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Chapter 201 Hong Lian
"who!"

The temple keeper turned around when he heard the noise, but saw no one there.

Only two sword lights slashed down head-on.

Without a second thought, he pushed the gourd to block the sword light.

"Tom!"

The sword light struck the gourd with a muffled thud, but without causing any damage.

Upon seeing this, Chen Ji knew that the gourd must be a good thing.

The sword talisman drawn by Master Xiyun can kill the demon capital with a single sword strike, its power goes without saying.

Yet, not even a single mark could be left on this gourd, let alone the ability to store ghost soldiers.

This demon could not possibly possess such a valuable item; it was obvious that the Ghost King must have given it to him.

Getting rid of this demon would be a good gain.

As the thought flashed through Chen Ji's mind, the demon was already surveying the surroundings, its body radiating a murderous aura.

"What kind of petty thief dares to stab someone in the back! Come out and fight me if you dare!"

"There's no one here, this is just my magic!"

"If it's your magic, how did it come from behind?"

The demon shouted.

He truly had no intention of engaging in a fair fight; he only wanted to lure the swordsman out so that a group of demons could surround him, and with the yin energy in the gourd, they would surely be able to kill him.

However, Master Xiyun's words made him somewhat doubtful again.

Without wasting words, Master Xiyun revealed several talismans, chanted incantations to activate them, and they transformed into several golden swords that slashed down at him.

"Tom!"

The temple keeper demon managed to block the sword light with his gourd without getting hurt, but the other demons around him didn't have that ability.

As the sword flashed, screams of agony filled the air; some had lost their ears, while others had gone blind.

Only when the matchmaker demon grabbed another demon and stood in front of her was she able to barely avoid injury.

"That Taoist priest is courting death!"

Sensing the same power contained in the sword light, the demon instantly had no doubts and stared fiercely at Daoist Xiyun.

"Even the gods won't help you, so it won't matter if I kill you."

"Today you, you Taoist priest and you bald monk, have ruined my plans and cut off my path to immortality. I will kill you both to take my place!"

Knowing that there was no point in escaping at this moment, the demon simply gave up and manipulated the gourd to release all the Yin soldiers.

In an instant, humans, demons, and ghost soldiers all attacked Master Xiyun and Monk Zhenru.

The priest watched coldly from above, as if it were none of his business.

"Fellow Daoist, don't worry about me. I am enough for this place on my own. Just protect yourself!"

Master Xiyun shouted loudly, then threw out talismans as if they were free, which turned into countless golden lights and fell down.

Chen Ji knew these words were directed at him, and then looked towards the place where the demon and the human were fighting.

Although the ghostly soldiers were numerous and the demons were ferocious, the magic of the monk Zhenru and the Taoist priest Xiyun was not to be trifled with.

It was difficult to break through their defenses in a short time.

Relieved, Chen Ji headed towards the area where the villagers had gathered.

Before, the formation was intact, and with humans and demons surrounding them, it was inconvenient to carry out a rescue. Now that the formation is broken, and with humans and demons no longer here, it is a good time to act.

When Chen Ji arrived near the crowd, he indeed saw them staring wide-eyed in the direction of the demon and Daoist Xiyun.

Some were excited, some were worried, and some looked around as if they wanted to run away.

An elderly couple stood nearby, embracing each other tightly and sighing.

"Master, do you think we're going to die this time?"

"No, we've had our fortunes told. The fortune teller said we'd all live to be seventy. It's still a long way off!"

"You can't take a fortune teller's words seriously..."

The woman smiled bitterly as she looked towards the river.

"If what the fortune teller said is true, our daughter wouldn't have died... She married the river god and we haven't heard from her since."

"Ok?"

Chen Ji listened to the voices and looked at the two people, and found that their appearances were indeed similar to a woman he had seen in the Water Mansion before.

Chen Ji had made up his mind.

He approached the two of them and whispered something.

"Are you two the parents of Miss He?"

"Who? Who's talking?"

