Imperial City Investigative Department

Chapter 426: Pathfinding (first update)
The water in the river was crystal clear, maybe three or four meters deep. Because of its clarity, Wu Chen could see countless naked water ghosts in the water at a glance. Their long hair was wrapped around their bodies, their skin folds were dark green, and their teeth were protruding from their eyes. They were just there quietly. One by one they sank to the bottom of the water.

Wu Chen took a breath and looked up. There was no suspension bridge available!He looked towards the water again, and the water ghost was blocking his way!
Wu Chen thought for a while, even if he stabbed himself into a sieve and threw him into the water, his little blood might not clear a way to swim to the other side.

How to do?
Wu Chen sat on the shore, looked at the water ghost in the water and asked, "One of them comes out, let's chat."

The water surface was calm, the water sparkled in the cold wind, and there was no movement at the bottom of the river.

"This life of a human being is not easy. According to the procedure, you have to go back to where you came from. If you delay in leaving, it will not do you any good. If you don't say anything else, reincarnation at least doesn't have to take a bath every day like now. You lie here. No one loves you, right?... Or if you can't leave on your own, then tell me how I can help you leave..."

Wu Chen muttered several words, but there was still no response from the bottom of the river.

Wu Chen sighed and looked up at the village on the other side.

This time I looked from low to high, and those 'eyes' seemed to know where he was and were looking down at him.

Wu Chen let out a long breath and wondered if he could use all his strength to set off huge waves and knock down the wooden buildings hanging in the air?
cannot!The waves stirred up could hardly even reach the wooden building.

Wu Chen thought that the houses on the top of the mountain should be normal, right?Will Shuangxi Village be considered clean if these wooden buildings are tidied up?Could Li Shen be in the wooden building?Where are the people from the Ghost Mandrill Gang hiding?What kind of story is hidden in Shuangxi Village that even the grandson refuses to stop when he becomes emperor?

Wu Chen thought about these questions in his mind, soared into the air and returned to the path halfway up the mountain.

This is the end of the road, and there are only rocks beyond.

Wu Chen saw a few thick wooden piles and knew that there must have been a bridge here before, but it was temporarily demolished to prevent them from crossing.

Wu Chen sighed and wanted to go back to discuss it first. At the moment, he had no better way to get across. Even if he was alone, it would be impossible for him to get across without touching his feet. He might fall into the river and then jump out again. Flying forward, how will others fare?There are also water ghosts in the river...

Just when Wu Chen turned around and wanted to leave, a voice came from the other side.

"Go back! This is not the place you should be."

Wu Chen was startled and asked angrily: "You don't want to wash the ink?"

There was silence for a while and he said, "You will leave the ink wash..."

"Can I save some face! I don't have a way to get over it now, but you don't have a way to take away the ink wash. If you have the ability, come and grab it!"

"We really can't do anything to you, but there are many people around you, we..."

"What are you doing? The bridge is gone. We can't get across, but you can't get out either. I'm here to guard you. Anyway, we don't have to worry about food and drink, but you don't. Since you have the ability to find so many martial arts people, you naturally need to come here often. Chang Chang, I will stay here for half a year and completely cut off all contact with the outside world. Will your eyes still be open by then?"

"You underestimated us."

"Don't you underestimate me? To be honest, this hundred-foot-wide distance can't stop me, and your wooden building can't withstand my palm. But I'm afraid I won't be able to take care of you all by myself. You give me Give it some time, we should meet soon."

"Leave Ximo behind, and you and I will have nothing to do with each other from now on."

Wu Chen raised his wrist and said, "What's annoying is that I have to wash the ink, and I can't take it off at all."

There was no movement there.

It’s not like Wu Chen has never had the urge to fly over like this. No matter how many times he has to fall into the river, he can just fly over and destroy all the wooden buildings with a wave of his hand!But he also knew that there was something wrong with him, that he would fall down if he fell down...

Wu Chen thought for a moment, then suddenly used all his strength to throw the stones he had just picked up by the river towards the three-story wooden building on the other side of the river.The stones were as powerful as breaking bamboo, and they reached the middle of the river in the blink of an eye, and then stopped there.

Wu Chen squinted his eyes and asked, "What if I throw another piece away now?"

After that, Wu Chen threw another stone. This stone was picked up just now when he bent down. It was much larger than the previous stone.

Just as this piece flew out, the smaller one flew back towards Wu Chen. Wu Chen ignored it, lowered his head and picked up two more stones and held them in his hands. He only waited for the big one to be knocked down before throwing these two stones. Chunks.

He just wanted to try to see how much strength he could have left from here to there.

In Wu Chen's view, he is the only one in the world who can take the stones to the other side. No matter how others are able to fight back, the stones coming back will not have any lethality.

But just when Wu Chen was despising the pebble, the pebble hit the rock at Wu Chen's feet with great force, making a 'bang' sound.

Wu Chen was stunned for a moment, then in one breath he sent out the two stones in his hand again, muttering: "You have some skills!"

The big one did not come back, nor did it hit the wooden building. Instead, it fell down the mountain, followed closely by the two rocks with the same fate.

The other side started shouting again: "It's useless for you to do this. Even if you are exhausted, you can't hurt Mulou."

Wu Chen patted the dirt on his hands and said, "It makes sense! You wait for me to go back and discuss how to sneak across tonight. I'll work harder so that we can see each other tonight."

"Water ghosts eat people."

"It's okay, I can take care of it!"

"Do you have to come here?"

"Nonsense! Otherwise, we have come all this way just to see the scenery?"

As soon as Wu Chen finished speaking, he felt something moving behind him. He subconsciously jumped into the air, and cold arrows were shot out from the mountain behind him. The arrows grazed the soles of Wu Chen's feet and shot out.

Wu Chen was shocked and angry. He slapped the mountain wall in mid-air. Still not satisfied, he followed up with another slap.

Several screams came from the mountain wall. When the rocks rolled down, Wu Chen saw several figures falling down with the rocks.

Wu Chen was worried. He stepped on the rock and it hung in the air again. He patted it a few times closer to make sure that no one was hiding behind him anymore. Then he stood on the mountain road again. However, the mountain road was full of gravel. He wanted to continue. Clean up.

……

In the wooden building opposite, the old man with a face like old tree bark sighed and whispered softly: "If I knew you would come, what would I do if I didn't wash the ink? I just have to wait another hundred years, maybe it won't be necessary. for many years."

……

Wu Chen didn't hear this sentence, he was still immersed in fear.

Shooting cold arrows from behind is a big taboo for Wu Chen!

After Wu Chen cleared the mountain road, he pointed to the other side and shouted: "Wait! I will go over and have a good talk with you."

(End of this chapter)