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Chapter 474 Erasure Pen

Since the rice trough was on the left, Dafu deliberately turned his head to the right.

No, of course not.

Those aren't friends, they're just lively cronies!
To disgrace your Xu family is an outrageous act!
The flock of geese was still flying overhead, circling around and around in a daze.

It let out a series of mournful cries.

Their feathers are grayish-brown, and their bodies are plump, much like the old woman who has accompanied you through the hardships of life.

The waterbirds in the river, with their long, slender legs and white plumage, stand gracefully on the shallows.

His eyes were filled with confusion and vulnerability at everything he was about to face.

It's just like a courtesan with exceptional talents, someone who can resonate with your soul.

Xu Yuan's face darkened, adopting the demeanor of a patriarch: "This is a matter of great importance, don't throw a tantrum!"

Dafu tilted his head and thought for a moment. It wasn't a good time to get into a fight with Fanzhezi.

After all, the courtesans... ah, no, after all, those water birds who wanted to enter the Xu family's door still had to get Fan Zhezi's approval.

So Dafu let out a quack and wobbled off to find its friends.

Xu Yuan didn't know what kind of water birds they were; he had never seen them before.

They can actually stand on shallow water and use their long beaks to stab fish, and they can also dive into the river to catch fish.

After Dafu passed by, it's unclear what kind of spell he cast on them, but these water birds, who were initially afraid of the evil spirits in the river, eventually all agreed to it.

Dafu still swayed and wobbled, leading them down from the shallows, gliding smoothly for five or six zhang on the water's surface, before neatly diving into the water and disappearing from sight.

Miss Jinxi's beautiful, watery eyes sparkled with tiny stars as she couldn't help but exclaim, "Wow! Dafu is so cute and amazing!"

The fate of that evil spirit and spy was unknown, whether it was because it was hidden underwater and concealed by the river, or for some other reason.

Lord Xu could not see it by "observing fate".

Of course, Dafu can go into the water and find that weasel spy on his own.

But Dafu didn't really understand this canal.

Moreover, the canal is too wide for Dafu to find by himself.

The flock of geese looked sadly at Dafu, who was playing in the river with the water birds outside.

Then it emitted a long series of low chirps and landed back in the grove of trees, waiting.

Water birds can be seen emerging from the river every now and then to breathe.

There were sixteen geese in the flock, and more than thirty water birds in the group!

They are distributed across the wide river surface, and each one requires searching a considerable area.

Xu Yuan stared at the river without moving; it would be a lie to say he wasn't worried.

Actually, Xu Yuan's initial idea was for Dafu to have these water birds go find it.

Dafu shouldn't go by himself.

But Dafu obviously couldn't do such a thing.

The water birds kept surfacing to breathe, but Dafu never came up.

Xu Yuan became even more worried.

A groan suddenly came from behind him; Uncle Xi had woken up.

Wei Jinyuan let out a long breath, finally relieved.

Xu Yuan also looked back.

Uncle Xi looked bewildered: "What happened...?"

Then he remembered.

"I'm ashamed..." He looked down at his legs, remembering how something had bitten him at the bottom of the river.

Then he immediately sensed something was wrong and hurriedly pulled on the rope.

Before he went into the water, the young master had Xu Yuan hold him by the animal sinew rope.

"Young master, it was you who saved this old servant this time."

Xu Yuan looked bewildered: Wasn't it me and Dafu who saved you?
Wei Jinyuan: "Uncle Xi, how are you feeling? I have some more medicinal pills here, would you like to take a few more?"

Wei Jinyuan took out all the medicinal pills.

Regardless of how he treated the other servants, he genuinely cared for Uncle Xi.

Uncle Xi forced himself to say, "Give me an hour, and I should be able to recover about 50% of my strength before I go back into the water..."

"No need," Wei Jinyuan quickly stopped him.

Wei Jinyuan truly felt... let's not embarrass ourselves any further. This time, I admit defeat in South Jiaozhi.

Moreover, he was genuinely afraid that if he kept losing things, he would completely lose Uncle Xi's identity.

"I was careless this time..." Uncle Xi said, "Although that thing is highly poisonous, as long as I am careful, I will not be bitten by it a second time."

