Chapter 83: The edge of the great formation

The boat gently rocked on the lake. Over there, the monsoon was rowing another boat, trying to get the two boats close together. After the battle, the breeze was light, the fog was misty in the distance, and it was a quiet and beautiful lake.

“Can Zheng and the others hold out?” The one standing next to me was Lu Shan. Even a fool would know by now that the goal of the ghost Rakshasa is the lake village. We only ‘happened’ to encounter it, so the situation in the lake village is even more worrying.

With a loud bang, the two boats came together. Ji Feng and Xiao Chengqian jumped over from the other boat, and the people on the other boat had already completely sobered up. Judging from their expressions, they were probably still a little scared after remembering what had just happened.

I looked at them, frowning, and said to Lushan, “I don’t know if Master Zheng and the others can hold out. The only thing we can do is to hurry up.”

Ji Feng heard my words. Since the cabin was closed just now, he naturally didn’t see the battle just now. He didn’t know where the ghost Rakshasa went, so when I said this, Ji Feng’s face changed and he immediately paid attention.

I didn’t hide my intentions from Ji Feng, and I told him directly, “The goal of the ghost Rakshasa is actually Hucun. We just temporarily forced it back, and it should be heading towards Hucun now.”

“What did you say?” Ji Feng’s face suddenly turned pale.

I clenched my lips and was silent for a moment. Xiao Chengqian came over and patted Ji Feng on the shoulder and said, “Didn’t I say it? There’s no time to be sad here. It’s better to hurry to the center and get things done! According to Master Zheng’s abilities, even if he can’t destroy the ghost Rakshasa, can’t he hold out for a while?

Xiao Chengqian’s words encouraged Ji Feng to a great extent. He stopped talking and went straight to the bow of the boat, where he began to row as hard as he could.

The two boats began to move at a speed close to maximum speed. Over there, learning to row with the monsoon was Huigen. He said that he had the strength to do this, so we let Huigen go.

In the cabin, Brother Chengxin fell into a coma. After all, Chengyuan had learned some medical knowledge from Brother Chengxin, and after looking at Brother Chengxin’s condition, she told us that it was not a problem. According to modern medicine, Brother Chengxin was suffering from fatigue.

From the perspective of Taoist medicine, Brother Chengxin is suffering from excessive mental strain!

The lake became quiet again, and all that remained was the occasional sound of the wind blowing and the sound of the boat’s oars splashing in the water. The atmosphere in the cabin was silent for a while, and the first to speak was Ru Yue, who couldn’t help but worry.

“Third brother, listening to your conversation with the ghost Rakshasa, it seems that there is a more powerful presence in this lake. Do you have any idea?” She asked me.

I leaned against the boat awning and lit a cigarette, calmly saying, “Although it’s only a guess, I think I have a pretty good idea. Although the Great Array is called a small hell, I think there are far fewer complete ghosts inside than we thought.

“Why?” Ruyue was a little surprised, and everyone in the cabin looked at me curiously.

“It’s because there are monsters like the demon in the lake, and the demon feeds on ghosts! That’s why.” As I spoke, I exhaled a puff of smoke.

The monsters of the underworld are often heard of, but it is a very wrong statement to think that they are not powerful just because they are often heard of! In fact, the specific monsters of the underworld are not too strictly defined, but those that can be called monsters of the underworld are all extremely powerful!

The nine tripods of the lost state of China are carved with countless evil spirits, but the nine tripods are the most evil of them all!

It should be a demon, capable of creating mist and even bewitching me. I guess it was also cultivated by it. What exactly is it? How powerful is it? Thinking about this, I can’t help but be entranced…

“Chengyi, Chengyi…” Chengzhen called my name over and over again, waking me from my reverie. I suddenly snapped back to reality and looked at Chengzhen with some confusion.

“What’s the matter?” I asked.

