flstandardbreds Chapter 308 Breaking the Formation (3)
Chapter 308 Breaking the Formation (3)
Gu Yuchuan was unwilling to give up; it wasn't time to despair yet. He kept groping along the invisible barrier in front of him, hoping to find a passage. He groped his way in little by little, looking very disheveled.
The moonlight tonight wasn't bright; it was as if a layer of dust covered the moon, making the light below very dim. He couldn't see the road clearly, and the wilderness was overgrown with weeds. In no time, his body was covered with wounds, but he refused to give up. His eyes were filled with determination; he was determined to live.
Lights were already appearing in the distance—the torches of the guards. They were coming to arrest him. Gu Yuchuan cursed inwardly and could only hide. But he knew he couldn't hide for long. While exploring the border, he hadn't bothered to conceal his tracks. A professional could find him in a quarter of an hour. Wait, why did he know this? Why was knowledge that he shouldn't have been accumulating in his mind all day?
He felt there must be a big secret involved, but there was no time for him to think. The guards spotted him, and in the firelight, he was hiding in the bushes looking very disheveled. He could clearly see Dazhuang's furious face.
"So, you've actually been hiding here. You really have the intention to run away. I'll beat you to death."
His tone was extremely fierce, as if he were really about to make a move, and he did indeed raise his long staff, but at that moment, a majestic voice rang out.
"Dazhuang, you've killed him. Who's going to offer sacrifices to the river god? Are you going to do it?"
A cold sweat broke out on Dazhuang's back. He turned his head and cast a fawning look at the village head who had just spoken.
“Village head, how could I be so ignorant of the rules? You know I’m the one who protects the village the most. I was just scaring him. This kid dared to run away, which clearly shows he doesn’t respect the rules of our village. I scared him a little and also put an end to his idea of running away.”
The village head didn't speak to him. His little thoughts couldn't be hidden from the village head at all. The village head slowly walked up to Gu Yuchuan. He was dressed in brocade, and he seemed to be from a different class than the people dressed in short tunics around him.
"You dare to run? You've got some nerve! Our village is surrounded by natural barriers. Without a county pass, nobody can get out. Only a lowly commoner like you wouldn't know this. You've done something that shows you're disrespectful to the river god. For the safety of the village, we have no choice but to make you suffer. Men, break his legs!"
Dazhuang happily squeezed through: "Lord Village Chief, let me do it. I promise he'll never be able to stand up again."
Gu Yuchuan tried to resist, but was pinned to the ground. Da Zhuang's long stick struck him repeatedly, causing him great pain. His face contorted in agony, clearly indicating he was enduring immense suffering. However, he didn't utter a sound. He understood that his pain would only bring the other person more pleasure, and he didn't want that.
After Da Zhuang struck him a few times, Gu Yuchuan's leg was completely broken. Gu Yuchuan stared intently at him, determined to kill him with his own hands if given the chance, to make him suffer the same torment. He was determined to take revenge.
The village head looked at Gu Yuchuan with a mocking expression: "Men, carry him back and give him a human body. Remember, don't let him die, otherwise, one of you will be sacrificed to the river god, do you understand?"
Everyone agreed with great trepidation, which showed that the person in question held considerable prestige in the area.
On the way back, Gu Yuchuan felt unbearable pain, but the strange feeling in his heart grew stronger, as if all of this was not the trajectory of his original destiny, and that he could not possibly have experienced these things. Why?
He couldn't understand it. When he got home, an old man came with a piece of ginseng. He was the village's barefoot doctor and was usually very respected.
He sighed deeply: "Hey, Gu family boy, don't blame me. I'm just a nobody and can't help you much. Eat this ginseng to keep yourself alive and hope you'll be reborn into a good family after you die. Don't be an orphan in your next life, without any family to help you."
He thanked the doctor, but the excruciating pain rendered him speechless. After the doctor left, he realized something was wrong again: he wasn't an orphan. He should have an unborn son, but he was clearly unmarried. He was penniless here; why would anyone marry their daughter to him?
He lay in bed, constantly thinking of a way, but his legs were broken and he couldn't move at all. Finally, on the evening of the second day, the river god sacrifice began. He was locked in something like a coffin and, with some strange consciousness, sank into the water.
Slowly, the lake water seeped into the coffin through the cracks, gradually eroding him and entering his nostrils. He felt his breathing becoming increasingly difficult, and after a long time, he fainted. Golden light began to appear on his body; this was the aura of the dragon race, which was precisely why he had to come.
This grand formation is modeled after the Dragon Clan's formation, so naturally it cannot harm the real Dragon Clan. When Gu Yuchuan entered danger, the Dragon Clan's bloodline automatically protected its master.
An hour later, he woke up and finally remembered everything. Who was he? Why was he here? His injuries had healed. Although his magic power had not been restored, his physical body had recovered, and he had some supernatural abilities, which was enough to deal with the current predicament.
He also understood how to break the first layer of the formation: rain. As long as the drought problem was solved, the formation could be broken. However, he did not intend to let anyone here go. He had never suffered such a great loss before, especially that Da Zhuang, who was practically courting death.
With a push, he emerged from the coffin. Now, he loved the bottom of the lake. Just as he had thought, there was no river god here at all; it was all just their imagination. There was no possibility of summoning rain. Even if an ordinary cultivator had attained enlightenment, without the supernatural power of summoning rain, it would be difficult to complete the task. After all, summoning rain is not something that can be done by simply casting a few water-based spells. Summoning wind and rain is indeed a very profound supernatural power. But Gu Yuchuan knew it. Any dragon can do it; it is a racial talent of the dragon race, even if he is just the lowest-ranking flood dragon.
He stretched his limbs and decided it was best not to drag things out any longer. He should quickly resolve the formation on this level and move on to the next. He didn't want to waste any more time here.
He revealed his true form as a dragon. Since he had no magical power, he naturally needed his true form to use supernatural abilities.