Chapter Nine Chapter Seventy-Four: Ghosts Want to Die
The shaking under my feet became more and more violent, and it was almost impossible to stand.
The two stumbled to the beach, only to see Shuichi Watanabe retreating from the beach with a look of horror on his face.
"What's going on!? Earthquake??" Osamu Watanabe said, waving his hands violently to the two people who came running towards him, "Don't come here!! The sea water is rising!!"
Su Wangting pulled Bai Kui and stood hastily.
They saw the sea water flooding the beach at a speed visible to the naked eye, forcing the three of them to retreat to the edge of the woods.
But even after retreating to the edge of the forest, the seawater was still coming, showing no signs of slowing down. After a while, the white sandy beach completely disappeared and was submerged into the sea.
Su Wangting woke up as if from a dream and said in shock: "No! It's not that the sea water is rising, it's that the whole island is sinking!!!"
"What!? The island is sinking??"
While they were talking, the three people's feet were submerged in the sea water.
Bai Kui grabbed Su Wangting's sleeve: "What should we do!?"
Su Wangting waved his hand and turned around: "Run to the rocky mountain first!!"
But when the three of them walked through the woods and looked again, they were dumbfounded.
Where are the rocky mountains?
The original water pool at the foot of the mountain has expanded dozens of times, and is as big as a lake. Sea water gushes out of it, and the entire stone mountain has been submerged in it!!
The three of them were stunned.
In front of me, sea water gushes out of the pool; behind me, the sea water has submerged in the woods.
The ground shook more and more violently; a rumble could be heard underfoot.
The three of them watched the water rise rapidly, and soon it was up to their knees.
Su Wangting sighed softly and shook his head.
"It seems there is nothing we can do. The whole island is sinking. Just prepare to float on the sea again with peace of mind."
Shuichi Watanabe covered his face and stamped his feet repeatedly: "Qi Kexiao! I finally escaped death and came to this island, but unexpectedly the island sank. Who can believe this! In the end, I still have to continue on the sea.
Floating!! There is no other island within a thousand miles, so where can we stay?"
While they were talking, the sea water was already up to the waists of the three of them.
Shuichi Watanabe looked up to the sky and shouted: "I never expected that a noble samurai like me, who lives in the same river, would be buried in the belly of a fish in the end!!"
Su Wangting also raised his head and sighed: "Hey! I didn't expect that I would die together with Vasami from Fusang in the end. It's sad to think about it."
"Cough cough cough..." Shuichi Watanabe coughed violently after hearing this.
He choked on the sea water.
Just because the sea water has reached its neck.
The three of them were completely floating at this time, and the island was completely submerged in the sea.
In the vast ocean, three floating figures appeared again.
Once again in dire straits.
Watanabe Shuichi suddenly drew out his katana and handed it to Shiro Aoi with both hands: "Instead of drowning because of exhaustion of strength, it is better to have a good time! Please, finish me!!"
Bai Kui rolled her eyes: "Don't you Fuso warriors all like to commit seppuku? You can do it yourself, why do you need me? Leave me alone!!"
"I'll do it." Su Wangting took the knife.
Shuichi Watanabe took a deep breath and nodded fiercely: "Come! It is my honor for Shuichi Watanabe to die with a master like you!! Come!!"
Su Wangting had a wicked smile on his face and raised his knife: "Don't regret it."
“I will never regret it!! Come!!”
Su Wangting groaned, looked behind him and said leisurely: "Okay, since you insist on dying, then I will help you. It looks like there is a ship over there. I will go and take a look after I kill you."
"What!?"
Watanabe Shu turned around sharply.
I saw that there was actually a ship on the sea about five miles away!
Seeing that the sail on the mast was not raised and the ship was still floating, it seemed that no one was on it.
"Hey!" Shuichi Watanabe took a breath and stared at the ship blankly, "This ship...appeared so strangely! When we were on the island, our eyes were almost opened and we didn't find anything. How could it suddenly happen?
A big ship appears? Could it be...this is the legendary ghost ship?"
Su Wangting smiled and said: "Don't worry about the ghost ship, you are going to die anyway. Turn around quickly, I will wipe your neck, and then Bai Kui and I will go to the ship to have a look."
"call out!"
Shuichi Watanabe suddenly jumped out of the sea and ran towards the ship very fast.
"Hey!! Vasami, you have to keep your word! If you want to die, you must die!" Su Wangting chased after him with a knife in his hand.
"The devil wants to die!!" Watanabe Shuichi suddenly increased his speed.
The distance was only five miles, and the three of them had boarded the wooden boat in an instant.
I searched around the cabin, but found no one.
