diskusbooks Chapter 358: The elder of Dayan Hua Sect?
Chapter 358: The elder of Dayan Hua Sect?
The waterway was pitch black, the paths were intricate and narrow, and the accessories on Zhao Qiu's clothes were flashing a not-so-weak fluorescent light, illuminating the surroundings. They were the only source of light.
She was well prepared for this trip. Water ghosts are very good at swimming, have great strength underwater, and are also good at martial arts.
During the dive, in addition to the greatly reduced vision, icy water, and rugged rocks, there are also various potential dangers.
There is a kind of fish here called the reef fish. It is blue and white all over and will bite anyone it sees. Its teeth are so sharp that they can bite through stones and can easily break bones.
This is the biggest danger of this trip. Many of the first group of people who went down to dive died at the hands of this fish, but facing this kind of fish, the Wang and Zhao families in this small town are not without a plan to deal with it.
When the pit suddenly appeared that day, it attracted countless people to watch and caused heated discussions in the city. After receiving the news, the Wang and Zhao families sent people to investigate. After a preliminary understanding of the situation, the heads of the Wang and Zhao families set out to investigate in person. After arriving at the scene, they concluded at a glance that the pit must be extraordinary and there might be relics of ancient tombs.
The reason why I could guess this right away is because the heads of these two families started out as black market merchants when they were young.
The most important thing for this kind of longevity is the "source of goods", and only rare and unique things can be used to steal lives during the transaction process, so they often travel through various ancient places and ruins...
Over time, I have developed an almost keen sense of unusual things.
So, when a sudden collapse occurred in the middle of the street in the town, revealing a deep and narrow passage, they blocked it off and sent people down to investigate.
After never being able to break through the "reef fish" level.
They sent people to catch a reef fish and brought it to the White Region, spending a large sum of money to ask a large sect to help them prepare a medicine that could drive away the strange smell of the reef fish.
This is the countermeasure.
As the three people were diving, they unfortunately encountered a school of reef fish head-on.
The water ghost was frightened. The reef fish had no eyes and protruding fangs, and looked very scary.
The water ghost desperately approached Zhao Qiu. Zhao Qiu looked proud, glanced at the water ghost, and slowly took out a crystal bottle from his arms.
She opened it gently.
A strange floral scent instantly spread out, forming a protective circle with a radius of about three meters.
Li Changxiao also swam into the protection circle.
Zhao Qiu noticed the movement, glanced at him, then quickly looked away and turned his attention to the school of reef fish that was approaching from afar.
A few breaths.
The school of reef fish has already swam up to us.
Zhao Qiu and his companions all held their breath. The breathing here was different from that on land.
Water ghosts have mastered a certain breathing method that allows them to breathe underwater.
Before going into the water, Zhao Qiu took some kind of medicine that allowed him to absorb oxygen in the water.
Li Changxiao didn't need to go through so much trouble. He just breathed deeply and didn't care if water got into his lungs.
He wanted to experience the feeling of drowning, but unfortunately, it was becoming increasingly difficult for him to die now.
The reef fish surrounded the circle of light and did not dare to come in. Finally, they turned around and swam away.
Zhao Qiu and the water ghost breathed a sigh of relief at the same time. Li Changxiao saw it and suddenly felt curious, so he touched the aperture with his hand.
Twist one of the dots with your fingers.
It appears to be some kind of powder.
Zhao Qiu opened the bottle she had just opened. The circle of light composed of fluorescent powder seemed to be inspired by something and began to gather towards her bottle little by little, and was finally absorbed into the bottle.
"Miss Zhao, it's a good thing you're here, otherwise if that school of fish had come, we would have been wiped out!"
The water ghost gestured in the water with gratitude.
"Haha." Zhao Qiu sneered.
I look down on this water ghost from the bottom of my heart.
Or rather, she is now at the age where she is too arrogant and looks down on everyone.
Including Li Changxiao who was standing beside him.
Although he is handsome and has an extraordinary temperament, there is a sense of pretense about him, like the moon covered by clouds, making it very easy for people to ignore him or feel indifferent.
Li Changxiao didn't deliberately hide it.
Rather, it was something that happened naturally when he reached this level of practice.
However, this layer of fake clothing is very thin, like a layer of sandpaper.
