When the giant waves subsided, the dark sea returned to silence, and the fleet that had blocked the waterway was completely gone.
Zhang Yuanqing gazed into the distance and sensed carefully. There were no anomalies in his vision, and his intuition didn't detect any eerie ghostly aura. He finally breathed a sigh of relief and said:
"The crisis is temporarily resolved."
"Phew!" Everyone exhaled silently, their tense bodies relaxed. Remembering the overwhelming barrage just now, they still felt lingering fear.
If it weren't for Xiahou Aotian, this scholar, having a rich family background, their vehicle would have sunk in that wave of attacks. This was just the beginning, and they had already experienced a crisis.
No wonder it's an S-level instance.
"Hou sai lei hou sai lei..." Hongjige was generous with his praise.
Xiahou Aotian "Heh"ed, raised his arrogant chin, and said:
"In all stories, the protagonist is always the one who turns the tide and plays the biggest role, while the supporting characters only need to admire the protagonist. I, Xiahou Aotian, am a born protagonist, your reliance. Here, I want to especially commend Yuanshi Tianzun. Although he was just paddling the whole time and didn't do much, the necklace he gave me allowed me to avoid several attacks and successfully assemble the counterattack cannon."
Then, his gaze swept over Yin Ji and Xia Shu Zhi Lian, and he raised his eyebrows and smiled, "You two have good looks, try to please me, and there will be a place for you in my harem."
Next, he looked at Freedom Eagle and said:
"You're no good. Being born in the Beautiful Federation, you're not beautiful enough."
Freedom Eagle's mouth twitched a few times, his fist clenched and then released, released and then clenched.
Xia Shu Zhi Lian took a deep breath, forcing herself to calm down.
Yin Ji turned her head away, casting her gaze towards the quiet and deep sea, seemingly afraid that she couldn't help but hit him.
"This guy's condition seems to be getting worse?" Hongjige was obviously a Fire Master with some brains. Comparing the before and after, he intelligently judged that Xiahou Aotian's chunibyo had worsened.
It was indeed getting worse. A lucky necklace paired with chunibyo was so cringe-worthy that it made people want to dig a seabed with their toes. Which normal person would start a harem in an S-level instance... Zhang Yuanqing coughed and said:
"Then, this protagonist, please return the necklace to me."
Xiahou Aotian frowned immediately, displeased:
"Yuanshi Tianzun, you have no awareness of being a supporting character at all. You should give the props to me and then pray for my protection, so that you can successfully join and become a member of the protagonist's group.
"Forget it, it's you who missed the opportunity anyway."
He didn't shamelessly occupy the prop after all, and threw the lucky necklace over.
It can be seen that he still has a certain moral bottom line.
Zhang Yuanqing took the necklace and put it back into his inventory.
Losing the lucky necklace, Xiahou Aotian recalled what he had just said, and his expression suddenly froze.
Even he, who claimed to be the protagonist of a shonen manga, felt that those words were a bit shameful.
However, without the lucky necklace, it reminded him of something extremely important.
The cannon itself is not valuable, what is valuable is the energy pack. The latter is a strategic-level equipment that the Xiahou family advances to its Saint-level members.
An energy pack of 80 million is too expensive, and the family is reluctant to directly give it to outstanding juniors, after all, the finances can't afford it, but they can't not give them a trump card.
So the black-hearted elders came up with a brilliant idea and advanced it to the younger generation of the family.
What is advance?
When you don't use it, the energy pack seems to be yours. Once you use it, you have to pay the family an 80 million usage fee.
What is the concept of 80 million? That is the price of a Saint-level top-grade item, that is the annual revenue of a medium-sized enterprise.
Although Xiahou Aotian has a lot of props, they are all real estate, and there are only a few props that are really worth more than 10 million, and it is impossible to sell them.
He has to sell many extraordinary props, as well as real estate, stocks, etc. in the real world, to pay such a huge sum of cash.
Therefore, Xiahou Aotian wanted to discuss with his teammates to see if they could share the cost together.
But he just made a bold statement about opening a harem and taking in younger brothers, and now he wants everyone to AA, which is really a bit embarrassing.
In the end, money prevailed over face. Xiahou Aotian gritted his teeth and cleared his throat, saying:
"That, this protagonist wants to discuss something with you, um, um, can everyone share the cost of the energy pack? After leaving The Way of the Extraordinary, can you transfer 8 million to me each?"
"Don't worry, you won't lose out. I'm bearing 32 million alone."
After speaking, he looked at everyone expectantly.
Everyone pretended to look at the scenery around them, as if they didn't hear what he said.