“It’s really not necessary,” Wei Jinyuan said. “Dafu took…the bird down.”

Uncle Xi frowned. Why did those words sound so awkward?

Wei Jinyuan gave a detailed explanation and even whispered about how Dafu had detoxified him.

Uncle Xi then fell silent.

They had all witnessed Dafu's extraordinary abilities.

But you're saying Dafu can beat him, a fourth-rate guy? Uncle Xi isn't just unconvinced, he genuinely thinks it's impossible.

Perhaps when faced with certain evil spirits or special situations, Dafu can perform exceptionally well due to its unique attributes.

But it was just a goose after all.

But Dafu truly saved his life, so he couldn't say anything that belittled Dafu.

Although these words were the absolute truth in Uncle Xi's eyes.

Uncle Xi thought for a moment and then said, "Xiao Bin, help me up."

Wei Jinyuan quickly reached out to help him up.

Uncle Xi limped over to Xu Yuan's side: "Lord Xu."

Although Uncle Xi doesn't like taking baths, he is still a very kind person.

He felt indebted to Xu Yuan and felt he needed to remind Lord Xu of certain things.

"senior."

Uncle Xi pointed to the canal and said, "If I'm not mistaken, the evil spirit you're looking for is right here where I was attacked by that poisonous creature."

Uncle Xi searched almost the entire bottom of this section of the canal.

The only place they couldn't find was the area where he had been bitten by a poisonous creature.

"My lord, please recall Dafu. That poisonous creature is no ordinary matter!"

Xu Yuan's expression immediately turned serious, and he asked, "That poisonous creature was able to bite you, senior. Is it also of fourth-rate quality?"

Uncle Xi shook his head: "No, that thing is probably only sixth-rate."

Xu Yuan nodded.

The canal is that person's territory, and it's unlikely that there are any evil spirits of a high level in the river.

"However, that thing is exceptionally gifted, with remarkable ability to hide in the river, and can completely blend into the water flow."

As it moved forward and backward with the current, even though I was underwater and being extremely careful, I still didn't notice and was bitten.

That thing was extremely poisonous; even my old body couldn't withstand it.

If Dafu and those water birds were to be attacked by it... the consequences would be unimaginable!

Uncle Xi said very seriously, "So, sir, you should still summon Dafu back. In an hour or two, I will be able to recover about 50 or 60 percent of my abilities."

"I'll go into the water again then, and if I'm careful, I'll be able to find that thing for you, sir!"

Xu Yuan sincerely said, "Thank you for the reminder, senior."

If Uncle Xi had intended to embarrass Dafu, he wouldn't have come over to remind him.

If it were someone else of the fourth rank, upon hearing of their failure, they would send a goose with a flock of water birds to carry out the mission again.

He would probably be furious.

I felt that this was humiliating.

I'm not even a fourth-rate person, do you think you, a mere goose, can do it?

They would just stay silent and wait to see what happened to Dafu.

But Uncle Xi came over specifically to remind him, and Xu Yuan appreciated it.

“However,” Xu Yuan also said, “if that thing is only sixth-rate, I think we can wait and see. Maybe Dafu can give us another surprise.”

Uncle Xi said urgently, "Sir, we all really like Dafu. You shouldn't risk gambling with it!"

Xu Yuan was somewhat reluctant to speak, but now he had no choice but to: "Senior, don't worry too much. Um... Dafu, besides being able to detoxify, is actually quite poisonous itself."

Then, Xu Yuan was about to say something bad about Dafu when he subconsciously looked around at himself first:
Dafu often appears behind me without a word.

Don't let it hear you.

Xu Yuan lowered his voice: "You guys, don't be fooled by Dafu's cute and innocent appearance."

Uncle Xi asked in surprise, "Dafu is also poisonous?"

Xu Yuan nodded, recalling Zhu Zhanlei's miserable and shameful past, and said, "Its venom is far more vicious than the poison that bit you."

"This..." Uncle Xi still couldn't quite believe it, after all, Dafu was pale and dull-looking: "It's really unbelievable..."

No sooner had he finished speaking than a plump white figure suddenly emerged from the river with a splash.

Then the white shadow seemed to be flying close to the river surface, accompanied by a series of rushing sounds, and rapidly approached the riverbank.

