Zhang Zhao's injuries this time were not serious, but in a few days, the spiritual power in his body basically returned to normal, and there were only shallow traces left in a few wounds. But everyone gradually discovered that Zhang Zhao did not have the joy of the rest of his life after the catastrophe at all, but was filled with a sense of sadness.

"Boy, what's the matter with you? We should be happy that we don't die. Sun Hu found an opportunity to come to Zhang Zhao's side: "Even the Yin Yang Transformation Realm cultivators haven't been able to treat us well, what else are you unhappy about?"

Zhang Zhao looked at the vast sea in front of him and was silent for a while: "I don't know what to be happy about? Is it because I wasn't killed by others? What is the difference between now and before we met the pirates?"

Sun Hu was suddenly dumbfounded by the question: "Okay, okay, you stay alone, I won't annoy you." He walked a few steps and shouted, "There are still some differences, aren't there more than a hundred people on this ship?"

In addition to the cuckoo, Zhang Zhao asked Lao Xianyu and the sailors to rescue a lot of surviving bandits on the sea. But in addition to a few enemy ships that escaped, nearly a thousand pirates or ten out of ten ** have been buried at the bottom of the sea.

Zhang Zhao's sadness was not only because he had encountered this killing inexplicably, he felt that every day the three-masted black ship moved forward, it was farther away from Shui Ling'er, thinking that she should have been engaged to which young master by now, Zhang Zhao's chest felt a faint pain like being pricked by a needle.

Zhang Zhao was indeed a little disappointed when he heard the news of Mo Suyan's engagement, but it was far from being as sad as others imagined. When he went to Jiuyou to find Nie Wanqing with hope, when he returned sadly, his chest was filled with more helplessness to take care of the overall situation.

This time the feeling was very different, Zhang Zhao deeply understood in his heart that he was already desperate to die when he resisted the skeleton old demon, and he didn't feel too much pain at that moment, it was more like he was seeking some kind of relief, so he couldn't experience the joy of escaping death.

The human-faced fish came to play with Zhang Zhao every day, and it was a little strange to see that Zhang Zhao didn't have a smile on his face even if he was thrown high, so he changed his tricks to make Zhang Zhao happy, often letting him ride on his back to play, or dragging a tentacle to paddle with him.

Diametrically opposed to the gloomy mood is the change in the spiritual power on Zhang Zhao's body, before fighting desperately against the skeleton old demon, he didn't feel the use of the stone in his chest at all, but now after the injury is healed, he can still feel the warm current being sucked into the meridians of his body.

The speed at which the demon beast was emitted during the night cultivation was several times faster than before, and Zhang Zhao also sensed a sense of condensation in the aura around his body. Stepping on the surface of the sea is like walking on flat ground, and sometimes you can take a few steps in the air.

The half-step yin and yang realm that many cultivators have dreamed of appeared on Zhang Zhao like this, and the biggest hero of all this is naturally none other than the skeleton old demon, it is he who has stimulated all the potential in Zhang Zhao's body, and it is just right that does not hurt his life.

On this day, the human-faced fish threw Zhang Zhao high into the air, and saw that he had been holding a straight face, so he deliberately did not catch it, and let Zhang Zhao fall into the sea with a "plop", and then reached out his tentacles to lift the soaked Zhang Zhao again.

Sun Hu on the three-masted boat laughed when he saw all this, but Zhang Zhao frowned and pulled out the tentacles wrapped around his waist and jumped into the sea again.

"Hey, come on. Why can't this kid think about it?" Sun Hu waited for a long time and didn't see Zhang Zhao come out of the water, and even the human-faced fish was gone, so he panicked and shouted: "Go down and take a look, he's been sinking for a while." ”

Several sailors were about to jump into the sea with cables to search and rescue, when the water splashed in the distance, and the human-faced fish entangled Zhang Zhao had already appeared: "You don't have to worry, I just want to dive deeper and experience it." ”

When he fell just now, Zhang Zhao felt that the power of the sea around him was not small, and after making the face fish pull and dive down for a while, he actually had a sense of oppression when fighting against the skeleton old demon. After he made it clear to everyone on the boat, he shouted, and the human-faced fish once again dragged Zhang Zhao's waist and dived deeply.