Sometimes, it may just be a startle, or a sudden hit of attention, and that vague layer of pretense will disappear in an instant.
By then, the clouds will have cleared and the bright moon will be visible.
Zhao Qiu pointed to a fork in the road ahead. There was a small mark at the fork in the road. It was left by the front exploration team.
As far as Zhao Qiu knew, they were the nineteenth team to go underwater for exploration. Among the previous eighteen batches, the casualty rate of the first ten was very high, with most of their bodies sinking to the bottom of the water. The next eight batches were much better. There were some injured, but no one died.
We are almost at our destination.
The three of them sped up and swam over. After passing the fork in the road, they saw a round stone door.
Zhao Qiu glanced at the water ghost, who nodded, swam to the round stone gate, and pushed forward with force.
A hole appeared in the circular stone gate, and the water found an outlet and rushed towards the stone gate, accompanied by a huge suction force.
The three of them swam through the hole effortlessly and were instantly back on solid ground.
After passing through the stone gate, the interior of the ruins was not contaminated by the water below.
The three of them worked together to close the stone door and block the rapidly influx of water.
The diving operation has come to an end.
Zhao Qiu and the water ghost began to breathe heavily. It was obvious that this journey was not easy for them. Li Changxiao expressed his understanding, because according to his estimation, this place should be several thousand meters deep from the surface.
For a normal person, diving a few hundred meters would be life-threatening.
The deeper it is, the greater the water pressure will be, and the more it will press on the internal organs, leaving nowhere to hide.
The water ghosts have mastered a breathing technique that allows them to avoid most water pressure. Zhao Qiu is well-equipped and has taken a lot of strange medicines beforehand.
In addition, the two of them have strong physiques, and the physique of people who practice martial arts is far beyond that of ordinary people.
That's how it can dive so deep.
But it can also be seen from this.
Whether it is the water ghost or Zhao Qiu, these two probably have a foundation in martial arts, and they have probably also learned a lot.
After Zhao Qiu had a good rest, she suddenly noticed something strange about her body. Her pretty face turned slightly red, and she pointed at the two of them, asking them to turn around.
After the two turned around, they heard the rustling sound of changing clothes behind them.
After a while, the pretty woman had changed her clothes, with her long hair tied up in a high ponytail, slim-fitting pants, and black boots.
Looks a bit more heroic.
A long sword is hung on the waist.
With this outfit, Li Changxiao saw some shadows of an old friend in her.
As for water ghosts, they are not so fully prepared and can only continue to move forward with wet clothes.
Li Changxiao stretched his body, looked at Zhao Qiu, smiled slightly, and asked, "Little girl, what is your relationship with Dayan Huazong?"
Upon hearing this, Zhao Qiu looked over and sized Li Changxiao up and down.
It was a pretense. In her eyes, the man who had just asked the question looked ordinary and there seemed to be nothing special about him that was worthy of attention.
It doesn't look very impressive.
She replied indifferently: "What's the relationship? What does it have to do with you?"
"When you take money from others, you should help them get rid of their misfortunes. Just do what you should do and don't pry into other people's affairs."
As she spoke, she lowered her head and began to sort out some clothes, folding some wet bellybands, shoes and socks, and put them into a green brocade bag on her waist. The brocade bag was made of a special material and seemed to be only the size of a fist, but it could hold a lot of things and seemed to have waterproof properties. Li Changxiao was tempted by it and decided to get one to play with someday.
"What a difficult young lady to get along with." The water ghost couldn't help but sigh when he saw Zhao Qiu's behavior, and then murmured aside: "There's nothing I can do. Who can blame me for being lucky? That pendant is enough for me to struggle for my whole life."
There was a hint of sourness in his words.
"The medicinal powder that just drove away the reef fish was made by Dayan Huazong?" Li Changxiao ignored Zhao Qiu's tone and asked again with interest.
There was a flash of impatience in Zhao Qiu's eyes.
It was the water ghost on the side who explained to Li Changxiao: "Brother, you guessed right."
"The Wang and Zhao families jointly invested in finding the Dayan Hua Zong to prepare a fish repellent powder, which is said to be able to repel all the fish in the world."
"But... as for the price, it seems that Dayan Huazong is also very interested in this site and wants to get a piece of the pie."
"It is said that several elders led their teams to dive into this place."