This is truly a great blessing.

Its two large webbed feet slapped the water's surface rapidly, as fast as the two round oars of a ship.

Its chubby body was above the water's surface.

When they got closer, everyone could see that Dafu looked very nervous and uneasy.

They headed straight for the food stall, seeking help.

It had something in its flat beak.

This thing looks very strange, like a semi-transparent "skin".

But it has a three-inch-long pointed beak.

And a thin tail that can eat a lot.

Dafu held its mouth and head in its mouth, while the thing completely covered Dafu's flat mouth.

Now Dafu has bitten it, and it has wrapped its arms around Dafu's mouth. Its long, thin tail is like a whip, constantly lashing Dafu's forehead.

The daifuku he was smoking made his eyes see stars.

Dafu tried several times underwater, using his large flippers to try and pull the thing off.

But this thing is like it has suckers, it's wrapped up extremely tightly.

I just can't get the daifuku off.

Dafu was terrified and hurriedly ran back to Fanzhezi for help.

When Uncle Xi saw the thing on Da Fu's mouth, he opened his mouth wide and stood there dumbfounded.

He was completely distraught. He recognized the thing; it was the poison that had attacked him.

Dafu actually caught them!
Although... in Dafu's heart, he was probably the one who had been captured by that poisonous creature.

Xu Yuan was also anxious. Ignoring the danger, he waded into the river, grabbed the bell-shaped spikes, and with a hiss, slashed the poisonous creature open from Da Fu's mouth.

As soon as it made its move, Xu Yuan knew that this poison was indeed a sixth-rate one.

The poison was cut in half.

Pale blue toxic blood flowed from his body.

Then Xu Yuan grabbed Dafu, stomped his feet, and a fiery wheel appeared beneath his feet, its flames rolling and boiling the nearby river water. He took Dafu and soared into the air, flying back to the shore.

Suddenly, some evil flying fish shot out of the river, opening their fangs and biting at Xu Yuan above the river surface.

This is how they usually hunt waterbirds that fly close to the water's surface.

With a wave of his hand, Xu Yuan sent out bursts of fire from his belly, which landed on the heads of the flying fish.

In an instant, these evil spirits were burned to ashes.

Beneath the surface, a large group of malevolent flying fish had already appeared, but they all immediately sank.

Xu Yuan brought Dafu back to the shore.

Look again at the river.

The evil flying fish that had already sunk, along with other various aquatic evils, were now floating to the surface, belly up one by one.

They were all poisoned to death by the venomous blood of that poisonous creature!
Xu Yuan put Dafu down, and Dafu spread its wings and squawked loudly, looking like it was still in shock.

It circled around the foot of the rice rut, and for a short time, it would never leave the protection of the rice rut.

Miss Jinxi felt a pang of heartache. She gently rubbed Dafu's head, pouting as she softly coaxed him, "Oh, oh, you scared our Dafu so much. Don't be afraid, don't be afraid, that bad thing has already been killed by Lord Xu..."

One by one, the waterbirds emerged from the water, spread their wings, and flew back to the shore, surrounding Dafu. Dafu had been enjoying Miss Jinxi's comfort.

At this moment, he suddenly broke free from Miss Jinxi's small hand, raised his head and chest, and forced a tough guy posture as he returned to the flock of waterbirds.

Uncle Xi helped his young master back without saying a word.

Xu Yuan waited a while longer before going to the flock of birds and bringing Dafu back: "Where did you find that poisonous creature? Take me there."

Dafu shook his head like a rattle drum.

Xu Yuan tried to persuade Da Fu for a long time, but Da Fu still refused to go.

Finally, Xu Yuan used his trump card: "I'll dig a pond for you at home, and you can take these water birds back with you."

Dafu became conflicted.

After hesitating for a long time, I finally nodded in agreement.

Jia Zongdao walked over and said, "Sir, it should have been me who went."

Xu Yuan waved his hand dismissively: "You're not capable enough."

Jia Zongdao... has no argument.

But I don't think there's anything wrong with what Lord Xu said. Compared to Lord Xu, my level is indeed far inferior.

Jia Zongdao was extremely frustrated: "Sir, you are too straightforward."

