CHAPTER XXVIII

Rescue the old tortoise

If it weren't for seeing it with their own eyes, no one would believe that Xiaolian would be eaten by the old turtle. But did they really see it with their own eyes? Did they really think that Xiaolian had become the belly of the old turtle?

With Xiaolian's agile skills, how could she be captured easily. Judging by her decisive behavior, it seems that she did it on purpose.

Then again, what is Xiaolian's purpose in doing this? Could it be that she is crazy and kills herself? Fang Xin believes that it is absolutely impossible.

A group of four people stood in a row, looking at the churning river. After a long time, Du Zijuan first spoke: "What is that ugly monster? Why do you stay in the river and don't go?'

Liu Ting picked it up and said, "It's a bit like a turtle, but I've never seen a turtle this big. If you don't have tens of thousands of years, you should have lived for thousands of years, right? How did it come to the river, with its huge body, even if it doesn't live in the sea, at least it should live in the Taihu Lake. How can such a small river hold it?'

The thousand-year-old tortoise has indeed caused them a lot of trouble. Shen Kuo sighed and said, "What we're worried about now is not these, but how to leave. If you still swim through the river, it's too dangerous.'

Fang Xin didn't speak, he looked at the river quietly, looking thoughtful. Just today, the two good sisters he knew were gone. And he didn't have anything to do, he tried his best to save it, but he still couldn't save the situation.

The old turtle was still churning in the river, its head raised as if it was hissing, but it couldn't hear a sound.

The river flooded and splashed more than a foot high. Then it rained down like raindrops on everyone.

However, no matter how you look at it, the old turtle doesn't look like it's leaving. It sank into the river and suddenly stretched out again. And so on and so on, and the river splashed everywhere.

Seeing that Fang Xin didn't speak, Shen Kuo pushed him and asked, "What do you think. Could it be that we are so trapped here, we can't leave if we want to.'

Fang Xin was still looking at the river, looking at the old turtle that continued to toss in the river. After a while, he said, 'Don't you think, that thing is a little weird?'

'Strange?' Shen Kuo was puzzled, 'What's strange, why can't I see it.'

If it's really a thousand-year-old tortoise, we don't need to be afraid. As we all know, turtles are definitely not carnivores. Not to mention that it likes to eat people.' Fang Xin said while thinking.

Shen Kuo said: 'What do you want to say? You don't want to tell me that you're going to keep swimming, are you? Fang Xin, it's not me talking about you. When we came, we couldn't help it in order to grab time. There's no need to take that risk right now. We can take a detour, so why waste it in this river.'

Gangzi Village is not a dead end village, now the roads are developed, and there are many roads leading to Gangzi Village. Shen Kuo's words are not wrong, it really doesn't work, you can completely bypass.

But Fang Xin thought differently from them. He said, 'You don't understand what I mean. There shouldn't be such a big turtle in the Gangzi River, it doesn't belong here. At least I've never heard of such a thing in the Gangzi River. But it really exists now. Don't you think there's something wrong with that?'

'What's the problem?' Three people ask questions at the same time.

'How did it come about?' What are you here for? Why are you not leaving?' Fang Xin said, 'There can be something in the Gangzi River that attracts it, causing it to be attached to the Gangzi River.'

'How do we know what the turtle is thinking?' Shen Kuo asked.

Fang Xin pondered, he pointed to the Gangzi River and said, "So, we have to go down and have a look. Look at what is in the river that can make a turtle so attractive.'

'What's that?' The three of them exclaimed at the same time, they couldn't believe the decision Fang Xin had made. Knowing that there was danger in the Ludao River, there were fools jumping into it.

Du Zijuan was the first to jump out and say: 'I don't agree, what is this, I have nothing to do when I am full, and I am joking with my life. It's not like you're cornered. You're crazy, I don't want to be crazy with you.'

Liu Ting also persuaded Fang Xin in a soft voice: "Even if there is something in the river that attracts turtles, it has nothing to do with us!" Fang Xin, don't think too much.'

