Volume 6: Overseas Chapter 287: The Young Man Reunites to Make a Plan
early morning.
As the sky began to brighten, the sea surged, and a small boat sailed against the wind and waves at an extremely fast speed. In just a few breaths, it escaped the pursuit and attack of the people on the island and disappeared into the vast ocean.
Watching Li Muchan and Ding Linglin sailing away on the treasure ship, the three elders who had disembarked from the treasure ship said in a hoarse voice, "That's enough. There's no need to chase them. Even if we catch up, you're no match for him."
The fire on the treasure ship had been put out and the bodies were carried out one by one.
"The medicine man in Room A has died. He tried thirty-six kinds of medicine. He was an Indian master."
"The medicine man in Room C is also dead. He tested 28 different medicines and was one of the Demon Cult's guardian gods."
"The pharmacist in the Shenzihao room has died. He tried 39 different medicines. He was a Persian expert."
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Nineteen bodies in total.
Most of these people committed suicide. When Li Muchan broke the cage just now, he also broke all the shackles of these people, giving them a chance to be free.
"If he's dead, he's dead. We've tried almost all the elixirs of immortality." The third elder said expressionlessly.
The three of them stood on the shore of the island with the same breath and pace. Their sallow faces were dyed golden by the morning light that broke through the clouds.
At this moment, they have all regained their true appearance. Not only are their body shapes and physiques similar, but even their faces are exactly the same. With white hair and wrinkled faces, they are clearly three old men in their sixties.
One of the three was wearing solemn and gorgeous clothes, one was wearing brocade and gorgeous clothes, and the other was wearing a crane cloak, with an immortal look and a transcendent aura.
They stood looking down from above, with their hands behind their backs, staring straight at the direction where Li Muchan disappeared.
"good!"
One of them uttered a word with incomprehensible meaning.
Another person continued: "Not bad."
The third person also nodded, his eyes were extremely weird, making people shudder and creepy.
"From ancient times to the present, no one has ever been able to combine the Wuxiang Divine Art, Mingyu Divine Art, Four-Illumination Divine Art, and Wedding Clothes Divine Art into one. It is truly amazing."
"The top masters of the Central Plains are now all here."
"Haha, the world's number one knight, the flying swordsman, Xiao Li's flying dagger, plus this ghostly young master, it seems that this disaster is a hundred times more dangerous than before."
"There will never be another Zhu Si in the world to take the blame for us."
"Yes."
"Time is running out."
"The hijacking has arrived."
The three of them were talking to each other, each one talking about disaster, and their expressions gradually became ferocious.
Sixty years ago, Shen Tianjun pointed out that Jiuzhou was in danger, and now such a shocking and unparalleled strong man has appeared. For them, this is a calamity, a calamity that will make them try to save their lives and survive.
"Whether you succeed or not, you have to give it a try."
"Send the order down, ordering everyone on the seventy-two islands, including those on the seven treasure ships, to recall all disciples out searching for medicine, and seal off the entire sea area... This time, I want to see if these top martial arts masters, the best in the world, are truly destined to be invincible."
"In that case, let's go see father first. The medicine... is almost ready."
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The other end.
Seeing that the pursuers behind him hadn't caught up, Li Muchan muttered, "Things are getting tricky."
He steadied the boat and hurried back.
"What's going on?" Ding Linglin took a few breaths and asked in confusion, still feeling a lingering fear: "It seems they didn't catch up."
Li Muchan frowned and said, "Just because they haven't caught up with us yet doesn't mean they'll give up. I didn't expect these people to have such a huge influence overseas. I'm sure they'll make some big moves next."
Besides these people, he hadn't forgotten the so-called Persian masters and the masters of Monte Cristo. Add to that the still-unseen Zhu Da, and it looked like another fierce battle was inevitable.
"The most urgent thing is to find Li Tanhua and the others as soon as possible." Li Muchan looked solemnly at the vast ocean, "Otherwise, once these people work together, we will be stuck."
After hearing what Li Muchan said, Ding Linglin also realized the danger.
After all, there are tens of thousands of troops, and masters from all walks of life. How can it be taken lightly?
If they were in the Central Plains, they might be able to advance and retreat freely, but where could they retreat to on this boundless ocean?
Ding Linglin was worried and whispered, "I wonder how Master, Master's Wife, and Ye Kai are doing."
Hearing this, Li Muchan couldn't help but think of the strange corpse that hadn't decayed after death. Since these people were dispersed, it meant that the owner of the flying knife was most likely Ye Kai, and perhaps he had even met the flying swordsman in a blessing in disguise.
