Chapter 81

This incident happened in an instant, from the river water splashing to the girl suddenly flying up, it was just a blink of an eye. The students standing next to the girl had no time to react, let alone the teachers far away.

"Oh no!" someone exclaimed, "What's happening to her?"

"What's grabbing her? Is it a giant octopus?"

"Quick, grab her..."

Several students leaped up, trying to hug the girl, but with human reaction speed, how could they keep up with such a sudden change? No one managed to touch a single hair of the girl. She screamed as she flew high into the air, like a rainbow piercing the sky, and fell toward the river...

The River of Flowing Sand is a weak water river with extremely abnormal buoyancy. Once you fall in, even if you are a world champion swimmer, you won't be able to swim back to the shore; you will only sink to the bottom.

In this moment, ordinary people were useless. Only Tang Sen could react in time, but he and Cai Xinzi were walking at the front, far from the group of girls, and there was no time to rescue them. In a flash of inspiration, he suddenly jumped onto his bicycle, stomped hard on the seat with both feet. Xiaobailong understood and silently exerted force to push his feet. Although Xiaobailong didn't like fighting, his divine power wasn't too weak. With the combination of Tang Sen's stomping force and Xiaobailong's push, Tang Sen shot out like a cannonball, covering several dozen meters in a flash, and flew diagonally toward the girl.

Tang Sen stretched out his arms in mid-air and embraced the girl.

When landing, Tang Sen barely stood a few centimeters from the river, almost falling in.

Seeing him save the girl, the teachers behind him heaved a sigh of relief, and the students clapped at the same time: "Tang Sen, that was amazing."

"Great rescue!"

"Wow, hero saves the beauty, why wasn't it me who flew up just now?"

The girls were all swooning.

"Phew, that was close!" Tang Sen looked down at the girl in his arms, seeing her pale with fright, and gently comforted her, "What happened just now? Why did you suddenly fly up?"

"I... I don't know. I just felt someone hugging my waist and dragging me into the sky, but I didn't see anyone hugging me..." The girl burst into tears, "I was so scared, it was so terrifying... Is there an invisible monster here?"

"Invisible monster?" Tang Sen suddenly realized, yes, it's very likely. A few months ago, he wouldn't have believed in the existence of monsters, but now he was used to the existence of gods and monsters.

He looked around the river. A huge splash had occurred there just now, as if something had flown out of the river, but no physical form was seen. Then the girl flew into the air, saying it was like being picked up, but no physical form was seen... So, an invisible monster was a reasonable explanation.

Tang Sen pulled out the Heavenly Sword from his back, held the girl tightly with his left hand, and held the sword with his right hand, forming a sword seal. His eyes scanned the surroundings vigilantly. Where was the invisible monster? Oh, right, he couldn't use his eyes. Since it was an invisible monster, he could only sense its demonic power, not see it with his eyes.

Tang Sen had recently fought with the mouse spirit girl with his eyes closed, so he had some experience in using divine senses to perceive the enemy's presence without using his eyes.

He exerted his divine power, focusing it on his ears and mind. Suddenly, he detected a faint demonic shadow standing very close behind him... so close that any random swing of a weapon could injure him.

Tang Sen was startled. What a powerful monster, to sneak so close behind him without being detected. Was this a stealth-type monster? He didn't dare to think more and swung his sword backward, stabbing at the chest of the demonic shadow.

The demonic shadow was taken aback, clearly not expecting to be detected. It took out a demon-subduing staff from its back and blocked Tang Sen's Heavenly Sword with a "clang," exclaiming in joy, "You... can... see... me?" The voice was that of a woman, very faint and ethereal, almost inaudible. Although her voice was faint and broken, Tang Sen guessed her meaning: "Can you see me?"

"Hmph, nonsense. If I couldn't see you, you would have harmed me," Tang Sen said angrily. "Daring to attack my female classmate, you have a lot of nerve..."

"Classmate Tang Sen, who are you talking to?" the girl in his arms suddenly asked.

"I'm talking to a monster," Tang Sen said. "Right in front of us, there's a faint demonic shadow."

"I don't see anything," the girl said blankly.

