Chapter 146 Possession

Yu Sui had previously released the Five Elements Light Cores to follow Zhang Xiangyun and the other two. She saw that the three of them had arrived at the Coral Sea and were looking for the Milky Way Water.

After the sea eye devoured Luo Fu's lightning-attracting array, the situation underwater became dangerous. The five elements were in chaos, and Yu Sui couldn't be sure if it was because of the sea eye's appearance. She crushed the five elements light core she had placed on Zhang Xiangyun.

At this moment, Yu Sui had no idea what the situation was with the three people underwater.

If Zhang Xiangyun and Luo Fu were unlucky enough to accidentally enter the sea eye and be swallowed by it, it would save them a lot of trouble.

As Yu Sui pondered, Li Jinshuang asked, "What do we do next?"

"Let's wait and see," Yu Sui said. "If the three of them are perceptive enough, they will be able to sense that something is wrong up there from underwater. Once they find the people from the Mechanical Family, they should know to take a detour to get here."

Li Jinshuang said, "I'm afraid they'll run into the sea eye when they come back."

Yu Sui shrugged and said, "It's good that it was swallowed by the sea eye, it saves trouble."

Li Jinshuang lowered her head and thought about it, and found that Yu Sui's words made sense.

The two hid in the shadows and watched the people from the mechanical workshop bustling about.

The shore was almost covered with small mechanical boats released by the Murong family, and the mechanical sorcerers who arrived later were gathered together, preparing to build a large ship on the spot.

Each boat is covered with golden runes, and the hull looks very sturdy. Even the small boats that can only accommodate one or two people are visibly exquisite and robust in their construction.

Yu Sui and Li Jinshuang watched intently as the mechanical wizards quickly completed the construction of the giant ship.

Both of them were amazed at how quickly the government officials could get things done.

At this moment, many sorcerers stood on the giant black ship, casting hand seals to activate the magic array set up on the ship's hull.

The first giant ship docked at the shore for final inspections, while the other sorcerers turned to building the second giant ship.

More and more people were arriving at the beach, most of them from the four great families of mechanical engineers. These mechanical engineers wore the same clothes, so if an unrelated person were to sneak in, they would be easily spotted.

The actions of the mechanical expert made Yu Sui realize that the Sea Eye was extremely dangerous. She looked down at the Wind Listening Ruler, found the location where her senior brother had previously used it, and compared it to her current location—it was too far away.

There are no islands around, only the sea.

The Wen brothers knew that their senior brother had come to the Mechanical Island, but they didn't know where he was now.

Yu Sui pondered for a moment, then looked up at Li Jinshuang and said, "I want to go and see the sea."

Li Jinshuang turned to look at her, her eyes filled with incomprehension and doubt, and a silent question: Are you crazy or am I hallucinating?

“You don’t need to come along.” Yu Sui stared at the first giant ship and lowered her voice. “I want to go out to sea and look for my senior brother.”

"Mei Liangyu?" Li Jinshuang was a little surprised. "He's in the sea too?"

“Senior brother got lost in the sea.” Yu Sui turned to look at Li Jinshuang. “We’ve been waiting for so long, and Zhang Xiangyun and the others still haven’t come up. If nothing unexpected has happened, something must have happened to them.”

After a moment of contemplation, Li Jinshuang said, "I'll go with you."

Yu Sui looked at her, but before she could speak, Li Jinshuang continued, "Sea eyes are hard to find, and the mechanical skills of the mechanical masters are even harder to find. I don't want to miss an opportunity to broaden my experience."

The two whispered to each other and quickly decided to first pretend to be sorcerers from the mechanical family and sneak into the first giant ship.

Yu Sui decided to start with the mechanical sorcerer from Wen Yang's family.

Of the four great families of government agencies, Yu Sui only knew a few people from the Wen Yang family. They also had a good relationship with Mei Liangyu, so even if they were discovered, he could find a way to cover it up.

As more and more people gathered at the seaside due to shipbuilding, these mechanical sorcerers relied on the clothing worn by the people to determine which family they belonged to.

The giant ship was anchored ahead, obscuring much of the view, and many smaller boats surrounded it. People were everywhere, both on the shore and at sea. Yue Ge Yu Sui and Li Jin Shuang chose two mechanical sorcerers who didn't look like they could fight.

The two waited patiently, observing their target's every move. Once the target left the crowd and went to a slightly farther place, they began their operation.

The two sorcerers from the Wenyang family had been busy for a long time and wanted to find a quiet place to rest away from the crowd.

