The carp demon, since being pulled into the underground by the "thieves," has not been seen. It is feared that something bad has happened. The bluefish spirit and other demons and spirits could only slink back to the fake dragon palace, reporting the matter to the king.
The great demon couldn't help frowning, seething with anger in his heart, because the carp demon was his carefully nurtured subordinate with boundless prospects.
Just having knowledge and skills far surpass the level of fetal education for these monsters.
Never did I expect that the carp demon would be killed today...
This completely disrupted the plans that the great demon had been quietly calculating.
In a short while...
The great demon received another piece of bad news: Liu Hong had been killed!
The one who killed Liu Hong was a young man capable of wielding a sword to defeat enemies.
Two other demons who were protecting Liu Hong were also killed.
Liu Hong, although a scum of humanity, had taken the place of the original state exam champion and assumed office. Now he is the governor of Jiangzhou on paper. With this official identity, we can use him to commit many evil deeds and also ensure that heavenly court doesn't pay attention to him.
After all, one who kills people arbitrarily is a human being, what does it have to do with monsters?
Now that Liu Hong has also been killed, this means that we have lost an important piece of our plan. All the resources that we have invested in Liu Hong for many years have been almost wasted.
The great demon's anger completely surfaced, unable to contain the fire in his heart.
"Brave!" he admitted that he had underestimated the thief. The great demon said, "I made a miscalculation of the thief; this is my fault."
The bluefish spirit and other demons were shocked, "How can it be the fault of the king?"
The great demon spoke coldly, "If the thief appears again next time, do not engage in battle with him. Remember where he is, secretly follow him, and then call someone over to inform me. I will personally confront that thief."
He paused for a moment, then added, "I will also keep an eye on the entire Jiangzhou. As long as there is a stir in the region, I will notice it."
The bluefish spirit and other demons were even more shocked, "Isn't the king being overly cautious?"
"The king, that thief hasn't even grown hair yet..."
The great demon glanced at them: "Since you are the king's people, do you think I would hide in the shadows and let you all go to your deaths? That is not my intention!"
The demons were deeply moved.
After hearing the king's three words, they were willing to die for the king.
They felt an even greater hatred for the thief.
...
On the other side, at the peak of Nine Ridges.
"Heard that there's a group of bandits in Jiangzhou who killed three of our brothers."
A water snake demon exclaimed, "Do you recognize that Lei Chi Jing? He's the one with the sharpest tongue and the most irritating personality."
A carp demon said, "Yes, he died."
"Yes, he died a miserable death. His head was severed, his knees were shattered, his blood spread for three feet, it was terrifying!" The water snake demon said.
The carp demon shivered, "Fortunately, we only need to guard the river god. This job is a bit boring, but it's safe. The king hasn't forgotten us either; he sends a living person over every thirty days."
He sighed, "Thinking about it like this, our lives are relatively leisurely!"
Suddenly, the carp demon felt a heat on his face, as if someone had splashed water on him.
He scolded, "You snake demon, what are you doing?"
He turned his head and saw that he was terrified. Suddenly, he saw the head of the water snake demon pierced by some unknown object, and blood was spurting out.
The liquid splashing on his face was not water, but blood!
Suddenly, the carp demon heard a sound of something flying through the air approaching. He was greatly startled and tried to block it with his weapon, but his movements were too slow. Just as he turned around, his body began to twitch repeatedly, and blood blossoms opened one after another.
Pffft! Pffft! Pffft! Pffft!
Five streams of water turned into flying swords that instantly penetrated his body.
Jiang Liuer beheaded two heads.
He saw that the two demons were guarding a cave, and upon entering, he found that there was a hidden paradise inside – stalactites grew straight up from the ground, stalagmites hung down from the ceiling, and dark rivers flowed with a splash.
Deep inside the cave, he saw iron chains blocking the way, numerous iron chains were scattered all over, each thicker than an arm, like a spider web, tightly binding a statue two zhang high.
The eyes of the statue rolled around.
Seeing someone come in, he carefully looked at him, and upon realizing that he was familiar, looked at him a few more times before suddenly exclaiming.
"High Deity!"
Although the river god was confined, he could still see, hear, and speak.
He was overjoyed, and the statue shook slightly, causing the iron chains to vibrate, but they were unable to break free from the chains.
