"Thank you."
Shen Weixun nodded slightly and accepted the item.
At this moment, Niannian took out the ice crystal, trotted up to the Snow Woman on her short legs, and handed it over with a beaming smile.
This was a plan they had discussed beforehand. If the Snow Woman cooperated, they would offer the ice crystal voluntarily.
Now that the Snow Woman had shown her full sincerity, they couldn't hold onto the item any longer.
The Snow Woman who received the ice crystal was overjoyed.
"I still have a question..."
Just then, Shen Weixun opened his mouth to ask something. But the Snow Woman immediately lost her patience. She waved her sleeve and sent them out directly.
"This wooden cabin is my dwelling. Anyway, I won't come back here in the future. I'll give this cabin to you, so you won't drown as soon as you enter. Why are you asking so many questions? You're so annoying!"
It was obvious that the Snow Woman was really annoyed by them. She left only this sentence and waved her sleeve, leaving without a trace.
Shen Weixun pursed his lips and silently put the bank card back into his pocket.
Actually, he wanted to ask the Snow Woman if she had a place to live and any other plans after leaving.
Living in the mortal world definitely required money. Without money, one couldn't move forward even an inch, and it was the same for the Snow Woman.
Out of the principle of making friendly acquaintance, he even intended to give the other party some money.
Since she disliked them so much, forget it.
It even saved him a sum of money.
Snow Woman No. 4 didn't know what she had missed. She happily exited the scroll.
But as soon as she got out, what she saw was a wasteland, as well as various onmyojis eyeing her covetously, and Taoist priests in Taoist robes.
The Snow Woman was stunned.
The crowd was also stunned to see the Snow Woman suddenly appear.
Especially Taoist Priest Qingyun. He originally thought that the flickering light in front of him meant that his three unfilial disciples were coming back.
But instead, a goblin popped out?
The Snow Woman suddenly felt a bit shaky in her legs. She was almost invincible on the snow - capped mountain. But the problem was that this was no longer the snow - capped mountain. Facing so many Taoist priests and onmyojis, if a fight really broke out, she wouldn't get any advantage.
"Can you let me go if I say I'm just passing by?"
The Snow Woman forced a embarrassed smile.
Taoist Priest Qingyun didn't answer. He just asked, "I wonder if the girl has seen two men and a girl. The girl is a child, about five or six years old. One of the men is in his twenties, and the other is only in his teens. If you've seen them and are willing to tell me their whereabouts, I can protect your life."
"Seen!"
The Snow Woman answered simply and neatly. At this moment, Xiaotuanzi and the others were in a two - story wooden cabin, looking full of melancholy.
They had fallen into the sea.
The good news was that thanks to the wooden cabin given by the Snow Woman, they didn't drown as soon as they entered. Instead, they had a dry place to stay.
The bad news was that they couldn't get out.
Moreover, there was a ghost outside, eyeing them covetously.
The appearance of this ghost was no longer just ugly. Just one look at it could make people vomit their dinner from the night before.
His whole body glistened with an oily sheen, looking as if he had been soaked in a lard barrel for three days and three nights. His head was two or three times bigger than a normal person's. His eyeballs were sunken into his eye sockets. His skin was pale and swollen all over, with many bubbles of different sizes on it.
This thing was really disgusting. Since they came in, it had been sticking to the window, looking at them and grinning. The way it grinned was really indescribable.
"This water ghost is really fucking disgusting."
Zhang Zicheng couldn't help but curse.
Moreover, he was more worried about their current situation.
In the world of water, the water ghost was the undisputed overlord. It swam extremely fast. The oily sheen on its body was actually mucus, which was slippery and very difficult to catch. In addition, the water ghost would become very strong in the water.
The surrounding was all water. If they opened the door, the water would pour in. Then they would either suffocate or be dragged to death by the water ghost. None of their three mortal bodies could escape.
"The best way to restrain a water ghost is fire. But there's water everywhere here. Fire talismans are useless."
Even though Xiaotuanzi was young, she understood the principle that quantitative change leads to qualitative change.
Looking at the fire - starting talismans of Yida in her pocket, although there were many of them, they were simply not enough.
The water ghost wasn't stupid. Even if they set up formations in the house, it might not fall into the trap.
The water ghost's obsession was probably to find a substitute.
So it must be very covetous of the three of them.
Then they had to send one person as a bait to lure it in and deal with it inside the wooden cabin.
This water ghost was unreasonable. Trying to have a good talk with it was basically a pipe dream.
They could only fight head - on.
As long as the water ghost was gone and this area became ownerless, they would be automatically sent to the next level.
Xiaotuanzi quickly drew a few more fire talismans, rummaged through her small satchel and took out all the magical tools that could be used.
Finally, they arranged for the unlucky Zhang Zicheng to be the bait, and then they were finally ready.
"Are you ready?"
Zhang Zicheng checked the tightness of the rope downstairs. After making sure there was no problem, he shouted up to the second floor.
"Okay!"
Niannian shouted back.
After getting the response, Zhang Zicheng began to count down and was ready to rush out from the first floor at any time: "1... 2... 3... Open the door!"
The rope was tightened. As soon as the door opened, the water outside rushed in. In half a minute, the first floor of the wooden cabin was filled with water.
Niannian tightly held the rope and nervously stared at the water, waiting for the water ghost to appear.
But the water ghost seemed to have no interest in them. It didn't enter the villa at all. After waiting for so long, they still didn't see the water ghost. Shen Weixun gritted his teeth and started the mechanism to close the wooden door.
If the water continued to pour in, they wouldn't be able to stay in this house.
There was a lot of water under the railing on the second floor. Because of the resistance of the water, it was not easy to close the mechanism. Xiaotuanzi pulled the rope from the safest position. She only needed to make sure that the rope didn't get out of control.
But at the critical moment, her hand slipped, and the rope shot out.
This rope must not go wrong. Without thinking, Xiaotuanzi got closer to the water and grabbed the rope that was about to get out of control.
Just then, one of her legs got into the water.
Niannian tried to pull her leg out of the water. She lifted her thigh, but her lower body didn't move at all.
Vaguely, she felt a sticky sensation on her ankle. It seemed that something had grabbed her ankle and wouldn't let her move.
As Niannian struggled, this thing tightened its grip.
"What's going on?"
Shen Weixun had just fixed the mechanism. When he came back, he saw Niannian lying on the ground, rolling back and forth like a beached fish. He quickly rushed over and asked with concern.
"Senior brother, the water ghost is grabbing my foot. I can't move!"
Niannian held onto the railing tightly and explained.
In this situation, they must not be dragged into the water.
Once in the water, no matter how capable he was, he wouldn't be able to use his skills.