Xie Lian asked, “One of the Four Great Masters, Black Water Sinking Boat?”

"Four pests, not four extinctions."

"..." Xie Lian then remembered that he had subconsciously excluded Qi Rong from the four people. This was probably because he really couldn't put "Green Lantern Night Tour" on the same level as the other three.

Xie Lian, who had made up for the scroll, had some superficial understanding of this "Black Water Sinking Boat". Legend has it that this was a large water ghost who lived in seclusion overseas. Like "Blood Rain Searching for Flowers", he was born in the Tonglu Mountain. Although he was always low-key, he was only low-key in the human world and the heaven. According to incomplete calculations, he had devoured at least more than 500 famous demons and monsters from all over the world, among which more than 400 were highly skilled water ghosts. The Black Water Ghost Den was the territory where he lived.

Just as the Ghost Market is the territory of Huacheng, "once you cross this boundary, there is no law", and once you reach their territory, they have the final say. There is a widely circulated saying in the Ghost World: "Red is the king on land, and black is the master in water", which is based on this. "Red" naturally refers to the Blood Rain Scholar in red, and "black" refers to the Black Water Mysterious Ghost.

Pei Ming said: "Brother Shui, you are really unlucky this time. The black ghost is not like the blue ghost. It is not prone to causing trouble. Fortunately, it has not drifted far. Turn the boat around before it is discovered."

The others looked at him: "You adjust it? Aren't you in charge of this boat?"

Pei Ming was also puzzled: "No adjustment? This boat should be able to adjust itself, there is no need to do it manually."

However, the rudder did not move at all. Pei Ming had no choice but to go over and steer the rudder manually. As soon as he put his hand on it, his brows furrowed. Xie Lian also went over and asked, "Can't push it?"

It couldn't be because Pei Ming didn't have enough strength. Xie Lian was still very confident in his own strength, but he couldn't push it. Ming Yi came up to check for a moment and said, "It might be stuck by something. I'll go down and take a look."

Shi Qingxuan said: "Brother Ming, I will go down with you."

Shi Wudu said, "Come back! Don't run around anymore."

Because he was still in the process of overcoming the tribulation, he couldn't be angry or distracted, which would affect his mood. Master Qingxuan didn't dare to disobey, and came back embarrassedly. Mingyi went down to the deck to check alone. Xie Lian wanted to help, but he knew that he was not as good as the geomancer in repairing and building, so he couldn't help even if he went. In addition, looking at the dark sea around him, he remembered something more important, and concentrated on asking: "Are there any fishermen drifting to this area?"

Hua Cheng has excellent eyesight. He had just been cooperating with Xie Lian in the search and rescue. He was the first one to discover many fishermen. He looked around and said, "There shouldn't be any. The Black Water Demon Cave is in the South China Sea, and fishermen can't drift that far. In addition, there are barriers in this area of ​​the sea. Without special circumstances, ordinary people can't get in. If they get in, there's no hope. Basically, nothing can float in without sinking."

This was actually the South China Sea. He hadn’t expected to drift so far without realizing it. Xie Lian tried it, and found that his spiritual communication had indeed been completely blocked. Although it was intermittent before, it was still working. Now it was dead silent. Although the sea was calm at the moment, he didn’t know what dangerous undercurrents were lurking beneath the sea. The sky was getting darker and darker. He had a bad feeling and said, “Since no fishermen have drifted to this area, if the Earth Master can’t repair the boat later, we might as well abandon the boat and go ashore first. The Water Master will return to the place where the robbery is passed in the East China Sea, so that we can continue the search and rescue.”

Pei Ming said, "That's fine." Then he opened the cabin door.

Unexpectedly, after opening the door, he saw an empty cabin instead of land. His face changed immediately and he said, "The shrinking skill failed?!"

Hua Cheng laughed and said, "Isn't this natural? Since the spiritual arts have failed, why can the shrinking technique still be used?"

Pei Ming turned around and looked over here, saying: "My dear little brother, you seem very calm at such a young age. You are not worried at all?"

Xie Lian said, “The boat has now drifted into the ghost realm and is still sinking. We can’t leave. Let’s find a way to solve this problem first.”

