Ink painting is not forced.

After he finished his breakfast on time, the sky was already turning white, and there was movement in the distance. The water bandits who had gone out were back again.

Their faces couldn't hide their excitement, and there was blood on their bodies, whether it was human blood or the blood of water monsters.

Dozens of ships returned with full loads.

Some contained the corpses of water monsters, which were bloody.

Some of the ships had deep drafts and were filled with gold-inlaid storage boxes, which seemed to have been robbed from merchant ships.

Several other boats contained fresh corpses, both male and female, stacked together like dead fish. It was unclear what they were used for.

Xia Diansi's face turned pale, his eyes were cold, and there was murderous intent surging in his eyes.

Gu Changhuai glanced at her silently and said softly: "Don't be impulsive."

Xia Diansi did not answer, but his fingers were clenched until they turned white.

In this way, Mo Hua and the others took advantage of the cover of water plants and silently watched the group of water bandits return to the island.

They seemed to still have some unfinished ideas.

"It's dawn again, damn, I haven't had enough fun yet."

"I didn't even do anything..."

"It would be nice if the damn Dao Tingsi's lackey died one day, and we don't have to hide around like this."

"Maybe it's okay if there's no sun. There are twelve hours a day, all at night, so there's nothing to worry about..."

"The damn sun has come out again..."

Mo Hua also looked at the group of arrogant water bandits with cold eyes and said silently in his heart:

"Don't worry, you won't be able to see the morning sun in a while..."

…

After the water bandits entered the island, Mo Hua and the other three waited for a while and found that there was no movement around, so they quietly rowed away.

The little whitebait led the way and led Mo Hua and the others to the shore.

Stepping onto the shore and touching the earth, one feels "down to earth", and Mo Hua feels inexplicably more at ease.

He turned his head, came to the shore, waved to the little whitebait by the river and said:

"Thank you this time. Go back early. I will see you next time and bring you delicious food."

The little whitebait happily turned around twice, said "Goodbye, my benefactor", then turned into a ray of silver light, swam to the depths of the Yanshui River, merged with the blue waves, and disappeared.

Gu Changhuai followed Mo Hua's gaze and still saw nothing. He frowned and couldn't help but ask:

"Are you talking to the River God? Why is it like talking to a 'pet'?"

Mo Hua said: "I have a good relationship with the River God. Also, Uncle Gu, your words are so disrespectful to the River God. Be careful next time you take a boat, the River God will capsize your boat."

Gu Changhuai shook his head, a little helpless.

Afterwards, everyone returned to Qingzhou City and discussed in the private room of Gu's teahouse.

Xia Diansi's face has not looked good since he came back. At this time, his eyes were also cold and he said in a deep voice:

"No one of these bandit cultivators can be spared!"

"And that Shui Yanluo deserves death as well!"

"I'm going to mobilize people right now and kill all these villains in three days!"

Gu Changhuai didn't have any objections this time, he just reminded her:

"Although your Xia family is a big family, this is the border of Qianxue State after all. You may not be able to make it within three days."

"And if you transfer people in a hurry, some of them may not be reliable..."

Gu Changhuai's eyes narrowed slightly.

Xia Diansi said: "No problem, leave the manpower matter to me."

Seeing her calm expression, Gu Changhuai obviously knew what she was doing, so he said nothing.

"Also, there is the issue of formation..."

Gu Changhuai continued: "We need to keep secret and break the formation on the island in secret..."

"Besides that, it would be best to set up formations around the island to trap this group of water bandits. Otherwise, there will be a melee and the water bandits will flee left and right. We will be overwhelmed and some fish will definitely slip through the net."

"If the other water bandits escape, the problem won't be too big, but if the water bandit escapes, then the success will be in vain."

Xia Diansi pondered for a moment, frowned and said:

"I'm afraid it's not that simple..."

"I have seen it before. The terrain of this island looks desolate and rough, but it actually implies the Bagua pattern. The formations inside are divided into eight categories."

"The eight gates are not so much for defense as for escape. This group of water bandits live on the island. As long as they are not blocked, there will always be an escape door for them to escape."

"How do you want to break the formation? How do you block it?" Xia Diansi looked at Gu Changhuai.

Gu Changhuai stopped talking.

How does he know how to break the formation and how to block it?

His monastic knowledge system is almost "insulated" from the formation.

Of course, it is not considered "insulated". He can still recognize most of the formations commonly used by monks, and he also knows some basic common sense of formations.

In the past, he would have felt that he "somewhat understood" the formation.

But this is all in the past.

Gu Changhuai silently looked at the ink painting.

Mo Hua accepted Gu Changhuai's "ask for help", nodded and said:

"Sister Xia, don't worry, leave the formation to me!"
Chapter completed!