Freedom Eagle sneered: "What a low protagonist!"
Xiahou Aotian's handsome face turned red immediately. He gritted his teeth and silently turned around and walked to the stern of the boat to steer the ship.
The docked vehicle started again. Because Yin Ji lost many spirit servants, resulting in insufficient manpower, Zhang Yuanqing summoned the Ghost Bride and Little Dumpling, and ordered the mother and son to act as sailors.
Little Dumpling, with sparse lanugo, opened his innocent eyes and was carried by the Ghost Bride to step on the wheels in a daze.
"Yunmeng girl, my spiritual power consumption is too high, give me a massage." Hongjige walked to the Qinghe clan girl in a familiar way and made an excessive request.
"Ma, massage?" Yunmeng was a little dazed and a little at a loss.
"Healing!" Zhang Yuanqing reminded her.
"Oh, oh!" Yunmeng suddenly realized, hurriedly raised her small hand and pressed it on Hongjige's shoulder. A gentle green light lit up, and wisps of it penetrated into Hongjige's body, making him almost groan in comfort.
Zhang Yuanqing and others did not need treatment because their consumption was not high.
Everyone stood on the scarred deck, each looking in one direction, guarding the sea.
At this time, the vehicle was far away from the coast. Looking as far as they could, they could vaguely see the blurred and tiny outline of Yasha Island.
It will take at least an hour to get to the island, and the next wave of danger should be coming soon... Zhang Yuanqing estimated the distance and made a judgment in his heart.
Although Xiahou Aotian used his krypton gold ability to smash the fleet blocking the sea, Zhang Yuanqing did not think that the fleet was the ghost ship mentioned by the Demon Lord in the main quest.
Because it was too simple.
The previous team may not have Xiahou Aotian's cannon, but they were all elites who could match the S-level instance. There were also geniuses like the Demon Lord, as well as important props from the Jianghuai Branch and the Xie family.
It is not difficult to deal with a fleet.
So, the real ghost ship has not appeared. Zhang Yuanqing had many thoughts and remembered the Vajra Pestle again.
Should I take out the Vajra Pestle directly now and beg the Empress to end the S-level instance, or wait until there is danger before taking it out? Wait a little longer and see what dangers I will encounter next. Zhang Yuanqing muttered to himself silently.
At this time, Hongjige leaned on the railing, withdrew his gaze from the distance, and looked at Freedom Eagle, saying:
"Banana man, what does the executor of Theocracy do?"
Perhaps because they had shared a difficult time together, Freedom Eagle snorted coldly and said in a foreign language:
"The duty of the executor is to enforce the laws of the Theocracy organization. Anyone who violates the law, whether they are an orderly profession or an evil profession, will be punished. Under the sky, all living beings are under our jurisdiction."
"What does that mean?" Hongjige didn't understand.
"It's Jinyiwei, the emperor's lackeys." Zhang Yuanqing translated it into the local language.
Hongjige suddenly understood.
Freedom Eagle glanced at the young genius of the Five Elements Alliance with some dissatisfaction.
Xia Shu Zhi Lian added:
"The executors are a group represented by Wind Adepts. Theocracy was initially composed of two major professions, Wind Adepts and Thunder Adepts. Wind Adepts are good at speed, flying, and have considerable lethality. They form the executor department and are responsible for tracking, arresting, and hunting down enemies."
"Thunder Adepts are strong and domineering, and are known for their integrity. They have established the prosecutor department, which is responsible for catching internal violations of discipline. Of course, integrity is relative. It can only be said that this group is more upright, but don't imagine them as Bao Qingtian."
Freedom Eagle said proudly:
"Theocracy is the most powerful and largest organization in the world. It has the spirit of embracing all rivers. Any orderly profession that joins Theocracy can shine, which is incomparable to the Five Elements Alliance, where bureaucracy and cronyism prevail."
Xia Shu Zhi Lian said lightly: "It is true that it embraces all rivers, and it is also true that it hides dirt and accepts filth."
Freedom Eagle snorted: "You have an old saying in China, there are all kinds of birds in a big forest. Does everyone in the Five Elements Alliance abide by the law? Don't say I do, Yuanshi Tianzun probably doesn't agree with it first, right."
Zhang Yuanqing was silent for a while, then showed a cold smile like the Evil Eye:
"You're right, so I want to cleanse the world!"
The Saint next to him was startled by his smile.
Zhang Yuanqing hurriedly laughed and said: "Just kidding, I'm imitating the Evil Eye Heavenly King.
