After struggling through two formations, everyone felt physically and mentally exhausted.
Fortunately, we walked out of the woods further on.
What appeared in front of everyone was a small long lake.
Three sides of the lake were connected to a wide meadow, and the side away from them was next to half a hill.
Why is it said to be half a seat? Because this small hill seemed to have been cut in half with a knife, one half was left there, and the other half was removed and turned into a lake.
Ji Cangyu and his party were standing on the edge of this grassland. Looking from a distance, the "cut" section of the hill is very flat, with many vines climbing on it.
If this place was not a forbidden area in Jinniu Village, they would definitely marvel at the beauty of the scenery in front of them. It's a pity that this scenery is here, no matter how beautiful it is, no one will appreciate it.
"Master, how should we go now?" Zhong Gong asked.
Ji Cangyu looked at Qi Yang.
Qi Yang obviously didn't expect such a place in the middle of the forest, and he looked confused.
Ji Cangyu understood and said, "Let's take a rest on the spot first!"
After Ji Cangyu gave the order, everyone divided into several groups and sat down to rest.
Ling'er naturally sat with Qi Yang, while Ji Cangyu sat on the other side with Xu Jun.
Zhong Gong and Zhong Long habitually followed their master and waited for orders.
Regardless of the wishes of his two junior brothers, Zhao Xinghe sat next to Ji Cangyu and took the initiative to chat with Ji Cangyu in order to connect with each other.
Liu Chuyuan and Jiang Yu looked at each other, then walked to Qi Yang and sat down together.
Qi Yang was drawing something on the ground with a branch when he heard Liu Chuyuan say to him apologetically: "I just... didn't mean it."
Qi Yang stopped what he was doing, raised his eyes to look at Liu Chuyuan, and said with a smile: "It's just a false alarm, Liu Shaoxia, don't worry about it."
Although Ling'er felt sorry for Qi Yang, she didn't blame Liu Chuyuan. She could vaguely guess that Liu Chuyuan was being plotted against.
"Uh..." Liu Chuyuan didn't expect Qi Yang to be so open-minded and didn't even say a word of blame. He didn't know how to respond. Even if he didn't do it unintentionally, he still felt very sorry for having Qi Yang trapped in the insect pile for so long.
Jiang Yu leaned close to Qi Yang's ear and said, "I originally thought that Third Senior Brother was unable to stand firm, but later I found out that he was being plotted against."
Liu Chuyuan quickly explained softly: "Yes! Someone hit the acupuncture point on the lower leg with a stone..."
Before Liu Chuyuan finished speaking, he was interrupted by Qi Yang in a low voice: "Thank you both for reminding me! I already know about this matter. Please don't mention it again in the future!"
Qi Yang just finished speaking in a low voice, and then said loudly: "Young Master Liu, don't take this matter to heart! Anyone who sees so many bugs will get hairy all over their body and their legs will become weak."
Liu Chuyuan knew that Qi Yang said these words deliberately to others. Naturally, he and Jiang Yu knew that speaking out about this matter would most likely lead to silence and retaliation, but they still decided to remind Qi Yang to pay attention to those who were traveling with him.
Ling'er didn't need to think about it to know that it was Xu Jun who did it. She was only worried about what tricks Xu Jun would try again in the future.
At this time, Zhong Long asked in confusion: "Master, we know that there are many traps in this forest, why don't we use Qinggong to fly over from the treetops? Just like you did last night."
Everyone looked at Ji Cangyu, waiting for his explanation.
Ji Cangyu replied: "Last night there was a snake array. In order to allow the poisonous snakes to pass smoothly, there were naturally no other ambush in the forest. That is not the case here today. Do you think that hidden weapons can only be found on the ground? When you come from the forest It’s harder to avoid hidden weapons and ambushes when they’re flying overhead.”
"That's right." Zhong Long understood.
"Then what should we do next?" Zhao Xinghe asked this time.
"You have to ask Qi Shaoxia." Ji Cangyu threw the problem to Qi Yang.
Qi Yang looked at the terrain map he had just drawn on the ground and said, "It should be around here."
"Around here? Apart from the grass and lakes, is there anything suspicious here?" Zhao Xinghe said, looking around.
Qi Yang was about to speak, but Zhong Long beat him to it.
Zhong Long looked at Qi Yang and said jokingly: "Isn't the place you are looking for right in that lake?"
"It's not impossible." Qi Yang replied lightly.
"Ah?" Everyone felt incredible.
Qi Yang explained: "According to my inference, the entrance happens to be in this lake."
Everyone looked at each other and were no longer optimistic about Qi Yang being able to find the entrance.
"I won't go into the water with you." Zhong Long said to Qi Yang unceremoniously.
"I don't want to either. The water should be very cold at this time, right?" Jiang Yu also muttered in a low voice.
Ling'er was startled and looked at Qi Yang worriedly. Could he have dived into the freezing water to find an entrance? He still has an old injury on his leg!
"You don't have to go into the water, just wait here." Qi Yang said.
"What about you?" Ling'er hurriedly grabbed Qi Yang's sleeve.
Qi Yang didn't answer, but Ling'er knew his answer and was even more anxious.
Zhong Gong quickly said: "It's not necessary to go into the water to investigate. I think this grassland is also very likely to be the entrance."
"That's right. I also think we should explore this grassland first." Liu Chuyuan agreed.
"It's not too late, let's take action!" Ji Cangyu stood up first.
"This grassland is so empty, what dangers are hidden there?" Liu Chuyuan asked Ji Cangyu humbly.
"The crisis above the ground has been resolved, just pay attention to the underground." Ji Cangyu said.
Zhao Xinghe said: "I don't think there's any danger, right? Otherwise there would have been corpses everywhere here."
"Indeed, if there were organs buried underground, it would be difficult to even clean up the bodies. It can't be so clean here." Liu Chuyuan analyzed.
"Do you think there will be many people who can get through two levels in a row and get here alive?" Ji Cangyu paused and then said, "However, Ji feels that Mrs. Piao Piao is too confident in the formations outside. There will definitely be an ambush here.”
"Perhaps she is not only confident about the formations outside, but also about the concealment of the entrance." Qi Yang said.
"Maybe there is no entrance at all." Xu Jun sneered.
Zhong Long was stunned, thinking that they wouldn't have spent so much time in vain, right?
"If there is no hidden entrance, then why are there so many mechanisms?" Zhong Gong asked rhetorically.
"This is a forbidden area, isn't it normal to have some mechanism formations?" Xu Jun replied.
As soon as these words came out, not only Zhong Long, but also Zhao Xinghe and the other three were a little shaken.
"Junior brother, why do you think this forbidden area was established? There is nothing special about this place except the 'Yunyu Pavilion'." Zhong Gong continued to ask.
"Isn't 'Yunyu Pavilion' enough?" Xu Jun asked with a smile.
Ji Cangyu's heart tightened. The weight of "Yunyu Pavilion" was certainly enough, but he hoped that Qi Yang's judgment was correct. Because he didn't want to face the truth that so many innocent villagers died because of him, he couldn't bear it!
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