northernbook Chapter 247 Don't Move
Chapter 247 Don't Move
"The point is, I don't know how to build a boat. Can you, Longtan?"
"If you say I can't make a big boat, but who can't split a tree in half and hollow it out in the middle to make a boat?"
"That's fine, but you and I don't trust each other, so why don't we each make a boat and follow Hua Zong's boat?"
"Okay, this lake is pretty big. You and I are on the same boat, but we don't trust each other. It's good for us to each have our own boat."
Zeng Wenyu and Long Tan made up their minds and immediately ran towards the trees they had seen before.
The big trees here are lush and leafy, with extremely thick branches. The smallest one requires two people to hug it. Zeng Wenyu naturally chose the smallest tree, while Longtan chose a medium-sized tree that required three people to hug it.
Taking out an axe from the storage bag, Zeng Wenyu relied on his own strength to chopped down the tree in less than a minute. Then he quickly planed the tree into a wooden boat. Longtan was even faster than him. He used his spiritual energy to uproot the tree he chose, and then used his spiritual energy to repair the tree and split it into three parts. The spiritual energy instantly hollowed out the middle of the tree. Now he was sitting in his wooden boat, chasing Hua Zong's boat in the lake.
He shrugged his shoulders. It is normal that physical cultivators are not as convenient as Qi cultivators in some aspects, but physical cultivators are not without advantages. Longtan did not make a paddle. He used spiritual energy to push the canoe forward. However, spiritual energy would eventually be insufficient, but his strength could last much longer than spiritual energy.
After getting everything ready, Zeng Wenyu placed the canoe in the lake and began paddling to catch up.
Hua Zong's boat had disappeared, but Xiaoxue could sense the direction where Xiaoli was, and it could help Zeng Wenyu accurately guide the direction, so Zeng Wenyu was not afraid of losing it at all. He rowed the boat slowly, not in a hurry at all.
The lake was very calm because Longtan had run far away. The only ripples on the entire lake were caused by Zeng Wenyu's wooden boat moving forward. At the same time, Zeng Wenyu was constantly observing the lake.
The sudden appearance of such a large lake here seems abnormal in every way. Not only that, there is a breeze blowing over the lake, but the breeze does not create any ripples. This seems a bit weird no matter how you look at it. Moreover, the calmer the lake is, the more strange things will appear. Zeng Wenyu always tries to be careful when rowing so as not to make too much noise.
Although there was no sun or moon, there was still day and night in the ruins. The light above his head began to dim, and Zeng Wenyu knew that night was coming.
As night gradually fell, the lake which was calm during the day began to ripple. Through the faint light, Zeng Wenyu could clearly see that some fish and shrimps began to appear under the water. Although those fish and shrimps were not yet at the level of monsters, they had already appeared. He did not believe that there were no monsters in the water.
Xiao Meng poked his head out from Zeng Wenyu's hood, yawned and rubbed his face. He looked around in confusion. He had just woken up and hadn't figured out the current situation yet.
"Brother, where is this place?"
"This is a big lake next to the White Green Snake's territory."
"Lake?!" Xiao Meng suddenly came to her senses after hearing Zeng Wenyu's words, "Brother, why are you here? Go back quickly!"
After hearing what Xiao Meng said, Zeng Wenyu knew that this lake must be dangerous, but his current position was actually deep in the lake, and it was impossible for him to turn around.
Without hearing Zeng Wenyu's answer, Xiao Meng looked around again, and then he saw where they were now: "Is it too late to go back? Then you must be careful, brother. The clan leader uncle said that this is a paradise for the aquatic tribe. There are very scary monsters under the water. We usually don't dare to come here casually."
As soon as Xiao Meng finished speaking, Zeng Wenyu saw a huge figure swimming under his wooden boat. The water flow after the black figure passed by made his wooden boat move forward much faster.
Zeng Wenyu retracted the oars and sat quietly in the boat. He did not move anymore. He knew that he could not show any threat at this time, otherwise the huge black shadow would only need to flap its wings to tip his wooden boat over. Once the wooden boat tipped over, it would be impossible for him to defeat the monsters in the water.
The huge black shadow seemed to have sensed Zeng Wenyu's thoughts. It circled around Zeng Wenyu's wooden boat for a few times and then left. Just when Zeng Wenyu was about to breathe a sigh of relief, the sound of flowing water came from behind Zeng Wenyu. At the same time, a large number of black shadows appeared behind the wooden boat. Those black shadows swam under Zeng Wenyu's wooden boat. A strong feeling of pushing on his back was transmitted to Zeng Wenyu. His small wooden boat was like it was equipped with a propeller and was quickly pushed forward by those black shadows.
"Brother, don't move, don't move! As long as you don't move, they won't attack you," Xiao Meng said this in Zeng Wenyu's ear. At the same time, it crawled out of Zeng Wenyu's hood and stood on his shoulder. A very faint aura emanated from Xiao Meng. "Brother, I will protect you. They won't attack the monsters in this place. As long as they feel my breath, even the most ferocious of them will not attack me. Just wait until they rest during the day."
Zeng Wenyu did not answer Xiao Meng. He nodded gently, remaining motionless while sitting in the canoe, quietly waiting for the day to come.
Zeng Wenyu only felt that his body was a little stiff. It was very tiring to maintain this motionless posture. Moreover, because he didn't know when the danger might happen, he did not enter the state of cultivation.
It was unknown how long it had been, but a light mist began to rise from the water. As time went on, the mist gradually became thicker. After a while, Zeng Wenyu could not even see the bow of the wooden boat.
"It's over! Someone has angered them!" Xiao Meng suddenly whispered, "This fog is a precursor to their attack. Brother, you have to stay steady. You must stay steady. Don't let the boat capsize. Once we fall into the water, they will attack us without hesitation!"
As soon as Xiao Meng finished speaking, Zeng Wenyu felt his wooden boat begin to sway wildly. The water surface seemed to be boiling, and the boat was swaying more and more violently. If Zeng Wenyu hadn't constantly shifted his center of gravity, the boat would have been overturned.
"Woo..."
Suddenly, a long cry was heard in the distance. Zeng Wenyu listened to the cry and looked at the large number of black shadows under the water that were constantly moving towards the direction of the cry. He knew that the battle was taking place over there, and his small wooden boat was being pushed in that direction by the current.