Chapter 316

Drip, drip...

The sound of saliva dripping was unusually obvious.

The possessed yamen runner stood in place, stiff all over, tiptoeing, and hunching his waist in a strange posture.

This was not a human posture at all, more like some kind of animal.

Especially that mouth, which could never close, and saliva kept dripping.

Li Yan's eyes twitched, and he couldn't help but ask:

"This senior, first time?"

Under his instruction, only one yamen runner was sent to the Chamber of Commerce to call Lu San, and the people around didn't dare to act rashly.

He wouldn't be stupid enough to provoke this alligator demon.

He had seen the true body of this thing; it was completely an existence on another level. Liu Gang at the time probably wasn't a match for it.

Once it was alarmed and let the other party explode, he didn't know how many people would die.

To deal with it, unless the orthodox sect used a large Dharma altar.

But this one seemed to be possessing for the first time, and for a long time, it couldn't control the body, looking like a fool.

Hearing Li Yan's inquiry, the alligator demon slowly raised his head, his eyes cold, his mouth crooked, continuing to drool.

Li Yan was helpless and simply stopped asking.

It seemed that this one didn't want to talk to him at all.

And the yamen runners nearby were already trembling all over. If it weren't for Li Yan's special instructions, they would have turned and run away long ago.

Fortunately, it wasn't long before Lu San hurried over. Seeing the situation on the scene, he immediately became vigilant, "What's going on?"

The yamen runners didn't understand these things and naturally didn't explain clearly.

Li Yan whispered: "The one in the lake."

Lu San understood instantly, took a step forward, bowed respectfully, and muttered various tongue-flicking sounds in his mouth, clearly using the Upper Language.

The alligator demon also responded in the Upper Language, which was clearly much smoother than speaking human language, except for the gurgling in his mouth, like having a mouthful of old thick phlegm.

Both sides talked for a long time, one sentence after another.

Subsequently, Lu San turned his head, looked at the yamen runners, and said in a deep voice: "You all retreat first. Remember, don't find people to add to the chaos."

The yamen runners were like receiving an amnesty and retreated out of the alley one after another.

Lu San then looked at Li Yan and said: "This senior wants to ask us for help to do one thing."

"What thing?"

"Find someone to help him detoxify and heal."

"What?"

Li Yan was a bit surprised, "Is there still someone who can hurt her?"

He remembered that this alligator demon had once entered his dream to guide Lu San with an illusion, transforming into an old woman, so she should be female.

He had seen the size of this alligator demon; those scales were as hard as refined iron and extremely thick. He estimated that new-style firearms could only break a small hole.

Moreover, this alligator demon's techniques were also extremely astonishing.

It was hard to imagine that she would be hurt by someone.

"Not a person."

Lu San said: "There is another powerful guy hiding in Donghu, named Donghu Ancestor, who is a mortal enemy of this senior. Both sides fought, and both suffered damage."

"Donghu Ancestor used a very powerful Gu technique. This senior is now relying entirely on the cold spring water in the underground water vein to suppress it. If it is not cleared early, and the other side recovers to urge the Gu worms, there will be big trouble."

"Cold spring water?"

Li Yan pondered for a moment and asked: "Ask her, what exactly happened in this Bawang Well?"

Lu San nodded and went through another round of muttering after asking clearly.

"It has to do with that old monster in Donghu."

Lu San said after asking clearly: "That Donghu Ancestor is a toad demon, practicing for a long time, powerful, and likes to dig holes in underground water veins, often causing water veins to change course."

"In the rivers and lakes near Wuchang City, there was originally another water monster with equally deep cultivation, often colluding with Donghu Ancestor to go north of the river to snatch treasures guarded by this senior."

"Later, that water monster stirred up trouble and devoured boatmen on the river, and was suppressed and killed by Baotong Zen Temple. The alligator senior happened to get the treasure and came to take revenge, but didn't expect that Donghu Ancestor also refined powerful Gu worms."

"So that's how it is."

Li Yan felt it was absurd and interesting when he heard it.

Today, the human race is dominant, but in the vast wilderness and marshes, there is no shortage of strange beings practicing. Some avoid people, some cause harm everywhere, and are enemies with people.

In the orthodox sects and Dharma lineages, there are methods to deal with these monsters.

He originally thought they were each occupying one side, but didn't expect they also had grievances and were secretly fighting each other.

Lu San then whispered: "This alligator senior can't give any reward, but I have practiced the 'Classic of Mountain and Sea Spiritual Response,' and can sign an alliance with her to help each other."

"Oh?"

Li Yan's eyes suddenly lit up, "Promise her, I will find someone tonight. Also, ask her to get some cold spring water and restore the well water..."

This alligator demon had extraordinary strength and was not the kind of monster that caused trouble everywhere. Forming an alliance with her could become a foundation for the team when necessary.

He hadn't forgotten that according to the "Classic of Mountain and Sea Spiritual Response," the reason why the ancient Witch Sect was powerful was not only because it controlled the power of human sacrifices but also because it reached alliances with these mountain gods and spirits.

