Sima Rulan and Hua Bushi walked along the tail fin of the "big whale", but they did not walk very fast, because this natural stone path was only a few feet wide and narrow, and there were snakes blocking the way from time to time, so they had to wait for them to climb away before they could get by.

After walking for another half an hour, the two really climbed onto the back of the "big whale". Climbing and walking between the mountains and rocks was very easy for Sima Rulan, who was light and strong, but Hua Bushi, who was following her, was already weak in his legs and feet, and he was out of breath.

Sima Rulan stopped and said, "Let's rest here for a while, there is the third moat not far ahead." ”

Hua Bushi sat on the stone on the side, wiped the sweat on his forehead with his sleeve, and gasped: "Miss Lan'er can always tell me now, what is the third moat, right?"

Sima Rulan also sat down beside the eldest young master and said: "The first two moats must be prepared in order to be able to get by, but the third one is not used, it only tests people's courage, Mr. Hua is bold, there is no need to worry." ”

Hua Bushi said: "You are too awarded! I have always been the most timid, Miss Lan'er refused to say, she deliberately wanted to scare Hua Bushi to death!"

Sima Rulan chuckled and said, "Okay, for the sake of us being good friends, Lan'er will tell you first! The third moat is a stone bridge near the cliff, as long as you are not afraid of heights, you can walk through it if you are careful." ”

Hua Bushi said: "I see. If you just walk across the stone bridge, it's fine. ”

The two rested for a while, and waited for Hua Bushi's foot strength to recover before continuing to move forward. After walking for about a cup of tea on the mountain road, I came to the location of the third moat that Sima Rulan said.

If the first two moats are still a little out of the name, the third moat is a real ravine.

The big ditch in front of me is fifty or sixty zhang wide, not less than 100 zhang deep, it is a huge crack on the back of the "big whale", and under the gully is the turbulent sea. What's even more strange is that between such a trench, there is a stone bridge with a width of a flying frame, which can go straight to the opposite side.

The two came to the front of the trench, Sima Rulan did not hesitate, and walked onto the stone bridge, while Hua Bushi was also cautious and followed behind. This natural stone bridge is so narrow that stepping on it is like walking in mid-air, but as Sima Rulan said before, although the giant moat and stone path seem dangerous, as long as you are brave enough and not afraid of heights, it is not difficult to walk through.

Soon the two of them had walked more than 20 zhang and came to the center of the trench, Hua Bushi suddenly said: "The three moats on the Whale Swallowing Island, the reef outside the island and the vipers on the island are all difficult to pass, but this third trench seems to be too easy, Miss Lan'er can feel this way?"

Sima Rulan said: "My father also said this back then, but later he said that this third moat is actually the most dangerous one. ”

Hua Bushi pondered for a moment, then realized in his heart and said, "I understand what Uncle Sima meant! If there is no one to guard it, this stone bridge will not be difficult to pass, but if some archers are laid on the opposite stone cliff, no matter how high the martial arts are, they will not be able to get by." ”

Sima Rulan said: "Mr. Hua is really smart, and my father said this to me like this at the beginning." He said that the two moats in front of him, which could be easily passed through if one was prepared, were meant to deal with those who had accidentally discovered the island at sea, and that this moat was a Jedi to defend against enemies who were intent on attacking. This distance of dozens of zhang, no matter how high the light power can not fly, to pass can only go from the stone bridge, the pirate king Tuoba Qingtian will definitely set up a manpower defense on the opposite side, even if there are thousands of troops and horses can not rush through, and as long as you walk on this narrow bridge, it is too late to retreat. ”

Hua Bushi nodded and said: "The moat here is really the most dangerous one, fortunately, there is no ambush on the opposite side now, otherwise we can only tie up our hands now......"

Before he could finish his words, he suddenly heard someone on the opposite stone cliff hahadaxiao and said, "Who said there is no ambush here?"

Hearing this, Hua Bushi and Sima Rulan's faces had changed.

But I saw that on the cliff opposite the stone bridge, twenty or thirty people flashed out from behind the pile of rocks everywhere, most of them were holding bows and arrows in their hands, and one by one they carried swords and swords, and they looked fierce, and they looked like pirates from the "Black Dragon Palace".

Only three of them did not carry bows and arrows.

It was an old man of fifty or sixty years of age, dressed in a fluffy gray cloth coat, with a thin face full of wrinkles, a few strands of white goat's beard on his chin, and a short black dagger pinned to his belt in front of his abdomen. This person, Hua Bushi, was fortunate to know that it was Liang Wude, who once pretended to be an old Taoist priest and appeared in the Seven Stars Monument Forest in Nanao Town to snatch Panlong Jue.

The two people standing next to Liang Wude were dressed in the same attire, both in fiery red suits, masked with red cloth, draped in brocade cloak on their shoulders, and each carrying a big axe in the shape of a crescent moon in their hands, but they were the "Qian Twin Demons" Qian Badou and Qian Jiukong, who ranked last in the "Nine Dragons".

