Chapter Twenty-Seven: Crossing the River
Just as Jin Toad thought, the few people waiting by the river at this time were already anxious. Even if he is as cute as Shangyuan, he can see that something is wrong.
Because he didn't know whether his guess was correct, Shangyuan didn't dare to say it out loud, for fear of disturbing the morale of the army. He quietly walked to the Snake King's side and said to the Snake King: "Senior Snake King, Senior Jin Toad has been gone for so long and hasn't come back, could it be that something happened to him."
"No, I guess it should be the crab king and him catching up, the two of them were happy for a while, drank too much, at this time, I guess it's almost time to wake up, let's wait a little longer, if he doesn't come back, let's go to the crab guard and ask."
At this time, the snake king's heart was more restless than anyone else. I thought that if I waited for one night, the crab clan would know whether it was an enemy or a friend. If they were enemies, they would definitely attack at night. After such a big fight, you can continue to rush after rescuing Jin Toad. If it's a friend, then after so long, it's time for Jin Toad to come back.
But who knew that the crab clan did not move at all, and he didn't know what to do. Now even Shangyuan can see that something is wrong, and presumably several other people have already guessed in their hearts, but they just didn't ask. Do you want to continue to hide it from them?
The Serpent King didn't know, just as he turned his mind. Jin Toad has already turned around at the moment of life and death. At this time, he was walking towards the surface of the water under the leadership of the crab king.
The Snake King was pondering, and suddenly heard Shangyuan shouting: "It's not good, Snake King senior, there is an abnormality under the water."
The snake king hurriedly came back to his senses and led a group of juniors to the water's edge. I saw that the bottom of the water seemed to be boiling, bubbling upward. Everyone was amazed. None of them had ever seen this scene, and they were all stunned for a while, not knowing how to react.
The snake king is an old-timer, even if he has never heard of this scene, but he has guessed seven or eight points in his heart.
He turned to everyone and said, "All stand back, the people of the crab clan will come out."
Before the words fell, I saw the mud and sand churning in the water, and suddenly it became extremely turbid. Everyone on the shore could no longer see the scene in the water. Then I heard the Serpent King tell everyone to stand back. So they all retreated to a farther place from the shore. But the gaze remained on the water.
It took a while for the sediment in the water to subside. After all the sediment sank to the bottom of the river, a big crack appeared in front of everyone's eyes. Beneath the crack is a palace.
Everyone was shocked, it seemed that the strength of this crab clan could not be underestimated, and they could build such a huge building at the bottom of this river.
Before everyone came back to their senses, they saw two teams of crab soldiers rushing out from both sides of the crack. The snake king did not dare to underestimate the enemy, and commanded in a low voice: "The one who comes is not good, everyone prepares."
Everyone whispered, their eyes staring at the underwater changes without moving.
I saw that the two groups of crab soldiers stopped together until they reached the shore. Then they all turned around and stood facing each other. The Serpent King knew that the Lord was about to come out. Say to the person behind you, "Attention, the Lord is coming."
Everyone didn't dare to be careless, and they all stood behind the snake king, waiting for further instructions from the snake king.
After the crab soldier stood up, he saw a crab several times larger than ordinary crab soldiers coming out of the crack. The Snake King guessed that this person should be the King of Crabs, but for some reason, there was no one around.
The Snake King did not come forward to say hello, but just waited quietly and watched their actions. I saw the giant crab walking straight towards Shangyuan and his party.
The giant crab didn't seem strange at all when he saw everyone, and when he walked in front of everyone, he bowed to the snake king and said, "Senior, the crab king invites you and all the distinguished guests to gather at the palace."
The snake king saw that they were fighting in such a big battle, but there was no figure of the golden toad, so he was a little more vigilant, and asked: "Where is the golden toad? The golden toad came to your house at noon yesterday, and he has not appeared until now, I am afraid that you will not be able to enter this crab palace."
Hearing the snake king's words, the giant crab was also stunned, thinking that he didn't expect this to happen. Just as he was hesitating, he only heard a loud laugh: "Why, Brother Snake King, if you haven't seen me for a day, do you miss me like this?"
Hearing this voice, everyone was overjoyed, and the snake king hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Brother Jin Toad, I really waited for you so hard."
"Hehe, I encountered a little thing underwater and was delayed. No, will I come out to find you as soon as I deal with it", Jin Toad said with a smile.
Jin Toad didn't say what happened underwater, but the Snake King knew that this crab palace was so big that it must be very dangerous to let Jin Toad stay underwater for a day.
But in front of so many people, the snake king didn't want to ask much. So the snake king said, "Just come back."
"It's just...... I don't know," the Snake King paused and continued, "I just don't know, why did the Crab King invite us in?"
Jin Toad pondered for a moment and said, "The crab king insists on inviting everyone in to talk about it, and I can't stop it, so ......"
After listening to Jin Toad's words, the Snake King thought for a moment and said, "We have already delayed our trip here for a day, and if we go in again, I'm afraid I won't be able to travel today." ”
"I think, it's better to go in with you, and explain to the crab king, we can't delay any longer, the time is too long, I'm afraid that the rapeseed will be moldy."
"Oops, I forgot about that. Jin Toad patted his head and said, "Let's hurry in and explain to the crab king, we must hurry immediately."
After the two discussed, they walked up to Shangyuan and the others, and said to everyone: "Everyone wait here for a while, let's go in and say goodbye to the crab king, and let's leave immediately."
After speaking, without waiting for everyone's reaction, he hurriedly walked inside.
Seeing that the golden toad and the snake king entered the water again, the crab soldiers outside suddenly didn't know what to do. Neither to go nor to stay. The giant crab looked at Shangyuan and the others who stayed in place, and followed them into the Crab Palace.
Jin Toad and the Snake King came to the Crab Palace all the way unhindered, and even the auspicious patrol did not stop them. They went all the way in, pushed open the gate of the palace, and saw the crab king.
When the crab king saw them, he hurriedly greeted them, and said in his mouth: "The snake king is coming, and he can't meet him from afar, and he hopes to forgive his sins."
The snake king didn't have the time to fight with him, and said directly: "Crab King, we still have to hurry, it is inconvenient to stay for a long time today, if he has the opportunity to come here in the future, he will definitely talk to the crab king."
Hearing the snake king's words, the crab king showed a slight displeasure on his face, but he quickly covered it up and regained his smile. He said to the Golden Toad and the Snake King: "Since the two of you have important things to do, it is inconvenient for me to stay any longer, so we will meet again."
Hearing what the crab king said, the two stopped talking nonsense and hurriedly walked outside.
When Shangyuan and the others saw them coming out of it, they hurriedly surrounded them. The Serpent King gave them a stop look, motioning for them not to speak.
He turned to the people of the crab tribe and said, "Brothers of the crab tribe have worked hard, we will not stay here for long, and we will cross the river immediately."
As he spoke, he took the lead and swam to the other side of the river, and the golden toad did not lag behind, following closely behind the snake king and into the water, Shangyuan and the earthworm sat on the back of the elephant, carried by the elephant, and walked to the other side of the river. The pigeons had already flown several times on both sides of the river. At this time, there was no delay, and in the blink of an eye, he flew to the opposite bank.
In a few moments, everyone had crossed the river. When everyone reached the shore, all the crab soldiers standing outside returned to the water, and then there was a rumbling sound under the water, and the cracks in the water surface disappeared.
The river was calm again, as if nothing had happened.