Soon, a speedboat came over.
There were six or seven people standing or sitting on the speedboat, and there was no headlight on. There was only a dim light that barely provided some light.
Xiao Chen looked at their lights and smiled. They seemed very low-key.
"Is that Brother Xu?"
Xiao Chen stood up and asked loudly.
Hearing Xiao Chen's voice, the bearded man also stood up: "Who?"
When the two speedboats got closer, the bearded man finally saw Xiao Chen clearly and bowed: "It's Brother Su."
"Haha, I didn't expect to see you again."
Xiao Chen smiled.
"Did it never leave, or did it come back again?"
"How could he not have left? It was getting dark, and I thought the strange phenomena would happen at night, so I came to take a look."
The bearded man replied.
"You guys just came back too?"
"Yeah, let's take a look, just in case something happens."
Xiao Chen nodded.
"We are preparing to land on the island, where is Brother Xu?"
"Well, let's go to the island and take a look. We've been floating here for a while."
The bearded man glanced at Xiao Chen and the others. Since they hadn't gained anything yet, there was no need to think about taking action.
So, he had nothing to worry about.
After a few conversations, although he felt that Xiao Chen and others had unusual origins and were not like ordinary casual cultivators, their character should be acceptable.
Besides, their Aurora Valley is considered a local force. Although not as powerful as the entire ancient martial arts world, it is considered a big force in this small piece of land and is not afraid of what Xiao Chen and the others may do.
"Xiaobai, did you find it?"
Xiao Chen turned around and asked.
"Go left, that one over there should be the largest island."
Bai Ye controlled the drone and said.
"Let me check the location."
Xiao Chen took a look, thought about the map, and confirmed it.
"That's it. Let's go and drive over there."
"Lao Xu, there won't be any problem, right?"
Someone on another speedboat asked in a low voice.
"What could possibly go wrong? We don't know anything right now, so who's going to do anything?"
The bearded man shook his head.
"Don't you want to test their background? They are strangers, not from our area. What does this mean?"
Hearing what the bearded man said, the speaker was startled: "Has the news spread?"
"Well, it must have spread, and more and more people will come."
The bearded man nodded.
"If a big force comes, we in Aurora Valley...will have to stand aside."
"Could they be powerful people?"
The person who spoke looked at Xiao Chen and others.
"I don't know. They have extraordinary temperaments, and there are monks and laymen. I haven't heard of any force that has monks, unless it is from the Buddhist sect, but we shouldn't travel with them."
The bearded man shook his head.
"After a few words, maybe you'll know."
"Um."
The person who spoke nodded and stopped objecting.
A few minutes later, they approached the largest island and the speedboat stopped.
"The people from the Supreme Palace are not here, right?"
Xiao Chen asked.
"Don't wait for us to get up there. People from the Supreme Palace have also landed on the island from the other side."
"No, I was just scouting."
Bai Ye shook his head.
"Besides, this island is quite big. Even if we go to the island together, we won't meet each other."
"Too."
Xiao Chen nodded, stepped on the stones and landed on the island.
A bright moon hangs in the sky, reflected on the sea.
Although there was no light, I could see clearly under the moonlight.
"Brother Su."
The bearded man and his entourage landed on the island and bowed.
"Yes, Brother Xu."
Xiao Chen nodded.
"We've looked at the map and this island is the largest here, so let's come up and take a look."
"No way? There's a big island to the southwest."
A man next to the bearded man spoke.
After hearing this, Xiao Chen understood that the people in Aurora Valley really knew nothing.
Indeed, in this sea area, there are larger islands.
However, it is not among these eighty-one islands.
Among the eighty-one islands, this one is the largest.
Thinking of this, Xiao Chen smiled: "Haha, is that so? We are new here and thought this was the biggest."
The two parties just met by chance, so there is no need to say too much.
He believed that the bearded man and his men followed them because they wanted to find out where they came from and whether they knew anything.
"We are not very familiar with this sea area."
The bearded man looked at Xiao Chen and said.
"After all, who wants to go out to sea for no reason, right?"
"Well, then, are there no ancient martial arts forces on the island nearby?"
Xiao Chen asked.
"Yes, there is a Flying Star Island in the northeast. It is an ancient martial arts force, and it is very strong."
The bearded man said.
"Very strong? How strong?"
Fatty Chen spoke up and asked why he had never heard of Feixing Island.
"Well, in the ancient martial arts world, it is considered a third-rate force."
The bearded man looked at Fatty Chen. He couldn't tell the depth of this old man.
Or to be more precise, he couldn't tell the depth of Xiao Chen and his group.
If Xiao Chen hadn't said that they were independent cultivators and some of them were carrying knives, he would have thought they were ordinary people.
However, to be able to conceal his aura so that he couldn't see it, he had to be at least stronger than him.
Otherwise, no matter how restrained you are, you can still notice it a little bit.
"oh."
Fatty Chen nodded, no longer interested.
Third-rate force?
Is this also very strong?
It’s not that he looks down on third-rate forces. The main reason is that the forces he deals with on a daily basis are at least first-rate forces, or even top-level forces like the Twelve Family.
As a man of the Dragon Emperor, he was originally standing at the top of this pyramid.
