The Pastoral Life of a Cultivation Master

Chapter 3089 Silently Watching the Show
While Qian Ying and the others were in danger, Chen Mo and his group on the bridge, as well as the martial artists who had already arrived, also encountered a crisis.

Originally, everything was normal when Qian Zhenghao led the first group across the suspension bridge.

Of course, when Chen Mo and the others saw Qian Zhenghao bring his men over and heard his explanation, they knew that Qian Ying and the others' arrangements were all in the same way they had crossed the iron chain bridge before, allowing the entire team to cross the lake.

Since nothing has happened, we can just wait at the bridgehead.

However, Chen Mo discovered that as more and more people crossed the lake, the sense of crisis emanating from the lake became increasingly intense.

"Captain Ouyang Nan, since so many people have already come here, should we continue forward and scout ahead before deciding what to do?" Chen Mo didn't understand what the crisis was, but that didn't stop him from staying away from it.

Once the crisis erupts, he will be able to see clearly what it is and how to deal with it, so he won't have to rush into it.

So, they said that to Ouyang Nan, and then everyone left together to avoid the crisis.

Upon hearing this, Ouyang Nan, though not understanding why Chen Mo said it, did not object but directly agreed. After all, she knew that Chen Mo would never speak without reason; there must be a reason why he suggested leading people forward to scout out the environment ahead.

Unexpectedly, Qian Wantong, who came with the second group, overheard Chen Mo's words and directly prevented them from leaving early.

“Captain Ouyang Nan, let’s wait a bit. Let’s see if Elder Qian and Elder Zhou have any plans after they arrive. If not, you can go ahead and investigate if you wish. Right now, the most important thing is to wait for the two Innate Elders to arrive. Everything else can wait,” Qian Wantong said.

After all, Qian Wantong didn't know whether Qian Ying would ask Ouyang Nan about her or arrange for her to do other things after she arrived.

Anyway, let's wait and see, it won't take too long.

After all, the entire team didn't even have a hundred people, so it wouldn't take them long to cross the iron chain bridge.

Upon hearing this, Ouyang Nan could only signal to Chen Mo that they should wait for the time being, as disobeying orders and leaving would definitely invite retaliation.

So after hearing this, Chen Mo could only nod to Ouyang Nan to indicate that he understood, and then pulled Ouyang Ruoxi to walk towards a more distant location. Naturally, Ouyang Nana followed immediately after seeing this.

When Ouyang Nan saw Chen Mo leave, she naturally followed. Although she asked to wait for Qian Ying and Zhou Zixing, she decided to keep a little distance so that she could come over herself once the two of them arrived.

In addition, Qian Zhenghao also followed, which made Ouyang Nan and the others turn around and take a look at this guy.

Upon seeing this, Qian Zhenghao merely gave an awkward smile. However, he didn't slow down, continuing to follow firmly behind Ouyang Nan and the others.

He was well aware that he was not well-liked by Qian Wantong. Since the task of leading the team across the iron chain bridge had been completed and he had not been told to stay at the bridgehead, he simply followed Captain Ouyang Nan.

Now, Qian Zhenghao wants to stay away from Qian Wantong and doesn't want to be too close to him.

"Amo, you just said you wanted to continue the reconnaissance mission, what happened?" Ouyang Nan asked Chen Mo when she realized that they were already quite a distance from the bridgehead and could no longer see the situation there.

Chen Mo shook his head and said, "I don't know if my feeling just now was correct, but I had a sense of danger when I was standing at the bridgehead, so I thought that if I got away from the bridgehead, I would get away from the danger. But I didn't expect Qian Wantong to stop you from leaving and to wait for Elder Qian and Elder Zhou to come. It's better to get away from there first. Even if something dangerous happens, we can run away in advance, right?"

"Oh? What kind of crisis did you sense?" Ouyang Nan asked curiously. The other two women also looked at Chen Mo with the same curiosity. Well, Qian Zhenghao should be added to the list as well.

Seeing how curious the group was, he had no choice but to selectively share what he had sensed with Ouyang Nan and the others.

"I see." Ouyang Nan nodded in understanding. She had heard stories before about martial artists with incredibly strong senses who could detect danger at certain times.

Chen Mo, being a master of innate cultivation, should have even clearer perception. So he nodded and said, "Let's walk a little further away from the bridge."

"Uh! Captain Ouyang Nan, there's no need for that. After all, in this dense fog, if we're too far away, we won't be able to see what's going to happen," Chen Mo said.

“Alright, let’s stay here and watch the bridgehead. It’s a bit blurry, but we can still make out the figures,” Ouyang Nan said, looking at the martial artists at the bridgehead.

The others had nothing to say. After Chen Mo and Ouyang Nan made their decision, they found a place to meditate and cultivate. They wanted to seize every moment to cultivate so that they could better face the dangers that might come later.

