Refining the Mountains and Rivers

The fish demon had its mouth open and was just about to devour a big meal. Its fierce eyes suddenly grew motionless. Its huge eyes were now staring at the figure in mid air behind Bull Bean and there was a huge sense of unease in its heart.

This area of water had been covered up with its divine senses and it was like its territory. The group of people in front of it could not escape. However, this man actually barged in directly. More importantly, as the owner of the territory, the fish demon had not sensed him at all.

The demon was frightened!

“Ah! Don’t come over. The Old Ancestor in my family is very powerful and you may die in a flash. If you dare to touch me, my Old Ancestor will never let you off…ah ah ah. Old Ancestor, save me!”

Bull Bean screamed hysterically. Her screams were so ear-piercing it shocked Qin Yu and the fish demon opposite her shivered. It almost tucked its tail and ran.

Then, she realized that she was still full of energy and she was not injured at all. Was the fish demon really scared away? But I didn’t even say who the Old Ancestor is? It really is cowardly.

She opened one eye hesitantly, and then the other. Having noticed the oddities, she turned around and saw Qin Yu.

“It is you!” Her eyes widened. Her first response was gratitude. She was good with people and the person she saved was not like what they said. He followed her secretly and saved her at this critical moment.

Then, she started to get nervous. She said frantically, “Hurry up and run away. This is a trap. That demon is really strong and you are sacrificing yourself by being here!”

Qin Yu did not run away. Instead, the powerful fish demon suddenly coughed. There was a flash of demon light and it turned into its human form. It was actually a tall and sturdy man wearing armor. He smiled and cupped his hands, “My fellow daoist, this is a misunderstanding. Since this lady is your friend, I will undo the restrictions and let you off.”

This…

Bull Bean’s mouth was open in shock and her face was filled with disbelief.

Qin Yu cupped his hands, “Then thank you so much.” He extended an arm and pulled Bull Bean along, “Let’s go!”

“Hold on!”

“My fellow daoist, please help us leave too. We will not forget your kindness.”

The group that had scattered away rushed over and they pleaded and bowed to Qin Yu with a look of desperation. They were not foolish and they naturally knew that this man was their last hope of survival.

The burly man who had transformed from the fish demon instantly had a pained look in his eyes and they darkened.

Qin Yu was expressionless, “I am sorry but my abilities are limited. I can’t save everyone.”

An annoyed look instantly crossed Bull Bean’s face, but before she could speak, she was interrupted.

“If you are willing to stay behind and accompany them, I will leave now.”

Bull Bean bit her lip and her eyes darkened.

“Stop them!”

“Don’t let them leave!”

“Once these two leave, we will all die.”

The cultivators that had fallen for the underwater trap wore hostile expressions.

One of them gritted their teeth and threatened, “Fellow Daoist, if you are not willing to save us, don’t blame us for forcing you to stay behind!”

Qin Yu did not speak but his voice traveled to Bull Bean’s ears, “Look carefully. These are the people that you wanted to save.”

He shook his head and said lightly, “I can’t do that!”

That man turned and cupped his hands, “Lord Demon, we are willing to help you to suppress this foreigner who barged into your underwater residence. Please promise that you will let us go after this!”

“That’s right, we are willing to help Lord Demon!”

“No matter how strong he is, he is alone. We are not afraid of him!”

There was a mysterious look in the fish demon man’s eyes and he hesitated.

His eyes swept past Qin Yu and he could not sense any fear nor unease from Qin Yu. This was especially the case for his eyes. They were as calm as the deep ocean. Even if there was a typhoon outside, his eyes did not waver.

The fish demon’s heart clenched and he scoffed, “You scumbags are vicious. I will not be led astray by you!” He bowed, “If Your Honor wants to leave, I can escort you out. Please leave things here to me.”

The group of people were in despair.

Qin Yu nodded, “Thank you.”

The fish demon’s heart relaxed and he quickly thanked Qin Yu back. With a wave of his sleeve, he sent the two people out.

In the next moment, Qin Yu and Bull Bean appeared at the Azure River. The sound of crashing river waves continued endlessly behind them.

The people in the river were not in a good state.

Bull Bean wanted to say something, but she hesitated.

Qin Yu calmly said, “If you still want to save them, you should go back yourself. Just pretend that I did not appear here today.”

Bull Bean’s face turned red and she waved her hand dismissively, “No, I…I just wanted you to save that sibling pair…”

Qin Yu frowned and he thought about her request. He turned around and said, “Wait here.”

