As soon as the thought came to mind, the clam spirit began to make waves.

Under the scallops opened, the wind and waves in the canyon were suddenly high, and the waves crashed on the shore.

The ferry boat that Gu Ming was taking was relatively large, so he couldn't stand such a toss, and suddenly it was like a fallen leaf, shaking violently with the surging waves.

The people on the boat were so frightened that they lay on the board one by one and clung to the wooden benches on the boat so as not to be thrown into the river.

"Bold and wicked!"

Gu Ming guessed the intention of the mussel spirit at once, and couldn't help but kill even more.

"Long wind and waves!"

"Overwhelming!"

"The wind is blowing!"

After three shouts in a row, the river suddenly rose like a tsunami with waves several feet high. At the same time, under the sweep of the whirlwind, two huge water columns were finally formed and rushed towards the mussel essence.

Straight as a flying dragon in the sky, unstoppable.

Sensing the incomparable power coming, the mussel spirit didn't dare to resist at all, hurriedly closed the scallops, and shrank a few times.

"Boom!"

Under the impact of the water column, the body of the mussel spirit was bounced high......

Seeing that the mussel spirit was shot down in the heart of the river, Gu Ming wrinkled, and sighed secretly in his heart.

After all, the actual combat experience was still lacking, and this demon took advantage of the situation to get out of trouble.

The points in hand flew like this?

Previously, Gu Ming had received a special task from the system, requiring him to kill this clam essence and reward 40 points after completing the task.

Of course, this is just the icing on the cake.

Even if the system didn't release a task, Gu Ming would not spare this demon.

It's just one party for the trouble, and you dare to pretend to be a river god to fool the people?

"Plop!"

With a soft sound, Gu Ming also plunged headlong into the turbulent river.

The storm is finally starting to subside.

The people on the ferry stood up in horror and looked around...... There was no one left.

At this time, Gu Ming had already dived to the bottom of the river.

In fact, he is not very good at swimming, but with his current strength, he does not need to deliberately learn to swim.

Just like a fish, do you still need to learn?

With Gu Ming's current ability to resist water, he can come and go in the water as freely as a fish.

After diving underwater, Gu Ming began to use his full strength to explore the whereabouts of the clam essence.

Although the clam spirit has escaped from the range of the discerning skill, it can still sense the remnants of a wisp of demonic power.

Following this induction, Gu Ming swam about hundreds of meters along the current, and finally found the old nest of the clam spirit.

There is a dark hole at the bottom of the hill against the shore, which does not look very large, about the size of a bucket.

Under normal circumstances, it would be impossible to directly cross this hole with the body shape of the clam spirit, but it is a river demon after all, and it can definitely change its body size.

So, Gu Ming quietly sneaked in.

After swimming a little further, the terrain slowly became higher until there was no water at all.

Gu Ming looked around, only to realize that this was a huge karst cave.

There are many large and small stalactites hanging upside down in the cave, and there are also many strange-shaped rocks distributed on the ground.

It seems that this mussel spirit is really good at picking places.

Gu Ming looked around and couldn't help but sigh secretly. Then, with all his strength, he began to search for the hiding place of the clam spirit.

After walking in for a while, I finally sensed the breath of the mussel spirit.

Gu Ming stopped, took advantage of his discernment to observe carefully for a while, and couldn't help but show a gratifying smile on his face.

Because this cave looks big, but there is no fork, this is already the end of the cave.

That is, this guy has no way to escape.

So, Gu Ming no longer hid his figure and strode forward.

After hearing the movement, the mussel spirit who was resting and recuperating couldn't help but be surprised.

This guy has always been very cunning, once he encounters a difficult opponent, he will generally not die, in human terms, he is called a good man and does not suffer immediate losses.

It is precisely with this concept that this mussel spirit has encountered countless opponents and is still alive and well.

However, it is the first time that he has been chased all the way to the lair, so this guy is a little panicked......

"Damn human, you dare to come here, look for death!"

The mussel spirit shouted angrily, and its body spun at high speed like a dart rushing towards it, with a desperate posture.

Unexpectedly, when he was halfway through, he suddenly turned a corner, wanting to bypass Gu Ming and escape into the water again.

