Before falling asleep, they were on the main road of Han River and were washed downstream by the violent current.
Now, the two of them and a giant jellyfish seemed to be in a swamp. They were surrounded by lush aquatic jungles, with high trunks and dense branches above, and occasionally they could see the sky as big as a palm.
Several dragonflies flew past the giant jellyfish, which were longer than his middle finger.
The water surface that the jellyfish passes through is sometimes narrow and sometimes wide, with no regular pattern.
Hey, wait a minute, this is already deep in the swamp, the water is calm, there is no wind and no waves, why can the jellyfish still move forward at a constant speed?
Dong Rui pointed downwards expressionlessly.
He Lingchuan looked down and was surprised.
It turns out that the giant jellyfish is not moving along the current at all, but has other motivations——
Underneath the jellyfish was a dense mass of eels, numbering at least dozens of them. The thinnest ones were as thick as a fist, and the strongest one had a bucket waist, comparable to that of a python.
He Lingchuan immediately thought of his favorite fried eel. Hey, how many pots of these can be made? That one is fragrant, that one is spicy, and that one is oily.
He is greedy for other people's bodies, and the eel balls seem to have no good intentions towards them. Some of them are dragged in front, and some are behind their heads. They just drag the jellyfish deep into the jungle, and the speed is not slow at all.
It's just that He Lingchuan didn't take a closer look when he woke up, thinking that there were water plants blowing underneath.
"Where have we drifted to? Where are these eels taking us?"
Speaking of which, it seems that it is not dark underwater, but there is a faint light coming out.
"You ask me, who am I asking?" Dong Rui was a little annoyed. If he had woken up earlier and killed the man named He, wouldn't he have successfully escaped and made it ashore?
He Lingchuan touched his nose and said, "I want to relieve myself." After holding it in for more than ten hours, he needed to have a good time.
Dong Rui was startled: "Don't stay here, wait until we get out!" The two of them are in a sealed water balloon, can they be a little bit civilized?
He Lingchuan pulled out the Fu Sheng Dao with his backhand: "Among these eels, there seems to be only one monster, and it doesn't look very powerful." That would be easy to deal with.
Dong Rui suddenly exclaimed: "Look, there seems to be a building in front!"
In the light of the sky, the two of them saw a long beach in front of them. There were buildings made of stone and shellfish on the shore, the tallest of which was three stories high.
However, these houses seem to have been abandoned for a long time, and now grass and vines are the residents.
Dong Rui was able to spot them at a glance because the roofs of these buildings were decorated with clam shells. The oil paint inside the shells reflected light and was quite eye-catching.
Just as He Lingchuan was about to cut through the jellyfish and go ashore to find out what was going on, the eel group acting as a transporter suddenly climbed up along the jellyfish, wrapped it completely, and then dragged it into the water!
"Wait a minute, they seem to be taking us somewhere." Dong Rui was much more curious than He Lingchuan, "Stop holding it in for now."
"Where else can we go? Take us to the dining table." Even so, He Lingchuan still put away his knife temporarily, because the perspective became clearer when he cut it underwater.
It turns out that the bottom of the swamp is covered with slender aquatic plants, which are so dense, soft and clean that they look like a whole meadow. The fruits of these aquatic plants are shaped like pearls and actually emit a faint blue light, attracting fish to swim around.
He Lingchuan also saw a few turtles stumbling and swimming past. The ecology is very good.
But when the snakes dived again, He Lingchuan saw more Shibei houses——
It's exactly the same as the one on the shore.
It's just that the scale of the underwater area is larger, at least two to three thousand, and the architectural styles are richer and more exquisite, full of exotic sentiments. Against the backdrop of the light balls of water plants, it is as beautiful as fake.
The tallest building here is more than five stories tall, which is quite majestic. A jellyfish just passed by the eaves of a tall building.
Of course, this is now the habitat of the aquarium, and everything that comes in and out is fish, shrimp, crabs and shells.
Dong Rui was also really surprised: "There is a town hidden under the swamp?"
He Lingchuan pointed forward: "It's too late if we don't leave now."
It was pitch black ahead, as if it was the eels' final destination, and the two of them had no intention of staying there any longer.
The sightseeing was over. He Lingchuan turned his blade and opened a long gash on the top of the giant jellyfish.
The outer skin of this monster looks transparent and fragile, but it is actually quite tough. Even with a floating knife, it has the rough feeling of cutting a tarpaulin. It can be seen that the giant jellyfish can persist under the erosion of wild water waves and is still intact, and is not disturbed by curious people along the way.
The Shui clan has its own reasons for defeating it.
The two of them got out of the breach and struggled upstream.
The eels also noticed that two of their prey had escaped, most of them dragging jellyfish with them. However, thirty or forty eels turned around and followed them, waving their fangs at the two of them, trying to force them to change direction.
This thing has a mouth full of sharp teeth and can bite very hard, pecking at the flesh.
Dong Rui was bitten on his buttocks, and he squealed, the pain making his legs numb.
Seeing more eels following up, especially the one that was comparable to a giant python, He Lingchuan simply took something out of his arms and sprinkled it directly into the water.
Dong Rui saw a light yellow thing floating around him. The eels that were chasing after him immediately fled in all directions as if struck by lightning, not daring to look back.
