A flat boat flickered through the fog, and sailed softly like a ghost ship towards the mirage-like islands and reefs.

Approaching the reef, the fog became thicker, almost to the point where you couldn't see your fingers. The fog blurred the outline of the ocean, and only the stars in front of me could be seen, all of which were lights, and the sparks in the fog flickered and flickered, like a candle swaying in the wind, adding a bit of quiet and eerie atmosphere.

Bai Shaoqing naturally didn't like this gloomy atmosphere, frowned, only felt depressed, and said, "Is this the tradition of the Haixu Conference?

As soon as the words fell, the boat shook and had stopped.

Almost instantly, the fog lifted, revealing the reef on the sea.

But under the moonlight, a small island made of emerald coral came into view, and the island itself was crystal clear, and the island was even more magnificent. The dots of light on it are all large pearl oysters, which open and close, revealing a swaying pearl. In addition, there are a handful of unnamed flowers and delicate palace lamps hanging from the branches, although they are not as bright as day, but the various colors only add a little dream.

Neverland on the sea, Penglai Immortal Residence, nothing more.

Qin Yue looked at it and sighed softly: "This is the overseas scenery." ”

At this moment, from the fog of the ship, the monks stepped down one by one, and the ship was empty when it landed. Qin Yue knew that it would be boring if he didn't leave and waited for someone to blast down, so he took Bai Shaoqing off the boat at the moment.

When you come to the island, you will see that under the brilliance of pearl shells, the coral reef-like huts are also hung with façade signs made of various shells. The house is full of people coming in and out, and it looks like a market.

The two of them were looking at the scenery. After discussing where to start, I heard a soft and glutinous voice say: "Two seniors, please accept the pearl shell." ”

But see one dressed in a light veil. The young woman walked up to the two of them, holding a large plate made of crystal, and in the plate were several small and delicate pearl shells.

Qin Yue stepped forward and said with a smile: "This is for us?"

The young woman smiled: "It's for the honored guest." All guests who come to participate in the Sea Market will have one. Recorded in it is the schedule of the conference, the division of regions, and the display of goods. Please accept it. As he spoke, he took one from the plate and handed it over, saying, "The Sea Market Conference has been held for ten consecutive years. The most important thing is naturally the auction meeting held every three days, which is held in Haixin Square. The other is the dragon slaying ceremony on the 10th day. It was a conference that only distinguished guests could attend. Of course, the two of you are our honored guests. Enough to participate in the ceremony. ”

Qin Yue smiled and said, "Thank you for your advice." We'll be there. This—" He gestured to the scallops in his hand and said, "This is a gift from the host?"

Bai Shaoqing was stunned, the heart Taoist just said that everyone has it, why are you asking again?

The young woman was also stunned. Said: "It is a gift from my master." The guest may or may not look at it, and if he does not look at it, the host will never blame him. ”

Qin Yue smiled and said, "Then we won't look at it." As he spoke, he put the oyster back on the plate and said, "Let's go." He pulled Bai Shaoqing and walked straight to the island, leaving the young woman alone, with a smile on her face.

In the distance, a man looked at it from afar. Seeing this scene, he smiled and said, "This is somewhat interesting." ”

Qin Yue casually shuttled through the crowd. Looking at the coral reefs as if playing, Bai Shaoqing frowned, but he was not in the mood to play, and said, "What were you doing just now?

Qin Yue walked into a coral reef unconcernedly, picked and chose the pearls hanging on the reef, and said indifferently: "We are being targeted." ”

Bai Shaoqing's expression was awe-inspiring, his eyebrows were raised, and a sharp aura rose on his body, but he did not lose his temper, and only said: "Who? The enemy is here?" and shook his head again, they just arrived, and there was no enemy in Penglai, and carefully recalled the conversation just now, and said: "Is it the host? What is the host?"

Qin Yue twisted a string of corals with a smile, asked the price, shook his head and put it down, ignoring the contempt of the merchants, and said, "Well, it's probably him, you can see it?"

Bai Shaoqing frowned and said, "What do I see? I remembered that the woman just mentioned one person, not that person or who? Why do you suspect him?"

Qin Yue said: "It's nothing, it's just that the pearl shell she gave me is different from others, it is placed separately." There must be something in it. ”

Bai Shaoqing let out an "oh" and said, "Why didn't I see it? Isn't that pearl shell placed in the middle of a group of pearl shells? It's not the head, it's not the tail...... Well, you're saying that when she picks, she doesn't take what is easy to take, but she wants to take a pearl shell that is not the head or tail, and puts it in the middle, so it's suspicious, isn't it? That doesn't necessarily mean suspicious, don't you be suspicious, right?"

Qin Yue said: "It's not which one to take, but she shouldn't have given me it at all." He looked away from the stall, left the reef, and walked along the pearl light path, saying, "How wide do you see that plate?"

