The bamboo raft floated slowly forward along the river. The surroundings looked peaceful, but everyone who knew that there was a dark green murderous intention hidden under the river surface had big beads of sweat dripping from their foreheads, and their expressions were extremely nervous.
Seeing the raft getting closer and closer to the reef, everyone seemed to have seen their miserable situation, their hearts were already in their throats, and their breathing became rapid.
If they encounter this before passing through deep water, they can naturally use their magical powers to stop the water tiger from approaching. Once they reach land, they no longer need to worry. But the bad thing is that the location of their boat happened to be between two mountain walls. Once the raft was damaged, they would have no place to stay. No matter how long they supported it, they would probably have to become the water tiger's meal in the end. .
"Old Man Bai, is there any other way to avoid the reef now?" You Ya asked.
"My life is over... My life is over..." Old Man Bai turned a deaf ear and kept mumbling with his eyes blank.
"Mu Lao'er?" Seeing that the only experienced person could no longer be counted on, Youya could only place her hope on Mu Fengchun.
Mu Fengchun opened his mouth when he heard this. He really didn't know how to respond, so he could only shake his head helplessly.
"Are we really going to die here?" Youya's voice was trembling.
"I'll lead you away, you go!" As soon as Huang Qilin finished speaking, he jumped into the river and swam in the opposite direction.
"Huang Mu! Don't..." Mu Fengchun exclaimed when he saw this. He didn't expect that Huang Qilin was so bloody and would sacrifice his life to feed the fishes just to leave for them.
"Senior Mu... you go, I will..." Seeing Huang Qilin being so fearless, Wu Hao's heart surged with passion, and he was ready to jump into the water and chase after Huang Qilin.
"You're a piece of shit too! We can't let Huang Qilin die in vain!" Mu Fengchun grabbed Wu Hao and was extremely angry, wondering what was going on with these people, and how could each of them die more actively than the other.
Huang Qilin smiled miserably when he saw that several people had gone away. He cut his left palm with his right hand and opened a wound. The bloody air spread in the water, and the dark green waves turned towards Huang Qilin.
Mu Fengchun couldn't bear to see what happened next. His voice was choked with sobs. He picked up Old Man Bai and shook him violently: "Old Man Bai! Wake up!"
"My fate... Oops! Are you also dead, my distinguished guest? Well, I said we shouldn't come here in a hurry... But it's okay, we have company on the road to hell..." Old Man Bai sighed.
"Old man Bai! If you talk nonsense again, I will throw you into the river to feed the fish! Come and see if there is any other way to avoid the rocks?" Mu Fengchun gritted his teeth.
"Ah? I'm not dead yet?" Old Man Bai was scared out of his wits just now. At this moment, he finally realized what he was doing and let out a sigh of relief. He looked around and suddenly said in surprise: "Where's Xiao Huang... Where's the Minion?"
"In order to buy us time, Huang Mumu risked his life into the water to lure the sawtooth water tiger away!" Mu Fengchun lamented: "I'm afraid it's already..."
"Xiao Huang! Xiao Huang, you died so miserably!" Old Man Bai cried and wiped his tears after hearing this.
"So if you don't think of a solution anymore, wouldn't you be living up to Huang Mumu's hard work!"
"Woo...that's right...we can't let Xiao Huang's sacrifice be in vain..." Old Man Bai said hoarsely, then wiped his tears and looked around: "The speed of this raft is too fast now, and it's too late to change its direction... And you see what's going on in front of you..." Although the area seems wide, there is a narrow road between the two mountains hidden under the river, and only this reef is passable..."
After listening to Old Man Bai's words, everyone realized that the danger in front of them was not just the reef. Although the water seemed to be deep all around, there were two mountain walls on the left and right hidden under the river. Therefore, no matter which side they passed, the reef and the The narrow paths between the mountain walls were not large enough for the wide raft to pass.
"Then what should we do? Are we really going to abandon the raft and wade into the water?" Mu Fengchun frowned when he heard this. If this was really the case, the water tigers might have discovered them before they could swim very far.
"That's not necessarily true. I've encountered the same situation before, but the water flow wasn't too fast at that time, and there were branches stretching out from the mountain wall. I tied a rope to the side of the raft, and swung the rope over the branches, using the flow of the water. I managed to stand the raft upright with my strength, and then I got through safely. Unfortunately, now that I have no rope to pull me, and no branches to lend me strength, there is nothing I can do..."
"Rope?" Mu Fengchun frowned, suddenly remembering that the rope that Zegui carried when he transformed into a cook at Qingyang Restaurant seemed to have been put away by him. He touched in his backpack and turned it out.
"Next are the branches..." Mu Fengchun looked up and saw that the mountain walls on both sides were steep and rocky, just like Zhuo Zhuo Tong Mountain. Only a few weeds could be seen growing tenaciously, and there was no place to rely on.
