Chapter 114 Weak Water Lake

The small boat sank without warning. There was no attack, no strange noise, and the Yin corpse on board sank to the bottom of the lake with it.

Zhang Yuanqing felt a pang of heartache as he watched Blood Rose disappear into the lake.

This Yin corpse had been with him the longest, from the Extraordinary stage to the Saint. Even though he had always treated her as expendable, he still felt a strong sense of reluctance when Blood Rose truly left him.

But now was not the time to dwell on the loss.

"How could this happen?"

Zhang Yuanqing looked at Princess Yin Yao in astonishment. The latter shook her head, and a hesitant voice came from the small loudspeaker: "It just sank for no reason. I didn't notice anything unusual."

How could this happen... Zhang Yuanqing frowned and fell into thought.

Could it be that taking a boat was not the right choice? Could Yin corpses not cross water? Did the boat suddenly spring a leak?

There were too many possibilities, and things suddenly became tricky.

Just as he was puzzled, something suddenly floated up from the lake surface. Upon closer inspection, it was the small boat that had sunk to the bottom.

The small boat with upturned ends floated up again, but the figure of Blood Rose was nowhere to be seen.

This made it seem as if the small boat had consciously sunk, killing the person on board.

Zhang Yuanqing's face changed. "No, the way to cross the lake by boat is wrong. This lake has rules. It's not as simple as boarding a boat. We need to know what the rules are."

First of all, it could be determined that the boat could float on the lake.

Choosing to cross the lake by boat should be correct, but it lacked key information, that is, the rules. "But how do we know the rules?" Princess Yin Yao asked with some difficulty. "There is no record in the employee handbook, and we don't have much time left."

Zhang Yuanqing thought, Princess, oh Princess, you still want to increase my anxiety at this time, what use are you?

But he had to admit that the Princess was right, there was not much time left.

Dog Elder could return at any time, as could the female marshal. Most deadly was that Palace Master Zhisha could not hold on for long. Once White Lion returned, they would have to flee.

The operation to rescue the Devil's Eye would be declared a failure.

Having come this far, Zhang Yuanqing felt that he would vomit blood if he failed.

He had to find a way to figure out the rules of Weak Water Lake.

But there was no record of the rules of Weak Water Lake in the employee handbook, and he couldn't find the second half of the handbook even after searching the dormitory.

The Eight Trigram Mirror skill was on cooldown and could not create clones. Blood Rose was gone.

Using the Greedy Divine General as cannon fodder was undoubtedly a wasteful act, and it might not be possible to figure out the correct rules in one go.

They did not have low-level Yin corpses to act as cannon fodder to explore the rules, and Weak Water was too dangerous, with basically no room for error.

Where else could they get the rules?

Suddenly, a flash of inspiration flashed in Zhang Yuanqing's mind. There was no employee handbook, but there were employees.

Why not ask the employees?

The employees in the zoo were extremely eager to help visitors.

"Find the employees, let's go find the employees." Zhang Yuanqing's spirit was lifted, and he looked at Princess Yin Yao, "The employees will tell us the rules of Weak Water Lake."

The two returned along the way they came.

The Devil's Eye Heavenly King in the center of the lake watched the two figures on the shore leave quickly and disappear into the darkness, and couldn't help frowning.

"Something's wrong, why did the boat sink?" He raised his head and looked at the lush canopy above his head. "Old Tree Demon, do you know?"

The camphor tree shook its branches and leaves.

"You said Dog Elder will be back soon, and told me not to be complacent?" The Devil's Eye Heavenly King hooked the corner of his mouth. "When I get out of trouble, I'll take you to the Gobi Desert in the Northwest and plant you in the place where Shura is in seclusion."

The canopy trembled for a while.

Along the way, they did not see Palace Master Zhisha and White Lion, but the traces of the battle were very obvious. The crushed trees fell horizontally, the shrubs were all stripped bare, and the fallen leaves were scattered in a mess, covering the viewing passage.

