This scholar is a bit cruel

Chapter 352 Let's ride it too

Three days later, in the evening.

As soon as Luo Zijun and Xu Ziyin returned to the inn, they saw Wang Qiangzhuang leading everyone downstairs in a hurry, preparing to leave.

"Follow."

Upon seeing the two, Wang Qiangzhuang offered no explanation, gave an order, and quickly walked out of the inn.

The two had no choice but to follow behind.

Upon arriving on the street, Yang Yanfang explained, "We just received a message from Daoist Wensong saying that the guy named Aqiang sneaked out through the back door and headed out of town. I suspect something's up."

Luo Zijun asked, "Is it necessary to mobilize everyone?"

Song Erlang, who was standing to the side, said, "The other side are pirates, in large groups, it's very dangerous."

"Where are Daoist Wensong and Daoist Yiye?"

"Follow behind the other person."

A group of people hurried along the road, attracting a lot of attention.

"Isn't it too blatant and disrespectful for a group of us to follow one person like this?"

"No, that guy should feel honored."

Song Erlang waved his folding fan, his face full of smiles, as if he were out for a stroll rather than following someone.

The group quickly left the town.

By this time, the sun had set, and the surrounding light had become dim.

A familiar figure suddenly appeared on the path ahead.

"It is Daoist Master Yiye."

Upon seeing the figure, everyone quickened their pace and walked over.

At this moment, the young Taoist priest Yiye lost his usual composure and said anxiously, "Captain, my master is missing. I clearly saw him follow that person into the woods ahead, but when I got there, I couldn't find them."

Without saying much, Wang Qiangzhuang immediately led everyone towards the grove of trees.

When the group arrived at the woods, they found that the trees were dense, the light was even dimmer, the ground was overgrown with weeds, and there were no paths.

Everyone immediately began searching everywhere.

Just then, Yang Yan suddenly shouted from not far away, "Captain, come here quickly!"

Upon hearing the news, everyone rushed over immediately.

"This is... Master Wen Song's whisk?"

On the grass, a tuft of silver hair lay, its cut clean, as if it had been sliced ​​off by a sharp sword.

The young Taoist priest quickly picked it up to examine it, then exclaimed, his expression changing, "This is indeed my master's whisk! It was cut in half!"

Everyone was shocked.

Master Wensong has clearly gotten into a fight!

However, there were no other signs of fighting around. Given Master Wensong's strength, it was impossible for him to disappear without a trace here all at once, unless the opponent was incredibly powerful or used some other means.

Wang Qiangzhuang's figure flashed, and he had already rushed towards the woods ahead.

The others quickly followed.

After passing through the woods, a vast lake suddenly appeared ahead, with a lush, verdant island in the center of the lake.

The lake's outlet connects to the sea not far away.

"Captain, there are footprints here!"

Song Erlang suddenly pointed to the ground.

The group immediately went over and found some footprints on the shore near the lake. Upon careful counting, they found at least five sets of footprints.

"Look, there are small boats here!"

On the lakeshore, three dilapidated boats were moored, swaying gently in the waves, with oars on them.

"Does this mean they want us to go to that island?"

Wang Qiangzhuang raised his head and looked at the island in the middle of the lake, a thoughtful look on his face.

"boom!"

At this moment, the young Taoist priest Yi Ye couldn't wait any longer and jumped onto a small boat, saying urgently, "I'm going to save my master, who cares about any conspiracies or tricks!"

Everyone else looked at Wang Qiangzhuang, awaiting her command.

"Let's go."

Wang Qiangzhuang withdrew his gaze from the center of the lake and jumped onto the boat.

Just as the others were boarding the boat, she suddenly said, "Liu Sisi, you stay here. If we haven't returned in an hour, or if we haven't sent any news, go to the old Jintang in town and find a man named Old Cui. Tell him about our situation and ask him to find a way to rescue us."

Liu Sisi stopped on the shore and nodded.

