freenovelworld Chapter 1043 [The Untamed 17]
Chapter 1043 [The Untamed 17]
That day, Wei Wuxian proudly told Jiang Cheng and Nie Huaisang everything he had done during the day. Jiang Cheng felt his face burning as if he could hear the people around him laughing. He wanted to dig a hole in the ground and crawl into it, never to come out again. It was so embarrassing!
Jiang Cheng cursed Wei Wuxian in his heart for being such a shameless guy. He could do such a ridiculous thing and even brazenly said it out loud. It really made him feel ashamed. He sighed in his heart and prayed that no one would recognize them, otherwise he would never be able to clear himself even if he jumped into the Yellow River.
Just as Jiang Cheng was daydreaming, he suddenly heard Nie Huaisang's exclamation. It turned out that the three of them had discovered the owl raised by the Wen Clan of Qishan. This owl was specifically responsible for monitoring the movements of the major families, but for some reason it had flown here.
Wei Wuxian was also somewhat surprised when he saw this. He knew that the Wen Clan of Qishan had always been at odds with other clans, and there must be some unusual reason why this owl suddenly appeared here.
At the same time, in the back mountain of the Lan family, Lan Wangji and Lan Xichen also noticed the abnormal fluctuations in the barrier of the back mountain. The two looked at each other and saw worry in each other's eyes.
Lan Xichen frowned and said, “This back mountain barrier has always been stable, but it has been so unstable recently. I’m afraid there is some powerful evil spirit causing trouble.”
Lan Wangji nodded in agreement. After a moment’s silence, he said, “Brother, I think this matter cannot be taken lightly. We need to find out the cause as soon as possible to avoid a disaster.”
Just as the two were discussing how to respond, a disciple came running over and reported a piece of news to them: Recently, water monsters have been causing trouble in Caiyi Town, and many villagers have been killed. The villagers have pleaded with the Lan family to step in and eliminate this disaster.
Lan Xichen frowned even more after hearing this. He knew that the villagers of Caiyi Town were familiar with water, so it was reasonable that they should not raise a water monster. What was so strange about this?
Lan Xichen frowned slightly, and after pondering for a moment, he made up his mind and said, "Tomorrow I will personally take Wangji to Caiyi Town to check the situation. I must put an end to this water monster chaos."
Wei Wuxian and Jiang Cheng, who were standing by, looked at each other and said in unison, "We'll go too!"
Lan Xichen looked at them in surprise, and Wei Wuxian quickly explained, "We know a thing or two about water monsters, so maybe we can help."
Jiang Cheng also agreed: "Yes, one more person means more strength."
Lan Xichen thought about it for a moment and felt that what they said made sense, so he nodded in agreement.
At this time, Wen Qing, who had been silent all the time, suddenly said, "A Ning and I will go together."
Lan Xichen looked at her, a hint of hesitation flashed in his eyes, but he finally nodded.
Seeing this, Youyou turned to Xue Yang and Jin Guangyao and said, "You two should go with us to gain some experience."
Xue Yang and Jin Guangyao looked at each other, and although they were somewhat reluctant, they still answered in unison: "Yes."
Youyou took out a few amulets from her bosom and handed them to Wei Wuxian and the others, saying, "These amulets can keep you safe. Be sure to carry them with you."
After Wei Wuxian and the others thanked Youyou, they set off with Lan Xichen.
The group rushed all the way and finally arrived at Caiyi Town. As soon as they entered the town, they heard people talking about it. They all said that Biling Lake had been calm in the past few years, but recently people have frequently fallen into the water, and those who fell into the water never returned, most of them were in danger.
Without further ado, everyone rushed to Biling Lake. After arriving at the lake, everyone was surprised to find that the entire lake was covered by a thick layer of mist, and everything around was hazy, as if they were in a fog and could hardly see anything clearly.
Everyone stepped onto the boat carefully, and Wei Wuxian's eyes were like two flexible beads, spinning around and looking around. Suddenly, he drew out his sword without warning, and suddenly raised a wave of water, which was like a huge force swinging the wave towards Lan Wangji.
Lan Wangji was shocked when he saw this and quickly dodged to the side. However, due to the suddenness of the incident, the boat he was riding also lost its balance and instantly turned upside down. At this moment, an unexpected scene occurred - a savage water monster was seen clinging to the bottom of the boat!
It turned out that when Wei Wuxian was observing the surrounding environment, he keenly noticed that the draft of the ship was a little abnormal. With his rich experience and keen insight, he immediately guessed that the water monster might be hiding under the ship. So, he made a prompt decision and decided to use this unexpected method to force the water monster out.
Wei WuXian couldn't help laughing when he saw Lan WangJi's embarrassed look, and quickly apologized to him, "Haha, Second Master Lan, I'm so sorry, I didn't mean to splash you with water! It's just that if I made too much noise, I was worried that the water monsters would take the opportunity to escape."
Lan Wangji looked at Wei Wuxian expressionlessly and said coldly, "Stay away from me."
Upon hearing this, Wei WuXian's mouth twitched slightly, but he still obediently took a few steps back.
At this moment, a slight rustling sound caught Wei Wuxian's attention. He looked closely and saw a dense crowd of water monsters climbing up the side of the boat.
"Wow!" Wei Wuxian screamed, and quickly drew out his sword. With a wave of his hand, he chopped off several water monsters that had climbed onto the boat.
Seeing this, Lan Wangji's eyes flashed with curiosity. He looked at the sword in Wei Wuxian's hand and asked, "What is the name of this sword?"
Wei WuXian smiled smugly and replied, “This sword is called Suibian.”
After hearing this, Lan Wangji curled his lips slightly, as if he was somewhat helpless about the name. He thought, it was a pity that this sword was so spiritual but was given such a careless name.
However, the number of water monsters increased, and they kept coming like a tide. Although Wei Wuxian and Lan Wangji tried their best to kill them, it seemed that the water monsters were endless.
Suddenly, Jiang Cheng screamed. It turned out that he was bitten on the leg by a water monster while fighting with it.
Wen Qing saw this and rushed forward to bandage Jiang Cheng's wound. Wen Ning was observing the lake's condition. Suddenly, his face changed and he shouted, "Oh no, the water in the center of the lake has turned black!"
Lan Wangji's heart tightened, and he secretly said that it was not good. He realized that these water monsters might have deliberately led them to the center of the lake, where there might be greater dangers waiting for them.
Sure enough, when they wanted to sail away, they found that the boat seemed to be fixed by an invisible force and could not move.
"What's going on?" Wei Wuxian asked anxiously.
Lan Wangji said in a deep voice: "It is the Water Abyss. These water monsters gathered together to form the Water Abyss, which trapped us."
When everyone heard this, their faces turned serious. The Water Abyss was an extremely dangerous place. Once you fell into it, the consequences would be disastrous.
In desperation, everyone decided to abandon the ship and fly away on swords. However, just as they took off, Wen Ning suddenly stumbled and fell off the sword.
“Wen Ning!” Wei Wuxian exclaimed, and hurriedly urged the sword to fly towards the direction where Wen Ning fell.
He landed on the boat steadily and was about to help Wen Ning up, but suddenly he noticed something strange about Wen Ning's eyes. Upon closer inspection, his pupils had disappeared!