The two men were startled and quickly searched for the source of the sound.

Looking around but not finding the speaker, they exchanged a glance and wondered if there was something wrong with their ears.

"Honey, did you hear that too?"

"You too?"

Once the two spoke, they finally stopped doubting that they were hallucinating, but their faces became even paler.

"Master, I've heard... that when people are about to die, they can hear the voices of ghosts. Are we going to die?"

"Don't say such unlucky things. Look, even the gods from heaven have come. We...we won't die."

The He family woman's parents looked in the direction of Daoist Xiyun, their eyes filled with a mixture of joy and fear.

Helpless, Chen Ji had no choice but to call out to the two of them again.

"Keep your heads down, I'm here."

Upon hearing the sound, He Jia Nu's parents instinctively lowered their heads and met Chen Ji Liu's gaze.

"Have……"

Just as the two were about to cry out, Chen Ji raised his hand and tapped their ankles.

"Ow!"

If you were to shout it out, it would turn into two wails.

However, the people around them had no interest in what was happening to others, and simply assumed that they were terrified.

Chen Ji then continued speaking.

"Please do not panic, you two. I am not a bad person, but the City God of this place. I have come here specifically to punish the evil people in the village. Please do not make a sound."

"City God?"

The two exchanged a glance, their eyes filled with shock. They stared at Chen Ji, unable to believe that the small figure before them was actually the City God.

"Why does the City God look like this?"

The He couple were puzzled, but dared not ask in a harsh voice. Ignoring the pain in their ankles, they asked softly.

"This is a magic technique, specifically designed to enter the formation and rescue people. If I, the venerable one, were to come, it would be inconvenient. Those two sorcerers were invited by this City God."

"This……"

Seeing that the two still had doubts, Chen Ji simply asked.

"Do you two still remember He Jiu Mei? When she married into the Shui family, she had four coins in her mouth to seal her tongue, right? You instructed her that if she survived, she must send back a message to keep her mouth shut?"

Upon hearing this, the two men's expressions changed drastically.

"Who exactly are you? How do you know about our daughter?" "I told you, I am the local City God. I know this because I went to the Water Palace a few days ago and saw your daughter, as well as other women who married into the Water Palace."

"what?"

The two of them stared wide-eyed, their eyes filled with disbelief.

"This matter is complicated, so I will make it brief for you."

Chen Ji omitted the details and quickly recounted what he had seen and heard about the women after he went down to the underwater palace, and then mentioned what He Jiu Mei had brought.

"This...you...are you really the City God?"

"Of course, if it weren't for the City God, why would I have come to save you?"

"Thank you, Lord City God!"

Upon hearing Chen Ji speak, the two members of the He family hurriedly tried to kneel down to express their gratitude.

"do not move."

Chen Ji called out to them.

“If you take any action now, you will inevitably alert them, and this Dharma body cannot protect so many of you.”

"What should we do?"

Upon hearing that their lives depended on Chen Ji, the He couple didn't dare to breathe and hurriedly inquired.

Chen Ji looked around and shook his head slightly.

Although this place is by the river, it is open and unobstructed on both sides.

Even if they escaped with the villagers, the demons and ghost soldiers ahead would catch up in no time.

Master Xiyun and Monk Zhenru were safe, but it would be difficult for them to hunt down these demons and ghost soldiers.

"Unless there's somewhere that can hide all these people..."

As Chen Ji finished thinking about it, he looked at the river and suddenly had an idea.

"Wait a moment longer, I have a plan."

After Chen Ji finished speaking, he looked at the He family couple.

"No matter what method you use, tell them not to panic. If a flood comes, just follow whatever is in the water."

"what?"

The He couple were wondering what this meant when Chen Ji disappeared, leaving only a copper coin on the ground.

I quickly rubbed my eyes, thinking I was dreaming, but the pain in my ankle told me it was real.

They exchanged a glance and hurriedly went to explain the situation to villagers they knew.

