My Master is the Real Boss – Chapter 56

Chapter 56: Bait

“Evil creature, retreat at once!”

Just as the Water Demon was about to pounce on him with its fangs and claws bared, Gao Yu’an calmly issued a stern rebuke. At this time, more Water Demons were leaping out of the water one after another. After reaching the shore, they excitedly launched attacks on Xiang Jiannan and the others.

The meat had stimulated their bloodthirsty nature. Driven by hunger, everyone standing on the shore was equivalent to food.

Swish!

A blast of green Qi struck the Water Demon’s left shoulder. Only then did Xiang Jiannan manage to spare a moment to look at his Master. His own practical combat experience was not rich, so he had already decided on a strategy at the beginning of the battle: to fight and retreat. He quickly moved away from the shore, leaving behind Zen Master Lekong and the others. This caused the monks to gradually become the main targets of the Water Demons’ attacks, while only a few managed to get close to him.

As expected, they are simple-minded evil creatures from the water.

As the Water Demon, hurt and panicked, fled, Xiang Jiannan was unable to find his Master’s figure. Although he was the first to be targeted by the Water Demons, he and Zen Master Lekong and the others were not in a much better situation. They were attacked almost simultaneously, with only a few breaths of difference between them.

Water Demons always live in groups. As long as there is one leader, the others will swarm in. There were quite a few Water Demons gathered in this area of water. Fortunately, they had only just arrived and had not yet caused any trouble.

“Disciple, what are you looking at?”

Watching as Water Demons were constantly injured and fleeing, while new ones joined the battle, Xiang Jiannan was unable to find his Master in the chaotic scene. He had not noticed it before, but as the monks’ torches fell and were extinguished, he discovered a very encouraging thing. His eyes could see exceptionally clearly at night. Before participating in the Fahua Assembly, this had never seemed to happen. Just as he was happily using his new skill, he heard a question from behind.

The voice was very familiar. He could tell it was his Master without even looking.

“Master, when did you get here?”

Thinking that this old Taoist priest was truly elusive, Xiang Jiannan turned around and saw his Master observing the battlefield with a meaningful expression. The two of them were acting as if nothing was happening, watching Zen Master Lekong and his group fight the Water Demons.

They were not using any magic, just pure hand-to-hand combat. The monks’ martial arts seemed very refined, and they were fighting off wave after wave of Water Demons that got close to them.

“Watch carefully, the moves these monks are using.”

Figures were constantly jumping up and falling down in front of him. Xiang Jiannan heard his Master say something from the side. He didn’t think there was anything particularly clever about it, but he obediently stood still and didn’t ask any more questions. The position where the two of them were currently standing was becoming increasingly safe. As if the monks were fighting with extreme reluctance, all the Water Demons that later came ashore focused their attention on the monks. Even if they saw him, they didn’t show any extra interest. The fighting stopped abruptly when the Water Demons reached the monks.

“External martial arts, Disciple, do you understand?”

After watching the monks fight for a few more rounds from a distance, Gao Yu’an spoke again, his tone earnest:

“Remember their current appearance well, it will be of great help to your future cultivation!”

“Disciple is ignorant, I really didn’t see anything outstanding?”

Although he didn’t understand martial arts, when Gao Yu’an asked him to remember the battle he was seeing, Xiang Jiannan finally couldn’t help but ask. He felt that the monks’ moves were mediocre. After watching for a long time, it seemed like they were just using brute force to deal with the Water Demons. It was simple, but he couldn’t do it himself. It wasn’t unusual, but he looked down on it a little.

In short, he was in a very awkward position.

“When did I say they were outstanding?”

After hearing Xiang Jiannan’s words, Gao Yu’an rolled his eyes and helplessly began to lecture him:

“I just wanted you to remember their current miserable state as a warning! As a Taoist, you should take this as a lesson! A group of Water Demons, and they still have to deal with them for so long!”

You old man, you really are standing and talking without back pain.

Unable to refute Gao Yu’an’s words, Xiang Jiannan silently moved a few steps away from his Master.

We are currently watching a show, it’s not appropriate to say such things. Some of the monks’ clothes have been torn by the Water Demons. If you’re not going to help, then don’t say such things. The Tao Ancestor once said: those who make sarcastic remarks are the most hateful.

“Where did you go just now?”

Although he strongly disagreed with his Master’s sarcastic remarks, Xiang Jiannan still had no intention of joining the battle. Zen Master Lekong and the others would definitely be able to handle it. If their martial arts were not good enough, they still had magic. He didn’t believe that the monks would just keep fighting like this. He remembered how impressive Great Dharma Monk was when he made his move, with all those special effects.

“A Water Demon was chasing me. In order not to hurt the innocent, I had to lead him around for a bit.”

“What about the Water Demon?”

“Still running.”

Listening to his Master talk about escaping as if he was doing it for the greater good, Xiang Jiannan couldn’t help but look behind him. This agility was too fast. He seriously suspected that the Water Demon hadn’t caught up with his Master, and then turned its anger towards the monks.

The terrain behind them was open and empty. Where was there any Water Demon running? This was just a smokescreen, trying to appear impressive.

“Fellow Daoist, that’s enough!”

After knocking away a few Water Demons, Zen Master Lekong suddenly turned his head and shouted at Gao Yu’an, as if seeking his consent. As he spoke, golden light burst forth from his body. This scene made Xiang Jiannan’s blood boil. When he looked at his Master again, he only heard a crashing sound in his ear.

Something had fallen from the sky, landing right in front of him and his Master.

“This is! The Water Demon that was chasing you?”

Realizing what had happened, Xiang Jiannan looked at the Water Demon corpse curled up on the ground. He felt goosebumps all over his body. The Water Demon seemed to have died from exhaustion. White foam was constantly dripping from its wide-open mouth, its tongue was completely extended, and its whole body was wet and exuding a sweaty odor.

Water Demons also sweat? Its death was simply miserable.

“Why bother!”

Gao Yu’an didn’t answer Xiang Jiannan’s question. When he spoke, he seemed to be unable to bear it. Only when the Water Demons began to rush towards him did he raise his horsetail whisk and make up his mind:

“Monk, let’s do it.”

A red light flew rapidly from the direction of Baofu Temple. As soon as Gao Yu’an’s voice fell, Zen Master Lekong’s body rose into the air. The red light immediately changed direction after reaching the top of Zen Master Lekong’s head, and instantly connected with the golden light emanating from his body. At the same time, chanting sounds poured down from the sky. Ten thousand golden lights struck down, causing the Water Demons still on the shore to flee back into the water.

“Seal!”

At this moment, Zen Master Lekong was suspended in the air, looking like the Buddha incarnate. After Zen Master Lekong uttered the word “seal,” Xiang Jiannan saw countless Water Demons leaping out of the water in the distance, like carps crossing a river, desperately fleeing east. When he followed his Master’s footsteps back to the water’s edge, he discovered that the previously murky tributary of the East Sea had become clear. Golden light was constantly flowing east with the water, as if chasing the Water Demons, and was constantly shooting down from the sky.

“Fellow Daoist, please!”

“Amitabha Buddha, I didn’t expect there to be so many Water Demons coming from the East Sea this time.”

“With the power of a hundred disciples of my Buddhist Sect! Tonight, we will definitely drive them all back to the East Sea!”

After falling from the sky, the golden light did not disappear. Zen Master Lekong immediately invited everyone to go east. Several monks walked and talked, quickly leaving Xiang Jiannan behind. They would occasionally laugh while facing away from him, their figures looking unusually light.

Using themselves as bait to attract the Water Demons to gather, this Zen Master Lekong, he tricked me.