Xu Ren held a long sword to protect his wife, looking at the approaching water bandits, cold sweat dripping down his forehead.
He has little physical strength, but he is not an expert. Facing this group of water bandits, he really has little hope, but his beloved wife is behind him, so he can only fight to the death.
Plop! Plop!
At this time, for some unknown reason, the two water bandits behind them suddenly fell to the ground, not knowing whether they were alive or dead.
"what happened?"
The water bandits were shocked. One man stepped forward, touched his breath, and jumped up immediately: "Boss, they are all dead!"
"Hiss!"
A voice came, a black light flashed, and another person fell down.
"Snake! There's a snake!"
This time the murderer was squatting directly on the ground, which allowed them to see clearly, and several people couldn't help but scream.
"Isn't it just a poisonous snake?"
Bai Lilang was the most courageous. He didn't know the reason before and was still a little scared, but now he was so proud that he shouted: "Watch me kill it!"
As he said that, he slashed out with one knife.
Bah!
The blade scratched across the snake's scales, emitting a spark that was immediately bounced away.
"How can it be?"
Bai Lilang was shocked.
"Monster...monster!"
The fisherman next to him screamed and started to run away.
Poof!
The black snake arched its body and stabbed continuously like sharp arrows.
But seeing the blood mist spurting out, the remaining water bandits had big holes in their chests and fell down softly.
"Ghost...ghost!"
Bai Lilang was completely stunned and collapsed on the ground. A large area of his crotch was wet, and there was a fishy smell coming out.
"Sure enough, this body is still very useful!"
Fang Yuan gave it a try and expressed satisfaction with the body of this black snake. At least it was much stronger than the previous carp. When he saw Bai Lilang begging for mercy, he sneered again: "You can only harm people, but you actually dare to ask me for help." Your life deserves to be sent to the underworld!"
With that said, he stepped forward and took the man's life.
"Ah... this snake saved us?"
Wan'er was still in shock, and looked at the black snake climbing up on the table, its scales swaying under the candlelight, still in disbelief.
"Of course it's me!"
Fang Yuan uttered human words.
"Monster...monster!"
Wan'er's face turned pale and she almost fainted from fright.
"Wan'er, don't be afraid. There are good and bad people. Since this snake saved us, it is a righteous monster!"
Xu Ren reluctantly straightened his clothes and bowed to the black snake: "Xu Ren, a young man, thank you for saving me! I am deeply grateful for your great kindness, and I will offer three sacrifices in return..."
"That's it!"
The snake's head lowered, and a black energy emerged, revealing Fang Yuan's young man in black.
"My name is Fang Yuan. I saved you this time by chance. I have one more thing for you to do!"
"As long as it doesn't go against the teachings of the saint, please do whatever you want!"
Seeing Fang Yuan appear, Xu Ren was even more sure that this was a big demon, and his tone couldn't help but be more respectful.
"Well, it's actually nothing. The main thing is that the golden carp needs to rely on your merit and official aura to protect it for a while!"
Fang Yuan said carelessly.
In fact, this is also for your own consideration.
After all, the three-headed Qihu Monster was already wanted all over the world. Even if he changed his identity at this time, it would be troublesome to travel underwater. It would be better to blend in with the human race, get through, and have an unobstructed journey.
No matter how imaginative the demon clan was, they would never have guessed that he would be transformed in this way.
The Jinze Mansion that Xu Ren was going to was right on the edge of Jinting Lake, so it wasn't considered a detour.
"Shelter? I'm afraid that this young man has little talent, little knowledge, and little moral character..."
Xu Ren was confused at first, and then he felt like he was in trouble.
This is a dispute between monsters. If it affects him, it will be easily unbearable.
"I say you are enough, you are enough!"
Fang Yuan sneered: "Are you trying to be ungrateful?"
He was a demon cultivator at this time, and a trace of evil aura was released. Xu Ren's hand softened, and the long sword fell directly to the ground with a clang.
"At this time, I am a swordsman and I am a fish, so I have to accept it. Alas... unexpectedly, I escaped from the wolf's den and entered the tiger's mouth again..."
Xu Ren lamented in his heart, and could only salute again at this time: "How dare you disobey your order?"
"OK!"
Fang Yuan returned to his soul and laid a plate on the bed carelessly: "Go and dock the boat, take care of everything... Also, bring the golden carp basin to my place!"
"As you command!"
Xu Ren agreed, and when he walked out of the wing, he saw several of his relatives and followers lying in a pool of blood, and he couldn't help but feel sad.
There was also Mrs. Xu, who was so frightened that she almost had a miscarriage when she saw the boat full of dead bodies. It took Xu Ren a lot of effort to calm her down.
Not long after, Xu Ren moved Li Luan over and immediately withdrew. As for how to dock the ship and notify the government, that was his own business.
…
After the dead body was moved out, the room became much quieter.
Anyway, Xu Ren and his wife would never dare to sleep tonight, so they dedicated this room as a tribute to Uncle Black Snake.
The water is gurgling outside the window, and a lamp in the house is like a bean, emitting a warm light.
"What? You haven't shown up yet?"
