One more catty, one more attribute point

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Boom!

The sky was dark and ominous, as a loud clap of thunder tore across it.

In Baihua County, upstream from the Jiujang Dock.

Su Li stretched out her hand and grabbed at the air in front of her, pulling droplets of water that froze inch by inch into a frosty spear within her grasp.

Splash!

She leaped up high, thrusting the spear downwards forcefully.

A crocodile over three meters long was impaled through the skull, blood spurting out as it struggled violently for a few moments before growing still.

"These monsters..." Su Li's face was slightly pale, a result of severe exhaustion.

Whoosh!

A sharp whooshing noise came from behind her head.

Just as Su Li was about to dodge to the side, a flash of red light passed by.

A giant charred Sheatfish thudded to the ground, emitting a faint scent of roasted meat.

"Whew," Su Li took a breath.

She turned around.

Seeing the figure in red standing behind her, she smiled.

"Thank you, Miss Hongxiu," Su Li said warmly, waving her hand.

"You're welcome." Li Hongxiu stood in the shadow, her figure almost ethereal, her clothes not touched by the rain.

"All the monsters in this area have been dealt with, what should we do next?"

"Let's meet up with the others first." Su Li's hat brimmed wide, but the rain was so heavy that droplets still seeped through the gaps, dampening loose strands of hair on her fair and lustrous forehead, causing her slight discomfort.

"All right." Li Hongxiu nodded.

Boom boom!

A muffled roar echoed, as the cold river wind blew against Su Li, outlining a breathtaking curve.

She held her hat firmly against her head and looked up at the sky.

"Strange!"

"I didn't see any lightning just now," Su Li exclaimed in surprise.

"The mountain!" Li Hongxiu pointed with a pale finger upstream on the river surface, speaking dumbfoundedly.

"How could there be a mountain on the river?" Su Li laughed. But when she followed the direction of Li Hongxiu's finger, the smile on her face instantly froze.

"Is that... a tidal wave!?" Su Li said incredulously, "But how can that be!?"

She turned around to see the many ships anchored on the river.

And the huge dock and city area built along the river, home to at least a hundred thousand people.

Thinking of what was about to happen, Su Li's face turned deathly pale!

...

The tidal wave surged ferociously, with the river surface heaving unpredictably.

Out on the dock, a giant ship over twenty meters long was hoisted high by a cresting wave.

"Crack!"

A crisp sound as the ship's keel broke in half.

The vessel was instantly torn into two by the immense force, with countless splinters of wood flying out.

As the ship rose and tilted, all sorts of furniture, odds and ends, and wooden boxes fell out, along with terrified and screaming people flung into the air. Those remaining either drowned in the rush of water or clung desperately to protruding parts of the ship, screaming in fright.

Whoosh!

In the curtain of rain, a shadow dashed through.

One of the people, on the verge of losing their grasp, suddenly found themselves on the shore in the blink of an eye.

With a look of sheer terror, they couldn't stop shouting. Then they saw another shadow flit by, and a plump merchant was seated on the wooden planks of the dock, panting heavily. Next to the merchant was a beautiful girl bending over and catching her breath.

"Whew!" Ai Qing patted her chest with one hand.

Speaking to the merchant with a pained expression, she said, "Uncle, please lose some weight for next time; I almost dropped you in the water."

The merchant finally came to his senses and felt all over his body.

Then, struggling to his feet, he thanked Ai Qing respectfully.

"It's not safe here either; you should leave as soon as possible." Another lazy voice came through, belonging to a young man dressed as a Taoist priest.

These two were Zhao Meiying's disciples, Ai Qing, and Chen Yang.

Seeing that the two people they had just rescued were heeding their advice and leaving,

Chen Yang patted his shoulder and said seriously, "This tidal wave doesn't seem right, and why haven't we heard anything from our master yet? Could she really have been killed?"

"Don't jinx the master!" Ai Qing scolded, hands on her hips and puffing angrily.

"Alright, alright," Chen Yang quickly added, "the master is surely blessed by the heavens. Although she likes to court death, her luck is truly formidable. Unfortunately, we're not so lucky."

"The master's run off without a trace, leaving all the tough jobs to us." Looking out at the chaotic and screaming river,

Chen Yang felt a headache coming on and said irritably.

"Stop complaining!" Ai Qing's figure flashed again, disappearing into the rain, but her distinctive, clear voice carried on the river wind, "Hurry up and rescue people, or else I'll go tell the master on you."

"I'm really done with you all, oh dear!" Chen Yang grimaced, but his actions were quick.

In the blink of an eye, he scooped up two drowning boys and dashed towards the other side.

...

On the chaotic river, an inconspicuous black awning boat.

A gracefully dressed girl in a white dress, with an ethereal air about her, bent down and gently touched the river's surface.

Accompanied by the sound of a dragon's roar, the girl's eyes shone with a golden light, and her pupils turned into the vertical slits typical of snakes.

Ripples formed under her touch and spread outward.

A huge wave over ten meters high approached, but as soon as it touched the ripples, it exploded and vanished.

"I've managed to barely hold it off,"

An Ran smiled, but her smile was quickly interrupted by a severe headache.

She staggered, kneeling in the cabin, gasping for air and in pain, pressing a hand to her temple.

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