Hongjige was stunned:
"Although I haven't seen the Evil Eye Heavenly King, you just laughed so damn evilly."
Freedom Eagle examined Yuanshi Tianzun and frowned:
"Do you have any mental illness? The way you were just now is exactly the same as those fanatics I've seen. This is not something a normal person can fake."
Hongjige habitually sang a different tune, saying: "I think it's heat. I'll make soup for you later to reduce the fire."
Yin Ji, who was not very gregarious, turned her head and carefully looked at Yuanshi Tianzun.
But at this time, Zhang Yuanqing had returned to his cheerful and social attitude, and said with a smile: "Since I got mental illness, my spirit has improved a lot."
Freedom Eagle was still brooding over Xia Shu Zhi Lian's words, glanced at Hongjige, and said:
"This leader of the Deer Horn Gang, is he under which elder of the Soup Province? You don't need to explain. 90% of the casual cultivators in this world can be promoted to the Saint realm, and they must have backers."
"Folk casual cultivator organizations, small-scale ones don't count, but any that are promising and large-scale must be supported by large organizations or The Way of the Extraordinary families."
"It's the Deer Head Gang." Hongjige corrected him and smiled with half-closed eyes: "There are seven elders in the Soup Province, and only two of them are Fire Masters. Guess who it is."
At this moment, this Fire Master was full of aggression and danger, and truly showed a trace of the majesty of a boss.
Folk organizations of a certain scale are supported by officials or The Way of the Extraordinary families? I have never thought about this. The existence of Zhisha Palace has given me a fixed impression of folk organizations, but in fact, there are not many folk organizations with independent sovereignty like Zhisha Palace. Seeing that the atmosphere was not right, Zhang Yuanqing looked at Yin Ji and asked: "Deacon Yin Ji, do you know what the props lost here by the Jianghuai Branch and the Xie family are? The reward task did not mention it."
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Yin Ji did not hide it and said in a gentle tone:
"The Xie family's prop is a part of a certain rule-type prop. I don't know the specifics, but I only know that that rule-type prop is the Xie family's treasure. The reason why it was lost here is because the person who entered the instance that year was the great-grandson of the Xie family's ancestor. He was extremely talented and had hope of becoming the next head of the family."
"As for the Jianghuai Branch's prop, it should be the Yin-Yang Wheel, which also has a nickname, called the Louni Wheel."
A part of a rule-type prop? The eyes of everyone lit up.
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A treasure of a The Way of the Extraordinary family is likely to be a Dominator-level rule-type prop.
A part of it is enough to make the Saints present rich.
"Why is it called the Rogue Wheel?" Hongjige asked.
Yin Ji recalled: "The Yin-Yang Wheel has one side white and one side black. White is life and black is death. If the pointer of the wheel points to white, nothing will happen. If it points to black, it will devour the vitality of all living beings except the master. But as long as you can answer its questions, you can get a chance to start over. Those questions are extremely indecent, so it is called the Rogue Wheel. As for what the specific questions are, I don't know."
After all, it is a prop of the Five Elements Alliance. She knows so much, which is already very knowledgeable.
How indecent is extremely indecent? Zhang Yuanqing suddenly felt a strong curiosity.
This prop does not sound very upright.” Hongjige expressed his opinion, and the three ladies nodded in agreement.
There was no word for a while. Xia Shu Zhi Lian, the cold and glamorous female instructor, glanced at Zhang Yuanqing's waist bag a few times and asked with a hint of curiosity:
"Yuanshi Tianzun, what's in your waist bag?"
Don't mention my waist bag. Zhang Yuanqing said without changing his expression: "Why do you ask?"
Xia Shu Zhi Lian smiled slightly and said: "It's nothing, just curious."
At this time, Yin Ji, who was looking into the distance, looked back and said lightly: "Because Yuanshi Tianzun has been deliberately avoiding it, fearing that I will notice his waist bag."
As soon as these words came out, everyone looked at Zhang Yuanqing's waist bag.
Xia Shu Zhi Lian smiled: "So you also noticed it."
As a mature deacon, she would not actively expose other people's secrets, but she noticed that Yuanshi Tianzun was always trying to block his waist bag with his body, as if he was afraid of being noticed by Yin Ji.
And his "thief-like" actions have actually been noticed by Yin Ji, who has intentionally or unintentionally looked at Yuanshi Tianzun's waist bag several times.
Therefore, Xia Shu Zhi Lian brought this matter up to remind Yuanshi Tianzun.
I, am I so obvious... Zhang Yuanqing was calm on the surface, but he was gritting his teeth in his heart. He was really worried that Yin Ji would notice the Mao Wang speaker in his waist bag.
