NOVEL WEB Chapter 202: Who is Jiuniang?
Xun Sect Master's eyes were lifeless, but the bamboo pole in his hand did not waver in the slightest.
He did not ask Tian Lin whether he wanted to board the ship; the bamboo pole was already stabbing towards Tian Lin's chest.
With Tian Lin's cultivation, how could he possibly be a match for Xun Sect Master?
Fortunately, everyone present needed Tian Lin, and at this moment, an elder from the Goddess Sect floated onto the bow of the Tower Ship.
With a sweep of her large sleeves, Xun Sect Master was swept away.
While the Goddess Sect elder was dealing with other Night Patrol Deities on the ship, Tian Lin thrust the bamboo pole into the Immortal Sinking Pond.
But even though the bamboo pole was thrust into the Immortal Sinking Pond, the pleasure boat remained motionless.
At this time, the elder from the Goddess Sect had entered the cabin and began to exterminate the Night Patrol Deities inside.
Yet, Xun Sect Master, who had been swept away, returned in an instant, carrying the bamboo pole and flying towards Tian Lin.
Aware that he couldn't handle Xun Sect Master by himself, Tian Lin's life would be in grave danger once Xun Sect Master boarded, especially if the Goddess Sect's elder didn't come out from the cabin to help in time.
He did not have a strong will to fight the Day Patrol Deity and had been ready to flee at any moment.
Whereas Mei Immortal and a few others clearly did not want their efforts to end in vain.
Mei Immortal gestured with her right hand, and thousands of True Qi turned into plum blossoms rolled towards Xun Sect Master like a stream.
These plum blossom tornadoes not only trapped Xun Sect Master but even carried him off into the distance.
A series of explosive sounds were heard - the sea water beneath Xun Sect Master was churned into a whirlpool by the 'tornado'.
In the midst of the plum blossom tornado, Xun Sect Master formed a spell with his right hand and then slightly bowed towards the direction of Mei Immortal.
This bow shattered the tornado trapping him. And Mei Immortal, who was casting spells remotely from the bow, had her Divine Soul knocked out of her body.
How could the soul of someone at the Foundation Establishment leave the body?
The face of the Goddess Sect's Sect Master, who had cleared the evil spirits from the pleasure boat, changed, and she appeared instantly on the small boat where Mei Immortal was.
She created a plum blossom with her hands, capturing Mei Immortal's soul into the blossom and then sealing it into Mei Immortal's forehead.
Even so, Mei Immortal still did not regain consciousness.
While the Goddess Sect elder was rescuing Mei Immortal, the freed Xun Sect Master once again soared towards Tian Lin across the sea.
Seeing Tian Lin in danger, Tan Gongzi of the Shuiyun Sect stood up at this time.
He grasped with his right hand and the water level of the Immortal Sinking Pond instantly dropped several meters.
The 'disappeared' water suddenly rose and was shaped by Tan Gongzi into a watermelon-sized water orb.
The orb was crystal clear and radiating cold air, it was pushed out swiftly by Tan Gongzi.
When the water orb hit Xun Sect Master's body, he was instantly frozen into ice.
Just as Xun Sect Master, now an ice lump, fell into the sea, the lump suddenly exploded.
The tremendous aftermath tossed up the pleasure boat and the small boat where Mei Immortal and others were, and the seawater of the Immortal Sinking Pond surged again.
The pleasure boat was half-destroyed, leaving only the bow where Tong Yao and others were floating on the sea.
But the situation was dire for Mei Immortal and others on the small boat, protected by the Goddess Sect's elder at the bow, the small boat began to sink.
At this time, Tan Gongzi was pale-faced, soaring into the air, and his expression changed instantly when he looked back at the Immortal Sinking Pond, unable to help cursing:
"Where did this Night Patrol Deity come from? Why is it so hard to kill?"
Tian Lin on the pleasure boat was also speechless, but recalling that Xun Sect Master was a Sect Master from Yulong Continent, no ordinary Late-stage Foundation Establishment Cultivator could match him.
Currently, Mei Immortal still hadn't woken up, and the elder from Goddess Sect was trying to rescue her using petal after petal of plum blossoms.
As Mei Immortal once said, who cares about the lives of the civilians in Pingyang City?
Similarly, this elder from the Goddess Sect didn't seem to care whether the battle against the Day Patrol Deity could succeed.
What she cared about most was the life and death of Mei Immortal.
Helplessly, Tian Lin was still on the pleasure boat, saying to Tan Gongzi and others in the high sky:
"This pleasure boat seems not to be a ferry, or perhaps my cultivation is not sufficient, as I can't move it."
Tan Gongzi did not speak; he had exhausted all his True Qi by using the Heavenly Water Breathing Technique.
He did not want to risk his life for Tian Lin or this matter.
And the only ones willing to go all out for this were Tong Yao and Tong Shisan.
Seeing Tian Lin attempting to escape, Tong Shisan immediately flew to the pleasure boat in front of Tian Lin.
He stood in front of Tian Lin, facing Xun Sect Master who was flying from a distance.
Tian Lin cautioned him: "This Night Patrol Deity can use Divine Skills, not just any ordinary Night Patrol Deity can compare, Young Master Thirteen might as well prioritize saving his life, and wait until the Tong Family Patriarch decides the outcome before dealing with this Night Patrol Deity."
However, Tong Shisan said: "You all can retreat, but how can I, the Tong Family, and the civilians of Pingyang City retreat? If we don't take down this pleasure boat and the Day Patrol Deity on it today, it will be difficult in the future."
But as strong as he was, how could he compare to the combined efforts of Tan Gongzi and Mei Immortal?
Tan Gongzi and Mei Immortal were both defeated, and even though the Divine Soul of Xun Sect Master had dimmed a lot by then, what of it?