The battle was a bit fierce... Zhang Yuanqing quickened his pace.

Finally, after passing through the Panda Garden and heading to the Monkey Garden, they saw a blue-uniformed employee coming from the front.

The blue-uniformed employee ignored the traces of battle along the way and patrolled in an orderly manner.

Employee patrols seem to only target the strange and polluted, and are not responsible for combat... Zhang Yuanqing thought while迎了上去.

Seeing the tourists奔来 towards him, the blue-uniformed employee indeed asked the mechanical question: "Excuse me, do you need help?"

Zhang Yuanqing responded in a deep voice: "Yes, I need it."

At this moment, the peaked cap of the blue-uniformed employee couldn't help but lift a few centimeters, and his tone also had more human freshness, and he said eagerly: "Please, what can I help you with? Please, what can I help you with!"

If I said, can you help me rescue the Devil's Eye, would this guy turn around and leave? This thought flashed through Zhang Yuanqing's mind, and he decided to be稳字当头 and said, "Please tell me the rules of Weak Water Lake."

The blue-uniformed employee was silent, as if he had never encountered a tourist asking about the rules. After about four or five seconds, he said, "The small boat by the lake will take you to the center of the lake, but the small boat can only carry one person."

The words of the blue-uniformed employee made Zhang Yuanqing's expression change suddenly. He understood why Blood Rose sank to the bottom of the lake.

At that time, there was more than just Blood Rose on the boat. Something followed Blood Rose onto the boat.

Whether it was him or Palace Master Zhisha, neither of them noticed...

Zhang Yuanqing felt a chill down his spine, and an unspeakable chill surged into his heart.

It was like the protagonist in a horror story returning home, enjoying a dinner made by his family, and living in harmony with his wife and children, only to remember the next day that his wife and children had been dead for many years.

Something had been following them from beginning to end, and neither he nor the Palace Master noticed.

The blue-uniformed employee asked with full expectation: "Excuse me, do you need help?"

Zhang Yuanqing calmed down and said, "No, thank you."

The blue-uniformed employee was a little disappointed and looked at Princess Yin Yao again: "Excuse me, do you need help?"

Princess Yin Yao raised the small loudspeaker: "No."

The blue-uniformed employee left in disappointment.

As soon as he left, Zhang Yuanqing immediately said: "There is something following us!"

Princess Yin Yao looked around, her red pupils emitting a demon-like light.

But no matter how hard she tried to sense, she could not find a third person.

A sense of powerlessness and fear fermented in the Princess's heart.

Zhang Yuanqing then took out the Ghost Mirror and shone it around, but still did not find anything suspicious. He immediately used Soul Devour, but still gained nothing.

If he had brought the mirror hanging in the First Emperor's underground palace, that mirror could shine out Night Wanderers. It was much stronger than the Ghost Mirror in "shining ghosts."

"Unknown enemy, we have encountered an unknown enemy..." Princess Yin Yao's loudspeaker sent out a hurried voice: "Yuan Shi Tian Zun, my suggestion is to leave here immediately. It must have observed that we have discovered it. Staying here may trigger some unknown changes. And we can't even detect it, let alone eliminate it... Give up saving the Devil's Eye." This was her suggestion after weighing the pros and cons.

Now that the rules have been clarified, they are facing a more difficult problem, and solving this problem, I don't know how many moths will come out in the process.

The time left for them is less than that left for the national football team.

It's too difficult.

"Don't worry, don't worry, give me another half a minute..." Zhang Yuanqing said repeatedly.

The fear of the strange things following him made it impossible for him to calm down and think. There was not much time left, and he was so anxious that he was sweating on his forehead.

In anxiety, he raised his hand, pressed his finger on his forehead, and a milky white halo lit up, spreading across his entire face like flowing water.

Soon, Zhang Yuanqing's face turned into the treacherous white face in the drama.

Princess Yin Yao knew that the white face symbolized thinking, and stood silently aside with her hands down, not daring to interrupt.