After removing the bronze puppet technique, Chen Ji returned to the group and quickly regained consciousness.

"Why have you returned, fellow Daoist? Aren't those people still over there?"

The Bronze Toad Demon was most familiar with the Bronze Puppet Technique, and almost instantly sensed the Bronze Puppet aura emanating from Chen Ji, and asked a question.

"If we can't take them with us, we'll have to find another way."

"What method?"

"Premature flooding!"

Chen Ji looked at the mudfish demon and spoke slowly and deliberately.

Everyone was stunned for a moment, then instantly understood and exclaimed that it was indeed a good idea.

These demons and the Ghost King had joined forces, intending to unleash a flood to create vengeful spirits. However, they were currently engaged in a magical battle and had no time to concern themselves with the flood.

Even if the River God of the Nine Bends instigated the river to flood in advance, they would think it was part of the plan.

They might only realize what's happening when the flood sweeps away the villagers, the aquatic creatures take them all away, and they don't see any vengeful spirits or ghostly soldiers.

"This is a great plan!"

Miss Bai nodded slightly, but then raised the key point.

"I'm afraid the aura of the Nine-Bend River God is too pure and righteous, and these demons will notice something amiss."

"really."

Chen Ji nodded slightly.

The most important aspect of this method is to deceive the demons; without this layer of ghostly energy, they might realize what's going on.

"It's alright, I'll lend you a hand."

Miss Bai smiled slowly.

"Ok?"

Chen Ji looked at Miss Bai, somewhat taken aback.

A fox that can learn from foxes has an aura that is purer and more ethereal than that of many monks in temples and monasteries. How can one imitate this aura?
"Sir, have you forgotten the fox's abilities?"

Miss Bai smiled gently, and a wisp of her aura emanated from her body—the same aura of the skeleton demon she had encountered in Fenshan Town.

"I can extract the aura of humans and ghosts, so I can naturally imitate their aura. As long as I am mixed in with water, even a priest will not be able to tell the difference."

"That's wonderful, then I'll trouble you, Miss Bai!"

Then he looked at the mudfish demon.

"I also need to ask you, fellow Daoist, to tell the River God of the Nine Bends to immediately bring rain and floods, with the water level reaching six feet. Also, please ask the aquatic soldiers to protect the villagers and send them back to the human world after this matter is over."

"it is good."

The mudfish demon immediately burrowed underground and headed towards the river.

“I’ll go too.”

The copper toad demon called to the mud loach demon to come over together.

So once again, only Chen Ji and Miss Bai remained in this place.

Chen Ji then looked at the priest in the air.

Just now, while listening to the commotion in the formation, I already thought this priest was despicable. Now that I can use the Qi Observation Technique to see that he is surrounded by golden light and shows no signs of exhaustion, I feel even more that he deserves to die.

As a divine official under the True Martial Demon-Subduing Emperor, enjoying the offerings of incense from the mortal world, yet uttering those words just now, he is no longer worthy of being a divine official.

However, Chen Ji stared at him for too long, which caught the attention of the priest, who also turned his gaze toward Chen Ji.

At first, there was disdain in his eyes, but after a while, his expression suddenly changed, and he stood up in surprise.

Before he could say anything more, dark clouds suddenly gathered in the sky, and a drop of rain fell, sliding right down his face.

"Boom! Snap!"

Thunder roared overhead, and lightning flashed across the sky.

In an instant, the Milky Way seemed to pour down, and the surrounding area for dozens of miles appeared to be lifted from the water.

A dense aura of yin and death spread from the water, making it suffocating.

Meanwhile, the river level rose by half a meter, surging towards both banks.

A loud shout erupted from the villagers.

"Flood is coming! Run!"

But how could a person outrun such a raging flood? Before they could even take two steps, they were all swept away by the waves and sank into the water.

Upon seeing this, the demon burst into wild laughter.

"The water is coming! The Ghost King is coming! You are all going to die!"

"Charge! Capture these people and eat them!"

(End of this chapter)