Unexpectedly, just a short while after sitting down, he was knocked unconscious by two people who suddenly appeared behind him.

Li Jinshuang quickly pulled the person behind a rock to cover them. Looking back, she saw that Yu Sui had already put on the Wen Yang family's red and black robe and was raising her hand to tie her hair up again.

In that instant, Li Jinshuang blurted out, "Do you do this kind of thing often?"

Yu Sui, whose head was bowed and whose hair was tied up, turned to look at her after hearing this and smiled, "What?"

"It's nothing." Li Jinshuang looked away, realizing that her previous thought was absurd.

Yu Sui took out two Taoist Instant Shadow Talismans from the mechanism box, affixed them to the two unconscious people, and then moved them to the shadowy part of the stone with Li Jinshuang. The two disappeared from people's sight as if they were invisible.

Li Jinshuang looked at the two Instant Shadow Talismans for a while, then turned back to look at Yu Sui.

Yu Sui understood what she meant and explained, "I bought it. There are many interesting Taoist talismans that you can buy with money."

Wen Yanghui taught her one thing: you can never have too many magic weapons; when you're out and about, buy as many as you can with money.

"Come here and re-tie your hair." Yu Sui made Li Jinshuang bend down and helped her re-tie her hair before they left together.

The two blended naturally into the crowd and entered the interior of the giant ship, where final repairs were still underway.

As soon as the sorcerers from the Wen Yang family arrived, someone shouted to the two of them, "The finishing touches on the water-controlling mechanism at the tail are now in your hands. Remember to turn the conch shell sound to the lowest setting first, and then turn it back up after you're done."

The other party was in a hurry and spoke quickly, barely glancing at Yu Sui and the other person, before leaving hastily after finishing their explanation.

At the stern of the ship was a row of huge golden conch-shaped objects, with many transparent threads hanging from them. The threads varied in length, and on the table next to them were piles of black copper coins to be hung on.

Soon, only Yu Sui and Li Jinshuang remained in the room.

The two looked at each other, glancing at the golden conch shell and then at the pile of copper coins on the table. Yu Sui asked, "Can you do it?"

Li Jinshuang reached out and grabbed a handful of copper coins, saying, "The academy doesn't teach courses on mechanical arts."

Yu Sui looked around and said, "Just hang it up, like the ones on the other side."

Opposite her was a row of golden conch shells, with black copper coins hanging from their transparent threads.

Li Jinshuang asked, "How do I tune the conch shell?"

Yu Sui stared at one of the golden conch shells, circling it once, and then asked, "What is the conch shell sound?"

The two looked at each other silently. After a moment, Li Jinshuang slowly put the copper coin she had picked up back and said, "We can also stick on the Taoist Instant Shadow Talisman and then hide."

Do nothing.

Yu Sui glanced at the room full of mechanisms, nodded, and thought it was feasible.

Just as she was about to take out the Shadow Scroll, someone opened the door and called inside: "Is the water control mechanism finished?"

The mechanical sorcerer from the Baili family peeked inside and saw the two people standing by the table reaching for copper coins. He urged, "What are you dawdling for? Hurry up and hang all the golden conch shells before tuning the sound. We'll need them to detect the sea eye when we go to sea later. Be careful!"

Without waiting for any sound from inside, he slammed the door shut again, clearly in a hurry.

The two people inside the room, startled by the scolding, grabbed the copper coins and hung them on the transparent silk thread on the golden conch shell, just like the golden conch shell that had been made next to them. After a moment, Yu Sui muttered, "It doesn't seem too difficult."

"That man just said that after we go into the sea, we'll use these golden conch shells to probe the sea eye." Li Jinshuang looked up at the golden conch shells covered with copper coins and said thoughtfully, "If we don't do it right, and there are problems probing the sea eye..."

Yu Sui interrupted her, saying, "Let's hang it up for now, and we'll move it to another place after the people outside leave."

Several Five Elements Light Cores were moving outside, allowing Yu Sui to observe the giant ship that was about to head to the underwater mechanical city from multiple angles.

She and Li Jinshuang were at the lowest level of the giant ship. People were constantly moving back and forth in the passageway outside, so it wasn't a good time to leave.

Yu Sui manipulated one of the Five Elements Light Cores to move two layers upwards, and upon seeing Wen Yangzhou's figure, he followed.

It seems the older brother won the game of rock-paper-scissors in the end.

The middle-aged man next to Wen Yangzhou said as they walked, "There are only fifteen slots out of sixteen. One is missing. It's too late to replace it now. We have to have someone bring it over again. Otherwise, the ship will sink halfway through the voyage. This is a very important matter and I need you to check it in person."

