Chapter 190: Stirring Up Trouble

　　The murky water silently spread across the floor, reaching the feet of the three people.

　　Several strands of wet aquatic plants grew from it, reaching toward their ankles.

　　"Water ghosts can come ashore? Isn't this thing supposed to stay hidden in the water?"

　　The three of them huddled by the window, staring down below in shock and suspicion.

　　Outside, the rain and wind battered furiously, the sky was overcast, and there was already no trace of the girl in the red dress under the streetlights.

　　"With such heavy rain, it's really possible!" Jing Jian looked at the pouring rain, feeling deeply worried, "We can't capture the fish demon for now. Going to the lakeside on a flood day is like handing our heads over."

　　"Then when will this rain stop?" Hu Zi took out his phone and checked the weather forecast, instantly widening his eyes.

　　"The weather forecast is really inaccurate, it shows that it's supposed to be sunny here!"

　　But Lu Fei narrowed his eyes: "Maybe it's not the weather forecast that's inaccurate, but the rain..."

　　"What about the rain..."

　　Before Hu Zi could finish, he suddenly felt a chill at his ankle, as if it was submerged in water.

　　"Where did this water come from?"

　　He looked down and was greatly shocked.

　　Half of his foot was submerged in the cold, murky water.

　　"Shit!" He was startled and quickly tried to lift his leg, but felt a strong force pulling at his ankle, making it impossible to lift.

　　"Boss, what's going on?"

　　The water was only a thin layer, yet it kept dragging him down. In a blink of an eye, the water had already reached his shins.

　　"A water ghost?!"

　　Lu Fei and Jing Jian also almost simultaneously discovered the aquatic plants entwined around their ankles.

　　The aquatic plants pulled them down continuously.

　　It felt as if it was not a thin layer of water, but an abyss without a bottom.

　　"Oh no, my peachwood sword is on the table!" Jing Jian couldn't reach the table, as his legs were tightly bound by the aquatic plants, and he was sweating with anxiety.

　　"Don't panic!" Lu Fei threw a ghost-repelling character towards him.

　　He immediately felt the force around his ankles loosen, and he quickly jumped out of the water, rushing to the table to grab the peachwood sword.

　　Hu Zi also threw a ghost-repelling character under himself, and after freeing himself, he pulled out the ghost-head blade from his backpack.

　　New aquatic plants kept growing in the water, like malicious ghostly hands, trying to drag the living into the dark hell.

　　The two of them swung their ritual objects cautiously, dealing with the situation carefully.

　　Lu Fei, however, was unhurried. He reached into his chest and pulled out the thunder-struck jujube wood stick.

　　This is the advantage of a small stick, it's easy to carry around.

　　Infusing it with magical power.

　　Lu Fei swung the stick toward the ground.

　　A faint blue arc flickered, the aquatic grass writhed in agony and retracted, and the water current started to rapidly retreat.

　　"After them!"

　　Lu Fei took off in pursuit.

　　Hu Zi and Jing Jian followed closely behind.

　　Opening the door, a long trail of water stretched from the corridor to the stairs.

　　The three of them rushed down the stairs, and that trail of water had already run out through the front door.

　　Outside, the sky was filled with heavy rain, and water was pooling everywhere on the ground.

　　"It still managed to get away!"

　　Lu Fei looked at the heavy rain outside, his expression serious and stern: "This rain is strange; a lot of filthy things could come out from the lake. Everyone, be careful."

　　The three of them found the inn owner and asked him to switch to a dry room.

　　"It's really odd, where did all this water come from? My house doesn't leak!" The owner was full of doubts, but he didn't say much and switched their rooms.

　　"Strange things happen every year, but there are especially many today! It's only raining in our town, not anywhere else!"

　　"This heavy rain is ruining business."

　　After switching the rooms, the owner grumbled as he went downstairs.

　　"It's only raining in this town, there must be something wrong! Is it caused by that big fish?" Even Hu Zi felt that something was off.

　　"When aquatic monsters reach a certain level of power, they can create storms. It seems the big fish we encountered has this ability." Jing Jian didn't look good.

　　"Lu Fei, I'm sorry, I didn't understand the situation. I didn't expect that big fish to have cultivated to such a level."

　　"We were lucky yesterday. If we had caught that big fish, I'm afraid..."

　　"I don't know what will happen next. Let's take advantage of the fact that everyone is fine and run! I'll bring the car over right away..."

　　"Forget it! With your old car, you probably wouldn't even make it two miles before it breaks down!" Lu Fei patted him on the shoulder. "Look on the bright side; the bigger the skill, the bigger the inner core! We've already made an enemy, so we have no choice but to fight this fish demon to the end!"

　　"But what if we can't... I don't want to drag you all into this!" Jing Jian shook his head forcefully.

　　"Not necessarily. Although that big fish can stir up trouble, remember, this is land, not their territory."

　　Lu Fei pondered, his eyes growing brighter.

　　"In fact, this might be an opportunity for us?"

　　"It seems almost impossible to defeat that big fish in the water, but on land, it's a different story!"

　　Jing Jian stared at Lu Fei in astonishment: "Is... is this too risky?"

　　"Take a risk, and the bicycle can turn into a motorcycle!" Lu Fei said with seriousness, "With our abilities, escaping is definitely no problem. But if we miss this opportunity, we might never get the inner pearl of that big fish again."

　　Jing Jian was very tempted by his words, rubbing his hands together, he said, "What should we do then?"

　　"Don't be in a hurry. Let's see what tricks the big fish has first, and counter them as they come, looking for opportunities! As long as the big fish still wants revenge, it will come looking for us again."

　　Lu Fei's composure greatly soothed Jing Jian's tense nerves. Tiger had long been accustomed to following his boss's arrangements and was not worried at all.

　　The little black dog, after eating the catfish meat last night, had been sound asleep, not even lifting an eyelid no matter how loud the commotion outside was.

　　Lu Fei checked, the little one was fine, just sleeping too deeply, as if it had entered a hibernation state.

　　However, its round, bulging belly had gone down a bit.

　　Perhaps digesting the catfish meat takes some time.

　　Lu Fei placed the little one on the bed and covered its belly with a pillowcase.

　　Outside, the wind and rain were raging.

　　The three of them kept their magical instruments in hand, frequently observing the situation outside.

　　The rain fell furiously, pattering against the glass, creating a misty scene everywhere.

　　Dimly, there seemed to be some strange shadows lurking outside the inn.

　　But after waiting for a long time, the fish demon showed no signs of movement, and instead, their stomachs started to rumble.

　　"Let's eat first!"

　　Lu Fei called the owner and asked him to bring some food upstairs.

　　The owner was quick, arriving with instant noodles and snacks in just two minutes.

　　The three of them opened the instant noodle packages, ready to prepare them.

　　Knock, knock, knock.

　　The room door was suddenly knocked on.

　　"Who?"

　　They immediately became alert, put down their instant noodles, and cautiously approached the door with their magical instruments in hand.

　　"The instant noodles you ordered have arrived."

　　Outside the door, it was the owner's voice.

　　The three of them were momentarily stunned, glancing at the instant noodles on the table and then at the door.

　　Didn't the owner just come by a moment ago?

　　Who could be standing outside the door now?