Bai Shaoqing thought about it, and lost a real person's memory is not bad, so he gestured, about the same width as his shoulder, Qin Yue said: "That's it, such a wide plate is designed to be held with both hands." Because there are scattered things like pearl oysters stacked on it, if you hold it with one hand and the center of gravity is unstable, it is easy to tilt and fall off. ”

Bai Shaoqing's face was strange when he heard this, and he said, "Really, what do you care about him?"

Qin Yue said: "That's why I said that this kind of plate design is not to let one person serve the plate and take things at the same time." Generally speaking, one person should be holding the plate, and the other person will bring the pearl shellfish out of it to me, just like serving food in a hotel. But there was no one around her, so there was only one possibility, and the pearl should have let us take it ourselves, whatever we chose, wouldn't it?"

Bai Shaoqing snorted and said, "Yes." ”

Qin Yue said: "Even if she suddenly wants to serve us extra, holding the tray in one hand first, and holding the pearl shell for me with the other hand, then she should choose a more convenient way, after all, one hand is unstable, so she will instinctively choose the pearl shell that is relatively close, why would she suddenly bend her elbow and take a pearl shell that is not the center or the side, not the head and the tail, doesn't it feel awkward? The answer is that the pearl shell has long been stipulated to belong to us, and there must be something unusual." So I tried it, and she really said that it was specially prepared for us by the host, as long as we opened it, we could see something unusual, and I didn't know what problems the host had made. You said such a hot potato, can I take it?"

Bai Shaoqing listened to it for a long time, and finally said, "That's not available." After a while, he added: "Since you can think of all this, can you think of what that person means? Good intentions or bad intentions? We passed by this place by chance, and we didn't know what the name of the owner of this place was." ”

Qin Yue then turned into the next coral reef hut, this one sells medicinal materials, most of them are rare and exotic objects produced on the seabed, such as seaweed, sea anemones, and other Penglai special medicinal materials, most of which are dry goods, and the price of fresh goods is several times more expensive. While he was picking, he said, "I can't figure out why." If we can barely explain it, it's because we don't know him at all. ”

Bai Shaoqing "Ah?", Qin Yue said: "I can only think that when we came, we reported the name of Qinjian Island, and Qin Lao told me that the monks on the island in the newspaper are more valued than the Sanren, so we use the island of the two old men, but this island is not in the Xuanhai Sea." So we are foreigners, and we are foreigners with some means. ”

Although Bai Shaoqing didn't understand Qin Yue's inference, he knew everything about this kind of worldly sophistication, and said, "What trouble does the host want to do with the affairs of our foreigners?"

Qin Yue said: "I don't know. It's best not to know about these things, and if you do, you won't be able to leave. ”

Bai Shaoqing said: "Let's come out this time to get on the right track, who wants to mess with him? If he is interested, he will never mention it again, and if he still wants to dwell on it, he will ask him to try. ”

Qin Yue said: "Don't be impulsive, it's better not to do it." It's not that I'm afraid of them, it's just that we might still be able to use him. Think about it, how many people are coming to the Sea Market today, and what is the origin of each person? This kind of information can only be in the hands of the host. Although you said that you saw the Sword Pavilion, there is no shadow of the Sword Pavilion at all now, and I don't know if he is here or not. We are not familiar with the place, and the Sword Pavilion must be found, if it really reaches the point where there is no way, maybe we will trouble others and get stiff with them, what good is it?"

Bai Shaoqing's face changed, and he said: "If you accept their help, won't you be subject to others, and you will inevitably get involved in their trap?" Speaking of this, thinking of Cheng Junlai, his expression turned helpless, and said: "But if it is to find the Sword Pavilion ......"

Qin Yue said: "So I don't plan to ask for help now, if I can find it myself...... Finding that bastard is naturally the best policy, and going out to ask for help, of course, you have to pay, so it can only be the middle policy. ”

Bai Shaoqing said curiously: "Is there still a way to go?"

Qin Yue said: "That's naturally there." If we don't go to them, but they don't come to us relentlessly, then it's a good idea, which means that they have settled on us, and this trouble must be a big trouble. We don't know what tricky events we're going to face. ”

Bai Shaoqing lowered his head, suddenly sneered, and said, "The strategy you said, is it like the one in the back?"

Qin Yue turned his head suddenly, only to see a tall young man standing at the door of the coral reef hut, with a smile on his face, looking a little kind, and arched his hand with a smile: "This Taoist friend is invited." ”

Qin Yue's expression was stunned, and he actually laughed out loud and said, "Oh, could it be that Daoyou is ......"

The man walked a few steps, stepped forward to take Qin Yue's hand, and said, "Fellow Daoist, I miss you to death." (To be continued.) )