Start as a Temple Spirit

“For some reason, the old man feels a little uneasy.” The old patriarch sighed and withdrew his gaze.

But when the old man was about to turn around and go back to the table, he saw a black boat floating downstream at a very fast speed, as if something was chasing the black boat.

This situation made the old patriarch frown slightly, and he couldn't help but use his Yuan Power to bless the Wood God and look intently. He could vaguely see the Huitong flag hanging on the boat's mast.

In fact, you don't need to look to know that it is the black ship of Huitong Trading Company returning.

"Eh" the old patriarch let out a light exclamation, because he saw that the railing of the black ship was seriously damaged. Upon closer inspection, he could see cracks and traces of repairs on the hull.

"There's something wrong with Huitong Commercial Bank's shipping expenses." This was the old patriarch's thought.

As the black ship approached, the old patriarch saw more clearly that the damage to the hull was much more serious than he had expected.

"The smell of blood is very strong, and there must be many injured." Shang Liangshan flashed to the side of the old patriarch and said as he looked at the black boat that was drifting downstream and was badly damaged.

It turned out that the bloody smell he smelled just now was not caused by the fight between wild beasts, but came from the returning Huitong Commercial Ship.

"There are no bandits upstream from us." The old patriarch frowned.

When the merchant ship was damaged, the first thing the old patriarch thought of was banditry.

In the upper reaches of Forgotten Township, due to the poor mountains and bad water, there are few rural villages. There are quite a few mountain villages hidden among the mountains, but bandits have never appeared.

"They must have been attacked by a group of monsters." Shang Liangshan guessed.

His wood orifice has not yet been constructed and materialized, so his eyesight is not as good as the old patriarch's.

It's tearful to talk about it, the eye acupoints were his first goal after constructing and materializing the meridians, but he has not been able to build it yet and always fails at the last moment.

"No more guessing, old man, let Xiaomu go and take a look." The old patriarch is a man of action, and he will leave as soon as he says he will.

The scarred black boat floated downstream and caught the eyes of the soldiers and civilians who were building the village wall.

Discussions followed, and the old patriarch and Wangmu, along with the pharmacist, rushed to the dock to play the role of host and provide medical treatment.

Wang Mu looked at the approaching black boat and said thoughtfully, "I'm afraid it will be a fierce battle."

"They are all claw marks." The old patriarch looked at the criss-crossing claw marks that penetrated deep into the wood on the black boat, and guessed what kind of monster left them.

Everyone's doubts and speculations were answered as the Wu ship docked at the pier and Liu Yu and Chen Jun went ashore.

"A tribe of bear monsters?" After listening to Liu Yu's story, the old patriarch suddenly understood.

It's Liu Yu and his friends' bad luck.

The incident happened when they were returning and docked for rest.

It was a dark night with light snow. The wind was howling in the village, the campfire was swaying, and everything was silent.

Just as Liu Yu was about to get into bed and hug his pillow to sleep, he suddenly heard the roar of a wild beast.

It was normal to hear wild beasts roaring in the wilderness, so he was slightly startled at first, but then he felt relieved.

But just as he got into bed, he felt the ground shaking slightly, beasts roaring, and the sound of beasts attacking suddenly came from outside the tent.

This sudden incident made Liu Yu rush out of the tent without even having time to put on his shoes.

What came into his sight were pairs of green eyes moving in the woods, heavy dark shadows, bushes being pushed aside, constant "crackling" sounds, and violent energy surging like a tide with astonishing momentum.

The battle followed heavy black shadows, roaring out of the forest, appearing in the light of the campfire, and arrows shot up.

"Roar!" The bears roared, their violent energy turned into momentum and shook the falling snow. They attacked the camp despite the arrows.

"Kill!" The shouts of killing rang out, the long swords shone brightly, the claws and fangs flashed cold light, cutting through the night and shaking off the snowflakes.

As the sharp blade and claws intertwined, blood splattered.

At the beginning of the battle, Huitong Commercial Bank had a slight advantage under the leadership of Chen Jun, a mid-level fifth-grade expert.

But accompanied by a roar that resounded through the night sky, a five-meter-tall bear monster appeared and started a fierce battle with Chen Jun. Huitong Trading Company was immediately at a disadvantage.

However, the guards of Huitong Commercial Bank are really strong. The lowest one is a third-grade Qi-refining warrior, and even the sailors are strong enough to fight against a bear.

So although we were at a disadvantage, we were not defeated.

Seeing that his side was losing the upper hand, Liu Yu immediately ordered his troops to retreat by ship while fighting.

The natural result of the battle was that everyone from Huitong Trading Company fled in panic, and the ship was attacked by several bear monsters. If it weren't for the defense formation of the black ship, the ship would have been destroyed and everyone on board would have died.

"How many casualties are there in your group?" Yifeng, who had rushed over, watched the wounded get off the ship and asked Liu Yu.

"Fortunately, no soldiers were killed in the battle, but there were many injured. We have to rely on your help to get treatment and shelter." Liu Yu said with a fist salute.

"That's no problem." Yifeng nodded, then changed the subject and said, "However, due to limited conditions, you will have to stay in the thatched cottages in the village."

"Brother Yi, you are too polite. We were traveling for business and lived in tents. Now we have a thatched house to stay in and the third elder is leading a team to treat the wounded. How can you talk about committing yourself to me?" Liu Yu was sincere and had a meaningless conversation with Yifeng.

"Xiao Chao, did you see anything?" At the dock, the old patriarch, without any politeness, looked at Yang Chao who was touching the claw marks on the hull and asked.

The old man was just bored and asked casually.

"They are all made of high-quality ebony, engraved with defensive patterns, and can withstand the attacks of a level five bear monster." Yang Chao gave his analysis.

"To be precise, it can only withstand ten attacks from a level five bear monster. The power of a level five bear monster is too great." Chen Jun said as he walked over, pointing to the black ship of Xuanxu Sect and said, "This black ship should be a third-grade spiritual ship, which can withstand the attack of a level six bear monster."

"The black ship of the Xuanxu Sect is more than just a third-grade spiritual ship. It is blessed with Taoism and combines both offense and defense." When it comes to professional matters, Yang Chao always sticks to the facts.

"The black ship of Xuanxu Sect, there are people from Xuanxu Sect in your town?" Chen Jun asked in surprise.

"Hmm," the old patriarch stroked his beard and nodded, unwilling to say more. Keeping people in suspense is not only fun, but also makes one appear mysterious.

Chen Jun turned his gaze to Yang Chao for an answer, but the latter was so absorbed in studying the claw marks that he really didn't understand romantic situations.

But he could only smile helplessly, because Mohist disciples have always been like this.

He rolled his eyes and walked quickly towards Liu Yu.

When Liu Yu learned that there were people from Xuanxu Sect in Forgotten Township, they became even better friends with Yifeng and kept asking if he could introduce them to each other.

Yifeng has only three words to describe this: keep people on suspense.

I asked you to set up a purchasing point for Huitong Trading Company in Forgotten Township, but you kept dragging your feet. So I will keep you in suspense. As the saying goes, it is rude not to reciprocate.

But keeping people on suspense is keeping people on suspense, so in the evening a banquet was held to entertain Liu Yu and Zhen Jun.

Yifeng still invited Taoist Master Liu, who had been wandering around the village with his disciples and teaching them Feng Shui knowledge, to the banquet.

Liu Weizi was so obsessed with the evil dream monster that he almost walked through the land of oblivion.

Liu Yu was so enthusiastic when facing Taoist Priest Liu that he even used his surname.