"How come there's one less card slot?" Wen Yangzhou asked, puzzled, as he quickly followed the man.

The man pushed open the door, and Wen Yangzhou went inside and walked toward the mechanical wall inside the room. Gears of different sizes were turning rapidly, making a faint sound.

"A water storage slot?" Wen Yangzhou asked as he turned around, noticing something amiss out of the corner of his eye. He became wary and reached for his weapon at his waist, but before he could touch it, a golden light shield descended from the sky and enveloped him. The loud noise inside the shield jolted him from the inside out, and he fainted.

The sudden change startled Yu Sui, who frowned slightly, completely unaware of where the other person was hiding.

The middle-aged man at the door changed his anxious expression. After closing the door, he raised an eyebrow at the unconscious Wen Yangzhou. When he looked up, the golden light that had enveloped Wen Yangzhou was reflected in his eyes, transforming into a transparent figure as clear as water.

The light from inside the room made the transparent water shadow appear to be a thin man dressed in black.

He looked somewhat old, and the skin on his hands, which were exposed outside his sleeves, was dry and wrinkled, like the roots of a tree that was about to die, but his eyes and brows were still full of energy.

Lin Chenghai chuckled, squatted down, and patted Wen Yangzhou's face, saying, "This guy's reaction is pretty good. If I had been slower, or if he had been faster, it wouldn't have gone so smoothly."

Standing at the door, Hu Gui said calmly, "If you insist on choosing the steward of Wen Yang's family to possess you, all your efforts will be in vain if something goes wrong."

Lin Chenghai snorted, "I'm old, not dead. If I can't even handle this young upstart, how dare I come to see the young master?"

After saying that, he shook his head again: "No, I'm not that old. I'm still a young man before I'm even sixty."

Hu Gui was too lazy to listen to his nonsense and urged, "Hurry up and get to work, people will be here soon."

Lin Chenghai placed one hand on Wen Yangzhou's forehead and inhaled deeply. The full breath made Lin Chenghai's cheeks puff out, and even his narrow eyes became round and bulging. His whole body was like a swollen sphere about to burst. After a silent explosion, it turned into golden five elements energy that enveloped Wen Yangzhou.

The next moment, Wen Yangzhou, who was lying on the ground, opened his eyes, sat up with a smile, raised his hand to cover his neck and stood up from the ground: "Alright."

Yu Sui stopped hanging the copper coins on the golden conch shell, and his expression became strange.

Whose low-class technique is this?

Possession?

Yu Sui quickly went through the list in her mind, but couldn't think of any low-level technique that could do it.

Who are they, and what do they want to do?

She and Li Jinshuang weren't the only ones who sneaked into the giant ship.

"The last place the young master went was the Abyss Sea. He suddenly disappeared in the sea and we lost contact with him. I suspect he may have been swept into the eye of the sea." Hu Gui and Lin Chenghai came to the wall of mechanisms and started adjusting the remaining mechanisms. "The saint of Taiyi is also here. Even if we find the young master, we should not contact him for the time being."

"Don't worry too much. Even if the young master gets caught in the sea eye, he'll be fine." Lin Chenghai patted Hu Gui's shoulder. "By the way, remember to call me Steward when we go out. Don't get it wrong, and be extra respectful."

Hu Gui rolled her eyes.

Lin Chenghai tapped his head again and said, "Judging from his memory, this kid should have a good relationship with the young master. When we really find the young master, we'll probably have to get in touch."

...Can you even see the person's memories?

Yu Sui wondered to herself, could the young master these two were talking about be her senior brother?

Hu Gui said, "Then you should get a new body."

Lin Chenghai, with Wen Yangzhou's face grim, said with a smile: "What are you afraid of? Once we replace the central hub of the underwater mechanical city, we can use the sea eye to take the young master away from Taiyi."

"It's always better to be careful," Hu Gui said in a deep voice. "This concerns the young master, so we must remain calm and not rush things."

Yu Sui stared at the two of them. After they left, Wen Yangzhou showed no signs of anything amiss and effortlessly solved all sorts of mechanical problems.

She even suspected that the person possessing the Wenyang Axis was a mechanical sorcerer.

The two patrolled down from the third floor and soon arrived at Yu Sui's floor.

Yu Sui looked outside, frowning as she considered whether she should avoid the area.

If the person possessing Wen Yangzhou can gain his memories, then he will recognize her.

[Author's Note]

Thank you so much for your support! I will continue to work hard!