☆, Chapter 124: Exposing the Truth
One could only say that the Siren Orphanage, despite having been around for so long, had some solutions. For the first section of the journey, Yu Jiuyin didn't even need to calculate; he simply followed the compass.
Because of the contract with Grandpa Gan, Yu Jiuyin could clearly sense his location no matter where he was captured. Therefore, finding the Siren Orphanage was only a matter of time.
But as they walked, something felt off. Yu Jiuyin noticed something was amiss with the surrounding scenery. Although there were no reference points on the sea, no markings for comparison, Yu Jiuyin just felt something was off.
"It looks a bit like some kind of formation." Yu Jiuyin and Rongqing looked at each other and discovered the problem at the same time.
"It's like a ghost wall." Rongqing said it more directly.
However, Yu Jiuyin shook his head. "It's the ghost wall that feels wrong. Ghost walls aren't very powerful things. They only become troublesome when a fierce ghost is seeking revenge and involves cause and effect. Otherwise, it's useless for a Heavenly Master or even an ordinary person. It can be fooled. It's most likely caused by some formation similar to the ghost wall."
"Go look around." Although it was inconvenient to move on the sea, Rongqing still asked someone to launch a small boat.
Yu Jiuyin gave each of them a piece of talisman paper to prevent them from getting lost. However, they never expected that five minutes later, they would return with three fishing boats.
At first glance, each of these deep-sea fishing boats looked quite large. But the people on board were rather miserable. They looked as if they hadn't eaten for eight hundred years; they were all emaciated. And the most terrifying thing was their eyes, dull and blank, as if they had no ability to think.
Yu Jiuyin moved quickly and rushed to the fishing boat opposite in almost the next second.
Rong Qing's subordinates looked at each other in shock. However, Rong Qing suddenly raised his lips and revealed a meaningful smile.
It was spatial folding. Yu Jiuyin's leap wasn't actually that far, but simply the folding of space gave the illusion of instant arrival.
Speaking of which, when Rong Qing first met Yu Jiuyin, he noticed that Yu Jiuyin was very quick, but he didn't think about it at the time. However, now that he has realized some truth in advance, these little details make Rong Qing feel very excited.
It was just a little troublesome to explain to Yu Jiuyin afterwards, but Rongqing felt that Yu Jiuyin would not be angry with him.
However, Yu Jiuyin didn't know Rongqing's little thoughts. He was now observing the situation of these fishermen.
They'd been caught in a spell. It wasn't a particularly troublesome spell, but removing it one by one was a real hassle. The point was, these fishermen seemed able to sail their boats, but that was because they were under the spell. Once it was removed and their consciousness returned, it was unclear whether they could still sail the boats. If they truly became immobile, these three fishing boats were quite large, and relying solely on the men Rongqing had brought with him wouldn't be able to provide emergency treatment in time.
In addition, it is not known how long these people have been drifting on the sea. After they wake up, many of them will probably need to be sent for emergency treatment.
Thinking of this, Yu Jiuyin grabbed the collar of a relatively strong-looking man and brought him back to the boat.
"It should be a case from three months ago, but the crime didn't happen here." When Rong Qing saw the fishing boats, he took out his phone and contacted people on the shore to check the case of the missing fishing boats. This investigation was good, because it turned out that these boats were almost from the other side of the sea.
Yu Jiuyin also found Rongqing's story quite interesting. He really wanted to know how the Siren Orphanage managed to get three such large ships here.
Thinking of this, Yu Jiuyin first untied the magic knot on the man in front of him.
As expected, as soon as the binding was untied, the man suddenly sat down on the ground, his eyes rolling and he was about to faint. Yu Jiuyin inserted two silver needles into the acupuncture points, and the pain made the man shudder. Yu Jiuyin reached out and slapped him hard on the forehead, and the man suddenly woke up. Turning around to look at Yu Jiuyin, Rongqing beside him, and the uniformed police officers, he burst into tears.
Yu Jiuyin subconsciously pulled Rongqing back and pushed him away. Immediately afterwards, the policeman next to him was hugged by the thigh by the fisherman who had just woken up.
"Comrade police officer, please save us! We have encountered a monster." He must have been really sad and scared, crying with tears and snot.
The young policeman was also at a loss for words. The key point was that the man was crying so sadly that he couldn't hide away. He could only endure the discomfort of being hugged by the man and continue to endure.
After crying for half an hour, the man's mood gradually calmed down. Yu Jiuyin handed him a glass of water and began to ask him about his experiences in the past few days.
"What did you just say about encountering a monster?"
"Little comrade, don't be afraid, we encountered a ghost ship."
Yu Jiuyin pondered the word "ghost ship" without saying anything. Rongqing then asked, "What kind of ghost ship?"
"I'll draw it for you." They are all veterans at sea, and no one has a deeper memory of the ship than them.
After the fisherman got the pen and paper, he was a little clumsy at first, but he soon got into the groove.
