"boom"
Chen Yuan once again stepped onto the deck of the ship. The dark blue wood color revealed the weight of time.
He stood with a gun in hand, the tip of the gun exposed, his eyes slightly narrowed, looking at the open cabin door. Bright lights were jumping in the dark cabin, dispelling the darkness and making the ship brightly lit.
As the lights came on, human figures appeared between the windows and human voices were heard.
Some people talked loudly, some clinked glasses, some argued endlessly, and in the midst of their conversation there were lofty scriptures and also common people talking in the market.
In an instant, the dead ship became lively and bustling.
This scene reveals an indescribable weirdness, but the scene is extremely vivid and real, as if there is really a group of people chatting inside, or talking about martial arts anecdotes.
At this moment, there were several sounds of falling behind me.
Jin Yushan's three guardians followed and leaned forward, looking at the changes in the ship with surprise and doubt.
They remembered that the ship's hatch had been tightly closed before, and everyone wanted to get in but was unable to. Now that they had opened it themselves and made all this noise, what did that mean?
Like Chen Yuan, the three of them remained vigilant and did not move forward rashly.
At this time, lights were lit, spreading from the first floor to the second floor.
More and more figures and more and more voices appeared, as if all kinds of living beings were being performed in the silhouettes in front of the window.
At this time, a window on the second floor near the deck lit up. Unlike the other windows with multiple silhouettes, there was only one figure sitting with his back to the camera.
Then a vast and loud voice sounded in the ears of several people.
"I have trained myself to be like a crane, with two boxes of scriptures under a thousand pines. I came to ask for the truth but no one answered. The clouds are in the sky and the water is in the bottle!"
"My fellow Taoists, please come aboard and have a chat!"
As this loud voice sounded, the originally noisy boat suddenly became quiet.
The figures reflected in the window all turned towards the deck at the sound, as if behind the window, a pair of eyes were staring at Chen Yuan and the other three.
At this moment,
"boom"
"boom"
"boom"
Powerful auras surged out from the figures, transforming into violent wind pressure that enveloped Chen Yuan and the other three, like huge waves crashing down on them.
"buzz"
"Humph"
The three guardians of Taisui Mountain changed their expressions slightly and were the first to react.
Jade Unicorn Jin Yushan's body shook and he took a step back, leaving a clear footprint on the deck. He snorted, and a great amount of righteous energy burst out of his body, forming a pale white protective aura about a foot thick that stabilized his body.
The mad knife Yu Wenguang slipped under the pressure of the huge waves, his brows raised, and the mad knife wrapped in black cloth behind him made a sound, and a blood-colored blade energy rushed out from the blade, turning into a blood-colored crescent-shaped scimitar more than one meter high, and slashed forward!
The sword light broke through the wind and stopped three feet in front of Yuwen Guang. The strong energy on both sides poured out from both sides, and only then did he stabilize his body.
Facing this wind pressure, the Mountain-Shaking Tiger Huyan Qing frowned, his muscles and bones trembled, and he shouted from his throat. He raised both hands, one hand was wind, the other hand was fire, and as he stepped back, veins bulged on his face, and he quickly raised his hands and clasped them in front of his chest.
"call"
The wind blew up the fire.
In an instant, a bright flame enveloped his entire body, burning fiercely and causing scorching heat, barely blocking the pressure.
The three of them reacted in a split second and steadied themselves.
Only Chen Yuan, facing these layers of energy like strong winds and huge waves, with his clothes fluttering and his hair dancing, stood still as a mountain. His body emitted a precious light like green jade, and his tendons and bones emitted sounds like dragons' roars and phoenixes' cries. He bravely withstood this pressure.
There was a blazing golden light in his eyes as he looked up at the figure on the second floor. The three-pointed, two-edged spear in his hand danced with brilliant silver light, and then he threw it towards the window.
The spear came out like a dragon with a long dragon roar. The three-pointed, two-edged spear turned into a brilliant cold star, breaking through the wind and waves and shooting towards the second-floor window.
It was only a few feet away, but it arrived in a flash. The spear directly nailed the window frame, and a few strands of energy overflowed, blowing the window open.
Then, Chen Yuan flew up, turned into a stunning figure, and broke directly into the window.
After entering, there was a simple private room. Before Chen Yuan could see the scene clearly, the scene in front of him changed like yellow sand blowing.
But the next second, a buzzing sound of gunfire rang out.
