"Of course!"
Zhong Xiuyun's gaze towards He Xiuyuan was bright.
Just now, she had personally witnessed He Xiuyuan letting out a loud shout at the river, and then the river water instantly calmed.
His demeanor at that moment was like an Immortal descended to the Mortal world.
She knew that He Xiuyuan was probably going to do something, which was why she suggested staying for a night.
No matter what He Xiuyuan was going to do, she readily agreed.
He Xiuyuan had made the suggestion, and Zhong Xiuyun had agreed, so the remaining two had no way to object.
Immediately, the four of them found an inn, booked rooms, and He Xiuyuan went straight back to his room to rest.
He Xiuyuan explained to the three of them that he had woken up too early that morning and hadn't rested well.
Zhong Xiuyun had originally wanted to pester He Xiuyuan to ask about the peach blossom wine, but seeing that He Xiuyuan had returned to his room to rest, she could only give up.
After thinking for a moment, Zhong Xiuyun decided to explore Lin'an Prefecture.
Seeing Zhong Xiuyun walk towards the main street, Steward Song thought for a moment and still pulled back Lin Bo, who wanted to follow her.
"Your Young Miss seems very interested in He Xiuyuan. Although I am just an outsider, I think you should pay more attention."
Lin Bo was stunned by these words and looked at Steward Song with some surprise.
The other party should be He Xiuyuan's family servant, right? Why was he speaking ill of He Xiuyuan instead?
"Why do you say that?"
Lin Bo thought for a moment and asked curiously.
Seeing the other party's strange expression, Steward Song thought for a moment and asked, "Just now, all those boatmen were thanking him, did you notice?"
"I noticed."
Lin Bo recalled upon hearing this, and then thought of He Xiuyuan's loud shout at the bow of the boat earlier.
Even though he was old, recalling it now, he had to admit in his heart that He Xiuyuan at that time... was very handsome!
"The common people in this area all believe that there is a Lord Jiang in this river. Sacrifices are made during festivals and holidays, but in reality, boatmen are drowned in the river every year."
"Over these years, who knows how many people have drowned in this river."
"You say, how can there be any Lord Jiang in this river? If there really was, how could so many years of sacrifices have no effect?"
"He Xiuyuan just casually shouted today, and it just so happened that the wind and waves calmed down. He then took this as his own achievement, and when others hailed him as a He Xiuyuan, he didn't even bat an eye."
"So, what do you think of this person?"
Lin Bo realized something was wrong when he heard this.
He had indeed felt that He Xiuyuan's actions earlier were very handsome, but now, upon closer inspection, it seemed there were indeed many problems.
There was no Lord Jiang in this river at all, yet He Xiuyuan acted as if he had indeed settled the matter himself.
"Earlier in Peach Blossom Town, he already used many such incidents to deceive some neighbors. I think your Young Miss might have also been deceived, you need to pay attention."
Steward Song originally didn't want to speak ill of He Xiuyuan to outsiders like this.
The truth was that He Xiuyuan was brought back by him, and he also had a relationship with the Zhong family.
If this went to Chang'an, and then his Young Miss broke off her engagement, and He Xiuyuan deceived Zhong Xiuyun into marrying him, if the Zhong family discovered He Xiuyuan's impropriety and investigated, blaming their Zhong family, that would be bad.
After getting along for the past few days, he already knew about the Zhong family.
In Chang'an, the Zhong family also held significant weight.
To avoid bringing trouble to the Zhong family, he could only speak of some matters.
In this way, even if something happened between Zhong Xiuyun and He Xiuyuan later, it would have nothing to do with their Zhong family.
Lin Bo didn't think much at first, only feeling that his Young Miss was pestering He Xiuyuan, so he thought He Xiuyuan was not someone with ill intentions.
But now, hearing this, and then thinking about the journey, his Young Miss and He Xiuyuan had just met for the first time, yet the Young Miss had her eyes on He Xiuyuan and insisted on pestering him. This in itself was already extremely unusual.
It was as if his Young Miss had been drugged.
After realizing this, he shivered, then quickly thanked Steward Song and hurried to chase after Zhong Xiuyun.
Steward Song breathed a sigh of relief at this.
He had just noticed that after getting off the boat, Zhong Xiuyun's gaze towards He Xiuyuan was a bit off, which was why he had just reminded him.
He had clearly reminded the other party before, but Zhong Xiuyun seemed not to have listened.
Of course, it might also be because He Xiuyuan's appearance on the boat today... was simply too handsome.
........
Night fell.
He Xiuyuan's Spiritual Qi had completely recovered, and after a brief preparation, without alarming anyone else, He Xiuyuan set off alone towards the riverbank.
A moment later, He Xiuyuan had already arrived at the riverbank, his gaze fixed on the churning river water before him.
"The river is so big, how can I find this Black Fish Demon?"
He Xiuyuan thought for a moment, feeling it was a bit tricky. Should he go to the center of the river to look? But how would he get to the center of the river?
He couldn't possibly row a boat into the river himself, but he hadn't learned how to row, so this was clearly unfeasible.
After pondering for a moment, He Xiuyuan's heart suddenly stirred.
He had already learned the Water Manipulation Technique, so he should also be able to travel on water.
Thinking of this, He Xiuyuan immediately cast the Water Control Art, lightly stepping on the water's surface. After feeling a lifting sensation from beneath his feet, He Xiuyuan's heart relaxed.
After confirming that he could walk on water, He Xiuyuan immediately walked step by step into the river.
Then, using the Water Manipulation Technique, He Xiuyuan controlled a current of river water to churn at the bottom of the river.
At this moment, the Black Fish Demon, still feeling lingering fear from the morning's events at the bottom of the river, was currently relieved that the Expert had not tried to kill it, and that it was still alive.
Just as it was filled with relief, it suddenly felt the riverbed churn violently, and its entire body was constantly struck by the stirred-up debris.
The Black Fish Demon was momentarily stunned when it perceived this, and then quickly cast a spell to sense what was happening.
Upon sensing He Xiuyuan's presence above, its heart instantly shattered.
Oh no, that He Xiuyuan has come for me!
Perhaps there were too many Mortals during the day, making it inconvenient for him to act, but now that night has fallen, he has come to kill!
However, He Xiuyuan was not thinking so much at this moment; he was doing this entirely because he didn't know how to find this Black Fish Demon.
After all, the river was simply too vast.
And as he controlled the water currents to churn at the bottom of the water, the Aura was like Nezha stirring up the sea, as if the entire riverbed was about to be overturned.
After churning for a moment, He Xiuyuan stopped.
After all, he wasn't confident he could kill this Black Fish Demon; his main purpose for coming tonight was to talk to it.