Shi Qingxuan shouted to the bottom of the deck: "Brother Ming, what do you think? Can it be fixed?"

Ming Yi said from below: "It's not broken! Nothing is stuck. It's something else that made it malfunction."

Pei Ming said in a deep voice: "It is the magic field of Xuan Gui."

As he was talking, the entire deck suddenly sank again. Xie Lian looked again and saw that more than half of the ship had sunk into the water. If it were an ordinary ship, it would have collapsed long ago, but since it was built by an immortal, it was still struggling and struggling. He said, "There are always exceptions. It's impossible that nothing can float in this area! There must be something that won't sink."

Hua Cheng said: "Yes."

Everyone looked at him. Hua Cheng crossed his arms and said casually, "There is a kind of wood that can float on the water of the Black Water Demon Cave without sinking."

Xie Lian guessed a few common special woods and said, “Sandalwood? Agarwood? Sophora japonica?”

Hua Cheng said, "Coffin wood."

"Coffin wood?!"

Hua Cheng said: "Yes. No one who accidentally entered the Black Water Demon Cave has ever been able to return alive. There was only one exception. That was because there was a man on that ship who was carrying the body of a relative across the sea back to his hometown. After the ship sank, he rode a coffin back to the shore."

Pei Ming raised his eyebrows and said, "This little brother knows quite a lot."

Hua Cheng also raised his eyebrows and said, "No way. You just know too little."

Although Shi Wudu was still meditating with his hand seals, he looked over and squinted his eyes slightly, saying, "Brother Pei, I wanted to ask before, who is this person? Where does he come from? Why is he with you guys?"

Pei Ming said: "Well, I'm afraid you should ask His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. After all, you are his concubine."

Shi Qingxuan said, "Okay, okay, don't talk about whether you know too much or too little. Now all magic spells are ineffective. Where can we find a coffin?"

Pei Ming said, "It's simple. Come, I'll make one for you right here, so you know what it means to have enough food and clothing by doing it yourself."

“…”

Hua Cheng said, "It's useless. It must be a coffin that has held a dead person."

There was no other way. We couldn't just build a coffin and kill one of them and put him in it. As they were talking, the ship sank a little deeper into the water. The deck where everyone was standing tilted slightly, almost level with the sea surface. Shi Wudu, who was originally meditating upright, almost tilted his body. He said coldly, "Forget it! I'll do it."

He took out a paper fan, touched his forehead with the fan head, and unfolded it. On the front of the fan was the word "water", and on the back were three water wave lines. Shi Wudu raised the fan and shouted, "Water!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Xie Lian felt the boat suddenly rise up, and his feet were immediately several feet above the sea level, feeling quite safe. He asked curiously, "Can the Water Master Fan even control the water in the Black Water Demon Cave?"

Hua Cheng said: "It's not the ghost land's water, he brought water from somewhere else."

It turned out that they had not been drifting into the Black Water Devil's Den for long. Just as they crossed the boundary, Shi Wudu summoned the water from the South China Sea not far away, which surged to the bottom and lifted up the boat. Pei Ming said, "Brother Shui, you did a good job! The rudder is useless, and the boat can't turn around. Hurry up and use the water to lift it back."

Before Shi Wudu could reply, the ship sank again. It turned out that the seawater in the ghost realm refused to give in and fought against the foreign ocean current. This time it sank more severely, and the entire deck tilted more severely. The top was heavy and the feet were light. Everyone slid to the bow and stabilized. Although Shi Wudu had a gentle and handsome face, he was very domineering and would never admit defeat. He realized that something was against him, and a green aura flashed across his face. He closed the water master fan, and when he opened it again, the three streamlines fluctuated more violently, and the power of the water current in the sea was stronger. The ship suddenly lifted up again!

One force was clamoring for the ship to sink, while the other force was stubbornly insisting on the ship rising. It rose and fell, as if it was a tug-of-war in which both sides were deadlocked. The big ship was moving and stopping on the sea, sinking and floating, the waves were splashing wildly, and the seawater was pouring back from time to time. It was terrible. If there were ordinary people on the ship, I'm afraid they would have gone crazy by now. Xie Lian held the side of the ship tightly with one hand and Hua Cheng tightly with the other, saying, "What's going on? The ship started to spin!"

