An overnight storm had just passed, and the waves on the sea were still several feet high in the morning light, but compared with the doomsday-like scene the night before, it was considered calm.

At this time, a medium-sized wooden boat broke through the waves and slowly sailed from a distance. The material of this wooden boat was quite ordinary, and there was not even a single rune carved on the surface. It was obviously an ordinary wooden boat, not a common flying boat in the world of immortal cultivation.

"General, there's something going on ahead!"

At the bow, a soldier on lookout loudly reported to the rear.

Hearing this, four people came out of the captain's room.

"Idiot, we are on the boat now, you should call me first mate! If you call me the wrong name again, I will let you taste what a whip soaked in sea water tastes like."

The young general who came out could barely be considered heroic, but he seemed to be somewhat unused to the rocky life on the sea. His cheeks were sunken and his face looked pale.

Since the young general called himself the first mate, it was obvious that he was not the owner of the ship in name only.

Behind him, a fat old man who was missing his left leg and using a wooden stick as a substitute took out a telescopic lens with a crystal inlaid on each end and looked forward.

On the sea ahead, large and small pieces of wooden debris were floating, gathering and dispersing under the beating of the waves.

There were also a lot of sealed goods mixed in. I don't know what was inside.

"It seems that another group of unlucky people died in the Dragon King's sneeze."

"Princess, there are still a lot of cargoes in the sea that haven't sunk yet. Maybe we can find something valuable."

"Please General Yu, tell your subordinates to bring the boat over."

After the old man finished speaking, he handed the telescope to a woman next to him.

This woman is called a princess, and it seems that she should be the most honorable person on the ship, that is, the captain of the ship.

It was a young woman with fair skin and smooth hair, and the clothes she wore were not of the highest quality that ordinary people could wear. However, she had few accessories on her body, only a ring on her finger.

He was also accompanied by a maid who served him closely. Her clean appearance formed a sharp contrast with the soldiers and crew members on the ship.

"Master Jiao, tell the people below to be more careful. The bodies in the sunken ship may attract sea beasts."

The young female captain took the dirty tube and gave some instructions, which showed that she was not just a pretty face.

Below, the sailors were rowing the boats with long oars. They moved in an orderly and well-trained manner, and wore uniform armor and standard weapons.

This person is not a proper sailor at all. She is clearly a princess of a country who went out to sea with a group of soldiers for some unknown purpose.

Once they were close to the wreckage, they cast their nets and used grappling hooks to grab the boxes and barrels floating on the surface of the sea.

A flag was salvaged first.

"This seems to be a ship from the Frozen Islands. They can actually sail such a long distance. There must be some powerful guys escorting them on board."

"Unfortunately, human power cannot defeat natural disasters. Not everyone can face a storm at sea."

The experienced one-legged old man quickly recognized the origin of the flag.

The natural disasters in this world are far from comparable to those in the previous life.

The storm was enough to make most flying boats and monks unable to take off, and the huge waves could smash the solid spiritual wood hull and sweep everything into the deep sea.

Ordinary cultivators really have no way to resist this kind of power.

At this time, the soldiers and crew below shouted again.

"First mate, there's a man here. He was eaten by a big jellyfish."

"Drag him up!"

"Be careful, it's a box jellyfish. If you get stung by its tentacles, you'll die!"

As the crew members were busy, soon a box jellyfish with a diameter of four or five meters was pulled out of the water.

Through the translucent body of the jellyfish, you can see that there is indeed a man lying inside.

A long knife cut open the jellyfish's body, and the man flowed out along with a pool of sea water.

"General Yu, check to see if he is still alive?"

"If he can still survive, let him do some odd jobs on the boat."

The commotion here attracted the princess's attention.

Upon hearing the order, the young general stepped forward and felt the pulse of the man on the deck.

The strong heartbeat made his palms numb.

"He is still alive... But his physical strength is amazing. He must be a monk."

"Princess, are you going to throw him back into the sea?"

The young general obviously didn't want to get into trouble.

But the princess was in high spirits.

"Master Jiao, can you tell that he is a demon cultivator?"

The one-legged old man turned out to be a "great monk" who had reached the foundation-building stage. Under the respectful gazes of everyone, he walked up to the man.

