Those years when I was a tool person

Many old people in the village, including the village chief, can't tell how many years Qingxi Village has been established.

They only know that their parents, their parents' parents... have lived here for several generations, rooted in the ground, living a life of sunrise and sunset.

Rong Ying asked the village chief if there was any legend about the river outside the village, and the answer he got was no.In the eyes of the villagers, the river outside the village is their only source of water. It has existed since they were young, and the age has long been lost.

In order to find out the connection between the strange voice, the missing boy, and the black air coming out of the river, and to find out the entrance to the secret realm, Rongying and Qianyue decided to stay in Qingxi Village for one night.

The place to live was provided by the village head, but considering that the two of them didn't really intend to rest here, Rong Ying rejected the village head's proposal to make room for them in two rooms.

At night, most of the villagers in Qingxi Village closed their doors early, and Rongying leaned against the bed, looking out through the gap in the window.

The moon is hidden and the stars appear, the silver light is scattered, and there is silence between the heaven and the earth.

Looking at it, Rong Ying's eyes were attracted by the dots of fluorescent light in the grass, which were fireflies.

Qianyue was sitting next to Rongying. He glanced over lightly and saw Rongying dragging his chin in a daze, so he looked away.But not long after, he took another look, then took it back, and looked again...

Rong Ying didn't notice the intermittent stares behind him, he was fascinated by watching the fireflies, until the grass shook violently, and the fireflies flying and shuttling in it scattered around in an instant.

He froze, and the next moment he heard a strange voice from the villagers.

coming!

The voice was loud, and it hit people's minds directly. The two people who were not in the state just now looked at each other and got up at the same time. In a blink of an eye, they had followed the sound and appeared outside the village.

"It is indeed the voice coming from here."

Under the starlight, vortices appeared on the river surface that was still calm during the day, and wisps of black air engulfed the water flow, forming water columns that soared into the sky.

The black air seemed to be able to sense the presence of someone nearby. Just as Rong Ying and Qianyue appeared, the black air that was still entwined in the water column suddenly twisted and rushed towards them like a poisonous snake spitting out a letter.

"careful!"

Qianyue took a step forward to stand in front of Rongying. With a movement of his right elbow, the sword pouch behind his back immediately flew up, and the Suishi sword came out in a black light.

It spun around in mid-air, and the powerful sword energy it emitted brought a howling wind, sweeping away all the black energy.

The black energy was forced to retreat, but quickly came back, like maggots attached to the bones, closely following Rong Ying and Qian Yue.

When Qianyue once again split the thick black air in front of him with the time of the year, Rong Ying glanced back. The retreat behind them had been blocked, and the road back to Qingxi Village from the river was full of darkness. Five-fingered black mist.

Rongying tugged at the corner of Ganyue's clothes, "Look."

"what?"

Qian Yue looked in the direction of Rong Ying's finger, and the eddies on the river surface were getting smaller and gradually closing.

A puff of black air suddenly changed its direction, dived into the vortex and disappeared.

Then, as if some mechanism had been activated, all the black energy around the two of them stirred up, and they rushed into the vortex.

"Quick, let's follow!"

Without waiting for Rongying's reminder, Qianyue had already taken action. He squeezed the sword formula in his hand, and the Sui Shi sword was withdrawn in an instant, "Let's go!"

Without turning his head, he stretched out his hand based on his feeling, wanting to grab Rongying's sleeve and lead him to chase those blacks together, but unexpectedly Rongying's hand was already clutching the corner of his clothes and did not let go.

His hand slipped, and he held nothing in vain.

However, the situation at this time did not allow people to think about anything messy, so he just jumped into the water at the last moment before the vortex disappeared with Rong Ying like a small tail.

The moment he entered the water, Rong Ying thought that the river water was at best a conveyor belt, as long as he closed and opened his eyes, he could enter a strange and mysterious place.

Unexpectedly, the sense of weightlessness struck, and he was literally submerged in water.

How is this going?

Didn't they succeed in entering the secret realm?

