At this hour, which was noon, they had fish soup for lunch, just like any other Fish Cultivator in the little fishing village.

Mo Hua stared at the fish soup but, surprisingly, found nothing unusual about it.

It was just ordinary fish soup.

The soup was made from ordinary Spiritual Fish caught in the Mistwater River.

Old Yu did keep a strange "Bloodwater Carp" in a small tank.

But he had never touched that fish; it was sealed and stored.

Mo Hua frowned.

Could it be that he had guessed wrong?

Was it not the fish soup that was the problem?

After some thought, Mo Hua still didn't enter the village but remained hidden as he scoped out the surroundings of the little fishing village.

The small fishing village was built against the mountain, on a flat piece of land at the foot of the mountain, with forests all around, separated by a road, with the Mistwater River not far away.

Mo Hua walked around and ended up more perplexed than before.

"There's nothing…"

There were no Divine Statues for the promotion of the Evil God.

There were no parasitic creatures of the Evil God.

Nor were there any signs of bases for Evil Cultivators or Demon Cultivators, or Demon Palaces like the Bi Mountain Demon Cavern.

There wasn't a single altar.

No matter how one looked at it, it appeared to be just an ordinary little fishing village.

Of course, it would be a good thing if it really were ordinary...

Mo Hua's expression turned serious.

Hunting requires patience; he decided to wait for a bit longer.

So, Mo Hua came to a large tree outside the village, used the Water Passing Step technique to cover his feet with Spiritual Power, attached himself to the trunk, and walked vertically up to the very high treetop with his hands clasped behind him.

Afterward, Mo Hua sat cross-legged on a tree branch, gazing intently at the little fishing village.

He wanted to see if he could find any further clues.

Mo Hua sat there, staring until the evening.

The night was hazy, as if a layer of black gauze were slowly enveloping the village.

Everything became dimmed.

It was dark at the horizon, no stars in sight; only half a moon hung, its light cold and desolate, carrying a chilling desolation.

After an afternoon of fruitless watching, by nightfall, a tired Mo Hua instantly became spirited.

He faintly felt that something was about to happen.

Indeed, after nearly two hours,

As the night grew darker, most of the Fish Cultivators in the village had turned off their lights, leaving only weak, dim fishing fires dotting the night sky.

In the home of Old Yu.

The feigning Old Yu opened his eyes.

He looked around, confirmed his family was asleep, then carefully climbed out of bed, tied the tank with the "Bloodwater Carp" in it up with hemp rope, slung it on his back, and then slowly left the house and entered the night.

Mo Hua, watching from afar, focused his gaze, and then quietly descended from the tree, concealed himself, and blended with the darkness of the night, silently following behind Old Yu.

The village at night was almost eerily quiet.

Old Yu, hunched over, carrying the tank, appeared blurred in the night, like an old Water Demon crawling out of the river.

He kept walking.

Mo Hua quietly followed.

Until he reached a deserted and empty courtyard behind the village where no one lived, it was there Old Yu finally stopped.

There was a well in the courtyard.

The well was built with stark white stones, and when bathed in the moonlight, it emitted a ghostly pallor.

Old Yu put the tank down, uncovered it, and took out several blood-red fish with sharp teeth and strange fins.

They were very similar to the fish in Mo Hua's dreams.

Although Mo Hua was not a Fish Cultivator and couldn't identify them specifically, he knew these were definitely not carps.

Old Yu respectfully tossed these blood-red little fish into the well, then knelt on the ground, kowtowed three times, and devoutly said:

"River God above, Old Yu is fulfilling his promise..."

"Thank you for blessing us, River God..."

Old Yu kowtowed three more times, saying gratefully:

"That day, the storm was terrible, half of my body had already fall into the river, and I was almost gone, but luckily, I was protected by the River God, turned bad luck into good, and I survived, also catching that premium Golden Lotus Tri-color Carp..."

"With this carp, the future of my two grandchildren has been settled, our family finally has someone who doesn't need to fight with the wind and waves, risk life for a living..."

Old Yu sighed, "It's just that, later it was almost snatched by someone, but fortunately..."

"Luckily another 'noble' lent a hand, drove away the Wang family's lackeys, and bought my fish..."

"This 'noble' is a good person, Old Yu is lucky."

"But then again, all these blessings must have been directed by the River God, it was the River God who guided this noble to save me..."

After several more kowtows, Old Yu clasped his hands together and said:

"Following this, Old Yu has no other wishes... Just pray for the River God's protection, protect my two grandsons, enable them smoothly to join a Sect..."

"Not asking for wealth or success in Tao Cultivation, but to find a way to earn a living, to no longer deal with storms and Water Demons, to live a peaceful life, then Old Yu can die without regrets..."

"River God, whatever you want, I can give it to you."

"Please..."

"These 'Blood-Red Fishes', I will surely raise them well, fatten them up, grow them bigger, then I will dedicate them to you..."

After Old Yu finished speaking, there came the sound of water from the well, along with a faint crimson light that flashed by, then everything calmed down.

It was as if something had enjoyed the offering.

The fish died, and their blood blended into the well water.

Mo Hua was startled and suddenly understood.

It was the well water!

If he was right, every cultivator in the small fishing village was drinking water from that very well.

Old Yu had thrown those bloody fish into the well, thus contaminating the well water.

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