Chapter 053 The Legend of Lu Xiaofeng

The sea is vast and the waves are rough.

The sea is most beautiful during the day, and the sea is most beautiful under a clear sky, with sparkling waves, shining like flowing gold, and it looks like a layer of ground diamonds sprinkled on the water, sparkling and glittering.

It is not like the sea at night, which is so dark that it can swallow all the light in this world.

Giants are one of the fears engraved in human genes. When the island slowly disappears from sight, looking around, only the vast sea and the endless sky are left. It is inevitable that a sense of uneasiness and fear will arise in people's hearts.

Without guidance, the ship would be lost at sea, and once lost, people would die.

Death is the greatest and most invincible terror in this world.

The ship of the Lord of Baiyun City must be the best in Baiyun City. When this ship sails on the sea, pirates who see it will have to take a detour.

No one dared to challenge the Lord of Baiyun City, and no one dared to rob the merchant ships of Baiyun City. Countless bandits died under the sword of Baiyun Sword Immortal, and all of them were once famous and powerful people whose names could make people feel cold.

When the flag of Baiyun City is unfurled and flying over the sea, pirates active nearby are advised to leave immediately, because the master of Baiyun City values ​​his people very much and will definitely not tolerate them to act tyrannically in this sea area.

Therefore, traveling on the ship of Baiyun City is the most powerful and safest protection in the world.

Tarona stood on the top of the highest mast of the ship. The sea breeze blew her long black hair straight behind her, and her flowing skirt rolled and swayed like clouds in the sky. The crown hanging on her head was more dazzling than the sea that was covered with broken diamonds. Her eyes, which had also turned black, looked straight into the distance, and from time to time, a stream of light could be seen flashing through her pupils.

She is scanning the sea.

The seabed is much deeper than the sea surface, and the number of species living deep in the sea is beyond human imagination. Even after one or two thousand years, the sea is still a place full of unknowns to explore.

People who create disasters will avoid it as much as they can, but God does not act according to people's moods. The weather on the sea changes all the time.

The sky was clear during the day, but at night it started to thunder and lightning. The people on the deck had just tied up half of the cargo when heavy rain came down, soaking everyone in the blink of an eye.

These men were obviously experienced sailors, and the person commanding them was a steward from the City Lord's Mansion. They were not panicked at all, and their hands moved swiftly, doing their work meticulously in the pouring rain.

Although the cargo and things on the deck are not the most important, they should be kept from being thrown into the sea. It is better not to feed the sea in vain.

In less than a quarter of an hour, the people on the deck had finished their work, and after counting the number of people, everyone entered the cabin in an orderly manner. With such heavy rain, there would definitely be big waves in a while, and it was no longer suitable for people to stay outside.

So the only person left outside was Tarona.

She was not afraid of the wind, rain and big waves, and still stood on the highest mast, with a gleam of light in her eyes from time to time.

She is still scanning the area.

Strong winds and waves, heavy rain, in a horror or disaster movie, this is the precursor to the climax.

"I've seen a lot. I have a lot of experience."

The great witch is very proud.

In previous mission worlds, she had often been the part with the climax, even scarier than the climax that was supposed to be presented, the kind that could make people break out in a sweat, and those with a slightly weaker psychological endurance would faint.

Hearing this, Theseus stopped typing, pushed up his glasses and observed his partner. After confirming that she was not bored enough to go out and have fun, he continued typing and said perfunctorily, "Yes, you have a lot of experience in this area. Please don't create any more supernatural events. The world consciousness is just asleep, not dead."

The agents and anomalies are just short-lived outsiders. As long as they are dealt with cleanly afterwards, there will be no remaining problems.

But if an Agent suddenly wants to personally create some non-worldly events or existences... regardless of the purpose, and violating several Agent rules, the Agent who does such a thing will be considered by the world consciousness to be disrupting the world's evolutionary process, and will be targeted and attacked.

This situation is more difficult to comment on. It is the employee's own fault, and the world consciousness only needs to pay a symbolic amount of medical expenses.

Tarona likes to have fun, but he won't kill himself.

She waved her hands, signaling to her partner not to worry too much, as she still remembered that she was injured.

As she spoke, several thunders rumbled in the sky, and vein-like lightning dominated the entire sky. For a moment, the only sounds were thunder, rain, and waves.

