Chapter 144 Do you know how much my senior brother likes me?
The only way to get to the island from the academy is by boat, which takes about an hour.
Disciples can also find their own way to obtain boats for travel.
Zhang Xiangyun used a private boat, so his whereabouts would not be recorded by the academy.
There were only five people on the boat as agreed.
When Nian Qiuyan saw Li Jinshuang who had come with Yu Sui, she didn't ask any questions, as if she had already guessed it.
On the boat, Yu Suicai spoke his first words to Nian Qiuyan: "Are you sure my senior brother has already obtained the Milky Way water you hid?"
Nian Qiuyan, maintaining her usual demeanor, replied in a gentle voice, "Most likely."
"Where is he now?" Yu Sui asked again.
Nian Qiuyan looked towards the direction of the mechanical island, but did not answer immediately.
Because he failed to calculate Mei Liangyu's location.
Whether you replace Zhong Lishan or Xing Chun, you still can't figure it out.
I fear that these three people may have encountered some misfortune in the Abyss Sea, which does indeed harbor many dangerous things.
Nian Qiuyan looked away and said, "We'll know when we get over there."
Yu Sui was still looking at him: "If my senior brother really gets the Milky Way Water, what will you do?"
Nian Qiuyan laughed and said, "I'm only responsible for taking the Milky Way water out of the Upside-Down Moon Cave. The rest is not my concern. But you, have you thought about what you're going to do?"
Yu Sui looked away and gazed at the sea, sighing softly and saying with distress, "We need to find a way to get it back from my senior brother."
Nian Qiuyan said, "This must not be easy."
Yu Sui also said, "We need to find out where he is first, and whether he has the item."
The two stood on the stern deck, enjoying the sea breeze. Their conversation paused briefly, and they fell silent. After a while, Zhang Xiangyun appeared behind the upper railing, looking as relaxed as if he were out for a stroll. He looked down at the two below and smiled, "Have you finished talking?"
Yu Sui and Nian Qiuyan both looked up at the same time.
Zhang Xiangyun peeled an orange, his eyes slowly darting between the two men, and asked, "Give me a straight answer now that you're done talking. How are you going to handle the Milky Way Water matter?"
Nian Qiuyan ignored him; the Love Poison hadn't been cured yet, so he wasn't afraid of Zhang Xiangyun at all.
Yu Sui clearly showed her dislike for him on her face, without reservation: "First, go to the Abyss Sea to find out if the Milky Way Water is still there. If it really was taken by Senior Brother, then find Senior Brother and get the Milky Way Water back."
Zhang Xiangyun stared at Yu Sui with interest and asked her, "How do you get it back?"
Yu Sui said with a stern face, "Find a way to get it back."
Saying it is the same as not saying it at all.
Zhang Xiangyun sneered, "Little Princess, you don't actually think that if you just act cute and say some nice things to Mei Liangyu, he'll listen to everything you say and willingly return the Milky Way Water, do you?"
Yu Sui maintained her naiveté to the end, confidently retorting, "Why is it impossible?"
Zhang Xiangyun clicked his tongue in astonishment: "Is that even possible?"
Yu Sui said, "Do you know how much my senior brother likes me?"
Zhang Xiangyun: "..."
I really didn't realize how much he liked you.
Nian Qiuyan reached out and touched her forehead, almost laughing.
Zhang Xiangyun took a bite of orange, thought for a moment, and then burst out laughing, saying, "Everyone knows that you and Gu Gan are childhood sweethearts with a deep and affectionate relationship. Would Mei Liangyu be so tactless as to interfere?"
Yu Sui asked him, "Have you ever loved anyone? Do you know what it means to be unable to control your emotions?"
Zhang Xiangyun choked on the orange juice, bent over and coughed, coughing so hard it felt like his lungs were being torn apart. Nian Qiuyan couldn't hold back any longer either, turned her back, braced herself against the boat railing with both hands, and chuckled softly.
Yu Sui turned and left as if she hadn't seen anything, and once again managed to gloss over the question of how to deal with Mei Liangyu.
It took quite a bit of time to get to the island of mechanisms and then travel through the abyss sea.
