Instead of pinning my hopes on the waiter, I dialed Donsang's number.

She told me: "At present, the car is parked in the Qingzhou Expressway service area, and there is a big traffic jam in front of it. Official aerial photography and netizens' DJI drones have released photos, the right lane is blocked for five kilometers, the left lane is blocked for two kilometers, and it will take an hour to dredge it at the earliest. Now, I'll eat first, and instead of wasting time on the road, I'll eat and rest in peace and wait for the road to clear before setting off. ”

Qingzhou is about 140 kilometers from Jinan, plus an hour of police guidance, she will not return to Jinan until at least 10 o'clock in the evening.

Since the distant water couldn't quench the thirst of the near, I simply concealed everything and responded with a smile: "Okay, wait slowly, as long as you calm down, you will always get home." ”

After hanging up the phone, I took out the multi-purpose knife and tried to cut at the root of the tree, trying to dig a hole in it and escape through the hole. It's a pity that the hacksaw, chisel, and cone on the knife have all been used once, and the tree nest has not moved at all, and even a piece of bark cannot be peeled off.

In the world of thaumaturgy, the power of any physical realm is weakened, and it is impossible to violently break down barriers as it used to.

"At this moment, Sheng Pinhua should have returned to the bucket room in Shengtang Lane, right?" I stopped, inhaled deeply, and let my anxiety slowly sink down.

Ever since the accident, I've felt like I've been in a very aggressive state. Her slumber gave me a huge invisible pressure, and it seemed that only by running, acting, and attacking could I be worthy of her, and I could rescue her from the "Koi Vampire Bureau" as soon as possible.

I put the strings on myself so tightly that I couldn't loosen them at all.

Now, I am trapped here, and even if I have the power to reach the sky, I can only wait silently.

"Tang Wan is also trapped like this, right? everyone...... Even King Wen of Zhou, who was the world's leader in the Shang period, was inexplicably trapped and unable to get out?"

"Probably about the same, right?" Suddenly, I heard the waiter's voice.

"No, no, at least after tonight, sleepy for more than ten hours, and when he is tired, we will act. It was the voice of another waiter.

"yes, yes, be careful. You see, the first time he killed the restaurant, he was like a mad tiger who had shed his flail. If we don't trap him in this way, we will never have peace. Hahahaha...... "This is also the voice of the other waiters.

"The old tree blossoms - it's really wonderful, it's still the flower lady's clever means, and she took down the person without much effort. A waiter continued.

Hua Niangzi is the number one thaumaturgical master in our western realm, and she is usually just low-key and doesn't want to brag. Just think about it, Huashan Chen Zhenren is the first in the number of 800 disciples! Hehe, this is not like you Northeast people, it is a real ability, a real ability. Didn't I say before, if the flower lady had made a move earlier, she wouldn't have let our brothers stalk and pretend to be cowardly, and finish the task ahead of schedule and go home to enjoy the blessings!" said a waiter.

"The flower lady is good-looking and has a good brain, no wonder so many young people like her, chasing after her, and they all want to pick this flower in their own hands. It's a pity, until now, so many second generations of officials and rich second generations have broken their heads, but the flower lady doesn't even look at it. Do you mean, does she have a crush on this kid?" asked a waiter.

"How is it possible, absolutely impossible! What is the identity of the person surnamed Xia? An ordinary person, with no status, no family background, no ability, and no power, can he compare with the second generation of officials and the second generation of rich? The flower lady definitely doesn't look down on him, don't believe me, bet with you, bet 10,000 yuan, how about it?" a waiter called.

"10,000 yuan? It's only 10,000 yuan? I just got more than 200,000 kids surnamed Xia this morning, and you are still pretending to be poor?" The four of them laughed with a grin.

I did give them a lot of money, but it was the hard-earned money from the theft of Sheng Pinhua's safe, and it has nothing to do with it now.

The "flower lady" they mentioned is the thaumaturgical master who laid down this "old tree blossoming bureau", from the analysis of the conversation, the flower lady should have seen me, but why is there no such woman in my impression?

I didn't shout for help, it didn't work. Listening to their meaning, it seems that they are afraid of my combat strength, starve me for twelve hours, and wait until I can't hold it anymore, and then come in and arrest people.

The technique of Bigu can make people maintain enough physical strength without eating for seven days, and these four people think that a simple lack of water and food can take me down, which is too optimistic.

I no longer struggle to be trapped, time is the best key, and I will definitely be able to open the dilemma after more than ten hours.

