On the other side.
On the shore of a port in Hokkaido.
Yu Xiaoqi, holding two ice creams in his hands, walked towards Fenghe Meizi and Fenghe Zhengren, who were waiting by a fishing boat on the shore:
"Here, ice cream."
Fenghe Meizi took the ice cream and licked it, saying:
"Xiaoqi, is Mr. Zhang Wei arriving soon? It feels like a long time has passed. Calculating the time, he should be here. Is something wrong? Should I call and ask?"
"Yes, I just called Brother Wei. He said he had something urgent to buy and asked us to wait a bit longer."
"Could it be that he's buying fishing rods? Xiaoqi, did you tell Mr. Zhang Wei that we have fishing rods prepared and he doesn't need to buy them?"
"Don't worry, Meizi. I told him. Brother Wei isn't buying that. He said he might meet old friends when he goes out to sea this time, so he's buying some gifts."
Yu Xiaoqi recalled Zhang Wei's words and responded with some confusion.
As soon as he said that.
"????"
Not to mention Yu Xiaoqi, even Fenghe Meizi and Fenghe Zhengren, who was beside them, looked over and said:
"Brother Zhang Wei has friends at sea? Who are they? Uncle Captain and the other fishing uncles, so they are Brother Zhang Wei's friends."
Yu Xiaoqi smiled and ruffled Fenghe Zhengren's head:
"No, I thought the same as you, Zhengren, but Brother Wei said his friends are not the captain and the others..."
As he spoke.
Yu Xiaoqi's peripheral vision caught sight of a taxi driving towards them.
Seeing this.
Yu Xiaoqi's face lit up with joy:
"He's here, it's Brother Wei."
As expected.
He saw Zhang Wei getting out of the stopped taxi and waving at Yu Xiaoqi and the others. Immediately, Yu Xiaoqi led Fenghe Meizi and the others to meet Zhang Wei:
"Brother Wei, you're here. By the way, weren't you going to buy gifts? Where are the gifts? Are they in the back seat? I'll help you get them."
Yu Xiaoqi, seeing Zhang Wei with empty hands, couldn't help but look inside the car, only to find it empty.
Regarding this.
Zhang Wei waved his hand:
"The gifts are not in the back seat, I have them on me."
"Ah?"
Yu Xiaoqi and the others were stunned and instinctively looked at Zhang Wei. First, they looked at his empty hands, then at his trouser pockets, but couldn't see anything.
"Brother Wei, where are your gifts? Is it like 'The Emperor's New Clothes'?
Upon hearing this, Zhang Wei did not hide anything and took out a keychain with a small pendant from his pocket:
"I put them in my pocket. This is the gift I bought. Let's go, let's go sea fishing quickly, don't keep the boat owner waiting."
As soon as he spoke.
Yu Xiaoqi and the others' mouths twitched. Even Fenghe Zhengren looked over with a strange expression.
"I say, Brother Wei, did you come in too much of a hurry and didn't have time to choose gifts, or are you too stingy? How about I pay? I know there's a specialty store here, let's go buy some. Giving a keychain is too stingy."
Yu Xiaoqi was speechless. As a wealthy person, this was the first time he had seen someone give a keychain as a gift when visiting someone.
After he spoke.
Fenghe Zhengren and Fenghe Meizi both nodded and couldn't help but glance at the keychain again.
It could be seen that.
The keychain in Zhang Wei's hand was simple, with a ship model pendant. Upon closer inspection, it was a miniature exquisite model of the pirate ship "Thousand Sunny" from the anime "One Piece." It looked very nice and quite distinctive.
However, in their eyes, they still felt Zhang Wei was very stingy. No matter how exquisite a keychain was, it couldn't be very expensive.
And the truth was indeed so. Zhang Wei heard their words and smiled:
"It's a bit cheap, I spent 1000 Japanese yen on it, but my friend is quite special, he will like it."
Finally.
Unable to persuade Zhang Wei, Yu Xiaoqi and the others had no choice but to give up and take Zhang Wei to the fishing boat:
"Mr. Zhang Wei, where is your friend located? I'll tell the captain so you can meet them."
"No need, just drive anywhere, my friend can sense my location."
Zhang Wei waved his hand. He didn't say much. After all, the Water Ghost King was responsible for monitoring the sea area, and Fenghe Meizi had some connection with the Onmyōji Bureau, so it was inconvenient to directly say his friend was the Water Ghost King.
Fenghe Meizi nodded.
Afterward.
The fishing boat sailed out of the port and headed towards the vast ocean in the distance.
At this moment.
Zhang Wei did not choose to conceal his aura, but instead, he released his powerful aura.
Fenghe Meizi immediately sensed Zhang Wei's aura and looked at Zhang Wei in surprise, muttering with reverence:
"As expected of Mr. Zhang Wei, he's so thoughtful. Releasing his aura to prevent sea monsters from approaching. Is this the ghost exorcist from Great Xia? He acts meticulously. I've learned a lot."
...
On the other side.
About thirty miles off the coast of Hokkaido, in a shallow coral area twenty meters deep.
At this time.
A 'person' with disheveled hair and a terrifying appearance, without any diving equipment, sat on a coral reef in the coral area.
It could be seen that.
Coral fish swam by from time to time around him. Schools of fish, accompanied by the shimmering coral clusters under the sunlight, created a magnificent and beautiful scene. However, this 'person' was unappreciative of the beauty and casually grabbed a coral fish swimming by and took a bite.
After chewing for a while.
He also took out paper and a pen that could be written on underwater and recorded something there.
After finishing these.
He looked around and was able to speak freely in the sea, muttering to himself:
"Daily inspection is complete. Now I need to deal with troublesome matters. It's really a headache. I thought it would be an easy job, but as soon as I took office, I ran into a tough situation. But then again, I heard that there are quite a few supernatural events in this damned place called Sakura Country recently."
If Zhang Wei were here to see this 'person', he would definitely recognize that this 'person' was his first captured 'pet' - the Water Ghost King.
At this time.
The Water Ghost King, while speaking, showed a look of distress:
"Should I report this matter to the Guardian Department? But it's a bit embarrassing. I've only been on duty for a few days and I'm already calling for reinforcements. This ghost king job of mine is really embarrassing. No, I should try to find a way to handle it myself first. I need to achieve something."
As he spoke.
The Water Ghost King had just stood up when he suddenly seemed to sense something and looked sharply in one direction, his expression changing drastically:
"Top-tier Ghost King level aura?! Damn it, could I be this unlucky? I haven't even resolved the current issue, and now another top-tier Ghost King level Onmyōji has appeared... Hmm? No?"
He sensed it.
From the sea in that direction, there was an incomparably terrifying aura, an aura that belonged to a top-tier Ghost King, and...
"Illusion? This aura? Why does it feel so familiar? Damn it, it's his aura!"
As he carefully sensed the aura.
In the Water Ghost King's mind, a familiar figure emerged. This aura was exactly the same as that figure's. He would never forget it, it was Zhang Wei's aura!
...