The bright crescent moon is reflected on the clear river. The gurgling water causes the moon on the river to sway.
On a huge rock in the middle of the river, Hu Shi sat cross-legged, holding a piece of rice paper in both hands and chanting slowly.
In front of him, a huge red-tailed fish floated on the water, spitting out a few bubbles from time to time in response to the code that Hu Shi was reciting.
When Hu Shi recited it for the eighteenth time, the red-tailed fish felt a tingling sensation in his throat. He couldn't help but twist his body, causing layers of water to splash towards both sides of the bank. .....
Hu Shi, who was afraid that the rice paper in his hand would get wet when the water splashed everywhere, stood up quickly. Because the boulder was extremely slippery due to the water, he almost fell into the water before he could stand firm.
"You evil beast, don't do anything evil!" At the same time as a sharp shout came, ten tall people in official uniforms appeared on the bank of the Bazhang River.
Among the ten people, nine had the same official uniforms. Among them, the one who stood at the front and had the tallest figure was wearing an official uniform of a higher grade than the other nine.
As soon as the ten people appeared, the strong smell of incense filled the air.
A ray of divine light shot out from the leader's hand and went straight to the belly of the red-tailed fish!
The frightened red-tailed fish quickly dived into the water, and Hu Shi, who was stunned, was also frightened and stopped on the boulder, motionless.
Snapped!
Just when the divine light was about to hit the bottom of the water, Xu Chenghuang in the crowd suddenly took action, intercepted the divine light, and swatted it away with a wave of his hand.
Hearing a bang, Xu Chenghuang, who was hanging on the water, took a few steps back before losing all his strength.
"Xu Chenghuang, what are you doing?"
Seeing that his subordinates actually blocked his offensive, although Lingyouhou did not take any more action, the remaining eight county gods dispersed one after another and formed a circle to surround the red-tailed fish that had dived into the bottom of the river.
Xu Chenghuang cupped his hands and responded: "Reporting to Marquis Lingyou, although this fish is a monster, it has saved many people and has the power of merit. I hope you will not kill it casually."
Hearing this, Marquis Lingyou, who had a majestic face, said in a deep voice: "It was so ferocious before that it almost caused the child to fall into the water. Even if it has the power of merit, there is no guarantee that it will not harm others in the future."
"This... Marquis Lingyou may not believe it..." Xu Chenghuang hesitated, gritted his teeth and then said: "Actually, this child and this red-tailed fish are friends. They I play here almost every night... This huge boulder in the river is also brought here by the red tail fish for the convenience of the two of them..."
Hearing such an answer, all the city gods present found it extremely funny!
How could a person become friends with a demon?
What's more, that person is still a child!
Feeling the suspicious looks from around him, Xu Chenghuang didn't know how to explain it, so he had to explain again and again: "Lingyouhou, Xu will never lie."
Seeing this, Marquis Lingyou glanced at the bottom of the river with a pair of eyes full of divine light. After looking at it for a while, he said: "No matter what, its cultivation level and body shape are no longer suitable for staying in this eight-foot-long river."
"It's okay not to kill it, but let's ingest it into larger rivers."
As soon as these words came out, the surrounding county gods all offered chains with cold light, as if as soon as Lingyouhou opened his mouth, they would immediately take action to subdue the red-tailed fish!
"Stop!" A scream so sharp that it broke the sound came from Hu Shi's mouth!
At this sound, the ten city gods present were startled and looked at Hu Shi in surprise.
They are all underworld ghosts and gods, and ordinary people cannot see them!
But the problem was that child, who was clearly looking straight at Lingyouhou and others shouting "Stop"!
"Can you see us?" Lingyouhou looked at Hu Shi and asked tentatively.
However, Hu Shi, whose round face turned red, could not react at all because he was angry, and he was unable to respond for a long time.
At this time, Xu Chenghuang explained: "This boy's name is Hu Shi... He is called Hu Chi'er in the countryside..."
After hearing this, all the city gods began to communicate.
"Why didn't Xu Chenghuang tell me earlier? I just thought this child really saw me waiting."
"Yes, it would be reasonable if an idiot said stop."
"Having said that, the way I look at him still feels a little weird..."
Perhaps the word "idiot" stimulated Hu Shi. Hu Shi, who had been stunned for a long time, spoke again: "You are the idiots! Sir, I just reacted slowly!"
Uh-huh!
Hot eyes locked on Hu Shi who was standing on the boulder.
If it was a misunderstanding before, but now, even if they don't understand why, they are absolutely sure that Hu Shi can see and hear them.
Ordinary people cannot hear or hear ghosts and gods, but those who can see ghosts and gods must have something fishy!
For a moment, Hu Shi, who was originally the "victim", immediately made all the city gods wary.
In the field, Lingyouhou, the city god of Xiangzhou with the most experience in cultivation, discovered the rice paper in Hu Shi's hand.
If you don't look closely, the rice paper is just an ordinary piece of white paper, but if you look closely, you can actually see the gleaming light on it!
"Child, what is the paper in your hand?" Lingyouhou asked, and the attention of the city gods was also focused on the rice paper in Hu Shi's hand.
Wow!
Hu Shi immediately stuffed the rice paper into his arms, as if he was afraid that all the city gods would try to grab the rice paper from him.
Seeing this, Marquis Lingyou smiled helplessly and said: "Don't be afraid, child, we are all City Gods. Have you been to the City God Temple? The statues in the temple are us."
Xu Chenghuang also turned to face Hu Shi and said: "Hu Shi, you must have met me. Your grandfather often took you to the temple to pray for blessings when you were an infant... Do you still remember?"
Hu Shi first glanced at the surrounding city gods, and then looked at Xu Chenghuang standing on the water.
He was much less hostile to Xu Chenghuang. After all, he had seen Xu Chenghuang's action to save the red-tailed fish just now.
After such careful observation, he really discovered that the tall man in official uniform in front of him looked exactly like the statue of the City God in the City God's Temple.
"Master Chenghuang...but why do you want to hurt the red-tailed fish!" Hu Shi paused for a long time and continued: "It is my friend, you are not allowed to hurt it!"
As soon as these words came out, they really confirmed Xu Chenghuang's previous words.
The child who co-authored this story really became friends with the demon fish.
However, the words of a mortal child could not change Lingyou Hou's mind.
One is one, and two is two. It is a fact that this red-tailed fish is not suitable for survival in the Bazhang River. Since it is time to take him away, there must be no mercy.
Seeing Marquis Lingyou's expression, Xu Chenghuang, who was familiar with his boss, realized that this red-tailed fish was related to Mr. Gu whom they were going to visit on this trip!
So, before Marquis Lingyou spoke, he said first: "Marquis Lingyou, Xu remembered that when I talked with Mr. Gu before, he and I also talked about this red-tailed fish."
"At that time, he also asked me for the monster's training code, just to give it to this red-tailed fish."