Even if it doesn't improve your strength by much, it will still make you run faster, right?

Upon seeing this, Qian Zhenghao followed suit, finding a nearby spot to meditate and cultivate. The effects of the honey he had drunk the previous night hadn't fully dissipated, so he wanted to take advantage of the time to accelerate his cultivation and make better use of its benefits.

However, to their surprise, not long after they began meditating, a rumbling sound came from the lake, as loud as thunder, and the thick fog was shaken and thinned out.

"What's that sound?" Ouyang Nan was the first to stand up, looking at the bridgehead with some surprise and asking.

"This is probably the crisis I sensed earlier, and it's happening now," Chen Mo said, looking towards the bridgehead. "I wonder what will happen next." Ouyang Ruoxi stood beside him, reaching out to hold his hand, and Chen Mo could feel that her hand seemed to be trembling slightly.

The earlier noise was so loud that it echoed throughout the entire valley.

Whether ordinary people or martial artists, everyone has things they fear, especially the unknown, which is what truly causes worry.

Just as everyone was worried, towering waves formed from afar and crashed towards the iron chain bridge.

The sight of the surging, overwhelming waves, like a towering wall of water rushing towards you, was so suffocating that it was hard to breathe.

"This, this, this is..." For a moment, Ouyang Nan didn't know how to describe this scene.

The others remained silent, watching the giant waves crash against them, feeling utterly powerless to stop them.

Of course, this didn't include Chen Mo. After all, at the sixth level of the Foundation Establishment stage, he didn't have much of a reaction to such towering waves. If it were him, he could also use some methods to create such massive waves.

Even without using waves, its own strength is enough to create such enormous waves. At most, they just wouldn't be as continuous.

However, what he considered and worried about was the cause of this wave. While immersing himself in it could also create such power, it couldn't be sustained continuously. So, what created this power—a person or some other means?

Or perhaps it's the use of formations that creates this scene? Each cause will naturally lead to different results.

The sudden impact cleared my vision, and I could see several figures on the bridge in the distance.

"There are still people on the bridge!" Ouyang Nana exclaimed.

"So what if we are? Are we going to go and rescue them now? Alright, let's just watch from here." Ouyang Nan said calmly, looking at the figures on the bridge.

"Ah, oh..." Ouyang Nana realized she had said something she shouldn't have, so she immediately shut up and continued watching.

Everyone else, including Qian Zhenghao, remained motionless, watching from a distance.

Meanwhile, Qian Wantong and the others on the bridge shouted at Qian Ying and the others as the waves surged in, but the rumbling sound completely drowned out their shouts, and the people on the bridge couldn't hear them at all.

Of course, although Qian Wantong and the others shouted loudly, no one moved to rescue the people on the bridge.

Upon seeing the towering waves, Qian Wantong immediately turned to the other martial artists on the bridge and shouted, "Everyone, evacuate from here immediately! Don't stay here!"

He believed Elder Qian and Elder Zhou could handle such a colossal wave that blotted out the sky, but he had no confidence in the other four martial artists. Of course, he himself was also incapable of withstanding such a massive surge.

In addition, standing at the bridgehead, one will also be impacted by the waves.

Although the distance between the suspension bridge and the lake surface has decreased to more than 20 meters due to the drop in lake level, the height of these giant waves is definitely over 100 meters. Therefore, it is impossible for him to rush onto the suspension bridge to rescue Qian Ying and the others.

Now, all we can do is protect ourselves and keep the other martial artists away from the bridgehead. Don't stay here, because if you're too close, you'll also be affected by the giant waves.

Before Qian Wantong could finish shouting, the other martial artists had already turned and fled. Faced with such a huge impact, how could they not run? Did they want to wait for the giant wave that was coming?

Qian Wantong watched the backs of the many martial artists and grumbled before quickly retreating back to his original position on the bridge.

But in just a short while, a huge wave crashed in and struck the iron chain bridge. Qian Wantong was also affected by the wave and was thrown to the ground by the impact.

Fortunately, he was only hit by a small amount of wave when he jumped down, so he just fell to the ground and was not injured.

He immediately got up and continued running without looking back at anything.

When he saw the other martial artists, and Ouyang Nan and the others standing further away, he realized that Ouyang Nan and the other four had long since left the bridgehead, and his heart was filled with anger. He didn't know why he was angry, but seeing Ouyang Nan and the other four made him want to lash out.

Unfortunately, now is not the time. We should wait for Elders Qian Ying and Zhou Zixing to return before discussing this further.

Watching the giant waves crash against the iron chain bridge, causing it to sway and float, he began to worry about the two elders.

Qian Wantong certainly hoped that the two innate elders could return safely, otherwise, what awaited him was truly unpredictable.