When they arrived, the sky was clear and blue, but as they approached the Abyss Sea, dark clouds obscured the sun, the waves crashed, and a gloomy atmosphere pervaded everything. To Yu Sui, it seemed like the end of the world; once inside the eye of the storm, everything would be mercilessly crushed.
It's better during the day than at night; at least there's no deafening thunder.
Zhang Xiangyun discussed going to sea with Luo Fu. Nian Qiuyan set up a divination array on the beach, saying that going to sea during the day would be the least risky.
The Taoist "lightning array" can also stabilize the chaotic five elements of energy at sea. Combined with the military divination of the Fangji school to change the terrain, one can safely enter the sea.
Yu Sui couldn't participate in these matters, and Zhang Xiangyun and the other two tacitly agreed that it was none of her business, only asking Yu Sui to watch over the lightning array on the shore.
Before going into the sea, Nian Qiuyan reminded her, "There are many sea eyes here, so be careful not to go near them after you get in the water."
"Just avoid it," Zhang Xiangyun said nonchalantly. "These things don't just appear out of nowhere."
Luo Fu used many talismans to successfully activate the lightning-summoning array. A golden bolt of lightning silently flashed across the sea, breaking through some of the gloom, dissipating the dark clouds, and revealing a glimmer of sunlight.
Zhang Xiangyun's military divination technique delineated the sea area beneath the lightning-summoning array, making this area calm and free from the chaotic influence of the five elements.
The three of them entered the sea at the same time to search for the Milky Way.
Yu Sui stood on the shore watching, while Li Jinshuang gazed at the lightning array above, lost in thought.
"I'll go upstairs and take a look," Yu Sui said.
Li Jinshuang turned to look at her: "Up there?"
“Up there.” Yu Sui pointed to the high cliff to the side.
The waves continued to crash against the cliffs, but the deafening roar was weakened by the magic array, making it sound like it was far away and indistinct.
But visually, it is still a visually stunning experience.
Fearing something might happen to her, Li Jinshuang went along as well.
Yu Sui explained on the way, "They said there are many sea eyes here, but I can't see a single one from the shore."
The higher you climb, the farther you can see, and the more you can see.
The two arrived at the mountain peak. The wind was strong, blowing their clothes and hair wildly. The wind howled in their ears. Yu Sui raised her hand to cover her hair, which was being blown into her eyes by the wind, and saw the boundless blue sea.
She usually spends her time within the academy, occasionally venturing into the outer city, where she sees mostly high-rise buildings and rarely imagines that Taiyi is actually an island surrounded by the sea.
Even when I passed by the college and saw parts of the sea, I was not as awestruck as I am now.
At this moment, the view stretched endlessly, the gloomy sky seemed to be collapsing, the sea was fog-free and dimly lit, and all the seawater in Yu Sui's field of vision was floating and turbulent, with waves crashing towards the direction of the mechanical island.
Even when some waves are still very far away, they keep repeating this action.
Yu Sui's gaze was drawn to the swirling sea eyes in the distance. There wasn't just one, but countless of them. Although their distribution wasn't dense, they were still incredibly numerous.
The center of the sea eye appears to be empty, but it is filled with chaotic forces of the five elements tearing each other apart. If anything falls in, it will be instantly swallowed up.
Li Jinshuang was also taken aback by the sight before her and remained silent for a while.
Yu Sui frowned slightly, pondering what unexpected situations his senior brother might encounter if he went into the sea. Before he could figure it out, he saw something strange happening on the sea.
The two sea eyes are getting closer to each other.
“They…are moving,” Li Jinshuang said, pointing in a certain direction and gesturing for Yu Sui to look. “Those two sea eyes are about to collide.”
The two sea eyes approached each other quite quickly. After a while, the edges of the two sea eyes collided and rubbed against each other for a moment before merging into one, forming a larger sea eye.
The sea eye has expanded in size, with a larger center, making it look even more terrifying.
Yu Sui pressed her hair down and said, "It's supposed to move, isn't it?"
Li Jinshuang frowned and said, "Sea eyes are all in fixed positions. I've never heard of them moving or merging with other sea eyes."
Moreover, sea eyes are not common; having even one in the sea is quite rare.