After diving to more than ten zhang, Zhang Zhao patted a few times with his tentacles on his waist, hovering in the sea and releasing his whole body spiritual power, a bubble appeared around him, and he felt a little short of breath when he left his body less than a few inches away, and he couldn't support it after holding on for dozens of breaths.

After coming out of the sea with a pale face, Zhang Zhao's expression became much more cheerful. He felt that if he tried this method a few more times, he might really be able to make some breakthroughs.

For more than ten days in a row, Zhang Zhao repeatedly dragged himself into the sea water every day for several hours. As the range of bubbles on his body increased, the spiritual power in his body became more and more arbitrary.

From the first ten zhang, Zhang Zhao has been able to dive into the sea for dozens of zhang, and the pressure of the sea water he feels is almost the same as that of the skeleton old demon's ghost realm, but there are only those bites.

Since encountering the pirates, the merchant left Sun Hu alone every day and groped around in the three-masted ship by himself. Sun Hu, who was bored, finally saw him on the deck this day and couldn't help but complain: "Brother Huo, what are you looking for every day?"

The merchant lying under the mast didn't pay any attention to him, muttering something to himself. Sun Hu had no choice but to turn his head to look at Zhang Zhao, who had been rising and diving tirelessly in the sea for almost a month: "Are you all crazy? If you can break through the border after soaking in the water for a few days, won't the sea be able to squeeze out ...... for a long time." ”

There was a sound of water, and a figure rose up, striding in the air like stepping on steps. Zhang Zhao, who appeared from the sea, had a calm face, and he walked side by side with the three-masted black ship, and he had not yet exhausted the momentum of falling.

Sun Hu rubbed his eyes, opened his mouth wide and couldn't close it for a long time: "What kind of world is this?" He rushed to the mast in a few steps and pulled the merchant's body up: "Brother Huo, take a look, this kid has really broken through the Yin and Yang realm." ”

The merchant nodded expressionlessly at the side of the ship: "Yes, it's broken." Then he bowed down and groped under the mast again. Sun Hu wailed and rushed to the bow of the ship and shouted to the sea: "God, if this continues, the tiger master will go crazy first." ”

The old salted fish held the helm handle and was about to comfort him a few words, when a sailor hurriedly rushed out from under the cabin, and looked around to see Zhang Zhao next to the three-masted black ship: "Boss, owner, that woman just woke up and kept yelling that I have to see you." ”

In the past month, more than a dozen of the bandits they rescued from the sea have died of their injuries. The cuckoo's back was scraped by a crossbow with a two-foot-long wound, and he lost a lot of blood, except for being able to swallow some soup and was groggy all the time, but he couldn't imagine that he could survive it.

From time to time, the low moans of some wounded people as they touched their wounds could be heard from the dimly lit cabin, and the sailor took Zhang Zhao and the old salted fish Sun Hu to the cabin where the cuckoo was, and she was the only female wounded in it, and it didn't seem to be so crowded.

The cuckoo sat up and leaned against the edge of the bed, his face was gray and completely devoid of the bewitching appearance when he first met, but he was unceremonious when he saw Zhang Zhao come in and speak: "What are you going to do with us?"

Zhang Zhao's tone was flat without a trace of emotion: "There is nothing to deal with, I will leave with you when I get there." In the future, change to a regular business, and don't do those hurtful things anymore. ”

A coquettish smile appeared on the cuckoo's pale face: "You don't have some other ideas?" Sun Hu shouted in a deep voice behind him: "Stinky girl, it's good that you can save this life, what other bad ideas do you want to fight?"

Du Juan looked at Zhang Zhao's joyless and sad expression and smiled: "I don't have any crooked ideas, I just want to take this opportunity to give you a lot of benefits, as for whether you want it or not, it depends on your meaning." ”

Zhang Zhao shook his head with an indifferent expression: "I'm not interested in asking for any benefits from you, the girl should rest." Seeing him turn around to leave, the cuckoo sighed lightly: "It seems that you really like that Shui Ling'er." ”

Zhang Zhao, who walked to the door, had a stiff back and slowly turned around: "What do you mean by this?" Du Juan showed a hint of pride: "Now you know the girl's ability, those two guys mentioned Shui Ling'er, you went crazy, you must have secretly liked someone when she was treating." ”

Seeing that Zhang Zhao's face was a little softer, Du Juan chuckled: "In the entire Xuanshui City, which man doesn't want to take a second look at Shui Ling'er, but with her status, it's useless for you to trouble yourself." It's better to do a good job and achieve it, maybe there will be some opportunities. ”

Although what the cuckoo said is not entirely in line with the facts, it can also be called observant. Zhang Zhao put away his original contempt for her in his heart: "Okay, then you can tell me, what is this so-called big benefit?"

