bdsm-fiction Chapter 4 Miracle
Chapter 4 Miracle
White light slowly spread outward from Mu Yuan's body, penetrating every inch of water beneath his feet in concentric circles.
The dark sewage began to loosen.
Those accumulated filth over the years, decaying leaves, impurities, and the accumulated yin energy.
As if it had encountered its natural enemy, it emitted a faint "sizzling" sound, turned into wisps of black mist, and slowly sank to the bottom of the river, where it was completely dissolved by the golden light.
All night long.
The torrential rain washed the ground for him, and he purified the root cause underwater.
The rain stopped the next morning.
The tributaries of the old town have changed.
The stagnant water, which used to be gloomy and foul-smelling, is now crystal clear. The surface reflects the faint light of dawn, and a light mist hangs in the air. The cold, malevolent aura that had lingered for years has vanished.
Residents along the riverbank gradually opened their windows and poked their heads out, all of them stunned for a moment.
"How did this stinking ditch suddenly become like this?"
"It rained so hard last night, I thought I'd open the door in the morning and be greeted by a stench, but..."
"Didn't you notice? It was so quiet last night, no crying at all!" An elderly man leaned against the doorframe, his eyes filled with a gloom that hadn't faded over the decades.
"I've lived by this river for over ten years, and every night there are sounds coming from the bottom of the water... Last night was the first time there were none."
"The monster in the river, is it gone?"
No one dared to answer.
More and more people gathered by the river, staring silently at the clear, flowing water.
Ordinary people have a vague perception and can't quite explain it, but they just feel that the oppressive atmosphere around them has dissipated and their breathing has become easier.
Meanwhile, inside the office building of the Canghe City Abnormal Handling Bureau.
At 3:17 a.m., the monitoring equipment in the duty room suddenly went off.
drop!Drip!
Three urgent sirens blared in succession.
The duty officer sat up abruptly, staring at the rapidly changing data on the screen, his expression instantly changing.
[Anomaly detected: The unusual fluctuations in the artificial tributaries in the old city area have returned to zero!]
[Level C High-Risk Yin Fiend Source - Completely Vanished!]
[The yin energy in the area has dissipated to 80% and continues to decline...]
"What?"
He rubbed his eyes, looked at it again, and after confirming that he hadn't misread it, he grabbed the warning button.
Three years.
The strange, hidden spot where a tributary of the old town fell into water trapped them for three whole years.
It's not that no one has tried to solve it. It's a C-level monster, water-type, extremely cunning. If it can't be defeated, it retreats into the depths of the mud. It's repeatedly cleared out and repeatedly resurrected, exhausting three or four squads. It has always been an unresolved issue for the bureau.
The result is now!
"No one reported the operation, no one took action to clear it out... It healed itself overnight?!"
"A new anomaly has been discovered in the river in the old town area. Report it immediately and send someone to investigate on-site!"
At the bottom of the water, Mu Yuan opened his eyes.
The pages of the Water Source Book turned automatically, revealing a line of golden text:
[The area under our jurisdiction has been cleansed of negative influences, and the water purification is complete.]
[Merit +300]
[Incense offerings +2]
He stared at the last line of numbers, his gaze pausing slightly.
Can you gain merit by purifying water?
I understood immediately.
Water is the source of life. A clear stream can nourish countless lives, which is itself a meritorious act.
Moreover, this stagnant ditch had been a Class C evil source for three years, and the residents along its banks, who had been eroded by yin energy year after year, were now sleeping peacefully for the first time in three years.
The merit was given by them.
But those two sticks of incense...
It's most likely the mother and daughter from last night.
Thinking of the pregnant woman kneeling in the mud, and Ah Yue repeating his words word by word, Mu Yuan fell silent for a moment.
Then, with a thought, he turned to another page of the Water Source Book.
[Recruitment of Water Palace Soldiers]
Water soldier: Incense 10
Functions: Patrol the riverbanks, remove filth, and maintain basic order in the waterways.
Ability: Basic water manipulation, capable of killing low-level wandering spirits and evil spirits.
Yaksha: Incense 100
Duties: Apprehend troublemaking water ghosts, suppress small groups of demons, and lead patrols.
Abilities: Great strength and sturdiness, excellent swimming skills, formidable in close combat, capable of commanding a dozen or so naval soldiers.
