The Whale in the Mountains
Chapter 231 Sailing at Sea
According to Li Qin, "Wang Xingde's Hidden Sword Pavilion occupies a lonely island overseas. The island's original name is no longer known. Since the establishment of the Hidden Sword Pavilion, it has been renamed Hidden Sword Island."
"So, we must first go to Deqing City by the sea, and then set sail from Deqing to Hidden Sword Island!"
Chen Xiao asked her, "How long does it take to get from Deqing to Hidden Sword Island?"
Li Qin said directly, "The last time, it took me three days and three nights."
"It takes that long?" Chen Xiao frowned.
Li Qin nodded, "Because Hidden Sword Island is a private island, there is no ferry to go there, so you can only row there by yourself. Because I was alone, and I had to rest and eat, it took me three days and three nights to row. If the three of us take turns rowing, I think it would only take about a day and a night."
Hearing this, Chen Xiao couldn't help but ask, "Why do we have to row? Why not just rent a yacht?"
Li Qin rolled her eyes. "Where do I get the money? Do you think it's easy for my brother to work and earn money every day?"
"Okay, my perspective was too narrow."
However, when the three got off the train and arrived at the pier, Li Qin was immediately dumbfounded when Chen Xiao directly rented a luxurious yacht.
"Damn, are you a tycoon? How much does this yacht cost per day?"
Li Qin asked with an exaggerated expression.
"Not much, it seems to be two or three hundred thousand a day. It's just pocket change!"
Chen Xiao said casually.
Two or three hundred thousand is just pocket change?
Li Qin suddenly stopped talking and stared straight at Chen Xiao.
"What are you doing? Why are you staring at me?"
Chen Xiao was getting goosebumps from being stared at.
Li Qin said quietly, "If I couldn't beat you, I would be considering kidnapping you for ransom!"
Hearing this, Chen Xiao couldn't help but shudder. Listening to Li Qin's tone, she must have done this kind of thing often before.
Among the three, Li Qin had the experience of going to sea, and she was the only one who knew the specific location of the Hidden Sword Pavilion, so naturally, she was in charge of the helm.
In the sea breeze, Li Qin's long hair fluttered in the wind, making her very heroic. Chen Xiao couldn't help but be a little drunk.
Gu Zhendong laughed beside him, "What's wrong, Chen Xiao? Are you interested in Qin'er? Do you want me to talk to her for you?"
"Uncle Gu, what are you talking about? I already have a girlfriend!"
Chen Xiao said with a serious face, thinking that even if I really liked her, I wouldn't let you help me say it!
Gu Zhendong smiled slightly and said boldly, "It's nothing for a man to have three wives and four concubines."
Chen Xiao was speechless. "Don't try to trick me. If it's nothing, why have you been single for so many years? Hey, what's going on ahead?"
As he spoke, Chen Xiao suddenly noticed that something seemed wrong ahead.
Gu Zhendong looked in the direction Chen Xiao pointed, and indeed, he saw a patch of misty air on the distant sea, with very low visibility.
"Qin'er, what's going on up ahead?"
Gu Zhendong couldn't help but ask.
Li Qin smiled slightly, turned her head, and said to the two, "Take a good look, what exactly is going on?"
Gu Zhendong took a closer look and immediately understood, "It turns out it's a mist array. It seems that we are about to reach Hidden Sword Island!"
Li Qin snapped her fingers. "That's right. After passing through the mist array and avoiding the Hidden Sword Pavilion's patrol boats, we can land on the island!"
"There are patrol boats? Damn, the Hidden Sword Pavilion is really heavily guarded. How did you get past them last time?"
Chen Xiao couldn't help but ask.
He really couldn't imagine how Li Qin, relying on a small boat that needed to be rowed by hand, managed to avoid the Hidden Sword Pavilion's patrol boats.
Li Qin flicked her hair and said casually, "I hid underwater, clinging to the bottom of their cabins, and rode their downwind boat directly to the island!"
Hearing this, Chen Xiao couldn't help but feel respect for this woman. In order to avenge herself, she had really suffered a lot.
Then Li Qin asked, "Do we want to repeat the old trick and hitch a ride? It won't take long, at most, we just need to hold our breath for two or three hours."
For experts like Chen Xiao and Gu Zhendong, holding their breath for two or three hours was naturally a piece of cake.
However, Chen Xiao waved his hand. "No need. We're here in the open this time. We're not going to assassinate anyone, so why hide?"
After driving for a while, the yacht had already entered the mist array.
This kind of array is actually just an illusion. As long as you don't panic and follow the correct route for a while, you can pass through it.
Of course, for ordinary navigators who don't understand this kind of mist array, it will be like encountering a ghost wall, and they will not be able to get out of this mist no matter what.
Because of her previous experience, Li Qin was now very familiar with the route, and she passed through the mist array in just ten minutes.
Just after passing through the mist array, they saw a lonely island standing on the sea, about ten kilometers away.
And the patrol boat that Li Qin mentioned also arrived as scheduled.
Upon discovering that a foreign ship had intruded, the three patrol boats went full speed ahead and sailed towards them.
As soon as they entered the firing range, the three patrol boats began firing at Chen Xiao's yacht.
Bang!
Bang!
Bang!
The shells flew over as if they didn't cost any money, and Li Qin controlled the direction of the yacht to constantly dodge.
She wasn't afraid of being in danger from being hit by the shells, but mainly because she had paid a lot of deposit for this yacht. If it was damaged, she would have to pay a lot of money!
The enemy had artillery fire, while her yacht was just a yacht, only able to passively take a beating. When had Li Qin ever suffered such a loss!
Li Qin was indeed a heroine, cursing and swearing while driving the boat.
"When I get close to you, you're all going to die!"
Just as she was going full speed ahead, about to approach the patrol boat, she suddenly saw a black shadow flash past her. Then, the black shadow landed on the Hidden Sword Pavilion's patrol boat at an incredible speed.
"What flew past?"
She turned around and asked, taking a closer look, Chen Xiao was gone. Only then did she realize that the black shadow that had just flown out was Chen Xiao.
Just as she turned her head, Chen Xiao had already dealt with the people on this patrol boat, and then turned into a black shadow again, jumping onto another patrol boat.
Li Qin's eyes were dull, and she asked blankly, "Uncle Gu, is this Chen Xiao really human?"
Gu Zhendong smiled bitterly. "Qin'er, to be honest, sometimes I'm not sure if he's really human!"
In just half a minute, the Hidden Sword Pavilion disciples on the three patrol boats were all taken care of by Chen Xiao.
Chen Xiao stood at the bow of the boat, patted the dust off his body, and was very dashing.
At this moment, a trace of horror suddenly appeared in Li Qin's eyes, and she shouted, "Stop showing off! Quick, look at what's behind you!"