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In a world brimming with mystery and intrigue, the Heavenly Master Xu Yang is renowned for his extraordinary Taoist skills and his thousand-year-old peach wood sword. However, his reputation is not entirely positive. Within the spectral community, Xu Yang's standing is quite complex, with rumors even suggesting that he once threatened a spirit, prompting the spirit to call the police. Despite this, Xu Yang steadfastly maintains his innocence, claiming that these accusations are utterly baseless.

The story begins with Xu Yang encountering a young man who questions his identity during a ghost-hunting mission. The young man bluntly raises the issue of Xu Yang's reputation and mentions the spirit that called the police. Xu Yang vehemently denies these claims and challenges the young man to bring the spirit forward for a face-to-face confrontation. This scene not only showcases Xu Yang's confidence and determination but also sets the stage for the unfolding narrative.

As the story progresses, Xu Yang gradually uncovers a vast conspiracy behind the negative rumors about him. It turns out that a powerful evil spirit has been manipulating events from the shadows, attempting to tarnish Xu Yang's reputation to weaken his influence in the spectral community and secure more space for its own survival. Realizing this, Xu Yang understands that he must unveil the truth behind this conspiracy to restore his reputation and protect innocent lives.

Throughout this journey, Xu Yang faces not only challenges from spirits but also the complexities of human relationships. He collaborates with a young female journalist to investigate the incident. Initially skeptical of Xu Yang, the journalist gradually comes to admire his courage and wisdom as they endure a series of perilous events together. A budding romance quietly develops between them as they face adversity side by side.

In the end, Xu Yang successfully exposes the true nature of the evil spirit and defeats it in a fierce battle. His reputation is restored, and peace returns to the spectral community. However, Xu Yang knows that evil will never completely disappear from this world, and he must remain vigilant, continuing to guard the peace of this realm.

This Heavenly Master is a bit too arrogant.

Ma Long stared dumbfounded: "Old Xu, Brother Xu, Grandpa Xu! We just fished out a corpse here, and you're back fishing again?"

The surrounding rubberneckers were equally stunned. They'd seen brave souls before, but never anyone this audacious!

Someone raised their phone to film, uploading the video online. Within hours, the clip of this "daring angler" Xu Yang started trending nationwide. Riding the wave of the earlier "corpse fishing" scandal, the video exploded across social media. Though filmed at night without clear facial features, Xu Yang briefly became an internet sensation.

Unaware of his newfound fame, Xu Yang sat calmly by the riverbank holding his fishing rod, exuding the poise of "Jiang Taigong fishing". Midnight approached, the crowd had dispersed, and traffic dwindled to occasional passing cars.

Ma Long hovered nearby, urging for the umpteenth time: "Old Xu! It's midnight... Let's go home! This place gives me the creeps... So what if we don't catch anything? Going home empty-handed isn't shameful."

As he spoke, Xu Yang suddenly jerked his rod - a fat carp at least three catties* heavy broke the surface, its golden scales glinting under moonlight. A genuine Yellow River carp!

"Such a big fish?" Ma Long rushed over with a bucket. "Alright, you've caught something. Now can we... Huh? What's that sound?"

As Ma Long secured the catch, ghostly shadows rippled across the water surface. A distress call echoed from the river - there emerged a figure draped in aquatic weeds, hair matted with rancid flesh oozing pus. Yet through Ma Long's enchanted eyes, this rotting specter appeared as a drowning beauty.

"Help! Someone save me!" The illusory plea enchanted Ma Long. His eyes glazed over as he began stripping: "Old Xu! Someone's drowning! Gotta save her!"

Xu Yang realized too late - "Ma Long, don't--!"

With a splash, the self-proclaimed "White Dragon of the Waves" dove in, dog-paddling toward the water ghost. "Hold on miss! I'm coming!"

The ghost gaped in disbelief. As her decaying fingers reached to drag him under, Ma Long's arm locked around her neck in a rescue hold. "Don't struggle! We'll both drown!"

The water ghost panicked. Her yin energy surged to entangle him, yet dissolved upon contact like snow in fire. Before she could dematerialize, Ma Long hauled his "damsel" ashore.

Xu Yang, now scrambling onto the bank, witnessed the surreal scene: Ma Long pinning the thrashing ghost while lecturing, "Relax! I know CPR! Let me give you mouth-to-mouth... Wait, why are you flat-chested?!"

"Bastard! Release me-- Mmph!" The ghost's protest was smothered as Ma Long clamped his lips over hers.

Instantly recoiling, Ma Long wiped pus from his mouth: "Fuck! Your breath reeks of decay!" The broken enchantment revealed the ghastly truth. "GHOST!!" He fled screaming.

The freed ghost attempted to dissolve into mist, but Xu Yang's peachwood sword flashed. "Evil spirit, you're going nowhere!" A talisman flared - "Evil-Subduing Seal!"

Cornered, the dripping specter hissed: "A third-rate exorcist dares challenge me?" Her waterweed hair lashed like tentacles.

Xu Yang glanced at his cowering friend and smirked: "My 'brother' here just French-kissed a corpse. Want to see what else he'll do?"

The ghost shuddered, memories of that horrific "rescue" flashing through her mind.

"Ding! Water ghost experiences psychological trauma. +10 Virtue Points. +1 Water Manipulation Skill."

Chapter 23: Performing CPR on a Water Ghost!