Chapter 17: The Chatty Wu Xie
After preparing the equipment at his own expense, Wuxie, after being shamelessly cheated out of a sum of money by his third uncle on the grounds that he had no fare, finally got on the car with Wu Sansheng's reluctant expression.
In addition to the leader Wu Sanxing, the team also includes his loyal subordinate Pan Zi, the newly recruited younger brother Da Kui, and a cold-blooded young man whom Wu Xie has only met once.
Wu Sansheng introduced the two parties, and then saw with a smile that Wuxie had changed the target of his harassment. He surrounded Zhang Qiling and chattered, completely unable to understand why others were resisting. He was very familiar with them and asked questions curiously.
Wuxie was full of curiosity about this mysterious-looking young man, especially since not long ago, he had patronized his third uncle's business and bought an ancient sword for two million.
"Speaking of which, little brother, have we met somewhere before? You look so familiar, but I just can't place it."
Wuxie touched his chin, looking thoughtful.
Hearing this, Zhang Qiling's empty eyes focused and he turned his head to look at him.
Zhang Qiling's lips moved twice as he fixed his eyes on the jade token on Wuxie's chest. Before he could speak, Wuxie, realizing his focus, took the lead in speaking.
"You're interested in this jade pendant, aren't you? A friend gave it to me two years ago. He said it can ward off evil spirits and suppress evil spirits. I think it's quite useful. I've been wearing it for the past two years and have felt a lot luckier..."
Wu Xie was like a chatterbox, he never stopped talking. Zhang Qiling listened for a while but didn't hear the information he wanted, so he finally couldn't help but interrupt him and asked a question.
"Who was it and where did you meet?"
After a long while of talking to himself, Wu Xie finally got a response, which cheered him up. After realizing what he was asking, Wu Xie could only blink at him innocently, then tell the truth with a shy smile.
"I don't know who he is. I met him two years ago while exploring an abandoned residential building."
Recalling Zhang Moyu's memory, Wuxie suddenly understood and said:
"I know why you look familiar! If you look closely, you look like him. Is he a relative of yours? Let me tell you, he's incredibly powerful..."
After resolving a small doubt, Wuxie started a new round of nagging.
Not hearing any useful information, Zhang Qiling listened to Wuxie's incessant words as if he were listening to hypnosis. A gray aura began to spread in his eyes, and his gaze gradually became empty.
Without Wuxie muttering beside him, Wu Sansheng felt lighter and even his steps were lighter.
He didn't know if it was an illusion, but when he accidentally met Zhang Qiling's gaze, he seemed to see a sense of despair in the other's eyes...
Hmm...it must be an illusion. This person has always been emotionally indifferent, so how could he be so emotionally exposed?
Wu Sansheng thought irresponsibly, listening to Wuxie's excited chatter along the way, and felt reluctant to break his fantasy of a "wonderful" adventure in the near future.
After turning three wheels into four, and then turning into walking, the group, led by a hunchbacked old man with a wretched appearance, came to the edge of a wide river.
"We're going by water?"
Wu Sansheng looked at the old man with a smile, a cold light flashing in his eyes.
"Yes, we have to wait here, the boatman will be here soon." The old man nodded with a smile.
At this time, a big dog with messy black hair, looking extremely ugly, with its tongue hanging down and panting constantly ran towards them, wagging its tail and circling around the old man.
"There's a water hole ahead, and a village behind it. We need to go there by water. This is the boatman's dog. He's the only one who can ferry people across this river. He's usually very arrogant, staying at the water hole. Every time he comes, he needs this dog to report to him."
Wu Sansheng didn't ask why there was only one boatman. He waved to the dog and called out to it twice.
When the dog approached, Wu Sansheng smelled a strong odor of corpse. His nose wrinkled, and he took a step back calmly, then greeted Wuxie over with a friendly face.
Wuxie ran over foolishly like a big dog, and then Wu Sansheng hugged his neck and pushed him next to the big black dog.
Suddenly, he smelled a familiar stench, and Wuxie instantly recalled the smell he smelled when Zhang Moyu crushed the corpse's head two years ago.
The smell was so unique and stinky that it left a deep impression on him. He couldn't forget it even if he wanted to.
At this time, Wu Sansheng put his head close to Wuxie and spoke to him in a low voice.
"No matter how unclean a dog is, it wouldn't smell like this. This is the stench of a corpse. The odor is so strong. This dog must have not only eaten the corpse, but also spent a long time in its presence.
That old man has bad intentions, and from what he said, the boatman doesn't seem like a good person either. Be careful later."
Wuxie followed his words and looked at the old man who had his back to them. The obvious vigilance in his eyes gave Wu Sansheng a headache, and he slapped Wuxie on the head.
"You silly boy, can't you let me off the hook? Keep your eyes to yourself."
Wu Sansheng was very disappointed with his nephew. Looking at his silly look, he felt a little worried and gave him another instruction.
"If you encounter any problems, hide behind Brother Zhang. You know, protect yourself."
Wuxie nodded continuously, and his eyes began to drift towards Zhang Qiling again.
The group boarded the boat with caution. Wu Sansheng dealt with the frightened Da Kui while secretly instilling some knowledge points into Wu Xie.
The old man and the boatman sneaked away shortly after entering the cave. Although Zhang Qiling noticed it, he did not stop them. He just stared at the rippling water cautiously.
After the initial panic, the boat became quiet, and at the same time, everyone heard sparse and tiny sounds approaching quietly, which sounded like bells or someone whispering.
"There's something wrong with the sound, cover your ears."
When Zhang Qiling realized that there was something wrong with the sound, he cautiously spoke to remind them, but there was no response.
Zhang Qiling quickly turned his head and found that except for Wuxie who seemed to be unaffected, covering his ears obediently and looking confused, he didn't know what happened. The other three had confused faces, covering their ears as if they had a headache.
He nimbly picked up Wu Sansheng and Pan Zi, who were nearby, one by one and threw them into the water, and then kicked Da Kui down.
Wuxie stared at his series of actions with wide eyes, calling his third uncle anxiously, while looking at Zhang Qiling cautiously.
"Go into the water and wake up."
After explaining to Wu Xie, Zhang Qiling saw a large group of corpse turtles gathering towards them. He jumped into the water and called on the three people to hurry up. At the same time, he took out the ancient knife on his back, quickly untied the cloth wrapped around it, and cut his palm with it.
Bright red blood rushed out and mixed with the fishy-smelling lake water. The dead turtles in the lake retreated quickly as if they had seen their natural enemies.
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