Volume 2 Dragon Bird Chapter 9: Sea God Sect
Among the common people, the waiters in restaurants are bound to be the most well-informed people. As long as you are willing to spend a little money, there is nothing you cannot find out.
So as soon as he arrived at Jiaolong Island, Lu Qingshan went straight to the port restaurant of Jiaolong Port.
A restaurant opened in a place like Jiaolong Port with such a large flow of people would naturally do a booming business. The huge three-story restaurant was almost full before dinner time.
Lu Qingshan found a seat by the window on the third floor and sat down. After ordering a sumptuous meal, he stopped the waiter who had greeted him and handed him a small piece of silver. "Waiter, I want to ask you something."
The waiter did not take the change at first, but asked politely, "What do you want to know, sir?"
"I'm new here and would like to know something about the situation on the island. I wonder if you could tell me a little bit about it." Lu Qingshan said with a smile.
After understanding what Lu Qingshan wanted, the waiter took the silver with a big smile on his face, carefully wiped the silver with his sleeve, put it in his pocket, and said in a rhythmic voice: "Young Master, you have asked the right person. I have worked in this restaurant for five or six years. I don't know everything about the island, but nine out of ten times I know something..."
Although Jiaolong Island is large, due to its unique terrain, 99% of the population is actually concentrated in the southern coastal area around Jiaolong Port. The further north you go, the more sparsely populated it becomes.
"And strangely enough, there is an active volcano crater in the southern part of the island that erupts from time to time..." the waiter said in a suspenseful tone.
Lu Qingshan waited for the next words, "There's nothing strange about the crater, right?"
Seeing Lu Qingshan answering, the waiter said excitedly: "The strange thing is that what erupted from this crater was not magma, but water mist all over the sky."
"oh?"
"What's even more bizarre is that this crater is pitch black, bottomless, with no visible edges, and it has an extremely strong suction force, like an abyss that swallows everything. It is said that even monks with the ability to fly and escape the ground would not be able to resist if they accidentally fell into this crater. They would be sucked into the depths and disappear!" added the waiter.
Now Lu Qingshan became more concerned. A crater that could even swallow cultivators was indeed worthy of attention.
After talking about the island's topography and customs, the waiter introduced Lu Qingshan to the power situation on the island.
On Jiaolong Island, the most powerful force is the Sea God Sect, which controls the only city on Jiaolong Island, Jiaolong City.
The reason why the Sea God Sect got this name is because the person standing behind them is the "Sea God".
"Sea God?" Lu Qingshan frowned.
The waiter explained, "They are the Jiaolong Clan. The sea area near our Sea God Archipelago is inhabited by the Jiaolong Clan. Their king calls himself the Sea God. The Sea God Archipelago is under their rule. The Sea God Sect is the sect supported by the Jiaolong King."
"I just heard a rumor that the Sea God Sect betrayed their compatriots to please the monsters..."
The waiter was shocked as if struck by lightning, and did not say a word.
The Sea God Sect is indeed very powerful on Jiaolong Island.
Seeing this scene, Lu Qingshan said in his heart, and at the same time, he calmly handed over another full ingot of silver.
The waiter's eyes flashed with hesitation. He struggled for a long time, but finally couldn't resist the temptation of silver. He gritted his teeth, took the silver from Lu Qingshan, and lowered his voice a few points and said, "On the surface, this Sea God Sect is a sect supported by the Jiaolong Clan, but in fact it is a running dog of the Jiaolong Clan, and it is the butcher knife that the Jiaolong Demon Clan wields against us humans ! The Jiaolong Demon King calls himself the God of the Sea and is cruel by nature. Every other year, a sacrificial ceremony is held with ninety-nine pairs of boys and girls as sacrifices. This matter is handled by the Sea God Sect. This tradition has continued for hundreds of years. I don't know how many people on the island have lost their families because of it."
Lu Qingshan's face condensed, "No one is resisting?"
"How dare I? Let's not talk about the power of the Jiaolong Clan in the sea. The power of the Sea God Sect alone is so great that ordinary people dare not resist it." The waiter just finished speaking and suddenly remembered something, "However, it seems that in recent decades, there are monks on the island who can't stand the atrocities of the Sea God Sect and secretly organized a force to try to overthrow the rule of the Sea God Sect. I don't know if they will succeed..."
