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"Filthy creature, you sure have a rough temper!"
Gu Shi Yi grinned, and Liu Er consoled,
"Don't worry, it only has two pairs of arms and it's just a young beast. There are adult ones that grow sixteen pairs of arms. Each additional pair of arms gives the Fish Kui Beast an extra thousand pounds of strength. A young beast can't flip our ship, only an adult can flip a big ship like ours. The Bishui Sect's people are already activating the Array. Just wait a while longer, and they'll drive it away!"
While they were talking, a white radiance suddenly burst forth from the ship, and the bellowing of the beast from the river sounded once more, this time with a tinge of misery,
"Moo..."
Gu Shi Yi couldn't help but climb up again to look out, only to see the Giant Kui Beast had fallen back into the water, continually bellowing at their ship,
"Moo... Moo... Moo..."
The voice carried a sense of grievance.
"What happened?"
"The Array repelled it!"
The Giant Kui Beast clearly wasn't willing to give up. After a few mournful moos, it charged back up. This time Gu Shi Yi saw clearly that the Giant Kui Beast tried to repeat its earlier tactic, lifting its upper body. As its small slender arms touched the ship's side, a bright white light flared, and where the little hands met the white glow, two trails of green smoke arose,
"Moo!"
The beast's cry was even more distressing this time!
Gu Shi Yi clicked his tongue,
"Why don't we just speed up the ship and get away from the school of fish? That would solve the problem!"
Liu Er rolled his eyes,
"This ship needs a lot of Spirit Stones to move faster. Those stingy sorcerers from the Bishui Sect only provided enough Spirit Stones for this speed. If we use up all the Spirit Stones at once, we'll just be adrift on this river!"
Hearing this, Gu Shi Yi also rolled his eyes,
"They earn so much, yet they can't bear to spend any. They're really tight-fisted!"
As the two were talking, the Fish Kui Beast, having had a taste of bitterness, swam around the ship two more times. After a few reluctant moos, it flicked its small slender tail and dived into the water out of sight. Only when it turned did Gu Shi Yi get a good look—it had an enormous body with a thin tail just like a cow's, ending in a spindle-shaped tuft ensheathed in thick red scales,
"It somehow looks a bit cute!"
Ugly but endearing!
Gu Shi Yi's sense of aesthetics was truly incomprehensible, even Liu Er grimaced,
"That's just a young Fish Kui Beast. Its tail isn't of much use. Try one of the adults, a single strike of its tail could smash our ship!"
Seeing the Fish Kui Beast retreat, everyone breathed a sigh of relief. The ship's Array dimmed, returning to its normal state to maintain navigation,
"It's gone! It's gone! Back to sleep!"
Liu Er untied Gu Shi Yi and helped her toward the cabin. Gu Shi Yi, having had her fill of excitement, complied and let him escort her back. On the way, they encountered Old Lady Gu, who had come out to look for her, and she received a good scolding from her!
Gu Shi Yi just laughed it off and followed Old Lady Gu back to the cabin. No sooner had she sat down on the bed than the bell at the ship's prow rang out again, this time accompanied by the terrified shrieks of the people,
"The Fish Kui Beast is back! It's back! This time it's a big one!"
"A big Fish Kui Beast is here!"
Everyone had already been awakened, and now, hearing such cries, they all peered out from the cabins, heads popping out everywhere. Gu Shi Yi and Old Lady Gu also squeezed to the cabin doorway, each leaning against the doorframe. There was no need to go to the bow to see; the massive silhouette of the beast, as big as a mountain, already loomed over the whole ship. They could see it just by lifting their heads,
"Ah!"
Old Lady Gu screamed, her legs gave out and she sat down,
"How... how can it be so huge?"
Compared to the previous one, this beast was like the difference between a giant and a three-year-old child. Apparently, even the people on the ship had never seen such a huge Fish Kui Beast before, and they started yelling in fear,
"My god!"
"Oh... Heavenly Father! Such a huge creature!"
"Run! Such a huge creature will flip our ship over!"
There was commotion on the ship, and Gu Shi Yi's face was set resolutely as she helped Old Lady Gu to her feet,
"Auntie, you go sit inside first!"
After dealing with the young beast, an elder had come. Now, things seemed difficult to handle!
Gu Shi Yi didn't want to just hide in the cabin anymore. After saying that, she ignored Old Lady Gu's attempts to hold her back, pressed her onto the bed, and hurried out,
"Boom..."
The ship's Array was fully activated, with a white light almost blinding their eyes. Gu Shi Yi looked down at her chest, fastening the waterproof oilcloth pouch tight. Li Yaner's voice came from inside the pouch at her chest,
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