"The High Deity is indeed benevolent and just, and will not ignore Jiangzhou."
The river god was almost in tears at this moment, for he had been confined for twelve years now!
He had heard that once a monkey was imprisoned for hundreds of years. At that time, the river god thought that hundreds of years wasn't a big deal.
Now he only knew the agony of being suppressed and immobilized.
Jiang Liuer summoned the Azure Heaven Subduing the Sea Sword, which could cut iron like mud. In an instant, it chopped through a large number of iron chains.
The river god of Jiangzhou finally regains his freedom.
The two-meter-high statue of the river god transformed into a man with long whiskers, tears streaming down his face. He kowtowed to Jiang Liuer in gratitude.
"Let's go together to find the land god and mountain god. You and the other three will go to the heavenly court to report on this matter and ask for heavenly soldiers and generals to come down and capture these demons."
Jiang Liuer helped him to his feet.
"The minor deity will comply with your words, master."
Jiang Liuer took the river god along to the most winding part of the current, where the river god dipped his head into the water and opened his mouth. A large amount of water poured into his mouth, and soon, he had swallowed the silt at the bottom of the river.
One could see a stone platform at the bottom of the river, with an image of the Earth God bound by iron chains.
One could see two small demons by the side of the Earth God, who were staring in disbelief and gaping at the surrounding waterless environment.
The river god, with his round belly and a look of discomfort, spoke as water gushed from his mouth: "High Deity, the minor deity is about to reach his limit."
Jiang Liuer jumped into the river bottom, holding the Vajra Subduing Demon staff, smashing one small demon after another, knocking their heads apart and causing them to die instantly.
He cut through the iron chains and saved the Earth God, then brought him back to the shore.
Anticipating that the Earth God would kneel and thank him, Jiang Liuer raised him up to support him.
Jiang Liuer said, "Elder Immortal, don't shorten my lifespan!"
The river god finally couldn't hold it in any longer, and a large amount of water shot out from his mouth, filling the river.
Jiang Liuer was curious: "If the river god has such powerful sorcery, why can't he defeat that great demon?"
The river god felt ashamed and said awkwardly, "The minor deity only has this kind of ability that can impress you. Relying solely on swallowing and spitting out water, I can't defeat that demon."
The Earth God didn't dare to speak. He also has a set of abilities that allow him to roam freely within the boundaries of Jiangzhou, but he's not good at fighting with demons.
Like the river god, he was knocked out after just one encounter with the great demon.
When he woke up, he found himself imprisoned.
Jiang Liuer suddenly realized, and he spoke again: "Let's go to the provincial office to save the mountain god."
The Earth God gathered his spirits: "The old man can take you two to save the mountain god."
The Earth God led Jiang Liuer and the river god through the ground, soaring through the land.
In no time, they emerged directly from the underground of the office and saw a false mountain stone in front of them.
This stone was also bound by iron chains.
Jiang Liuer swung his sword to cut the chains, and the stone turned into a burly man, who was grateful to tears. But before he could utter a word of thanks, Jiang Liuer interrupted his spell: "All of you go to the heavenly court to file a complaint with the emperor. Don't delay; if that great demon realizes what's happening, none of you will be able to escape."
After hearing this, the three gods nodded in agreement, and they worked together to fly through the sky and disappear into the void.
In this way, ...
Has the dust settled, then?
Jiang Liuer, looking up at the swirling clouds in the sky, had just let out a sigh of relief when he suddenly saw a large object flicker past in the clouds.
"Aaaahhhh!" He heard the three gods exclaim in surprise several times.
Jiang Liuer saw a large stone falling from the sky and crashing to the ground.
The mountain god was terrified and shouted, "It's that demon! He's blocking our way! Disaster! He knew we were going to file a complaint, so he intercepted us!"
He saw a lump of mud "plunk" down.
The Earth God's head was split open and bleeding, and he was bewildered: "How could he know we have been freed? Could he be able to divine the future?"
He also saw a gush of water falling, causing a heavy rain to pour down around him, soaking everything in the area of ten li.
The river god was terrified: "What a formidable demon!"
He saw that from the depths of the swirling clouds above, half a dragon's head emerged.
Jiang Liuer: ...
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