Liang Wude shouted: "Say goodbye to Nanao Town, Young Master Hua has always been good! Last time you took a piece of fake jade Jue to fool the old man, but today you brought the real Jue, right?"

The pirates of the "Black Dragon Palace" would appear here, which not only Hua Bushi did not expect, but also made Sima Rulan extremely stunned. The location of Whale Swallowing Island was a secret, and few people knew about it, and she really couldn't imagine how these pirates could find this island, and they could pass through the two moats in front of them without realizing it, and ambush them to the opposite side of the stone bridge.

Liang Wude obviously saw her stunned expression, haha smiled: "Miss Sima, do you want to know why we are ambushed here, haha, I call the two friends out, and you will understand!"

He shouted at a black rock next to him, "Hey, Hall Master Xiong, come out of your father and son, is there anything wrong with it!"

Two figures walked out from behind the rock, and as soon as they saw these two people, Sima Rulan instantly understood everything, because they were Xiong Bailing and Xiong Tiannan, father and son.

Although the treasure cave of Whale Swallowing Island is the top secret of the "Wanjin Hall", Xiong Bailing has been the deputy hall master for so many years, and his status among the sects is second only to Sima Zhufeng, so of course he will know about it. On that day, Xiong Bailing's conspiracy failed, he was expelled from Okura Castle, and left the island by boat with Zhuang Ding of Xiongjiazhuang and the three hundred Da Zong Division, but he didn't expect to be with "Jiulongzi" today.

Sima Rulan glared at Xiong Bailing and said, "Uncle Xiong, my father trusts you so much and doesn't hide anything from you, but you not only betrayed the 'Wanjin Hall', but also took refuge in the 'Black Dragon Palace' and betrayed the secrets of your sect to this group of pirates, are you worthy of my father!"

Facing Sima Rulan's accusation, Xiong Bailing was silent, but Xiong Tiannan beside him was completely ashamed, and said: "Sister Lan'er, our Xiong family has also lived in Okura City for many years, how can we just leave, the Black Dragon King promised my father, as long as I take Okura City, I will rebuild the 'Wanjin Hall', let my father be the hall master, and when Sister Lan'er marries me, I can also enjoy the glory and wealth, isn't it great?"

Sima Rulan bit her lip tightly, and her beautiful eyes almost erupted with fire.

Hua Bushi said loudly: "Liang Wude, you led the crowd to ambush here, but do you want to come to grab Long Jue? Now that Yu Jue is on Miss Lan'er, if you dare to shoot an arrow, Yu Jue accidentally fell into the sea below the trench and couldn't find it again, no wonder we can't be found!"

After a brief period of consternation, the eldest young master had calmed down.

The situation at this time can be described as very bad for him and Sima Rulan, as mentioned before, once the third moat is guarded, it is much more dangerous than the previous two. The two of them stood in the middle of the foot-wide overpass, more than 20 zhang away from the cliffs on both sides, and were pointed at by dozens of bows and arrows, and the other party's fingers could shoot them into hedgehogs with a single movement, and it was too late to even think about going back.

If it is blocked on flat ground, with Sima Rulan's martial arts, even if it is difficult to defeat the opponent's several people, at least there is still the strength of a battle, but under such an unfavorable terrain, there is no room for fighting, and the only possibility is to take Pan Longjue to threaten the other party in order to gain a glimmer of life.

Liang Wude said: "Young Master Hua, you have miscalculated this time! Lord Dragon King has an order, if you can get Panlong Jue to open the secret cave, it is best to get the things in it, if you can't get it, it is also a great merit to destroy Yu Jue, if you want to die quickly, even if you throw Yu Jue off the cliff, it doesn't matter if you are old!"

Hidden in the secret cave of Whale Swallowing Island is a detailed map of the creation of the "Dragon Slaying Ship", and if the Black Dragon King does not get this map, even if he destroys it, he can also eliminate the threat to the giant shark ship. On the same day, outside Wanyi Island, the giant shark ship shelled the "Green Frog" in order to destroy Panlong Jue, which shows that what Liang Wude said is true.

Hua Bushi said: "In the treasure cave of Whale Swallowing Island, in addition to the detailed drawings of shipbuilding, there are also many gold and silver treasures, don't you want to?"

Liang Wude laughed a few times and said: "Hall Master Xiong has already said that the treasures in the secret cave have long been moved out by Sima Zhufeng and spent, it is okay for you to deceive others, but it is impossible to deceive Ben Lao if you want to." ”

This Liang Wude is obviously a very scheming old fox, and after Xiong Bailing returned to the "Black Dragon Palace", he must have told the other party all the secrets he knew, so how easy is it for Hua Bushi to deceive him?

At this time, I heard Sima Rulan say: "You are right, there is indeed no treasure in the secret cave, but Daddy has stored the martial arts secrets of our 'Shaolin School' in it, if you kill us, you will get nothing!"

Hearing this, Liang Wude narrowed his eyes. Sima Zhufeng is a leading person among the disciples of the "Shaolin School", and he was once a famous swordsman in the south of the Yangtze River, and his martial arts secrets are not as valuable as the treasures of Tuoba Qingtian.