What is so powerful?
After more than ten breaths, the two of them swam up the water and climbed to Long Beach.
As soon as he landed, Dong Rui asked: "What did you spill?" Because of his professional nature, he has always been curious about medicinal powders and pills.
"A kind of aromatic agent." He Lingchuan stretched out his hand towards him, "Where's the antidote? Bring it here."
"What's the explanation..." Dong Rui remembered the lie he told before he almost suffocated, "Oh."
In order to save himself, he told He Lingchuan that the liquid in the jellyfish was poisonous.
"Non-toxic."
"Tricking me?" He Lingchuan pressed his knuckles.
"Wait, wait!" Dong Rui suddenly pointed behind He Lingchuan, "Hey, look back, there's a spider demon!"
"Pig your sister!" He Lingchuan felt something was wrong as soon as he said the words, because round figures appeared in the abandoned house behind Dong Rui.
It's not a pig, it's a spider.
The small one is only as big as an orange, but the big one can catch up with a millstone.
When he turned around, he found that a swarm of spiders was coming from all directions, surrounding the two of them. The sound of countless legs stirring the blades of grass, all making one's scalp numb.
No, correct it again.
There are great individual differences in the spider group. Two giant spiders appeared from behind the long grass, and they were larger than an adult bison!
Every bristle on those eight long legs is filled with murderous intent.
But why does He Lingchuan feel that these spiders look familiar?
Dong Rui's eyes wandered around: "Where's the fragrance? Take it out and use it!"
There are too many spiders here, there may be thousands of them!
If he remembers correctly, a nest of burrowing spiders has different divisions of labor just like ants. Some can release acid, some are good at catching, and some are poisonous and difficult to deal with.
In the blink of an eye, the ground, trees, and vines were all densely covered with squirming spiders.
Trypophobia can cause you to faint.
"It's getting wet." The fragrant dumplings specially provided by the bandits on Hongya Road had already been dampened in the water, and it was not easy to use now. He Lingchuan calculated in his heart how high the success rate of jumping into the water from here would be.
Damn it, he had dreamed that these spiders would lay webs, but don't net him in mid-air!
Unprofessional! Dong Rui cursed secretly, and was about to use some means to kill the spider when a huge figure suddenly appeared from the tallest building.
It went down along the broken wall. Although its body was huge, its movements were extremely dexterous, and it even landed silently.
This contrast is like a ghost.
Dong Rui immediately pointed at it and choked: "Spider Queen! Oh no, this is a group of cave spiders!"
Yes, He Lingchuan wanted to say why these spiders looked familiar. It turned out that he had seen their kind in the Ghost Needle Stone Forest.
"When you're tired of eating fish, it's good to change your taste occasionally." A cold voice sounded, and the spider queen passed through the mottled tree shadows and came to Long Beach, revealing its true face.
He Lingchuan glanced at it and cried out: "Zhu Erniang!"
The back of this spider is extremely thick, as big as a house, with eight long legs that are more like large claws. It looks like a specially enlarged and enhanced version of the coconut crab. It also has twelve big eyes, each of which is dark and shiny.
The hard velvet covering its body makes it look particularly evil.
However, it is very beautiful, because there is a pure natural starry sky pattern on its abdomen, which is exquisite and magnificent, as if the sky is really full of stars. Unfortunately, by the time most people can see it, they are already close to death.
He Lingchuan recognized this star map, it appeared on Zhu Erniang's body!
Yes, the leader of the Spider Nest in the Ghost Needle Stone Forest, the powerful spider queen who killed General Nan Ke of Panlong City in real life!
He never expected that after saying goodbye to the Spider Nest, he would actually see Zhu Erniang again in reality.
Spanning more than 150 years of time and space, what kind of fate is this?
Damn it, once Zhu Erniang comes out, his water escape plan will go bankrupt. How can he escape?
Zhu Erniang was originally salivating over these two pieces of fresh meat. She stopped when she heard this and looked at He Lingchuan with her twelve big eyes: "Do you recognize me?"
"I..." Of course I recognized it. The two sides were facing each other like this in the Spider Nest at that time. But at that time, Zhu Erniang was angry because He Lingchuan burned down the underground farm she had worked so hard to cultivate in a fire.
He saw you and was deeply shocked, so he wrote this experience in a book to pass down to his descendants. He specifically mentioned the picture of stars on your abdomen!"
"Oh?" Zhu Erniang became a little interested, "What did your ancestors do?"
"He lives in Wutu City and runs business in Panlong Wasteland. He often stops at Ghost Needle Stone Forest on the way. You restrained the burrowing spiders from eating humans and provided great convenience to the merchants. My ancestor has always admired you!"
He Lingchuan opened his mouth and came with eyes filled with admiration. Dong Rui looked on and almost believed it.
Almost.
If he hadn't known how sneaky the He family and his son were.
But the two of them are now trapped in a spider's nest, and He Lingchuan's approach is right.
It seems that there are at least thousands of spiders around here, and the two of them with four hands cannot deal with them at all.
"Otherwise, you think I am so young, how can I call out your name when we meet?" General Nanke's team was killed by this powerful spider demon in front of him. How could he eat two of them? He Lingchuan complimented.
It stalled for time while anxiously thinking of ways to save its life.