Hang Shiqi sent a letter to Zong Yao as quickly as possible, saying that something had happened to Yun Wuzhen.
Zong Yao was resting in the clan these days. He was drinking honey tea when he received the letter. When he saw Yun Wuzhen being arrested, he took a sip of tea and choked in his throat. He coughed and couldn't breathe for a long time.
"Look at you, you are such a big man and you are not stable at all. You can choke even if you drink tea. How can you get a wife like this? Which beautiful orc can fall in love with you?" Clan father said with disdain.
Zong Yao didn't bother to argue with him. He stood up and started packing his luggage: "I'm going out."
"You've only been back two days and you're out again?" asked the clan father dissatisfied.
"Something happened to my friend, and I have to save him." Zong Yao said while cleaning up.
"What kind of friend?" Zong's father looked at Zong Yao's anxious face and asked curiously: "Which clan is he from? Is he pretty?"
"Yunhu tribe." Zong Yao's mind reappeared in Zong Yao's mind, the way the young prince became angry after his tail was pulled and howled in embarrassment. The corners of his mouth unconsciously curved, and he lowered his eyes and whispered: "Very beautiful."
As soon as Zong's father heard Zong Yao's tone, he knew that he was interested in her, and his eyes lit up: "Yunhu tribe, that's good. Is she single?"
"Dad, he is a boy, a male." Zong Yao rubbed his head, feeling embarrassed.
Unexpectedly, Zong's father waved his arms, which were thicker than ordinary people, and slapped Zong Yao hard on the forehead: "What's wrong with the male? That's Yunhu! It's good if someone likes you, but you still have the nerve to pick someone's gender? Don't
Take your time, quickly drive your broken boat to me and rescue people!"
"I don't, I just said that he is a male. Maybe he doesn't like me like this..." Zong Yao doesn't mind that Yun Wuzhen is a male. Anyway, the Iron Bear Clan doesn't expect him to pass on the clan and receive him. He also likes Yun Wuzhen.
Well, besides not liking males, isn't it embarrassing for myself? The problem is that Yun Wu really seems to like that kind of beautiful females. The partners he used to find are basically of this type, and when he looks at himself, he feels that they are not as beautiful as females.
They are completely unrelated.
"Forget it, I'm going to save people first. We'll talk about those things later." Zong Yao waved to his father, carried his luggage and went out to gather his brothers at the dock.
On the other side, Hang Shiqi packed up his things and prepared to take a boat to meet Zong Yao.
"Come back safely," Ao Wu kissed Hang Shiqi's eyebrows, and brought the wolf fang that he had taken away from him two days ago back to Hang Shiqi's neck: "If there is danger, remember to call me loudly, and I will go
Pick you up."
Hang Shiqi was very happy when he heard this: "It's too exaggerated. I'm screaming on the island, but you can hear it at home?"
Ao Wu's tone was serious and not like a joke: "As long as you call me, I will definitely appear."
Hang Shiqi touched the wolf fang and wondered if Ao Wu had done anything on it, but he couldn't find any changes. "Is this some kind of magic newly studied by the priest?"
Ao Wu smiled, but did not answer him.
No, pretend to be mysterious. Hang Shiqi gritted his teeth: "Okay, I'll remember it. If you don't come then, I will stand on the boat and shout, Ao Wu is a puppy."
There was a smile in Ao Wu's eyes, and he stretched out his hand to pinch the tip of Hang Shiqi's nose: "You are a puppy too."
Hang Shiqi stared at him and wanted to ask, why are you scolding people for no reason. Then he suddenly remembered that his animal form is that of a dog.
Fine.
"Wow." Hang Shiqi bared his teeth at Ao Wu, pretending to be aggressive: "I'll bite you!"
Ao Wu reached out and touched his fangs. He couldn't help but touched them with his lips and tongue.
Ao Wu's breathing was heavy and rapid, and the strength he held Hang Qiqi was a bit heavy, as if he was trying to embed him into his arms.
Hang Shiqi has not been very close to Ao Wu recently because he is busy. Being kissed by him like this made him feel a little bit excited. The tips of his ears turned red and he hummed a few pleasant nasal sounds.