Although he was only at the peak of the late stage of Hua Jin before, and not at the great perfection of Hua Jin, there was one thing he was not bragging about, that is, among those in the same realm, he was definitely considered a strong one, and he didn't even have many rivals.
This is his strength.
In the same realm, almost invincible!
When the bearded man saw Fatty Chen's reaction, his heart skipped a beat. What kind of reaction was that?
Look down on it?
"Brother Su, where are you from?"
The bearded man looked at Xiao Chen and asked.
"Has the news of the strange phenomenon in this place spread?"
"Not really. I just happened to have a friend here and heard about it, so we came."
Xiao Chen smiled.
"Like you said today, you have nothing to do anyway, so why not try your luck? What if you get lucky? Right?"
Hearing this, the bearded man breathed a sigh of relief. It was good that the news didn't spread, otherwise their local forces would have no chance at all.
Although this thing requires luck, it relies more on strength.
If you don't have the ability, getting an opportunity is not necessarily a good thing.
An innocent man is guilty of possessing a treasure. If he really gets the chance, not only will he not be able to keep it, it may even bring disaster.
"Brother Xu, we just arrived and don't know much. When did the strange phenomena here begin?"
Xiao Chen looked at the bearded man and asked.
"It's been a long time. If you want to talk about the past, it must have been several months. But no one paid attention to it at the time. After all, there are not many people here. Even if there are lightning and thunder, it is considered normal. But after a few times in a row, the news spread."
The bearded man did not hide anything and told everyone what he knew.
"I heard that the Tianluo Sect came here first in this sea area. They thought there was an opportunity, and then several other forces also sent people here... We in Aurora Valley received the news a few days ago, but were delayed by other things and only came today."
"Brother Xu, is there any legend about this place?"
Xiao Chen asked again.
“That’s not clear.”
The bearded man shook his head.
"Brother Chen, I found it."
Suddenly, Bai Ye said something.
"Where are you? Have you landed on the island?"
Xiao Chen looked at Bai Ye and asked.
"No, but it's on the other side of the island, not too far away. It seems like it was just passing by."
Bai Ye controlled the drone and followed from a distance.
"You guys have prepared everything, even drones?"
The bearded man looked at the remote control in Bai Ye's hand and said with a smile.
"Haha, after all, I'm not familiar with the place, so I have to make more preparations."
Xiao Chen smiled.
"Who were you talking about just now?"
The bearded man asked curiously.
"Oh, our enemy is not a local force, but has come this time... I thought we should avoid them if possible before we get the chance."
Xiao Chen said casually.
"Who knows if there really is an opportunity."
The bearded man felt somewhat helpless.
"If it does exist, it may not be a good thing, but a bad thing."
"Indeed, if there is a great opportunity, this place will definitely be bloody."
Xiao Chen nodded.
"Let's go, let's go up and take a look."
"Okay, it was nice chatting with Brother Su, so let's go together."
The bearded man smiled heartily.
"If you have time, Brother Su can also visit my Aurora Valley."
"Haha, okay."
Xiao Chen smiled and nodded.
"Brother Chen, the tide is rising."
Li Hanhou stepped on a stone and suddenly said something.
"Hmm? High tide?"
Xiao Chen looked at the sea, but it was not obvious.
"Well, there was a rock there just now, but now it's submerged by the sea."
Li Hanhou nodded.
"Haha, Dahan, you look very carefully."
Xiaodao smiled, still holding his killing knife in his arms.
On the other side, Hao Jian did the same, holding his Zhuiyun Sword like a treasure.
The bearded man looked at Li Hanhou and his eyes narrowed. He was so tall, how did he grow so tall?
He didn't notice it when he was on the speedboat just now, but after getting off, his attention was focused on Xiao Chen and the others.
Looking at Li Hanhou now, regardless of anything else, his figure alone gives him a lot of oppressive feeling.
"Brother Xu, please."
Xiao Chen made a 'please' gesture.
"Brother Su, please."
The bearded man withdrew his gaze and nodded quickly.
He felt more and more that this group of people were not simple.
The group walked forward and after more than ten minutes, they arrived at the highest point of the island.
"Look, that light, that's them."
Bai Ye pointed at a bright light on the sea. He did not mention the Supreme Palace in front of Big Beard and the others.
"Um."
Xiao Chen nodded and took a look, then saw that the light disappeared. The ship must have entered the gap between the islands and was blocked.
He retracted his gaze and looked around: "It's high tide during the day and high tide at night...it's really high tide."
Just as he finished speaking, the sky suddenly darkened.
Xiao Chen looked up and saw that clouds were covering the moon, making the entire sea dark.
Snap!
Immediately afterwards, a loud thunder exploded out of nowhere.
Before everyone could react, streaks of lightning spread out from the dark night sky, extremely dazzling.
“Vision!”
Fatty Chen stared at the electric snakes with his eyes wide open.
"Amitabha, the moon is bright over the sea, lightning and thunder are flashing, and strange phenomena are happening!"
The great monk Wufa also turned his Buddhist beads and chanted the Buddha's name.
"Didn't you say it was midnight? It's not midnight now, is it?"
Xiao Chen turned his head and looked at the monk Wufa. His heart was also restless.
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Chapter 2, one more chapter
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