The Mystic Princess is Too Invincible! The Abstinent and Cruel King Breaks His Rules and Pampers Her

Fighting the water ghosts accelerated oxygen consumption, and Murong Yan felt as if his chest was about to split open from the pain.

He had to go upstream to get some air.

Upon discovering this, the water ghosts immediately rushed forward one after another to obstruct him, trying to drown him!

"Gurgle, gurgle—"

Bubbles surged.

Murong Yan swam upstream with all his might, ignoring the wounds left by the water ghosts scratching and clawing at him. He was only concerned with killing the water ghosts blocking his way!

The glowing water surface was getting closer and closer!

"Wow--"

The surrounding water flow became turbulent.

A colossal creature swam toward Murong Yan from afar, moving at incredible speed! It terrified the surrounding water ghosts, who fled in panic.

Murong Yan clenched his teeth, his mouth filled with the taste of rust. He swam upstream, his eyes warily fixed on the approaching behemoth…

coming!

Murong Yan finally saw the true face of the enormous creature.

It was a gigantic catfish, its head alone as large as a person, capable of easily swallowing three people whole. Its scales were broad and hard as stone. No wonder even water ghosts fled from such a ferocious creature.

Murong Yan's eyes were bloodshot and sharp as he gripped his dagger, ready to strike!

suddenly!

The giant catfish turned around, its massive, sturdy body swaying nimbly, revealing fins that looked like black iron. A person was hanging from one of the fins, her blue-purple skirt billowing in the water, resembling a beautiful fish tail.

Jiang Ling's face is stunningly beautiful on one side and scarred on the other, creating a bizarre and eerie beauty.

She looks just like a fairy from the water!

The two looked at each other for a moment, both of them a little stunned.

Murong Yan: ! !

Jiang Ling: ? ?

"Glug glug—" Murong Yan choked on the water, his face turning pale instantly.

Jiang Ling's expression changed drastically. She immediately patted the giant catfish's body, making it turn back.

Murong Yan was already drowning and sinking, but fortunately the giant catfish was fast and reached him in the blink of an eye. Jiang Ling grabbed the giant catfish's fin with one hand and pulled Murong Yan to her side with the other; his body was as cold as a dead man.

Jiang Lingteng didn't make a move, but in that life-or-death moment, she leaned in close.

Lips and teeth touching.

With the tip of her tongue, she pried open Murong Yan's tightly closed teeth and placed the warm, water-repelling pearl into his mouth.

Jiang Ling puffed out her cheeks, held her breath, and thrashed her legs to signal the giant catfish to take them ashore!

"Clatter, crash, crash -"

The giant catfish broke out of the water, and Jiang Ling gasped for breath.

Before leaving Hundred Demon Valley, she took the Water-Repelling Pearl. Holding the pearl in her mouth allowed her to breathe freely underwater, preventing drowning. However, she couldn't swim, and when she fell into the Fengjiang River, she sank to the bottom and couldn't get back up.

Fortunately, Jiang Ling came up with a plan: she used a refined elixir to lure a giant catfish and bring her ashore.

"Wow---"

Jiang Ling first pushed the heavy Murong Yan ashore, and then she turned over and lay down on him. The riverbank was covered in black, dirty mud, and there were stones of all sizes that were hard to touch, but she didn't care.

Catching her breath, Jiang Ling sat up and took out a elixir from her leather pouch to feed the giant catfish.

The giant catfish happily swallowed the elixir, its tail splashing up waves, and its eyes gleaming with intelligence.

Their lively and cheerful expressions seem to say: Welcome back next time!

Jiang Ling twitched the corner of her mouth. Let's not do it!

Watching the giant catfish sink into the Fengjiang River, Jiang Ling turned back and scrutinized Murong Yan's pale, handsome face. He lay in the mud, his clothes torn, revealing blackened wounds from the water ghost's scratches.

The epitome of beauty, strength, and tragedy.

Jiang Ling pursed her red lips, gathered her strength in her palm, and slapped Murong Yan in the chest.

"Pfft! Cough cough cough——"

Murong Yan coughed up water, and the water-repelling pearl fell out.

