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Suddenly, they heard a loud commotion at the foot of the mountain. Zhong Kui grabbed Chen Ping'an and said, "Trouble has come knocking, let's go and take a look."
The temple attendant of the water god temple was an old woman, and she was standing at the foot of the mountain with a transcendent-looking old cultivator who resided in the temple. They were currently blocking a woman in white from ascending the mountain.
In the distance, the people crowding around the snack stalls pointed at them and engaged in spirited discussions.
The woman in white appeared entirely ordinary from a distance, but a closer look revealed that she was practically a bamboo basket full of water. Her face was sickly and pale, and her white dress was drenched in water. Water was seeping out of her skin and dripping onto the ground, leaving a clear trail behind her.
The old woman thumped her dragon-head cane into the ground and said with a cold smile, "A measly water ghost dares to violate the water goddess's temple? You're seeking death!"
The old cultivator smiled and corrected her, "She's already an evil spirit from the river, so it seems a little inappropriate to say that she's seeking death."
There was a cold and menacing smile on the old woman's face as she glowered at the impudent water ghost from Burial River.
This water ghost was only a small fry, and the old woman could easily destroy her with a single wack from her cane. In fact, killing this water ghost could even be considered an act of virtue.
The female water ghost trembled in fear. However, she still bit her lips and summoned her courage, looking at the two high and mighty beings and saying in a timid voice, "Esteemed Temple Attendant, Esteemed Immortal, I've come here to look for a scholar. He said that he could help me break free from the control of the river demon, and that I wouldn't need to commit evil and harm people anymore..."
The temple attendant, the old woman, raised her eyebrows and exclaimed, "What an absolute joke! You expect me to believe that you came ashore for such a reason? This is definitely an evil scheme cooked up by that river demon!"
The old cultivator stroked his beard and chuckled, "Should I...
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