Chapter 108: Tail Ship 26
"Mansion No. 1?" Tong Mian asked, "What is that place?"
"Impossible..."
Not far away, a figure climbed up. Drake also had a splitting headache and reluctantly replied: "I told you before that the mansions on this ship start from number two, there is no number one... Why do you always think about it?"
"Shut up your grandson Drake. Stop making people laugh." A sneer came from the corner.
The boat owner walked out from the shadows and said, "If you haven't seen it yourself, you think it doesn't exist. How dare you do that?"
Derek: “You—”
The old man stretched out his little finger and held down his restless child. "You are wrong about this, De."
"But..." Drake said blankly: "I've been to Xingfuli so many times. I've seen the house numbers there. It does start from number 2..."
"The mansion on the ship was rebuilt after Will died and flew into the sky. All the densely packed houses you see are from that period. The first group of people who made a fortune from happiness lived in numbers 2 to 10, and those who continued to reap the benefits after them moved into numbers 11 to 20... That's how the street Xingfuli came about."
Dad paused and said, "But there is one mansion that is different from the others."
"Hey." The ship owner interrupted coldly, "This is my brother's business, I should be the one to speak about it."
Dad smiled calmly, "Please."
The ship owner snorted coldly: "Will has high hopes for this ship. He thinks it is the culmination of his life's learning. Therefore, he reserved a place for his family on the ship early on. The lighting and vision are the best..."
…
Will picked up his young daughter and placed her on his shoulders.
"Ouch!" The girl giggled.
The wife blamed him, "You are too reckless. She is still a child. What if she gets bumped into?"
"It doesn't matter. She's very happy. Look, she keeps laughing. She's not afraid at all." Will said proudly, "This is my daughter!"
"Wow...what a beautiful scenery..." The girl looked into the distance in amazement.
The endless ocean of fog was blessed by the goddess of luck on this day. The fog slowly dissipated, the ghosts that were afraid of the sun sank to the bottom of the sea, and only bright stars remained on the sea level.
Will said proudly, "No. This is not the most beautiful scenery. One day, I will take you to fly high in the sky, and you will be able to see clouds of various shapes! At night, angels will come to your window and tell you stories. I will also reserve the best seat, preferably a large balcony. Our family will sit together and watch the stars..."
"I love the stars!" the girl laughed. "I love this boat!"
The laughter echoed in the boat for a long time.
…
"He reserved the best location for his family long ago. It was like a viewing platform with the best advantage. Now when you come to Xingfuli, you will find that Mansion No. 2 is not the best location. But you will not find the home Will reserved even if you look everywhere. It disappeared a long time ago."
Jiang Yuelu: "Disappeared?"
Ship owner: "Yes. It's gone, but it's not completely gone."
Derek rolled his eyes, "Can you even tell a story?"
But the ship owner was no longer so easily angered by him, and he was immersed in memories of the past.
"At first, I doubted whether it had really disappeared, and asked the Lord if I could name my house No. 1. But the Lord refused. He mysteriously said that the house was still there, and I could only be No. 2... The hateful guy still rode on my head after his death."
He said bitterly: "It's a pity that I didn't know where it was at the time, otherwise I would have burned it!"
"Later... the Lord asked me to find the tear through an exam. At that time, I knew where it was."
"No wonder..." Dad suddenly realized, "No wonder you were always asking around for information and asking those who had taken the exam. It turned out that you wanted to match your guess..."
The ship owner said complacently, "That's right! Since this matter has long passed, I am not afraid to mention it again. The unfinished drawings left by Will not only clearly marked the locations of various places on the ship, but also included the location marks of his secret garden, as well as some records. It was through these details that I was able to determine -"
"The missing Mansion No. 1 is in the test left by the ship owner!"
"That's too much trouble. Why don't you go in and take a look yourself?" Dad smiled, "After all, seeing is believing."
"I..." The ship owner hesitated.
"Are you afraid that you are not strong enough and will die here?"
