Knife Back in The Scabbard Chapter 5

Wang Haichao is worthy of its reputation.

Seeing the river getting closer, Finn Ye hugged Caleb Xie in his arms and raised his palm to hit the river water, trying to stir up a column of water to change the downward momentum, but the palm force was as silent as a drop in the ocean. He thought it was not good, and only gave Caleb Xie time to catch his breath before they both fell into the water.

The water surged from all directions, far less calm than the surface of the river, and had the power to crush everything in its path. Even worse, there was a strong suction force under the water, which almost turned the undercurrent into a whirlpool. Finn Ye protected Caleb Xie tightly and was swept down by the undercurrent. He was hit by the impact all the way, and it was unknown how long it took before he hit a rock, causing pain in his back.

The surrounding water pressure eased, and Finn Ye relied on his night vision glasses to barely identify that this was an underwater cave. There were twists and turns inside, and there were secret channels to divert the water flow, which gave them a chance to catch their breath. As for the reckless man, he was probably really fed to the fish.

His injured leg suffered so much that it was in excruciating pain, but Finn Ye didn't even frown. He felt the brocade bag in his pocket and found it was still there. He then looked at Caleb Xie who was struggling to raise his head from his arms, and then he breathed a sigh of relief.

The B@st@ard choked on the water a few times, and now he was sitting beside him holding the water-breaking knife, as obedient as a hedgehog that had been peeled off its shell. Finn Ye pinched his face and sighed, "I've seen people going to the market, but I've never seen people rushing to reincarnate. May I ask, young master, do you want to learn from the Buddha to sacrifice his life to feed the fish, or do you read too many storybooks and think that you will definitely survive in desperate situations and find the secret book of the masters? Is a knife more important than your life?"

Caleb Xie held onto the Broken Water Knife and said in a low voice, "Yes."

Finn Ye shook his head: "Just like your father, stubborn and stubborn."

Hearing this, Caleb Xie glared and asked, "Who gave you the courage to speak nonsense about the owner of the manor?"

"I will repay you for saving my life with all my heart. Don't even mention scolding your father. It's not too much for you to call me dad, you little brat!" Finn Ye shook his head and sighed, "If I had a son like you, I wouldn't be too much of a thrashing for you three times a day. Why do you choose to die when there are so many other options?"

Caleb Xie turned into a silent gourd and kept silent. Finn Ye stood up with the help of the wall and looked around. The dim cave interior was convenient for him at this moment. A cold and damp wind blew from somewhere. He held his breath and listened for a while, then said, "The wind is coming from over there. Let's go."

Caleb Xie sneezed, shivering with cold while holding the water-breaking knife. Finn Ye looked up and rolled his eyes. He reached into his arms and took out a bag of soaked ginger candy. He said sincerely, "Can you make do with it for a while?"

Caleb Xie: "...No, thank you."

Finn Ye dragged his unsteady right leg and trudged through the water cave holding Caleb Xie's hand. When they reached the entrance of a cave, Finn Ye squatted down and touched the moss on the ground, praising: "Master Xie is really good at Qinggong."

Caleb Xie didn't understand, and Finn Ye pointed at the thick layer of moss and said, "Look carefully here."

From the entrance to the inside of the cave, there is a dense moss, which is soft and slippery. Under the moss is a swamp-like wetland, and even a stone thrown in will sink immediately. However, there is a row of shallow footprints on the moss, which seems to be left by a man. The edges of the depression are neat and there is no crooked place. It is probably because someone has passed by here for a long time, and each time he stepped on the same place just right, so it has been formed over the years.

Who can frequently enter and leave the forbidden area of   Duanshui Villa?

"The footprints are pointing inwards, which means there must be a way out if we go in from here." Finn Ye squatted down, "Come up."

Caleb Xie hesitated for a moment, put the Broken Water Blade on his back, and hugged his neck firmly. Finn Ye estimated the growth range of the moss, and curled his lips. Caleb Xie felt a flash in front of his eyes, and the next moment his forehead hit the upside-down rock.