Only Shen Kuo, he suddenly sneered and said, "Fang Xin, don't lie to yourself. You're not concerned about the turtle, you're worried about Xiaolian. Your relationship with her is not ordinary, I have long seen this.'

As if he had been pierced in his heart, Fang Xin lowered his head. He was embarrassed to say, 'No matter what Xiaolian becomes, she will always be my sister. Besides, we don't know who is hiding behind her. In any case, I will go down to see if Xiaolian is alive or dead.'

'You're really crazy, Fang Xin.' Du Zijuan said helplessly, "We can all see clearly that Xiaolian was eaten by the old turtle. If she's not dead, then I'm definitely dead.' Saying that, Du Zijuan reluctantly turned her face away.

Yes, Fang Xin also admits this. Looking at the past from the angle they were in, Xiaolian was very likely to be buried in the belly of the turtle. However, Fang Xin thought very carefully. Due to the angle, what they see may just be an illusion.

For example, it's like the borrowing method that an actor takes when filming a kissing scene. Judging from the footage, the actor and actress are indeed kissing. And the truth is that I didn't even touch my mouth .

That's what Fang Xin thought, he believed that Xiaolian couldn't die so easily, and she died unexpectedly.

Fang Xin didn't look at them anymore, he took off his already soaked shoes and prepared to jump into the river. He's going to go down and have a look anyway. Only when he sees it, he will feel at ease.

'Are you really going down?' Before Liu Ting's words were finished, she heard a plop, and Fang Xin had already jumped into the river. Soon there was no shadow, as if it had suddenly disappeared.

The river water was cold, and Fang Xin struggled to dive down. The place where he jumped was not far from the old turtle. However, Fang Xin didn't plan to swim over immediately. He chose to dive, he still wanted to see what was at the bottom of the river.

The light of the flashlight is very weak, but fortunately it is waterproof. In the dark, invisible, water, even a little light source is good.

How deep the Gangzi River is, Fang Xin is not clear. But judging from the huge body of the old turtle, it is estimated that it is at least ten meters long, and it is very likely to be deeper.

So, what can be at the bottom of such a deep river? What is hidden?

While diving, there are bubbles constantly emerging at the bottom of the river, dotting the lonely river. The further down you go, the cooler the temperature of the water becomes. Fortunately, Fang Xin didn't know how many times he had been in the water, and he had long been used to such temperatures.

The faint light swayed in the river, and Fang Xinzhi said, his time was running out. He can't stay in the river for too long because he doesn't have any diving gear. If you are not careful, you may die at the bottom of the river.

His chest began to swell, and the light of his flashlight suddenly hit something. Visibility was low due to the darkness in the river. So Fang Xin didn't notice it at first.

When the swim got closer, I saw that it was actually a net.

Following the online game, Fang Xin knew the specific shape of the big net.

It turned out that this net crossed the Gangzi River. You can't see it on the water, and that's because the giant net is pulled up from the bottom of the river. Its height is only about two meters. If you don't dive to the bottom of the river, no one will know that there is a big net in the Gangzi River.

But at this time, Fang Xin didn't have time to investigate the big net, he had been diving for too long, and he couldn't hold it back.

Air is one of the most important components for sustaining life. Once a person is separated from the protection and maintenance of the air, he simply cannot hold on for a few minutes.

And Fang Xin had been in the water for 3 minutes, so he could only swim out of the water and greedily breathe the air that belonged to everyone. He had already suffocated, and his face was flushed.

After about a minute or so, Fang Xin, who was floating on the water, felt much better. The heartbeat has calmed down due to the oxygen supplementation and is no longer so irritable.

However, Fang Xin saw that the three people who were supposed to be on the bank of the river were now gone. The shore was empty, and there was not a single figure in sight.

Fang Xin secretly sighed inwardly. They still left, they still didn't want to take the risk and chose another path to leave.

Actually, if you think about it, you can't blame them. The human heart is always selfish, especially at this time, who wants to take unnecessary risks! If it were Fang Xin himself, maybe he would do the same.

