Great Swordsman

Chapter 437 Meeting the Ghost Ship and Passing Away Again (Subscribe)

When Peacock was thrown into the cold palace, Qin Mengyao personally sealed her cultivation base. Without the help of outsiders, she would never have disappeared without a trace!

Leng Mei didn't dare to be careless, and hurried back to Fengming Hall to inform Qin Mengyao of the matter.

"Your Majesty, do you want to thoroughly investigate the harem?" Leng Mei seriously suspected that there was an inner ghost in the palace!
If you are lucky, maybe the peacock is still hiding in a palace in the harem!

After all, only two days have passed since Peacock was thrown into the sidelines!

Qin Mengyao frowned slightly, and was also caught off guard by this matter!

If I had known this before, when I put Peacock in the cold palace that day, I should have taken out the baby in her belly!

Only it will be too late.

"This matter should be done by the Buddhist Kingdom of the Western Regions." She sighed, and said: "I have been worrying about ancestor worship these two days, but let the Buddhist Kingdom of the Western Regions take advantage of the loopholes. I am afraid that the peacock has already left Beijing, but ... It's also good to check."

"Yes!" Leng Mei responded loudly, and immediately led people to thoroughly search all the eunuchs and maids in the harem overnight!
……

Western Regions.

Bodhi Temple.

In the sultry night, under the largest Bodhi tree in the temple, a charming and charming woman is holding a carving knife in her hand, and is carving words stroke by stroke on the Bodhi tree.

Xuan Ling, who has not heard from the Buddha for a long time, stood behind her, clasped his hands together: "Amitabha, princess, the night is getting dark, you should rest."

"Xuan Ling!" The enchanting woman turned around, and it was the noble concubine Peacock who was thrown into the cold palace two days ago!

Her enchanting face is still beautiful, but there is also a bit of deep-seated hatred between her brows. At this moment, she glared at Xuanling and said through gritted teeth: "Can the monks and soldiers of the Buddha Kingdom help me break into the imperial capital? Let that bitch Qin Mengyao die without a place to die!!"

She lured Emperor Jixuan to take the flowers of seven insects and seven ghosts, and was about to pick the fruits of victory, but was snatched away by that bitch Qin Mengyao. How could she be reconciled?

"Amitabha, the poor monk used supernatural powers to help you out of the sea of ​​suffering, why do you want to go back?" Xuan Ling asked quietly.

"What do you know?" Peacock roared, because of anger and unwillingness, her delicate face was faintly distorted, revealing a bit of sickness and ferocity, she growled and said: "As long as Qin Mengyao is brought down, I will be the queen of Daqian. The child is the new emperor of Daqian, and I can take charge of that huge empire!! I can have whatever I want!! Whatever longevity and long-term vision, everything that lasts forever, is all in my pocket!"

Xuan Ling shook his head and sighed: "You have been swallowed by greed, anger, and ignorance, and you fell into the abyss without knowing it. It's sad."

"Sad? Is it sad? Is it me or you? Xuanling, although you are a disciple of Buddha, there are three great Bodhisattvas, three abbots, and eight dragons. Although you have a high status, who can you command in this Buddhist kingdom in the Western Regions?" ?” Peacock asked with a ferocious face: “What is the difference between you and me? They are just pawns in other people’s hands! The difference is that I am trying to break free from the shackles on my body, while you are just a puppet!”

Xuan Ling's expression was suffocated.

It is true that there are hundreds of thousands of monks in the Buddhist kingdom of the Western Regions, and everyone respects him, but it is a pity that everyone only listens to the words of the three high-ranking Bodhisattvas.

Suddenly, he seemed to see his own shadow in the peacock.

"Amitabha." Xuanling said: "The poor monks in Chen Bing Qianfo County can't be mobilized. However, the poor monk knows a benefactor who may help you stumble the empress."

"Who is it?" Peacock's eyes glowed.

Xuan Ling said softly: "Great Prime Minister, Jiang Yuange!"

"Him?" Peacock's eyes narrowed.

The right minister has a good reputation in the court, he is steady, calm in dealing with things, has means, and has a lot of connections in the martial arts. Although he does not fight or grab on weekdays, he is a big man who can compete with the left minister, King Yan and others!
I didn't expect such a person to collude with the Buddha Kingdom!

However, even with Jiang Yuange's help, it would not be easy to bring down Qin Mengyao!
Unless... the fish is dead and the net is broken?
The cold light in the peacock's eyes kept flickering, and a sneer slowly appeared on the corner of her mouth. She said, "Xuan Ling, tell Jiang Yuange that the child in Qin Mengyao's belly is not the emperor's! As long as you invite the abbot of the White Horse Temple, it will be cured." Daqian Emperor, Qin Mengyao will definitely die when the time comes!!"

Whether the emperor has consummated the marriage with Qin Mengyao, others don't know about it, but the emperor himself doesn't know?
As long as Ji Xuan wakes up, everything will come to light!
"If Ji Xuan wakes up, Qin Mengyao will have no way out, but you won't end well either." Xuan Ling said.

