Chapter 423: Yan Qing cracks the gold vault

Xie Yingmian was close to the window, so he leaned over to take a look and saw a stupid owl.

The eagle tilted its neck and poked the window frame with its beak.

After seeing Xie Yingmian, it looked into Xie Yingmian's eyes.

Xie Yingmian: "The messenger eagle has delivered the message."

She was about to reach out and catch the carrier pigeon.

The carrier eagle cried twice, refusing Xie Yingmian's capture.

Xie Yingmian tried to catch it again, but it still escaped.

One man and one eagle, you catch me and I run away.

The hawk's movements were strange; its feet didn't leave the windowsill, but it twisted and turned to avoid Xie Yingmian's clutches.

It was such a small space that Xie Yingmian simply couldn't catch it.

"This carrier eagle won't let me touch it." Xie Yingmian turned to Yu Lingye and said, "I remember it. It was completely black except for a tuft of white hair on its head. Fu Mo called it Mo Xiaobai."

"It lets Fu Mo touch it, lets Yu Mo Zhu Yue and the others touch it, but it won't let me. Does it have something against me?"

Yu Lingye couldn't bear to watch it anymore.

He grabbed a handful of hawk food and sprinkled it on the windowsill: "It's not that it has a problem with you, it just looks down on everyone equally."

"Unless you give it food."

As expected.

After eating the food, the carrier eagle obediently stretched out its wings towards Yu Lingye.

After taking the letter from the wings of the messenger eagle, Yu Lingye raised his eyebrows.

Xie Yingmian leaned over to take a look.

The letter was sent by Lu Jiuyuan.

The letter said that Yan Qing had cracked the mechanism of Xiaoyao Island's gold vault.

There is an astonishing amount of gold in the gold vault, piled up like a mountain.

It was also written later that the compass was under another eagle's wing, asking them to prepare at least five of the largest ships and arrange at least a few hundred confidants to carry the gold.

Xie Yingmian only saw the mountains of gold and didn't notice the words that followed.

Her eyes sparkled, full of gold: "Yan Qing is fine."

“It was cracked in such a short time.”

"When are we going? It's better to go now than wait for a day to avoid any more trouble. How about today?"

Yu Lingye pondered for a moment and said, "We'll set off at midnight tonight."

Xie Yingmian thought that she would have to go through the coffin just like last time.

But, after arriving at Hedu District.

Yu Lingye did not take him to Lao Tang Tea Shop, but took her to the pier.

The dock was still bustling at midnight.

Many ships docked, and many ships sailed far away.

The trackers and stevedores kept shouting slogans, and there was a torch every few meters, lighting up the dock like daylight.

Because there were a lot of people on the pier, at this time, there were still many small vendors selling late-night snacks shouting.

The bustle is just as great as it is during the day.

"Let's get on the boat." Yu Lingye took Xie Yingmian onto a boat that was neither too big nor too small.

Xie Yingmian: "Go by boat? Isn't that sea area very special and requires a special compass?"

Yu Lingye said, "It's written in the letter."

Xie Yingmian: ...

She noticed only the gold and nothing else.

"Yan Qing sent back a compass." Yu Lingye said, "With this compass, we don't need to go through Xiaoyao Island anymore."

For others, it is difficult to find a compass to Xiaoyao Island.

For Yan Qing, he can do it just by going through it once.

After the ship entered the water, it slowly moved along the compass.

After passing the pier which was as bright as day, it soon fell into darkness.

The canal connects to the sea.

With a favorable wind today, the ship quickly reached the intersection of the canal and the sea and sailed smoothly into the offshore area.

After entering the sea, there were no lights.

The water and the sky are the same color, both pitch black.

Occasionally, a few stars were shattered by the surging waves.

The lanterns and torches hanging on the boats were swaying in the sea breeze. The sparse lights in the boundless darkness were like small fires in the vast night, ready to go out at any time.

Xie Yingmian stood on the deck, looking at the empty surroundings, and inexplicably recalled the feeling of the spacecraft traveling in the universe when he was on a mission in the past.

I have only been in this world for less than a year, but it feels like a lifetime ago.

The memories of the 29th century also seem to be from a very long time ago.

It wasn't her illusion.

She had a distinct feeling that some of her memories of the 29th century were fading.

The blurred feeling of memory is like burning paper, which turns into nothingness after being burned.

This feeling of emptiness grew stronger as time went by.

"What are you thinking about?" The sea breeze was cold at night, and Yu Lingye put a cloak on Xie Yingmian.

Xie Yingmian looked at the endless distance and said in a faint voice: "I wasn't thinking about anything, I just suddenly thought of a sentence."

"We are like a mayfly in the universe, a grain of sand in the vast ocean."

"To the universe, our lifespans are less than a hundred years, not much different from a plankton that only lives for a day. To the vast ocean, we are but a speck of dust."

Yu Lingye stood beside Xie Yingmian and looked into the distance with her.

The stars are dim, and the water meets the sky and the earth.

Xie Yingmian: "Do you think people's memories could be false?"

Yu Lingye: "Is your head starting to hurt again?"

Xie Yingmian shook his head: "No, it was just a sudden thought."

Yu Lingye didn't say anything.

Xie Yingmian didn't say anything else.

There was the sound of waves and occasionally a few strange cries across the night sky, and then it fell into silence.

When the fish turns white in the east.

The ship officially entered the fog area.

The foggy area is the sea area where it is easiest to get lost.

Not only is there fog here, but there are also countless large beasts lurking in the shallow sea.

If a wild beast attacks a ship, it can easily capsize.

Once the boat capsizes, everyone on board will become food for the beasts.

Therefore, a special compass is particularly important.

Xie Yingmian and his group followed the compass for a long time, narrowly avoiding danger, and finally saw the shadow of Xiaoyao Island when the sky was just getting light.

After the ship docked.

Yan Qing came up with huge dark circles under his eyes.

He was very tired and looked very serious.

Yu Lingye rarely saw Yan Qing so solemn: "What happened?"

Yan Qing shook his head: "Nothing happened, I just thought of something."

He looked behind Yu Lingye.

After seeing the medium-sized boat they were riding on, he was stunned for a moment: "Didn't I specifically write to ask you to bring a few more large boats, the bigger the better, at least five of the largest size, and more people."

"This is the only boat you have with you?"

"The gold mountain is so huge and staggering that this small boat probably can't hold even one percent of it."

That’s a mountain of gold.

The emperor didn't know when he discovered that Xiaoyao Island had been wiped out.

Once the emperor sends troops, they may not be able to keep their gold mine.

Xie Yingmian said: "Don't worry, we have a way."

Yu Lingye looked at Lu Jiuyuan.

After the last detailed discussion with Lu Jiuyuan, the gloomy aura on Lu Jiuyuan had dissipated a lot.

He had a smile on his face, looked thin and vigorous, and resembled his former self.

Lu Jiuyuan said: "Xiaoyao Island has been completely controlled by our people."

"The emperor comes to collect gold once a month. He just collected it last month. If we set some aside, we can conceal it for at least half a year."

"Come on, I'll take you to the Gold Vault to broaden your horizons."