Chapter 522 The Dragon Boat’s mysterious hidden shadow
Author: Ri Yao Minghui
Chapter 522 The Dragon Boat’s mysterious hidden shadow
Zhong Lihan rushed back to Black Moon Reef after a long journey.
Seeing the demonic scene in front of him, he was suddenly stunned.
"I've only been away for about ten days, how did I end up like this? Where are they?"
Zhong Lihan was secretly on guard and walked carefully on the pitch-black Black Moon Reef.
The rocks in the distance shone silvery under the moonlight, but the four dragon boats were nowhere to be seen.
The wind was howling, and Zhong Lihan felt a little heavy as he walked on the quiet and uninhabited coastal land.
Did something happen to them?
Impossible, right? With their strength and the protection of four dragon ships, they can still run away if they can't be beaten - but if they run away, they should leave clues for me, right?
"What is my most commonly used Tao method?"
Suddenly, Zhong Lihan heard Fu Henghua's message.
The most commonly used method?
Zhong Lihan was stunned for a moment, and then realized that this was a code.
"Five Elements Mountain Method?"
"Wrong, he is fake, beat him!"
Fu Henghua's voice suddenly sounded in the air, and dozens of spiritual lights and sword auras flashed around him.
"Hey, what are you guys doing--"
Zhong Lihan quickly drew his sword, and a stream of water quickly circulated around him, sweeping away all the incoming spiritual light and sword energy.
At this time, countless lotus flowers intertwined into a mask of light and slowly fell from the sky.
"My most commonly used Taoist method is naturally the Baolian Glaze Mask." Henghua slowly walked out from under the glass mask.
"..."
Zhong Lihan was speechless: "Your Taoism, which blends the five elements and is filled with the energy of creation, is not from the 'Five Elements Mountain' system?"
Knowing it was a joke, Zhong Lihan felt relieved.
Several chuckles came from the side, and Sha Jinchang was the first to jump out.
"Senior Brother, how was your harvest in Dilingze?"
"I dug up a lot of gold spirit." As he said that, he released the gold spirit black python from his sleeve.
"Let's show him first. After more than ten days of squeezing him, he may be a little bit overwhelmed."
For more than ten days, Zhong Lihan drove the horned python to mine like crazy, so tired that he almost hibernated.
Henghua looked at a rock on the right.
From behind the rock, Wu Cuifeng came out and picked up the horned python on the ground.
"Oh? It's not because he's tired, it's because he's absorbed a lot of gold energy, plus... Fellow Daoist Fu gave him the 'Dragon Transformation Talisman', right? He's about to shed his skin."
A large amount of gold energy activates the "Dragon Transformation Talisman" given by Fu Henghua, allowing the horned python to begin a transformation into a dragon.
"Next, let me take care of you. I'm familiar with this."
Because of Erlong Zhenren, Liangyi Dao has unique experience in taking care of dragons and snakes.
Everyone talked for a while on the surface, and soon Zhong Lihan was led underground by everyone.
The refreshing air that hit his face made Zhong Lihan feel refreshed and uplifted.
"So full of spiritual energy - so, you are building a camp underground these days?" Zhong Lihan asked.
"Keeping the surface hidden from the sky, we operate quietly underground - by the way, senior brother, we found the mountain seal of Black Moon Reef."
Mountain seal?
Zhong Lihan thought of what he found in Dilingze.
Later, I will have a good chat with Fu Henghua, Dong Moyang and the others.
Sha Jinchang took Zhong Lihan to look at the underground space, while Fu Henghua and others dispersed again, each doing their own business.
The so-called underground camp is a fairyland built by Yu Danqing with the help of the ground connection left by the Chiyuan Taoist sect. It is a mile square, with a dragon boat located at each corner. It is an underground hidden version of Fu Henghua's "sea base".
"Brother, look, this is a field."
Sha Jinchang pointed to the left side of the road, where a group of silver lights and shadows were shuttled among the green rice fields, using Taoist techniques and clean water to water the spiritual plants. Zhang Xiyue remotely controlled the Taoist soldiers Fu Xuange left for her, and they were busy in full swing.
Not far away, Zhong Lihan saw a glowing stove.
"There?"
"The place for refining weapons was built by Henghua using the Bagua Furnace method. We have not been idle these days, carefully wandering around, looking for heavenly materials and earthly treasures for reprocessing. We have also tinkered with some gadgets - Senior brother, you
You know, this is the first time I have discovered that the research on magical weapons in Yanlong Waters has actually developed to this stage. The ballistae and talisman towers are all semi-automatic and can be controlled by war soul Taoist soldiers."
