Boat Girl laughed and said, "I too just arrived not long ago. My father went to check on the Lord of Azure Sky, leaving only with nothing to do, so I might as well keep an eye on our collective achievents."
Her ntion of "achievents" referred to Chen Shi.
Previously, the father-daughter pair was always inseparable. However, this ti Chen Shi had left Nannan behind and went out with the Black Pot, so they had to split up, to ensure neither Nannan nor Chen Shi would get lost.
Granny Sha approached, casting a wary glance at Boat Girl and said, "Girl, your face looks sowhat familiar, and you’re shrouded in yin energy, not like soone from the mortal world."
Boat Girl chuckled and replied, "Granny Sha is quite famous in the underworld; even ghosts and deities know your na. I have long admired you."
Granny Sha’s aura surged, and she produced a Sheep Horn Heavenly Spirit Lamp in her hand, with a stern face, she exclaid, "Ghosts and deities of the underworld want to capture and have chased to the mortal world! I knew you were not human!"
Boat Girl also produced a Child Heavenly Spirit Lamp, an aura of murderous intent enveloping her, and coldly snickered, "Am I afraid of you? Taking you down would also be a great achievent!"
Chen Shi leaped onto the painted boat, asking, "How much is the fee to search for the dragon in the lake?"
Granny Sha and Boat Girl stood eye to eye, each with a fierce expression, not yielding an inch.
The Black Pot also jumped onto the boat, while the wooden cart rubbed its wheels against the shore, readjusted for a mont, and with a leap, landed on the painted boat.
Boat Girl stepped back, her tone softening, "Granny Sha, we are not here to capture you, but to guard a criminal."
Seeing her step back, Granny Sha looked at Chen Shi, expressing a questioning gaze.
Boat Girl nodded slightly.
Granny Sha’s killing intention dispersed, and she stowed away the Sheep Horn Heavenly Spirit Lamp, jumping onto the boat.
Boat Girl put away the Child Heavenly Spirit Lamp, untethered the mooring rope, and smilingly said, "The boat fare isn’t expensive, just a hundred taels of silver."
Chen Shi jumped up, angrily said, "Is this boat made of gold or silver? Why is it so expensive? Other people’s boats only cost ten taels of silver!"
Boat Girl giggled, "Scholar Chen..."
"Call Chen Jieyuan!"
Chen Shi said displeased, "I passed the provincial exams as Jieyuan. If you call Scholar, wouldn’t that an my efforts were in vain?"
Boat Girl pursed her lips and smiled, "You didn’t take an exam... Alright, alright, Lord Jieyuan! Although my boat is expensive, it has co all the way from Xinxiang, a tireso journey. Plus, with here to offer protection, which other boat can offer such a service?"
Chen Shi snorted in disdain, not wishing to hire her boat, but since there were no other boats at the dock, he had no choice but to relent.
He handed over the silver notes, feeling a twinge of pain in his heart. A hundred taels of silver could buy several boats.
Boat Girl operated the Wind Talisman, using a bamboo pole to change course, and smiled, "Lord Jieyuan, I’m not simply taking your hundred taels for nothing. I arrived a bit earlier than you and have gathered so additional information after making so inquiries."
Chen Shi felt a stir in his heart and asked, "What’s the deal with the Dragon Roar in the lake? Is there really a dragon? And those cultivators, did they co for the Dragon Roar as well?"
Boat Girl, pushing off the surface of the water as the painted boat gradually sped up, said, "Indeed, these people have co for the Dragon Roar. The city is abuzz with rumors that boatn encountered thick fog on the lake, with a dragon erging within it. And it’s not just one or two people who have seen it; many boatn have witnessed it. They say that when the dragon appears, dragon whiskers appear in the sky, followed by the dragon’s body erging from the fog, with scales so vast. Others say that it’s not a Divine Dragon, but instead a Magical Treasure."
She shared her own observations, "The Dragon Roar and dragon form are just phenona signaling the imminent ergence of that Magical Treasure. If it really is a Magical Treasure, its power is likely extraordinary."
Chen Shi turned to Granny Sha, "This dragon is most likely the Judge Dragon Whisker Pen. The plan is simple, we find the source of the Dragon Roar, let the others fight over the treasure, spill blood in their conflicts. anwhile, we’ll set up an altar nearby. Black Pot and I will enter the underworld and seize the treasure from there."
Granny Sha chuckled, "What a good idea!"
The expanse of South Lake was vast and boundless.
As the painted boat hastened, catching up with the ships ahead, suddenly a dense fog poured over the surface, a bright white mass swallowing up one boat after another. Even as Chen Shi lifted a small temple, illuminating the way forward, it didn’t penetrate far.
Suddenly, deep and sonorous Dragon Roars could be heard through the fog, reverberating across the lake, causing the water to clap and slosh, the surface trembling ceaselessly!
Stirring within Chen Shi’s chest, his limbs and body tingling, the sound of the Dragon Roar vibrated the very void where his Nascent Soul resided, as if it were about to shatter; his Nascent Soul felt completely numb.
Listening to the Dragon Roar from the shore as compared to within the fog was an entirely different matter; the impact was incomparable!
Even Boat Girl now had to slow the boat, not daring to travel too fast.
As the fog thickened, they occasionally encountered other boats, within a re ten steps’ distance, barely making out the glow of the shrines aboard, in twos and threes. Also, Nascent Souls and Golden Cores hovered in front, lighting the way for the boatn.
Upon spotting the painted boat Chen Shi was on, they were startled and prepared their spells, raising talisman treasures and talismanic weapons, ready for battle.
Only after the two ships passed each other, they let their guards down.
At that mont, the fog was laced with flashes of lightning and rumbling of thunder, as bolts of Heavenly Thunder struck down.
"Who’s the damn fool that invoked the Nine Yang Heavenly Thunder Guide now?"
A flurry of curses echoed through the mist, and many cultivators who failed to retract their Nascent Souls or Golden Cores in ti were struck dead on the spot, which explained their indignation.
Then, heavy Dragon Roars sounded once again, making the lake’s tremors more violent.
Boat Girl, propelling the bamboo pole, suddenly saw a boat cross in front of them. Onboard were five skeletons dressed in clothing, each with shrines behind their skulls, Divine Embryos, three Golden Cores, and two Nascent Souls.
Chen Shi was shocked, then realized, "We’ve entered the underworld; this lake has beco the River of Forgetfulness, which is why they have turned into skeletons!"
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