"Let's go, let's go eat first, it's still early anyway, some of you wait!" the four waiters shouted, and their voices faded away.

I sat down cross-legged, adjusted my breathing, and prepared to rest in a "valley and settle down" method to conserve my strength and prepare for another fight.

"What is the situation in the world......?" I vaguely heard the woman's singing, and looked up to identify the direction, probably from the side of the Xinghuayuan in Wanzhuyuan.

The singer gradually approached, and finally stopped outside the tree nest.

"Who's out there?" I asked in a low voice.

There was no one outside, but I was sure she was standing directly north of the nest, facing me across the barrier of the roots.

"If you're just a tourist, go away and don't get into trouble. I said.

Zi said: There are friends from afar, and they are very happy.

Tourists come from other places and come to Jinan to enjoy the scenery of mountains and rivers, and there is no need to involve people in the vendetta of rivers and lakes.

"What's in the safe?" asked the woman outside in a low voice.

I was taken aback, this sentence already indicated her identity.

"Who is Your Excellency?" I asked rhetorically.

"As soon as you enter the rivers and lakes, you will be full of wind and sand, and you will drink blood and flowers all the way. My name, Flower Lady. She replied.

I calmly replied, "I haven't seen the contents of the safe, just like you, I don't know anything." However, if you want to know the secret, it's better to let me out first, so we can talk about cooperation on an equal footing. ”

The flower lady and the four waiters are together, and the waiter should have known that Sheng Pinhua had a safe hidden in his house, but he couldn't open the lock, so he chose to cooperate with me.

All of this turned out to be a trap deliberately laid by the flower lady, in order to open the safe under the pretense of my hand and obtain the information in it.

"Release? Definitely put it in, but it must be after twenty-four hours. I think that by then, your Miss Tang should have sent the information - I am only interested in the information, not in you, at all. She said.

Her voice was very unfamiliar, and it didn't belong to any woman I'd seen before.

"Yes, you trapped me as a hostage, and waited for Tang Sauna to exchange for the information—it was indeed a good idea. I said.

Any traps, schemes, and plans are double-edged swords, and when the flower lady arrives with Tang Sang, it is possible to get the information, or it is possible to fall into Tang Sang's ambush and die in Bailong Bay.

People in the rivers and lakes, the thirty-six strategies handed down in ancient times have been stretched, there must be seventy-two, one hundred and eight plans, and have to draw inferences from one another, keep pace with the times, until it becomes a master of the rivers and lakes with exquisite eight sides and no leakage. Otherwise, you will either fall on the road to success, or die in the routine set by a more intelligent person.

"Are you laughing at me?" asked the flower lady.

I sneered: "How dare you, you set up the 'Old Tree Blossoming Bureau' to arrest me, I didn't have the power to move at all, and I was played around by you." How can I laugh at you? I'm laughing at myself. ”

"Hmph, hmph. The flower lady also sneered, "How long have I been here and how hard I have worked, do you know? If you want to pick up the fruits of victory, how can it be so easy? If that Miss Tang doesn't play tricks, I'll give you face, take the information, and scatter it in two. Otherwise, the bottom of Bailong Bay is deep enough, you can do it yourself!"

I blushed and slapped my forehead for my negligence.

"I'm not the only one in Jinan City, Xia Shi, and not only Zhang Quanzhong, Jingguan Xiaowu, and Chen Dingkang...... There is no maximum, only more. Jinan is a big city in the Central Plains, and I don't know how many masters are stationed in it for various purposes. Although Jinan is large, it is impossible for the masters to live in the remote Yellow River north, Zhangqiu east, Changqing west, and Nanshan south, but to live close to various spiritual scenic spots. Before I set foot in Baotu Spring, I don't know how many thaumaturgists have cultivated it, and their strength is not much worse than mine. If I come to ignore them, I will surely be defeated. I didn't even think of this, but I swaggered and went deep alone under the instigation of Zhang Quanzhong and Chen Dingkang, isn't it stupid and ignorant to the extreme? Alas...... "I slapped seven or eight times on my forehead, and I couldn't wait to press the fast back button of my life and start this journey all over again."

I acted so recklessly, not only did I hurt myself, but I also may have harmed Tang Sang, Tang Wan's only sister.

"Let's make a deal, just according to what you said, the information will be sent, and everyone will break up. I said.

"Okay, gentleman's word, hurry up and whip, then I will wait with you for Miss Tang's good news. The flower lady said.

