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Chapter 357: Fish Connection
Chapter 357: Fish Connection
Chapter 357: Fish Connection
Liu Xiaoyu'er looked at the surging Qinnan River in front of her, suddenly feeling rather out of place.
After staying on a mountain for so long, she seemed to have forgotten how to swim.
The little girl could never have dreamed that this task would suddenly fall on her shoulders.
"Just go and find the general location of that water mansion, and if possible, check out the strength of the aquatic demons inside," Chu Liang said from beside her. "Of course, the most important thing is your safety. Come back immediately if anything unexpected happens."
To rescue Li Feiyu from the water mansion, the first thing they had to do was to determine its location. Nevertheless, the group of aquatic demons had only told Yu Xiang'er to go to this riverbank one month later to make the trade. They hadn't disclosed the underwater location of the water mansion.
The problem was that the deep waters of the river prevented Chu Liang's group from scanning the river with their divine sense. Moreover, no one could clearly see the depths of the river from the riverbank. Consequently, their only option left was to dive into the river and search.
To do that, they would need to constantly use the Water-Repelling Seal. However, they would suffer the negative side effect of having their combat power significantly weakened, as was the case with using many divine skills in succession. If they were to encounter aquatic demons in such a state, they would be at a great disadvantage.
Right then, Chu Liang thought of Liu Xiaoyu'er.
Liu Xiaoyu'er was normally just a silly little girl, but her true form was a river fish that had absorbed the Flying-Fish Soul Essence. On land, she ran like the wind, and in the water, she swam as swiftly as lightning. Ordinary aquatic demons couldn't catch up with her.
The little girl was rather lacking in intelligence, but she had exceptional luck, which allowed her to avoid many dangers with ease. She would make the perfect underwater scout.
Liu Xiaoyu'er hesitated on the riverbank for a moment. Then she dived into the river, turning into a colorful beam of light.
Chu Liang and the others watched over the riverbank, waiting for Liu Xiaoyu'er to return with some information.
After some time, Chu Liang began to worry about Liu Xiaoyu'er. She's been gone for quite a long time. Could something have happened to her?
It's just a simple scouting task, but Xiaoyu'er hasn't experienced many dangerous situations before. What if she found herself in a dangerous situation and didn't know how to escape? Or what if she encountered some vicious aquatic demons? Won't I be guilty of exploiting a child...? [1]
Chu Liang couldn't sit still any longer and planned to go into the river to find out what happened to Liu Xiaoyu'er.
Just as he was about to dive in, he heard two splashes of water. Two beams of light shot out from the water.
In the blink of an eye, the beams of light faded and revealed two humanoid figures. One was Liu Xiaoyu'er. Seeing her immediately put Chu Liang at ease.
The other was a young woman who looked similar to Liu Xiaoyu'er, but she had a denser aura and a rather steely expression.
Who is this? Chu Liang wondered inwardly.
Liu Xiaoyu'er excitedly skipped over to Chu Liang and said, "Big Bro Chu Liang, this is my big sis!"
"Your older sister?"
"Yes, she is the leader of those aquatic demons."
"Huh?!"
The group of elite immortality disciples immediately tensed up and spread out, readying themselves for a fight.
Yun Chaoxian looked at Liu Xiaoyu'er and then at her older sister.
Then he suddenly realized, "So, you're a spy that the aquatic demons sent to Mount Shu!"
"Brother Yun, do not use that brain of yours[2] to make conjectures about what's going on." Chu Liang quickly stopped him. "I'll explain everything to all of you later."
Chu Liang had long known that Liu Xiaoyu'er had an older sister. However, back then, her older sister had encountered the young lord of the House of the Mountain-Subjugating Marquess and nearly died at that cheating scumbag's hands. Later on, Chu Liang and his teacher sought OId Man Sikong's help to find Liu Xiaoyu'er's sister.
Old Man Sikong said that Liu Xiaoyu'er's older sister had her own destiny.
So, that destiny was here?
It turned out that the leader of the aquatic demons was a koi-fish demon.
Liu Xiaoyu'er's older sister looked at Chu Liang's group with a cold expression, but she only spoke to Chu Liang.
"I'm Liu Xiaoyu. Xiaoyu'er said you've been very kind to her. Come with me."
The group of people left behind watched Chu Liang dive into the river with the two fish demons.
Yun Chaoxian muttered, "I knew Brother Chu had extensive connections, but I didn't expect that he would even have fish connections[3] with such a wide reach. Truly remarkable."
The others nodded in agreement.
...
During the underwater journey, Xiaoyu'er [4] chattered away, telling Chu Liang about what had happened to her older sister.
