The Koi Girl Comes Knocking [New Book Please Collect!]

The Black Water River's water was becoming clearer.

The originally pitch-black water had turned into clear, blue waves over the past few days. Some people said passing Immortals had punished the Water Ghosts, while others claimed the Water Ghosts had cultivated into River Gods and were now cleaning up their act.

The former theory had more supporters, as everyone preferred evil spirits not to achieve enlightenment.

However, due to the Water Ghosts' long-standing reputation, no one dared to venture into the water. At most, some brave youngsters would run up to the riverbank and quickly glance at the River Surface.

This day at noon, the grass grew long and the orioles flew.

A Little Girl with twin ponytails walked from the direction of the riverbank.

From a distance, she wore a Cloud Dress Silk Skirt adorned with colorful tassels. Her skin was crystal clear, and her features were as exquisite as a porcelain doll's. Her twin ponytails swayed as she walked, making her look endearingly cute.

As she walked, she looked around with her large, bright eyes, curiously taking in everything.

As she got closer, one could hear her muttering to herself.

It seemed to be phrases like "Hello," "My name is Yue'er," and "Excuse me..."

After walking for a while, she spotted a farmer carrying a hoe and quickly ran after him, her Long Legs carrying her swiftly.

"Hello!" she stopped right in front of the farmer, almost unable to brake.

The farmer, seeing someone suddenly pop out from the side and nearly bump into him, had initially frowned.

But upon seeing a fair-skinned and beautiful Young Girl, his furrowed brows immediately relaxed, and the corners of his straight mouth turned up.

"Little girl, what's wrong?" he asked kindly, putting down his hoe.

The Young Girl took a few breaths and then quickly asked, "Hello, my name is Yue'er. I'm looking for a very handsome Little Daoist Priest. Do you know where he is?"

"Oh, you must be talking about Little Daoist Priest Li," the farmer knew who she was asking about without even thinking.

He patiently pointed the way for the Young Girl: "Follow this Willow Embankment all the way, don't cross the river. After you go down the embankment, turn left and walk for three li. You'll see a Small Hillside, and the Virtuous Cloud Temple is on the hillside. Little Daoist Priest Li is usually inside the temple."

"Thank you!"

The Young Girl named Yue'er thanked him earnestly and then happily walked along the riverbank.

The farmer watched the Young Girl's cheerful retreating figure, smiled, and picked up his hoe to continue on his way.

What he didn't see was that not long after he turned his back, the Young Girl, who had walked less than a hundred paces along the embankment, suddenly stopped and looked blankly at a bridge in front of her.

She scratched her head: "Huh? Should I cross the river?"

Just then, an old man came down from the bridge. The Young Girl quickly ran up to him again.

"Hello, my name is Yue'er. I'm looking for a very handsome Little Daoist Priest. Do you know where he is?" She repeated the same question.

"Oh, Little Daoist Priest Li, is it? Just walk along the riverbank, go down the embankment, turn left, and you'll reach the Virtuous Cloud Temple very soon." The old man chuckled and patiently gave her directions.

"Thank you."

The young girl bowed to the old man and then cheerfully walked down the riverbank.

She soon passed the short riverbank and went down, only to freeze again, staring blankly at the fork in the road ahead: "Huh? Which way was it again?"

She looked around and saw a farmer's wife with her head wrapped in a scarf, so she ran over again: "Hello."

Wang Longqi's actions were swift. The day after returning from the Liu Family Ghost Building, even with his injuries still healing, he had already arranged for workers at the Daoist Temple.

All the buildings of the Virtuous Cloud Temple needed repairs, the front and back courtyards were to be completely renovated, and a guest room was to be added—this way, if guests came in the future, Li Chu wouldn't have to run over and squeeze in with his Master.

The entire compound was under construction, so the master and disciple had to move their small stools to sit outside the main gate, watching the bustling scene inside side by side.

The same happy smiles were on their faces.

It was as if they were watching the empire they had built.

The Daoist Temple couldn't operate for business these few days. Wang Longqi had originally invited the master and disciple to stay at the Wang Family for a few days, asking them to return after the temple's construction was finished.

Yu Qi'an refused first. Although there wasn't much of value in the temple, he had some personal collections that he was afraid of people seeing... no, afraid of losing, so he insisted on staying to supervise.

Li Chu, on the other hand, had always kept his distance from such unnecessary social interactions.

In his opinion, Wang Longqi paying for the construction was enough to prove their friendship.

It was best to avoid those unquantifiable pleasantries and enthusiasm whenever possible.

And so, the scene before them came to be.

Master and disciple sat side by side outside the threshold, idle, but happy.

Suddenly, hurried footsteps came from behind.

Li Chu turned his head and saw a dazzlingly white young girl rushing towards him.

Her expression was agitated, her hands outstretched, tassels fluttering, hair disheveled, covered in dust.

Li Chu calmly stood up.

This wasn't the first time he had encountered a girl extremely excited to see him. Just as the young girl was about to pounce on him, he calmly extended a finger.

Chiu.

His index finger poked the girl's forehead, completely stopping her forward momentum.

The young girl bumped into Li Chu's finger, paused, and was bounced back. A small red mark instantly appeared on her forehead.

"Ah, it hurts." She covered her forehead and squatted down.

Li Chu sat back on the small stool and said, "Sorry, Virtuous Cloud Temple is closed for the next few days."

"I came specifically to find you!" The young girl rubbed her forehead for a while, then looked up again, blinking her bright big eyes at Li Chu: "You're the very handsome little Daoist priest my grandfather mentioned, right?"

Li Chu blinked, unsure how to answer.

Beside him, Yu Qi'an smiled at the little girl and said, "I don't know who your grandfather is, but within a few hundred miles of Yuhang Town, the most handsome Daoist priest is at our Virtuous Cloud Temple."

"Yes, it must be you!" The young girl examined Li Chu's face carefully, then nodded heavily.

"Is there something you need?" Li Chu asked.

The young girl said word by word, seriously: "My name is Yue'er. My grandfather said to send me to Yuhang Town to find a very handsome little Daoist priest and recognize him as my master. Only he can save our clansmen."

"Save people?" Li Chu tilted his head, feeling a bit confused.

"Master?" Yu Qi'an quickly caught the key point, his eyes showing a spark of interest.

The young girl added, "My grandfather said he met you. After you dealt with that water ghost, it came to thank you."

"You're not human?" Li Chu immediately remembered who she was talking about.

After dealing with the water ghost that day, an elder who had transformed from a koi had appeared in his dream to express his gratitude.

So it was him.

"Yes, my grandfather is the Clan Leader of the Koi Clan, and I am the most beautiful Seven-Colored Koi in our clan." Yue'er said, twitching her nose slightly with a bit of pride, but her mood quickly turned dejected.

"Koi?" Yu Qi'an's eyes lit up even more upon hearing this.

"Our entire clan was captured by a bad guy. Only I escaped. My grandfather told me to find you, saying only you can save them. Please, I'll recognize you as my master, please help us." Yue'er pleaded.

Pathetically.

"Let's not worry about anything else for now. Where are they?" Li Chu asked.

"I don't know. They were captured by a bad guy," Yue'er shook her head.

"Then who captured them?" Li Chu asked again.

"I don't know. I don't recognize them," Yue'er shook her head again.

"Then... how am I supposed to save your clansmen?" Li Chu asked finally.

"I don't know, but, but my grandfather said only you can save them," Yue'er said pitifully at the end.

"..."

Li Chu fell silent.

Yu Qi'an also shook his head, thinking, What a pretty little girl, too bad she's an idiot.