In Lake Tai, which had remained unchanged for thousands of years, a waterwheel was set up beside the island in the center of the lake. It slowly rotated with the flow of the lake water, and the creaking sound seemed to have a kind of rhythm.
Old Man Ban laughed at Fu Chen and Tianming, saying that the two of them worked hard to make a toy in three days, but Tianming didn't think so. Didn't the bamboo pipe that was opened already connect the lake water directly to the small courtyard of the medical village?
Water poured endlessly into the pond that Fu Chen and Tian Ming had dug out in the courtyard. Tian Ming had caught many fish and toads in the pond. Of course, the toads were too noisy, so Fu Chen threw them all back into the lake.
If the kitchen needed water, it was very convenient to connect the bamboo pipe to the supervisor. Tianming was very excited. He checked the entire device every day to make sure that there were no problems. This was the first time he had done something tangible with someone else.
Ge Nia's injuries were almost fully healed. Other than playing chess with the master, he would also carefully guide Tianming in learning sword techniques, the true vertical sword technique of the Phantom Valley Sect.
The machine-operated bird had sent news that all the people who wanted to overthrow Qin had gathered in the City of Traps. When the Mo family learned that Ge Nia was at Mirror Lake Medical Village, they also invited Ge Nia to the City of Traps.
She had already agreed to go with Shaoyu and the others. Now that she was invited, she had no choice but to go.
"Fu Chen, are you coming with us?”Ge Nie asked Fu Chen, who was lazily playing with the bird.
" Of course, I have to go with Uncle Gai." Fu Chen smiled as he took the little bird out of the cage. He took off the copper ring on its claw and set the little bird free.
"Do you think it will work?" Duanmu Rong appeared behind Fu Chen and asked coldly.
" I think so. I've raised it so seriously for so long, so I'm a little grateful." Floating Dawn turned around and looked at Duanmu Rong."I don't want this place to be exposed. It's half a home.”
"Nonsense!" Duanmu Rong blushed.
" It's not nonsense. Birds are most afraid of losing their freedom, so they are afraid of this place. Birds will also transmit this kind of fear to avoid coming to this place." Fu Chen didn't notice that Duanmu Rong was referring to that sentence and explained very seriously.
"Freedom?" "Why would you be afraid of losing your freedom?" Tian Ming interrupted.”
"Everyone is the same?" Fu Chen seemed to be saying to himself, but also seemed to be saying to Tianming,"Have you been very free during this period of time? If someone forbids you from doing this, forbids you from doing that, and locks you in a cage, are you afraid?”
Tianming seriously thought about this question and suddenly shivered.""I will kill my men."
" That's right." Fu Chen raised his eyebrows."I'll hack him to death too."
The six of them packed their luggage and headed towards the Mohist City of Traps.
Along the way, Old Man Ban had bragged that the City of Traps was hidden in the mountains and was built on the mountain. The terrain there was strange. Within a radius of hundreds of miles, there were steep cliffs and deep valleys that were difficult to climb. Below them, there was a torrential river, and the water was covered with reefs and rocks. When boats sailed, they often hit the reefs and died. What was even more strange was that there was also a sea of clouds that changed unpredictably. The weather was sometimes sunny and sometimes rainy, making people often lose their way in the vast sea of clouds. The interior was powered by water. The City of Traps could be said to be filled with traps, making it easy to defend and difficult to attack.
"Old man, if it's so powerful, why did you build it in the deep mountains?”Tianming's words rendered Master Ban speechless.
After a few days and nights of continuous travel, Fu Chen finally gave up on the carriage and shuttled back and forth between the hidden paths on the cliffs. For the first time, he felt the pain of inconvenient transportation.
The ancient forest could actually be so beautiful. The fog lingered in the mountains, and the faintly discernible peaks made Fu Chen feel very beautiful.
They entered a canyon. In the depths of the hidden forest, there was a cave covered by rocks. Old Man Ban pressed a button there. After a rumbling sound, the rocks moved away and everyone entered the cave.
"Do you have a light?" Tianming was a little anxious. This kid wasn't used to a pitch-black environment.
" Whoosh!" The light from the torches instantly lit up the cave. The walls of the cave were filled with torches, and the cave was very deep.
" Follow me." Master Ban led the way. Tianming followed behind Old Man Ban, followed by Gao Yue and Duanmu Rong. Fu Chen followed behind Duanmu Rong, and finally Ge Nie.
Duanmu Rong looked back at Fu Chen, whose eyes were wandering around, and asked,"Are you afraid of the dark?"
" No, I'm more sensitive to closed and unfamiliar spaces," Floating Dawn replied with a smile.
"What do you mean?" Duanmu Rong could not understand what he was trying to say.
" It's this kind of confined space. I've never been here before, so I'm a little uneasy," Fu Chen tried his best to explain.
" Oh." Duanmu Rong did not ask any more questions."Follow me. It'll be fine."
" Got it." Floating Dawn looked at the woman in front of him and suddenly felt that she wasn't that cold.
After about half an incense stick of time, everyone walked out of the cave and came to a pool. This place was more like a natural stone well, and they could see the blue sky when they raised their heads.