Now that he is alone, where should he go? But no matter what, he still can't let go of Xiaolian. So, when he had enough oxygen, he didn't hesitate to dive underwater again.

This time, he quickly adapted to the temperature of the river and the darkness of the river.

After diving, he quickly swam to the front of the net. He wanted to see what the purpose of the big net was placed underwater. Could it be that it is used to catch fish?

Fang Xin didn't believe it, judging from the feeling he touched, the big net was definitely not an ordinary fishing net. It is harder than a fishing net, but at the same time very tender and elastic. Some ordinary daggers, I'm afraid, may not be able to cut one of them.

What is the purpose of such a large net being placed underwater? Fang Xin is unknown.

Just as Fang Xin was pondering, there was a sudden tremor under the water. Immediately after, within the reach of the flashlight, countless silt and bubbles appeared. There were also countless pieces of garbage and algae, all of which were scattered by the shock.

Even Fang Xin was shocked by the water waves. Plus the chaos of the river, you can't see anything clearly. Fang Xin had to swim out of the water again for a few breaths of fresh air.

After inhaling enough oxygen, Fang Xin saw clearly. The old turtle was tossing in the river again, shaking its head desperately, as if it was very angry.

It turned out that the commotion in the river was caused by that guy.

Fang Xin suddenly had an idea, but he couldn't guess what it was.

At this point, he dived underwater again and swam in the direction of the old turtle. Probably, there is a reason why the huge old turtle is stranded in the small river channel. He wanted to go over and see what was going on.

If you don't look at it, you don't know the way, but at a glance, he understands everything. also confirmed his conjecture that there was indeed a reason why the old turtle was stranded in the small river channel.

It turned out that the old turtle was entangled, and it was nothing else that was entangled in it, but the huge nets in the water.

At the same time, Fang Xin finally saw clearly that there was more than one large net placed in the water. How many exactly, Fang Xin didn't know how much. But at least there are three of them that are entangled in the old turtle.

Moreover, Fang Xin also found out. The more the old turtle struggles, the more the net can't break free.

In this way, the old turtle's anger is understandable. It's not that it doesn't want to leave, it's that it can't. Maybe these big nets are just to intercept behemoths like it. It's just a pity that it wasn't lucky enough and was knocked on.

If it were that simple, things would be much easier. As long as the old turtle is freed from the entanglement and bondage of the big net, it can leave and go back to where it should go.

Thinking of this, Fang Xin didn't think about it, took out the dagger, and went towards the big online game that entangled the old turtle. He must help the old turtle get out of his current predicament.

The large nets are very thick, much thicker than ordinary fishing nets. As Fang Xin imagined, it was very solid.

The dagger slashed up, leaving only a shallow trail. That is to say, before Fang Xin had cut off one of them, he would have to surface again for a breath.

However, this time his eyes lit up. Because at the other end of the net, there is also a person cutting the net. Although he couldn't see it clearly, Fang Xin could still identify that person was Xiaolian.

Xiaolian seemed to see him too, and her figure flashed, and she disappeared like that.

Fang Xin was confident that he was not mistaken, he wanted to swim over to find out. However, he had been in the river for too long and had to float up immediately.

So Fang Xin reluctantly surfaced again, breathing in the night air.

Suddenly, he was stunned. On the surface of the river, three human heads are faintly floating. Fang Xin almost screamed, but he calmed down. He saw three human heads moving, clearly alive.

'Who? Who's there?' Fang Xin tried to ask. Soon, the nervous heart was completely let go.

One of them swam over to Fang Xin, and under the light of the flashlight, Fang Xin quickly recognized that this person was Shen Kuo. The next two should be Liu Ting and Du Zijuan.

I can't imagine that they didn't go, didn't leave him. Not only did he not leave, but he went down to the river with him. Fang Xin was grateful, and a sour feeling welled up in his heart.

'It's me, Fang Xin.' Shen Kuo swam over and said, 'Where did you kid go, we haven't found you for a long time. If we can't find it again, we will really give up and just leave.'

It can only be said that this is fate, Fang Xin and Shen Kuo actually have two chances to come up and ventilate. But by coincidence, they didn't touch each other.

