"The map has to be in the right direction. If it's not, it's completely useless."

Xiao Chen said, taking out a map.

"Senior Ghost King, you should keep this map for yourself."

"direction?"

The Ghost King frowned.

"You're not going deeper from this direction?"

"Yes, but we didn't go deep. We changed direction instead... It's really hard to find the right direction in this vast ocean."

Xiao Chen said this and glanced towards Luojian Peak again.

"It's fine when you can see Luojian Peak, but once you go too deep, you won't be able to see Luojian Peak anymore."

"Well, I overlooked that... What did you see during this trip?"

The Ghost King put away the map and asked curiously.

"There are too many. We landed on several islands and found monsters on them... There were cows, sheep, and even very large monsters."

Xiao Chen didn't know how to say "Tyrannosaurus Rex". What if this is not the name here?

"And then? How come you're not hurt at all?"

The Ghost King was puzzled. After encountering so many monsters, he should at least be injured.

Even Li Guizi looked over here.

"How can such a small monster hurt me? I killed all the cows and sheep."

Xiao Chen was bragging.

"The danger level in the depths of the Imperial Sea has been reduced by at least a little bit because of my visit."

“…”

The Ghost King and Li Cunzi looked at each other and did not take Xiao Chen's words seriously at all.

"By the way, Senior Ghost King, didn't Wang Bei look for you?"

Xiao Chen thought of something and asked.

"Your follower? I haven't seen him in the past two days. Didn't he go with you?"

The Ghost King was stunned.

"I thought he died deep in the Imperial Sea."

"Uh, he didn't go."

Xiao Chen was a little confused. Where was Wang Pingbei? He couldn’t get in touch with him using the sound transmission stone.

The three of them left Dihai, found a teahouse, and asked for a private room.

"Tell me about the situation in the depths of the Imperial Sea..."

After sitting down, the Ghost King took a sip of tea and said.

"It's a long story..."

Xiao Chen also drank a sip of tea.

"I flew deep into the sky and found an island..."

He picked out what he could say and said it.

Anything related to the Xuanyuan Sword will definitely be omitted.

In the early stage, the spirit of the evil dragon was dormant and didn't do anything, so there was nothing to say.

"If it weren't for the light cage, I would be in real danger."

Xiao Chen said.

"This is not the scariest thing. The scariest thing is a dead silent island..."

The Ghost King and Li Cunzi listened carefully. They had no idea about the current situation in the depths of the Imperial Sea.

"Haven't you met the king of the beasts?"

Xiao Chen looked at the two of them and asked.

"No."

The two shook their heads.

"Are we going to the same place?"

Xiao Chen frowned. He mentioned several islands in succession, but they didn't know any.

"That's for sure. What you said... shouldn't be considered peripheral, right?"

The Ghost King's expression changed.

"You're really lucky, you went deep and came back alive?"

"The periphery you mentioned, isn't it beyond that dividing line, not far away?"

Xiao Chen looked at the Ghost King.

"It's OK."

The Ghost King felt that the place Xiao Chen went to must be extremely deep, since he had never been there.

"As for the sea, I've never been there, but there are many sea monsters..."

Xiao Chen said again.

"Then I went on a long journey and arrived at the place where the dragon clan lived..."

"What? Dragon Clan?"

The Ghost King and Li Cunzi's faces changed.

"The dragons are still there?"

“Not anymore.”

Xiao Chen shook his head.

"There are seven or eight dragon bones..."

As for the underground dragon palace, he didn't mention it much.

After all, it involves the spirit of the evil dragon and the ancestor dragon, so it is considered a secret.

"Have all the dragons been wiped out? Have you seen any living dragons?"

The Ghost King asked again.

"No."

Xiao Chen shook his head.

"Have you ever seen Senior Ghost King?"

"No, but it is certain that dragons exist in this world."

The Ghost King said slowly.

"Okay, you've heard enough about Chen Xiao's trip to the depths of the Imperial Sea. You can leave now."

Li Cuzi chased people away.

"I have something else to talk to Chen Xiao about."

"What are you talking about? And you can't do it in front of me?"

The Ghost King frowned.

"Don't you just want Chen Xiao to cooperate with you? I also want him to cooperate with me, so we are competitors, and each of us has our own methods."

"It's not cooperation, it's that I can help him."

Li Quezi shook his head.

"help me?"

Xiao Chen was stunned. Could this cripple be so kind?

He didn't think that a few jars of wine would be enough to deal with Li Guizi.

It's not that easy to bribe someone.

"Yes, I'll help you."

Li Quezi nodded.

"It's not a cooperation. I am willing to help you enter Xuanyuan Realm... As for what's inside, I don't know, but I can guarantee that I don't want it."

“…”

Xiao Chen found it even more unbelievable. He was helping him without any intention?

How could pie fall from the sky?

"Why?"

Xiao Chen couldn't help but ask.

"Because the legend of Xuanyuan Realm has existed for too long... As long as it exists, it will be a shackle. Since the strange phenomenon of the Imperial Sea has occurred, everything should end."

Li Cunzi said slowly.

"If there is someone who controls Xuanyuan Realm, then I hope that person is you."

"Li Quezi..."

The Ghost King's expression changed slightly and he wanted to say something.

"I'm serious."

Li Cuzi seemed to know what the Ghost King was going to say, and his expression became serious.

