"The choices you offered earlier were too harsh. Killing someone and tossing them into the river is illegal. If caught, it's a death sentence. Bringing someone here is equally difficult. Do you think they have the ability?" Chen Yuanshan reasoned with the water ghost.
"I don't care."
"Previously, you mentioned that Chen Feng is involved in usury and drug trafficking. How about this: you tell us where he hides the drugs. We report it to the police and let them handle him. Don't make things difficult for this father and son," Chen Yuanshan proposed.
"Only when Chen Feng is dead can I find peace. There's no room for negotiation. I advise you not to meddle in this. It's none of your concern," the water ghost insisted.
"If you think there's no room for negotiation, then I won't negotiate. I'll take this father and son and leave," Chen Yuanshan declared.
"I know their scent. Even if they hide at the ends of the earth, as long as there's a body of water, I will find them. They may elude me temporarily, but they can't escape forever," the water ghost threatened.
"With me guarding them, I won't let you harm them in the slightest. If you doubt it, you can try," Chen Yuanshan warned, drawing his copper coin sword from his waist.
I nodded to Chen Yuanshan and took a few steps back, signaling that I would not interfere.
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Before Chen Yuanshan could make a move, the water ghost acted first. She waved her right hand towards the river, summoning a basketball-sized water sphere enveloped in a layer of black aura. Pointing her right hand towards Chen Yuanshan, the sphere, shrouded in black energy, hurtled rapidly towards him.
Chen Yuanshan swiftly pulled out a talisman from his bag, flinging it forward. Simultaneously, he silently recited, "As per the command of the Great Elder."
The yellow talisman flew out, igniting and transforming into a basketball-sized fireball, colliding with the water sphere in mid-air. The collision produced a resounding "boom," and the water sphere dissipated into white water vapor.
Frowning, the water ghost swung both hands, summoning two basketball-sized water spheres on the river's surface.
"I didn't expect your skills to be quite substantial," Chen Yuanshan remarked as he pulled out three more talismans.
This time, Chen Yuanshan took the initiative. Before the water spheres could approach, he tossed the three talismans toward the water ghost. The talismans transformed into three fireballs, hurtling with a gust of wind toward the water ghost. Simultaneously, the water ghost manipulated the two floating water spheres to strike back at Chen Yuanshan.
Watching this surreal spectacle unfold, I was mesmerized. The face-off between them felt like a scene straight out of a movie. I glanced at Chen Yuanshan, gaining a newfound respect for him.
The two fireballs collided with the water spheres, creating two more thunderous "booms." The water spheres turned into water vapor, dispersing into the surroundings.
The water ghost, undeterred, created another water shield in front of her chest as the third fireball approached. The shield, one meter long and one and a half meters wide, silently absorbed the fireball without a sound.
Controlling the water shield with precision, the water ghost kept it steady in front of her, revealing her mastery over the water element. Chen Yuanshan's expression remained focused as he prepared for the next move in this mystic showdown.