books44 Chapter 301 Tracking
Chapter 301 Tracking
Chapter 301 Tracking
Late at night by the Shenshui River, a light mist permeated the damp and cold air.
The surface of the river shimmered in the moonlight, like a silver ribbon winding its way.
Hu Qing and Gu Yang quietly jumped onto a nearby big tree, completely concealing their own breath, as if blending into the night.
Their eyes were fixed on the flower boat in the middle of the river.
Even though it was late at night, the noise of guests and the sweet laughter of women could still be faintly heard on the flower boat.
The lights in some rooms were still on, and some lewd sounds could be heard faintly, as if telling of the night's indulgence and extravagance.
"This flower boat is quite lively." Gu Yang said in a low voice with a hint of ridicule in his tone.
Hu Qing did not respond, but just stared at the flower boat quietly, with a hint of vigilance in his eyes.
The two of them watched motionlessly as time passed quietly. The lights on the flower boat went out one by one, and finally the entire boat fell into silence.
Gu Yang frowned, his tone filled with impatience: "We've been watching for so long, and there's nothing unusual. Could it be that we guessed wrong?"
As he spoke, he irritably pinched to death two mosquitoes that were buzzing around his ears and was about to hide somewhere else.
At this moment, ripples suddenly appeared on the surface of the Deep River, as if something was moving quietly underwater.
Hu Qing's eyes fixed, and he whispered, "There's movement."
Gu Yang immediately held his breath and fixed his eyes on the river.
A human head slowly emerged from the waves, followed by a white body, with only some private parts covered by scales.
The figure grabbed the anchor with its claws and climbed onto the flower boat little by little.
"This must be the figure you saw that night!" Gu Yang exclaimed in a low voice, with a hint of excitement in his eyes.
Hu Qing nodded, his tone somewhat solemn: "We guessed right, there is indeed something wrong with this flower boat."
The two continued to observe, and saw two figures quietly appear on the flower boat, meeting the woman who climbed out of the water.
Hu Qing quietly spread out his spiritual sense, but was afraid of alerting the enemy, so he could only limit his spiritual sense to the river bank, trying to find out who the two people who were meeting him were.
However, the clothes on the two men were too thick, and the hoods completely covered their faces and figures. Even after Gu Yang stretched his neck to look for a long time, he could not tell their identities.
"I can't see clearly." Gu Yang complained in a low voice, with a hint of anxiety in his tone.
Hu Qing's eyes narrowed slightly as he looked at the three people who were about to leave, and he quickly thought of a countermeasure in his mind.
Suddenly, an idea struck him, and he whispered, "Let me try."
After he finished speaking, he controlled his spiritual power and stirred up a breeze, which blew slowly towards the three people on the flower boat.
A breeze blew by, gently lifting the hoods on their faces, revealing half of their stunning faces.
Although they only saw part of their faces, Hu Qing and Gu Yang recognized the two people at a glance - they were Zhao Niang, the owner of the flower boat, and the top girl Feng Ling.
"It's them! I knew there was something wrong with them," Gu Yang exclaimed in a low voice, with a hint of excitement in his eyes.
Hu Qing nodded, his tone somewhat solemn: "It seems that the masked woman that night is in the same group with Zhao Niang and the others.
Furthermore, the woman emerging from the water is most likely the masked woman."
The three people on the boat quickly disappeared into the darkness. Hu Qing and Gu Yang remained motionless, their eyes fixed on the flower boat.
They decided to wait and see when the woman in the water would leave, and then follow her, perhaps they could find their base camp.
As time passed, the night in the Deepwater River became increasingly quiet.
The mist on the river surface gradually dissipated, and the moonlight sprinkled on the river, reflecting a silver wave.
Finally, near dawn, a slight sound was heard again from the anchor of the flower boat.
The woman in the water appeared quietly, grabbed the anchor with her claws, slowly slid into the water, and then disappeared into the depths of the deep river.
"Follow me! Be gentle and don't get discovered." Hu Qing whispered, then jumped off the treetop and followed the woman silently.
Gu Yang followed closely behind, and the two of them moved along the river bank like ghosts, their eyes fixed on the woman in the water.
The woman swam very fast in the water, as if she had merged with the river. If Hu Qing and Gu Yang had not locked onto the bottom of the water with their spiritual senses, they would have lost her long ago.
The woman swam along the deep river for a distance before it turned into a tributary.
The tributary has a narrow surface and is lined with dense trees on both sides, making it appear particularly dark.
Hu Qing and Gu Yang looked at each other, and a hint of vigilance flashed in their eyes. This tributary might lead to the base camp of those people.
"Be careful, don't get discovered." Hu Qing reminded in a low voice.
Gu Yang nodded, and the two continued to follow the woman, running towards the depths of the tributary.
Hu Qing and Gu Yang ran all the way, following closely the figure of the woman in the water.
She was moving at an extremely fast speed, as if she had become one with the river water. She didn't need to breathe at all and always maintained a very fast speed underwater.
The two chased each other on the shore, secretly marveling at the woman's strong swimming ability.
The water flow in the tributaries became more and more turbulent, the trees on both sides became more and more dense, and the air was filled with moist water vapor.
Not far away, there was a rumbling sound of water, and it was obvious that there was a waterfall ahead.
"There is a waterfall ahead!" Gu Yang reminded in a low voice, with a hint of nervousness in his tone.
Hu Qing nodded, his eyes fixed on the woman in the water.
She walked around a huge rock and then jumped from the top of the waterfall into the pool below.
Water splashed and foamed, and the woman's figure disappeared in an instant.
"Hurry, follow him!" Hu Qing whispered, and then he and Gu Yang looked for the way to the pool together.
The two found a small path covered with barbed wire and walked through it carefully.
The barbs tore their clothes and even left a few shallow scars on their bodies, but they didn't care about that and just wanted to get to the pool as soon as possible.
Finally, they arrived around the pool.
However, there was no trace of the woman here, not even a trace of her breath left.
The pool was as calm as a mirror, as if no one had ever been there.
"Damn it, I actually lost him." Gu Yang whispered, with a hint of regret in his tone.
Hu Qing frowned, glanced around the pool, and then whispered:
"There's something strange about this pool. That woman couldn't have just disappeared. There must be some secret room or hidden passage."
Gu Yang nodded, a hint of determination flashed in his eyes: "Then let's look carefully, maybe we can find some clues."
The two men split up and searched carefully around the pool.
Hu Qing squatted down and touched the rocks beside the pond with his hands, trying to find any signs of abnormality.
Gu Yang jumped into the water, dived to the bottom and explored carefully.