"This monster might be using an 'invisibility spell' or something. If you don't use divine power to sense it carefully, you can't see it at all," Tang Sen put the girl down. "Quick, go back to the classmates, stay away from the river. This invisible female monster tried to drag you into the river just now... Go, I'll deal with it."

"Ah?" The girl was startled and quickly ran to the classmates, calling out, "Classmate Tang Sen, be careful too."

As soon as she ran back to the classmates, several girls pulled her and asked anxiously, "What happened?"

"Classmate Tang Sen said an invisible female monster tried to drag me into the river, and now he's going to deal with that female monster."

The girls were startled but quickly put aside their fear and said dejectedly, "If that female monster had grabbed me, I could have been hugged by Tang Sen... You lucky girl."

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Tang Sen was now truly angry. He usually didn't get angry easily, but this time was different. Although he didn't have a deep relationship with the girl who almost got dragged into the river, she was a part of his real life. If this girl were harmed, the entire class would be in chaos, and all the classmates would fall into a state of sorrow. Many people would remember for life that a female classmate died during the autumn trip, and many would be left with psychological trauma. This was no joke.

Tang Sen angrily swung the Heavenly Sword, mercilessly stabbing at the demonic shadow.

The demonic shadow blocked Tang Sen's sword with the demon-subduing staff, and it seemed to be saying something, but its words were too light and faint, completely unable to form, and all dissipated in the wind, unable to reach Tang Sen's ears.

In a few moments, they had exchanged three to five moves. Tang Sen used the Heavenly Sword to its limit, but the demonic shadow didn't fall behind at all. The demon-subduing staff guarded its defenses tightly, and not a single move of Tang Sen's sword could break through.

The demonic shadow kept muttering something, and Tang Sen tried hard to hear, but he couldn't make it out. Finally, he concluded that the creature was probably reciting some evil spell, and it might cast a spell during the fight.

"Classmates, quickly retreat to the institute," Tang Sen shouted. "Don't stand there watching. This monster is very strange, I might not be able to handle it. You all go..."

As he turned to speak, his attention was divided, and the demonic shadow immediately seized the opportunity. The demon-subduing staff struck at Tang Sen's vital points. Tang Sen didn't dodge or avoid it; he just turned his back to the staff. He had the hugging bear Huasheng on his back, like a huge shield, which could withstand any blunt attack.

The demon-subduing staff hit the hugging bear with a "thud," and the force was absorbed and dispersed by the soft bear. Tang Sen used the force of the staff to lunge forward, rolled on the ground twice, and jumped in front of the classmates, urging, "Go, quickly return to the institute."

The classmates looked bewildered. From their eyes, they only saw Tang Sen swinging his sword at the air, as if practicing, and then suddenly lunging in front of them. They really didn't understand what had just happened.

"I said there's a monster, you all go! Don't just stand there," Tang Sen was getting anxious.

"Everyone, let's go. Since Classmate Tang Sen said so, there must be a monster," the school beauty unexpectedly came to his aid, which Tang Sen didn't expect. She had just been rejected by him and was deeply hurt, but now she immediately put aside her grudge and spoke up for him, showing good character.

She was weak in front of Tang Sen, but in front of others, she exuded a queenly aura, hands on her hips, and loudly commanded, "You guys, come over quickly. Stand on the outside to protect the girls. Let's go back to the institute, don't drag Tang Sen down here."

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Journey to the West Diary:

You can change the one who loves you, and you will be changed by the one you love.

As the saying goes, it's easy to change a kingdom but hard to change one's nature. But this saying only applies when there is no love. Once humans start to love, they also start to change, and the extent of this change depends on how much they love the other person.

The deeper the love, the greater the change!

I never knew how much the school beauty loved me until she claimed at the River of Flowing Sand that she was learning to become a shut-in. Only then did I realize her seriousness. She was different from those girls who shouted their love for me but were unwilling to make any sacrifices. Her love wasn't just words.

Her love, like her queenly aura, was firm, persistent, and moved straight toward its goal...

Although she is still far from being a shut-in and can't even answer the most basic questions I asked, her effort to change has deeply touched my heart.

I rejected her again, but my heart was not without a stir.

Tang Sen

Recorded on the journey to the West, by the River of Flowing Sand

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