Nightmare Apostle

"Butler Liu, it is a rule since ancient times to give money to people to get rid of disasters. But let's not talk about whether we can find the third young master on this vast lake. Even if we find him, how can we bring him back here?" Yang Xiao wanted to struggle for the last time. He said objective facts. The visibility on the lake was extremely poor and there was no way to tell the direction.

Unexpectedly, Butler Liu narrowed his eyes and said in an unquestionable tone, "We have prepared for this. After you leave by boat, we will erect a long wooden pole on the shore, and hang a big red lantern on the top of the pole. After finding the third young master, you just need to follow the direction of the lantern to find him back."

"You are really well prepared." Yang Xiao smiled, and in his heart he cursed Butler Liu and everyone in Feng Mansion.

Seeing the increasingly impatient attitude of housekeeper Liu, everyone had no choice but to get on the boat. Seeing Xu Su and Su Tingting standing together, housekeeper Liu's face darkened, "Two women cannot be on the same boat. Get off, you, go with him."

After housekeeper Liu's arrangement, Kuang Hongyi and Xu Su were on one boat, Shi Dali and Shi Guanming were on another, and Yang Xiao and Su Tingting, who were both newcomers, were assigned together.

It can be seen that Su Tingting did not want to be with Yang Xiao. Her first choice was still experienced old players like Xu Su and Kuang Hongyi, but due to the power of housekeeper Liu, she did not dare to refute.

"Everyone, in order to ensure your safety, the master has specially taken out the life-extending incense treasured in the treasury. As long as you light the incense and place it at the bow, no evil spirits will notice you, but everyone must remember that you only have one stick of incense to find the third young master and bring him back before the incense burns out."

As housekeeper Liu waved his hand, three servants came over with a small incense burner, each with three incense sticks inserted side by side, "This is precious, light it after boarding the ship."

"The master has also prepared a white lantern for you, hanging it on the bow, so that you can communicate with each other, and a red sky lantern. No matter which ship finds the third young master first, remember to release the sky lantern, and the other ships will immediately come close to respond after seeing it."

Yang Xiao took a look and found that the so-called sky lantern was just a simple Kongming lantern covered with a layer of red paper.

After taking the incense burner, taking the white lantern, the red sky lantern, and the bamboo basket stuffed by a servant, the three teams boarded the ship one after another.

With a pole gently tapping the shore, the three boats slowly sailed into the mist, and opened the bamboo basket, revealing two short knives and a fire starter.

Yang Xiao drove the boat while paying attention to the surrounding movements, while instructing Su Tingting to light the three life-extending incense sticks, and then hung the big white lantern on the bow.

But just as Yang Xiao was alert to the movements nearby, he saw Su Tingting with her back to him, holding the white lantern, as if in a daze.

"What are you doing?" Yang Xiao urged in a low voice.

Su Tingting turned her head, her pale face had a complicated expression, and there was some doubt in her fear. Then she lifted the white lantern and looked closer, and Yang Xiao saw two small paper figures attached side by side on the lantern skin.

The paper figure was also white, and it could be seen that it was cut directly from a whole piece of paper, with only a thin layer, so it was not noticeable.

The face of the paper figure was blank, and there were no eyebrows or facial features, but the moment Yang Xiao saw the paper figure, he suddenly felt uneasy.

The paper figures' movements were clearly his and Su Tingting's. Yang Xiao instantly understood why Butler Liu wanted to adjust the personnel configuration on each boat. It turned out that all this was planned.

There should be corresponding paper figures on the other two boats.

At this moment, the three boats were sailing side by side. The fog around them was gradually thickening. Only the outline of the opposite boat and the gloomy light from the white lantern could be vaguely seen.

Among the three boats, Yang Xiao's was in the middle. He noticed that there was a figure swaying on the left boat. It was a person holding a white lantern, as if greeting him.

Yang Xiao knew without thinking that it was Kuang Hongyi and the others who also noticed the paper figures on the white lanterns. It was not convenient to shout in the fog on the lake, so he could only use this stupid method to remind himself.

Also let Su Tingting raise the lantern and shake it a few times, as a response.

Said to be driving a boat, it was actually just clumsy moving the pole back and forth to try to maintain the stability of the boat. This lake was not dead water. There was a force in the water pushing them forward.

Looking back towards the shore, you can see a bright red light spot at a very high position. It is the big red lantern hung by Butler Liu, and it is also the lighthouse that guides Yang Xiao and his friends home.

Before Yang Xiao can come to his senses, the boat suddenly trembles violently. The strong inertia makes Su Tingting fall instantly, and Yang Xiao is almost thrown out of the boat.

"What's wrong?" Su Tingting climbed up in horror, with varying degrees of injuries on her knees and arms.

The boat just paused, as if it hit something. That thing is underwater and not small in size, otherwise it would not make such a big noise.

Su Tingting subconsciously wanted to stick her head out to look underwater, but Yang Xiao pulled her back from behind, covered her mouth tightly, and the two squatted together without making any sound.

At this moment, Su Tingting realized that something was wrong. The fog around her seemed to be thicker, and the most important thing was that the two nearby boats were gone.

In addition, even the big red lantern on the shore disappeared. Now, looking around, there was only endless fog on the entire lake, and visibility was less than 3 meters.

"Don't talk." Yang Xiao mouthed to Su Tingting, who was already frightened, and then pointed at the ground.

Su Tingting understood what Yang Xiao meant. There was something in the water, right under their boat.

The two held their breath for a few minutes, or even less. The calm water surface suddenly surged, and their boat began to sway from side to side. It lasted for about 1 minute before it calmed down again.

Slowly letting go of his hand, Yang Xiao gasped heavily, his forehead covered with cold sweat. He did not dare to hesitate and immediately paddled away.

The fog was all around, and they could not tell the direction at all. They were like headless flies, but fortunately, there was still a long section of the life-extending incense on the bow.

After an unknown amount of time, a strange sound attracted the attention of the two. This sound was too abrupt on the lake where there was only the sound of water.

"It seems like someone is crying." Su Tingting shrank her body. It was definitely a very special experience to hear people crying on this strange lake.

Slowly, the fog on the lake dissipated a little, and a green and yellow reed marsh appeared in front of them. In the reed marsh, there was a wooden boat slightly smaller than theirs.

"Found it." Su Tingting's face lit up.

A person was squatting on the wooden boat, with his back to them, his body trembling. The strange cry came from this person.

Judging from his gorgeous clothes, it must be the third young master of the Feng family.

A red light rose behind him, and Yang Xiao was startled. Then he turned around suddenly and saw that Su Tingting had already raised the Kongming lantern.

"Who the hell told you to release the lantern?"

Yang Xiao grabbed Su Tingting's collar, but before he could continue, the next second, they both froze at the same time, turned their heads, and saw two more red lanterns rising in the mist in the distance.