He stepped forward and his body flashed and disappeared.

Qin Yu left and returned to the waters. The fish demon’s heart jumped and after he heard Qin Yu’s request, he immediately nodded his head in agreement.

Very quickly, his demon underlings brought the unconscious young man and woman over.

Qin Yu glanced at them to confirm that they were unharmed. He cupped his hands to thank the demon and then turned to leave. Those other people who were still trapped here found their last glimmer of hope extinguish and they fell into the deep abyss. They could not help but cry pitifully.

Some of them even started to curse out loud. In their opinion, Qin Yu could very easily suppress the demon in the water and save them. Why did he not give them a chance to live?

They did not understand, with what rights could he decide their lives?

Qin Yu pretended like he did not heart their cries and he led the siblings out of the river. They landed beside Bull Bean.

“Thank you.” Bull Bean spoke in a soft voice.

Qin Yu replied, “You should thank me. In addition to the previous time, you owe me two and a half lives.”

Bull Bean’s eyes bulged open and she suddenly thought about Many Pagoda Mountain. Her face turned beet red and she felt embarrassed. All along, she thought she was the beautiful fighter who would ward off all evil. But in the end, it turned out that she was the one who needed rescuing.

She felt so ashamed!

However, she was a stubborn lady and she pressed through the awkwardness and said, “Why is it a half?”

Qin Yu looked at her, “Did you really think that you scared off that fish demon such that we were able to come ashore?”

Bull Bean really wanted to dig a hole and bury herself in it.

Qin Yu turned and left.

She was stunned and she looked at the unconscious siblings and asked, “Hey, where are you going?”

“Young lady, I have a lot of things to do and I can’t accompany you. If you choose to do a good deed in the future, please recall what happened today.

“You were the one who wanted to save them, so you should make arrangements for them. Goodbye.”

His body flashed and he disappeared.

Bull Bean was at a loss and she lowered her head and looked at her fingers, “I… I still don’t know your name…”

Thankfully, after experiencing so much today, this lady quickly came to a realization. It was not safe for her to remain by the riverside.

That man was now gone, and if the demon changes his mind, they would be doomed. As soon as she thought of this possibility, she quickly took out a paper ship. She blew on it and let the wind cause it to expand. In the blink of an eye, it turned into a magnificent ship that glowed with brilliant light.

Yang Fanshan stared at Qin Yu who was standing by the side of the road. He quickly stopped the horse carriage. He was not curious about why Qin Yu would appear before them and he did not question him. Once the door opened, he invited Qin Yu in respectfully. After waiting for a while, Qin Yu did not give him any instructions and he continued on his journey.

In the horse carriage, Rourou’s lips curled and there was a playful look in her eyes, “Great Lord Qin, you truly loosened the reigns only to grab them tighter later with this move. You are quite smooth at this. So how many times? When I was still ignorant in the past, how many times did you use this move on me? Hehe, you can’t judge a book by its cover!”

Qin Yu rubbed his forehead and ignored her nonsensical words, “Who exactly is that girl? You actually went against your will to get me to help her.”

Rourou explained, “She is someone with a good background. In the future, she may lend us a hand. Furthermore, you saved her two and a half times.”

When she said this, her lips curled up strangely.

Qin Yu raised his eyebrows, “Am I wrong?”

Rourou’s smile became more strange, “No, Great Lord Qin, your words were absolutely correct.”

Qin Yu saw how Rourou was not going to say anything useful. He drank his tea and closed his eyes as he prepared to cultivate.

Seated opposite him, Rourou turned to look at the scenery outside the window. Qin Yu really had good luck. For instance, this scenario was truly the perfect outcome…cough cough, Rourou would not admit that she originally wanted him to suffer a bit on this so that he would be more respectful towards her.

However, she could consider an action without thinking and the outcome turned out better. She did not need to step in. When things settled down, she would find the right opportunity to strike.

……

Bull Bean sat down cross-legged on the fast ship. She stared at the skies and could not help sighing occasionally as she wore a gloomy expression.

All of a sudden, she heard a light laughter behind her. “Who made our little princess angry? Don’t worry and tell me. I will help you!”

Bull Bean turned around swiftly and upon seeing the figure behind her, she jumped for joy. “Old Ancestor!” She bounced forward and hugged the old man, crying as she collapsed into his arms.

