Chapter 108 Snake Demon
Just walked into the house,

"Boom." Suddenly there was a loud noise outside, followed by a violent shake of the ship.
Lin Daiyu lost her balance and with a scream, her body flew into the air and slammed hard into the wall next to her.

Jia Hu quickly reached out to pull Lin Daiyu back, but Zijuan and Xueyan were not so lucky. They fell into the corner of the wall like rolling gourds.

"Third brother, what happened?" Lin Daiyu said in horror.

Jia Hu said in a deep voice

"I told you there's a monster causing trouble, do you believe it?"

"Ah, monster? How is this possible?" Lin Daiyu even forgot to panic.

He looked up at Jia Hu in surprise, thinking he was joking with him.

Jia Hu did not explain, but suddenly stomped his foot downwards, and a golden light flashed on his foot.
The boat, which was originally shaking, suddenly stabilized.

"Sister Lin, just stay in the room. I'll go out and deal with it." Jia Hu said as he let go of Lin Daiyu's hand and walked outside.

Lin Daiyu was left standing there in bewilderment, muttering
"It? Could it really be a monster?"

As soon as the door was opened, a strong wind blew violently. If it weren't for him, someone else might have been blown away. The sky was rumbling with thunder.

Jia Hu closed the door with his backhand, his face cold, and walked towards the deck. The strong wind made his clothes rustle.

Jia Hu looked up at the sky with rolling dark clouds, and then looked down at the surging water of the river. It seemed as if there was a ferocious beast going mad under the water.

This was an official ship, so there was a captain with a group of soldiers.
They were quite responsible and were still patrolling the ship, constantly shouting for everyone to return to the cabin.

It’s only right that the ship has stabilized now, otherwise many soldiers would have fallen into the water.

"Hey, who are you? Why are you still here? Go back to the cabin." A rough voice sounded behind Jia Hu, with an anxious tone.

Jia Hu turned a deaf ear to him. Captain Wu became anxious and walked towards Jia Hu in two steps.
"Hey, I'm talking to you, why aren't you listening?"

Jia Hu then looked at Captain Wu and pointed to the water.
"I'm leaving, can you handle it?"

"What?" Captain Wu was stunned and looked in the direction Jia Hu pointed.
"Ah...what the hell is this?" His eyes widened and his body couldn't help but take a few steps back, looking at the water in horror.

Next to the big ship, I saw a huge black python about three or four meters long and as thick as a bucket. It was rolling and swimming, as if it was causing a storm.

"Snake demon, didn't you come out?" Jia Hu said lightly.

Captain Wu came back to his senses, looked at the calm Jia Hu, and stammered:

“How do you know it’s... a snake demon?
No, aren't monsters just legends? How could such things really exist?" He was already a little incoherent.

Jia Hu's eyes showed curiosity. To be honest, it was the first time he saw a monster.
As for why he knew that the snake in front of him was a monster, it was completely a subconscious feeling, as if he was very familiar with the breath of monsters.

The giant python suddenly shook its head and looked at the official ship with a puzzled look in its eyes.

You have already created such a big storm, why hasn't the boat capsized yet?

Its tongue flickered and suddenly it saw Jia Hu standing at the bow of the boat. Excitement appeared in its eyes. It seemed that this man was its target.

It no longer hesitated, swung its tail, raised its head and opened its bloody mouth.
It rushed towards Jia Hu, as if wanting to swallow him in one bite.

Captain Wu was so frightened that he sat down on the ground and screamed

"Ah, it's coming."

Jia Hu looked calm as he looked at the giant python charging towards him, a cold light flashing in his eyes.
Suddenly he raised his arm, stretched out his palm, and a faint golden light appeared on his arm.

As the python got closer, bloodthirsty excitement appeared in its eyes.

It has not eaten humans for a long time. This time the owner has shown mercy and allowed it to kill as many people as it wants, but it must seize the opportunity.

Jia Hu could already smell the fishy odor.

Captain Wu and the soldiers had already huddled together in fear, trembling as they stared at the giant python that was emitting a tyrannical aura.

"Swish" Jia Hu's arm chopped down hard on the python's head.

"Puff." A golden light flashed across the void, and the giant python that was rushing towards it with great momentum suddenly stopped in mid-air.
Then the whole body was split in two along the head, and the incision was extremely smooth.

There was surprise in the snake's eyes, then fear, and then consciousness disappeared.

"Boom." The two halves of the snake fell onto the boat, but the boat did not shake at all.

Jia Hu slowly withdrew his hand and looked up at the sky.
I don't know when the dark clouds have completely dispersed, revealing the clear night sky.

The river was calm, as if nothing had happened.