Inside the cabin, Ye Gucheng, who had just untied his belt and was about to take a rest, paused, as if he was listening to something.

After a while, he tied his belt again and did not prepare to go to bed to rest. Instead, he sat cross-legged on the couch and meditated to regulate his breathing.

Just now...

He heard a woman's voice.

Hidden by the thunder, submerged in the sound of rain, it is blurred and cannot be distinguished.

Logically, he couldn't hear it, but he heard it.

The only women on the boat were the few maids who came with him, and he had a very good memory. He would never forget the voices he had heard for a long time, nor would he mistakenly identify them - the voice he had just heard did not belong to anyone on the boat.

A strange woman came on board.

No one noticed her, including him.

Ye Gucheng slowly opened his eyes, with only a hint of candlelight in his cold star-like pupils. The big ship was swaying in the wind and waves, but he was not affected at all, as if he was accustomed to this state of being swayed by the waves.

Who could it be?

And why come?

He thought of all the famous women in the world, but ruled them out one by one.

To be able to sneak into the ship silently, with people coming and going in the daytime, and the guards carefully checking everything and finding nothing suspicious, this requires not only that the visitor's martial arts skills are high enough.

Besides, none of these people he could think of had any reason to be on board his ship.

Although Feixian Island is located in the South China Sea, thousands of miles away from the Central Plains, Baiyun City has its own sources of intelligence.

Recently, there has been no major incident in the martial arts world, and no masters have suddenly appeared, and the killers are all at peace.

So, who could it be?

One more thing...

He shouldn't have heard that voice amidst the deafening noise outside the cabin.

Could it be that...

Ye Gucheng thought of an answer.

——Last night, the owner of those two lines of sight.

Is it actually a woman?

The Lord of Baiyun City suddenly remembered some vernacular novels that he had heard from other people a long time ago, all of which were strange stories such as white foxes repaying favors and female ghosts taking revenge.

His thoughts wandered uncontrollably for a moment.

So, is it really possible for such strange stories to exist?

…

Nothing happened at night. The rain stopped after more than an hour, but the thunder rumbled for a while. The last thing that stopped was the wind and waves that were about to blow the ship into the sea.

Overall, it was a safe experience.

On the second day, the sun rose slowly from the sea level. The sea water that was so dark and deep at night that seemed to eat people became shiny and beautiful again. Seabirds that got up early to look for food flew over the ship in groups.

Having gained nothing that night, Tarona sat on the top of the highest mast, with one leg bent, his chin resting on his knee, and the other leg swinging naturally. His gilded tight boots reflected the sunlight, shining so brightly that passing seabirds flapped their wings to approach him, but after trying several times and finding that they could not reach him, they flapped their wings in disappointment and flew away.

Bad weather and environment can easily bring about fatal things, but whether or not fatal things come also depends on luck.

Obviously, Tarona's luck last night was zero, and no wild companions were caught.

But she didn't hold out much hope. If she didn't get what she wanted, then she didn't get what she wanted. There was another caravan that seemed to have encountered some wild creatures and was waiting for her to pass by.

Not too long has passed, and the scent of the unknown sea monster should still be lingering on those merchant ships.

Unfortunately, the restraint of the [Mechanical Angel] was too strong, and not even ashes were left of the giant beast. She was unable to collect any usable materials from it. That was the clue that she encountered as soon as she entered the world.

...Well, saving lives is more important.

Suddenly, Tarona, who was still sighing that the clue was given to him in vain, felt something in his heart and looked down.

It’s Ye Gucheng.

He actually came out of the cabin.

When boarding the boat, Tarona heard people whispering on the boat and got some information about Ye Gucheng.

As the Lord of Baiyun City, Ye Gucheng would go to the Central Plains every year to inspect the industry, and this is what he said to the outside world. He didn't stay there for long, and he came back after checking the general accounts and the situation.

Every time he went out to sea, he rarely left his cabin. The few times he went out, he was to kill those pirates who went out without using their brains or eyes and dared to rob anyone.

It only takes two or three days to travel from Feixian Island to Central Plains. The people on the boat are all veterans and will not disturb the city lord unless it is a major event. In recent years, there are fewer and fewer pirates seeking death, and there are no major events that can make the city lord personally take action. When everyone passes by the city lord's cabin, they are very careful, for fear that their breathing is too loud and disturbs the city lord's rest.

Ye Gucheng worked very hard, even though he was already very good.