"There is no aura of demonic cultivation on him."

"The injury isn't serious. He's probably just paralyzed by the poison from the box jellyfish. He'll be fine after lying down for a few days."

The old man quickly came to a conclusion.

"That's good. Make a room for him. No one is allowed to touch the salvaged goods. When this gentleman wakes up, all of them must be returned to him."

The princess, who had just shown mercy and asked the survivor to do odd jobs on the ship, immediately changed her attitude after learning that he was a monk.

Barrels of sea fish wine were pulled onto the boat. These disgusting drinks that Jiang Li looked down upon were actually a kind of spiritual wine that was priceless in the mortal world.

After all, it's something from a Divine Transformation cultivator, how bad can it be?

The man was also moved into one of the few clean rooms on the ship by two soldiers.

“What an interesting group of people.”

When he was alone, the man immediately opened his eyes and spat out sea water from his mouth.

Isn’t this person the leader Jiang Lijiang who came from afar?

A few days ago, after he subdued Captain Shashawei of Hualong Island, the two discussed many things.

At first, he wanted to join Shashawi's fleet as a crew member or a mate, and then sneak into Dragon Island to look for opportunities.

But after careful consideration, I found that this approach is not very desirable.

Although the sect of Hualong Island originated from the Pirate Alliance, it still retains many of the atmosphere and customs of the past.

But the captain of the third fleet is considered a middle or high-level figure in the sect, and a hasty replacement will definitely attract the attention of Hualong Island.

His identity cannot withstand investigation.

If he were an ordinary crew member, he could basically only move around on the ship and in the port and could not move around at all.

In addition, he has dragon blood. Once the secret technique of Hualong Island is discovered, he may have to face the hunt of a medium-sized god.

After she served Jiang Li wholeheartedly, she thought of a way to enter that secret place openly.

That was the young captain on the ship, a princess from a small coastal country named Jian Mo.

But at the same time, she has another identity, that is, the illegitimate daughter of "Gu Heitian Chou", the current dragon chief of Hualong Island.

The dragon leader of Hualong Island seemed to have inherited the pirate tradition and had an extremely chaotic private life.

He had no beautiful wife or concubines at home, and he did not like the tenderness of young girls. He liked to secretly abduct other people's wives.

Pirates are people who do all kinds of bad things, and kidnapping decent women is commonplace.

But this ancient Heitianchou is much worse.

Every time he abducted a woman and made her pregnant, he would never keep her as his wife, but would send the pregnant woman back to her original place.

The original owner was also forced not to divorce his wife, let alone abort the unborn baby, forcing the original owner and his wife to give birth to and raise the enemy's child in humiliation.

His vicious heart and despicable means are truly hateful.

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If the original owner lost his temper and killed his pregnant wife or aborted his child, the cultivators from Hualong Island would come to his house and massacre the entire family, leaving no one alive, not even relatives or friends.

Therefore, many people were forced to grit their teeth and accept the loss due to the tyranny of Hualong Island.

Raise the enemy's children to adulthood, and after they reach adulthood, provide them with a ship to help them go out to sea and return to their roots.

But how can one forget the hatred of having his wife taken away from him? How can one treat the offspring of his enemy as his own?

Most of the women who were abducted would end up being despised for the rest of their lives.

Most children will eventually be forced to go overseas due to cold eyes and hostility.

If these children can return to Hualong Island with their own strength and pass a test, they will be recognized and become the young master of Hualong Island. From then on, they will enjoy wealth and glory.

And if they died at sea, it would mean that these children were not worthy of being his, Gu Heitian Chou's, children, and he still had many alternatives.

It is said that the content of the trial is to enter the dragon tomb and awaken the bloodline there.

The key is that you can bring helpers when entering the Dragon Tomb Trial.

Jiang Li was aiming for this opportunity.

According to the information Shashawei knew, there are currently more than 300 illegitimate children of Gu Heitianchou living outside.

This is what she knew, and there might be many illegitimate children scattered in other places.

Most of them had no skills to rely on when they went out to sea. If they were lucky, their cheap father would be able to prepare a large ship and several crew members for them, but if they were unlucky, they might only have a sampan.

