Things in the pond

Chapter 33

“Immortals are indeed terrifying…” The crab beside him nibbled at the corner of his clothes.

"Patience is a virtue," the frog patted its head, comforting it.

"Hehe...Speaking of patience, I once..."

"Old Catfish! Don't change the subject!!!" all the demons shouted in unison.

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Black Snake looked at Catfish, "Le Jun...you..."

The catfish sighed, "Wipe away your tears, don't ask why..."

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"Ahem! Be serious! Be serious!" Dayan reminded him, frowning.

“We understand completely!” the demons replied earnestly.

So, all the demons put on serious expressions.

The wild goose looked at the dragon, the frog, the black snake, and the dragon-like creature, and sighed, "I'm telling you, don't be so dismissive. Even if you have connections, you should still keep a low profile, shouldn't you?"

"Background?" Chi asked eagerly.

"Good children don't need to know," the demons replied in unison.

The dragon looked at the dragon innocently.

The dragon's lips twitched slightly. "...Good children don't need to know."

The dragon opened its innocent eyes and furrowed its beautiful brows.

The black snake stared blankly at them, unable to articulate its feelings.

"Is it interesting?" the frog asked with a laugh.

The black snake glanced at it and nodded slightly.

The frog looked up and around, "The Heavenly Palace... is still so boring..."

The wild goose immediately rushed over and covered the frog's mouth, saying, "Big sister, I've told you before, even if you have connections, you should keep a low profile!"

"Speaking of background, I once..."

"Old Catfish! Don't change the subject!!!"

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“Brother Yan… no, Officer Yan, please continue,” Carp said seriously.

The wild goose shook the carp's hand with great satisfaction, "Young man, you have a bright future!"

"Yes, I am a law-abiding and virtuous demon!" the carp replied.

“Me too!” Blackfish chimed in.

"Me too!" the crab chimed in, not wanting to be left behind.

Just as the dragon was about to approach, it was stopped by the dragon. "You're not a demon, don't join in the commotion!"

The dragon blinked and nodded.

Just then, a shout rang out through the sky, "It's you!!!"

The demons and immortals turned around and immediately shouted, "Shrimp!!!"

The dragon was the first to run over, tears streaming down its face. "Shrimp..."

The river shrimp asked in surprise, "What are you doing here?"

“Miss River Shrimp, let me explain…” The wild goose trotted over excitedly.

The river shrimp kicked it to the ground and stomped on it fiercely. "Hmph!!! You damned goose! I thought you came looking for me for something! Turns out you just wanted to capture me and fly away! I treated you like a brother!!! I'll stomp you to death! Stomp you to death! Stomp you to death!!!"

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"A woman's resentment is terrifying, everyone remember that." The catfish turned around and lectured the group of little demons behind it.

Upon seeing this, the heavenly soldiers immediately stepped forward and dragged the river shrimp away.

"Let me go!!! I've already broken the law, what's one more assault on a police officer!!!" the river shrimp roared in fury.

The wild goose lay on the ground, its footprints still visible on its back. It struggled to its feet, tears welling in its eyes, "...Since ancient times, loyalty and righteousness have been difficult to reconcile..."

"Hehe...Speaking of loyalty and righteousness, I once..."

"Old Catfish! Don't change the subject!!!"

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"The old catfish has changed the subject three times already, does that mean it's in a good mood?" the crab asked, scratching its head.

"Congratulations! You've attained enlightenment!" the blackfish and the carp exclaimed.

The wild goose stared at the group of demons/immortals with a distorted expression, trembling as it said, "Be serious, okay?"

"Okay!" came the resolute reply.

"Shrimp, how are you now?" Chi remained undisturbed, holding the river shrimp's hand and asking with tears in his eyes.

The river shrimp calmed its anger. "I'm innocent!!! Qiji's matter has absolutely nothing to do with me! I just happened to be with it!!! And it wasn't my choice to be with it! I was taken into a magical artifact by Ji You and given to that guy Yin Ming!!! How despicable!!!"

"Hey, it's not an elopement!!!" the carp exclaimed in shock.

"Oh no, it's a kidnapping!!!" Blackfish was also shocked.

"Wow, Master Ji You made this!!!" The crab was even more shocked.

"How could this be..." Chi said indignantly.

"The world is going to the dogs, and people's hearts are no longer what they used to be..." the frog concluded.

The catfish cautiously shrank to one side, feigning innocence.

The river shrimp, oblivious to anything amiss, continued shouting, "I'm innocent!!! I'm appealing!!!"

After regaining his strength, the wild goose approached the river shrimp and took out a scroll of documents. "Um... Miss River Shrimp, this is mainly because you have a prior record of trespassing on the General's Mansion... so..."

The river shrimp grew even angrier. It kicked the goose to the ground and continued stomping on it, yelling, "Damn it! That's all because of that bastard Yin Ming!!! Why did he arrest me!!! I'll stomp you to death, stomp you to death, stomp you to death!!!"

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“A woman’s resentment is truly terrifying…” the little demons said earnestly, looking at the catfish.

"Good to know." The catfish sighed.

Just as the group of demons/immortals were making a ruckus, auspicious seven-colored light suddenly appeared in the sky.

What appeared were two dragons with seven-colored scales.

"Wow...it's so lively..." one of them said with a smile.

"Rainbow Sir!" The wild goose quickly jumped up from the ground and saluted.

The dragon froze, "Rainbow...Rainbow Sir..."

"Yo~ Little Jiao~" Hong greeted with a smile.

"Don't call me Little Dragon!!!" the dragon roared immediately.

"Hehe~" Hong chuckled, "Your shape-borrowing technique is getting better and better... But if this continues, your true energy will be depleted too much, and your true body won't be able to withstand it, right?"

The dragon paused for a moment, then said, "It doesn't matter, we've already broken the heavenly rules anyway..."

Hong continued to laugh, "You really have a positive outlook."

Hong Huan glanced at the group of demons and immortals, "What heavenly rules have they all broken?"

“Report, Sir, it is true that they released the Eight Steeds without permission and committed a crime by flooding the area,” Dayan replied solemnly.

Hong nodded. "I see... then I'll take this case. I'll investigate it thoroughly."

"YES, SIR!" the goose saluted in response.

Another seven-colored dragon spoke, "Rainbow, let's go."

Hong turned around, "That's all, I'll be going now~"

"GOOD BYE, SIR!" The geese stood at attention, watching them leave.

"Wow...that's so cool..." the carp exclaimed wistfully.

"Wow...so handsome..." Blackfish exclaimed in admiration.

"Wow...that's so impressive..." the crab exclaimed with even greater anticipation, "I, the crab, will definitely become an official someday..."

"Hehe...Speaking of being an official, I once..."

"Old Catfish! Don't change the subject!!!"

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Da Yan sighed, rubbing his forehead. "I told you... even if you have connections, you should still keep a low profile..."

...

...

In the azure sky, two seven-colored dragons traversed the clouds, drawing a vibrant rainbow.

"You're meddling in other people's business again," Ni said with displeasure.

"Hehe, what does it matter? I'm free anyway." Hong laughed, looking at the town gleaming in the sunlight after the floodwaters receded. "...It seems like I've found my companion..."

"who?"

"Anyone is fine with me."

"..."

That day, a rainbow appeared in the sky for a very, very long time, as if it would never disappear...

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Chapter 41

A day later, the demons and immortals finally learned the astonishing truth! There really was a powerful backer!