American Comics: BOSS Invasion

The blind Daoist suddenly stopped, startling the boy leading the way, who asked, "Master, what's wrong?"

"Something feels off!" The blind Daoist tilted his head, listening intently, his nose twitching as he turned slightly towards the direction of the Yihong Brothel.

Then, Qi Shan suddenly felt that peculiar life energy abruptly vanish, fleeing into the river with incredible speed.

A clamor erupted from the private rooms downstairs, as if a crowd of people were simultaneously crying out in disappointment.

Without asking, it was clear that the beautiful woman who had just appeared had vanished again without a sound.

Many scholars, tipsy from wine and overindulging in Five Stone Powder, felt restless and agitated, believing they had encountered a fairy descending to earth.

Coming back to their senses, they found the fairy gone without a trace, and they immediately regretted their lack of quick reaction, beating their chests in frustration.

On the other side, the strange ripples in the river also quickly disappeared, as if they had never been there.

Suddenly, a strong wind swept up, swirling the peach trees growing along the riverbank into the air, creating a beautiful scene of falling petals. This rare sight immediately attracted the students, who swarmed onto the balcony, reaching out to catch the petals, their laughter blending together.

The teaching master, dressed in black, stood in the middle, his face also filled with excitement. He had never seen such a wonderful sight before.

The blind Daoist listened carefully for a while, then snorted, "Lucky you ran fast!"

"What's wrong, Master?"

"It's nothing now. Let's continue on our way!"

"Yes, Master!"

The two boys responded, protecting the blind Daoist as they walked slowly forward.

At this moment, in Jinshan Temple, Fahai, who was in secluded cultivation, suddenly felt a stirring in his heart. He subconsciously turned his prayer beads, only to hear a light cracking sound. Looking down, he saw that one of the beads on his bracelet had inexplicably cracked.

Fahai's expression changed slightly. This bracelet was not made of wood. After so many years of tempering, it had long evolved into a Buddhist treasure. Even a steel blade would not leave a scratch, yet now it had cracked for no reason. This was not a good omen.

Fahai turned his head to look in the direction of Qiantang County. He had been quietly cultivating, but he had inexplicably sensed a vast power and subconsciously wanted to investigate.

But as soon as he had the thought, the beads on his wrist cracked on their own!

The warning in this was already very clear. The prayer beads were spiritual and sought to avoid danger.

In Yuhang County's most bustling waterfront corridor, two snake demons in human form swayed like willows in the wind, walking along, looking every bit like two beautiful women, causing the boatmen working on the river to fall into the water one after another.

The two women turned around, laughing at their dazed and foolish appearance.

"Sister, why are these people so stupid? They're staring at us like they're in a daze!"

"Isn't it because you don't walk like a human, swinging your hips too much, like you're still crawling on the ground!"

Xiaoqing looked troubled and subconsciously climbed onto a nearby peach tree, her body twisted and limp, as if without bones, and said, "But walking is so tiring. I can't straighten my back, and I can't help but sway from side to side with every step!"

"Just sway if you want to. Try to learn, what is the spirit of all things? Humans! We must adapt to living as humans as soon as possible," Bai Suzhen advised.

"But having a tail split into two, and ten hard toes, I'm really not used to it!"

"Those are called feet! Straighten your back and hurry up and walk. Look, those stinky men next to us are about to surround us again!"

"Ugh, it's so annoying!"

Xiaoqing complained and was pulled down by Bai Suzhen, and swayed forward.

"Sister, have you found your destined one yet? We've been in this Yuhang County for nearly two months, and recently that blind old Daoist has been wandering around the city, as if he has to catch us!"

"Don't worry about that. Although that old Daoist is a bit funny, he only has a little bit of skill. I think he's just from Maoshan. Exorcising ghosts and warding off evil is fine, but against big demons like us, he's not enough.

I don't know if I'm looking for the right person, but I have found a target. I think he looks like him!"

Bai Suzhen said hesitantly, recalling the teacher she saw on the river that day.

She always felt a strange aura that attracted her, but she couldn't pinpoint what it was.

"That's easy. I'll catch him tonight, and we'll know as soon as we ask!" Xiaoqing suggested carelessly.

Bai Suzhen was exasperated and slapped Xiaoqing on the head, "Are you trying to repay kindness or make enemies? Don't act rashly. I have my own plans!"

Just then, a voice suddenly came from behind: "Ladies, after wandering around Qiantang County for more than a month, you should have inquired about all aspects of the situation. Have you decided whether to settle down here or not?"

The two were startled and turned their heads abruptly, seeing a handsome man in strange attire.

Xiaoqing said angrily: "Who are you? Suddenly speaking from behind, you want to scare people to death. You almost scared me back to my original form!"

Bai Suzhen hurriedly pulled Xiaoqing, but didn't stop the last sentence, and quickly remedied it, smiling and saying: "This gentleman, what do you mean? We don't understand?"

The person who came was Qi Shan. Originally, he was not in a hurry, but he did not expect that after Bai Suzhen entered Qiantang County, she did not choose to contact Xu Xian, but instead toured around.

Perhaps because they had just transformed, the two were not very familiar with disguising as humans. Bai Suzhen had a thousand years of cultivation and was fine, when she transformed into a human form, she was basically not very different from humans. Xiaoqing only had five hundred years of Daoism, and was much worse in this respect.

Not only did she walk like a snake, but she also occasionally turned into her original form at night, catching rats and wild cats everywhere, acting recklessly. Many people had seen her, and recently there had been rumors that a monster had entered the city.

If they continued to mess around like this, it was estimated that Fahai would be attracted before the Legend of the White Snake even began.

Helpless, Qi Shan decided to contact them in advance and give the two snakes a shot in the arm.

Qi Shan looked at the two women and said: "The two of you don't have to hide it. Our organization specializes in managing monsters. Yuhang County, Qiantang County, and a dozen nearby counties and cities are all under our jurisdiction. You are foreign monsters, and according to the rules, you must report!"