Chapter 16 Chapter 16 The Underwater World

After an unknown amount of time, there was the faint sound of gurgling water in her ears, and Miss Lan woke up in a daze. When she opened her eyes, she found that the surroundings were pitch black, and she couldn't see anything. "Little lake! Little lake!" "Wife?" The voice was right next to my ear, sleepy. Miss Lan felt relieved, only then did she realize that she was lying in a warm embrace, with a pair of strong arms embracing her from behind. She patted that arm and whispered: "Xiaohu, take a look, what's going on?" Jiang Xiaohu let go of one hand and rubbed his eyes: "Where is this...?"

"You forgot!" Miss Lan said angrily, "Just now we were sent here after drinking a bowl of white water. Wasn't that your idea?" Jiang Xiaohu was stunned: "That's right! He said that if he drank the water, he would dream, and we are dreaming." "Nonsense, how could we dream together?" "We are husband and wife, of course we will dream together." Miss Lan couldn't help laughing: "So, you dreamed of me?" "Of course, you are my wife, I don't dream about who you dream about," Jiang Xiaohu said plausibly, "Look now, don't you also dream about me?"

"I don't believe it, it's not a dream." "If it's not in a dream, how can we not see things?" "It might be night." "Honey, are you hungry?" "……No." "Then it must not be night yet." "Anyway, I don't believe it. You see, we are so awake, it doesn't look like a dream." Seeing that she still didn't believe it, Jiang Xiaohu thought for a while: "I have a way to know if I'm dreaming." Miss Lan was surprised: "What method?" Jiang Xiaohu coughed, hugged her and said solemnly: "I heard that you can do anything in your dream, and others can't feel it. My wife, how about I give you a kiss?"

"Really?" Miss Lan laughed, "But I also know a way." "What method?" "I heard that dreaming doesn't hurt, do you think it hurts?" He twisted that arm hard. "Wife, please spare me! It hurts, it hurts——" "Is it a dream?" "no no……" The unknown situation still made the two of them nervous. After arguing in the dark for a while, they calmed down. Miss Lan was a little afraid of the dark, she almost huddled in Jiang Xiaohu's arms, and lowered her voice: "Xiaohu, are they sending us into the city?" "should be."

"How do you know that store is weird?" Jiang Xiaohu sighed: "You forgot, I have a thief friend." "Jin is coming?" Miss Lan was stunned, "The Qianshou Sect is the most well-informed. The leader of Jin and the Lord of Shui City are deadly enemies. No wonder he knows the way to enter Tianshui City." Jiang Xiaohu nodded and explained: "Just now that was the code for the connection in Tianshui City. I asked to see the water and wind lightly used. Very few people knew it. Lao Jin only told me that if I drank the water, I could go to Tianshui City."

"So that's how it is." Miss Lan nodded, suddenly snorted coldly, and straightened up, "You already knew how to get to Tianshui City, but you still deliberately watched me run with the carriage, huh?" Jiang Xiaohu trembled, and muttered: "You are my wife, what do you do when you see the water and the wind are light." "What did you say?" "No." Miss Lan snorted and stopped paying attention. She listened to him for a long time, suddenly became excited, and stretched out her hand to pull him: "Do you know where we are?" Jiang Xiaohu was annoyed: "How do I know?"

"I know," Miss Lan grabbed his hand, "We are on the boat." It was dark all around, without any light, and they couldn't see their fingers. The two supported each other and groped, and quickly touched the bulkhead. They knocked on it and made a "bang bang" sound. It should be made of very solid wooden boards, but the cabin wall The air is not too dull, it can be seen that the air holes are specially set up, and they are set up very cleverly. "Look, it's really on the boat!" Miss Lan was overjoyed and whispered into his ear, "The entrance to Tianshui City must be related to water, there may be a river nearby."

Jiang Xiaohu thought for a while: "There is indeed a river, but people go in and out of that river every day. If the entrance is really in the river, how can no one find it?" "Stupid! It must be in a hidden place by the river," Miss Lan said coquettishly, while groping along the bulkhead, "I don't know where the door is..." Before he finished speaking, the soles of his feet suddenly shook violently twice, and then as if stepping on the ground, the cabin began to sink. The sudden weightlessness made the two of them jump. The sound of the water is getting louder and louder, roaring in the ear, and the speed of the decline still does not stop.

Jiang Xiaohu panicked: "Honey, the boat is sinking!" Could it be that the people in Tianshui City have already discovered the identities of the two?Miss Lan was stunned for a while, and said happily, "Don't be afraid of the small lake, you see there is no water coming in at all, they won't harm us." After she said this, Jiang Xiaohu also calmed down a bit, and touched the bulkhead: "It is clearly sinking to the bottom of the water, how could there be no water coming in, this boat can avoid water?" Miss Lan didn't answer, but was also secretly surprised.