A faint flush appeared on Du Juan's face: "The owner of Huanxiang Mansion was originally a secret stake of skeleton bandits, and you made a generous move with me, so you were targeted by them a long time ago, and later I learned that you actually cured Shui Ling'er's strange disease." That's why I'm going to sea in advance and waiting for you there. ”

"This time, almost all the skeleton bandits died at sea, and the Xianglou and several other transactions in Xuanshui City have become ownerless, if you take this opportunity to occupy them, you will naturally have a few more pairs of eyes in Xuanshui City in the future, and any business will go smoothly, and it will be more convenient to inquire about Shui Ling'er's news." ”

"The news of the death of the skeleton old demon will spread sooner or later, so many people are watching the sea devil help you, as long as you are a person who eats by the sea, who will dare to touch your things again?"

"With the golden sign of the Sea Devil, whether you buy a boat to go to sea or cooperate with other merchants to transport goods, you will make a sure profit...... Even if you stand on the shore, you will have money to collect ......" The cuckoo couldn't help coughing lightly: "Think about it, is this a big benefit?"

There was silence in the cabin, and several men were deeply shocked by Du Juan's bold words, and only after a long time did they hear Zhang Zhao ask softly: "May I ask the girl, how can all this be realized?"

Cuckoo reluctantly sat up straight: "Although I am not clean in your eyes, only I know the secret stakes of the skeleton bandits in Xuanshui City, if you can trust me, send someone to go back with me to take over, and this business will be brought with me in the future." ”

"According to the girl's meaning, if this matter can really be done, the business over there in Xuanshui City will be all ......" Seeing that Zhang Zhao wanted to agree without hesitation, Sun Hu couldn't help but be a little worried: "Boy, do you want to think about it again? How can there be such a good thing?"

When Du Juan heard this, he raised his head proudly: "Do you think that a woman like me should only know how to welcome and rejoice? Since the day I entered the Huanxiang Building, I have kept in mind what every guest has said, that is, I am looking forward to turning over one day." ”

"What kind of goods can make money, and how much does a business cost on weekdays, I don't know less than any shopkeeper in Xuanshui City now, but no one has ever given me such an opportunity. ”

"You saved me alone, and this good thing will not fall on you. But if you cure Shui Ling'er, Xuanshui Palace will naturally give you some affection. Kill the old skeleton demon, and no one on the sea dares to provoke unimpeded traffic. Besides, no man has left my door without a sound except you. ”

"Girl, I have read countless people, and I feel that you are so self-respecting and lucky, and you will definitely achieve extraordinary achievements in the future, so you gave this benefit out, don't you dare to ask for it?"

Her words were half flattering and half agitated, and Zhang Zhao didn't feel harsh when she heard it: "Thanks to the girl's attention, then let's do what I just said, and everything in Xuanshui City will be done according to your ideas in the future." ”

Du Juan tried her best to prepare this statement, and she was also worried that Zhang Zhao would not allow her to participate in it after crossing the bridge and drawing the board. At this time, a heart finally let go, and he struggled to get off the ground and was about to kneel: "The cuckoo has given the owner a salute." ”

Zhang Zhao took a step forward and helped her back to the bed: "Miss Cuckoo doesn't need to be polite, this time it really made me gain knowledge." You have a good rest, and you will have to rely on the girl more in business in the future. ”

When they returned to the deck from the cabin, the old salted fish exclaimed: "I still think about it as a boat to transport goods back and forth, but she is a girl who can have such a long-term vision, I am really unconvinced." ”

Sun Hu snorted nonchalantly: "Who can't just say it? He squinted and saw the unkempt merchant getting up from under the mast and approaching, and sighed heavily: "Brother Huo, are you still finished?"

