"Croak... Useless!"
With a smug croak, the Toad Demon crowed, and Gu Shi Yi, who had been stunned for a moment, finally got her bearings back.
"Damn it, it's a monster, not a ghost, what am I doing using an Exorcism Talisman!"
I must have been so frustrated that I wasted a talisman for nothing!
Once Gu Shi Yi had figured it out, she turned around to grab the Peach Wood Sword that the old man had left behind. With the sword in hand, she brought her right index and middle fingers together, slid them across the blade, leaving a trail of blood, and after chanting a few words, the Peach Wood Sword glimmered brightly. Gu Shi Yi then thrust the sword at the warty Toad Demon,
"Croak..."
The Toad Demon had underestimated her; thinking that Gu Shi Yi's sword was just for show, like the talisman before, it didn't even try to dodge and even moved forward to meet the attack. That's when it ran into trouble,
"Puchi..."
With that sound, Gu Shi Yi's sword pierced right into the Toad Demon's bloated belly,
"Croak..."
The Toad Demon cried out in agony, spitting out a stream of black smoke. Gu Shi Yi was already prepared and instantly closed her mouth and held her breath. The Toad Demon leaped backward, and looking down, it saw a bright red blood hole in its stomach,
"Croak, croak, croak..."
Crying miserably, the Toad Demon made its way toward the bow of the boat, leaving a trail of blood behind it,
"Where do you think you're going!"
Gu Shi Yi, sword in hand, chased after it...
"Splash..."
The Toad Demon reached the bow and, without any hesitation, jumped right in. Gu Shi Yi ran over and looked down just in time to see a huge splash on the water. She swung the Peach Wood Sword in hand, resentfully,
"You really think you can aspire to swan meat, you warty toad? Come at me again, and I'll stab you to death!"
The commotion was huge, and Sixth Master Huang and his entourage next door couldn't help but open their door a crack to check outside. Seeing Gu Shi Yi wielding the Peach Wood Sword, chasing after a giant toad, they all widened their eyes, gasped, and then heard the splash. They poked their heads out to see the Toad Demon jumping from the bow; only Gu Shi Yi was left on the deck. They then gingerly came out,
"Miss Gu, did you chase the monster away?"
Sixth Master Huang, in his nightclothes, with disheveled hair, was the first to come out. Gu Shi Yi turned, grinned ruefully at him, and said,
"Lucky for it, it got away fast!"
After speaking, she pointed at the bloodstains on the deck,
"Sixth Master, please have someone wash this away with clean water. This blood is poisonous; be very careful not to get any on you!"
"Sure thing!"
Sixth Master Huang nodded.
Gu Shi Yi gestured to the still shaken crowd and said,
"Go back to sleep everyone, the monster has been driven away by me!"
Everyone was full of praise,
"Miss Gu is indeed formidable!"
"Miss Gu is truly a master!"
Gu Shi Yi waved her hand and twirled the Peach Wood Sword stylishly before striding back to her cabin. But what nobody knew was that as soon as Gu Shi Yi got back into her room and shut the door, she threw herself onto the bed and pounded the mattress, shouting,
"What sins did I commit in my past life to deserve no proper man asking for my hand in marriage? It's either monsters or demons, and the only decent man ended up wiped out!"
What a suffocating night!
Am I never going to get married in this lifetime?
Gu Shi Yi felt like crying.
Knock, knock, knock...
Unable to let the tears fall, she could only bang her head against the bed, expressing her inner sorrow and indignation!
What was maddening was that her so-called sister, Li Yaner, rather than offering comfort, was covering her mouth and laughing at the side. Just as she saw Gu Shi Yi's mood somewhat stabilizing, she twisted the knife by saying,
"Shiyi, you got it wrong, there was one man who wanted to marry you. The Brother Mouse from before was after your flesh and blood, while the one behind only wanted the item in this jade box!"
That's right! At least the former was hankering after her body, but this insignificant toad didn't even lust after her!
So, does that mean only one man, Niu Da, wanted to marry her? And... he's dead!
"Aaaaah... Am I really so undesirable!"
Gu Shi Yi felt as if her heart had been stabbed with ten or eight knives,
Knock, knock, knock...
Gu Shi Yi's head hammered against the bed again...