"Ga!" Captain Wu and the others opened their mouths wide, their eyes almost popping out.

"Gudong." A soldier swallowed hard and stammered
"Sir, he...seems to have killed...the giant snake."

The other soldiers nodded vigorously with pale faces.

Captain Wu came to his senses and looked at Jia Hu standing there in fear. He didn't care about his weak legs and hurriedly got up.

I ran to the side of the boat and looked down. My pupils shrank. The snake's body, split in two, was lying on the deck below.
The deck was covered with snake blood, and the strong smell of blood made him dizzy.

Jia Hu looked at Captain Wu and said calmly

"This snake monster is a great tonic. Cook it and let the people on the boat share it. Bring me the snake gall and the inner elixir." After saying that, he turned and left.

Captain Wu didn't care at all about Jia Hu's rudeness to him. He was a man of great ability.

Seeing Jia Hu was about to leave, he hurriedly asked
"May I know your name, sir?"

"Jia Hu." Jia Hu responded and disappeared from his sight.

Captain Wu was stunned and murmured

"Jia Hu, this name sounds familiar, but why can't I remember it?"

"Sir, it can't be the bastard earl of Rongguo Mansion in the capital,
The age seems to be right, his name is also Jia Hu." An older soldier reminded.

Captain Wu's face changed and he slapped his thigh.
"I remember now. It must be the mysterious Lord Jia. I didn't expect him to be so powerful. No wonder he was made an earl."

The soldiers were also surprised. They had all heard of the legend of Jia Hu.
He killed everyone in Ningguo Mansion, changed the family tree, killed Jingzhao Yin, and in the end not only was he free from harm, he was also conferred the title of third-class earl. It was simply a legend.

Captain Wu's eyes flashed with a gleam of light.

"Ahem, you all know that this guy on our ship is an important person, so please serve him well for the next two days and don't cause any trouble for me."

The soldiers hurriedly said
"Sir, we understand. How dare we offend such a powerful person?"

Captain Wu nodded.
"That's good. Let's go and deal with the snake monster." As he said this, he led the soldiers downwards.

At this time, the area below was already full of people, each of them was afraid but did not dare to approach, just staring at the snake demon stupidly.

"What a big snake..."

"What snake? It might have become a monster."

"Hey, there really is a monster. Could it be that it caused the strong wind and lightning just now?"

"It's hard to say. Captain Wu is here. Could they have killed him?"

Captain Wu certainly didn't dare to take the credit from Jia Hu, so he said directly that it was indeed a snake demon, but he killed it himself.
It was Uncle Jia who killed him, and he repeated Jia Hu's identity.

This surprised everyone, and at the same time, they had a little more respect for Jia Hu. Could someone who could kill the snake demon alone be a simple person? On the mountain by the river

"Puff!" The lame Taoist priest who was sitting cross-legged turned pale and spat out a mouthful of blood.

"Damn it, the demon pet I worked so hard to cultivate was killed.
Who on earth is he? We can't do anything to him on the water." His tone was a little exasperated.

The bald monk sighed
"I told you a long time ago not to provoke him again. We are no match for him, but you just didn't listen."

The lame Taoist priest showed resentment in his eyes

"Twice, he killed me twice. I will never be able to get rid of the hatred in my heart if I don't take revenge." A ferocious look appeared on his face.

The bald monk shook his head helplessly
"So what else do you want to do? You've run out of cards now."

The lame Taoist priest had a cold look in his eyes.
"Humph, isn't he going to Jiangnan? I'm going to find the Japanese. I don't believe I can't kill him."

"Ah, you want to cooperate with the Japanese? They are a bunch of ungrateful wolves." The bald monk was shocked.

The lame Taoist smiled coldly

"It's okay. I just used their demon god to deal with Jia Hu.

Maybe when they both lose, I can benefit from it."

The bald monk felt that the lame Taoist priest was about to be possessed by a demon, and knew that it was useless to persuade him.

"Amitabha, Brother Dao, this is a very risky move for you."

The lame Taoist priest slowly stood up, wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, and looked at the official ship in the distance with a look of resentment in his eyes.
"The greater the risk, the greater the reward. Jia Hu must have a big secret."

The bald monk saw that he had made up his mind and shook his head.
"Then I wish you success. The girl from the Xue family I'm looking at is about to go to the capital, so I won't be with you anymore."

The lame Taoist waved his hand.
"Just go about your business and don't worry about me."

The bald monk looked deeply at the lame Taoist priest, and then disappeared in a flash of white light.

In the quiet night, only the lame Taoist priest was left. He stared at the official ship going away and murmured:

"Jia Hu, just wait for me. I don't believe that I can't kill you." After saying that, his figure flashed and disappeared.

