Cheongju in the east, Dongliu City.

Above the sea, lightning and thunder, the black and oppressive dark clouds in the air gathered and dispersed with the wind, slowly changing shapes, pouring down a piece of rain, the entire sea and Dongliu City were shrouded in a layer of hazy rain and fog, and the sunlight could not penetrate the layers of dark clouds, a gray, only the occasional electric light crossed the sky like a sword, bringing a moment of light.

Fang Hui was draped in a big coat, staring at the tumbling sea in front of him with a solemn face. He was now standing on a high cliff, and the distant waves on the sea came from the horizon, whistling towards the shore, and after breaking through the layers of reefs, they still crashed against the high cliff at his feet with a shocking momentum, splashing with bursts of water.

Fang Hui had long been accustomed to the momentum of the waves that were enough to shock the heavens and the earth, and what really made him gloomy was that among the roaring waves, there seemed to be countless black spots, jumping in the waves, neither approaching the shore nor swimming to the deep sea.

On this high cliff, there were dozens of soldiers with arrows standing behind Fang Hui, always aiming at the flexible black spots in the waves, and swimming fish swimming agilely in the seawater. It's just that the waves are monstrous, accompanied by the howling sea breeze, and most of the arrows shot by the soldiers are like catkins in the wind, scattered weakly, and none of them can cause the slightest damage to the black spots in the seawater.

"What the hell is going on, how can the merman appear in the offshore sea?" Fang Hui's face was gloomy, just like the sky now.

Fang Changjing, who was beside him, replied respectfully: "The child is not sure, maybe ...... Maybe it's coming with the current?"

"When did it appear?"

"In recent days, fishermen have reported from time to time that they have seen monsters that look like human bodies and scales all over their bodies while fishing at sea, and some have even rammed boats. The child didn't believe it at first, but this morning, several corpses of mermaids were found on the coast, and there were no wounds on their bodies, probably not suitable for living in the near sea, and they were washed ashore by the sea after they died. Today's storm is born on the sea, with heavy rain and roaring waves, which is the favorite weather of the mermaids, and it is no wonder that they all emerge from the sea and jump above the water. It's just that I didn't expect that there are so many sharks in this offshore area. ”

Fang Hui didn't think much of Fang Changjing's words, shook his head and said, "That's not right." With the vitality of the merman, it is said that the body will not decompose for several years after death, and the offshore sea is also the sea, which is also the territory of the merman, but the water is shallower and there are more ships, which does not have much impact on the merman. It's just that the merman is known to be intelligent, the reef here is dense, and it is very easy to conflict with humans, they will not appear in the offshore sea for no reason, and there are mermaids who die inexplicably, unless they ......"

"What does Father want to say?" Fang Changjing frowned, "Could it be that someone deliberately drove the mermaids over?"

"Have any merchant ships been wrecked on a reef in the offshore waters recently?" Fang Hui seemed to have other considerations.

Fang Changjing was stunned for a moment, then understood what his father meant, looked at one of his subordinates beside him, whispered a few words to him, and then replied: "It seems that there is, but there are not many, if these mermaids are all leaked from merchant ships, these merchant ships are afraid that they will be stuffed with mermaids......" He said, looking at the dense black spots in the seawater, he couldn't help but feel numb in his scalp.

Fang Changjing showed an incredulous expression and continued: "After all, the merman's tears are just a legend, for the merman, the merman is not valuable, and has no other function, what is the plan to spend a whole merchant ship to transport the merman to the offshore sea?"

After a while, he asked Fang Hui tentatively in a low voice: "The merman is among the four spirits, is it Wei Zhuoxi's ......" He didn't continue, only felt that the sea breeze was mixed with a biting chill.

Fang Hui's face became more and more gloomy: "This is what Ben Hou is worried about. Ben Hou hoped that this matter had nothing to do with him, not to mention what his intentions were, he only brought more than ten people that day, how did he catch so many sharks?"

"Father doesn't have to worry, just Wei Zhuoxi's manpower, so many sharks must have nothing to do with him. Fang Changjing said.

The corners of Fang Hui's mouth twitched, and he didn't continue.

At this time, the wind and rain showed no signs of abating, everyone on the high cliff was shrouded in rain and mist, almost all of them were soaked in water, Fang Changjing wanted to persuade his father to go back to the city first and then make plans, but suddenly another wave slapped on the stone wall under the high cliff, stirring up white water foam. Before everyone could react, a black shadow suddenly jumped up the cliff with the splashing water.

The "man" had an ugly face, covered with pale blue scales, shining in the dim light, and there were webs between the five fingers on its palms, but where it should have been legs, it was a long fishtail, which was nearly twice as long as ordinary legs. As soon as it landed, the fishtail slammed into the ground and jumped towards Fang Hui and Fang Changjing at the front.

Fang Changjing retreated in a panic, Fang Hui's face was uncertain, but he didn't take half a step back. The merman jumped in mid-air, and more than a dozen arrows shot at it. But the merman was silky, most of the arrows slipped off its scales, and the few remaining ones failed to pierce its scales, or even weaken its forward momentum.