Fang Yuan showed his dark spirit and stared at the fish basin.
The golden carp had no choice but to close his eyes.
A ray of light circulated, and a woman with picturesque features and fairy Pingting suddenly appeared in the room.
There was still a slight condensation of water vapor around her body, which made the ghost look more and more like a painting, not like a mortal anyway.
"You Yin Shen...are injured! If it weren't for the dark night, you wouldn't even be able to show yourself!"
Fang Yuan looked at it and shook his head.
This practice of Yin Shen naturally involves transforming the virtual into the real, using the fake to cultivate the real. The more real it is, the higher the cultivation level is.
Just like the black-clothed young man he transformed into at this time, under the candlelight, his breath and flesh are all alive, just like a real person.
In comparison, this woman's soul is so weak that anyone who looks at it will regard it as a ghost.
However, Fang Yuan also saw that it was not because of the poor cultivation of the golden red carp, but simply because of injuries.
"I can't stay in front of others for a long time, it's really rude!"
Li Luan performed a lady's ceremony, his face turned red, he apologized, then turned into clouds and returned to his true body.
"Well, which one did you offend?"
Seeing her temperament, Fang Yuan became a little interested and asked casually.
"...It's Anjiang Longjun!"
Li Luan was silent, then sighed and confessed honestly.
After all, the demon in front of him was extremely smart, and he could guess something without telling him. There was no use in concealing it, and Man Jiang's wanted man could not be concealed at all.
"Good! Have personality!"
Fang Yuan smiled, he only provoked a few big demons, and the candidate Sui Lord was in such a mess.
This little girl was lucky enough to offend a Dragon Lord directly!
Anyone who can be called a dragon king at least has a dragon body and a divine command. I am afraid that even the big demon in Qihu dare not provoke him.
"How did you mess with Him?"
There was a little curiosity in his eyes.
"This is a big secret, I won't tell it!"
Li Luan said decisively: "It's useless to say it... but it will implicate you!"
"So now, what are you going to do?"
Fang Yuan also saw that no matter how Li Luan was before, he was unable to fight back at this time. The Yin God was simply a shadow and could not even confuse mortals.
"Since fellow Taoist has already made arrangements, why do you need to ask me?"
Li Luan asked back: "It is indeed a good idea to take the human route and go to other waters!"
"Hey, you want to hitch a ride, have you asked me? Be careful I throw you off!"
Fang Yuan rolled his eyes.
"Didn't Fellow Daoist tell Xu Ren before that I would use their luck to avoid disaster?"
Li Luan blinked his eyes, looking very innocent.
When he saw Fang Yuan's iceberg-like face, he could only surrender: "What do you want? I still remember the locations of several treasures, as well as several classics and techniques..."
"This little girl, her identity is not simple... Unfortunately, she is still inexperienced and a bit too young..."
Fang Yuan was disdainful, and immediately acted like he was impressed: "Okay! Then I will help you today. As for the reward? Let's talk slowly!"
Although he will not take the initiative to cause trouble, in this dream world, death is not really dead. Sometimes it is natural to take risks to gain the maximum benefit.
…
Xu Ren seemed to be quite smart. After struggling for a long time, he finally learned to control the boat and docked it on the shore.
Immediately, they searched for human traces and sent farmers to quickly report to the local county magistrate.
A boatload of dead bodies, this was a huge case, and immediately the yamen and squad leaders arrived.
In this scene, if it were an ordinary foot trader, he would probably lose his skin even if he died.
But Xu Ren had a great reputation and was a Jinshi, so his treatment was naturally very different. He directly identified Bai Lilang and others as water bandits, and paid for the burial of the maids and servants who had loyally protected the master. Officially, everything went smoothly, and in three days After that, continue your journey.
However, at this time, the couple had already developed a psychological shadow on the ship and would rather take the land route than continue to travel by water.
For Fang Yuanyu Li Luan, this doesn't matter at all.
In fact, because it is far away from the waterway, it can avoid a lot of tracking, which is naturally a dream.
"This small county town is quite lively..."
In the carriage, there was a fish tank with a golden-red carp swimming back and forth, which looked very strange.
What was even more strange was that a lazy voice came out of Xu Ren, and another snake head appeared on his collar, curiously probing around.
"My benefactor is right, the county magistrate here is quite effective in governing!"
Xu Ren's face turned a little pale.
No matter who is surrounded by a snake all the time, it is still the kind of venomous snake that kills without blinking an eye, and his face will not look good.
This was Fang Yuan's method of restraining him.
Otherwise, he is really afraid that this person will become crazy and go directly to the monks and Taoists to deal with him.
If the human race wants to survive at this time, such strange people and strangers are still indispensable. If they are not guaranteed, Fang Yuan will be capsized in the ditch, so he must be prepared for a rainy day.
Now it seems that the effect is quite good.
Xu Ren really tried his best and didn't even dare to do anything.
After all, he didn't dare to joke with his own life!
"There are many temples offering sacrifices along this way... It seems that demons and ghosts are still prevalent in this world..."
Fang Yuan thought about what he saw and couldn't help but shook his head.