Two days later, the official ship arrived at Yangzhou wharf smoothly.
The sea was calm these two days, and nothing happened. Everyone on the boat was very grateful to Jia Hu.

Only after eating snake meat did they realize how beneficial it was. Many people with illnesses actually saw their health improve after eating snake meat, which was surprising.

Captain Wu benefited the most because he ate the most, became much stronger, and his martial arts improved by leaps and bounds.

Captain Wu ran to Jia Hu's door, knocked on it, and said respectfully:
"Master, we have arrived in Yangzhou."

Jia Hu opened the door, glanced at Captain Wu, and nodded.
"Well, that's troublesome."

Captain Wu was flattered.
“No trouble, no trouble.

By the way, Lord, I am here to report to the Yangzhou Garrison Army. If you have anything to say, just send someone to let me know."

Jia Hu gave Captain Wu a meaningful look, but he didn't care.

"okay."

Captain Wu was happy. He was determined to hold on to this powerful figure and no one could snatch him away.

Jia Hu came to Lin Daiyu's room and brought her out.
Captain Wu immediately ordered his soldiers to block the others and open a clear path.

When the people on the boat saw Jia Hu, they all bowed and said
"Thank you, Mr. Jia." The voice was a little loud, attracting the attention of people on the dock. They were curious about which big shot had come to Yangzhou.

Lin Daiyu couldn't help but ask curiously

"Third brother, how do they salute you?"

Jia Hu smiled

"Nothing, I just gave them some meat. Didn't you eat it too?"

Lin Daiyu was stunned.
"Uh, is that the fish meat you mentioned?" She couldn't help licking her tongue.
"It's really delicious. I ate two big bowls."

Zijuan and Xueyan couldn't help swallowing.

Captain Wu beside him twitched his mouth when he heard this. What fish meat? It was obviously snake monster meat.

He glanced at Jia Hu, but naturally didn't say anything.

As soon as Lin Daiyu led Lin Daiyu off the boat, an old man ran over excitedly.
"Miss, Miss, you are finally back." But he was stopped by the soldiers.

When Lin Daiyu saw the old man, tears suddenly fell from her eyes.
"Amber."

Seeing this, Jia Hu waved his hand, and the soldiers immediately let Amber in.

Amber ran to Lin Daiyu in a hurry, tears welling up in her eyes.
"Miss, it's good to be back. You have suffered."

Lin Daiyu shook her head and asked hurriedly
"Amber, how is my dad?"

Amber's expression froze, revealing an ugly look. He lowered his head and dared not look at Lin Daiyu, stammering

"Master is fine."

Lin Daiyu was not someone who could be fooled easily. Seeing this, she immediately became anxious.

"Hurry, I want to go see my dad." He said and walked forward.

There was a flash of panic in Amber's eyes. When he saw Lin Daiyu get on the carriage, he sighed, shook his head, and followed closely.

At the Lin Mansion, as soon as the carriage stopped, Lin Daiyu couldn't help but jump off and ran towards the house.

Jia Hu did not stop him, but turned to look at Amber.
"Amber, is Uncle Lin's illness serious?"

Only then did An Bo see Jia Lian and Jia Hu standing in front of him, and asked with a puzzled look on his face.
"You are?"

Jia Lian quickly introduced them. An Bo couldn't help but look at Jia Hu. He suddenly remembered that the young lady seemed to be holding this person's hand just now.

Thinking of this, joy appeared in his eyes, and he looked Jia Hu up and down as if he was looking at his son-in-law.

Jia Hu frowned slightly, and his voice became colder.
"Is Uncle Lin gone?"

"Ah!" Amber was startled. When he came to his senses, he saw the cold eyes of the young man in front of him and said hurriedly.
"No, no, Master, you misunderstood. Master is fine." He sighed and said in a low voice, showing a sad look.

"Alas, but time is running out. The master is forcing himself to see the young lady.
Uncle, you must comfort the young lady when the time comes."

Jia Hu shook his head

"Don't worry, Uncle Lin won't die." After saying that, he walked towards the mansion.

Amber stared blankly at Jia Hu's back, bewildered.
Jia Lian walked forward helplessly and said awkwardly
"Ahem, that Amber, that's just the uncle's personality, don't be offended, haha."

Amber nodded thoughtfully and said with a smile

"Master Lian, you are joking. I am just a housekeeper. How dare I blame Master Bo? Please come in. I will arrange the yard for you first."

Jia Lian nodded and breathed a sigh of relief. As long as he behaved himself, Jia Hu would not cause him any trouble.

(End of this chapter)