Lu Qingshan seemed to be thinking about something, and asked one last question, "When will the sacrificial ceremony be held this year?"
"You've come at the right time, young master. In five days, this year's sacrificial ceremony will be held."
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After asking about the specific situation on the island, Lu Qingshan gradually fell into deep thought. When he came to his senses and wanted to have some food and wine, he found that the table was already a mess of cups and plates.
It wasn't all thanks to the King of the West's rats, because this time Lu Qingshan had a companion by his side - Zang Xiaojian, who asked to go with him after getting off the boat.
Lu Qingshan felt helpless as he looked at the girl in front of him, who looked just like the King of the Western Rat, with sparkling eyes and her head buried in eating at the table.
"On the boat, there's nothing but seafood, and that's what people should eat!" Zang Xiaojian felt Lu Qingshan's gaze and explained.
The King of Western Rats nodded his head a few times in sympathy and felt a sense of being a kindred spirit towards Zang Xiaojian.
Lu Qingshan pondered for a moment, then asked the busy Zang Xiaojian, "Why did you come to Jiaolong Island? To visit relatives? To visit friends?"
Zang Xiaojian was kind enough to guide him, and it seemed that the little girl wanted to follow him for a while, so he couldn't refuse. However, he had to find out the girl's purpose.
Zang Xiaojian shook his head and said vaguely: "No...well, wait for me."
She was using chopsticks to pick up a big meat bun and stuffing it into her mouth. She took a small bite, revealing the steaming, greasy meat filling inside. The girl was obviously not ready to give up the meat bun, but was in a hurry to answer Lu Qingshan, so she put down her chopsticks, not caring about the heat or being polite, and stuffed the rest of the meat bun into her mouth with both hands, stuffing her little face into a steamed bun with bulging cheeks.
Zang Xiaojian tried hard to swallow the meat bun in his mouth, then quickly picked up the teacup beside him and took a sip of tea. He then patted his chest and took a breath, "I almost choked..."
Then, the girl stared at Lu Qingshan with her dark eyes and said calmly: "I am here to find my natal sword just like you!"
Lu Qingshan was startled and glanced at the King of the Western Rat, who was paying no attention to what was happening outside and concentrating on eating on the table.
Zang Xiaojian immediately understood what Lu Qingshan meant, waved his hand, and clarified for King Xishu: "King Xishu didn't tell me that. I was born with an ability to perceive swords very strongly. And I didn't feel the existence of your natal sword in your dantian."
"Later, I asked the King of the Western Rat where you came from, and learned that you and the King of the Western Rat were from Zhenjiang Prefecture in Qingzhou."
"My father told me that seven years ago, he had sensed an extremely powerful sword near the South China Sea. I just happened to need a natal sword, so my father asked me to come to the South China Sea to try it out."
Zang Xiaojian didn't say all the words, but his meaning was very clear: a swordsman without a natal sword traveled thousands of miles across two states to come to the South China Sea where a powerful sword once appeared. What else could he want except this powerful sword?
This inference is quite reasonable.
When the King of the Western Rat heard his name, he raised his head and looked at the two of them with a confused look on his face.
Lu Qingshan said unhappily: "Eat yours."
He was not surprised by Zang Xiaojian's behavior. Just as he had tried to find out Zang Xiaojian's background, it was natural for Zang Xiaojian to inquire about him intentionally or unintentionally.
I just didn't expect that Zang Xiaojian had such a special ability and could determine his purpose so easily.
However, the little girl was very frank in stating her purpose of looking for the sword, which undoubtedly made Lu Qingshan's unhappiness disappear.
A very clever girl!
The extremely strong perception of swords is a very peculiar talent, but it seems to be of no use at all, and even with Lu Qingshan's understanding of Jiutian, he has never heard of it.
Zang Xiaojian was so frank, Lu Qingshan didn't hide anything and nodded, "Yes, I'm here to look for my natal sword."
Zang Xiaojian said with a smile: "I saw that you went straight to the restaurant to inquire about the news as soon as you arrived on the island, so you must not have a definite direction. And I am the same. Perhaps we can exchange the information we know and find the location of this sword."
"As for the ownership of the sword..." Zang Xiaojian tilted his head and looked at Lu Qingshan, his tone rising, "Then it will all depend on your ability. What do you think?"
