Tang Dynasty detective

Chapter 323 Underwater Investigation
"Canghai, look quickly, there are also over there." Di Qing suddenly pointed to the side of the bamboo raft and called.

Li Canghai turned his head to look, and the two soon found some similar scraps of paper.

"Canghai, why are there so many scraps of paper on the lake?" Di Qing asked in bewilderment.

Li Canghai thought for a while, then casually tore off a corner of his clothes, and put away all the scraps of paper he picked up.

"Let's go, let's go over there again." Li Canghai looked at the thick fog around him and pointed not far away.

The two supported the bamboo raft, and after passing through some withered lotus flowers, they came to the place where the calligraphy in the water appeared before.

Holding the lantern, Li Canghai searched carefully on the surrounding water.

According to his guess, handwriting will not appear in the water for no reason, and there must be something strange in the water.

Li Canghai put the lantern close to the water surface, and soon found that there seemed to be some fine powder floating on the water surface. His heart moved, he carefully picked up a handful of water, and put it in front of his eyes to observe carefully.

The powder is light green in color, much like burnt cinders.

Looking at the powder, Li Canghai recalled the scene of the calligraphy appearing in the water, and immediately fell into deep thought.

Seeing that he was motionless, Di Qing stood beside him quietly, carefully guarding him, for fear that he would fall into the lake.

The weird appearance of the French characters in the lake, with erratic fonts, reminded him of a similar substance - ghost fire.

Will-o'-the-wisps appear between cemeteries more often in summer when the weather is dry.

Secular superstition believes that the fire is lit by ghosts, so it is called "ghost fire". This kind of fire is green in color, has light but no flame, and will follow people around.

However, Li Canghai knew that the so-called will-o'-the-wisps were actually phosphorus fires.

Phosphorus fire is produced because human bones contain phosphorus. When phosphorus interacts with water and alkali, it will produce a chemical reaction, which will become a combustible gas. Because the phosphorus fire is relatively light, it will follow when people walk.

"I see." Li Canghai figured out the key point, and suddenly laughed.

"Cang Hai, what did you find?" Seeing him laughing while talking to himself, Di Qing hurriedly asked.

"An interesting phenomenon, I will tell you later, you will definitely be very interested." Li Canghai smiled slightly.

Di Qing blinked her eyes a few times, and said pleasantly: "Really? I can't wait!"

Li Canghai smiled, supported the bamboo raft, and leaned towards the shore.

However, before going far, the bamboo raft slammed, as if it had hit some kind of object.

"What's going on here? How could something hit something in the lake?" Di Qing was a little surprised.

The two of them are now in the lake, more than ten feet away from the shore, and there is no protruding rockery in the lake, so how could they bump into something?

Li Canghai squatted down, stretched out his arms and groped in the water, and soon he touched a cylindrical object in the water.

"Pile?" A word suddenly appeared in Li Canghai's mind.

There are wooden piles buried in the water!

After Li Canghai confirmed that the thing was a wooden stake, his thoughts turned quickly, and he hurriedly flew forward to find it.

Sure enough, from the center of the lake to the shore, there is a wooden stake every few feet.

Those wooden stakes were not as deep as the surface of the water. If you hadn't seen it with your own eyes, it would be hard to find that there are so many wooden stakes hidden under the calm water.

"Canghai, why are there so many wooden stakes here?" Di Qing also felt a little strange.

Li Canghai narrowed his eyes, pointed to the shore seven or eight feet away, and said, "Qing'er, at this distance, you might jump to the shore?"

Di Qing looked at the distance, and then jumped up, like a dragonfly touching the water several times, landed on the shore, jumped into the water again, and returned to the bamboo raft.

"How is it? Am I very good?" Di Qing said triumphantly.

Li Canghai smiled slightly and said, "Your lightness kung fu is unparalleled in the world, it is very easy to fly over, but what if you ride on waves?"

"Walk on the waves?" Di Qing was stunned for a moment, she looked at the shore far away, frowned slightly and said: "This...impossible. Walk on water."

Speaking of this, Di Qing suddenly widened her eyes, stared at Li Canghai and said, "Could it be that you know such miraculous lightness kung fu?"

Li Canghai smiled at him, then stepped on the lake, and walked to the shore step by step.

Di Qing opened her mouth in astonishment, and when she saw that what Li Canghai was stepping on was actually a wooden stake, she suddenly came to her senses, and hurriedly followed behind Li Canghai, stepping on the wooden stake and walking excitedly.

On the shore, all the people who saw Li Canghai and Di Qing coming on the waves were stunned. They were like a pair of fairy boys and girls coming from the clouds and mist, they were particularly eye-catching.

Even Li Tan looked at the two in surprise, Li Canghai didn't have martial arts, how could he be able to walk on waves?

"It's so fun, hehe." Di Qing jumped to the shore, clapped her hands excitedly, and giggled.

"Cang Hai, I didn't expect you kid to be a hidden master!" Huangfu Kun walked over and said in surprise.

Li Canghai shook his head and said with a smile: "You are joking, the general. I only know the kung fu of a three-legged cat, so how can I be a master? The reason why I can walk on waves is because there are hidden secrets in the water."

"Oh? What mystery?" Huangfu Kun wondered.

Li Canghai smiled calmly and said, "General, you can check it yourself, and you will know."

Huangfu Kun thought for a while, nodded and said, "Okay, I'll go check it out."

After speaking, Huangfu Kun walked to the shore, looked at the lake surface, and immediately jumped into the water without any hesitation.

Soon, Huangfu Kun touched a wooden stake driven into the mud from the water, and he exclaimed: "It turns out that there is a wooden stake nailed into the water, no wonder you can walk on the water!"

"That's right, that's why they were able to walk on the water." Li Canghai walked up to the injured Taoist who was captured, squinted his eyes and said, "In order to show your supernatural powers, you really took great pains!"

The injured Taoist stared at him with resentful eyes, wishing he could eat Li Canghai raw, he gritted his teeth and said: "Li Canghai, you dare to go against the sky, you will be punished by heaven sooner or later!"

"Oh? Heaven's Punishment? Are you talking about the Heavenly Venerable who manifested His Holiness? Unfortunately, I have already seen through your tricks." Li Canghai said disapprovingly.

The injured Taoist's pupils shrank slightly, and he said coldly, "Do you think I will believe you?"

"Ha, then let me expose your tricks." Li Canghai said confidently.

At this time, Li Longji and a group of ministers also gathered together.

Everyone saw the coming of Tianzun and the calligraphy in the water with their own eyes, and they were somewhat shocked. Now that they heard that Li Canghai was going to expose the conspiracy, everyone was suddenly full of curiosity.

"Now, let me expose your first trick." Li Canghai said indifferently: "As the saying goes, there are no ghosts and gods in this world, and it's no different if the gods appear."

(End of this chapter)