She cares, so she will notice.
He was wondering how to explain when he heard Yin Ji's soft voice not far away:
"I don't care."
After speaking, she turned her gaze back to the vast sea.
If you knew that there was an audio of you calling the Demon Lord "good brother" in here, you wouldn't have said this... Zhang Yuanqing muttered in his heart and breathed a sigh of relief at the same time. Yin Ji's words were actually comforting him.
She is indeed a gentle and understanding big sister. Zhang Yuanqing knows so many women, but there are very few who make him feel comfortable and relaxed like Yin Ji.
And this is when she deliberately keeps a distance from everyone.
Thinking about it this way, it seems not difficult to understand why the Demon Lord is deeply in love with her.
A fallen person whose personality has changed drastically, having tasted the warmth and coldness of the world, suddenly meets such a gentle, lovely, and beautiful big sister, as if he has found a spiritual harbor. Isn't it normal to fall in love with her?
It's a doomed relationship.
Speaking of which, if the fact that the Mao Wang speaker is in my hands gets out, I will probably be hunted down by the Demon Lord's old lovers. This is much more dangerous than being targeted by evil organizations.
At this time, Xiahou Aotian's shout came from the stern of the ship:
"Something's wrong, everyone. We seem to be treading in place."
The Saints immediately stopped chatting and turned their heads to look at the sea, looking for reference objects to identify their location. Sure enough, they found that Yasha Island in the distance was still tiny, and the coast was still far away, but it had not disappeared.
Half an hour has passed, and they seem to be staying in place, without moving.
Xia Shu Zhi Lian, who had keen observation skills, fell to the side of the ship and looked down: "The ship has been sailing, but why hasn't the position moved?"
"Is it a ghost wall." Hongjige looked at the two Star Officials companions.
Zhang Yuanqing and Yin Ji shook their heads in unison.
If it were a ghost wall, they could not have been unaware.
Everyone looked at each other, feeling uneasy. Yunmeng of the Qinghe clan said: "I, can I try going to the sky?"
Yin Ji pondered for a few seconds and said: "Okay! But remember, you can fly for a maximum of five minutes. After five minutes, no matter where you fly, you must return."
Yunmeng nodded. Immediately, large patches of white feathers grew under her skin, tearing her clothes. Her arms turned into large wings, her neck stretched out, becoming slender, her head shrank, and her lips extended into sharp beaks.
In two or three seconds, she transformed into a 15-meter-tall snow-white crane.
The crane spoke in human language: "I'm going!"
Flapping its wings, it flew towards Yasha Island in the distance.
Everyone's eyes followed her. They saw the crane fly out a distance, then suddenly turn back and fly back, and then start circling above the vehicle.
"Isn't this a ghost wall!" Hongjige pointed at the silly crane circling and looked at the two Star Officials.
"No, it's not a ghost wall."
Our protagonist has appeared. Xiahou Aotian stepped on the creaking deck and strode over, saying in a deep voice: "This should be a formation! From the moment we boarded the ship, we have been trapped in the formation. The seabed, the sea surface, including the sky, have all been affected by the formation."
This is tricky.
Freedom Eagle asked: "Then what should we do?"
Seeing that no one paid attention to her, she took a deep breath, gave up the restraint and pride of the Free Federation, and switched to Chinese, asking: "Then how do we get through the formation and how do we get to Yasha Island?"
Xiahou Aotian pointed at the dark sea and said: "Go into the sea and break the formation!"
Hongjige and Freedom Eagle said in unison: "Are you crazy?"
"How can you catch tigers without entering their dens? How can you be reborn without putting yourself in a dead place?" Xiahou Aotian raised his head and chest: "This is exactly the test that comes standard with the protagonist." Hongjige looked suspicious: "I think you are desperate because you are bearing the cost of 80 million alone." Xiahou Aotian's expression froze and he said angrily: "Crude Fire Master, don't mention 80 million again. How could the protagonist be discouraged because of 80 million?" Enter the sea to break the formation? Zhang Yuanqing had a flash of inspiration and suddenly realized what the Demon Lord meant by defeating the ghost ship in the audio.
Perhaps, the Demon Lord was not referring to the battle on the sea, but the battle on the seabed.
The seabed battle is the original main task of "Yasha Sea". Yin Ji stared at the deep sea. After a few seconds, she withdrew her gaze and cast her gentle eyes on Zhang Yuanqing, saying softly:
"Yuanshi Tianzun, what do you think."
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Chapter 66 Yuanshi Tianzun's Waist Bag.