When Master Huikong came to the backyard, he discovered something strange.
More than half of an originally good rockery collapsed, and most of the water tank holding lotus flowers next to the rockery was shattered. The lotus flowers inside were withered and were messily pressed to the ground by the fragments of the water tank. A huge pothole appeared where the water tank used to be, with an extremely irregular shape.
Master Huikong walked around the pothole and said in a daze: "Who is this powerful person who made such a big pothole in the ground?"
Just as he was curiously looking into the pit, a young woman emerged from the pit. Master Huikong was even more surprised: "Miss Nangong, how did you get out of it? Where are Mr. Qin's brother and sister?"
Su Qiqi looked at the surprised look on Master Huikong's face and laughed: "Qin Chuan used explosives to blow up this hole... He and Wanrou went to the dungeon to save people..."
After listening to her words, Master Huikong showed an incredible expression, and then said to Su Qiqi: "Miss Nangong, let's go down and take a look..."
Su Qiqi responded crisply and said: "Master, follow me..."
After that, the two jumped into the pothole again and walked forward cautiously.
The light in the pothole was a little dim, and the first section of the road was full of potholes and it was very difficult to walk. From time to time, large and small clods of soil fell from the area blown up by the explosives, which caused some inconvenience to the two of them. But the two of them were eager to save people, so they didn't care about this. They just slightly protected their heads with their hands and walked forward cautiously step by step.
"Master, slow down, there seems to be the sound of water drops ahead..." Su Qiqi, who was walking in front, suddenly stopped, turned around and gave Master Huikong a hand, and at the same time leaned close to the master's ear and whispered.
Master Huikong actually heard the sound of water drops. He carefully identified the source of the sound, and then asked Su Qiqi to take a few steps back. Su Qiqi looked at Master Huikong in confusion. Master Huikong didn't say anything, and made a gentle gesture to signal Su Qiqi to be silent.
Su Qiqi nodded, ducked aside, and watched Master Huikong's actions. Master Huikong used his inner strength to pick off a Buddhist bead, and then flicked his finger to launch it.
The beads flew quickly towards the entrance of the alley and hit the stone wall next to it, making a crisp sound. Su Qiqi's heart also jumped. This old monk's martial arts is not weak!
She was still in shock when suddenly several men in black ran out of an alleyway in front of her and looked around at the entrance of the alleyway. Master Huikong also hurriedly hid in the corner, secretly observing the movements of the man in black.
"It's strange, I just heard a sound here..." the leader of the men in black murmured. The followers next to him walked a few steps forward, checked the nearby lanes perfunctorily, and found nothing unusual. Then they returned to the fork in the road and said to the leader in black: "Maybe we heard something wrong?" , several men in black returned to the original alleyway.
Su Qiqi and Master Huikong waited for a while. They estimated that the man in black had gone far, and then they continued to walk forward. They turned into an alleyway next to the man in black and saw the strange thing Su Qiqi had seen before. Group of stone statues. Su Qiqi had seen the power of the stone statue trap, and was about to remind Master Huikong to be careful to avoid triggering the trap, but saw Master Huikong calmly walked behind one of the stone statues, did some tricks, and then only saw the stone statue. They suddenly moved and lined up neatly in two rows, making way for Su Qiqi and Master Huikong.
Su Qiqi looked at Master Huikong in confusion. Master Huikong said calmly: "You can go..." After that, he took the lead and walked forward. After walking for a while, the two heard the sound of water getting louder and louder. Su Qiqi listened curiously. The sound of water seemed to be coming from the fork on the left, so she said to Master Huikong: "Master, How about we go this way?" The master nodded slightly and said, "Okay, let's go over and have a look."
When the two of them reached the end of the fork in the road, they saw a stream of hot springs gushing out from the ground. Thin droplets of water splashed onto Su Qiqi's clothes, creating interesting textures. Su Qiqi looked at the hot spring a little loudly, thinking, what is the function of this hot spring?
Before she could consult Master Huikong, she suddenly heard rapid footsteps not far away. In this narrow and empty alley, with the speed of the other party, she and Master Huikong had no time to escape. It seems that we can only prepare for the challenge!
She clenched the sword in her hand and looked intently at the direction where the footsteps came from. Master Huikong is also ready for the challenge. When a figure appeared on the wall in front of him, Su Qiqi took the lead and flew forward, thrust the sword forward and stabbed it out. Master Huikong also jumped up like plucking onions from dry land, and struck the incoming man with flying palms.
The black figure ducked out of the way quickly and used a move called Beauty Hanging. He skillfully slipped away from the pinch of Su Qiqi and Master Huikong. Then he put his feet on the wall and quickly bounced up, using his sword to hold Su Qiqi. Qiqi's sword blade. Su Qiqi was about to draw her sword and change her moves, but she met the opponent face to face and blurted out: "It's you!"
At this time, Master Huikong also saw clearly the appearance of the visitor, and said in surprise: "Master Qin, I am rude..."
Qin Chuan showed a wicked smile and said jokingly: "Old man, you are really hiding your secrets! If I hadn't escaped quickly, I would have been crippled by your palm..."
Master Huikong smiled sheepishly and said, "Young Master Qin is too modest. Your swordsmanship and internal strength have improved a lot!"
The two of them were still talking to each other, and Su Qiqi suddenly interrupted: "Where is Wanrou? Why isn't she with you?"
Only then did Qin Chuan remember that his sister had not followed, so he turned around and clapped his hands towards the alleyway. After a while, Zheng Miao ran out. Seeing that Su Qiqi and Master Huikong were there, he said with some excitement: "I just planted explosives in the places my brother mentioned..."
Everyone was overjoyed when they heard this. Su Qiqi turned around and suggested to Master Huikong: "Should we find a place to do this and locate the place where Gu Zhongkai was imprisoned..."
Master Huikong nodded and said: "You have to find a hidden place... With a little glazed lamp, it will be easy to be discovered by the man in black..."
Qin Chuan thought for a while and said in a deep voice: "I know a place... everyone, follow me!" After that, he led the way to the door of a stone house. There is no weird light here, it looks like an ordinary cave.
Everyone entered the stone house. Su Qiqi took out the Star Gathering Chart and the Qiankun Glaze Lamp that he carried with him and carefully placed them on the ground. Then Master Huikong walked over, knelt down, and took out a yellow talisman paper from his arms. He bit the middle finger of his right hand, wrote Gu Zhongkai's name on the talisman paper with blood, and then pressed the talisman paper on the glass lamp.
After a moment, the glazed lamp magically lit up with a cluster of red light. Then a small red dot lit up somewhere on the star map. The red dot continued to expand, converging into a piece of light and shadow the size of a millstone. A picture emerged in the light and shadow. The scene in the picture was actually somewhat familiar!
Su Qiqi carefully identified the dungeon they were in. The picture changes frame by frame, and the alleyway, stone statues, caves, and men in black flash past in front of everyone. Suddenly, the picture freezes on a stone cave shrouded in green light! In the green light, there was a person lying on a stone bed with disheveled hair. His face could not be seen clearly. Judging from the tatters of his clothes, he seemed to have been imprisoned for many days.
Su Qiqi took a breath of cold air and thought to herself, could this poor man be the Gu Zhongkai we are looking for?
