Imperial City Investigative Department

Chapter 427 Countermeasures (Part [-])
Wu Chen walked back along the mountain road, checking whether the side of the mountain was hollow from time to time, and the speed slowed down a lot. By the time he returned to Scorpion Valley, it was already dark.

Everyone was sitting around the fire, and five hundred soldiers were resting separately. Even the position of the scorpion's tail was occupied by people. Fortunately, there was only one mountain road, and it was easy to take turns standing guard. Yu Shi'an followed the others to warm themselves by the fire and wait for Wu Chen's return. .

Wu Chen appeared in front of everyone with a solemn expression. When Xu Da saw it, he immediately stood up and said, "Da Tou suddenly wanted to look for you in the afternoon. We were really worried. Fortunately, he calmed down after a while, and we were relieved. .”

Datou said seriously: "Take me with you next time. At least I can know in advance that you will be in danger."

Wu Chen waved his hands and sat in front of the bonfire and said:
"It's no use today. You told me there's danger. I don't know where the danger comes from. In the afternoon, I was having a verbal argument with the people on the other side. Who would have thought that there were people hiding in the gable behind me. Fortunately, they needed to move if they wanted to shoot arrows. , I heard the movement and completely subconsciously avoided it, and then I avoided those cold arrows."

Everyone was surprised.

Xing Yun said: "It seems that those people have been prepared for a long time! Instead of waiting like this, let's kill them tonight while it's dark!"

Wu Chen snorted and said, "How to get across? The bridge was demolished by them. The river under the mountain is full of water ghosts. There are hundreds of feet wide between the mountains. How can you fly over in one go?"

Gu You'ah! ’ asked: “What should we do?”

Xu Da asked: "Water ghost? Can't we see it either?"

"I don't know. Maybe I can't see it. If I can see it, it will be easier to solve."

"Why don't you just go down and send them all away first?" Xing Yun spread his hands.

Wu Chen snorted: "The bottom of the river is densely packed, and it doesn't matter who gets sent away first! I will discuss it with you when I get back. The river is not deep, but the water temperature is extremely cold, and the water ghost is waiting in the river..."

"There aren't water ghosts in the entire river, right? We can find an area where there are no water ghosts and swim there, or go there during the day. Aren't those things afraid of light? Let's..."

Wu Chen said:
"This idea is correct. I also thought about going there during the day, but the mountain where Shuangxi Village is located has a wooden building halfway up the mountain. The view is very wide. They can see me flying up and down the mountain today, so they can see it. They can prepare in advance and cover us up when it gets dark at night. I don’t believe they can figure out where we will cross the river! But...haven’t you ever thought that the water temperature is too low and you might cramp under the water? "

Xing Yun glanced at Wu Chen with disgust and said, "Of course we have ways to keep out the cold. You'd better worry about how to make it difficult for those water ghosts to get through."

Wu Chen scratched his forehead and said:

"I have seen two water ghosts before. They were easy to deal with in the pond of Longgu Mountain Villa. They left after a few words of advice. Today I wanted to give them some advice, but they didn't do it at all. Look at me, I think they are under the unified command of the people in the village, so as you said, find a place where there are no water ghosts and swim across. As long as you swim fast enough, it is feasible! I can block it for a while..."

"Will Datou follow? If he follows, he won't be able to get up quickly even if he wants to." Xing Yun said.

Datou lowered his head and said, "I don't know how to swim."

Wu Chen thought for a while and said:

"There was originally a suspension bridge there. As long as we go over there, I can restore the suspension bridge. Then Brother Big Touou and Lao Yu can lead the troops to go over there. There are several wooden buildings hanging on the cliff, but there are The plank road can lead to the houses on the top of the mountain. Old Yu, you will lead two hundred and five troops when you arrive...No, let's go to two hundred. From the plank road to the top of the mountain, first control the people in the village..."

Wu Chen was planning how to act tonight, and his mouth was dry as he spoke. The fourth child hurriedly handed over water and food, and Wu Chen ate silently.Everyone digested Wu Chen's suggestion. The boss and the second child had no objection. They followed Wu Chen's wishes across the river. Four, five, six, seven and eight followed Yu Shi'an to protect the big head. They led two hundred troops directly to the end of the mountain road and waited opposite the wooden building. .

Naturally, Yu Shi'an had no objection. He knew exactly what he was here to do. The remaining three hundred soldiers still had to guard the Scorpion Valley. He could still receive news if anything happened.

Lao Si and the others have opinions in their hearts but dare not say it. They know that protecting Datou is as important as Yu Shian, but they want to follow Wu Chen more.

Xing Yun thought for a while and asked, "Did you have this plan in mind when you came back?"

Wu Chen didn't speak.

Xing Yun asked again: "You are thinking very well now, but even if we get through smoothly, do you think you will have the opportunity to fly over and build the suspension bridge?"

Wu Chen put down the bowl in his hand and said:
"I'm not even sure whether I can cross the river smoothly, let alone build a suspension bridge! But I have to give it a try. This village is very weird. I can't predict what we will encounter later, but they never want us to go there. From this point of view, maybe there is nothing on the other side, otherwise we can just let us go there and make a mess."

Xing Yun nodded and asked, "If we leave now, will it be dawn when Lao Yu and the others reach the end of the mountain road?"

Wu Chen snorted and asked:
"If we want to leave, we need to leave together. Do you think we can cross the river before dawn? That's what I think. We need to cross from here to the other side of the river first. This is far from the village, and there is a break in the stream in the middle. Let's go there first. , then walked to the opposite side of the stockade and looked for where there were no water ghosts on that side, and then tried to swim over. I would inevitably have to fight with the water ghosts. Alas, I just hoped that they would not come in groups. I can't stand it. If any of you are eaten by him again, I'm afraid this mountain will be completely destroyed..."

"Why do you have to wait for one of us to die before you go crazy? Go crazy now and let them see how powerful you are!" Xing Yun pulled Wu Chen to stand up: "It will save us the trouble."

Wu Chen smiled and said, "You think I didn't think of doing this today? It's really too far away. If it's closer, I really won't let you take risks, but don't worry, as long as you can find ways to prevent freezing, I will I can ensure that you swim across safely.”

Xu Da was shocked after hearing this. He looked at Wu Chen worriedly and hesitated to speak.

……

Gu You and Xu Da's way to keep out the cold was to drink some strong liquor, which they brought with them, but Xing Yun had pills, which really made Wu Chen very happy.

Datou kept his head hanging, and Wu Chen comforted him in a low voice: "After dawn, I will build the suspension bridge and we can see each other. Then you will stay by my side. If there is danger, please remind me in time. It will not delay things. Tonight Don’t worry, those water ghosts can’t do anything to me.”

Datou shook his head and said: "I'm not worried about you, I'm worried about myself. I can't sleep tonight. I'm afraid I won't be able to hold on."

Wu Chen opened his mouth and said with a silly smile, "I'm just teasing you."

Wu Chen felt something was wrong with Datou, but he couldn't tell what was wrong.

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(End of this chapter)