What could Wu Hua do? It had been battling the lake all night.

I didn't gain any advantage at all, and I even got splashed with excrement.

Not to mention getting inside, but it appeared very experienced on the surface.

"Tell me about the situation inside first, and I'll analyze it."

After the Gu Diao nodded, it began to recount its time at the bottom of the lake.

I told it everything that happened in detail.

"You mean you not only lived off a woman there, but you also had a relationship, and during that relationship you discovered the true nature of the lake owner?"

The Gu Diao didn't refute its earlier statement, but instead moved on to the later topic.

"It's not about its true nature, but rather that it seems inseparable from this lake."

Seeing that neither Wu Hua nor Fen Teng were curious, it became rather curious.

"You all knew?"

Wu Hua gestured towards the lake.

"The fact that the restrictions have been strengthened tells me that it must be to trap it."

The Gu Diao nodded in agreement with its guess.

"The palace at the bottom of the lake is its true form, surrounded by many gems arranged according to the Five Elements and Eight Trigrams, as if to nail the true form to that spot!"

After hearing this, Wu Hua immediately pulled out the spider lily that Xiao Bai had given her.

"Brother, how can we see the resentment beneath the barrier?"

Little White heard its voice and immediately responded.

"My little ones, have you encountered a ghost again? If you crush the leaves of the Bodhi tree and sprinkle them on the barrier, you'll be able to see it. Do you need me to go take a look?"

"No need, brother. We didn't encounter any ghosts. I'll go grind some Bodhi leaves first, and we'll talk again when I have time. Bye-bye."

After saying that, he put away the spider lily, completely ignoring the anxious Xiaobai on the other side.

"Why is this kid so impatient? Next time we meet, I'll bring it some self-cultivation techniques."

Wu Hua was unaware that she had inexplicably received a gift.

Before lifting it, it took out some of the leaves that had been pulled off by the vines.

Then he crushed it with his bare hands and scattered it onto the lake surface. In an instant...

The lake, which had been slightly murky after Wu Hua threw feces on it, turned completely black.

The resentment there was even greater than that in the cracks in front of Shapingzhai.

Upon seeing this scene, the vine and the two beasts simultaneously took a few steps back.

"Is someone collecting resentment?"

"It's neither human nor human; to be precise, it's a living dead."

"The living dead?"

"Hmm, the sudden strengthening of the restrictions on the lake surface is probably due to this resentment. The stronger the lake lord's resentment, the stronger the restrictions. Judging from this intensity, it's probably impossible for it to escape in this lifetime."

Gu Diao, however, did not think so.

"What if someone takes its place?"

"You mean, it already has someone in mind? It's not Luo Luo, is it?"

The Gu Diao shook its head.

"No, there's a mulberry tree beside it that has been with it for hundreds of years. I think it's the substitute that the lake lord chose for himself..."

In place of Pin Junhuai, he refined all the demonic power.

The body rapidly expanded, and it grew a section longer.

The ebony wood of Ti Yuan receded a bit, and was even given a fancy name...

Since I'm leaving, my true form naturally can't remain here as a palace.

The palace of the future should be built using Junhuai's original body.

Junhuai thought it made sense, so he made his true form grow larger and larger.

They only stopped after completely replacing Ti Yuan's original form.

Junhuai didn't sense anything was wrong.

Instead, they became intimately familiar with the situation in the lake.

It's as if I have become one with this lake.

The first thing Ti Yuan did after retracting her true form was to stretch her body.

When he looked at Junhuai, his smile became even more genuine.

"From now on, you will be the master of this lake. I hope you can stay true to your original intentions, not disappoint the spirits, and not let me down."

Upon hearing this, Junhuai immediately raised his finger to the sky and swore an oath.

"Rest assured, Lord Lake, I will be just as fair and just as you are, helping the weak and protecting the spirits."

Ti Yuan patted its shoulder with satisfaction.

"Don't call me Lake Lord anymore. You are the Lake Lord now. From now on, just call me Tiyuan."

Junhuai called out somewhat awkwardly.

"Tiyuan!"

"Great, I like this name, hahaha~"

As it spoke, it turned its head to look at Qin Luo, who was fast asleep on the couch.

murmured a little

"It's up to you now, so don't let me down!"

Junhuai thought it was talking to him and responded enthusiastically.

"Don't worry, I certainly won't let you down."

Ti Yuan didn't reply, but instead walked to the bedside.

He bent down, picked Qin Luo up, and then slowly walked out of the hall.

Perhaps it was too tired, Qin Luo didn't wake up even when it was holding her.

Tengteng, however, was prepared for battle at any moment, because ever since the vines split off from the lake...

I could no longer sense its condition. Upon reflection...

Sensing that something must have happened, Ti Yuan sensed its thoughts.

Without making a sound, he carried Qin Luo to the couch in the side hall.

He reached out and touched the vines.

"Little one, why are you so wary of me? Are you afraid I'll eat her up?"

Teng Teng knew it was perceptive and simply wrapped itself quietly around Qin Luo's waist.

Ignoring its words, my mind began to wander.

Ti Yuan noticed that it wanted to eat one minute and play the next.

It has all sorts of random things, but not a single decent one.

They felt that weapons were just weapons, and despite having become living beings, they still lacked ambition.

Perhaps it's because he's still young when he's reached the Spirit Transformation stage, or perhaps his master, Qin Luo, is just too unreliable.

That's what caused its temperament. If it were given a different owner...

Maybe it can be trained; the more it thought about it, the more it felt that Tengteng was suitable for it.

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