txolops Chapter 008 Underwater Combat
Chapter 008 Underwater Combat
Willow head on the moon, after dusk.
It was past midnight, and the night was still. A small boat was pushed from the bank into the Tongtian River. A pretty woman's silhouette was visible at the bow, while a tall, burly figure was at the stern, huffing and puffing as he rowed the boat into the deeper part of the river.
Clang!
"Let's stop here and stop here."
The water buffalo spirit muttered something, put the oar aside, and then looked at Liu Yunniang across from him with a fawning expression.
"Madam, the Tongtian River is wide enough that even if I, an old ox, rowed all night, I still wouldn't be able to reach the other side. Let's stop here. It's nice here; there's no one around."
"If you're going to be lazy, just admit it. Why make excuses?"
Liu Yunniang gave a soft snort, feigning reproach, but her eyes couldn't help but dart around, a hint of panic hidden in her gaze.
Why hasn't my dream lover shown up yet, even though he promised to tonight?
She had already lured the bull demon to the Tongtian River, where they were now more than ten miles from the riverbank. It was a dark and windy night, and she was alone with the bull demon in a small boat. If the bull demon were to attack her, she would be left with no one to turn to for help.
"Madam, you've wronged me, Old Niu! I'm strong and never slack off. Once we're married, I can plow all those hundreds of acres of land by myself. We won't need to spend any more money to hire anyone else."
The water buffalo spirit patted his chest confidently, then suddenly lowered his head, looking shy.
"Then we'll have a few big, healthy boys, and the whole family will live happily ever after."
"Pooh!"
Liu Yunniang felt disgusted and couldn't help but spit. Fearing that the bull demon would be angry, she quickly pretended to be embarrassed and annoyed.
"Who wants to have a child with you?"
"Huh? Hehe."
Liu Yunniang's pretty face was flushed with shyness, which captivated the water buffalo demon. After regaining his senses, he pressed his advantage and quickly continued.
"Women always have to give birth. My old ox warms the bed for my wife, which is better than drinking the cold water of the Zimu River."
"We'll talk about that later."
"Why wait until later? The weather is perfect, let's get things done!"
As he spoke, the water buffalo demon could no longer contain himself and leaped up to pounce on Liu Yunniang.
"what!"
Liu Yunniang exclaimed in surprise, pushing and shoving while trying to comfort her.
"You old ox, we're not even married yet, how can you do this to me? What kind of behavior is this! Don't be impatient, on our wedding night, I'll be at your mercy."
"I, Old Niu, can't wait that long. Madam has chosen a good spot. There's no one here, so this is fine. Madam, please don't move around. I'm clumsy and can't find the ties to tie your skirt."
"Get away! Don't touch me!"
Seeing that her clothes were about to be torn to shreds by the water buffalo demon, Liu Yunniang panicked completely, and a wave of despair washed over her. She couldn't help but shout loudly.
"Help! Help me! Dream Lover, help me!"
"Go ahead and shout, we're far from shore, even if you shout until your throat is hoarse..."
The water buffalo spirit had not yet fully transformed, and its hooves could not untie the skirt. Impatient and disregarding Liu Yunniang's pain, it tried to forcibly tear it off.
Whoosh!
Just then, the sound of water suddenly arose beside the boat.
The water buffalo demon instinctively turned its head and saw a huge black shadow leap out of the water, carrying crystal-clear water droplets, and arcing through the night sky.
Then, it rammed into him.
"Ouch!"
The water buffalo demon was hit squarely. He was lying on top of Liu Yunniang and was already unsteady on his feet. Caught off guard by the impact, he completely lost his balance.
He lost his balance and fell straight off the boat.
Suddenly feeling a lightness on her body, followed by a splash, Liu Yunniang gasped for breath, turned her head to look at the surging water beside the boat, and only then did she realize that the bull demon had fallen into the water.
He then got up, quickly walked to the stern, grabbed the oar, and, still shaken, rowed with all his might toward the shore.
"Which filthy bastard is ruining my good time!"
Suspended in the water, the water buffalo unleashed a torrent of curses.
But before they could find the monster that had hit them, they saw a small boat moving on the water.
"I have important business to attend to tonight, I'll settle this with you another day."
Afraid that Liu Yunniang would leave, the water buffalo spirit snorted and strode across the water towards the small boat.
Not far away, amidst the water plants, it appeared completely unperturbed after falling into the water, its swimming movements now effortless and skillful. Finally, one could see the pair of thick, flat horns curving backward on the bull demon's head.