It turned out that when Master Lu injured Liu Xiaoyu back then, the smell of her blood in the water had attracted some demonic beasts. Despite being surrounded by perils, she managed to escape, and it just so happened that the place she escaped to was an ancient tomb. That tomb turned out to be the legendary Baxia's tomb!
Liu Xiaoyu found Baxia's soul essence, similar to the Flying-Fish Soul Essence that Xiaoyu'er had fused with. Like the Flying-Fish Soul Essence, the Baxia Soul Essence contained Baxia's physical power. However, Baxia was far more powerful than the Flying Fish Demon. Baxia was a second-generation draconic descendant, carrying the pure blood of a True Dragon.
Liu Xiaoyu fused with the Baxia Soul Essence. She gained formidable physical strength, and her injuries were healed. However, she discovered that the tomb had a second floor that she couldn't access with her current power. She could only do it if she possessed the legendary Baxia Dual Rings.
After leaving Baxia's tomb, Liu Xiaoyu swam through countless rivers, subduing many aquatic demons. She formed a force of aquatic demons and brought it to Qinnan River.
Liu Xiaoyu had lost her younger sister in the Qinnan River, so she chose to stay there to continue searching for her younger sister. Unexpectedly, after many days of fruitless searching, Xiaoyu'er delivered herself right to Liu Xiaoyu.
It seemed that it was perhaps due to her past trauma that Liu Xiaoyu now had an instinctive aversion to humans and was unfriendly toward them.
After listening to Xiaoyu'er's recount of what her older sister had experienced, Chu Liang told Liu Xiaoyu, "Master Lu died by my hands, the Mountain-Subjugating Marquess was killed by my teacher, and the Young Lord was captured and beheaded in the capital of Yu. Revenge has been served on your behalf, Miss Xiaoyu."
Hearing that, Liu Xiaoyu looked at him with a complicated gaze. As her gaze softened a little, she turned away.
She said, "You're here to rescue that male human, right?"
"That's right. His younger sister is our friend, so we want to rescue him," Chu Liang replied.
"In light of your kindness to Xiaoyu'er, I won't make things difficult for you, especially since you even got revenge for me."
At this time, they arrived at the bottom of the river, in front of the large turquoise gates of the water mansion.
Liu Xiaoyu stepped forward and pushed open the gates of the water mansion. There was a group of shrimp soldiers and crab generals inside. They didn't seem very strong.
Seeing Liu Xiaoyu return, they all rushed up and shouted fawningly.
"Great King, you're back!"
"Great King, are you okay?"
"Great King, is this human also a prisoner?" "..."
Liu Xiaoyu waved her hand dismissively without responding. She then led Chu Liang around the front courtyard to the back of the water mansion, where there was a black-clad man tied to a pillar.
The young man was thin and handsome. He bore some resemblance to Yu Xiang'er, indicating he was indeed Li Feiyu.
Upon seeing Liu Xiaoyu, Li Fei softly said, "Can you let me down to move around a bit? I can't beat you anyway. What are you afraid of—"
"Don't worry. I'll let you go now." Liu Xiaoyu pointed at Chu Liang. "He's here to rescue you."
"Huh?" Li Feiyu uttered as he looked up at Chu Liang in surprise.
Chu Liang smiled and explained, "We're here to rescue you on Miss Yu's behalf."
Tears welled up in Li Feiyu's eyes. "Finally, someone has come to rescue me. Brother, I've been here for so many days... I'm about to swell up."
Fortunately for Li Feiyu, he was a cultivator; an ordinary person would have gotten all swollen and bloated by now, having stayed underwater for so long. Even a cultivator would feel extremely uncomfortable in such a situation.
Liu Xiaoyu added, "You should thank Young Hero Chu. If not for him, I wouldn't release you without the Baxia Dual Rings."
"About that..." Chu Liang suddenly said. "Miss Xiaoyu, if you need the Baxia Dual Rings just to open the door to the second floor, I can lend them to you this once. After you're done with them, you can return them to Ultimate Martial Mountain Manor."
Liu Xiaoyu's eyes lit up. "Really?"
She only wanted the Baxia Dual Rings so that she could open up the second floor of Baxia's tomb. Borrowing it once and returning it later would be enough to achieve her goal.
Chu Liang smiled. "I wouldn't feel at ease if it were anyone else. But you are Xiaoyu'er's sister, so you have my full trust."
That's how the martial world works. You help me, and I help you.
Isn't this how we establish connections with the fish demons?
1. Yes... your reputation is what's most important, Chu Liang... ?
2. GT: LOL | LD: Yes. I had to be quite specific about this phrasing convey the right tone. XD ?
3. As in like human connection or business connections, but fish version lol. ?
4. To try and make things a little less confusing with the names, when the younger of the fish sisters is mentioned in chapters where both are present, we won't be using her surname. ?