The Blackfish

"Thank you for your concern, Your Highness, but I can handle the expenses."

An Weiyan responded.

"Don't be a hero, just take it."

The little princess took An Weiyan's words as mere bravado and said something directly.

Seeing the little princess's attitude, An Weiyan knew he couldn't refuse and had no choice but to accept it.

Seeing An Weiyan take the small box, the little princess's expression relaxed. "Be careful on your way to Jiangling Commandery."

There were many demons on the road, and she was still somewhat worried about An Weiyan's safety.

An Weiyan responded to this, and seeing that the little princess had nothing else to say, he got up to take his leave.

This time, the little princess didn't try to stop her again; her attention remained focused on the book.

Soon, An Weiyan left the palace and returned to the courtyard.

After waiting for a while, Cheng Feng and his companion returned.

The information they gathered was the same as before; they didn't get the information An Weiyan wanted.

But that's not surprising; they're all gone from the palace, so how could anyone find out about them outside?

An Weiyan had already guessed this beforehand, so he wasn't too disappointed.

"Pack your things, we'll be leaving tomorrow."

An Weiyan spoke, and the two immediately responded.

A smile immediately appeared on their faces; they could go back now, which was wonderful for them.

In comparison, they still felt it was better to go back.

"Yes."

The two responded loudly, but there wasn't much to pack, since they hadn't brought much with them when they came.

The next day.

Before dawn, An Weiyan hurriedly led the two away from Yanhuai City, preparing to return to Jiangling Commandery as soon as possible.

It takes five days to get here, and it takes five days to get back.

There was originally a section of the journey that could have been taken by waterway, but after hearing about the Dragon King of the Wu River, An Weiyan gave up the idea of taking the waterway.

If you're not careful, you could be flipped over and thrown into the water to feed the fish, which would be dangerous.

Although the carp brought good fortune, An Weiyan didn't dare to gamble with it casually.

Wu River.

Inside a cave abode, a man with a cold face and wearing a crown sat on a dragon throne, tilting his head and reaching out with his hand, as if he was thinking about something.

Just as he closed his eyes in deep thought, a jet-black black fish slowly swam in.

The snakehead fish has some mottled patterns all over its body, but there is an extra golden line on its dorsal fin, which makes it clear at a glance that this snakehead fish is not ordinary.

After the blackfish swam in, it approached the man and said, "Father."

A clear, crisp voice rang out; judging from the voice, it could be roughly identified as that of a child.

The man slowly opened his eyes upon hearing the sound, looked at the child in front of him, and then revealed a kind expression.

"You've finished your cultivation?"

Looking at his son, the man asked about cultivation practices first.

Upon hearing this, Wuyu nodded in a human-like manner, "I've already completed my cultivation, but my cultivation level has reached its limit, and I can't increase it any further."

Upon hearing this, the man's expression hardened, and he sighed, "You haven't yet faced the Human Tribulation, so your cultivation can only go so far. Unless you face the Human Tribulation, your cultivation can continue to grow."

"Human Tribulation..."

Upon hearing this, the little black fish panicked. "I've heard that of the Demon Race who face the Human Tribulation, only three out of ten survive. Father..."

The little black fish was a little scared. Having heard this kind of thing so many times, it felt like it wouldn't survive this Human Tribulation.

Looking at his son's state, the man sighed inwardly, "There were several koi fish in a tributary of the Wu River before. Your father originally intended to capture them and transfer their energy to you so that you could overcome this Human Tribulation."

"But then a bolt of lightning struck down, hitting the koi carp. It seems all the koi carp died in the lightning strike."

The man's brow furrowed with worry; the Human Tribulation of his son was no small matter.

Once some demons and monsters find out, they might even have the idea of eating his child.

After all, the bloodline of his Wuyu clan is incomparable to that of some other demons. It's no surprise that his cultivation would improve after eating his son.

Besides that, what about Human Race Human Race? Who knows if they'll chop him up, boil him, and eat him after capturing his child? Won't they even give him a chance to find his child?

After all, he had heard that Human Race would eat each other when they were extremely hungry.

The possibility that one's own son was Human Tribulation and eaten is very high.

"Father, what should we do..."

Little Blackfish was a little worried. It thought of how some Demon Race, when facing Human Tribulation, were chopped up alive with a kitchen knife, their bellies cut open to remove their internal organs, and then put into a pot.

The little blackfish's heart pounded wildly.

"Don't worry, your father will protect you no matter what."

Seeing his child so frightened, the Dragon King of the Wu River immediately spoke softly, indicating that his child did not need to worry.

When the day came for his child to Human Tribulation, he sent all the fish demons, big and small, from the Wu River ashore to search for his child.

With such a massive fish demon from the Wu River joining forces, finding their child should be quite easy.

For some reason, he's been feeling a constant twitching between his eyebrows lately.

I have a feeling that this incident involving my son being Human Tribulation is not as simple as it seems.

If it weren't for the fact that he couldn't tell the Human Race about the Human Tribulation, he would go to the governor of Jiangling Commandery right now and ask him to help his son get through this Human Tribulation.

Upon hearing his father's words, the little black fish immediately felt relieved.

In his eyes, his father was the Dragon King of the Wu River, a demon with the highest cultivation level. If his father were to be involved...

Those fish demons naturally wouldn't dare disobey their father, so they should be able to overcome this Human Tribulation easily.

With that thought, the little cuttlefish happily flicked its tail and swam away.

The Dragon King of the Wu River watched his child swim away with a smile on his face.

After her child left, she pondered for a moment and then summoned the other fish demons.

He needed to give some instructions, but he couldn't reveal the matter of his son's impending Human Tribulation to his subordinates for the time being, lest any fish demons leak it to the Human Race.

When the lightning strikes, it will still hit him.

Furthermore, revealing this to these fish demons could be disastrous, as some of them might harbor ill intentions. We need to be wary of such things.

He could give specific instructions when his son faced the Human Tribulation.

For now, let's just make some arrangements.

Soon, some fish demons that were rarely seen in the Wu River came to the Dragon Palace and began to await the Dragon King's command.

The fish demons that came were a motley crew. Some of the fish demons who were usually at odds with each other didn't dare to breathe loudly here and obediently waited for orders.

Some lower-level fish demons couldn't even step through the gates of the Dragon Palace.