The three-pointed, two-edged spear nailed to the window fired a shot, and a silver light flashed, driving away the blurry illusion in front of his eyes and bringing the real scene back.
Soon, the scene inside became clear.
Nine bronze oil lamps were dotted on a lamp stand that looked like a sun god tree. Two bamboo curtains were hanging. Behind the curtains, there was a figure sitting on a cushion, vaguely visible, with his back to Chen Yuan.
Chen Yuan first looked at the oil lamps, which were the same style as the ones in the little squirrel's hand before. Then he moved his gaze to the figure sitting with his back to the bamboo curtain, and the corners of his eyes wrinkled slightly.
In the eyes of the Dharma, this person seemed real or illusory, and could not be seen clearly. He closed his eyes gently and could not sense anyone in front of him. When he opened his eyes again, the figure appeared here clearly.
"Are you the spirit of this ship?" Chen Yuan said in a light tone.
He wanted to see the origin of the things hidden in this ship.
Spirit, which is beyond the scope of demons and monsters, is a certain kind of thing, either absorbing the essence of the sun and the moon, or being in a special environment and gaining enlightenment over a long period of time.
There are often rumors in the world that there are hermits in the mountains who often recite scriptures. Over time, the surrounding flowers, plants and trees will become enlightened.
There is a widely circulated anecdote that says that in the previous dynasty, there was a monk who copied scriptures in his meditation room every day. Suddenly one day, a woman entered the meditation room and covered her face with her sleeves. The monk thought it was a ghost and ignored her.
But the woman came every day, and the monk couldn't help asking one day: "Who is coming?" When the woman heard this, she lowered her sleeves covering her face. There was no mouth on her face, and the monk was shocked.
A high monk heard this and went into the meditation room to check. It turned out that in the scripture copied by the monk, he found the character "Ru" of Mahavairocana, but only the character "Nü" on the left was written without the character "口" on the right. It was like "女" without a "口". Knowing that the monk had written the wrong character, the character transformed into a spirit and told the monk that he had written it wrong.
After Chen Yuan asked the question, he used his Dharma Eyes to work at full capacity, quietly looking at the figure, trying to see clearly what this thing was. At the same time, the golden elixir in his Dantian trembled, the furnaces started, the blood rushed like rivers, and the two divine treasures were ready to go.
Unexpectedly, the figure behind the bamboo curtain stood up, then spoke leisurely and said Chen Yuan's name.
"Chen Yuan, you and I have a predestined relationship!"
"About a year ago, you were still a Tixuan, and you broke into my ship without an invitation. Then, with the help of everyone, you successfully broke through the heavenly barrier. At that time, I didn't expect that this scene would happen today. I didn't expect that when we meet again, you have been promoted to Musashi, and your magical powers are not small, not inferior to the half-step dragon tiger who wanted to enter the ship before. I am curious, how did you do it?"
"Over the past hundreds of years, I have seen many martial arts geniuses in the eyes of the world, but these people are far inferior to you. I even suspect that you are the reincarnation of a celestial being."
As these words fell, the man slowly turned around and finally revealed his true face.
He has a handsome face, bright eyebrows, a three-foot-long beard, and black hair that is neatly pinned up with a wooden hairpin. He wears a black collar and a white robe. He is over eight feet tall, has a dignified appearance, and exudes an ethereal and otherworldly aura.
When Chen Yuan saw this man's true face and heard the words "reincarnation of a god", he felt a little sensitive and his eyelids twitched slightly.
The celestial being, he had heard from the Huanlong clan when they mentioned Baiyujing, was a legendary existence that transcended the immortals on earth and reflected the heaven and earth, illusory and difficult to trace. The old man Dong of the Huanlong clan said at the time that there was an ancient rumor that Baiyujing was the residence of the celestial being.
His origins were a secret that he had never told anyone. He was certainly not a celestial being, but he was indeed reincarnated from outer space.
The other party wanted to find out my origins in a few words, or more precisely, the secret of my rapid cultivation. I was afraid that he was not aimless and it might be the purpose of him following me secretly.
He has always been quick to assume the worst of others!
And what he has experienced has enabled him to make his own judgment.
Thinking of this, he felt a chill in his heart, but his face remained expressionless. His eyes with a faint golden glow stared at the man through the bamboo curtain.
He was confident and not afraid of this man. If this man really had the ability to take action, he would have done it long ago when they fell into the Shiwan Mountains. Why would he need to be sneaky and follow Chen Yuan and the others secretly?