Could it be that the legendary Tianshui City is underwater? Gradually, the sound of the water began to decrease. When counting to ten in my heart, the feeling of sinking completely disappeared. The two came back to their senses and breathed a sigh of relief at the same time. Miss Lan pressed her ears tightly against the bulkhead, only Hearing the sound of swaying oars, the boat seemed to be shuttling under the water, and the two people in the cabin seemed to be packed in a sealed box. Jiang Xiaohu obviously had the same doubts: "Honey, are we in the water?" Miss Lan murmured: "How can a boat sail under the water? What's more, there seem to be people punting the boat outside..."

Less than a cup of tea time passed, the ship shook slightly, as if it had stopped, and there was a faint sound of people outside, followed by a "bang", the hatch was opened. "Tian Shui City has arrived, please come out, two distinguished guests." The sudden light was very dazzling, making people very uncomfortable, followed by a noisy sound, Miss Lan raised her head to cover her eyes, thinking that besides herself and Jiang Xiaohu, there were indeed other people on the boat. "Let's go wife." Jiang Xiaohu pulled her out of the cabin. Unsurprisingly, the two of them were indeed in a small boat. The whole boat was dark brown, with fine texture, and the hull was polished very smooth. Under the sun, it had a luster like water and ink. It was actually made of very precious and rare Made of ebony, it is currently moored on the pier by the river, with a gangway between the boat and the pier. The feeling of sinking just now is absolutely true, but how could another river emerge from the bottom of the water?Miss Lan was astonished. But the more surprising thing is yet to come. The setting sun is slanting, and the river is full of golden lights. There are countless buildings on the river bank, some with low eaves and gray tiles, or red walls and green tiles. Among them, wine flags are flying, many people in different clothes are walking in the street, singing, gongs, shouting and selling, etc. Many voices are intertwined and can be heard endlessly. It is a lively scene, just like a prosperous small town. This is Tianshui City?The two stared at each other, almost in disbelief. "I hope you two will forgive me for the poor reception and negligence." The voice was low, but very polite. Miss Lan came back to her senses and found two big men in Tsing Yi standing beside the cabin door, both wearing white belts, and behaved well. , with a humble demeanor, but couldn't hide the sparkle in his eyes, obviously they are all first-class masters, and when he looked closely, his hands were a little rough, and there were a few water spots on the hem of his clothes, probably from splashes. It looked like they were the people who had just punted the boat and were responsible for picking up and sending guests into the city. Miss Lan stepped on the springboard, turned around and pulled the dazed Jiang Xiaohu: "Let's go." There was already a man standing on the pier, about thirty or so years old, with a blue shirt and white face, and a white headband on his head. His gentle smile was very friendly, as if he had been waiting for the two of them here: "Your guest is here, and I am waiting for you." How long, please." Miss Lan and Jiang Xiaohu looked at each other, nodded and followed. Except for the weird way of entering the city, Tianshui City does not look as mysterious as it is said in the legend. The road along the way is very ordinary streets and alleys, but there are many brothels and shops in the commercial city, and the people are constantly coming and going. Passing through, there are stalls selling goods at the bridgehead, and the weather is the same as that of the city outside. Counting all the legends about Tianshui City in the rivers and lakes, what is underground, what is a paradise, etc., are not all groundless. The man in blue shirt led the two of them forward and asked, "I heard that you two want to see the Lord of Water City?" Seeing the water and the breeze?Miss Lan and Jiang Xiaohu both whispered that it was not good, the connection code was to ask to see Shuifeng, they just wanted to sneak in and have fun, who knew that Tianshui City had such strict control over the guests entering and leaving, that they were not allowed to walk freely , if he really took him to see Shui Fengqing, wouldn't he just wear the fake identity, and it would be even more undesirable to slip away now, Tianshui City is full of masters, just looking at the two big men just now, you can tell that this blue-shirted man is probably the same A hidden one. Jiang Xiaohu was nervous: "My wife..." Now I had no choice but to take one step at a time. Miss Lan squeezed his hand to signal not to be nervous, and then smiled sweetly at the man in blue: "Yes, Brother Lao will lead the way." The man in blue hurriedly slowed down his pace and nodded: "Everyone who comes is a guest, the two friends who are the Lord of Shui City, why bother to see outsiders." Miss Lan blinked: "How do you know we are friends of City Lord Shui?" The man in the blue shirt smiled and said: "Forgive me for speaking bluntly, everyone can enter Tianshui City this day. Since the outside promised to send the two of you in, you must have unusual identities." Miss Lan smiled: "Really, we only had a relationship with City Lord Shui." Confirming that the identities of the two people in front of him are indeed unusual, the man in blue shirt smiled and continued to lead the two of them forward, but Jiang Xiaohu couldn't laugh or cry, and while he was not paying attention, he quickly leaned into Miss Lan's ear: "Wife, Since when have you met City Lord Shui?" Miss Lan stared at him, and whispered: "Anyway, we'll see him at the Golden Autumn Festival tomorrow, it's not just a chance encounter!" Jiang Xiaohu choked: "It makes sense, my wife is really smart!" While talking, the three of them had crossed the street and turned into a very inconspicuous alley. Are