Chapter 146: Hou Yi (1/2)

As the dragon flew back, the scenery below them changed once again.

A gargantuan like covered the lands, and it had sharp and strong currents that were visible even from their altitude.

However, on second notice, they perceived that this wasn't a lake, but a...

”Flooded plain?!”

There were a lot of people frantically getting on small rafts and escaping from half-submerged homes.

Some of them were unsuccessful and fell into the dangerous waters.

Alex clenched his fists and almost failed to restrain himself from helping them.

Fortunately, Zhong Kui stopped him and pointed, ”Look, the heavenly court and the local sects have already sent a few immortals.”

Alex followed his line of sight, and in fact, he perceived a group of people on flying swords saving the civilians from drowning and contributing to the evacuation.

”We should be able to get by quite fine, the dragon's wide body covers our presence, as long as there is no powerhouse among them, we'll soon cross into higher ground and be able to move east,” Zhong Kui exclaimed optimistically.

Hermes concentrated on the ride, while Alex observed the damage caused by the flood.

”You said it was maybe a ghost king who caused this carnage?” Alex asked Zhong Kui with a dark expression.

”That is only a hypothesis, as monsoon season ended only a few weeks ago, and this kind of flooding is unlikely to occur without the humid westerly winds.”

Alex nodded and began contemplating.

Meanwhile...

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-In the Moon Valley, a large plateau of flat land in Southern Qin-

The residents called this idyllic land the Moon Valley because its topography allowed it to received high amounts of moonlight, and some of the locals have even claimed to have seen the moon goddess, Chang-e, more than a few times.

The residents brushed these people off as lunatics, but they didn't know that these rumors were completely true.

There was a very tall and old tree outside of a village in the valley, and a treehouse hung there, hidden among the thick leaves.

Inside the treehouse, a man and a woman shared a hug.

The woman whispered in the ears of the man, ”Husband, are you sure you want to take on Yudi's quest? What if you meet the monster that caused the floods?”

”Chang-e, I've now eaten the peach of immortality, nothing can stop me,” The man clutched his hands on a quiver full of rustic arrows.

This man was Hou Yi, the greatest archer in Qin.

Chang-e, the Moon Goddess, smiled and nodded.

Then, they bid goodbyes, and the goddess flew away.

”Now then, I'm a bit hungry...” Hou Yi went out on the terrace of his treehouse and looked around.

Suddenly, his vision magnified a thousandfold, and he perceived a fat boar roaming around a rice plain.

”You'll be dinner then,” He took out an arrow from his quiver and loaded it into an orange arrow.

He stretched out the bowstring so far behind it was more than half the height of an average man.

*Whoosh*

Hou Yi released his grip on the arrow, and it flew through the sky.

A few dozen seconds later, the boar, that had moved around during that time, was immediately pierced by the arrow.

Blood came out of its corpse and spilled onto the rice cultures.