Volume 6: Demons Rise from the East Sea Chapter 335: Sudden Change of Wind Direction (Part 2)

"Let me ask you again," Xu Zun asked the Crazy Knife Goddess, "What was Shen Xingran's behavior like? Why did he survive?"

"I... I said it before," said the Crazy Knife Witch, "The reason he was able to survive was entirely because he didn't participate in gambling. He... ahem..."

The Crazy Knife Goddess recalled for a moment and said, "He seemed to be in love with a dancing girl, so he kept going up on stage to challenge her, just to prevent that girl from being picked by others.

"But unfortunately, his martial arts skills are too weak, and he fails every time he goes on stage."

oh……

Xu Zun recalled that when the knife-wielding man Zhao Xin saw Shen Xingran coming on stage, he actually dropped his weapon, which showed the contempt these warriors had for Shen Xingran.

It seems that Shen Xingran was able to survive thanks to the woman he cared about.

only……

Xu Zun suddenly felt a hint of bitterness and could already understand Shen Xingran's feelings.

It would certainly not be a pleasant feeling to see the woman you love accompanying other warriors every day.

No wonder, ever since they got on the boat together, Shen Xingran has always looked at those warriors with resentment in his eyes.

"Well," Xu Zun thought for a moment and asked the Crazy Knife Witch, "Let me ask you one more question. Is there anything... unusual about the woman taken away by Wang Dian? Did Wang Dian tell you anything?"

"No, no," the Crazy Knife Goddess replied quickly, "Wang Dian lives in seclusion and rarely goes out. He never speaks a word to me!

"That woman...that woman..." She recalled carefully, "Apart from her noble status, what else could be so unusual about her?

"It's just that," said the Crazy Knife Witch, "before her, Wang Dian rarely appeared on the ring, let alone fought on the ring. But that day..."

"So," Xu Zun thought of something and asked, "Wang Dian is also attracted to that woman?"

"Not sure, ahem..."

The Mad Knife Goddess's eyes were evasive, as if she was weighing something. However, after seeing Xu Zun's cold eyes, she still spoke out her true feelings.

“I guess, under the influence of the lemon poison, even if Wang Dian has the antidote and even if Wang Dian is a top martial artist, he… shouldn’t be able to completely control himself, right?

"I feel," she analyzed, "Wang Dian's original purpose was probably not to enjoy himself, because in the early days, although he did not participate in the competition, he would often observe secretly.

"But since I got that woman, I haven't seen him again...so..."

Xu Zun finally understood what the Crazy Knife Witch said.

It seems that Wang Dian really wanted to use these warriors to conduct experiments or prove something. But unexpectedly, Wang Dian was eventually defeated by the lemon toxin, or more precisely, he was defeated by his own desires!

From this we can see that no matter how strong a person's ability is, he will be ruthlessly swallowed up by desires!

…

As usual, when all the information was collected, Xu Zun returned to his room and began to organize his thoughts.

First of all, we should put Wang Dian’s matter aside for now!

Investigation showed that Wang Dian's incident had nothing to do with the purpose of his trip to the East China Sea and could only be considered a coincidence.

As for how to deal with Wang Dian's behavior in the future, it is naturally not up to him to decide.

Therefore, what he needs to solve most now is to find the prince and find out the truth about the prince's attack.

Despite what Shen Xingran said in person, and the corroboration of the Crown Princess, dancers and musicians, Xu Zun still didn't believe that there was really a mermaid above the East China Sea.

Even if there really is a monster, it is impossible to seriously damage the huge Tianfu warship.

Xu Zun still felt that there was a hint of conspiracy behind the Siren.

But he had too little information and couldn't figure out how such a huge conspiracy could be created.

It seems that we can only conclude after we reach that sea area, find survivors, or see the siren with our own eyes?

Of course, in addition to finding the prince, Xu Zun also had another headache, which was the matter of the Crown Princess.

Originally, Xu Zun wanted to test the opinions of those warriors and stop some "rumors".

However, if we do that, it will only make things worse.

Xu Zun could see that even after boarding the ship, he had ordered everyone not to disclose any information about the trip.

But these warriors were not ordinary people. They probably already knew that Xu Zun came to find the prince, and they also knew that the noble and beautiful woman was the prince's consort.

They also knew that the Crown Princess was taken away by Wang Dian, and the Crown Prince was firmly cuckolded.

However, Xu Zun also knew that these warriors were not fools. When it came to the dignity of the Great Xuan family, who would dare to speak carelessly?

Therefore, Xu Zun is still weighing how to keep the secret.

In comparison, Xu Zun was more worried about the dancers and musicians.

These people understand better that the mouth can cause trouble, so they should be less likely to speak nonsense.

The scary thing is that among these people there are the Queen Mother’s spies!!!

If Shen Xingran was sent by Princess Ronghua, then it is not surprising that there are empress dowager's spies among these people.

You can't... just kill them all, right?

So... I must be extremely careful about the transaction between the Crown Princess and myself.

When I put these thoughts aside, it was already late at night.

Xu Zun was worried about Ku Niang, so he called Huo Anu to ask about her, but Huo Anu said that he had searched the entire cabin but could not find any trace of Ku Niang.

Tsk tsk…

Xu Zun couldn't help but start to worry, because he calculated with his fingers and found that today was exactly the three-month period that Ku Niang had told him .

It can't be... that she just left quietly like that?

There is a vast ocean all around us. Besides, I clearly saw her get on the boat.

"I feel..." Huo Anu guessed, "Maybe Ku Niang doesn't want to show up? Today... um..."

"What's wrong?" Xu Zun heard the problem and asked hurriedly, "What happened today?"

"Those warriors..." Huo Anu said, "many of them secretly asked me about Ku Niang's origins!"

Depend on……

Only then did Xu Zun realize the key point.

yes!

Although Ku Niang was eventually defeated by Wang Dian, her skills alone were enough to astonish these top fighters.

Wang Dian ranks among the top ten masters of Daxuan. Anyone who can fight with him for so many rounds must have reached the pinnacle of martial arts.

Therefore, these people would naturally be very curious about Ku Niang and want to know her origins.

Xu Zun knew that these warriors were all martial arts fanatics. Although they were not interested in gossip about the Crown Princess, they were extremely enthusiastic about martial arts.

Could it be that...

Is Ku Niang avoiding them?

Thinking of this, Xu Zun finally felt relieved, so he dismissed Huo Anu and prepared to rest.

The sea was calm, the warship was huge, and there was hardly any significant fluctuation felt in the cabin.

In a trance, Xu Zun thought he was resting in a bedroom on the ground.

However, looking at the cold quilt, Xu Zun thought of the maid Ani.

At a time like this , how nice it would be if that little girl could warm the bed?

It’s a pity that I sent her to keep a close eye on the Crown Princess, so she naturally can’t come back to me at this moment.

With regret, Xu Zun lifted the corner of the quilt and got into bed.

However, as soon as he got into bed, he felt something strange.

ah?

Surprised, Xu Zun lifted the quilt and was surprised to find that there was a person under the quilt!!!