Chapter 106: Who Are You?

"Release the flying boat here?" the two Jiangs said in unison.

A moment later, Jiang Tu's spirit sense got too close, causing Jiang Du, who was boarding, to look around and stop before extending his claws to draw another passenger's vital blood.

At that moment, Jiang Yu leapt up without hesitation, "Jiang Tu, hide and dive."

She vaulted dozens of zhang, about to land on the opponent's flying boat.

"Hmph, courting death!" Jiang Du knocked Da Fu unconscious on the boat's bottom and swung a bare fist; a green spiritual-force vine instantly lashed toward Jiang Yu.

She spun and flashed, her spirit sword swished, cutting the green vine; she landed on the bow and, as the other prepared another strike, said, "Rare to see a cultivator in the mortal realm, fellow Daoist, what do you mean?"

"Our paths differ, we cannot scheme together; fellow Daoist, please depart." Jiang Du, seeing her left hand twirling a Tian Lei Zi toy, immediately ceased, not even having time to draw sword or blade from his storage pouch.

"Tell me, why capture a mortal? This fairy will leave." Jiang Yu said in a gossiping tone; besides, no one was nearby, and the river was empty of boats on the first days of the new year.

Jiang Du frowned, wondering which second-generation troublemaker had appeared—kill him? "Who are you? From which master?"

"Your guess!" Jiang Yu, receiving Jiang Tu's signal, swung her spirit sword in another sudden slash.

Jiang Du had long been prepared; his protective aura remained intact, but he needed to guard Da Fu and, unseen, dared not unleash talismans or fireballs.

He could only press a secret and cast, condensing water spirit energy into a water arrow to attack, while injecting mana into the flying boat's soles; a thought shift and he would take off.

But Jiang Yu would not let him succeed; as she swung her sword in rapid slashes, she also pressed her feet, Crack— the boat's bottom split.

Jiang Du, startled, decisively leapt into the air; Jiang Yu followed closely, her sword qi forcefully cutting down the flying sword he had just summoned, preventing him from escaping too far.

And his next strike was no longer a simple spirit sword, but combined with a fireball talisman, Boom— Boom— Boom— blasting the person off the flying sword.

"Mixed battle!" Jiang Du fell into the water with the flying sword, but a tap of his toe sent him soaring again.

Jiang Yu also vaulted into the air to intercept; under her swing, the spirit sword instantly shifted from fire spirit power to water spirit power.

The great river's water, raised by her water curtain, stubbornly blocked Jiang Du's attempt to fly away.

"Who exactly are you, and why seek me?"

"Someone from the black market who took a contract to kill you.

Someone couldn't stand your body snatching and wants you gone!" Jiang Yu, seeing Shen Da Fu being dragged underwater by Jiang Tu, swung her spirit sword even faster and more fiercely.

Thus, every time Jiang Du chose an escape route, she would block it a step ahead.

Moreover, Jiang Yu had no worries behind her; she rained various intermediate spiritual talismans onto him.

Jiang Du dodged clumsily; he also tried to fling a talisman, but each time just as he was about to draw it, the sword qi shattered it.

Finally he found a chance; a thought shift and he drew a spiritual talisman, but as soon as he flung it at Jiang Yu, the person splashed into the water and vanished, his wild sword swings unable to locate him.

Jiang Du suppressed his angry spirit, his consciousness diving underwater to chase back and forth.

Unexpectedly, a far stronger consciousness lunged, instantly tearing a segment of his water-bound consciousness.

He let out a startled "Ah—" as his form froze, also falling into the water, but only half, then quickly shooting out.

And Jiang Yu suddenly sprang from behind him, a huge net whooshed down.

Jiang Du, however, bombarded the net with a spiritual talisman, bit his tongue, and used the blood-evading technique with his vital blood, flashing dozens of zhang away in the blink of an eye.

Fortunately Jiang Yu possessed many artifacts; a cloud-shaped flying device caught her flash, again blocking Jiang Du's path.

"You!" Jiang Du, repeatedly blocked, his consciousness further torn, was utterly enraged.

