Chapter 316: Alliance!

Drip, drip...

The sound of saliva dripping was unusually clear.

The possessed yamen runner stood in place, stiff all over, walking on tiptoes, 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:

"Senior, is this your first time?"

Under his instruction, only one yamen runner was sent to the Chamber of Commerce to call Lv 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. The original Liu Gang probably wasn't its opponent.

Once it was provoked to 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 possessed for the first time, and it took half a day to control the body, looking like a fool.

Hearing Li Yan's inquiry, the alligator demon slowly raised its head, its eyes cold, its mouth crooked, and it continued 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 with fear. If it weren't for Li Yan's special instructions, they would have turned and run away long ago.

Fortunately, not long after, Lv 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."

Lv San understood instantly, stepped forward, bowed respectfully, and muttered various tongue-popping sounds, 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 sound in its mouth, like holding a mouthful of old phlegm.

Both sides talked for a long time.

Subsequently, Lv San turned his head, looked at the yamen runners, and said in a deep voice: "You guys step back first, and remember, don't find people to cause trouble."

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

Only then did Lv San look at Li Yan and said: "This senior, named Alligator Master, wants to ask us for help to do one thing."

"What thing?"

"Find someone to help her detoxify and heal."

"What?"

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

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

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

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

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

"Not a person."

Lv San said: "There is another powerful guy hidden in East Lake, named East Lake Ancestor, who is a mortal enemy of this senior. Both sides fought, and both suffered injuries."

"East Lake Ancestor used a very powerful Gu technique. This senior is currently relying on the cold spring water in the underground water vein to suppress it. If it is not cleared early, and the other side recovers and urges the Gu insects, there will be big trouble."

"Cold spring water?"

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

Lv San nodded and muttered again.

"It's related to that old demon in East Lake."

Lv San asked clearly and said: "That East Lake Ancestor is a toad demon, who has practiced for a long time, is powerful, and likes to dig holes in underground water veins, often causing water veins to change course."

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

"Later, that water monster made waves and swallowed boatmen on the river, and was suppressed and killed by Baotong Zen Temple. Alligator Master happened to get the treasure and came to take revenge, but didn't expect that East Lake Ancestor also practiced powerful Gu insects."

"So that's how it is."

Li Yan felt it was absurd and interesting.

In the current world, humans are the masters, but in the vast wilderness and marshes, there is no lack of different kinds of cultivation. Some avoid people, while others cause harm everywhere and are enemies of people.

Both orthodox sects and Dharma lineages have methods to deal with these monsters.

He originally thought they all lived in their own areas, but didn't expect they also had grudges and were fighting secretly.

Lv San then whispered: "This Alligator Master senior can't give any rewards, 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 lit up, "Promise her, I will find someone tonight, and ask her to get some cold spring water, and restore the well water..."

This alligator demon is extraordinary in strength and is not the kind of monster that causes trouble everywhere. Forming an alliance with her can 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 Wu Sect was powerful, besides controlling the power of human sacrifices, was also because they reached an alliance with these mountain gods and spirits.

In the current world, such an opportunity is rare.

Lv San was also a bit excited and communicated with Alligator Master.

Whoosh~

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

The yamen runner went limp and collapsed on the ground. After slowly waking up, his eyes were full of confusion, looking at the surroundings at a loss.

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

Clatter!

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

Li Yan caught them one by one, feeling the bone-chilling cold.

He couldn't help but smile and said: "Everyone, don't be afraid. This matter has been solved. It's just that the underground water channel is connected to East Lake, and river bottom sludge surged into the channel. The well water will start to clear up tomorrow."

Underground water vein matters are as difficult as ascending to heaven for them, but for the huge Alligator Master, it is just a lift of a finger, just needing to close the water channel leading to East Lake.

Li Yan said, and took out a hundred-tael silver note from his bosom. "You have worked hard tonight. I still have things to do, so you brothers go and have a drink to calm your nerves."

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

"Take it, don't be polite among brothers. Also, this brother should buy some medicine to replenish blood and qi, and bask in the sun more during the day. Just pretend tonight's matter didn't happen."

"Thank you, Benefactor Li."

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

They knew this was hush money.

But for one thing, the matter could be solved, and for another, this Benefactor Li had a good relationship with Baotong Zen Temple. If they said anything, they might offend people.

Having been yamen runners for many years, they knew very well when to shut up.

After solving this matter, Li Yan and Lv San left in a hurry.

Rumble!

Not long after they left, the ground nearby shook, 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 Lv San rode their horses directly out of Near Wuchang City, crossed the ferry, and headed toward a river outside the city.

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

Not long after, they arrived at the riverside.

This river channel is connected to the Yangtze River. According to the agreement, Alligator Master will first enter the Yangtze River, and then come to this river channel to accept treatment.

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

Lv San felt a bit distressed looking at it, "Use it all?"

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

"The Prince's Mansion is already closed now. Even if we can invite him, he might not be able to deal with this Gu technique, so we can only use Fei Yi."

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

As they spoke, the waves on 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 demon 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.

Dong! Dong! Dong!