Fang Xin didn't think about this, he said excitedly, "You guys...... You're not leaving?'

'Huh!' Shen Kuo smiled and said very casually, "What do you think of us, we won't leave our friends behind and leave alone. Especially when a friend needs help, how can we leave a friend behind.'

Liu Ting and Du Zijuan also swam over, and Liu Ting said: 'Yes! At any time, we will not leave behind our friends who are fighting side by side.'

'Your life is precious, we don't want you to die like this, it's not worth it.' As she spoke, Du Zijuan laughed. At this time, she still has the heart to joke.

It's good to have no friends, especially if it's worth making. People like Shen Kuo who have experienced life and death, not to mention.

After a short reunion, Shen Kuo began to ask: 'Fang Xin, what are the gains?' Seeing that you haven't come out of the water all this time, have you found anything?'

This is also what everyone wants to know, since you have chosen to stay, it is necessary to figure things out.

'Didn't you notice?' Fang Xin asked them instead, 'You also dived underwater, didn't you find anything?' How is this possible?'

Shen Kuo hurriedly asked, 'What did you find?' He was confused for a moment, not knowing what Lu Dao Fang Xin was referring to.

Fang Xin was a little anxious, and he said, "Such a big net, how could you not see it. Didn't you go down with a flashlight?'

Hearing Fang Xin say this, Shen Kuo finally understood. He said, 'You're talking about the fishing nets, of course we saw them. What's so strange about that.'

'These are not fishing nets.' Fang Xin tried his best to argue, "Or, it's not an ordinary fishing net. Have you ever seen a fishing net that cuts with a knife?'

Just before Fang Xin's most rearly rear, it took him a long time, and he only cut off the roots in the criss-cross. You can imagine how tough these things are.

Du Zijuan couldn't figure it out, she asked, 'It's not a fishing net, what is it?'

Fang Xin thought about it for a while before he said, "I can't say what it is. Because I've never encountered one either. However, I finally realized that the thousand-year-old turtle refused to leave the Gangzi River for some reason.'

'For what?' All three asked questions almost at the same time.

Fang Xin looked a little proud, he said: "There is only one reason why the old turtle does not leave, you would never think that it can be entangled in those unknown big nets, and it can't get out, so it has to wander in the small river."

'It's that simple?' Liu Ting asked in disbelief.

Fang Xin smiled faintly and said, "Let's help it!" At least, it doesn't belong to the Gangzi River, and it should be returned to where it belongs.'

Liu Ting asked rhetorically: 'How can you help?'

'You all have daggers on you!' Fang Xin said, 'Let's take turns to go down, cut those big nets, and give the old turtle freedom. In this way, it can be regarded as helping ourselves.'

Shen Kuo pondered, and he said, 'Can you make sure that guy won't attack us?'

As I said, turtles don't attack humans easily, even if they're a thousand-year-old turtle. What's more, we're here to help it, not to hurt it.'

'Brutes don't think like you.' Du Zijuan said dissatisfied.

Fang Xin was ready to dive again, he said, "I'll tell you another good news, Xiaolian is not dead, she is still alive. In addition to helping the old turtle, I also want to find Xiaolian.'

'She's really not dead?' It's a miracle.' Liu Ting looked very happy.

Shen Kuo said, 'Do you really want to go down?'

Fang Xin nodded affirmatively and said, "If you are willing, I think so, Zijuan and I will go down first. After a few minutes, it will be your turn and Liu Ting's turn. I think it won't take long for the four of us to work together.' As he spoke, Fang Xin set his eyes on Du Zijuan.

Du Zijuan didn't say anything, she made an OK hand gesture. So, Fang Xin and Du Zijuan took the lead in diving into the water to complete a difficult task.

After going down into the water, Fang Xin was still looking around while cutting. For nothing else, he hopes to see Xiaolian again. Ask Xiaolian what the hell is going on.

However, after he went down a few times, he still didn't see Xiaolian again. It's as if Xiaolian has already left, has left the Gangzi River.

