Chapter 195 What kind of island eats people?
The thick darkness of night, like ink that cannot be dissolved, tightly enveloped this seaside town.
The daytime hustle and bustle has vanished, leaving only deathly silence.
Deep within a narrow, dark alleyway, barely wide enough for one person to pass through, the blue-robed monk who had fled swiftly during the day was now hiding like a moldy rag behind fishing nets and rotten wooden barrels.
Their team had hunted down countless merfolk. If they had known they would encounter this monster, they would never have come on this mission under any circumstances.
He tried to run away during the day, but for some reason he could never leave the town.
Right now, he could only cover his mouth and nose tightly, afraid that the slightest movement would attract something deadly.
In the deathly silence, a faint, ethereal humming sound, like a gossamer thread, abruptly pierced the night and reached his ears.
"A lost ship...the lighthouse is decayed..."
"Warm currents are an illusion... a cold front hides gentleness..."
"Who will deliver me... from this prison of darkness..."
The blue-robed monk's pupils shrank to pinpoints; immense fear completely shattered his last shred of reason. He sprang from the fishing net where he was hiding and ran frantically toward the faint moonlight exit at the other end of the alley.
Just as he was about to rush out of the alley and see the pale moonlight—
All sounds mysteriously disappeared.
A tall, silent figure stood at the entrance of the alley.
Yan Xi was no longer covered in wet scales, but in a long robe that shimmered like a pearl in the moonlight.
His long, silver-blue hair, with its slight curls, was damp and draped over his shoulders, allowing the moonlight to sparingly outline the contours of his profile.
Yan Xi smiled, her voice soft like a sigh, "I've found you."
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"But the person is dead."
Zhan Li said with a serious expression, "It was found right at the entrance of the alley. There must be something fishy about this."
Huali sat on the wooden stool, swinging her legs. "Are you sure this meal is on you?"
Zhan Li was speechless. "You've asked me about this meal five times already. I've already given you spirit stones, what do you say?" He looked at the person and cat in front of him. "Didn't Elder Wu Jin give you many magical treasures when you left the Wu Clan?"
"Hmm? A lot of magical treasures? What kinds are they?" Huali maintained her persona, her eyes shining brightly.
Zhan Li, who almost let slip, said, "...It's nothing, there's nothing there."
Ao Bai squinted, "Oh, oh, oh, the Xuanji Token."
You can't hit someone who's smiling.
Although she didn't know what had gotten into Zhan Li, he had at least offered to treat her, and she wasn't the kind of person to be mean.
Huali turned her head and watched Yanxi calmly pick up a fish, secretly relieved.
There doesn't seem to be anything wrong with big fish eating small fish.
Zhan Li gets angry whenever he sees Yan Xi.
The blue-robed cultivator's death was similar to the previous three, and all three were related to him. Zhan Li said sharply, "It is a cultivator's duty to slay demons and monsters," the young man's gaze sharp, "If I find out..."
Huali nodded, "Go for it, go for it."
Perhaps influenced by the cards, Huali always thought Zhanli was a villain, but as it turns out, he has a very positive outlook on life.
When they were in Baiwang Village, they only targeted cultivators and were wholeheartedly protecting the mortal villagers.
On the other hand, besides Lian Zhuo, Luo Chuan and Wen Jin are both crazy, and the young master is no pushover either.
Ao Bai silently added, "Wrong, Twin Lotus, the other personality of the Buddha is also a complete villain."
Huali suddenly realized.
Oh, thinking about it that way, there are almost no good people on her side.
Seeing that Zhan Li was about to continue his righteous and noble act, Hua Li, who was not a good person herself, quickly interrupted, "Don't you witches need to go to the Boundary Abyss and the Azure Sea to kill the demonic beasts that have been devoured by the black energy?"
"Skipping work is not a good thing."
Moreover, she had already informed Ao Bai that the four people who died were villains who wantonly tortured and killed merfolk.
It is conservatively estimated that more than a dozen mermaids were tortured to death by them.
The girl's nonchalant tone startled Zhan Li, who almost instinctively compared Hua Li to Qi Ran.
If it were Qi Ran, she would definitely have pity on these people. She is always so kind; when ordinary people are unarmed and suffer misfortune, she will definitely help them find the real culprit.
Zhan Li looked at Hua Li with a complicated expression... Clearly, during the Dream Realm, she had single-handedly turned the tide, so why...?
Hua Li took a bite of abalone and her eyes lit up. She immediately added one for Ao Bai, and didn't forget to give another one to Yan Xi.
Zhan Li finally couldn't hold back, "Don't you think those mortals who died without knowing why were innocent?"
Yan Xi paused slightly in the hand holding the chopsticks, and the smile in his deep blue eyes deepened.
Another fool blinded by justice.
He felt a cold mockery in his heart, but on the surface he remained innocent and naive.
He simply waited silently for the young girl beside him to echo his sentiments, completing a set of clichéd lines from a righteous man.
"I don't think so." Huali's eyes were clear as she chewed diligently.
A casual remark caused both men on either side to pause simultaneously.
Huali's face showed neither righteous indignation nor any feigned pity, only pure confusion: "They wantonly hunt and cruelly torture mermaids, and you speak up for them, but who speaks up for the Little Mermaid?"
Zhan Li paused for a moment, "But demonic beasts..."
"Demon beasts are no less inferior than mortals. In the cultivation world, all demon beasts can talk, so aren't they just like humans?"
The little girl swallowed the abalone and shook her head contentedly. "So, you're saying that mortals don't have to die if they do something wrong? That the weak should be unconditionally tolerated?"
Zhan Li stood there speechless.
Huali bit off the skewer from the bamboo stick with a fierce bite and said in a deep voice, "Then I am a villain without any feelings."
"Pfft—"
Yan Xi, who was standing to the side, was the first to laugh out loud. He indulged the little guy without any restraint, saying, "If my little benefactor is the big villain, then I'll join him too."
Karin actually thought about it for a moment.
A trio of two people and a cat, villains?
The little girl's eyes lit up!
"Then let's be Team Rocket!"
"He says his lines every time he appears on screen!"
Yan Xi was stunned for a moment, and a bad feeling immediately welled up in his heart. "What?"
Taking advantage of her small size, Huali indulged in her chuunibyou (middle school syndrome) without any restraint, whispering in Yanxi's ear.
Zhan Li found the scene inexplicably jarring, but he had no right to say anything. But why did the merman's expression seem so strange?
Before he could think it through, an old man suddenly rushed into the inn.
He looked around frantically, and the moment he saw Zhan Li, he immediately rushed over and knelt down.
"Immortal Master, Immortal Master, please, please save my son!"
Zhan Li was startled and quickly helped the person up. "How did you know...?"
"Yesterday I saw the immortal using magic on the street, and the bow in your hand just disappeared. Please save my son."
Zhan Li frowned. "Don't rush, you speak first."
"My son went out to sea yesterday and hasn't come back yet. He must have been eaten by that island!"
"Is the island eating people?"
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