Then, irrationally, he drew the Zhang Sword Qi Talisman and flung it toward Jiang Yu.

Now Jiang Yu frantically dodged, narrowly evading that Jie Dan Sword Talisman.

She also realized this sword qi was identical to the one used by that Ms. Mi the other day.

She turned to chase Jiang Du again, but found his consciousness gone, and began transmitting, "Jiang Tu, where is he?"

"He escaped with a Hundred-Mile Escape Talisman; shall we go ashore? We can't let a mortal linger in this space too long." Jiang Tu expressed regret, noting Jiang Du wasn't a worthless cultivator, and his companions couldn't quickly capture him.

"Alright, let's go." Jiang Yu caught the thing that flew from her hand, and her device moved toward the freshly split boat, gathering the wooden planks.

Jiang Tu asked why she wanted the broken flying boat, and she said she would sell it to a refining shop for spirit stones.

On this side, Jiang Yu slowly flew ashore; on the other, Jiang Du, after a Hundred-Mile escape, plunged into the riverbed, triggering an unknown seal, and was instantly enveloped by a light and vanished.

Thus Jiang Yu flew along the river for a hundred li, searching for relatives, but got no response at all.

"Next time we look, your cousin will be awake soon." Jiang Tu, while the person was still unconscious, quickly tossed him onto a flying cloud.

Jiang Yu needed to return the person to the city, so she hurried back to the original reed marsh, but the horse she had just dropped had already galloped far away.

When she caught up with the horse and placed Shen Da Fu on its back to lead it away, he slowly awoke.

Then, opening his eyes, he said, "Huh, Da Jiang Tou? Who are you?"

"Jiang Yu."

"Jiang... Yu... Xiao Jiang Tou?" Shen Da Fu, excited, slipped off the horse onto the ground.

Jiang Yu had to hold him back, "Da Fu Ge, do you remember what just happened?"

"I remember, hiss, you really are Xiao Jiang Tou, why do you look less like Da Jiang Tou as you grow? Still, your eyes are a bit similar," Shen Da Fu stared at her, "If aunt and uncle could still be alive to see you alive, how wonderful."

"What does that mean? My parents?" Jiang Yu's heart lurched.

"Alas, when your parents found me, they were already gravely ill.

At that time, they were still determined to find you, but their hearts were weak, asking me to keep inquiring about you."

"They also told me not to mention to outsiders that my family was gone, so others would think I still had relatives behind me." Shen Da Fu massaged the painful spot at the back of his neck, bewildered how he ended up here.

"Where were they buried?" Jiang Yu suddenly realized she had little parental connection in both lives.

The last sliver of hope vanished; her fists clenched, clack—.

"They burned them; the authorities feared plague, so all the dead were cremated and deeply buried, I erected an empty tomb.

On that mountain over there, a few stones mark the spot," Shen Da Fu pointed to the distant mountain, then rubbed his sore neck again.

Someone, belatedly, said, "Hey, where's Da Jiang Tou? I only recall he found me two days ago, stayed and said he'd often watch over my parents.

He also gave my son many gifts; just now, didn't you see him?"

He also gave my son many gifts, just now, you didn't see him, did you?

Jiang Yu heard the words and felt a chill in her heart, quickly steadied herself, urged him to mount his horse: "He stayed at your house? He was impersonated by someone else; I'll go back to your house to take a look."

"Fake?!"

"Hmm."

"Then are you also fake?" Shen Dafu stepped back several steps hastily.

Jiang Yu recounted two or three amusing anecdotes from before, and Shen Dafu only then confirmed that she was genuine.

Before she rode swiftly into the city, she let Jiang Tu's divine consciousness directly cover the manor city, and this time, when entering the city she was blocked by soldiers, but Shen Dafu stepped forward, allowing her to enter smoothly.

Fortunately, the cousin‑in‑law and the child were unharmed, and the mother and child stared at her, measuring her with curiosity.

After Shen Dafu introduced them, Jiang Yu said: "Cousin, quit your job and move, I'm afraid the fake big brother will come again."

"Don't worry about the house; I have silver right here."

"Are you sure?"