Chapter 83: Waiting
The last rays of the sunset finally disappeared in the distance at sea level, and the night fell, and the darkness seemed to come from all directions, enveloping this demon island, adding a bit of mystery to it, as if it was a little more hideous and ferocious than in the daytime.
The terrible roar of the beast, as the night fell, suddenly became much higher-pitched, one after another, as if many demon beasts that had been sleeping for the day had woken up in this night, walked out of their hiding places, and roared at the sky in the vast night.
On the long seawall to the south of the Demon Island, the big boat was still parked in place, and at this time on weekdays, they should have left the Demon Island and were on the way to Qingyu Island. On the deck, I don't know who lit a lamp and hung it on the side of the mast, under the dim light of the fire, everyone's faces looked very solemn, and many people were looking at Niu Xiong and Zeng Zhibai, the two senior brothers of Ning Yuanjing who were the leaders of the crowd.
The two of them stood on the side of the ship, staring at the demon island without saying a word, the end of the vast darkness, as if everything was hidden in it. Niu Xiong, who had a worse temper among the two, already had a dark face at this moment, and he could see at a glance that he was in a state of anxiety and mania, like a volcano that would erupt at any time, and Zeng Zhibai's face was also ugly, unlike these outer disciples of the Qi Refining Realm, the two of them, as the personal disciples of the Ning Yuan Realm, knew better than these juniors and disciples what the Gan family meant within the Lingxiao Sect, and Gan Ze's identity and even the talent he had shown in the past three years, the importance was even beyond imagination.
The Gan family will never allow any accidents to happen to Ganze.
Lin Hu, this idiot!
At this moment, whether it was Niu Xiong or Zeng Zhibai, they were all scolding the same sentence in their hearts, but seeing that this night was gradually getting thicker, according to the rules of the sect, they should have set sail and left the demon island at this time, after all, the demon island at night was much more dangerous than the day, even if it was their disciples of the Ning Yuan Realm, it would be difficult to deal with.
But the two of them glanced at each other, but no one could say this, and it was not something they could afford to abandon the responsibility of the only heir of the Gan family.
Shen Shi stood behind the crowd, clearly sensing that the atmosphere on the deck was becoming more and more solemn, and even gradually began to become a little nervous. Except for Niu Xiong and Zeng Zhibai, who were standing on the side of the front ship, the remaining twenty or so Qi Refining Realm disciples gradually began to feel a little uneasy as night fell after the initial silent waiting.
Finally, someone in the crowd couldn't hold their breath and asked, "Senior Brother Niu, Senior Brother Zeng, it's dark at night, when are we going to wait here?"
As soon as this remark came out, someone made a start, and when it landed, it attracted the echo of many people, and everyone opened their mouths to ask, Niu Xiong and Zeng Zhibai glanced at each other, their faces were ugly. How could they not know the thoughts of these Qi Refining Realm disciples, for many years, the demon island has always forbidden disciples to stay at night, and the reason is that some demon beasts that haunt at night are particularly fierce and extremely dangerous. And the big ship docked at the seawall and didn't leave, no one could guarantee that those legendary extremely powerful demon beasts would not take advantage of the night and directly touch the big ship.
When your life is in danger, who cares what kind of famous family you are and you don't come back, not to mention that this matter seems to have nothing to do with them at all, but it is very likely that Gan Ze or even Lin Hu did it themselves. Many Qi Refining Realm disciples all showed a bit of indignation in their eyes, after all, they were inexplicably in such a dangerous situation, and no one would be happy.
Under the watchful eyes of everyone, Rao is Niu Xiong and Zeng Zhibai Dao are a cut above everyone, and they are a little unbearable for a while, the disciples of the Qi Refining Realm who can come to the Demon Island to do the task of catching demons will not be far behind, and it is very likely that some of them will be promoted to the Ning Yuan realm in the future, and one will not be handled well today, but I am afraid that it will be a grudge in the future.
Niu Xiong couldn't stand it for a while, gritted his teeth and turned his head to look at Zeng Zhibai, with some inquiry in his eyes, but Zeng Zhibai shook his head slowly after smiling bitterly, and said softly: "I can't go, I really have to go, if something happens, Lin Hu will definitely put the blame on us." ”
Niu Xiong took a deep breath, only to feel that his chest was suffocated, this breath seemed to be blocked there, uncomfortable, and scolded angrily in a low voice: "Lin Hu of the dog day!"
Seeing that the two of them didn't move, a layer of anger gradually appeared on the faces of many Qi Refining Realm disciples on the deck, no one present was a fool, everyone knew what it was for to be delayed on this demon island in the middle of the night, and even more so, many people also thought that if they were delayed on the island for some reason and did not come back at this time, I am afraid that this big ship may not be so waiting, and it would have sailed back a long time ago.
The gap between people, the uneven situation, seems to have never been so obvious in front of everyone's eyes, in the dark and oppressive night, the atmosphere on the boat has been extremely depressed, and suddenly I saw a woman walking out of the crowd, it was Chen Tang, I saw that her beautiful appearance was a little angry, and said to Niu Xiong and Zeng Zhibai:
"Two senior brothers, my little sister has something to ask for. ”
Niu Xiong gritted his teeth and didn't speak, Zeng Zhibai's face was ugly, his eyes swept over the angry crowd, and he smiled bitterly: "You can say it." ”
Chen Tang took a deep breath and said proudly: "May I ask the two senior brothers, do you think that the lives of more than 20 junior brothers and sisters in our boat are not worth the lives of Senior Brother Gan alone, so we want everyone to risk their lives and wait here all the time?"