A halfhearted apology came: "Sorry, I forgot there was someone on my back."

Caleb Xie: ...

He blinked his eyes and held back his tears, but he felt that Finn Ye had already led him out of the moss and stepped firmly on solid ground.

The next moment, Finn Ye's right leg softened, and he leaned to the right and knelt down. Caleb Xie quickly jumped off his back. It was dark and he couldn't see the situation clearly, so he asked anxiously: "What's wrong with you?"

"It's okay, you're too heavy for my knees to handle."

Caleb Xie: ...

The pain in his right leg became more and more severe, and his knee and ankle joints began to feel hot, swollen and painful, almost making him lose the strength to walk. Finn Ye stuffed the remaining ginger candy into his mouth, pressed a few acupuncture points with his hand, massaged the meridians twice, and then reached out to grab Caleb Xie.

Caleb Xie held his sweaty palm. He couldn't see anything clearly in the darkness, so he could only hold his hand tightly and follow him closely.

Finn Ye sat down on the ground and looked around. This was a large stone room, with smooth bluestone slabs on all four sides, but they were mottled with deep marks, and right in front...

"Young Master, five steps to the left there is a big rock. You can touch the lamp if you step on it."

Caleb Xie did as he was told. The inside was filled with solidified frozen oil. Unfortunately, they didn't have a fire starter with them, and even if they did, it would be useless after all this trouble.

"What do you want to do with this?" Caleb Xie tried to get it off several times but failed.

Finn Ye instructed, "Lift the lamp holder up a bit."

With a click and the sound of a mechanism being turned, Caleb Xie felt that the wall he was leaning against suddenly flipped over, and he was pushed in. The next moment, the wall closed as if nothing had happened.

After all, he was still young, and suddenly he was in a dark place. The only familiar person was blocked by the stone door. He panicked and slapped the wall repeatedly, shouting: "What's going on, you..."

His shouts could not penetrate the wall that weighed more than a thousand pounds. Finn Ye slowly stood up with one hand on the ground. His eyes penetrated the darkness and fell on the wall in front of him. There was a rattling sound of chains from there - someone stood up.

A woman, a very embarrassed woman.

Her hands were locked in long shackles that rattled when she walked. Her long hair was disheveled like straw. She was wrapped in a tattered robe and was so thin that she was almost shapeless.

Finn Ye sighed: "You are such a beautiful woman, but... "

With a loud bang, his hand grabbed a chain that was swinging towards him, but this skinny woman was surprisingly strong, and he was swung up and smashed against the wall!

Finn Ye pulled his hand back from the iron chain like a loach, kicked the wall with his left foot, and jumped behind the woman, reaching out to grab her neck. The woman leaned forward with one leg kicking back, but was caught by Finn Ye, who lifted and twisted her, and threw the woman ten feet away.

With a crisp sound, the woman stepped back on the ankle that he had twisted off, and the two chains came towards him, attacking as fast as thunder and as swift as the wind, and arrived in front of Finn Ye almost in the blink of an eye.

It was too dark here, but she could always capture Finn Ye's location without any error. Either she had the same strange eye disease as Finn Ye, or... she was too used to this place.

A strong wind blew in his face, and Finn Ye moved as fast as lightning. He grabbed the two chains with both hands and turned over. The woman was led forward two steps by him. She twisted her waist and the chain broke free from Finn Ye's hands. It spun like a blooming lotus. All she could see were afterimages. Finn Ye narrowed his eyes and actually reached out his hand into the afterimages. He grabbed one of the chains with a pull and a twist. He used his right palm as a knife and chopped the chain diagonally with a clanging sound.

The woman let out a loud laugh. The chain made of fine iron was difficult to cut even with a sword, let alone a bare hand.

However, the chain broke under Finn Ye's palm.

Finn Ye was holding half of the chain in his hand and was sliding forward like a fish entering the water. In just a moment, he passed by the woman and half of the chain was strangled around her neck, forcing her to tilt her head back in pain.