It was indeed true. The ship had begun to slowly rotate in one direction, and it was spinning faster and faster, sinking deeper and deeper. Xie Lian suddenly realized that the ship had fallen into a huge vortex and was being sucked into the center of the vortex!

He shouted, "Everyone be careful! There's a fight between the two sides of the water!"

After all, this was not Shi Wudu's home ground. Although the seawater he brought in from elsewhere was powerful, it had crossed the boundary and was discounted. When fighting against the ghost ocean current, it was slightly at a disadvantage. After Xie Lian shouted that sentence, the big ship was really sucked into the center of the vortex. At the last moment, Xie Lian threw out Fang Xin and pulled Hua Cheng. The two of them stepped on the sword and flew up!

He was originally extremely worried that Fang Xin might not be able to fly anymore, but he finally breathed a sigh of relief once he left the deck. Although it was flying crookedly, at least it was still able to fly. Looking down from above, the entire sea area was a deep and terrifying pitch-black color. From below, it was obvious that two huge currents of different colors were fighting each other. It was their chasing and biting that formed this huge vortex. After the center of the vortex swallowed up the big ship, the two huge currents also dispersed at once. But they haven't given up fighting yet, like two poisonous snakes, they are still attacking each other. Every collision caused a storm. Xie Lian looked around and said, "Master Wind Master? Master Earth Master? General Pei? Are you all here?"

A dozen feet behind him, Shi Qingxuan's voice came: "Your Highness! We are here!"

Xie Lian said, “You guys are also flying swords…” He turned around and was speechless. He saw Ming Yi standing on the handle of a crescent shovel, and Shi Qingxuan sitting on the top of the shovel, waving at him.

This is not a sword, this is a... shovel. This scene is really unbearable to watch!

Pei Ming's voice also asked over there: " Where's Senior Brother  Shui ?"

He was flying the sword alone, and there was no  water master . Shi Qingxuan also shouted: "Brother? Brother?!"

Xie Lian said, “Don’t worry. Shuishi is the god of water, so it shouldn’t sink.” But thinking of the power of the whirlpool, he didn’t dare to underestimate it, so he turned around and said, “Sanlang, hold my waist tightly, don’t let go or you’ll fall.”

Hua Cheng said obediently, "Yes, okay. But, brother, there is something I must tell you."

Xie Lian asked, “What’s the matter?”

Hua Cheng said:  " You can't fly above the Black Water Demon Cave. Something will come out."

Just as he finished speaking, there was a sharp long whistle, and a huge white creature broke out of  the water and attacked Pei Ming.

Pei Ming was an expert swordsman. When he saw the monster coming, he subconsciously drew his sword. However, his sword was under his feet and he drew it in vain. Fortunately, he reacted quickly, jumped down, held the sword in the air and chopped the thing in half. Before his body fell rapidly, he jumped back onto the sword and rose steadily. His hair was not messy, and he asked calmly, "What is that?"

After he cut the thing off, it wailed and fell to the surface of the sea, barely visible. Xie Lian squinted his eyes and looked at it carefully, saying, "Fish?"

It was indeed a fish, but not an ordinary fish, but a bony fish that was five meters long and two meters wide!

The "fish" had no flesh or scales, only white bones all over its body, and it had sharp teeth and a sharp mouth. It was unknown whether it was poisonous or not. If it bit you, it would be very dangerous. Pei Ming flew higher and said, "Be careful, there must be more than one of these things!"

Sure enough, when he said "one", the second one also jumped up. This time, it attacked Mingyi and Shi Qingxuan!

