The small boat sank without warning, suffering no attack, and making no noise, along with the Yin corpse on board, it sank to the bottom of the lake.

Seeing Blood Rose disappear into the lake, Zhang Yuanqing felt a pang of heartache.

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

But now was not the time to grieve over the loss.

"What's going on?"

Zhang Yuanqing looked at Princess Silver Mirror in astonishment, who shook her head, and a hesitant voice came from the small horn: "It sank for no reason, I didn't notice anything unusual."

What's going on… Zhang Yuanqing frowned, lost in thought.

Could it be that crossing the water by boat was not the right choice? Could it be that Yin corpses can't cross water? Did the boat suddenly leak?

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

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

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 river 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 was certain that the boat could float on the lake.

Using the small boat to cross the lake should be the right choice, but it lacked key information, that is, the rules. "But how do we know the rules?" Princess Silver Mirror was a little worried, "There is no record in the employee handbook, and we don't have much time left."

Zhang Yuanqing thought to himself, Princess, 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 wasn't much time left.

Elder Gou might return at any time, so might the female marshal. Most fatally, Palace Master Zhisha couldn't hold on for long. Once the White Lion returned, they could only escape.

The operation to rescue the Devil Eye was declared a failure.

Having come this far, Zhang Yuanqing felt that he would vomit blood if it fell short.

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

But the employee handbook did not record the rules of Weak Water Lake, and the second half of the handbook was not found after searching the dormitory.

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

Using the Greedy God 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 didn't 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 were no employee handbooks, but there were employees.

Why not ask the employees?

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

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

The two returned along the way they came.

The Devil Eye Heavenly King in the center of the lake watched the two figures on the shore quickly leave 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.

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

The canopy trembled for a while.

Along the way, they didn't see Palace Master Zhisha and the White Lion, but the traces of fighting were very obvious. Overwhelmed trees fell sideways, the bushes were stripped bare, and fallen leaves were scattered in a mess, covering the viewing path.

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 walking from the direction they came from.

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

Employee patrols seemed to only target strange occurrences and pollution, and were not responsible for combat… Zhang Yuanqing thought as he walked towards the employee.

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

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

At this moment, the blue-uniformed employee's peaked cap was involuntarily lifted a few centimeters, and his tone was also more lively, and he said eagerly: "What can I help you with? Please, what can I help you with!"

If I said, can you help me rescue Devil Eye, would this guy turn around and leave? This thought flashed through Zhang Yuanqing's mind, and he decided to play it safe 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 had sunk to the bottom of the lake.

There was more than just Blood Rose on the boat at that time. Something had followed Blood Rose onto the boat.

Neither he nor Palace Master Zhisha had noticed…

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

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

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

The blue-uniformed employee asked with anticipation: "Please, do you need any more help?"

Zhang Yuanqing calmed his mind and said, "No, thank you."

The blue-uniformed employee was a little disappointed, and looked at Princess Silver Mirror again: "Please, do you need any help?"

Princess Silver Mirror raised the small horn: "No."

The blue-uniformed employee left disappointedly.

As soon as he left, Zhang Yuanqing immediately said, "Something is following us!"

Princess Silver Mirror looked around, her red pupils radiating a strange light.

But no matter how hard she tried to sense it, she couldn't 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 randomly, but still didn't find anything suspicious. He then used Soul Eater, but still didn't gain anything.

If only he had brought the mirror hanging in the Mausoleum of the First Emperor, that mirror could reveal Night Wanderers, and was much more powerful than the Ghost Mirror in terms of "revealing ghosts".

"Unknown enemy, we have encountered an unknown enemy…" The Princess's horn emitted a hurried voice: "Yuanshi Tianzun, my suggestion is to leave here immediately. It must have observed that we have discovered it. Continuing to stay here may trigger some unknown changes. And we can't even detect it, let alone eliminate it… Give up rescuing Devil Eye." This was the advice she gave after weighing the pros and cons.

Now that they had figured out the rules, they faced even more difficult problems, and who knew how many twists and turns would occur in the process of solving these problems.

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

It was too difficult.

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

The dread of the strange things following him prevented him from calming down to think, and there wasn't much time left, so he was anxious and sweating on his forehead for a while.

In his 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 cunning and treacherous white face of the opera.

Princess Silver Mirror knew that the white face symbolized thinking, and stood silently to the side, not daring to interrupt.

——Among all the women Zhang Yuanqing knew, Princess Yin Mirror was the one who understood him best, and knew almost all of his props.

Time passed quickly, and after about half a minute, Zhang Yuanqing removed the mask and said with a sneer, "I've thought of a solution."

His emotions were under the effect of the props and became capricious.

"What solution?" Princess Silver Mirror asked quickly.

Zhang Yuanqing turned around and walked back, saying as he walked: "Do you remember what the fourth and ninth rules said? Pandas are animals worthy of respect and must be bowed to; when you encounter a black-uniformed colleague, you must call out loudly to attract managers and other colleagues. But if the managers and colleagues don't respond, you can ask pandas and white lions for help."