Li Yue cursed inwardly, "Damn it, it's a water buffalo!"
However, seeing the water buffalo demon swimming towards the surface, Li Yue didn't have time to think and immediately rushed out.
Bang~!
The water buffalo demon, who was swimming towards the surface, was suddenly bumped in the lower back, causing him to stumble. He quickly paddled with all four hooves to regain his balance.
"Turns out she's just a little fish spirit."
At the same time, he finally saw Li Yue's true form, snorted lightly, and showed contempt on his face.
"You haven't even taken human form yet, and you dare to provoke me?"
Li Yue glanced at the water buffalo demon, flicked his tail, and disappeared into hiding once more.
The moonlight is decent tonight, but the water is deep and the riverbed is dimly lit.
The water buffalo spirit looked around, but couldn't find Li Yue in the darkness. He frowned and continued swimming towards the surface.
Liu Yunniang looked delicate, but she was surprisingly strong, and had already rowed the small boat more than ten meters.
Whoosh!
Unexpectedly, just as the large ox hooves paddled twice in the water, the sound of water rose again, and Li Yue rammed into it hard once more.
"court death!"
The water buffalo demon was furious. It suddenly turned around and pointed its sharp horns at Li Yue.
Whoosh!
Fortunately, Li Yue reacted quickly, turning sharply to dodge in time. Although he didn't hit the water buffalo demon, he wasn't injured by its horns either.
He stopped a dozen meters away, turned around, and stared coldly at the water buffalo demon.
The water buffalo spirit hovered in the water, staring at Li Yue with a face full of anger.
A cow and a fish faced off in the water, neither able to gain the upper hand for a time.
Although the water buffalo spirit is a water buffalo, it can never outswim a fish underwater.
Correspondingly, Li Yue relied on the terrain and was agile, but in the end he was just a slightly larger carp, and could not kill this strong water buffalo by simply charging.
"No, I have to go up."
A moment later, the water buffalo demon suddenly swam back to the surface of the water.
A water buffalo is still a buffalo; it can't breathe underwater.
He fell into the water hastily and didn't have time to catch his breath beforehand; he could only stay in the water for about the time it takes to brew a cup of tea.
If they don't get up to breathe quickly, they might drown once they run out of air.
Whoosh!
Just as the water buffalo demon was about to rise to the surface, Li Yue crashed into it again.
Although the water buffalo demon didn't take Li Yue, who hadn't yet transformed into human form, seriously, its six-foot-long body and immense strength allowed it to slam against the rocks, and the impact was still quite painful.
This dodge forced them to stop.
"No, no, that won't do!"
With less and less air left in its lungs, the water buffalo grew increasingly agitated, ignoring everything else and swimming towards the surface with all its might.
Whoosh!
Li Yue resorted to his old trick again, charging forward to try and stop the water buffalo demon.
Bang~!
This time, accompanied by a large number of bubbles, it collided head-on.
However, the buffalo demon was prepared. Although it was in some pain, it only paused briefly before continuing to swim towards the surface.
Oops.
Li Yue's face instantly darkened. If the water buffalo demon escaped to the surface and caught its breath, all his efforts would have been in vain.
Li Yue had already devised a plan to deal with the bull demon: to entangle it underwater and drown it!
Pa~!
Suddenly, a dark figure emerged from the water and grabbed the water buffalo spirit's ankle.
"Um?"
The water buffalo demon paddled twice with all its might, but it couldn't float to the surface. Looking down, its face immediately darkened.
It's a water ghost.
"You foolish, ignorant creature, how dare you pull on me... Ah!"
The water buffalo demon snorted coldly, forcefully freeing one foot, and was about to kick the water ghost that was holding him.
But the next moment, as a dark shadow swept past, a piercing pain shot through his waist, and blood immediately mingled with the river water.
Turning my head again, I saw that in addition to the original carp spirit, there was now a mandarin fish spirit. A piece of flesh the size of a bowl had been bitten off my waist; it was the mandarin fish spirit that had attacked me.
"Sister Mandarin Fish, let's work together and make sure he doesn't go up to breathe."
Li Yue stared at the water buffalo spirit and said something to the spotted mandarin fish beside him.
At this time, the spotted mandarin fish had grown to four feet in size. Although it was far smaller than Li Yue, as a carnivorous fish, it had teeth!
"Don't worry, Brother Carp."
The spotted mandarin fish responded, staring at the blood flowing from the water buffalo spirit, a red light flashing in its eyes.