Chapter 368

We all stared eagerly at Liu Junyan.

Hui Moqiong said, "Seventh Lord, just say it—even if it's drinking poison to quench thirst, it's still better than letting the other side grow stronger! At worst we'll just suffer a bit more; I can handle it!"

Huang Fan didn't say much, but he also echoed Hui Moqiong: "Grey Fifth Lord can handle it, I, Huang Fan, can handle it."

Hui Moqiong grabbed Huang Fan's shoulder: "Good kid, I love your bold spirit!"

Huang Fan gave him a sideways glance, straightened his back, his gaze firm as if about to join the Party.

Liu Junyan then said, "The reason Wufu Town has suffered so many bizarre events is that the Zhu Pan River's bend was rerouted, crashing into Wufu Town—not only the surface reroute, but underground they also laid a formation array that keeps extending outward; as long as those arrays remain, we will never have peace."

Hui Moqiong is so sharp—he instantly grasped Liu Junyan's intent: "You want to reroute again, change the formation array?"

"Exactly!" Liu Junyan waved his hand: "Let's do it thoroughly—while they haven't fully recovered, we'll forcibly reverse the direction of the Zhu Pan River's bend, fill in the ravine, and block all these underground passages beneath Wufu Town, including the new plot we acquired, the tunnel from the base of the tower to Linghai—everything must be sealed!"

After Liu Junyan finished speaking, everyone fell silent.

Even Hui Moqiong stayed silent.

It's obvious this project is huge beyond imagination.

With just our manpower, it's nowhere near enough, and the other side won't give us much time.

"Of course, the sealing I'm talking about isn't just dumping dirt and stones to plug holes—that would do nothing." Liu Junyan said, "I need to find some people to help me."

I asked, "Do you already have suitable candidates in mind?"

Liu Junyan hummed: "But it might be troublesome, not easy to ask—Xiao Jiu, give Jin Wuya a call."

I stared again: "Does Jin Wuya know the person you're looking for?"

I immediately realized: "You want to ask the Lingnan Shi Family for help?"

"Not just the Shi Family, the Wang Family too." Liu Junyan said, "In Lingnan, these two great families have abundant talent, deeply versed in geomancy and divination, but I've never had any dealings with them..."

"I'll make the call!"

I hurriedly took out my phone, not caring whether this time would disturb Jin Wuya, and directly called him.

Before the ring had even sounded twice, Jin Wuya answered, his voice tinged with fatigue: "Hello, Xiao Jiu Zhanggui, why are you calling me at this hour? I heard Wufu Town has had some trouble these past few days—do you need a bone whistle? I'll make it as fast as I can and send it over once it's done……"

"No, the bone whistle isn't urgent." I interrupted him, saying, "Boss Jin, I have something I'd like you to help with."

Jin Wuya asked, "Xiao Jiu Zhanggui, if you have something to say, just say it; I will devote myself completely to whatever I can help with."

I then repeated what Liu Junyan had just told me: "Wufu Town has indeed had something happen; I need to borrow one person each from the Lingnan Shi Family and Wang Family—one named Wang Pan, the other Shi Changyun—but our Dang Pu is far from Lingnan, and we have no prior acquaintance with either family, so we might not be able to contact them directly; thus I must ask for your help. Of course, the compensation will not be lacking."

Jin Wuya hesitated: "Shi Rou has been… feeling unwell lately; I might…"

Hearing him hem and haw, I already understood that he couldn't help with this.

I didn't press further, and was about to say we'd just make a trip to Lingnan ourselves and try our luck.

Before I could even speak, a soft rustling sound came from the other end of the line.

Immediately afterward, a somewhat androgynous female voice said: "Hello, I'm Shi Rou. I'll send the people you need within two days; they'll do their utmost to help you. But if I have any business to attend to at your Dang Pu afterward, you must not refuse."

I was a bit dazed.

I glanced at the time again—yes, it was still before three a. m.

At this hour, if nothing major were happening, Shi Rou shouldn't be with Jin Wuya… that rustling sound just now—was it the sound of bedsheets rubbing together?

The two of them…

Before I could collect my thoughts, Shi Rou's voice came again: "What, Xiao Jiu Zhanggui, you don't dare agree?"

"I agree." I said firmly, "As long as it's not illegal and doesn't make me do something heinous against heaven and reason, I will certainly keep my promise."

Shi Rou also replied crisply: "All right, then it's settled—wait for my word."

She hung up after saying that.

Hui Moqiong said with a hint of schadenfreude: "I can't help feeling that Jin Wuya's trip to Lingnan has landed him in the lair of the Lingnan black widow, from which he can't escape."

Li Qingying pinched him angrily: "Can't you say something pleasant for once?"

Hui Moqiong pursed his lips, pulled Huang Fan along, and said: "Stop watching; we two brothers should get back to proper work. Over the next while, our legs might end up running themselves ragged."

Hui Moqiong was not exaggerating.

Since we need to block off all the hidden passages beneath Wufu Town, we must first get a clear picture of these passages before the two reinforcements arrive—ideally drawing them out by hand without missing a detail—so that we can achieve twice the result with half the effort.

Huang Fan complained not at all and followed Hui Moqiong to get to work.

Back in the Dang Pu, I asked Liu Junyan: "What backgrounds do the two people you've invited have?"

Liu Junyan said: "Their identities are listed in the Lingnan materials that Fang ChuanZong gave you."

"Er, all right."

I had only skimmed that material back then, pulling out the information I needed at the time; it was full of miscellaneous odds and ends, and I've been busy lately, so I still haven't had a chance to study it carefully.

"The Lingnan Wang and Shi families occupy most of Lingnan's geomancy and divination; the Wang family excels in geomantic formations, while this Shi Changyun of the Shi family is a successor of the strongman who can move mountains—supposedly his sense of smell is extraordinarily keen, allowing him to discern different conditions in the earth by scent; inviting the two of them would be like adding wings to a tiger."

I still haven't fully figured out the exact procedure.

But Liu Junyan surely has it figured out in his mind.

He said that if he claims it can be done, it definitely can be done.

This matter is now settled; we only need to wait two more days to see whether the people will come.

I let out a small sigh of relief and asked: "Ah Yan, once the river bend is successfully rerouted and all these underground passages are blocked, what will happen?"

Liu Junyan patiently explained to me: "By changing all this, we are actively pushing the front line forward a bit; we will face a broader external territory, the challenges will be greater, and previously latent problems will also surface."

I immediately thought of something: "You mean the Formation Array of the Four Ferocious Beasts?"

Liu Junyan nodded, thoughtful, and said: "Perhaps there's even more…"