Thinking of this, Rong Ying panicked. He stretched out his arms and tried to swim to the surface of the water, but unexpectedly, as soon as he moved his hands, he was pulled back by a force.

Enduring the discomfort, he opened his eyes and glanced down. Through the clear river, he saw that the person pulling him was Qianyue.

It's just that Qianyue doesn't seem to be in a good state at this time.

His eyes were tightly closed, his face was as pale as a piece of paper, and with the black hair floating in the water, he looked like a water ghost looking for his life.

Rong Ying pulled his hand and found that he was motionless in the water, his body was stiff as if he had passed out.

"..."

Holding her breath and spitting out a series of bubbles, Rong Ying suddenly remembered that she was not a human being in the normal sense.

He is a weapon spirit, so it stands to reason that he is not afraid of flooding.

Sure enough, he tried it and found that he could indeed breathe underwater.

The surprise in his heart was only for a moment, and when he lowered his head to look at Qianyue who had been leading him sinking into the water, Rongying became suspicious again.

Could it be that Elder Qianyue is a landlubber?

Regardless of whether or not death from hypoxia can be avoided if one's cultivation is advanced to a certain level, Rong Ying feels that the most urgent task now is to take Qianyue out of the waters in front of her.

But when he really wanted to do it, he encountered difficulties again.

His water skills are not very good, and the possibility of swimming out of the water by himself is not great, let alone carry it for another dry month.

Although the problems of hypoxia and stress can be ignored now, the size gap has become an insurmountable gap at present.

After trying to pull it a few times, the completely submerged dry moon is like a weight.

Rong Ying's face was blushing as she tried her best to drag the person to the surface of the water, and it was still difficult to change the trend of the two of them sinking.

The fabric of Qianyue's clothes is a bit slippery, and after soaking in water, it can even fall off accidentally.

After several shots, Rong Ying simply swam downstream and grabbed Qianyue's hand.

Pulling the person into her arms, Rong Ying half held Qianyue, leaning on one hand and struggling to pull it up.

"crash"

The head finally popped out of the water, and Rong Ying swam towards the shore vigorously without taking a look at the environment they were in.

"call"

When they reached the mudflat on the shore, Rong Ying's legs softened and she knelt directly on the ground.

When he fell down, he was still paying attention to Qianyue's situation, so he deliberately turned over and made himself the backrest.

"cough cough"

When Qianyue pressed her whole body up, Rong Ying felt as if a boulder was pressed against his chest, and he almost died from the impact.

He didn't expect Qianyue to look thin, but she was actually quite heavy.

Rong Ying moved a bit, and Qianyue, who was lying on his chest, suddenly started coughing, and at the same time, water continued to overflow from his mouth and nose.

"Hey!"

Seeing this, Rong Ying patted his face, "Wake up!"

"Well"

Qianyue groaned and woke up slowly.

"Are you OK?"

Rong Ying gave a slight push, and Qianyue rolled to the side, lying on the ground panting.

"It's okay." He whispered.

"It's fine."

Rong Ying breathed a sigh of relief, got up from the ground, and went to observe the surrounding environment.

The stars all over the sky disappeared, replaced by a gray sky, gloomy as if it hadn't seen the sun for a long time.

There are some weird plants growing by the river, and there is a waterfall not far away. On the stone wall under the waterfall, there is an old tree with a crooked neck, its roots, branches and leaves are exposed, and its teeth and claws are in a strange shape.

Looking along the river bank, the width of the river gradually shrinks, winding and disappearing among countless vegetation.

Qianyue had already regained his strength, and he walked up to Rongying, "Thank you just now."

Rong Ying turned around: "Huh?"

"Thank you for saving me while in the water."

As she said that, she seemed to feel embarrassed, Qianyue lowered her head: "I don't know how to water."

"It's okay." Rong Ying patted him on the shoulder: "I'm not very good either."

He smiled, "You must also think that water is a medium for teleportation, right? Who would have thought that teleportation is teleportation, and it is also connected to a body of water."

The two rested by the water for a while, Rong Ying chose a direction where the black air was the most intense, and took Qianyue to go there together.