Just because the peacock misleads Ji Xuan into taking the Seven Insect and Seven Ghost Flowers is a capital crime, Ji Xuan wakes up, it is impossible not to pursue it!

"You took me out of the palace with your magical powers, without anyone noticing, how would Ji Xuan know where I am?" Peacock said fiercely: "Even if you let him know, at worst I will wander around the world! And Qin Mengyao, hahaha, she There is no doubt that she will die! And the Qin family behind her will also be buried with her, hahahaha..."

Xuan Ling looked at the peacock who looked like a madman, and slowly clasped his hands together: "Amitabha."

……

After leaving the imperial capital, Li Mu flew to the East China Sea overnight.

With his current sword control skills, within three days, the East China Sea was already in sight, and after another three days, the sea area below had changed from azure blue to dark blue, and then to pitch black, like a bottomless abyss that could swallow everything.

Li Mu descended with his sword, standing on the pitch-black sea.

There is no wind or waves here, like a piece of the sea, from time to time there are faint ripples spreading from the deepest depths of the seabed, with a somewhat terrifying atmosphere.

Then, Li Mu took out the conch given to him by the mermaid, and played it lightly.

"Woo..." The long conch sound spread far away and landed on the surface of the sea, turning into a series of ripples that quickly spread around.

After blowing half the salary, Li Mu stopped and waited quietly.

Time passed and the night fell. Tonight's bright moon is a bit hazy, as if covered with a thick layer of gauze, which makes the stars in the sky shine bright and dazzling.

At this time, the surrounding sea area is getting darker and darker, as if there is no moon and stardust in the night, it is so dark that it makes people despair!
"Why haven't you come yet?" Li Mu was a little impatient, thinking that the mermaid might have had an accident, right?

He couldn't resist taking out the conch and blowing it again.

On the dark sea, the long sound of conch shells adds a bit of horror, just like a whistle boat...

and many more!

ferry?
Li Mu was stunned, he put down the conch, and found that the whining sound of the conch was still radiating around!

He jumped up with his sword and looked down, only to see a huge pointed-headed double-sail ship slowly approaching on the sea tens of miles away!
Li Mu's eyes overflowed with golden awe-inspiring aura. Looking far away, the ship is old and old, the sails are worn out, full of big holes and small holes, the sides of the ship are also full of cracks, dark green moss, the ship hanging on the right side of the ship The anchor is also full of rust, and at first glance it seems to have grown together with the hull.

There was no one on board, and it was as quiet as the dark sea below!
"Ghost ship?!" Li Mu frowned.

This old ancient ship is exactly the one that Li Mu encountered on the Chu River in the Giant Elephant Kingdom!
Thinking of the scene of his narrow escape, Li Mu still has lingering fears in his heart. Unexpectedly, after more than a year, we meet again tonight!

Is it a coincidence?

Li Mu didn't dare to be careless, although he could get rid of the terrifying "gravity" of the formation on the ghost ship by turning into a butterfly, but nothing is absolute, what if the ship capsized in the gutter?

The ghost ship came silently, two waves were plowed out of the dark sea surface, and the sound of waves could be heard faintly, giving off a somewhat eerie and terrifying look.

When the ghost ship approached, there was a tooth-piercing 'squeak' sound in the ship, as if the coffin board was being rubbed by fingernails, making one's scalp tingle!
Li Mu kept raising his height, for fear of being enveloped by the ghost ship formation, he always felt that there seemed to be some strange changes in the ghost ship.

The 'squeak' on the boat continued, and Li Mu's goosebumps all over his body were aroused by the piercing sound, and the hairs on his back stood up even more!

Fortunately, the 'squeak' sound finally disappeared with a bang after it lasted for half the price.

It sounded like someone was trying to open the door of the cabin, but in the middle of it, something forcibly closed it.

"Is there no one on this ghost ship?" Li Mu's face changed slightly, and he naturally thought of the mermaid!
"Could it be that the mermaid was ingested by the ghost ship, but heard the sound of my conch, so she relied on her strong willpower to divert the ghost ship?"

Li Mu said that he would really appreciate it.

At this time, the ghost ship had already passed under Li Mu. Li Mu turned around and saw the ghost ship sailing faintly in the direction of Nanyang.

Nightmare!
Li Mu heaved a sigh of relief, and immediately frowned. If this is the real mermaid on the ghost ship, who can he find to contact the Ice Emperor?
You can't just knock on the gate of the Dragon Palace, can you?
The real dragons there are not easy to mess with.

While Li Mu was pondering, huge ripples suddenly appeared in the sea area below, and after a while, accompanied by the turbulent waves, a huge octopus monster broke out of the sea!

"Is it Engong?" The voice of the mermaid came from the huge oval forehead of the octopus.

Hearing this crisp and sweet sound, like the sound of a clear spring in a mountain stream, Li Mu heaved a sigh of relief, even the nervousness he had just experienced from the horrible incident was washed away.

"It's me, mermaid, I thought you were captured by a ghost ship." Li Mu said as he flew down.

