Chapter 21: Yunmeng River Earl

Since the battle with Baiehou, this demon king seemed to have become much more restrained, but Su Yuanshan knew in his heart that there would be a time to face him again. He estimated that the other party was accumulating strength and would not come to provoke him again before gaining overwhelming absolute strength. Of course, this was just his one-sided guess. One Iron-Scaled Python demon core, one Purple Spirit Fruit!

This trip to the Ancient Tomb Forbidden Ruins was a small harvest!

It was just a pity that this demon core was not fully formed, and Su Yuanshan felt a bit regretful in his heart.

He toyed with this demon core, and suddenly his heart moved, asking the little white fox.

"Xiaobai, is there a market nearby for trading items?"

The little white fox answered respectfully.

"Returning to the Prefect's words, according to Xiaobai's kind, there are quite a few human markets, but they are full of danger, and Xiaobai has never been there. As for the markets of gods, I only heard that they will appear when there are sacrificial ceremonies, and Xiaobai has never been there either.

Xiaobai has been to the Small Luo Cha Hai Shi a few times, but that is a market for spirits and monsters, a place for demon cultivators to trade!"

Su Yuanshan gave a light "Oh" and asked.

"What is the Small Luo Cha Hai Shi? Why add the word 'Small'?"

The little white fox tidied up the few hairs standing on the top of its head and answered.

"There is a lake at the junction of Nanzhou Town and Mengze Town, where there is a Mirage Sea Market. Because its scale cannot compare to the Luo Cha Hai Shi of the East Sea, it is called the Small Luo Cha Hai Shi by those demon cultivators. Although the variety of items there cannot compare to the real Luo Cha Hai Shi, it is still quite complete."

"By the way, Prefect, why are you asking this? Could it be.....?"

Su Yuanshan said lightly. "That's right, you guessed it. This lord just wants to go over there and take a look. Lead the way."

An old fisherman poling, a slowly moving covered boat, reeds swaying in the wind,

Sunset clouds and a lone wild duck, clear water and blue sky.

A white-clothed youth stood at the bow of the boat, hands behind his back, elegant and unrestrained. Beside him curled a little white fox with fur as white as snow.

The youth was precisely Su Yuanshan, the Huangliang County City God who had not yet reported for duty.

The old man poling the boat had dark skin, wearing a bamboo hat and a coir raincoat. According to him, the water area of Yunmeng Lake was too strange; morning clouds and evening rain were almost the norm, so he dressed like this.

The old fisherman chatted with Su Yuanshan while poling the boat.

"Where is the young master from? What are you doing going to that deserted island in the middle of the lake?"

Su Yuanshan smiled slightly and answered.

"I am a bit bored, so I want to go to the island and take a look. It is said that the island is very strange? Has the old man heard of such rumors?"

The old fisherman laughed while shaking the oar.

"Young master, you asked the right person. Not only is that island strange, but the entire water area of Yunmeng Lake is strange. I have been fishing here for more than thirty years. Besides us poor fishermen who are forced by livelihood, no one else dares to come here at all. That's why I'm curious, what are you going to that deserted island for, young master?"

Su Yuanshan did not answer directly, just smiled.

"So, I can be considered bold?"

"More than bold, it's simply daring to defy heaven!" The old fisherman was very serious.

"Although I took the young master's money, by rights I should be eager to send you over, but.... listen to my advice, that island is very eerie. It's not too late for you to change your mind now, otherwise......"

"Hehe!" Su Yuanshan laughed.

"Old man, just send me over. In my life, what I like most is this eerie place and eerie things."

Seeing that Su Yuanshan would not listen to advice, the old fisherman sighed.

"You scholars are just bold. Sigh, fine, since I took your money, there is no reason not to send the guest to the destination."

Finally, the old fisherman sent Su Yuanshan to the small island. Along the way, he did not encounter any divine or strange things and arrived safely.

Stepping onto the small island, Su Yuanshan cupped his hands at the old fisherman.

"Old man, thank you for sending me all the way and for your kind reminder. Let me also give you some gifts!"

The old fisherman turned the boat around and waved his hand, saying.

"It's all a small matter, young master, don't worry about it. Since you insist on going to the island for a tour, I advise you to find a safe place to rest before dark. Whatever movement you hear at night, just pretend you didn't hear it. Don't go over to peek, otherwise, even an immortal won't be able to save you. I've said all I can say, goodbye! If you are still here tomorrow, I will pick you up."

After speaking, the old fisherman shook the oar and left. As for the small gift Su Yuanshan mentioned, he didn't care. However, unexpectedly, before the boat had gone far, suddenly there was a splashing sound under the water, and silver-backed shuttle fish jumped out of the water one by one like bamboo shoots after rain, landing on his boat.

In a short while, they filled his boat cabin. This spectacle shocked the old fisherman, who fell back onto the bow of the boat, dumbfounded. It took a long time for him to react, and he kowtowed excitedly toward the direction where Su Yuanshan disappeared, his face flushed red.

"The River God has manifested, the River God has manifested! This old man has mortal eyes and didn't recognize the immortal, having offended you much. I deserve to die, I deserve to die! Thank you, River God, thank you, River God!"

On the small island in the lake, Su Yuanshan was in white, graceful and immortal.

Beside him, besides the little white fox, there was also a magnificent man wearing a green official robe, with a square face and big ears, and a face that was oily green. The man bowed respectfully to him.

"Yunmeng River Earl pays respects to the Prefect. This minor god has already finished the matter according to the Prefect's decree. This catch is enough for that old man to live without worry for half a year!"

This magnificent-looking man was the River Earl Water God who managed the Yunmeng Lake, under the jurisdiction of the Huangliang County City God, and was one of his subordinate gods.

Some time ago, he was taking a nap in his water mansion when he suddenly received the decree from the Huangliang County City God who had not yet reported for duty. He was shocked at the time. You must know that the Huangliang County City God was his immediate superior. The so-called "official one level higher crushes people to death," not to mention these Heavenly Court divine officials, whose ranks were even more strict.

So the moment he received the decree, he jumped up without daring to delay at all, even neglecting the beauty beside his pillow, which caused the beauty to complain, blaming him for being flustered and not steady. But once she heard that the County City God's decree had arrived, she had to put away her complaints and shut up obediently.

Until this moment standing in front of Su Yuanshan, the Yunmeng River Earl was still uneasy in his heart, not daring to look at Su Yuanshan's face, for fear of making this immediate superior unhappy.

What he was even more uneasy about was that this big shot had come directly to his territory without even saying hello. Had he seen anything he shouldn't have?

Had any of his subordinates been blind enough to provoke this big shot? Had they caused trouble for him? He didn't know any of this, so he was very uneasy and very anxious.

However, fortunately, this superior did not show any dissatisfaction, and didn't even turn his head, just saying lightly.

"You have worked hard, go down!"

The Yunmeng River Earl breathed a sigh of relief and said respectfully.

"This minor god did not know of the Prefect's arrival and failed to welcome you from afar, which is truly rude. I have already led people to set up a banquet at my humble home to welcome the Prefect and wash away the dust, to express my apologies. I hope the Prefect will do me the honor......." ===== CHAPTER 22 =====