Yu Jiuyin and Rongqing watched from the side, and the more they watched, the more frightened they became. This thing didn't look like a boat at all, but more like a floating island.
The pitch-black hull was covered in old green seaweed. It was slimy and disgusting to look at. The Siren Orphanage logo was completely hidden, revealing only a faint blue fish tail.
However, even so, Yu Jiuyin and Rongqing could confirm that this so-called ghost ship was the current Siren Orphanage.
Because of the cage above.
"When we first saw it from a distance, we thought it was something pulling an animal." Thinking of the scene at that time, the fishermen still feel uneasy.
In his words, they were fishing on the sea at the time and had a rare good catch, so everyone was very excited. Except for the person in charge of the steering, everyone else drank some wine to celebrate.
They didn't approach the ghost ship on their own initiative, but instead caught up with it from a long distance away.
"It's really weird," the fisherman shuddered as he spoke. "Given its appearance, we wouldn't have gone near it even if it were daylight, not to mention it was already half dark. But for some reason, when the boat came over, our captain, like an idiot, actually sent us aboard to take a look."
"You really haven't seen that boat with your own eyes. It's unlike any other boat. It's made of stone. Everyone knows stone sinks to the bottom when it gets wet, so how could it possibly float? But it's just sitting there right in front of you, which is really weird. Plus, the black stuff on the stone doesn't look like dirt, it looks more like dried blood."
The more he spoke, the more frightened he became. The fisherman took several deep breaths before he could finally catch his breath.
According to the fishermen, all the fishermen on the fishing boat started to riot, demanding to leave immediately and stay away from the ship. They went to sea in the first place, taking great risks, just to earn money to support their families, and they wanted to avoid any trouble.
But the captain seemed determined to go up to the ghost ship and take a look.
Everyone looked at each other and thought that the captain might have lost his mind, so he wanted to force the ship to leave.
But just as they were about to set sail, they suddenly heard bursts of strange singing.
Then the surrounding sea water turned into a blood-red color with a fishy smell.
Someone bravely looked down and found that they were the fish in their nets. Something had bitten them to pieces, leaving only their bare heads, their lower bodies completely gone. The water was stained with the fish's blood.
But the horror was yet to come. Just as they were desperately trying to sail away, a pale arm suddenly climbed up the side of the boat from the stern. Looking down, they saw a monster with a fish head and a human body.
They came in groups with forks in their hands, looking at the fishermen as if they were looking at fresh food, and even drooling.
The most terrifying thing was that on that boat, a blond and blue-eyed man was standing there humming an unknown song. All the fishermen who heard the song lost consciousness.
"I was the last one to lose consciousness, so I heard a little bit about their plan. The man said he wanted to raise us and turn us into their food. At the same time, the police... these monsters, these monsters eat people..."
At this point, the fisherman's spirit finally collapsed to the extreme, and he burst into tears again.
Rongqing asked his subordinates to take him away and comfort him first, and he discussed the next steps with Yu Jiuyin.
Originally, Yu Jiuyin and Rongqing thought that the Siren Orphanage was on its last legs, but now it sounds like there are still many tricks inside.
"If it doesn't work, we two will go, and everyone else will stay." Yu Jiuyin thought for a long time and felt that this was the best solution. "Let your legs go, it won't hinder your movement, right?"
"Well, I can go with you in a different way." After all, the situation was special. Although Rongqing had some concerns, at this time, the overall situation should be prioritized. The natural devils had two forms. If a celestial master cooperated, Rongqing could temporarily leave the shell here and go with the celestial master as a fierce ghost.
Rong Qing had often used this method when he was working on cases with Luo Qiu. Now that he was using Yu Jiuyin, it would definitely be more convenient.
It wasn't just because Yu Jiuyin was originally a Ghost Dao Celestial Master, but also because they had a deeper relationship. Rong Qing felt that using the method of a fierce ghost might be more convenient than wearing a shell.
So the two men discussed the details and then prepared to disperse all the crew members on the ship.
Yu Jiuyin set up a formation on the large ship they were sailing on to protect their safety, and then boarded the prepared small boat.
Yu Jiuyin went up first to take a look around and put the food on the boat into his space bag. At the same time, Rongqing was also ready.
A bone-chilling cold suddenly erupted, and even the surrounding sea area had a terrible omen of being frozen instantly.
When he looked at the boat again, he saw a tall and handsome man who seemed to be about the same age as Yu Jiuyin. However, the familiar look in his eyes made Yu Jiuyin instantly recognize that the man standing in front of him was Rongqing.
"Rongrong," Yu Jiuyin tilted his head, examining him. A familiar feeling suddenly washed over him. He subconsciously reached into his pocket, and sure enough, the soul-soothing talisman that had sealed Yu Jiuyin's first evil spirit, a talisman that had remained silent for seventeen or eighteen years, suddenly glowed brightly.
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