It's a pity that it miscalculated.

The first time it was allowed to escape, it was Gu Ming's carelessness, so this time he had already taken precautions.

As soon as the mussel spirit moved, Gu Ming also moved...... A storm instantly blew in the cave and swept the mussel spirit into it, trapping it like a cage.

However, this guy is not a vegetarian either.

It's been cultivating for hundreds of years, and if it was so easy to be subdued, it wouldn't be able to survive today.

So he began to fight back with all his might.

Because it knows that if it doesn't work hard, I'm afraid it won't have a chance again.

Suddenly there was a burst of light in the cave...... This is because there are suddenly dozens of shiny beads in the wheal.

The small one is about the size of a finger, and the largest one is about the size of a small basin.

"Pearls?"

Gu Ming's eyes lit up.

That's right, these are the pearls in the mussels.

However, it is not an ordinary pearl, but the essence of its cultivation for many years, which can also be called Neidan.

The vast majority of demons only cultivate one inner pill in their lifetime, but the clam essence belongs to a relatively special category.

But whether it is a single Neidan or a Doredan, in short, once the demon sacrifices the Neidan, it means a result: desperate!

With the assistance of Nedan, the power of the demon can be greatly improved.

However, the drawbacks are also obvious.

Once there is any mistake in Neidan, he will lose many years of cultivation, or even lose his life.

Therefore, until the moment of life and death, the demon will not easily sacrifice Neidan.

As soon as Neidan came out, the combat power of the mussel spirit doubled.

"Boom~"

Suddenly there was a dull rumbling sound in the cave, as if a mountain torrent had erupted.

The water that came from nowhere poured in from all directions, and at once the storm in the cave was submerged.

The mussel spirit is free again, like a fish in water.

If it takes advantage of the chaos and escapes at this time, there may be a glimmer of chance.

Unfortunately, it has lost its mind and decided to use the power of Neidan to completely destroy its opponent.

Dozens of beads suddenly transformed, turning into hundreds of shrimp soldiers and crabs, rushing towards Gu Ming.

At this time, the cave was already soaked with water, drowning the top of Gu Ming's head.

However, this did not affect his actions in the slightest.

"Wow!"

A wave rushed to the cave wall.

Gu Ming stepped on the waves, and the killing intent was monstrous.

"Yaksha ghost, kill!"

"Evil spirits, kill!"

As the wolf swung and the sound of killing echoed, the whole cave trembled.

The stalactites and rocks around them shattered one after another, mingling with the waves of water and colliding back and forth, like a strong earthquake.

Under such power, those shrimp soldiers and crabs will be crushed one by one and dissolve into the water.

"Ahh

At the same time, the mussel spirit let out a miserable scream.

These shrimp soldiers and crabs will be transformed by its inner dan, and they were expected to be able to kill their opponents, but they turned into powder one by one.

As a result, the mussel spirit suddenly suffered a great loss of vitality, and the water waves in the cave began to fade rapidly.

"Slash!"

As Gu Ming shouted again, a crack finally appeared in the hard shell of the clam essence.

At this time, it was even more frightened, and it couldn't care about pretending to be a river god anymore, and begged for mercy loudly with a sharp voice: "The immortal spares his life, the immortal spares his life......"

Spare your life?

Is it possible?

Gu Ming didn't pay attention to it at all, and instead chanted a murderous verse.

Although it was only a little more than ten words, it was like the last straw that broke the camel's back, causing the shell of the mussel to make a sound of ice cracking, and finally completely shattered.

lost his ability to protect, and there was no Neidan left, and the mussel essence became meat on the chopping board, and was finally cut into several pieces by Gu Ming......

Just in case, Gu Ming clicked on the task interface in time to check the ......

Very good, the task can be submitted, 40 points in hand.

With the previous points, it is enough to exchange for a level 4 skill talisman.

So, Gu Ming did not hesitate to change it and raised the painting to level 4.

As a result, his calligraphy and painting have now reached a high level, which is completely comparable to some famous artists.

Then, Gu Ming returned the same way.

When he surfaced, he found that the previous ferry was still docked in the distance and had not left.

Gu Ming walked over on the waves.