But Fang Xinzhi said that Xiaolian did not go. She must be hiding somewhere and reluctant to come out. Perhaps, their every move is all within Xiaolian's sight, but they just don't know what to do.

Strange to say, since they cut the big net for the old turtle, the old turtle has actually been quiet. It lay silently at the bottom of the river, and even if they had to climb onto its shell and cut the net, it didn't seem to mind at all.

Tame as a little sheep!

Finally, they were exhausted. They had never encountered such a physically strong job. Especially the two girls, when they surfaced for the seventh time, Du Zijuan waved her hands weakly and said: 'No, no, I really don't have the strength, let's rest for a while!'

The two men swam to the shore, and at this time, the sky began to turn slightly white, and a little light appeared in the east. Unexpectedly, they tossed and turned all night.

How many times have they not slept comfortably?

When Shen Kuo and Liu Ting swam ashore to rest, Fang Xin asked Shen Kuo, "Is it almost there?"

Shen Kuo looked up to the sky and fell to the ground, panting and said, "It should be almost the same for a few more times!" It fucking exhausts me. Now, if that old turtle suddenly starts to soar, I won't even have the strength to run for my life.'

In this way, everyone rested for more than ten minutes. As time went on, the sky gradually brightened.

Fang Xin looked at the sky, finally sat up and said, "That's it, anyway, there are not many people to live, and the sky is bright. The two girls don't have to go down, Shen Kuo, what do you think?'

'Okay, I'm fine. Just ask the two girls, and they'll want to.'

Who knows, Du Zijuan put on a coquettish look. She delicately learned Xiaolian's tone and said, "Brother, come on! Little sister will be waiting for you on the shore.'

'You're looking for death!'

Fang Xin gave her a blank look, and then, jumped into the icy river water again. Shen Kuo smiled at Du Zijuan, not knowing what Lu Dao meant. He jumped into the water and disappeared in an instant.

On the riverbank, two girls sat bored, neither of them saying a word. The spring breeze hit, and both of them couldn't help but tremble. Like an electric shock, I shivered all over my body.

Looking at Fang Xin and them again, after diving, under the light of the faint flashlight, they quickly found the target. The two did not dare to slack off and quickly joined the battle.

I didn't know that I had just started. The old turtle seemed to notice something, and its four legs suddenly scurried in the water, tossing up all the mud in the riverbed. All of a sudden, the river water, which was originally quite clear, became pitch black and smoky. It was cloudy in front of me, and I couldn't see anything.

Fang Xin scolded secretly, what is this guy doing?

However, because the water was too muddy, Fang Xin and Shen Kuo had to surface. At this time, I realized that the water surface had also become turbid. There was mud and garbage everywhere, and there was a stench of it.

Liu Ting and Du Zijuan also stood up at the same time, looking anxiously at the river. Liu Ting couldn't wait to ask: 'Cousin, are you okay?' What's going on?'

At this time, Fang Xin and Shen Kuo couldn't care about anything else, so they could only swim to the shore with all their might.

In the river, the old turtle is still struggling. The thousand-year-old turtle seems to have a certain spirituality, it knows that it is about to be liberated, and it knows that it can leave. It seemed to be excited, but it muddied a pool of clear water.

The two of them finally swam to the shore, and looking at the churning river, Fang Xin said, "It can finally leave."

Du Zijuan hurriedly asked, 'Where does it go?'

Shen Kuo, who was twisting the water on the side, said: "Where else can I go, the sea is too far away, it can only enter Taihu Lake. Perhaps, this guy has been around since the day Taihu Lake was born.'

'Isn't it an old goblin?' When Liu Ting said this, the other three people were amused.

How long has it been since I took it seriously and laughed happily.

Fang Xin only laughed twice, and his face sank again. Looking at the unrecognizable river, Fang Xin suddenly asked several of his partners: 'You guys...... Has anyone noticed Xiaolian?'

This sentence brought the three partners who were still laughing back to reality at once. However, apart from him, no one has ever touched Xiaolian again. She came and went like a ghost.

