Chapter 195 Crossing the Lake

According to the original plan, Zheng Qing planned to gather a five-person standard hunting team from the Knights of Forgiveness to carry out tonight's adventure. But the plan could not keep up with the changes, and the time of several other hunters in the team was not convenient.

Like the blue tit. As the end of the term approaches, Lan Que, who is an outstanding student of Starry Sky Academy, has spent many days in the ring, especially today is Friday. It is said that he broke many bones during the ring battle in the afternoon. Zheng Qing was really embarrassed to speak. Let the cold swordsman risk his injuries.

The young monk Shi Yuan was there because of the Dharma conference. Today is Gengwu month, Xinsi day, the thirteenth day of the fifth lunar month. It is the day of worship for many gods such as Guan Sheng, City God, and Dragon King. Of course, these are all far-fetched claims from traditional mysticism, and there are no legendary wizards. The birthdays of the gods have been confirmed - but every time such a day comes, the students of Atlas will inevitably recite prayers several times in front of the statues of the gods.

If it is not your god, you don’t have to worship it, but you can’t lose respect.

Another important reason why Zheng Qing did not inform the young monk Shi Yuan was that the young monk almost never participated in the training of the Forgiveness Hunting Team. Inviting him to come would be more reliable than inviting Nicholas.

In the afternoon, Nicholas quietly found Zheng Qing, hoping to participate in the evening adventure. Zheng Qing knew that he wanted to help Liu Feifei catch the faceless demon disguised as a pet snake, but Zheng Qing refused to invite Nicholas.

Regardless of the fact that Nicholas, like the little monk Shi Yuan, has never participated in the hunting team training, he will be a decoration to a large extent after being invited; Nicholas's current identity - the wizard of the North District - is very head-scratching. The infamous Sacrifice Seal required the sacrifice of a frog every time a spell was used, and the magic effect was also unstable. Various factors made Zheng Qing decline Nicholas's request to volunteer.

As for Dylan, he was the first hunter to be excluded from the options. Because his work and rest schedule is opposite to that of Zheng Qing and others, when Zheng Qing takes risks in the evening, it is the time for him to attend class. It wouldn't have mattered if Dylan took a day off during the semester, but it was the end of the semester.

For college students, the last few classes before finals are some of the most important classes of the entire academic year. Many students who study carelessly on weekdays rely on the key points outlined by the teacher in these classes.

Dylan was that kind of classmate.

In this way, after repeated deliberation and selection, Zheng Qing invited Jiang Yu to participate in tonight's adventure. As expected, the witch happily agreed to his invitation.

It is true that Jiang Yu has not participated in the training of the Sin Hunting Team, but her previous adventures in the secret world and her performance in daily practice classes made Zheng Qing full of confidence in her participation. Moreover, Zheng Qing hopes that through this adventure, he can help Jiang Yu relieve her heart knot.

According to general hunting rules, everyone must use a code name during the hunt.

Even though tonight is not a hunt, this rule applies.

Zheng Qing's codename was "Black Cat" - the original codename of "Mr.". Because of the appearance of Mr. Wu, the young public-funded student felt a little guilty, so he changed his codename to a new one this time.

Anyway, everyone present knew his other identity.

Jiang Yu’s codename is ‘Squad Leader’, which is quite correct. No one will call her wrong and no one will make random guesses.

The remaining few people, Xiao Xiao's code name is 'Doctor', Zhang Jixin's code name is 'Elder', and Banner's code name is 'Fat Man'. They are all used in daily life, and no one has any objection.

As for the positions, Zhang Jixin is still the main hunter, Banner and Xiao Xiao are the assistants on the left and right, Jiang Yu is the hunter, and Zheng Qing is the hunter, taking on the most important search work tonight.

After simply confirming the code and location, Xiao Xiao once again emphasized to everyone the requirements and taboos for entering and exiting the museum - for example, temporary access cards and student cards need to be used at the same time, for example, you are not allowed to touch any exhibits in the exhibition hall, follow the team and pass quickly, and then For example, when passing through the magic painting exhibition hall, you should always stare at the silver lines on the floor and never look at the paintings on either side.

"During the daytime exhibition, the school will open protective barriers to control the influence of those magic paintings. But when night falls, in order to save magic power, the museum will close those barriers." Xiao Xiao warned very seriously:

"If you don't want to be sucked into purgatory by the paintings depicting hell, or feel the scream beyond the howl of the banshee, you must be cautious, cautious, and more cautious!"

"I have a small question." The fat man asked aloud while adjusting the leather buckle of the Dharma book: "We use the student card to enter and exit the museum, which will leave traces of our identity... Brother Qing, is it okay?"

The implication is that this is a violation of regulations, and Zheng Qing also carries a punishment of detention in school.

Zheng Qing finally realized what he had overlooked, and felt annoyed in his heart.

"Whether it's a violation or not depends on what we have done." Xiao Xiao had obviously considered this issue and answered with confidence: "What you got is a temporary work permit. I can testify that you are volunteers I invited to come to the museum to help temporarily. In theory, the school still needs to give you some subsidies... The prerequisite is that you are not allowed to damage any of the exhibits in the museum!"

The last sentence was already emphasized for the third time tonight.

The fat man smiled and waved his hands, indicating that he understood.

Xiao Xiao looked around, still with a hint of uneasiness on his face, but after seeing Zheng Qing's determined expression, he finally sighed and walked towards an old willow tree with a crooked neck on the shore of the lake.

The willow tree is very old. Compared with other sturdy willow trees, its branches and leaves are a little sparse, and the moonlight leaking from its head is more than that of other willow trees.

Xiao Xiao lifted up a cluster of low-hanging willow branches, revealing a crooked wooden sign hanging on the trunk.

There were a few words vaguely written on the wooden sign. Due to the light, Zheng Qing could not see clearly. Xiao Xiao had no intention of letting everyone take a closer look. He directly raised his hand and tugged at the wooden sign.

Only then did Zheng Qing notice that there was a thin rope next to the wooden sign.

Looking up along the rope, a small, shiny brass bell hung on a thick branch of the crooked-neck willow tree. Little Zhong swayed left and right under the pull of the rope.

The bell on the bell swung silently.

The bell didn't ring.

But Zheng Qing vaguely heard a clear ringtone coming from a very far away place. He wasn't sure if it was his imagination. Looking left and right, the faces of his companions were a little confused.

Jingle Bell.

"Did you hear that?" he whispered in the witch's ear.

Jiang Yu's earlobes were a little red.

She shook her head.

"Quiet!" Xiao Xiao gave his captain a stern look. Zheng Qing immediately raised his hand and made a zipper movement near his mouth.

Jingle Bell.

The faint ringing is still ringing in the distance.

Soon, faint ripples appeared on the lake surface. After a while, several dark gray iron bulls slowly emerged from the water, and rowed to the shore in a hurry, revealing their broad backs to the young wizards.

Xiao Xiao took the lead and jumped on the cow's back.

The iron bull shook its head, turned around steadily, and swam towards the depths of the small lake. Zheng Qing gritted his teeth and jumped up second, followed closely by the others.

Soon, the lakeshore returned to its former calm.

In the depths of the small lake, only a few vague figures could be seen.