Water elemental became a god, ultimately becoming the master of heaven, earth, mountains, and rivers

Chapter 51 Finding Treasure Amidst Chaos
The two rolled to the ground, first with fists and palms, then with headbutts. Finally, Ahua, like a hungry wolf, used his teeth to bite through Zhuang Kun's neck, tearing off large chunks of flesh.

The crowd watched this scene in silence.

Yue Ting frowned, wanting to intervene, but was locked in place by Zhou Qing's aura and unable to break free.

After a while.

"father……"

Ahua lay on his back, his face covered in blood, chewing voraciously, when suddenly he laughed.

"So, this meat is sweet...no wonder it's so bitter for us."

And next to Ahua.

Zhuang Kun's neck was half gone, his eyes were lifeless, he was bleeding profusely, and his hands were flailing about as if trying to find his beloved Golden-Headed Tyrant.

But in the end, he only convulsed twice like a white maggot and then immediately stopped moving.

Ahua turned his head and looked in the direction of the group of Shui San'er.

He didn't see Chen Shunan, but he knew Chen Shunan was looking at him.

Ahua murmured, "Master Chen, I'll be waiting for you downstairs."

People die for money, birds die for food; he murdered his colleague for a pit spot.

In Ahua's view, if Chen Shunan wants to advance further in the future...

Not much better than him.

The Holy Dynasty was corrupt and stagnant, with one official buried in a pit. It was a terrifying will that permeated the court and all walks of life from top to bottom, infiltrating every aspect and every crevice, and few people could stand out.

So if we give Ahua another chance...

"That night, I should have risked it and killed him at the bottom of the well. Perhaps none of this would have happened..."

Ahua's eyes flashed with malice as he gripped the Litan flag tightly, its sharp tip pointing straight toward his chest.

Zheng!
A swift arrow pierced the sky, like a meteor streaking across the night, and struck the Li Tan flag with pinpoint accuracy.

Sparks flew as the Li Tan flag slipped from his grasp and flew away.

Huo Yue stood on the roof of a shop across the street and took out several blunt arrows.

Whoosh whoosh! !

The arrow shot out like a waterfall, hitting Ahua's major acupoints in an instant, immediately striking his pressure points and blocking his meridians, thus sealing off the flow of Ahua's energy.

Want to commit suicide?

not that simple.

Putting down her bow and arrow, Huo Yue looked at the crowd of people amidst the blazing fire and the flickering shadows, her eyes filled with doubt.

It seems there was some hidden weapon that narrowly struck Ahua's hind leg, which stopped him.

For some reason, this scene gave Huo Yue a very familiar feeling.

It seems like I've seen it somewhere before.

……

Geek~ Geek~
In the deep of night, where the trees are dense and insects chirp, there is a slight coolness, but it is not a breeze.

The stench of blood wafted through the air. The doors of the houses near Wanlong Mill were tightly shut, the windows were extinguished and closed. Even the dogs that were about to bark were covered by their owners and dragged into the house.

The streets and alleys to the left and right were like a ghost town, deserted and silent.

Only the incessant chirping of insects disturbed my ears.

In the distance, hurried footsteps could be heard, accompanied by the clash of weapons.

It was the members of the Wanlong mortar who finally realized what was happening and came to their aid.

Looking at the Wanlong Mill, now reduced to ruins.

Beneath the broken walls and ruins, glimpses of gold and silver can be faintly seen, along with 'prosperity' and 'gold ingots' woven from copper coins hanging from the roof beams...

The group of Shui San'er had strange expressions.

"Oh dear, I left my things in the Wanlong mill, I'd better look for them!"

Upon hearing this, Chen Shunan's eyes widened in surprise.

This time it really isn't him.

It's that cripple Cheng Bin who practices the "Startled Sparrow Skill"!

Cheng Bin looked excited, large beads of sweat running down his twitching cheeks, and his face showed a morbid excitement that far exceeded that of others!
Seeing the Wanlong mill reduced to ruins, it seems he has fulfilled some long-cherished wish!
"The Wanlong mill has finally collapsed!"

Cheng Bin's phantom limb, his right leg, which had been aching for many years, suddenly stopped hurting.

Back then, he got this leg injury from a crossbow bolt during a fight with Wanlong Rice Mill!
Cheng Bin took a step forward and immediately grabbed the nearest piece of silver!
The scene immediately descended into complete chaos!
In a dazzling display, figures leaped and flew across the ruins of the mill, immediately surging up and searching everywhere.

"court death!"

Yue Ting's face was as cold as frost, and a murderous intent surged in his eyes. But before he could even move the handle of his umbrella, a cunning and chilling aura locked onto his brow from afar.

Zhou Qing smiled, her eyes filled with affection, and silently looked at Yue Ting.

Yue Ting dared not move.

