Chapter 4: The Strange River
In a wide clearing, the three of them fell from the sky one after another.
The woman had just reached the ground, looked at Wang Wu's ragged clothes, and asked, "Wang Wu, what happened?"
"Touched a difficult thing!" Wang Wu said truthfully.
"Oh?
"Mandrills. ”
The woman's eyebrows furrowed slightly, and she said, "How could you provoke such a fierce beast?"
Wang Wu shook his head and said, "It's just a disaster." ”
The woman smiled lightly: "It's rare to see you, do you want to do something?"
"One important thing. Wang Wu said.
“......”
Seeing that he was so boring, the woman tilted her head to look at Zhang Linchen, raised her eyebrows, and said, "Little brother, is Wang Wu the junior brother you are talking about?"
Zhang Linchen pursed his lips, nodded, and then said to Wang Wu: "I was in danger before, and it was this girl who rescued me, but at the critical moment, thanks to your stone, junior brother, I can be safe and sound." ”
When Wang Wu heard this, he said to the woman: "I owe you a favor." ”
The woman's jade hand waved casually and said, "The favor is free, but I'm very interested in where you are going?"
"Yang Realm. Wang Wu said.
The woman was surprised, "Where are you going, what are you doing?"
Wang Wu was silent.
The woman glanced at him and said, "Forget it, you have time to take a look at Gong Xue." ”
When Wang Wu heard the name "Gong Xue", his heart jumped suddenly, and his expression was a little unnatural.
"I'll go," he muttered, "but I'll finish my business until then." ”
The woman snorted dissatisfiedly: "Men are like this, whatever you want!"
She no longer paid attention to Wang Wu, but turned her head and threw a wink at Zhang Linchen, and said, "Little brother, my name is Si Yingdie, you can come to Zhaomingsi's house when you have time, I will introduce you to many little sisters!"
Zhang Linchen's face turned red, and he hurriedly said: "No need, no need!"
He coughed dryly and said, "Also, my name is Zhang Linchen!"
Especially the last three words, he bit very clearly, for fear that she wouldn't understand.
Si Yingdie looked at him with a smile, changed his title, and said, "Got it, little senior brother!"
Zhang Linchen: "......"
......
In the early morning of the same day, Si Yingdie had her own things to do, so she took her leave.
Zhang Linchen and Wang Wu continued to hurry, and both of them became much more cautious, but there are unforeseen circumstances, and there will always be various accidents or people on the road, which is simply impossible to prevent.
On this day, the two were ambushed in the wilderness, and Wang Wu was mighty, and the enemy hit the ground from the sky, and all kinds of roars sounded. And Zhang Linchen held the stone given by his junior brother and stayed quietly in place, observing this earth-shattering and dazzling battle.
The sword light flies, the rainbow is gone, and the long stick crosses the sky, sweeping away the filth.
After half a burnt incense, five corpses fell from the sky one after another, all of them died before they landed, and their spirits were all destroyed.
Afterwards, Wang Wu told the reason, these people were all here to hunt him down, and they belonged to a killer force called "Desolate Ash".
Two years because of some things, Wang Wu was chased and killed by the desolate embers, and after several battles between the two sides, Wang Wu was overwhelmed and decided to retire temporarily. At this time, he was about to return to Shimen, not only to go to Zhenyin Mountain to sit in the town, but more importantly, Qi Yun's life was not long, and he went back to take care of his master.
Now that Wang Wu has set foot in the outside world again, it is inevitable that he will continue to be entangled by these disturbances, and danger is everywhere.
The two brothers continued to move forward, and Zhang Linchen had already quietly written down the word "desolate embers" in his heart.
Then, he finally knew that the stone given by his junior brother was called a rune stone, which was very rare and extraordinary, similar to the formation but not the same.
More than a month later, Zhang Linchen stood on the top of a mountain, looking at the endless river in the distance, and a surging feeling arose in his heart.
According to Wang Wu, there is a big river here, called "Yujiang", but in Zhang Linchen's opinion, this is a river, it is simply a Hanhai, wide and boundless, and he can't see the end with the naked eye.
There are many people on the riverside, and from his place, it looks like ants. There was also a large ship near the water's edge on the riverbank, but he couldn't really see it because of the distance.
"It's finally here!" Zhang Linchen sighed.
In the past dozens of days, they have experienced a lot, including dangers, excitement, and mixed tastes. But for Zhang Linchen, this journey alone is worth the trip. Because he has witnessed many things that have never existed in Lingxiaoguan, and many things in books have been confirmed, which can be described as shocking and eye-opening.
Wang Wu was beside him, and said in a flat voice: "As long as you cross this 'domain river', then you will reach the Yang Realm." ”
Instead of rushing to cross the river, they came to a nearby ancient city, bought two "passes" from one force, and then went out of the city and went straight to the "Yujiang".
There are several wharves on the shore, and a behemoth floating in the water attracts Zhang Linchen's attention from afar, and he can only see its true face when he walks in.
It was a huge ship, very huge, all made of metal, and the surface was covered with a lot of lines, which was quite peculiar, and he guessed that it might be some kind of formation.
There is a huge ramming angle at the front of the ship, but unlike what Zhang Linchen saw in the book, this ramming angle is very inconsistent with the hull and a bit weird. Because it's too downward, it's not like it's for other ships, it's more like something to guard against underwater.
