Yinshan Record

Chapter 292 The Hateful Traitor Su from the Previous Dynasty
“Back when Consort Lian was around, this place was indeed much better than it was under your care, Old Turtle.”

General Shan shook his armor, looking quite moved.

In fact, all of them had their eyes on this water mansion and had fought each other several times, but in the end it still fell into the hands of the old turtle.

"How can an old turtle compare to Consort Lian's royal bearing?"

Royal demeanor?

Out of curiosity, Su Che asked about this past event.

It turns out that the original owner of this water palace attained enlightenment in the early years of the previous dynasty and was a white carp that had cultivated for a long time.

After attaining enlightenment, this silver carp no longer enjoys the misery of the water, but especially loves the warmth and comfort of human life, often wandering around the area. Occasionally, it even deliberately reveals its presence to do good deeds such as helping the widowed, orphaned, and lonely.

The incident alarmed the court of the previous dynasty. The Great Liang Dynasty had the Jingye Division, the Imperial Guards, and the Censorate, and the previous dynasty also had its own corresponding agencies. Naturally, they sent their best officers to capture the evil spirit. Consort Lian surrendered without resistance and was taken directly into the palace of the previous dynasty.

It turns out that the carp spirit had been wandering around the human world for a long time, and some storytellers with a penchant for gossip made up stories like "Lady Lian saves the pretty scholar three times" and "Iron-headed wolf teases the carp beauty at night".

Even more uneducated scholars secretly followed her, deliberately drawing her likeness to sell for money. Before long, the story and the spirit of the silver carp reached the palace. The emperor of the previous dynasty saw the portrait of the silver carp spirit drawn by the enthusiast and was captivated by her beauty. He specially sent a master to capture the silver carp spirit and bring her to see him.

The carp spirit was captivated by the splendor and wealth of the palace. In addition, the emperor at the time was handsome, and the eunuchs who helped him fabricated stories such as "The emperor loses his appetite and becomes emaciated whenever he sees the empress's portrait. Everyone in the palace says that the fairy is killing people."

Naturally, it was a case of heaven and earth catching fire, and a raging fire drawing in dry tinder. Lady Pan accidentally hit Master Ximen, and the old driver ended up on the bus.

The carp spirit, somewhat reluctantly, received the title of Zhaoyi and settled down in the palace without any hesitation.

She served three emperors there until the old lion came to the east to spread the Dharma, at which point Consort Lian left the palace and moved back to Canglang River, where she built this villa.

Later, when her lifespan ended, the family business was seized by the most powerful old turtle in the area.

That happened in the early years of the founding of the Great Liang Dynasty.

The three old demons recalled the grandeur of this underwater palace when Consort Lian was still alive, and cursed the old turtle for being an inhuman son who ruined this rare underwater scenery.

"The so-called formation, existence, decay, and emptiness, the arising and ceasing of all phenomena due to causes and conditions. The falling of trees and the collapse of beams are simply natural phenomena, what does it have to do with me? If I hadn't painstakingly maintained all the laws and regulations in the Water Palace, would you still be making such a racket here?"

On the surface, the old turtle was naturally extremely dissatisfied, but inwardly he thanked a few old friends for helping to change the subject.

Let's keep this person calm first.

The four demons led Su Che into the main hall of the villa, where graceful fish maidens had already laid out golden plates and jade bowls, filled with all sorts of aquatic treasures.

Su Che naturally took the seat of honor, with the old turtle, as the host, sitting on the left as an accompaniment, and Heng Fuzi sitting on the right. General Shan and Mr. Gong, who had been rebuffed, sat on the outermost side.

The food was acceptable, but Su Che couldn't help but think that if General Shan ate eel noodles, Master Heng ate steamed crab roe, and the old turtle drank a bowl of turtle soup...

As Su San Gongzi was pondering this, Heng Fuzi had already taken a whole crab and was peeling it open by himself.

"Young master, the shrimp and crabs from my Canglang River are excellent. The crab meat is plump and delicious, you must try them!"

Su Che ignored him and turned to ask the old turtle next to him.

"How did you guys get into a dispute with the Great River Alliance?"

The old demons exchanged glances.

This is an attempt to hold someone accountable.

"It's probably all a misunderstanding."

Master Heng pondered for a moment.

"How did you know, young master?"

The old turtle looked at Su Che.

Now that it's his home turf, if these three old fogies are willing to work with him, he might be able to take down this mysterious adversary.

The only concern is that the other three might not be of one mind. I know these old neighbors all too well. Dealing with the Great River Alliance, a common nemesis for everyone, is manageable, but dealing with strangers of unknown origin might cause them to harbor resentment.

