Chapter 8: Civil Strife in the Aquarium
Hongran manipulated the dark clouds to descend to a small island below, and now he needed to make some preparations for his future actions, he first wanted to buy some medicinal herbs in the territory of the Water Tribe, and then refine some pills in case of emergency.
The appearance of the water tribe is still very similar to the human race, so there is no need to disguise it, and Xiaozhu himself is an aquatic person, so he can also provide him with some advice.
"My lord, be careful at this time, don't be discovered by the water tribe when you land, otherwise you may be attacked. Xiaozhu suddenly reminded aloud.
"Oh? What's going on inside the Aquarium lately? Hongran asked.
"Yes, there has been a civil war breaking out within the Aqua Tribes recently, and it is not peaceful, and if you land rashly, you will probably be treated as an enemy army. Xiaozhu explained.
"Civil war?"
As far as Hongran knows, although the distribution of the Shui tribe is relatively scattered due to the fact that they live on a small island, the tribe has always been relatively stable.
"That's right. Xiaozhu continued, "A few years ago, some people advocated leaving the island and going to the mainland, but some people of the older generation opposed this proposal, believing that the Shui people could not survive on the mainland. ”
"Around this issue, there are two factions within the Aquarium, one is the Anshou faction, which advocates staying on the island, and the other is the reformist faction, which advocates expansion to the mainland. ”
"The development of the Terrans is too fast, and some of the Terrans realize that if they have been living on a small island, the Terrans will attack them but have no strength to resist, and there is nowhere to escape, so they can only be destroyed. ”
"Eight Deaths are so big, around the human race, there is no place for the water tribe. ”
"Shui Zeng, the patriarch of the water tribe who advocates the Anshou faction, went out to sea a few days ago inexplicably and was taken away by a sea beast. ”
"The new patriarch, Shui Mi, is young, only twenty years old, an out-and-out reformist, and he executes it in a radical way. ”
Speaking of this, Xiaozhu's gaze was a little gloomy, and it was obvious that she did not approve of the new patriarch's approach.
"He issued a decree to all the tribes, that all the tribesmen must move out of the country of the Eight Clans to the land of the Eight Pillars, or else they should be killed on the spot, preferring to let them die at the hands of their own people rather than be killed by the invaders. ”
When Hongran heard this, he knew that the patriarch was in a hurry, and how difficult it was for the clan to move to the land of Bahong.
Dongsheng Shenzhou has been centered on the land of Kyushu since ancient times, and Kyushu is surrounded by the Eight Pillars Sea, and the Eight Pillars are connected to the land of the Eight Pillars, and the Eight Pillars have reached the edge of the Dongsheng Divine Continent outside the mountain range, and its eight high mountains are also called the Eight Poles, of which the northwest is not the most.
Therefore, the entire Dongsheng Divine Continent is like a huge gossip array, where ghosts and evil are difficult to invade, and the vitality is abundant.
However......
Hongran looked at Xiaozhu, whose eyes were gloomy, and said, "How much do you know about the land of Bahong?"
"This ......" Xiaozhu stretched out an index finger against his chin, revealing a thoughtful expression.
"I have only seen the land of Bahong in ancient books, saying that it is a paradise, and the four seasons are like spring, but I have never even been out of Shaohai, and I don't know more. ”
Hongran looked at the lights not far away, his eyes were cold, and he said slowly:
"The land of Bahong, pure square thousands of miles, is the barren land, the mulberry field, the great poverty, the capital is wide, the hot land, the fertile field, the sand, the ice, among which only the mulberry field and the fertile field are suitable for the water tribe to live. ”
"What......! However, many of the Shui people had already set out, and they were only going in the nearest direction. Xiaozhu felt a little bad.
"Sang Ye and Wo Ye are located to the east of Shaohai and west of the Nine Districts respectively, and those who go in other directions are sure to die. Hongran concluded.
Hearing this, Xiaozhu's face became a little pale, although he had just undergone Daigo's empowerment to become a true immortal, but the Tao was still shallow, the immortal path was not deep, and the phenomenon of leaving the yuan was not obvious, coupled with his own kindness, it was difficult to calm down when he heard the bad news of the clan.
Hongran did not stop, but continued:
"Even if you find the right direction, but the Sea of Eight Deaths is so vast, even if an immortal wants to fly over, it is extremely difficult to do it with the life span and sea-crossing ability of the water tribe. ”
"And the closer you get to Hachihong, the more dangerous it becomes......"
A golden light appeared from Hongran's fingertips, and he drew a rough picture of Dongsheng Shenzhou in the air, like a gossip.
"The topography of Dongsheng Divine Continent has a natural deterrent effect on evil spirits, and the more it deviates from the center, the smaller this deterrent effect will be, that is, the closer you get to Bahong, the more vicious and abnormal the sea beasts in the sea will be. ”
"Moreover, whether it is a mulberry field or a fertile field, it is by no means a paradise in itself, during which there are countless poisonous insects and beasts, and the water tribe has lived on a small island in the lake for generations, how can they know these things. ”
Hongran paused, she seemed to hear sobs, but continued, "Aqua, it's over. ”
Xiaozhu's face was pale at the moment, tears filled her eyes, and she still couldn't accept that a wrong decision caused the destruction of the entire race.