The ship owner was furious. "Bullshit, I'm already here. I'm definitely going to win this exam!"
Dad: "Do you think I'm scared?"
Both sides are ready to go.
"Click." The speaker echoed like a snap, and the strange yet happy blessing song stopped. After a few seconds of silence, a little girl's innocent voice was heard.
Jiang Yuelu was very familiar with that voice.
"Adventurers who are lost at the crossroads, welcome to Rongrong's home."
"Today is a beautiful day, a special day, a day with only laughter and no pain. Do you see the birthday cake on the table?"
Everyone looked towards the dining table at the same time. A faint light rose from the candlesticks, and a rotten human face cake appeared on the table, with tears of blood in his eyes and the corners of his mouth torn and flying up.
"Today is my birthday. Dad, Mom, and brother will all bless me." The little girl's voice was no longer cheerful, but immersed in sadness, "...but before the birthday party started, I couldn't find them."
“Without family members by your side, you can’t make a wish.”
“Without them, my knife wouldn’t be able to cut the cake.”
“Without laughter, this wouldn’t be a happy home.”
The girl asked earnestly, "Can you please find my father, mother and brother?"
The voice stopped abruptly, and the cheerful birthday song echoed again. The three teams were all confused, as the test questions this time were completely different from the previous ones.
The ship owner wondered: "I remember that after they came in, they all received certain requirements." For example, if they found two drops of tears, they would pass, and if they couldn't find them, they would fail.
But in the examination room before him, a girl issued vague instructions.
Dad smiled and said, "Have you forgotten what Lord Du said? He said that your examination room is different from his. Although they come from the same source, like twin brothers looking in the mirror, there is still a very obvious difference in level between the brothers." He subtly lengthened the tone on the word "high and low".
The ship owner grumbled, he didn't dare to question the Lord.
"But she did make a clear request." Everyone looked at Jiang Yuelu, who said calmly, "She hopes to bring her family back so that the birthday party can start as scheduled."
"Start as scheduled..." Dad responded, "What time is it now?"
Who would carry a clock with them? No one could answer this question. Drake glanced at the sky outside. "It looks like it's getting dark. Maybe seven or eight, or nine?"
Ship Owner: "Oh...you are such a sweet fool!"
Jiang Yuelu was walking slowly in the hall, searching the wall carefully for something. He was so focused that he didn't even notice that he bumped into someone. Qiao, who was bumped into, said angrily, "Hey, new guy, everyone is discussing, but you are just walking? Are you ready to fail?"
This is a fact recognized by everyone.
The ship owner and the old man, as well as their subordinates, all regarded each other as their only competitor. No one would take Jiang Yuelu and the others seriously.
Yes, they did perform well before, relying on a shady trick that no one had ever seen before to fly to the sky to protect themselves, and they were inexplicably appreciated by the Lord of the City. But everyone agreed that he was invited to this game by sheer luck.
Sometimes, a fierce argument actually means that the other party values this opponent. But they were too lazy to even quarrel with Jiang Yuelu, and they couldn't let go of this tiny little ghost in their eyes.
When Joe shouted this, the ship owner and his father both glanced over.
Only he himself was still immersed in a leisurely stroll, looking like someone who wanted to be kicked.
But no one dared to do so, because there was a stern-faced guy hanging on his tail. Joe's words had already made him unhappy, and his pair of emotionless white eyes swept over him again and again.
Tong Mian followed behind nonchalantly, carefully avoiding anything on the ground that could hurt him, mumbling with excitement and fear, "This is an old place like this, if you're not careful you'll bleed to death. Hahahaha, but it will definitely be fun and interesting... Hey, why aren't you talking?"
Jiang Yuelu replied: "I'm looking for a clock."
"A clock?"
"Will designed this room a long time ago, just like when we buy a house and move in in advance, wouldn't he install a clock during the early stage of decoration? Well, unless he is doing the hard decoration." Jiang Yuelu looked around, "But you see, even the speakers are ready, and the soft decoration is very thorough."