The two of them were a little out of control in this kiss, like two beasts biting each other. They were obviously very hungry, and their teeth were chattering together, but they were holding back their strength, as if they were afraid of biting each other, so they only dared to bite each other with their teeth.
Slowly rub the soft flesh and taste each other's taste with the tips of your tongues.
"It's all your fault." After the kiss, Hang Shiqi put his head against Ao Wu's chest: "When I think of being separated for nearly two months, I don't want to leave now."
Ao Wu was a little surprised. He didn't expect that in his lifetime, he could still hear the three words "I don't want to leave" from Hang Shiqi's mouth. It also proved that in Hang Shiqi's heart, he was already a little more important than running around.
So he resignedly took the blame and put it on his back, and smoothed over the person who dumped the blame: "Well, it's all my fault."
"Beauty is a disaster." Hang Shiqi added through gritted teeth.
Ao Wu: "..."
Who is more like a beauty and a disaster?
Ao Wu gave Hang Qi a box of things. Hang Qi opened it and found ten beads and a bamboo tube neatly inside.
"These ten are the water-avoiding pills that Yu Fangqing compensated last time. You can take one yourself, and the others can be distributed to Zong Yao and his crew. The bamboo tubes contain hidden weapons made of dendrobium. Whoever you want to attack, just
Point the bamboo tube at the opponent and press it, and silver needles will fly out. There are 300 silver needles in total. The toxicity of Dendrobium has been diluted by me, so it will not cause death, but it will cause people to enter a state of paralysis. If not detoxified in time, there will still be
Your life is in danger. There are three antidotes at the back. If you accidentally hit yourself with a needle, remember to take it quickly."
"Wow, that's amazing." Hang Shiqi grabbed the bamboo tube and looked up, down, left and right: "Then I'm invincible."
"It's not that powerful." Ao Wu laughed: "A fast orc can dodge it. So this thing is useless in a frontal fight. It can only play a supporting role."
"That's okay." Hang Shiqi put away the bamboo tube and wooden box: "I don't know how to fight in the first place. Anyway, if I can't fight and run away, it'll be over."
Only fifteen days after Hang Shiqi and Ao Wu parted ways, Zong Yao's ship had already arrived at Evernight Island.
This was not the first time that Zong Yao's merchant ship had sailed to Evernight Island. All the documents were prepared very properly, and they only said they were here to buy seafood, which did not arouse any suspicion.
The scenery of Evernight Island is different from that on the road. There are beaches, sea views, and the streets are full of hawkers selling fish and shrimp. Although it is summer, the weather here is quite cool. A lot of orcs are soaking on the beach, swimming and sunbathing, and everything is exposed.
A sense of lazy comfort.
Most of the orcs living here are orcs whose bloodline is related to the sea. Some of them are affected by their bloodline, and their facial features are strangely shaped. In comparison, the mermaid tribe is indeed as beautiful as a fairy. Qihang Shiqi noticed that there was a wife here.
Dov, walking beside a female orc is often followed by many male orcs.
Hang Shiqi stared curiously for a few times, and was pulled by Zong Yao next to him: "Don't keep staring at other people's husbands."
"I didn't stare, I just took a look out of curiosity." Hang Shiqi defended, and then asked Zong Yao: "Are you not allowed to look at it?"
Zong Yao explained to him: "In the territory of the mermaid tribe, married males belong to their wives' personal belongings. It is an offense to them to stare at them like this."
Hang Shiqi opened his mouth and silently looked away: "It's true that each place has its own customs."
Yu Fangqing's residence is at the southernmost tip of the Evernight Island, the part that extends from the oval island like a long duck's bill.
Most of the people living around here are orcs from the mermaid tribe, and it is like a noble area of the Evernight Island. However, this noble area looks desolate no matter how you look at it.
"Here, the aristocratic area?" Hang Shiqi wondered if his group had gone in the wrong direction. Otherwise, why had there been fewer and fewer houses since just now, and now only the beach and exposed rocks were left.