In today's world, this kind of opportunity is rare.

Lu San also had some excitement in his eyes and hurriedly communicated with the alligator demon.

Whoosh~

Soon, a black smoke gushed out of the yamen runner's mouth, turned a corner in the air, and quickly submerged into the water well.

The yamen runner's body went soft. After slowly waking up, his eyes were full of confusion as he looked at his surroundings.

Li Yan hurriedly stepped forward to comfort him, and then called the yamen runners waiting outside, asking them to buy more than a dozen gourds and throw them all into the water well.

Clatter!

Soon, the turbid water in the well surged, and those gourds were all rolled into it. Not long after, they were thrown out of the wellhead by a powerful water flow.

Li Yan caught them one by one, only feeling bone-chilling coldness upon contact.

He couldn't help but smile and said: "Everyone, don't be afraid. This matter has been solved. It was just because the underground waterway is connected to Donghu, and sludge from the river bottom surged into the waterway. The well water will start to become clear tomorrow."

Underground water vein matters were as difficult as ascending to heaven for them, but for the huge alligator demon, it was just a lift of a finger, just needing to close the waterway leading to Donghu.

Li Yan said, and took out a hundred-tael silver note from his bosom, "You all worked hard tonight. I have something else to do. You brothers go and have a drink to suppress your shock."

"This... how can we be embarrassed?"

"Take it, don't be polite among brothers. Also, this brother had better buy some medicine to replenish blood and qi, and bask in the sun more during the day. Just pretend tonight's events never happened."

"Thank you, Patron Li."

The yamen runners looked at each other and took the silver note.

They knew this was hush money.

But first, the matter could be solved, and second, this Patron Li had a good relationship with Baotong Zen Temple. If they said anything, they might offend people.

Being yamen runners all year round, they knew very well when to shut up.

After solving this matter, Li Yan and Lu San left hurriedly.

Rumble!

Not long after they left, the ground nearby trembled, and large amounts of turbid water surged in the well.

The well water was still turbid, but the fishy smell had disappeared...

………… Before the city gate closed, Li Yan and Lu San left Wuchang City on horseback, crossed the ferry, and headed toward a river outside the city.

Under the moonlight, the two galloped, and gradually there was no one around.

Not long after, they arrived at the riverbank.

This river is connected to the Yangtze River. According to the agreement, the alligator demon would first enter the Yangtze River and then come to this river to receive treatment.

After Li Yan dismounted, he took a wooden box from his bosom, which contained half a corpse of a Fei Yi.

Lu San felt a bit distressed, "Use it all?"

Li Yan shook his head, "Lao Sha and I collected information. The most famous Daoist doctor in Wuchang is a descendant of Pang Anshi, the 'Medical King of the Northern Song.' He is arrogant and difficult to deal with. He is currently serving as a medical official in the Prince's Mansion."

"Now the Prince's Mansion has closed its doors. Even if we can invite him, he might not be able to deal with this Gu technique. We can only use Fei Yi."

"Rest assured, if the old doesn't go, the new doesn't come. As long as we can reach an alliance, it's better than anything else..."

As they spoke, the water surface in the distance suddenly surged.

!.

Thick fog rose on the water, and a huge black shadow slowly rose, which was the giant alligator.

This level of giant monster is filled with Yin evil energy and is active in the water. When it appears, it is often accompanied by water mist, which is also a major feature.

Thump! Thump! Thump!

Accompanied by heavy footsteps, the giant alligator slowly crawled onto the shore, like a black locomotive. Just lying there, there was an oppressive aura.

"Greetings, Senior."

Li Yan and the two bowed and approached carefully to check.

Seemingly because of Lu San, the alligator demon was very relieved of them and lay there quietly, letting them check.

After approaching, Lu San raised the torch, and both of them widened their eyes, feeling their whole bodies shudder.

Only to see that between the thick scales of this giant alligator, many earthworm-sized flesh tentacles were slowly wriggling, as if growing a layer of velvet.

This thing specifically parasitizes between the gaps of the scales. As Lu San's torch approached, it was like a snail, quickly shrinking into the skin and flesh of the scale gaps.

The scales looked complete, but the skin underneath was already riddled with holes.

"What a powerful Gu worm!"

Li Yan's face was solemn. Fortunately, he was decisive. This kind of thing, plus the giant alligator's huge body, he estimated that even if he invited a Daoist doctor, he couldn't solve the problem.

Without the slightest hesitation, he took out the remaining half of the Fei Yi and let the giant alligator open its big mouth and threw it in.

"Roar——!"

After the giant alligator swallowed it, it immediately reacted, constantly letting out low roars in its mouth, seemingly extremely painful, and its body constantly twisted.

Swish swish swish!

Dense Gu worms all drilled out of its scales, about half a foot long, twisting crazily, which was creepy to look at.

However, even after swallowing the Fei Yi, these Gu worms were unwilling to leave the giant alligator's body, and there was still a small section hanging on the skin.