The merchant walked past them with a blank expression, and when he heard Sun Hu's words, he suddenly stood still, turned his head and looked at a few people, and asked after a while: "Zhang Zhangzhao, I want to ask, do you hate me for killing you?"

Zhang Zhao shook his head: "After so long, you have left Ruyi Pavilion now, what else is there to hold grudges." The merchant stood dumbfounded for a moment: "Then can you find me some errand on this boat?"

"What do you mean? I don't do murder on this ship, what are you going to do here?" Seeing Zhang Zhao's face full of confusion, the merchant stretched out his hand and brushed the hair away from his head: "It's not murder, I don't want to leave this boat, as long as you agree, I don't want money." ”

Seeing Zhang Zhao frowning slightly, the merchant pointed to the place where he was lying under the mast just now: "This boat is full of all kinds of runes, I have liked these things since I was a child, and it feels very good to go to sea this time, so I want to stay, please fulfill it." ”

Seeing that Zhang Zhao still didn't believe it, the merchant briefly said his own matter. His real name is Huo Lang, he is a disciple of the Huo family in the Xuantu Domain, after the defeat of the Huo family, he wandered around, relying on a pair of machine arms engraved with crude runes to take over some business in the Ruyi Pavilion to make a living.

"Feng Shui serial talismans can only be used on water, and they need to be mixed and matched to exert their power, which I read in the classics when I was a child, but I never had the opportunity to try it. Speaking of the runes on the ship, Huo Lang came to his senses, and he pointed to the mast just now: "There are thousands of wind talismans on it, even if the wind and waves are strong, it will be difficult to break the mast." ”

"What I can see on the side of the ship are the mother and son charms, the thousand catties charm, the water avoidance charm, and the gold silk charm. This ship at sea is completely different from the one I used to take, and there must be some other doorway outside. Some runes are very common, but hundreds or thousands of them are piled together to have other miraculous effects. ”

Seeing the obsession in Huo Lang's eyes, Zhang Zhao turned his head and instructed the old salted fish: "Uncle Yu, just let him stay on this boat, you can arrange anything for him." ”

broke through the realm of yin and yang, and the prospects of what Du Juan said were also very optimistic, but Zhang Zhao just couldn't make himself happy. As the diving and treading waves are stabilized day by day, the mood is always as rich as tinea on the face.

On this day, he was sitting on the side of the ship in a daze, when several tentacles poked out of the sea, and the human-faced fish came out of the water with a ho-ho sound. But this time, Zhang Zhao saw a tentacle shining brightly, as if he was still holding something.

Stroking the round pearl in his hand, Zhang Zhao understood the mind of the human-faced fish, and he smiled sincerely: "Ho Lu, thank you, I'm fine." ”

Then Zhang Zhao's smile immediately turned into surprise, and the human-faced fish saw that this trick could make him happy, so he dived into the sea and took things out. After a dozen large and round pearls, a huge white jade stone rumbled out on the sea, and it actually fished out a jade bed.

The human-faced fish became even more proud when he saw the surprise on Zhang Zhao's face, and he was busy in the sea for the next few days. By the time the land loomed in front of him to say goodbye to Zhang Zhao, hundreds of pearls and dozens of jade beds had already been scooped up.

Seeing all this, Sun Hu stroked the pearls in his arms that were not known to be many times worse, and sighed helplessly: "People are really more dead than people, dare to love the tiger master, I have been working across the sea for a few months, and it is not as good as the things he threw up casually from this fish to make more money." ”

After they returned safely to Black Pine Harbor, the events of the sea began to be spread by the sailors, and Zhang Zhao and his three-masted black hull were shrouded in mystery. Either the Skeleton Demon or the Sea Demon is enough to be feared, not to mention that this time it is at the same time.

Nearly 100 remnant pirates did not wait for the cuckoo to describe the glorious future, and they all expressed their vows to follow. They are all small characters under the skeletal old demon just to make a living, and the scene of seeing the human-faced fish and Zhang Zhao frolicking on the sea has long been convinced.

After staying in Heisong Harbor for a while, he found a few merchants who sold those pearls, and Zhang Zhao left some fairy crystals for the old salted fish and cuckoos, and hired dozens of carriages to transport those jade beds back to Lingxiao.

