In a certain corner of the world, there is a small town, the town is surrounded by the sea, a town is an island, most of the people live by fishing, but occasionally commercial ships pass by, providing people with a variety of daily necessities.

Standing on the seashore, you can see the vast sea in front of you, and you can occasionally catch a glimpse of a few ships.

The sea breeze brings the salty smell of the sea, which is thick but not disgusting, and the fishermen who live here will feel a lot more refreshed when they smell this smell.

At this time, on the clear blue sea, there was a figure fluttering in the sea, not looking like it was drowning, but like it was pulling with something.

The man would be dragged to the depths of the sea, and then to the shore.

At this moment, a girl of fourteen or fifteen years old ran on the shore, looking anxiously at the figure fluttering in the sea.

The girl has brown curly hair, the color of her pupils is also very special, it is a dark blue similar to the ocean, her eyes are large, the bridge of the nose is high, the chin is pointed, and she is wearing a loose skirt, which has an exotic taste.

"Dear Xiao!" the curly girl shouted to the sea, "Come back quickly, church prayer is about to begin!"

Then I heard a response from the sea: "Okay!"

But at this moment, the figure suddenly sank into the water and did not come up again for a long time!

The girl with curly hair was suddenly anxious, and walked around, trying to find the figure.

However, after waiting for a while, there was still no one to see, and the curly-haired girl hesitated for a moment, and began to take off her shoes and skirt, as if she was about to go down to the sea to catch people.

At this moment, a man suddenly appeared on the sea in front of her, and the man jumped directly back to the shore, carrying a big fish bigger than him in his hand.

The man was wearing only a pair of shorts, his body was not strong, and the naked upper body was faintly visible with muscle lines, unlike the girl, the man's hair was jet black and his eyes were also black, he was a standard handsome young man.

And this young man is none other than Xiao Xiaoqi!

Seeing that Xiao Xiaoqi was fine, the girl with Qu Fa hurriedly said, "Xiao, why are you going to provoke the big tiger fish again, it's very dangerous!"

Xiao Xiaoqi shook the water in his hair, and at the same time said to the curly-haired girl: "Don't worry, cute girl, I'm very measured, you see I'm fine." ”

The curly-haired girl crossed her waist and pouted, "I told you, my name is Knell, and I'm not a cute girl!"

Xiao Xiaoqi scratched his head, "Your names are too awkward, how cute they are." ”

Knell rolled her eyes, "I really can't stand you, hurry up, it's time to go to church, I'll have to be scolded again when it's late." ”

Xiao Xiaoqi hurriedly picked up the clothes on the shore and put them on, "Okay, wait for me." ”

But Nell turned around and left, "No problem, dear Xiao, I'll be waiting for you at the church." ”

Xiao Xiaoqi smiled bitterly, shook his head helplessly, after coming here for a while, he found that the people in Linger Town had a special sense of humor when they spoke, and they said that it was special because they didn't think it was humor.

As for why Xiao Xiaoqi is here, even Xiao Xiaoqi himself doesn't know, he only knows that he was saved by Knell's family, and after waking up

Yes, there it is.

When he first arrived, Xiao Xiaoqi couldn't even understand what the people here said, everything was weird.

And it took him three days to learn the words here, and he learned that this place was called Linger Town, a small town in the Fanlang Empire.

The people of Ringer Town were taken aback by Xiao Xiaoqi's learning ability, and they all agreed that Xiao Xiaoqi had learned their words before to learn them so quickly.

Xiao Xiaoqi was not entangled, through communication, he was surprised to find that the people here did not know the Ming Hui Dynasty, not even the Lost Continent, nor the Warlock or Spirit Master!

So Xiao Xiaoqi guessed that he might have been sent to a strange world by the World Demon Lotus.

As for the World Demon Lotus, it is now withered, leaving only a lotus platform and a piece of tendril, and it has completely fallen into a deep sleep.

After a while, Xiao Xiaoqi caught up with Kenael and came to the so-called church with Kenel.

It seems to be the custom to attend church every morning, and they have to perform a ritual every morning, which is simply prayer.

The church is a very large indoor space, and at the fore stands the bishop of the church, Byrne, a wise old man who presides over the affairs of Ringer Town, both large and small.

The rest of the people had already arrived, and Xiao Xiaoqi and Kenel were the last to arrive without accident.

Bishop Byrne glared at Xiao Xiaoqi quite dissatisfied, in his opinion, it was Xiao Xiaoqi who brought Kenael badly, and the two would always be late.

