Cultivation is too difficult, and people will die if they do the tasks.

Leng Qingqing looked carefully at the water droplets on her palms, and a sneer appeared at the corner of her mouth.

Sure enough, there was something unusual about the escaped water thief. Otherwise, Bai Wan'er used the Ruyi Lock to create a whirlpool. These water thieves, no matter how good their water skills are, would still be unable to escape.

Looking at the shore in the distance, a hint of gloom flashed in Leng Qingqing's eyes: "Are you willing to suffer such a big bad luck? If you are not willing, just think of a way to get it back!"

The river was flowing, and there were no more water thieves on the surface. It seemed like nothing had happened.

The red-faced man stumbled through the woods, falling to the ground from exhaustion several times. He looked up at the dim stars in the sky, gritted his teeth, and pushed himself up to go on his way.

Hurrying slowly, we finally came to the entrance of a deep cave. The big man was lying on the edge of the cave, and there was a simple desk made of stone on the edge.

The big man fumbled and took out three sticks of incense from the crack, lit it with a fire stick and inserted it into the hole on the desk.

The smoke curled up and quickly disappeared into the night.

The big man lay down at the entrance of the cave and waited quietly. When the three sticks of incense burned out, the sound of rushing water came from the cave.

The big man looked happy and crawled into the cave.

It was pitch dark in the cave. If you walked a little further, you could see a little light. It was the moonlight shining through the gap in the roof of the cave. In the center of the cave is a huge pool with microwaves on the water.

The big man came to the edge of the pool, knelt on the ground and groped. After a while, he picked up a stone from the ground and slashed the palm of his hand with the sharp side.

The bright red blood immediately spread to the palm of his hand. When the big man held his hand, blood dripped down and fell into the pool of water.

One drop, two drops, three drops...

The big man counted silently until nine drops fell, and then the big man stopped his hands and knelt down to kowtow.

"Why are you here?"

An old and vigorous voice came from the pool.

The big man didn't even raise his head: "Great Immortal, this villain is here to ask you for revenge."

"Who hurt you?"

"Last night, I led a group of brothers to do business on the river. I thought that since I haven't made an offering to the Immortal for many days, I will definitely get a few men and women to honor you this time. Seeing that I was successful, who knew that a few people were killed on the way? Without seeing their true colors, they knocked all the younger brothers into the water, and the younger one only came here to ask for help from you after escaping death."

"What kind of person makes you so embarrassed?"

The red-faced man didn't dare to say that he was too greedy and had brought it to his doorstep, so he could only treat him carelessly.

"I couldn't see clearly at night. The other party must be someone who knows some magic. The brothers fell into the trap accidentally. I asked the old god to help me avenge this. I will be respectful and filial to you."

The red-faced man kowtowed heavily to the ground.

"Who is this person who is running wild on my territory? Please explain clearly."

The red-faced man explained the appearance of the ship in detail.

"You go to the shore to rest first. I will seek justice for you."

The sound disappeared, and there was a sound of running water in the pool, which disappeared after a while. Only then did the big man raise his head.

The red-faced man stumbled out of the cave, looked at the gradually brightening sky in the east, and couldn't help laughing when he remembered the promise given by the gods just now.

He raised his head and walked towards the river bank. Even though I had been running for my life all night, my whole body seemed to have strength again.

Bai Wan'er returned to her own ship. The ship's boss and sailors had long since woken up. They didn't even know what happened on the ship last night and just drove the ship forward.

Leng Zijiao saw Bai Wan'er and asked, "How's it going over there?" "It's okay. The water thieves were attracted to us before they could harm anyone. The ship is being repaired now and will set sail again at noon."

"That's very good. I'd better hurry up and hurry up. At this speed, we can reach the mouth of the river in four or five days."

Bai Wan'er looked at the bright morning glow in the east and nodded happily: "Have a safe journey."

The boat had been sailing for half a cup of tea when it suddenly began to bump.

Bai Wan'er saw a sudden big wave on the river. The wave was two or three meters high, and one wave after another hit the side of the ship.

"It's not good! It's not good!" The boss of the ship suddenly ran over in panic.

Leng Zijiao looked disdainfully: "Why are you panic? As a boatman who has been running on the water all year round, have you never seen such a wave?"

"If it's a wave, it's higher, smaller and more common, so there's nothing to be afraid of. But... this is not a wave!"

"This is not a wave, what is it?" Bai Wan'er was very puzzled.

"When the wind causes a surge, there must be wind first before the waves can rise. There is no wind at all now. Such a big water wave is a swell rather than a wave. There must be something at the bottom of the water to cause such a big surge. I'm afraid there is something under the river. thing."

Leng Zijiao asked: "Isn't this river not peaceful?"

"This river runs from Pingling County through Tianfu County, Qingzhou Prefecture, Linjiang Prefecture, and all the way to the southeast into the sea. It is an important transportation route. There are quite a lot of ships coming and going. But..."

Seeing Bai Wan'er's face darken, the ship boss couldn't help but lower his head.

"It's just that the immortal said that he had to hurry up as soon as possible, so the little boy turned a corner and chose this river, which would save him three days of walking. Although there have been occasional water thieves in this river in recent years, the little boy wanted to see the immortal on the boat. , even the sneaky monsters will avoid it, let alone the little water thief. Unexpectedly..."

Before the boat boss finished speaking, he saw a mountain protruding from the center of the river, faintly lying across the front. The mountain appeared so suddenly that the boat was about to hit it.

"Sister, take the people to the shore. Fellow Daoist Bai and I will deal with it here."

Bai Wan'er's mouth twitched when she heard Leng Zijiao's words.

As expected, they are fellow disciples of the same sect. They arrange tasks for others without saying hello.

Before Bai Wan'er had time to express her opinion, she saw Leng Qingqing flinging her sleeves in the air, and a whirlwind flew out, trapping the ship's boss and the sailor.

Leng Qingqing waved his hand, and Xuanfeng led everyone to the shore safely. Leng Zijiao and Bai Wan'er were left alone on the boat, facing the scene of the ship crash and death.

Leng Qingqing didn't even look at it. She turned around and sat on the high rocks on the shore, closing her eyes and relaxing.

As for the captain of the ship and the sailors, they had long been confused by the whirlwind and fell on the shore in a daze.

Leng Zijiao flew up to the front of the mountain, opened his fan and waved it upward.

The river rose into the sky, forming a three-foot-high water wall that stood between the boat and the mountain. The bow of the boat hit the water wall and tilted high.

Bai Wan'er stood at the bow of the boat and threw Ruyisuo towards the bow. A huge weight pressed down on the stilted bow.

Leng Zijiao and Bai Wan'er cooperated tacitly, letting the bow of the boat rise and fall together, which eliminated the inertia of forward progress.

Seeing that the boat was saved, Bai Wan'er Ruyisuo shot one end towards the boulder on the shore and wrapped one end around the bow of the boat. I want to turn the boat around and avoid the mountains ahead.

"boom"

The mountain actually crashed through the wall of water. (End of chapter)