Tong Mian had been living in the college, and had some understanding of what he said about buying a house, but he was still confused. "From a logical point of view... there is nothing wrong with what you said."
"So I want to use this to determine the time..." Jiang Yuelu stopped, "Hmm? Here."
An animal-shaped clock is hung on the bronze brick surface, which is full of childishness. A goose yellow and emerald green parrot is standing on the head of a rhinoceros, and the whole clock is embedded in the body of the rhinoceros.
Jiang Yuelu was about to reach out to take it, but someone else took action first.
A black shadow passed by quickly, and no one could see his movements clearly. He was seen floating beside the ship owner and disappeared like smoke. The next second, a beast-shaped clock appeared in the ship owner's hand. He shook his weight, like a rustic upstart, very proud: "Well done, my subordinate. It's worth it for me to bring you and Qiao in."
Dad narrowed his eyes, "We encourage fair competition, you are violating the rules."
Captain: "Oh, we, who? On this ship, I only listen to the Lord. He didn't say you and I have to share information. Don't be like a baby and say something ridiculous. You should just wish for the best or just admit defeat."
Dad: "If you insist on doing this, I can't do anything about it. For the sake of our old friendship, I'll give you a piece of advice. If I were you, I would never anger the other two parties at the beginning. There will always be a time when you need help."
The ship owner looked at him and Jiang Yuelu with sarcasm, "Aid. Yours?"
"Believe me, angering you two guys is the worst thing I've ever done."
Dad spread his hands, "It seems we have nothing to say."
"Then I'll go first—"
The ship owner swaggered out of the living room with his trophy.
Derek gritted his teeth, "Dad! Are we just going to let him go like this?"
"Don't worry." The young baby blinked his innocent blue eyes and said in a baby voice, "It doesn't matter if we don't know the time. We just need to be faster than him."
Gurian understood what he meant immediately, "Understood, I'll keep a close eye on them."
"Jin," the old man called out his loyal child's name, "it's time for you to show your skills."
The lukewarm ghost nodded in agreement and threw out a small splash of water with both hands. In an instant, it swayed and turned into a small and exquisite red paper umbrella. The small umbrella grew bigger in the air with a "bang", like a gorgeous mushroom blooming above the ghosts' heads.
Tong Mian, who saw all this from a distance, opened his eyes wide and said, "That's a rune!"
The rapidly spinning umbrella was covered with talismans, like rows of crows flying through the red clouds.
They are all reverse runes!
Leng Wenhan's expression changed slightly.
They had learned rune classes in the academy, and before teaching, the teachers would repeatedly remind every student that the runes drawn by the wizard with a red brush may look like a piece of thin paper, but in fact they are all-encompassing, so they must be used with caution. This is because the wizard is using his own blood and synaesthesia to condense into the power to exorcise ghosts and demons.
The runes in the positive direction have the power to kill ghosts, but the runes in the negative direction will cause the wizard to suffer backlash, and in serious cases, it will even harm innocent ordinary people.
Therefore, the academy stopped the practice of drawing reverse spells. However, in the distant ghost city, this evil secret method was sought after by evil ghosts.
Whether it's killing each other or harming wizards, it's too convenient.
Tong Mian was surprised and asked: "But how can he draw talismans..."
"I think you've made a mistake." Jiang Yuelu said, "We are on a ship that combines Chinese and Western cultures, and we have been dealing with dead foreigners, but there are still people like us on this ship... the same ghosts. Maybe he learned a little bit when he was alive."
Tong Mian stared at the bloody death curses, "The color is so dark, so unforgettable... He definitely didn't just learn a little bit, it's very likely -"
He carefully exchanged a glance with Leng Wenhan.
Maybe he is our classmate...the two of them thought of the same thing at the same time.
The huge red umbrella was opened and spun in the air. The blood-colored light and shadow under it had its own barrier, and a time scale with seconds appeared. Jiang Yuelu thought, it seems that this group of ghosts took another way.