Seeing this, Lu San patted the demon gourd at his waist.

Hum!

Poison bees surged out like a black cloud.

That night at the lake sacrifice, not only the little fox and the falcon, but even this demon gourd gained benefits, accommodating more poison bees.

These poison bees specifically feed on Gu poison.

They swarmed up, pierced their tail needles into the Gu worms' bodies, immediately causing them to detach, and then their mouthparts wriggled, swallowing them.

Soon, the giant alligator was covered with poison bees.

Seemingly feeling comfortable, the alligator demon didn't move, letting these poison bees pull out the Gu worms on her body one by one.

After about the time it takes to burn a stick of incense, all the Gu worms were cleared, and the giant alligator also retched, spraying out a lot of mucus.

Inside the mucus were dense, rice-sized insect eggs, some still wriggling slowly, having already hatched new Gu worms.

These insect eggs were naturally all swallowed by the poison bees and then flew into the gourd.

The demon gourd hadn't eaten meat for many days, so it had a good meal this time, trembling slightly, indicating a happy mood.

Subsequently, an ancient sacrifice began on the riverbank.

Under the moonlight, Lu San took out a large basin prepared in advance, put in the god-sacrificing wine bought from the temple, cut wounds with the alligator demon, dripped blood into it, and finally chanted ancient sacrificial songs together.

Gang evil energy swirled, the blood in the basin blended with each other, and was finally drunk by the person and the monster.

Swearing an alliance with blood is an ancient oath. The Pre-Qin period mentioned, "All alliance rituals, kill animals and sip blood, swear to the gods. If there is any violation, want the gods to add calamities, make it like this animal."

Tracing back to more ancient times, it was an oath between tribes, the fusion of totems, and an alliance between the witch as the leader and the gods and spirits.

And blood contains many taboos.

It has both protection and hidden curses. Until now, some powerful Dharma rituals and techniques require the use of blood...

…………

Ding ding! Dang dang!

Before dawn, Li Yan was awakened by the sound of blacksmithing.

He put on his clothes and got up. After pushing open the window, the high Buddha tower of Yuquan Temple immediately came into view.

After a busy night, the Wuchang city gate had already closed, so they simply rode to Yuquan Temple and handed over all the Bawang Well cold spring water to Master Lu.

Thinking of this, Li Yan turned his head to look at the table.

On it was a map of Ezhou. He came to the table, checked it carefully, and was thoughtful.

Since the alliance with the alligator demon had been reached, the old monster no longer concealed some intelligence and told him everything.

The first thing Li Yan inquired about was the Three Treasures of Yunmeng.

Some things might have been lost on the human side, hidden in the wilderness, but monsters still knew some.

The Three Treasures of Yunmeng are the Yunzhongjun God Palace, Xirang, and the Scripture Forest of Wang Chan Ancestor.

Although these are just stories circulating in the world, the alligator demon also gave quite a bit of intelligence.

There was the most information about the Yunzhongjun God Palace.

According to the alligator demon, she didn't know exactly what it was, only that when the ancient Chu people built it, many monsters cooperated.

After all, Yunzhongjun, this ancient god, ruled the Yunmeng Marsh at that time. The creatures nearby all believed in him. Although the names were different, their images all had one common feature: clouds and thunder.

The alligator demon's bloodline ancestor was a great monster at that time, carrying chains and dragging the Yunzhongjun God Palace through the Yunmeng Marsh.

That's right, the Yunzhongjun God Palace is a giant ship!

But with the change of eras, this giant ship forged with many heavenly treasures became more and more weird. After the Yunmeng Marsh dried up, it didn't know where it hid.

The only way to enter now is to sacrifice to Yunzhongjun in those ancient sacrificial places of Yunmeng Marsh when clouds and thunder are intertwined, and then enter the God Palace in a dream!

This thing today is more like an ancient old dream wandering near the Yunmeng Marsh, and only the soul can enter in a dream.

Entering the God Palace occasionally yields some things, but it is completely uncontrollable. For example, the "Classic of Mountain and Sea Spiritual Response" was found in the God Palace, which was useless to the alligator demon.

But entering it also has many taboos.

The alligator demon tricked Lu San once at that time, letting him go in to steal things. Although she compensated with the "Classic of Mountain and Sea Spiritual Response," Lu San could never enter again, otherwise his soul would be left inside.

Of course, given the relationship between the two sides at that time, the alligator demon didn't retaliate afterward and even sent things, which was already very decent.

And that five-colored token is the Ancient Chu Water God Order. With this object, the alligator demon can open a water mansion and attract many disciples and grandchildren.

First, for protection, and second, it can also become a secular god.

That's right, whether it is the alligator demon or that Donghu Ancestor, they are both old. Because of this, they appeared in the world and each pursued their own path.

The alligator demon also hid some small thoughts, knowing that the human race occupies the world's destiny today, so she signed an alliance with Lu San and also wanted them to speak for her and become one of the water gods of the Yangtze River!

Second update around one o'clock.

(End of chapter)