And when he saw the big tiger fish dragged by Xiao Xiaoqi, Byrne frowned again.

"Honoring Bourne, I'm sorry we're late!" said Knell's eyes were full of apologies.

Byrne didn't say anything, and said aloud: "God bless, now you can start praying." ”

Everyone crossed their hands in front of their chests, closed their eyes, and at the same time said something in their mouths, and they didn't know what they were reading.

But Nair is also praying, and Xiao Xiaoqi is learning well, but he is completely confused about this kind of thing.

Xiao Xiaoqi was actually very curious about who the god was and why he prayed to him every day.

Xiao Xiaoqi also asked Bishop Bourne this question, but Bourne reprimanded him, saying that it was disrespectful to the god.

However, under Xiao Xiaoqi's stubborn fighting, Bourne still told him that the god master is not actually anyone, just one of their beliefs.

A quarter of an hour later, a bell rang out in the church,

At the end of the prayer, everyone dispersed and went about their business.

After some people passed by and saw the big tiger fish in Xiao Xiaoqi's hand, they greeted one after another: "Yo, dear Xiao, this has allowed you to pick up a big tiger fish again, we don't envy it at all." ”

said that they were not envious, but they kept staring at the big tiger fish, obviously deceiving themselves!

Xiao Xiaoqi laughed it off, handed the big tiger fish to Knell, and then ran to Bishop Bourne.

"Old Mr. Bourne, wait a minute. Xiao Xiaoqi shouted.

Byrne turned around and frowned slightly, "Please call me Bishop Bourne, or Lord Bishop!"

Xiao Xiaoqi didn't care, "I think the old gentleman is more appropriate...

... By the way, I don't know if there's any news about what I asked earlier?"

For Xiao Xiaoqi's rudeness, Byrne was also very helpless, but he was also a little used to it, "There is no news yet, I have asked many businessmen who come and go, and they all say that they have not seen strangers recently, let alone strangers who look like you." ”

"That's it......" Xiao Xiaoqi was a little disappointed.

That's right, he was still looking for Hu Xiaoqing, he remembered that Hu Xiaoqing was teleported by the World Demon Lotus with him, according to the last experience, the location of Hu Xiaoqing and his teleportation would not be too far away, but these days Xiao Xiaoqi has searched all around, but there is no trace of Hu Xiaoqing, and there is no relevant news.

"Bishop Bourne!" came to a fisherman, looking anxious, as if there was something urgent.

"What's going on?" Byrne said.

"Hamaki Pier...... There are some situations at Hamato Pier that you need to check out. ”

Byrne nodded, then looked at Xiao Xiaoqi again, and just wanted to say something......

"It's okay, if you have something to do, just get busy first. Xiao Xiaoqi said.

Byrne snorted, "God bless you." ”

Then he left with the fishermen and went to the Hamato Wharf.

"Hey, damn Xiao, why is this fish so heavy?" I saw Knell dragging the big tiger fish out with difficulty.

Xiao Xiaoqi smiled and walked over to take the big tiger fish, "I'll come." ”

Knell gasped and clapped her hands, "Very gentleman, then let's go to the market and sell fish, we will definitely sell it for a good price!"

Xiao Xiaoqi actually didn't understand the word "gentleman" very well, but he still nodded.

As she walked, she asked curiously, "What did you do with Bishop Bourne just now?" I don't think he lost his temper with you, you two shouldn't have any ulterior secrets, right?"

Xiao Xiaoqi shook his head, "It's nothing, just let him help inquire about someone." ”

"You're still inquiring," Knell knew what Xiao Xiaoqi was inquiring about, "Maybe your friend has sunk to the bottom of the sea or been eaten by a giant tiger fish, after all, even you were fished out of the sea by my father." ”

Although Xiao Xiaoqi felt that there was such a possibility, he didn't want to believe it, he believed that Hu Xiaoqing must still be alive, but he didn't know where it was.

Seeing that Xiao Xiaoqi was very worried, Nell stopped mentioning Hu Xiaoqing's matter, "By the way, can you tell me how you caught the big tiger fish? ”

The corners of Xiao Xiaoqi's mouth rose slightly, he actually caught fish just to refine his body, for him as a Yuan Infant Warlock, it was not difficult to catch a fish.

Xiao Xiaoqi then replied: "It's nothing, it's just because I know how to use talismans and can protect myself." ”

"Spells?" "Knell didn't understand the word at all, "you want to lie to me again, and tell you that there is no such thing in this world as you say, only magic." ”

"Well, that's what you call magic. Xiao Xiaoqi guessed that magic should also be a way to use spiritual power to cultivate.