Xu Yuan was making various preparations when Zhong Die came over and handed him a bead with small holes all over its surface.

Only the size of a longan.

"This artifact allows you to breathe underwater."

"Just keep it in your mouth."

Zhong Die seemed very hesitant, but finally said, "I'll give it to you, you don't need to return it."

This stuff is meant to be put in your mouth.

After Xu Yuan put it in her mouth, she washed it again and again... but still felt it was a bit strange, so she had no choice but to "reluctantly give it up".

Then Zhong Die saw that after Master Xu took it, he used the clean water in the water bag to wash the craftsman's object several times over...

Zhong Die's eyebrows immediately shot up: What do you mean? You actually look down on me?!
Oh, I think I was a little disgusted with him just now?
Okay then, we're even.

Uncle Xi sighed softly.

My old bones are just not as popular as those young people.

When I went into the water just now, Zhong Die had this kind of craftsmanship but refused to take it out.

Now that Xu Yuan wants to go into the water, they've generously provided it!

Zhong Die also commented: "You are really too slovenly."

Having made preparations, Xu Yuan, led by the reluctant Da Fu, quietly submerged into the water.

A man and a goose disappeared into the river.

Everyone by the river, except for Wei Jinyuan, was on tenterhooks.

Wei Jinyuan was genuinely not worried at all; he just felt that Xu Yuan, this "troublemaker," would surely live a long life.

Just consider this: during the short few days he was in South Vietnam, there were countless times when others thought Xu Yuan was doomed, but he always emerged unscathed.

The opponents he faced were all full of confidence before they made their move, but in the end, they all became his victims.
Even if I die, he will surely live a good life.

……

In the canal, Dafu led Master Xu in a scuba diving session.

With the artifact in his mouth, Xu Yuan breathed out a string of bubbles with each breath.

Dafu looked back and found it particularly interesting.

It wasn't supposed to blow bubbles, but it learned to do it anyway.

This is bad...

He immediately choked on a mouthful of water!

Dafu thrashed to the surface, coughing and struggling for a long time before recovering.

The people on the shore were completely baffled.

Given Dafu's swimming skills, it's unlikely he would do that.

Xu Yuan picked up Dafu upside down and shook it.

Pour out the water that got stuck in your throat.

This time, Dafu behaved himself and obediently followed Xu Yuan's example, no longer trying to imitate him.

They quickly led Xu Yuan to the place where he had been ambushed.

Dafu felt like he had been ambushed.

The poisonous creature felt it had been ambushed.

The underwater terrain in this area is complex, with many deep pits.

There are also dozens of large rocks standing tall.

The river becomes turbulent here, stirring up the silt from the riverbed, making the water muddy.

Dafu circled around to a huge rock that was more than ten feet long, stretched out its wings and pointed at it.

Xu Yuan circled the boulder once.

The bottom of the boulder has been eroded by the river, creating a dent.

This stone was moved up little by little from downstream by the force of the water flow.

There is a crevice in the rock at the top.

Its wide and thick size was just right for the poisonous creature to crawl inside.

This must be its lair.

But this boulder is a single, seamless piece from top to bottom, without any cracks.

The nest appears to have been dug by human hands.

In other words, the poisonous creature was likely kept here by some entity.

why?
Xu Yuan's heart stirred slightly; the Ming Dynasty had many folk legends.

Elixirs and treasures are all guarded by poisonous creatures.

Was that evil spirit disguised as a weasel here to steal treasure?
Xu Yuan did not immediately delve deeper into the search, but instead retreated a certain distance to observe the extent of the area.

It was about thirty zhang in circumference.

Xu Yuan first released the filthy net.

The foul net then spread out, like an iron cage, enveloping the area.

Then, Lord Xu went inside.

Dafu swayed and followed behind Fanzhezi.

Extremely careful.

Dafu feared that there might be other poisonous creatures lurking here.

Xu Yuan searched for a while, but found nothing in the boulders or the pits.

So, on a whim, he opened the Mirror of Destiny in the water.

We walked and looked around.

Suddenly, between two very close boulders ahead, a pitch-black "life" rose seven feet into the water before being suppressed and unable to rise any further.

Xu Yuan nodded.

