The sound of water rolled in the night, white waves rolled over to both sides, and the huge fish tail flapped, pushing the fish body downstream.
'This toad has truly reached the state of returning to nature... The cultivator next to him is also quite accomplished...'
The not-so-smart head recalled how powerful Taoist Zixing was in his flowing robes and beard under the setting sun. He slapped the surface of the river with his chubby palm and blew it out of the water.
If it had not escaped quickly, it would have been eaten by the other party. It had heard of the name "Purple Star Taoist", who had trained himself to swallow everything with his mouth, not only eating other monsters, but even cultivators of Taoism.
They had never fought head-on twice, but it knew that it was definitely no match for the opponent.
'… We can't stay in this river anymore, let's go! Let's go!'
The fish's tail swayed the water waves with a patter. There was a diversion in the river ahead. The fish glanced at it with its dull eyes, and while recalling the past, it turned and headed over there.
Even though they were keeping their distance, the green-backed fish demon still felt uneasy. Although they had practiced for many years, the nature of fish could not be changed, and their consciousness and reaction were extremely slow.
"If you practice alone, you will definitely be found and eaten by that toad... Go and seek the help of your eldest cousin, who has great inspiration..."
Buzz—
As the river turned north, the air was trembling loudly. The fish demon felt his blood freeze when he heard the sound. He glanced back and saw the waves parting on both sides. A flaming sword was coming straight after him, cutting through the waves.
'Here it comes, here it comes...'
The fish monster felt its scales burning, and the only words "coming" flashed through its mind frantically. It sank down almost instinctively, swirling in the water and diving into the bottom of the water.
Boom!
Bang!
The flaming sword blade slanted across the water surface, and at that moment when it penetrated the bottom of the water, the river surface within a few feet was reflected in a bright red color, and the water waves calmed down.
The next moment, there was a loud bang, and a huge column of water rushed into the night sky. Half of the night sky was dyed a fiery red. The red cloud spread, and a large green-backed fish as big as a thatched hut, filled with evil spirit, fell to the river bank and the fields. Its sturdy body was swinging its tail wildly, and its head was shaking and struggling on the ground.
The fish's mouth kept opening and closing.
"It's so hot, so hot, so hot, it's almost done, it's almost done..."
Amid the red steam in the sky, the tip of Yuelong Sword was pointing downwards, and the patterns engraved on the ancient sword moved with a "clicking" sound. A half moon pattern was revealed in the floating clouds, and Pudu Cihang's voice was plain and majestic.
"According to the law, execute!"
The cold moon patterns on both sides of the sword lit up with magical light, and it suddenly roared down, bringing out a roar in the air and a strong wind. In an instant, the roar turned into a long and high-pitched roar of a dragon.
boom-
The sword was pressed against the scales of the fish monster. The overwhelming sword force and magical seal characters caused a circle of ripples to spread in the air. The fish scales burst, and the sword pierced into the fish body and sank into the hilt.
The green-backed fish monster's huge body stiffened, its tail stretched straight, and then it slammed to the ground with a bang, motionless. The scales on one side burst and flew out, revealing the tender fish skin and fresh meat.
Buzz—
The dragon's roar stopped briefly, and the lingering sound echoed across the wilderness. Faintly, one could also hear the moon's low moan of "Ah~~".
In the night wind, a figure flew over the river and landed in the field, his robe fluttering in the wind, and walked towards the fish body that was lying flat and was as tall as a person. Lu Liangsheng took back the Yuelong Sword that he was reluctant to pull out from the fish with a move of his hand, and shook the sword, and several drops of demon blood flew into the weeds.
Sheathing his sword, Lu Liangsheng raised his sleeve and spoke in a low voice.
"Is this the fish monster you were talking about?"
From inside the sleeve, a small green snake poked its head out and stared at the big fish which was still hot, and nodded quickly. On the scholar's shoulder, the Taoist Toad slid down his arm to the ground, ran over excitedly, and leaned over to take a deep breath.
The long tongue swung across the lips, and he smacked his lips, then opened and closed suddenly. His head swelled, and he took the fish tail in his mouth and sucked hard. The flesh and blood of the fish monster separated from the fish bones inch by inch, and was pulled back and flew into the mouth of the Toad Taoist. In the blink of an eye, only the fish head was left, and the fish skeleton was still there. There was not even a trace of fish meat left between the bone spurs.
Hiccup.
The Toad Taoist burped, patted his white belly with his webbed feet, walked to the fish's head, and drilled into the open fish's mouth, with his belly stuck between the lips. He kicked his two short legs hard several times outside before he finally got in.
"Master, are you trying to obtain the demon pill?"
Lu Liangsheng walked over and squatted aside, and asked in a low voice: "The demon core of the monster is in the head?"
"That may not be the case."
In the fish head, the toad's words came out with a muffled buzzing sound: "For example, the fox demon is hiding in the lower abdomen."
Not long after, the gill bones on one side of the fish head opened, and the Toad Taoist climbed out holding a bead that was bigger than the fish head. Without waiting for his disciple to ask, he quickly turned aside, held the bead in his arms and ran to the gourd, his belly heaving up and down. He looked at the black-patterned gourd, and quickly threw the demon pill into the mouth of the gourd. He jumped up and pounded it a few times before he stuffed the bead in.