But Nair didn't believe it, "You know magic?

Ordinary people can't do magic at all...... And I can tell you, don't risk going into the sea to catch big tiger fish, it's dangerous!"

For the oracle that Kenel has been mentioning, Xiao Xiaoqi is actually very curious about what kind of person he is, but according to Kenel, there is no oracle in Ringer Town, unless something major happens, the oracle will come here.

"By the way, I'll probably be out of here in a few days. Xiao Xiaoqi said.

But Nair was a little surprised, "You don't know the place well, where can you go?"

"It's just that you're not familiar with it, so you have to go out and see more, and so are you, you can go out and see for a long time!. Xiao Xiaoqi said and touched his fishy hand to Knell's head.

"I warn you, I'm not a little girl, and you're not allowed to touch my head again." ”

Xiao Xiaoqi smiled embarrassedly, but Nair was as tall as his chin, so Xiao Xiaoqi often regarded her as a little sister.

At this time, Xiao Xiaoqi and the others had already walked to the market, and the market here was different from what Xiao Xiaoqi knew.

The market here is a very open square, all kinds of stalls are gathered together, arranged in an orderly manner, most of them are new, and most importantly, here you can buy things from the stalls and sell things to the stalls, as long as the price is right.

Xiao Xiaoqi and Kenel were familiar with the road and came to a stall.

The boss here is a bearded man, named Jos, Juss saw Xiao Xiaoqi as if he saw an acquaintance, and when he saw the big tiger fish, he smiled even more, "Yo, dear Xiao, I caught the big tiger fish again, it's really surprising!"

Knell spoke first, "Mr. Jossy, we're here to take care of your business again, I wonder if we can give you more gold this time?"

Juss said casually: "Tut-tut, the little girl is really good at business, if she is like you, I guess I will have to eat the sea breeze, but...... Everyone says that only money and beauty can't be refused, deal!"

Knell smirked, "It's all under control." ”

Xiao Xiaoqi then handed the big tiger fish to Jos, and Juss gave Kenel a bag of gold coins.

The skin of the big tiger fish is a precious medicinal material, and it can be made into leather armor, and the fish meat is the best ingredient, but the big tiger fish is very smart, and it is too aggressive to be difficult to catch, so it also leads to the high price of this fish, and catching one is enough for an ordinary family to eat and drink for a whole month.

"By the way, uncle, can I ask you about something?" Xiao Xiaoqi said suddenly.

"Uh-huh," said Juss, "of course, if you're willing to pay me." ”

Hearing this, Nell tightened her purse tightly, for fear of being robbed.

Juss laughed twice, "Just kidding, what's the matter?" ”

Xiao Xiaoqi smiled: "That's the case, I may have to leave here, I want to ask if there is a ship that has left here recently?"

Juth thought for a moment, then replied, "Yes, there is a ship going to Bansai City in three days, what's the matter, it's not suitable for here?"

Xiao Xiaoqi shook his head, "No, I want to go outside and have a look." ”

Juss agreed, "yes, it's time to go out and have a look.

So come to me after three days of prayer, and I will take you to the boat. ”

"Then thank you first!"

"It's a little thing, just remember to come back. ”

"Well, then we'll go first. After Xiao Xiaoqi finished speaking, he prepared to go back with Knell.

"Wait!" Joss stopped Xiao Xiaoqi and Kenael again, "Kenaer, does your father often fish at Bindong Wharf?"

But Nell didn't hide it, "Yes, what's wrong?"

"You told him not to go there lately, there was some trouble. Juss replied with a solemn face.

Knell was puzzled, "What's going on?"

Juss sighed, "Two dead!"

Although it is only a few short sentences, it is enough to explain the seriousness of the matter.

Xiao Xiaoqi frowned, how could someone die for no reason?

Knell nodded hurriedly, "Okay, I'll tell my father, thank you, Mr. Juss." ”

Then Knell pulled Xiao Xiaoqi and hurried away, planning to go back and tell her father quickly.

On the way, they happened to pass by Bindong Wharf, Xiao Xiaoqi looked up, and saw that it was full of people, and there were church teachers dealing with it, and Bourne was also there at this time.

Suddenly, Xiao Xiaoqi stopped and stared straight in the direction of the dock.

"What's wrong? Why did you stop? There's nothing to see in this place, let's go quickly......" But Nair couldn't stop, as if she was scared.