Liu Ting asked, 'Did you really see Xiaolian in the river?'

There is no doubt that Fang Xin did see it, and he would not be mistaken. But again, the elusive little lotus was not discovered by anyone else. Where she went, no one knows.

Shen Kuo patted Fang Xin's shoulder and said seriously: "Since she is still alive, it will be fine, you don't have to worry about her."

Fang Xin sighed, what else could he say!

The old turtle is gone, freed from its shackles, and goes where it is supposed to be. All at once the river was calm again, as if nothing had happened.

And Xiaolian disappeared again inexplicably, and no one saw how she went.

The sun has risen and illuminated the earth and the waters of this river that had just been quiet. With the sun shining, people's mood is much better.

Shen Kuo stood up, patted the dirt on his body and said, "Okay, it's over, we should go back."

Liu Ting then stood up and asked, 'Cousin, where are we going?'

Du Zijuan raised her head, shook her wet hair and said, "Miss, of course it's going home. You don't want to wear this outfit because you're going to catch a cold. Go home and take a hot shower and change into clean clothes.'

Fang Xin said, "The most important thing is to place the bronze seal in a safer place. Although we still don't know what the use of the Bronze Seal is, so many people want to get it at the cost of their lives. As you can imagine, the bronze seal must be a very important thing.' As he spoke, he looked at Shen Kuo.

Among the four of them, only he and Shen Kuo each own a piece. The other two pieces are on Xiaoxue and Ruan Xiaotian.

However, none of them would have thought that for the sake of the bronze seal, Xiaoxue and Ruan Xiaotian would have been tied up a long time ago. Now, life and death are unknown.

Of course, this is a later story, so I won't say it here.

And Shen Kuo also looked back at Fang Xin with the same eyes, meaning that he understood the priority of the matter.

As if she had discovered a new continent, Du Zijuan grabbed Fang Xin, who was walking forward: "Hey! I said, you really have some bronze seals. What does it look like, take it out and show me.'

Fang Xin ignored her and continued to walk forward. Shen Kuo followed up and said indifferently: "Don't ask what you shouldn't ask, it's only good for you, no harm.'"

Du Zijuan was not convinced, and snorted coldly: "If you don't say it, you won't say it, what's the big deal!"

'It's not that we don't say.' Fang Xin had already seen the car in front of him, he slowed down his steps and said, "You have also seen it, many people want to get the bronze seal. If you don't know anything, it's only good for you, and there's no harm in it.'

Liu Ting's car is still in the old place, quietly parked.

The four of them soon came to the front of the car, and as soon as Liu Ting opened the car door, she saw that the minibus not far away suddenly started. Like a tiger, rushed to the road.

A minibus is not surprising, after four people looked at it, they stopped looking.

However, many things are just so coincidental that they will be discovered by some people.

At this time, Liu Ting had already sat in the car and was about to start the car. When Shen Kuo inadvertently looked at the minibus for the second time, he couldn't help but shout: 'Duffy?'

Then, he quickly got into the car and ordered Liu Ting: 'Hurry, catch up with the minibus in front.'

It turned out that there was indeed a girl named Duffy in the minibus. Not only that, but Shen Kuo also saw that Du Fei seemed to be tied up. I don't know what happened to her?

Liu Ting was also taken aback, she started the car and asked, "Cousin, is it really Fei Fei?" You read that right?'

The car drove away, but left Fang Xin and Du Zijuan behind. Du Zijuan chased after two steps, but she couldn't catch up, she said angrily: "What kind of nerves are the two of them!"

Fang Xin was not worried and said, "Don't be nervous, I'll call and ask."

Unbeknownst to me, as soon as the phone was taken out, it rang, and the caller ID was actually Xiaoxue. Fang Xin hurriedly connected: 'Xiaoxue, is that you?' What the...... What a ...... You wait for me, I'll be right ......'

Putting down the phone, Fang Xin said to Du Zijuan seriously: 'Follow me!' (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to come to the starting point (biquge.info) to vote for recommendation, monthly pass, and your support. That's what motivates me the most......)