If a person is standing in a cave or in a house, their "life" is obscured and cannot be seen from the outside.

"Fate" can always be manifested in the air.

However, it cannot be penetrated if there is a physical object blocking it.

It now appears that water can penetrate a certain distance, but water that is too deep is also not advisable.

Although they cannot be penetrated, for example, the fate of ghost soldiers is still controlled by the divine cultivators.

Xu Yuan recognized this "fate" as the evil spy disguised as a weasel.

There was only a two-foot-wide gap between the two boulders.

Xu Yuan thought for a moment, then used "Dragon Spits Mirage" to conceal his figure and slowly moved over.

Try not to stir up the water, lest you disturb the evil spirits below.

Upon closer inspection, a thick iron rod, about seven feet above the riverbank, lay horizontally beneath the two massive rocks.

Both ends were driven into the boulder.

There was a toad the size of a human head, which was holding onto an iron rod with its hind legs and hanging upside down with its back to Xu Yuan.

Swaying back and forth with the current.

On the toad's back, a dozen or so pustules the size of fingertips burst one after another, releasing vengeful spirits that were then sucked back into the toad's belly.

Then it turned into a boil again and grew out of his back.

As the wronged spirits entered and exited, they absorbed the yin energy from the surrounding river, gradually growing stronger.

This evil spirit is actually cultivating!

Xu Yuan thought for a moment, then opened his mouth and spat out the sword pellet.

Then the sword pellet was shaped into a flat short sword.

Its shape is similar to that of the poisonous creature.

Then it drifted along the water towards the toad evil spirit.

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The toad was cut in half at the waist!

It died without making a sound.

The wronged souls in the abscess on its back immediately lost control and rushed towards Lord Xu ferociously.

The three giant demons suddenly appeared and swallowed them all in one gulp.

Having dealt with the evil spirit, Xu Yuan began his search.

However, after searching the entire area of ​​the corrupt net, no "treasure" was found.

Xu Yuan's gaze fell on the iron rod.

"Could it be... this is it?"

With a flick of the sword pellet, the boulder was easily sliced ​​open, and the iron rod was retrieved.

It was only about three feet long and could not be seen clearly underwater, so Xu Yuan called Dafu to go ashore first.

The murky net still shrouds this place.

If it weren't for this iron rod, Lord Xu would have been prepared to come down and search again.

Once ashore, Xu Yuan was soaking wet, so he shook himself off and used the fire in his abdomen to dry himself off.

He took out the iron rod and examined it closely.

But I still can't see any problem.

Everyone gathered around.

Zhong Die and Lao Zheng spoke almost simultaneously: "Lord Xu, may I take a look?"

Xu Yuan handed it to Zhong Die.

Of course, it should be given to Zhong Die, after all, the young lady gave her a craftsmanship item that allows her to breathe underwater.

Old Zheng was itching to join in, but he could only wait in line.

Zhong Die, as expected of Mr. Feng Si's outstanding student, took it in her hand and fiddled with it for a while, twisting and turning it, and tapping it a few times.

The iron rod actually made a soft cracking sound, and a thin crack appeared in the middle!
"Hey!" everyone exclaimed in surprise.

Xu Yuan warned, "Miss Zhong, be careful, there might be traps or ambushes inside."

Zhong Die originally intended to pull the rope away directly, but after Xu Yuan's reminder, she immediately let it go: "Lord Xu, where is your rope?"

Xu Yuan tied the two ends with animal sinew rope and pulled, and the iron rod was split into two sections of iron pipe.

An old-fashioned iron pen, less than three feet long, fell out of it.

A ferocious venomous insect is perched on the iron pen, its two long, barbed antennae snapping open!

Zhong Die was terrified of insects, and her face turned pale with fright.

Dafu leaped up and pecked the insect away in one gulp.

Uncle Xi now believes what Master Xu said: Da Fu is very poisonous!

This poisonous insect looked even more terrifying than the poisonous creature that had attacked him.

In Daifuku's mouth, it's nothing more than delicious food.

Xu Yuan used the animal sinew rope to roll up the iron pen and examined it for a while. Uncle Xi stood next to him, looked at it with doubt, and said with some uncertainty, "It seems to be... the Night Wanderer's canceling pen."

(End of this chapter)