When the flood had already become a catastrophe, the painter had little recourse.
His mastery of the Space Law allowed freedom of movement within Mingjiang Prefecture, but it could not stop the overwhelming deluge above.
"Old Hua, I arranged for Guan Niang in advance. I will seek her help."
Zhou Xuan’s Divine Soul Day Trip activated, and after notifying the painter, he rushed to the location of Guan Niang at the Nineteenth Shop.
Lady Hong Guan saw Zhou Xuan’s Divine Soul arrive and asked, "Young Master, how is the situation in Mingjiang Prefecture?"
"Eleven reservoirs remain intact. However, Yunwu Venerable from Buddha Country used the Buddhist Golden Body to smash Mingjiang Prefecture, causing massive floodwaters to overflow from the reservoirs."
"If the water flow isn’t too great, I do have a water control technique,"
Red Coffin Lady said this and continued, "Young Master, I’ve already received a secret report from my disciples. At the three major dockshops you mentioned, numerous kidnappers have begun rioting. My disciples are currently battling them."
"I’ll go check first. I’ll make decisions after assessing the situation."
Zhou Xuan didn’t even wait for his words to finish before his Divine Soul Day Trip took him to the three major dockshops.
These three docks were teeming with ships, passengers aplenty, and every vessel bore the marks of bloodstains.
On a large cruise ship named "Mingjiang Star," four disciples of Bitter Ghost had gathered a large number of tourists into one area, keeping them guarded while defending against armed kidnappers wielding machetes and hunting rifles.
The disciples Mo Tingsheng imbued into Mingjiang Prefecture held one advantage—they were ordinary humans, making them hard to identify and even harder to track down.
Yet they shared a distinct disadvantage... They were ordinary humans!
As ordinary humans, even armed with firearms, machetes, or explosives, they could not match the cultivators in combat.
Zhou Xuan’s early decision to have Guan Niang’s disciples garrison the three docks proved entirely accurate,
The hundreds of Bitter Ghost disciples, regardless of their spiritual rank, managed to guard over a hundred vessels. Civilian casualties were minimal, while the rioting kidnappers had been largely slaughtered.
"In Mo Tingsheng’s plans, the floodwaters were the centerpiece. The rioting kidnappers used the chaos of the deluge as cover for their mass killing spree."
Zhou Xuan, realizing this, seized the moment before the peak flood arrived to Day Trip back to the painter’s side, saying, "The Bitter Ghost disciples are guarding the docks, but the rioting kidnappers at both the docks and Prefecture City center share the same trait—they lack spiritual incense,"
"Thus, instruct the various Tangkous beyond the three Great Halls to dispatch disciples to secure the docks. Withdraw the Bitter Ghost disciples, then send Guan Niang and the Bitter Ghost disciples to the impending flood sites to use the water control technique and minimize casualties."
"Young Master’s arrangements are meticulous."
The painter sighed in relief, grateful for Zhou Xuan’s leadership, and immediately began organizing the personnel deployment.
Inside Zhou Family’s Jingyi Shop, Zhao Wuya circled Zhou Xuan’s flesh-and-blood body, pacing in concern.
"One wave has barely settled when another rises, but with the landlord’s careful planning, the problem shouldn’t be too grave."
Now Zhao Wuya had become Zhou Xuan’s most devoted supporter. As long as Zhou Xuan was involved, he felt assured.
Mo Tingsheng, however, sneered coldly, saying, "You think subduing the kidnappers will stave off Mingjiang Prefecture’s doom? I’m telling you, in this turbulent mess, besides Buddha Country’s people, there are agents from your Jing Country as well,
The real challenges are just beginning."
His confidence surged as Evil God Guang Yin furiously berated Mo Tingsheng, though the scolding had been ongoing since the inception of the Mingjiang destruction plan.
"Mo Tingsheng, your plan was meant to coordinate with the young lady’s plan. Yet you went back on your word and initiated your scheme prematurely. What about the young lady? You traitorous bastard!"
It seemed Mo Tingsheng’s plan to obliterate Mingjiang Prefecture profoundly impacted the young lady mentioned by the furious Evil God.