Putting everything else aside, even the old turtle himself felt that if he could get rid of one or two of these old neighbors with the help of external forces, it would be a good thing.

"Everyone was living a peaceful life until those guys from Yuyang Mountain..."

In the end, it was Master Heng who spoke up.

The old turtle could recount decades of love, hate, and grudges in a single sentence.

The Canglang River has always been home to many aquatic creatures. However, because the waterways connect to the East China Sea, most of the aquatic creatures that have reached a certain level of power will go directly to the East China Sea, a practice known as "going to the sea".

After all, the East Sea is a sacred place for cultivators and an ideal place to live for many demons.

In fact, for the Central Plains, the great demon going to the sea was a good thing, after all, it removed the demons from the rivers and reduced the number of monsters in the Canglang River.

For powerful demons who have achieved great success in their cultivation, entering the East Sea is not just about finding a more comfortable environment, but more like an instinct rooted deep in their blood.

Which of these demons that can venture east into the sea is not an old demon who has cultivated for thousands of years? Naturally, they have a large number of relatives and subordinates following them. Therefore, one can imagine how magnificent this great demon's journey across the sea was.

Their momentum was indeed impressive, but the numerous demons traveling with them, the rising river waters, and even the altered environment due to the gathering of so many demons...

These events are tantamount to natural disasters for people on both sides of the Taiwan Strait.

Therefore, the major sects, led by Yuyang Mountain, gathered together cultivators who were dedicated to saving the people from suffering and joined forces to restrain the demons when they went out to sea.

Decades ago, under the guidance of certain individuals, an organization called the Great River Alliance was established.

Its purpose is to gather cultivators who are determined to change the situation of the Canglang River, and to monitor the demons in the water in sections. Once a fully formed demon intends to go to sea, it will gather experts from all walks of life to restrain it.

Of course, the Great River Alliance wouldn't let cultivators work for free. They would reward cultivators who participated in the work, with rewards ranging from various elixirs and magical artifacts to secret cultivation methods and formulas.

Using righteousness as a pretext and practical interests as a guarantee, the Great River Alliance quickly absorbed various independent cultivators from the Great Liang and even the Northern Dynasty, rising rapidly within a few decades to become a major organization dominating the Canglang River.

Because of the shadowy presence of major sects like Yuyang Mountain behind it, the aquatic creatures in the Canglang River generally swallowed their anger.

Of course, Lao Yuan finally pointed out that the current situation of Canglang River is indeed related to a certain man surnamed Su who did not want to reveal his name.

According to the old turtle, even though the Great River Alliance was tyrannical, the aquatic creatures in the Canglang River still had a certain degree of freedom. After all, the Great River Alliance was still relatively weak, while the aquatic creatures were superior in both quantity and quality.

In addition, there's the great paradise of demons in Xuanshan. Although the aquatic creatures and the Great River Alliance haven't had a pleasant time, it's still a 50/50 situation.

As a result, a well-connected second-generation rich kid went to Cizhou to become a spy, brought in a Changsheng Zhenren (a Taoist immortal) who razed Xuanshan to the ground. In an instant, the momentum of the Yangtze River surged, as if it felt that it had the support of a Xuanmen (Taoist) giant, while the demons consciously retreated.

Then the Yin-Yang boundary shattered, and the evil dragon entered the sea.

Although the old turtle and his companions did not know what had happened on the other side of the Yin-Yang realm, the ancient dragon spirit above traveled eastward along the great river, not only bringing a cold disaster to both banks of the Canglang River, but also severely damaging many demons in the Canglang River.

Countless aquatic creatures froze to death, becoming nourishment for the ancient evil dragon.

Even an old demon with profound cultivation like the Old Turtle, who had fled early on, could not escape the aftershocks and suffered damage to his vital energy.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, the Great River Alliance went even further, leaving the old demons with no way to express their grievances.

Furthermore, the imperial court, having listened to the advice of some treacherous official, decided to bestow upon Lady Xue the title of the Water Goddess of Canglang. Although Lady Xue had always aspired to the path of divinity, she was, after all, an outsider compared to the water demons of Canglang.

The demons in the Canglang River split into two opposing factions, giving the Great River Alliance an opportunity to intervene.

As time goes by, one thing grows while the other declines.

The Great River Alliance actually seems to be subtly suppressing the entire Canglang Water Vein.

"If we're talking about the root of the problem, it's all that little thief surnamed Su's fault. He had beautiful women and fine wine in Jiankang City, but he insisted on coming here to cause trouble. He deserves to die."

The old turtle let out a long sigh, raised his wine glass and took a big gulp, seemingly reminiscing about the good old days before the man surnamed Su came.

(End of this chapter)