"The villain has eyes and no beads, please spare your life!"

As soon as he got on the boat, the middle-aged man before was so frightened that he knelt on the board and kowtowed.

Gu Ming was lazy and said aloud to the others: "Your so-called river god is a clam spirit, and now it has been destroyed by me. ”

"Thank you to the immortals, thank you to the immortals!"

The boatman hurriedly bowed.

Gu Ming smiled and waved his hand: "I'm not an immortal, I'm just a scholar!" ”

Scholar?

The passengers couldn't help but look at each other.

Can a reader still call the wind and rain?

……

Three days later.

When Gu Ming arrived at Yuhang Mansion, he immediately went to find Ma Yun.

"Taobao Zhai?"

When he came to Mafu, Gu Ming raised his eyes and glanced at the newly changed name of the store, and couldn't help but smile.

At first, he just suggested it on a whim, but he didn't expect the Ma family to really change the name of the store.

"Childe, may I ask you...... Hey? You are...... Gu Gongzi? ”

As soon as Gu Ming entered the store, a guy came forward, and when he saw Gu Ming's appearance clearly, he couldn't help but be stunned, looking uncertain.

"Yes, is your young master not at home?"

"It should be there, it should be there, the little one will take you there."

The guy was very enthusiastic and immediately led Gu Ming to the backyard.

Before he got to the place, the guy opened his throat and drank: "Young master, young master, Gu Gongzi has arrived!" ”

Ma Yun was reading a book in the small courtyard, and when he heard the word Gu Gongzi, he jumped up without thinking, and rushed out like a whirlwind.

"Haha, Brother Gu, what kind of wind is blowing you here?"

"What? Not welcome? ”

"Where, where...... In fact, when you left Gusu, my little brother got the news and guessed that you might come over. Let's walk around and talk slowly in the hospital. ”

The two entered the courtyard and chatted for a few words, and Ma Yun couldn't help but say: "By the way, Leping has already sent someone to send the manuscript and drawing manuscript of Farewell My Concubine, and is about to open the print, do you want to take a look at it again?" ”

"You don't need to look at it, the sketch has been revised before. In addition, I came to you this time mainly to send another book manuscript. ”

Gu Ming took out the manuscript that had been prepared from his arms and handed it over.

"The Legend of the White Snake? This ......" Ma Yun took the manuscript with a shocked face: "Oh my God, how long will it take you to write?" ”

How did he know about Gu Ming's adventure?

It seems that I went to Gusu Mansion for a few days, but in fact, I stayed in the world in the painting for a few months.

If Gu Ming takes out the second volume of "Dream of Red Mansions" again...... I don't know what Ma Yun will be shocked.

Not to mention that you still have to conceive and polish, even if you copy it, it is unlikely that you can copy it in such a short time, after all, the two manuscripts add up to four or five hundred thousand words.

"Don't ask so much, let's see how it goes."

"Oh, let's take a look at ...... first"

Ma Yun subconsciously responded, and then began to look through the manuscript intently.

Although Gu Ming wrote this "The Legend of the White Snake" based on several versions of his previous life, he also incorporated a lot of his own ideas and style.

Importantly, in order to adapt to the current environment, the book is also accompanied by some poems and more than a dozen illustrations to play a finishing role.

After watching it for a while, Ma Yun couldn't help but say with a happy face: "Great, Brother Gu is really full of wealth, and the younger brother admires and admires ......."

After a few polite sentences, Gu Ming said: "Since Brother Yun thinks this book is good, let's open it with Farewell My Concubine." ”

Ma Yun nodded immediately: "No problem, the younger brother will send someone to the workshop in a while, so that they can hurry up the time to print." ”

"By the way, is Brother Xu in Yuhang Mansion or Jinhua Mansion now?"

"He went to the capital with Shopkeeper Wang, and he was going to find booksellers in the capital to cooperate to expand the market."

Upon hearing this, Gu Ming couldn't help but nod with satisfaction.

After all, the capital is a special place, once it has a firm foothold in the capital, and then it will slowly expand to the whole country.

From this point of view, Ma Yun and Xu Jiaying are not playing tickets on impulse, but are doing this seriously......