotus root to eat."

"Most of them don't have a physical body."

How can they reproduce without a physical body?

"Life has its own way out, maybe it's different from ours."

"Be careful," Long Eying said worriedly.

According to Liang Qu, after the old man from Yixing Town died, he drifted to the Dream Dynasty.

Over the past ten thousand years, the Martial Saint and Zhenxiang have all perished...

"Don't worry, I'll do the work secretly."

Liang Qu patted his chest, spun around, and then disappeared into the "underworld".

He has already come up with the script.

I'll do nothing else but be a river god of the Blood River!
Long E Ying smiled gently.

Liang Qu always acted so unexpectedly, showing no concern for his own death, which lessened her worries.

"Grandpa, little sister, this is the River God I met!"

Liang Qu gracefully flew out from the sky.

"So ugly!" exclaimed Xi Zi, the younger sister.

Liang Qu: "?"

Startled, Xi Ziyu quickly covered her sister's mouth and apologized to Liang Chu.

Xi Zi realized her mistake and bowed to apologize.

Liang Qu: "..."

Grandpa Xi Yao stared at the strange fish in mid-air, his eyes flashing.

Liang Qu ignored the scrutiny: "Taxes are collected in June, right?"

"Yes, the Blood River Sect pays taxes twice a year, once in summer and once in autumn. My family's land has been seized, so we can only try our luck in the Blood River to salvage blood treasures..."

The scent of blood medicine has returned...

……

"Write! Simplified Chinese: Died of disease! Bah, died of drowning!"

Suo Yuqin was licking her ink at her desk when she heard the little mirage dragon's words and was taken aback. She looked at Ling Xuan.

The hedgehog quickly stopped the little mirage dragon, pulled him aside, and whispered, "Your Highness, you can't write it like that! An official should record the facts truthfully, without changing a single word!"

"I'll make him write straight!" The little mirage dragon puffed out its belly and exhaled mist, manifesting ten mirage beasts. "Let's see who dares to write! Let's see if their pens are more powerful, or if my mirage beasts are more powerful!"

"Absolutely not!" Hedgehog forcefully stopped him. "Why write that Jian Zhongyi, who defected from the Ghost Mother Cult, fell into the water?!"

"what?"

Hedgehog already knew the details, had prepared his response, comforted the little mirage dragon, and paced around the group.

"Ahem, let me ask you, did the Ghost Mother instruct the King of Chu to come to Blue Lake?"

Suo Yuqin hesitated for a moment, then said, "Yes."

"Jian Zhongyi went to find the King of Chu, didn't he?"

"……Yes."

"Is the simplified Chinese interpretation that it's a consequence of the battle between the white ape and the King of Chu?"

"Too."

“Then it’s clear.” The little hedgehog spoke eloquently. “As officials, serving the Holy Emperor, we should write truthfully and factually, saying what we mean. Adaptation is not fabrication, and fiction is not nonsense.”

Jian Zhongyi used his supernatural powers to deceive everyone and secretly left the Thousand-Mile Soul Chasing Range. Commander Liang thought Jian Zhongyi had escaped and launched a pursuit.

When they were found, Jian Zhongyi was with the King of Chu on the banks of the Xiaotuo River. The Marquis of Xingyi discovered the King of Chu's plan to destroy the dike and joined forces with the white ape to resist. Jian Zhongyi was caught in the crossfire and lost his life in the aftershocks.

The writing style is subtle and factual; it tells the whole truth.

Hedgehog knew that he could not make up any stories when facing the Emperor and the world. Otherwise, if a precedent was set, his superiors would have doubts when he wrote any more books in the future.

Even if the Holy Emperor has made an agreement, the foundation of trust cannot be lost because of this.

The Spring and Autumn Annals style of writing does not lie, fabricate, or falsify.

Be realistic and pragmatic.

But those who know the key information will naturally smile knowingly when they see it.

How wonderful it would be if the Ghost Mother Cult came!

"Wonderful!" The little mirage dragon clapped its hands and urged Suo Yuqin, "Write quickly!"

Suo Yuqin glanced at Ling Xuan, and seeing him nod, she spoke eloquently.

Hedgehog arranged the report.

Liangqu explores the underworld.

The war between North and South continues unabated, while the East and West are eyeing each other covetously.

The world is in turmoil, everyone is busy mourning the death of the white ape, and everything is being impacted by the tidal wave of the demon king's fall—the common people, the nobles, the martial saints, and even... the water beasts of the Yangtze and Huai Rivers.

The Great Huai Army.

Having confirmed the god's safety, the fat catfish, having eaten and drunk its fill, was happily returning to its large villa when it suddenly received devastating news.

"Is the Great Huai Army going to be downsized?"

(End of this chapter)