Chapter 211: Chapter 142: I Am the Water God!

"Hmm... just leave it for now, I’ll eat it later."

You Su still did not open his eyes, clearly truly exhausted.

Yo Meng nodded with a smile and placed the crystal-clear lotus seed soup by the pool. Looking at You Su’s bare upper body, her heart fluttered like a little deer.

In recent days, You Su was not as resistant to being served by her and her sister, although there still was a deliberate distance maintained between the genders.

So she gathered the courage to say:

"Mr. You, you’ve worked hard, why not let Yo Meng give you a shoulder massage to relieve your fatigue?"

She was prepared for yet another refusal from You Su, but unexpectedly, You Su just murmured:

"Perhaps next time, it’s quite late tonight, you and Yo Long should rest early."

The tone of You Su’s voice was far less distant than it had been on the first day of the bath, and Yo Meng looked at You Su in surprise, then quickly lowered her head, whispered her compliance, her cheeks instantly flushing red, and gracefully retreated.

As she retreated, she mused to herself that her lady’s charm was truly unparalleled, capable of moving even blind men with her beauty.

Since entering the pool, You Su maintained a polite demeanor, yet she sensed that with more time spent with her lady, You Su’s politeness was no longer a form of self-protection but rather a natural expression.

Indeed, true beauty captures not your eyes, but your soul.

"I wonder when the lady plans to make her move... if she delays any longer, it might be too late."

Yo Meng sighed quietly in her heart, then left the hall with her sister.

You Su lay still in the bathing pool, eyes closed, resting his mind, lost in thought.

Suddenly, he lifted the ceramic white bowl beside him and weighed it in his hand.

It was said that the lotus seeds from the Jade Ring Pool’s lotus flowers were extremely valuable spiritual treasures with many marvelous uses. Though he had been here for some time, he had been consuming fish and various lake delicacies, as well as spirit fruits and spiritual vegetables gathered from the mountain. This was his first time eating food that truly grew from the depths of Jade Ring Pool.

That Yudie wasn’t stingy with him after all.

You Su picked up the pristine spoon and stirred the lotus seed soup a couple of times, intending to take a spoonful into his mouth.

Unexpectedly, an impulse arose in him suddenly—a desire to open his eyes and see.

He opened his eyes and indeed saw something he hadn’t anticipated!

He was very much aware that he was in a state of closed-eye observation, with the bath pool and screen only faintly outlined. Yet within the small bowl, he could see the soul of that white dragon carp swimming about continuously! 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝚠𝚎𝚋𝗻𝗼𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝚘𝐦

Its body was white to the point of near transparency; it seemed hungry, happily wagging its tail in the bowl while swallowing nearly ten lotus seeds whole at once.

You Su’s pupils instantly shrank to the size of a bean! So it hadn’t vanished after crashing into his body; it had been lurking around him all along!

You Su recalled asking the Saintess his second question, to which she had replied, "It’s been a hundred years since anyone has seen a white dragon carp capable of refining souls."

Then if this little white fish isn’t a soul, and the Exorcism Order doesn’t react to it, what exactly is it? And why can he see it?

However, the little white fish did not pay any mind to You Su’s perplexed gaze, indulging itself in the ’feast’ before it. Its eyes, black and white, darted around, appearing adorably clumsy.

Nothing about its appearance suggested any danger. You Su tentatively extended his hand, and as his fingers touched its back, it seemed a bit agitated for having its meal interrupted, so it swam away from You Su’s touch.

You Su was a little surprised; he had thought that the little white fish, which could regenerate after being cut under a sword, would be an intangible thing, but hadn’t expected that touching it would give such a tangible sensation, cold and icy, like touching a piece of ice.

You Su wasn’t too concerned about it devouring the specially prepared dish the saintess provided; he was more curious about what this fish truly was.

After the little white fish had consumed all the lotus seeds, only a few pieces of silver fungus and cordyceps were left in the soup, which it seemed to disdain. Then, like it was full, it opened and closed its fishy lips a couple of times before swimming out of the bowl.

Its swimming required no water for support. Rather than saying it could fly, it seemed more like it treated the entire universe as a vast ocean, roaming freely within it.

Moved by instinct, You Su slowly raised his hand, and the little white fish, perhaps as a gesture of thanks for the offering, entwined around his fingertips playfully.

You Su had never seen such an amazing creature; he couldn’t help but tease it. The little white fish darted left and right in evasion, finally, fed up, glaring at You Su and sputtering a tiny bubble in defiance.

You Su offered a soft smile, then casually poked the slowly incoming bubble to burst it, as if conveying the vast difference between them, hoping to quell the fish’s struggle.

Yet at the very moment the bubble burst, the scene before You Su’s eyes changed abruptly, and the once finger-sized white fish instantly expanded to over ten feet long, hovering in the air, nearly filling the entire bath chamber.

