Chapter 229: The Willows and Flowers
"It's not what you think. Worried about the danger we were about to face, I couldn't sleep last night, and when I came out for a walk, I found that Qing Ci had not fallen asleep, so I went into his room and chatted with him, and then fell asleep unconsciously. An Ruyue explained lightly.
was reminded by An Ruyue like this, and the heart of Painting Allure was also raised, An Ruyue's tone was so flat, it can be seen that she really didn't have the heart to talk about her children's private affairs at this juncture.
Although the voice of the two women was small, but Qing Ci heard it clearly, he smiled bitterly in his heart, and said to everyone: "If there is this opportunity, I will definitely invite you to come and have a show." But for now, let's hurry forward, and even if the ship can only last another seven days, we shouldn't just sit still. ”
"That's all it can be. Ji Zi'an nodded, but there was a different color in his eyes.
"Qingci, you come with me. Cang Wunian spoke at this time, and after speaking, he turned around and walked straight out of the cabin.
Qing Ci sighed secretly and followed Cang Wunian's steps.
The two walked all the way to the bow of the boat, and Cang Wunian said lightly: "If I guessed correctly, you entered the sea alone last night, right?"
Qing Ci's brows furrowed slightly, but he still nodded, "Yes." ”
"In seven days, we'll find a place to land, right?" asked Cang Wunian again.
"If there are no accidents. Qing Ci replied.
"Huh. Cang Wunian chuckled, "With you, will there be such an accident?"
"The pavilion master's eyes are like torches, and his subordinates sigh to themselves. Qing Ci hugged his fists and said in a deep voice.
Cang Wunian turned around and gave him an angry look, "At this time, what kind of sycophants are you still shooting? Isn't it the best proof that you and Ruyue have been in the same room all night openly, isn't it the best proof that you have a way to solve this dilemma?"
A trace of doubt flashed in Qing Ci's eyes, "What do you mean by what the pavilion master said?"
Cang Wunian smiled faintly, "There are two possibilities. The first is the reaction that everyone had before, thinking that you and Ruyue had a skin-to-skin relationship last night. You are not a womanizer, but you are in the mood to fall in love with a woman at such a time, which only means that none of this is a problem for you. The second possibility is that nothing happened to you and Ruyue, presumably you sneaked out last night and were discovered by her, and with her temperament, she must be going to ask you. But you have your reasons and will never tell her, and the result is that you spent the night talking all night and finally came to some kind of consensus. ”
Listening to Cang Wunian's analysis of the Tao, Qing Ci couldn't help wiping his sweat and said with a dry smile: "The pavilion master is keenly observant, and his subordinates are obedient! My little Jiujiu is in the eyes of your old man, it is really an axe for the class, an axe for the class!"
The smile on Cang Wunian's face suddenly retracted, and the momentum around him became serious and slightly violent, only to hear him say coldly: "Qingci, since you are unwilling to reveal your identity, I understand you, and I promise not to force you." But there is one thing I still have to warn you again, if you betray me, or hurt Ruyue, I will definitely make you pay a very painful price. ”
"Pavilion Master, please rest assured, no matter what happens in the future, your subordinates will definitely not harm you. Qing Ci hugged his fists and said very seriously.
Under the control of Ji Zi'an, the seven-masted sand ship sailed day and night for seven consecutive days, and in this sealed sea, there was no scenery around that could be used as a reference, and the place that came into view was the sky except the sea. If it weren't for the moonrise and sunset, morning and dusk alternate every day, as in the outside world, it would really make people feel that everything is still.
"It's the seventh day, but it doesn't look like the sea we've passed before. Are we really going to be buried here with this ship?" Wan Qian looked at the boundless sea level, and there was a gloomy sadness in his tone.
In the past few days, in addition to eating and sleeping, the seven of them have spent most of their days on the bow of the boat, just hoping that a land like a life-saving straw can suddenly appear in their sight.
But as time passed, everyone's hearts couldn't help but beat the drums. Even Qingci began to wonder if he had made a mistake in judgment. Or is there another mystery in this sea area mapped from the outside world, and the desert island he saw is actually not near here.
"We can't do it, we have to abandon ship. Pack up your important belongings and get ready to hop on our spare boat. Ji Zi'an sighed.
As soon as the words fell, everyone felt that the soles of their feet seemed to shake a little, and some strange sounds came from the bottom of the boat.
"What's the situation?" Wan Qian asked Scarlet, a little nervous.