Water Ghost General: 500 Incense Offerings
Functions: Guarding the mouth of tributaries, ensuring stability of the assigned river section, and overseeing the Yaksha water infantry squad.
Abilities: Can condense water-based Yin energy, enabling ambushes using hidden currents, and holds basic command authority.
River Patrol Guard: Incense offerings 1500
Functions: Patrol main waterways, investigate heretical practitioners and other unorthodox individuals, and punish and punish those who violate the law or are considered evil spirits.
Abilities: wields the laws of the Water Palace, suppresses evil spirits and demons, and can mobilize all low-ranking soldiers within its jurisdiction.
【…】
Mu Yuan turned the pages one by one, growing more and more engrossed in his reading.
The heavier it is, the hotter it gets.
This is not a path of cultivation for one person; it is a complete system of the Water Palace, from the lowest-ranking water soldier all the way to the depths he cannot see the end of.
As long as there is enough merit and enough incense offerings, what will this tributary eventually become?
He closed the book, suppressing the surge of emotion welling up inside him.
Let's finish what's in front of us first.
The book on water sources opens a new page, slowly unfolding:
【Incense Extraction - Water Element Residue】
There were once gods in this world.
The ancient deities who governed the water systems of the Luo River, the Huai River, the Yangtze River, and the Yellow River—who for some unknown reason—have completely perished, leaving behind only their remaining talents and magical treasures, which have been collected and sealed away in the Book of Water Sources.
Nowadays, those remnants can be extracted using incense.
Low-tier draw: Starting from 1000 incense sticks.
Mu Yuan glanced at the two incense sticks on his tent, then at the number "1000".
There was a moment of silence.
Take your time.
His tone was calm, but his eyes were bright.
Currently, I am only 100 merits away from advancing to the ninth rank of the Blasphemer, at which time I will unlock a new exclusive skill—and isn't purifying the waters this night and eliminating the water ghosts last night a miracle in itself?
The offerings will come sooner or later.
"Really? A river god?! The one over there in front of our house?"
In the old town, a family of five lives in a cramped and dilapidated old house.
Jiang Hai stared incredulously at his wife who had just come in from outside, completely bewildered.
His wife, the pregnant woman who went out to take out the trash last night with her big belly, is named Chen Qiao.
At this moment, she was sitting calmly in a chair, having changed into clean clothes. With one hand covering her stomach and the other holding a bowl of hot soup, she recounted the events of the previous night in detail.
"Why would I lie to you?" She glanced at her husband. "The moment her hair got wrapped around my ankle, I still shudder when I think about it. Luckily, that river god appeared, otherwise the three of us..."
As she said this, her voice lowered, and she unconsciously touched her stomach.
Yue leaned against her mother's leg and whispered, "Big brother said—even evil spirits dare to tamper with my waters."
As she spoke, the little girl mimicked the tone of the voice she remembered, her voice sweet and childish, yet strangely earnest.
Jiang Hai opened his mouth, but couldn't say anything for a long time.
"I...I thought the water ghost story was just something old people told us to scare us, I never expected..."
"It's true." Chen Qiao smiled, then frowned with lingering fear. "It's been three years, and more than a dozen people have been like this... Sigh, thankfully that person showed up yesterday."
"That river god..." Jiang Hai murmured, unsure of what to say.
Just then, the noise outside grew louder and louder.
"Wow, this is incredible! The ditch at our intersection has suddenly become clear!"
"It's true! Yesterday it was black and smelly, but today it's crystal clear, and there are even small fish in it!"
"How is that possible... I saw it was still black last night..."
"Go see for yourself if you don't believe me! The main waterway around the city center is still green, but our section has suddenly become clear! Who would believe that?"
"Has anyone from the Bureau of Abnormalities called? This needs to be reported!"
"I called already, they'll send someone to investigate this afternoon!"
"...Could it be that there really is a river god?"
After he uttered those words, there was a moment of silence around him.
Then a cacophony of voices erupted in discussion.
Inside the room, Jiang Hai and Chen Qiao exchanged a glance.
There was something indescribable in Chen Qiao's eyes—not pride, but a deeper gratitude and confirmation.
Jiang Hai stood up, grabbed the three incense sticks placed in front of the Buddha statue at home, and ran out the door.
"Whether it's true or not, let's worship first!"