“…”

The Ghost King stopped talking.

"Control the Xuanyuan Realm?"

Xiao Chen's heart moved. What did this mean?

"How about this, when it's convenient, we can talk in detail, let's stop here today."

As Li Guizi said this, he was about to get up and leave.

"Wait, Senior Li, it's very convenient now."

Xiao Chen said hurriedly, then looked at the Ghost King.

"Senior Ghost King, you're not going to set up the stall?"

"Um?"

The Ghost King was stunned. Is he trying to drive him away?

"I won't set up a stall today."

"Then Senior Li, let's find another place to talk."

Xiao Chen stood up.

"Boy, do you really believe what this old cripple says? He has no relationship with you, so why would he help you without any intention?"

The Ghost King glanced at Li Cunzi and said.

Hearing the Ghost King's words, Li Quezi was not annoyed, and said calmly: "I know what you and the blacksmith are thinking... I am different from you. I am not even afraid of death. This is the only thought I have. I don't want to die with shackles on my neck."

"Then why choose him?"

The Ghost King asked in a deep voice.

"Maybe it's because I like him."

Li Quezi smiled.

“…”

Not only did the Ghost King not believe this, Xiao Chen also didn't believe it.

His idea was the same as the Ghost King's. He had no relationship with Li Guizi, so why would he help him?

When he delivered wine to him before, Li Guizi ignored him.

Such a big change in such a short time?

"I'm leaving now. Come find me tomorrow."

Li Quezi threw down a few words and limped away.

Xiao Chen looked at Li Cunzi's back, then looked at the Ghost King, and sat down again.

"What does he want to do?"

"Aren't you leaving?"

The Ghost King was annoyed.

"It's just a joke. How can I leave when Senior Ghost King is here?"

Xiao Chen smiled.

"Senior, can you analyze it for me?"

"I don't know. He has a strange temper and is moody..."

The Ghost King shook his head.

"Just now, someone called him a cripple, and he killed that person... Do you think he has no other plans?"

"Hmm? Senior, why do I feel like you are slandering him?"

Xiao Chen looked strange.

"Don't worry, I won't cooperate with others easily."

"Why would I want to discredit him when I have nothing better to do? Even though we don't get along very well, don't forget that we are all from Xuanyuan Town..."

The Ghost King took a sip of tea.

"If anything happens, we guardians will take the same stance..."

"clear."

Xiao Chen nodded. It seemed that he could only wait until he went to find Li Guizi tomorrow to find out what he wanted to do.

"Okay, nothing else to do, I'll go set up the stall too."

The Ghost King stood up.

"Didn't you just say that you wouldn't set up a stall anymore?"

Xiao Chen was speechless. So they were just messing around?

"I suddenly want to set up a stall again."

The Ghost King finished speaking and looked at Xiao Chen.

"Chen Xiao, did you get a lot this time? Do you have anything good to sell to me? Don't worry, I promise to give you a satisfactory price."

"That's too much, but I don't plan to sell it. I'm not short of spirit stones."

Xiao Chen smiled.

"So, don't try to hit me."

"Really not selling it? Then I'll find a time to snatch it from you."

The Ghost King curled his lips and turned away.

"Robbed me? It's not certain who robbed whom."

Xiao Chen muttered something, took another sip of tea, and went downstairs.

"Master, we haven't settled the accounts yet..."

The waiter in the teahouse said cautiously.

"Hmm? No settlement?"

Xiao Chen was stunned and greeted the Ghost King in his heart.

It doesn’t matter that Li Guizi has no money, but the Ghost King is not short of money.

You have the nerve to just leave like that, and don't want to settle the bill?

He threw out a piece of gold and left the teahouse.

"Where on earth did Wang Pingbei go?"

Xiao Chen took out the voice stone and contacted Wang Pingbei again, but there was still no response.

"Is there really anything wrong?"

Xiao Chen was a little worried, but he also felt that with Wang Pingbei's cautiousness, nothing should go wrong.

He returned to the inn and the waiter came up quickly.

"Mr. Chen, where have you been these past two days?"

"Oh, I went out for a walk. Is Wang Beike back?"

Xiao Chen asked.

"Master Wang? I haven't seen him in the past two days."

The waiter replied.

"Didn't see him? He never came back once after we left together?"

Xiao Chen frowned.

Before leaving, Wang Pingbei said that he would come to the inn from time to time to see if anyone was looking for him.

If he hasn't come back, then something is wrong.

"Yes, he never came back once. Isn't Mr. Wang with you?"

The waiter was puzzled.

"No."

Xiao Chen shook his head. If something happened to Wang Pingbei, what else would happen?

Shanhai Tower?

Qingyun Tower?

Or the Iron Palm?

They were the only ones he could think of for now.

"As long as Wang Pingbei's identity is not exposed, Qingyun Tower should not deal with him..."

Xiao Chen ruled out Qingyun Tower first.

"Once Wang Pingbei's identity is exposed, my identity will also be in jeopardy... For the time being, there is no movement in Xuanyuan Town, so that means my identity is fine."

"By the way, Mr. Chen, someone came to see you today."

The waiter thought of something and said.

"Come to see me?"

Xiao Chen was cheered up and didn't bother to think about Wang Pingbei's affairs.

"Who came to see me?"