Chapter 70: Going to the Big Stone Statue, Surprised to See the Chess Players
What Jiang Chaoge was most afraid of before was that he was too slow and would not be able to catch up with the battle between the two river gods.
But now Wu Ming chooses to avoid the spotlight for now.
On the contrary, he was not in a hurry.
"I have Wu Su's clone, and I can know the location of the River God through the induction between souls. Therefore, I don't need to follow Kong Xiang all the time. I just need to approach Wu Su in a straight line."
Thinking like this, he floated from the river to the shore.
The river is curved.
If you keep moving forward on the water, the journey will be longer.
Moreover, waterbending also consumes a lot of Yin Qi.
Jiang Chaoge decided to travel by land and water. When he encountered a winding river, he would cross it by land. If the land route was blocked by a river, he would cross the river.
"I have the Mohist cultivation system 'Night Walker', which is equally fast on land and consumes much less energy."
"If that's the case, I might arrive earlier than Kong Xiang. Then I can just practice while waiting for Kong Xiang to come over."
It didn't rain today.
Holding a red umbrella is somewhat inappropriate.
Therefore, Jiang Chaoge used Yin Qi to condense a scarlet lantern.
Carrying a lantern, we walked along the river bank and in the mountains.
…
Because it was moving in a straight line according to the induction between souls, and Wu Su was now in the belly of the river god and had no sight.
Therefore, Jiang Chaoge didn't know what was around Wu Su's location.
All he knew was that he had been gone for almost two hours.
And now he is between a big mountain and Qinghe River.
"I feel like I'm about to leave Huai'an County. Where is Wu Ming going to run to? He won't run to Lingyang, right? Then what's the point of him coming to Huai'an?"
"It shouldn't be possible. Even if he wants to leave Huai'an, he won't go too far!"
"Hey, it stopped!"
Jiang Chaoge felt something.
Wu Su had stopped and did not move forward.
Moreover, it is not too far away from where he is now.
"Just rush over and take a look and you'll find out."
Jiang Chaoge quickened his pace and walked from the mountain towards the river bank.
We walked for nearly half an hour.
He felt it was almost there.
At this moment, he discovered that a dim light actually lit up in front of him.
The light seemed to be on the bank of the river, but also seemed to be floating on a high place, disappearing and appearing, which was inexplicably weird.
Immediately, he heard a burst of clear singing.
This song is very ethereal, like a trickling stream in the mountains, and there seems to be a kind of passionate sadness in it, which makes people's hearts move unconsciously.
"The singing is melodious, but this voice... sounds a bit familiar?"
The singing and the lighting of the lights are in the same place.
Just in between his Wu Su.
Out of caution, he did not approach the lights immediately. Instead, he chose a hidden place behind a big tree and secretly observed the location of the lights and singing.
Soon, he saw three figures.
…
Next to a dim light.
Sitting there are two men and one woman.
The woman has long hair like a waterfall, wears a grass ring woven with green leaves, wears a silky green dress, tied with a wicker around her waist.
Her waist is like a wild snake, and her legs are like forged jade, exuding an ethereal and alluring charm.
Without looking at his face, Jiang Chaoge had already reacted.
"Mountain ghost?!"
"Could it be that I have arrived at...the big stone statue?"
Jiang Chaoge looked at where the mountain ghost was sitting. It didn't seem to be the head of a big stone statue, but a flat and smooth blue boulder.
"It's not a big stone statue, but since the mountain ghost appears here, then...wait a minute...the big stone statue is on the opposite side!"
Jiang Chaoge looked across again.
Sure enough, on the other side of the river, there was a large stone statue ten feet high.
Covered in blue and gray, wearing battle armor, holding a long stone halberd, and with a terrifying murderous aura between his brows and eyes, he is the stone statue of Bai Qi, the God of Death.
Above the head of the big stone statue, the dark wandering souls were gathering together, while the red leopard and the yellow raccoon were enjoying their food.
The most important thing is that Wu Su and the River God are stopping under the big stone statue.
"Why did Wu Ming come here?"
Jiang Chaoge was full of doubts.
Look at the two men opposite the mountain ghost. One of them is the old Taoist who has a ghost.
His beard and hair are all white, his face is rosy, and he has the spirit of an immortal.
As for the other one...
Jiang Chaoge moved his position.
Soon, he saw clearly the appearance of the other person.
It was a man with slender eyes, eyebrows like willow leaves, and a beauty mark on his forehead.
This face looks like a man or a woman, and there is an evil charm in it.
The man couldn't tell his specific age, but he thought he was no more than thirty years old. He was wearing a long green gown, with a dim oil lamp in front of him, and his eyes staring at the chessboard in front of him.
"This man is actually playing chess with an old Taoist?"
If you can play chess with an experienced Taoist who has a mysterious spirit, the man's status will naturally not be low.
Who could he be?
Jiang Chaoge felt inexplicably dangerous, because this man was also in a soul state, and even if he was not a Yin God, his cultivation level would definitely not be low.
"Forget it, I'd better go around it!"
A Taoist deity, an evil man of unknown strength, and a mountain ghost.
Can't afford to offend.
Just as he was about to take a detour, he heard a voice coming over.
"Since you're here, little friend, why don't you come and sit down?"
The speaker was an experienced Taoist.
Has he been discovered? Jiang Chaoge was stunned for a moment. That’s right, the magic weapon cannot shine on me, but the Taoist Chu Yin Shen can see me...
Without much hesitation, he turned around and walked back.
Then,...he ran into a warm embrace.
The faint fragrance of flowers comes to your nostrils,
Among them, there is also the fragrance of green grass.
Jiang Chaoge looked at the smiling woman in front of him and showed a wry smile: "Hello."
He didn't have the nerve to call out the word "mountain ghost" at the end.
"My name is Chu Lian'er, what's your name?" The mountain ghost didn't seem to mind being hit. On the contrary, he moved his sad and sentimental face closer to Jiang Chaoge.
Jiang Chaoge looked at Chu Lian'er's mole and replied, "Jiang Chaoge."
He does not belong to this world. His name is not even on the underworld's life and death register, so there is no need to give a false name.
"It turns out it's Mr. Jiang. Since you're here, please come and sit down." Chu Lian'er pointed to the position of the blue stone.
Can't hide.
Jiang Chaoge didn't delay any longer and started to use his strategy directly: "Lian'er's singing is so beautiful, as ethereal as a mountain, like the sound of nature, but the lyrics are a little lacking."
Chu Lian'er was surprised for a moment, and then her smile became sweeter: "Then... Lian'er will ask the master for correction later."
"Okay." Jiang Chaoge nodded.
What a polite mountain ghost... He had met the mountain ghost last time as Jiang Yu'er, and he was 30% sure that this mountain ghost was not a life-seeking ghost.
However, things are unpredictable.
Last time he was in human form, but now he is in ghost form. Who knows if this mountain ghost will suddenly come up and bite him?
After all, he saw Chu Lian'er swallowing the wandering soul with his own eyes!
"It turns out that my little friend was attracted by Chu Lian'er's singing. He is an elegant person. I wonder if my little friend knows how to play chess?" The old Taoist spoke again at this time.
"Somewhat familiar."
"In that case, how about you come over and take a look and be our judge?"