Wu Jingshan couldn't refuse anymore, so he sat down at the dining table.
The dining table in Gu Shi's house was rectangular, and Wu Jingshan happened to sit diagonally opposite him.
After Gu Shi greeted him, he began to observe Wu Jingshan secretly while eating.
Wu Jingshan looked very haggard, as could be seen from the thick dark circles under his eyes. He probably hadn't had a good night's sleep for several days.
Wu Jingshan was also absent-minded while eating. From time to time, he would secretly glance at Gu Shi with anxious eyes. It was obvious that he wanted to urge him but was too embarrassed to speak.
Seeing his former acquaintance become like this, Gu Shi felt a little bit reluctant. He took the initiative to speed up his eating, emptied the food in his bowl, and prepared to leave.
"I'm done eating, Uncle Wu, let's go now."
Hearing Gu Shi's words, Wu Jingshan's eyes lit up and he put down his bowl and chopsticks quickly, "Okay."
Dad Gu asked, "Do you want me to give you a ride?"
Wu Jingshan waved his hand and said, "No, no, I drove here. Just stay home and relax, Lao Gu."
Gu Shi also agreed: "Dad, I'm not a child anymore, don't worry."
"Okay, okay, then I wish you two a safe journey." Dad Gu said with a smile.
Gu Ma carefully warned: "Be sure to pay attention to safety outside."
She was afraid that Gu Shi was not full, so she gave him two buns and an egg before she left.
Wu Jingshan drove very fast, keeping to the maximum speed limit throughout the entire journey, shortening the original journey by one third. After getting out of the car, the two of them started queuing.
Along the way, Wu Jingshan had already told Gu Shi the basic situation.
"Xiaoshi, I really am relying on you this time.
Since Siyue disappeared, I've searched every connection I could, but no one has been able to find him. I also sent a message to your sister Silan, but there's been no response. I'm really at my wit's end.
As he spoke, Wu Jingshan's eyes became red.
There are two children in the Wu family. The eldest daughter, Wu Silan, is five years older than Gu Shi. Because of the friendship between their fathers, the two have known each other since childhood. Wu Silan has always treated Gu Shi as her own brother and takes good care of him.
Influenced by his father who had served in the army, Wu Silan was admitted to the National Defense University when he grew up. Now he is a soldier and is on missions outside all year round. It is normal for him not to receive news for a while.
The youngest son, Wu Siyue, is twenty years old this year. Due to the age difference, Gu Shi has relatively little contact with him, and his impression of him remains that he is frail and sickly.
Because the birth of his youngest son was unexpected, his mother was already an elderly mother when she became pregnant, and she also encountered a difficult delivery, so Wu Siyue's health has always been poor.
Wu Jingshan had always been worried about his youngest son's health, so he was extremely happy when he learned that Wu Siyue also had the talent to become a professional.
After Wu Siyue became an adult, Wu Jingshan brought him with him and carefully protected him as he grew up. Who would have known that Wu Siyue would encounter such an accident just when his health had just improved a little.
Gu Shi comforted him, "Don't worry, Uncle Wu. I will definitely do my best to find Siyue and the others. Don't worry too much. Siyue and the others disappeared together. Their strength is enough to deal with most of the dangers in the secret realm."
The spatial rift where Wu Siyue disappeared was not very dangerous. The strongest monster inside was only at level six. Of course, this was for Gu Shi.
The area that Wu Jingshan and his group went to was mostly inhabited by fourth-level monsters, with only a few fifth-level ones.
"This is it."
Wu Jingshan brought Gu Shi to a swamp that was gurgling with strange yellow-green bubbles. The dead trees and faint mist in the swamp added a sense of horror to the atmosphere.
The harsh environment made Gu Shi feel at a loss as to where to stand, so he simply floated up.
Wu Jingshan pointed ahead and said, "That's where we separated. Since Siyue is an earth mage and can move more easily in the swamp, I asked him to lead the other two this way."
We agreed to split up and explore the surrounding area, then reunite half an hour later. But who knew the three of them would disappear into the swamp and never return."
Gu Shi asked, "Is it possible that they have left this swamp and mistakenly entered another place?"
Wu Jingshan shook his head. "Unlikely. After realizing the accident had occurred, I immediately had people conduct a comprehensive search of this swamp. Judging from Siyue and the others' movements, they haven't left here.
The road that Siyue constructed with magic disappeared directly in the center of the swamp, and there was no sign of them leaving the periphery.
Because of the difficulty of moving around, few people come to explore this swamp, and I hired someone to look at it that day, so there's basically no chance of misjudgment."
"Is that so?" Gu Shi couldn't help but fall into deep thought.
…
"Okay, I've pretty much understood the details. Now, please wait here for a moment, Uncle Wu. I'll go into the place where they disappeared and take a look."
"good."
After learning the information he wanted to know, Gu Shi was ready to set off. With a slight wave of the staff in his hand, he flew in the direction Wu Jingshan said.
The monsters in this swamp are a group of crocodiles. Most of them lurk in the mud, waiting for their prey to come.
Gu Shi was traveling through the air, so he naturally wouldn't alarm them. It didn't take him long to arrive at the place where Wu Siyue and the other two disappeared.
Gu Shi lowered his head and looked down. The scenery here was no different from other places. A lot of time had passed since Wu Siyue and the others disappeared, and many traces had disappeared. He failed to obtain any useful information.
Gu Shi tried to sense the traces of magic below again, but as usual, too much time had passed and he could not see anything at all.
Afterwards, Gu Shi spent some time searching the entire swamp, but still found nothing unusual.
"Although I don't want to do this at all, is this really the only option left?"
Gu Shi looked at the rotten swamp below and silently prepared himself mentally for a long time before taking the next step.
He first put on a shield for himself, then slowly descended. When he was about to touch the swamp, a thin layer of ice quickly formed under his feet.
Gu Shi's landing location was on the outskirts of the swamp, a certain distance away from where Wu Siyue disappeared. He took out a prop from the space ring, hid his strength, and began to walk forward.
There was no other way. Since he couldn't get any more information from surface observation, he could only try to recreate the scene.
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