Chapter 22: Obstruction Island

  As soon as Su said this, Du Ying looked over in great surprise. "You know?" He thought for a moment and felt that the tone of the words was not quite right, after all, the fish's appearance was too unusual. "Indeed it is."

  Jing Sheng was even more surprised. "Wow, okay, Yu Zi, I didn't know you had the gift of foresight!"

  "Are you still poor?" Su You glanced over, although he knew that Jing Sheng couldn't see. "Thinking about how to get past this is the right thing to do." There's a group of fish, they're guarding a big pool of water but don't dare drink it!

  A moment of silence, everyone sat or stood, staring at a pool of clear water in front of them.

  "Uh..." Du Ying hesitated for a moment before speaking up. "How about I give it a try?"

  The other three people immediately turned their heads and stared at him. "Do you want us to watch you go to your death?" Jing Sheng disapproved.

  "It doesn't count, does it...?" Du Ying wasn't particularly certain. "Yin-yang fish don't eat just anything. The ancient books say they only grow in places where yin and yang are balanced, and that they guard the balance. If something disrupts this harmony, they'll rise up to attack."

  "So your meaning is that they are not eating something, but fulfilling their own duties?" Su Yu couldn't believe his own inference.

  Du Ying nodded. "It's extremely difficult to raise the yin-yang fish, which shows that this is a place with excellent feng shui." He had already discovered the true purpose of the outer maze as he walked here - it was to guard the center. Otherwise, given the age of the Qin Temple, the yin-yang fish wouldn't have been able to survive until now.

  "Who cares what their purpose is?" Jiang Siqi said bluntly, "The result is that they eat people."

  This conclusion is a sharp critique, and no one can refute it. Even if they know nothing about the theory of gossip, common sense tells them that men are yang and women are yin, and neither can meet the requirements.

  "What about the back?" Jing Sheng picked up the conversation and continued to ask, "What don't they eat?" But as soon as he spoke, he realized the correct answer: "At least stones aren't eaten." Otherwise, how could they be kept in a stone pool with water?

  Du Ying nodded in agreement. "That's right. All things in nature are born from the alternation of yin and yang. If you absorb the essence of the sun, moon, and clear wind, the flowers, grasses, and trees that grow will all be harmonious and balanced."

  The other three stared at him in unison. Su You and Jiang Si were still unaware, but Jing Sheng had already drawn a conclusion from Mu Lian's past experience: "Do you meet the requirements?"

  This abrupt remark triggered Su You's strong protest, and Jin Sheng had to immediately explain to him that the people they met after entering the mountain were actually all wooden spirits.

  "So, as long as it's a tree with both male and female characteristics, it can be done?" Jiang Siqi was initially shocked, but soon became extremely interested: "Even if you look like a man now, can you still become a woman?"

  "Stinky brat, what's the main concern here?" Su You thought this was getting out of hand and gave Jiang Siqi a warning tap on the head. Provoking Du Ying at this time wouldn't bring any benefits!

  "That's right," Du Ying replied, mentally giving Su You a thumbs up for her thoughtfulness. "So, I think that if I can go over, I'll probably be able to carry you all one by one."

  This time, Jing Sheng didn't quite believe it. "Although it's not very suitable to say this now, I don't know where Mu Lian and the others are either, but their situation is really not good." He looked Du Ying up and down, "But you're fine?"

  The real question is, can you really get away with it?

  Du Ying was speechless for a moment. It would have been fine if the question came from Su You or Jiang Sizhi, but coming from Jing Sheng's mouth, how could he respond?

  It was indeed so, but thanks for shooting | in my body, I have energy again now?

  Shame on you! It's not supposed to be played like this!

  Fortunately, Du Ying was still quite sensitive. "I know I haven't shown much worth trusting," he deliberately understood in another direction, "I'll go down and try to see."

  Su Youyi knew something was wrong as soon as he heard the slightly resentful tone. Sure enough, before the words were even out of his mouth, Du Ying had already stepped into the water with one foot, and Jing Sheng couldn't pull him back.

  Thinking of the tragic scene of dismemberment just now, the three people simultaneously drew a cold breath. And just as they had seen earlier, the group of black and white fish gathered under Du Ying's feet like lightning, and it seemed that the tragedy was about to be reenacted.

  But there isn't.

  Du Ying's feet were submerged in water, and the surrounding fish crowded around him so much that he couldn't see how to do it, but not a single fish showed its sharp teeth. They touched what they thought was an alien object, making sure it wasn't a threat before swimming away. If someone who didn't know saw this scene, they would definitely think those fish were giving Du Ying a foot-kissing ceremony.

  For a moment, no one spoke because everyone was stunned. Jing Sheng still held onto Du Ying's arm, but now he could only stare blankly as her left foot touched the crystal clear pebbles (or something, he didn't recognize) at the bottom of the pool, and then she stretched out her other foot too.

  Nothing happened except for a fleeting school of fish flashing by like lightning.

  "…This is discrimination against Hong Guo!" Jiang Siqi shouted in discontent.

  Jing Sheng's eyebrows jumped. But even if he did, he didn't have time to compete with Jiang Siqi now, and only asked Du Ying: "What does it feel like?"

  "The water is cool, if that's what you're talking about." Seeing his own guess being confirmed, Du Ying curled up the corner of his mouth and revealed a row of white teeth. "Wait for me to take a look." Then he broke free from Zhang Sheng's hand and waded into the water towards the small island opposite the stone pillar.

  Three people saw him off with bated breath. The reason for their nervousness was that the group of fish, like ghosts, swarmed up in a swarm when Du Ying's foot left and fell back, making people worry that they would go on a killing spree at any moment.

  But nothing happened. Du Ying quickly walked through the short 100-meter road and then tried to land on the island---

  "Wait!" Jing Sheng shouted loudly, "Don't go up yet, take a look around first!"

  Du Ying looked back from afar, nodded, and then walked away. Logically speaking, the island seemed to be only about 10-20 meters in diameter, with a height of about 1 meter above the water surface, without any ups and downs. It was completely unnecessary to do so, but he just turned sideways, and his figure suddenly became as light and thin as mist.

  "I'm fine, it's just that there's a dazzling technique around this island." Du Ying spoke up before the three of them could shout stop.

  Su You wanted him to come back but couldn't, so she could only loudly shout: "Then be careful!"

  "Hmm." Du Ying replied. At the same time, his figure was almost completely invisible. Just as the three of them were worried, he suddenly let out a soft "huh".

  "What's wrong?" they asked in unison.

  "Muyan and Muhuo are on the island." Du Ying's voice replied, obviously laced with worry, "They don't look too good."

  Su You, Jing Sheng, and Jiang Siqi looked at each other in dismay. How could the Mu sisters be up there? Had they gone up themselves, or...