"Cough cough." Shui Men coughed awkwardly and said,""Ning Ci, are you done cultivating?
"Ah…I guess so…"
Ning Ci replied hesitantly, his face revealing a puzzled expression.
When he came in, he saw that Watergate was smiling, but his eyes were a little dull. After asking again, he didn't seem to hear it. It was only when he raised his voice and asked again that Watergate came back to his senses with an awkward expression. And the smile on his face and the dull look in his eyes just now, no matter how he looked at it, it seemed a little…silly?
"Ah, no, no, no." Ning Ci secretly shook his head. How could someone as shrewd as Watergate show such an expression? He must have been too tired from cultivating recently and had an illusion. Hmm…
"Oh, the wind does seem to be very strong. Hmm, what happened?" Watergate quickly adjusted his state of mind and calmed down.
As he spoke, Shuimen Ningci stepped out of the tent, only to see a whistling sound. A strong wind blew in his face, and the tent fluttered. In the distance, the wind and dust filled the sky! They connected the heavens and the earth as they rapidly headed over.
" Such bad weather is rare…" Shui Men frowned and muttered.
"Ah, it wasn't like this just now…I thought it was just a normal rainy day, at most a little heavier than usual. However, he did not expect that in just a moment, it would cause such a huge wind. If that was the case, the tent wouldn't be able to hold on any longer…Should he hide in the forest?”
Ning Ci's brows were tightly furrowed. He clearly didn't expect the weather to change so drastically! He remembered that when he first entered the tent, although the wind was not small, it was far from reaching such a degree!
"Hmm, I'm afraid that won't do. Looking at the weather, it'll definitely rain at night. It'll only be more dangerous in the forest during a thunderstorm. Moreover, such a sudden change doesn't seem to be natural, but man-made…"
Shui Men shook his head in objection, then he was puzzled. A trace of vigilance rose in his heart. If it was really man-made, then it was too shocking to create such a huge commotion. What was the purpose?
"I…rolled my eyes!"
Hearing that the water gate suspected that this unusual weather was not natural, Ning Ci immediately became vigilant and rolled his eyes!
Just as Shui Men was pondering, his expression suddenly changed. He lowered his body and slapped the ground with his palm!
"Earth Evasion, Earth Shock Wave!"
Ning Ci immediately felt a slight fluctuation on the ground. When he lowered his head, he saw waves of ripples spreading out from the palm of the water gate, like a stone thrown into a calm water surface.
This fluctuation wasn't intense. It was obvious that the water gate had deliberately controlled the strength of the spell.
In the blink of an eye, the fluctuation reached the place where Ning Ci had just practiced his soft fist. There were dozens of footprints left behind by his cultivation! After a few tremors, it was as flat as before. Only then did Shui Men put away his right hand and stand up.
"There are no hand seals! How, how is this possible?"
Ning Ci was shocked. It wasn't that the Earth Evasion Technique displayed by the water gate was too powerful, but that it was too fast!
He didn't see any hand seals at all!
If it wasn't for Ning Ci's white eyes seeing the weak chakras in the waves, he would have thought that the tremors were caused by the power of the water gate's palm!
"No, it should be because the speed of the hand seal was too fast, so I didn't see it. However, as expected of the fourth generation Naruto. Although he didn't pay much attention to it, he was actually faster than my white eyes…The name of the yellow flash was indeed powerful!”
Ning Ci sighed in his heart and rolled his eyes. Just as the water gate was about to release the earth shock wave, he saw a figure running towards him. The reason why they destroyed the footprints he left behind was that they did not want that person to see them and guess their identity as ninjas.
Actually, with Ning Ci's current strength, he wouldn't have been unable to control the leakage of chakras during cultivation and leave a mark on the ground. The reason why he did this was to make it easier for the water gate to judge Ning Ci's cultivation situation through the distribution of footprints, and Ning Ci could also judge the shortcomings and mistakes in his cultivation based on these.
However, if these footprints were seen by outsiders, they would immediately be recognized as ninjas! Normally, it wouldn't be a big deal, but now that the weather was so abnormal, the water gate naturally didn't want to get involved. Therefore, the moment he sensed the arrival of the person, he reacted and eliminated the traces of the ninja. Ning Ci's forehead guard had also been taken off by him not long ago, so he did not worry about being seen by outsiders.
Just as Ning Ci stopped rolling his eyes, a figure suddenly flashed in front of Shui Men and Ning Ci!
This person was about thirty years old. He had a thin face, an ordinary appearance, and a medium build. If he was placed in a crowd, it would definitely be difficult for him to attract the attention of others. However, the terrifying light in his eyes was hard to ignore. The forehead guard with the stripes of ripples on it further revealed his identity.
The Country of Water, the Enduring Fog!
"Who are you two?"
The person frowned as he looked at the two people from Shui Gate and said coldly.
Ning Ci frowned slightly. The arrogant attitude of the person in front of him made him very unhappy, but the actions of the water gate made him very clear that the water gate did not want to meddle. Thus, he frowned and did not say anything.