In the past few days, Yu Danqing built eighteen ballistas and twenty talisman towers and equipped them on the white dragon ship. Fu Xuange relied on the star soul army he carried to operate these instruments to fight against the Golden Core monks.
This is a response to prepare for a surprise attack by demonic cultivators.
"Those people there are thinking about slaying dragons every day, and the war equipment is certainly developing faster than our three major water areas."
Zhong Lihan took a brief look at the state of the underground camp and temporarily returned to the dragon boat to rest.
But soon, Taoist Long came to visit.
"Do you have something to do, fellow Taoist? Later, we can go to Henghua to discuss it together."
Zhong Lihan and Fu Henghua had lived in Lingjie Cave for many years and knew each other's character very well. With his character being too lazy to move, he must have gone to his study with others to discuss the next plan.
"Let's not talk about it for now. Kang Zhaiyu disappeared just now when we went to greet you."
Kang Zhaiyu?
Zhong Lihan frowned: "I remember, we rescued him from the hurricane. Isn't he quite safe?"
"Yes, even during these days when you were gone, he stayed in the house. So, junior sister was a little careless and let him sneak away."
Not caring about washing and resting, Zhong Lihan immediately said: "Then what are you waiting for? Let's go chase him quickly!"
If the other party escapes, not only the underground camp may be exposed, but even the secret they concealed will be exposed to the Nanzhou Demonic Way. The Nanzhou monks can include them, "people from outside the country", in the calculation of the secret.
"That's what I mean, you and I will act separately. I have asked my junior brother and junior sister to inform Dong Moyang and Fu Henghua, and together we -"
At this moment, the breeze drifted here, bringing Fu Henghua's message.
"Take peace of mind, please. Come to the study to get together first. Don't worry about anything else for the time being."
The two looked at each other and boarded the white dragon boat side by side.
Arriving at Fu Henghua's study and looking at the elegantly decorated furnishings, Zhong Lihan shook his head.
No matter how many times I’ve watched it, I’m still not used to it. How come his taste is the same as Master’s?
Henghua was sitting at the desk behind the purple gold screen, writing something. Dong Moyang was sitting in the elegant seat separated by the eight-sided screen, silently using a fan to boil water for the teapot.
Taoist Long: "Seeing how calm and composed you are, does Kang Zhaiyu's escape have something to do with you?"
Henghua smiled easily and said: "I am greeting Brother Zhongli on the ground with you, how could it be me?"
Zhong Lihan thought deeply: "Speaking of which, since the man named "Kang Zhaiyu" came on board, you haven't expressed anything, right?"
"Me? What do I mean?"
Zhong Lihan looked Fu Henghua up and down.
"Based on what I know about you, there is an unknown danger that may exist on the ship. How dare you let only a few colleagues from Yusheng Pavilion watch? You don't have any arrangements? This is not like you."
"Because I believe in Taoist Long and Yuwen's methods. Besides, there are so many masters on the Purple Dragon ship, why should I interfere."
"This matter is indeed a bit strange." Taoist Long recalled Fu Henghua's behavior from the trip to the present, "Except for Kang Zhaiyu's matter, you have been involved in everything else about the Purple Dragon Ship."
The growth of spiritual plants, the safety of the spring, the daily health of the Fu family's servants...
But he was the only one who didn't ask about "Kang Zhaiyu".
"Unless—" Zhong Lihan, "unless you already know Kang Zhaiyu's identity?"
Henghua hung the pen on Beacon Hill and looked up at the three young leaders of the Donglai Regiment.
He made an invitation gesture, then stood up from the desk and walked to the seat where Dong Moyang was.
There is a square mahogany small table, four golden futons, four teacups and a teapot being heated.
He sat in the east seat, and Zhong Lihan and Taoist Long also sat down silently.
Henghua took the fan from Dong Moyang's hand and slowly made tea: "Kang Zhaiyu can speak Nanzhou's language and knows the basic customs of Nanzhou, but he doesn't know about the Great Demon Tribulation. Why do you think this is?"
Taoist Long pondered, this was the key to his doubts.
Judging from his appearance and conversation, the other party should be a monk from Nanzhou, but why doesn't he know about the "Great Demonic Tribulation"?
If you are not a Nanzhou monk, why do you know the Nanzhou language?
"Don't say these nonsense, just tell the conclusion," Zhong Lihan said impatiently, "Who is that person, and will he have any impact on us after he leaves?"
"There are only so many ways to learn the language of Nanzhou. Yang Dai, Ling Tianchou and Guo Mojun from Nanzhou."
"Master said that he has been paying attention to the movements of Yang Dai and those in the Ling family. He has not found that they have close contact with Brother Donglai."
Zhong Lihan said, silently looking at Fu Henghua.