"You foreigners?" An old man with a hunched back passed by them, carrying a huge conch twice as tall as himself.
"Ah, yes, we want to visit the island owner here, but we seem to be lost." Hang Shiqi said: "Grandpa, do you know where the island owner usually lives?"
"Don't you know? The mermaid's residence is built below. Also, what old man? I'm only seventeen years old, not an adult yet!" The orc was a little angry, with his gray beard tilted upward.
Hang Shiqi looked at the other party in shock and tried to make amends: "Do minors have to work as coolies? Isn't such a big conch heavy?"
"What coolie? This is my home." The orc became even more angry, with his cheeks bulging and his eyebrows raised, looking a little funny.
"The racial characteristics of the Luosheng orcs is that they look like old men when they are born. The older they are, the younger they look." Zong Yao explained to Hang Shiqi: "They are used to choosing a conch of the right size to carry on their backs after birth.
Go, find a comfortable beach at night, bury the conch in it, and sleep in it."
"You know a lot!" Hang Shiqi praised generously.
Zong Yao smiled shyly: "The main reason is that they are good at picking conches. If you want to buy large conchs for decoration, you can definitely go to them."
"You want to buy conch?" The orc obviously misunderstood.
"No, we..." Zong Yao was about to explain, but was interrupted by Hang Shiqi.
"That's right, we just want to buy conches." He counted the heads of himself, Zong Yao and the seven crew members he led: "I want nine."
Seeing that there was money to be made, the orc's expression finally softened: "What do you want to buy?"
Hang Shiqi pointed at Zong Yao: "It's as big as it can fit him in."
After he finished speaking, he added: "We want to dig it ourselves, and the money is still yours. We just want to experience the fun of digging conches, okay?"
The orc looked troubled: "But you outsiders can't stay under the sea for a long time."
"No problem, do you know the water-avoiding pill?" Hang Shiqi said.
The orc's eyes widened: "You have a water repellent pill? This is a rare thing and is generally not sold to outsiders. Where did you get it?"
"Don't worry about it." Hang Shiqi took out a handful of purple bone coins and said, "Just sell your conches."
The orc collected the bone coins, and as expected no longer asked, introduced himself: "My name is Luo Wang. I know there is a beach where the conchs are big and strong, and the threads are also very beautiful. I will take you to dig them right now."
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Luo Wang took them to change clothes and go into the sea. This is a shallow sea area. The sea water is azure under the reflection of the sun. The bottom of the sea is a fine white soft beach, covered with colorful and beautiful coral reefs. In the distance, there is a vague sight.
Saw a gleaming palace.
"Is that where the mermaid lives?" Hang Shiqi asked. After taking the water-avoiding pill, he could breathe as freely as if he were on land even though he was in the water, and his speech was not affected.
"Yes, that is the mermaid's palace. The tallest one in the middle belongs to the island owner." Luo Wang said.
Sure enough, Hang Shiqi grinned and found you.
Hang Shiqi picked nine large conches.
The armored bear was so strong that he dug out the conches from the sand and dragged them to the beach in a short time.
"What are you doing with these things?" Zong Yao asked.
Hang Shiqi smiled mischievously and lowered his voice: "Tonight we will go and smash all the decorative conches in Yu Fangqing Palace for her."
Zong Yao's scalp felt numb: "Then?"
"Then she wants to buy conch to repair the house?" Hang Shiqi said. We got into the conch and asked people to move the conch to the palace. Soon we were able to sneak in successfully.
Zong Yao showed a confused expression: "But when we smashed the conch today, didn't we already go in?"
Hang Shiqi: "..."
That's right too.
Well, actually, his hands were itchy. Looking at Yu Fangqing's gorgeous underwater palace, he wanted to demolish it. After all, he hadn't demolished the house in the sea yet. He didn't know whether the fragments would fall to the ground after the demolition, or
Floating everywhere.
Zong Yao found a step for Hang Shiqi: "The island owner's palace is not particularly well-defended. If we want to sneak in, it's actually not very difficult. We don't have to go to all this trouble."