Since he couldn't practice swordplay on the ship, he would meditate and regulate his breathing, practicing sword moves over and over in his mind, and then deal with the official documents brought to him by the maid. Two or three days passed quickly.

But this time was different from the past. On the second day, he came out of the cabin and walked onto the deck, as if he was preparing to climb up and look far into the distance.

Everyone was a little surprised, but everything the city lord did had its own meaning, so how could they have any right to question him?

The sailors respectfully made way for the city lord.

The best position on the deck is the wheelhouse, which is the highest and has an excellent view. Just look up and you can see everything ahead.

As if on a whim, Ye Gucheng walked up to the steering room, took a look, and then left.

He stood on the platform and looked around, but couldn't find anything unusual.

So he raised his head and looked at the five masts.

When he raised his head, he sensed that gaze again.

There was no malice in the glance, nor was it an uncomfortable one. Compared to the almost cold judgmental look that I first sensed last night, this time the glance seemed to be just pure curiosity.

——Sure enough, it’s on top.

But apart from the sails bloated by the wind, there were only passing seabirds looking for food...

Wait, Seabird.

Ye Gucheng narrowed his eyes slightly and took a step back to avoid the sunlight shining on his face.

On the tallest mast in the middle, several seabirds were flying around, as if attracted by something but unable to touch it. After several unsuccessful attempts, they flapped their wings and flew away.

Wait a moment, and a few more seabirds will repeat the process.

If it wasn't a coincidence, then it could only mean one thing -

There is something on the tallest mast that is invisible to humans but visible to seabirds, or perhaps... a strange existence.

Ye Gucheng lowered his eyes and stopped looking.

He tightened his grip on the sword slightly, and after a while, slowly relaxed it.

Lord Baiyun said nothing. As if on a whim, he took a walk on the deck for a while and then returned to the cabin to continue meditating.

But this time, he couldn't calm down.

No matter who knows that there is an invisible presence on their ship, they will not be able to calm down.

…

Tarona was like a cat attracted by cat mint. Her eyes followed Ye Gucheng involuntarily until Ye Gucheng walked back to the cabin. She withdrew her gaze with reluctance, bent her fingers and lightly flicked away a seabird that was so bold that it was about to fly into her face.

The crew members below completed their work step by step. She sat on it, swinging her legs while logging into an account that she hadn't used for a long time, preparing for a game of battle royale.

Gurgle gurgle.

The boatman bent over and rolled a large barrel that could fit him. No one knew what was inside, but it was very heavy. He had to use so much force that his arm muscles trembled and the veins on his forehead and neck bulged before he could slowly roll the barrel up.

"What's in here? Why is it so heavy?"

The sailor rolled the barrel with bated breath, grumbling softly through gritted teeth.

After rolling for a while, he was really exhausted. He looked around and saw a man with empty hands. He quickly held the bucket with one hand and waved to him with the other hand: "Brother Xian! Come and help, this bucket is too heavy!"

The boatman named Xiange'er answered and trotted over to lend a hand. Together they worked hard and finally managed to get the barrel rolling quickly.

Finally, the big barrel was delivered to the cargo hold. The sailor, who had just been complaining about the weight of the barrel, panted and wiped the sweat with his sleeve. After he let out the steam from his chest, he patted Xian Ge'er, who was also exhausted and had a red face and thick neck, and said, "Thank you very much. I'll treat you to some fruit later!"

The fruit he mentioned refers to the homemade preserves, which are sweet and delicious. Every time he goes out to sea, his wife will pack a bag for him to take with him, and he enjoys eating them very much on the boat.

Xian'er didn't bother to be polite with him and said that he would eat more later.

The two men chatted and laughed as they left the cargo hold one after the other. The light above their heads was clearly out, and the people passing by them were busy moving goods, so no one noticed. Xian Ge'er, who was walking behind, suddenly shuddered on the spot, paused for a moment, and then followed the sailor in front as if nothing had happened, and continued to chat with the other person.

As he was about to step onto the sun-drenched deck, Xian Ge'er suddenly blinked quickly a few times. His eyelids became transparent and his round pupils began to shrink inward, shrinking into a thin line.

However, when he stepped into the sunlight, his eyes became no different from those of everyone else.

only……

Under the strong smell of sweat, a very light fishy and sweet scent was slowly emanating from his body.

It's like, some kind of inducement.