Seeing the danger she mentioned, Luo Zijun quickly said, "Captain, let me stay and accompany Miss Liu. It's already dark, and we're in the middle of nowhere. It's not safe for Miss Liu to stay here alone. Besides, I'm not strong enough, and I'd only be a burden to you."

Liu Sisi glanced at him.

Lu Yao, who had just boarded the ship, also glanced at him.

Wang Qiangzhuang said with a serious expression, "No, you have to come with us."

"Why?"

Luo Zijun shrugged.

Wang Qiangzhuang offered no explanation, only stating forcefully, "This is an order! Get on!"

Luo Zijun had no choice but to board the boat.

The group of nine people sat in two small boats and rowed side by side toward the small island in the middle of the lake.

"Captain, you're saying they deliberately lured us to the island? What was their purpose?"

After the small boat had traveled some distance, Yang Yan couldn't help but ask.

Wang Qiang squinted at the island in the middle of the lake and said, "It could be intentional or unintentional. In any case, since Daoist Wensong has disappeared, we definitely have to go and see. If it really is the Red Bird Pirates, then we won't have to go through all this trouble to search for him."

"What if they just kill me?"

Song Erlang used his folding fan to make a throat-slitting gesture.

Meng Yang stood like an iron tower at the bow of the ship. Upon hearing this, he snorted coldly and said, "We'll have to see if those pirates have the ability."

No sooner had he finished speaking than Lu Jianchen suddenly jumped up, pointed to the bottom of the boat and exclaimed, "The bottom of the boat is leaking!"

Everyone's expression changed, and they looked down at the bottom of the boat.

"Oh no, our boat is leaking too!"

Unbeknownst to them, large holes had appeared in the bottoms of both small boats, and lake water was rapidly pouring in. At this point, the two boats were several kilometers from the shore and about two kilometers from the small island in the middle of the lake.

"Can you all swim?"

Wang Zhuangqiang asked with a solemn expression.

"meeting!"

Song Erlang said smugly, "I've been able to swim since I was a child, this distance is no problem for me."

Meng Yang, who had just been exuding domineering confidence, had changed his expression and hurriedly approached him, saying, "I...I can't."

"Call me senior brother, I'll pull you along later."

Song Erlang chuckled.

Meng Yang glared at him and grabbed his arm.

Everyone else nodded to indicate that they could swim.

Luo Zijun suddenly noticed someone grabbing her belt. Turning her head, she saw it was Lu Yao, the proud and arrogant girl from the Ten Thousand Swords Sect.

Xu Ziyin, who was standing nearby, saw this and came over to grab his belt. Then she looked at Lu Yao and said, "Aren't you going to catch your senior brother?"

Lu Yao's face remained cold and aloof, and she did not answer.

Seeing this, Lu Jianchen asked in confusion, "Junior sister, don't you know how to swim?"

All eyes on the ship turned to the young woman from the Ten Thousand Swords Sect.

"Not anymore."

Lu Yao replied calmly.

Lu Jianchen was taken aback for a moment, then quickly said, "It's alright, you can just hold onto me later."

The two are both siblings and fellow students, so there's nothing to hide. It's really inappropriate for them to grab an outsider.

At this point, more and more water rushed into the bottom of the boat, and the small boat began to sink.

Luo Zijun suddenly said, "There are people at the bottom of the boat."

Wang Qiangzhuang had already taken out his huge axe, and with a tense expression, he stared at the water and said, "There are at least twenty people."

These words startled everyone.

On land, they could still use their skills without fear, but now that they're in the water, it's like a tiger fallen into a trap; they have no advantage whatsoever, and their strength is greatly diminished.

Wang Qiangzhuang addressed the water, "Are you all from the island? We are here with no intention of offending anyone; we are searching for our lost companion. If you can help us, we can offer you a satisfactory reward!"

"boom!"

No sooner had the words been spoken than the two small boats shuddered violently and then broke in two from the bottom.