The throat is a vital point, but Finn Ye had no interest in destroying women with brutal force. He pressed two major acupoints on her body with one hand, and the chain shook, and the woman was thrown out by him.

The pain in his right leg made him unable to stand steadily. Finn Ye sat on the ground and said, "Madam, we have never known each other without fighting. Can we talk calmly now?"

"Get out!" The woman raised her upper body, but unfortunately she couldn't stand up after trying for a long time. She covered her mouth and coughed continuously.

She raised her head, and could still vaguely see her beautiful and graceful features. Unfortunately, she had been staying in this dark place for so long that she looked like neither human nor ghost. Her original beauty had been reduced to nothing. No matter how beautiful she had been, she was no longer pretty now.

"Is it that Ethan Xie is dead, or that Duanshui Villa was wiped out, that you, an outsider, were allowed to break into Wanghaichao?" The woman's eyes were like an eagle's, staring at Finn Ye sinisterly and vigilantly.

It was rare for Finn Ye to look at a woman so rudely, from head to toe, not even missing a wrinkle on the corner of her clothes. Finally, his eyes fell on her hands - the left hand, which had only four fingers, and the little finger was broken at the root. The wound was uneven and had been there for many years, as if it had been bitten off alive by some wild beast.

From the fight just now, it can be seen that this woman is good at using weapons such as whips, and is very proficient in it. If she were not restrained by the chains and her body was not so badly damaged, it would not be easy for Finn Ye to take her down.

Nine fingers, good whip skills, and Broken Water Villa... There is only one woman in the world who meets these conditions.

"It is rumored that the wife of the owner of Broken Water Villa passed away two years ago. The once envied couple ended up with only a widower and orphans left in the villa. How pitiful! But..." Finn Ye walked towards her, "Why is Madam Xie, who should have died, here?"

The closer he got, the more clearly he could see every expression on the woman's face. Her eyebrows and eyes were trembling imperceptibly, and the already scant blood color in her face quickly faded. Pain flashed in her eyes, and at that moment Finn Ye almost thought she was going to cry, but in the end she slowly calmed down.

There are two kinds of people in this world. One kind can have Sh!t luck even with their eyes closed, and the other kind can get a toothache even if they drink a sip of cold water.

Be it the young master of Broken Water Villa or anyone else, in Lucas Chu's eyes they were no different from the grass on the roadside. He jumped in without hesitation, not to save anyone, but because the little B@st@ard was still holding the Broken Water Knife in his hand... Unfortunately, he was intercepted by someone halfway.

The man's movements were extremely swift, and his martial arts skills were much better than his. Lucas Chu wanted to give him a look so that they could settle the score later. However, before he could even blink, the man had disappeared under the water together with the little B@st@ard.

The river was changing rapidly and undercurrents were surging. Lucas Chu hesitated for only a moment before using her internal force to protect her body. She turned her breathing into internal energy and moved along with the undercurrent of the river. She was soon washed into a water cave.

The soil in the water cave was wet and slippery, but there was only one person's footprint on the ground, a small one, obviously from a child. Judging from the traces left in the cave, the unknown master was obviously still there, and the kid was probably fine. Thinking of this, Lucas Chu's frown relaxed.

He moved silently and elusive like a ghost, walking on water without leaving any traces through the dangerous mossy ground, and entered a dark corridor. He put his ear to the wall and listened for a while, and then he became aware of the sound of fighting not far ahead.

Lucas Chu acted decisively and was about to move forward, but unexpectedly a loud noise came from the left mountain wall. The entire water cave shook a few times, and the upside-down rocks fell down with crackling sounds. He was stunned for a moment, raised his hand to open a stone brick, and his body suddenly deflated, sticking to the dead corner above the corridor like a piece of paper.

The strange vibration came and went quickly. Lucas Chu rushed out like a ghost. The wall on the left had collapsed a little, leaving a hole about a foot wide, and he shrank in through it.