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

"Greetings, Senior."

Li Yan and the two bowed, then approached cautiously to check.

Seemingly because of Lv San, Alligator Master was very relieved of them, lying quietly there, letting them check.

After approaching, Lv San raised the torch, and the two widened their eyes at the same time, feeling their scalps go numb.

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

This thing specifically parasitizes in the gaps of the scales. As Lv San's torch approached, it shrank rapidly into the skin and flesh of the scale gaps like a snail.

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

"What a powerful Gu insect!"

Li Yan's face was solemn. Fortunately, he was decisive. With this kind of thing, plus the alligator master's huge size, it was estimated that even if they invited a Daoist physician, they couldn't solve the problem.

Without any hesitation, he took out the remaining half of the Fei Yi and threw it into the alligator master's mouth.

"Roar——!"

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

Rustle!

Densely packed Gu insects all crawled out of its scales, about half a foot long, twisting crazily, looking creepy.

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

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

Hum!

Poison bees surged out like a black cloud.

That night by the lake, besides the little fox and the falcon, 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 insects' bodies, instantly 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 master remained motionless, letting these poison bees pull out the Gu insects on her body one by one.

After about the time it takes to burn a stick of incense, all the Gu insects were cleared, and the alligator master also retched, spitting out a large amount of mucus.

Inside the mucus were densely packed, rice-sized insect eggs, some still slowly wriggling, having already hatched into new Gu insects.

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

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

Subsequently, an ancient sacrificial ceremony began by the river.

Under the moonlight, Lv San took out a large basin prepared in advance, filled with sacrificial wine bought from the temple, cut wounds with the alligator master, dripped blood into it, and finally chanted ancient hymns together.

Gang evil energy lingered, the blood in the basin blended with each other, and was drunk by the man and the demon.

Swearing an oath with blood is an ancient vow. The Pre-Qin period mentioned, "All alliance rituals, kill animals and smear blood, swear to the gods, if there is betrayal, want the gods to add disaster, make it like this animal."

Tracing back to more ancient times, it was a vow between tribes, the fusion of totems, and the alliance between shamans as leaders and gods and spirits.

And blood contains many taboos.

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

…………

Ding ding! Dang dang!

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

He put on his clothes and stood up, pushed open the window, and the tall Buddha tower of Yuquan Temple immediately came into view.

After a busy night, the Near Wuchang city gate had already closed, so they simply rode their horses to Yuquan Temple and handed over all the cold spring water from the Tyrant Well 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 and checked it carefully, thoughtful.

Having reached an alliance with Alligator Master, some intelligence was no longer hidden by the old demon and was all told to him.

Li Yan first inquired about the Three Treasures of Yunmeng.

Some things might have been lost in the human race, hidden in the wilderness and marshes, but monsters still know some.

The Three Treasures of Yunmeng are the Yunzhong Jun Shrine, the Xirang, and the Wang Chan Ancestor's Scripture Forest.

Although these are just stories circulating in the world, Alligator Master also provided a lot of intelligence.

The Yunzhong Jun Shrine has the most information.

According to Alligator Master, she doesn't understand what it is specifically, only knowing that when the ancient Chu people built it, many monsters cooperated.

After all, this ancient god Yunzhong Jun ruled the Yunmeng Marsh at that time, and the nearby living beings all believed in him. Although the names were different, their images all had a common feature: clouds, mist, and thunder.

Alligator Master's ancestral bloodline was a great demon at that time, carrying chains, dragging the Yunzhong Jun Shrine through the Yunmeng Marsh.

That's right, the Yunzhong Jun Shrine is a giant ship!

But with the change of eras, this giant ship forged with many heavenly treasures has become more and more weird. After the Yunmeng Marsh dried up, it disappeared without knowing where it was hidden.

The only way to enter now is to sacrifice to Yunzhong Jun in those ancient sacrificial places of the Yunmeng Marsh when clouds and thunder meet, and then enter the shrine 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 shrine, one will occasionally get some things, but it is completely uncontrollable. For example, the "Classic of Mountain and Sea Spiritual Response" was found in the shrine, which is useless to Alligator Master.

But entering it also has many taboos.

Alligator Master once pitted Lv San, letting him go in to steal things. Although she compensated with the "Classic of Mountain and Sea Spiritual Response," Lv San can never enter again, otherwise his soul will be left inside.

Of course, given the relationship between the two sides at that time, Alligator Master didn't retaliate afterward and even sent things, which was quite decent.

And that five-colored token is the Ancient Chu Water God Token. With this thing, Alligator Master can open a water mansion and attract many disciples and grandchildren.

For one thing, it is for protection, and for another, it can also be transformed into a secular god.

That's right, whether it is Alligator Master or that East Lake Ancestor, they are both old. It is precisely because of this that they appear in the world, each pursuing their own path.

Alligator Master also hid her own little thoughts, knowing that the human race now occupies the destiny of heaven and earth, so she signed an alliance with Lv San, and also wanted to let them speak for her and become one of the water gods of the Yangtze River!

The second update is around one o'clock.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 317 =====