As soon as these words came out, the Qi Refining Realm disciples behind her exploded as if they had been ignited, and all of a sudden many people spoke one after another, their tones were indignant and dissatisfied, and their momentum was surging and violent, all of them were questioning the two Ning Yuan Realm senior brothers.
Rao is Niu Xiong and Zeng Zhibai are not people who have never seen the scene, but they are also a little unbearable in the face of the angry accusations and inquiries of more than 20 junior brothers and sisters at once, not to mention that this matter is a loss in the first place, and they themselves feel that it is unreasonable, and they don't know how to explain it for a while.
Under the accusation of everyone, Niu Xiong's face turned pale, his anger flashed, and he seemed to be about to open his mouth when he took a step, but he was grabbed by Zeng Zhibai beside him, and said in a low voice: "Senior brother, don't dare to act rashly." ”
Niu Xiong scratched his head anxiously, but he was at a loss, and said angrily: "Then what do you say?"
Zeng Zhibai was also speechless, the two of them were as anxious as ants on the stove, and suddenly they suddenly heard a sharp and piercing roar suddenly sounded in the depths of the demon island, the sound was like thunder, and the rumble came, as if the entire demon island seemed to tremble.
The ferocity in that roar was almost like a rush to the face, even if it was so far away, everyone on the big ship also changed color, and the Qi Refining Realm disciples even showed a bit of fear.
Niu Xiong and Zeng Zhibai's faces changed greatly, and they were speechless for a while, and after a while, Zeng Zhibai spoke lowly, but even his voice seemed to be a little dumb, and said:
"Then, could it be the 'Yin Ghost King'?"
Niu Xiong's teeth were a little faintly clenched, and he said angrily: "Is Lin Hu's brain full of mud, so stupid that he dares to take Senior Brother Gan to the demon hunting cave, not to mention, and stay until the time when the hundred ghosts walk at night!"
Zeng Zhibai's face was gloomy, and he said in a low voice: "As soon as the Yin Ghost King comes out, even the disciples of Ning Yuan Realm such as me have to retreat, and if we are not careful, we will fall here, and on the entire Qingyu Island, I am afraid that only Senior Brother Wang Gen can subdue this fierce ghost thing, what should I do? Why don't we go back now and tell Senior Brother Wang and ask him to come and save people?"
Niu Xiong gritted his teeth and said, "Go back and come back, I'm afraid that Senior Brother Gan won't even have any bones left." ”
Zeng Zhibai wanted to say anything more, but suddenly the two of them raised their heads at the same time, and a red light flashed in the night deep on the demon island.
Although it was faint, most of the people on the big ship were always paying attention to that side, but most of them saw that in the deep night, this red light was particularly dazzling and weird.
Niu Xiong stared at the night sky after the red light disappeared, with a sense of surprise, and said, "What is that?"
Zeng Zhibai also shook his head blankly, Niu Xiong took two steps back and forth anxiously, and suddenly seemed to have made up his mind, and said: "Senior Brother Zeng, you first take a boatload of people back to Qingyu Island, and then immediately go to Senior Brother Wang to come over to subdue demons and save people, I will go to the demon hunting cave on the island to see if I can help delay as much as possible." ”
Zeng Zhibai was shocked and said, "Senior brother, this matter is too dangerous, you ......"
Niu Xiong smiled bitterly and said: "Are you willing to do it, isn't it impossible, you are not as good as me, who else if I don't go? ”
Zeng Zhibai glanced at him deeply, knowing that what Niu Xiong said was the truth, and nodded heavily at the moment, then stepped forward and said in a very low voice: "Senior brother, you are careful, if...... If it's really dangerous, you still put your life at risk. ”
Niu Xiong nodded and said, "I know." ”
After saying that, Niu Xiong turned his head and glanced at those Qi Refining Realm disciples again, and stopped talking, finally sighed, shook his head, pressed his hand on the side of the boat without saying a word, jumped down directly, and then quickly swept towards the depths of the demon island.
His move caused a commotion from everyone on the deck, and many people ran to the side of the ship to look at Niu Xiong's back, and then turned to look at Zeng Zhibai with confusion.
Zeng Zhibai's face was pale, and he finally glanced at the back of Niu Xiong who had disappeared into the darkness, and then turned his head with difficulty, at this moment, he didn't know how many times he scolded that Lin Hu in his heart, and he greeted the eighteenth generation of the ancestors of the Lin family. Then he cried out:
"Stand up, go back to Herring Island!"
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Under the night, the sea breeze was fierce, and the big ship turned its bow and slowly turned back in the direction of Qingyu Island in the night.
On the deck, everyone was silent, although at the beginning they asked the two senior brothers why they couldn't wait and put everyone in danger, but what happened to this matter, everyone still understood psychologically, to be honest, it was really not to blame Niu Xiong and Zeng Zhibai.
And after seeing Niu Xiong's move to risk his life and enter the island at night, think about it and know why he went, although Niu Xiong was a little short-tempered on weekdays, but he took care of these junior brothers and sisters, and everyone was worried for a while, but under this night, listening to the roar of the beast on the demon island continued, becoming more and more miserable, but no one could speak.
The atmosphere was so cold, as if even the sea breeze was about to blow into the bone marrow, Shen Shi sat silently in a corner of the deck, looking up at the vast night, with no expression on his face, and he didn't know what he was thinking at the moment.
It was at this time that his pupils suddenly shrank, and he saw that above the deep and dark sky, in the depths of the dark clouds, there was suddenly a sword light as fast as lightning, illuminating the sky, like a galloping wind across the long sky of the night, unstoppable like a whistling meteor, rushing towards the demon island.
(Life is like a play, it all depends on acting skills, and the same is true on the football field...... That's it for today. )