Chapter Seventy-One: The Storm Blocks the Way
On a route connecting the Xuanwu Continent and the Shenshui Continent, a search merchant ship was moving on the sea without hurry.
The volume of the merchant ship is very large, not to mention the cargo of half a ship, but it can also carry more than 20 people. In addition to the boatmen, most of the people on the ships were merchants who walked between the two continents. Among the passengers who did not fit in with the merchants was an old man with a little girl who did not look very old.
The old man had gray hair, a long beard, and a green shirt. It looks like a weak and twilight image. The little girl on one side seemed much more agile. She wore a purple blouse and a short purple skirt, a gold lock tied around her chest, her long white slender legs were exposed, and her feet were wearing white embroidered shoes. Born with a quirky face, a pair of fluttering eyes blinking around, and two cheeks still have some cherry red baby fat. Cute and beautiful at the same time, she must be a beauty who will bring disaster to the country and the people when she grows up.
Except for the old man and the little girl, there was the man who was covered in a black cloak and even his face was covered with a mask. This person is Lin Que, who trekked through mountains and rivers and went to the Shenshui Continent to find his sister.
"Master, that big brother is so scary!" the little girl covered her mouth and said secretly at Lin Que.
"Be honest!!"
The old man's sudden scolding made Lin Que startled, but he didn't expect this twilight old man's temper to be quite big.
"Oh......" the little girl puffed out her mouth in pretending to be pitiful, and then turned her gaze away, not knowing what to look at with interest.
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Lin Que was lying on the bow of the boat boredly, and suddenly a boatman with a hat also sat beside him, this is a big man who looks not young. He handed over a black, leaf-like thing, and said, "Do you want one?"
"It's ......"
"Refreshment, don't look at the long and boring time at sea, but we people have to be refreshed at all times! Dahan said with a smile.
Lin Que listened, took a piece, and slowly put it in his mouth. Before he could chew for a second, Lin Que felt a bitter and cool taste as if it was choking his neck, making him breathless.
"Ahem, cough, cough!!" Lin Que faced the sea and quickly spit out the things in his mouth.
"Really...... Refreshing. Lin Que said with palpitations.
"Hahaha. The big man laughed for a while, and using this thing to tease passengers has become one of his favorite things to do.
"Brother, why did you go to Shenshui this time? Although Shenshui is big, it is not necessarily better than Xuanwu. Dahan then chatted.
"It's just to find someone. I don't know what the eldest brother said about this?"
"It seems that you don't know about the situation of Shenshui. If ordinary people go to Shenshui, it is estimated that it will be difficult to mix well. The only people in the Shenshui Continent who hold power and wealth are those who cultivate immortals, so it is better for ordinary people like us to stay in Xuanwu honestly. The big man sighed.
Lin Que nodded, feeling that this was indeed the case. The pattern of the Xuanwu Continent is indeed different, and the immortal cultivators have all joined the sect, and they do not pursue the status of earthly power very much.
"After this trip, I can go home for the New Year, and I hope nothing happens. The big man prayed with his hands folded to the sea.
Hearing Dahan's words, Lin Que couldn't help but envy the ordinary life of these ordinary people, staying away from the grievances and killing of the rivers and lakes, and simply living with the people he loves for a lifetime, which is actually quite good.
"What's the matter? Envy the lives of ordinary people? I remember that in the Immortal Sect, your determination to cultivate immortals was very great. Tian'er seemed to feel what Lin Que was thinking, and then said.
"All the sorrows in the world are due to greed, hatred, and obsession. Although I pursue the path of immortals, I am a person with feelings and desires after all, so these sorrows are inevitable. It's not that I regret it. ”
"Oh, I can't see it, but you can see it quite clearly. ”
"Hehe, even if you become an immortal, if you don't have lust, what's the point of being in the world? So I think that cultivating immortals is not in conflict with being a human being. ”
Tian'er didn't speak, but frowned. This statement is a bit interesting, but it is the first time she has heard of it.
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"Boss, boss!!Oh no, boss!!"
At this time, a boatman ran in a panic to the big man with a hat.
The Great Khan didn't ask what was going on, and walked straight to the north of the ship.
"All the people obeyed, put the sails and lowered the speed. The storm is coming!! "The big man said to the boatmen. When the boatmen heard the order, they all panicked.
"It's over, it's over!!"
"I'm afraid the goods will not be guaranteed this time!!"
"What a good thing this is!!"
The merchants who put them on walked around anxiously.
When Dahan heard this, he smiled slightly, which was a slightly sarcastic and absolute expression.
Lin Que walked to the side of the big man, and in the north direction, he saw a black oppressive piece not far from the sky, and there were occasional thick thunderbolts flashing in the darkness, and the wind around the ship had already moved.
"Big brother, this storm should be very strong. Lin Que said slowly.
Dahan was stunned, and said in a deep voice: "I haven't experienced a real storm, so those merchants are still worried about their goods, it's really ignorant...... After this trip, only two percent of the people on the ship survived...... Brother, do it yourself!"
Dahan patted Lin Que on the shoulder, and then looked around about the crew's movements.
Dozens of breaths passed, the wind became stronger and stronger, the black clouds were almost overhead, and the rain was getting heavier and heavier. The merchants on the ship also noticed that something was wrong, and their faces showed frightened expressions.
"Listen to the people on the boat! This storm is sudden and powerful, and it is up to you to survive or not! Hold on to the rope for me, don't let go!!" the big man shouted to the crowd as he saw the bow of the boat.
When the merchants heard this, they trembled and tightened their grip on the rope tied to the ship, and crawled on the deck, not daring to move.
"The rest of the brothers!!Follow me to protect the old man and the child!!This hurdle is over, and we will drink together!!"
The rest of the boatmen heard the call of the big man, and approached the old man and the little girl in purple, forming a circle, protecting the two of them in the middle.
Lin Que was very moved when he saw it, he didn't expect that the boatmen of this merchant ship were so bloody!
Lin Que felt that his vitality was boiling, he looked at the dark clouds in the sky like a giant mountain, and felt the wind that was a hundred times stronger than the wind he released. At the same time, there was a deep anxiety in my heart.
Yourself, can you save them?!