——Among all the women Zhang Yuanqing knew, Princess Yin Yao understood him the most, and knew almost all his props.

Time passed quickly. After about half a minute, Zhang Yuanqing removed the mask and sneered: "I have a way."

His emotions were under the influence of the props.

Due to the effect of the price, it became moody.

"What way?" Princess Yin Yao asked quickly.

Zhang Yuanqing turned around and strode back, saying as he walked: "Remember what the fourth and ninth rules said, pandas are respectable animals and must be bowed to; when encountering black-uniformed colleagues, shout loudly to attract managers and other colleagues. But if the managers and colleagues do not respond, you can ask the pandas and white lions for help."

"It can be seen that pandas are positive images. I even suspect that the reason why you saw the panda as ferocious is because that guy followed you, and the panda was not staring at you, but at the strange thing beside you."

Princess Yin Yao instinctively reached out and touched her back.

They were already between the Panda Garden and the Monkey Garden, and it took them a dozen seconds to run to the Panda Garden.

Through the high iron fence, Zhang Yuanqing once again saw the lazy, dirty panda. It woke up and was eating tender bamboo, its excellent teeth skillfully peeling off the green skin on the outside of the bamboo, and it ate it in big mouthfuls.

"Climb in, don't use skills," Zhang Yuanqing said.

During the zoo operation, he had been asking Yichuan Mei to maintain the illusion to ensure that the characteristics of his personnel were not recorded by the plants.

One person and one corpse jumped over the high iron fence and landed lightly.

Seemingly hearing the movement, the giant panda, who was squatting in the bamboo forest to eat, tilted his head and looked over.

Princess Yin Yao seemed to be frightened and subconsciously leaned towards Zhang Yuanqing. A trembling white line came from the loudspeaker: "It, it's the same as last time..."

Is the strange thing next to Princess Yin Yao? Zhang Yuanqing pulled her out from behind and pushed her forward gently, "Remember to bow when you pass by."

Princess Yin Yao held the small loudspeaker tightly. After a moment of hesitation, she bit her silver teeth and walked over.

She came to the outside of the small bamboo forest and bowed deeply to the panda.

At this time, the round panda dropped the bamboo and walked slowly towards Princess Yin Yao with steady and powerful steps.

Its dark eyes actually had a bit of solemnity, and it began to circle around Princess Yin Yao.

Every time it turned a circle, its expression became more fierce. After three circles, it was already baring its teeth and was extremely ferocious.

Zhang Yuanqing noticed that Princess Yin Yao's legs began to soften, and the scarlet and enchanting pupils trembled continuously.

The panda perceived by the Princess was different from what he saw. She was under great pressure.

"Don't move!" Zhang Yuanqing reminded loudly, "If you can't bear it, I can control your body..."

As soon as he finished speaking, the ferocious panda suddenly pounced on Princess Yin Yao, opened its sharp canine teeth, and bit Princess Yin Yao's snow-white neck, followed by a fatal head shake.

"Chī..."

A loud noise like cold water being poured into a hot oil pan came from Princess Yin Yao's body, and large amounts of thick black smoke rose.

The black smoke did not dissipate, but turned into a terrifying human face in mid-air. It glanced at the panda with resentment for a moment, and then fled towards the outer area of ​​the zoo.

The panda let go of its mouth, discarded Princess Yin Yao like a worn-out shoe, and returned to its original place with lazy steps, picked up the unfinished bamboo, and concentrated on gnawing.

Phew, it's done... Zhang Yuanqing hurriedly stepped forward to check and found that Princess Yin Yao's neck was intact, with only two rows of shallow tooth marks.

The panda's attack was not directed at her.

But Princess Yin Yao seemed to have developed a strong psychological shadow on the panda. She quickly retreated, and the loudspeaker urged: "Leave quickly..."

One person and one corpse climbed out of the Panda Garden, and only then did they have time to discuss the black smoke just now.

"What is that thing?"

"The strangeness in the garden."

"I know, what is its essence?"