Hang Shiqi reluctantly held the conch that was bigger than himself: "What should I do with these? I bought them all and can't waste them."
Zong Yao looked at his serious expression and couldn't help complaining in his heart: Why didn't you feel it was a waste when you demolished other people's houses?
Hang Shiqi was still seriously thinking about the use of conches. After thinking for a while, he finally slapped his forehead: "Let's bury them outside the palace."
Zong Yao: "What to do?"
Hang Shiqi smiled mischievously: "You'll know later."
Hang Shiqi found a place not far from the palace and buried the conch in it. Then he and Zong Yao and nine other people sneaked into the palace.
The palace under the sea is not that big. Hang Shiqi and Zong Yao searched for half a day, knocked out more than a dozen mermaid guards, more than twenty male servants, and captured a male pet, and finally searched the palace.
Probably, but not even a single fox hair of Yun Wuzhen was found.
Hang Shiqi had no choice but to force a confession from the mermaid boy: "You know..."
Before he could finish his words, the male favorite showed his face that he would rather die than surrender: "I only have the island owner in my heart! I will not betray the island owner! I advise you to let me go quickly, the island owner will not let you go.
your!"
"..." Hang Shiqi was so angry that he slapped the other person on the head: "Shut up, I didn't ask anything!"
"I know even if you don't tell me! You foreigners just covet the beauty of us mermaids and want to capture us back in this way." When the male favorite said this, his face turned red.
"What the hell!" Hang Shiqi scratched his hair irritably: "To be fair, you're not as good-looking as me. I feel like I'm at a disadvantage compared to you. Don't think that the whole world covets your body, okay? Why?
You are obviously so ordinary, but you can be so narcissistic?"
"Then why did you bring so many people to arrest me?" The male favorite still had an expression that said, "I don't believe you must be lying to me."
Hang Shiqi: "Who is coming to arrest you? What I am looking for is Yun Wuzhen, the one your island owner brought back in the past two months. He is my friend. Have you seen him?"
"Ah, you are talking about him." The male favorite nodded: "That little prince of the Yunhu tribe, right? That vixen gave the island owner who knows what kind of poisonous soup, and it destroyed the island owner's three souls and seven souls.
He was hooked away, and now he hangs around him all day long without even looking at us."
Hang Shiqi: "Yes, yes, that's him. Then do you know where he is being held?"
Male favorite: "Never seen it."
"..." Hang Shiqi rolled up his sleeves expressionlessly, turned to Zong Yao and said, "I want to hit someone."
Zong Yao smiled good-naturedly: "Don't worry, let me ask you. I'm more familiar with getting information."
"Okay." Hang Shiqi gave up his position.
Zong Yao knelt down in front of his male favorite: "Have you never seen Yun Wuzhen once? Then how do you know that the island owner hangs around him every day? What news have you heard?"
"Just think about this kind of thing. The island owner is not a monk. If he doesn't look for us at night, he will naturally look for the new one." The male favorite said matter-of-factly. He didn't know what he was thinking of, and his voice suddenly became sharp.
: "And why are you looking for him? What good is that Yun Wuzhen? Wasn't he just some kind of little prince before? So what, why don't you just become the male pet of the island owner now? Wait until you get tired of being played by the island owner.
Isn’t that just..."
"Snapped!"
Zong Yao's slap not only stunned the male favorite, but Hang Shiqi was also stunned. In these days, he had never seen Zong Yao get angry. In his impression, this young man was taller and had a very soft temper.
There is also a bit of naivety.
But the face of Zong Yao in front of him had already darkened, as fierce as a big bear that could pounce on and tear people to pieces at any time. He lowered his eyes at the moment and looked at his male favorite indifferently: "What are you asking? What are your answers?
One more nonsense and I will kill you."
The corner of the male pet's mouth was broken, and blood stains were spread in the sea water. When he opened his mouth, he was about to cry.
"I'll beat you even if you cry." Zong Yao said.
The male favorite burped and held back his tears: "He is not in the palace. The island owner has kept him alone elsewhere. We are not allowed to see him on weekdays. So we don't know where he is kept."