“What are you thinking about? Sister Yue just asked you a few times how long it will take to actually enter the great array?” Chengzhen said to me with a hint of complaint.

I smiled a little embarrassed. At this time, I realized that I had been so absorbed in my thoughts that I had even burned my fingers on the cigarette. As I put out the cigarette, I said to Chengzhen and Ruyue, “I asked Jifeng about this before. From the place where we started to the big formation, if we don’t stop for a moment, it will take about five hours.”

“That long?” Chengzhen dragged his chin helplessly, looking a bit bored. Chengqing looked at Chengzhen and petted his hair a bit, then wiped the object in his hand.

The object in his hand was a small, delicate copper lamp that looked like a wine glass. It was very small, about half the size of a palm. This time, when Cheng Qing set out, he carried a large bundle, and the bundle contained many of these copper lamps. When he took them out of his suitcase, it scared me a lot.

At the time, I asked him, “Chengqing, what are you doing? Are you lighting the way for us in the big battle?”

He replied vaguely, “More or less.”

Once on the boat, he kept polishing the bronze lamps. Except for the battle with Chengxin, he never stopped!

Facing Cheng Qing rubbing his head, Cheng Zhen showed a displeased look on his face and muttered, “I’m not a child anymore.” Then he leaned lazily against Cheng Qing, who smiled indifferently.

This scene made my heart very warm. It is this kind of casual detail, the mutual dependence between the older and younger siblings, that can fill our hearts when we need it, and the coldness of the masters who left without saying goodbye.

“Five hours is not long. You know how big this lake is! Besides, this is a human-powered boat, not like the river, which can go with the flow! As for the larger array, it is said that the space there is not too stable, or there are other secrets.” My heart was filled with warmth, and I was more patient with Cheng Zhen’s explanation.

These are some of the rumors that Zheng told me after he told me that the formation was a small hell. In fact, I am no longer surprised by the matter of space, because I have been to the ghost market and the dragon tomb, and I have accepted the strange things that happen in some places in this world.

The boat continued to move forward, and Huigen had already replaced Jifeng and started rowing. To our surprise, the boy rowed very smoothly, and the speed was a few points faster than Jifeng’s. If it weren’t for waiting for the boat behind, I believe it could be even faster!

Jifeng went into the cabin to rest, a little tired. He was worried and kept saying to us, “This time, we hope that after we enter the big formation, we must pay attention to some details and not die because of it.

He emphasized again that the water inside could not be drunk and the fish inside could not be eaten, no matter how tempting!

I thought to myself, for someone who doesn’t like fish very much, how tempting could the fish be? This kid is serious! Don’t they have dried food on the boat? Are we going to be trapped here for a long time?

Time passed quickly, and in the blink of an eye the boat had already been on the lake for three hours. Occasionally, there were green mountains on the lake, and occasionally there were a few strange rocks. The scenery was already very different. Although it was shrouded in layers of mist, I couldn’t help but feel that if this wasn’t the lake of a thousand ghosts, the secret of the natural formation, or it would have long been developed into a scenic tourist area, right? Just like that bamboo forest that often disappears, after the matter is resolved, won’t it be opened up?

Should be close? I saw standing at the bow of the boat looking into the distance, the distance is a large area of calm lake, the lake is drifting light smoke, in such a hazy weather, at this time of the evening, there is still a red slanting sun, really is a fairyland like a strange scene.

The reason I thought it should be close was because Ji Feng explained to me, “This is fantasy. In fact, behind that is a natural formation. If an ordinary person were to come here and see this calm lake, they would row back the same way they came! Outside the natural formation, there is the protection of our artificial formation! But if by chance, you accidentally break in, then…”

Jifeng didn’t say anything else, but I knew what he meant. It would be a death sentence! People living on the water have always lived on the lake, and every year there are accidents. It may be a big deal to talk about, but in the crowd, it’s not a big deal. Mountains have their legends, and lakes have their legends. Where is there not a little mystery?