As for the meaning behind this person's words, it seemed that he was telling Chen Yuan that he was the owner of this ship.
Whether it was before or after death, just ask and you will know.
"You know my origin, but I don't know your name. As far as I know, the owner of this ship has become a Taoist hundreds of years ago. He is a senior dragon and tiger!" When Chen Yuan said this, he raised his eyelids slightly and looked at the other party's reaction.
The other party seemed to see through Chen Yuan's thoughts and laughed, "Don't guess, I did pass away more than two hundred years ago. What is left now is just a wisp of spirit left by secret magic, which is stored in this magic ship that accompanies me day and night, drifting around the world and living on."
When he said this, a trace of reminiscence appeared on his face.
"Time flies by so fast. I haven't had a heart-to-heart talk with anyone in a long time."
Then the man recalled his life.
This man was called Wen Yan, with the courtesy name Anhou. He was from Jianghuai and came from a prominent family. When he was young, he loved to debate scriptures with others. Later, he made a name for himself and entered the officialdom. Later, he became tired of the world of fame and fortune and returned to his hometown. He spent all day traveling with friends, visiting celebrities, drinking tea and discussing philosophy. Unconsciously, his cultivation improved rapidly, he stepped into the realm of dragons and tigers, and made a name for himself in the world. As for the rest of his life, he fell into cliché.
This person did not embellish this story with any additional words, but simply stated it in a straightforward manner, which made people unable to help but believe it.
After listening to this, Chen Yuan verified it with the information he had obtained from various sources about the owner of the ship and felt that this man should not have lied in what he said.
The earliest rumor I heard was that the owner of this ship was an ordinary warrior who sailed a boat in his early years. He often heard strange people from all over the world talking about anecdotes and arguing about scriptures while sailing on the boat at night. Over time, he gained some insights and thus attained enlightenment.
To be honest, most of these rumors with a romantic color of Jianghu are false and unrealistic. If you carefully examine them, you will find that the leap from an ordinary warrior to a powerful dragon and tiger is like the leap from a commoner to the scholar-official class. Talent is secondary. The most important thing is resources, elixirs, skills, and the fundamental map of magical powers.
How can you ascend to heaven just by listening to others chatting?
The other party's origin is the most realistic. He was born into a prominent family, has sufficient resources, and is gifted.
"I will just believe what you said for now!" Chen Yuan's face did not change after listening to the other party's story, and then his tone changed, "But I don't know why you are following me?"
He asked the most crucial question, and it depends on how the other party answers it.
When he said this, his eyes revealed an undisguised sharpness.
However, facing his stare, this senior Longhu who claimed to have been in meditation for more than two hundred years still had a gentle smile on his face, as if he saw through everything.
"Haha, I know what General Chen is worried about. I naturally have no other thoughts. I just killed those monsters with General Chen in Qingshan County. I landed in the Shiwan Mountains and wanted to find a way out with General Chen. After all, it is better to live a miserable life than to die. I have lived for hundreds of years."
He spoke so lightly and naturally that it was hard to doubt him. He also emphasized that he had helped kill the demon in Qingshan County.
And this reason makes sense.
"Then how did you find Chen?" Chen Yuan's eyes flickered with golden light and his voice changed a little.
At this point, the Marquis Wen An smiled faintly at Chen Yuan, "This is the work of my good fortune. General Chen came to my ship and left a mark."
Having said half of this sentence, there is naturally no need to say more about the second half.
It is considered to be clearly pointed out.
A cup of tea later, with a buzz, the three-pointed, double-edged spear detached from the window and flew back.
At the same time, a figure in green flew out of the broken window, jumped directly over the deck, rushed out of the white fog, and left the ship.
Below, the three guardians of Taisui Mountain were still resisting the pressure released strangely by the ship, and they disappeared in an instant.
The three seemed to have received a message. They looked at the ship with shadows everywhere and bright lights in surprise. Then they shouted, took a step, followed Chen Yuan out of the white fog and left the ship.
After the four of them left, the lights on the ship quickly went out, and the shadows reflected in the windows also disappeared as the lights dimmed.
Soon, the whole ship fell silent, the white mist rolled back, and then quickly sank into the underground river.
After a breath or two, the water surface quickly returned to calm and the boat disappeared completely.
"Chen Zhonglang, what happened when you went in just now? What did you see?"
The three people from Taisui Mountain stood beside Chen Yuan, watching the ship disappear. Then they looked at Chen Yuan and asked curiously. (End of this chapter)