There was a large rock protruding from the stone wall on one side, and there was something that looked like a small boat hanging by the rock.
The clattering of iron chains sounded as the small boat slowly descended.
" They're here to pick us up," Master Ban said with a smile.
"What is this?" Tianming looked up at the descending boat and asked.
" Kid, this is called a cloud boat. I designed it," Master Ban stroked his white beard and looked at Fu Chen proudly,""Without this thing, even if you reach the fallout shelter, you won't be able to enter the Ink Returning Pool.”
" Impressive." Fu Chen gave Old Man Ban a thumbs up. The old man looked very proud.
The cloud boat landed on the water surface. One of them had short hair in the middle, brownish-yellow in color, and a small braid at the back. He was slender. On the cloud boat, a young man wearing blue and white clothes with slanted lapels looked at everyone with a smile.
"Little Zhi, why are you back? You completed the mission so quickly?" Master Ban was a little surprised and his tone was a little mocking.
"I heard that you were coming back, so I rushed back to pick you up.”The young man appeared in front of Master Ban with a swoosh. Floating Dawn was shocked by his speed.
" I think you're here to pick up Miss Rong," Master Ban said angrily.
"Miss Rong, long time no see. How are you? Did you miss me?" The young man instantly went to Duanmu Rong's side.
"You haven't fully recovered from your previous injuries.”Duanmu Rong said expressionlessly.
"With Lady Fairy Doctor Rong here, we won't be afraid even if we get injured…" The young man grinned as he looked at Fu Chen and Ge Nie, who were standing beside Duanmu Rong."Who are these two?"
"I am Fu Chen!" Floating Dawn stood still, cupped his hands, bent his waist, and leaned his body forward fifteen degrees. It was a standard ancient etiquette, scaring the young man into a daze.
The young man immediately put away his cheeky expression and returned the greeting."I am Thief Zhi!"
Floating Dawn, who had always been lazy and uninteresting, was actually polite. Master Ban, Gao Yue, and Tianming were shocked. Duanmu Rong was shocked first, but then she smiled.
Ge Nia didn't react and cupped his hands."Ge Nia!"
"Mister Ge Nia? The young man obviously knew Ge Nia's name.
" I wouldn't dare," Ge Nia replied calmly.
"And who are you?" The young man clearly reacted. He didn't know Fu Chen at all and had never heard of him.
" He's a lazy kid who came with Mr. Ge Nia." Master Ban finally came back to his senses and pointed at Tian Ming."He's a kid brought by Mister Ge Nia.”
" What?" Tianming was unhappy and shouted,""I am the future number one swordsman in the world, Tianming.”At the same time, he didn't forget to introduce Fu Chen," He's the future number one pervert in the world. No, the number one pervert in the world, Fu Chen!”
" You don't need to introduce me, right?" Floating Dawn didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He went over and knocked on Tianming's head.
Duanmu Rong finally couldn't help but cover her mouth and laugh. Gao Yue also covered her mouth and laughed. Master Ban laughed out loud. Thief Zhi was at a loss.
"Alright, let's go!" Master Ban stopped laughing and walked onto the cloud boat.
After everyone boarded the cloud boat, the Thief Zhi pulled the mechanism and the cloud boat slowly rose.
"What do those words mean?" Tianming pointed at the words carved on the stone wall and asked.
" That's the language of the Song Country. The founder of the Mo Family was from the Song Country," Gao Yue stood beside Tianming and explained with a smile,""It's carved into the paradise of the world."
In a moment, they arrived at the stone platform and got off the cloud boat. There was another cave in front of them. The ceiling of the cave was full of stalactites hanging upside down, crisscrossing with dog teeth.
From time to time, he could see wooden gears spinning on the eastern wall. Through the light of the fire, Floating Dawn could see different patterns on the ground, but he didn't know what they were.
" This is your first time here, so I'll tell you the way to go through this passage. You must remember it," Master Ban said to the three of them."You can only step on the squares with the sun painted on them. You can't step on the squares with the moon painted on them. Otherwise, your life will be in danger.”
As he spoke, he picked up a piece of wood and threw it on the square of the moon pattern. The square cracked, and a wooden claw shot out to clamp the wood. Black things shot out from the bottom, and then a few rockets shot down from the top of the cave. The wood quickly burned.
" So scary." Tianming gulped.
"It's nothing. Remember, just focus a little.”Fu Chen patted Tian Ming's back.
" Tianming, follow me," Ge Nia said.
"Got it, uncle!"
"You, are you okay?" Duanmu Rong suddenly asked.
"No, don't worry!" Fu Chen patted his chest.
The group successfully passed through this dangerous passage. Even the usually impatient Tianming quietly followed Ge Nia through the passage.
After exiting the dark tunnel, the path ahead was wide open. Sunlight shone through the cracks between the cliffs, and the blue sky appeared even more peaceful in this world.
The stone path that was dug out from the mountainside turned a corner and the roar of a huge waterfall could be heard.
The scenery in front of him was so majestic and beautiful. There was a huge water wheel installed on the pool under the waterfall. It was driven by the impact of the waterfall. This was the source of power for the entire city.
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