Along the river path, they traveled upstream.
The Unihorned Rhinoceros soon reached the vicinity of the Mountain God Reservoir.
Especially noticeable in its line of sight was the gigantic shrine standing prominently nearby.
"You've actually co?"
"I thought I'd have to send my children to fetch you?"
With a gentle voice, the mountain reservoir suddenly rippled with waves.
The next mont, a gigantic Human-faced Fish slowly erged from the water, casting a curious gaze at the Unihorned Rhinoceros and the Ginseng Doll on its back.
This gigantic Human-faced Fish was none other than the queen of Human-faced Fish—Red Fish.
Compared to a few years ago, Red Fish hadn't grown any larger, but her body appeared exceptionally agile.
Especially the human face on her back, which perfectly fit the mountain people's definition of a "Goddess."
Gentle, compassionate, yet still strong...
"Ahem, you should have called sooner."
Blinking slightly awkwardly, the Unihorned Rhinoceros could naturally hear the teasing in Red Fish's words.
The Unihorned Rhinoceros and Red Fish were old friends, their acquaintance even outlasting Li Boyang's.
It was also under Red Fish's half-coaxing that this Ghost God, who had struggled out from Ghost God Cliff, dared to suppress his fear and actively seek out Li Boyang to choose submission.
As for how Red Fish managed to coax the Unihorned Rhinoceros?
All this cause and effect had to trace back to the Gourd Vine Red Fish planted.
As a Ghost God suppressed by the Huai River Witch a thousand years ago, the Unihorned Rhinoceros, in fact, did not et the conditions for suppression at all.
Because he was timid and liked to play tricks.
It was impossible for him to have any direct conflict with the Huai River Witch.
Similarly, the Unihorned Rhinoceros wasn't a vile and violent Ghost God, so the Huai River Witch couldn't deliberately seek trouble with him.
Nevertheless, although the Unihorned Rhinoceros wasn't violent, he also wasn't a moral role model.
On the contrary, the Unihorned Rhinoceros' greatest hobby was stealing, pilfering treasures that the Gods cherished.
Thus, in the domain of the Hundred Lands Mountain Range, the Unihorned Rhinoceros was notorious as a thief among thieves.
Coincidentally, the Huai River Witch was renowned in the Hundred Lands Mountain Range for having "many famous treasures."
So Gods even believed that without those treasures' assistance, the Huai River Witch was rely an ordinary Innate Divine.
In this situation, even if the Unihorned Rhinoceros restrained his urge to steal, there would be Gods who would entice him to pilfer the Huai River Witch's treasures.
Bahu was one of the original culprits who enticed the Unihorned Rhinoceros.
Unlike other Desolate Gods and Wild Gods, Bahu wasn't a primordial Deity of the Hundred Lands Mountain Range.
She ca from the Land of the Far West, a place nad "Gui Mountain."
Originally born from a banana leaf holder, she possessed mysterious and unfathomable abilities.
At the peak of her power, Bahu was just a step away from the Celestial God.
Thus, under Bahu's enticent, the Unihorned Rhinoceros, who was already struggling with his urge to steal, inevitably acted.
According to Bahu's instructions, the Unihorned Rhinoceros first went near the Huai River Witch's tribe, then stole a Gourd Vine she was cultivating while she was distracted by other Ghost Gods.
It wasn't that the Unihorned Rhinoceros didn't want to steal more; it was simply that the Huai River Witch was unexpectedly cautious.
Looking back, the Unihorned Rhinoceros even wondered if his theft had been anticipated by her from the start.
After all, the Gourd Vine he took back not only failed to bring any advantage to his side.
Instead, at the critical mont of the magical combat between Bahu and the Huai River Witch.
It forcibly sucked Bahu's vitality, resulting in her ultimate failure and defeat by the Huai River Witch.
What happened afterward was predictable.
Bahu and the Unihorned Rhinoceros were successively sealed at Ghost God Cliff until the seal was broken, allowing them both to escape to freedom.
However, possibly out of resentnt.
Bahu, before fleeing, discarded that Gourd Vine, paying no mind to the treasure she painstakingly stole from the Huai River Witch.
In contrast, the Unihorned Rhinoceros took the Gourd Vine with him before escaping.
But not until he t Red Fish did the Unihorned Rhinoceros realize what a huge problem he had taken with him.
Because this Gourd Vine was not so treasure, but an "Innate God" born from absorbing Bahu's Essence Qi.
Yes, the Gourd Vine was alive.
Moreover, after absorbing the Essence Qi of a deity, it successfully transford from an Innate Divine into an Innate God.
In a sense, it could even be seen as Bahu's offspring.
Upon realizing this, the Unihorned Rhinoceros was montarily at a loss for words to express his feelings.
As previously ntioned, the Unihorned Rhinoceros was not a vile and violent Ghost God.
Watching the Gourd Vine wither in front of his eyes was not his style.
Yet asking the Unihorned Rhinoceros to care for the Gourd Vine was equally challenging for him.
Fortunately, Red Fish provided a suggestion at this ti.
That was for her to temporarily look after the Gourd Vine while the Unihorned Rhinoceros sought Li Boyang's assistance.
Thus, this led to the Unihorned Rhinoceros voluntarily appearing and submitting.
Of course, the Unihorned Rhinoceros wasn't foolish, and he didn't ntion this matter to Li Boyang at first.
Only after helping Li Boyang quell a flood and establish rit did he take the opportunity to inform him about the Gourd Vine.
Li Boyang had no objections to this.
Or more accurately, Li Boyang never believed in so notion of unconditional submission.
Submissions like that of the Unihorned Rhinoceros, driven by an agenda, were more in line with reality.
Moreover, this also reflected the Unihorned Rhinoceros' character.
He was certainly not aligned with those vicious and brutal Ghost Gods.
If Red Fish hadn't already planted the Gourd Vine near the Mountain God Reservoir, Li Boyang had even considered transplanting it to an island on Feilai Peak or Yunng Marsh.
Naturally, before the Gourd Vine produced gourds, Li Boyang was almost unconditionally supportive of whatever it needed for growth.
Such an opportunity to witness firsthand the gradual growth of an Innate God was rare.
Li Boyang wasn't sure how long he would have to wait to see the birth and growth of another Innate God if he missed this chance.
Unlike Red Fish's process of evolving from an Innate Divine into a deity.
Innate Gods are born as deities, and their nurturing and birth process naturally causes disturbances in the Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi.
Under normal circumstances, such a disturbance wouldn't be an issue.
However, ever since Wu Yi's shooting of heaven, the order of the whole world has been undergoing a reenactnt.
The birth of each deity now involves many more tribulations than before, especially for Innate Gods.
Despite the ticulous care from Red Fish and the Ginseng Doll, it's hard to say if there wouldn't be any other mishaps during this birth process.
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