Chapter 209: Praying Mantis
There were four boats, and Li Mu couldn't confirm whether the two people from the Heavenly Palace were on board in the water. The sails of the four ships are hung with the emblems of each sect. He swam back and forth in the water, trying to make sure which one belonged to the Tianji Palace.
The water rushed back and forth, and Li Mu floated and fell in the water, unable to control his body. He looked at the Beidou mark on the sail of one of the ships, and as best he could, leaned over to the side of the ship.
"Ahem, shit. Li Mu paddled hard to ensure that he was floating on the water. Because the undercurrent under the water is more turbulent than the waves on the surface. He had already felt it once, and now with a Sandao man, he did not dare to try to walk under the water again.
Li Mu pulled out his short sword in the water and grabbed it in his hand with his backhand. When approaching the hull again, Li Mu seized the opportunity and inserted a short sword into the ship's board.
"Whew. Li Mu gasped and fixed himself on the boat. Then, using the dagger as a pedal, he climbed onto the deck of the ship. As soon as Li Mu landed on the deck, he immediately looked around and found that there was no human figure.
Li Mu thought about it, took the corpse of a Sang Dao person off his body, and put it on the deck. I found the rope ladder on the side of the ship and pulled back the dagger.
Li Mu returned to the deck again, he jumped on the bow of the boat, looking left and right. It was discovered that the two of them in the Tianji Palace were able to walk out of the woods on the island. It seems that the forest not only stopped Li Mu, but the islanders must also pass through the tree formation if they want to come back from the big island.
Such a delay seems to have wasted a lot of time.
Li Mu glanced at them and decided to take the risk. He picked up the body of a Sandau man and entered the cabin through the entrance on the deck. Even if they were to sail the ship, they would only maneuver on the deck and would not pay attention to the bilge.
Li Mu came to the bilge full of stones. These stones exist as the ballast of the ship. The boat was in the water, and in order to maintain the draft, calculated stones were placed in the cabin.
When the wind and waves are strong, the draft is deep, and the hull can be stabilized so that it will not capsize. And when you need to accelerate, throw the stone into the water, which can reduce the weight of the hull and increase the speed.
Li Mu moved away a few stones, put the corpse of a Sang Dao person into it, and then put up the stones to block the view. He completely hid himself behind the stones.
After doing this, Li Mu finally breathed a sigh of relief, he sat down cross-legged and began to treat his internal injuries.
Li Mu first restrained the true qi, and then returned to the dantian. Through the operation of the shark beads, he summarized the remaining true qi in the dantian step by step. The injury he suffered this time first came from the fight with Zhang Cuiying, and then it was the thunder and lightning of Lei Xingyun. Under that thunder and lightning, a Sang Dao person died, and Li Mu was severely injured.
Now in Li Mu's meridians, there is still a trace of thunder and lightning true qi, what Li Mu has to do is to gather his true qi and then regain the lost ground.
Time passed minute by minute, and after a while, Li Mu faintly heard a noisy sound. He slowly collected his work and listened intently.
There was movement on the deck, and Fajili's voice came from the deck. "Raise the sails, leave the others alone, let's get out of here first!"
There was another sound, and then Li Mu heard the sound of the anchor again.
Then the ship moved slowly.
"It's a boat. Li Mu's heart eased slightly, he was really on the same boat as Tianji Palace now, and Tianji Palace left smoothly, for him, it was equivalent to being able to leave the island.
The big ship began to move, but there was still some jolting. After all, the waters around Turtle Island are too turbulent. Li Mu held on to the corpse of a Sang Dao man so that he would not fall to the ground.
After a while, Li Mu suddenly heard the sound of the hatch being opened. He quickly held his breath, not daring to make a move.
I could only hear footsteps, and two came down carrying something.
"Senior brother, there is a person in this stone. What the hell is this?"
"Brother, we just need to put him in the bilge and make sure no one can find him. This is a task given to us by the head and elders, so let's talk less and do it seriously. ”
Li Mu heard this voice and looked through the gap in the stone in front of him. I saw two disciples of the Tianji Palace walking in carrying the human figure wrapped around the iron cable. The two of them swept around, but found no trace of Li Mu. They chose another place, moved the stones, and put down what they were carrying. Then the stones were moved and buried.
"Alright, let's go up there now. Elder Fei had explained earlier that if we can successfully drive the ship back, then we can ascend to the inner gate. ”
"That's a once-in-a-millennium opportunity!"
"There are so many fellow disciples this time, and we have got this opportunity, junior brother, let me tell you, among the inner disciples, there is Senior Sister Yaoyao......
The two walked out with a smile and closed the bilge door.
Li Mu waited for a while, couldn't suppress his curiosity, and walked out of the hideout. He walked over to where they were buried and broke open the stones. Li Mu saw the iron cable below at a glance, and the things wrapped in the iron cable.