"Ah, we're from Kobayashi Village. We've been ordered by the village chief to contact the mayor of Qingtai Town. We could have arrived in a few hours, but unfortunately, sigh, the heavens are really unlucky…"
Watergate looked calm and easily came up with a reason to camp here. As he spoke, he shook his head and sighed.
"Kobayashi Village…"
The person frowned and pondered. He did have some impression of Xiaolin Village and Qingtai Town. In the early years, he had come to this area to carry out missions. It seemed that the village chief of Kobayashi Village had a close relationship with the mayor of Qingtai Town. In that case, this person might really be from Kobayashi Village.
The person's gaze passed through Shuimen and Ning Ci and landed on the tent behind them. Then, he looked at Shuimen and Ning Ci. His pupils seemed to shrink slightly, but then they returned to normal. He only nodded and said,
"Sorry for disturbing you."
With a swoosh, the figure flickered and the person quickly returned the way he came.
"Lord Fourth Generation, that person is a ninja from Kirin Village, right? It seems like he's here on a mission. However, he actually sent someone to scout the way. Wasn't he being too careful?”
Ning Ci shook his head and helplessly said.
"Ah, you're indeed a little too careful. If that was the case, he must have encountered a huge problem during the mission, so he had no choice but to do this. He just didn't know what mission they were carrying out…Forget it, since that person had already confirmed it, then they might come here in a while. If there was really something strange, he might have to investigate.”
Shui Men pondered and speculated, then shook his head and stopped thinking. However, when he turned around and looked at the tent that was a little unstable in the strong wind, he sighed.
"In such bad weather, we should be able to deal with it with the barrier. However, since he had decided to hide his identity, he had no choice but to find another way.”
"Ah!" Ning Ci nodded and agreed helplessly, but he did not complain. As a ninja, he could still tolerate this inconvenience.
Just as the water gate had expected, a few moments later, a faint figure could be seen flashing through the dust. Accompanied by the neighing of horses, a convoy of about 30 meters long slowly approached. Upon closer inspection, there were actually five carriages, and the ruts did not look shallow! It was obvious that these five carriages were carrying heavy goods.
On both sides of the convoy, there were four ninjas wearing Kirin Village forehead protectors. The ninja who had just come to scout the road was one of them!
"Hi, guys! You must be the two Sirs of Kobayashi Village that Luofeng mentioned just now. Haha, I am Hei Mu Jiancang. The owner of this caravan is from the Water Country. It's really an honor to meet the two of you. May I know your names?"
A slightly plump man walked out of the crowd and walked in front of Shuimen and Ning Ci. He looked at the two of them and said with a smile.
"Ah, Lord Jiancang. The two of us are from Kobayashi Village. This is my elder, Itsuhito Shimizu. I just don't remember meeting you, but I don't know why you are so polite to us.”
Ning Ci nodded slightly as a greeting. Then, he frowned and asked.
"Haha, so it's Sir Yiren and Sir Yi Si. Although I, Jiancang, have never seen the two of you before, I like to make friends. Today, the two of them were like dragons and phoenixes among men, with extraordinary appearances, so he had the heart to befriend them. Please forgive me for my rudeness."
Hei Mu Jiancang cupped his hands and laughed. There was a trace of sincerity in his straightforwardness.
"Ah, Lord Jiancang is too polite. We are just two small characters. How could we dare to accept a bow from you?”
Ning Ci waved his hand repeatedly, his tone carrying a trace of fear. This caused Shui Men, who was standing at the side, to be startled. He couldn't help but smile. He didn't expect the usually serious Ning Ci to have such good acting skills.
Seeing that the youth who called himself Yi Si was the one who spoke, while the older Yi Ren didn't speak, Hei Mu Jiancang couldn't help but curse in his heart. If it wasn't for Luofeng's request, how could he condescend to pay attention to these two country bumpkins? However, at this moment, he had no choice but to put away the disgust in his heart. He forced a smile and said,
"No, no, I'm indeed very happy to be able to see the two of you. Hehe, the two of you may not believe it, but I, Hei Mu Jiancang, was able to rely on my own strength to create such a large business empire, all because of this pair of discerning eyes. Although the two of you are now living in the same village, you will definitely soar in the future! Haha, that's why I must befriend the two of you. You two, the wind is too strong. I'm afraid your tent can't withstand it. Why don't you gather with us tonight? With the carriage blocking the wind, it should be much better.”
Seeing Hei Mu Jiancang's enthusiastic praise, Ning Ci was overwhelmed by the favor and quickly agreed. However, he found it funny in his heart.
With Ning Ci's keen observation skills, he naturally saw the disdain hidden under Hei Mu's enthusiasm. He said that he had a good sense of judgment and felt that they would definitely be extraordinary in the future, but in private, he really treated them as country bumpkins! His warm and hospitable appearance was naturally extremely pretentious in Ning Ci's eyes.
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