The old man who was being hugged was smiling originally. Now, he felt heartache for her and he quickly wiped her tears away, “Don’t cry, don’t cry. My Young Ancestor. I will go back and capture that little brat. I will cut him into half a dozen pieces and boil and burn him in oil. You can take your anger out on him!”

The crying immediately stopped.

A bad feeling washed over the Old Ancestor’s chest and he started to get nervous. Did he go overboard with his words?

Bull Bean lifted her head. Her eyes were red from crying and she choked back her sobs. Finally, she gritted her teeth and dragged her words, “Old Ancestor…”

“Cough! Young child, you aren’t able to discern good from evil. Didn’t you want to gain more experiences by leaving the house this time? I did this for your own good. Otherwise, if I am always with you, how can you travel the world?” Old Ancestor Bull chided sternly.

Bull Bean was not going to fall for his tricks. He had used the same tricks on her since she was young. She scoffed and then let go of his hand, then turned and sat down on the ship again.

Old Ancestor Bull still wanted to carry on with this strategy but he broke out of the act in the next moment. He groaned and called after the Young Ancestor, running after her as he apologized continuously, “I am wrong. I even admitted my fault. Don’t cry anymore. My heart is about to break into pieces. I promise you, if there is a problem in the future, I will come immediately to protect our Young Ancestor. Our Young Ancestor cannot be wronged in any way. Is that alright?”

Bull Bean lifted a hand and wiped her face, “Sorry, Old Ancestor, I know that I am stubborn and I can’t blame you for this. But he said that he saved my two and a half times. In this short time, I could have died multiple times easily.”

Her head tilted, “In the past, did dangerous situations turn into fortunate ones because you interfered secretly? Tell me the truth.”

Old Ancestor Bull coughed slightly, “This…you are still young and I definitely will help you so that you are not bullied by others.”

Bull Bean’s tears dropped down continuously and it felt like knives piercing the chest of Old Ancestor Bull. He could not help but direct this anger at Qin Yu. Previously, he had a good impression of that brat and he even considered making him the 148th candidate of the fiance of the Young Ancestor.

However, the brat no longer had a chance. Let me tell you, he does not have a single chance! If I meet him again, I will definitely give him a hard time. If there was nothing wrong, why tell the truth?

Bull Bean cried for a while longer and then she wiped her tears, “Old Ancestor, I understand now. Although there is nothing wrong with being a good person, I have to keep my eyes wide open to see if the other party is good or evil. I have ot be smart and I have to be stronger.

“After thinking about it, I still want to be a good person. So, Old Ancestor, please teach me how to be smart. And then strong.”

At this moment, the anger in Old Ancestor’s heart that was directed to Qin Yu dissipated like the clouds. The baby of the Old Bull Family had finally gained enlightenment. She actually volunteered to study and cultivate herself to become stronger.

The 18th!

That’s right, that lad with the surname Qin, you are now ranked 18th in the list of possible suitors for Bull Bean. You have to work hard and take advantage of this. If you become ten or twenty times better, you may have the fortune to marry the Young Ancestor of the Bull Family. That will be a fortune accumulated with eight hundred of your past lives!

The Old Ancestor Bull almost wept tears of joy but he quickly suppressed his thoughts and nodded, “Not an issue. Leave this to me. As long as you are willing to cultivate, you can do all your good deeds and be a good person within a hundred years. You can just slap those you do not like. I assure you, they will become minced meat on the spot!”

Bull Bean frowned, “Old Ancestor!”

Old Ancestor Bull did not hesitate to slap himself, “It is my fault, it is my fault. Our Bull Bean is a kind lady, how can she kill anyone?”

He coughed lightly, “Do you think we should return home now? Your parents miss you a lot too. If I didn’t hold them back, they would have rushed here to see you now.”

Bull Bean nodded and she pointed back to the ship, “There is a pair of siblings there and they are a pitiful bunch without any relatives or friends. I would like to bring them home.”

Old Ancestor Bull waved his sleeves, “Not a problem, we can bring them both back. In the future, they can be your servants. This is their absolute luck and fortune.”

Bull Bean sobbed a little, “Old Ancestor, I would like some time alone.”

“Alright.”

Old Ancestor Bull turned and walked to the storage area of the ship. He spread out his divine sense and every flying creature in the area seemed to have been startled. They desperately flew in other directions and did not dare to get close to it.

My Young Ancestor wants some quiet time. All of you should scram. This is the logic the Old Bull Family abides by.

As for that great general at the Jade Gate, would he be unhappy because of this? That was his own problem. If he was not happy, he could come and argue with the Old Ancestor!