Suddenly, as if she remembered something, she said, "There is still a lot of Anshou clansmen on the island, fighting against the reformers, as long as we can convince them, we will definitely be able to keep the fire of the race." ”
She pointed to a light not far away and said.
Hongran looked at Xiaozhu, and the surprise in his eyes that had just become an immortal had disappeared, replaced by the worry about the water tribe.
This girl, I still don't understand......
"If you think you can, then go ahead and give it a try. Hongran put the dark clouds in his sleeve and held Xiaozhu's shoulder with one hand.
"It just so happens that what I'm going to do next is the Immortal Magic Trick - the Golden Light of the Vertical Earth, you can listen well. ”
Hongran quickly spit out a few syllables from his mouth, pinched the trick with his left hand, and then saw the golden light under his feet.
Hongran took a step forward, and Xiaozhu only felt that the whole world in front of him was rushing towards him, and a gust of wind hit his body.
"Mobilize the vitality and attach it to the surface of the body, make a sharp shape, and cut the air flow in front of it. A soft reminder rang in his ears.
Hearing this, Xiao Zhu unfamiliarly sank his consciousness into the dantian and mobilized the vitality next to the golden pill, but it was unexpectedly relaxed, unlike before guiding the vitality of heaven and earth, this virtual yuan was simply mobilized at will.
Easily gathering the vitality on the surface of the body, Xiaozhu found that once this void element left the surface of the body, it was almost free to change at will except for his own consciousness, and when he touched other things, it was as hard as steel.
Sure enough, after spreading a layer of Yuan Qi around the body according to Hongran's method, the surrounding wind was cut by this Yuan Qi Rigid layer and blew straight towards both sides of it.
"After leaving the body, the Yuan Qi becomes extremely hard, and the immortal cultivators call it Gang Qi. Hongran explained.
In just a few blinks of an eye, Hongran took Xiaozhu to the front of a village, which was built between a bamboo forest and surrounded by a fence, leaving only a gate that could be used to enter and exit, and there were five or six tall guards with bamboo spears at the gate, and it could be seen that there were also patrols with torches walking back and forth in the village.
Since there is such a big turmoil in the water tribe, it is normal for such martial law to be put on hold.
"What people!" one of the guards shouted at Hongran and Xiaozhu, and at the same time tied up the bamboo spear in his hand.
Seeing this, the other guards also became vigilant and looked at Hongran and the two.
"We came from Mingyue Island, and a few days ago, Mingyue Island was attacked by the Terrans, and the two of us escaped by burrowing into the sea. Xiaozhu took a step forward and explained.
"Mingyue Island?" A guard in the shadows next to him suddenly heard the name, walked out of the shadows, looked at Xiaozhu, and saw that there seemed to be a trace of expectation and worry in his eyes.
"Then do you recognize Ru'er?"
"Ru'er?" Xiaozhu thought carefully, "Is it Shuiru?"
"That's right!" the figure suddenly became excited, "do you know her? where is he? I'm her brother Shui Tao. ”
"Sorry......" Xiaozhu felt a little saddened that in that tragedy, almost all the young Shui girls were taken away and sold as slaves.
"Shuiru is my friend, but I'm afraid it's ...... now"
She didn't say any more, and the meaning was self-evident.
Shui Tao seemed to be unable to accept this result for a while, the bamboo spear slipped from his hand, and then he sat heavily on the ground, just holding his head in his hands, as if he couldn't accept this fact, and kept muttering about the impossible.
In fact, he was already faintly aware of this result, since he heard that Tsukishima was robbed, he rushed over to see it as soon as possible, but all he saw was the ruins and corpses all over the ground, he didn't find his sister in the corpse, and he still had a trace of luck in his heart......
The others also seemed to realize that the two people in front of them should not be enemies, so they withdrew their bamboo spears.
After a while, Shui Tao stood up, his eyes were wet and red, obviously crying, he looked at Xiaozhu and then at Hongran beside her.
"Come with me, since you are Ru'er's friend, I will take care of you. ”
He turned and walked into the village, motioning for Hongran and the others to follow.
followed Shui Tao to turn a few corners in the village, and was investigated by several waves of patrols on the way, and then came to a bamboo house.
"Rest here tonight, for the fighting has been going on a lot lately, and the atmosphere is tense, so don't go around, there is a room for washing and changing clothes, and tomorrow morning I will take you to the chief, and let him give you an identity card." ”
"Then there is Brother Lao Tao. Hongran thanked him.
Shui Tao smiled at Hongran and turned back to the entrance of the village.
Entering the room, Hongran found that the light source in the room was a yellow ball from the roof, and the slender tube extended from the ball along the wall to a small disc at the door of the room.
"Curious, what is this?" Xiaozhu looked at the device curiously.
"Yuan Neng Lamp, a thing of the Terrans, driven by Yuan Energy, should have been bought from the Terrans by the merchants of the Water Tribe. Hongran looked at Yuanqiu and explained to Xiaozhu.
The furnishings in the room are very simple, there is a stone table in one corner of the room, a few wooden stools, and a wooden cabinet against the wall, and a few yellow cloth shirts are neatly placed in the cabinet.
Next to the wooden cabinet is the only room, which is supposed to be used for bathing.
Then the center of the room ......
"One bed......" Xiaozhu couldn't help but say as she looked at the only small bed in the center of the room.
Hongran saw that his cheeks flushed again.
"What are you thinking? Hongran couldn't help but smile bitterly in his heart.