And the princess captain on this ship was the most suitable candidate after careful selection by him and Shashawei.

Jian Mo is a princess in name only, but in reality she has been treated coldly since she was a child.

Fortunately, the king was afraid of exposing his family's shame, and others did not know Jian Mo's true background, so she would not be bullied.

There was also a General Yu who had been in love with her since childhood. By chance, when he was young, he saved Jiao Lao, a foundation-building cultivator, and gained his loyalty.

Her mother was in a bad condition. She had been living in the cold palace for many years and had become ill due to worry. She was almost dying recently.

Jian Mo is also a filial son and wants to save his mother. He has heard that in this sea area, one can find a kind of black pearl that can cure all diseases.

She boarded the ship that her adoptive father, the Emperor, had prepared for her long ago, and came here with her personal maid, the generals who loved her, and Empress Jiao who served as her trump card.

However, the supplies and soldiers on board the ship were all sponsored privately by the general.

We sailed cautiously all the way and strictly followed the nautical chart.

Just then he met Jiang Li who had been waiting here long ago.

"A beautiful princess in poverty and a brave young general finally become a couple after going through so many hardships. What a clichéd story."

Jiang Li was lying on the hard wooden board, with an inexplicable look in his eyes.

As his realm improved, he hadn't seen this kind of team composed of low-level cultivators and mortal warriors for a long time.

However, apart from the old man, the general and the maid also seemed to have some obscure spiritual fluctuations.

Among them there are probably monks sent by Gu Heitianchou to protect his bloodline. It turns out that one should be more cautious when doing things.

Two days later, the ship arrived at the designated location. Pearl oysters do not like to live in the deep sea, and the water depth here is still acceptable to mortals.

The ship dropped its anchor. The soldiers, who had lived by the sea since childhood and were all good swimmers, took off their armor and jumped into the water flexibly.

Jiang Li, who had "woken up", was standing on the deck, watching them working in the water.

"Are you feeling better, sir?"

The young captain Jian Mo walked up to Jiang Li and asked with concern.

She handed me a cup of hot tea with a few slices of dried fruit soaked in it.

It is naturally impossible to preserve fresh fruits and vegetables during a long sea voyage.

She was the only one on the boat who was entitled to enjoy this cup of wine. Now she took the initiative to bring it to Jiang Li, and her intention to please him was obvious.

The old man Jiao, who was in the foundation-building stage, stayed with her just to repay her for saving his life. Having tasted the sweetness, Jian Mo naturally set her sights on Jiang Li.

However, Jiang Li felt that the old man simply lost the ambition to continue to venture into the world of immortal cultivation and just found a random place to live.

"I'm still in trouble. Thank you for your help, Miss. These elixirs can prolong one's life. Consider them as my thank you gift."

Jiang Li did not take the cup of water, but instead took out a small porcelain bottle.

"No, sir, you are too polite. Everyone has difficulties when making a living at sea. Helping hands is the rule on the ship. Moreover, sir, you have already given me the goods on the ship. How can I accept your magic pills?"

"The ship in your hometown has been destroyed. I wonder if you have any plans after you recover from your injury?"

The young captain began to hint at things, obviously wanting Jiang Li to join them.

This also meets Jiang Li’s demands.

But he was not in a hurry. He maintained his sad personality mourning for his companions on the ship, rejected the invitation and returned to the cabin.

The descendants of the bloodline will be inspected no matter what when they return to Hualong Island. There is a chance that the seeds of the Nine Nether Wood Spiritual Root will be discovered by them.

Suo Jiangli did not intend to take this risk. It would not be too difficult to gain the trust of a helpless mortal with a little effort.

He was waiting for an opportunity to help someone in need, and this opportunity was not far away.

In this sea full of dangers, he doesn't even need to actively create danger.

He had long discovered that not far from this shallow sea, there lived a group of ghost-faced crabs.

As soon as they smell blood, they will flock to the scene.

And today, he noticed that Princess Jian Mo had her period.

In the afternoon, the maid Xiaolian cleaned the princess's menstrual belt, wiped the sweat off her face, and poured a bucket of dirty blood water over the edge of the boat.

(End of this chapter)