For the rest of the waiting process, the flower lady remained motionless, just five steps away from me, opposite me across the tree.

I can't wait to have a pair of clairing eyes to see who she really is, and to unravel this dumb riddle once and for all.

The sound of whimpering flutes sounded, and I looked up to see that it was dusk again.

The dong flute is a Chinese instrument that is good at creating a sad atmosphere, especially in such an old garden with lush vegetation.

She played a song "Phoenix Seeking Phoenix", the rhythm was very good, and there was no breath blockage between the key turns. This also shows from another side that she is a practitioner and has a deep knowledge in the use of internal breath.

"You can call Miss Tang - oh no, she's calling!"

The phone was in the palm of my hand, but the screen was dim and no one was calling.

"Ten, nine, eight, seven, six, five, four, three, two, one—ringing. She said.

As if by magic, her last "ringing" voice landed, and my phone vibrated slightly, and Tang Sang's phone number was displayed on the screen.

I couldn't help but be surprised and answered the phone first: "What's going on on the road?"

Tang Sang smiled bitterly on the phone: "It's getting more and more congested, several cars are scraping, and the drivers are mingling, so I can only wait, there is no way." Are you in the hospital?"

I calmly replied, "No, I'm not in the hospital, I'm in Baotu Spring Park." However, the situation is not good here, and I have to wait for you to come to my rescue. A friend named 'Flower Lady' trapped me with a thaumaturgical layout, waiting for you to exchange the information in the safe. ”

Halfway through hearing this, Tang Sang became anxious: "Flower lady, are you sure it's the name?"

"Yes, it's a flower lady. I replied.

"That's the people of the Wei Wanghui, I have never heard that they will cross the Taihang Mountain and the Qinling Mountains to come here, and they have always been active in the west. Okay, don't anger them yet, wait for me to go back to Jinan. Tang Sang said.

At the mention of the Wei Wanghui, my heart became heavy.

The seven surnames of Qi, Chu, Yan, Han, Zhao, Wei, and Qin together formed the Seven Kings Society, namely the Qi Wanghui, the Chu Wanghui, the Yan Wanghui, the Han Wanghui, the Zhao Wanghui, the Wei Wanghui, and the Qin Wanghui. Just like the chaos of the great powers in the Spring and Autumn Period, these seven gangs were peaceful on the surface, but in fact they were fighting each other and fighting non-stop.

The situation in the city is complicated enough, and the King of Wei will intervene again, which will only cause more casualties and more violent shocks.

"Don't worry, I'm safe. "I comforted Tang Sang.

I'm just a hostage, what the flower lady wants is information, and it's in her best interest for me to live. This situation is like Sheng Pinhua holding Chen Dingkang hostage, Chen Dingkang and I came to pursue the truth of the merman, but in the end we both became hostages of other families.

"Okay, I'll rush back as soon as possible. Tang Sang said, "I'm really strange, what is hidden in the safe, worthy of King Wei's big fight?"

I immediately reminded Tang Sang: "Don't be curious, you are only responsible for bringing the information here, one step beyond the thunder pool will only bring disaster." ”

Sometimes, knowing too much often becomes a reason for "certain death".

I thought about Tang Sang, so I reminded her like this. Otherwise, once she arouses her curiosity, she is in danger of being killed.

"Okay, got it, don't worry. Tang Sang replied solemnly.

In order to keep my phone charged, I quickly ended the conversation with Tang San.

"It's enviable that you have a good partner. The flower lady's voice came.

I didn't want to anger her, so I had to cheer up and deal with it: "Yes, Miss Tang is very capable, it's a pity to stay in the hospital." ”

The flower lady echoed: "Yes, what's the use of staying in the hospital? Now that the situation in the rivers and lakes has changed, how is it different from carving a boat to seek a sword if you go to the rules again? Unfortunately, most young people are like this, and they are not good at being flexible." I, the King of Wei, am different, and always use the power of the Heavenly Dao to keep pace with the times—Mr. Xia, can I make a beautiful invitation to you?"

I nodded, "Tell me about it." ”

"I sincerely invite you to join the Wei Wang Society, here, there is no * naked strength, only meticulous action. How?"

If it had been placed in the past, I would have disdained such an invitation, after all, the Seven Kings would compete for hegemony in Jinan, relying on their respective strengths, rather than ganging up. If I join, I would prefer to follow Lianchengbi and fight side by side with her.

Now, I'm just silent, waiting for the flower lady to continue.