He heard the rumbling sound of water behind him, and when the light behind him turned completely dark, he knew that the mouth of the Hexagonal Well had been completely blocked by the fat merchant.
The well water was bone-chillingly cold, and it would be extremely difficult to open his eyes in such cold, deep water, but he still tried his best to keep his eyes open.
When the first big stone fell into the well, he had already drilled into a hole at the bottom of the well.
At this moment, the only light behind him was completely dark. He couldn't see clearly at the moment. He kept groping with his hands and swam forward along the hole in the well as quickly as possible.
His hands touched two forked paths in the cold well water that only one person could pass through. Without any hesitation, his person passed through the forked path on the left like a swimming fish.
If there is something that can illuminate the bottom of the water, we can see that the passage that Mr. Zhang is swimming forward with difficulty and speed is a rugged underwater cave.
This is an underwater cave naturally formed by water erosion of rocks. It has twists and turns, and apart from the place he just passed through, there are several other places that are so narrow that only one person can pass through.
Mr. Zhang's eyes finally adapted to the darkness, and he could slightly see the shape of the rocks in front of him, so he swam in the water at an even more astonishing speed.
His whole body seemed to have no bones, swinging in a strange rhythm from beginning to end, and his hands would press hard on the surrounding rocks from time to time. Because of his high speed, white torrents even formed outside his body.
, it’s really like a white dragon moving forward in the river.
On land, if you want to run fast, most of it depends on sustained explosive power, but in water, in addition to strength, if you want to swim fast, you also need special skills.
Even a practitioner whose combat power is several times that of Zhang Erye would probably feel sincere admiration if he saw his speed in the water.
However, Mr. Zhang's face had already begun to show a hint of despair and unwillingness.
This old well in Donggang Town is called Liujiao Well.
According to some elderly people in Donggang Town, the bottom of this old well leads to the bottom of the Xizi River.
The origin of this statement is probably because the water level in this old well will rise and fall with the rise and fall of the Xizi River.
He knew this statement was true.
Because when he was young, he actually dived into the bottom of this well, and then with his water nature and the practitioner's breath-holding ability, he did find an underwater cave that led to the bottom of the Xizi River.
This military practitioner thought that killing him would be foolproof if he was not allowed to approach the river dragon king. However, he did not expect that there was such a waterway in Donggang Town that could allow him, the sick dragon king, to escape.
This is how a true wise man thinks a lot, but always makes a mistake.
However, this fat businessman, who always had a "friendly" smile on his face, judged his physical condition extremely accurately.
In the past two years, he has stayed in seclusion and his soul power has greatly improved. However, due to the serious injury and permanent damage to his lungs, he has trouble sleeping day and night, and he can't even perform strenuous movements for a long time.
Ten years ago, he could swim through this long and twisting underwater cave and into the river without fail.
His current body is really in ruins.
At this moment, he knew that there was still about a third of the way. He had been trying his best to keep his eyes open to see the road ahead as clearly as possible and swim as fast as possible. However, although his eyes were open, his vision was getting worse and worse at this moment.
It became blurry, and the black shadows of the rugged rocks gradually became distorted, like monsters with teeth and claws. The sharp pain in his chest was like tearing, as if it had been completely cut open by a sharp blade, and the breath held in his lungs was getting hotter and hotter.
, like a ball of flame about to explode, it seems that it cannot provide any help to his body, but instead makes his thinking become less and less clear, and his reaction becomes more and more sluggish.
He just subconsciously wanted to move forward, to swim out of this underwater cave connected to the bottom of the river.
Suddenly, his body trembled violently, his left hand covered his mouth, and his right hand strangled his throat.
A breath of turbid air in his lungs was about to rush out of his mouth and nose uncontrollably. Although his head was not very clear at the moment, his remaining consciousness reminded him almost instinctively that this breath
If he rushed out, it would be absolutely impossible for him to swim out of the cave.
This breath is his life.
"puff!"
He covered his mouth and nose with his hands, but streams of blood poured out from the seams of his hands and merged into the dark river water in front of him.
He held back his breath forcefully, but he spurted out a mouthful of blood.
His fast body stopped in the water.
At this moment, his body was completely cold, wrapped in the dark and cold river water, and he felt lonely and desperate... He knew that he could no longer hold on, and was prepared to face the coming death.
He was unwilling to do so.
This fat businessman has kept him awake day and night for the past few years, and he has been in constant pain of being unable to breathe. However, he still cannot escape today and will die in the hands of this man.
He began to be unwilling to think about how to leave something on his body, so that Lin Xi would know that there was such a powerful practitioner who was preparing to deal with him. However, when would his body emerge from inside?
Will Lin Xi see him when he gets to the river?
"puff!"
A mouthful of blood spurted out of his mouth along with a breath that he could no longer hold back.
Suddenly, he heard what seemed to be a strong stream of water rushing towards him with a strange noise.
He tried hard to open his eyes and saw two large black shadows in front of him in confusion.
These were two big fish one behind the other, two ferocious carnivorous rock fish. They probably smelled the blood in the water and thought they were prey.
His already dim eyes were instantly filled with light.
He stretched out his right hand, which was already hanging down, and pointed his two fingers together like a sword, directly piercing the belly of the big fish in front of him.
A large white fish bladder was pulled out from the belly of the fish and stuck to his nose.
Like a soft snort, the side of the swim bladder pressed against his nose was broken by his breath. He exhaled some turbid air, and the swim bladder held by him with one hand swelled even more. It seemed to be terrible, but in an instant,
Under his breath, the swim bladder was suppressed, and the original gas inside was sucked out by him.