In fact, the loser leaving the money is an unspoken rule in water pits and mortar rooms.

However, this was the first time that the Wanlong mill had been demolished like this. So everyone was initially hesitant.

However, once someone took the lead, everyone moved with practiced ease, transforming into locusts and gnawing away at the ruins of the mill inch by inch.

Whoosh!
Whoosh!
Whoosh!
In just a few breaths, figures rushed toward Ahua's location.

Many people are extremely envious of that strange treasure that produces ghostly wails and chilling winds!

But while they are fast, there are others who are even faster!
In the blink of an eye, a plain-looking, hunched figure rushed out.

Shaped like a swimming dragon, elusive and unpredictable, it simply reached out and grabbed Li Tanqi from beside Ahua.

"Chen Shunan?"

"Old Chen?"

"That lightness skill... Oh, so he's that son-in-law who cultivates the 'Flesh Immortal' technique?"

Everyone stopped.

"I apologize to everyone."

Chen Shunan cupped his hands and smiled.

Sun Xiao looked at Chen Shunan, who had appeared out of nowhere, with a helpless expression, and then turned to search other places.

I didn't see you when you were charging into battle.

You were the fastest to run away when it came to dividing up the treasures!
The remaining few water brigade members from the other sections glanced at Chen Shunan with curiosity, indifference, or mockery, but did not make a move to compete for the treasure; they also hurried off to search for it.

He tucked the Li Tan flag into his trouser pocket.

bang bang bang...

Chen Shunan continued his movements without stopping, his legs whipping out powerful force that overturned the collapsed gray wall in front of him.

suddenly,

Chen Shunan faintly heard the chirping of insects coming from a broken jar not far away.

The boatman closest to the broken jar also noticed the commotion and rushed over.

Chen Shunan's eyes lit up, and he moved with lightning speed, like a ghost. With a swift movement, he suddenly reached out and pierced the wall of the jar right in front of the man, yet with effortless ease, he gently picked out the insect hiding at the bottom of the jar.

A large-bellied cricket, with mottled yellow and black markings, measuring one and a half inches long, appeared before the two.

This cricket was extremely clever; once caught, it immediately stopped chirping, flipped over belly-up with a snap, and pretended to be dead.

"Golden-headed Overlord? What a great worm, a great worm!"

Chen Shunan had long known that Zhuang Kun possessed the king of all insects, a top-grade creature in terms of weight, size, and bite force, and it was also said to be quite intelligent.

The other man stopped what he was doing and looked at Chen Shunan's fingers with apprehension.

That finger technique just now, striking like a hammer and falling like a feather, requires decades of arduous practice.

"That old man Chen, he's been hiding his true intentions well..."

The man sighed silently and then turned and left.

If you have something to say, say it at length; if you have nothing to say, say it briefly.

The group of Shui San'er searched for treasure, and the whole process took only about ten breaths.

The support members from the Ukifang gang have been arriving one after another.

Upon seeing this, Manager Li let out a sharp shriek, and everyone stopped what they were doing, looking unsatisfied, and retreated behind Zhou Qing.

Chen Shunan, along with Li Tanqi, Jin Tou Ba Wang, a few taels of silver, a snuff bottle of decent quality, some miscellaneous items, and a notebook resembling a diary, returned to the group without a word.

The two forces are locked in a standoff.

The heads of the gang members in the opposite mill flickered in the firelight, like round watermelons emerging from the water.

For some reason, Chen Shunan's feet felt a little itchy.

He glanced at Zhou Qing and Yue Ting again.

"I wonder what it feels like to step on the head of a top-tier expert..."

Despite thinking this in his heart, Chen Shunan decisively took a few steps back and stood next to Manager Li.

Manager Li glanced sideways at Chen Shunan silently, without saying a word.

……

Two large sedan chairs, each carried by four men, stopped at the foot of the Kui Xing Pagoda.

More than a dozen burly men, their arms as thick as execution pillars, stood clearly separated beside the two sedan chairs, looking at the opposite side with wary and hostile eyes.

On the top floor of the Kui Xing Pagoda, Zhao Guangxi and Zheng Dongjia stood by the railing, their expressions quite different.

Zhao Guangxi twirled the iron ball in his hand, his eyes narrowed as he looked at the Wanlong Mill, now a ruin, and he could barely contain his laughter.

Zheng Dongjia's face was ashen, and he was so gripping the jade thumb ring that it almost broke.

Especially when he saw that Zhuang Kun, that good-for-nothing, had actually died at the hands of an unknown, hot-headed lad whom Shuiwozi considered a traitor, he was so enraged that he felt like his nostrils were about to burst into flames.

"Zhao Guangxi, you've gone too far! Right under the emperor's nose, in Wuqing County, how dare you vandalize my Wanlong Mill?!"

(End of this chapter)