The myth begins with the Lotus Lantern

Chapter 6 Disaster Is Coming
Time is like water, it never stops.

Another three years.

There were three more strands of demonic energy in Ding Lin's body.

I have been practicing Taoism for eighteen years.

That night, there was a light rain.

Without the moon, there would naturally be no way to practice.

"Hey, Xiaohong, it's dangerous outside... I was told... before... before when I first became intelligent... I was captured... They in the Dragon Palace..."

Under the water, the big black carp began to chatter again, telling the story that had been told who knows how many times. The language was confused and the logic was unclear, but at least it was told so many times that Ding Lin had already heard the content so many times.

The general idea is that the big black carp was captured by the Dragon Palace when he just gained intelligence, and then lived a life of slavery in the dark, with intermittent and fragmentary stories in between. Finally, he took the opportunity to escape during a rainstorm and high tide, and drifted all the way to this small lake.

correct.

Xiaohong is the name given to Ding Lin by the big bluefish.

Because he is a red carp.

"They...my...name...Qing Yi..."

Big herring.

No.

It should be Qingyi. She laughed as she said this, as if this was the only name that satisfied her during that period of time.

"Qing Yi."

Suddenly, a calm voice sounded, answering the call on the water surface.

Ding Lin was startled. He looked up suddenly, but did not see the panic in Qingyi's eyes.

On the water surface, a black shadow appeared among the drizzle without knowing when.

"Is this the reason why you escaped from the palace?" The black shadow looked around, his eyes sweeping across the lake inch by inch, "You really are good at escaping, but it made us brothers work hard to find you for so many years."

Ding Lin strained his eyes and finally saw his appearance clearly. He had a big face and a round head, dark eyes, two whiskers on his lips, and a black armor on his upper body. His exposed arms were covered with black scales. He held a steel fork in one hand, and his lower body remained in its original appearance, with a long black fish tail dragging out.

“…Black…Black Scale…” Qing Yi finally spoke. She called out the fish monster’s name, her voice stuttering, filled with fear and grievance, “…I…you…beat…beat me…for…”

"Why do we beat you and bully you? Why do we not let you go even though you have escaped here?" Hei Lin said, and suddenly sneered. He pointed at several fish carcasses floating in the lake. "Do you consider them as your own kind? We certainly won't consider you as our own kind either. You are just a fake demon enlightened by the True Spirit Technique... You could have just run away if you wanted. Who would care?"

The voice suddenly changed and became fierce.

"But you should never, ever, steal the young master's precious pearl!"

The voice became even angrier.

"That's a really good thing. It actually allowed a fool like you to open up your larynx in just 20 years!"

“Yes…I’m sorry…it’s delicious…”

Qing Yi explained stutteringly, her huge fish eyes full of pity.

"Don't...hit...hit me..."

"You think it's delicious?" Hei Lin sneered, showing his two rows of steel teeth, and shook his head, "Don't worry, I won't hit you this time.

Qingyi seemed to breathe a sigh of relief and spit out a long string of bubbles.

Ding Lin quietly wagged his tail and shrank back.

"This time, we can't just beat him up," Hei Lin said, his voice cold and hard, "The Lord of Water has ordered that the little demon Qing Yi stole the treasure of the Water Palace. From now on, anyone who draws water will be killed. You can keep the aura for yourself. Present the pearl to me. I will take it as proof and appoint you as the general of patrolling water."

The big bluefish's eyes were filled with fear.

On the lake, Black Scale dived into the water, its appearance changing inch by inch, until it finally turned into a black fish that was a size larger than Qing Yi.

“Come to think of it, I should thank you. Even though it’s just a position without any salary, it’s also a step into the heavenly realm,” Black Fish grinned, his steel teeth gnashing, “Not to mention your accomplishments. Do you know how long I’ve been coveting you in the Water Palace? It’s such a waste on you! Look at how stupid you are. You can’t even speak properly. Tsk tsk…”

Black scales slowly approached.

Qingyi stepped back a little, but then she realized that this time was different from the past and it could be really fatal, so she mustered up her courage and released her demonic energy to steady her body. However, she couldn't help but glance towards the ditch upstream.

Ding Lin continued to retreat, moving closer to the ditch little by little.

Following the direction of Qingyi's gaze, Heilin also glanced at the small ditch and sneered: "For a fool like you, opening your larynx is already a great achievement. Can you also learn the art of treading on the waves and escape?" Heilin's eyes turned and glanced at Ding Lin, with a smile on his face.

"Who would have thought that such a small ditch downstream of the river could create such a small lake, and even give birth to such intelligent fellows? Not bad, just the right thing to whet your appetite before the big meal."

"no no……"

Tsing Yi stuttered.

"Not only stupid, but also foolish!" Hei Lin looked at Qing Yi with an evil look, "You have raised a little demon for so many years without eating it, you must have developed feelings for it, right? You think that if you don't eat it and take care of it, it will be grateful to you, who do you think you are?" He glanced at Ding Lin again and sneered, "When I was on the water just now, I saw that the kid's eyes were full of vigilance, who do you think he was directed at?"

"No...it won't..."

Qing Yi said, but still couldn't help turning his head to look at Ding Lin.

"Xiao...Xiaohong..."

Ding Lin's pupils constricted as he was locked in by the black scales' aura. He felt a shudder and his scales stood on end.

“No…” Hei Lin sneered, “It doesn’t matter. They are all my food anyway!”

Heilin said no more. He swung his long tail in the water, stirring up a whirlpool, and then flew towards Ding Lin quickly.

Can't avoid it.

There is no way to hide.

The next moment, the fish kiss was within reach!
"do not want!"

Qing Yi yelled.

"Oh!"

Then, Ding Lin heard a loud crash in front of him.

"court death!"

The black-scaled creature screamed fiercely, turned its head and started to bite the green-clothed creature. With just one bite, it created a huge wound.

Blood immediately spread out at the bottom of the lake.

“Run…Run!”

There was a sound coming out of the blood, and the stuttering was not so severe anymore.

Blessings come to the mind.

Ding Lin swam quickly to the surface.

He gathered up all his strength and leaped toward the ditch, his body flying into the air. Driven by fear, he leaped harder than any other time.

Raise...

No matter how high...

Finally it reached its apex.

but……

Still not high enough...

The momentum of the fish leap was exhausted and the body began to fall.

Can't escape...

at this time……

"Oh!"

A huge figure rushed out of the water, and the originally green fish body had slowly crawled over the wound.

Suddenly, it raised its huge tail.

"Escape!"

Ding Lin's body soared again, flew sideways, drew an arc in the night sky, jumped over the bluestone, and then began to fall.

(End of this chapter)