Chapter 111: The Legend of the Water Ghost and the Trapped Array (Three Watches)
Little by little, time passed.
It has probably been a quarter of an hour or so since the drug was taken to solve the troubles of the Yue family.
Rushing!
The subtle sound of rowing continued.
There was some silence on board.
It was already halfway through, and the dark night was still a little darker than usual, but there were also moon buds showing a hint of white, half-hidden behind the thick clouds, and shyly peeping below.
The wind is getting stronger.
The water on the river is deep, and it is inevitably a little cooler.
"Childe, haven't you arrived at the main boat yet?This small river is so long~" The pine tree wrapped himself in his cloak, and he always felt a little inexplicable chill, and he couldn't stand the completely silent environment, so he couldn't help but pass the word to his son.
Childe has always been gentle and tolerant towards his personal maid.
It's not a formal occasion, and he doesn't mind that the people around him are lively, and at this time, he will always give a response, which can be regarded as a very considerate person.
But at this time, he was silent.
"Gong ......" Pine was about to say something, but was interrupted by an indifferent and shrill voice.
"Childe, we may be trapped in some kind of formation!"
"I guessed it......" Wu Hua sighed, "You came out and were discovered?"
In order to conceal the action, the main boat in the house has been driving 'hidden', and the fifth uncle of his own family has not dared to leave without permission on the main boat, and the main boat cannot enter this tributary river.
He could only send two third-order boats to pick him up.
After all, the existence of the fourth order above the third order is to leave records and energy fluctuations in the town guard division, and you can't leave your own state capital at will without applying, and if you apply, you naturally can't hide it from people.
The imperial dynasty has always been strict in this regard.
Of course, there are disadvantages and advantages.
Wu Hua's thinking no longer extended, he looked at the distance with a flat gaze, and bowed calmly: "Hua is now a half-crippled body, and he can only rely on the two clan brothers to take care of him, prepare for war!"
"Childe is polite!"
"Don't worry!"
Different responses and the same reaction, the two third-order responders were vigilantly prepared for the impending danger...... At the very least, the safety of the person in front of them is indeed much more important than their lives.
In my heart, I turned the content of sacrificing my life to protect each other.
However, the river in front of me is still flowing thinly, the river surface is dark and sparkling, and the sky seems to be gone... There is no sun at night, and of course there is no moon, and the moon buds that I glanced at in a trance before seem to be delusional.
Rushing......
There was no sound but the sound of flowing water.
Quiet!
Uncanny!
"Male... Childe ......" The squirrel trembled a little on the side, and said in a very low voice: "The little ghost from before...... No, the Yue family child said that there is...... There are water ghosts ......"
Wu Hua Gongzi originally thought that the maidservant had discovered something abnormal.
Who knows...... He smiled gently, ready to comfort the timid maid, and was about to speak, when he heard the pine tree continue:
"There has always been a legend in this village, that is, you can't go to the river in the south to play, and legend has it that there have been very strange things here, and I have asked someone to inquire about it......"
The pine tree shuddered a little when he heard it.
Originally, when she listened to Childe's words and inquired about instant information and anomalies in the village, she listened to it as a story...... Who knows, in retrospect, it is linked, that legend......
"What is it?" interjected in a somewhat high-pitched man's voice.
"What is the legend, the relevant information tells us, don't be afraid!" Wu Hua raised his eyebrows slightly, didn't care about someone who was slightly offended, and said to the pine tree gently and steadily.
Pine nodded, his mood eased slightly, and said quickly:
"To the south of Mengjia Village, near the riverbank, there used to be a stone quarry, and later there were often disappearances of people from the stone quarry...... Legend has it that there are water spirits there...... No one has ever found the missing person again......"
“...... Many years ago, adults and children alike ......"
“...... So, since then, the quarry has been abandoned, and children are forbidden to play there in the village...... But after a long time, this legend is just a legend in the eyes of some......"
The legend of the pine tree is nothing more than a characteristic horror story that can be found in many places.
It's not surprising.
If it weren't for tonight's weirdness, who usually listens to it doesn't just think it's a boring story, but at this moment, this story has become their only clue.
"Try to find the formation array and the portal!"
"If it's useless, focus on safety, keep changing, and try to delay time!"
Knowing that the fifth uncle had also arrived, Wu Hua Gongzi made this decision in an instant.
Although out of secrecy, the fifth uncle would not leave the main ship under normal circumstances, but after a long time, if he finds that they have not returned for a long time, he will definitely find them, so there will be some trouble to follow.
Wu Hua narrowed his eyes and stopped thinking about anything else.
After all, pathfinding is important at the moment.
Everything else can be put before it is safe to do so.
As for the pursuers?
If the other party had this kind of means, he would have died a long time ago, and there was a mist in a palm-sized mirror in Wu Hua's hand, "The formation level exceeds the detection of my spirit weapon, and it can only be estimated that it is far beyond the level we can deal with......"
"You ...... What are you good at?"
Wu Hua originally felt that it was not an important question, but he still asked.
If there is a formation mage, he supports the spirit weapon, there is still a slight possibility of super-level detection and breaking the formation, and it is not necessary to let the fifth uncle make a move, and it is not just out of consideration for his final evaluation in the eyes of the other party.
"Hui Gongzi, a subordinate martial artist and pharmacist. ”
The man who has always had an excellent attitude immediately spoke up for face.
The one with a slightly indifferent attitude also replied calmly: "Hui Gongzi, the subordinate martial cultivator is the main and the junior formation mage. ”
Although the junior formation mage is only a beginner, it is generally equivalent to a third-order existence, but the junior formation mage grinds slowly, and it is difficult to crack it, but it is still possible to find a way to leave the intermediate formation.
Wu Hua couldn't help but show a little joy when he heard this.
Unfortunately, the other party continued:
"When the subordinates were driving the boat, they tried all the methods to break the formation, and looked for different possible formations, but they found nothing, this formation is far beyond the ability of the subordinates, it is not an intermediate formation, and it is speculated to be a high-level formation. ”
Only a high-level formation could make him unable to see the slightest clue.
As for the higher masters...... He didn't dare to think that if a master-level array mage came to embarrass them and prevent Gongzi from returning, maybe the family would have given up Gongzi's inheritance rights long ago.
There is only one intermediate formation mage in the mansion to worship, and it is the teacher who taught him the formation method.
A high-level array mage is also enough to influence the heir competition this time.
So, the indifferent man suspects, this may just be an accident.
It's as if they had entered a natural trap at an inopportune time, and the previous legend of the village was caused by the automatic activation of this trap.
This kind of thing is not uncommon in the records.
The solution is to first judge the scope of this formation, as well as the maintenance time, and learn more about it, to see if you can find out the method of the formation......
The second is to wait.
According to what Childe said, if he waits for the fifth master to come to the rescue, and there is no one to preside over the high-level trapped formation, as long as the fifth master of the fifth order strength can affect the formation outside, he will have a certain degree of certainty to take the opportunity to take Childe out!
............
At the same time, Yue Xi, who had inspected all the places in the cave, had to admit that her plan to let the body of General Oolong get out to take revenge may not be completed.
The little black snake is trapped in this cave and cannot leave.