Unfortunately, the Earth Master was not a martial god and his attack power was not strong. The Wind Master was also a mortal. In addition, Ming Yi was not very skilled in using the shovel. Although the two were not bitten, they were knocked down and fell into the sea. Falling in the air, Shi Qingxuan said in despair: "Brother Ming! Remember to use your magic weapon more often in the future--"

Ming Yi said: "Get lost——"

Pei Ming sighed and rushed over to save people. Xie Lian observed his skills and knew that he could handle it alone. He thought: "This really can't be blamed on Master Geomancer. A shameless priest would never want to take out a magic weapon like a shovel..."

At this moment, a chill ran down his back.

Xie Lian immediately regained his composure and said in a gentle voice, “Sanlang, hold on tight. Be careful, something is coming.”

Hua Cheng said, "Okay." He really tightened his arms.

Not long after, four  water walls suddenly rushed up from all directions, and four bony fish flew into the air!

These four huge skeletons are more like "dragons" than "fish". Their skulls are jagged, their horns are sharp, and two balls of ghostly fire are burning in their empty eye sockets, like a pair of large lanterns. Their four claws are complete, and their upper bodies are sticking out of the sea. They are as thick as  a water tank

Xie Lian sighed and said, “Then…who should start first?”

After thinking for a while, he put his hands together and said, "Let's go together."

As soon as he finished speaking, the bone dragon in the east screamed and rushed over first. Xie Lian raised his hand and pointed!

The bone dragon was immediately frozen.

It was a huge creature, but it was pinned down by a sword, a man, and a finger. It was stuck in place, unable to move forward. Its tail and hind claws swung wildly, creating huge waves in the sea. The other three also rushed forward. Xie Lian changed his fingers into claws and grabbed the horn on the head of the bone dragon, using it as a weapon and swinging it around. With a loud "whoosh" sound, the three bone dragons were immediately beaten into a messy "thirty" shape by this one!

The four bone dragons screamed and fell into the sea, their bones shattered into pieces. After finishing, Xie Lian looked down at the sea full of broken bones, clapped his hands, breathed a sigh of relief, and then turned around and asked, "Is Sanlang okay?"

Hua Cheng smiled and said, "With my brother protecting me, how could anything happen to me?"

After he said that, Xie Lian felt embarrassed. It would be easy for Hua Cheng to deal with this thing, and asking him if he was okay seemed like he was deliberately trying to curry favor with him. At this moment, the sword suddenly sank, and before Xie Lian could react, the two of them fell rapidly and plunged into the cold  sea .

It’s not that she was pulled down by something, but Fangxin was too old and couldn’t hold on any longer. After using it for so long, she needed to rest!

The freezing cold  sea water poured in from all directions. Xie Lian choked on the water twice and then closed his mouth and tried to swim upwards. However, the water in this black water den was indeed very evil. Xie Lian was a good swimmer, but in this water, his body was as heavy as a lead block and he could not float up no matter what. He opened his eyes and looked around.  The water was also dark and he could not see where Hua Cheng was. He swept his arms around in the sea. He caught the falling heart but did not catch anyone. Xie Lian could not help but feel a little anxious. But the more anxious he was, the harder it was to swim up and the faster his body sank. Fortunately, after a while, it seemed as if a hand suddenly cleared the fog. Xie Lian's eyes lit up. The next moment, someone held his hand, hugged his waist, and quickly floated up and soon broke through  the water . Xie Lian took a few breaths, wiped his face and saw that the person who brought him up was Hua Cheng.

It was strange. Logically, Hua Cheng was a dead man. As the saying goes, "dead people sink more." Dead people should sink faster than Xie Lian. However, he was so light in the  water

Xie Lian nodded. However, this scene was so familiar that he could not help but suddenly remember the same scene from last time, and his heart instantly became hot. Hua Cheng held him in his arms with one hand, and paddled forward with the other hand  , saying, "Brother, hold on to me, or you'll sink if you let go."

Xie Lian didn't know what to say, so he just nodded randomly. At this time,  the water was turbulent not far away, and several sharp bone horns appeared on the sea surface, like shark fins, and quickly approached the two of them. It turned out that the four bone dragons that were knocked unconscious by Xie Lian surrounded them again, wanting revenge.

They circled around the two of them for a while, staring at them eagerly. After a moment, they could no longer hold back and rushed over. Xie Lian clenched his fists and was about to fight back, but he heard Hua Cheng impatiently click his tongue above him.

