Imperial City Investigative Department

Soon all five people climbed up to the big rock. Xing Yun looked at Wu Chen and asked, "Look up, are those eyes still there?"

Wu Chen looked up, sighed and asked, "Do you think I'm much braver than you?"

Xing Yun said, 'Isn't this nonsense? ' expression.

Wu Chen sat on the big rock, sighed again and said:
"I will be afraid of what you are afraid of. The difference is that you are really afraid and can't do anything else except being afraid. My fear is also really afraid, but I can solve it and I still have to do it. Only this difference makes Now that I'm like this, I need to check beforehand. I'm so scared that you still think I'm fine."

"Are you here or not?"

"Here!" Wu Chen squeezed the water on his front and said, "Maybe it's a trick, maybe it's an illusion. Just pretend you didn't see anything. When the sun comes up, that thing will naturally disappear."

"Won't... attack us suddenly?"

As soon as Xing Yun finished speaking, Wu Chen felt the big rock under his butt vibrate. He subconsciously shouted: "Get down!" Then he turned over and fell to the river.

Xing Yun and others raised their legs and jumped into the sky, then landed one by one.

Wu Chen watched helplessly as the stone shrank into the mountain.

"You guys stand aside, a little further away."

Wu Chen watched several people move aside in shock, and from the corner of his eye, he noticed a ball of black hair floating in the river.

"Put it against the wall!"

Wu Chen yelled, waving his arms and struck into the river. Huge waves suddenly set off on the river, and the black hair naturally disappeared. However, Wu Chen's strike was of no great use. After the water surface returned to calm, Another ball of black hair floated over...

Wu Chen gritted his molars and said, "They are forcing us to leave this place."

Xu Da looked at the dark water, but couldn't see anything. He asked, "What's in the river?"

"The hair that almost covered me to death just now will suddenly jump out and drag you into the river..."

"Let's go to the village quickly!" Xing Yun said bravely.

"Wait for me!"

After Wu Chen finished speaking, he first waved his palm towards the river, then rose into the air and slapped twice towards the place where the big stone was retracted. A dark cave appeared in front of Wu Chen's eyes.

Wu Chen landed and walked to a few people and said, "There is a cave up there. It should be the place where those people want to take us. Do you want us to go in?"

Wu Chen said this while staring at the river.

Xing Yun said hurriedly: "Don't worry about where you are, leave here first!"

Gu You said, "Since this is where they want us to go, we must be well prepared. If we go, wouldn't we be falling into a trap?"

Xu Da nodded in agreement and said: "In there..."

Before Xu Da finished speaking, he saw a black 'stick' suddenly emerge from the river. Wu Chen pulled out the sword on Xing Yun's waist and cut off the black hair the moment it approached Xu Da. His left hand was not idle either. , and swung it hard towards the river.

Part of the severed hair was left on the bank, and the rest was carried back to the river by Wu Chen's strength.

Xu Da asked with a pale face: "What just happened..."

"Hair." Wu Chen pointed to the section of hair on the bank and said.

Xing Yun was anxious: "It's obviously a stick!"

Wu Chen glanced at Xing Yun sympathetically, then quickly stared at the river and said: "If we go to the stockade, there is still a long way to go. The closer we get to the stockade, the more water ghosts in the river, and the more hair... That cave...I have a feeling it will be even more terrifying." Xing Yun told Wu Chen his choice through actions, and he flew up and disappeared in the blink of an eye.

Wu Chen sighed and said, "Let's go, let's go to the cave first."

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Several people entered the cave but did not go inside. They just stood at the entrance of the cave.

Wu Chen returned the sword to Xing Yun, and then squatted on the ground to check the ground. He felt that the reason why the big stone could go in and out must be because there was a track underground.

Xing Yun stood at the entrance of the cave and complained:

"You still let us go to the river! Can we deal with the monster in the water? You found it in time this time, but what about next time? Is it hair or a stick?"

Wu Chen touched the spot where the rocks under his feet were in contact with the sides of the mountain, then moved some distance inward, looked at the ground, and turned a deaf ear to Xing Yun's complaints.

When Xing Yun saw Wu Chen ignoring him, he added, "You can't just look at what you can handle, but also think about what we can handle..."

Gu You said unhappily: "What can you handle? After all, I shouldn't have brought you here!"

The boss also helped out and said, "We feel scary walking by the river. Is this cave safe? If it were a good place, would those people want us to come in?"

"It's better than those hairs, right?" Xing Yun asked, squinting his neck.

"I'm afraid I can't avoid my hair!" Wu Chen stood up and pointed to the depths of the cave and said, "There are traces of water on the road inside, and it's not completely dry yet. It should have been brought by the people who came up to turn off the engine. That is to say Time has not passed long, why did he bring water stains?"

"The inside of the cave is connected to the river. If he wants to get here, he must pass through the river." Gu You said.

Xing Yun stood there blankly with his mouth open.

Xu Dashi said: "In other words, when they saw that we didn't die in the river, they came up with this idea. The only way for us to enter here is to face the water ghost."

The boss let out an uncontrollable breath.

Wu Chen snorted and said, "They want to tell us that even after crossing the river, it's not that easy to get close to the village."

"Then what should we do next?" Xing Yun asked frustratedly.

Wu Chen walked to the entrance of the cave and looked outside. The moment he turned around, he realized something was wrong. He looked at both sides of the cave entrance, then looked up at the top of the cave entrance. He had made the hole and it should be uneven, but why? Like a repaired cave entrance, very complete?
Wu Chen turned around and asked urgently: "We crossed the river twice, did you drink the river water?"

"Isn't this nonsense? How could you come here without taking a few sips?" Xing Yun frowned and asked.

Wu Chen took a deep breath to calm down. It stands to reason that he had the ink wash in his body. If he had eaten something by mistake, it should have had no effect on him. Could it be that the ink wash was useless against hallucinogenic drugs?

Wu Chen thought of this, turned around and said to Xing Yun: "Lend me your sword. You guys are always prepared for the possibility of falling. Try not to get hurt."

Xing Yun pulled out the long sword and handed it to Wu Chen and asked, "What do you mean?"

"I suspect that we have been in an illusion! I have to find a way to shatter the illusion. If it is not an illusion, I can also cut a new road on the side of the mountain. It is some distance away from the river, and you can walk across it safely."

Several people nodded heavily.

Wu Chen took the sword and flew out of the cave without stopping.

... (end of this chapter)