Unsheathed

The thick-browed man stretched and flicked his sleeve at the same time, causing a burst of spiritual energy to swim across the four walls like a nimble snake. He then snapped his fingers, causing numerous golden talismans to instantly light up on the walls of the shrine, with these talismans appearing like soaring birds.

The thick-browed man had snuck into the water immortal shrine before the group of idiotic youths had set off, and after drawing the talismans on the wall, he had used a unique secret technique to conceal his aura. Otherwise, the female canal master would have been scared away immediately. As for the apprehending talismans on the wall, these were Snow Soil Talismans that his master and immortal force were renowned for. These talismans were also called Flying Bird Seal Scripts, and after being completed, they were extremely well hidden and hard to detect. They were like fleeting claw marks left in the snow by soaring geese.

Apart from this powerful talisman, the immortal force that the thick-browed man belonged to was ultimately a famous Militarian force that was especially skilled at assassination. At the same time, this Militarian force was also slightly different from ordinary Militarian forces. Because of this, many disciples of the force worked as personal guards of officials and nobles in the mortal empires.

Even though this Militarian force couldn't be regarded as top-notch in the one dozen or so nations, no one dared to underestimate it because of this. However, this thick-browed man was rebellious and unrestrained, and for the past few decades, his only pastime was to mingle in the cultivation world outside the mountains, preferring to be the head of a chicken rather than the tail of a phoenix.

When he was bored, he would toy around with the gallant heroes of the cultivation world as if they were catfish in the pond or earthworms in the mountains. He would kill them or spare them depending on his emotions, and he was extremely direct and resolute. This was especially the case when it came to so-called gallant female heroes, a group of people who provided a completely different experience.

Right now, the thick-browed man was looking at the old woman and the two young women as if they were already his possessions.

"Esteemed Immortal, why have you gone out of your way to tempt me out of the lake? And why are you vandalizing the items on my property? This isn't very good, is it?" the old woman said slowly.

The thick-browed man made a grabbing motion, retrieving a pot of wine from beside a campfire and tilting his head back to take a large swig. He then violently tossed the wine pot away and spat in disgust, "What absolute rubbish are you fools buying? This tastes like pungent piss. No wonder your brains are completely scrambled."

The thick-browed man was seemingly in a bad mood, and he stared intently at the old woman and replied, "My junior brother is at odds with your master, the lake lord of Verdant Bamboo Lake, and I've coincidentally received a mission from my master to travel to Imperial Accompanying City this time. The lake lord is hiding in his dragon palace at the bottom of the lake, making him quite difficult to find.

"However, I know that you're a vindictive woman who can't stand boredom, and the conflict between my foolish junior brother and the lake lord of Verdant Bamboo Lake back then ultimately arose because of you anyway. As such, feeding you to my saber and causing the lake lord to rush over is also a good outcome. In any case, I genuinely won't be afraid of him once he leaves the lake. Don't they all say that the canal master is his forbidden lover? Well, I'll toss your corpse on the bank of Verdant Bamboo Lake once I've had enough fun with you. Let's see if he can still endure this and restrain himself."

The old woman became deathly pale.

The two maidservants looked even more pitiful and tragic. The canal master could still maintain her illusion technique, but they were already starting to show vague signs of their true appearance now that their spiritual energy was starting to become scattered.