Transmigration: The Cannon Fodder Suddenly Made a Comeback!
Chapter 595: Four-legged Black Toad

Chapter 595: Chapter 595: Four-legged Black Toad

Jiang Li steadied himself with support, endured for a while, and then shook his head, "I’m fine."

"Are you really fine?" Zhao Lang furrowed his brows, "Your face has gone white, what talisman requires so much of your energy?"

Jiang Li pushed him away and smiled, "Even if I explained, you wouldn’t understand. Just know they are very useful."

With that, she placed each piece of talisman paper into the waterproof bag and secured it, then picked up the diving suit.

"Don’t delay any longer, let’s go down quickly."

Zhao Lang knew Jiang Li’s personality well; once she made up her mind, no one could persuade her otherwise, so he gave up on the idea of asking her to rest, and quickly donned his diving suit and oxygen tank.

Jiang Li fastened some items to herself and then slowly submerged into the water.

The two followed the route from last night, heading downward.

During the day, the visibility in Dragon Ridge Lake was much higher than at night, and the two swam smoothly. Soon, they encountered the group of alligators.

Though the alligators weren’t as active during the day as they were at night, the two did not take them lightly.

Some of the alligators were as long as three meters; if any of them decided to attack, they would have no chance to escape.

Fortunately, Zhao Lang had prepared in advance. After signaling Jiang Li, he directed her to swim in another direction.

Jiang Li didn’t argue and nodded. Without a moment’s hesitation, she turned and swam away, her speed comparable to the alligators’.

Zhao Lang hovered in place, silent for a few seconds, and then started swimming towards the alligators.

The alligators in this part of the lake were relatively subdued. Upon seeing Zhao Lang, they didn’t launch any attack.

Seeing this, Zhao Lang took out the frog meat he had prepared beforehand and threw it all at them.

Frog meat was a delicacy for alligators, especially since he had made sure to get African spotted frogs through He Pingzhang. These frogs were plump and tender, guaranteed to be irresistible to the alligators.

True to his expectations, the moment he dropped the frog meat, all the alligators swam over, scrambling and fighting over the half-box of delicacies.

Having never tasted such flavors, they focused intently on their meal, completely ignoring the two humans who had intruded.

Zhao Lang clapped his hands with satisfaction, and then quickly set off to catch up with Jiang Li.

Unexpectedly, that girl swam surprisingly fast, and it took him a good fifteen minutes just to catch sight of her.

Once he caught up to her, Zhao Lang said with a mixture of feelings, "You really just left me behind, aren’t you worried about my safety at all?"

Jiang Li glanced at him, her expression indifferent as she gestured, "Don’t worry, I’ve already calculated your horoscope for today, there’s no danger, so there’s no need for me to worry unnecessarily."

Zhao Lang: "...."

Left speechless, he could only sigh and silently followed behind Jiang Li.

Half an hour later, they finally reached the position they were at last night.

Previously unclear, now, equipped with a high-powered searchlight, almost instantly upon switching it on, everything within several miles was revealed.

They could also see that ’thing’ clearly.

Four dark chains tightly locked up the dark mass, surrounded by sprawling thorny aquatic plants, and fierce, tooth-like eyes stared menacingly at them, as if ready to tear them to shreds at any moment.

Even though it was daytime, Zhao Lang still shivered uncontrollably.

Jiang Li took out two long scissors from his backpack and handed one to Zhao Lang.

"Let’s make it quick."

Zhao Lang nodded, and the two synchronized their movements to attack the water plants, clearing them all quickly, and finally revealing the dark object to their view.

Zhao Lang stared at the strange thing, his lips slightly parted, "This is..."

"A toad," Jiang Li said with a stern expression.

Zhao Lang gestured with his hands, puzzled.

"Aren’t toads supposed to attract wealth and treasure? How did it become an ’evil town’?"

Jiang Li walked around it and explained, "In Feng Shui, toads used as town objects mainly come in three types..."

One is the wooden carved golden toad, which is more of a handicraft used for decoration and doesn’t hold much significance in Feng Shui.

Another is the Money-biting Toad, which Feng Shui Masters particularly favor, often wearing them as Magic Artifacts. These have red eyes and three legs, with a Seven Stars Formation painted on their backs, and are set on a base of copper coins. This type of toad has a unique feature: it must be made of copper, otherwise it loses its effect.

Then there is the Three-legged Golden Toad, which comes in many designs, generally positioned squatting on gold, carrying strings of coins, with a plump and rich appearance, signifying "spewing treasures and inviting boundless wealth." Therefore, it has been said since ancient times that "whoever obtains the Golden Toad will be greatly wealthy."

It is said that there is a Three-legged Toad in the Moon Palace, thus the Moon Palace is also known as Chang Palace, from which comes the phrase "winning the top prize." Since the Moon represents water and Feng Shui values water highly, in the Five Elements, the moon is a very important symbol, hence the Golden Toad is also used to protect the local land and water.

The toad before them closely resembled the Three-legged Golden Toad, but the difference was its complete dark color, crafted from dark iron. A Black Toad is considered ominous, and the fact that there was an additional leg made it even more so.

"Having this toad here disturbs the local land and water, and will also cause financial leakage, disrupting peace and life."

Zhao Lang suddenly realized, "No wonder my family hasn’t been able to make much money these years."

Jiang Li: "..."

Just how wealthy were they before?

"But what’s even more ominous are the runes around the toad," Jiang Li narrowed his eyes, "I had He Pingzhang fetch some books that recorded similar runes, and combined with what I learned from my master, I can conclude that this is a type of curse that inverts Feng Shui."

"What does that mean?"

"Your family’s Feng Shui Array is ancient and crafted by a hermit master; as long as no accidents occur, it can ensure your descendants’ safety and prosperity. You also mentioned that although the Gu Family’s population is sparse, at least no major accidents have occurred, and the family line has continued until now, right?"

"That’s correct."

"That’s it then," Jiang Li nodded and pointed his fingers at the object, "This rune is a pattern that reverses the Fengshui Array, adding other lines that continuously drain your family’s Feng Shui Luck, allowing another party to benefit. If I’m not mistaken, there might be another Black Toad accumulating the Feng Shui."

"Judging by its appearance, this object was placed here about twenty years ago; I remember you mentioned that your parents died when you were around two or three years old."

Zhao Lang was rooted to the spot, startled not just by Jiang Li’s words, but also by the malevolence of the person behind all this.

They actually wanted to wipe out his family line.

His parents had even died because of this object!

Zhao Lang clenched his fists, his eyes growing colder.

"Is there a way to break the curse?"