"Boy, are you leaving?" Zhang Zhao nodded at Sun Hu and was about to leave, when he found that his face was full of strange words and seemed to have something to say: "Senior Sun, what do you want to say?"

Sun Hu squirmed for a long time: "Boy, can you let me follow you?" Zhang Zhao was a little surprised when he heard this: "Do you want to go back to Lingxiao with me? ”

Sun Hu, who finally made up his mind, shook his head vigorously: "I don't want to go back to Lingxiao, I want you to find me something to do." He looked back at the old salted fish and cuckoo who came to see him off a little embarrassed: "Just like them, you can do anything." ”

"Tiger Master has been running outside alone enough, and it is really uncomfortable to see them all in groups. Sun Hu laughed at himself when he saw Zhang Zhao's hesitation: "It's okay, Master Tiger has been unlucky in his life, and it is reasonable for you not to agree." ”

Zhang Zhao waved his hand and motioned for the carriage pulling the jade bed to go first: "The two of us are destined, since everyone says that I am lucky, maybe I can really let you transfer it." Sun Hu's head was in a mess and he didn't understand: "Is this a promise or not?"

The old salted fish came over and patted him on the shoulder: "The owner has promised you, we will be together in the future." Sun Hu looked at Zhang Zhao in disbelief, and when he saw him nodding heavily, his mood was agitated, and he looked on his back for a long time before he held back the tears.

Worried that the old butcher would see the black ringworm on his face, Zhang Zhao let the carriage pass through the town overnight without stopping. When they arrived at the foot of Lingxiao Mountain, Zhang Zhao saw that it was really difficult for them to tie up the jade bed and then slowly pull it up one by one, so he grabbed the rope and tied a jade bed and carried it on his back.

At this time, he cultivated to a great advancement, carrying a heavy jade bed all the way up thousands of steps, and he was not short of breath. Later, he simply asked those coachmen to unload the jade bed and leave first, and carried it all by himself to send Lingxiao.

When Zhang Zhao was going back and forth again and again, a carriage came from the south road, and two old men in green robes followed closely on horses, and when they arrived at the foot of Lingxiao Mountain, the curtain of the car was opened and a girl slowly walked down.

This girl has fair skin and beautiful appearance, slightly raised eyebrows, long eyelashes, and pale red hair with a wild charm. The two Lingxiao disciples who were helping at the bottom of the mountain straightened their eyes when they saw it.

"Is this Lingxiao?" The red-haired girl gently stretched her arms and looked coquettish, and the two old men saluted respectfully: "Miss Hui, this is it, let's go up." ”

"Hey, ugly, you wait. The red-haired girl saw Zhang Zhao carrying a jade bed and looked blankly and shouted: "What else are you looking for, just say you, I see that you have a lot of strength, quickly help Miss Ben's things up the mountain." ”

She walked to Zhang Zhao's side in a few steps, took out a piece of low-grade immortal crystal and stuffed it into his arms, stretched out her slender jade and pointed to a large wooden cabinet on the carriage: "It is full of valuable clothes, you can be more careful, if you fall down the mountain, you can't afford to pay for it." ”

The two old men didn't even look at Zhang Zhao, and accompanied the red-haired girl up the mountain one after the other. Zhang Zhao held the jade bed in one hand and followed behind with the girl's wardrobe in the other. Patiently, he waited for them to reach the top of the mountain before handing over the wardrobe to the Lingxiao disciples who came to greet them.

Zhang Zhao carried the last jade bed up the steps a few times, planning to call some people to help send it to the Yangxian Hall. At this time, a Lingxiao disciple hurriedly ran over: "Senior Brother Zhang Zhao, the head of the sect asked you to hurry to the main hall, there is a big matter." ”

Inexplicably, Zhang Zhao arrived in the Lingxiao Hall, Chang Qingzi was talking to Long Huaiqing with a smile on his face, and the two of them were taken aback when they saw him come in: "Zhang Zhao, what is your face?

"It's nothing, I've been poisoned by some spells. What's the matter with the boss calling me in a hurry?" After Zhang Zhao asked, a trace of embarrassment flashed on Chang Qingzi's face: "Zhang Zhao, you haven't come back after you have been gone for a few months, and this matter came really suddenly. That one...... I've made a family deal for you. ”

(End of chapter)