There are nearly a hundred abyssal seas near the island of machinery. Even though they are currently far away, if they can move, they may approach and devour the shore.
Yu Sui joked, "Those two are outliers; surely not both of them can move."
Not long after she finished speaking, Li Jinshuang noticed that another sea eye was moving.
They merged together, transforming from small sea eyes into a large sea eye.
Yu Sui: "..."
She looked down at the cliff below, where waves crashed against the rocky cliffs, splashing white spray. Amidst the raging waves, Yu Sui said, "Will they come back alive?"
It looks a bit difficult.
If those sea eyes could move, people in the sea would be caught off guard and might bump into them while swimming.
Could it be that my senior brothers and the others also encountered this situation?
Otherwise, Yu Sui would find it difficult to understand why Mei Liangyu's Wind Listening Ruler was located so far away.
But if one is swept into the eye of the sea and encounters that powerful chaotic energy of the five elements, is there any chance of survival?
Yu Sui gradually frowned.
The two kept an eye on the sea, and in the moving and merging sea eyes, they discovered something new.
The sea surface, which was originally empty, suddenly developed a small whirlpool. The five elements of energy at the center of the whirlpool began to expand, and the seawater receded from the center, forming a circular sea eye that enveloped the five elements of energy.
Yu Sui and Li Jinshuang blinked as they witnessed this scene, wondering if they were seeing things. They looked at each other and then back at the sea eye that had appeared out of nowhere.
The sea eyes are constantly merging and regenerating, all moving closer to the mechanical island.
A silent fear descended at that moment.
The sea eye was devouring the five elements of this world, attracting more dark clouds and gales. The sea wind was so fierce that Yu Sui on the cliff had to raise his hand to shield himself.
Something's not right.
Something feels off.
What's in this sea?
Before seeing these unusual sea eye phenomena, Yu Sui wasn't too worried about Mei Liangyu. Although she had never said it, in her heart, her senior brother was indeed very capable.
His ability to protect himself is much stronger than mine.
"Down there," Li Jinshuang reminded Yu Sui. The two saw a sea eye appear in the sea near the shore, which swallowed Luo Fu's lightning array the moment it formed.
The lightning array that maintained the stability of the five elements was swallowed up, and after the golden lightning flashing in the sky disappeared, a violent storm immediately descended.
The sea eye that had swallowed the Thunderclap Array disappeared again shortly afterward.
Yu Sui stared wide-eyed, and after catching a glimpse of the distant scene on the sandy ground, she reached out and grabbed Li Jinshuang, running away: "Someone's coming!"
Someone used wind manipulation to rush towards the Abyss Sea.
The people at the front were dressed in long, dark red robes with a golden bird with outstretched wings on their shoulders, the mark of the Wen Yang family.
The Wen brothers, Wen Yangzhou and Wen Yangxiu, were also among them.
Following them were the Situ family sorcerers dressed in crimson and gold robes, led by a woman in red. However, she was expressionless, and a thin golden line encircled her slender, fair neck.
Situ Jin followed the woman in red with cautious eyes.
The red-clad sorcerers from the Murong family who arrived were all carrying mechanical packs and looked rather solemn.
The last to arrive were the sorcerers of the Baili family, their left shoulders embroidered with green bamboo patterns, and their waists adorned with long green ropes.
Yu Sui and Li Jinshuang hid behind the rocks and quietly looked outside. Li Jinshuang whispered, "The people from the four great mechanical families have all arrived."
That's not all.
Yu Sui looked into the distance.
Those three familiar yet unfamiliar figures instantly used the Wind Riding Technique to travel from afar to the front of the sandy ground.
The academy's saints have also arrived.
Leng Rouyin was a military strategist, while Ou Rushuang was a farmer.
There is one more person.
A long red ribbon floated slowly beside the woman, whose figure was graceful as she walked. A bracelet made of golden iron plates adorned her slender white wrist, making a crisp, tinkling sound as she moved.
The pale pink gauze coat fluttered even without wind, unable to conceal the overly fair skin beneath.
The woman's eyes and brows were bewitching like a fox's, yet her every move exuded an air of authority and arrogance, making people afraid to look at her for long.
Wu Huaiwei, a sage of the Yin-Yang School.
[Author's Note]
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