In terms of closeness, Fu Henghua and Yang Dai were the closest to the "Nanzhou intelligence source" among the Donglai monks when they exchanged celestial texts and Taoism.
Henghua hummed softly and cooked spiritual tea using the "Yunfu Technique", not paying attention to Zhong Lihan's strange eyes.
Dong Moyang: "You mean, the other party's source of information is Demon Lord Guo? Is he a demon cultivator?"
"Really? She doesn't pose a threat to us. Damn it, it was Demon Lord Guo who learned some Nanzhou language when he came into contact with Xuanming Demon Palace. Then he took a ride with us to Nanzhou. So, don't worry about her. As long as she
If you are smart, you will understand the benefits of hiding our identity."
"So, do you think the other party will also conceal their identity and will not reveal our identity?"
Isn’t it too out of line to place everyone’s safety on other people’s thoughts?
Taoist Long was very dissatisfied with this.
"What should we do if Kang Zhaiyu and Nanzhou Demonic Cultivator join forces?"
"No. She will not join forces with the Nanzhou monks."
Tea is ready!
Henghua picked up the teapot and was the first to pour tea for Zhong Lihan.
The golden cloud slowly floated out from the spout. It seemed light, but it settled steadily in the cup.
Dan Yuan, such pure golden elixir essence.
A strange color flashed in Taoist Long's eyes.
During these days on the dragon boat, he had also enjoyed the services of Fu family's "Master Yunfu". However, the spiritual tea they concocted was far inferior to Fu Henghua's methods.
Zhong Lihan had practiced with Fu Henghua and knew his taste and craftsmanship very well. He picked up the tea cup and tasted it slowly: "So, you are so confident?"
"Leave her on the ship, and she won't help easily. It's better to let her go and have a look. After understanding the situation in Nanzhou, she might even take the initiative to surrender. You know, the magic way of Nanzhou is different from the magic way of Dongzhou."
Zhong Lihan was silent.
He recalled Fu Henghua's identity and that his godfather had a close relationship with the Demon Palace. So, he knew the internal personnel of the Demon Palace and even knew the demon cultivator, so he was confident that the other party would not leak our information?
"Since you have sense, let me trust you first."
"Brother Taoist?" Taoist Long looked at him disapprovingly.
After pouring tea for Dong Moyang, Fu Henghua also poured tea for Taoist Long.
"Fellow Taoist, you can rest assured. That man is under my supervision and nothing will happen to him. Looking back, he will be a great help to our operations in Nanzhou."
"You have a backup plan for Kang Zhaiyu?"
"You should know about my sister Tongjun's poison, right?"
Poison?
Taoist Long brought the tea to his mouth and suddenly froze, looking at the clouds in the teacup and lost in thought.
Is this tea okay?
Watching the other two slowly sipping tea, and thinking about what Long Chuan had eaten for many days, he still drank it all in one gulp.
If the other party wants to do something bad, it's not their turn now.
After seeing the three of them finish the tea, Fu Henghua took out a note and pushed it in front of the three of them.
Dong Moyang smacked his lips, recalling the spiritual tea prepared by Fu Henghua: "What a pure spiritual energy - no, it's fairy energy? What did you add to this tea?"
"A good thing to use to identify demon cultivators."
Demon cultivator?
Dong Moyang was about to ask when he suddenly glanced at the note placed on the table by Fu Henghua.
"There is a demon on the ship, so be careful. It is suspected to be related to the grimoire."
"Grimes?"
The three of them were startled at the same time. Dong Moyang and Taoist Long remembered that Fu Henghua had once made a confused inquiry about the whereabouts of the grimoire.
"Did Kang Zhaiyu tell you? Does he really know you? He came here under the orders of the Xuanming Demon Palace to steal the magic book?"
Zhong Lihan looked at the teacup at hand: "You are testing us with the teacup to identify our identities?"
"So, there is nothing strange about you drinking tea, which means you are not a demon cultivator pretending to be a demon cultivator." That is the spiritual tea that I mixed using the immortal energy that the twenty-four Tribulation Immortals penetrated into my body. As long as you are a demon cultivator,
It will inevitably lead to intestinal rupture.
"There is no problem with the three of you now. Let's go back early to make arrangements and check on the others. However, this matter needs to be carried out in a low-key manner. A devil has sneaked into the ship. If it is publicized, it will not be good for everyone."
"There is a demon in our Donglai group - if it is possible..." Taoist Long glanced at Fu Henghua.
You have around 200 servants, isn’t it too likely?
"I have already checked all my servants. But if the three of you don't believe it, you can continue to investigate the servants on the ship. As long as you don't hurt them, you can check them as you like - but remember, don't alert the snake."