The big fish behind didn't realize until this moment that this was not their prey, but it discovered that it could no longer swim.
Mr. Zhang's single palm violently slapped out in the water, and a strong shock caused the fish that had escaped from his side to instantly become stiff in the water.
His men seemed to be injected with fresh vitality. They reached the big fish in an instant and pulled out the big white swim bladder again.
There is only one breath left between life and death.
For a practitioner like him, these two breaths can already change his life or death.
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…
Lin Xi and Jiang Xiaoyi were lying on the hillside, looking at the stars in the night sky.
Because the matter has come to an end for the time being and she still has to wait for news from above, and Jiang Xiaoyi will return to Huigu Town tomorrow, so after spending all her energy practicing in the river that night, Lin Xi stopped meditating and practicing as usual.
, but chatted with Jiang Xiaoyi.
Putting on clean and fresh clothes, lying on the grass, watching the stars, and chatting with friends are also very happy things for him.
However, the sound of rapid footsteps quickly interrupted this calmness.
A rough man wearing a black silk shirt and his hair tied with a straw rope came in an extremely hasty manner in the night. After bowing to Lin Xi who stood up, he quickly whispered in Lin Xi's ear.
He said a few words in a loud voice, then turned around and walked to the far side, waiting in the dark.
"how?"
Jiang Xiaoyi suddenly felt that something unusual was happening again.
In the darkness, Lin Xi's brows were already frowning.
He seemed to be thinking over and over again, weighing a certain issue. After considering it for more than ten breaths, he raised his head, looked at Jiang Xiaoyi, and explained softly: "Second Master Zhang was assassinated in Donggang Town today.
...This is Pu Feng, the person who specializes in helping Mr. Zhang. He doesn’t know what the relationship between you and me is yet. He is probably afraid of dragging you into the water. The matter is urgent and he doesn’t know how convenient it is.
You said, that's why you just said it to me alone."
Jiang Xiaoyi's brows immediately wrinkled and she asked, "What's the situation now?"
"Second Master Zhang escaped and is now on the river." Lin Xi took a deep breath, looked at the dark river surface, and said: "The other party has something to do with the military. If I'm not mistaken, it should be Wei Xianwu who invited him. Wei Xianwu was
Li Xiping transferred the border troops, and since he couldn't come, he asked this person to deal with me."
"How is the opponent's cultivation level? Are there any traces of him now?" Jiang Xiaoyi's face became serious.
Lin Xi breathed out, and he finally made up his mind. Moreover, he felt that King Zhang Long still escaped when he encountered such danger, because he regarded King Zhang Long as a true friend, so he naturally felt that this was
It was something worth celebrating and happy, and the look on his face became relaxed.
"You can't leave. I'll send someone to explain the situation to Jubilee Mountain later and ask him to extend your vacation for a few days."
He glanced at Jiang Xiaoyi, said this first, and then explained slowly and casually: "The fire in the prison was also set by that person... It was also the person who injured Mr. Zhang on the river a few years ago.
The person, probably Xu Chengfeng, felt that it was very inconvenient for them to have such a cultivator on the river. Zhang Erye was a high-level soul master, and his cultivation level was higher than ours. According to his judgment, the other party was at that time
He should have reached the level of a great soul master."
Jiang Xiaoyi took a deep breath, looked at Lin Xi, and said, "Then we are no match for him if we work together."
Lin Xi knew that his friend was not afraid of death when he said this. He patted Jiang Xiaoyi on the shoulder and said: "With his cultivation level, if he just wants to kill me, he can kill me anytime in the next few days."
He can take action. But he went to burn down the prison and kill Mr. Zhang."
After a slight pause, Lin Xi said softly in a voice that only the two of them could hear: "We have also heard a lot of analyzes about the opponent's psychology at Qingluan College... This person has used so many tricks. It is obvious that he is a pervert.
opponent."
"He wanted to watch me become desperate step by step, kill the people I care about one by one, and torture me like a cat catching a mouse."
Lin Xi's brows furrowed and her voice became colder.
Jiang Xiaoyi, who was very familiar with Lin Xi's temper, knew that Lin Xi was actually extremely angry.
"So if you leave, he will most likely assassinate you on the road." Lin Xi didn't seem to want to hide the anger in his heart. He waved his fist in the air in annoyance and said forcefully: "I'm very angry, I'm really angry."
Jiang Xiaoyi had almost never seen Lin Xi behave like this, so he found it a little funny, but he couldn't laugh out loud.
"Second Master Zhang jumped into a well connected to the river in Donggang Town before running away. The well was far away from the river." Lin Xi continued angrily, "That man's head is not stupid, so he is at this moment
He should have understood that Mr. Zhang still escaped by water, but he knew Mr. Zhang's body and cultivation very well, so he should be very confused now, swinging left and right, not knowing whether Mr. Zhang was dead or not. He would wait.
Look, see if Mr. Zhang is dead, and see my reaction."
"But since I suspect that Mr. Zhang may be alive, I don't think his patience will last long. After discovering that he has failed repeatedly and I know of his existence, he will probably come to deal with me directly. So I must deal with him immediately."
Lin Xi said angrily: "I originally had a way to deal with Wei Xianwu, but I didn't want to use it. That's why I told you before that I wanted to invite you and Bian Linghan to come over. The three of us will join forces.
It's enough to deal with Wei Xianwu... But if this man's cultivation level has reached that of a great soul master, the three of us might not be able to deal with him together. Plus, I'm really angry, so I can only use this method to deal with him."