Weird!
Okay, how could a ship appear out of thin air?
Or is it a large ship that is similar in size to the merchant ship that sank and is very suitable for crossing oceans?
Just when I was wondering, I heard Bai Kui's shout coming from the mast.
"What's wrong!?" Su Wangting rushed over quickly.
"Look." Bai Kui pointed at the thick mast.
Looking up, I saw a few words engraved on the mast - "Pry into the secrets of heaven to achieve great success, hold on to nine chapters to reach the mysterious realm."
Su Wangting's pupils shrank sharply!!
Isn’t this what is said on the stone tablet in the desert!?
"There are words here." Bai Kui pointed to the wooden base of the mast.
Su Wangting lowered his head and looked again. Sure enough, there was a line of small words. He leaned over and muttered silently: "Since the knife has been given to you, there is no need to return it. I only hope that one day, my little friend will come to see you with the knife."
"Is it Senior Jueyangzi..."
"What do these words mean?" Bai Kui asked puzzledly.
Su Wangting didn't answer, he just touched the scabbard on his waist and sighed, then walked listlessly to the side of the ship, looking at the vast ocean.
Su Wangting smiled bitterly.
He didn't know what these words meant.
Even what kind of existence this senior Jueyangzi is is a puzzle that is difficult to understand.
There is also the old man who appeared outside Dujuan'er Hospital, and the man inside the iceberg...
It is precisely because old puzzles have not yet been solved that new ones have been added.
Do we have to collect all the nine chapters of Tianji before the truth can be revealed?
Oh, the nine chapters of Dog Day’s Secret!
"Huh?" Su Wangting suddenly came back to his senses, "Why did he become so rude after a trip to the sea? Could it be that he was harmed by Vasami?"
"You called me?" Shuichi Watanabe passed by carrying a fishing rod.
“Go aside!!!”
Watanabe Shuichi scratched his head: "How did this boat come from? Are we not going to investigate?"
"Why is there so much nonsense!? No matter where it comes from, as long as you can survive! Set sail and hurry up!!"
"Hi!!"
…
In the early morning five days later, Silla's coastline finally came into view.
Bai Kui cried with joy when she finally saw her homeland again after many hardships.
Although this is not Shuichi Watanabe's hometown, he is still filled with emotions.
When we came out, there were twelve people.
Now, he is the only one.
Thinking of this, I can't help but feel sad.
Su Wangting pushed Xiu Yi across the river with his shoulder and said: "We will not dock, but will skim directly from the water to the shore. This boat will be given to you, and you can go back to Fusang."
Shuichi Watanabe was stunned when he heard this, then nodded heavily: "Thank you for your help. If you find a place where we can live together in the future, just ask."
Su Wangting smiled and said, "Are you in charge?"
Shuichi Watanabe rubbed his sore eyes and nodded again: "Since I am a benefactor, I will no longer hide it from you. I am the only son of the tenth generation of Iai-ryu."
"I see. From your sword-drawing skills, it can be seen that you must be much better than ordinary Iiai-ryu disciples. It turns out that you are the only son of the current leader of Iiai-ryu, and you must have received the true inheritance."
After speaking, Su Wangting nodded to Bai Kui.
The two men rushed onto the side of the ship.
Just as he was about to jump into the sea, Shuichi Watanabe stepped forward and said loudly: "My benefactor, before we say goodbye, can you answer the next question?"
"you say."
"Are you...really that...blood Shura from back then?"
Su Wangting didn't answer this, he hugged his fists with a smile on his face, then jumped out of the boat and hurried towards the shore to hit the water.
"He was."
Bai Kui smiled and jumped off the boat.
…
As soon as the two of them landed on the coast, Bai Kui immediately became alert.
This is not surprising.
Because the sect of Frost Flower Palace is located in Qingtan Mountain, not far from the sea.
Since the seizure of power has occurred, Shuanghua Palace must be looking for Bai Kui's whereabouts everywhere.
After all, if cutting the grass does not remove the roots, the seizure of power will not be so thorough.
Bai Kui expressed her worries, saying that this was a dock and it was near the Frost Flower Palace, so there would be people from the Frost Flower Palace looking around to find out where she was.
Su Wangting, however, just said not to worry and paced forward slowly with lazy steps, as if nothing was wrong.
The two bought two horses in a village near the seaside pier and headed north. Before they had gone twenty miles, they saw two men in dark gowns questioning passers-by on the country road ahead.
I saw that the two dark gowns were embroidered with large petal patterns with silver threads. On their waists, they both carried a long black knife with a narrow sheath.
It's exactly the same as Bai Kui's appearance at this time!
