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Chapter 2032: Skillful Fog Making

As soon as the sky was getting light, the shifts began to change at the wooden fence of the water fort.

Li San leaned against the pillar, his eyelids drooping. He had been on duty for the second half of the night last night and was called up this morning after just two hours of rest. His head was still dizzy.

He glanced at the water surface, where a thin mist was floating. As usual, it looked nothing special. He thought that once the sun came out, the mist would surely dissipate and he would be able to breathe some fresh air.

Zhao Wu next to him suddenly yawned loudly, the sound was particularly obvious in the quiet morning.

He rubbed his eyes and said sleepily, "The food has arrived these past two days, and it's kept us very busy. We haven't gotten enough sleep at night, and we get distracted even when standing during the day."

Li San didn't respond and his eyes fell back into the water.

Somehow, he always felt that something was wrong. Looking more closely, he found that the fog, which was not too thick just now, seemed to be thicker than a moment ago.

He frowned and rubbed his eyes, fearing that he was still sleepy and had seen things wrong.

But when I opened my eyes again, the fog was indeed thicker than before. The reeds in the distance that I could see clearly before were now just a blurry shadow.

"Hey, Zhao Wu, look, is the fog thicker than before?" Li San pushed Zhao Wu next to him, with a hint of uncertainty in his tone.

Zhao Wu was stretching lazily when he heard this and replied casually, "How is that possible? In this weather..."

Before he could finish his words, he looked in the direction Li San pointed and swallowed the rest of his words.

He took two steps forward, his eyes wide open. "Indeed, why is the fog so thick? This weather is really abnormal."

Li San touched his chin and muttered to himself, "Normally, the fog shouldn't be that thick in the morning at this time of year."

Zhao Wu didn't take it too seriously and yawned again. "Although it's unusual, there's no need to make a fuss. Fog on the water is common. Maybe it's just that the moisture was a little heavy this morning. It will surely dissipate when the sun comes out."

Li San thought about it and realized that the fog on the water was unpredictable. Maybe he was just too sensitive, so he didn't think about it anymore. He leaned back against the pillar and continued to fight the sleepiness.

But after about a quarter of an hour, the fog not only did not dissipate, but became thicker and thicker.

At first, I could see things ten meters away clearly, but now there is only a vast expanse of white three meters away, and even the wooden fence beside me appears blurry.

Li San's heart began to tighten again. He walked forward a few steps and shouted towards the water. However, his voice was engulfed by the fog as soon as it came out, and it died down before it could reach far.

"Something's wrong. Why is the fog getting thicker?" Li San turned to Zhao Wu and said, with a hint of worry in his tone.

Zhao Wu finally put away his nonchalant look. He walked over to Li San, looked out at the water, and frowned. "It's a bit strange. No matter how heavy the fog is, it's never this dense. It seems like even the wind can't blow it away."

The two stood there, neither of them speaking, and gradually began to have doubts in their hearts.

This fog came so strangely, and there was no sign of it dissipating, which made people feel uneasy.

At this time, deep in the fog, a small boat was rowing forward silently.

Yan Ruyu sat at the bow of the boat, her fingertips occasionally skimming the water surface, and a faint mist dissipated from her fingertips and merged into the surrounding fog.

She looked calm, as if the fog was just a toy she had casually manipulated.

Huo Changhe sat beside her, looking at the thick fog around him, his eyes full of amazement.

He leaned closer to Yan Ruyu and lowered his voice, "Yu'er, your ability is truly amazing. You can create such a thick fog just by saying it, and there's no sign of any flaws at all."

Yan Ruyu raised the corner of her mouth, and said in a soft but confident voice, "This little fog is nothing. It's just a little bit of water vapor on the water. Unless you look closely, no one will find out it's man-made."

Huo Changhe nodded and looked ahead: "With this fog covering us, it will be much easier for us to get around to the side door. There are usually fewer people at the side door, and now with the fog blocking it, it will be even harder to be discovered."

Yan Ruyu nodded, listened carefully to the noise in the distance, and said softly, "The water fort is just ahead. Slow down the boat and don't make any noise."

Upon hearing this, the sailors rowing the boat moved more quietly. The oars made almost no sound as they crossed the water. Only the faint sound of water spread in the fog, which was soon covered by the fog again.

On this side, Li San pricked up his ears and listened. He always felt that there seemed to be some sound in the fog, but it was not quite real.

He pulled Zhao Wu's arm and said, "Did you hear any sound? It seemed to come from the water."

Zhao Wu listened carefully and heard only the sound of wind blowing across the water and the occasional call of water birds in the distance. Apart from that, there was nothing else.

He shook his head. "Apart from the sound of water, what else could it be? Are you too nervous and having an illusion?"

Li San frowned, still feeling uneasy. "But I seemed to hear some unusual sounds just now, like the sound of oars paddling in the water, but I'm not sure. The fog is too thick, I can't see anything clearly."

Zhao Wu disagreed: "You are just overthinking it. There are knife nets around this water fort. If a boat really broke in, the trap would have been set off long ago.

Besides, with such thick fog, who would choose to break into the water stronghold at this time? Wouldn't that be walking into a trap? "

Li San thought about it and it made sense. The knife net mechanism under the water fort was arranged by the fort owner himself. As long as a boat hit it, the bell on it would ring, and then the whole water fort would know about it.

If someone goes into the water and is trapped by the knife net, it will be a dead end.

But the uneasy feeling in his heart still did not go away.

He stared at the water, but the fog was so thick that he couldn't see anything. However, he always felt that there was something hidden in the fog and the water.

"How about I go and report to the village chief?" Li San said hesitantly. If something really happened, the two of them could not afford it.

Zhao Wu quickly pulled him back and lowered his voice: "Wait a moment, don't make a fuss.

Think about it, if we go and report it now, the village chief will think it's just a bit foggy and nothing else, and he will definitely blame us for making a fuss.

The village chief has been busy with food matters these days, and if we disturb him again, he might punish us."

When Li San heard the word "punishment", a trace of fear flashed in his eyes.

Last time, a guard ran to report a trivial matter, and was punished by the village chief by not being allowed to eat for three days and making him stand on duty for three consecutive days. It was not a pleasant feeling.

He hesitated for a moment, but finally nodded: "Then... let's wait and see. If there is any movement, it's not too late to report it."

Zhao Wu breathed a sigh of relief and leaned back against the pillar: "That's right, don't scare yourself. Wait until the sun comes out and the fog clears, and everything will be fine."

But they didn't notice that the small boat in the fog had quietly bypassed the main gate and was heading towards the side gate.