"It can be seen that pandas have a positive image. I even suspect that the reason you saw the panda being fierce was precisely because that guy followed you. The panda wasn't staring at you, but at the strange thing beside you."

Princess Silver Mirror instinctively reached out and touched her back.

They were already between the Panda Garden and the Monkey Garden, and they arrived at the Panda Garden after running for more than ten seconds.

Through the high iron fence, Zhang Yuanqing once again saw the lazy, dirty panda. It was awake and eating tender bamboo, its excellent teeth skillfully peeling off the green skin on the outside of the bamboo, and it devoured it heartily.

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

During the operation in the zoo, he had been keeping Ichikawa Mi under illusion magic 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.

Seeming to hear the movement, the giant panda that was squatting in the bamboo forest to eat tilted its head and looked over.

Princess Silver Mirror seemed to be frightened and leaned towards Zhang Yuanqing subconsciously. The horn transmitted a trembling sound: "It, it's the same as last time…"

Is the strange thing beside Princess Silver Mirror? Zhang Yuanqing pulled her out from behind and pushed her forward gently, "Remember to bow when you pass."

Princess Silver Mirror held the small horn tightly, hesitated for a while, 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 Silver Mirror with steady and powerful steps.

Its jet-black eyes actually had a bit of solemnity, and it began to circle around Princess Silver Mirror.

With each circle, its expression became more fierce. After three circles, it was already baring its teeth and extremely ferocious.

Zhang Yuanqing noticed that Princess Silver Mirror's legs began to soften, and the scarlet and enchanting pupils trembled repeatedly.

The panda sensed 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 Silver Mirror, opened its sharp canine teeth, and bit Princess Silver Mirror's snow-white neck in one bite, followed by a fatal head shake.

"Chī…"

There was a popping sound from Princess Silver Mirror's body, like cold water poured into a hot oil pan, and thick, rich black smoke billowed.

This black smoke did not dissipate. It turned into a terrifying human face in mid-air, overlooking the panda for a moment with unwillingness, and then fled towards the outer area of the zoo.

The panda let go of its mouth, discarded Princess Silver Mirror like worn-out shoes, and returned to its original place with a lazy pace, picked up the unfinished bamboo, and began to chew on it attentively.

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

The panda's attack was not aimed at her.

But Princess Silver Mirror seemed to have developed a strong psychological shadow of the panda, and quickly retreated, the horn urging: "Leave quickly…"

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

"What was that thing?"

"A strange occurrence in the park."

"I know, what I'm saying is, what is its essence?"

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

"Oh, never mind then…"

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

According to the rules of the ferry, 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 line woven by the Palace Master's soul. Does this count as one person or two people?

Zhang Yuanqing was a little unsure.

In that case, the Yin corpse can only be sent out, so he looked at Princess Silver Mirror.

Princess Silver Mirror pretended to be a mindless Yin corpse.

Princess, your professional skills need to be improved. I'll write an employee handbook for you later, titled "How to Charge into Battle for Your Master" or "How to Better Please Your Master"...

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

Princess Silver Mirror silently walked towards the small boat, the small horn complaining softly: "Men are indeed ruthless. One moment they are full of favor, and the next they give white silk and poisoned wine."

She carefully jumped into the small boat, carefully folded the horn, stuffed it into her pocket, and began to paddle.

The small boat broke through the calm water surface and sailed on the wrinkled lake surface. When passing through the place where Blood Rose sank, Zhang Yuanqing felt Princess Silver Mirror's tension through the imprint of the sea of consciousness.

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

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

Zhang Yuanqing saw Princess Silver Mirror take out the small horn and start a conversation with Devil Eye. It was too far away to hear the specific content.

But before long, Princess Silver Mirror put away the small horn, and her ten fingers suddenly grew dark and sharp nails, which she deeply pierced 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.

Devil Eye's body inside the trunk was gradually exposed. In less than ten seconds, Devil Eye's thin body broke free from the trunk.

He was naked, his skin wrapped around his bones, like a patient in the late stages of cancer.

However, he was still vigorous. After breaking free from the trunk, he grabbed two vines and stood firmly on the torn inner cavity of the trunk.

Princess Silver Mirror began to return.

He didn't know what Devil Eye and the camphor tree said. A few seconds later, the camphor tree standing on the lake began to move and moved towards the shore.

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

The more this happened, the more uneasy he felt, fearing that Elder Gou's voice would come from behind, saying: You double agent!

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

Or the White Lion killed the Palace Master and was slowly approaching him, preparing to perform a choke hold.

Fortunately, none of this happened. Princess Silver Mirror and Devil Eye successfully landed.

Devil Eye Heavenly King grabbed the vine and gently swung to the shore, examining Zhang Yuanqing and raising the corners of his mouth: "You did a good job."

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

Zhang Yuanqing instantly understood the other party's meaning and nodded: "What did you say to it just now?"

Devil Eye Heavenly King smiled: "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 Military Religion."

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

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

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

"The marshals and Elder Gou of the White Tiger Legion 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 covered in blood, fleeing back in a panic.

Behind her, the mighty White Lion was chasing relentlessly.