It is the sect costume of Frost Flower Palace!
"What should we do? Why don't I go to the roadside and take off my coat in the grass first, and then we take a detour?" Bai Kui asked.
Su Wangting slowly shook his head, with a cold light in his eyes: "You are going home, not a thief! There is no need to be sneaky!"
"Then... just go there? I'm afraid you'll do something."
Su Wangting said calmly: "Go to those two people first and ask if your parents are okay at this time, so that you can have some peace of mind."
After finishing speaking, Su Wangting got off his horse and strode towards the two men.
Bai Kui had no choice but to tie up the horse, but did not follow. She just hid behind the horse and watched from a distance.
"stop!!"
As expected, the two Frost Flower Palace disciples raised their hands to stop Su Wangting.
"What's the matter?" Su Wangting pretended to be confused.
A disciple of Shuanghua Palace shook out a portrait and said coldly: "Have you seen this woman recently?"
Su Wangting raised his fingers and said, "Get closer. My eyesight is not good and I can't see clearly."
The disciple took two steps closer with an impatient expression and thrust the portrait in front of Su Wangting's face.
"I can see it clearly this time." Su Wangting bared his teeth and smiled.
"Have you ever seen it?"
Su Wangting rolled his eyes and looked at the sky, touched his chin and said lightly: "Hmm...have you seen it or not? Tsk, my memory is not very good, so I'm not sure..."
"Are you looking for fun with me!?" The disciple's face immediately darkened, "You've seen it when you've seen it, and you've never seen it before! If you dare to have fun on top of Frost Flower Palace, are you afraid you've had enough?
"
Su Wangting shook his head: "I haven't lived enough. I've... seen it before."
The two people were startled when they heard this, and asked in unison: "When did you see this!?"
Su Wangting smiled and said, "Just now."
"really?"
Su Wangting shook his head: "Of course."
The two Shuanghua Palace disciples looked Su Wangting up and down with suspicion, and saw that he was in rags and dilapidated, so they whispered that he was afraid that there was something wrong with his mind, so it was better to let him go quickly to avoid wasting time.
.
Su Wangting experienced a crisis at sea, how could his clothes not be in ruins?
But that face was quite clean and fair.
It's like I can never get a tan.
"Let's go!" A disciple pushed Su Wangting and waved his hands repeatedly, "Where is this beggar from? He's wasting his time."
"Huh, let's go."
Su Wangting actually took great strides forward.
But after walking a few steps, Su Wangting suddenly turned around and grinned: "Is the girl you are looking for named Bai Kui?"
"Eh!?" The two of them gasped.
Then he hurriedly stepped forward to block Su Wangting and asked urgently: "Have you really seen it?"
"I've seen it."
The smile on Su Wangting's face gradually faded.
"When did we meet?"
"Didn't I say it before? Just now."
As soon as I finished speaking, I heard two muffled sounds of "dong, dong"!
The two of them suddenly felt that the breath in their Dantian was dissipated, and they slowly knelt down with their hands on their abdomens, their faces full of pain.
"you you……"
Su Wangting slowly inserted the unsheathed Soul-Eating Knife back into his waist, and said coldly: "From now on, you will do whatever I say, and you will answer whatever I ask. Otherwise, it is not a knife."
You guys are so simple. Do you hear me clearly?"
A disciple of Shuanghua Palace endured the pain in his abdomen and gritted his teeth: "You...who are you? How dare you attack us? You...do you know the consequences of offending Shuanghua Palace..."
"boom!!"
This disciple immediately flew backwards.
It fell heavily two feet away.
Looking at his chest, it was completely collapsed, and the muscles and bones inside were probably broken!!
I saw blood spurting out of this disciple's mouth. After struggling for a few times, he kicked off his legs and stopped moving.
"You should answer 'yes'." Su Wangting slowly lowered his kicking foot.
Another disciple swallowed his saliva and was horrified.
Who is this person?
The speed of his attack was so incredible that he didn't even see a trace of his movements clearly!!
Not only is it unusually fast, but it is also extremely powerful.
With just one kick, he easily took the life of a famous swordsman with more than ten years of cultivation.
Where did this person come from?
"So, do you hear me clearly?" Su Wangting's voice came from above his head again.
The disciple slowly looked up and saw a pair of eyes that were so cold that it made people cringe, staring at him.
I couldn't help but tremble all over.
"Listen... listen clearly."
The disciple lowered his head, not having the courage to look into the eyes of this terrifying man.
At this time, Su Wangting looked at the Qingtan Mountains in the distance, raised his head to the sky, and murmured with a solemn face: "Sadly, am I back after all?"