PNB Chapter 303 The Mysterious Old Lady
Chapter 303 The Mysterious Old Lady
A massive spaceship flew over Jade City, carrying terrifying war machines into the distance.
The soldiers inside the city looked up, like bullied children seeing their parents, shouting loudly.
After passing Yushu City, following the latter half of the Qunyu River, which is the so-called route infiltrated by the merfolk, they finally arrived at Jiang'an City, a major water transport town.
In Pingzhou, they call Yushu City Da'anjiang.
However, it has never been peaceful. Floods occur frequently, and the local dynasties have to pay high salaries to hire a few powerful water magic cultivators to suppress the great river. This inevitably makes people suspect that these powerful cultivators are harboring bandits to enhance their own power and deliberately causing damage to the waterways.
In short, the 134th Battalion landed on a small hill more than ten miles from the water. Below them was a small town nestled against the hill and beside the water, although the hill was now a bit "bald".
Several Foundation Establishment Realm experts had already flown to the mountaintop before the cannon landed and joined forces to blast it flat, continuing until it stopped several meters above the Water God Temple.
Then the Shield Guard Battalion and the Guards jumped down from the air to set up the defensive line.
Zhong Ming also went down and flew to the vicinity of the Water God Temple on his flying sword. This was his team's defense zone.
As soon as I went down, I heard an old woman crying, sobbing uncontrollably, clearly terrified.
"Grandma, we are soldiers of the Wolf Army. Get out of here quickly." Zhong Ming's voice entered the temple before he arrived. When he landed at the temple entrance, he saw an old woman kneeling in front of the water god statue, motionless like a wooden sculpture.
"Grandma? Grandma!" Zhong Ming thought she was hard of hearing, so he raised his voice, but she still knelt down and wouldn't get up. So Zhong Ming had no choice but to go and help her up.
"Grandma, war is about to break out, hurry home."
"You...you dare to offend the Water God, I'll bite you to death!"
Without saying a word, the old woman bit Zhong Ming's arm. However, Zhong Ming's body was not indestructible, but it was still exceptionally tough. With one bite from the old woman, his only remaining front tooth flew out.
Zhong Ming didn't dare to make any rash moves. With his strength, if he exerted even a little force, the old woman would be gone to see the gods.
"Grandma, we've come to help. Mermaids have appeared in the great river. They are all wicked people. We've come to help the Water God."
"Nonsense. The merfolk didn't touch the temple when they attacked here that day. They just bowed respectfully a few times and left. But when you arrived, the earth shook and the temple shook violently. It must be because the Water God is angry."
At this moment, Zhong Ming realized something: the old woman's hearing was perfectly fine, her mouth was perfectly fine, and her mind was incredibly sharp, except...
"How do you know that the mermaids worshipped the water god?"
Zhong Ming's voice suddenly turned cold, and he tightened his arm slightly. His spiritual energy had been fully activated the moment he landed.
The old lady was startled. Only then did she lean forward and see Zhong Ming's fierce face. Her whole body trembled.
"answer my question."
“I heard it, so I hid under the idol.”
"Take me there, take me there!" Zhong Ming grabbed him and pulled him to the statue like a little chick.
The old woman pointed cautiously to the base of the statue, which looked like a large wooden block. In fact, it was hollow inside. If you lifted the floor tiles and included the gaps under the wood, there was enough room for the old woman to fit inside.
Merfolk have some issues with their sense of smell and hearing in the air, so they might not be able to detect it.
However, Zhong Ming seriously suspected that the old woman might be some kind of mountain spirit.
Just as he was about to continue asking questions, Hong Wenchou arrived and immediately stopped Zhong Ming.
"What are you doing? You're not allowed to bully ordinary people."
"Captain, I think there are some problems."
"There's a problem, let me see." He walked closer, looked around carefully, and then launched into a tirade against Zhong Ming.
"Isn't she just an ordinary old lady with poor eyesight? What's the big deal? I think you're just nitpicking—making trouble out of nothing. You don't do any defense, you don't patrol, you don't dig any fortifications, and you're just going to waste your time with a little old lady? Get lost."
After saying that, he grabbed Zhong Ming's head and pressed it down hard, then helped the old lady over and saw her out the door.
"Water God Temple, Water God..."
"Don't worry, old lady, with me guarding this place, no one will be able to get in." Hong Wenchou, clad in armor and holding a gleaming silver steel spear, stood in front of the temple, looking quite like a guardian deity.
Watching the old lady walk away, he released his grip on Zhong Ming's hand, hid behind his back and made a few hand gestures. Liu Sandao quietly appeared from the side and followed the old lady down the mountain.
Zhong Ming had kept quiet since the captain got involved. He wanted to observe how a proper guard team would work, and he felt relieved when he saw Liu Sandao follow.
"Alright, check this place again to see if you've missed anything. I'll go after Liu Sandao to support him. If he's really a troublesome guy, at least we have to make sure Old Liu can get out."
After saying that, he followed.
Zhong Ming nodded slightly; this guard team was indeed very reliable.
So he immediately started working...
They found some gold and silver treasures hidden under the floor tiles, which no one knew who had put there.
.....
Ahead, Hong Wenchou caught up with Liu Sandao. He saw the thin man cautiously looking around, his body crouched low.
Captain Hong came up behind him and whispered, "What are you doing? Let's go, let's shake off that kid and find a place to rest for a while."
"Captain, I've lost them."
"Hey, you actually followed her? What's the point of following an old lady? She's just looking for an excuse to be lazy... Wait, you lost her?"
Who is Liu Sandao?
That was a skilled hand who had followed him through many battles. How could he lose track of an old woman? This old woman is truly unusual.
He immediately patted Liu Sandao on the shoulder, dodged backward, and said, "Retreat."
They were incredibly fast and agile, and in no time they returned to the Water God Temple. At that moment, Zhong Ming had just found a large bag of gold and silver, which was spread all over the ground.
"Captain, I've discovered..."
"Don't notice anything. Follow me and retreat immediately back to the gun emplacement." Hong Wenchou was kind enough to shout this into the temple before running away without any hesitation.
They charged forward until they reached their newly established temporary camp, where they finally slowed down.
Only then did Hong Wenchou wait for Zhong Ming to come over, and then he pulled the person who "first discovered the old lady" to report to him.
Walking down the street, busy figures were on both sides, and no one had time to pay attention to anyone else.
"Kid, I'm a veteran, so let me give you some advice. We're lucky this time. In the future, if you encounter something like this, call for backup immediately. There's no such thing as you being at the eighth level of Qi Refining and the other person being at the same level. If you're unlucky, you might even run into a Golden Core cultivator. Remember, report anything uncertain immediately."