If it is a thing, Li Mu can't say what it is. Because he saw a transparent stone, which in fact said to be a stone, it didn't seem right. Anyway, it's a stone-like material, and a person is wrapped in it.
Li Mu tapped it with his fingers, not as hard as a stone, but with a strange softness. "What the hell is this? The person inside is Shang Ning?" Li Mu couldn't understand what this was, and he couldn't know how Shang Ning was sealed inside.
Li Mu thought back to what Fei Jili said before, and Shang Steroid would wake up. He reached out again to remove the stone from Shang Steroid's head, and finally saw Shang Steroid's face through the layer outside.
Shang Steroid looked no more than forty years old, he had a beard, but he didn't look rude, but had a hint of whiteness. His eyes were closed, and there seemed to be a hint of pain between his brows.
Li Mu looked at his face, and recalled in his heart the description of Shangguan Yin's departure. "An old man, probably seventy or eighty years old, should look half-dead. ”
Li Mu said secretly, "I'm afraid the old man is wrong, but it's right to be half-dead." However, he had already left Turtle Island on the ship, wouldn't Shangguan Yin pounce?" Thinking of this, Li Mu was suddenly a little worried. His deal with Shangguan Yin, every time Shangguan Yin came to the door. Shangguan Yin was somehow able to find himself, but he didn't know where he was hiding. If the situation changes, how can he go to Shangguan Yin?
Thinking of this, he thought of Shen Li again. Li Mu's heart was a little confused, and he gradually found that he couldn't deceive his heart. Although he told himself several times that he loved Ning Zhitong, everything he did was for Ning Zhitong. However, he still couldn't let go of Shen Li.
Li Mu sighed in distress and walked back to his original hiding place, silent. He knew he shouldn't be. I am decisive enough for ordinary things, but I am always hesitant about emotions. He couldn't keep Shen Li, and Ning Zhitong didn't have an exact explanation yet. He wanted to catch everyone, but he couldn't catch anything.
Li Mu leaned against the wall of the cabin, cleaned up his mood, and continued to recuperate his internal injuries with peace of mind.
I don't know how long it took, Li Mu only felt that the bump of the hull had stabilized, and it seemed that he had sailed out of the area where the water was turbulent and began to move down the water. However, the noise above the deck did not stop. Li Mu was a little puzzled, did he need to keep operating the boat all the time?
The bottom hatch where Li Mu was suddenly opened, and four or five disciples rushed in and began to lift stones. They carried the stones to the upper cabin, and then Li Mu heard the sound of a heavy object falling into the water.
Li Mu was a little puzzled, what is this for?
As soon as those disciples left, another group of disciples came and began to move stones. This time, they walked directly in the direction of Li Mu. Li Mu's heart was in his throat. Now that his strength has not recovered, if he is discovered, I am afraid that he will be captured here. He pressed his hand on the dagger, and if they found him, he was afraid that he would be killed again.
However, just as those Tianji Palace disciples were getting closer and closer, the entire ship suddenly shook, and several disciples were unsteady on their feet, staggering and almost falling. Before they could stabilize their figures, there was another crash.
Someone shouted into the bilge, "Lose weight! A ship has hit us! Come on." ”
When the disciples who came down to carry the stones heard this, they immediately rushed forward.
Li Mu crawled out of the stone moire, and when he heard this, he couldn't help but feel a little strange.
The gods of Tianji Palace stole Shang Steroid out unknowingly, it should be said that except for the fact that Fei Jili took people away would make people confused, others should not have thought that Tianji Palace would leave first. Could it be that they were discovered by other sects, so the other sects became angry and pursued them?
Li Mu thought about it, it was not impossible. He reached out and lifted a Sandao man up, then cleared the surrounding stones. "Senior brother, I'll go and find out later. With that, Li Mu walked to the door of the bilge.
The disciples went out in a hurry just now and didn't close the door, so Li Mu poked his head out directly.
There was no one in the cabin on the upper floor, but there were shouts of killing from the deck.
Li Mu boldly walked to the cabin and looked down the stairs to the deck. I saw the corpse of a disciple of the Tianji Palace falling at the entrance of the deck. He looked at the deck, which was already a mess. The side of the ship on the left side was smashed, and the bow of the opposing ship was rushing into the hull.
There were five people who had reached the deck and were fighting with the disciples of the Tianji Palace.
The strength of those five people was not bad, and ordinary disciples of Tianji Palace were not opponents at all. Fei Jili and his junior brother each stopped one person, and the young boy also stopped the other person. It's a pity that there are still two people left, and those two people are fighting in and out among the disciples of Tianji Palace, as if they are in a no-man's land.
Li Mu looked at one of them and felt a little familiar. I can't remember where I've seen it, though.
At this time, another person came slowly from the opposite boat.
Seeing this person, Li Mu was a little stunned.
The one who came - the leader of Shengzhou, Ning Xibai in the palm of the fire.