Chapter 1279 - Capítulo 1279: 1279: River God Above (25)
Capítulo 1279: Chapter 1279: River God Above (25)
Xuan Ying’s emotions were complicated.
The way he had transformed to his current state was caused by the people from the Divine Realm, so he had always been trying to find a way to return to the Divine Realm to ask those people why they treated him like this.
However, now he was suddenly told that the Divine Realm might have long ceased to exist.
Then what was the point of all these years of searching for the Tongtian Temple in hopes of returning to the Divine Realm?
Suddenly, he became a joke.
Miss Chuzheng patted the back of Xuan Ying’s hand: “No matter what, I’m here.”
Xuan Ying was momentarily stunned.
The emotions surging in his heart calmed down amid this moment of peace.
–
Two months ago, Hanjiang City was flooded without any warning.
But the flood receded quickly.
Not only did the flood recede, but even the girls who had been used as ‘sacrificial offerings’ over the years returned to Hanjiang City.
The River God appeared with these girls, saying he took them only because it was too lonely under the water, and he wanted a little excitement.
The girls evidently agreed with the River God’s words.
Not only did they live happily underwater, but their looks were preserved.
Girls who had been missing for more than a decade returned looking just as they did all those years ago.
The citizens of Hanjiang City were both joyful and fearful when daughters they thought long dead suddenly returned.
The River God seemed to ease this tension by actively repairing the houses that were destroyed by the flood and eliminating those troublesome demons.
People still feared the River God, but their fear now held a tinge of respect.
To alleviate the citizens’ fear, the River God did many good deeds within just two months, earning their admiration and reverence.
Nowadays, who in Hanjiang City doesn’t speak well of Lord River God?
Now Yuh Lian is a close confidante of the River God, and when the River God doesn’t show up, Yuh Lian takes full charge.
Even the status of the Yuh Residence has risen with the tide.
Chuzheng settled Xuan Ying first, and while wandering outside Hanjiang City, she encountered Lang Sha who was also wandering around.
Lang Sha looked a bit ragged, like a beggar… No, he was a beggar, just needed a broken bowl and a stick to apply for a job in the Beggar’s Sect.
“Miss… Miss Chuzheng!”
Lang Sha looked at her in surprise, running over in a few steps.
“It’s really you… Last time… last time I ran to the riverbank, you just disappeared, I’m so glad you’re okay.”
Chuzheng indifferently replied with an ‘嗯’.
Lang Sha had a tough time these two months, Hanjiang City was taken over by the River God, he wanted to prevent the citizens from being deceived but not only did they not believe him, they even tattled to the River God.
If he hadn’t run fast, he would have been fish food long ago.
“That loach used to stay in the river, now why did it suddenly come to the city to act arrogantly?” Is the river not enough, so he starts to dominate the land?
Can a loach on land still properly be a loach?
“I don’t know either, but I feel it can’t be anything good,” Lang Sha said, “And those women who returned, I think there’s something strange about them.”
But as to what’s strange, Lang Sha couldn’t say.
Every time he entered the city, no matter how he disguised himself, he was quickly discovered.
Now he had fallen to the point of pretending to be a beggar.
Just as he was about to go in, he ran into Chuzheng.
Chuzheng decided to go into the city to have a look, Lang Sha asked how she’d get in, and Chuzheng replied inexplicably: “Walk in, I can’t fly.”
Lang Sha: “???”
Are you sure?
Chuzheng was quite sure, she just swaggered into the city, and Lang Sha didn’t dare to follow her, staying outside the city.
The people of Hanjiang City had a profound impression of Chuzheng; even after not seeing her for two months, they recognized her at a glance.
“She’s… she’s back?!”
“Go inform Lord River God quickly!”
“Let’s get out of here.”
The citizens avoided her like she was the plague, while Chuzheng approached a store as if she saw nothing, buying a bunch of things from the trembling shopkeeper.
Shopkeeper: “…”
I don’t want to sell it, but she’s forcing it!
Chuzheng plundered her way through the streets; the citizens were genuinely scared, but didn’t dare not to sell…
With real money exchanged into their hands, the citizens were a bit dazed.
Why did she come back?
To give money?
After sweeping the streets, Chuzheng slowly returned to the pharmacy where she previously lived.
The houses in Hanjiang City had all been repaired by the River God using spells, including her pharmacy that had been struck to pieces.
However, the door of the pharmacy was actually open, with faint voices inside.
Chuzheng stepped back to check the door, no doubt this was the place…
Someone even opened it for me?
Who’s being so devilish!
Chuzheng parted the curtain and went in, finding many patients inside along with a physician and medicine-boys dispensing drugs.
The pharmacy, noisy a moment ago, fell silent instantly upon Chuzheng’s entrance.
“Who are you people?” Chuzheng coldly glared at them.
The patients couldn’t help but start shaking.
They all knew of Chuzheng’s ‘notorious reputation’, some had even witnessed it firsthand.
“Why… why is she back?”
“Isn’t the River God hunting her everywhere?”
“Yeah, how dare she come back.”
“What are you afraid of, we have the River God supporting us now.”
The citizens whispered to one another, claiming they weren’t afraid, though their bodies betrayed their fear.
Just then, someone came out from the pharmacy’s backyard, and upon seeing Chuzheng, she became alert: “Chuzheng, what are you doing here!”
Chuzheng recognized this person from the original owner’s memory, Yuh Lian’s personal maid.
Chuzheng folded her arms: “This is my pharmacy, why do you think I’m here?”
The maid bit her lip and stiffened her neck: “Whose shop? This pharmacy is now used by the Yuh Residence to provide free medical treatment to the people.”
Chuzheng’s eyebrows turned cold, her voice chilled: “The Yuh Residence is quite formidable.”
So bold in their robbery!
Having the River God’s backing is quite something!
Seeing Chuzheng silent, the maid, noting the people in the shop, grew bolder: “Chuzheng, you ungrateful wolf, the Yuh Residence raised you for years, yet you repay kindness with vileness. How dare you come looking for trouble, Lord River God will not spare you!”
“Let him come,” Chuzheng snapped her wrist: “But for now, please leave.”
Chuzheng gave the maid no chance for nonsense, sweeping them out in no time.
Scoundrels!
They dare to rob from me!
–
The first to arrive was not the River God, but Yuh Lian.
Yuh Lian, dressed in a water-red gauze dress, swished as she walked, her golden hairpin and step-shaking hairpins clinking melodiously, her movements graceful.
Her palm-sized face was red-lipped and white-toothed, her features delicate and beautiful, even more so than before.
Her demeanor was elegant, her every gesture exuding an air of immortality.
Yuh Lian entered the pharmacy directly, slightly raising her chin, scanning the room before her eyes landed on the person leaning against the counter.
“You still dare to return,” Yuh Lian tutted lightly, “You’ve got quite some nerve.”
“It’s okay,” Chuzheng said without even glancing at her.
Yuh Lian frowned, a trace of malice flashing in her eyes: “You didn’t expect I wasn’t dead, did you!”
She was truly desperate then, but she didn’t expect to survive, and even become more beautiful.
Now in Hanjiang City, who doesn’t respect her at the mention of her name?
Chuzheng nonchalantly murmured ‘oh’: “Then you should thank me properly.”