you really going to be taken to see the water and the wind?When the spies are discovered in Tianshui City, the matter will be serious. Miss Lan is anxious, but she has no other way, so she has to bite the bullet and follow behind, secretly thinking of ways to escape. There was only one house in the alley, with a very ordinary black-painted wooden door. There was a noise coming from the wall. The man in blue shirt led the two of them to stop in front of the door. . Live in this kind of place with light water and wind?Miss Lan was very puzzled, and she was afraid that her identity would be found out, so she held on to Jiang Xiaohu's hand tightly. After a while, the door opened. The person who opened the door was a big black and fat man. When he saw the man in the blue shirt, he immediately smiled and said, "Brother is here?" The man in the blue shirt nodded and lowered his voice: "These two are friends of City Lord Shui. I think they have something to ask to see City Lord Shui." Hearing this, the fat black man immediately let the three of them in. Inside the door is an ordinary courtyard, with a big wooden table in the yard, five or six people are gambling together, dressed like black and fat men, all wearing white belts, everyone is gambling now, shouting "big and small" There was a lot of noise, a thin bearded man sat in the manor, and he was throwing dice triumphantly, with a pair of flexible eyeballs turning around, seeing Miss Lan, his eyes became even brighter. Seeing his subordinates like this, the blue-shirted man frowned, his face was a bit ugly, the black and fat man who opened the door earlier saw that the situation was wrong, and hurriedly shouted: "Everyone come over here, big brother has brought a distinguished guest!" The gamblers immediately fell silent when they heard the words, and the thin man sitting in the manor quickly grabbed the dice from the bowl and put them in his arms, and followed the crowd to greet them politely. The man in blue pointed at Jiang Xiaohu and introduced a few words briefly, then turned around and said with a smile: "Brothers are out of order, let the two of you laugh." Hearing that they are the honored guests of the city lord, everyone dared not be negligent. They all clasped their fists in salute, saying "ashamed" and "negligible" in their mouths, and the thin man sitting in the manor also laughed: "I don't usually gamble, I just look at today's I have nothing to do, just play two games." Jiang Xiaohu was silent, but Miss Lan understood the meaning. They probably heard that the two were friends of the city lord, and they were afraid that they would be responsible for their negligence, so they smiled and said a few polite words. The man in the blue shirt breathed a sigh of relief, and turned to the crowd with a smile: "The two honored guests are here to ask to see the Lord of Shui City. How could they really care about you with their status? Now it's important." The thin man's eyes flashed, and he bent forward: "The Lord of Water City is busy holding the Golden Autumn Meeting recently, and I don't know if he will be there. If the two of you have important matters, you might as well hand over the letter to the villain." Empty hands, how can I make a letter out of the window, in order to avoid the identity being found out, Miss Lan had no choice but to bite the bullet and answer: "This matter is confidential, I need to meet with the owner of Shui City to discuss it, I wonder if my elder brother can help introduce me?" The man in the blue shirt smiled: "You two are friends of the city lord, of course it doesn't matter, but tomorrow is the Golden Autumn Festival, and I don't know when he will be free, so ask my brother to take you to see it first." Miss Lan nodded: "Brother Lao Lao." Probably because he was afraid of being punished for gambling, the thin man immediately volunteered without waiting for the man in blue shirt to order, "Don't worry, big brother, let the young one take the two distinguished guests there." The man in blue thought for a while: "That's fine, just ask Lu San to go, don't neglect the guests." The thin man was overjoyed, and immediately bowed and said "please", and led the two of them out of the courtyard. Just a few steps away, the man in blue sternly reprimanded them from the courtyard. The thin bearded man was named Lu San. Although he was ugly, he was very eloquent and very talkative. He introduced this and that along the way, regardless of the boredom in their hearts. Miss Lan was secretly anxious, but when she turned around, she saw Jiang Xiaohu's strange expression, she couldn't help pulling at him curiously, and asked in a low voice, "Xiaohu, what should we do now?" "What do you mean?" "Are we really going to meet Shui Fengqing with him?" Urgent. Jiang Xiaohu smiled but said, "Didn't my wife come to see him specially?" Admiration is one thing, being caught as a spy is another. Miss Lan snorted angrily and ignored him. Looking at the thin man in front of her, she secretly thought, I don't know how good this man's martial arts are, and now he can't do anything. You can only take a chance to stop him before speaking, otherwise it will be too late when you get to the place. While thinking about it, the thin man led the two of them up a deserted path with dense forests between them. How could the majestic Tianshui City Lord live in such a remote place?Miss Lan became more and more surprised, and then a burst of joy welled up in her heart. No matter what, the fewer people around, the better. This is an excellent opportunity to escape! Before she had time to think about it, she stretched out her slender hand without hesitation, and struck at the big hole on the thin man's waist like lightning. A sneer. The thin man seemed to have been prepared for a long time, and stood a foot away in a flash, then turned around slowly, his eyes flashed: "I have seen that you are wrong, who are you, dare to come to Tianshui City to play wild, How courageous!" Miss Lan broke out in a cold sweat.