It had already stretched out its palm, and its five fingers clawed towards Fang Hui fiercely. Seeing that its five fingers were about to grab into Fang Hui's chest, suddenly a steel knife came out of the air, and it actually cut off the merman's arm with a single sword.

The merman howled in pain and fell back to the ground, spilling blue-green blood from his severed arm. Its entire body fell to the ground, staring at Fang Hui and the others with a grim face.

In front of Fang Hui stood a person, his upper body naked, revealing his strong muscles, allowing the rain to wash by. He had a steel knife in his hand, and a faint blue mist rose in the wind and rain.

Fang Changjing had already stepped aside, and when he saw this person, he secretly regretted it. I was in a panic just now, completely forgetting that my father had always left a back hand, this Hong Chuang had been guarding for a long time, so naturally nothing happened, and he retreated in a panic, but left a bad impression on his father.

Hong Chuang's origin is very mysterious, and soon after Fang Hui conquered the entire territory of Qingzhou, this person suddenly appeared to join him. Ordinary people naturally can't get into Fang Hui's eyes, but this person is just a master of internal strength. Fang Hui and the others had no concept of internal strength, and they didn't know what kind of realm his internal skills had reached, but when they competed one by one, Hong Chuang was almost unsurpassed in Qingzhou. Fang Hui was overjoyed, although he had always been suspicious, he still chose him as his personal guard.

The mermaid on the ground looked fierce and jumped up again, this time upside down, and the huge fishtail slapped down from the top of his head. Hong Chuang's steel knife stood in front of him, meeting the glittering fishtail from the bottom up, and the surging internal breath hit the merman through the steel knife.

The merman flew out upside down again, but Hong Chuang's steel knife left a white mark on the scales of the fish's tail, and did not cut off the fish's tail.

Hong Chuang looked at the mermaid who was churning and moving on the ground with interest, and grinned: "This thing looks so ugly, I didn't expect the scales on the fish's tail to be so hard. ”

Then he turned his head and asked Fang Hui with a big grin: "Master Hou, is this thing alive?"

"No need. Fang Hui's faint voice came from the wind and rain.

Hong Chuang smiled even more, threw the steel knife at his feet, and walked towards the merman with his bare hands. Fang Changjing held his breath a little nervously, for fear that Hong Chuang would be pounced on by the dying merman, so he couldn't help but squint slightly, not looking at the appearance of flesh and blood.

The merman's blue-green blood flowed all over the ground, and it really became more and more ferocious. It rested on the ground with its last hand, and the fishtail swept across. Hong Chuang's face did not change, his left hand stretched out suddenly, and the blue light rose up, and he actually grabbed the fishtail steadily. The merman sensed that something was wrong, and pulled desperately, trying to break free, but the light blue luster on Hong Chuang's left hand flickered, and the light around him was a little distorted, as if heat was coming out of his left hand, and the fishtail remained unmoved in his hand.

The merman curled up sharply, and grabbed Hong Chuang with his remaining hand. Hong Chuang grinned, slapped the merman's hand away, and then clenched his right hand into a fist, and shot out suddenly, smashing on the merman with a strong internal force.

The merman's body hung down weakly, and he was lifted by Hong Chuang in his hand with his head down. Fang Changjing's eyelids jumped, and he watched as a small ball bulged on the back of the merman's body, and it was actually Hong Chuang's fist strength that came out from the other side!

Hong Chuang withdrew his right fist, which was also stained with some blue-green blood. He swung the merman in his hand, but the merman remained still, and then he threw the merman's body aside seemingly casually, like a dead fish. He grinned and picked up his steel knife and silently retreated behind Fang Hui. Fang Hui's gaze swept over the merman's corpse, and there was still a sad look on his face.

Fang Changjing leaned forward and said curtly: "Father, don't worry, Master Hong has excellent skills, even if there are a few more sharks, he can't touch his father's hair." ”

"Hmph. Fang Hui sneered, glanced at Fang Changjing beside him, and said, "Ben Hou look at you, didn't you flash quite fast just now?"

Fang Changjing's face turned red, and he lowered his head, not daring to talk. Fang Hui walked over to the merman's already somewhat twisted corpse, thoughtfully. Hong Chuang quipped behind him: "Master Hou thinks his subordinates are too heavy?"

Fang Hui had long been accustomed to his contemptuous appearance, thinking that capable people with lofty ideals always had some unusual temperaments, and he never bothered with him. As if he hadn't heard, he frowned and said, "Did you see the eyes of the merman just now?" The merman clan lives in the deep sea all year round, and even the six regions of the East China Sea have little intersection with the merman, and the two have always been peaceful. If the merman hadn't been captured, how could he have such a great hatred for humans?"

Saying this, he strengthened his previous judgment. Someone must have done it deliberately behind the scenes. For some reason, he faintly prayed that he was a ghost in the Six Regions of the East China Sea.

"Master Hou is saying that the merman was deliberately put into the offshore sea?" Hong Chuang asked with a smile on his face still full of indifference.

Fang Hui didn't speak, his eyes met the dark clouds and gloomy sea in the distance.