ebookland Chapter 205 Dream in the Temple, Crisis in the Lowland
Chapter 205 Dream in the Temple, Crisis in the Lowland
The scattered flames in the corner of the temple hall illuminated the shadows of the statues, which stretched out and were imprinted on the wall.
Wenwen stared at the shadow on the wall for a long time before she came to her senses.
She was woken up by fright.
I had another terrifying dream.
The images in my dream were fragmented, showing a vast, empty depression with no obstructions on either side.
At midnight, arrows shot from all directions, aiming at everyone in the depression.
A hail of arrows rained down, accompanied by cries of despair and terror.
Wenwen was awakened by these shouts.
The half-moon hangs outside the window, casting a silvery-white shadow through the holes in the roof.
The moon's shadow overlapped with the shadow of the statue on the wall, highlighting the statue's loneliness and desolation.
Wenwen recalled fragments from her dream, trying to piece together useful information.
Time passed slowly, and shortly after midnight, someone woke up.
Soon, all the prisoners got up and started getting ready.
After hurriedly getting ready, the yamen runner gave the order, and everyone embarked on a new journey.
Wen Qilin took the lead and ran forward.
Only when they were out of sight of everyone did Wenwen reveal everything.
"Father, I have something to tell you."
Wen Qilin sensed the seriousness in his expression and the urgency in his tone. "What is it? Tell me slowly."
“Last night at the temple, I dreamt of… a low-lying area… many archers lying in ambush around it… and finally…”
After Wenwen finished speaking, she still felt a lingering sense of fear.
Wen Qilin and the other members of the Wen family looked at each other, their faces grim.
"Wen'er, do you know the location of the depression?"
"I don't know, I can only be sure when I encounter it."
"Approximate location?"
"I'm not sure, all I know is that it's on its way."
"Hey, do you think the yamen runners would even know about this place?"
"It's best not to alarm the yamen runners. I have a plan," Wen Qikang suddenly suggested with great foresight.
"Third Uncle, what's the suggestion?"
"Wen'er, here's how it works. You're the fastest runner. How about we do it like this first... and then like this... that way we can make the deployment."
After listening, the Wen family members each offered their own opinions, making revisions and patches until they came up with an effective plan to prevent assassination attempts in the low-lying area.
"Then let's proceed according to plan. We'll head forward first. Third brother, you wait here for the rest of us."
"Alright, I'll tell Lord Zhu when everyone arrives."
Thus, Wen Qilin led Wen Chengjian and Wen Wen, the brother and sister, on their way.
The way forward.
The first day yielded no results.
The next day, there was still no sign of any depressions.
Time passes day by day.
During the day, Wenwen used her spiritual power to explore with all her might, and at night she entered her spatial dimension to cultivate with all her might. As her spiritual power grew, her exploration range also expanded.
The Wen family was the same; the whole family seized every opportunity to cultivate diligently, and even the youngest child could feel the tense atmosphere among family members.
Persistence pays off; on the ninth day after leaving Shi'an City, a new discovery was finally made.
That afternoon, Wenwen's detection skill told her that there was a depression about ten miles ahead.
"Father, we've made a discovery ahead."
"Quick, go over and take a look."
The group rushed forward at top speed.
as predicted.
There really was a depression not far ahead.
The area around the depression was open, and the cold wind blowing through it stirred up gusts of sand and gravel.
The depression is more than half a meter below the ground level, and this is the only suitable place nearby to set up a shack for the night.
Based on this time, the main force will likely arrive here just as it gets dark. Under these circumstances, this depression will definitely become their campsite for the night.
If we've confirmed that this place exists, then things will be much easier.
With the help of exploration techniques, a small hill was discovered ten miles east of the depression, centered on it.
Wenwen immediately discussed with her family, "There's another hill over there, let's go take a look."
In the blink of an eye, we arrived at the hill.
Wen Qilin led them on a tour.
The hill was bare, all rocks, without any trees or grass.
"This place is suitable."
"Then let's proceed according to plan."
As soon as he finished speaking, Wen Qilin took his position and launched a fireball at the hill.
Upon seeing this, Wenwen and her siblings, including Wenchengjian, also channeled their spiritual power, unleashing a barrage of fireballs that hurtled towards the hill.
Today, the Wen family members have all made progress in their basic magical skills.
Soon, several caves large enough to accommodate everyone were smashed out.
"Alright, brother, let's go and deal with that depression."
Wenwen left those words and headed back towards the depression.
Wen Chengjian followed closely beside him.
Taking advantage of the fact that no one was around, Wenwen moved some of the broken stones out of her spatial storage.
Wen Chengjian took out a small portion of it from his storage bag.
The materials are just broken stones that were just chiseled out from the cave. This can be considered taking from the mountain and returning to the earth. They are all natural materials, and they are just nature's transporters.
Without lifting a finger, a sizable depression was leveled in the blink of an eye.
Many things are extremely difficult for ordinary people to do, but for cultivators, it's just a matter of waving a hand.
As darkness fell, the brother and sister waited there for the main group to arrive.
Not long after, footsteps could be heard in the distance.
Sure enough, by the time the large group reached the depression, it was already completely dark.
Wen Chengjian hurriedly stepped forward to report to Lord Zhu, "Sir, there is a cave about ten miles from here, you see..."
Upon hearing this, Lord Zhu hurriedly ordered, "Alright, lead the way!"
The constables encouraged everyone, saying, "There's a cave ahead, hurry up!"
Everyone had had enough of staying in the wild without a roof over their heads these past few days. Upon hearing that there was a cave, they didn't need to be urged any further and all used their last bit of strength to hurry forward.
It was already midnight when we arrived at the cave.
Everything went as expected; the Wen family was indeed placed in the most remote positions.
By the time everyone had rested, it was nearly midnight.
Wen Qilin led Wen Wen, Wen Chengjian, and the two brothers Wen Chengbin out of the cave and headed towards the depression.
About a hundred meters away from the depression, Wenwen replaced the broken stones in the middle of the depression with tree branches and withered leaves.
From a distance, it looks like a makeshift shack, crowded and crooked.
The group also lit several bonfires around the depression.
Wenwen sat down on the ground, channeled her spiritual power, and activated her detection technique.
The surroundings were completely silent, and nothing was found.
It was past midnight, and there was still no movement.
Wen Chengbin couldn't help but worry, "Uncle, what if we've gone to the wrong place? That would be terrible."
Wen Chengjian firmly believed in Wenwen, "If my sister says it's here, then it must be. Just wait patiently."
Wen Qilin reassured everyone, "It's alright, with your grandfather and the others guarding the cave entrance, everything will be fine."
These words were actually meant to comfort himself.
Wenwen, on the other hand, was focused on investigating little by little.
As time passed, a muffled sound was detected in the southwest corner of the depression.
Boom boom boom!
Da da da!
Wenwen suddenly opened her eyes. "Father, there's movement in the southwest corner."