"Quick, under the bridge on the opposite side!" Fu Ruhai said, urging the driver to hurry.
At this moment, Liu Sandao was entangled by thick, thread-like objects, his limbs unable to move. He struggled forcefully, but the more he struggled, the tighter the grip became.
"Hong Hong Wo" had no intention of harming Liu Sandao. Its goal was the ten lucky fruits. As long as Fang Huiran drowned, the mission would be complete and the fruits would be theirs. Before that, it would kill any god it encountered, and any Buddha it met. For a mere Liu Sandao, a little celestial being of unknown origin who dared to be so presumptuous, it was simply courting disaster.
By then, Fu Ruhai and Bai Suxiang had arrived at the bridge. Seeing Liu Sandao wrapped in something, Fu Ruhai spoke to him in a celestial riddle.
"Liu Sandao, what's wrong with you?"
"Can't you see? I don't know what bound me. This thing is strange; it gets bigger when you get bigger, and smaller when you get smaller. I can't break free. Hurry and save Fang Huiran, she's fallen into the water!"
As soon as Liu Sandao finished speaking, Fu Ruhai leaped into the Guazi River. Bai Suxiang, knowing he was going to save someone, still called the official rescue number to be safe.
In the water, Fu Ruhai saw Fang Huiran struggling. However, Fang Huiran had been struggling for a long time. At this moment, it was merely a final thrash. Soon, she stopped moving altogether. Fu Ruhai understood that if he didn't save her now, in a few more minutes, she might never return.
At this time, underwater, Bai Suxiang could not see any of his actions. This was very conducive to him using his magic. Just as Fu Ruhai was about to cast his spell, "Hong Hong Wo" made its move. His lucky fruits would arrive in a few minutes; otherwise, the mission would fail, and that was unacceptable. Fu Ruhai intended to use Fang Huiran's own lucky fruits from the Manual of Fortune for her survival. However, as soon as he took out the Manual of Fortune, "Hong Hong Wo" rushed forward to fight him.
"Who are you? What is that treasure that is so powerful?" Fu Ruhai asked, dodging.
"Hahaha, you don't need to know who I am. I know you are Fu Ruhai! As for the power of the Heavenly Silkworm Umbrella, I'll let you taste it later!" "Hong Hong Wo" said with a laugh, but his hands did not stop, relentlessly attacking Fu Ruhai.
"I never fight unknown opponents. You'd better report your name! Your rotten umbrella, watch me chop it with my saber!" Fu Ruhai actually said this. Anyone who didn't know better would think he was a master. Even so, this was very effective on "Hong Hong Wo." After all, he didn't want to fight for so long without anyone knowing his name; that would be a loss. The nameless celestial being earlier was not very strong, so he didn't use his true name. This Fu God was different; he was a legitimate deity in heaven, so he must be quite capable.
"The Fierce God, Wu Dezhu, is here! You ignorant child, I'll tell you the truth, the Heavenly Silkworm Umbrella is impervious to blades and impervious to water and fire! So, if you want to untie yourself, do it in your next life!" Wu Dezhu reported his name and spoke of the Heavenly Silkworm's power, yet he continued to pursue Fu Ruhai relentlessly.
Fu Ruhai unleashed his magic and recited an incantation. The Manual of Fortune shone with golden light, firmly surrounding his body. Lucky fruits filled the surroundings, spinning rapidly. Wu Dezhu, seeing so many lucky fruits, became greedy. If he could pick a few more, wouldn't that be more direct than completing a mission? He quickly struck at the golden light, intending to pluck the lucky fruits.
However, to his great regret, the moment his hands grabbed a lucky fruit, a burning sensation struck him!
"Hahaha, want to eat fruit? I'll give you a good one!" Fu Ruhai was overjoyed. Wu Dezhu could be burned by the lucky fruit, indicating his low magical power. If a god of death had come, he would not have been burned. This lucky fruit, though it looked like a lucky fruit, was not. It was merely a form transformed by the Manual of Fortune. Fortune belonged to the element Earth, so the light surrounding the Manual of Fortune was of the Fire element, signifying the concept of Fire generating Earth. It could only defend, not attack. Thus, for many years, he had only used it to save his life and had never actively attacked or harmed anyone.
Wu Dezhu did not understand these things; he was merely a minor local deity. If he didn't have the Heavenly Silkworm Umbrella to control his opponents, with his meager magical power, he would have long ago become a stepping stone for others. Because he only had that one treasure, Wu Dezhu had to fight Fu Ruhai himself.
At this moment, the Heavenly Silkworm Umbrella was trapping another person. Wu Dezhu thought this, shaking his injured hand, and looked at Liu Sandao, whom he had bound. Unfortunately, the person was gone.
Liu Sandao heard that the treasure was called the Heavenly Silkworm Umbrella. Taking advantage of their struggle, he had already traveled through the water to a silkworm-raising household. This household was different from others. Towering mountains surrounded it, and for dozens of miles around, the land was lush and green. As far as the eye could see, there were mulberry trees. Liu Sandao didn't know where this was; he had arrived at such a place based on his own reasoning.
Since it was the Heavenly Silkworm Umbrella, it must be made of heavenly silkworm silk. Where there was heavenly silkworm silk, there must be a place where heavenly silkworms were raised. This heavenly silkworm silk must be no ordinary object; blades and spears certainly couldn't cut it, otherwise, Wu Dezhu wouldn't treasure it so much. Therefore, the only solution was to have the heavenly silkworm moths bite it.
To be safe, he didn't immediately jump into the mouths of the heavenly silkworm moths. This was because the process of drawing silk and shedding cocoons would kill the heavenly silkworms. If he accidentally fell into a boiling pot, he would be cooked alive. Therefore, he had to find a favorable location and see which heavenly silkworm cocoons were for moths that would emerge to lay eggs. Fortunately, through the secret technique of "Ruo Shui Fu," he could reach any place with water. In fact, not just water, but any liquid. However, if it were just a liquid, the effect would be greatly diminished. The speed and effectiveness would not be as great as before. Liu Sandao had to resolve the Heavenly Silkworm Umbrella as quickly as possible, otherwise, Fang Huiran would surely meet a terrible fate.
He performed the secret technique and transformed into the size of a grain of rice. With a single incantation, he was within a silkworm pupa that was about to break free from its cocoon. Without any mishap, the heavenly silkworm silk was successfully bitten through, but it was a pity for this precious treasure.
Having regained his freedom, Liu Sandao instantly returned to the Guazi River. At this moment, Fu Ruhai was still within the golden light of the Manual of Fortune, and Wu Dezhu could do nothing to him. The two were no longer fighting with magic but were engaged in a verbal spat. One shouted, "Come out!" and the other shouted, "Go in!" Bai Suxiang stood anxiously on the shore, waiting. The rescue team had not arrived, and Fu Ruhai had not come ashore. The Guazi River was dark, and no one knew what was happening below. Of course, this grand aerial battle was something mortals could not, and should not, know about.