The three of them looked at each other.
Then he silently looked at the note on the table.
If this note was left by Kang Zhaiyu, and Kang Zhaiyu did know Fu Henghua, then it would be somewhat credible for Fu Henghua to believe that Kang Zhaiyu would not deceive us.
After all, Kang Zhaiyu really tricked Donglai and his party, and the Fu family and Fu Henghua could not escape their bad luck.
"Are you really sure that a demon cultivator will talk about love with you?"
"I think she can still be saved."
Taoist Long saw Henghua's attitude and said no more.
The three people quickly returned to the dragon boat and began to carefully search for traces of demon cultivators on the boat.
Watching the three of them go back for a thorough investigation, Henghua picked up the note on the table again.
It seems to be related to the grimoire.
The seven words faded silently and disappeared from the note.
Only the first eight words are left as a warning.
"In this way, can we test the location of the grimoire?"
But looking at the demeanor of these three people, it seems that they are not worried about the safety of the grimoire at all. Are they so sure?
…
Zhong Lihan checked all the people on his Qinglong ship, including the servants of the Fu family, but found nothing.
"Is there something wrong with my inspection method, or is the devil not here?"
He was worried and turned to senior Yu Danqing for advice.
By chance, he saw Dong Moyang and Taoist Long coming over as well.
"What's the situation over there?"
"Not found."
"I do not have either."
After the three of them checked Yu Danqing again, they secretly informed him of the information about the demonic cultivators on the ship.
"Is the news true? It can't be fake, right? 'Kang Zhaiyu' used it to confuse our sight?"
"It's possible, but isn't it necessary? If he really wanted to fool us, he could have revealed it directly when he was imprisoned in Zilong Ship. Why bother to remind Fu Henghua alone? Moreover, Fu Henghua's speculation may be true. Kang Zhai
Yu is most likely from Donglai in Xuanming Demon Palace."
Only people from Donglai can know the time of their trip. Only people from Demon Palace dare not go with them openly. On the three major waters, the roads for Jie Xian and various sects are impassable. But on the Fu family side
How easy to talk. He is really a relative and friend of the Fu family and an acquaintance of Fu Henghua. Just say hello and follow him?
Only because of the embarrassing status of the demon cultivator, Fu Henghua did not dare to bring anyone with him. He could only use this method to get on the boat halfway, leaving Fu Henghua speechless and then take him to Nanzhou.
After all, Yu Danqing had two lives of experience. After careful reflection, he roughly understood some of Kang Zhaiyu's thoughts.
"If he has no ill intentions, he is just trying to get on the boat. Now that he is leaving, don't worry about it. As for the demon on the boat - maybe he is another person sent by the demon palace to cooperate with Kang Zhaiyu - no, if
There is a way to send someone in. Kang Zhaiyu can naturally do the same instead of risking waiting for us in the hurricane zone. In other words, Kang Zhaiyu ran out secretly. But that person didn't know about it, and after realizing Kang Zhaiyu's identity
, I want to connect with him."
The three of them understood what Yu Danqing said.
Kang Zhaiyu may have been on the right path, so he left on his own without intending to join in the evil deeds.
"Looking at it this way, Heng Hua does understand him as a person. He is also a demon cultivator with a righteous heart - his family is used to encountering such people."
Dong Xia dismantled the Thief Alliance back then and led the seven thieves back to the right path.
The master of Hongwen Pavilion pulled the young master of the Demon Palace into the path of immortality.
Now, does it make sense for Fu Henghua to abduct someone from the devil's path?
Yu Danqing sighed; "If he is a cultivator, that would be easy to say. Although he comes from an embarrassing background, there are kind-hearted people like Queen Xuan in the Demon Palace. I am afraid that he is proficient in demon arts and is studying demon ways in Nanzhou. Combining the two
The head of the family has an epiphany and becomes a great devil."
…
Three thousand miles away, Wukong transformed into a man with his hands on his chin, silently looking at the gourd in front of him.
The gourd sprayed out black mist, with a banner floating on it.
"How abominable. In the past few days, the destined people in Nanzhou have all learned the lesson. They are all hiding at the mountain gate, watching and protecting each other, and several demon kings are patrolling in person."
For several days, Wukong had no results. He could only sit in a valley and silently write the "Ten Thousand Demons List", trying to conceive of a big plan against the evil ways of Nanzhou.
…
The four of them, Yu Danqing, discussed and planned to find an opportunity to follow Fu Henghua's example and use spiritual tea mixed with fairy spirit to test.
At this time, Sha Jinchang came in a hurry to report.
"Oh no, there is a group of demonic cultivators coming from the south, and their target is Black Moon Reef."