The two of them were about to board the giant ship, and at this time the two "passes" came into play, similar to a ticket, and they could get on the ship by handing it over to the person in charge.
When he stepped onto the deck, Zhang Linchen found that there were already many people here, everyone was either talking, drinking, or watching the magnificent scenery of the river.
"Senior brother, what problem did you just find?" Wang Wu said.
Zhang Linchen thought for a moment and said, "The lines of the hull, the strange collision angles, and ...... These people on board. If I'm not mistaken, most of them are monks!"
"That's right. ”
Wang Wu nodded and said, "Those patterns are a kind of protective formation that can withstand powerful attacks. The collision angle of the bow of the ship is to make the ship more unimpeded in the water, but the sailing speed will also be reduced, as for why this is done, it is mainly due to the special nature of this river. ”
Zhang Linchen looked at the calm river, sparkling, and he wondered, "Is there anything in this water?"
"There's definitely something in the water, and it's extraordinary, but that's not the main thing. The whole world is divided into nine continents, five domains, and two realms......"
Hearing this, Zhang Linchen remembered what he had seen in the book, and couldn't help but say, "Isn't there a Three Realms?"
"Indeed, but no one knows where the last realm is, or even if it exists, so now there are only two realms. ”
Hearing this, Zhang Linchen looked confused.
Wang Wu continued: "Every continent or ancient region is vast and boundless, and there is such a big river between them, which people call 'domain river'. This ship was basically full of cultivators, and there were many powerful people among them, who could have crossed the river alone, but because of the peculiarities of this place, they could only take a boat. There are not only all kinds of fierce beasts and monsters in the river, but also strange things often happen, if you are not careful, even a strong person with hands and eyes can die. ”
Zhang Linchen was surprised and said: "It's so terrifying! Can this ship pass safely?"
"For thousands of years, people living on the banks of the Yujiang River have long explored their own routes, and it is much better to be able to ensure that they are as safe as possible than flying there alone. ”
"Then why don't you use the teleportation formation? Wouldn't it be faster and not have to cross the river directly?"
"I only know that the space in which the domain river itself is located is not very stable, and it is difficult for the teleportation array to operate normally, and it is likely that people will disappear directly, or even ominous. Wang Wu said in a deep voice.
At this time, a middle-aged man happened to pass by, he heard Wang Wu's words, walked up to the two, and said in a hearty voice: "What this little brother said is that it is best not to use things related to space here, or there will be too fierce battles, otherwise it will be impossible to tell what strange things have appeared." ”
Then, the middle-aged man told an old news: There is a force that wants to build a teleportation array, open up the two sides of the strait, and grab benefits. On the day the formation was completed, when it was in operation, a large stream of blood suddenly appeared in the void, and an indescribable aura spread, causing all the people present to die. Later, someone came here to find out the reason, and when they saw the blood and corpses all over the ground, they immediately informed the outside world of the matter, causing an uproar. What is frightening is that not long after, this person died inexplicably at home, bleeding from all his orifices, and his condition was tragic, as if he had died violently. Then some thought that he was stained with some kind of ominous, and it must have been because of the terrible blood.
"Is it really that evil?"
After Zhang Linchen heard this story, he felt a faint chill all over his body.
The middle-aged man said matter-of-factly: "This Yujiang is very strange, and people who have lived around here since ancient times have seen or heard some anecdotes, and some people even regard it as a forbidden place. However, in our opinion, as long as we follow a certain route and do not touch those taboos, we will be safe. ”
The three of them chatted a few more words, and suddenly a whistle sounded, and the middle-aged man hurriedly said goodbye, and told Zhang Linchen and Wang Wu when he left that the ship was about to leave.
This giant ship is about 100 zhang long and 30 zhang wide, like a low mountain, moving slowly in the water, neither fast nor slow.
More than an hour later, Zhang Linchen stayed on the deck, leaning against the railing with Wang Wu, watching the scene of water and water on this day.
There were still a lot of people left on the deck, but many more had gone back to their cabins to rest.
"There is a situation!"
A shout sounded, and suddenly almost everyone on the deck became vigilant, Zhang Linchen also put down the book and looked at Wang Wu with a solemn face on the side.
"There's a corpse floating on the water!"
I don't know who shouted again, and everyone came to the side of the boat and looked into the distance.
Zhang Linchen stood beside Wang Wu, and following his line of sight, he looked sideways at the ship, and could find a corpse lying on his back on the water.
"Isn't it just a dead body, like you've never seen a corpse!" someone complained.
Next to him, someone explained: "What do you know, on this Yujiang River, nothing can be taken lightly, if you are not careful, you will be hit." ”
Another person said: "I have encountered a similar thing on another river, during the voyage, I don't know when two corpses suddenly appeared on the surface of the water, and then a terrifying thing happened, all kinds of corpses kept popping up in the water, densely packed, and silently followed behind the boat. Everyone panicked, but fortunately, someone prayed sincerely, and the body gradually sank into the water and disappeared. ”
Another said: "Either way, it's not good news. ”
"What a fucking bad luck!" someone scolded.
Zhang Linchen and Wang Wu were silent and listened quietly to their conversation.
The ship broke through the water and continued to move forward, and the body quickly disappeared from everyone's eyes.
From beginning to end, the ship's managers did not show up, and even the crew did not show much nervousness. They've seen so many things like this that they're not surprised anymore, and if there's something weird, there's not just a dead body.