Immortal Cultivation and Life-Saving Guide

Chapter 417 A Skillful Manipulation

"Why use the [fish gut scope] at this time? The Bone Reef Sea is so dangerous! Can't the two of you handle it?"

Lian Gouhan's face was frozen in the mirror. He seemed to be busy with something and did not look up immediately.

Wei and Qin breathed a sigh of relief simultaneously—at least the [Fish Intestine Mirror] could still contact the outside world.

The sound of papers turning over came from the other side of the hook, and then I looked up.

"What the hell?" Lian Gouyan roared angrily, "What kind of monster are you! Spit out my friends! Spit them out!"

Wei Xi pouted: She knew that Lian Gouhan's brain was full of water.

Just as he was about to speak, the "flexible and adaptable" part of Lian Gouhan's character took over again.

He suppressed his anger, forced a fawning smile, and tentatively asked, "You two... Snake Kings? Let's make a deal, could you return their heads to me? We were fellow disciples, after all, at least give them a proper burial..."

Lian Gou held the [Fish Intestine Mirror], seamlessly switching from shock after the connection to flattery.

It's clear that he really wanted to collect the bodies of Wei and Qin.

Having prepared in advance, Wei Xi unfolded the notebook...

The other half of the notebook drooped down, which greatly diminished the dignity of the "Flower Snake King".

Holding the [fish intestine endoscope], Qin Feng silently turned his head and bit the half-bound book that was drooping down.

So Wei Xi watched as Lian Gou's mouth slowly opened wide, his face filled with embarrassment and surprise.

"...I thought you two...turns out you switched bodies!" Lian Gouyan tried to hide his embarrassment with a smile and refused to meet Qin Feng's unfriendly gaze. "It's good that you're alive! How are you feeling? Is there a way to change back?"

"Not yet," Wei Xi wagged his tail. "Have you memorized the contents of the document?"

Lian Gouhan quickly said, "Wait, let me draw it on paper."

Wei Xi also needed to calm down: a few words exposed someone's lack of fighting spirit and tendency to surrender when faced with difficulties, which really displeased the snake.

Fortunately, Lian Gou has his own advantages; at least drawing is his forte, and he can trace the contents of the paper in just a few strokes.

"So do you need me to get you two out?" Lian Gouyan gestured with his hand to indicate the size of the two snakes, Wei and Qin. "As long as the heads are there, I can just make two bodies..."

"Stop!" Wei Xi, unable to bear it any longer, shouted, "I'll ask you a question, you answer it!"

Wei Xi's loud shout echoed through the passage, causing the stone walls to tremble slightly.

Realizing her lapse in composure, Wei Xi glared fiercely at the end of the passage—how could Ling Yin's weak voice compare to spiritual power? It was just the deep-sea gamblers laughing at her!

Making a firm mental note of it, Wei Xi asked seriously, "How long have Qin Feng and I been gone?"

The warned Lian Gouhan honestly replied, "I'm waiting for the first paper crane, which is one hour and one day away."

Wei Xi thought to himself that there was indeed a problem, otherwise Lian Gouhan's initial reaction would not have been that the two of them had used the [Fish Intestine Mirror].

According to Wei Xi's original estimate, at least two days should have passed since she left the inn.

The time on the other side of Lian Gou Mang should be correct; there is indeed a big problem with the Bone Reef Sea.

It's unclear whether this is due to the original structure of the Bone Reef or a result of its destruction.

Wei Xi pondered for a moment, then asked, "Have the fishermen in town made any unusual moves?"

"Are you doubting Wu Da and the others?" Qin Feng asked, causing half of the book to droop again. Wei Xi nodded slightly but didn't answer, simply putting away the thread-bound book and the dried blueprints.

Lian Gouhan replied blankly, "No, you left not long ago. A strong wind came out at sea, and all the old fishermen packed up their boats."

“Oh right,” Lian Gou’an seemed to remember something, grabbed a stack of papers next to him, and said while flipping through them, “I’ve found out some things about the oar demon you encountered.”

Lian Gou quickly recounted the story of the oar ghost, which corroborated what the people on Wu Da's boat had said.

"...But there aren't any of those snakes you mentioned, at least not the ones I've heard about."

Qin Feng was somewhat disappointed. "Where did you get this information from? Xiao Xi and I saw it with our own eyes."

"Yesterday...we couldn't go out to sea, so the fishermen were all stuck on the shore. A few old men were craving wine, so they went to the inn to buy some downstairs."

"Don't you believe me? These old men look respectable now, owning sea and boats and raising livestock, but they were all poor men when they were young. They built their businesses by braving wind and rain."

Remembering the urgency, Lian Gouhan quickly said, "An old man said that when he was young, he encountered a boat demon. At that time, a strong evil wind blew, and the boat was capsized. In the end, he clung to a plank and drifted across the sea full of boat demons, and was later rescued by a passing fishing boat."

Hearing this, Qin Feng, who was worried about the fishermen on the boat, breathed a sigh of relief. Wei Xi, however, frowned and asked suspiciously, "Is there anything else unusual?"

Lian Gouyan smiled smugly and said boastfully, "The old man rambled on and on, refusing to say a single word more. When I heard how strange this thing was, I wondered how he managed to escape all by himself."

"I guessed that he was hiding something, so I coaxed him to drink slowly and took the opportunity to add something to his drink."

Lian Gouhan, who drugged the old man, boasted shamelessly, claiming that he was a good actor and pretended to be drunk and stupid. In reality, there was a water-absorbing talisman stuck in the cup, and not a single drop of drinkable liquid was spilled.

"Tell the important point!"

“Oh, right,” Lian Gouyan came to his senses and said hurriedly, “After drinking the medicine, the old man honestly told the truth: he wasn’t rescued by the fishing boat!”

"He was propelled to a nearby island by the large fish skeleton that emerged from the green moon."

"Can you say that again?"

"A large skeleton emerged from the green moon and lifted the old man ashore!"

Qin Feng chuckled and said loudly, "Which of you two was drugged? Did the old man see through your trick and switch the cups?"

"There are five flames on the skeleton," Lian Gouyan said smugly, "Don't insult my craftsmanship!"

"Five flames?" Wei Xi asked. "Did he see the details of the flames clearly?"

Lian Gouhan followed Wei Xi's train of thought, pressed down on his notes, and after verifying, said, "He said it was a fish, a fish shaped like a flame, half skeleton and half... with fish meat."

“Interesting,” Wei Xi murmured, “This must be one of the later checkpoints.”

Lian Gou looked at his two friends through the [Fish Intestine Mirror] and blurted out, "I didn't know anything about strange flames back then, but this old man mentioned a green moon, a moon that burns green."

"If you two can wait until the moon turns green, maybe that fish can lift you both ashore."

Wei Xi, however, had his own thoughts and asked, "Such a small thing shouldn't be something the old fisherman would keep secret. Did someone warn him?"

Lian Gouyan glanced at Wei Xi and asked curiously, "I guess so... Later, someone approached the old man and forced him to lead the way with a knife and gold."

"and then?"

“That’s all,” Lian Gouyan said, enunciating each word clearly. “The old man has lost his memory.”