"The determining hand isn't this Night Patrol Deity, why must Young Master Thirteen fight it to the death?"
Tian Lin advised again, but Tong Shisan did not respond.
He had probably recognized the current situation, where the elder from the Goddess Sect and Mei Immortal and Tan Gongzi, though willing to support, were not earnest in their efforts.
His own people weren't fighting to the death, how could he expect outsiders to?
Tong Shisan stepped forward, and a golden enlarged version of Tong Shisan instantly appeared in front of Sect Master Xun, shielding Sect Master Xun completely, seven yards away.
Then, Tong Shisan raised his hand, and in the sky, a translucent Tong Shisan appeared, directly manipulating the sea water of Immortal Sinking Pond towards Sect Master Xun.
Again, Tong Shisan swung his fist, and suddenly, a spark appeared in the sky.
The spark instantly set half of the sky ablaze, the burning clouds thickened and condensed into a gigantic palm, falling from the sky towards Sect Master Xun at sea.
Tong Shisan consecutively cast the Golden God Technique, Water God Technique, and Fire God Technique, completely draining his True Qi and Spiritual Sense.
But the power and posture of these three Divine Skills were enough to be seen by the entire Pingyang City.
On the barge, Tian Lin had ducked into the cabin, where there was also an elder woman from the Goddess Sect.
That elder woman was helping Mei Immortal while also rummaging through the items on the barge.
Mr. Tan was also in the barge, standing in front of the cabin wall looking at a portrait of a woman.
Tian Lin felt that the woman in the portrait looked very familiar but couldn't recall who she was at the moment.
While the three were distracted by the items in the cabin, they heard a loud 'boom' — the power of Tong Shisan's Divine Skills had shaken Immortal Sinking Pond.
Tian Lin didn't know the outcome of the battle, but he felt the barge he was on sinking and then rising again.
"You dare!"
After the explosion, Tong Yao's scolding filled the air, and the people inside the cabin saw Tong Yao holding Tong Shisan as she walked in.
Following closely behind Tong Yao was a girl in black.
The girl in black was both shocked and angry, saying to Tian Lin and the others, "The Tong Family asked for your help, why do you just stand by as onlookers?"
The elder woman from the Goddess Sect raised her eyebrows and scolded, "Insolence! Do you really think Tianbei County belongs to your Tong Family?"
Tong Yao remained silent, but on the nearby Tower Ship, Immortal Master Zhou's cursing could be heard: "Enough! When else to flee if not now?"
In the midst of speaking, Tong Yao grabbed Tong Shisan with one hand and grabbed the girl in black with the other, and they disappeared instantly.
The elder from the Goddess Sect also grabbed Mei Immortal and Mr. Tan, and in a moment, they too vanished.
On the barge, only Tian Lin was left now.
Tian Lin's expression darkened slightly, feeling that something was wrong, but as he walked towards the stern, the voice of a woman in white echoed inside the cabin:
"Would the gentleman like to listen to some music?"
Tian Lin thought Sect Master Xun was in danger, and as for this woman in white, she was surrounded by Immortal Master Zhou and Tong Yao, and besides, she had left the barge, so how could she possibly be a match for Immortal Master Zhou and Tong Yao?
But things changed too quickly, and he still didn't know what had happened outside; the woman in white had already returned to the barge, and it was clear that Immortal Master Zhou and Tong Yao were no match for her.
What to do?
As Tian Lin warily looked at the woman in white, she had already walked over to the table holding a zither.
At the same time, the originally dim barge lit up again as the extinguished candles rekindled, and the lanterns outside were also relit.
The barge began to move, and suddenly a Night Patrol Deity came aboard.
As the Night Patrol Deity entered the cabin, he directly sat cross-legged opposite the woman in white and took out a copper coin to sit and listen to the music.
The woman in white looked at Tian Lin with a smile, and Tian Lin, following suit, took out a Youdu coin from his Storage Bag and placed it on the table.
The woman in white bowed to Tian Lin and the Night Patrol Deity, then sat down on the cushion next to the table.
To Tian Lin's surprise, although everyone on the barge had already died, a group of maids reappeared at that moment, carrying food and setting the table.
While the woman in white played the zither and sang, Tian Lin glanced at the Night Patrol Deity, who was feasting, and then at the food on the table.
He was unsure what the food was made of, but the labels seemed quite extraordinary.
The labels for these dishes, including the wine, were all auxiliary elixirs for Divine Skills and Spells.
Tian Lin's gaze finally settled on a pot of wine on the table, which emitted a strong fragrance.
As Tian Lin reached for the wine pot, the woman playing the zither suddenly stopped, looked at him with a smile, and said:
"This is Youdu Immortal Brew, if the gentleman wants this pot of wine, there will be an extra charge."
Tian Lin was very wary of the woman in white, but realizing she didn't kill randomly, he boldly asked her:
"May I know how much it would cost to have this pot of wine?"
"Given the gentleman's noble status, this pot of wine can be offered for free for the gentleman to enjoy."
After she finished speaking, she added:
"If the gentleman could help me with a favour, I could offer all three jars of aged Youdu Immortal Brew stored on my ship to the gentleman."
Tian Lin had heard rumors that it's neither good to answer nor refuse an Evil Spirit's request.
Moreover, if the other party couldn't handle something with their own strength, how could he possibly manage?
It must be an extremely unreasonable and fatal demand.
He promptly shook his head and said, "From what I've heard, this Youdu Immortal Brew is extremely precious, so I better not drink it."
The woman in white smiled and said, "The gentleman need not worry, I have no intention of harming you. You are one of Jiuniang's people, how dare I disrespect you."
Jiuniang?
Tian Lin was stunned, wondering who Jiuniang was.