Nangong Liuli lowered her eyebrows with a slight frown. Second Realm fears water, a common knowledge. Third Realm Martial Artist’s blood can alleviate the process of "purity ascending and impurity descending". The backgrounds of Nangong Liuli and Bian Qiaoqiao are extraordinary, and before venturing into Jianghu, their elders offered blood soup. The two won drank it, which eased the fear of water.
But wading through water is ultimately dangerous.
She blinked her eyes. aning both afraid and not afraid.
Li Xian thought, descendants of great clans and sects indeed have exceptional ans. However, he was extrely afraid of water and said, "Alright. Don’t rush. In the coming days, I will slowly explain the principles of the chanisms to you. We will discuss the plan to escape."
Nangong Liuli thought, "If I can’t untie the ropes, even if I understand the principles of the chanisms, it’s hard to get out of the confinent."
The two engaged in conversation and discussion. Nangong Liuli could only communicate through her eyes, which was extrely inefficient. Yet, Li Xian was very smart, thinking from her perspective, guessing what Nangong Liuli was thinking. He could always respond precisely. Their exchange seed like a heart-to-heart communication.
Nangong Liuli was initially quite surprised, suspecting Li Xian had mastered martial arts techniques like "telepathy" or "mind-reading". But later realized it was not the case. This conversation had a fleeting feeling of heart and spirit intertwining, bringing an indescribable joy.
Li Xian secretly communicated, "The matter of the ropes... is indeed tricky. The Flower Cage Sect’s binding techniques are considered top-notch. Even if I help untie them, it would take a long ti."
"Exposing myself would put in danger. Ultimately, it’s up to you to try."
Nangong Liuli eagerly hoped she could untie them; she would’ve tried to escape long ago if possible. In her heart, she pleaded, her beautiful eyes full of expectation, pitiful to behold. "Good hero... I’m truly helpless, hoping you’ll provide so advice."
Li Xian contemplated, though willing to save them, he would never risk his life for it. He further wrote, "This set of ropes ties your elbows, wrists, knees, ankles... all vital joints. It binds your hands and feet in a reverse position, wrists connected. To completely untie them is impossible to talk about."
"If you wish to escape. Choose the important ones to untie, making the hands and feet free to move, allowing you to jump and move, then quickly escape off the ship."
"In the coming days, when feeding, I will secretly sar fish blood on your ropes. If you two manage to escape the ship and jump into the lake, the fierce fish will definitely bite. The fish blood’s stench will attract the fish, causing them to bite first, possibly loosening the ropes. But the danger is great, whether it will succeed... I cannot be certain."
"Moreover, with this thod... only one of you can escape. Because ti is tight and you are nearly incapable of resisting. If caught, all is lost."
Li Xian found it difficult to protect himself. All he could do was provide assistance as best he could. Whether they could escape depended on Nangong Liuli’s strategy and wisdom.
Nangong Liuli pondered, this young man is truly clever. This plan is an act of desperation, extrely dangerous, but offers a glimr of hope. And it’s indeed feasible.
But one escapes, the other must also escape, if one hesitates even a little, with hands and feet tied, capture is inevitable.
Nangong Liuli couldn’t help but hesitate greatly. She knew the plan was dangerous but was willing to try. If executed well, it could truly lead to escape. But Bian Qiaoqiao’s thinking is simple. If leaving her behind, she would be helpless and confused, which is daunting.
She understands Bian Qiaoqiao’s character well. If Bian knew of this plan, she would also risk her life to try.
The two won were unable to communicate. Li Xian’s skill in sending signals secretly was of no use to Bian Qiaoqiao, her feet clad in sturdy boots, wrapped tight.
Nangong Liuli sighed softly. After hesitating for a mont, she decided to leave the escape opportunity to Bian Qiaoqiao.
"Sister Bian is not yet twenty, very young. I am accustod to being captured. She, however, always complains, so be it... I’d let her have it."
Li Xian tidied up the food container, re-hung the two won, and then left. Nangong Liuli watched Li Xian’s departing figure, her eyes flickering.
Over the next few days.
Li Xian fed them at noon, using the opportunity to convey the principles of the chanisms, briefly describing the distribution and changes of narrow paths within the ship. Nangong Liuli, being very smart, rembered them secretly.
The chanisms within the flower boat contain hidden wonders, changing with the climate and ti. The complex variations among them are no less than a set of martial arts.
Li Xian, with Heavy Pupils, saw through hidden secrets. Joined by Wen Caishang in escaping together. Along the way, dicinal als and feng shui used many miscellaneous studies such as "Five Elents and Eight Trigrams", "Circulation of Heaven and Earth", "the study of stars"...
Though not fully mastered, Wen Caishang’s knowledge was deep and profound, her speech concise and to the point. She cultivated Li Xian as a groom, passing on saturated wisdom.
As Li Xian pondered the ship’s chanisms, the knowledge and insights Wen Caishang had shared naturally surfaced in his mind. The complex and obscure principles seed to transform into practical applications, appearing before him. With the characteristics of "Observing Heaven and Earth" and "understanding clearly", the chanisms and miscellaneous studies seed to be intuitively understood.
The chanisms within the ship were complex, with many layouts, concealing the magic of hidden wonders. Ye Cheng had obtained the chanism map of the ship, studying for years to master it. He never expected Li Xian, relying solely on his vision and various miscellaneous studies... could glimpse a bit of the truth.
In these days of contact. Nangong Liuli was curious about Li Xian’s identity. Engaging in deeper conversation left her extrely shocked.
Li Xian’s speech was concise, never verbose, nor did he show off his knowledge. Nangong Liuli being from a noble family, also enjoyed researching miscellaneous studies. From the slight reveals in conversation, she discerned Li Xian’s knowledge was vast, his talents unmistakable.
His many insights were several steps deeper than her family elders. In fact, Li Xian was indeed smart, but still young, and his understanding hadn’t reached such depths. His knowledge was inherited from Wen Caishang; many principles were rely reiterations.
Nangong Liuli pondered carefully, gradually understanding the ship’s chanism principles. This place was a trap of "cut off from heaven and earth". But with the alternation within the ship, it was very close to vitality.
The distribution of narrow paths, the layout of chanisms... gradually ford a contour in her mind. She planned a route, able to avoid detection, and seize the opportunity to escape.
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