He held the gourd with one webbed foot and beat it, and with the other hand he crossed his waist and hummed with laughter.
“Hehe… I finally don’t have to suffer injustice everywhere. Whether I can dominate the world in the future depends on this… Hahahaha… Hiccup!”
The laughter stopped abruptly, Toad Taoist's eyes widened, he sat down with a thud, and the smile froze on his face.
"Master?"
When Lu Liangsheng saw the Toad Taoist suddenly sitting on the ground, he hurried over and asked, "What's wrong with you? Is there anything wrong with eating the flesh of the fish monster?"
"ha… "
"Ahem..."
The Toad Taoist stood up with difficulty, held onto the gourd, coughed twice, and squeezed out a few words:
"Stuck by a fish bone."
…
The red clouds in the sky faded away, and the townspeople who were awakened by the loud waves and roars just now stood at their doors and windows, watching the strange phenomenon in the sky. They did not react until the red color disappeared.
"What happened just now? It was such a loud noise. Luckily I hadn't climbed into bed with my wife yet."
“… It was really scary. I was squatting in the toilet just now and almost sat down.”
"I'm afraid it's a monster. Wasn't the wife of Manager Li found on the street before? She was dead and ran to the street. I feel scared when I think about it now."
"Hey, you over there, speak louder, I can't hear you!"
Due to the unknown circumstances, people in the town did not dare to go out on the streets. They spoke to each other from a distance of several or ten steps. In the lighted attic, an old man who was also awakened, put on a thin coat, and walked up the stairs holding an oil lamp.
"You two, just now outside..."
The old man went upstairs and saw only a Taoist priest still snoring on the bed. Hearing the muffled murmur, he turned over and continued to sleep.
"Hey, there's another young master?"
As he was murmuring in confusion, a huge shadow appeared in the sky outside the town, cutting through the lights of every household on the street, and fell to the middle of the street with a bang, splitting the bricks and stones inch by inch, leaving a gully.
The people standing behind their doors and windows looked out and saw a huge carcass with only fish bones and heads left, which made the townspeople gasp.
"Oh my god, this is a fish..."
"This mouthful could easily swallow a person, right? Fortunately he died."
"I don't know how many people he ate to grow this big."
Amid the horrified voices, everyone suddenly felt a breeze blowing. They subconsciously turned their sights and saw a figure in a white robe holding a sword standing on the roof of a building in the darkness in the distance.
The upright and clear voice had no ups and downs, as if it was a gentle narration.
"The disaster in the town was caused by a fish monster from the river near the town. It has been eliminated now. You can rest assured in the future."
As the voice fell, Lu Liangsheng disappeared into the darkness, jumped to the big tree in the alley, hooked his feet on the treetop, flew horizontally into the open window frame, and then... met the eyes of the old man holding the oil lamp.
"… "
The old man looked outside, then looked at the scholar in front of him, suddenly put down the oil lamp, bowed deeply, and saluted.
"Thank you for getting rid of this evil in my town, and thank you for avenging my wife and children."
"I don't deserve your thanks, but didn't you give me a meal and a place to stay?"
"How can this be the same..."
Lu Liangsheng smiled and helped him up: "In my eyes, it's the same."
As for whether the old man would tell others or not, it doesn’t matter. Anyone who encounters a mysterious thing would want to tell it to their neighbors in a proud manner.
At dawn the next day, Lu Liangsheng and the Taoist priest pulled the old donkey out of the backyard and saw that the streets were crowded with townspeople, including those dressed as constables from the government office. In order not to delay their progress, they used a trick to pass by the people who had just left their homes.
On the street, a group of people stood a little further away, looking at the huge fish bones and pointing. At this time, with the morning light, they could see it clearly.
"Oh, it's so big, where did all the fat go?"
"It must have been taken away by the master last night. Maybe it was refined into an elixir."
“… This monster is lurking in the river outside our town.”
"Alas, what the master said last night is that most of our deceased relatives were killed by this evil beast."
"That's right, otherwise how could it grow so big?"
The constable holding the knife handle was also a man who had seen the world, but facing such a huge corpse of the fish monster, he couldn't help but feel terrified after looking at it for a few more seconds. If it was still alive, how could they deal with it
"I heard that the county magistrate is coming soon, but I don't know how to deal with this monster's corpse."
"You don't have much experience, do you? They will patrol the streets first, and then hand it over to the higher-ups."
"Hand it over to the higher-ups?"
"Of course, if we hand it over, maybe we can present it to Chang'an City and let His Majesty see it. Hehe, won't the rewards come down one by one?"
"That's right, that's right, hehe, so it seems we have a share as well."
In a remote county in the north, the corpses of monsters are parading through the streets, which naturally attracts many curious people to watch. Not only will it boost local income, but it will also add to the achievements of the county magistrate and the county magistrate. It will be sent to Chang'an City to let His Majesty see the monsters that are hard to see in the mortal world, which is even more amazing.