"Old man Bai, how about that corner stone in front?" Seeing the reef getting closer and closer, Mu Fengchun was also a little nervous, and at this moment, a protruding stone appeared above them.
"The location of this stone is just right, but the shape is too regular and it is difficult to fix the rope on it... But if you miss this stone, I'm afraid it will never be too late!"
"Get ready to throw the rope. Leave this stone to me!" Wu Hao took a long breath, and waves of heat suddenly appeared on his hands. He shouted softly, and a red light beam shot directly to the root of the stone, with a bang. A gap was opened.
Seeing this, Youya quickly tied a few knots on one end of the rope, then flicked her wrist, and saw that the rope had been wrapped around the stone several times and firmly attached to it. At this time, Old Man Bai had no time to spare. He calculated the distance and tied the rope to the side of the raft.
Seeing the reef getting closer and closer, Old Man Bai shouted: "Hold on, everyone!" Then he saw the rope tightened instantly, the raft turned over with a crash, and led a few people over the reef, and then stabilized again. Fell back into the water. I don’t know how Old Man Bai dealt with it. I saw that the rope was like a magic trick in his hands, tightening tighter and tighter, and slowly stopped the raft in place. As expected, Jiang was still very old. If it had been someone else, I’m afraid it would have He hurriedly cut the rope and left directly.
After a long pause, everyone relaxed their vigilance when they saw that no other water tigers were swimming around, breathing heavily.
"Alas! This yellow wooden man is usually taciturn, but now he is risking his own life to save our lives. I am really... ashamed!"
Ever since he learned Huang Qilin's identity in Wutu Cave, although Mu Fengchun said nothing on the surface, he always suspected that Huang Qilin's purpose was impure. After all, the Witch King and the Witch Queen were in such a state, Huang Qilin couldn't ignore it, there must be some intention in this trip. Although Huang Qilin didn't show anything strange along the way, Mu Fengchun was still very cautious about him. Unexpectedly, Huang Qilin would not hesitate to save his life. It turned out that he Those concerns are just the minds of villains.
"Brother Huang is truly a hero. Even when he went to die, he was extremely calm and did not even frown! And in order for us to leave safely, he did not even dare to let out a cry of pain..." Wu Hao's chest was also very tight.
"Have you smelled the smell of blood?" Yu Siling, who had been silent for a long time, suddenly spoke up.
"This is not the aura of blood, but Huang Qilin's immortal heroic soul!" Mu Fengchun pointed in the direction behind him.
Several people looked into the distance and saw a blood flower blooming in the dark green sparkling light. It was like a shadow puppet singing and dancing, showing an enchanting dance on the river.
"No... why is this bloody smell so strong..." Yu Siling wrinkled her nose.
Although Yu Siling is usually not very reliable, she will never talk nonsense at this time. Mu Fengchun let out a light sigh and set his eyes on the blood flowers again.
This blood flower was not illuminated by the sun, but it was extremely bright, as clear as the reflection in his heart. Gradually... Mu Fengchun felt an extremely violent aura, which was a feeling that had never appeared in Huang Qilin.
As this feeling became stronger, several people besides Mu Fengchun also noticed something strange. Although they didn't know the reason, they actually felt a kind of trembling in their souls...
"Hua Hua Hua..." Just when their souls were trembling at their peak, the delicate flower suddenly exploded, dyeing the entire river surface a bright red, as if it had turned into a sea of blood. The energy became extremely strong.
But at this moment, the calm river suddenly boiled, and then the dark green sparkling light suddenly became extremely uneasy. They all wanted to jump out of the river, but they just struggled fearlessly... The dark green light was active in the sea of blood. After a while, silence suddenly returned...
As the dark green waves faded, the sea of blood turned clear and transparent in an instant. There was no smell of blood and no dark green waves. Everything was so calm and peaceful, only the water was still flowing.
However, this clarity only lasted for a moment. Suddenly bursts of bright red appeared on the river surface, swimming slowly with the current...
"This...what is this situation?" Old Man Bai saw such a terrifying and strange scene for the first time. However, he had just returned from the edge of death. At this time, he was calmer. Although he was still nervous, he was not as nervous as before. at a loss.
"This... this kind of bright red... could it be..." Mu Fengchun compared it with the dark green piranha with a bright red belly that Huang Qilin had pinned to the raft before, and couldn't help but take a breath of cold air.
As the burst of bright red slowly approached under the push of the water flow, several people finally saw clearly the true face of the burst of bright red. It turned out to be a jagged water tiger with stripes on its abdomen and down its back. It's just that these water tigers no longer have any vitality. Although there is no wound on their body surface, they are all cut off from life! He was obviously killed on the spot in the sea of blood just now!
"Sure enough..." Although Mu Fengchun had already guessed in his mind, he couldn't help but feel frightened when he saw this spectacular scenery.
He inadvertently looked up and saw a bright red, mixed with an almost invisible figure, hanging silently on the reef.