Xiao Xiaoqi saw a faint trace of unknown power on the other side of the dock, which made him very curious.

"Don't move here, I'll take a look. After Xiao Xiaoqi finished speaking, he walked straight to Bindong Wharf.

But Nair is very entangled, she can't go, she can't keep up, and she can only stand where she is and wait.

After Xiao Xiaoqi squeezed through the crowd, he quickly saw the scene and saw two unrecognizable corpses lying on the shore of a body of water.

The people around were all frightened and incredulous.

Some old fishermen even said: "This must have been done by sea ghosts, how can a big tiger fish gnaw like this?"

Is the sea ghost a local legend?

Xiao Xiaoqi didn't care about the obstruction of the church teachers, took the opportunity to get over and ran to the side of the corpse.

The church faculty rushed to stop them, "Hey, boy, don't spoil the scene!"

The two instructors wanted to pull Xiao Xiaoqi, but found that it felt like they were pulling a mountain, and they couldn't pull Xiao Xiaoqi.

Xiao Xiaoqi squatted beside the corpse and looked at the wounds carefully, although the wounds were gnawing, they really didn't look like fish bite marks.

Xiao Xiaoqi saw that a hole had been dug out of the corpse's chest and the heart had been dug out!

Moreover, there are unknown traces of spiritual power left on the wound, and the traces lead down the ground to the sea, it seems that the "murderer" went to the sea!

Of course, these traces can only be seen by Xiao Xiaoqi, who has practiced Guiyuan Qigong.

"Xiao, what are you doing?" Bishop Byrne walked over at this time, his face was full of seriousness, obviously dissatisfied with what Xiao Xiaoqi had done.

Xiao Xiaoqi stood up and said, "I'm afraid this is not man-made. ”

Bourne said angrily, "Oh my God, of course

Knowing that it was not man-made, this was an ordinary shipwreck, and these two people must not have prayed to God, so the accident happened. ”

"No," Xiao Xiaoqi said, "I mean, this is not an ordinary incident. ”

Soon someone started to laugh, "That's right, I agree!

"That's right, who would dare to go to the sea like this!"

......

Byrne glared at Xiao Xiaoqi angrily, and then began to reassure the people around him, "Calm down, please believe in the Divine Lord, if there is really any sea ghost, the divine envoy will come!"

Hearing Bourne say this, the people even believed it.

Xiao Xiaoqi also discovered an interesting phenomenon, in the eyes of these people, no matter what you say, as long as you bring the name of the god, it will make this sentence seem credible.

Byrne then had the body removed and the family to claim it.

Then Byrne pulled Xiao Xiaoqi aside and said in a voice that only Xiao Xiaoqi could hear: "You are not a citizen of the Divine Lord, don't meddle in your affairs, otherwise you will be unlucky." ”

After Byrne finished speaking, he turned around and went to deal with affairs, and no longer bothered with Xiao Xiaoqi.

Xiao Xiaoqi looked at Bourne's back, crying and laughing, but Bourne seemed to know something about these two corpses.

Xiao Xiaoqi shook his head and left the dock, since others didn't want him to take care of it, it was not easy for him to stick it.

"How is it?" Ke Nell saw Xiao Xiaoqi coming back, and hurriedly asked.

Xiao Xiaoqi did not hesitate, "Unrecognizable, the death is very miserable, even the heart is ......"

"Oops~" Knell closed her eyes and covered her ears, "Who asked you this, I asked if you can go?"

Xiao Xiaoqi couldn't help but sneer: "Aren't you usually quite bold, why are you suddenly scared?"

But Nair was not convinced, "Are you a fool? ”

Xiao Xiaoqi's eyebrows were full of doubts, should girls be afraid of ghosts? The people here not only speak different languages, but even their ideas are very different from those of the Ming Hui Dynasty.

But Nell couldn't stay for a moment, so Xiao Xiaobu fled from here and headed home.

Xiao Xiaoqi finally glanced at the direction of the dock, and sure enough, he still can't ignore it, if he lets it go, more people may die!

Xiao Xiaoqi has decided that he will come over tonight to take a look, and if he can find any clues, he will help Linge suppress this weirdness, which can be regarded as a reward here.

"Why are you still stunned, let's go!" Knell urged from the front.

"It's coming. Xiao Xiaoqi chased after him.

In the direction of the dock, Bourne noticed that Xiao Xiaoqi had finally left, but he was thoughtful......

(End of chapter)