"Ye Kai's situation should be relatively safe."
He expressed his guess.
Hearing that her beloved might be with Ah Fei, Ding Linglin felt relieved, but soon became worried again. "There are so many islands in the East China Sea. I heard from the pirates that even those who drift on the sea have only seen a tenth or twelve of them in their entire lives. Now the sea is so vast, I don't know what has become of Master, Master's Wife, and Miss Li."
Li Muchan did not respond, but he was a little worried about the safety of Pharmacist Li.
"Oh right," he pondered for a moment, then suddenly seemed to remember something and asked doubtfully, "Before I rescued you, I met a member of the Demon Cult on the treasure ship. He was the Demon Cult's guardian deity. Such a person is now the backbone of the Demon Cult. How could he be here?"
Ding Linglin was puzzled. Since he was imprisoned here, he must have been captured. Could there be other reasons?
But she was extremely intelligent, and seeing what Li Muchan was hinting at, she quickly understood, "Brother Li, are you saying that the remnants of the demonic cult have also fled to the sea?"
"That's right," Li Muchan said thoughtfully. "Now that the Demon Cult exists in name only, common sense would dictate that the remaining ones flee back to the West, regroup, and gather their old followers. Why would they flee overseas? There must be a reason."
Unfortunately, after thinking about it, the two of them couldn't figure it out.
So, there was no conversation along the way. By the time Li Muchan and the others rushed back to the island, it was almost noon.
Seeing Li Muchan return safely, Shangguan Xiaoxian, who had been guarding the shore, finally felt relieved. However, when she saw Ding Linglin who was traveling with her, she blinked and jokingly said, "Hey, whose little girl is this?"
Ding Linglin was delighted when she saw Shangguan, but upon hearing this, she snorted, "You are the little girl. Have you forgotten who always called me sister?"
As soon as a few words came out, the two girls started bickering as if no one was around.
One is quirky, the other is extremely intelligent, they talk non-stop, going back and forth, chattering non-stop.
"Alright, let's get down to business." Li Muchan held Ye'er's hand, rubbed his brow, and recounted everything that had happened on this trip from beginning to end. "Now we have two options before us. The methods of dealing with the enemy are nothing more than advancing and retreating, attacking and defending. One is to steer the boat away from the enemy and then find a way out. The other is to face the challenge head-on and continue to advance deeper."
"A foolish person who wants to live forever? Tsk, tsk, tsk, how bizarre. I never thought that on this overseas trip, I would encounter a top master who defeated the founder of the Demon Sect," Shangguan Xiaoxian sneered, her phoenix eyes slightly widened. "When have I ever retreated in my life? Naturally, I must face the challenge and meet this person."
Ding Linglin said thoughtfully, "I also think it's better to go deeper. There are many islands deep inside. Even if the enemy has a large number of people, it's impossible to occupy them all. But we need to break through the outer blockade before we have a chance to break in."
Li Muchan nodded and looked at the pirates on the island.
In the short time since he left, the woman has become the backbone of the group.
Then he saw Li Muchan smiling and asked, "What about you? Are you going to advance or retreat?"
Upon hearing this, some timid people withdrew and fled to the other side in fear.
"Sister Wu, we brothers still want to live a few more years, so we won't go through this mess with you."
It turns out that the woman's surname is also Wu.
As the conversation went on, the forty or fifty people dispersed in the blink of an eye, leaving only three.
"Humph, idiot, if you go out now, you will die."
The remaining three people include Wu Ming and his mother, as well as a teenager.
It was the young man who spoke.
The young man looked thin and dark-skinned, but he was by no means skinny. Instead, he exuded a sense of strength and competence, with a pair of bright eyes. Although he was not very old, he had a shrewdness and sophistication that did not match his age.
The young man suddenly turned his head to look at Li Muchan, raised his face, and said seriously and confidently, "I want to go with you."
Li Muchan was startled, but then surprised by the other person's words. He leaned closer and said with interest, "Interesting. Give me a reason? Actually, even if you don't tell me, I can still take you with me, but I still want to hear the reason why you are so confident."
The young man mustered up his courage and said, "Because you need me. No one in the vast East China Sea knows this area better than me. I can guide you."
Li Muchan looked at the other person a few more times. Regardless of whether what this person said was true or not, the fact that he could say such words at this time was destined to be extraordinary.
"What's your name?"
"Sikong, my surname is Sikong, and I have no name."
