Unsheathed

Compared to the water immortal shrine that was neglected and seemingly abandoned, with even the deity herself living somewhere else, the shrine of Algae Stream's canal master appeared much more impressive and also enjoyed far more incense offerings.

It was clear that this water deity understood what she was doing.

However, since she was able to suppress the other canal master so badly that the latter abandoned her shrine and couldn't raise her head anymore, she was clearly a difficult person to deal with.

When descending the mountain, Chen Ping'an told Du Yu about the tragic case that had taken place in Imperial Accompanying City, asking him to inquire about the contents of the secret letter.

Du Yu had essentially died two times tonight, so with this in mind, did he still need to be afraid of offending a measly canal master? As such, he didn't hesitate at all when agreeing to Chen Ping'an's request. To say nothing of the canal master of Algae Stream, a measly river guardian, he would resolutely go on the attack even if the lake lord of Verdant Bamboo Lake stood before him and dared to anger him.

If it weren't for the fact that Chen Ping'an had told him to discuss matters calmly, Du Yu would have drawn his saber and kicked open the gates of the canal master's shrine, directly hacking the canal master of Algae Stream half-dead with a single slash. He would then order the canal master to report the matters to Lord Du Yu, after which he would hack her dead with another slash. Only then could he vent the fury in his chest.

It was entirely the fault of Verdant Bamboo Lake's shitty feng shui that he was now forced to walk behind this mighty senior and wag his tail like a pitiful and obedient dog. Most detestable of all was the fact that just wagging his tail wasn't enough, and he even needed to worry about not wagging his tail properly and being mysteriously smacked to death as a consequence.

The two of them retracted their auras as they walked down the mountain, making sure that they didn't warn the canal master of their presence.

"What would you have done if you had learned about this tragic case of Imperial Accompanying City earlier? Just say what's on your mind," Chen Ping'an asked casually.

Du Yu smiled and replied, "This matter doesn't affect me, so I would have naturally ignored it altogether. The city god of a prefectural city is no ordinary river guardian appointed by the imperial court, so to say nothing of whether we can kill them or not, killing them will definitely attract far too much karmic fate.

"In any case, grudges in the cultivation world and conflict in the imperial court truly aren't interesting at all. It's always the same bullshit trivial matters being repeated over and over again. To be fair, the situation in the mountains isn't much better. Of course, there are indeed a fair number of cultivators truly focused on cultivating Dao, neither harming other people nor helping other people and simply focused on cultivating in peace.

"As for me, I have a short temper and have also come across a barrier in my cultivation, and it's because of this that I'm traveling around the cultivation world to seek entertainment."