Reborn as a Hatrack in the Mystical Land-Chapter 935 - 53: Grandfather in Danger

The sudden change in the Wind Snow Cave blew Yue Jinghua and Long Rui to the Boundary River, where they were captured by Jue Xin and others, and eventually taken to Huasha City.

Lie Changgong and Qian Luo, protected by Qian Luo’s array, fared slightly better than Yue Jinghua and the others and were sent near the Huasha Pier on the Moon Plane.

Without the Hua Sha Order to enter Huasha City, and with the Dan Xuan Card from Canglong Continent not being usable locally, Lie Changgong and Qian Luo could only stay near Huasha Pier.

Lie Changgong, being experienced, stayed near the pier with Qian Luo for a few days and soon gathered some information around the pier’s dockyard.

What made Lie Changgong furious was learning about Yue Nian’s imminent engagement to the Cangdai Goddess.

Years ago, Lie Changgong was reluctant to marry his daughter Lie Rou off to the Dragon War Empire; she was his only daughter after his wife’s death.

If it weren’t for Yue Nian’s sincere wish to marry Lie Rou, promising never to betray her in his lifetime, and Lie Rou’s strong desire to marry Yue Nian, he wouldn’t have consented to their marriage.

When he was trapped in the Netherworld Sea years ago, his daughter Lie Rou and his grandchildren were his sole reason for survival.

Finally reunited with his daughter, he learned that Lie Rou lived as a widow for years because of Yue Nian, leaving a lingering bitterness in his heart as a father.

Now that Lie Rou’s whereabouts are unknown, Yue Nian, that unfaithful man, intends to get engaged to the Cangdai Goddess, igniting Lie Changgong’s fiery temper and prompting him to stop the engagement.

Qian Luo, who had spent some time at the Duke Mansion and respected Lie Rou, was eager to help Lie Changgong.

The two of them, with little power, found it impossible to directly attack the Cangdai Goddess’s group using legitimate means.

They decided to set a trap and ambush; Qian Luo, skilled in arrays, knew of a formation called the "Water Ghost Vortex," which was set in water and was hard to detect.

So, they scouted the surrounding terrain near the pier while using the cover of night to hide several hidden arrays in the Boundary River.

After intricately setting up everything, they awaited the arrival of Cangdai’s entourage.

The Divine Clan’s fleet appeared in an orderly fashion on the Boundary River, comprising six or seven ships in total.

Unlike the empty ships of the Dragon War Empire, the ships from the Qingyuan Realm were exquisitely crafted, with real dragon bones for keels and ancient red cedar for decks, boasting incredible speed.

As they skimmed the water’s surface, they didn’t even create a ripple.

On the ship surrounded by several other divine ships stood a few women.

The goddess Cang Dai, dressed in Phoenix Battle Armor, had a face like a peach blossom. Her phoenix eyes were raised high, clearly suggesting an arrogant disposition.

Beside her stood several Peak Dan Realm experts, each seasoned in battle.

"Xiao Ya, how does this goddess’s outfit look? Will Yue Nian like it?" As they were about to reach Huasha Pier, the thought of meeting her beloved filled Cangdai Goddess with excitement, eager to reach Huasha Pier immediately.

"The goddess is unparalleled in beauty; there is no one in the entire Qingyuan Realm who can compare. Yue Nian Sect Leader is truly fortunate for being able to marry you, the goddess," said her maids who knew well their goddess’s temperament. In Qingyuan Realm, any maids from the Realm Lord Mansion who were more beautiful than her met no good end.

"Xiao Ya, you have such a sweet tongue. The matter isn’t even set in stone; I heard Uncle Yue Potian say Yue Nian never expressed his stance on our marriage," Cang Dai pouted, though as the goddess of Qingyuan Realm, she was greatly favored by Yue Potian, the Clan Leader of the Sun Dragon Clan.

When she expressed her desire to marry Yue Nian, Yue Potian immediately promised to ensure the marriage.

She believed Yue Potian, yet she always sensed that Yue Nian didn’t like her.

"What’s there to worry about, Goddess? This time, during your eightieth birthday celebration, he will present you with a special gift, likely your marriage with Yue Sect Leader," Xiao Ya reassured.

"Indeed, I haven’t told Yue Nian about this good news, mother and the Yue Clan Patriarch will personally attend my birthday at the City Lord Mansion," as Cangdai Goddess spoke, the boat violently rocked, "What’s happening? Why is the ship shaking so badly?"

Not only was the Cangdai Goddess’s ship affected, but the other ships faced the same situation.

The divine ships, once speeding across the water, spun in place, dizzying the soldiers on board.

Being a mountainous realm with little oceans, the Qingyuan Realm’s Divine Soldiers were mostly land lubbers.

After nearly ten days of navigation on the Boundary River, they were already exhausted, and now with the ships capsize on the river, they all felt nausea rising in their stomachs.

Initially, the Divine Soldiers thought it was an underwater water beast attack, only to find nothing upon checking.

On the wide river, beneath the misty water, appeared swirling vortices, big and small.

The vortices began as palm-sized, numbering in the hundreds, and as their numbers increased, the small vortices merged into medium-sized ones, and those further into massive vortexes.

Eventually, these powerful water-filled vortexes pierced the river’s surface, transforming into water ghost hurricanes akin to tornados, each resembling grimacing water ghosts lunging toward the ships.

The ships tossed and turned by the vortices, decks were overturned, and masts snapped.

On deck, Cangdai Goddess, unsteady with the swaying ship, was panic-stricken.

Aboard the ship, the soldiers were either taken by the river beasts or clung to the masts, unable to move, none tending to Cangdai Goddess’s safety.

Seeing the opportunity, Lie Changgong and Qian Luo leaped aboard the deck.

Lie Changgong, with sharp eyes, quickly spotted the luxuriously dressed Cangdai Goddess on the deck.

He sneered coldly and swung a palm strike at Cang Dai.

All Cang Dai heard was gusting wind in her ears; raising her head, she saw a fierce-looking old man slapping toward her vital point, and she screamed in horror, "Xiao Ya, save me."

Her maid Xiao Ya was already trapped by Qian Luo’s array, powerless to help.

Just then, a swift streak of lightning flashed by, shielding Cang Dai suddenly, Yue Nian intercepted, his palm meeting Lie Changgong’s directly.

Intent on killing the Cangdai Goddess, Lie Changgong struck with a world-shattering force.

But Yue Nian, with Body Seizing Realm cultivation, was no less formidable, blocking with equal might.

With a "boom," a tremendous wave surged ten feet high on the Boundary River from the palm strike.

The massive wave tore through the divine ship, and people onboard fell into the water.