"Although I have lived a few hundred years longer than you, I don't know either."

"Oh, then forget it..."

Running back to Weak Water Lake, at this time, the small boat had returned to the shore by itself, floating quietly on the lake surface.

According to the ferry rules, I must first "spit" out the Spirit Servant to ensure that one person boards the boat, but my soul is incomplete, and there is a thread woven by the Palace Master's soul. Does this count as one person or two?

Zhang Yuanqing was a little unsure.

In this case, only the Yin corpse could be dispatched, so he looked at Princess Yin Yao.

Princess Yin Yao pretended to be a mindless Yin corpse.

Princess, your professional quality needs to be improved. I'll write an employee handbook for you later, titled "How to Charge Forward for Your Master" or "How to Better Please Your Master"...

Zhang Yuanqing said angrily: "Are you going by yourself, or will I control your body to go down?"

Princess Yin Yao silently walked towards the small boat, and the loudspeaker complained in a low voice: "Men are really ruthless. One moment they are favored, and the next moment they are given white silk and poisoned wine."

She ate and jumped onto the small boat, carefully folded the loudspeaker, stuffed it into her pocket, and began to row.

The small boat broke through the calm water surface and sailed on the wrinkled lake surface. When passing the place where Blood Rose sank, Zhang Yuanqing felt Princess Yin Yao's nervousness through the mark in his sea of ​​consciousness.

When the small boat passed safely, the Princess's nervousness turned into a small joy.

Finally, the small boat arrived next to the camphor tree.

Zhang Yuanqing saw Princess Yin Yao take out the small loudspeaker and start a dialogue with the Devil's Eye. It was too far away to hear the specific content.

But before long, Princess Yin Yao put away the small loudspeaker, and jet-black sharp nails suddenly grew out of her ten fingers, piercing deeply into the thick trunk of the camphor tree.

She tore open the bark and the internal fibers as if tearing paper. The huge noise could be clearly heard by Zhang Yuanqing on the shore.

Wood chips flew and bark fell off.

The Devil's Eye's body inside the tree trunk gradually appeared. In less than a dozen seconds, the Devil's Eye's thin body broke free from the tree trunk.

He was naked and covered in skin and bones, like a late-stage cancer patient.

But he was still strong. He broke free from the tree trunk, grabbed two vines, and stood firmly on the torn inner cavity of the tree trunk.

Princess Yin Yao began to return.

I don't know what the Devil's Eye and the camphor tree said. A few seconds later, the camphor tree standing on the lake began to move, moving towards the shore.

Hurry up, hurry up, hurry up... Zhang Yuanqing prayed silently in his heart.

The more this was the case, the more uneasy he felt, fearing that Dog Elder's voice would come from behind him and say: You traitor!

Or the female marshal's sneer: So my brother raised a domestic thief.

Or White Lion killed the Palace Master and was slowly approaching him, preparing for a chokehold kill.

Fortunately, none of this happened. Princess Yin Yao and the Devil's Eye landed safely.

The Devil's Eye Heavenly King grabbed the vine and gently swayed to the shore, surveying Zhang Yuanqing, and hooked the corner of his mouth: "Good job."

After not seeing him for several months, his smile was as bright as when they first met.

Zhang Yuanqing instantly understood what the other party meant and nodded, "What did you say to it just now?"

The Devil's Eye Heavenly King smiled and said, "I told it that if it took me back to the shore, I would spare it once and not take it back to the headquarters of the Soldier Religion."

"Heh, in fact, as long as it stays in the lake, I can't do anything about it. The boat can only carry one person."

Hearing this, the camphor tree shook violently, seeming extremely angry.

It doesn't seem very smart... Zhang Yuanqing urged:

"The Marshal of the White Tiger Soldiers and Dog Elder are coming back soon, let's go!"

Just as he was about to run away, a roar of extreme anger suddenly came. Looking in the direction of the sound, he saw the Palace Master running back in a panic, covered in blood.

Behind her, the mighty White Lion was chasing closely.