"Ghost ship? Has Engong met a ghost ship?" The mermaid was shocked.

Li Mu landed on the octopus head, and then Xinghui looked, and saw that the mermaid was still ugly, with triangular eyes, garlic nose, mouth full of fangs, and long flowing hair like a sea snake, which directly made Li Mu feel relaxed just now. tense up.

Li Mu didn't look at her face, and said, "I saw it from a distance, fortunately I hid quickly, but... Could it be that Dragon Palace is also afraid of ghost ships?"

The cultivation of those ten real dragons is unfathomable. If even they dare not mess with the ghost ship, then this thing will be terrible!

The mermaid nodded and shook her head again, and said, "Master Hei Di said that there are evil spirits on this ship, and once they enter the ship, they will be stripped of their spirit bodies if they don't have enough cultivation! So we are not allowed to approach."

"Then what if the cultivation level is enough?" Li Mu asked curiously.

"It will be invaded by the evil spirits on the ship, and what will become of it in the end, Lord Hei Di doesn't know." The mermaid said.

Li Mu suddenly remembered the sound of the door opening just now.

Could it be that this ghost ship has absorbed a person with sufficient cultivation, and that person is being invaded by evil spirits?

Li Mu felt his scalp numb again, he quickly shook his head to get rid of these eerie pictures, changed the subject and said, "Mermaid, I have something to ask Ice Emperor, can I trouble you to send a message, or take me into the Dragon Palace?"

"Engong, I am under Lord Heidi, so without the order of Lord Ice Emperor, I cannot enter the palace under his name at will." The mermaid said: "I can only take Engong to the Dragon Palace, and then ask the turtle Send word."

The tortoise is the prime minister tortoise, the housekeeper elected by the ten real dragons, who can freely enter and leave the palaces of the Dragon Palace.

It seems that it can only be like this... Li Mu said: "Then I will trouble you."

"It's not troublesome to be able to do things for your benefactor!" The mermaid smiled happily, and then ordered the octopus to enter the water and dive towards the dragon palace under the sea at high speed.

……

Daqian Imperial Capital.

Fengming Hall of the Imperial Palace.

Qin Mengyao stood in the pavilion in the middle of the autumn lake, looking at the hazy bright moon, with a worried expression on her face.

After discovering that the peacock was missing, Leng Mei thoroughly checked all the eunuchs and maids in the palace, not to mention, she really found many suspicious people.

Qin Mengyao didn't want to cause more killings, so he expelled all these people from the palace and left them to fend for themselves.

Naturally, Qin Mengyao couldn't be worried about these things. What really worried her was the stalemate debate between the various forces in the court over the Dragon Palace!

The days of debates have divided the forces of all parties into two factions, led by King Yan and King Shu, who are determined to fight Dragon Palace to the end!
And those headed by the left and right ministers regard peace as the most important thing, and they should pay tribute. When the national power rises in the future, they will settle accounts with Dragon Palace!
The two sides quarreled so much every day that they completely regarded Tianyuan Hall as a vegetable market!

Among them, many officials jumped left and right, sometimes supporting the king of Yan and the king of Shu to fight to the death, and sometimes supporting the development of the left and the right.

Qin Mengyao faintly saw some signs of party struggle!
It's a pity that in the Dragon Palace, if she drastically rectifies the court, she may be attacked by all the officials immediately!
But if it is allowed to develop, the consequences will be unpredictable.

But these days are not without good news. At least, the monks and soldiers of the Buddhist kingdom in the Western Regions, the army of the Mongolian Yuan and the Huns have all withdrawn from the border of Dagan.

Before the Dragon Palace incident is over, the frontier should be safe.

It's just that this Dragon Palace is like a mountain pressing down on her heart, and she can't relax no matter what.

I don't know what's wrong with him... Qin Mengyao was startled suddenly, and hurriedly stopped his thoughts.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, something is wrong!!" Zhu'er's voice suddenly came from outside the hall, in a panic, as if seeing a ghost.

"What happened?" Qin Mengyao asked in a deep voice.

"Your Majesty, Master Huineng of the White Horse Temple, he, he..." Zhu'er turned pale.

"What's wrong with him? Zhu'er, tell me quickly!" Qin Mengyao's eyes showed a hint of worry.

"Master Huineng passed away!" Zhu'er said with a mournful face.

"What? Passed away? How could this happen?" Qin Mengyao's face changed suddenly!

Huineng used to be No. 1 in the list of dragons and tigers, and his cultivation base was extraordinary and holy. Although he was a little behind after the opening of the cave, he was also the top group of monks. Why did he pass away for no reason?
What makes Qin Mengyao even more uncomfortable is that her greatest reliance in the imperial capital is the White Horse Temple!
Although Huineng closed the mountain and closed the temple at every turn, as long as Huineng is still alive, the White Horse Temple belongs to Qin Mengyao.

And all this is due to the friendship between Li Mu and Huineng.

After Huineng passed away, would the new abbot still care about the friendship between Huineng and Li Mu, and stand by Qin Mengyao's side?
(End of this chapter)