Ling'er nodded to Qi Yang, then lowered his head to observe the lake. Then, she pulled out another grass and dipped one end of it into the lake.
What shocked everyone was that wherever the grass touched the lake water, it withered and turned into brown residue!
"This..." Zhong Long pointed at the half-corroded grass in Ling'er's hand and took two steps back.
Zhong Gong grabbed Zhong Long and reminded: "Don't retreat further and further, the grass is not necessarily safer."
"That water..." Zhong Long looked at his brother in horror.
"It's really worthless! Just take care of your legs and don't jump." Zhong Gong said helplessly.
"Am I so stupid?" Zhong Long puffed out his cheeks and stared at Zhong Gong dissatisfied. Then, he thought of something again, turned around and asked Qi Yang: "Then you still want to jump into the lake to find clues?"
Qi Yang looked at Zhong Long helplessly, could he still sneak into the lake under such circumstances?
Qi Yang was just thinking about how to reply to Zhong Long when he noticed that his robe was being pulled by Ling'er again. He turned back to look at Ling'er, and saw Ling'er looking at him worriedly, as if she was afraid that he would leave.
Is the girl also worried about jumping into the lake by herself? Qi Yang was stunned for a moment.
Ling'er was indeed a little worried. There is nothing Qi Yang wants to do that you dare not think of, and there is nothing he dares not do.
"What's going on with this water?" Ji Cangyu finally asked the key to the problem.
Qi Yang understood that Ling'er knew more about the poison in the water, so he motioned for her to answer.
"This lake contains a poison called 'soul-eating'." Ling'er replied.
"Is it that terrible potion that turns into black charcoal when it touches an object and can only be held in a special bottle?" Liu Chuyuan asked in surprise.
"That's right. But Liu Shaoxia is talking about the thick 'soul-eating', and the poison in the lake water has been diluted." Ling'er said, looking at Qi Yang, "However, the lake water will still burn if it touches the body. skin, killing.”
"I know this. Please rest assured, girl!" Qi Yang replied seriously.
Ling'er then let go of Qi Yang's robe.
"There are really 'eating souls' in this lake?" Zhao Xinghe asked suspiciously, "Then why haven't the few wooden piles in the lake turned into black charcoal?"
"The wooden pile must be coated with tung oil to isolate the venom." Qi Yang expressed his speculation.
"Whatever you say makes sense!" Although Zhao Xinghe said this, his tone showed disbelief.
Jiang Yu immediately came out to calm the atmosphere and said to Qi Yang, "I think the second senior brother must also be curious about how the young hero discovered that there is something strange in the lake."
"I want to know too." Zhong Gong agreed.
"I found that the sandy soil on the shore is barren of grass. Occasionally one or two weeds emerge, and only a small section of withered roots remain. And there is nothing in the lake except a few wooden piles. There are no small fish or shrimps, that's all. Not even a single aquatic plant grows! In addition, the color of the lake is also weird, so I thought of the green and black poison 'soul-eating'." Qi Yang explained patiently.
"I see. Ayang observed carefully!" Zhong Gong admired sincerely.
Liu Chuyuan also expressed his belief in Qi Yang's reasoning and couldn't help but ask Qi Yang: "Then why would someone put this pool of poisonous water here?"
"If this is the entrance, how can there not be some vicious formations to stop outsiders?" Qi Yang asked rhetorically.
"Formation?" Liu Chuyuan repeated.
"If I guess correctly, those wooden piles are the key to opening the entrance." Qi Yang pointed to the wooden piles in the lake and said.
"Then how to open the entrance?" Ling'er asked curiously.
"Step on the wooden pile at a certain pace, and the entrance will open." Qi Yang expressed his guess.
Everyone was surprised when they heard this, but when they thought about it carefully, it was really possible.
"Even if you guess correctly, how would you know what steps to use to open the entrance?" Ji Cangyu asked.
Qi Yang lowered his eyes slightly and did not answer. He really hadn't thought about it yet.
"If you use the wrong steps and step in the wrong order, the consequences... must be serious, right?" Ji Cangyu said lightly.
Of course Qi Yang knew that he couldn't make a mistake in this step, but the more anxious he felt, the more confused his thoughts became.
Ji Cangyu saw Qi Yang's anxiety, turned around and said to everyone: "We already have some clues about this matter. All we need to do next is to plan carefully. Everyone, sit down and eat some solid food! It's not too early,"
Everyone then sat on the ground, took out food from their bags, divided it and ate it.
"Brother Yang, you should eat something first! Only by filling your stomach will you have the strength to think of a solution." Ling'er persuaded Qi Yang when he saw Qi Yang staring at the lake in a daze.
"I still have a certain understanding of the martial arts of the Western Regions. People mostly use nine plum blossom stakes to practice footwork. However, there are as many as twelve wooden stakes here." Qi Yang expressed his confusion. .
"Do you think Mrs. Piao Piao deliberately set up a few more wooden stakes to confuse us? There are twelve wooden stakes, but that doesn't necessarily mean we have to use twelve?" Ling'er said.
"The girl is right! Maybe only nine of the wooden stakes are needed to open the entrance, and the other three wooden stakes..." Qi Yang thought for a while before continuing, "In addition to confusing us, they can also Set up a killing move."
"Killing move?" Ling'er was puzzled.
"Yes. These wooden piles are soaked in venom because they rely on tung oil to protect them from corrosion. But if any wooden pile is not evenly coated with tung oil, then the venom will seep into the wooden pile from the unevenly applied areas. When the pile is damaged When the pressure reaches a greater level, the place where the poison penetrates will break, and the person who breaks through will fall into the poison and will definitely die." Qi Yang analyzed.
Ling'er was startled and frightened by Qi Yang's words "certain death".
"Brother Yang, don't try it. It's too dangerous! If all twelve stakes are manipulated..." Ling'er didn't dare to say any more.
"No! Apart from those wooden stakes, there is nothing else that can be used to open the entrance." Qi Yang said firmly.
Although Ji Cangyu was sitting not far away, he had been paying attention to the conversation between Qi Yang and Ling'er. At this time, he couldn't help but interject: "What if there is no entrance you are looking for here?"
"That's even more impossible! I trust my own judgment." Qi Yang denied.
"Anyway, your life is your own. If you like it, you can do it like this. No one else can care about it!" Ji Cangyu didn't know why he suddenly became angry.
Qi Yang turned his head disapprovingly and ignored Ji Cangyu.
Ji Cangyu became even more angry when he saw this, and said coldly: "The body, hair, and skin are all given to you by your parents. Don't dare to damage them. This is the beginning of filial piety. I don't know who is so unlucky as to give birth to an unfilial son like you!"
Qi Yang's body froze, and Ling'er clearly felt the cold murderous intent emanating from Qi Yang's body.
Ling'er was startled and couldn't help but think of the scene in the cabin that day. Could it be that Brother Qi Yang's resentment towards Uncle Ji is due to Brother Qi Yang's parents?
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