Beneath the water, several aquatic folk carried the Bronze Coffin, which had already pressed against the bottom of the boat, slowly down to the riverbed. To be safe, the Demon-Trapping Formation remained in place.
"General, why has it gone quiet?"
The aquatic folk questioned General Crab. The coffin had been exerting tremendous force just moments before, but now it had fallen completely still.
The little crab had already assumed General Crab's form. He pointed toward the bottom of the boat above them.
"Did you hear that cat's cry just now? The immortal master up there has dealt with it."
"It's over already?"
"A cat demon that's only just come back to life-did you expect it to trade three hundred rounds with an immortal? With Immortal Master Yi's abilities, once he finds its true body, it's dead!"
The great fish, shrimp, and others around General Crab nodded.
On the pleasure boat above, Shi Niandong and Lu Xiaoxiao, who had made such a commotion under the cat demon's influence, had fallen asleep on the bed.
The whole pleasure boat had quieted down.
The boatmen had their own stern cabin. All they needed to do now was drop anchor and return to their quarters to sleep; there was no need to keep sailing all night.
Yi Shuyuan had returned to his original appearance. He walked out of the cabin and leaped into the water.
To keep his clothing from looking too strange, however, he transformed it into men's attire.
"Immortal Master Yi!" "The immortal master is here!"
"Immortal master, has that fiend been dealt with?"
The aquatic folk gathered around him. All these enormous fish and crabs looked rather comical to Yi Shuyuan.
Not all aquatic folk could take a humanoid form. In fact, the yakshas looked most human, followed by beings like