It doesn't matter if you don't know the time, as long as you get ahead of the ship owner.
At the same time, they also need to strictly control their time.
only……
Jiang Yuelu smiled bitterly: I really don’t take them seriously at all.
Under the giant umbrella.
Gurian: "De, why are you always looking at the other side?"
Derek dodged it, "Nothing."
Gurian sneered, "Are you trying to help them? Let me remind you, Dad did talk to him about cooperation, but he didn't learn his lesson and insisted on going against Dad. It's important for people to know themselves. Before he comes here to seek death, he should first consider whether he has the ability to participate in the competition."
Drake argued: "Yan is still quite good..."
Gurian was so angry that he laughed: "A group of newcomers who just came aboard, how can they know as much about the sternboat as we do? Even if we take a step back, the damn ship owner has the right to shout, because he has been here for many years after all... Why don't you think about your father's feelings when you speak for them? Do you want to betray him?"
Drake said in panic, "Of course I won't!"
"That's all right..."
The old father sat in the rocking chair, listening to the children's quarrel silently. His sharp and complex eyes passed through the gaps between the wooden boards, observing their latest developments calmly.
Gurian laughed and said, "Look, they are all scared by Jin's ability. Jin, if they knew that you went to wizard academy before you died, they would be so scared that they would pee their pants!"
Jin smiled slightly and spun the giant umbrella faster.
Gurion glanced at Drake, who was looking down, and said louder, "Of course. How could they have heard of a wizarding academy? They are just a bunch of ignorant little ghosts."
far away.
The little ghost Tong Mian looked at the rotating red umbrella, frowned and hummed, "That's not right, did he make some mistakes in those strokes? Leng Wenhan, come over and take a look. Give me some comments."
The little ghost Leng Wenhan didn't even look at him. He looked at his hands, considering whether to use the power of Luoyinguan to capture the guy named Jin and interrogate him.
As soon as the two ignorant kids looked across, they heard a laugh coming from them: "No matter how you look at it, you can't beat Jin Haha, you two weaklings!!!"
Tong Mian: “???”
Leng Wenhan: "..."
Tong Mian said angrily: "I was planning to tell him that he drew it wrong, what kind of attitude is this!"
Leng Wenhan clenched his fists.
Jiang Yuelu stopped them, "Don't move yet, I have a way."
"You? What can you do?" Tong Mian's neck was pressed against a sharp talisman paper knife. He immediately raised his hands, "Leng Wenhan, aunt, I'm not mocking him. I'm just describing a fact. Look, among the three of us, the only ones who have a chance to survive and win in this dangerous environment should be you and me, right?"
"I admit that his previous results were good, but one thing is one thing, this time is different. We are in Ghost City! We are not facing a newly appointed city master like Ji Hongcha... and what did he get in the last exam? His body was broken. If my uncle hadn't saved him, how could he still be standing in front of you... Do you want this situation to happen again?"
The knife at his neck retreated an inch, and the white-eyed boy remained silent.
The last "loss" was so unforgettable that he didn't want it to happen again.
"Hehe...so just listen to me and leave it to us. Everyone will do their part, we will do the hard work, he will do the--" Tong Mian turned his head, his eyes popped out, "Why are you lying on the ground!?"
How could someone fall asleep while discussing tactics?
Jiang Yuelu hissed, "I'm sure I can win."
Tong Mian: "What are you sure of..."
The legendary easy win?
Jiang Yuelu listened attentively underground. His voice was slowly flowing into the ground, just as it had silently flowed into the cold ocean formed by countless faces before.
"She and I have an appointment to meet here."
Leng Wenhan and Tong Mian asked in unison: "Who?"
"Didn't I tell you?" Jiang Yuelu put his hands on the ground, raised his head and smiled slightly, his deer-like eyes revealing cunning, "I'm in Mansion No. 1, and there's another accomplice."
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