Zong Yao: "So what he usually eats and wears is sent from the palace?"
"That's true." The male favorite responded.
Zong Yao: "Who will send it?"
Male favorite: "Yu Meng and the others. The island owner can't trust others, so he only lets them send it."
There was some noise around, it was someone who discovered the knocked unconscious manservant and came to find him.
"Let's sneak away first." Hang Shiqi pulled Zong Yao and said.
"Okay." Zong Yao reluctantly suppressed the anger in his heart and followed Hang Qiqi out of the palace.
"I don't see how powerful you are when you get angry." Hang Shiqi said to Zong Yao on the way.
Zong Yao now lost the ferocity he used to hit people, and became a little embarrassed: "I just heard him say that about Yun Wuzhen, and I couldn't control my anger for some reason. I'm sorry for scaring you."
"No, no, I feel quite relieved." Hang Shiqi waved his hand and said, "But I didn't see it. You and the young prince have not known each other for a long time, but our relationship is better than I thought."
When Hang Shiqi left the palace, he didn't leave. Instead, he opened up the conch he had buried before, covered his head, pretended to be a conch orc, and signaled Zong Yao and the others to follow suit.
"What's this for?" Zong Yao didn't understand, but he still asked his men to put conches on their heads.
"This seabed has the most conch orcs. Let's pass by like this so we won't arouse suspicion," Hang Shiqi said.
Zong Yao: "Aren't you going to leave?"
Hang Shiqi shook his head: "Once people discover danger, they will subconsciously check their most important things. At this stage, the most vulnerable person in the palace to be targeted and the one who is most afraid of losing is probably the young prince Yun Wuzhen.
As long as we follow each other, we won't have to worry about finding Yun Wuzhen's residence."
This time Hang Shiqi thought it was right. Yu Meng led people to search around the palace, asked about the figure and appearance of the person, and immediately matched one of them with Hang Shiqi. He was not sure whether the other party had discovered it.
After finding Yun Wuzhen's location, he immediately led people to the place where Yun Wuzhen was imprisoned. On the way, he vaguely felt that someone was following him. When he turned around, he only saw a group of people digging for conches on the soft seabed. These conch orcs almost every day
They were all digging conches on the seabed. Without thinking much, Yu Meng led the people and continued walking forward.
Hang Shiqi lost the conch and continued to follow, and finally came to a stone gate embedded in the ground at the edge of the trench farther away from the sea. It was covered with a layer of sand and gravel. If they had not followed Yu Meng, they would have turned over the offshore sea.
Can't even find it here.
"As for the fact that someone is hiding so tightly?" Hang Shiqi felt that Yu Fangqing was simply unreasonable.
Yu Meng pressed the button and led the people inside.
Hang Shiqi hid nearby, waited patiently for a while, and saw him bringing people out again. Yu Fangqing came out with him, walking in a hurry towards the palace.
When they were farther away, Hang Shiqi looked at the empty entrance and asked Zong Yao: "Shall we go in now?"
But Zong Yao stopped him: "Don't worry, wait a moment."
After a while, as expected, Yu Meng came back with his men and searched the inside and outside before leaving. The difference was that this time he only took half of the men away, while the remaining half stayed behind the door of the agency.
Hang Shiqi looked confused and asked Zong Yao: "How do you know he will come back?"
Zong Yao: "You can think of following him here, but he didn't think of it. He turned around in the middle, indicating that he was already suspicious. He led people away just now, but even though he knew you were here to save people, he didn't even have a guard.
He didn't even stay, it's obviously a trap. If you had just taken advantage of him to leave and go underground, he would have caught you right now."
Hang Shiqi: "Shall we go in now? There are only four mermaids, we should be able to deal with them."
Zong Yao: "Let's go."
Hang Shiqi touched the mechanism according to the remembered position, and sure enough, the mechanism opened in response. There was a long corridor inside.
Hang Shiqi looked at it and suddenly frowned.
"What's wrong?" Zong Yao asked.
Hang Shiqi clicked his tongue twice and said, "Why do I feel that this place looks a bit familiar, like...the cocoon rat underground palace."