The bone dragon had already rushed in front of the two of them, but when it heard this sound, the murderous aura suddenly disappeared without a trace. Its sharp fangs seemed to be coming to bite off Xie Lian's throat, but after rushing over, it rubbed the tip of the Fangxin sword and kissed it twice.

Xie Lian: “???”

He was still confused, and the four bone dragons just looked scared, wagging their tails and swimming away in a hurry. Xie Lian was speechless for a while, and Hua Cheng continued to take him swimming  , saying as they swam: "Brother, did you see that? If you want to keep a pet in the future, don't keep this kind of trash."

“…”

pet???

Xie Lian said, “No, there is no need for that…”

Suddenly, a  water dragon broke out from under the sea and soared into the sky. Xie Lian looked up and saw Shi Wudu sitting on top of the water dragon, his hands forming a powerful attack seal, his face showing hostility, as if he was fighting something fiercely. The already restless sea surface became even more turbulent, and Xie Lian shouted, "Master Wind Master! Master Earth Master! General Pei? Where are you?"

With the moonlight, he managed to glance around, but he didn't see anyone else. Instead, he found himself in a huge shadow. He looked back and his eyes widened. He saw a high wall of waves, covering the sky and rushing towards him. Then, he could see nothing.

…………

After floating in the sea for an unknown amount of time, Xie Lian finally opened his eyes.

He didn't sit up, but he could tell from the touch that he had landed. After lying down for a while and gathering some strength, he raised one hand and saw that the lines on his palm were wrinkled from being soaked.

Xie Lian felt a slight pain in his waist, so he turned his head and saw that the thing that was hurting him was Hua Cheng's arm. Hua Cheng was lying next to him, and it seemed that he had been holding him tightly.

He was already awake, but Huacheng was still asleep, with his eyes tightly closed. Xie Lian sat up and gently pushed him: "Sanlang? Sanlang?"

Hua Cheng did not respond. Xie Lian pushed him and looked around. Although this place was on the shore, there was no dock, no people, no houses, only dense forests. It did not look like a mainland, but an isolated island. Moreover, it was already daytime. Could it be that it had been drifting all night? Where would it drift to?

After pushing for a while, Hua Cheng fell into a deep sleep and there was no movement. Ghosts cannot drown, so Xie Lian believed that Hua Cheng would definitely not  drown . However, there was no guarantee that there were no other creatures in the sea, such as poisonous and thorny bone fish, which could attack him secretly. So Xie Lian touched Hua Cheng's chest, arms, and legs, trying to check if he had any wounds. However, apart from the conclusion that Hua Cheng had a really good figure, he found nothing else. Xie Lian was stunned for a moment, and then he panicked a little, muttering, "Sanlang, you are kidding me."

no response.

In a hurry, Xie Lian actually put his head on his chest to listen to Hua Cheng's heartbeat. After putting his head on it, he remembered, how can a ghost have a heartbeat? Unexpectedly, he actually heard it. Xie Lian was stunned, and immediately reacted, and couldn't help but have a guess.

Huacheng’s true form certainly wouldn’t  drown , but now that he has transformed into a human teenager of seventeen or eighteen years old, would he still  drown ?

Although he still felt that Hua Cheng was unlikely to make such a mistake, there was really no other way at the moment. He pressed Hua Cheng's chest several times, but he still couldn't wake him up. After hesitating for a moment, Xie Lian slowly stretched out his hands and gently held Hua Cheng's face.

The eyebrows and eyes on this face were too beautiful. With his eyes closed, he looked less sharp and more gentle. Holding and looking at her like this, thinking about what to do next, Xie Lian really found it difficult to calm down. He struggled for a long time, looked around, no one was there, then looked at Hua Cheng, he was not awake. Finally, he made up his mind, gritted his teeth, and whispered, "...I'm sorry."

His voice was trembling as he said this. After he finished speaking, he put his hands together, prayed silently for a while, then lowered his head, closed his eyes, and pressed his lips against hers.

At the same time, Huacheng suddenly opened his eyes.