The people on the boat swayed and fell into the water.

Amidst the splashing water, many dark shadows could be vaguely seen emerging from the bottom of the boat, scattering outwards like fish at incredible speed.

"Stay together, don't separate!"

As soon as Wang Qiang finished speaking, many figures suddenly jumped out of the water with a "whoosh," and then a large net was quickly pulled out from the bottom of the water, directly covering the group.

The reflections of people on the water swayed as the large net tightened rapidly.

Wang Qiangqiang slammed his giant axe down, slicing a hole in the iron net with a loud "boom".

The others also took out their weapons and cut open the iron fence.

"Go back to shore!"

Wang Qiangzhuang gave the order and was the first to swim towards the shore.

The others followed suit, swimming quickly.

Luo Zijun was swimming with his hands paddling when he suddenly felt a figure pounce on him, pressing down on his back. The figure's arms tightly wrapped around his neck, and its legs tightly wrapped around his waist, causing him to sink down and swallow a few mouthfuls of water.

After he surfaced, he immediately started cursing and turned to see Lu Yao, the girl from the Ten Thousand Swords Sect.

At this moment, the girl was lying on his back, her wet hair sticking to her face, her pretty face tense, and her limbs tightly wrapped around him, looking somewhat nervous.

"Get lost! Go find your senior brother!"

Luo Zijun cursed angrily, then suddenly jerked her head back, slamming it into her forehead with a "bang," telling her to get lost.

There were enemies underwater at that moment, and he could lose his life at any time. It would be difficult for him to escape on his own, let alone carry someone on his back. Wouldn't he be doomed?

Lu Yao bumped her forehead without making a sound, then suddenly lowered her head, opened her small mouth, and bit his ear.

"what……"

Luo Zijun screamed in pain. There was no time to retaliate. Seeing the enemy chasing from behind and both sides, she dared not be distracted and hurriedly paddled forward with all her might.

Fortunately, he was a good swimmer and quickly overtook the person next to him.

A dead Taoist friend is not a poor Taoist!
Just as he passed the person next to him, that person suddenly reached out and grabbed his belt.

What the hell!

Luo Zijun turned her head and saw that it was that brat Xu Ziyin.

"Let go! Men and women should not touch each other!"

He paddled frantically while cursing loudly.

Who knew that the brat's little hand would slip and suddenly grab his vital spot again!

"Gulu...Gulu..."

Luo Zijun's body stiffened, and he immediately sank to the bottom of the water. After swallowing a few mouthfuls of water, he discovered that there were enemies in the water as well. Startled, his potential suddenly burst forth, and with a flick of his limbs, his body quickly floated back to the surface.

No sooner had he surfaced than Xu Ziyin pounced on his back, wrapping her arms and legs around him!
He carried two people on his back at once!
"..."

Are they stacked like a human pyramid?

Luo Zijun had no time to curse. Seeing a gleaming blade coming from the water, and enemies chasing after her from both sides and behind, she was terrified and instinctively released a skill!
"Wow—"

A huge wave of water suddenly shot out from behind him, like the tail flame of a rocket, propelling him forward with a "whoosh"!
The speed is astonishing!
In just a moment, he had caught up with Wang Qiangzhuang, who was swimming in the lead, and left her behind.

Everyone else was startled by what they saw.

The enemies who had been preparing to attack him from underwater, to his left and right, and behind him suddenly surfaced rapidly, gasping for breath, their faces contorted in pain.

"Hanayu, wait for me!"

Wang Qiangzhuang suddenly accelerated, then with a "whoosh," he leaped onto Luo Zijun's back, and immediately mounted Xu Ziyin's back at the very top, his twin ponytails swaying in the wind with water splashing around them.

Upon seeing this, Song Erlang, Meng Yang, Lu Jianchen, and the others behind them hurriedly shouted, "Brother Hua, wait for us!"

"Brother Hua, let us ride it too!"

(End of this chapter)