This immortal was clearly ordinary, yet he was unusually confident.

It was early autumn, and the weather was gradually getting cooler, but the banks of the Qujiang River had not yet shown signs of decay, and were still a scene of layered mountains and lush greenery.

As the small boat reached the center of the river, with nothing to obstruct its view, the scenery on both banks was fully visible. A gentle breeze rippled across the surface, lightly touching the waves created by the boat, which then merged and blended into tiny whirlpools or irregularly shaped ripples, creating a unique and beautiful scene.

Gazing at the beautiful scenery and listening to the moving story, Zheng Zhuang was momentarily lost in thought. After a moment, he let out a soft sigh and said:

"In that case, Fellow Daoist Jiang and Brother Sun can be considered as lovers finally united in marriage."

"Heh, finally becoming a couple? Too bad, Sun Tianbao is already dead!" Jiang Nishang said coldly.

"what?"

Zheng Zhuang was taken aback. How did a perfectly good love story suddenly turn into a tragedy?

Jiang Nishang looked out of the cabin, carefully put away the "Collection of Stealing Jade," and then said in a low voice:

“Every time he is reincarnated, I try my best to make him fall in love with me. I become whatever kind of woman he likes, but I don’t know why, every time, he dies because of me!”

"Sun Tianbao too?"

Zheng Zhuang was dumbfounded again. It was truly touching that he died for her every time, but what kind of twisted fate was this?!

Jiang Nishang seemed to remember something amusing and suddenly couldn't help but laugh out loud:

"After I learned that Sun Tianbao was his reincarnation, I secretly followed him. Once, I overheard him discussing the Misty Rain Pavilion on the riverbank with his fellow passengers. I assumed that he liked courtesans, so I disguised myself as a courtesan to meet him."

--Perhaps we are truly destined to be together, and every time we happen to come together, it's by chance.

"He said he wanted to marry me, so I went home with him. But his father strongly opposed it because of my past as a courtesan. I wanted to explain, but I didn't know how."

At this point, Jiang Nishang glanced at Old Sun, who was rowing the boat, and continued:

"However, I did not blame Tianbao's father for breaking us up, because I only learned later what the so-called courtesans were, not to mention the saying 'arranged marriage by parents and matchmakers'."

--I wanted to marry Tianbao, but I was also afraid that he would die again because of me. I didn't know what to do at the time, so I told him that I wanted to be alone for a few days and would come to see him again. Then I returned to the Water Palace.

--But in the few days I was away, Tianbao died. He thought I had jumped into the river to commit suicide, so he also jumped into the river. Otherwise, even if he was just an ordinary person, he wouldn't have drowned with his swimming skills.

"Just like before, he always ends up dying because of me, dying for me, by some twist of fate!"

Zheng Zhuang was at a loss for words. He inexplicably felt a sense of admiration for Sun Tianbao; such love could be considered great. But something also vaguely felt off...

There must be something fishy going on here. It might be understandable if it happened once or twice, but it's intriguing that it happens every time.

Jiang Nishang ignored Zheng Zhuang and continued speaking to herself:

"After Tianbao died, I placed his body in the underwater palace at the bottom of the lake, but his soul went nowhere. Later I received news that his soul had appeared on this boat, so I changed into a different form every day and guarded this boat, just to see him one more time."

“You love each other, he will definitely come to see you,” Zheng Zhuang comforted him.

“Yes, he will definitely come. Isn’t that why you chose this ship?” Jiang Nishang suddenly burst into laughter, seemingly insane. “We just want to be together peacefully, living a normal life. Why are you all trying to stop us from having this simple wish?”

As soon as she finished speaking, a fierce wind suddenly howled around them, the once clear sky was covered with dark clouds, and the river began to churn.

The boats of all sizes in the river began to rock violently, leaving the people on board completely bewildered.

"Why did the situation suddenly change?"

"This shouldn't be happening... Qujiang is usually blessed with favorable weather at this time of year, what's going on?"

"Mom, I'm afraid!"

"Hold on tight, everyone! If you fall now, there's no chance of survival..."

"..."

“The River God… is enraged!” an elderly boatman said, his face ashen.

Looking at the dark clouds filling the sky and then at the ever-growing waves, a sense of despair inevitably arose in everyone.

"Please forgive me, Goddess of the River!"

"It's all your fault! Why didn't you just stay quietly in the village? You insisted on making her elope with you. Now look what's happened, you've really become a pair of star-crossed lovers!"

"Goddess Jiang, please calm your anger! I've never been to a brothel, and I don't want to die!"

"I...I swear I'll never go to a brothel again, Goddess of the River, please spare my life!"

"You actually dared to go to a brothel behind my back? You're asking for trouble!"

"..."

On the other side, Old Sun was gripping the edge of the boat tightly, as if the small boat was about to capsize at any moment.

Facing the raging storm, Zheng Zhuang remained unmoved, but he was completely bewildered. He looked at Jiang Nishang with some confusion and asked, "Wh...what do you mean?"

They were fine one moment, how come they suddenly turned on each other like that?

"Fellow Daoist, since you dare to do it, why don't you dare to admit it? Tianbao's soul is connected to the Qujiang River vein. If you refine it, you can control a portion of the power of the Qujiang River vein, or use it to force me to submit. Isn't that your goal?"

"Otherwise, how could a cultivator like you happen to be on this ship? You just didn't expect me to be here all this time, did you?" Jiang Nishang said angrily.

The river surface churned more and more violently, and raindrops the size of beans fell from the sky. The boat awning burst open with a "bang," and Jiang Nishang leaped into the air. Then, a faint light flashed on her forehead, and a pair of horns appeared faintly.

Zheng Zhuang's expression turned slightly solemn. When a snake demon transforms into a dragon, its strength will undergo a tremendous change. If these two dragon horns are fully manifested, Jiang Nishang will be able to officially step into the "Nirvana Realm".

However, since the opponent is the God of Qujiang, this place can be considered her home ground, where she can fully unleash the power of the "Nirvana Realm"!

Seeing this situation, Zheng Zhuang sighed helplessly. There was no point in explaining at this point. He was just passing by to buy soy sauce, so how did he get into trouble?

Looking at the people struggling on the boat, Zheng Zhuang still felt a pang of pity:

"Fellow Daoist Jiang, if you truly wish to fight, I will gladly oblige. However, everyone on Jiang's ship is innocent, not to mention Sun Tianbao's father..."

"Hmph, hypocrisy!"

Jiang Nishang smiled disdainfully, but still waved her hand to move the boat in the river to the shore.

The people on the boat were overjoyed and rushed to jump off, then kept bowing to Jiang Nishang in mid-air.

Zheng Zhuang shook his head slightly and slowly stood up...