As Jiang Ling put away the water-repelling pearl, she began to heal Murong Yan and expel the ghostly energy from his wounds. "Are you alright?"

"Cough, cough, cough!"

Murong Yan woke up.

Because of the drowning, his vision was blurred by dark patches. His hands groped around, finally gripping Jiang Ling's hand tightly, his voice hoarse and urgent as he asked, "Cough cough cough! Jiang Ling, are you hurt?"

Jiang Ling: "..."

Even in his own state, he still cares about her.

Jiang Ling was both amused and exasperated, a strange mix of emotions churning within her.

"I'm fine. It's you, on the contrary, if I had arrived any later, you would have drowned and become a water ghost!"

"I won't die, cough cough cough!"

Murong Yan struggled to sit up, his hand still gripping Jiang Ling. His vision cleared, and Murong Yan stared at her with a fixated, burning gaze, repeating, "I will not die!"

He hasn't married her yet!

They haven't confessed to each other yet. Even if he goes to the underworld, he will fight his way back to the human world!

"Okay, let me go first." Jiang Ling avoided Murong Yan's gaze; it was too hot, so hot that her heart was beating erratically.

Murong Yan pursed his thin lips and reluctantly let go of her hand.

Jiang Ling immediately stood up and looked around. "It seems we are quite far from the capital."

"Oh no! Zai Zai is here too, he's very worried about you!"

"Hiss! Why did you bring Zai Zai here!" Jiang Ling raised her hand to slap her forehead. After a brief moment of panic and urgency, she immediately took out a talisman and folded it into a paper crane. "Go! Go find Zai Zai and tell him we're all alright."

The paper crane fluttered, carrying a glimmer of light, and vanished in the blink of an eye.

"Cough cough!" Murong Yan's chest ached, and his lungs were in excruciating pain. But he still stood up and first explained the cause and effect to Jiang Ling.

Upon learning that it was Jiang Yuyan who had taken the initiative to seek his help, which was why he had followed him to the Fengjiang River, Jiang Ling sighed helplessly.

She reached into the magic bag.

Fortunately, the magic bag was waterproof, so the talismans were unharmed.

Jiang Ling took out two talismans and used them to dry her and Murong Yan's clothes. Then she reached out and took Murong Yan's arm, "Let's go. Let's see if there's anyone around and ask for directions."

"it is good."

Climbing up the riverbank, all I could see were farmlands, with a village in the distance.

Jiang Ling supported Murong Yan as they walked, explaining her analysis: "The murderer who killed Zhang Qiang and Li Gui and turned them into water ghosts has also kidnapped Big Brother! Big Brother's life is temporarily safe, but I can't find him for the time being."

"Zhang Qiang and the others call her the River Goddess. She is very powerful and strong; even I fell for her tricks."

"Murong Yan, have you ever heard the legend of the river god of the Fengjiang River?"

Murong Yan looked puzzled and surprised, and asked her in return, "Are there really river gods in this world?"

Jiang Ling couldn't say for sure either.

Grandpa Turtle has lived for so long, and he says that the world hasn't seen gods or immortals for ten thousand years. Gods and immortals have become ancient legends, leaving only stories, but no trace of them.

Aunt Mei had the best chance of achieving immortality, but...

Thinking of this, Jiang Ling suddenly turned her head to look at Murong Yan, "Your leg is completely healed?"

"um. Thank you."

Murong Yan recovered quickly and was actually able to walk on his own. But he still pretended to be weak from drowning, leaning against Jiang Ling, and when he spoke, his breath brushed against Jiang Ling's ear, making it ticklish and tingly.

Jiang Ling tilted her head slightly, her eyes glancing at something out of the corner of her eye, and suddenly froze.

"River God Village?"

Jiang Ling exclaimed the name in surprise.

It was the so-called River Goddess who caused Jiang Ling to fall into the water. Upon hearing the words "River Goddess," Murong Yan's phoenix eyes immediately swept sharply ahead.

The stone plaque at the entrance of the village bears the three characters "River God Village" in a neat and formal manner.

It must be related to the River Goddess!

Jiang Ling immediately pulled Murong Yan into the village and saw an old woman drying fish behind a fence. Jiang Ling called out, "Auntie! I have something to ask you!"