"I think the mechanism at the bottom of the ship is starting to loosen. Although the sea looks calm, in fact the resistance in the water is very great, and if the mechanism is completely destroyed, it will be difficult for the flat-bottomed sand boat to sail smoothly in the waves. This was not a big problem of having to abandon the ship, but the ship had been altered and it was impossible to restore it to its original state, and if the mechanism was completely destroyed, the ship would have to sink when the sea water poured in. Ji Zi'an said with a solemn face.
"That'...... Let's hurry up and prepare, with our mana drifting on the sea, we should be able to survive for a while, whether we can meet the island or not, we can only resign ourselves to fate. Wan Qian said helplessly.
Everyone, you look at me, I look at you, and in the end you can only adopt this opinion, which is not an opinion. After all, no one is willing to give up like that.
Seeing everyone walking towards the cabin, Qing Ci's face condensed slightly, and finally gritted his teeth, and plunged into the sea again while no one noticed him.
Qing Ci, who had entered the water, quickly swam to the bottom of the boat, and when he looked closely, he found that the delicate mechanism at the bottom of the boat was indeed showing signs of crumbling. At this moment, he couldn't help but secretly curse Wan Qian Scarlet and Kun in his heart, if it weren't for these two guys being so abrupt, it wouldn't have caused such a big turmoil on this ship when Ji Zi'an was unprepared.
Then Qing Ci quickly left the bottom of the boat and swam towards the desert island he remembered seeing in the sea the night seven days ago.
When the desert island really appeared in front of his eyes again, Qingci's heart finally relaxed. It didn't seem that he had made a mistake in judgment, and there was nothing too strange about this area, presumably it was just that their ship was gradually unable to support it, so the speed was much slower than before.
After thinking about it, Qing Ci secretly made a decision, he must send them to this desert island before Ji Zi'an announced that he would abandon the ship.
None of the six people on the boat noticed that Qing Ci was missing, but when they packed up what they thought was the most important thing, a scene happened that made their hearts suddenly rise to their throats.
Before a few people could gather and meet, they suddenly heard bursts of muffled thunder rolling in the sky, and then, the originally sunny and clear sky was quickly covered by dark clouds, and the black and oppressive sky seemed to collapse at any time.
"What's going on?" Wan Qian couldn't help but exclaim.
"We haven't encountered a storm all the way, so we won't be so unlucky to encounter it today, right?" An Ruyue's tone was a little desperate.
"Brother Wunian...... What should I do?" Hua Allure's heart suddenly sank, and he cast a helpless gaze at Cang Wunian.
Cang Wunian's face became more and more solemn, looking at the lightning in the sky like a thunder dragon, he intuitively felt that all this was not an ordinary weather change, but someone was using mana to control all this.
Who is this man? What does this person want to do? Could it be that there is some powerful power that does not welcome these foreign invasions of these alien races, so he wants to end their lives here?
But although he was worried, he always felt that something was wrong, because the thunderous scene on this day looked so familiar, and he couldn't even arouse the slightest disgust.
They couldn't help but think about it, and there was a flickering sound of wind in their ears, the wind was very strong, if they didn't use mana to stabilize their figures, they might even be blown away directly. As a result, huge waves were set off on the calm sea, which kept crashing against their boats.
However, if anyone can observe it carefully, it is not difficult to find that the seemingly turbulent waves are actually rolling regularly, and the howling wind is pushing the ship forward at an unprecedented speed.
It is a pity that no one has the heart to observe the posture of the waves in this sea now, because several people on the boat have already swayed left and right in this violent turbulence to take care of themselves. This time the bump was far more violent and turbulent than when they entered Kun's belly.
From time to time, the splash of the waves washed over the deck like splashing water, and the violent shaking made people feel dizzy and sick to their stomachs, and if it was on land, I am afraid that the turmoil of the earthquake would not be more than that.
I don't know how long it took, but Hua Allure only felt that one person was being shaken to the point of starry, and he had almost forgotten all the things that they were going to abandon the ship and escape.
At this time, the boat gradually stabilized, the sound of the wind in my ears gradually faded away, although the dark clouds in the sky had not yet dispersed, and there were still thunder arcs flashing from time to time, but it was no longer as depressing as it was at the beginning.
"Have you finally stopped?" Wan Qian shook his head, staggered to his feet, and looked around with a blank look.
Suddenly, her eyes lit up, and her heart swelled with ecstasy, and she didn't even think if she had been shaken and hallucinated.
"Look, look, there's an island ahead, we're saved!" Wan Qian waved to everyone excitedly, and her cheerful appearance made her look a little innocent. If those who had died at her hands were to see her appearance at this time, I am afraid that they would be so surprised that they would die again.