Seeing Hei Tou's persistence, Old Mo and I said no more.
However, before I could ask about the fiend's situation, I wanted to know what Hei Tou meant by "the person of the fate curse."
So I asked:
"Hei Tou..."
"Yes, sir!"
Hei Tou was very serious, respectful, and even humble.
I felt a little awkward.
But I continued:
"Hei Tou, what do you mean by 'the person of the fate curse'?"
Old Mo's eyes widened too; he was watching.
But Hei Tou froze.
He looked at me in surprise:
"Young Master Qin, you don't know yourself?"
"Yes, I don't know. That's why I'm asking you."
I added.
At this moment, Hei Tou frowned, feeling that he might have said something wrong:
"Young Master Qin, please forgive me.
If you don't know now.
I cannot explain it to you."
"Why?"
I frowned.
"This, this concerns the Princess.
The Princess didn't tell you, there must be a reason.
I naturally cannot tell you either!
Please forgive me, Young Master."
After speaking, Hei Tou knelt down again and began to kowtow.
"No, no, no, get up.
Can't I just not ask?"
I still found it hard to accept these water ghosts bowing and scraping all the time.
Since Hei Tou couldn't say, I wouldn't force him.
When Qing Dai returns, I'll ask her directly.
I thought to myself.
Seeing Hei Tou stand up, I got straight to the point:
"Hei Tou, how much do you know about the fiend that occupied your river mansion? What is its cultivation level?"
Hei Tou didn't hesitate after hearing me:
"That fiend came from upstream eight days ago. It's very fierce.
Its cultivation might have reached the True Light realm.
And it's skilled at escaping in the water.
The Princess tried three times, and each time it escaped..."
Hearing this, I was stunned.
True Light? That doesn't seem right.
When I fought him today, besides feeling that he was fast and agile in the water, his cultivation level didn't seem as high as True Light.
After all, the True Light realm was the peak cultivation of my master.
And I am only in the middle stage of the Soul Palace realm now.
If that water ghost were truly in the True Light realm, I wouldn't have been able to get ashore today.
Could it be that there is more than one ghost in the water?
I frowned slightly:
"Is it really True Light?
I encountered him in the water today and felt his strength was only around Soul Palace.
Could it be that there is more than one fiend in the river?"
But Hei Tou said seriously:
"As far as I know, there are many souls in the river, but only he is a fiend.
His cultivation is also in the True Light realm, and he is very powerful.
He might have been injured by the Princess, which lowered his strength.
But it's also possible that other malevolent spirits appeared and fought with you..."
Hearing this, I nodded.
Old Mo also frowned. A water ghost at the True Light realm was definitely a "Red-clothed level" entity.
We hadn't encountered this kind of fiend before.
With our current cultivation, we couldn't afford to be careless.
I nodded:
"It's not a big problem. No matter what his cultivation level is, he has to be destroyed.
If that fiend remains alive, we can't address your river mansion's issue.
If this fiend isn't dealt with, who knows how many drowning incidents will occur near this stretch of the river.
So, Hei Tou, we'll head back to the Green Mountain River pier shortly and meet up with Corpse Collector Jiang.
You come over then, and we'll join forces to deal with that fiend.
There's strength in numbers.
With all of us together, we can definitely eliminate that fiend."
I spoke continuously, outlining the plan.
Hei Tou naturally did not refuse.
Instead, he nodded happily.
He was a little surprised to hear the name Corpse Collector Jiang.
He had been in the Green Mountain River for over a hundred years.
And for the past thirty years, he had been the overlord of this section of the river.
Corpse Collector Jiang also made a living in this stretch of the river.
As practitioners of the Yin Gate, Hei Tou and Corpse Collector Jiang were acquainted.
Although Hei Tou was a good ghost, and both parties knew of each other's existence, they didn't interact much, maintaining a peaceful coexistence.
Now, hearing that I had called Corpse Collector Jiang for help, he was naturally a little surprised.
Seeing Hei Tou nod, Old Mo and I checked the time. It was eight o'clock.
Our meeting was at nine, so we had an hour left.
I continued:
"Hei Tou, then it's settled. We'll go to the pier via the land route."
Hei Tou nodded:
"Young Master Qin, Young Master Mo, please take care.
I will gather my forces and be there shortly."
Hearing this, Old Mo and I were both surprised.
Gather forces?
Did this water ghost, Hei Tou, have his own subordinates?
But as we were momentarily stunned, Hei Tou turned around.
His body instantly turned into a mass of black water.
It flowed into the Clear Water Stream with a "swish" and disappeared.
Taking a breath, I didn't dwell on it further:
"Old Mo, let's go."
Old Mo grunted in response.
Then the two of us left the riverbank.
We booked a ride-hailing car and headed towards the riverside pier.
The journey was quite smooth.
By the time we reached the riverside pier, it was around eight forty.
The timing was perfect.
We walked forward, looking for Corpse Collector Jiang near the pier.
There were several large boats at the pier.
They were all floating fish restaurants.
Lights were on, and there were customers.
Beside them, seven or eight fishing boats were docked.
Some had lights on, while others were cooking.
The two of us stood at the pier and watched for a while, then we saw a small boat slowly approaching on the river not far away.
Upon closer inspection, it was Corpse Collector Jiang's boat...