Upon hearing these words, the water ghost standing nearby became somewhat distraught.
The water ghost surnamed He was originally just like him, a water ghost who had been suffering all along, but now he could be said to have attained enlightenment.
As for him, he still has to continue suffering, and then wait for the right opportunity to find a substitute.
The more he thought about it, the more unwilling he became.
If you really want to coerce Su Mu, give him some pointers.
However, when he turned his head and saw the catfish spirit and the others beside him, he changed his mind.
These people are not to be trifled with.
With a hint of reluctance, he slowly sank into the river again.
"Fellow Daoist Su is truly a divine being!"
The other lesser demons beside him were all looking at Su Mu with great eagerness. On the way here, they had also surrounded Su Mu, wanting to find out how he had seized this sliver of hope.
Su Mu remained silent, which made them all wonder if Su Mu didn't want to tell them.
However, they now know about this matter. It's not that Su Mu didn't want to tell them, but simply because he couldn't!
Because if you say it, it won't work.
Ultimately, they need to figure it out for themselves.
Su Mu snapped out of her daze and looked at all these people staring at her with such eager expressions, which made her scalp tingle.
At this moment, Su Mu dared not fish anymore; how could he fish like this?
If we keep fishing, who knows if they'll think they've discovered something new?
Su Mu reeled in his fishing rod and sat down by the fire.
The demons, witnessing this scene, all wore expressions of understanding. See?
Su Mu only mentioned fishing to give the water ghost some pointers; now that the ghost has been enlightened, he's stopped fishing.
Su Mu had no idea what these people were thinking; if he did, he would definitely be furious.
He had no idea when he had become so capable!
The demons sat around the fire, no longer asking how to find a glimmer of hope, because if Su Mu spoke, it wouldn't matter anymore.
Let's observe Su Mu's actions closely for the rest of the journey!
As long as they can understand Fellow Daoist Su's meaning, they too can have a glimmer of hope!
Su Mu felt a chill run down her spine under the gazes of these people. Fearing they would continue to press her for answers, she quickly closed her eyes and began to ponder.
Seeing that none of the lesser demons around him were touching him, Su Mu returned to Earth reassured and prepared to eat something.
Su Mu had been traveling all day and hadn't had a chance to return to Earth to eat. Luckily, it was only a day, otherwise, Su Mu was afraid that his Earth body might have starved to death.
However, having learned his lesson today, Su Mu decided to take a nap on Earth. He got up early in the morning, had breakfast, and then returned to the Immortal Cultivation Realm.
While Su Mu was leisurely eating dinner, the plainclothes officers who had been lying in ambush on the hillside for two days were getting restless.
"What's going on? Judging from the intervals between their previous actions, this hill should have moved by now, right? Why hasn't anyone come yet?"
One team member was puzzled. There were no earthquake-like movements happening in other areas, so they could rule out the possibility that the location they had targeted was incorrect.
Could it be that the other side discovered them?
But that doesn't make sense either. The people who came this time were all carefully selected, and they were disguised very well. How could they possibly be discovered?
Putting everything else aside, they had people stationed at several entrances well in advance, and no suspicious people were seen approaching from a distance. How could the other party have possibly discovered them?
"I also feel something's not right. It can't be that the other party has already achieved their goal, so there's no need to disturb the Dragon Vein here anymore, right? But that doesn't make sense either. I've already confirmed with the other feng shui masters that the Dragon Vein here is quite important, while the previous Dragon Vein were all dead."
"Judging from the intervals between their actions, they should have arrived by now. If they had discovered us, they could have easily moved to other Dragon Vein. But there's been no movement elsewhere. I'll assume they haven't discovered us and are probably delayed by something."
Inside the team, everyone analyzed through the channel why the other side still hadn't appeared.
After analyzing the situation, everyone agreed that the other side was either tied up or that their previous actions had taken a heavy toll on them, so they needed to rest.
If that's the case, then it makes sense.
After a flurry of flirtatious banter, the crowd quieted down and resumed their stakeout.
Su Mu had no idea that someone was still waiting for him on the hill. He was currently being held up by the Immortal Cultivation Realm and was unable to go to the hill.
The next day, as dawn broke, Su Mu quickly got up, went downstairs for breakfast, and then returned to her room to lie down.
When Su Mu opened his eyes, he had already returned to the Immortal Cultivation Realm.
Upon seeing Su Mu awaken, the demons also awoke at that moment.
"Fellow Daoist Su, please rise!"
The demons looked at Su Mu with fawning expressions on their faces.
Su Mu looked at the group of demons and knew what they were up to. He forced a smile at them and then said to Gu Yu beside him.
"Could we hurry back to the capital?"
There's no telling how long this journey will take, and Su Mu is still thinking about going back to revive the dragon Dragon Vein.
The Dragon Vein has already been mostly restored. Once the small mountain is dealt with, we can head up to the Qinling Mountains.
If I'm not mistaken, that vein in the Qinling Mountains should be a living dragon Dragon Vein.
This excited Su Mu. Once all those Dragon Vein converged on the Qinling Mountains, Su Mu estimated that the Huaxia Dragon Vein of China would be largely revived, and Spiritual Power would begin to condense.
Upon hearing this, Gu Yu immediately nodded, "Of course, no problem."
As he spoke, he gently shook the painted fan in his hand, and the fan instantly grew larger.
After beckoning to Su Mu, he took the first seat.
Seeing this, Su Mu also sat down.
Upon seeing this, the demons quickly cupped their hands in greeting, hoping they could sit down as well.
Gu Yu did not refuse and allowed everyone to paint the fans one by one.
Then, with a whoosh, the painted fan flew straight out.
On the fan, the surrounding demons began to intentionally or unintentionally steer the conversation toward Su Mu Su Mu, clearly hoping to glean some clues from him.
But Su Mu had no ideas on how to guide these people.
Seeing that these people were still unwilling to give up even at this point, all they could do was pretend to be stupid.
"Brother Gu, do you have any chess pieces? How about a game?"
Su Mu thought for a moment and decided to have Gu Yu bring out the chessboard and play some chess. As the saying goes, "True Lord observes chess without speaking," and surely no one else could keep chattering while the game was being played?
Gu Yu did not refuse. Upon hearing this, she immediately took the chessboard and began playing chess with Su Mu.
And you know what? Su Mu's trick really worked. Seeing Su Mu playing chess with Gu Yu, the little demons immediately fell silent and just sat aside watching.
As they watched, they began to feel uncomfortable, entirely because Su Mu's move was so terrible.
"Why aren't you eating this!"
"Take that piece! They were clearly letting you win, letting you take a piece to break through their defense. How could you not see that?"
The little demons, looking at the chess game but unable to speak openly, were so anxious their faces turned red.
Su Mu continued playing at his own unhurried pace. He hadn't noticed the piece Gu Yu had given him as a handicap, after all, he was terrible at chess.