Chapter 509 (2): Radiant Lights
The woman in the veiled hat heaved a faint sigh, then gestured to the eight immortals to stand down before offering, "How about this? I can tell the imperial preceptor that you don't want to go to the Tug Rope Nation, and I'll return his payment for capturing you. However, you have to come back with me to my sect. I can't have come all this way for nothing. If I go back empty-handed, my master will not be happy with me.
“There's a river near our sect that harbors a river god. You can go there and see what being a river god is all about, and if you change your mind someday and decide that being a river guardian wouldn't be so bad, after all, I can take you to the imperial preceptor office. What do you think?"
The little girl nodded in response.
The woman in the veiled hat made a hand seal while chanting an incantation, and she demonstrated that she was also able to control spiritual energy as she removed the log above the little girl.
Having been freed from the oppressive log, the little girl jumped up and down on the spot a few times, following which her eyes began to dart around in a calculating manner.
"Don't try to run away," the woman in the veiled hat warned with a smile. "Otherwise, you could end up as braised fish or grilled fish if you're not careful!"
The little girl's expression instantly crumpled as she sniveled, "Just kill me then. I'd rather die than leave this place."
The woman in the veiled hat was at a slight loss for what to do, while the eight immortals were all looking on in amusement.
All of a sudden, a streak of dazzling sword light appeared on the distant horizon, and it arrived on the scene in the blink of an eye.
A young swordsman in a light purple Dao robe was hovering above everyone atop a flying sword, and there was a golden hairpin in his hair that was intermittently flashing with arcs of lightning.
The young swordsman smiled as he praised, "This little demon has proven very difficult to capture, so you've accomplished an impressive feat here. I'll take her. How much do you want for her?"
"You must be Young Master Jin of the Golden Crow Palace, right?" the woman in the veiled hat asked.