"Foolish human! How dare you be so disrespectful to this water deity!"

A childlike girl’s voice suddenly sounded, so childlike that it betrayed no hint of anger despite the words.

Who is speaking?

You Su looked incredulously at the giant fish head in front of him—could it be it?

"It is I, the water deity, speaking!"

The enormous swimming fish body was undoubtedly imposing, yet the girl-like voice considerably diminished its aura.

"Stop pretending, there’s no god in this world, only immortals."

"Ha, how ignorant!"

"Since you’re a god, show me something impressive, otherwise how can anyone believe you?"

You Su remained confident. Though the fish looked enormous on the surface, it still didn’t pose any threat to him.

As if to confirm his suspicions, he reached out to touch the giant fish body. However, this time, his hand passed through with ease instead of feeling anything solid.

"What are you doing?! Don’t be rude!" The little white fish seemed anxious, quickly twisting its body to avoid You Su’s hand.

"Can gods really use such crude illusions?" You Su found it intriguing, and laughed, "That bubble earlier was your Illusion Technique, right?"

It was easy to deduce. The little fish became annoyed by his teasing and tried to drag You Su into an illusion to scare him. That’s why its body suddenly increased in size hundreds of times—to instill fear in You Su. Unfortunately, its voice lacked any real menace.

"Don’t underestimate me! My divine power has just diminished. Once I recover fully, I can trap you in a dream forever without you even knowing!"

The little white fish continued glaring at You Su, making threats with imposing bravado.

Looking at the adorable big white fish, You Su felt these were merely grandiose words to maintain a facade.

"Alright, I believe in the noble water god."

"You’d better really believe it." The words ’noble’ from You Su seemed to pacify the big white fish considerably, mellowing its girl-like tone quite a lot.

"By the way, Water God, you just ate my food. How do you plan to compensate me?"

The big white fish glanced at the small porcelain bowl with the leftovers and felt a slight pang of guilt, sheepishly saying:

"It was just a few lotus seeds. You want compensation for that? In the past, I wouldn’t even cast a glance at such things."

"If you don’t fancy them, then give them back."

"How can a human be so petty? My subjects used to offer their best to me, hoping I’d bestow even a bit of power upon them. It’s your honor that I ate your lotus seeds!"

"I’m not your subject, and can gods just take others’ food? How about this, you answer a few questions of mine, and I won’t hold this against you."

"Someone like you doesn’t even deserve to be my subject. Ask quickly."

You Su thought for a moment and asked, "Who exactly are you?"

"I am the Water God!!"

You Su had expected this and continued, "Then why were you hiding inside the body of the White Dragon Carp that day?"

"Rebels wanted to kill a god, so of course, I had to escape."

"Kill a god? You think you can escape?"

If someone really intended to hunt this little white fish with intelligence, You Su doubted it could escape unscathed.

"Alas, Old White was my greatest general; he sacrificed his life to help me escape safely. We were almost free, but just our luck, you all blocked us, and you even killed Old White. Boohoo, you died so miserably, Old White! I will definitely avenge you!"

Pity that fish can’t cry, otherwise You Su would believe the big white fish was about to break down in tears.

"Aren’t I just feeding a tiger with my own body?" You Su asked coldly.

"How could that be... Just give me a few more lotus seeds; it’s not a life-and-death grudge..."

You Su was merely scaring it, furrowing his brows, he said:

"The White Dragon Carp took you from the Jade Ring Pool to the outside world. Is there a secret passage underground?"

"Secret passage? A god’s journey is open and upright, who would take a secret path?"

"If the two lakes are separate, without using a secret path, how did you cross the mountains?"

"Hmph! I told you not to underestimate the Water God! Of course, it’s..."

With a ’pop’ sound like a water bubble bursting, before the big white fish could finish, it instantly reverted to a little white fish.

It lay in You Su’s palm, seemingly having exhausted too much power, its body much lighter in color than before, and its fish eyes a bit dazed.

This little white fish apparently couldn’t speak directly; its voice emerged through the previous illusion.

You Su furrowed his brows again; how could it end right at the crucial moment? It seems if he wants to chat longer next time, he’ll need to prepare more food.

However, fetching fish food like the Jade Lotus Seeds at this level won’t be easy...

The weakened little white fish was incredibly compliant, looking harmless. You Su closely examined it and made his deductions:

This white fish that gained intelligence likely evolved from a White Dragon Carp. Facing its still naïve kindred, it boldly claimed to be the Water God. When discovered by the people of the Jade Ring Pool who wished to capture it—no fish thinks it should be eaten—it then sought to escape using the power of its kind.

The little white fish suddenly shook its head, propped up its fish body, then transformed into a swift white light and dashed to a spot before vanishing.

No matter how You Su opened his eyes and looked around, he couldn’t find a trace of it, nor did he know where it might have hidden itself.

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